The morning times., 1896-10-09
Briefs by Wire

Auc ioSs ny ire at 0ua ya4uI, Ccuduo'' 10
| estimated at $54,000.000. Incendiarisni
SUSPECTED and the PEOPLE are furious.
Having decided not TO support Bryan, Mr..
c. V. Meredith, city attorney OF Richmond
Va, has resigned that position.
The North Ayenne Skating Rink. in Ealti-
more, has beetilsased for five years 10 the
Washington Ite Palace Company.
Price Louis, OF Savoy, Duke OF Abruzzi.
nephew Of King Herlert. of Italy. ar
rived in baltimore yesterday ON the Italian
cruiser Cris.oforo Colombo.
British warships have been ordered to
Zanzibar In connection with the flight OF
tue usurping soyyld Khalid from the Ger
man consulate at Zanzibar on board a
German cruiser ~ s.ts
1t is stated that Mr i. CurZon Hoffman
may retire from the presidency of the Sea-
board and Roanoke railroad and be sue
cecded by Mr.. Thomas +. Ryan, of New
York
The wedish steamer Alexander was
sunk in the Humber yesterday aftcrcollid-
ing with the British steamer EmDdcn.
Ten of the crew of the Alexander were
drow wned.
Ark. yesterday. Seventeen cars were
wrecked. Two tramps Charles Gibson,
of Bunker Hill, ILL.,, and n unknown negro
were killed.
The Postoffioe Department has revoked
its order denying the privileges of tile mails
to d. F. Morgan, the New York broker, who
dealt in options on gold and silver coniin-
gent upon the coming national election
In Columbia, S. C., yesterday the State
board of control closed the Investigation
OF the recent distllcry scandals, owing to
the boards lack OF power to force witnesses
to testify.
The Memphis Evening Scimitar, which
has been fighting the rcgular Democracy.
State and national, for year or more,
came out yesterday afternoon squa rely for
Mckinley and the Republican State ticket.
Rev. j. L. Brant. the fusion Prohibi-
ton candidate for governor of Kansas, re-
Gently nominated to concentrate the pro-
bibtiou and church forces against Gov
Morrill,, will issue u letter today dcclin-
ing the nomination.
William Farmer, of Burlington, N. j. had
narrow escape from death wednesday
night. While caring for horse the animal
suddenly turned on the boy, and. grabbing
him, threw him into the air. On young Far
ner ali Cutting the animal madea rush athim.
but was bcatcn off with the aid OF n pitch
fork.
Two tramps entered the home OF Rufus
Backus, near Colby, Centre, n. Y, early
yesterday morning, bound and gagged Al
bert Miller and then attempted toloot tile
house Mrs Rufus Baclus and her sister,
Miss Alice Skinner. We're awakened and
drove the robbers from the premises with
stove pokers.
Felix Duvdoskie. aged three years, died
in Reading. Pa. yesterday from the effects
of being horribly burned in a BONFIRE. He
was playing with a number Of companions.
and was burned from head to foot. Before
he died he told his father that he had been
pushed into the fire.
The hundreds of men who have been
securing Martin county, Mimi, for the
mur.lcrcrs of Thorburu and Oestern gave
up their chase temporarily last evening.
The coroner held an inquest over the re-
mains of the dead men yesterday, and
the verdict was that they had come TO
their death at the hands of persons un-
known to the jury.
There was Il desperate fight in Cumber.
land county. N. c., yesterday between two
deputy sheriffs and j. d. Johnston. They
seized his shotgun, but he began a fuillade
with a revolver. He hit Deputy j. Il Kin
law inthchead and shot Deputy James Pate
twice in the head. He also shot two farm
laborcrs who were called to aid the Off
GERS. Both deputies are badly and perhaps
seriously injured. He was finally cap
tured.
Mary BirefsSi four years old, of Mount
Carmel, Pa, was frghtfully injured Wednes-
day through falling into dishpan full of
scalding water. The little cne's injuries
are such that the physician entertains no
hope OF saving her life. The mother had
stepped cut OF the house for minute and
during her absence Mary climbed onto the
chair holding the pan and slipped and fell
into the water, upsctting it over her entire
person.
Miss Mary Toch, living in Mahantonga
Valley, Pa. met violent death by a tree
falling upon her. The recent storm had up
Footed number near her fathers farm
and seyctal were left standing, n few roots
supporting them. Mr.. hoch started chop
ping them down, his daughter being with
him for company. Just as one fell another
close by was struck by branch OF the fall
ing tree, causing the second oak to fall
directly Oh Miss iIoch She was badly
crushed, and when her father ran to her side
she was dead.
Mr. William A. Thompson, Howard
county, Md, farmer. living near Colum
bia, was severely injured by a runaway
team yesterday on the Clarksvillc pike,
While endeavoring to stop the horses he
was kicked in the face by one of them and
thrown against wheel. He was carried
home insenSble. 1t is thought that he will
lose one of his eyes.