The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-09
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towns have been qusrantined. River men re-
port the disease to be spreading and TO have
reached Letart, 80 miles below.-Miss Lillian
Norfolk well-known Brooklyn girl and the
possessor Of 100000 in her own right, was
found dead in her bathroom, covered with
water and her hair wound around her head as
a rope. The theory of suicide on account of
disappointment in love is advanced by some,
while others say her death was due to the use
of intoxicants and narcotics.-Maud Kurtz.
the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kurtz, of
Palmer, Mass. died last week. The child was
taken sick in October and Mr.. Kurtz summoned
a physician. The medicine prescribed was
thrown away by Mrs. KGrtz who is a strong
believer in "faith-cures" The child gradually
grew worse and finally Mr.. Kurtz again sum-
mOned physician. but it was too late.-Miss
"Midy" Morgan, the well-kuown cattle-mar-
ket reporter, died last week in Jersey City.
She was prominent figure in metropolitan
newspaper circles, and was the pioneer woman
reporter OF the United States. Maud Morgan
was born in County Cork. Ireland, in 1923, and
was in her 64th year.-Ex-Senator James s.
Rutan has brought information against Penn
sylvania's ex-Treasurer, Henry K. Boyer, be-
fore Alderman Mauer, of Harrisburg, charging
unlawful use of the State funds while in office.
The bill of information charges the ex-Treas-
urer with placing $500, 900 in the Allegany Ma
tional Bank, 100000 in the Enterprise Ma
tional Bank OF Allegany, and 100000
in the Beaver Falls Savings Bank
As result of excessive cigaret smoking, Elmer
Hardy aged 10, of New Brunswick, N. J., was
attacked with commissions, and acted as though
afflicted with hydrophobia. 1t required several
men to control him and carry him home, where
he is now in dangerous condition.-The
family of G. B. Wooden, of Little Rock, Ark,
comprising seven persons, and Is others, were
taken suddenly i'll after eating breakfast re-
recently, and it is thought that at least one
third of them will die. The character of the
poison and how it was administered are mystic
ries both to the physicians and the police. who
are making an investigations Brad
shaw died on the LIST instant from causes alleged
to have been brought about by the treatment
he was taking for the cure of inebriacy. He
entered the Huntington Institute at Wichita,
Kan, and after having been treated raved
wildly, finally being taken with spasrns. from
which he died.-George Gilmore, patient at
the Williamsport PA Bi-chloride of Gold
Sanitarium, while in violent condition broke
from the bed to which he had been fastened, and
dashed himself out of second-story window,
sustaining a fracture of the skull, from which
he died On the 1st instant.-A highlander
war broke out in the Chinese quarter Of Sacra-
mento, CAL, the LIST instant, at the conclusion
of which two Cinnamon were found dead, and
a number of others seriously wounded. No
white persons were injured, though many had
narrow escapes.-Pennsylyan was visited
on the Sd instant by severe rain storm, accom-
panied by several cloud bursts, covering an
area of 60 miles along the Lehigh River from
White Haven to Easton. Most of the fields are
under waterrand great damage has been done
to crops. Hundreds of acres of cultivated
ground are two feet under watsr.-The min
ing camp of Jimtown, near Creede, Colo, was
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Hundreds are rendered homeless, the monetary
loss reaching 100000. Many buildings were
blown up by giant powder before the fire finally
burned itself out.
General.
Kentucky celebrated its centennial in an
elaborate style June l. A feature of the event
was the presentation by Philadelphians of
paintings of Carpenters Hall, Independence
Hall, and other memorable buildings in the
Quaker City.-The United Presbyterian AS
sembly adjourned in Pittsburg June 1, to meet
in Monmouth H., May A, 1893. The passage
of the Chinese exclusion bill was condemned.
Mission work was discussed during the day.
The Grand Jury of New Orleans has pre-
scented an appeal to the Legislature in favor of
licensing gambling, certain percentage of
winnings to go for the support of charitable
institutions formerly supported by the Lottery.
At late hour during the night of June
2, 200 Amherst students stopped in front of the
house of Deputy Sheriff Smith. aud after Civ
ing a few derisive yells were about to pass on,
when the Sheriff appeared at the window with
revolver in his hand. He fred at the crowd,
but no one was hurt.-Rev. ]. d. Bloice,
Pastor of the African NJ. E. Church. Paterson,
N. j., and Miss Maria Granger, beautiful
Young white woman, were married on the 1st
inst by colored clergyman from Washington.
The groom is 81 years of age, and graduate
of Livingston College, at Salisbury, n. c.
Frank G. Lenz, young wheelman of Phila-
delpha, started on June to make tour of
the world on pneumatic safety bicycle He
expects to be gone five years and to travel
90 600 miles. He will send accounts of his
various experiences to different magazines
from time to time-The British steamship
Leo Capt. Gaines, has been chartered by the
New York Russian Relief Fund to load full
cargo of flour for st. Petersburg. The Leo was
chartered for $4,000, and will load in New
York. 1t is an iron vessel, 1.251 tons register,
and will carry about $500 tons of cargo.
Foreign.
IF. Greatrex, wealthy citizen of Leaning
ton. England, was shot and killed by his son,
who declared that he killed his father because
his allowance of 5000 year was too small.
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