The evening times., 1896-08-22
Briefs byWir ire

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Joseph Fritz, aged seventy-five years, re-
siding near Warrensviile, Pa, committed
suicide yesterday by cutting his throat.
DR.. Wendell A. Anderson. consul general
at Montreal, the veteran Wisconsin caiu-
palgner, has decided to support Bryan.
Three attempts were made yestertIa: %
wreck a trolley car loaded with passengers
between Wi.liamsport aud Hagerstowu,
Nd
Parkersburg, W. Va, has been unable
TO dispose of $4,000 6 per cent bonds on
account OF the distrust caused by the
silver craze.
Leading railroads out of New York are
reducing expenses by laying off employees
because OF the business uncertainty brought
about by the silver agitation.
Henry Cranberry, OF Marshall. Tex, was
shot and killed on Wednesday night by j.
c. DardeD, who, with William Kelley. had
invaded Granberry's peach orchard.
William l.. Hastings, PROMINENT Pro
hibitionist of Somerset county. Nd, resic-
ing In ST. Peters district, was crushed to
death on Thursday by falling tree.
A Boston dispatch says a rrmor is cur
rent there that the Western Union Tele-
graph Company has obtained control Of
the American Bell Telephone Company.
Fire destroyed an old two-story house in
San Diego, Cal, shortly before midnight
last night and caused the death OF Nellie
Bailey and probably Of two otherpersons.
The second annual reunion of the Null
Pool familiss was held Thursday 1.-THE
home of Hiram Null, near Reagnntown,
Pa. There were about 600 persons present
DR.. Charles G. Raue, TIE Oldest homeo-
pathic physician in Penns yivania, and
one of the founders Of the Hahnemann Medi
cal College, is dead. He was born in 1870.
Portions OF the body of Dallas Bruce, Of
Caroline county, who disappea red six
weeks ago. were found in some pickle
barrels in the house OF colored woman.
Horauo L. smeck had hearing in Read
ing, Pa. on the charge of kissing Mary
Breckley. aged eighteen. While she re-
sisted he bit her in the cheek. smcck was
required to pay fine aud costs. amounting to
$3.50.
Miss Annie NJ Mudd daughter OF DR..
George D. Mudd of Baltimore, was severe
ly injured by having her threat pierced by
an iron paling OF the fence around tie lake
in Druid Hill Park, against which She fell
from her bicycle.
A disastrous freight wreck occurred on
the Central Hudson Railroad, near FaIrport.
ten miles from Rochester, N. Y, about mid
night, piling the tracks OF that road with de-
n al,-
wounding soine of tie train hands.
sIayden. CIarkson and Robords. Of San
Antonio. the largest cotton merchants in
Southwestern Texas, filed a general deed
OF assignment last night. From reliable
sources it is learned ina; the assets OF the
firm will amount To $500 600. with liza
bilities OF S20n,00O or $3.50 900.
Rev. Timothy stiemke. pastor of I'm
manuel German Lutheran Church OF Pal
timore, who married Miss Bessie welcir.
nineteen years OH, 10 George W Ruil,
aged sixteen, will go before tie grand Jury
and endeayor 10 have the groom indicted
on the charge 81 periury.,ii swtarins that
he was OF age.
Ten,year-old Rhiner Moyer was instantly
killed at Telford. Pa, yesterday, while play
ing in a box car, The car was shifted while
the boy was looking out OF the door, and
struck another car on the same track, the
force of the shock causing the door OF the
car to close suddenly, crushing Meyers
skull bat ween the frame OF the car and the
door.
Rev. Joseph Voct, pastor OF st. Joseph's
Roman Catholic Church, Verona, Pa, was
stricken with paralysis and is now in a
precarious condition. The stroke which de-
prived the priest OF the faculty Of speech
and paraiyzed one side OF his body, is at
tributed to his susceptibility to atnios-
phcric disturbances. --.s. t.-...
Ulysses G. Delp. OF Tamaqua, Pa, is m iss
ing. lie WIS emploSed in large clothing
establishment as assistant cutter and hook
keeper. Last Sunday morning he left his
wife and two little children in his usual
pleasant manner, Stain. that he was going
as Tar as the store. a custom he usually in
,iulged in on Sabbath morning. He has
not been seen by her since.
In Lincol n county, W. Va, Adam r. Cline.
aged nineteen years. became enragcd at his
father, Joseph Cline, and his elder brother.
Harrison Cline. because they criticised his
action In keeping company wit sn certain
young woman. The quarrel became spirited.
when Adam seized his fathers revolver
| lying on a table near by, and opened fire
| He shot his father in the left arm and his
| brother in the left breast The brother can
| not recover. H"H - 80" H