The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-24
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The boiler in Brackon's stave factory
at Frankford, Ind, exploded Saturday.
Martin Nolan, the engineer, was killed
outright, and Walter Fenstenmacher and
Albert Franz were mortaIly wounded.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the failure OF William D, Forbes,
President Of the National Bank OF Re-
demption OF Boston, reports the liabili-
ties as S3G4,OOO, and the assets $4,000.
Professor Digilvee, OF the Geological
Survey, who had been on an expedition to
the Yankton country, and was believed
to have perished, has arrived in Victo-
rim, B. G. He endured very great hard
ships.
A train was derailed near Belleville,
ILL.,, Saturday, and Thomas Ash, fire.
man, was crushed and scalded to death.
His brother, William Ash, and George
Sacks, brakeman, were also fatally in
jured.
The Exchange Hotel aud the adjoining
building ut Missoula, Mont, burned FRI
day evening. Calcined bones and frag-
ments Of flesh were found in the ruins.
Henry Hawkins and George Collins are
missing.
The Lawrence, Mass, Enamel Bob.
bin Company's warehouses burned Sat
urday. There were two explosions, fol-
lowed by flames that burst from the front
windows. The cause OF the explosion
is unknown, ..
In the little village OF Enfield, r. l.,
Friday, Pierre Lafrenze, aged seven
wears, while skating ON q pond, fell into
an air hole. His father fastening to the
rescue fell into the same hole. Both
were drowned.
The Supreme Court at Madison. Wis.
Saturday rendered a decision which
will send Paul Grottkau, Of Anarchistic
fame, back TO the house OF correction to
serve out II months OF years sentence
for rioting in May, 1886.
Game Warden Allen, OF Bangor, Me-,
has seized thirteen barrels, inToiced as
empty bottles TO Hamilton Campbell,
liquor dealer, 2l6 Commerce street, Bos-
ton, and which contained over two tons
OF venison, packed in hay.
The Columbus, Lima and Northwest
ern is the name Of a anew railroad project
ed from the Ohio coal fields 10 some
point on the eastern shore Of Lake Mich
igan. 1t is practically settled that Saug-
atuc& will be the western terminus.
A construction train on the Arizona
and Southeastern Railroad, with about 90
laborcrs on beard, jumped the track near
coke siding Thursday evening and
rolled down high emhankment, killing
seven or eight Of the men and wounding
several others.
Ernest Kurtz and his 15.year.old son
were found dead in the woods near
JacksonpoTt, Mich, yesterday. They
had gone early in the morning to cut
cord wood, and the supposition is that
n limb fell from tree which they were
cutting, and killed both instantly.
A largo number Of Austrian kreutzers
are in circulation In Chicago. They
closely resemble cents, but are less In
value. It Is thought that certain people
have made handsome profit by reg
ularly importing these coins and putting
them in circulation Us pennies.
At Albany, n. Y, Saturday morning
about 80 o'clock the corpse Of Edmunt
Gallagher, a machinist, was found lyinj
ON the ground about 400 feet from hi
house, Gallagher was about fifty year
Of age. II supposed that while gnde
the Influence Of liquor he became tire,
and lay down,