Daily Republican., 1883-06-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
Powder Magazine Explosion
other Miscellaneous News.

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: Powder Magazine Explosion
other Miscellaneous News.
The Hazard Powder Company
magazine at Hutchinson, Kansas, con
tanning 1900 pounds of powder, wa'
blown up by lightning on Wednesday
Nearly all the glass in the city was
smashed by the shock. Several build
ings were wrenched from their founda
tons, and plastering, lamps and clocks
mile distant were knocked down. A
dwelling, 800 yards from the magazine,
was completely riddled by flying
bricks" No lives were lost
Bids for the new steel cruisers will
be opened on July I'd at the Navy De
partment. Secretary Chandler gives
notice that the maximum which will
be paid by the Department for the con-
struCtion of these vessels will be as fol.
lows For the A,30O-ton ship, the Chi.
cago, 81 ,248, 900 for the 3, o00-ton ships
the Boston and Atlanta, 1913 800 each
and for the despatch boat, not YET
named, S399, 900. No bids in eAces, OF
these figures will be considered.
In the International Typographical
Union at Cincinnati, yesterday, IA reso
luton was adopted requiring that sub
lists be abolished in all union offices by
next September lSt. The effect OF this
} will be thar " any union printer may be
employed by u regular employee in any
office as a substitute without being re-
quired to be first enrolled as a substi-
tute by the foreman" The order was
Immediately put in force in the Times
Star office.
There was a severe thunderstorm at
Reading and its vicinity yesterday
afternoon. The fruit crops and growing
wheat were damaged, and d number OF
telegraph poles were splintered. Near
Perkiomen junction the Reading Rail
road tracks were badly washed and
covered with sand, which delayed trains
for several hours.
Lightning struck house occupied by
Hungarians near Ashland, Penna., Oh
Wednesday night. One man was para
lyzel, another had a leg and arm brok
ell, woman was knocked senseless,
and buried under falling timbers, and a
third man was so badly frightened that
he became crazy and wandered through
the woods all night.
AT Mountain Valley, Arkansas, on
Wednesday evening, Robert Wallace,
being Insane, fired several shots at his
brother-in-law, John Tate. Wallace $
sister interfering, he shot her twice,
intiicting dangerous wounds, and she
soon afterwards gave premature birth
to child.
A mob of men left West Union,
Iowa, on Wednesday, for Waverly,
with the intention Of lynching the
Barber brothers. When the news was
received at Waverly the prisoners were
removed to the Jail, at Independence,
where they are considered safe.
According to telegram from Boston,
"it is probable that the Governor
(Butler) will not be present at the
Harvard cOmmen cement on June 9th.
No order has been issued for the appear
ance OF the LancerS to act as the CustO-
mary escort to Cambridge and back"
Mayor O'Brien, Of St. Paul, Mime.
sofa, was installed on Tuesday. On
Wednesday he notified all keepers of
gambling houses in that city to close
their places The order has been partly
complied with. The Mayor will begin
a war on all places Of evil repute.
Charles G. Fulton, the we'll known
editor and proprietor of the Baltimore
American, died yesterday morning at
his residence, in Baltimore, aged 81
years. He had been ailing for about
five months.
Herman Zimmerman, a wealthy far
mer, Of Orleans county, New York,
shot himself yesterday morning
at his home near Medina, and was not
expected to rerover His health had
been poor.
Orders were received at Crown Point,
New York, on Wednesday, to blow out
the furnaces. Work in the mines will
not be suspended, but the production
will be diminished.
Captain Michael V. Sheridan was
yesterday appoi ilted by the President
to be Major and Assistant Adjutant
General TO ill the vacancy caused by
the death of General Mitchell.
The wire drawers at divers mill, |
Pittshnrg, who struck against a reduc-
tion of 10 per cent. will resume to-day, |
having compromised on a reduction of
l5 per cent.
A telegram from San Francisco says
the Sabrante gunpowder explosion
- was less serious than at first report
ed. Those who were killed were China
men,
Barthol omew Nealon, who wounded
his wife Sarah, and then cut his throat,
in Boston, on the 30th ult., died on
night from the effect of his
Samuel Frost stepped rom train
while it was crossing a bridge near New
Holland, Pema., on Wednesday night,
md fell to the road 25 feet below. His
INJURIES are mortal.
While the Mexican horse thieves
we're being conveyed from Gonzales to
San Diego, Texas u few days ago, they .
we're taken from the officers by twenty ,
i've men ana lynched. hi,
Sixteen striking coal miners who in c
ertrrel with new men at Pinkney c
Hill, Illinois, We're arrested on We'd 4
lcSaiv and committed in default of t
,ail. $
Tno'ui.S Edwards was shot dead by
lis >irp->on, George Marshall, in >,
amil" quarrel, III s. Louis, on We'd !
le>,iaY light. !.
pAolo Curucci WAS fatally stabbed =
" Domrnico Denuhlo in Il quarrel in +
Connecticut, on Wednes- r
ay night. u
Nh Grorge Rrdhairand his wife were q
rownrd while crossing a swollen creek c.
ear Breckenridge, Missouri, on We'd a
es,lay. +
1t is reported that the wheat crop in
Jerks County Penna., will be reduced
ne-third by the ravages of the Russian v
y. OF
The State Legislature met yesterday . >
! extra session at Harrisburg, and ad- % %
'urned until the 10Th ius t. ~