The evening times., 1896-07-29
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Ex-Gov. Frank Brown has resigned the
presidency of,tfe Baltimore Traction Com
pany.
The Democratic Congressional convention
OF the Fifteentli Illinois district yesterday y
nominated ex-Congrcssman w. H. Neecc.
The Republicans ofsthe Second Iowa Con-
gressionaI district yesterday nominated
Hon. George N. Curtis
John Hicks, aged twenty nine years, OF
Philadelphia, fell from hay loft yester-
day, breaking his back. 1t is believed he
cannot recover.
ltis said to be the intention OF the Bryan
managers Senator Allen and the two
Jones force Tom Watson off the Pupu-
list ticket a nd substitute the name OF Sewall.
! DR.. Grenfell writes from Labrador to
st.John's, N. F., that hundreds OF people are
perisiiing OF Starvation and are appealing for
| food and clothes TO relieve their distress.
The Grindelwald conference opened at
Berne, swtzerlaDd,i yesterday, with an ad-
dress by DR.. Lyinan Abbott upon Anglo
American arbitration.
Hanson Witliers, jr., aged twenty eight
years. OF Philadelphia, shot and severely
wounded himself It the Mount Vernon Hotel,
Baltimore, yesterday, while despondeDt.
Mrs. Caroline 8. Dauterich, wife of Fred
srick William bauterich, OF the Baltimore
fire department. commit ted suicide by
Ia king strychnine at her home.
As the result OF a family feud in the
italian colony on Marion street, Baltimore.
Samuel Mareno was shot in the back and
ma die, and Philip Bopero was cut on the
hand.
james p. Bamnon was shot in the leg at
Annapolis Junction yesterday by j. Beau
regard Clark, us the result OF quarrel over
the use OF spring.
a paper Is Icing circulated In Richmond
calling on Hon. George d. wise 10 run for
Congress as an Independent Democrat OH
sound money platform. II he consents
II Is thought the Republicans will support
him.
During the intense heat OF Monday Mrs.
Susan stonebaek. wife OF James stonebaek,
of Warwick, Chester county, a.. became
suddenly insane, and seizing a sharp knife
cut large family dog to pieces.
Chief Of Police Giiham, OF shamokip,
Pa, narrowly escaped being murdered By
Burglar John Kline, whom he caught in
company with William Keiser trying TO
effect an entrance to a restaurant.
George Gramata, twelve year-oid boy
Of Miivale, Pa, was literally roasted
alive yesterday afternoon by an explosion
OF a kerosene can with which he was filling
mine lamp.
Actor Willie Collier and four other men
were nearly drowned on Monday Off Long
Island by the upsetting of a sailboat. TO
reach shore three of them, helping the
other two, were obliged TO swim for more
than an hour.
The Peruvian Congress was opened yes
terday, and President PieroIa sent in his
first annual message, announcing that the
republic is prosperous and that the outlook
for its future Is hopeful.
At Shenapdoah the fourteen ycar-old son
OF Richard Flynn attempted to Chamber into
buggy when the horses started off. The
boys feet were caught In the spokes of u
wheel, and before the team was stopped he
was almost torn in half.
A new danger to cyclists has h.enbTought
to light by tie statement OF DIR. Flagg, OF
Rockaway, N. ] :. that u attack ofparalysis,
which laid up Frederick Gallagher, while
he was oD wheeling trip, was brought
on by too much riding on a bicycle pro
vided with drop handle bars.
John b. Trick, Of yincentown. n. j., has in
his Possession n heavy low. Wheeled wagon
that vas built In the, year 1900 by order OF
his grandfather. William Trick. II was
originally used for hauling keelsons out
Of the timber lands for ship building. 1t
is in good condition ipow. notwithsta nding
Its continued use, and still carries two
tons at load. -
William Dagger, an enploye OF the New
York and Pennsylvania Telephone Com
paDy, at Erie, Pa. while stringing wire
last evening caFpe ip contact with a live
electric light wirf and was insta ntly killed.
William Moffit, who also had hold of the
wire, was very badly shocked. but fell
| among the wires and, was rescued alive
John Birney, Of Reading, Pa, had drilled
a hole into which two heavy charges of
dynamite had been put. The blast was
| fired, and after waiting a short time Briney
thinking both charges had exploded. ran a
stick into the hole, when the second charge
exploded. Both the unfortunate mans
hands were bio wn off at the wrist, and his
body lacerated in a horrible manner by the
| flying stones.