Daily Republican., 1889-06-24
y NEWS SUMMARY.
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laS@ : PILES, QUEBEC.
President Harrison Leaves Cape May
@E Point This Aftrrnoon-A Vacant
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House In South Boston
Coilapses,

President Harrison and Mrs. Harrison,
with Postmaster General Wanamaktr,
Sunday morning attended services In the
Beadie Memorial Presby yterian Church,
at Cape May Point. The Rev. DR.. T. W.
j. Wyiie of Philadelphia and the Rev.
Dr. Scott, Mrs. Harrison's father, were
the officiating clergymen. The President
is to leave Cape May Point in special
train this afternoon, and take the 8. So
train from Philadelphia for Washington.
A bateau carrying passengers and
freight on the Saint Maurice river, Que
Dec, on Saturday, became unmanaReable
near Grande Piles owing TO the FITNESS of
the current and was carried over the ialls
near that place. Joseph Rivard and
two children, George Hamelia, of St.
Etienne; B. Belleriye and Miss Belleriye
were drowned.
two-story vacant frame house in
South Boston collapsed on Saturday,
burying several people In the ruins.
Annie Mullen, aged 10, and Thomas Fla-
herty. aged Is, were taken out dead, and
several others were injured more or less
seriously. The building had been con-
demne', and the residents in the vicinity
lad taken much Of 1t away for firew cod.
A fire at Vancouver, Washington Ter.
ritory, on Saturday, swept away nearly
four blocks In the business part OF the
town, including the city Jail. from which
two prisoners were removed after great
difheulty. The fire was started after three
attempts by ipcendiaries. Loss, 10000.
A combination of farmers 10 the vicin-
lty OF Evansville, ILL.,, by which thsy
agree to purcha from but one store In a
town, the owner agreeing In turn to sell
at net profit OF II per Cent, is said to
have seriously embarrassed a number of
merchants and to destroy competition.
The Boston police yesterday afternoon
raided Chinese gambling den and
opium joint, andF arrested twenty-eight
Cinnamon. A large amount of money,
mostly Chinese coins, and gamb ing i'm.
plements were captured.
Receipts Of corn al Chicago are report
ed so light that lake grain freights are In
bad way. The corn in store at the close
OF the week was not, 1t is stated, over
1000, 600 bushels, and vessel agents found
1t difficult to get cargoes.
The condition of the miners in the coal
towns of Braidwood and streator, Ill
nois, is said to be distressing. 1t is stated
that many women and children are in
absolute want of food, and relief cannot
be too quickly sent them.
Kate Rynback tried to pour gasoline
into the tank of lighted oil stove at the
Gross Hotel, st. Louis, on Saturday,
with the result that she and Kate Ryn-
SOFA were probably fatally burned.
Another reduction in freight rates on
pig iron and manufactured iron is an
nounced from Cleveland to the East, in
proportion to the cut from Youngstown
and the Mahoning Valley.
Mrs. Julia Octaviana, 16 years of nge,
who had been married only seven weeks,
accidentally killed herself on Sunday at
Baltimore while handling loaded re-
volver.
Mrs. Lizzie Lind saturated her clothes
with oil and set fire to them, in Kansas
City, on Friday, and was fatally burned.
She had quarrelled with her husband for
keeping late hours.
Mrs Mcdowell, aged &C years, of
franklin, Pa, fell down stairs with q
lighted lamp In her hand, last night, and
was burned to death before assistance
arrived.
William Arms. NJ. D., for many rears
a missionary to Patagonia, and to Borneo,
Sumatra and Java, died on Friday, at
Duquoin, Illinois, aged 81 years.
Thirty-one persons, at Findlay, Ohio,
were poisoned, on Saturday, by eating
corned beef, and it Is thought some of
the cases will terminate fatally.
Benjamin Mergal, well-known farm
er of Antrim township, Pa, was killed
by lightning while at work In his field on
Wednesday evening.
Cardinal Gibbons yesterday afternoon
laid the cornerstone OF the Roman Cath
ollc Church OF Our Lady OF Good Coun-
sel, Baltimore.
Sarah Jane Whitellng is to be hanged
at the county prison, Philadelphia, to-
morrow, for the murder, by poison, of
ber husband and children.
During food near Clinton, Arkansas,
last week, a man named Emmerson lost
his wife and seven children.