The evening times., 1896-08-28
BriefsbyWire

The Citizens NATIONAL Bank OF New Beth
-iehens' Pv,s ,s.capital ,s8o; ;oO0ti was .yes,cr-
day authorized To begin business.
Susie M,lHsterman. aged nineteen years.
wiilc still weak from Illness. fell down
stairs and died Of tile injuries received.
Charles Johns, aged six years son of Mrs.
Harry joins, OF HofIestead. Pa. was bit
ten by a-pst-nonhey yesterday afternoon,
and may die.
George Robbins, miner. en-, played in the
Harry f. -colitcry. OF Simpson n Watkins.
Forty Fort. Pa. was killed yesterday by !,
fal of rock
The Kappa Kappa Gamma national Coll
ventioD met in Orrington Lunt Library ut
Evanston, ILL.,, with about $50 delegates
and visitors in attendance.
The Southern Pacific Railroad. doing bust
ness in California under a charter granted
In Kentucky, will pay the taxes due Ken
lucky, as provided by its charter
Citizens of Allentown, Pa. witnessed u
novel sight last night in the form OF baby
parade the first in the history OF the city.
About forty-five carriages were in line.
Chief Officer Flower and three sailors, uf
the steamer Earn well. from st. Jago.
Cuba. were removed to the Marine Hos
piiai. at Lewes. suffering with small
pox. .n.se ua,r
The rumor that Gen. Watts, the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor OF Wcst Vir.
ginia' was to be withdrawn in favor os u
candidate more acceptable to the Populists
IS without foundatio1.
r
Voipey. Nixon, Of birmingham. Mich, yes
te-day morning, and one OF them was shot
dead, another captured, and third es-
capped. Their identity is not known.
Workmen employed in the Illinois Steel
Company's plant at Hanond, Ind. have
been informed that the furnace fires Will be
drawn on Saturday afternoon. when the con-
Germ will close for an indefinite periol.
j. Edward Addicks declared yesterday
that he wnuii not consent To any compTo-
mise on the electoral ticket iii Delaware,
and that straightout fight would be male
N each county of the State by running a
fnll ticket.
While playing in an alley in Chica 20
yesterday, Gustave Diebing. ten years of
age. was shot and Instantly killed by Willie
RitzcDtiIaler. eight years old. The latter
was practicing with rife.
blanche. the six yea r-oid daughter OF
James Simeson. of Mill Creek. Pa. was run
over 10y train of cars yesterday morning
at that place At noon she died from shock
and loss OF blood.
Yesterday $1,000 for the Twin SHAFT
sufferers was deposited in the Miners
Bank Of Pittstou. Pa. Ten thousand dollars
OF it comes from the Catholic dioceses OF
Philadelphia and Scranton. J. Pierrepont
Morgan gives check for 81 200.
Mrs. Fr.edlay. of Derry township, Pa.
arose from a bed of typhoid fever yesi----
day. and. while in a deiirious condition.
dressed herself got The oil can, saturated
her clothing with Kerosene and then slip
ped out IN the ~ rti and set fire o her dress.
burning heiasIr 10 death.
The hrasSfy bf Frank o'Doupei. an en-
pioyc OF the Iftters6n eo1imfy. at shar.,
'-ksn. f~s.eye4ed . terrible accident at
that placeiyeseepta and saved tiir lives
of at le:isJte4 men. -a'Donnel entered a
boiler hcasSan& drew the fire from beneath
the boilers. gyhfca were leaking. Just in time
to prevent, ,an Explosion. The miners, ur-
CONSCIOUS 81 their peril. We're standing Dir
rectly outdde'the- building. and had the
bolefs goA ~ ley would have been. u
! stanfE kate5 Il
:. T.. %. Stevens. of New YorSs'Inade. an
othcr successful balloon ascens on at Plea
urc Bay. y. j.. yesterday afternoon. Five
thousand people Witnessed the asccpsion,
Wien 1900 feet up tie balloon burstetl
Had IL NOT hepf, for hi c MIR ch,,f a axe,e
would have been dashed TO p!ecrs,. lie
descended safely, however. nearly twomiles
from where he went up, tht. Time consiItYfati
IN making the Journey being -fori s,fiye-
minutes.