Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-04
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The Spanish senate has approved the bill
which provides for home rule and extensive
reforms in Cuba.
Henry Studebaker died Saturday at South
Bend, Ind, after an illness of two years.
He was born sixty-eight years ago in
Adams county, Pa. In 1852 he and his
brother, Glenn Studebaker, established the
wagon factory that made them wealthy.
The German reichstag has rejected the
governments request for a credit of 2,4OO,-
900 marks with which to build torpedo
boats for Germany.
Saturdays elections TO the London county
council indicate that the body will be near
ly equally divided politically.
Pope Leo yesterday celebrated the
seventeenth anniversary of his coronation
by celebrating mass in the Sistine Chapel
The Brazilian insurgents in the province
of Bio Grande do Sui have defeated de-
tachment of the governments troops and
have captured Gen. Sampaio, commander
Of the garrison of Santa Anna.
DR.. James Henry Vaughan of Richmond
Is dead. He was a surgeon in the con-
federate army.
Col. H. Clay Evans republican claimant
Of the governorship of Tennessee, has is
sued an address to the people Of the state
declaring the investigation of the election
a farce.
Two Of the men who robbed the southern
Der 81, were overtaken by a posse near
Southwest City, Mo. The robbers resisted
arrest and one of them was killed. The
other escaped.
yesterday by a sudden rise in the Sus-
quehanna river and movements of the ice
The Ice formed a new barrier extending
entirely across the river from the Cecil
to the Hartford side. The situation con-
tinued critical throughout the night. Some
families had to vacate their houses.
The British steamer Venetian of the
Furness line, from Boston to LIVERPOOL.
which struck on Lower Middle" Ledge, off
the Massachusetts coast, Saturday after
noon. broke her back yesterday morning
and is a total wreck. The financial loss is
estimated at over 100000.
Early yesterday morning fire was dis
covered issuing from the windows Of Robt.
simpsons six-story dry goods store, en-
the corner of Queen and Yonge streets.
Toronto, Canada, and before it was SUBJ
dued sIso,oo0 worth of property had been
DESTROYED. The total insurance is 100000.
A Central Pacific railroad passenger train
was held up near Antelope station. Cal.
yesterday morning by two masked men.
After running short distance the engineer
was ordered to STOP but as he slowed up
the fireman grappled with one of the men.
who laid him low with a blow from his
revolver. The engineer attempted to hit
his man with wrench, but he jumped to
the ground and with his companion escap-
ed into the woods.
The Omaha grand jury Saturday night
submitted a report that charges corruption
among the policemen, and charges that
large sums of money were paid periodical
ly by the gamblers to police officers for
protection. The jury recommends a thor
ough reorganization of the force.
In addition to those sentences of Ha-
waiian conspirators mentioned In Satur-
days dispatches to The Star, the follow
ing sentences have been imposed at Homo
lulu: Thomas Walker, thirty years and
fine of 5000; Carl Widemann, thirty years;
shall. twenty years. The last two were
fiSed $4,000 each. James C. Lane was
given five years and a fine Of 5000.