The evening times., 1896-10-08
Briefs byWire

Four members OF the Musee Social. OF
Paris. France, are in Philadelphia studying
the labor question.
Congressman B. F. Howell. OF tho Third
district, was renominated by the kepubli-
cans at Asbury Park yesterday.
The Eastern Synod OF the Reformed
Church in the United States is holding its
15oth annual meeting at Bethlehem, Pa.
John Wesley Mckay and his mother sued
the city OF BaltimoreGor $50. 900 damages
each, for Injuries sustained by the son
while in jail.
Six women made demand to be regis
tered at the Third precinct Of the Seventh
ward of Baltimore. but eirdcmand wasnot
complied with by the registrars.
George Vanderbeck, young dentist of
Eas;on, Pa. was found dead in has rooms
yesterday. The supposidon is that he
died from the effects Of cigarette smok-
ing:
Judge Reveil has dc cidcl III Anne Arunde.
county. Nd, that men who have been CON
victed OF an Infamous crime, and not par
doned by the governor, cannot register as
voters.
In spite OF the fact that he wrote the
Fatal Wedding" aud sang il for two years.
William II Window. the baiiaC-sinscr, was
welded last night IN Chicago to Miss Joe
Clennns.
herbert B. BuHman was tried in the
Until states court IN baltimore yesterday
on the charge OF having IN iIs pussesSion
parar rhernalia for making counterfeit sill
yer quarters.
The stage running between Sonora ani
Oakdale, Cal. was robbed of mall and ex-
press matter by lone highwayman on
Tuesday morning. The five passengers
were not molested.
Several women were knocked down and
trampled upon in a panic at Hopkins
Grand Opera House, in ST. Louis, yestcr-
day afternoon. The panic was caused by
boys in the gallery yelling fire
The British p0stoffice authorities have
issued Il notice to the public that the land
wires TO the west of England and Ireland
are Frustrated by the heavy gales which
have prevailed during The last twcnty-iour
hours. -.-.a t-r. '.
l.. q. eye Byron Dumas. a cousin Of the
famous novelist wEo figured prominently
in criminal matters il. Boston ana elsewhere
III 1892. was arrested in b, ston Yesterday
uftcrnoon, charged with ottaii,iI.G money
by means Of worthless checks. The police
have been looking for him for several
weeks
julius Cosel, n prominent merchant of
Youngstown, Ohio. was held ~ and rob-
led of S2,250 in Pullman sleeping car
at jersey City Tuesday night. While go
Ing through ttcpas ssi rewa from the smoker
to the main apartment, he was pounLed on
10y three men who held him, took h.> packet
box, containing S1.T5O and a draft for
$500 and jumped from thc moving train
The celebratcd muonsLiDrr. barHum Jones,
has been killed. He gave up his life while
the revenue officers were attempting to
:ake him at lis place Of lsIdncss in Eladeh
county, y. G., where he was known as j
c. Davis. retail licensed dealer Barnun,
fired the first shot, and during the fusil-
adc was badly wounded in;lie left shoulder.
Deputy Marshal J.C. Purrish was slightly
wounded.
Dr John W. Bennett. one OF the leading
physicians of Monmouth county, y. and
the present secretary Of the Monmouth
county Republican executive committee,
has mys,eriously disappeared. Dr. Ben
nett and his wife had trouble last summer.
Which resulted in the latter returning to
the home OF Ter parents, Capt. and Mrs.
q. Ii. q reen. and caused the arrest OF her
husband. He was held under Uaii TO await
the action OF the grand jury.
William Strausscr, aged twenty nine
years, was committed To prison at Potts
Vile, Pa. yesterday, charged with at
tempting to murder his parents Strausser.
while laboring under Slight alteration
OF the mind. a5mcd himself with Il revolver.
hatchct and q club and suddenly attacked
lis father and mother. Strausscr. ST.,
fought fierccly for his life. and succeeded
in disarmDg his son, but not until he and
his wife had received several severe Blows.
Mary Nurviaski, aged four years, net
horrible death at Lcr home III Mount Car
mel at Shamokin. Pa. Tuesday afternoon.
While playing she procured matches and
struck one against the kitchen stove. The
flames ignited her dress. WI.n her mother
ran into the house her child was cnvcloped
in a mass OF flames. Mrs. Norvinski extin-
guished the expiring G9mes with car
pet, after which she clasped the dying
held to her breast. Then the sufferer was
laid in bed and "a doctor was summoned.
but before he could arrive death relieved
the child from her awful suffcrings-