Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-08-15
TEhEGRApHIC.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10-Thoussnds of pee
pie croTding along the Chicago river, IN
the vicinity OF Rush-street bridge. at
1870 o'clock last evening, saw Louisa
Olsen, a bloomer girl, rescued from
what seemed to be a certain death.
Miss Olsen, who is about "a wears of
age, had been riding on her bike in
Lincoln Park and wac returning to the
South Side, and just as the party start
ed to cross the bridge it started TO
swing open to give passage to the whale.
back Christopher Columbus, crowded
with eAcursionists returning from Mil
waukee. Warning was given to pedes-
TRANS and bicycllsts on the bridge by
the official stationed at its end, but MISS
Olsen rode on at a full speed, and when
she reached the bridge it was almost
entirely open. Her wheel struck the
raised end used as sidewalk and she
went into the air. Two men standing
near grabbed tie wheel, but Miss Olsen
contin ued in her flight and Int in the
murky tide Of the Chicago river Buoyed
up by her blooRers, she hoated on top
OF the water until one Of the boatmeA of
the Columbus reached over with q boat
hook and deftly jsbbed it into her
bloomere, hauling Miss Olsen aboard.
The rescue was greeted with great
cheers from the people on the boat and
ale ng the shore. Then Miss Olsen,
womsnlike, tainted. She was soon re-
vived, however, and was taken home by
friends.
LONDON, Aug. 1O-The Daily News
has dispatch from Athens which says:
AT Ananolis, Pedada, near Hsrakion,
in the island of Crete, on Saturday a
thousand armed Musselmaps br.chered
thirty unarmed Christians in the pre-
oinct of st. Johns monastery. Several
priests, women aud children are among
the victims.
Zone woman was slaughtered for saw
ing children, and her husband butcher
ed on his knees.
"Several churches we're desecrated,
and priest named Jeremiah had his
ears and rose severed from his head
and was then burned alive on q pile OF
sacred pictures"
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 1l-Brysn and
party left Pittsburg at 100 this morning
on the day express over the main line Of
the Pennsylvania road. The Pittsburg
reception committee headed by Chair
man Holey, called at the hotel at z
O'Clock and five minutes later the pro-
cession started for the depot. A good
sized crowd in front of the hotel cheer
ed Bryan Justify. He looked tired and
sleepy. All along the route to the sta
ton the party was greeted With cheers.
A crowd bad gathered at the depot and
the die ting uished guest was given a
hearty send off. The day express is a
fast tram. Between Pittsburg and AL.
toens its only stops are at Lsthrobe,
Greensburg and Johnstown.
1t was understood that Bryan would
do little il any speaking en- route to New
York. He is quite hosrse and if his
voice does not mend before Wednesday
night it will materially affect the force
of bis anticipated speech at Madison
Square Garden. Mrs. Bryan alec shows
evidences Of over-sxertion. She is wOr-
ryIng over the loss, in Pittsburg, of the
engagement ring given her in 1884 by
Mr.. Bryan.
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Aug. 1l-Burglars
effected an entrance into the Prescott
post Office last night and by drilling
holes in the door Of the safe succeeded
ia opening it, secured $500 in money and
$500 worth of stamps and made their es-
cape. The robbery was not discovered
till this morning. Ten dollars in the
money drawer and silver dollar lying
on the deck were overlooked. There ia
no clue to the robbers.
New YORK, Aug. l1-Twelve deaths
and twenty-nine prostrations comprised
the first list given out at police head
quarters today. These casualties are
attributed to heat. The accumulated
effects of more than a week o: extremely
bot weather are shown in the number OF
fatalities reported. There is a breeze
today but the temperature at 10 o'clock
was "a on the streets and the humidity
65 per cent.
New YORK. Aug. 1.-THE following
notice, signed by F d. Kilburn, super
intendeut, was posted Oh the Murray
Hill bank today:
This bank is closed pending an ex-
animation into the condition. OF its at
fairs"
This bank is one of the oldest Of the
state institutions in this city. The de-
posits amount to 81, $50, 900.
DULUTH, MINI, Aug. 1.-THE Secur-
ity bank, capital 81 100000, one OF the
leading banks OF the city, closed this
morning.
BROOKLYN. Aug. 11-In Brooklyn
there were seven deaths this morning
and numerous prostrations due to heat.
The dead are: Patrick Gsllope, Mary
Fawcett, Christopher Kuhn, Deltrick
Stopkhcb, Pstrolman William Lyman
John King and Mrs Victor Hoskey.
Three deaths we're reported 10 Jersey
city as follows: VIM. ii. Farrell, Thorn.
as Branekin and John G. Denning. Five
cases OF sunetroke in addition were re-
ported, Of which two will likely result
fatally. In the interior of the state the
heat is uusbsted. Troy reports four
deaths in the last "a hours.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 1.-Two deaths
and several prostrations resulted from
heat up to noon today The dead are:
Mrs. Mary Walsh and VIM. III. Wilson.
SANDUsKY. O., Aug. 11-John Tbomp-
son and Jay Leonard were killed by
lightning in a violent stoi M last even
ing. They we're working on the new
government pier at Cedar Point with
suRurs in their hands which attracted
the lightning.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 11-Reports to
the U nited States weather bureau indi-
cate a drop Of about 40 degrees by night
Cold waves are sweeping from the north
west.