The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-12-11
SPIRITED AWAY,
IRON MILLS DESTROYED BY
FIRE.
New Soldiers Home Yellow
stone Railroad Collision
For 0'Donnell.

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ST.. Louis, Mo, December Quite n
startling event occurred tu the Mrrcln-
tile library hall tonight James f.
Gem aud wife II Now York, were giving
- spiriuallstic petfo nance, towards
he close Ut which Gem It pped into All
autc.room in the rear ut the stag to est
after nu eXhnustiug cabinet eNhlb ton,
aud when followed in two or turee min
utes after 10y his wife hc was tound dead
ON the floor An examination 10y ply
q cian present showed that death was
caused by heart disease. Giu was a
Mason IN good standing, aud BELONGED
to- Tie Pacific lodge OF New York. His
rcm1ins will bo tnkcn tn Chicago for
burial after the inquest tomorrow.
REDUCING EXPENSES.
LANCASTER Pa, December 9.-'rhe
pruusylvauia Iron company has notified
the puddlera Of 20 per Mt. reduction,
to- take effect on the l5lh inst. II IL
probable the works will shut down II the
wOtkmen refuse to accept the reduction.
rARnN rIREMEN
ERIE, Pa, December 9.-At two
,'c.Ock this morning the Munnt Hickory
rolling mill ia this city WAS disc vcrrd
ON fra in the engine room, and despite
the Efforts made WAS totally DESTROYED
The mills we're erected IN 1872 aud
were the property OF the Mount Hick-
CRY Iron company the principal mem.
Der OF which firm liz hon. VIM. Scott,
In connection with other mill, In west
ern reunsy lNann owned by hes same
IL 'mpnuy. They manufactured mercan-
Tile iron of every Grade, and for some
tmo have been shut down, but started
up again early thls fan. In the compt
ny there were originally number OF
Erie capitalists, but the lItter's iutrras \
werclu he main dIspusrd OF three years
Rgu to Mr.. Scott. The waChIuery cost
Sl25,OOO aud the stock ON hand valued
at $40 900 when the alarm was
-uuudcd, the clty fire department
failed to rcpuud, owing to the works be-
iug located just ou side Of the corpora,
ton limits The CHEF wus appealed to,
hut declined to urdrr ont the cuglnes
Ginning that mn ordinance forbade hls
goigg to the mills beyond the city limits
After considerable d'luy, permission Whs
obtained from the mayor. but 1t was Sc
late tine department was ot very little
use Two hundred and nifty men ar.
thrown ont ~ employment Just at the
beginning OF winter, and few ~ them
are in condition to gu elsewhere oI
support their families. Mr.. Scott l. alb
sen from the city, tut tho loss IL placed
by hi business manager here At S2OO.Wl
with insurance. Of $4,000. 'lhn null had
recently taken large contrRc n, aud wa,
prepared to increase it. force. MIR
y oft being out OF the city 1t ~ impOs-l
bio to tell whether the mills will be re
[ built or not, hut certainly not befOr,
spring. The matte Ut the fire depart
mcut Of the city attending tho mills lac
! You'd the city limits IN case Of need ia t
nc looked Into 10y the city council lmme
diately.
EEw RAILROAD,
CnEYENNE, December 9-Arlicles o
/ Incorporation were Hlcd NJ the Wyom
/ lug, yellow, tom Park a. Pacific railway
I Among the incorporRtors are: l.. Du
/ pout, the famous powder manufacturer
! \ r. Converse, pi csldcnt of the first un
| tlopHl bank Of Cheyenne; a. Hale, gov
cruor OF Wyoming. The roHd rum
| through lhe cORl. iron aud petroleum
region u Western Wyoming nud through
the National park into Montana.
NEw MAXINE HosrIrAL,
ERIE, Pa, December 9.--'rwelyo year
| ago the state 81 Penusy lyanln erected a
an expense Of $4,000 Il large brick slruC
ture IN the eastern part NJ the city, to b
! known as the Marine hospital. Tn
' building wlsnbout halt completed, whoi
from various causes work wHg suspend
ed, and 1t has remained unfinished t,
tho present time. Lately, Hon. Joh
l.. Welch, IN behalf Of the grand army q
tho republic. and Hon. NJ. BrmnnrI
congressman IN this district, intereBte
themselves IN the matter Of getting ia
building transferred b. the government,
with the prOvlsu that II be completed fOF
sOidiers' aud sailors home. At it5 la-
session thu Legislature OF PennsylvHni
passed an net 50 Ccding IL, and adding n
: additional $1,000 Tor the purpose OF put
ting the building In repair. The STATE bi
Cedcs all right and title t. the government
/ aud Congressman Brninard will soon II
, trOducc II bill into ia" house at Washing
' ton tn accept the building, npproprintin
"A sum sufficient to put IL In shape for
-, home. II stands on beautiful ground
, high and overlooking Lake Euic. II
, claimed that while every provision hH
/ been made for soldiers OF the late wa
, none whatever has been made tor tn
sailors, OF whom large number are In Ia
I, digent, hut deserving circumstance
= throughout the country, Its Couid"ntl
believed the general government will a.
' crpt the property for the purpose namet
M n large number In both houses ~
. known to favor IT, senator Logan. OF I
: linoi-, vii introduce the uill in tho senal
u and Congressman Brainard in tho hOus,
rntE
/ lNpANFOLIs, Ind, December g.-Tl
lounge factory aud warehouse OF OtIe
=, Madden burned this evening, insured Il
= $1,000. Supposed to be- incenuiary.
+ SMASH ".
e. G,y,SN,u Ga. December T. - m
F., savannah inet mall ran into Bruins vic
4" 81 Wc-tcru main NJ WAycrp.s . Wester
d Union telegraph Office, ana drmolsh,
II several cars The employees had nalro
&c escape, and negro boy was Killed.
!. FOR o'poNSELL.
he NEW York, December 9.-The Ceutr
r Labor union passed resolution urgcn
~ recommending the president N Il
# United States to interfere in the case
~ on nnell, tue sluyer Of tho inform,
D. carey, and endeayor to procure -tay
ne execution
ls uuRSED.
.e CLrvELASp. o., December 9,-Tl
De Union rolling mills were most y d
' strDyed early this morning by fire, oril
~ mating IN he pumping room, u 1, su
TX q sd from stuyr. Lo-s ON hui'eIu
N S2D,OOD, ON N achinery, psopahly $500
WI T. 100000; insurance not HscortaiuRb
v, to-day. Much 4 the machinery, 1t
'i thought, will be left IN fair condition.
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