The Dickinson press., 1890-02-15
During services in a Virginia country

descending a steep grade ana dashed into q ca.
bcoSe. Three persons were instantly killed.
Crimes.
During services in a Virginia country
church Sunday, the pastor accused one of thu
congregation, Thomas Coleman, of unfaithful-
ness to his wife and called Town the wrath of
God on him. Coleman answered hotly and a row
ensued, in which Coleman and another man were
killed aud three others seriously injured
Two girls at Utica, Ind, got religion
and were to have been baptized Thursday. They
auarrelled ut the river bank as to which should
go in first and settled the matter Marquis Of
Queensberry style. No baptism occurred.
The Illinois supreme court Thursday
granted e writ of error in the Anarchist cases.
The cases of Fielden, Schwab and Neebe will
therefore come before the United States supreme
court for review.
Dick HAYES, who was convicted of the
murder Of his wife and daughter at Birmingham,
Ala, made n confession Friday, duplicating a
friend named Wylic.
A terrible double tragedy occurred at
Miami Sunday, in which John Morton and his
wife were shot and killed by the formers father.
the affair was the result of a family quarrel.
One hundred women held an indigna-
tlon meeting Fri .ay at Lathrop, Mo-. and gener-
ated so much Indignation that they proceeded to
do up the saloons of the town. Over s., 900 worth
OF liquor went into the gutter.
Sunday two prisoners tried to escape
from the county Jail at Erie, Kan. The jailer
shot them both fatally.
Two Mormon elders were tarred and
The tar was then set fire and the men were Sc
riously burned, but extinguished the flames in
time to save their lives.
Tuesday evening a band of twenty
evangelsts, four or five Of them ladies, was at.
tackled bya mob at Hull, Que, with sticks and
stones. Five persons were seriously injured.
The outrage has created intense excitement.
Wednesday at Toronto, Ont, Thomas
Kane was hanged for wife murder.
Foreign.
A French caravan in Africa, Journey
ing towards Harrar, was attacked by Somalis on
the It'll. and completely wiped out.
On Friday, Maj. Panitza and four of
his accomplices were shot at Bucharest. They
were convicted Of an attempt to assassinate
Prince Ferdinand.
A boiler on the British man-of-war
Barracuda, exploded Friday, while being tested,
killing two men and wounding ten.
The Duke of Orleans was Friday
placed under arrest at Paris for having violated the
decree exiting himself and father, Count de Paris,
from France. The penalty is two to five years
Imprisonment and the authorities declare their
intention to enforce it.
Announcement was made Saturday
that sig new Italian cardinals will be created at
the March consistory, the foreign cardinalate
being now in the majority.
The queens speech was read at the
opening of parliament Tuesday. 1t states that
the Portuguese trouble is settled. The govern.
ment will introduce an Irish land purchase bill
and local government bill.
Count Tolstoi, the eminent Russian
novelist, is dangerously i'll.
A Brazilian decree was received Tues
day establishing nine national holidays. The
Fourth of July is put in the list as q compliment
to the United States.
Parnellites of the house of commons
met Tuesday evening and elected Parnell chair
man and leader Of the party.
Mount Zoo, in Japan, broke out as 8
volcano Jan. 16. The top of the mountain wa.
lifted off, sand and stones being belched forth
The ground in the neighborhood was covered will
sand and earth to a depth Of a foot. Only on.
man lost his life, but a large amount Of stock wa:
killed and tlfty-five houses wrecked.