Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-01
TELEGRAPHlC.
An Rpisns Of The Principal Events Now
Attracting P,hs Interest

court IN the county "DOOdler cases,
and defendants will have to serve their
term of sentence.
U. s. M trshsl Franks has been al
lowed 1901 81, for expenses incurred
IN bringing Benson, Of survey fame,
rom Denmark.
Ewing Watterson, son OF Henry
Walt.rson, editor Of the Louisville
Courier Journal, has heen arrested on
u charge Of assault with intent to kill
Mrs. Irene Unkel.
Officer Martin Nolan was shot in
several places aud fatally wounded
while trying TO arrest two members oil
the NOTORIOUS Mollie NJlt gang OF
hous, br, akers in Chicago.
A freight Car loaded with powder,
while standing in the yards Mt Mont
somery, Ala exploded from some un.
known cause, destroying several cars
near it. and killing Robert Givan, n
colofed man.
Amos II. Tyler, Of Buh N. Y, .
salesman, shot and fat lily wounded
Dr.. w. F. Gilroy, dentist. Tyler
went to Gilroy's house, and upon the
lattei's appearance began shooting a.
him. Three balls entered Gilroy's
boiy.
The remains Of Gen. Martin BEEN,
IT Chicago, will be inferred at Alton,
Ill. The death of Gen. BEEN by sur
eide, at Stanton, Nebraska, was a most
unexpected blow TO his friends and
rel ,,ives, TO whom the deed was mex
plicable.
VIM. Spurgeon, who has been re-
siding at Spring Mo-, sometime
under the name of SAMUEL Whitney.
was arr, sted for the embezzlement Of
over $i50,0O0 while in the employ Of u
private banking firm OF Baltimore Is
confidential clerk.
A gang Of men were working in q
sewer trench at Yonkers, N. ", which
is sixteen feet deep. when the wat. r.
pipe burst, causing the sides OF the
ditch 70 cave in, and quickly flling
the trench with earth and water. Six
OF the labonrs are known TO have
been buried alive
The boiler ut the sash and blind
factory Of ]. Hodges, at Manchester.
N. H.. exploded. VIM. Tyler and
Harvey Emery were killed, and En-
gineer Thompson WAS fatally injured.
A piece OF the boiler struck the house
Of Mira. James Mahoney, 500 feet dis
tant, and fatally injured that lady.
A vacant frame building on Four
teenth street, in Chicago, collapsed
while Il number OF school girls were
therein romping. Lillian Collins, 10
years old, was buried in the ruins and
had TO be chopped out OF the wreck
She was horribly crushed. The other
had u narrow escape.
A cyclone struck the village OF Pc
catonica, H., wrecking several houses
and innumerable outbuildings. One
woman and thr,e children were in
jdIed, hut not fatally, by flying tim.
TER. The storm came all the wy
from Freeport, accompanying tn.
evening train part OF tho distance and
c using havoc long the route.
Fire Was seen on the farm # Widow
Freeze. near Arlington, Neb. A po sc
Of citizens went out, and were horri
tied at finding the charred remains o.
seven human bodies, only identified
ny their stature as follows: Old lady
Freeze, Fred. Gratelus hen, his wifi,
and Va ee ,illren, and Fred, brother
Louis, scattered in different parts O
the barn, among the horS 8 an co VS.
Emma Althuuse, II young woman q
Attlca, N. ", who has been subject Il
frances OF long duration for som,
time, awoke, vi or a sleep Of thirty
three d ,ys. When told Of her spro
trscied sleep she evinced much sur
prise. During her sleep her grand
father, residing in Kentucky. I'll d
When Emma awoke, she informed TIL,
family physician of the fact, but sh-
could not tell how she came to know
II.
A number of explosions OF natura
vas occurred almost simultaneously ii
Buffalo, N. Y caused by over pres
sure, and created widespread excie
meut, besides destroying st. Paul
Cathedral, the pride and glory of tn
city. An explosion occurred in tn,
furnace in the basement, blowing on
windows and doors. Flames at onc'
broke ont, aud in half IN hour the in
terror OF the beautiful church was il
ruins.
The climax in the case OF the VIII
limantic ,vlngs Institute in Connect
tout. Was reached in the arrest o
Cashier Royce, on twenty five counts
which indicate that Royce's pecul,
lions have been more bold and tx
tended than at first expected Th'
indictments allege misuse OF deposit
and the making OF false entries for
large number Of notes and bills re
ceivahle which were never sent for col
IL, ton. He is ais charged with ap
prop,i ting about $4,000 ut differen
times.
One OF the largest, il not the largest
pensions on record has been granite,
to c. B. Gillett, OF Watcher, Iowa
the amount being $l2613. Gillett re
ceived sunstroke while in the army
was treated a. the hospital for disess,
II the eyes, and finally discharge,
from service ON account OF this diss
hility. In 1872 he applied for a pen
sion, but bic claim was REJECTED i,
1878 on the ground that his blindness
,culi not be directly traced to sun
1roke while in the service. A few
years since his relatives aud attorne,