Evening journal., 1888-05-22
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and Mrs. Cleveland will endeavor to attens
the launching of the cruiser Baltimore a
Pniladelphia on July 4, and that Mrs
Cleveland will probably christen the vessel
Emperor FREDERICK passed a very good
day yesterday. His pulse was better than
it has been at any time since the operation
was performed on his threat. la the after.
noon be drove In an open carriage toward
the Schlosa Bellevue 10 ths ThierRnrtan
returning In a closed carriage. He met
with enthusiastic greetings about the route.
Thomas Jos-ph Condor, an Irish mem
her OF Parliament, was convicted yesterday
and sentenced to months imprisonment,
without hard labor, for melting taxpayers
to resist the payment of the tax imposed bv
the grand jury Of Cork aud Clare TO com
psnsats Constable Lsshy. who was injured
IN tbs Mitchellstown riots. and the family
OF Constable Whelehau.
Peter J. Quin~, book.Eeeper ia tho en-
ploy of G. @. Dixon, an extensive contrac-
tsr and builder Of Allegheny City, Pa, has
been missing for several days, An inveati-
cation OF his books shows that about
sl5 600 OF his employers money IA elso
missing. Quinn is supposed to be IN the
lar West He was an active church
worker and saughs class In Sunday
school
10 reply TO an address by twelve hundred
Friends in favor OF home rule yesterday
Mr.. Gladstone said i. would have been aif-
ficult TO persuade him that any large num-
Der OF Friends could be 90 little in harmony
with the noble social traditions OF their
body a. to approve Of a coercive policy TO-
wards Ireland. He received the address
with pleasure "a definite evidence OF tho
Friends' sentiments.
A lO-mils bicycle race was contested at
North Shields, Euglsnd yesterday between
Wood OF England, end Temple OF America.
Temple shot away on the last lap and won
the race easily. Time, 80 minutes 81
seconds The 1o-mile bicycle race at Bir-
mingham was won by Foot, with Temple
second and Knapp third. There were 10
contestants. The distance was covered ia
81 minutes. All Of the Americans won
heats in the one-mile handicap
Elmer Friend. a hlndsoms young man Of
q. in company with three young women
started on Saturday to cross Little Fishing
Creek, New Martinsviile, Tnl, IN q boat
While Friend was bailing cut the skiR, Miss
Ingolds, one OF the young women, in sport
picked Up smal psbbl, Weighing per.
haps an ounce and tossel it toward him.
intending 20 have it fall 10 the water and
splash on Friend. TIE stone struck Friend
on the back Of the head and he fell forward
dead. There wa 70 mark or br1ise made.
Mis- lnzolds IL a'most crazed wi.h grief.
The meeting held to-niaht Ia tie interest
O. Ireland under .he auspic,s Of the Ns.
tional Irish League, at New Brunswick, N. !
j., wes largely attended. Governor Green
presided. The SPEAKER o. the evening was
Sir Thomas Esmonde, member OF Psrlia.
ment. Among those presen. were ex.Gov.
Miles Ross. Mayor Cleveani Of Jersey
City and W. B. Holmes. state secretary Of
tie league. Esmonde's address was some
what Of a starnmsring order, and he opened /
with tho remark that very few in this
country bad the privilege OF seeing a meua-
Der OF the British Parliament.
Tbs great food ia the Mississippi. which
will be remembered as without a president
ia ths destruction and suffering creatsd. /
ia slowly a6akHg and il is thought that ths I
worst Of the high water "a passed. But ths |
~orst that corld happen has already 90
eurred, hundreds CT families having beem
homaless ard thousands Of ecros
1f growing crops ruined. to cay nothing of
ihs loss ensailed by demolished dwsilines,
wrecked feaoes and wsshcuts The less
will reach fully So 000. 600 from crops alore
rhe damage TO ths levses. houses and rail-
Dads viii approximate 5000, 600.
Barclay Peaks wss placed on trial a
econd time yesterday at LIT. RoIly, N. j.,
or The murder of Katie Anderson. The
york Of securing a jury Of IL men whoee
ninds we're fFsa from prejudice, however.
vas didicult master, Up to the noon re-
ess only six jurors had heen secured, and
early all Of the afternoon session was
coupled in securing the required quota.
wen then the panel was exhausted, and
ut for the defense consenting to with
raw its last eballengs, there would have
cen one juror short Nany OF them ad.
lifted that their prejudice Was so great ,
nat they were untitled from judging
np0r tally.
Ie is probable that the Anarchists will
lace Presidential candidate ia the field
lis scar to oppose the labor candidates.
be 'Redsn are dissatisfied with the Gin
nnati ticket and express opinion that an
1t and out Socialistc ticket end platform !
i'll command mora respect than both Of
le other labor parties combined. They
aim that nearly 1000 600, CT votars would
lily under their banner Streetar, they :
y, represents nothing bHt tha old Green I
sek element, while Cowdry il but figure
sed for ths single-tax- McGlynn element.
he convention. il decided upon, WIN
-obably be held in Chicago ia July. John
winton Of New York and Captain Black
Chicago. who defended the Anarchists,
e talked OF for the presidential nomina-
Oh. J
A most magnificent phenomenon was wit. l
'ssed at Ithaca last night in the shape Of I
J suroral arch which extended eeross the /
tire heavens. The arch began about six t
gress north OF due west from the western r
iriz1n to the zenith. where its summit was !
clined some Is degrees south OF the
NTH, and thence 1t extended TO poiat on
Q eastern horizon some five degrees south
east. II was narrow ribbon, like the n
Il OF comet; at times a greenish. and b
r few moments reddish tint. A few Il
'eamers Of light extended from its upper II
rt towards the northwest At $40 there D
IS pale. slightest greenish diffused light G
eupying the whole northern sky and ex-
nding some so degrees above the north
rizon, some eight degrees wide. Long 8
ter the arch disappeared there was bril- !,
nt display of auroral streamers The I
'play is believed here to presags warmer
'ather d