The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-13
EASTERN ITEMS.
MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE BUILDING
BURNED.
Express Robbery at Fort Worth-Big
Fire at Cyclone in North
Carolina-Reporto of the Life
Saving Service.


Saving Service.
Keyhort, New Jersey, had $4,000
blaze.
|. Six people burned to death in Phila-
delphia fire.
Blaine has had another severe attack
of lumbago.
Robert Banner is in love with his new
filley, Sunol.
Henry Stowell's Boston residence was
burglarized of $4,000.
The government persists in not ac-
cepting the Vesuvius.
Hermisillo, Arizona's railroad depot,
worth $4,000. burned.
| Ben Butler is sued for $3.50, 1000 dam
ages for alleged SANDER.
The bimetallists were opposed to
Reeds election as speaker.
Contributions to the Lynn, Mass, fire
sufferers reached 100000.
The New York worlds fair guarantee
fund now amounts to $4,0lO,597.
Shipping was crippled and several
| lives lost off Toronto in a blizzard.
Judge Terry's brother is going to
Washington to fight the Nagle case.
The Cronin trial was interrupted by
the death of juror North's daughter.
Alfred Russell, of Detroit, will succeed
Stanley Matthews on the supreme bench.
The Metbodists will hold their next
national missionary convention at Bos-
| ton.
| Warmers medicine plant has been
sold to an English syndicate for S., 0O0,-
900.
| Financial troubles caused State Geolo-
gist Favette, Of Indiana, to commit sui
eide.
Eastern papers comment on the presi-
dents message with the usual partisan
bias.
Only three absentees were reported at
the opening session OF the national
| house.
Two Solomon Mountain, Colorado,
miners were blown into a thousand
pieces.
Mrs. Parnen says that her distin-
guished son has beggared himself for his
| country.
The Quebec coroner is getting after
soothing syrups as the cause of slaughter
| of infants.
The barbed wire syndicate scheme
fell through, several larger firms refused
to combine.
The Pacific express Office at Fort
Worth was robbed by an unknown ex-
pert of $500.
New York's grand jury recommends
the abolition of the underground system
of electric wires.
A suit for $500, 900 royalties is pending
| between barbed wire companies before
Judge Gresham.
The dressed beef senatorial investigat
ing committee is hearing testimony
at Washington.
Twelve men were seriously injured in
last weeks football matches, owing to
desperate playing.
Many lives were lost and settlements
de. astated, by a cyclone in Buford
county, North Carolina.
A bungling sheriff tried to execute w.
II. Harvey, at Guelph, Ont. The victim
slowly choked to death.
Andrew Banks, of Baltimore, an
ex-member of the legislature, has failed.
Liabilities, $780, 900; assets, 500, 1000.
The Germania was lost at Long
Branch. The drunken captain, Wind
horst, and eight sailors were drowned
The protracted rains and present
| floods have disheartened the Virginia
farmers. Corn is rotting in the fields.
Snow lies several inches deep over the
Mohawk valley, and large areas in Min
Desota and the borders of the great
lakes.
The Denver & Fort Worth, and the
Union Pacific's Colorado lines will be
absorbed by the Union Pacific, Denver
& Gulf.
Boston's confagration last week de-
stroyed 100000 900 in property, two
acres of magnificent structures, and sew
eral lives.
The republican house caucus in it's
vote for speaker, stood: Reed IS, Nc
KiEley 38. Cannon 10, Henderson IA,
Burrows 10.
The famous Durant- Bonnybel case at
lnv,x IL
pending, was won by the Bonnybel mine
owners, and wine flowed Like water at
Denver's bars.
The industrial congress, in session at
| Washington, opposed Reeds election to
the speakership on account of his rela.
tons with corporations.
The sum of So, 100000 is owing the
FEDERAL government on judgments on va
Ilous courts. An appropriation of
| $4,000 is asked for to look them ND and
collect where possible.
| -Four little girls, the children of Hugh
Dunn, found keg of powder at Elliots-
VILE, Virginia, and in some wav set if
on. ALI four were blown to pieces.
Their mother has gone crazy.
Minneapolis suffers from a disastrous
and tragic fire. The Tribune's eight
story building burned. Many lost their
lives by suffocation, burning and Jump
Ing. The loss is nearly half million.
The entire herd of cattle of nearly
1900 head, belonging to ex-senator
dorsey, In Northern New Mexico. are
adverhsed to be sold at mortgage sale at