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GATHERED FROM ALL DIRECTIONS A Pastsdelphie maiden Lady 'e Strange Pets An Eloping Family- items From Various sources unt which has been audited in As Philadelphia see orphans' court by Judge the Hanna showed an unusual devotion to ets by Rebecca F. Lockwood, au elderly maiden lady. who died about lived year ago leaving about $1,200. She secluded for years in a little frame house in West Philadelphia, and her only companious were seven dogs of various breeds, a big greyhound, Harry, being he favorite. The income of trust estate the woman support, and sometimes remittances were irregular and conse quently the larder suffered to some dogs extent but, come weal or wor, the ere always well taken care of -even at the sacrifice of comfort by their benefao tor The dog Harry had been twice his to Florida for the bene of taken health, but he finally died in the West Philadelphia house. ilis mistress was onsolable. She kept his body in the house tw weeks, and then the neighbore to began for to complain. They the eatened put the board of health on the place, which succeeded in causing the animal baried After this, fearing the inter. ference of the neighbors with the survivdogs, Miss Lockwood gar hered aboarding her ing pets about her and departed for the house on South street. In the estab animals had free lishment, the but ou South street they had be content with the freedom of the to on shelter taken the After the death of their they Lombard mistress The street. hpase boarding claimed from the estate 846 for of owner. their the board of the dogs, in addition to The 3 board for wed these ms and the remainder nurses, the fund was used in paying phy and funeral exp uses Mortally W bunded His Father Thomas Bradshaw, 56 years of age, shot and mortally outded by hisson Mass. Walter,at their home The son early Tuesday the that father said age lived time from for some he family and contributed nothing back to Recently support the Tuesday morning with them from father awakened his The money some mother and the by the man That Etopes of Pottsville, Schr George She daughter New of Castle, Mrs herself man, Westp that Russian had her been She them being with with absconded der that sent the The cation of of the W Mr. attracted had not learned by his runaway ife. A at Dr. the into directly with tube elastic through ment. She had been suffering tumor the throat, which had so choke up the cosophagus which of Her been give hopes, her be that may from the Erisf Items From all sources American fish culture associate The their thirteenth annual the Washington national museum buil Tuesday Mr. Wallace, the United States minister Turkey has left Constantinople on to months leave of absence in America The comptroller of the currency, at consultation with the president, appoint Walter S. Johnson to be the receiver the Marine bank of New York. 10 the House of Commons Tuesday night, Sir Michael Hicks Beach 8 motion rejected by a vote of 303 275. The Parnellites voted with the m nority. A small quantity of state fell from of the Junction railroad tunnel An Pittsburg, roof Tuesday morning, killing tonio Dobic and Seth Brown Joseph Knight a driver bose, was killed Tuesday by the fall of a hoisting carriage in the Nottinghain mine at Piymouth, Pennsylvania The twentieth anniversary of the boar church extension of the Methodist Tues of Episcopal church, was celebrated day evening in the Philadelphia Academy of music. About $51,000 wastcontributed Miller, during the evening Rev. J G. of Lincoln, Nebraska, subscribed $20,000 shot Tuesday afternoon Charles Sisco Robert Campbell twice through the breast being t in Baltimore. Sisco then fled, and, fired with his three revolvers the 8 pursued, the crowd, two shots taking effect in white, head and arm of Christian Kramer, two in the breast and abdomen and James Johnson, colored. It was not after Sisco had discharged all three The weapons that he was captured crowd then beat him in a horrible manner 11 fracturing his skull. The injuries II Campbell, Johnson, Kramer and Sisco are considered fatal. WALL STREET GREATLY EXCITED. many Rumors and stocks Heavy Decides There was great excitement in Wal street yesterday, especially in the stocks. closing and there was rush to sell Heavy hours, declines occurred in Western other Union Pacific, St. Paul and but stocks. Union, No failures were announced, the Continental bank refused to certify Many more checks for one firm. any reports were in circulation concerning al firms, railroads and banks, but nearly The of them were without foundation. held d directors of the Second National bank loss meeting and announced that any been which the bank had suffered had made good, and that the bank would go
