The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-30
GENERAL NEWS.

Secretary Lamont has awarded the
contract for removing the islands in the
Delaware river at Philadelphia to the
American Dredging Company, at its bid
of So, 4O3, $50.
The Rev. Thomas Kitterra Conrad,
d. d., rector of ST. Mary's Memorial Prot
estant Episcopal Church, at Wayne, Pa,
and one of the Board of Managers of the
Drexel Institute, died suddenly on Sum
day, aged 81 years.
The manager, managing editor and
city editor of the Baltimore NeaOs were
acquitted in that city on Saturday of the
charge of libel preferred by ex-Sheriff
Fledderman. whom the Neacs accused of
backing policy playing.
e. K. Towner committed suicide in a
hotel at Cleveland on Tuesday night.
The same day Mrs F. M. Allen, of
San Francisco. went to local attorney and
said that she was being pursued by Tow
ner, who wanted to marry her, and threat
ened suicide in case she persisted in her
refusal.
Surgeon General Wyman, of the Ma
rine Hospital Service, has received a cable
despatch from Surgeon Irwin, who is sta
toned at Marseilles, announcing that
cholera has appeared at Mines and Cette
in Southern France. These places are
situated within rs or 100 miles of Mar
settles. Cette is directly on the sea coast.
.Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charles
Foster, of Fostoria. Ohio, made an assign
ment of his large business interests for
the benefit of his creditors. The liabili-
ties are stated by Mr. Foster as being
$500, 900, and the assets about the same.
The assignment of Mr.. Foster was the
signal for the assignment of number OF
concerns in which he was interested.
AT Coruna. Michigan, on Tuesday
night, William Sullivan, farm laborer.
who murdered his employer, Layton
Leech, and murderously assaulted the lat
ter's wife, was taken from the jail by a
mob of 800 men and lynched. While the
prisoner was suspended from the tree
many in the mob slashed his body with
knives, and, after cutting it down, drag
ged it through the streets. Just before he
was taken from bis cell Sullivan attempt
ed to commit suicide with knife.
IA tornado struck Ladorri, near Van
dala, Missouri, on Thursday evening, de-
stroying five stores and five dwellings.
One man was killed and six other per-
sons were severely injured. The neigh
boring town of Nashville was also dam
aged, but no lives were lost. Damage was
also done by tornadoes at Moberly, Crys-
tai City. Brookfield and New Cambria. in
| the same state, but no loss of life is re-
ported. At Selma Hills, near Crystal
City, six houses were destroyed. Through
out the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys
on Thursday night terrific thunder storm
said to be the severest since the fifties
prevailed.
The Worlds Fair, at Chicago, was
opened on Sunday. 1t was estimated that
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admissions numbered 80.1s0. No ma
chinery was in operation, but all the fair
buildings containing exhibits were open.
The government building and many of
the state buildings were closed. In the
Federal Court in Chicago. on Saturday,
United States District Attorney Milchrist
fled on behalf of the National Govern
ment. bill for an injunction to prevent
the gates Of the Worlds Fair from being
opened on Sunday. Argument win be
heard on Wednesday. 1t is expected that
Chief Justice Fuller will be present on
that day and occupy seat on the Bench.