The Critic and record., 1891-05-05
TELEGRApHrC NEWS BRIEFS.


at Rome, is dead.
The Columbia Club of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
gave reception to Cardinal Gibbons last
night.
The Archbishop of York, England, who
ssu1fering from influenza, is said to be
dying.
Cincinnati is soon to have telephone
connection with Cleveland, Detroit Buf.
falo, New York and other cities.
At Lancaster, KY, Judge NJ. II. Owsley,
a distinguished Kentucky lawyer and
jurist, died yesterday of pneumonia.
Reports from the peach and strawberry
districts of Maryland state that but little
damage has been done by late frosts.
Burrill's Hotel caught fire in Belair
Sunday night and lady and two chill
dren had narrow escape from death
An infant child of Frank Hazard,
Galesville Anne Arundel County, was
drowned under distressing circumstances.
President Van Horn of Montreal, says
that there is a greater acreage of wheat in
the Northwest this season than ever be.
fore.
The Lancaster colliery breaker at
Shamokin, Pa, owned by Smith IL Keiser,
was burned yesterday. Loss, $4,000; in
sured.
Charles Pratt, vice-president Of the
Standard Oil Company, died suddenly in
his Office No. 26 Broadway, New York
last night.
Rev. DR.. julius c. Tupper of Leavan-
worth, Kan, has accepted the rectorship
of St. Philips Protestant Episcopal
Church, Atlanta, Ga.
Five children of James Cole, coored,
were burned up in their home, which was
destroyed by fire, in Prince George S
County, Saturday night.
The Board of Directors of Princeton
College decided to establish chair of
biblical theology. The seventy an
nual commencement is in progress.
The Monserrate and Guadalupe hills
threaten to slide on the city of Bogota, and
| the people are alarmed The city author
ties have taken steps to avert the disaster.
Yale refuses to play Harvard at base
| ball because Harvard insists upon tossing
| for choice of grounds for fifth game i'll
stead of playing at Springfield, as they
| agreed.
A conflict between deputies and strikers
| at Leisenrng No. g. in the Counellsville
| coke region of Pennsylvania yesterday,
resulted in the killing of John Mahan, a
| striker.
Alois Schauler, former proprietor OF
Schauher's Hotel, Atlantic City, MI,
and a wealthy property owner of that
| city, died at his home there yesterday
morning.
| Tony Pandolfin, an Italian resident of
St. Louis, Mo-, remarked when he heard
Of the lynching of Siciians at New Or
| leans that lit served the dogs right
| Now he says the Malta assassins are after
| him.
| President Harrison left the State oi
! California yesterday and entered Oregon
He was cordially received. 1t is stated
that the President will occupy his Capt
May Point cottage on his return from the
West.
Bertha Young, a white girl, yesterday
| confessed that John Russell, coiored
started both fires at Altoona, Pa, Sunday
being angry because he could not entel
the stables. Both were held for an ap
pearance at court.
William Dohl of Marengo, Wis, wa
fatally shot yesterday by DR.. Mergler, al
old citizen OF Minersville. Mr.. Dohl hat
stoned the Doctors dog, and when re
monstrated with attacked the Docto
with club, but before he could use i
DR.. Mergler fired a load of blckshot int
him.
The kitchen of q construction trail
used in building new railroad at Duel
Creek, Tenn. near Chattanooga, caugh
|
Harvey, VIII Broder and Elder Miles, al
colored, were burned to death. 1t j
thought the men were murdered an
then burned.
Sydney A. Lyon, wealthy farmer o
Lawnbridge, H., with his wife, sister an,
daughter were driving up Knox Hill
Peoria, H., when street car collide,
with the carriage. In the runaway whicl
followed Mr.. Lyon was fatally hurt an,
all the others seriously injured. 1t
thought Miss Lyon and her aunt will re
cover.
The Italian Government has decided
from motives of economy to take N
official part in the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago. The nation is so deep in debt tina
even the Cabinet does not know th
amount of the deficit. The ministry @
posts and telegraphs will be suppresse
and other reforms instituted looking tC
ward the strictest economy in public eS
penditures.
The old idea of reproducing pictures b
electricity at distance, or in other word;
of telegraphing pictures, has reappeare
in Cleveland, where stock company
to be formed to push the enterprise. 1t
claimed that an apparatus has alread
been invented which will do the worl
and that partially successful experimer
was made few days ago.
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