Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-18
BRIEF MENTION.

White Caps in Lamar county, Ala, took a
poor widow and gave her thirty-nine lashes
because they did not like her ways.
Experiments in Gedney's channel, New
York harbor, with the electric light on har-
Dor buoys have heen so satisfactory that the
system will be extended.
Edward Kennedy, of Clifton, N. j.,
charged John Hawkins, alias Hollish, of rob
bling him Of s., 500 in New York city opium
joint.
A score or moro Of Chicago detectives
awaited the expected arrival of Lucy Par
sons, the dead Anarchists widow, when the
express on the Pennsylvania road reached
Chicago last evening, but the woman was not
on the train.
Preparations for the Chinese holiday, COR
responding to the American Christmas, are
being made this year in New York upon an
unusually lavish scale.
The Law and Order league at Elkhart,
Ind, have opened fire on the saloon keepers,
and ON Saturday every saloon keeper and
gambler was arrested
"Pretty Boy" an Indian chief in Montana,
while drunk, kills his squaw and two In
dian police, wounds several others and COM
mits suicide.
The yellow fever refugees returning to
Jacksonville were met with brass bands and
the city is itself again.
"Sam" Merritt, with gang Of friends,
went to the resort of Andy Farrell at
Bridgeport and with an ak smashed keno
layout.
Rev. Hugh F, Griffin of Doughoregan
Manor, Md, celebrated the fiftieth year of
his priesthood
A farmers alliance Of Messina Ga sur
rounded the house of B. f. Thompson and,
after gging an open grave, warned him to
leave the town.
The coroner's jury at Birmingham found
that Irene Halves, the second child of r. r.
Halves, found dead, was murdered by her
father
DIR. G. w. Williams, of Omaha, Neb.,
charged with a serious crime, took refuge in
suicide.
Manufacturers of window glass will at
tempt to organize pool in order to counter
act present overproduction and low prices.
Harvey Luddington, boy IS years old,
killed his father at Hinsdale, N. ", by
throwing chair at him, fracturing his skull.
Mrs. Caroline ScEmitt, who threw her two
children and herself down an elevator shaft
in New York city, has died of her injuries.
The body of John Christensen was re-
covered from the ruins of the Oliver mill,
Chicago.
Judge Ross, of California, decided that the
United States had jurisdiction over Indians
committing crimes and accordingly sentenced
seven murderous Tule Indians to five years
Imprisonment.
Latest advices emphasis the opinion that
Stanley is in the hands of the Arabs.
Bishop Vladimir, of the Russian Orthodox
church, confirms the charges made concern
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moral purposes
1t is alleged that there was serious tampar-
ing with the ballot in San Francisco at the
recent election.
A Baltimore boiler maker named Howe
won s. by eating five dozen raw eggs, shells
and all, at one sitting.
The Des Moines River Land company has
determined to go ahead with the evictions
Mr.. Mors,, of Massachusetts, has received
malN hearty congratulations for his intro
duction of a bill in the house of representa-
tives repeating the interstate commerce act
The injunction of Mrs Chanfrau against
Col Tayleure, proprietor of The Long Branch
(N. j. News, has been dissolved and the pc
tition for a receivership denied
President S B. Stickney, OF the Chicago.
ST. Paul anl Kansas City, has taken steps to
form great system of waterways and rail-
ways for shipping coal and iron from St.
Paul to Plttsburg.
John l. Sullivan says that the demand for
a receipt for the money put up by Kilrain's
hackers was only a loophole left open by
them in order to escape bin ling the match.
Dominick Paaero was shot and killed at
Shamokin, Pa, by Pierre Chico in a quarrel
originating over game of cards
The miners at Saamokin, Pa, have decided
to form three unions under the auspices of
the new oreanization of miners
The miners of the Lackawanna region have
called convention for the purpose Of getting
cheaper powder. all the companies with the
exception of tue Delaware, I.ackawanna and
Western, being faEoEanle to the scheme.
Adam Forepaush's big elephant "Chief''
was strangled to death in Philadelphia by
two other elephants because she exhibited
symptoms of vicious spell
The deaf mutes Of Reading, Pa, have de-
ci,ied 70 build ss.0o1 chapel and club house.
The nitro-glycerine agaxine Of w. b.
Roberts, of Bradford, Pa, containing 500
pounds of explosives, blew up with terrifc
force. frightening the people and wrecking a
crockery store.
The stockholders of the Panama canal have
been made frantic by the refusal Of the gov
eminent to come TO their aid, and by the
resignation of n De LaSseps and the bank
ruptcy Of the company. IL De Lesseps ae-
clsss the French chamber Of leGling the NJ
Con to ruin.