The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-12
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Sxty-two deaths from heat In Great
err New York Is the incomplete report
for sunday
There were $500 applicants for press
tickets to the Bryan notification gath
ering at Madison Square garden, New
York.
Cotton picking has begun in south
central Te xas.
Rain has relieved the long-continued
drought at Little Rock, Ark, and vi
entity.
All the business houses In Jordan,
Ky, were destroyed by a supposed in
cendiary fire.
During the heated term In Milwau.
kee the death rate has been doubled.
AT Aquilla. Tex, John Doss, jeal-
ous husband, killed James Barr
Three Italians, charged with muir
der, were hanged by mob at Hahn
vile, La.
Alexander January was killed by his
lg-year-old son near Farber, Mo.
Six deaths were caused by heat in
Chicago Sunday. One man was made
insane.
A windstorm destroyed a church
and several other buildings at Van
dalia, Mo.
Mrs. Phifer. of Dallas, Tex, ran into
her burning home to get her money
and perishcd
During dress parade at the national
guard encampment at Cleveland, o.,
| Sunday afternoon 30 militiamen were
prostrated by the heat.
Preparations are complete for the
notification of the democratic nomi-
nees at New York Tuesday.
The official count shows that john
,ton (dein.) received a ma jority of Al
$50 in Alabama.
There we're two deaths from heat at
Bloomington. H., Sunday and num-
Der of prostratons.
Rev. Thomas c. Sharp, a prominent
Methodist divine and pioneer, died at
Carlyle, ILL.,, aged Is years.
The movement for another Pan
American congress to formally ratify
the Monroe doctrine seems TO be gain
ing ground.
George Gaskins shot and seriously
wounded Albert Lancaster, boarder,
at Harrisburg, ILL.,, mistaking him for
burglar.
James Osborne, agent OF the Diamond
Jo line at Davenport, Ia, was stabbed
by Capt. Long of the steamer Board
man. Osborne may live.
The fatalities resulting from the ex-
cessive heat in all parts of the coun-
trv call to mind the record of July,
1876.
The Indiana iron works and the Mid
land steel works. Muneie's largest iron
and steel industry, which have been
idle for several weeks, have resumed
with nearly full quota of hands.
Can't. Lewis Aubere, merchant and
a prominent citizen of Havana. I'LL,
died suddenly in his chair, from heart
failure, supernduced by excessive
heat.
Mrs. Augusta Manther, OF Greenbaek,
Pa, who will be l04 years old on the
18th inst, fell from window at her
home and sustained injuries which, 1t
is feared, will prove fatal.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. s
steamer st. Paul went ashore at Point
Pinos, near Monterey, Cal. and will
probably be total wreck. There were
about ffty passengers on board, but
all were landed safely.
Alonzo g. Edgerton, Judge of the
United States district court for South
Dakota, and former United States SEN
ator from Minnesota, died at Sioux
Falls. S. D., Of Bright's disease. He
was SO years-old.
A heavy wind and thunder storm
which swept over Detroit, Mich, re-
suited In the drowning OF at least three
men in tho Detroit river, and several
yachtmen had extremely narrow cs.
capes.
Harvey Allender shot and killed Miss
Wally Flelnor and V. Crossett at kar
Jose, CAL. and then attempted TO klIl
himself, but failed. The shootInG ac
cnrred IN crowded sIreetl end fFestrs
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