The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
EASTERN ITEMS.
FiendS Throw VitriOl in q Lady's
Face at Erie, Pa.
Willard Secures the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Two Chorus
Girls Fight Duel.

Girls Fight a Duel.
Maldi Gras is on in New Orleans.
Kilrain's man Bizenah has been re-
feased.
jim Corbett defeated Jake Kilrain at
New Orleans.
Jake Kilrair is about to retire tempo
rarlly from the ring.
The Oklahoma bill has been fayorably
reported to the House.
The Indians in South Dakota are said
to be starving to death.
The loss in the Toronto university fire
is now put at 81 100000.
Pickardsville, Mo-, has an old-time
temperance crusade among it's women.
General Miles is outspoken for speedy
and liberal coast defense appropriations.
The steamship Louise sank at St.
Johns, Fla, All were rescued but one
man.
Frank Trowbridge fatally shot his wife,
and then killed himself at Big Rapids,
Mich.
Thomas Sexton of Hartford knocked
out James Norton of Waterbury in three
rounds.
The Touring mill of the Terre Haute
Milling Company was burned loss,
100000.
The Carey bill for the admission of
wyoming as state has been reported to
the House.
A number of coal mines have been To-
Gated on the Sioux reservation, Dakota,
by capitalists.
The House has concurred in the Senate
amendments to the House bill fixing the
duty on ribbon.
Judgment has been entered against the
Union Hide and Leather Company, Chi
cago, for $134 1000.
Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor
OF the first successful typewriter, died at
Milwaukee, aged II years.
At Hastings, Mimi. Louis Sommers
shot and killed Marie Dietzen because
she refused to marry him.
Two Cincinnati and Southern freight
trains collided at Melville, Tenn Engi-
neer Chow and brakeman Gray were
killed.
The New York Commercial Company,
to mine and fish in Alaska, has been
formed in Albany, with capital of ST.
100000
The Dakota Legislature has decided
that they cannot aid their starving farm
ers, and the Governor will appeal for out.
side aid
The Sengerbund has decided to hold
the sangerfest once in three years here
after. The next fest WILL be held at
Cleveland.
A bomb was thrown into an alleyway
in Elizabeth street, New York, blowing
down brick wall and fence. The po-
lice are investigating.
A labor demonstration is proposed for
May 1, to be jointly observed in New
York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Paris, Ber-
lin, Vienna and London.
The New York grand jury has indicted
Bell, Simmons and Wallack for grand
larceny in taking $3l 900 worth of bonds
from the Lenox Hill bank.
The National Starch Manufacturing
Company has incorporated in Covington
under the Kentucky law. 1t owns all
the starch factories in the United States
Congressman Anderson of Kansas has
introduced bill appropriating $250,OOO
for the purchase of residence il or near
Washington for the President.
Hartman, the pedestrian, has signed
articles to walk 5000 miles within sixty
five days, starting from point in Indi-
ana to San Francisco and return.
Supervising Architect Windrim of the
Treasury Department has made favor
able report on the bill appropriating
100000 for public building at Helena
Willard has secured the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, making transcontinental
line from New York to Portland by means
of the B and @. and Wisconsin Central.
The Lincoln Pa National bank, plum
dered by cashier Bard and F. w. Hall,
has closed its doors. The defalcation is
now said to be between $50 600 and $40,-
600.
At Erie, Pa some fends threw vitriol
into the face of Miss Emma Nischer,
burning her badly Her lover, Dennis
Mccarthy, followed them to an old build
ing, and was shot twice.
At meeting OF the Midland Pacific
railroad at Sioux City, Ia, it was decided
4 a. ,,ooI 70 Goofflo within tho
next five years.
Misses Hillard and Bella, New York
chorus girls, have fought duel with foils
over a young man. MISS Bella won,
drawing blood from. Miss Hillard's shOul-
der. They made up afterward.
William Dom, timer of Columbus.
O.. while intoxicated attempted to kill
his wife by shooting her in the arm. He
then committed suicide.
At Albany, n. Y, Patri' k Haphey was
found in his cell in prison with his head
nea ly severed from his body. No weapon
was found in his cell, and the authorities
are vainly trying TO find how he was
killed and who did it.
President Ridgway of the immigration
commissioners at New York has feen
formally notified that the IRE asury De-
vartment viii assume official control of
immigration affairs at that port April 6.
The Secretary of War has requested an
appropriation of $50, 1873 for erection OF
/ monuments and of tablets for the prop
marking of each of the commands of the
regular army engaged at Gettysburg.
Peter Jackson, the colored pugilist,
at Washington City knocked out GYPSY,
a Maryland fighter, weighing 355 pounds,
in the second round. The fight lasted
four minutes and bali.