Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-15
Wreck of the Lady of the Lake.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES,

The mutilated body of Minnie Williams
a young domestic, was found in the study
Of Rev. DR.. Gibson, pastor of Emanuel
Baptist Church. at San Francisco, Satur-
day. The body had been terribly cut, the
instrument Of death being broken case
knife, which was found in the room. Yes
terday the remains of another girl, Blanche
Lamont were found in the church.
An answer to the British ultimatum to
Nicaragua has been received at the British
foreign office. 1t is understood that the re-
ply is SO satisfactory that the action which
the government threatened to take next
will not now be taken.
News has come Of a desperate fight near
Coyame, Mexico, between the rebel leader,
Santa Teresa, and a small detachment of
Mexican troops. Six or eight Of Teresa
men and twenty soldiers We're killed.
In canvass of the republican and DEM
ocratic national committeeman, printed by
the New York Evening Telegram, VIM.
Mckinley, jr., and Adlai E. Stevenson lead
in the race for the respective presidential
nominations. Chicago is in the highest
favor as convention city, and the tariff and
financial questions are believed to be the
issues upon which the campaign will be
conducted.
The state examiner of Alabama has filed
his report. showing the shortage of Probate
Judge Randolph, who left the state one
month ago. and whose whereabouts are I'M
known, to be $4,000. which includes about
Mr.. Little OF counsel for Morganfield, the
Aqua Creek train rcbber, on Saturday, at
Fredericksburg, Va. presented an elaborate
petition for appeal to Judge William A. Bar
ton. Judge Barton refused a new trial, and
the case now will be taken to the court of
appeals.
A mysterious murder was brought to light
Saturday afternoon at Boston by Patrol
man Perkins, who found the body of eight
year-old Alice Sterling in a newly made
grave in the cellar of a stable in the Dor
chester district. The last man she was seen
with alive was Angus d. Gilbert, night sta
ton agent at the Savin Hill station of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road, and he has been arrested.
A young man. supposed to be James
Duffy, a native Of Ireland, jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge Saturday afternoon
and was drowned. From what can be
learned the act was case of bravado, he
from Waterloo bridge, in London, and from
the high bridge at New Castle-on-Tyne,
and wished to add this feat to his former
exploits.
The one hundred and fifty-second ami
versary Of the birth of Thomas Jefferson
was cele' tied at ST Louis Saturday even
ing by dinner at the Mercantile Club,
given by the st. Louis Single Tax Society.
in conjunction with the Young Jefferso-
mans.
The Inhabitants Of Tigre river Abysslnia,
are praying Italy for protection, and the
government has ordered Gen. Baratierri to
maintain his occupation Of that country.
Umra Khan has sent Lieut.. Edwards to
the British camp at Lado. Lieut. Fowler
is expected to arrive there soon. Both Off
GERS have been held as hostages by the ma
tive leader.
James Dwight Dana. editor. author, scien-
fist and professor In Yale University, died
at New Haven last night. He became Sill
man professor of natural history and geol-
ogy in Yale in 1855. He was also associate
editor of the American Journal of Science,
and subsequent to the death of Prof. Sill
man, its founder. he became its senior edi-
tor, and continued SO until his death.