The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-21
THE WESTERN STATES.

AT Burlington, Ind, foureent miles west of
Kokomo, boiler explosion occurred on
Tuesday, completely destroying George Dur
rers steam saw and planning mill and killing
Moses and Frank Whitesel brothers, and Ed
Everman, son of the late Pos master of that
place.
ONE of the bloodiest tragedies in the history
Of Illinois was enacted few days ago near
Polo, Ogle County, the particulars of which
are thus given in a telegram from that place:
George Albright. n young farmer, was shot
and killed his sister, handsome girl has
bullet through her head, and the assassin fin
ished his terrible act by putting his weapon TO
his own head and blowing out his brains. Al
bright lived with his widowed mother. The fam
lily is well-to-do and widely respected. Young
Albright managed the farm and his pretty IL
hold duties. Samuel Whitmyer. "A young man.
who had until the day preceding the tragedy
been in Albrights employ. came into the
house ostonsibly after his clothes. The family
were all seated in the dining-room. Albright
leaning on the table and smoking pipe.
Without any quarrel or giving any premonition
OF his intentions, Whitmyer stepped behind Al
bright, drew a revolver, and shot him through
the bead twice. Albright staggered 10 his feet
and then fell on his face. dead The assassin
then placed his foot upon the murdered man
ard fred another shot, the ball passing through
the into tho brain. Mrs. Albright and her
daughter then ran screaming toward the door.
but before the girl could cross the threshold the
murderer fred another ball, which struck her
in the cheek and passed through her head and
out at the neck. She fell on the porch in n pool
Of blood. Whitmyer then ran to the barn. made
n hole in the haymow, entered IL. and then shot
himself in the left temple the ball lodging at
the base OF the BRAIN The girl is still living
and is expected TO recover. but the mother is
nearly crazed by the terrible affair.
BY the decision of the Illinois Supreme
Court relative TO the Hyde Park Annexation,
the city of Chicago finds itself in munich
pal and fiscal complication that promises to
be extremely awkward The court decides
the act Of the Legislature to be unconstitu-
tional under which the attempt was made to
annex Hyde Park to Chicago, and remands
the case taken up on appeal back TO
the lower court Under this ruling
Hyde Pard lie relegated back 10 its
former status as a village, and all the pro-
ceedings taken by the mum cipality of Chicago
on tho supposit on that the annexation was
valid are rendered unlawful and imperative
Complications aud embarr lssments almost
without end will arise in consequence of this
decision. All that has been done IA regards
the redistrichng Of tho city and the addition
of new wards goes for nothing. aud the regis
traiion for the spring election is compile ely
nuilifed, as the voters have registered in
wards aud precincts that have no legal ex-
istence
HE Ohio Legislature has embarked in the
business Of investigating pools and trusts,
unanimously passing resolution reciting
that
It 10 apparent that through the combinations
commonly termed trusts or pools salutary
competition may be destroyed. prices OF com
modities unduiy erbnnced, wages OF employees
uniustly depressed, and power organized that
may be = used ne TO endanger the best interests
81 10th government and people. IL provides
for n Joint committee, consisting OF two mem
tera OF the Senate and three members OF tho
House. 70 make a thorough examination of the
sub ect mentioned and report 70 the General
Assembly at it's adjourned session the facts as
ccrtained and the Legislation deemed necessary
in tie premises 20 protect the interests of the
people Of the state.
AT Springfield, Mo-, DIR. George NJ Cox,
United states Pension Examiner. met a
woman named Ellie Ellis at the railway sta
ton. entered q carriage with her, then beat