The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-27
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G. r. Wolf, OF Brooklyn, N. Y, inhaled
illuminating gas in h room at a hotel In
Philadelphia, Penn, and was found dead
a few days ago.
While coming up the channel at Mobile,
Ala, the fruit steamer Columbia eolllded
with and sank the schooner Olive. The
Columbia struck the schooner amid
ships and cut her in two. Captain Bill
Todd, his son Oliver and Moses Kaplan
were on the schooner. Kaplan, who was
unable to swim, was drowned. The others
we're saved.
The steam ferryboat Oakland, plying be-
tween San Francisco and Oakland, collided
with the launch William D., near Great
Island. The launch sank Immediately.
Engineer Waddles, of the william D., was
drowned. +. D. Orr, a passenger, was
struck by the Oakland and died OF his In
l%urles.
Charles Ruebllnger, aged ten years, OF
Philadelphia, Penn, accidentally shot and
killed Edgar L. Wlnpenny, aged fourteen
years. The former was shooting at q tar
get on a lot In the northern part of the city
and fired just as Winpenny was crossing
the lot som distance In front.
William Robinson, a Waterman, was
crushed to death a few days ago by a side
walk freight elevator in New York City.
Grace Martin, daughter of Luke Martin,
was burned to death Mt her home in Wal
lingford, Conn. She was putting logs In
the fireplace when a spark flew out, ignit-
Ing her clothing. She was twenty-one
years old.
John Hughes, aged seventy years, form
erly OF Jersey City, committed suicide at
his home In Franklin, Penn, by cutting
bis throat with a razor. Hughes had been
Ill with the grip the past two weeks. and
had shown signs OF insanity. He is sur
vived by one son and one daughter, both
of Brooklyn.
z. G. Simmons, of Kenosha, Wis, will
erect a monument to the memory of the
soldiers and sailors OF the Civil War. The
cost Of the monument will be $40. 900.
Miss Fannie Condit, ffty-three years of
age, of East Orange, N. j., was killed in q
bicycle accident a few days ago. She had
Just alighted from o car, and stepped In
front of a bicycle ridden by John II.
Thomas, Of East Orange. Her skull was
fractured, and she lived but three hours af-
ter the accident. Thomas was arrested.
The bank at Arthur, ILL.,, was robbed Of
$4,000 a few nights ago. Six men over
powered the night Waterman, bound and
gagged him, and tied him in a back room.
The robbers blew open the safe with dyna-
mite and secured the money
The Illinois Legislature has passed a
Iolui re5OlutlOu lutuhluR MISS ISlou
Gould for her untiring devotion to the
American soldiers in the war with Spain.
Captain Charles E. Clark, formerly of the
warship Oregon, at Asheville, N. c., re-
fused to be elected q member of the local
humane society.
Captain Glass, late commander of the
Charleston, who returned from Manila OF
the steamer Rio de J~aneiro, will take charge
of the naval coaling station now being con-
structed on Goat Island, in San Francisco
Harbor.
Frank Mareno, t~wenty-four years old, Of
Newark, N. Twas shot and instantly killed
by Nuncio Salvatore, his father-in-law.
Frank Mareno was i~nsanely jealous, and
beat his child wife frequently and unmerei-
fully, though she gave him no cause for his
action. He was killed while savagely at
lacking his wife. Salvatore was arrested.
Inthe Illinois House OF Representatives
a few days ago Mr.. Abbott offered a reso-
luton thanking Miss Helen Gould, of New
York, for her effort to ameliorate the con-
dition Of the sick and wounded soldiers
during the war with Spain. 1t was
adopted.
Max Wolff, President OF the Palace Rib
bon Manufacturing Company, was seriously
shot by Morris @. S,inderstein, until re.
Gently foreman in his mill, as he was leav-
ing his office a few nights ago in South Al
lentown, Penn. Seinderstein was arrested
and put under $4,000 bail. Seinderstein Is
sixty-six years old and Wolff forty.
The converted yacht Eagle sailed from
Norfolk, Va, u few days CO.. She will
proceed to Cuban waters, where she will
be employed upon coast and harbor sur
vey duty. The. Eagle has been o%verhauled,
redtted and painted white.
County Judge skipton, of Fillmore
County, Ill.,, was lined $50 by the Legisla-
ture In the contempt proceedings Instituted
by that body. The Legislature had ordered
the Judge to forward the election returns
OF the Six~ty-seventh Legislative District to
Lincoln for the Legislature to pass upon
the case. This he refused to do, and was
cited to appear and show caase why he
should not be fined for contempt. A
minority report supported Judge Skipton.
Benjamin I. Greenebaum, Secretary of
Michael Greenebaum sons Company, build
ing contractors, filed a petition in yolun-
tary bankruptcy in the United States Dis
trict Court, Chicago, q few days ago
scheduling liabilities at 1896, 1879, with nomi-
nal assets.
Foreign,