The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-17
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Fourteen houses in Spokane Falls, w.
T., were destroyed by fire Friday night
Late reports show that Indiana will
turn out unusually large crops OF wheat,
corn and oats.
The business portion OF the town of
Florence, Wis, was wiped out by fire
Friday afternoon. The loss is SIS, 900.
Nellie Long, aged 0 years and Michael
Elaherty, aged s, were struck by train
in the South Boston, Mass, cut Saturday
and killed.
The President has approved The joint
resolution to continue the appropria-
tions for the support OF the government
until September %.
Near Tuscold, Ala, NJ. o. Easton, n
well-known farmer, attacked his wife
with corn knife, inflicting fatal in
juries. He was insane.
The failure OF G. NJ. Ward was an
nounced on the New York Stock Ex-
change Saturday. He has no outstand-
standing contracts on the Exchange.
Tho German East Africa Company
announced its intention to abandon the
idea Of establishing stations in the in
terror and limits its operations to the
coast.
The Board OF Pcnitentiary Commits.
sioners at Joliet, Ills, yesterday aC-
cepted the resignation OF Warden Nc
Claughrey. He is to take charge OF u
penal institution at Huntington, Pa.
The French Government has ordered
the gunboats to proceed to the west coast
OF Africa, for the purpose OF pursueing
vessels engaged in the slave trade, es-
pecially those which fly the French flag.
The heavy frosts in Iowa OF the last
two nights have seriously damaged the
corn crop. 1t will reduce the average
yield twelve bushels per acre. Grass
was killed and herds will soon have to
be fed.
1t is semi-ofIicially announced that
General John c. Parkhurst, Of Michi.
gan, will within few DAYS be nomi-
mated as Minister 10 Brussels to succeed
Lambert Tree, who has been transferred
to st. Petersburg. The appointment
will be made Mt the instance OF Postmaster
General Dickinson.
A man named Wise, hailing from
Pennsylvania, was lynched in the Turtle
Creek Mountains, Dakota, on Wcdncs-
day, for horse stealing. He was at ono
time q prominent citizen OF Wyoming,
and during his residence in that Terrific
ry was prominently mentioned for the
Legislature.
]. G. Ferris, a FanchmRR living near
HALEY, Wyoming, shot and killed
neighbor named Robert Bull Tuesday
Ferris had been absent from home sew
eral days, and on his return found that
Bull, who was unmarried, had elOped
with his wife. Ferris traced the couple
to Bulls ranch, where he shot Bull, kill
ing him instantly.
Miss Laura Watson, Of Aig0na, Iowa,
was struck by lightning Oh Wednesday.
Her hat was burned from her head, two
large holes were burned through her
waterproof and clothing, and her back
was badly scorChed. One OF her shoes
was torn from her foot and thrown sew
eral feet distant. She was badly shock
ed, but will recover.
The Ballard murder case at Shoatq,
Ind, was given TO the jury Wednesday
night, after long address by Judge
lletron. They remained out nearl V
twenty-iour hours, and rendered YER
dict OF not guilty. There was good
deal of political sentiment in the case,
but il is not believed that it permeated
the jury. The four men accused We're
released at once.
Joseph Cannon, the young Philadel-
phian who was on Friday imprisoned in
the big safe in the unfinished building Of
the Keystone National Bank, in COnsC-
quence OF a friend playfully pushing the
spring latch door shut while CannOn
was inside, was liberated at s O'loCk Sat-
urday morning, after having been pris-
dner for fifteen hours. He IL none the
worse for his imprisonment, but says he
was badly frightened.
Ties burned by forest fires caused Il
railroad disaster near East Saginaw,
Mich, Friday evening. The engine, ex.
press and baggage car and two coaches
left the rails, ran along the ground about
two lengths Of the train, and the engine
then turned over in the ditch. The en-.
gineer, fireman and express messenger
were thrown clear off the wreck and es-
capped with bruises and burns. The
fire on the track Immediately communi-
Gated to the coaches, and the passengers
and crew barely had time TO run through
the train and escape before every par.
licle OF wood work in the train was
burned.
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