Fair play., 1889-06-29

VOLUME XVIII.
Dr. CARL Bo1rIcHER, director OF the
Royal Museums Of Berlin, died on the
22d.
CORRECTED returns show that the DEM
ocrats viii have a majority of five in the
Montana Constitutional Convention.
The Beach Creek Railroad Company
began running trains between Williams =
port, Pa, AID the Jersey shore on the
18th.
THE steamers State OF Pennsylvania
and Wyoming, which arrived at New
York on The 20ih, both sighted large Ice
bergs on the passage.
THE New Hampshire Legislature met Ia
Joint convention, on the 18th, and form
ally declared W. E. Chandler elected as
United States Senator.
EMPEROR WILLIAM will 20 on three
weeks yachting cruise in the North sea
in July, in tho com sc OF which he will
visit the Lofaden islands.
A GENTLEMAN by the name Of Midile-
ton, from Washington u. G., is in Rich
moni, Va, buying and taking optic rs
on all land upon which Robert +. Lee
surrendered MS army.
WILLIAM +. HOWARD, who was convict =
ed III New York City in the Electric
Sugar Refining caSe,was, on the 2lst, sem
fenced to nine years and eight months
Imprisonment in the States prison.
HENRY A. CASSIDY, who was crnyicted
of setting fire 10 the Catholic Protecto-
rste at White Plains, y. Y, some weeks
ago, was, On the 22d, sentenced 10 sixteen
years in the State prison at Sing Sing.
SECRETARY Tracy ordered a court OF
inquiry to investigate the circumstances
connected ih the grounding of the
United States ship Constellation. to
meet at the Norfolk Navy Yard on the
21s t.
]. a. HoUCK. aged twenty nine, a teller
of the Traders National Bank OF Balti-
more, Nd, committed suicide by hang
ing On the night of the 22d. He was suf-
fering from an attack OF nervous pros
tration.
OWING to the recent assignment OF
George Calder, Jr., owner ot the Fulton
Cotton MIli at Lancaster, Pa. operations
in the mill were indefinitely suspended on
the 10th. Three hundred hands We're thus
thrown ont of employment.
IN u II hrr-r OF eta ,cl,i in,
Colon. was, on the aotm. taken from the
residence of Captain W. II. Thompson,
Ne. I13 Hancock street, Brooklyn, to
quarantine. the Health Board having pro-
nounced his case one of yellow fever.
MICHAEL pAvITT will testify before the
ParHell Commission, July ID, and it is
expected that he will be the last witness
summoned for the defense. His evidence
is regarded as of much Importance, and
is looked forward to with considerable in
terest.
GENERAL SIapN CAMERON, of Pennsyl-
vania, was stricken with paralysis of the
right side on the 20.h, and left in crit
ical condition. Wayne MacEeagh, and
Mrs. MacSeagh and Mrs. Halderman. his
daughters, are with him at his home in
Donegal Springs.
A PORTION of the Manninsham mills in
Bradford. England, was destroyed by
fire. on the night of the 22d, involving
loss of fj0,G0D. Two tiremen were killed
by falling walls, and several others were
injured. \ number of workmen III the
mills were also injured.
REFERRING to the victory of the VAL
kyrie ir The Queenstown regatta. the
London Iimes of the 18th says: 1T was
just such weather as the Ealkyrie is
likely TO sail the Americas cup match in.
Nothing could be more satisfactory than
the way she acquitted herself"
THE coroner's jury Investigating the
circumstances connected with the recent
frishtful railway disaster near Armagh,
Ireland, returned verdict. on the 21st,
holding five OF the officials of the railway
responsible for the loss of life ano
charging them with manslaughter.
The United States Schoolship COnStel-
lation went ashore near Cape Henry, on !
the 18th. with over three hundred peo-
pie on board, nearly half being cadets.
The Intelligence was received late on the /
night of the 18th, and preparations were
made to render assistance at lay-hreak.
MARTIN BURKE. the Winnipeg "sus- /
pect," WAS positively identified. as one |
Of the "Wiiiams brothers." on the 2Ist,
by the eXpresSmau, Martinsen, of Chi /
cago. who hauled the furniture to the .
Carlson cottage. who picked him out OF a /
crowd OF fifty persons without hesitation.
S
\ CONSCIENCE contribution. amounting (
to $50. was received at the Treasury De- ,
partnent, on the 18th, from lady in .
Philadelphia. Her letter accompanying. ,
the remittance stated that tn. money was
for the payment OF customs duties on !
goods which she had smuSgled Into the /
country.
THE National Steam-Fitters' Associa- !
tiou closed its annual session in Boston +
on the 21th. The election % au executive
board, revision OF the constitution, con-
sideration of the auditors report aud
formulation of plan for education con- :
stituted the principal business Of the .
days session.
JUDGE RICHTER. Of New Orleans. on the /
"ist. granted the motion III behalf Of the
State TO make perpetual the injunction
restraining the Cotton Oil Trust from ex-
crcislnS any of the privileges and fran
chises NJ Il corporation within the State
OF Louisiana. The application for a re-
ceiver was denied.
A TELEGRAM from Sparta. Greece. an
nounces that the inspector Of antiquities
in the old Lacnuian town of Pharis has
unearthed some ancient tuinbS containing
objects of Greek art i'll gold. silver and
precious stones. all Of great value. The
historical museums Of Athens are being
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