Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-25
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PERU, Ind, July 24.-At Xenia, vii
lage few miles south of Peru, late this
evening Jess Overman shot and killed
his sweetheart, Miss Maggie Smith, the
daughter of prominent physician, and
then suicided.
KEY EAST BEACH. N. j., July 24-
The eighth anniversary of the American
School of Christian Philosophy was cele-
brated today. At the annual election
Rev. DR.. DEEMS was unanimously re-
elected President. Among the Vice.
Presidents is Rev. F. M. Dimmick, of
California.
LAKE MAHoPAc, N. Y, July "a
Chauncey Kniffin, aged % years, shot
himself dead yesterday morning after
firing three shots at his wife, Annie, aged
Is. The young woman will die.
NEW York, July 24.-A party of forty.
two representative workingmen, bound
for trip throughout the big manufactur-
ing centers of England, Scotland, France,
Germany, Belgium and the Paris Expo.
sition, sailed today.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 23.-At a
meeting of the Western Cut Nail Associ-
alton, preliminary steps, looking to a
combination OF all the cut nail mills by
which their product will be handled by
a single central organization, were taken.
WICHITA, Kas., July 24.-The mystery
surrounding the reappearance OF E. T..
Brown is still uRsolved. The mental
condition of Brown is improving slightly,
and he recognized his wife and children
today; but that is all, 20 far.
New ORLEANS, July PA Times Dem
ocrat, Monroe, La, special says: Afte'
church last night, at Trenton, two
negroes, Joe Cook and Sol Dorsey, eL-
gagged in a scuffle. Becoming angry
they both drew pistols and fired, and
both were killed.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 24.-The i'm
preston prevails at the Naval Academy
that the Court Martial which tried Com
mander Harrington for grounding The
practice ship Constellation, found him
guilty. 1t is rumored his sentence If
something like years suspension.
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, July 24-The
much talked of charter election, which
was prevented week ago by the Mayor,
was held today, no opposition being Of
fered by the city administration. The
charter was carried. The proposition to
issue $4,000 bonds received a majority
of the votes.
SCRANTON, Pa, July 24.-This after
noon, while number of men were re-
moving rock and coal from the chambers
closed at the Central mine, Hyde Park,
by cavern, the lamp of one of the la
borers ignited the mine gas and fright
full explosion followed. John Williams
and Robert Roberts were killed and
four others frightfully burned.
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-The latest news
from the Indian Territory is to the effect
that the desperado, Lopki, was killed
last Sunday by the Captain of Creek
Indian light. horse company. 1t was he
who, while under arrest and in irons,
murdered Deputy United States Marshal
Phillips year ago by beating him with
his handouts. One of the light horse
company was mortally wounded in the
fight before Lopki was killed.
New ORLEANS, July PA special
agent for the State of Mississippi came
here this morning from Baton Rouge,
having an order from Governor Nichols
to respond to a requisition from Gov
ernor Lowry, of Mississippi, for the ar
rest and delivery of R. Carroll and Ed
ward L. Tyler, railroad officials, to the
authorities of Mississippi. They will be
arraigned at Purvis on charge of aiding
and abetting therecent prize fight.