The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

Bob Kneeb, the horseman who became
famous a few years ago through his i'm
prisonment in Germany for racing an al
legged ringer" Bethel, is dead He dice
on his Nebraska farm.
1t is rumorcd in Cincinnati that there
is shortage in the accounts of Theo'
dore Braemer, secretary treasurer OF the
J. & F. Schroth Packing Company
Ambassador Cambon made speech In
praise of the President before the New
York Bar Association at Albany.
High water has caused much damage
along the Schuylkill river at Philadel'
phia.
Prof. Emil Scheffer, noted chemist,
died at Louisville, KY, aged 90 years
DR.. Francis Clemens, Jr., was drowned
near West Chester, Pa.
Fire at Columbus, Ohio, caused $T75,-
900 damage.
Mrs. H. B. Holman announced in New
York that her daughter, Josephine, had
asked William Marconi the developer OF
wireless telegraphy, to release her from
her engagement to marry him, and that
Mr.. Marconi had complied.
A committee of experts advised the
Newport News officials that the price
at which the Consumers Light, Heat and
Ice Company offered to sell its plant to
the city was excessive.
DR.. J. II. Selling was held for the ac-
ton of the grand jury in York, Pa, on
the charge of causing the death by NAL
practice of Miss Stehman, of Mannheim,
Lancaster county.
John L. Pearce, 80 years of age, prom
inent in society in Norfolk and cashier
of the Standard Oil Company's branch
there, was found dead in small skift IN
Roanoke dock.
Governor Dockery pardoned J. L
Craft, serving a IS years sentence IN tht
Jefferson City (Mo.) penitentiary, in or
der that he might be hanged for murder
Franklin Murphy, the recently elected
Governor of New Jersey, was. lnau'
gurated, the exercises taking place IN
Taylors Opera House, in Trenton.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Mckinley National Memo
rial Association in Cleveland, o., it was
reported that there will be general OBJ
servance of Mckinley Day throughout
the country
General Bell, military commander OF
the Batangas Province, has adopted dras-
tic measures to quell the insurrection in
his district, which, he says, is honey
combed with treacherous officials and
priests.
Albert T. Patrick was called to trial
before Recorder Golf, in New York, on
an indictment charging him with the
murder of William Marsh Rice, who
died in that city.
John Bauman, farmer, living near
Van Vert, O., shot and killed John Gar
wood, his daughters sutor, who refused
to go away when ordered.
Miss Sophie Zantiny was shot and
killed in Cleveland, o., by Alexander
Moore, a discarded suitor, who then
poisoned himself.
Mr.. Carnegie offers to provide libra
ry for Louisville If the city will contrib
ute $4,000 annually for its maintenance.
The La Strain. seven-story apart
ment hotel, on Ellis avenue, Chicago was
burned. The building was occupied by
about 80 families, all of whom escaped
safely. The estimated loss is 100000.
Cross-examination of E. c. Rathbone,
ex-director-general of posts of Cuba, in
the trial of charges growing out OF the
postoffice frauds, was concluded. c. +.
w. Nicely was examined and explained
why he made no record of the sur
charged stamps he gave to the stamp
clerk with instructions to SELL
In buggy, near Coffeen, Ill, were
found the dead body of Miss Gertrude
Clifford, and Fred Brockman seriously
wounded. The girl had been shot in the
temple. Brockman had two bullet
wounds in the head. He was placed
under arrest