The suburban citizen., 1902-03-15
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Domestic.

The board of directors of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company authorized
the issue of $5o,ooo,ooo worth of deben-
lures to add to the roads equipment and
construct the tunnel under North river
at New York.
AT New York Col. R. c. Clowry, vice
president and general superintendent of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
was elected president, succeeding Thos.
7. Eckert, retired
Ex-Gov. John p Altgeld died at Jo-
liet, ILL.,, of cerebral hemorrhage He
was the principal speaker at the pro-
Boer meeting Tuesday night in the Jo-
liet theater.
Charles ID. Thompson, ex-supreme
hnancekeeper of Supreme Tent, Knights
of Maccabees, was arrested at Port HUI
ron, Mich, charged with embezzlement
A report was made by Lieutenant
Shoemaker of the disastrous trip of the
marines under Major Waller across the
Island of Samar
The steamer City of Providence cap.
sized in the Mississippi river at Davis
Bend and 2I people were drowned
A thief got into Rev. DR.. Peters
house, in New York, and secured the
clergyman's overcoat.
An unknown man leaped 80 feet to the
river from Wheeling Island Bridge and
was drowned
AT York, Pa, Benjamin F. Butler,
molder, was arrested charged with plac.
ing a number of cartridges in a mold
at the foundry of the Pennsylvania Agri-
cultural Works.
A terrific wind and hail storm did con-
siderable damage IN and around Omaha
Neb. Some so buildings were more or
less wrecked by wind.
At Westmont, N. J., Lafayette Gruf
cut the throat of his wife, Mary Ann
Gruff killing her, and fatally shot Mrs
Susan Gowie.
Francis Skinner a broker in New
York, failed and took his life.
Ignotz Lowinger, Hungarian count
killed himself at Waco, Texas.
Judge Jones gave instructions to the
grand jury convened in the County
Court at Elizabeth City, N. c., which
will investigate the charges against Jas.
Wilcox, suspected of the murder of Mel
lie Cropsey. II true bill is found, trial
Of the case will begin this week.
Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, has
refused to grant request to issue
requsition for Lee Turner, who is in
Tennessee.
The army transport Warren put back
20 Honolulu with a disabled propeller.
The soldiers on board were taken off
Two men were killed and third ia
ALLY injured as the result of an explo
sion in a powder mill near Keohuk, la.
James Webster, a travelling salesman
lt Rochester N Y, who was wanted in
hat city on the charge of forgery, COM
nitted suicide in New York hotel,
where he had registered under an as
umed name.
The Central Labor Union of Norfolk,
Va, adopted resolutions condemning
Governor Montague and the civil author
ties of Norfolk for having militia sent
o the scene of the street car strike.
The Virginia Senate reported favora-
'ly the bill for a tunnel as a means OF |
between the cities OF Nor |
ok, Portsmouth and Berkley, and ad- |
'ersely on the other propositions.
Charles Hudspeth, of Richmond, Va!
Who was for some time at the head OF |
transatlantic transportation company |
S missing and is believed to have COM
nitted suicide.
Christopher Garrison, an employe OF
he Winchester (Va) City Hall, was
to six months in jail for let
ing female prisoner escape from police
The burned body of Mrs. James M.
Howard was found hanging in the Gel
ar of her home, in Barakhamstead, Ct,
r r =
olice are mystifed.
Thirteen people were killed and 28
1ore or less injured by wreck caused
y broken rail on the Southern Pa
hc Railroad near Sanderson, Tex.