The evening world., 1902-06-24
wERTHD.uER IS SENTENCED.

the Bibles and hymn books with oil and
set fire to them.
wERTHE!nER IS SENTENCED.
BEADING, Pa, June "a. n. s.
Worthcimer. of New York. was SEN
fenced to eighteen months imprison-
ment in the Eastern Penitentiary.
and Sylvan Friedlander, OF New
ark, N. j.. was fined 500 and sentenced
to fifteen months Imprisonment. They
were convicted of conspiracy to de-
fraud thirtv-two Insurance compaelies
out OF Sc. 600.
CITY WIPED OUT.
ST. LOUIS. June 24.-Fire caused by
the ove%rturnins of a lantern In a stable
at Madison. ILL.,, wiped out practically
the entire city. The damage is es:i-
mated at 100000. No human lives were
lost. but a score or more of horses were
burned.
NEW STEAMSHIPS ORDERED.
CLEVELAND, June 2.-An order for
Six freight steamers. the entire cost of
which will be about 81, $50. OOO. has been
placed with the American saipouildimg
COMPANY here. FIVE Of the vessels
Transportation Company. linc boats
WILL have a capOcity OF 800 TO 500 tons.
l. FOLKS IN A FIRE.
~ iiibfAiiNE', Suc,, juno -4.-lne
Roman Catholic Institution known as
Les Soeurs Gadbois. situated nine miles
from here, was destroyed by fire yes
terday. The seventy inmates, most OF
whom were age and inirm, We're res
Cuei.
PENN DEMOCRATS READY.
ERIE. Pa, June 24.-There is every
indication OF IA large attendance of
Democrats at Wednesdays State con-
vention for the nomination OF candi-
dates for Governor. l.ieutenant-GoVer-
nor and Secretary OF Internal Affairs.
MEssERsMITH GUILTY.
BALTIMORE. June 24.-John x. Mes
sersmlth. the cotton broker. who has
been on trial before Judge Richie in the
Criminal Court for the last five days,
pretenses from the Merchants National
Bank, has peer convicted. Sentence
was suspended and bail fixed at 10. 600.
Messersmith was released from custody.
NEW GREENWICH BOAT.
GREENWICH, Conn, June "A new
screw boat lbs feet long. built at Will
mington. Del. for Capt. C. II. Holmes.
made her first trip between New York
hours and eight minutes
JOSEPH p. GRACE Ill.
GREAT NECK. l.. l.. Inc 2+-Joseph
p. Grace. son OF ex-Mayor Grace. criti-
calIy Ill with typhoid fever. has had
several h~emorrhages. but Is now a
L. Keys, IT,, Dr. IL. i. Janeway, Man
haitian, and DIR. j. b. Wildwood. Great
Neck.
RESPONSIBLE FOR FATAL FIRE.
CHICAGO June &C. e. Miller, Pres
ident, and Henry Clark Davis, General
Manager OF St. Luke's Society, were
held responsible last night by the Cor
oner's Jury for the fire in the sanitarium
which cost eleven lives. The four other
employees arrested after the fire were
released. Miller and Davis are under
arrest.
MATRoN SHOT ny HUSBAND.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 2A-MAtron
Lowe. OF the Reform School. was fatally
shot here yesterday. Her husband. j, C.
Lowe. who has a slight bullet wound In
his head. Is charged with the shooting.
The shots were heard by a Waterman.
who found Mrs. Lowe on the floor, ex-
claiming, 1T was an accident
LAD KILLS LITTLE BROTHER.
ALBANY, June A-James Monahan.
seven years old. killed his brother
Thomas, aged six. tonight by a pistol
shot, The boys found a loaded revolver
on a mnntel n James pointed IL IN
play at his brother. The weapon was
discharged and n bullet pierced the I'M
fortunate Thomas.
ACTRESS FATALLY HURT.
ALBANY, June ~. Miss Alice For
rest. OF New York, a member Of the
Herbert Stock Company, fell through
u trap door OF the stage AT Hapmanus-
bleecker Hall last night and is In the
Ii~omoeophatic Hospital dying from con
cuSsion OF the brain.
GUARD HER BRIDAL GIFTS.
LENoX, Mass, June 2I-The gifts
which are arriving in wagon loads al
Elm Court, the country house of w. ID.
sloane, for Lila Vanderbilt Sloane. are
or such great value and In such great
NUMBER that special watchmen are on
constant duty about the house and
grounds.
FIRST COAL SINCE STRIKE.
HAzLEToN, Pa, June 2.-Two trains
OF anthracite coal have left the Roam
yards. south OF here, bound for Perth
Alnboy, ". j. This Is THE first conslgn-
ment OF anthracite coal sent from here
10 tidewater since the strike went into
erect Coke Bros. A. Co. have over 800
oars OF. anthracite stored on sidinga 1t
their vArt0us oollierie4.