The Monitor-register., 1897-08-20
DOINGS IN NEW JERSEY.


James r. Haskell, inventor of the null
ticharge gun. died at his home here
Yesterday, aged 65 years. He had been
i'll for several years. His princina1
troubles were mental, the result of
business troubles of a year ago. He
was paid 100000 by the government
for his invention.
Jersey City, Aug. 16.-Thomas Flana-
gan, brother of James Flanagan, the
champion hammer thrower, threw the
IL pound hammer 1853 feet and 4 inches
at the Catholic club games at Jersey
City Heights yesterday. The largest
authentic throw of this missile preyi-
ously made was 149 feet at the class
games of the University of Pennsylva-
mia last spring.
Pensgrove, Aug. 15.-The body of
man about 80 years old, and dressed in
gray plaid suit, was found floating
IN the river here yesterday afternoon.
Coroner t. ]. Torton viewed the body.
and deeming an inquest unnecessary
turned 1t over to an undertaken for
burial On the body were found a
copy of a Philadelphia paper of Aug. 10.
a brass key with the tag No. IA thereon,
bunch of 13 keys and a Chinese laun-
dry check.
Bridgeton, Aug. 15. A man repre-
senting himself to be a Philadelphia
optician has been canvassing this sec
ton Yesterday among the farmers
In this vicinity he took in a number
of S. bills for spectacles. He told them
he had heard that men representing
themselves to be a noted Philadelphia
oh,
method of letting people know that he
was the right person. He will probably
be arrested
Rayonne, N. J.. Aug 17.-Joseph Mes
sino, an italian barber of Brooklyn,
was shot in the street early in the
morning by an unknown man, and died
soon afterWard. He would not say who
his assailant was. even when told tina:
he was dying. When found he was
writhing On the ground, bleeding To
death from bullet wound in the alb
domen. Beside him lay an open razor.
and in one of his pockets was a jag
ged stone. The police cannot under
stand the case, and they say it looks
like a Malta murder
Trenton, Aug. 18.-Charles E. Jones.
whose home, according to papers found
in his pocket, is at Wilmington, died
here yesterday afternoon from the eff
fects of taking medicine which was in
tended for horse liniment. Jones was
unconscious when found, and it is not
known whether the medicine was taken
with suicidal intent He was employ
ed as hostler for j. c. Clayton, a
tobacconist. In Jones' pocket was a
Ia L..
406 Franklin street, Wilmington, Del.
Jones body is at the morgue awaiting
a claimant
Pitman Grove, Aug. 15.-The camp
meeting today reached high water
mark at this Mecca of Methodism. Full
ly $4,000 people were present. The We
hicles from Glasboro, Lambs Station.
Wenonah and other near by towns have
been taxed to the utmost. Fifteen hun
dred bicycles and at least 1000 teams
were on the ground. The religious fer
vor of the throng scarcely knew any
bounds. Not satisfied with the large
number of services, immense crowds
have gathered around the auditorium
between all the meetings praying for
salvation and making the grove re-
sound with their songs of praise.
Trenton, Aug. 16.-Eleven persons at
the boarding house of George Hibbs
on North Warren street, were poisoned
Saturday night. presumably from
something they had eaten at supper
Drs. Burroughs and Elmer were sum
moned, and in short time all were
out of danger. The physicians have
taken samples of the food for analysis.
1t is thought the poison was in the
bread, because Hibbs himeslf, who ate
no bread, was the only one in the house
who was not taken sick. About a
month ago a similar case of poisoning
occurred in the same boarding house,
but it was not so serious as the present
case.
Trenton, Aug. 16.-Isaiah Disborough.
of Bordentown, has brought suit in the
court of chancery against his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Anna M. Thomas, to recover
about $4,000 worth of property which
Is in her name, but which the father
claims belongs to him. Disborough had
trouble with his wife, Mrs. Thomas
stepmother about two years ago, and
charges her with attempting to poison
him. The wife brought suit for ALI
mony, and in order to prevent her re-
covery Disborough transferred all his
property to his daughter. The wife's
suit was unsuccessful, and she has
since died. Disborough now wants his
property back. and says his daughter
refuses to return it to him.
Trenton, Aug. Ex-Governor Griggs
yesterday, through Secretary of Safe
Werts, his personal friend, gave out
an authorized interview relative to his
proposed candidacy for the United
States senate, to succeed James Smith,
Jr., in 1899. The governor says he has
no doubt whatever that the Repub-
licans will remain in control of the
state and be able to choose a successor
to Mr.. Smith, and although many have
expressed to him the hope that he
would be that successor, yet he is not
a candidate and cannot accept the
office. This is not because tn"
place is not attractive. or not to his
taste, but he cannot afford it, He says
that it is impossible for him to sacri-
flee his business at the bar on S., 600
a year.
Cape May, Aug. 15.-Rev. Father F
A. x. Griffith, of ST Columbia's church,
New York, arrived at a leading hotel
in this city a few days ago to visit his
brother, William N. Griffith, the actor.
On Friday night he was by mistake
arrested in his room by Police
Officer Williams and taken to the city
Jail, where he remained all night a
prisoner. The next morning he was
promptly discharged by Mayor Hill
dreth, who, with other officials, deeply
rePretted the circumstances of his Az
rest. 1t seems that there was a dis
turbance in a room in the hotel near
where Father Griffith slept. The night
Waterman reported it at the office. The
clerk sent out for an officer, who, re-
spending, hurried the wrong man to
fail in spite of his protestations of in
nocence.
She Wears Her Cross.