The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-21

Frank A. VANDERBILT, Of Illinois, to be As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
A number OF firms and individuals OF
New York and other cities sent a memorial
to the Secretary of State, setting forth that
their interests in Cuba are suffering through
the war.
Domestic.
FThere Is talk In Japan OF retaliatory
measures against the new American tariff.
Five cannon, captured by General Scott
from General Santa Anna during the
Mexican war have been stolen from the
West Point On. W Military Academy
grounds.
Judge Chester, at Monticello, N. Y, de-
clined to vacate the order granted May II
with reference to changing the place OF
taking testimony in the proceedings
against the alleged Coal Trust. He did
grant an order, however, tending to delay
the beginning of the investigation.
At San Antonio, Texas, natural gas has
been struck at q depth OF 600 feet In a well
on the County Court House grounds.
Mrs. L. G. Elliott. of Nashua, N. H, died
OF excessive bicycle riding, according to
physicians. She spent much Of her time on
her wheel, and recently cerebo-spinal men,
nights developed.
By q fire in Jersey City, N. j., six hous es
were destroyed, eleven badly damaged,
and seventy families were rendered home
less. No lives were lost. The loss Is esti-
mated at $1,000
Miss Fannie Richardson, a recluse and
miser, died in Taunton, Mass, worth $780,
COO. No will has been found, and as far as
is known she had no relatives.
The Pittsburg jury returned a verdict Of
aequittal In the case Of Lieutenant Edward
s. Farrow, charged with ~conspiring to de-
fraud the Mutual Reserve Fund Life As
ISOLATION of New York.
The members of the United States Bimet-
allie Commission are in Paris waiting for
the appointment Of French delegates by
President Faure before they proceed to
England.
Oscar Wilde, who wa sentenced on
May rs, 1895, to two years Imprisonment
with hard labor, was released from Hollo-
way (Englahd) Prison. He refused $4,000
to write his prison experiences. He will do
literary work In London under his wi
name.
superintendent OF Streets Thomas f..
Maloney, of Buffalo, N. Y, was convicted
of attempting to bride Superintendent OF
Police W. s. Bull by offering him $500 to
protect the Goelet Gambling Club last July.
The Presbyterian Union Theological Sem
mary graduation exercises were held In
New York City, and Miss Briggs. daughter
OF Professor c.. A.. Briggs, received the de-
gree OF Bachelor of Divinity, being the first
woman graduate Of the seminary.
A diver discovered that the leak In the
big navy yard dock at Brooklyn Is caused
by a ten-foot-square hole In the apron out
side Of the caisson.
Much additional Observation-Disclosures
been found against AdolpSs. Luetgerf the
rich sausage manufacturer, OF Chicago,
ILL.,. who is accused of numbering his wife
and burning her body.
Phineas d. Smith, q %well-known citizen
OF Roxbury, Mass, died Of heart trouble
resulting from overexertion In climbing q
hill while riding a bicycle. He was fifty
nine years OF age and was q lawyer.
the General Tax Rate bill. The State tax
rate for the year is 2.67 mills. The rev.
enues from direct taxation are estimated Mt
S12, 00S 792. 90, and from indirect taxation
at 80, o4s, 70s.
The Illinois Battlefield Commission has
decided to erect nine monuments each at
Lookout Mountain and ut the north End OF
Mission Ridge to the Illinois regiments
which participated In these battles.
The Government Building at the Tonnes
see Centennial Exposition was opened.
In New York City Helen Horsford, left an
orphan by the death Of her mother, grieved
constantly, and committed suicide by hang.
ing.
George Bartholomew, an engineer for the
Crown Slate Company at Pen Argyll. Penn,
was blown to pieces by the explosion of q
boiler. Bartholomew is supposed to have
fallen asleep and on awakening found the
boiler dry and turned IN the water, there
by causing the explosion. His sister, when
she learned OF her brothers death, at
tempted to commit suicide by throwing
herself into the burning boiler house.
John Farrell was lined s5 for planting
potatoes on Sunday at Manuel, N. Y.
Tho Holland, n small vessel owned by her
inventor and designed for submarine war
fare, was successfully launched at Eliza
bethport, N. J.
Mr.. Bissel, a farmer livinging east OF
Carthage, Ill.,, having no faith In banks,
kept his money hidden about his farm.
The other day he hid 1t up n fiue. The
next day his wife put up a stove and
started a FIRE and burned up $4,000 in bank
notes.
Three men, one OF them James Francis,
son OF Names famous guido and hunter,
were drowned In q lake by the upsettinG Of
their canoe.
John Reichart, a railroad brakeman, saw
q child in the water as his train was pass
ing the Allegheny River at Pittsburg. He
Jumped of the train and into the water and
both were drowned.
Martin Wicks and wife, who live near
Gresham, Wis, left their home to look after
some stock that had strayed away. Dur
ing their absence forest fires spread over
the farm and destroyed the house. Three
small children who had been left alone
persisted.
The Coroner's inquiry in New York City
into the Leona fire horror, by which thir-
teen persons lost their lives at sen, resulted
In n verdict by the jury generating the
captain and crew OF the Leona and man.
agement OF the Mallory Lin from any
blame in the matter.
Judge Gibbons in Chicago pronounced
the American Tobacco Company an Illegal
combination and forbade 1t doing business
in Illinois.
Governor Black signed the act changing
the Civil Service system In New York State.
There was a s25. 200 run on the Framing
ham Savings Bank at South birmingham,
Mass.
Twelve thousand tailors of New York
City forced their leaders to order them to
strike after they had decided to organize
to avoid q strike.
Henry Van Buskirk, of East Stroudsburg,
Penn, fatally shot one of three men who
attacked his wife, and then received Q fatal
wound.
Foreign.