The times., 1898-12-29
Brevities by Wire.

The Empire State Express struck team yester-
day at Daytons Crossing, near Peekshiii killing
the driver, Henry VeTbcr. and one horse. Nerber S
bod. lodged the locomotive pilot
A dispatch from Miltonvale, Kan, says the
statement sent out from Abilene to the effect that
the Miitonvale Bank of Catlin Bros. had failed IS
a mistake. special 10 the Reflector says: Bank
still doing business at the old stand
Jacob Aranson. proprietor Of dry goods store
at No. 2OT5 Third Avenue New York, who was
arrested on a charge of having set fire to his
store, was held in $500 bail for trial yesterday
morning by Magistrate onsted in the Harlem
Court.
Thomas Q. Seahrooke, the actor filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy at New York yesterday
Seabrook states that his liabilities are SSs,01o
To Offset this Seabrooke states that the only
property he has is scaripn, and that this is
not exempt under the law
James Miller, an insane patient, who was being
taken to the Kankakee, H., Hospital from Cham
Daiyn. in charge of the sheriff, jumped from the
window of an Illinois Central train near onarga.
Ill. The train going forty miles an hour
but the man was not injured when captured.
The attorneys Of John Henry Collins convicted
at Topeka OF the murder of his father, have filed
petition for a rehearing Of the case. Thirteen
reasons are given why il should he granted. The
most important Of these alleged misconduct OF
the jury and that the verdict was contrary to
the law and evidence, and that new evidence has
been discovered.
News that a big strike has been made at the
Leola copper mine has just reached Tacoma. Sew
eral days ago solid, fvc-foot vein of ore was
opened Just n few feet below the surface which
runs 20 per cent pure copper and also carries
twenty ounces OF silver TO the ton and paving
quantity of gold. The mine Is located in the
eastern part of Pierce County at the foot of Mount
Tacoma on Canada Greek.
Miss Mary Sunderman. assistant postmistress at
Amanda, Ohio is accused of opening letters which
passed between Rev. James A. Barnes the local
Presbyterian minister, and his sweetheart, who
resides at Westervlle, Ohio, and an investigation
has been ordered Barnes is young and handsome,
and it is alleged that Miss Sunderman allowed her
interest in his future omatrimonial welfare to
carry her beyond the duties Of her position.
On the recommendation of the State board Of
live stock commissioners Gov. Tanner, of Illinois,
has issued his annual sproclsmation, scheduling
territory on account of, Texas or Southern cattle
fever, and prohibiting the shipment of any cattle
from such territory to Illinois territory between
January i and November 1.r The territory de-
scribed is the same asIlast year, with the ex-
ception that all of thc State of California is
placed south Of the lines and Giles County, Tenn,
formerly south Of the line, is placed north OF it.
The new steamer Admiral Earragut, which was
launched from the Cramp shipyards November l..
arrived at New York yesterday from Philadelphia.
after a very successful trialotrip, on which she
developed a speed of l6.5 knots per hour, half
a knot better than the contpct speed. The Far
ragut is one of four steamers, the others being
Admiral Dewey, Admifa1 Sthley, and Admiral
Sampson, built for the ]Arhesican Mail Steamship
Company for the route hfrpiX Boston to Jamaica
via Santiago.