Western cyclone., 1886-09-30


crockery store. The loss on the building
will amount to $500; on the store, fixtures
and stock, $4,000.
Joseph Terrell, of Tuscola, ILL.,, who was
run over by freight train few days ago,
has since died. His last assertion before he
died was that the train men pushed him off
the car, and that in holding on he was
dragged under the wheels.
Thomas Flynn, fireman of Lynch's saw
mill, MuskeGOn, Mich, was caught in q
shaft and whirled round at least fifty times
before ne could be rescued. His clothing
was all torn off, but aside from that he sus-
tanned only few severe bruises.
Special Envoy Sedgwick ia expected to
| make his report in the Cutting case by the
snd of the week. 1t will be a verbal and
not interest anybody but that individual, it
will probably not be made public.
Theodore Evans, of Gilmanton, n. H., a
soldier of the war of 1912, and SO years old,
went to the Iron Works Village in that town
the other day and signed his pension vouch-
Or, remarking that he was in good health
and hoped to become centenarian.
A special New York newspaper train on
| The New York Central d Hudson River rail
| road made the run from Syracuse to Buffalo
q distance of 148 ITO miles, in 1876 minutes
| actual running time. This is regarded as
| the fastest time ever made on a railroad.
The Hon. Fred T. Dubois, who was re-
moved from the marshalship of Idaho, by
| President Cleveland at the instance of the
! Mormons, has been nominated for congress
| by the republicans of Idaho. His election
will be bitter pill to the MormOns.
| Washington Bartlett, who has been nomi-
| mated for governor by the democrats of Cal
I in 20 nd
is 81 years of age. Mr.. Bartlett went to the
| state in 1849, and started the first daily
| newspaper ever published in San Fran
/ cisco.
| United States Senator Warner Miller, of
| New York, was an old school teacher. For
| a number of years he was professor of Greek
and Latin at the Fort Edwards Collegiate
Institute, some twenty miles from Saratoga.
| His wife still addresses him often as Pro
eSsOr.
Thomas j. Brady, of star-route fame, is
said to be writing book which is to pillory
several statesmen hitherto supposed to be
| immaculate. Mr.. Brady says he has shielded
lot of hypocrites long enough, and that
| now he is going to let the light of truth
| shine in on them.
serious wreck occurred on the Missouri
Pacific railroad near independence, Mo.
| Collision of trains was the trouble. Seven
car loads of stock were killed, three of grain
and one of ice destroyed, and two engineers
killed, eleven cars were burned. The loss
| is estimated at 100000.
disastrous fire in the business portion
| of Council Grove, under stiff breeze spread
to other buildings and several blocks were
destroyed before any telling resistance could
be made on the flames. Late in the even
ing the fire was gotten under control. The
loss Is roughly estimated at $l50,0OO.
Four brigades, thirty-six companies of the
Kansas national guard, are now in encamp-
ment on the Fort Riley reservation. There
are about 800 active men in camp. The
encampment will undoubtedly be one of the
most profitable ever held III the state. Gov.
Martin visited Camp "Phn Sheridan"
More than eight thousand Odd Fellows
many accompanied by their wives and
| friends, left Chicago for Boston to attend
the meeting of the grand supreme lodge. 1t
took more than one hundred and seventy
cars to carry them. There were representa-
| tives on the trains from every lodge in the
vest and northwest.
| A ire was discovered in the Santa Fe lum-
Der yards at Topeka, but by timely assist
ance, what might have been a serious con-
| fagration was quenched. There are some
very suspicious circumstances connected
with the matter, and it looks as if an incen-
diary had been attempting to burn the yards.
| The subject will be further investigated, but
as yet there is no clue.
David Doclittle was indicted for murder
at Logansport, Ind, twelve years ago. He
escaped from jail, and not being captured
he and his crime were forgotten. A tramp
was arrested at Logansport Tuesday night,
and when In prison was found to be DoolIt-
tie. He made no attempt to conceal his
identity, but boosted of his crime. He will
| bo frio Of no mr. nf NnnTt
Mrs. Grant, widow of General Grant, re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Cleveland &C
knowledging the receipt of an invitation
| from Mrs. Grant for herself and the presi-
! dent to visit Mrs. Grants cottage ut ElberOn
| on their return from the Adirondacks, and
expresses her regret that business would
compel the president to go direct TO Wash
ington.
| Casualties: Hattie Campbell, - years old,
was burned to death at Sullivan, H., by her
dress catching fire from gasoline stove.
George d. Gould, prominent citizen OF
| Moline, ILL.,, was seized with cramps and
drowned while bathing in the Mississippi
river. Hon. Mathew Reppey, aged 81. was
thrown from his buggy at Elkhart, Ind, and
fatally injured.
Mrs. Frank Confer, of Chicago, young
widow, % years of age, tried to take the
lives of her two little children, aged seven
months and two yeare respectively and her
self. She was forced to the terrible deed by
hunger and poverty whichis the fruitful pro
duct of this christian age. The mother Is
dead and slight chances for the children 5
recovery.
The largest pension ever paid in the
United States was paid at the United States
pension Office, in Louisville, KY, by Pension
Agent Buell. to Marcus D. Richardson, an
aged soldier living at Milton, Ky. The cause
for granting the pension is total blindness,
brought on by an injury to the eyes received
in the war in 1868. The pension dated back
to that year and amounted to $llt5OO.
James Lamb and Albert O'Dell were con
victed at Fort Smith, Ark, of numbering
Edward Pollard in the Chickasaw nation.
The murder occurred in December last, but
the body was not found until about two
months later. The murdered man was q
farmer and the murderers were boarding
with him, and killed him that one OF them
might marry his widow.