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York, APO; st. Louie. .295; Louisville,
.222.
With the disbanding at Pittsburgh, |
Pa, of Parson Davies Wicklow Post !
man company" John L. Sullivan says
farewell TO the stage.
A terrific wind and rninstorm did
great damage at Atlantic City and As
bury Park, N. ].
President Cleveland has issued an
other civil service order that brings
under the civil service rules all govern
ment employees carried on the pay rolls
as laborers who really perform clerical
duties.
John Elliott, a brakeman, and an un-
known tramp were killed and a number
of other persons injured in rear-end
collision on the Lake Shore road at Lig.
onier, Ind.
The supreme lodge of the Knights of
Honor in session at Louisville, KY, de-
cided not TO admit women 10 the order
by vote of 81 to SO.
Pigeons flew from Alton, ILL.,, TO
Green Bay, Wis. n distance OF 4o3 miles.
In IL hours.
Rodney Fisk, who two years ago was
millionaire and lost his all In Wall
street, died at cheap lodging house in
Boston.
The wheat and cats harvest was In
progress in Nebraska and the yield was
unprecedented
A terrific rain and electric storm did
much damage at Danville, Ind.
The 2Sth annual meeting OF the Jul
Nor Order of United American Me-
chanics began in Denver, Col.
The visible supply of grain in the
Jnited States on the 18th was: Wheat,
~, 4s6, 900 bushels; corn, 9,406,0oo bush
els; o1ts, $780, 600 bushels; rye, $780,
900 bushels: barley. $4,000 bushels.
William Swartz while playing ball at
nataskala. o.. was struck on the head
by pitched ball and died in few min
utes.
The fruit crop In the vicinity OF Niles.
Mich, prom sed TO break all previous
records.
The treasury department Mt Wash
ington has nearly completed the pay
ments of beat and maple sugar claims
under the bounty appropriation OF
S23s, 2s9.
George II. WyckcfT, president of the
Bank of New Amsterdam n New York,
was probably fatally sho, by crank
because he refused TO hand over 10 him
$4,000.
At Santa lie, n. NJ, st. Vincent's san
itarium, co@aucted by sisters of char
ity. was buried, the loss Icing 100000
T.. III. Master, of Orange y. j., and the
business marager Of the New York
Tribune, died on The steamer City OF
Rome while en- route to Lordon.
A hailstorm near Montford, WIS.,, did
great damage TO growing crops and
many bridges were washe1 away.
Chauncey NJ. Depew addressed $500
merchants OF ST. Louis on the financial
question and every reference TO the
maintenance of the gold standard was
heartily npplauded.
Fire at Clinton Junction, Wis, dc
stroyed the Taylor house. Chicago q
Northwestern depot. Chicago, Milwau
kee G. ST. Paul depo; and American Elk
press Office.
Cardinal Satolli has been relieved anc
Mons. Falconio, archbishop Of Acercnjn
will succeed him as apostolic delegate
70 the United States.
William M. Boyst, the well-knowi
six-day roller-skater, runner and bicy
cl!st, died IT Port Jervis N Y.
George Carl broke the worlds bicycle
record at Denver for an amateur pace
mile. making the distance In las.
While trying TO rob the store of Josepl
Garlott at Mongo, Ind. an unknown
man was shot and instantly killed.
BY a fall of lumber in the KNAPP
Stout lumber yard in st. Louis Phil
Slushman and William Stoll were lSille
and four other persons were badly In
.. jurcd.
Earl III. Silver, aged years; Thon
as l.. Melville, aged IL years, an
Eugene Reynolds, aged about 90, wer
drowned at Kenosha, Wis.
The First national bank and the Ban
OF Cheney suspended payment d
! Cheney, Wash.
, Mrs. Levi Mcknight, OF Shelbyvill'
Ind, was dragged to her death by
> horse which took fright at a bicyclis
, a reservoir near Baker City, Ore, co
lapsed and the home OF II. French wa
!. swept away and the entire family, COZ
sisting of the parents and five childrei
4 was drowned.
: Great restitution was reported anon
the striking miners In the bitumnor
y coal districts In Indiana.
: Two daughters of Frank +. Hipp.
farmer living near Grinnell, Ia, commi
ted suicide by taking strychnine. n
! cause was known.
4 During thunderstorm at Browns
= Vile, o., lightning struck and kille
Il nine steers owned by Joseph Phillips.
; A cloudburst in the vicinity OF Wa
lxins, \. v, greatly damaged propert
J. Seven companies OF state troops lie
d Portland, Ore. for Astoria 90 suppre'
;. lawless acts Of fishermen on the Colun
e bia river.
d Milton X. Wells. widowcr about
4 III - MI. I.r,t. XV.It.r