Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-03
TELEGRAPHlC.
An Epibns Of The Principal Events Nov
Attracting Pablo Interest


Chicago.
A cyclone struck Lumber City, Ga
b. V. Holland and w. B. Whiddon,
both prominent men, were killed.
Henry Henning, living in Kingston,
Illinois, shot and killed his wife, and
then cut his own throat, dying almost
instantly.
A snow pillow pushed by four engines
jumped the track near Sharon, New
York, and killed the conductor, en-
ginee-, brakeman and fireman. Four
others were seriously hurt.
Rev. Eugene Peck, pastor OF the
Eastern Presbyterian church of Wash
ington, ID. c., was struck by a loco
motive while walking on the railway
track, and instantly killed.
A train on the New England rail
road was ditched at Springfield, Mass
Two locomotives left the track, and
the steam'pipes burst, fatally scalding
the conductor and brakeman.
Near Greenville, Miss, the cabin OF
a colored man burned down and Gre
mated the bodies of i've children from
two to nine years of age. The parents
were visiting a neighbours house.
Matilda Openshaw, whose husband
was killed on the Utah & Nevada rail
road, recovered a verdict for IS 900
do 'lages against the company on the
ground OF negligence of defendant.
The east bound train on the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western railway
jumped the track at Binghampton,
N. Y. Three coaches were burned and
one passenger was killed and num-
Der injured.
At Dansville, N. Y, Colonel L. B.
Faulkner and l.. Kuhn, director and
cashier respectively OF the defunct
First National Bank, were arrested
upon a requisition of the U. s. court
and taken TO Buffalo.
The case Of cannibalism reported
from Peace River, Manitoba, turns out
not To have been caused by hunger,
but to have been the work of woman
who has killed and eaten twelve per-
sons, members OF her family.
Mrs. VIM. Dalton was burned to
death with her 4-year-old daughter in
the fremont house, Chicago. About
n dozen other persons made their es
cape in semi nude condition. A
dissolute tailor who was evicted from
the premises for non-payment OF rent
is suspected of having set the place on
fire.
Richard Barber, farm hand, as
saulted his employer, Richard Mason,
with poker, at Ithica, N. Y, and then
beat Mrs. Mason to death with the
same weapon. He then poured oil on
Mrs. Mason and then ignited it, Mrs
Mason's body was consumed with the
cottage. Mason will probably die.
Neighbors hunted Barber down and
jailed him.
Cyrus Gribble, Charles Doolittle and
John Johnson were waylaid, murdered
and robbed OF 657 ounces of gold bull
lion, the weekly product Of the Vul
ture mine in Maricopa county,
Arizona. Mexican outlaws are sup
posed to have done the deed. In
addition to the reward of $4,000 Of
fered by ex-Gov Tabor, of Denver,
owner of the Vulture mine, Maricopa
county has offered $4,000, and the
Territory 81 900 for the apprehension
OF the murderers.
Gus Anderson was out hunting on
Dry Creek, near Visalia, Cal, and
observing some object crawling along
behind the rocks, thought it was u
lion and fired. What was supposed
to be another animal close behind the
object fired Mt, was seen to move, and
Anderson fired again. A man then
held up his hands and cried: 81 sur
render" Going to the place, he found
a boy who answered the description
of John Arnold and man thought to
be Frank Bolinger, both of the pris-
oners who escaped Jail at Visalia.
Bolinger was shot in the head and died
in few minutes.
a dispatch from Oporto, Portugal,
says; The bodies OF sixty-six victims
OF the theatre fire have been exposed
for identification. Many heart. rending
scenes were witnessed. Besides the
bodies there are also tifty-thrCe heaps
OF unacceptable remains. Several
projects have been organized for the
relief OF tho families of the poor vic
Tins. IL is reported that some Ameri
cans and EHg'ishmen were burned.
Electric lights have been provided to
enable the searchers to work without
interruption. The fire originated by
the blowing OF an unprotected gas let
against the scenery, The scene er
saw the fire, and rushed to lpwer the
curtain, but before he could reach il
the burning scenery fell on the stage.
There was panic Immediately. In
the cheaper parts of the house the
attendance was principally of the
rough class, including many sailors
and dock porters, who crushed down
the weaker people in their rush for
the doors, using their fists, shoes and
knives, and mereilessly slashing their
way to the front. Girls, children and
women were literally butchered.
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| Harvard College distributes this
year about $4,000 among deserving
students in the shape of Scholarships.
This is S12. 900 moro than last wear,
that sum having been added to the
| funds nv tho Into Eyal,;al p,;,D o..