The evening times., 1896-09-21
Briefs byWllirl'e

tou was stiuch W hshehhh6 "iA nA'ASN'
Prince Bismarck in a letter to Gov.
| Cuiberson, OF Texas, says he Is in favor of
| International bimetalIisn.
A return of the In grippe is feared in Bcr-
| lin Ten deaths from the disease have
occurred during the week.
The sound money leaders in the Valley OF
Virginia are surprised AT the great strength
the movement is developing III that SECTION.
Frederick strassner. of Baltimore, was
killed by "A live wire, which he W as trying to
| take off of p team OF mules lie was driving.
The Argentine minister of the interior pro-
| poses 10 analgamate all the railroads of
| The Argentine Republic and form State
| monopoly.
Tie plant and stock OF the Oval Wood.
| Dish Company at Traverse City, Mich,
! were damaged $4,000 by fire yesterday
| afternoon.
Louis Wood. aged nine years. of Stock.
tor. va, was crushed by the cave NOT a bank
| OF clay on Saturday, and died of his ill.,
| juries yesterday.
over 100 members Of the Institute Of Mine.
| Engineers are in Denver, Col, to attend
| the seventy second session OF this body or
| scientific men this week.
The Wyman will case has teen settled
out of court in Boston, and there will be no
contest over the bequests of about 81 ,OCO.- I
900 to public charities.
james Forsythe, seventy years old, or
Passaic, n. j., became a rayinG maniac
Friday night and attempted to kill his
wife and daughter in terrible struggle. :
Mrs. John Richie. of. Frederick. State
regent Of The Maryland Daughters OF The
American Revolution. has offered medal
for the best essay OH Maryland history by
school children.
The ninth annual convention of the United
Brewery Workers of the United States opens
in Cincinnati today. About fifty delegates,
representing nearly all-the principal d .
OF The Union, are present
Joseph Cation, an Austrian, residing Mt
Steeiton. Pa, Saturday night purchased II
keg OF beer. In crossing the trolley track he
stumbled and fell and the keg fell OH hi
| head and crushed his skull.
A jury in MeadvIle, Pa, has found
| Editor J. b. Robinson not guilty OF deia-
nation of Rev C. T Whites character in
publishing that the Atlantic village pas
tor had kissed a young lady member of
| his flock. The pastor must pay the costs
of the suit.
Boltsuf lightning darting from telcphou''
near which he was sitting caused the In
StanL death OF Edward l.. Brown in un'cn-
vile. Ia, Saturday night. Two Young
womeh, who, like him self, had taken refuge
| from the storm, in the railway station, were
| rendered unconscious but recovered after
| time. "
| The hcadless body Of aman was found in
| the MononElhela River at Wiley Station,
| one mile from West Elizabeth, un Satur-
! day evening. A coroncr's jury yesterday
| decided that the man had been murdered
and the county officials arc trying 10 TN
| raveI the IN ystery.
Elmer Schultz OF McKeesport. Ia was
! attacked by his son in family row last
! night and may die from the injuries re-
cencd. He was struck on the head with
| brick and had his skull fractured and his
nose broken. YOunc Schultz escaped and
has not been captUrd.
| At McKeesport, Pa, an explosion &c
CURED last night at the Carnegie blast fur
mace. and fatally injured Mike Marvel
| Hungarian laborer. A large sIn, used for
| blowing cinder from the boiler still. slipped
| a cog, causing the explosion Of a large ingot
OF steel Marvel was fatally burned.
| william Oliver, fcrty-six years old, an
| non moltler in Brooklyn, \. Y. died yes
| terday afternoon ium eLiately after re-
cciviug a terrible blow in the face. struck
| by Martin - Brien, a slauGhterhouse work
| er. After striking the blow O'Brien made
| good hts escape, and all trace OF him has
so far been lost by The police.
An Ottawa special says the Liberals in
tend To ask the vatican that authority OF
the papal delegate in the United States
| shall extend To Canada and that he be
| authorized to investigate the conduct Of
certain French Canadian bishops in the
| recent general elections, or else that Il
! special delegate be appointed to Canada
| and c, nimiSsioned to hold such authority.
Francis Coffin, who was convicted
year ago of completely in wrecking the
indianapolis National Bank. but who has
been out on bond. pending arappcal to the
supreme court, that proved futile. ar
rived in Indianapolis on d train from the
East early this morning, surrendered HIN.
self to Marshal Hawkins and was hustled
away to the Northern Prison at Michigan
City at O'Clock to serve his sentence OF
eight years.
Jennie Loevy, known as "Queen of
Sboplifters." and Samuel Loevy, The
Plunger,'' of New York city, who stole
| bundrct,s of dollars worth Of goods from
stores in Easton, Pa. have been sentenced.
the foruier TO eight years in the Eastern
| penitentiary and the latter to six years
| i'll the Northampton county jail. The Cou-
| pie gave information to Detectives Cohen
| and Carter, of New York, that led to tn.
| arrest of a gang Of shopl;fters in New
York who were their companions in crime.
Simon B. Shaw of Fresh Hill, n. j.. Sat
urday night shot and Instantly killed Stuilz
Carlisle of Lcesburg. Shaw's housekeeper
is young married woman, Mrs. W,llamina
| Wilson, aged sixteen years. Her sister,
| Miss Maggie BoZarth, and cousin. Mrs.
Laura Silvers, spent much Of their time ut
the house. Carlisle and his cousin, both
young men, called frequently at the house,
and this is said to have made Shaw, WHO is
fifty eight years old, jealous. The cousins
were approaching the house, when Shaw
opened fire on them, Stuilzs cousin, Wal
ctr Carlisle, escaping injury.
While Frank Gentry's dog and pony show
was exhibiting under large canvas to
1000 men. women and children at Cunber-
land, Nd, Saturday night, a severe wind
storm arose and wrecked the canvas, Gre
taing the widest kind of ranic. In the
reckless effort nf the crowd to get cut,
children We're knocked down and tramped
up1n. A half dozen police officers tried to
stay the crowd, assuring the frightened
people hath We're in no danger, but tha.r
efforts Were useless, and 1t locked. at one