The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-04-20
DOTS AND DASHES

A dispatch from Calcutta says that the
damage caused at Dacca by the recent lorna
do amounts to 100, 900 rupees. and that liz
bodies have been recovered from the ruins
and over 1000 persons more or less injured
are in hospital.
The Hungarian minister of agriculture has
notified all Agricultural societies that Herr
Mandl, manager of spiFit distillery at Raah.
has discovered an efficient preventive Of
pleur0- pneumonia IN cattle
Della Keenan,, the 14-year-old daughter Of
Kansas City saloonkeeper, suicided BY
taking carbolie acid.
Sunday afternoon Julius Meyers shot and
killed Robert Kleintoff in the Farmers saloon,
St Louis. The victim with two pals had
purpose of robbery.
The north bound passenger train on the St
Louis and San Francisco road collided with a
car load of lumber left on the main track at
Tucsohoma, ]. T., and the engine was
wrecked and the coaches thrown over the
embankment. Engineer Charles Mirritt and
fireman James Elers were instantly killed and
many others are reported injured but 10
what extent Is not known as all information
Is withheld.
At Newark, n. j., John A. Knodel, aged
"a, becoming angry at the 14.year old son OF
Officer James Weson, tore both ears from
the bows head. The victim is in a serious
condition.
An unknown boy who was leaning against
telephone pole on East Broadway, New
York city, was stunned by current Of
electricity and died soon after. The current
came from an electric light wire which had
crossed telegraph wire and was communicate
ed TO the unfortunate lad by means of loose
wire wound about the pole against which he
was leaning. Later 1t was learned that he
was the oldest son of and principal support Of
widow with eight small children.
Berlin advices say 1t is learned through re-
liable sources that the Emperor Frederick
wanted to extend amnesty to all socialists
and to recall those who had been banished,
but that Prince Bismarck dissuaded him from
doing so.
Madrid advices say the court at Malaga has
sentenced Senior Vila, Spanish pastor, to
twenty-eight months Imprisonment for pub
shing pamphlet condemning Roman Catho-
lie dogmaS
Advces from Sofia say band OF Bulgaria
refugees, which had left Salonca for Dede
Agatch provided with Russian passports in
tending TO foment a revolt in Bulgaria, have
been arrested by the Turkish authorities.
G. W. Crow, Kansas City contractor, was
held up and robbed of between $500 and $500
on pulc street of that borough the other
evening.
Willie Grady, aged 6, shot aud killed his 8
year-old sister In their home In Chicago
while playing with a revolver.
Joseph Luchte, a farm owner living at
Brookville, Ind, in trying 10 shoot his tenant
killed his own son, aged 15 the revolver's
muzzle being knocked aside.
The ice in Mackinaw straits remain as
solid as in midwinter and the prospects for
the opening of lake navigation by May 10 is
very slight.
One of a family of farmers of Randolph
county, Indiana is dead and others arc prob
ably fatally afflicted with strichinoss.
Four tramps beat switch tender William
Studner to death at Wood street, Chicago,
because he tried 10 put them out Of his house.
Mrs. Bird ami her babe were burned to
death in their home at Flo rida, Orange coun-
ty, New York.
South Carolina negro who went turkey
hunting with two white men was mistaken
tor turkey while crawling through the bush
Sc and shot and killed.
J. S. Simon, the defaulting ex-treasurer Of
Dark county, Ohio has been sentenced to six
years imprisonment in the penitentlary and
! TO pay fine of $4S, 900.
By the wrecking of a construction train on
the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
railroad, eighty miles from Birmingham, Ala,
four men were killed, one injured fatally. and
nine others seriously hurt. The train was
backing at a high rate of speed, struck
COW and was ditched.
II. X. Clark of the firm of Fetting q Clark
and Willie Patterson, a boy IS years OF age,
fell from a scaffold at the CORTLAND wagon
company's building at Sixth and MAY streets
Kansas City. ihe scaffold was about sIxty
feet from the ground and the fall was occa.
stoned by the giving away of the ladder on
which the two men were. Clark caught
rope and descended with slight injuries, but
IT Is feared that Patterson received Injuries
from which he will die. His left arm and two
ribs were broken and 1t is thought that be
suffered spinal and internal injuries
David Walker, the Bald Knobber chief.
says an Ozark, Mo. dispatch, has been sen.
fenced to hang May IS, the same day John
Matthews, Wiley Matthews and William
Walker, his son, are to hang. Three others,
Amos Jones, William Stanley and q d
Simmons plead guilty to murder IN the sec
ond degree and were sentenced to the penl-
Tertiary.
AT Dennison, Ohio Policeman Qulllan. In
attempting TO arrest a party Of railroad men
was knocked down. While they were beat
ing him lie fired two shots, killing John Con
Panhandle engineer, aud MORALLY wound,
Ing Panhandle conductor named Thomp-
son.
At Twin Bridges, Montana, a saloonkeene,
named Dav was found dead In his place Tues.
DAY morning. The murderer had poured coal
oil over his body and fired IT, burning IL 10
crisp. whisky" Kline, a sot and loafer az
The neighborhoOd, has been arrested on susDE
cion.
A Dublin dispatch SAYS a crowd of 1000 Der
sons, with banners and wagons laden with
beer and provisions, left Tuam. COUNTY Gal
way, Thursday morning for the farm Of Mrs
Bodkin, at Cloondar Their intention il In
plough aud SOW her lands. They we're fol
lowed by force OF police Mr. BodkEn's
tenants have adopted the plan nf campaign
and have been served viii notices IL evic.
ton.
Patrick Sculler. one Of the workmen on the
New England building. Kansas CITY. me,
with a probably fatal accident Wednesday.