The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-16

items OF Interest From Our Exchanges of
Yesterday.


The medical board Of the dispensary at
sached TO Beth Israel Hospital complained to
The board Of directors about FIVE weeks ago
that the entire management of the dispen-
Eary was faulty. Ii was recommended that
all the officers and committees resign, and
that reorganization be made
The board of directors appointed an inves-
tlgating committee which reported that the
charges were well founded. and recommend
ed that a second committee be named 10 put
the dispensary on good footing. The pres
dent of the Hospital Association declined 10
act on the recommendation
The dspensary committee. which Is under
the board of directors, nominated two new
dispensaTy physicians, DIS. Jufe and Le-
VusN without consulting the medical board.
Tho other doctors refused to work with the
new men. and Wednesday last declined TO
attend 70 their duties in the dispensaTy till
the two Objectionable doctors were removed
The dispensary was closed Wednesday and
Thursday. The board Of directors met Thurs
day night and promised the medical board
that their views should DO considered The
medical sta1 has gone back TO its work. but
nnal settlement of the difficulty IL still
pending.
TO INVESTIGATE THE DIsAsTER
The grand Jury has decided to investigate
the Park Place disaster aud Yesterday 10 in
Its determination. The body will dispose of
the ordinary criminal business III the morn
ings and give its afternoons % tho iuvestiga-
ton. The testimony taken before the corO-
ners Jury Will be submitted and about one
hundred witnesses will be examined Mr.
Van Norden, the architect, and halt dozen
witnesses OF tho collapse Of the building will
testify to-day. Assistant District Attorney
Townsend will be in charge of the inyestiga-
ton.
DEFAULTER ARRESTED on THE sAALE.
Ernest Book the defaulting book-keep of
the Prussian Mortgage Insurance Company,
Of Berlin. who embezzled : % 72l from the
company and who then fed. was arrested
yesterday afternoon on the German LLOYD
steamship Saale by Deputy United States
Marshal Bernhard Book travelled under tho
name Of Fritz Hiderbrandt and had in his
possession when arrested l,O0 marks, be-
sides two huge dirk knives a largo revolver
ana several boxes OF cartridges. lie also rad
papers which told where be had spent the rest
Oh The stolen money. which, he confessed. he
had lost Ia speculation
TRYING TO PROVE Az ORAL WILL IN BROOKLYN.
petition was presented e. the orphans
court yesterday 10y Thomas L. No0nan asking
on behalf OF Francis McElhOne Tint the nun
curative will OF Bernard McEiLone of ~.
laui avenue, be proDated. This is only the
second time IN the history Of the or
LUZ III HuusOu county that
the probate OF al Oral will Las been
asked Ia the first case tie petition was
~thcrawn before the court decided ON H.
III nuncupatye will there must be three
Witnesses T. It's oral requests. and all threo
must testify IN court 10 prove il. Ia tho case
OF Mcflhone's Will the petition sets form
.nAt the testator bequeaths his entire estate
70 us brother Charles who and William
burke and James Foley were witnesses. The
court ordered that citations lie issued 10 the
willow, mother and other brothers Of the dead
i'An asAln2 them 10 appear ia court # they
u'"iou 70 contest the unusual will
MohI PARIS fINERY STOPPED.
Custom-hOuse officials made another raid on
iafs made costumes yesterday. and three
r'" iViL dressmakers, women who had
Drought over fashionable garments from n
othef side. were in trbGlation They were
passengers on the steamer la Bretagne.