Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-04
TELEGRAPHIC.
An Epitcns Of The Principal Events Now
Attracting Pablo Interest

Helen colliery, at Workington, Eng
land. Seventeen persons were kille,
and several injured fatally.
Mcdowell Crawford, colored, wa
shot and killed by an unknown persoI
at point two miles from Nolensville
Tenn. 9sz, q y ~
The body of Chinai1a an wasfoun,
hanging to q tree about three mile
from New Westminster, B g. An in
quest was held and verdict of sui
eide was returned. N
Thomas NJ. Kennedy, d wealth,
cattle dealer, Of townsville, Texas
was killed by Sheriff jose Marie Els
para, a wealthy Mexican near Ferry
Landing, Texas.
AT Jennesr, La, IN dispute at the
polls Nicholas Provost was shot dead
and his brother l.. p. Provost, war
mortally wounded. The trouble il
said to have arisen from family feud
Carrie Beiswenger, while scrubbing
at Wheeling, w. Va, ran big splin-
ter under her thumb-nail. A physi.
clan removed it, but the arm swelled
badly, and lock-jiw set in, and it is
said the girl cannot live.
The Western nail manufacturers
met at Pittsburg, Penn. and fixed the
basis of scale of prices. The scale
slightly advances nails between ten
and twenty penny, and will reduce
those under ten penny.
The Jail at Ffiars Point, Tenn, was
burned, and five prisoners persisted in
the flames. An effort WAS made TO
rescue them, but without success. The
Jail lis supposed To have been fred by
one OF the inmates who was under
sentence to the penitentiary.
The assembly at Albany, N. Y,
passed bill providing for the execu-
ZION OF the death penalty by means of
electricity. This is the bill recon-
mended by the commission. 1t pro-
hibits newspapers from publishing de.
tails Of executions.
While two Indian policemen at
tempted to arrest Sacate, an Apache
Indian, and his son, ut Los Cruces, N.
NJ, who were drunk and causing
trouble in camp, fight ensued in
which one OF the.polieemen were killed.
Sacate's SON WAS fatally and three wo-
men were severely injured by stray
shots.
Chester Draper was accidentally
shot aud killed by Percy Candaland,
NJ Salt Lake City. while party of
which Draper was one were serenading
II newly married couple, friends OF
Candaland. The latter fired the shots
ss a practical joke, to frighten the ser
enaders.
The marines and blue jackets OF the
North Atlantic squadron, participated
IN sham battle, at Pensacola, Fla.
Five blue jackets and marine were
wounded. 1t Is SUI posed the material
in the cone Of shell had hardened,
aud tore oil, the metal cone wounding
the men.
+. Two notorious criminals were cap
tured at Billings, Mont, having in
their possession ffty.eight head of
horses, bearing thirteen well-known
Nevada brands. One OF the men has
been recognized as Teton, the noted
horsethief and murderer, for whose
capture there are rewards aggregating
w 900, in Nevada and Idaho.
The residence Of d. A. Hoffman, a
farmer near Oak Ridge, Mo-, was
burned and three Of his children were
consumed. Three other children were
30 badly burned that it is expected
they will die, and Hoffman was so
seriously injured that he died. II is
thought Hoffman became suddenly
insane, and fired his house himself.
frankie, the little daughter of Rob
ert P.ll, OF Paducah, KY, was burned
10 death. She was playing with her
brother around II lire in the yard dur
ing the absence of her parents. Her
clothing ignited and Was totally
burned from her body. She survived
but couple Of hours.
Edward Cossar, n colored man of
st. Louis, possessed of considerable
wealth, returned to his home unex.
pectedly, and found Rev. Sidney Hib-
er, pastor Of the Methodist church
md principal OF the school, at his
ZONE. Not being satisfied with his cx-
,lanation, he shot HIM in the head,
filling him Instantly.
Orrin Stecre, u farmer, living near
he village OF Lisbon, N. H., while sit,
ing in his dning-room reading a
'aper, in company with his family, |
vas killed by an unknown assassin,
Who literally blew the top OF his head
II. A load OF buckshot was fired |
Trough II window four feet away. MOI
eason Is assigned for the crime. The
nitro country is hunting the muir
eter.
As five section men were passing the
ierlings White Sand Company's works
a hand car, on the st Louis, Kan.
rs City & Colorado road, near La
'odie, Mo-, blast exploded, blowing
n immense rock upon the hand car.
Ill OF the men We're fatally hurt.
heir names are Harry MCGOWAN,
'humhs Bemmor, Smith Dougherty,
lark Patton and Ed, Shepherd. Three
I them died.
A family named Lathrope, com
rising the father, mother and three
hi iren, were drowned ON Upper
Volt river, Wis, They lived in
larty near the bank of the stream,
nd though they had been warned 10
ave their dangerous abode, they
eglected to do 40. and the floods