The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-08-27
Electric Sparks.
By the United Press


LONDON, Aug. 26.-The only
surviving officer of the battle of
Waterloo, Gen. Whichcote, died
to-day.
BABYLON, L. l., Aug. 26.-The
body of Herbert Mapes, the ath-
letic, drowned at Fire Island Sun
day, was found to-day in the surf.
CARRoLLroN, August 26.-Ro-
bert D. Ray, late Chief Justice
Supreme Court of Missouri died
here at l a. m. to-day. Death was
due to LaGrippe.
CAMDEN, Me-, Aug. 26.-The
Volunteer and the Gossoon were
the winners in the race of the Eas-
tern Yacht Club from Booth Bay to
this port to-day.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. pa spe-
cial to the Bee from Lexington,
Neb., says fire destroyed s stores in
the principal business block, caus-
ing loss of 100000; small insu-
rance.
PERTLE SPRINGS, Mo-, August
26.--In the vote in the Alliance
convention the sub-treasury people
carried the day by vote of 80 to
29. Leverett Leonard was elected
president.
New YORK, Aug. 26.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Beatty, who was a maid
of honor at the court of King
George ", Of England, died at her
home in Elizabeth, n. j., yesterday,
aged 81 years.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 26.-Mrs. Nc
} Kee and Mrs. Russell Harrison, the
daughter and daughter-in-law of
h President Harrison, sailed for New
+ York to-day on the White Star
; steamer Majestic.
Mt. CLEMrNTs, Mich, August
26.--Hall, the prize fighter slashed
! by Parson Davies is rapidly inn
proving, and expects to be out by
{ Saturday. Blood poisoning alone
can give a relapse.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 90
:, After one of the most sanguinary
d battles in the history of the Patri-
n otic Order Sons of America, the
ir National Camp at its second meet
d ing this morning defeated the propo.
rt sition to admit colored members.
O. CRoTON LANDING, \. Y, Aug
ID 26.-I. Newton Baker, private sec.
T. retary of Col. Robert O. Ingersoll
Is who was shot o. Saturday evening
'e August 1st by Orville +. Anderson
y has recovered sufficiently to be ta
X ken to the Catskill mountains.
~ BAR HARBoR, Me-, Aug. 90
Twelve hundred men were LANDED
from the naval feet yesterday an'
marched to Kebo Park whsre the,
were reviewed by Secretary Trac.
u and Ad'm'l Gheradi and Walker
- Most of the cottageTs and town peo
&c pie witnessed the evolutions. Th
sb thick fog which has covered Ba
o. Harbor for three days necessitate
I'd the postponment of fleet drill.
ed SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 20
no construction train on the Soutl
or bound railroad, between here an
a Columbia. S. c., was wrecked fort
ar miles west of Savannah, Monda
,ur night. Two men were instantl
killed and five wounded, probabl
fatally. The killed are James 5
Ferguson, of Savannah, colore'
and negro laborer. The injure
are Conductor Rich and four co
- ored laborers.
~ ~ PIrTsBURG, PA, Aug. 26.-.
=. party of th:rty-eight Pittsburghe
,asa are making ready for pilgrima:
80 80 to see the Holy Coat of Treves.
p church authority says that 500
ano - people from this country will NAL
90 on this journey. Many people will .
-. "a" from Canada, Mexico, and Sou
H. L. America. A party of eighty W
'sc. leave here to-day and these, wi
iol , others, will sail on the steam
- Obdam from Hoboken ON Saturda
eht Kings Royal Germeteur W
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