Middletown transcript., 1896-02-29
CURRENT EVENTS.

Ii Hung Chang. the famous Chinese
Statesmen, is to visit this country next sun
mer.
1t is stated that Joseph Pulitzer, the mil
lionaire proprietor of the New York
"World," was so poor alter being dis
charged from the army, at the close of war
that he slept in the public parks of New
York City.
Miss Elizabeth Flager.I who shot and
killed a colored boy for stealing fruit from
her fathers garden in Washington, D. c.,
last August, plead guilty of involuntary
man-slaughter, when arraigned in court on
Monday, and was sentenced to three hours
| imprisonment and a fine of $500.
The Industrial School for Indian Boys
and Girls, established by the is. Govern
ment at Carlisle, Pa, II years ago, held its
eight annual commencement this week
when 25 young Indians were graduated. all
| of whom have been taught some useful vo-
cation by which they are able to be self
| supporting citizens.
"Bill Nye" the popular humorous writer
and lecturer, died at his home, Asheville.
N. C. last Saturday afternoon, of paralysis,
He was 46 years old. His annual income
from his writings and lectures during re-
cent years was $4,000. His first letters
were written for western paper at the
rates of one dollar per column.
"A young lady walked into store, and
after selecting piece of cloth asked what
it was worth. -Four kisses per yard"
said the polite clerk, The young lady stood
abashed for moment and replied that she
would take four yards. The cloth was cut
off, nicely wrapped up, and handed to the
fair purchaser, who received it with a
smile and said: ''Send the bill around to
my grandmother; she will settle it,
1t is announced that Booth Tucker and
wife will succeed Commander and Mrs.
Ballington Booth in the command of the
Salvation Army in the United States.
Mrs. Tucker is daughter of Gen. Booth.
Ballington Booth says he will not serve in
the Army under English control, and the
trouble incident to the change of leaders
may result il the starting a new organiza-
ton with Ballington Booth as leader.
During the next three months Southern
California will be engaged in picking its
orange crop. which is estimated at 2, 80O,-
900 boxes, or two thirds of full yield. The
crop will sci! for 100000, which is an ex-
cellent return from an industry only fifteen
years old. About $33, ,OO0, 900 has bsen in
vested in the orange groves of Southern
California. There are in bearing 10000
acres and $4,000 more acres are planted.
The announcement that Mrs. Florence
Maybrick is to be released from prison,
criminal cases in England or America,
one that has aroused more genuine interest
and sympathy and caused more continuous
effort for her release than any case or re-
cord. She isstill a young woman, only "a
years old. She is the daughter of a broker
of Mobile, Ala. Born a southern girl, educat-
ed abroad, good looking and clever, at IS
she married Mr.. Maybrick, cotton broker
of Liverpool. So far as known their mar
ried life was as happy as that of the most
people. Mr.. Maybrick had a mania for
dosing himself, and was addicted to the
use of arsenic. The two physicians who
attended him in his last illness declared
that he died of inflammation of the stomach
i,,foc fo l.; l,,r
ing his illness, he wanting her by his side
constantly. When he died she fell in
swoon that lasted 4S hours, and while in
this condition she was placed under arrest,
charged with killing her husband At the
post mortem examinations there was no
poison found in his stomach, but arsenic
was found in the house, and upon this
slim evidence she was sentenced to be hung,
but the sentence was finally commuted to
life Imprisonment. and for seven years this
young American woman has been confined
in an English prison, the victim, it is gen.
orally believed. of the most cruel injustice
ever perpetrated under the guise of law.
even the privilege of seeing her mother and
children being denied her, and all the hor-
rors of an English jailhave been felt by
her. The Judge who presided at her trial,
Fitz James Stevens, "the infallible Judge,
was passionate and vehement in his pre-
judice against her. He was soon compelled
to retire from the bench because of insanity,
and he has since died. Petition after petit
ton has been offered the English Govern
ment begging for her release or new and
fair trial, but they have all been denied
The Woman's Internatio al Maybrick As
sociatior has been very active in her behalf,
and the American woman have been tireless
in their effort for her release, Gail Hamil-
ton being notable as the leader of several
great movements. Recently the Masons
have been appealed to use their influence
in her favor, as her father and grandfather
were prominent members of that order,
but her speedy release will happily put an
end to further effort for her.