Daily Republican., 1886-05-05
News SUMMARY.

Thirteen families were made homeless
by the iirs in FaiFvtew. Pa, ON Mon
day. The iDBurances include % 600 in
thel American and 81 900 in the Frank.
lin Company Of Philadelphia. The
paint aud car shops of the Omaha Rail.
road at St. Paul were burned on Mon.
day night, with the pay car aud two
passenger coaches; loss, $50 GOO. The
Home MIL, at Staffordville, Conn, was
burned on Monday evening; loss, $685.
600. The Elkhart Paper Mill Company q
factory at Elkhart, Indiana, was burned
on Monday night; loss, $40, 900.
In the county jail at Winfield, Kan,
on Monday niaht, when Deputy Sheriff
Herrod opened the door to lock the
prisoners in their cells, they made a
dash at him and knocked him down.
Henry Champlin, ono OF the guards,
fred at the gang and killed one of them
named Bennett, imprisoned for counter.
feiting. Champlin was then struck
senseless by blow on the head, and
four prisoners convicted of or charged
with horse stealing, c0unteIfelting and
forgery, made their escape.
The Republican Convention of the
Second Congressional District of Lou
Henry n. Martin, OF New Orleans, u
fill the unexpired term of the late Con,
grossnsn Hsk9, The nomination, by
agreement, is also for the next Con.
gress. A separate convention was
held yesterday by the "Blaine and
Logan F,egion," who dominated Judge
Hogg OF st. Charles Parish, for Con.
gressman.
The Charles River Horse Railway
Company in Boston, after granting the
recent demand OF its employees for in
creased wages. raised the rate OF fare
from five cents to six. On Monday
night the employees held meeting and
referred to their Executive Committee
the question of demanding second
advance in wages, on the ground that
they should derive some benefit from
the increased fares.
At Harrisburg, Tuesday, Harding and
Smith, the associates of DIR. Buttermore
in the scheme TO defraud the State OF
Sl2, 800 for hospital at Connellsville
were called before Judge Simonton for
sentence. They said on Monday that
| they did not want new trial. The
court sentenced them to pay the cost of
prosecution and q fine of 5000 each and
to ba imprisoned for one hour.
1t is understood that Secretary Man
| ming, since his c0nvalescence, has in
formed the President that he does not
wish to resume the duties OF his office
but that he will hold it until the Presi-
dent has an opportunity to choose q
successor.
The House Committee on Foreign
| Affairs on Tuesday decided to call u[
in turn the Chinese Indemnity bill and
the Morrow Chinese Restriction bill
| when the committee Is next called by
the Speaker.
The Senate Committee on Finance on
| Tuesday ordered = favorable report
without amendment, on the bill to tax
the fractional parts of gallon ol
whisky.
A train on the Chicago and Alton
Railroad broke near Delavan Station
Illinois, early yesterday morning, and
three lumber cars fell down an EN-
bankment. -Four men were killed.
| j. W. Throckncrton, Congressman
from the Fifth District of Texas, ha,
announced that lis health will no
permit him 10 Do = Candidate for re
election.
A report comes from Winnipeg thai
the Yanklon Sioux and other Ameri
| can Indians are threatening trouble and
have asked Sitting Bull to join them.
Robert Harding. assistant postm astel
at Cleveland, OHIO, committed suicide
Tuesday morning.