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BOTH HER BABIES ARE DEAD.
FELL FROM FIFTH FLooR WINDOW
WHILE THE MOTHER WAS OUT

On Her Return she Found the shutters
Burst Open and the ,-Esttie Girghsu,-
clad Bodies Lying on the Flsesto.es.
Crack Yacht. Gathering at Glen Cove
Margaret Crimmins. wife OF Patrick Grim
Minis. who is an engineer in the New York
Steam Company's building at Madison avenue
and Fifty eighth street. left two Of her three
children playing yesterday morning In the
back room OF her apartment on the NTH
floor at 204 West Sixty-fr street while she
went down stairs to look for Pat the oldest
boy. The youngsters up stairs were Bar
tholomow. 4 years old, and Thomas, 2 years
old When she came back with Pat Mrs. Grim
minis stopped nom ent in her kitchen to attend
to pot that was simmering on the stove. and
then went into the next room. She did not
see her babies as she glanced casually about
the room. and thought for an instant that they
might be in hiding somewhere She looked
under the table. the sofa. in tho closet, and
through the rooms. She turned to the boy at
her side and asked: Where's Barty and
Tom2' He did not know.
To the left. ono OF the windows, where the
shutters hal been drawn In and tied with BIT
Of cord. caught her gaze. The shutters were
swung wide apart. and tho thin white cord was
broken in two. She sprang to the window and
looked down. On the stones. five stories be.
low. lay two motionless gingham-clad little
Mrs. Crlmmins's cry aroused every tenant In
the building. She rushed down the stairway
three feet 9f foul -smellins water She xsded
in and made for the stairwaay at IT., the end that
been removed. She tried to- Chamber up the
wall Of the areaway. but each time fol- back.
NeiEhbors came down and by force led her to
There was but one way to reach the crushed
bodies OF the. children. and that by plank
OF Thomas J. Callahnn's saloon. which is on
the ground floor Of the tenement. Several men
hurried across the plank and found little
Thongs dead and Bartholomew Just breath.
dead in a few hours and laid beside its dead
brother in the crib they used to sleep In. The
shock to Mrs Crimmins. who 10 again about to
sitete the attendance Of a physician. The
children wore to have gone to a photog ra piers
with their father yesterday afternoon.
The other windHws lew have iron sh1tsors prop
from which the. children fell had been tied
with a bit Of cord which had r0tted or frayed
away and in froicking the children foil against
The % Suildins e wRere the ee Children were killed
is a flve-story brick tenement owned by George
and John Zehnder. The three feet OF water In
the cellar 10 saiGIto come from broken sow.
age pipe; The horrible odor Of the water has
Nine-montha- old Michael Gross. whose par-
ents live on the second floor of 20 Delancey
ssd sset Th them on nso% The
terday morning the baby fell into the street and
fractured its skull. Its recovery is doubtful
Michael Barry. laborer. p years old. fell
the rear OF his residence at 2.3O7 Second ave.
nue. and fell through the opening to the yard
He was killed. He leaves a young widow.
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whee,men Waiting for the Big Ride.

CHICAGO. Aug. 6-Little practice was done
at the park by the bicycle cracks to- day. Zim-
norman came early In the morning and re-
manned several hours. He looked In the best
OF health. Walter Sanger and w. w. Windle
were there. but they followed Zimmermans
example and did not ride.
There was any amount OF discussion as to
the relative merits OF Zimmerman and his
plucky young rival. Sanger. aud 1t was the uni
versal opinion OF the critics that the latter
would give the better account OF himself when
1t came down to the finish.
The only rider OF note who did any prelm-
inary practising was Frod Osmond, tho Eng
lish crack. lie was in fine form. and made
good imGresSond He was marvel Of grace
made arc any criterion. he will be in the game
dition. and all Of tho cyclers said it was as
good m they ever ran a wheel on.
Chairman Raymond denies the statement
that Charles NJ. Murphy. the New York A; c.
that Murphy makes a defence to the charge OF
receiving SIS for riding a race at Philadelphia.
but 1t was money for his travelling expenses
This defence is considered to be very weak.
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AIIeshany's Social Evil Problem.

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 6.-The social evil. against
which there was a sensational crusade here .
year ago. has taken root in Allegheny. across
the river. The leaders OF a protective associa-
tion there have Just taken vigorous steps to
wipe 1t out through the enforcement Of exist
ing laws. Yesterday forty notices were served
upon the landlords and agents under the law
that must com pei questionable tenants to leave
within twenty days after notice or suffer severe
penalties. 1t 10 said that there are 10 disrep-
utable houses In tho First ward. Mr.. J. #. Col
Inns. President OF tho association. said 1t was
with reluctance that no went into the work,
but police authorities did not take hold Of the
matter. and the citizens had no other recourse.
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Open,nr or the Cor,uth Canal,

ATHENS. Aug. Tho Corinth ship canal was
opened by the King to-day in tho presence of
all tho members of the royal family. tho Cabl-
net Ministers. the foreign diplomatic repre-
sentatives. the principal military and civil Of
flcials. and an immense crowd Of citizens. The
King made speech in which he expressed
his great pleasure on seeing tho canal finished
In his reign. Tho opening of the canal was
siRnalized by the firing OF military salutss and
present.
The first sod OF the canal across the Isthmus
10 April, 1882: The isthmus is about 3Z miles
IN l, ,6reaadth m in the middle e tho isthmus 10
on each side by a plain from the seashore'
There Is harbor at each end Of the canal.
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THE SCARCITY OF CURRENCY.
Buffalo Banks Adopt Heroic Mensures-
Mills Unable to Pay Their Hands.

Buffalo Banks Adopt Heroic Mensures-
Mills Unable to Pay Their Hands.
BUFFALO Aug. 6-The currency famine has
struck Buffalo. and the city is practically in q
state OF siego as far as the circulating medium
is concerned. Exchanges In New York. Boston.
Philadelphia. Chicago. Cincinnati. and all tho
money centres refuse to send currency here.
Thus left to shift for themselves. the Buffalo
banks have determined on heroic measures.
At meeting OF the Clearing House Committee
on Saturday afternoon 1t was resolved to pay
out no more currency except whore absolutely
necessary.
Twenty banks in the city have agreed to
enough currency for all ordinary. but not for
UTICA. Aug. 1.-THE bennington Arms Manu.
featuring Company OF Ilion was unable to pay
its employees yesterday on account of the
scarcity Of small bills and fractional currency.
Whitestone. pay day was also postponed for
the same reason, The number Of employees
at the latter establishment has been reduced
one;third. The Quigley Furniture Company
OF the same place has laid of one-half Of It's
mon.
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The Hudson Is Lower Than q. M..y Years.

The water In the Hudson has not been 90
low for years; Capt Corey of the bridge tug
julia A, Brainerd remarked to an Argus man
showing at low tide In the Albany basin for
Two or three days to come than most OF tho
One OF Romans coal barges has been waiting
Tor six days for sufficient wafer to allow her
her cargo.
Capt. Jake Dubois of the propeller Norwich
Of the Cornell line said: Tin all the time
little water more than two. or may he three
lines lines before, II was almost imnossibe to get
laden boats away from their docks at low tide.
and was told that the icemen have expert
enced great dlflleulty with their barRes.n
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THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
New York Members Likely TO Get Some
Important As-ianmeuts

AmpOrtNnt Asstgnmeuts.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 6-AlthouGh Judge Crisp
only awaits the formality OF being reelected
Speaker he remains rctcent concerning tho
formation OF the committees. A number of
the new members who did nor get chance to
talk with him yesterday called at the Metro
poIitan to-day and made known their prefer
enceS Some OF the New York delegation were
among his callers. and they talked over the
probable appointments. 1t Is generally UNDER
stood that the Craftsmanship of tho Naval
Committee will GO to Amos ]. Cummings.
Bourke Cochran has expressed a desire to
remain on the Committee on Ways and Means,
and will be accomm odated. but as all of tho
Democrats who served on that committee In
the last Congress. with the exception Of Mr.
bhively OF Indiana, have been reelected there
is little prospect that Mr.. Cockrans name will
go any further toward the head OF the list.
Nothing definite can be ascertained MS to the
ChairmnnshIp OF Ways and Means. for while
Mr. springer is confident that he will ba rc-
appointed. t.err Is an impression that Mr..
Wi's"n 81 West Virginia, who is fourth n :he
let; "y "' 'umped over the heads "i M"s.is.
hpiing"r ana urner nf Georgia and McllIllln
al fcnnc-see. The fnct that MIR. Wi son was
selected to- place Mr.. Crisp in nomination mt
the caucns last night is r. garded as somewhat
Ntth nerves unstrunP and ic ada I hat ach.
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Confidence In a su.pens.d Bank.

WHEELING. Aug. 6-Tho capital stock Of the
Exchange Bank Of this city. whose suspension
was agreed upon by the directors last night 10
$500. 900. and has been quoted at 145.
The bank still has the confidence OF the de-
ordinarily available assets are $l.200.0O0 In
addition ta to these the stockholders are liAbl"
1t is believed that the bank will have O sur.
plus OF S3oO.OOO over and above every liza bility,
Some fear Is expressed tonight that runs may
be made on other banks. but the officers say
they are In better condition than ever before to
Withstand such an experience.
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s.,.r,e. OF Ho,e, Employees Cut Down.

BOSTON. Aug. 6-There was q big outcry
among tho walters. clerks, cooks. chamber
girls. and other employees at Young's Hotel
and tho Parker House when they were paid off
yesterday. and were notified that there was to
be reduction in the wages OF every one en-
ployed in the two establishments. to take
effect on Sept. ]. Some OF the employees
talked OF striking. but there will probably bo
landlord OF both houses. said: There was
nothing else to do. For two months there has
been no travel and hotel business in comrari-
aon with the same months in former years.
The reduction includes every single EN- ployee
in tho two hotels"
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significant Of an understanding between him

significant Of an understanding between him
him and the Speaker - .
Mr. Dunnhy OF the. New York deleeation
would like to retain hds mem5oTship d on the
and in the event Of Mr.. Henderson OF North
Carolina being transferred 70 some other com
mittee. Mr.. Dunphy. would like to be made
chairman. Mr.. Fitch will probably retain the
Chairmanship OF the Committee on Private
claims and also his mem bershiP 2on the Com.
desires to return to the Committee on the
District of Columbia. and nlso be assigned Ito
the Judiciary Committee. IL 10 hardly proba-
BILE that he can secure membership In two
such important committees. however as pc
tween the District Committee and the Judici-
former Representative Franklin Bartletts
name has been presented to Speaker Crisp as
n good member for tho judiciary COMMITTEES
and his legal ability has been pointed out hy his
new member on such big committee during
made in Mr.. Bartlotts case. John Dewitt
Warner will be satisfied to retain his mem ber-
shin on tho COMMITTEES on Public Buildings
and Grounds. and Civil Service Reform, Mr.
Inerco Committee. and Gen. Sickles. 1t ia said.
on Military Afrairs. Mr. Outhwaite OF Ohio.
however. who was Chairman Of the COMMITTEES
in the last Congress. is anxious for reappoint-
ment Col. Follows has a rival In the delega-
tee. Timothy J. Cam pbell wants to be Chairman
of that committee. -notwithstanding he has
never served on It. Mr.. Heard of Missouri. the
senior member. has also applied for the pro-
motion. Representative Hendrix OF Brooklyn.
who promises to be valuable member OF the
Committee on Banking and Currency place
for which he Is admirably equipped.
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v,c..Pre.,dent Stevenson Arrives.

WASHINGTON. Aug. ce-President Ste
venson reached the capital this morning from
his home in Bloomington. ILL.,. and sought the
quarters at the Ebbitt House occupied BY him
when he came to Washington last March to be
inaugurated. He spent the day quietly at the
hotel and this evening went out for short
time. Tho Vice e-Presiden had nothing to add
while en- route to this city. that he could not
tell what Congress would do. and that he
ono. Mr. Stevenson spoke enthusiastically OF
his experiences and observations while on his
recent trip to the Pacific coast. and appears to
bo in excellent health.
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A 5000 900 Fire In L,v.rpoo,.

LIVERPOOL. Aug. G-Fire started on Satur-
day night in a timber yard adjoining the Mer-
sey docks. on the boundary line between Liv-
erpool and Bootle. Tho fire brigades worked
several hours before they got tho flames under
control. Timber and other property. covering
three acres. were destroyed. Tho loss is
flSO.0OO. The direction OF tho wind was away
from the river. to which fact Is due the safety
OF tho shipping.
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Miss Halls Funeral.

The funeral services over tho body OF Hattie
L. Hail. who was drowned by the sinking Of
the steam yncht Rachel at Lake George on
Thursday. wero held last night at tho family
residence. at 1,05O Bedford avenue Brooklyn.
The street for blocks around was crowded with
people.
Mr. Pray, Baptist minister offfciated at the
services. Prayer was offered by Kerr F. Tuu-
per OF Denver. Col. The interment will take
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The Money Raised for Prl.ce George.

LONDON. Aug. 6.-The Duke OF York has an
nounced that 1t is his desire that tho money
collected by seamen and marines OF tho
British navy and presented to him and
Princess May on the occasion Of their we'd
ding be added to the fund for the families OF
the victims Of the Victoria disaster. II the
to be invested for the benefit OF the widows
and other relatives Of naval men dying in the
service OF their country.
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PARIS Aug. 6.--Inasmuch as the Behring Sea
arbitrators have not asked the agents OF either
power to furnish additional evidence relating
to the question Of regulation. 1t is Inferred
that the decision Of tho Court will be against
England. az 1t had been arranged that II evil
cision on the question OF jurisdiction favorable
to England.
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SOMEBODY'S CIGAR
Set Anre the AwninCs ard Draperies oi
Two Rooms at the BnckInghnm.

A cigar stump tossed out Of an upper wid-
dow OF the Forty-ninth street L OF the Buck
inGham Hotel. at o'clock yesterday after
noon. fell upon the awning OF a window on
the second floor and set It afre. Tho
blaze caught the awning OF an adjoining
window and fired the curtains and sashes Of
both windows. The bell boys and porters or
ganized themselves into flre brigade and put
II out.
One man who had stoo d under the awnings
tossing water up at them with buckets walked
into the hotel drenched to the skin. All tho
water he had tossed into the air had come
down on him In Il shower again.
Edwin Einstein. who was the Republican
candidate for Mayor. lives in room above the
one the awning OF which WAS first set aflre. 1t
was thought at the hotel that the cigar that
die the misch ief was tossed out OF his window
by somebody In his room.
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The second section repeals the silver pur-
chasing clause OF the Sherman law OF 1880.
The President Spends sunday at His Coun-
try Home.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-Presldent Cleveland
spent the day at his country homo in company
with Secretary Lamont. who went out with
him last night In the afternoon Secretary
Gresham drove out and had short talk with
the President The weather was exceedingly
blew over the heights much more agreeable
than the almost sitting heat that prevailed In
the city
brother OF tho President. preached to-day In
tho New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
try to hear him. but Secretary Gresham. Post
master General Bssell. and Private Secre.
tary Thurber were In tho morning congreRa-
ton
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A Negress Throws Herself Before the or.
ncrr's Pistol.

ST. LOUIS. Aug 6.-Crocker. a negro. gave a
dance on Saturday night, at which 200 men
and women. all colored. attended. The party
drank heavily. and at the break OF Sundays
dawn became boisterous. Officer Coeney told
the crowd to disperse. which thoy refused to
do. He started for patrol hox. when one Of
turned and fred. As he turned Cora shelby
sprang between the officer and negro and re-
ceiNed bullet In the head. She died instantly.
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Troy. Aug. d-This morning Fonce Lcmark.
an Italian. murdered James Burns In an alter
cation over woman.
A long bread knife was plunged into Burns 9
stomach and he died in "A few minutes. Le-
Detective MARKHAM
James Smyth. Sr.. - hook seller. plunged the
point OF razor into his neck on the right slds
early this morning and died In his bathroom
half an hour latsr. He waste porarily y ins sAn 8.
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Average ,.,.,........,,,..
Average on Aug. O. 1872 ,,...,

WASHINGTON FORECAST ron MONDAY.
For New England. cooler Monday, warmer Tuesday;
fair tho interior. local rains the coast westerly
winds.
I0 eastern RSS York. e1seH PsnHsylpaniu Esw Jsys,y
Dsiawars Adryiaad he Dfaie. OF Columbia. aad Vf,gfaia
FOR western Pennsylvania and western Now York
cooler Monday. warmer Tuesday nor,herlv wind. be.
coming variable: occasional light rains 70 wed by
fair weather
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News from Property Man Brabyu.

James Brabyn. the property man of the
Casino. who has been missing for nearly q
week. was heard from YESTERDAY. 1t was
feared that Mr. Brabyn had mot with foul
play. as he had nearly 81, 500 with him when he
lett his home In West Haven. Conn. on Tues
day to come to this city. Yesterday afternoon
friend received telegram from Brabyn who
is in West Haven. SAYING that he was ull right
No explanation was given of his absence.
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Allisou on the Sherman Act.

CHICAGO. Aug. Ex-senator Allison OF Iowa is
In the city and leaves for Washington to-day.
Tho Senator does not believe in free coinage
Of silver and favors the suspension Of the pur-
chasing clause OF tho Sherman act Il do not
approve" he said. of the repeal Of the entire
OF a vast quantity OF silver bullion. with no
method OF disposine Of 1t. I believe tho peo
pie desire only the stoppage Of the purchase
Of moro silver and not the disuse Of that al
ready purchased"
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JOITINGs IBOUT TOWN.


FHty'HNe oNclse arTeblB yesterday.
The local branch Of tho National Axao,i.,,on 49,.
ter Carriers ana the Post Once t'irrt %, Let
adopted resolutmns yesterday thanLinx PoStma
payments ~ N' 'smimohthly
The Elizabeth street police discovered Anotbsr c...
ot nasPok yestcrdAy In tho Chinese tenement ho.so
s1s,i zen street The victim MAS Ann Mar the mis-
thnIousbu ..sInh nharymen Health inspectors made q
persons. and fuinigAtsd The house. eN SsA
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Movements OF the Italian Practice Fleet.

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 0--The fleet OF Italian prac-
tice ships. under command Of Admiral Migon.
and consisting OF tho Victor Emanuel mag
shipL the America Vespucci and Flovio Giotio
will leave hero to- morrow for Baltimore.
Admiral Mgon and stafi visited Capt
phythian. Superintendent OF the Naval
Academy. this afternoon. and were received
with a salute .. thirteen guns Tho Italian
officers were shown around the grounds and
the various buildings.
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DENVER. Aug. 6-seven hundred men regis
tered Friday and yesterday at tho City Hall,
applying for employment under the new
street improvement ordinances. Probably not
half OF that number will receive work.
Those who arc in the greatest distress will
be picked ont from the list. The relief camp
Is still running. and efforts will be made To
continue 1t beyond Monday by private sub
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Cholera.

ROME. Aug. Cit is officially announced that
between noon on Friday and noon to-day
twenty new cases OF cholera and thirteen
deaths have been reported In Naples, and
three new cases and one death In Rome.
BUCHAREST. Aug. G-Choleru has broken out
in the ga arrison at Soolina-
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TIL. Grand Duke Alexander eo.. cr.,.,.x

The Grand Duke Alexander Goes Cruising.
NEWPORT. Aug. 6-The Grand Duke Alexan.
der left here tonight for Now York in Ogden
Goeets yacht. the White Ladye. Tho Duk.
has the apartments used by Mrs. Lanetry
RohertyGoelet and Michael Herbert. Secretary
9i the british Embassy. are also on tho White
Club cruise. N"@ht
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Survivors Of the Victoria.

LONDON. Aug 6.-Capt xaurice A. Bourke,
Commander John r. JellNo-. and some other
officers Of the ill-fated battle ship Victoria
arrived at Plymouth to-day on the steam shin
Massilia. Capt. Bourke is suffering from ner-
vous shock. and needs a rest OF six months.
The sun., 1893-08-07
DEAN M'NULTY,s JEREMIADE
He Denounees the Freehoiders Who Il.
censed the Clifton Race Track.

PATERSON. N. j.. Aug. 6-The Rev. Dean Nc
Nulty. in his sermon this morning at St Johns
r. c. Church. dwelt on tho evils arising from
race tracks. and foretold the calamities which
would arise from the Clifton track. Speaking
OF the members OF the Board Of Freeholders
who voted to grant tho licenses to tho Clifton
people. he sad:
these men will rue the day when. by their
own will. they established this hotbed Of vice In
Passaic county. They and the attaches OF tho
scoundrels. This heretofore pure city will now
be ovcrrun with female nighthawks. who earn
thTtr hH,nG m 3y me existence 81 h such places
about the city.
Shortly after delivering the sermon the
priest visited James McCormack's saloon and
other sporting houses all OF which he caught
In full blast. Complaints will be made next
Wednesday against those caught selling
liquor.
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SPARKS FROM THE 1ELEeRAPH

nre OF inccndiary origin discovered in Fresno.
Cai early yesterday morning IN tho Hughes block In
an hour ~ had destroyed this block tho Masonic Tenn.
PIE, and the Einstein block. Tho Hughes Hotel aud
The EdRerly block were scorohsd. Tho loss 10 over
slooooo the insurance not third OF tho loss
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OBITUARY..

Col Henry NJ. Black OF tho regular srux
died suddenly ia Chicago on SATURDAY OF henrt
IMSiiGre MnisG,r g. He nlled the post OF Commnndant OF
1870. and during tho create part of that TIM, y,
was Instructor OF military tactics He was
placed ON the retired list on Jan. I5. 1851. w..
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Note. OF Foreign H.pp-aIrg..

President Carnot has conferred the Cross Of
the Legion OF Honor on Baron Usedom.
The Italian Embassy ip Berlin officially deny
the truth OF the report that a treaty has been
concluded between Italy and Russia.
The sun., 1893-08-07
A Priest's Advice to Savings Bank De-
posIt0ra.

wILKRsBARRE, Aug. a-In addressing his
congregation to-day Father McAndrews, the
pastor Of st. Mary's Catholic Church. said tho
present business depression was duo to lack
OF confidence. He appealed to the member
Of his congregation who had savings In the
Wilkesbarre banks n OF to withdraw them. He
had every reason to believe that the Wilkes
barre banks were sound.
The sun., 1893-08-07
A Loug-d,.tanee wheelm.u Disabled.

RICHMOND. Ind. Aug a-st. George Fl.
Smith. the cyclist, who Is wheeling from
Washington to Chicago on wager. was struck
by motor car In this city last night and Sc
riously injured. He will not be able to com
plete the journey.