The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
VOL. IL.
THE NEWS.

1he Wilmington NJ, E. Conference adopted
resolution condemning the army canteen,
and the use and sale of liquor In the new
possessions Of this government was also
adopted.
A robber who was shot at while attempt
Ing to rob store In Lemont, ILL.,, dropped
dead from fright,
The Boston stonecutters Will join the strk-
srs when their term of agreement with the
manufacturers expires.
One man was killed aud two probably fat
ally injured byA premature explosion OF
blast OF dynamite In Allen b Russels quarry,
near Waterloo NJ j.
In Chicago On Italian WAS stricken dunt
after killing his partuer.
The Rev. Dr.. Frank NJ. Wells has pub
lished Litter asserting that drunkenness ia
scandalou5ly prevalent among the officers
aud privates OF the United States Army IN
tho Philippines.
Up TO tho present time II concerns IN
Cleveland, o., have granted the machinists
the nine-hour day with 10 hours pay, as
demanded
The National Building Trades Council
has taken up the fight OF the unions affiliated
With tho Chicago Building Trades Council.
The Republican Congressional Convention
met In Athens, o., and nominated Hon. @.
II. Grosvenor for Congress for tho sixth
time
The Norwegian steamship Vidar, OF Fred
erioksholld, Captain sorensen, from New
York to Norfolk, went ashore shortly after
midnight at Dam Neck Mills, ten miles south
of Cape Henry, Va. The crew OF eighteen
men are safe on board.
Prof. s. @. Mitchell, Of Richmond College,
In his sermon at the Second Baptist Church
on Sunday night scathingly denounced Gov
ernor Tyler for allowing the lynchlng OF tho
two men at Bmporia.
Charles Scott nearly Eiled his wife and
her mother by gashlng them in the head and
face with chsel at their home In Owosso,
Mich, and then committed suicide
The Merchants National Bank OF Rutland,
Vt, closed It's doors, and its cashier, Charles
W. Mursee, was arrested on the charge Of
misappropriatlon of funds.
The fast mail on the Atlantic and West
Point Railway WAS wrecked near Oplixa,
Cal, and Express Messenger 0slin was
killed.
The strikers of the siemans & HelslIe Com
pany, In Chicago, returned to work, COM
promise having been arranged.
Rev. DR.. Isaac M. Wise, the eminent rabbi
and founder of Hebrew Union College, died
at his homo in Cincinnati.
Tho battleship Kearsargc left Newport
News Va, on her flrst trip as q commissioned
vessel Of the navy.
Public OF inion In Virginia Is divided as to
the Governors responsibility for the En-
porla lynchings, but there Is general un-
dereurrent OF satisfaction Mt the result. The
body Of the negro Cotton was taken to
Norfolk.
Thirteen young girl students OF the West
ern Seminary for Girls, In oxford, o., were
suspended for indecorous conduct In holding
an initiation In a cemetery vault
Albert r. Talbot who was to have been
best man at his brothers marriage to Miss
Lucy Bgstaif, OF Bath county, KY. changed
places and became the girls husband
The York Cotton Mills Company, OF South
Caroline, will deduct three per cent. from
the annual dividend and add It to the wages
Of the operatives.
After quarrel with her lover In Paterson
N. j., Miss Anne Volnnde laid her head on
railroad track and allowed train to dc.
capitate her.
DR.. II. A. Ward, of Baltimore, and r. ".
Gatewood. Of Old Point, had q narrow es-
cape from drowning in Hampton Roads.
In Mount Kisko, n. Y, Mrs. George Feinei
attempted to lash Frank Drowioogle for
poklng iun at her husband.
Lena Cook. in Philadelphia, made fourth
unsuccessful attempt to kill herself
Captain George H. Tlagg died In Charles.
town. w, Va, of apOplexy
Voney V. Ashford, formerly a Hawaiian
revolutionist, died In Oakland, Cal.
Tho differences between II. G. Frics and
Andrew Carnegie have been settled. This
announcement was made o1lcially by tho
Carnegie Steel Company.
The Japanese Liner Hong Kong Maru has
arrived from the Orient via Honolulu. No
mails nor passengers will be landed until
the vessel has been passed by the quarantine
inspectors.
sheriff Suffer- Of Frankfort, swore in a
posse of 1876 special deputy sherids. About
half OF those, sworn In are members Of the
new Beckham militia company recently or
ganiaed
Guns and ammunition were stored in
buildings adjacent to the jail 10 Frankfort
where tho Goebel suspects are confined.
This action was taken on tho strength OF
rumors that armed bodies Of men from the
mountain counties may come there TO the
preliminary trials.
Thirty-two students at Lawroneovile IN.
J.) Academy were sent TO their homes to pro-
vent the spread of dphtheria prevalent
there.
The Lick Observatory will send out an ex-
pedtion to observe the total eclipse Of tho
sun May %.
The Kansas city Chief OF Police offered to
pay e25 out OF bis salary for tho body Of
each highwayman killed in that city.
Musical works OF MI nations will be nd.
nitted to tho Paris Exposition.