Daily Republican., 1889-06-13
News summary.

and Wllkesbarre Coal Company, In
Wilkesbarre, Pa, have for some time
been robbing pillars IN what is known as
the Hol!enback vein, 800 feet below the
surface. Last night assures appeared In
the streets In a portion of the city and
quantities OF mine gas escaped. The
people were warned to keep their cellar
doors open, as an accumulation OF gas
might result in dangerous explosion.
At Helenwood, Tennessee, on Tuesday
night, mob broke into the jail and took
Lloyd aud Reynolds, the double mur
derers, and hanged them to a tree near
by. A note was pinned to the bodies
threatening vengeance on any informer.
IL is said that public sentiment justifles
the act.
Peter Sawyer quarreled with his wife
In Carthage, New York, yesterday morn
Ing, and struck her In the head with .
hammer. She ran screaming from the
house and he went into the barn and
hanged himself. 1t is hot yet known
whether the yoman's injuries are dan
gerous.
Thomas Kinney was found dead In
street in Indianapolis yesterday morning.
When last seen he was half intoxicated
In the company of married woman
whose husband was heard to threaten
Kinney. The police are unable to find
either the woman or her husband.
Sylvester CLARK AID Harrison Black
burn, colored men, were hanged in Aber-
deem, Miss, on Tuesday, for the murder
OF Captain Patrick Hamilton, In Decem-
Der last The railroads ran excursion
trains and over 1000 persons witnessed
the execution.
While crossing the Fort WAYNE rail.
road track, near Canton, Ohio, yesterday
afternoon, Lawrence and Edward Stieb,
business men of that place, and two
orphans named Scliert, whom they had
adopted, were struck by an express train
and all were killed.
The work Of clearing away the debris
/ In The burnt district in Seattle, Washing
ton Territory, Ia now under way. All
the contents of the vaults of the various
banks have been found to be in perfect
order. The loss Is now placed at Sl5,-
900, 900.
A gravel train collided with passen-
ger train on the Pittshurg, Cincinnati
and st. Louis Railway, near New Cumber-
land, West Virginia, on Tuesday.
Charles Rodgers was killed and William
Brown fatally wounded. Both were en-
gineers.
Charles Acker, the New York peddler
who shot and killed Jacob Tash at
Princeton, New Jersey, about three
weeks ago, was yesterday convicted OF
granddaughter.
A fire In Grinnell, Iowa, yesterday af-
ternoon, destroyed Al buildings. 1t is
probable the losses will be from $3.50. 900
to s2O0,0 900. Most OF the buildings are
partially Insured.
Elias Turner, colored, was shot In the
side AID dangerously wounded yesterday
near Merchantville, N. j., 1t ia alleged.
by Joseph Fowler, also colored, who is
under arrest.
A carelessly erected scafIold at the new
Power House, In Chicago fell yesterday
afternoon, and nine workmen were in
jured, some, it is feared, fatally.
st. James Ia holic Church In Brook
lyp, New York, was damaged by fire
on Tuesday evening to the extent OF S4O,-
coo.
Rain fell at Staunion, Virginia, yester
day, for twelve hours, and great damage
to the wheat is feared, much of 1t being
lodged.
The dead body OF Matthew Hirsth was
yesterday found hanging by rope to o
trestls iu J. c. Altken's coal yard, Ph!la-
delphia.