The evening times., 1896-09-08
Briefs byWire

The army correspondents memorial at
Gapland is rapidly approaching completion.
1t is estimated that the Egyptian cotton
crop will amount to O,OOO, 600. pounds.
Davis H. Waite was nominated yesterday
at Denver. Colo, for governor by the mid
dle-of-the-road Populists.
The Russian government is taking meas
ures to prevent fugitive Armenians from
entering that country.
| A party OF Armenian refugees arrested
| in Marseiiles intend to come to America as
soon as they are released.
The steamboat Pleasure Bay. which was
ashore in the Shrewsbury River, New York.
| got off at O'Clock this morning uninjured
Henry Crist OF Baltimore was struck by 4
| locomotive near Perrymans and injured.
| but his life was saved by pack he carried
| on his back. il
Wilcox Fifth Wheel Works at Mechan-
| icsburg, Pa. with contents were destroyed
| by fire last night. Loss, $30,C0 The
| origin was accidental.
Charles U. Tdyioif, bookkeeper for the
| Merchants Manufacturing Company OF st.
Louis, was arrested on Sunday, while rob-
bing the compahy,s safe.
Clearance papers were granted to the
| steamer Bermuda to proceed TO New York
and she w.li probably sail today. Two spe-
c al customs agents, win go with her on the
trip.
Gov. Hastings returned to Harrisburg yes
| terday. and said that he would take ample
time to study the pardon board's recommen-
daton in the Bardsley case before announc-
ing decision.
F. 5. Gates, conductor on the Pittsburg,
Shenango and Lake Erie Railroad. was
crushed to death at Greenyille, Pa. yes.
terday, beng caught under "A caboose which
jumped the track.
John Savage Graft, son OF Rev. W. n.
Graft, IA prominent Episcopal Clergyman of
West Philadelphia, was instantly killed on
the Lehlgh Valley Railroad at Bowman,
Pa, yesterday morning.
Gen. Baidisera, commanding the Italian
forces in Afr1ca has been ordered 10 return
"a Massowah at once, in consequence of the
actiylty of King Menelck, WIN. with large
army of Abyssinians, is resuning wariike
operations.
The overflow in the lower part of Rich
mond, Va, caused by Saturday nights
OF $4,000. 1t is said that those who sus-
iained losses will sue the city Tor not pro-
viding better drainage in that portion OF the
city.
John A. Caran & Co., of Altoona. Pa,
the largest luinbef and builders supplies
firm in central Pennsylvania, assigned 10
N. II Canaan for the Leuefit OF creditors
today. Executions for $26 900 were is
siied to the sheriff. The liabilities OF
record aggregate $50 900. The exist
ing business depression caused the failure
Maggie ReardoD, aged twcnty-one, quar-
relied with her lover, Michael Lee. at Sharon,
Pa, yesterday morning. and shot and killed
herself in his presence. She met Lee and
accused him of being uDfaithful. About
three years ago she went with him to War
ren to be married. but they quarreled. and
on her return she took arsenic, but her life
was saved.
Latimer Diehl, aged twenty-three years,
shot his sister, aged thirty-two, last even
Ing at York, Pa. The shooting was done
with a target rife. Tie ball entered her
thigh. The apparent reason for the shooting
is unknown. Diehl was at a thirds story win
dow, when his sister passed d do wn'the yard.
Now l am revenred, ,"he said as she passed,
and he pulled the trigger and she fell.
The genezai5stnre. dwelling house and
dance han with large cSeamsry adjoining
were burned sunday nigsrf at Twin Noun
tain House. n m A Catholic society was
holding fair riR the hair but all the peo-
pie got out in safcty The loss is about
10000. The ipser,nee is little more
than $4,000. Theinre was started by
lighted cigar strb hich was thrown under
a stairway. t&h