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A FALLING BRIDGE.
Two Hundred People Precipitated Into a
Gulch While Watching Foolish Mans
Antics.

Two Hundred People PrecIpitated Into a
Gulch While Watching Foolish Mans
Antics.
CLEVELAND, O., June 1.-two hun
dred people were hurled from broken
foot-bridge in Byerle's park at six
o'clock last night and piled in strug-
Cling mass on the sloping sides of a
gully or precipitated into the bed of
the stream sixty feet below. Twenty
five persons received more or less severe
cuts and Commissions, some of which
may prove fatal.
The crowd had been drawn to the park
by the announcement that man named
Bellar would jump from cable stretched
from the cliffs to the artificial lake
nearly hundred feet below.
One of the best points of observation
was from foot bridge across a gully
sixty feet high. This frail structure,
some seventy feet in length, was packed
with men, women and children. The
jumper made the descent at about $3.50
o'clock. He struck the water near the
shore and the people on the bridge
made rush for the place and nearly all
of them were massed on thirty-foot
span adjoining the bluff when the
structure fell with a crash, going down
in the middle. The foot paths under
the bridge were crowded with people
and upon these the timbers fell, while
those on the bridge were thrown in a
heap in the center of the span, where it
struck the ground
At least twenty-five persons were in
jured more or less seriously, but only
eight were hurt so badly that they had
to go to the hospital.
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PACKAGE VENDORS.

Judge Caldwell, In the United State District
Court at Leavenworth, Discharges ssOrig-
inaI Package" Vendors.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, June 16.-Judge
Caldwell, in the United States Circuit
Court, Saturday afternoon rendered his
decision in the noted habeas corpus
Original package" cases from Shawnee
County.
Nine of the cases decided were from
Topeka, the other being from Saiina,
and grew out of the recent decision by
the United States Supreme Court in the
matter of the sale of intoxicants in the
original packages in which they are
shipped.
Judge Caldwell's decision is in line
with the Supreme Court decision, and
the petitioners for habeas corpus writ
were ordered discharged from custody.
Their names are as follows: w. w.
Beine, Carl Jockheck, Christian Schmidt,
]. r. Deisher J. B. linn, W. II. Copp,
l.. Yout, Jacob Fl. Sicher. Bernard
Touchman, C. A. Rahre, George Bell.
Judge Caldwell in an elaborate opin-
ion held that the decision of the United
States Supreme Court was final and
binding on all courts of the country I'M
til Congress should act, and that las
packages of liquor in any form or size
may be lawfully sold by the i'm
porter, or his agent, in Prohibition
State the size of the package is not OF
much consequence. Whether the size OF
the package be large or small the prac-
tical effect will be to seriously impair
the efficiency of all laws intended to
protect society from the liquor traffic. "
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

HoN. w. w. DICKERsoN, of Grant
County, KY, was nominated for Congress
to succeed Senator Carlisle on the 207th
ballot.
WILLIAM O'BRIEN, the Irish National
list, has been married to Mile. Raffelo-
witch.
THE President recently received a
committee from the Chamber of Com
merce of New York, headed by Mr..
Cornelius S. Bliss, to urge the improve
Arthur Sewall, of Maine, with com
mittee representing the shipping inter
ests of the country.
The freedom of the city of Edinburg,
Scotland, has been presented to Henry
NJ. Stanley.
The Department of State is informed
that by decree of May %, Port au Prince
Hayti, was relieved from martial Law
under which it was placed on May "a
1888
JOSEPH JoNAssOS, the young man ar
rested in Berlin charged with malign
ing Emperor William, is twenty-sever
years old. He was born in San Francis
co, Cal. He is travelling in Europe witt
his brother Henry. He is first lieu
tenant in the Twelfth regiment, New
York State National Guard.
THE President has vetoed the bill 70
public building at Tuscaloosa. Ala
Mrs. MARY JAHA, aged seventy-five
the last of the Nipuck tribe of Indians
died at Webster, Mass, recently.
The House committee investigating
reform in the civil-seryice censuret
Commissioner Lyman for laxity of dis
cipline.
Missouri Democrats have nominate,
T. J. CAN'T of Henry County, for Su
preme Judge; L. L. Wolfe. of Randolph
County, for School Superintendent, an
ii. N. Hickman, of Stoddard County, 70
| Railroad Commissioner.
GOVERNOR FIFER has called a specia
Worlds Fair session of the Illinoi
Legislature TO meet July %.
THE first Canadian woman's suffrag
convention was in session at Toronto
Ont, on the 18th.
The Czarewitch of Russia will star
on tour of the world August 1, return
ing by way of the United States
HoN. FRANCIS Hill, of Exeter, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Maine
died Unexpectedly on the 18th.
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

THE subscriptions in London to the
Egyptian conversion loan are twenty
times the amount of the loan.
THE Cincinnati oak leather tannery
was destroyed by fire caused by light
ming the other night. Loss, $50, 200.
REDUCTIONS of fares on Austrian rail-
ways have tripled the number of pas
sengers, and the facilities of the lines
are overtaxed.
THE much talked-of Suburban handi-
cap at Sheepshead Bay, New York,
was won by Salvador after an exciting
race. About 80, OOo persons were present
THE ceiling of a schoolroom at Gollu-
ba, Prussia, fell the other day, killing
five children and injuring a large num-
Der of others, many of them seriously.
MARY ANDERSON, the actress, was
married in London on the nth to
Antonio. Fernando de Navarro. The
groom is.twenty-nine years old and was
born in New York
A SPECIAL issue of the Reich's An
zeiger gives the details of the agree
ment between Germany and England in
regard to Africa Germany codes
Somaliland and Vitu to England and
England cedes Heligoland to Germany.
TEXAS cowboy reports the massacre
of ten of his companions by Indians on
ranch 100 miles west of FL Paso, Tex.
A SECOND conference on the Anti
Trust bill has reached an agreement by
the terms of which the bill is stripped
of all amendments added by the Senate
and House and remains as it originally
passed the Senate
The new million dollar building of
the San Francisco Chronicle was opened
the other night Its 1855 feet high, and
has a tower .sixty-seven feet above it
The frame work is steel.
SPEAKER C. c. SHORTER, OF the Ala
hanna Legislature, is dead
| JosEPH WELSH, who shot and killed
John A. McNeal in Kingisher, Ok,
May 20, escaped from the military guard
house.
Miss LENA CALDWELL, the heiress,
was married at Washington on the 18th
to Baron Won Sedwitz, German Minister
to Mexico.
REV. JOHN d. LINDSAY, of Boston,
has declined to accept the position of
Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal do
cese of Alabama
IT is reported from Cairo that the
Mahdi has released all his European
captives-
The Senate on the 18th passed the
House Silver bill, but so altered by
amendments as to be virtually a bill
providing for free coinage. The House
passed the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill and went into COMMITTEES on the In
dian Appropriation bill.
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POINTS OF INFORMATION.

IT takes about three seconds for .
message to go from one end of the At
lantic cable to the other.
A HORSE walking at a smart pace
strikes the ground with force equal to
q ton every time he puts down his fore
foot.
Or the four generally used points only
the period e. dates earlier than the if
teenth century. The colon q is said to
have been first introduced about 1885,
the. comma 81 some thirty-five years
later, and the semi-colon % about 1870.
AABERGRIs, from which many per-
fumes are made, and which is sometimes
used to flavor wine, is merely the NOR
bid secretion Of the liver of sick
epermaceti whale. It is a fatty, waxy
substance, disagreeable to sight or
touch, but even in its crude state ex-
haling pleasant odor.
VIKING is name given to the pratt
cal Mortimer who infested the coasts
of the British Islands and other locali-
ties in the eighth, ninth and tenth
centuries. The word is derived from
the Scandinavian eLk, bay. and these
men were so called because their ships
put on, not like kings ships, from the
harbor, but from tho bay.
The training of carrier pigeons begins
as soon as they are strong enough TO fly.
The young birds are taken in a covered
basket TO place about half q mile from
their home. and set free. Those whodo
not go home are considered worthless;
those which do so at once are tried
again, the distance being increased each
time, until it is found that they will go
back, no matter how far they may be
carried. Tho messages conveyed by
these birds are usually written or photo
graphed on very thin paper, and tied
around the leg or one of the tail-feathers
In such . manner that they do not i'm
peded me fight of the birds.
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MISCELLANEOUS.


THE Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor Society met in convention at st.
Louis on the 12th.
The Cheyenne Indians of Montana
are reported on the war path, malicious
ly destroying cattle and threatening
the settlers. Reinforcements have been
sent to the Cheyenne agency.
TELEGRAMs have been received at the
Hague from Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana,
announcing that the French have occu-
pied the territory on the Lava river, the
ownership of which is in dispute be-
tween Holland and France.
A COLLISION between two freight
trains near Ortez, n. NJ, resulted in the
instant death of two trainmen named
Ed Hoffman and J. Nicholson. Hoff-
man recently came from Kansas City
and Nicholson from San Francisco.
The instant closing of the flood door
alone prevented the City of Rome sink
ing when she recently struck Fastnet
rock of Queenstown. ireland.
THE crop situation throughout Canada
is reported never in better condition
than at present, which is especially fine.
THE House Committee on Labor has
agreed to report bill that hereafter no
employee of the Government except fe-
males and boys under eighteen, shall
receive less than 81 per day.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER has issued
orders to the Pennsylvania census emu
merators not to take numbers instead
of names for Italian and Hungarian Ia
borers.
A CATHOLIC nun persisted in a fire
which broke out in the Mercy Hospital,
Davenport Iowa, the other morning.
The patients were all rescued by the
heroism of the other sisters.
TWELVE hundred carpenters of Dem
yer. Col, walked out on the 18th. paralyz-
ing the building trade.
TIE tornado at Wapello. Louisa
County, Iowa. was quite serious.
Though no lives were lost many per
sons were hurt and innumerable build
ings were destroyed
ANincendiary fire in Frankstown. Pa,
destroyed ten frame buildings During
the FIRE several dwellings were robbed.
SoAPMAKERs have formed combine.
FATHER MoILINGER. Catholic priest.
is said to have remarkable success in
curing sick people at Allegheny City.
Pa
THE striking coal miners in Beaver
County, Pa, have won their battle 70.
an advance in wages after a six weeks
contest
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Clfuu4nCg.

Miss Mile Bunnell, aged ninety-seven
years and six months. died at Kearney,
Neb., the other day. She was in good
health up to a few days before her death.
She took the first premium at the county
fair last fall on fancy needle work.
which she made without the aid OF
glasses. She was thought to be the old
est person in Nebraska.
On the west coast of Africa there are
now 200 churches, SO, 600 converts, 1O0.-
900 adherents, 1850 schools and $4,000
pupils Religious books have been
translated into thirty-five dialects OF
the section
David Ely, the three-year-old son OF
John Ely, of Freehold, N. j., lately met
his death in peculiar manner. In the
morning the father dug a post hole at
the back of his residence, and the little
fellow, in playing around fell in The
child's cries attracted his fathers at
tention, but when he rushed out the
cries had ceased, as the child was dead.
The quicl1sand had sucked him down out
of sight
Annie Jenness Miller is an advocate
of complete rest, and part of each week
gives her body and mind as nearly moth
ing TO as is possible. She can afford to
do this Her physical culture fad pays
An old duck hunter of Savannah says
that a ight of ducks coming South on
one day. If followed by other flights in
the same direction days or weeks after
ward, will not vary to exceed twenty-five
feet from the path of the ducks which
have preceded them, and they Will
alight in almost the exact spot where
preceding flights have settled
According to = recent statement OF
the receipts and disbursements of the
Roman Catholic society for the propaga-
ton of faith. 81, 273. coo was contributed
for missionary work in 1883, of which
! amount the United States gave $50, 0od
and received s41 .000-
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Pierce Storm.

CINCINNATI, une 16.-At 1880 yester
day thunderstorm set in and imprison-
ed people in churches for an hour. One
and half inches of rain fell in less
than an hour. Cellars were flooded,
streets on the hillsides covered with
mud and debris and side walks in places
were torn up. One house was struck by
lightning without loss of life. Fire
bells were kept constantly ringing and
8, 700 fire alarm and telephone wires
were melted or otherwise killed. Ed
ward Lesenham was washed into a sew
er and drowned and for two hours one
of the cable roads was stopped.
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a MuRDERous PRISONER.
He Murders the Sheriff OF BoonviIle. Mo
While Receiying RIa Supper.

he Murders the Sherin OF BoonviEles No.
While Receiving Els Supper.
BooSvILLE, Mo-, June 16.-Sherif L.
C. Cranmer was dangerously shot at T:30
Saturday evening by William West,
who was in Jail awaiting trial for shoot
ing at a Missouri Pacific brakeman near
Otterville. Cranmer was standing talk
ing to him when West pulled a large
pistol and shot Cranmer. the ball pass
ing through the left wrist, and entirely
through the left side.
West made his escape, but was cap
tured by w. w. Taliaferro city mar
shall, and posse before he reached the
city limits.
Sheriff Cranmer died Sunday morning
at seven o'clock from the effects of the
bullet
During the excitement consequent
upon the shooting the other prisoners
in the Jail attempted to escape, but the
sheriff, although shot through the body,
kept them back and locked them in
their cells.
Cranmer was brave and popular ON
Ger. One thousand dollars was raised in
very short time for his family.
The Sheriff was taking the prisoner
his supper when the deed was COM
mitted, and an excited crowd soon
gathered and threatened to. lynch the
prisoner who confessed that the pistol
had been taken to him by outside &C
completes several days before when the
escape was planned. Only the absence
of some one to take the lead saved him
from iynching.
The citizens who got Vests story
from him in the Jail at once sent body
of men to the Otterville tank, where the
signal West named was given. Two
tough characters made their appearance
in answer, not having heard of West:
bungle, and they were at once placed
under arrest and brought to this city
where they will be held as accomplice'
to the murder of Sheriff Cramer.
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stanIer,. New Dool..

LONDON, June 15.-The ST. James
Gazette says that complete set of the
proofs of Henry NJ StanIey's forthcom-
ing book. 1.-THE Darkest Africa" were
obtained in a mysterious manner by
some person, who offered copies to one
English paper and to two papers
published in. the colonies The copies
were accepted by the papers, but the
publication of the matter was thwarted
by the issue of a circular by the house
which is to publish the book warning
any person against publishing the work
and notifying any one who did so that
he world he held responsible
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rrnnrr.nhicaI Linton.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 15--The next
convention of the Typographical Union
will be held in Boston b. w. Houston,
of Lynn, Mass, and w. J.. White, of
New Orleans, were elected delegates to
the American Federation of Labor.
Seven trustees were elected for the
Childs-Drexel home as folloms: James
G. Woodward, of Atlanta; Amos j.
Cummings, of New York: William Lam
bert, of Austin, Tex; William Wilson,
of Nashville; John ID. Vaughn, of Den
yer; G.. w. Morgan, of Bellingham
Bay, Washington, and w. II. Pare, Of
Toronto
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BY unanimous vote the Chicago City
Council has agreed to petition Governor
Fifer to call an extra session of the State
Legislature to consider an amendment
permitting the city of Chicago's bonded
Indebtedness to be increased $1,000
900. The sum named is for the pur-
pose Of promoting the success of the
Worlds Fair. Efforts to increase the
amount so as provide for other municipal
undertakings were defeated.
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1T is stated that Henry NJ. Stanley
will sail for New York with his wife on
October %. Mr.. Stanley has concluded
arrangements to deliver fifty lectures in
the United States during the fall and
winter. For the lectures delivered in
New York he is TO receive s5, 900, and
for each lecture thereafter in the various
cities he Is to receive E2OO.
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TOMMY SUTTON. after living without
solid food for ninety-six days, died re-
Gently at Dubuque, Iowa During all
his fast his only sustenance was soda
water. Previous to the death of the boy
q council of physicians was held and ali
united in pronouncing 1t a case of paral-
ysis of the stomach and bowels Some
years ago the lad suffered fall and was
never in perfect health thereafter.
Ninety-six days previous to his death
his stomach refused all solid foods and
soda water was the only liquid he could
retain. His sufferings were intense and
he bore them uncomplainingly until
death came to his relief.
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said He Was Not Insane.

NEW YORK, June George NJ.
Storrs, son of Emory A. Storrs, who es
capped from the Poughkeepsie Asylum
for the Insane on Thursday last and
was recaptured in this city, was re
committed to the asylum by
Justice Ford. When arraigned in
court, Storrs said he was not insane and
that all his trouble had been caused by
domestic infelicities. He talk and acted
in rational manner and presented nc
appearance of insanity.
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A CENSUS enumerator at Richmond.
Va. has found a colored woman named
Martha Gray, who has had thirty-seven
children since 1868. She has given birth
TO triplets six times. to twins six times,
and to seven others s.ngly. She is now
living with her third husband and of the
thirty-seven children but one survives.
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The protracted negotiations between
the Senate and House respecting the
differences arising from conflicting
amendments to the Pension bill have
been brought to successful conclusion
W the final agreement of tho conferees.
BY the terms of the agreement the
Senate recedes from it's insistence upon
the dependent pension features, and
the House agrees to drop the service
pension provision, leaving the bill a
Disability Pension bill.
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IN Ellsworth. Me-. the other night
one of Robbins circus men was set upon
by gang of roughs and general fight
followed. Shortly afterward another
circus man and Miss Wardell, his wife,
were attacked and the woman was
knocked down and kicked, probably
fatally. The whole circus crowd then
marched into the village and proceeded
10 whip the whole town. No perform
ance was given and the circus got away
safely. Ellsworth is the home of SEN
ntor Hale
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The Irish Catholic, of Dublin, states
that the Pope in replying to the con-
gratulations of visitors at the Vatican,
expressed himself as strongly of the be-
lief that great punishment was impend-
ing on society for its disregard of and
indifference to the Church. THE
Lord" he said, will come no longer
with n sweet and peaceful face, but with
an angry one to strike and purify the
Church. i am neither a prophet nor the
SON Of prophet. but L feel in my heart
the sentiment A sea of evil Is about
to beat against the rock on which the
Church is founded. and will leave moth
ing to be seen on the horizon but tie
threat of the anger of God Prayer will
not suffice 70 appease the Almighty"
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PHILADELPHIA newspapers contain
many and extensive advertisements Of
Cape May property for sale and rent
The boom is the outgrowth of the Presi-
dents family taking up their residence
there for this season.
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THE reports that Mexico is overrun
by Chinese are declared TO be nonsense.
There are not 1000 Cinnamon on the
entire coast Most of the arrivals are
on their way to the United States
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The National convention of mutual
life and accident underwriters, in SEES
sion in New York City. elected III. j.
Reimund, of New York, president and
w. II. Swollinger. of Galesburg, ILL.,,
secretary. Commissioner Wilder, OF
Kansas, came in for severe condemna-
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STRONG efforts are being made to rec
oncile the differences between the old
Czechs and Germans in the Bohemian
Diet Emperor Francis Joseph is ex,
erting himself to the utmost to secure
that end.
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The first deposit of $500, 900 for the
sale of the city of Baltimore's $4,000
shares of Baltimore & Ohio stock at par
has been made. The deal must be
closed and all the money paid by July.
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building Laborers strike.

Boston, June 1s.-The building labor
ers of Boston, Somerville and Cambridge,
numbering between 2. 200 and 5000 men,
struck this morning for an advance in
wages from 50 to 1928 per day. The
bricklayers' unions will support the
strikers,
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A SENSATIONAL Chicago story about a
man being buried alive and endeavor-
ing to escape from the coffin and being
found horribly distorted in the coffin
was soon exploded when sifted down.
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THE Canadian Government is prepar-
ing TO establish q fast Atlantic steam
ship service. Bids for the vessels have
been asked for.
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CONGRESS has been asked to appropri-
ate $50, 900 for additional clerks, copyists
and messengers and additional room for
the General Land-office.
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CURRENT COMMENT.

The British bark Dinapoor has been
wrecked on the Spanish coast and six OF
the crew have persisted
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THE Mexican authorities refuse to
allow American stockmen to drive back
cattle which have strayed across the
line. Thousands of head have been
Geizad
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IT was reported in Berlin that the
German War Minister was about to re-
sign because his estimates for war re-
quirements were repudiated by Chan
cellor Won Caprivi.
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The indictments against John Keenan,
and Henry l.. Sayles for bribery in con-
nection with the Broadway railroad
franchise In New York City have been
dismissed