The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17

| DR.. Nc Gonigal, the New York abortion!st
mas been sentenced to IA years In states pr's-
on.
A tremendous rain storm struck WheeliHg:
". va. last Sunday evening, doing good
deal 0tdamage. In the valley or Ca!dwelIs
ana the bridges carried away. TWO bridges
on the Pittsburgh division of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad were destroyed.
| The funeral Of Mrs. Catherine Booth, "the
mother Of the Salvation Army" took place at
London Tuesday. An immense crowd VIII
messed the service and procession.
In the superior court at Lawrence, MASS.
Monday, William McKenna of Lawrence and
Haverhill, known as the king of horse thieves
was sentenced under the hibuta criminal
law TO twenty-five years IN the state prison
| The New York national league and players
eague base ball clubs have decided to consOl'
date. Next season there Will be but one
eague club in New York.
The arguments were concluded In the An
mover case at Boston Wednesday and 1t Is
now with the court for Amusement
VIII Be Adopted by Mexico.
The secretary of state has received dis
patch from Minister RYAN at the city OF Mex
leo announcing that the Mexican republic
will adopt the recommendations OF the inter-
national American conference with regard TO
uniform system Of weights and measures.
John McAuliffe, the prize fighter, was ar.
rested In Brooklyn Wednesday morning on
suspicion of having caused the death OF Katie
Harl, the soubrette. IN the West Side hotel,
at 18th street and Sixth Avenue. Tuesday
afternoon. She was found dead, In BED.
The cause of death, as given by the physician
In attendance. was heart failure but Police
man Callahan noticed slight wound on the
nose and a swelling of the upper up. Inc
hox ~ ho
clerk at the hotel desk, walked into the hotel
about three O'Clock Tuesday afternoon &C.
companied by the young woman, and called
for room. McAuliffe was assigned room
on the third floor. Towards five o'clock
McAuliffe rushed down the stairs OF the hotel
and told the clerk that "his wife, had Just
died and begged htse to send for physician.
McAuffe himself went for doctor. When
the latter arrived he found the young woman
dead. But the police say that when the
young woman died, McAuliffe, instead OF
giving notice at the hotel office. locked the
door and left the hotel and they doubt
whether the physician" was really one.
beauty. about 10 years old, and apparently
deeply In love with the boxer. 1t Is stated In
some quarters they were married few
months ago In San Francisco after McAul-
iffe's fight with Carroll, but this has not been
confirmed.
Horror in Syracuse.
The most disastrous and fatal fire that has
visited Syracuse, N. Y, for many years, was
discovered in the Leland hotel, the largest |
hosiery IN central New York. at 1890 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. At least25 persons hay g
lost their lives and many more have bee n
more or less injured. One woman was being |
lowered from a window by the aid of rope,
md had reached point opposite the third
story when the rope became ignited from a
burning sill. 1t parted and the woman fell
o the pavement, her brains dashed out and
Ter body fattened into sbapeless mass.
Many lives were lost by people crazed with
right. who jumped from windows. One
nan says he saw six people jump from off.
erent windows on the Fayette street side of
he building within space of four minutes.
The building was provided With iron fire es-
apes on the outside and ropes on the inside,
which were the means of saving many lives.
The total loss will not fall short of 100000