The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


James S. Lee. the theatrical manager,
who. the police believe knows some-
thing about the death of Laura Booth,
gave himself up. He says he can prove
an alibi
The United States has bought in Sici-
( ly the steam yacht 41gusa for $SOO,O
Lieutenant Commander Niblack is me-
gotiating in Germany for an armored
cruiser being built there for Brazil
Miss Clara Barton Of the Red Cross
society, having been upheld by the de-
partment of state in her controversy
with DR.. Louis Klopsch. will return to
Cuba and resume charge of the relief
work
Friday, April 1.
James L. Walcott, former chancellor
Of Delaware, died at Dover, Del.
The funeral of Congressman Simp-
kins was held at Yarmouthport, Mass.
Rev. j. Avery Sheppard, chaplain Of
the First Confederate congress, died at
Santa Rosa, Cal
w. F. Goerdes, broker. was sentenced
to four years and six months in prison
in New York for attempted forgery.
Karditzi and Giorgii, convicted of at
tempting to assassinate King George of
Greece, have been condemned to death.
At the New York conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church patriotic
hymns were sung with wild enthusiasm
and talk Of war was cheered.
Funeral services of Anton SeidI at the
Metropolitan Opera House furnished
one of the most remarkable demonstra-
tions ever seen in New York. The body
was afterward cremated at Fresh Pond.
N. Y.
1t was announced in New York that
Chauncey NJ Depew will cease to be
president of the New York Central rail-
road on April 20 next On the same day
he will be elected chairman of the
boards of directors of the four great
railroads of the Vanderbilt system. S.
R. Galloway, now president of the Lake
Shore railroad. will succeed Mr.. Depew
as president of the Central
Saturday, April 2.
Prince Bismarck celebrated his eighty
third birthday at Friedrichsruh.
Both houses in Iowa passed a bill put
ting S500000 at the governments dis
pesal.
A bill was introduced in both houses
of the Ohio legislature to provide ST.
600, 900 for national defense.
JH. Wilson, member of parliament,
severely criticised the system of ship
ping British seamen in New York.
The sealing steamer Iceland arrived
at st. Johns, N F., with $4,000 seals.
She reports that the steamer Aurora
has 25, 900 and the Diana 10000.
The New York Methodist church con-
ference defeated the Rock River plan to
make lay representation equal to cler-
ical in the conferences of the church.
Mrs. Della T. S. Parnell was buried
beside her famous son, Charles, in Glas-
nevin cemetery, Dublin. A wreath from
United States ambassador Hay was
laid on her grave.
Monday, April 4.
The billiard championship match at
Chicago between Ives and Schaefer was
won by the former.
Three provisional military companies
have been formed in Atlantic City, and
others are to be raised in case of war
Thomas Stillwell of Brooklyn, who
was run down by wagon while on his
wheel, died in st. Catharine's hospital.
An expedition of French scientists
that will search for Andree with an air.
ship arrived in New York on La Bre-
tagne.
william Corcoran while attempting
to commit a burglary was killed by
falling from the extension of a house on
Tenth avenue, New York.
John Jones has been arrested in Chi
cago for the murder of Jennie Cramer
in New Haven. The police had been
looking for him several months.
David Fellner, 16 years old, was rid
ing on his wheel down the viaduct at
One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street.
New York. He lost control and fell his
head striking the sidewalk. He died in
Manhattan hospital.
John Heeb of Jersey City who was
employed in New York as a. salesman,
died from arsenic poisoning. He is said
to have told a friend that the poison
was administered to him in a New York
saloon on Saturday.
Tuesday, April 8.
Figures compiled showed that the i'm
ports at New York last month were ST.
900, 900 greater than in March, 1897
Frederick Milne, a minor member OF
the alleged ring involved in the Brook
lyn city works scandal, pleaded guilty
to three indictments against him.
H. Edward Merritt, a druggist of
Brooklyn, committed suicide by inhal-
ing gas. He left letter saying he had
been robbed of all he possessed by those
whom he had trusted.
C. F. Beach, Jr., the lawyer whose
marital troubles have given him much
notoriety and who announced that he
would sail from New York on Feb. 10,
really sailed from Philadelphia and is
in London.
Five thousand carpenters struck in
Chicago for the enforcement of their
new wage scale, and many of the con-
tractors agreed to their terms. Most
of the men are expected to go back to
work tomorrow.
1t was announced in New York that
Rev. DIR. Charles A. Briggs, who was
tried on the charge of heresy several
years ago, had left the Presbyterian
church and would take orders in the
Episcopal church.
Wednesday, April 9.
Herbert G. Nichols, who stole $780,
600 from Browning, King & Co. of Chi
cago, was captured in New York after
he had haff1ed pursuit for five wears