The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-07-19
TEACHERS IN COUNCIL.
The Chicago Anarchists To Be Given
Speedy Justice.
An Ocean Steamship Sinks Schooner and
Twenty Men.

An Ocean Steamship Sinks Schooner and
Twenty Men.
JERSEY CRY, July 18.-Henry
Ebert the wife murderer, was hanged
in the Jail yard here this morning.
When the trap sprung, the knot
slipped around under the jaw and dis
arranged the cap So that Ebert's face
was exposed to view as he slowly
strangled to death.
Ebert married his wife who was a
widow, to possess himself of $1,000
which her first husband had be-
queathed to the woman's child, but
failed in this. He then had his wife
put into an insane asylum for some
purpose and when she was released
he shot her dead, as she was attempt
ing to enter their home. His pre-
tended attempt Immediately after to
kill himself was bootless, probably
the intent being to create sympathy.
HANGED AT FREEHOLD.
FREEHOLD, N. Y, July 18-R. Kear-
ney was hanged here today. He was
a coachman who attempted criminal
assault upon Mrs. Purcell, employed
by the wealthy Lyddy family at Ell
bron. Kearney was foiled by his
victim, but he beat her savagely and
she died of her injuries.
FANNY IS DIVORCED.
New YORK, July 18.-Fanny Daven-
port Price, actress, has been
granted absolute divorce by
Judge Barrett of the supreme
court from her husband II. II.
Price. The decree was filed June IS.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED TEACHERS.
SAN Francisco, July 1S.-The
Grand opera house presented an ami
mated appearance this morning, as
the teachers began to assemble for
the first regular session of the ma
tional teachers association. When
president Cove called the convention
to order at nine o'clock, there were
fully eighteen hundred teachers from
every part of the United States, as
we'll as from q number of foreign
countries present.
The convention was formally
opened with prayer by Mr.. Dillig Of
Oakland. T. 81. Mcbride of Iowa,
was appointed temporary secretary,
after which it was agreed that the in
coming board OF directors, should
appoint the committee who would
select permanent secretary, and
also take charge of the official doings
OF the convention and decide upon a
permanent place of meeting. The
committees appointed upon exposition
resolutions and neurology, was the
next business before the convention.
The consideration of the theme, "The
Importance OF reading courses in
common Schools" was the first paper
and was read by Horace E. Scndder.
A. M. Of Cambridge, Mass, his sub
ject being, "The place OF literature in
common school education"
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
PORTLAND, July 1S.-A private dis.
patch has been received here from
Sacramento to the effect that Mrs. F.
Pierson, of Portland, had been run
over by the cars near Rocklin, and
killed. No particulars are given.
THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-The course to
be pursued in prosecuting the would
be assassins of Grinnell, Garry, and
Bonfield, was decided upon this
morning. 1t was semi-officially an
nounced that the anarchists would
be taken about noon before justice,
and the cases continued for ten days.
That would give opportunity for pre-
senting the murderous conspiracy
with the least possible delay to the
grand jury, which assemblies Monday.
Speedy indictments and trials are
hoped for by the authorities, the
object being to make a lesson of
justice.
SCHOONER RUN OVER.
New YORK, July 19.-The North
German Lloyd's steamship Fttlda,
which arrived yesterday from Bre-
men. ran down an unknown fishing
schooner ON the banks OF Newfound-
land last Saturday. A dense fog pre-
vailed at the time and the schooner
disappeared almost Immediately after
the collision. Boats were put out in
search OF her and for nearly an hour
groped around in the fog, but no
trace OF the schooner nor OF the
twenty men belonging to her could
be found. ManyH the passengers
on the steamship were Mortified wit
nesses Of the collision. The lost
vessel was probably French fisher
man. The steamship officers claim
that all the usual precautions were
being taken when the collision oc-
CURED.