Xenia, O., June 28 - A deal was made Monday by which R. L. SMITH of Cincinnati will take charge of the Florence hotel Friday, July 1.  He will act as agent for the MORRISONS of Cincinnati, who own the place.

The name of President Harry GATES of the Queen City Telephone company was posted for membership in the Blaine club Tuesday morning.  His sponsors are Chas. B. WING and Senator SILBERBERG, who are also his associates in the telephone venture.

Fred DIETZ, a traveling salesman, of 243 Milton street, is at the city hospital suffering from ammonia poisoning.  He took the drug by mistake, he states.

George KRAMER of Middletown was threatened with violence Monday night at Elmwood Place, when he attempted to resist arrest, after having nearly killed Roy YANZEL, a popular resident of the village.  The crowd chased KRAMER for squares and he was finally captured by Marshals SPRONG and HAINES.

via C. & O. Ry. And Old Dominion S. S. Co., including meals and birth (sic) on steamer. Send for folder.  Ticket Office, 426 Walnut street.

Attorney Darby is trying to collect $2,000 insurance on policies held by Oscar Saeger, who killed himself and Sadie Roach.

“A Chinese Puzzle,” representing a two-act musical play, will be presented at the Norwood school auditorium Thursday evening by the Norwood Conservatory of Music.  The book has been written by Miss Grace B. Delaney and the music has been arranged by William Smith Goldenberg.  Besides twelve distinct parts in the play, there is a chorus of twenty-five voices.

Cincinnati hotel keepers will this week ask for bids on cots to be used by them during the Elks’ reunion.  It is estimated that about $20,000 will be spent in cots by the local hotels.  It has been the plan for the local hotels to buy the cots used by the Baltimore hotels during the last reunion, but a massage has been received stating that these were destroyed in the conflagration.  Consequently, the weary Elks will sleep on new cots in Cincinnati.

The testimony of Geo. Gonzalez, cook, 523 West Fourth street, before Coroner Weaver, failed to throw any light on the death of Fred. Fourgerel, cook for St. Xavier’s college.

Hugh Campbell, secretary to the late Dr. James H. Crail of Walnut Hills has at last been heard from. He was injured while trying to get on a train at Clarksburg, W. Va., and is in a hospital there.  It was feared he had met with foul play.

ST. LOUIS. June 28 – The following Cincinnati people are registered at the leading St. Louis hotels:
Washington – Harry P. Good.
Planters – D. R. Kemper, W. S. Little, Thomas L. Sherman, Lou Brown and wife, E. R. Radcliff.
Southern – A. D. Martin.
Epworth – Harry Simmons
Stratford – Henry W. Backus
St. Nicholas- Charles A. Bebhun, S. A. Raub

COLUMBUS, O. June 28. – The Roumanian Young Men’s club of Cincinnati was incorporated by Saul Opter, David Marcus, Sol. Scheffer, W. M. Schlinberg, Monty Marcus, Sam Green and S. Mandel.
The Shademore Rssenic Park association of Hamilton county was incorporated by Chas. E. Moore, H. W. Hutchins, Miles L. Osgood, Ed. H. Fox and Geo. W. Fox.

A horse and buggy belonging to “Bud” Storey of Big Bone Springs, Ky., were recovered at Fox’s stables near the stockyards early Tuesday by the police.  A colored man who had taken the rig from Covington was taken into custody.

The young people of College Hill will give a lawn fete for the benefit of the Fresh Air fund on the College Hill Presbyterian church lawn Thursday afternoon and evening.

The appraisement reported to the Probate Court puts the aggregate of personalty belonging to the estate of the late Robert ALLISON at $127,157.  The larger holdings are C., H. & D. stock, $26,182; Champion Coated Paper, $23,000; Little Miami Railroad, $12,042; Cincinnati & Hamilton Traction, $11,000; Cincinnati Union Stock Yard, $10,500.

Joseph BRAAN, employed at 212 East Ninth Street, fell down the elevator shaft at noon Tuesday.  The boy fell from the first floor to the cellar, receiving a severe scalp wound and breaking his arm.  He was removed to the city hosptial.  Braan's home is at 210 Dorsey Street.

Kokomo, Ind., June 28. - The two Tyler brothers, wanted in a number of Indiana towns where horses ahve been stolen, were captured near here this morning. The Tylers were in a stockade and heavily armed, but were alseep when taken by Officers lane and Lindley of this city.

The eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith of Dayton, Ky. suffered from an attempted assualt Monday night in which three large boys were the aggressors. According to the story told the Bellevue police, the little girl was standing on the corner of Fifth avenue and O'Falon street, when three large boys ranging in age from 15 to 18 years picked her up and carried her to the river bank. No harm was done her, hwever. The police found a gang of boys, but the little girl failed to identify them.

President Johnson of the Board of Public Service is speaking of the coloring of the new spring house in Eden Park, said: “I am not an expert in such matters, but it does appear to me, considering the location and intended purpose, that the building has been painted in entirely too flash colors.  It might be well to have a hearing on the matter.  If it is in Mr. Hutton’s hands, and I think he may be counted upon to do what is right.”
Member McGuire said: “I have not seen the house since it was painted, but I do not think it is a structure that should have too bright or contrasted colors.  I want to learn about it before I vote for acceptance.”
Member Magly said: “I intended driving past the new spring house this morning, but was prevented.  I have not seen it since it was painted, I having been out of the city.  I should want to hear some very good reasons advanced for the reported brightness of the colors before I would approve of them.”

Through Attorney Charles Urban Tuesday the Central Trust and Safe Deposit company made a transfer of handsome premises on Beresford avenue to “Heinie” Peitz, one of the popular catchers of the Reds.  The consideration was $3,250.

In accordance with instructions from their national headquarters, sixty employes (sic) of the local branch of the Otis Elevator company, who struck in sympathy with the Eastern unions, returned to work.  Representatives of the Otis company asserted that the firm always indorsed union labor, and predicted that the controversy, which now affects but one union, would be amicably ended.

After saving a pretty little child from a frightful death in the black slush of a sewer, Mrs. Lizzie Speck,  of 38 East McMicken avenue, was overcome by the horror of the situation and completely collapsed.  Friends had to lead the young heroine to her home, where she was repeatedly complimented, Monday, for her presence of mind in rescuing the child.  She is Lida Vutschenek, aged about 4 years, and lives with her family on Frintz street, near Clifton avenue.  The Vutschenek family came here from Berlin, Germany, only six weeks ago.  A boy, who had apparently lost his ball in the sewer at the southeast corner of McMicken avenue and Frintz street, peered into the black hole, and when he departed the little inquisitive girl ran t the opening and looked in.  The stone leading to the water in the sewer slopes at a sharp angle, and the child rolled into the hole.  Its screams of terror attracted the attention of Mrs. Speck, who was standing at her home directly across the street.  The child had seized a ledge, and its head was still visible.  Mrs. Speck rushed over, and as she did so the head disappeared-her little arms were weakening and only the tiny fingers were now seen clinging desperately to the ledge, to prevent the fall into the black waters below.  In the nick of time, Mrs. Speck seized one little hand and held it safely, but she was unable to draw the child out. Mrs. Speck’s cries for help were not added to the screams of the child and a man ran to the scene and helped draw the child out of the sewer.  Mrs. Speck collapsed from excitement and was led home. The child, blackened and muddy was carried to her parents.  Mr. John Kock, father of Mrs. Speck, and a well-known resident of the Eleventh ward, declares that it is a most criminal negligence to permit such large sewer holes to remain unbarred, and will appeal to the authorities to correct this evil.

Allegedly crazed by drink, William Sweeney snatched his baby from his wife's arms at his home on 617 Carlisle avenue Monday and raged in and out the neighboring saloons with the little one roughly grasped in his arms.  When Patrolman BURKE, whom the wife had summoned, found Sweeney and attempted to obtain the baby the drunken man fought hard and finally dropped the child.  BURKE restored the baby to its anxious mother and arrested Sweeney.  In Police court Tuesday the case was continued to July 1.