The evening times., 1896-11-02
Wire Briefs.

to 1898. died in Buriey. England, last
| Thursday.
Otho Holland Williams, jr., wass killed
| by pistol teld in his own hands at his
country home, The Hermitage,'' in Queen
! Anne scoUnty Nd.
Col Elkins, father of Senator Stephen Il.
Elkins,, is critically i'll at the Iatter's resi-
dence, in Eikins, w. Va, from paral yss
His recovery is not expected.
Judith Corson of Pauisboro, n. j., was
placed in the Gloucester county Jail in de.
fault of 81 900 bail. charged with forging
the name OF j. Allen Chatten to noGe
for $500.
The lumber yard Of Ira Carley, at Ingalls,,
Mich, was set on fire in half dozen diff
ferent places last night and 1000 600 feet
Of lumber was destroyed. Loss, $50, 900;
insurance, partial
The Right Rev. Mandell Creighton bishop
of Peterborough, has been appointed bishop
of London. in succession to Dr.. Temple. re-
Gently translated 10 the archiepiscopa.
see OF Canterbury.
Burglars blew open the safe in the post
office at Plymouth. Pa, but the charge OF
powder was SO heavy it set fire to the mail
matter in the office. and the burglars ned
without taking anything with them.
Andrew McMackin or Philadelphia is in
critical CONDITION owing to fracture of
the skull, alleged to have been inflicted
in quarrel arising from a political dis
cussion with hi brother William who WAS
arrested.
A fire supposed to be OF incendiary ORR
gin was discovered yesterday in Manila.
Ind, and as there was no fire protection
the buildings were at the mercy of the
flames. which consumed one block. Loss,
$4,000 insurance, one half.
Rev 0. p. Smith, DID,. pastor Of the
Lutheran Church of the TRANSPORTATION. at
POttstOwn. Pa, was severely shocked by
picking up a telephone wire. The wire
had fallen across trolley wire to the
ground. and Dr. Smith attempted to pick
it up.
While carrying her baby and lighted
oil lamp down stairs, Mary Spies, aged
twenty-four years, of Philadelphia. trippcd
and fell, breaking the lamp. Her clothing
ignited, and she was fatally burned. but
pushed the infant beyond the reach OF tiie
blazing fluid.
Frank BrUnoche. a Pole Republican, was
murdered early yesterday morning in the
town of Duryea, Pa. He had been quar-
reline with some of his countrynien over poii-
tics, and was found in ditch with his skull
crushed. His assailaHts used a pick
handle on him.
william Riddan. resident of Wilkes
barre. Pa, was lightweight years Of age
yesterday. He has four sons, eighteen
sons-iu-iaw. The entire family OF twenty
eight voters will cast their ballots for sound
money on Tuesday.
Attorney General Hancock, Of New York,
has granted the application OF John c. Les
ter, and Will begin actions in the name OF
the people to Dissolve the seven companies
in Brooklyn which have disposed Of their
corporate rights and property to the Brook
lyn Union Gas Company.
Gen. Sir H. Il. Kitchener, comrnander-in-
chief uf the Egyptian troops, started from
Cairo for London this morning for the
purpose OF cOnferring with the british war
office in regard to the immediate advance
of the Angio-Egyptian Soudan expedition
from DUngola to khaTtoum.
Flames burst forth from under the main
stairway in the Franklin House, at Manis-
tee, Mich, yesterday morning, and rapidly
ate their way upward, cutting off all COM
municatiun with the street Fifteen guests
were compelled to jump from the second
story in Their nj ght clothes. Several We're
hurt.
John I.uby and Andrew DrOtski, resi-
dents Of Duryea. Pa, got into Il quarrel.
The men started 10 wrestlc when Luby got
angry and stabbed Drotsli in the abdomen.
The latter was taken to the hospital in 4
dying condition. Seizci with reiE0rse. .Luby
attempted suicide by cutting his throat. He
may die.
JohnJ. Mahon, Democratic county council
IN an and for many years one of the leader
| of the regular Democratic organization IN
Baltimore. last night stabbed James ".
Shea. :nflictiug wounds in the lefj-sidc ana
left hand. TIE men met on the street and
quarreied about money matters. Shca's
wounds are rot dangerous.
While walking along the tracks Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad at Wilmeriing, Pa.
on Satur,la ynig ght John sole esand Robert Nc
Graw were struck by q freight train aud
instantly killed. They had been to Pitts
burg to see the Democratic parade. SulcS
saved his son by throwing him from the
track. but did not have time to get ava
himself
While in pursuit of border bandits who
have been committing murders and rob
berries in southwest New Mexico and in he
vicinity Of Skeltcn canon, near the Arizona
line, Deputy Sheriff Frank NJ Galloway
of Silver City, y. NJ, was shot and killed
by members Of his own posse, who mis-
tI,a
ingcailed out to him and recived no answer.
Two boys had quarrel near CastlcwoUJ
Depot. Va, over the relative merits of Il
pair OF clowns i'll circus. They were Jack
williams, white and Commodore Jackson
colored. neither over sixteen years OF age
In The dispute thclie was passed whereup1n
williams made for his companion with =
big knife Jackson drew his pistol and
fired twice. Both balls penetrated VIII
iams' heart. killing him instantly.
Mrs. Margaret Dorsey. of Cumberland
Md, was walking along the track yestcr
day toward a moving west-bound freight
train. with a pail in her hand, on her way
to milk n COW, and when directly opposite
the engine the fireman thrc W off lump af
slate coal which struck her on top of .he
head crushing in her skull. She was
picked up unconscious. and remained in
this condition six hours when death ensued.
While Farmer William Warner, of Bur
lington, Hampshire county W. Va. was
driving home Saturday night, his horse took
fright nj what Warner thought was dog.
which kept ahead of his horse. 1t was too
dark to see distinctly, and to scare the
animal Warner fired his Winchester rifle at
random There was howl of pain from
farmers boy who had been out rabbit hunt