The evening times., 1896-08-26
Briefs byWire


night at Elwood. Ind, by the company sign
ing the scale
1t is believed that the advance of the
Anglo-Egyptian expedition upon Dongola
will begin today.
Advices from Ecuador report that the
rebels have Won n victory over the govern
nent troops near Ibarra.
1t is reported that the czarina Will re-
main at Balmoral, as the guest OF Queen
Victoria, while the car is in Paris.
Nicholas Linden. aged twenty-five years.
OF Bloomington, ILL.,, was struck by train
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. near New
,, brunswick, ~ j., last night, and instantly
killed.
Bill Doolin, the last OF the noted out
laws OF the South, was killed In hattie
with deputy marshals, near ingalls,, Okla,
Monday night. One marshal was also bad
ly wounded
Alonzo Sperling aged fort y, of New Bruins
wick, j.. attempted TO kill himself by
| cutting his throat with razor. The rash
act was due to lit OF dependency, caused
by continued illness.
While with his father In the woods near
their home at Cameron, Pa, yesterday,
| William Gotschall. aged sixteen years, was
struck by tree they were cutting down
| and instantly killed.
Gov. Bradley yesterday told friend that
an extra session of the Kentucky legisla-
| ture would be called for some date between
| November IS and December 1, 10 dispose
Of the States financial difficulties.
The Democratic county convention at
Meadvilie. Pa. last evening indorsed the
nominations made by the Populist conycn-
tion few days ago. Free silver was in
dorsed, rs was the Congressional candidacy
of j. C. sibley.
Marquis di Radini. the Italian prime niin-
lister. has held several lengthy conferences
| with various foreign diplomats. and
| as a result of these conferences number
of warships will probably be ordered to
Brazilian waters.
| A canvasman at Hunting's Circus shot at
a Shenandoah, Pa, lad who tried To steal
under the tent The result was that the
lads friends cut the tent ropes. In the
panic that ensued inside many spectators
barely escaped terrible trampling.
| AT San Mateo, Fla. Monday night ex-
Mayor 8. W. Rowley discovered three
burglars in his residence. A fight fol.'
lowed. in which Rowley and two OF thd
burglars We're shot. The burglars are
strangers, and are believed to be Northern
crooks.
During a severe, wind, rain and thunder
storm the lifes1ving station at North Beach.
Nd, was struck by lightning, and three OF
the men. including the captain, badly
stunned. Lightning struck the observatory
first and almost demolished it, shaitering
the roof and corner posts and knocking out
three windows
Miss Clara Barton, president of the Aineri-
can Red Cross Society, accompanied by
her staff Of aids, arrived in London yester-
day on her way TO New York, and in an
| Interview with the representative OF the
United Associated Presses expressed her
self as greatly pleased with the results of
her mission to Turkey, which was under
taken n number OF mouths ago.
George Lambert had miraculous escape
from death at Shenandoah, Pa. yesterday
afternoon. With some companions. he
was In the cupOIa OF the new schoolhouse
viewing the structure. when he lost his
balance and fell to the pavement below,
i distance of forty feet. The only injury
| q
wound requiring several stitches.
Joseph Dugan, an employe OF the Singerly
Pulp and Paper Mills, at Elkton, Nd, was
grinding chisel 10 the blacksmith shop
yesterday, when the steam emery wheel
burst, one piece striking Dugan on the
left leg, cutting 1t to the bone and other
wise hruiSing him. The chiscl was hurled
TO the ceiling with such force as 10 make
an indenture nearly an inch deep.
While playing circus, Pearl, tie twelve
year-old daughter OF Joseph Tyson, was
probably fatally burned Her clothing be-
came iguited from a candle used to blacken
the faces OF the amateur actors, and in a
few moments nearly every stitch Of cloth
ng was burned from her body. Three OF
ner companions, in their efforts to extin
guisli the flames. Were painfully burned.
Some time Monday night yandal, with a
hammer and chisel. trespassed on the
grounds:of the Catholic Protectory for Boys
near Norristown. Pa. ana defaced the cor.
ner-stone, which was laid several weeks
ago with imposing ceremonies iiotire pres
ence Of about 10000 persons The mis-
| creant almost totally obliterated the date
! 1896. and otherwise damaged thesface OF
the stone.
The resumptlonof work at the famous Nc
KEGS Rocks Indian mound. near Pitts
burg, Pa, yesterday. revealed skeleton
buried in a stone cist. The mound is now
fenced In, and no one except those inter
ested in the work are permitted to go near
supt. Harper says that the Implements. pot
, tery, etc, found in the mound will be ex
i,ihited ID the public gaze al the proper time
He says they are proof positive that the
skeletons are OF prehistoric people
SOUND MONEY IEAGUE.