Evening journal., 1889-03-16
CONDENSED NEWS.

The prospects for the passage Of tho Wei
don bill in the Canadian parliament are good.
All the American boodlers are under suryell-
lance Of detectives to prevent their escape
before the bill becomes a law.
Cashier Royce, Of the Willimantic, Conn.
bank, has published his story Of the famoir
| complication. He admits making mistakes
| but disclaims criminal intent. He saws thu
board has made studied attempt to ruin
him financially and socially, and drive him
from the town, but he proposes to fight it out.
Samuel Gordon and George Kelly both
loved Ella Duke, at Industry, Mo. They met
accidentally at her house, quarreled, and re-
paired to the back yard 10 settle their claims
with knives Up TO date neither one has the
girl, as Kelly is in Jail and Gordon has a biz
hole in his side
The Connecticut legislature has passed a
bill prohibiting the sale of tobacco in any
form TO boys less than lG years Of age. and
providing penalty for boys Of that age de-
tected smoking.
Seventeen society men Of Topeka, Kan.
are under arrest for participating in com
plimentary wine supper, given by visiting
Californian. The host has fed.
Joe Snow, aged IA, was married to Chloe
Poland, aged l3, at Keeper, w. Va.
Elizabeth, n. j., is greatly excited over
row in the common council, supplemented by
a personal encounter between President
Smith and Alderman Noyes Another alder
man threatens to introduce a resolution at
the next meeting declaring the chair vacant
unless the president apologies for his con-
duct.
Buffalo expects to have the gEandest drive
in fha s.ftI
across Grand Island TO Niagara Falls.
An Indian and a japanese woman were
among the thirty-six graduates Of the
Woman's Medical college at Philadelphia
Detroit's club for the international league
has been completed with fourteen players.
Thomas r Evans was crushed TO death
and John Walsh fatally injured by the fall
ing of a large slab Of roof coal in the central
shaft near Hyde Park, Pa
Maj Thomas Howard celebrated the Tooth
anniversary Of his birth in Brooklyn Friday.
Warren Townsend, president of the Lake
wood, y. j., Trust company, and for many
years leading merchant, died suddenly Of
heart failure. He was 81 years old.
A coal train jumped the track at Plain
field, n. j., and fifteen cars were smashed TO
splinters
A movement is on foot in Ohio to nomi-
nate Allen w. Thurman, son Of the Old
Roman, for governor on the Democratic
ticket
Chicago baseball enthusiasts are preparing
a grand reception for the tourists on their re-
turn.
The spring meet OF the Delaware and
Schuyldll river canoeists win take place at
Delaneo, n. j., from May 20 to June 2. There
will be several clubs from Pennsylvania rep
resented, and most enjoyable regatta is an
ticipated
Willis Green, Anderson Mitchell and Dan
Jones, colored, were hanged at Arkadelphia.
Ark, for the murder Of negro preacher
named Arthur Horton, May 81, 1888. The
execution was private.
A First avenue tenement in New York
containing seventeen families, was set on
fire at night with the evident intention of
incinerating all the occupants, which no
doubt would have been the case had not the
fire been Immediately discovered and extin-
guished
Pore Leo has provided in his win for the
disposition Of his jubilee presents among the
members of his family.
Twenty to twenty-five weavers in the small
Riverside cotton mill in Rumford, East Prov
idence, r. l., are on strike for an increase of
wages. The firm say it pays as much as any
other mill making the same kind of goods.
George H. Lounsbery, at present cashier in
the New York postoffice, is a candidate for
Postmaster Persons place.
John A. q. Stacy, about 75 years Of age,
dropped dead from heart disease at Newport
r. l. The deceased was very rich, his prop
erty being acquired in land speculation in
tone Quarries. He was never married