The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-30

p~aiIineton Booth, in an address at LIN
coin. Neb., declared himself in favor OF ex-
pansion and the policy OF the Government.
He said the war with Spain was righteous
and the people OF the territory acquired py
the United States would ip time appreciate
the change.
BENJAMIN Lang, eighty-four years oId'
the owner and occupant oil a house at No.
90 Waltham street, Boston, a Few days ago
killed his wife, Clara E.. Lang, with an
axe. Lang was arrested. 1t is SAID that
for a long time MI. Lang had been jealous
Of his wife.
Eight miners have arrived at San Fran.
cisco from Alaska with $3.50 900, the result
of W years digging within twenty mlles
of Dawson, One of them, W.. IL. Arm
strong, has a nugget worth 1850; Inc
country is full of idle men, said Arm.
strong, "and every steamer brings u lot
more to swell the list"
Emma Englcrt was buried a few days
ago at Catasaaua, Penn, and her shroud
was her wedding gown. In a few days
Miss Enplert was to have been married to
Mr.. Hover. Four years ago MISS EnRIert
was the sweetheart Of a brother OF MT.
Hover: A few days before the date set Tor
the wedding he died.
Mrs. Norval Douglass, OF San Francisco;
has received word that her son, Harry, ana
tweEtV-nNB Dlckel inlutES I'm
who left June 2, 1898, for Siberia, have per-
ished from prlvation and cold.
A north bound New London freight
train on the New York, New Haven ana
Hartford Railroad ran into II work train at
Dedham, Mass. Both trains were throw
Into a ditch. R. P. S. Jones, OF Boston,
engineer Of the freight train, was Killed,
and his fireman, j. Augustus Hobart, was
badly scalded and received Internal In
iurles,
The Yale corporation at New Haven,
Conn, has held its first meeting since the
election OF Professor Arthur 7. Hadley to
succeed President Dwight. The meeting
was marked by a surprise In the election
OF Arson Phelps Stokes, a graduate OF the
academic department OF Yale In 1876, TO
succeed Professor Franklin b. Dexter, re-
signed, as secretary OF the Yale corpora
ton.
The Trustees of Amherst College, Mt
Amherst, Mass, have announced the elec-
tion of Professor George Harris, OF An
dover Theological Seminary, as President
OF the college.
John r. o'Connor, n stenographer who
lives In Chicago, says he has been notified
that he is one Of four heirs to the estate
left by the Earl OF Cochrane, near Dun
! feminine, Scotland. and valued at $500
600. or the other heirs two live In Scot.
land and the fourth in Montana. 1t Is said
a title goes with the estate, but Mr.. OCon-
nor does not want 1t. He has started for
England.
Mrs. Mary Kearny, widow of General
Stephen Watts Kearny, died at the age OF
elghty-seven a few days ago at st. Louis,
No. Mrs. Kearny's husband, General
Kearny. took a leading part in'the cam
paign against Mexico with General Scott.
Mrs. Kearny was a resident OF st. Louis for
man. years.
The plans OF Governor Pin2ree aud his
associates for municipal ownership and
operation OF Detroit street railways have
received q serious setback at the hands OF
the Common Council OF Detroit. Tit two
pending ordinances and other matter ap-
pertaining to the municipal ownership
scheme were laid IN the table by nnani-
nous votes, and 1t Is prob,etdatleal when
these questions will be again publicly de-
bated.
The entire $50, 900 stock OF the Municipal
Pawnshop, of Chicago has been subscribed.
The stockholders will at once choose direc-
sors. take out Incorporation papers, select
suitable quarters for the p%awnshop, and
attend to the preliminary arrangements.
Now that the money is secured, there viii
be little delay. Operations will be begun
sometime in July.
The United States transport st. Paul
sailed from San Francisco for Alaska with
Iart of the Seventh Infantry, who are de-
tailed for garrison duty at Fort Egbert.
The expedition Is in charge OF Colonel Ray.
To save his brother from injury Thomas
Shet by, OF Chicago, committed a homicide.
The tragedy occurred in front OF Sheehy's
home. A peddler named Optner was pur-
suing Edward, o younger brother OF
Sheehy, threatening to strike him with an
iron rod. Thomas, who Is twenty years of
age, saw his brothers danger, and selling
\ baseball bat with which he had been
playing, ran at Optner and struck him on
the head. He died four hours afterward.