The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
WASHINGTON, D. O., SATURDAY, AUGUST u, 1901.
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS
domestic.

The Mutual Mercantile Agency Of
New York went into the hands OF re-
ceiver, Robert Magruder, president,
said that the liabilities would not great
ly exceed 100000. The company has
no cash assets.
Critchett, Sbley & Co., OF Boston,
shoe manufacturers, assigned. A. Gut
ter Sbley, OF the firm, was found dead
in bed a. Belfast, Me, and is said to
have killed himself.
By a collapse OF burning oil tank It
the Atlantic Refining Company's plant,
near Philadelphia, about 100 persons
were more or less severely, but none
fatally, burned.
George B. Harrington, OF Delaware,
student at Drew Theological Semi
nary, committed suicide by hanging in
the belfry of church at Oxford N. ].
The Antitrust League, Knights OF
Labor, asks Attorney-General Knox to
offer reward for evidence that will
convict violators of the antitrust law.
/, B Freeman. city passenger agent
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
at indianapolis, Ind, has been made
district passenger agent at Columbus,
Ohio.
At Wadesboro, N. c.. Luke Hough.
colored, was hanged and his body rid
died with bullets. His crime was crim-
nally assauhing Miss Lena Keith.
Jack Winters, who stole .-.e gold bull
lion from the Selby Smelling Works, in
California was sentenced . IS years in
the penitentiary.
At Morgantown, w. Va, l. c. White
gave the Methodist Episcopal Church
site for a church and parsonage.
The body OF a woman named Shelton
was found with her throat cut on the
railroad track at Vivian, Va,
In Philadelphia Eleanor Johnston,
aged years, died from shock due to
fright in a thunderstorm.
Capt. W. J. Walter, one OF the editors
OF the Dallas (Texas) News, died at
Dallas OF heart disease,
II is estimated that the apple crop in
Berkeley county, W. Va, will be worth
this year $I7s,ooo.
In New York George w. Lederer,
the theatrical manager, is said to be
a bankrupt
Oliver Westfall, Of Neville, Pa, was
killed while saving wood with steam
saw.
A hospital, church steeples and
number OF buildings were struck BY
lightning in Philadelphia Monday even
ing during the terrific storm that swep
over that city. A number of people
we're prostrated by electric shocks bu
no one was killed.
Benjamin f. Teller, wealthy Phila'
delphia real estate man, tried to com.
NIT suicide during temporary aberra.
tion OF mind by jumping from the stee
pier at Atlantic City into the ocean
His wife held him until help came.
Senior Don Carlos Mora Vcuna
minister Nom Chill to the United
States. died at Buffalo. Senor Vicuna
was one Of the best known South
American statesmen
Washington officials are surprised
that the German newspapers should at
tribute Interior motives to the United
States for the part we are playing in
affairs in the isthmus
All Wilder a negro charged with the
murder OF Mrs Caldwell, a Grayson
county (Texas) farmers wife, was
burned at the stake near Red Ranch
Agents are eyicting the families oil
striking cigarmakers in Tampa and a
hundred women and children slept ir
the street,
Americans arriving from Colon say
that the revolutionary troubles are
greatly exaggerated.
Dr. james Howard was killed at
Fairmont, W. Va, in runaway acci'
dent.