The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-17
Programme For Their Reception-The
hyianoe Libel Subtitle Proposed Grand
Hebrew fair-President Cleveland on
the Enterprise.
NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,

drive and park, Grants tomb and the Nh.
scum Of Natural History Several pleasant
little luncheons and dinners will lie also en-
jOycd. On Wednesday they will travel over
the Brooklyn bridge; then, with the COM
missiOners OF charities and correction. will
visit the Island institutions. enjoy several
lunche0ns, private dinner at Fifth Avenue
Hotel, Opera House, and reception at ex-
secretary Nhitnev's residence.
On Thursday they Will breakfast AZ the
Equitable Life Insurance Company with
Alr. HYDE. visit the different exchanges,
have a lunch here and there dinner ia the
afternoon and reception and spread by the
Seventh Regiment, ON Friday the Fire
Commissioners will take them in tow, and
after priming them up with cdibles and
liquids. will give them an exhibition drill
10y the life-saying brigade at the plaza.
Union Square and Seventeenth street. The
evening will he wound mp with few stray
banquets. luncheons and suppers. On Sat
urday morning, if they are able 10 get up i'm
time, they Will return 90 Washington. TAX
ing the O'Clock 4. NJ. train at DVsbrOsses-
street ferry.
Judging 10y the official programme as ar
ranged by the committee there will be no
chance OF either the committee or its guests
going hungry. for at every available point
ON the programme appear the words lunch,
AhN' H''hf AiHINts UNHfihfAs IlfNklN0ls Mii-
ner. banquet. breakfast. supper. sc. II the
distinguished visitors only get away with
half0f the repasts 10 be set before them.
they will depart over thirty pounds heavier
than when they arrived, or they Will have
"a fine attack Of dyspepsia rs reminder OF
this city.
THE RYLANCE LIBEL SUIT.
In the Superior Court Judge TruaX has
denied the motion made by the counsel for
William y. King and Nicholas Quacken-
boss 10 compel the Rev. DR.. Joseph ii.
Rylance 90 furnish a further bill of particu-
lars i'm his suit for libel against King and
QuackenbOss. The judge says he thinks
that the defendants have all the infOrma-
tiOn they need in order 10 enable them 10
answer the complaint
THE HEBREW FAIR.
This afternoon a conference Of Jewish
ministers was held at the temple B'nai
.Iesharun, and the question Glow may the
.pirimal organization Of our congregations
be- bedeyeloped?' The Rev. DR.. VI. schlesinger,
of Albany. read a paper on "Ihe >yna-
gogle as an intellectual and social centre"
The great Hebrew Fair starts OF with
Grand total in the treasury Of SSl,Sji4i as
the result Of last weeks work. The "Bnal
Birth" had the place 20 themselves tonight,
aud il is expected that the total when count
ed will break the record.
h Fx-P~esident Cleveland writes 10 the
y knee Of The FUiy as follows: The scope
Pine may cement "a aid Of which this fair rs
undertaken ought not TO surprise any one
acquainted with the conduct Of our Hebrew
fellow citizens toward all their people who
need help in distress or who are lacking in
facilities 10 iii them for scifsuppOrt and for
the discharge of their duties Of citizenship.
| wish the sentiment was more general that
such elements of our population as you and
your associates seek 10 improve and benefit
cannot De neglected without injury 10 our
social and political condition. But the
efforts YOU are making not only tend 20 the
general waliare and 10 the relief Of the
benefciaries reached by your beneyOlence,
but the indulgence 0t the charitable I'M
pulse which undenies your endeaNor cap
lures. improves, and makes better those IN
whom this impulse has activity. Thus. at
AN points. the enterprise YOU have i'm hand
is beneficial and useful. Therefore all good
citizens ought 10 wish for your fair the
greatest possible success
SULLIVAN READY TO MEET JACKSON.
John l.. Sullivan arrived in the city to-
day. and appeared at Miners Bowery and
Eighth Avenue Theatres tonight with Joe
LannOn rs D sparrlng partner In conNersa-
tion with "A reporter he said he would meet
Peter Jackson for a suitable purse under
Oueensberrv rules. lie explained that his
idea of what the size Of the purse should DE
is 1000. HewOuld meet Jackson long be-
fore the end of five months-the time named
hv the Australian manager-but Will never
fight again under London rules.
DEATH OF A FAITH CURIsr.
Frances W. Anderson, pretty girl Of
seventeen years. native Of Louisiana and
AN enthusiastic believer i'm the faith curists
methods. died at her bOardng-hOuse 49,
Madison street. Brooklyn, this morning
from congestion of the lungs. She had been
taken in a few DAYS ago. but refused 20 have
medical attendance, saying that she was IN
the Lords hands. Her parents are dead,
but they left her sufficient competency 10
live on. She had been requested 90 leave
a clearinghouse before she went TO live in
Madison street. the first landlady obiecting
10 her faith principles. which she advocated
on every possible occasion.
TIE FLECTRIC-wIEE SCARE.
Five gangs Of axmen were at work to-
day cutting down electric wires and poles.
There was quite "a lively scene ia Mayor
Grant, Office at noon. Lawyer Ceravath ana
others representing the electric light compa-
nies. Commissioner of Public orks Iilrol,
and Mr.. Gjbbens, member Of the board Of
electrical. control appeared before the
Mavar The companies complained that
wires that are not dangerous are be-
ing cut down. Mr.. Gibbons denied this,
and 80 did Mr.. Gilr0y. The experts were
only pointing out dangerous wires 10 he
cut down. The companies went down on
their knees and begged for mercy, bat the
Mayor pointed out that il was now too late,
and the mandates of the Court would nave
10 be carried out.
TRIED TO KILL MS WIFE.
Joseph Kracko. bohemian carpenter.
who had been out of work for some time,
but had secured employment today, became
crazv on returning home tonight and at
tempted TO Kill his family. He first attacked
Es wife, who succeeded in escaping TO the
rooms OfanOther occupant Of the tenement
house where they lived, No. l3J avenue \.
krackO then seized his eight-yeaT-old SON.
Eddie. and threw him out of the third story
window. His daughter, Wilhelmina, aged
five. quickly followed. Fortunately both
children struck against a railing and iel!
upon the floor Of the hre-escape.
Mrs. krackO managed 10 pull them
into the window Of the adjoining apart
ment, where she Was IN hiding, bui
Milhcl, IN her irlSnt, ran lhto the htii. hVi
father pursued her down stairs. and catch
ing in the yard. kissed her and then threw
her violently down upon the tagging. By
this time several men were trying 10 capture
the lunatic, but he fought like tiger, and.
breaking away. attacked Mr.. and Mrs.
Friedman, who live in the same house. They
were badly bruised by kracko's blows.
Finally krackO was ONerpowered ana
bound and dragged TO the police-station.
Here his struggles were 50 violent that he
broke the rope with which he was bond, and
tore his clothes and pulled handiuls Of hair
from his head before the officers could get a
straight-iacket on him. He was then taken
70 Bellevue hospital. The children are not
seriously injured.
PERSONALS AND BRIEF MENTION.
Too much Boston banquet kept Henry ".
Grady cOnyalescing with a bad cold AT the
Fifth Avenue Hotel for the past two days of
his stay here. He has gone home delighted
with his trip.
Among the arrivals on the Cunard steamer
to-day WAS Baron lIalketi, whose engage
ment % the daughter Of Anson Phelps
Stokes has Just been announced. Baron
lIalkaff il of HauOyQrian daacQnt and IL