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DOMESTIC. Edward McKldder killed his wife and himself in Owosso, Mich. Domestic trouble was the cause. John Durrett (colored) was killed by a mob at Coaling, Ala., for trying to provoke trouble between the whites and blacks. Postmaster General Smith estimates the postal receipts for 1898 at $100,000, 000, the largest in the history of the department. Cudahy's and Swift's packing houses in Omaha were tied up by the strike of 3,000 of their men. The percentages of the baseball olubs in the National league for the week ended on the 17th were: Cincinnati, .654; Boston, 632; Cleveland, .613; Baltimore, .603; Chicago, .570; Pittsburgh, .533; New York, .527; Philadelphia, .458; Brooklyn, .417; Washington, .367; Loulsviile, .312; St. Louist, 295. A row at Farmington, Ia., in a saloon resulted in the death of Push Reece and George Hatter, the latter colored. Frank Waxson, Charles Winant and Charles Clark were drowned in the Kaw river just above Kansas City, Mo. The Wisconsin River Pulp & Paper company's mill was destroyed by fire at Stevens Point, the loss being $200,000. E. J. Allen's farmhouse near Junetion City, Kan., was burned and three children under six years of age perished In the flames. Rev. P. M. Weddell celebrated at Piqua, O., the fiftieth anniversary of his active service in the Baptist ministry. Fire that started in the sash and door factory of the Segelke-Kohlhaus company in La Crosse, Wis., caused a loss of $150,000. Edward Rawley and wife were struck III., by a Wabash train at Brooklyn, and killed. A Frisco passenger train was held up at Andover. Kan., by masked men who secured $500 from the express safe. Sarah Cale (colored) was murdered by her divorced husband, James Cole, near Washington, Ind., and Cole also killed himself. Trains collided near Georgetown. Ind.. and the engineer. William Kerns. and two tramps were killed. Mrs. John Dewer and her two daughterswere killed by lightning near Elma, Ia. Clarence Vinegar (colored) kill- was hanged at Georgetown. Ky., for ing his wife. Jasper Simpson, while resisting ar- L. shot and killed J. B. Grady and rest. S. Hill, deputy United States marshals, near Jenson. Ark. The Hawaiian commission will sail from San Francisco about August 10. An immense deposit of coal has been discovered 400 miles up the Koyukuk river in Alaska. The visible supply of grain in the United States on the 18th was: Wheat, 10,461,000 bushels: corn. 19,983,000 bushels; oats. 5,577,000 bushels; bush- rye, 460,000 bushels; barley, 585,000 els. The receivers of the Hampshire savbank of Northampton. Mass., Lewis say that ings the defalcation of Treasurer Warner amounts to $640,000. I Chung. a Chinaman in OakGoong Cal., took refuge in a powder the land, to escape arrest, blew and a magazine and he and five officers , 1 works, woman were killed by the explosion. Myers, wife and child were near murdered Henry by a negro with an ax f Cypress, William Tex. Patterson, a white Westville, farmer, lynched by a mob at $ was Miss., for killing his son-in-law. The malting plant of the David was Brewing company being , burned Stephenson at Oswego, N. Y., the loss over $300,000. terrific windstorm did great dam- du I A at Marinette. Marshfield, Fond age other Wisconsin towns. Lac Fred and Sudderby. an engineer. William and an engineer's helper. marshal McCarthy. Estabaugh. ex-city at Gladf Joseph were drowned while bathing t stone,Mich. municipal council of New and York vile The has prohibited swearing and public city on the streets arrest and language places under penalty of e h fine. in Newport. Ky. destroyed dwellings the Livezy Fire anwmill and 30 small $130,000. e t Loss, S. Heath. first assistant post Perry general. has been authorized bank of n master the First "national $150,000. II establish with a capital of Susie Kee Honolulu Keel. Emma Keel, ranging t Lucy Steener Bauer, their ages drowned a e and 20 years, were in th t Salt from Lake 15 to City while bathing e e lake. men were struck while by lightning seeking Boorton, N. J. and shelter Four instantly from a storm killed under a tree nea i1. r PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. was lieutenan Kirk, who 1862 Robert C. from 1860 to governor of Ohio Mount Verner
