The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

on the night Of the 4th between Irish,
italian and negro laborers. One man was
fatally beaten. All the police of the city
were required to suppress the riot.
WILLIE OATES, a young man twenty
five years old, son of Captain Dennis
Oates, of steamboat fame, was drowned in
Red river, at Texarkana, Ark, recently
while floating a raft of logs down the
river. The raft struck q snag. He and
two other men in a sklR attempted to dis
lodge the raft, when the boat capsized.
Young Oates, being unable to swim, was
carried down stream.
A SERIOUS accident occurred at Okla
homa City /. T., on the 4th, caused by
the collapse of the grand stand. One hum
dred persons were injured, many Of them
seriously, a child being instantly killed.
The immense Falk brewery at Milwsu-
kee, Wis, was burned on the 4th. The
loss was estimated at 100000.
THERE was a collision on the c., B. &
O., near Fairfield, Iowa, on the 4th. Much
damage was done and William Black.
burn, express messenger, was fatally in
jured.
AN excursion steamer was wrecked at
Winnipeg, Man., on the 4th. No loss Of
life occurred.
PRoCToR KNOTT defeated Spokane in
hollow style at the races in Washington
Park, Chicago, on the 4th
A PARTY of four girls and two youn g
men were boating on Duck creek, near
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 4th when they
were capsized and all of the party but one
of the young men were drowned.
PsoTTA, the American amateur cham
pion, was defeated by Nickalls. of En-
gland, in the final race for the diamond
sculs at the Henley regatta.
A BILL has been filed in the circuit
court objecting to the annexation of the
town of Lake to Chicago as declared by
the recent election.
THE Goodyear Rubber Boot and Shoe
Company, of Providence, r. l., has made
an assignment, the attachment placed on
them by the Sears Commercial Company
being followed up until SIG, 900 attach
ments swamped the firm.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended July numbered 202
compared with 215 the previous week and
PA the corresponding week last year.
THE statement of earnings and expenses
of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy for
the month of May shows an increase in the
net earnings of 1914 742. G2 and a decrease
in the expenses for the same period of
1915, 5,66S Sc. The first five months of the
year show a net increase of earnings Of
1924, 106 80.
FBANK HoYT, paying teller of the First
National Bank, of Hoboken, N. j., has been
arrested on the charge of having stolen
SIS, 900 from the bank.
THE midge-fy has made its appearance
in the fall wheat fields of Ontario and
threatens to ruin what was before a
promising crop.
A SPECIAL from Sumter, S. c., says that
four negroes forced an entrance into the
dwelling of an unprotected woman in the
suburbs of that place and subjected her to
the grossest abuse. The assailauts were
arrested. 1t was probable that the ne
groes would be lynched.
SERGEANT KAUCHER and Officer Ward
man of the coal and iron police, while at
tempting to arrest two tramps at Reading,
Pa, met with d 'sperate resistance.
Wardman was shot and had his leg broken
and Kaucher was shot in the head and
terribly beaten.
A RECENT fire in the Commercial docks,
London, caused loss of 100000.
THE pr ncipal part of Ellensburg, Wash,
was destroyed by fire on the night of the
4th. The loss amounted to 81, 000,000 and
many persons were rendered homeless,
two hundred houses being burned.
A MRS. WARD, a Mr.. Keating, a nurse
and child were killed at a railroad cross
ing near Long Branch, N. j., recently by
coming into collision with an express
train. The parties belonged to New York.
AN exploding mortar at Salem. Mass,
on the night of the 4th killed two boys
and badly injured several other children.
WHILE celebrating the Fourth at East
Boston a signal bomb exploded in a crowd
of children, killing two and shockingly in
juring others.