The Globe-republican., 1891-08-26


of freight train at signal box on the
Council Bluffs road. near Kansas City,
Mo. After robbing him they shot
Brakeman Ed White dead on top of one
of the cars and escaped
AT Toronto, Ont, the Society OF
American Florists elected James Dean.
of Bay Ridge, n. Y, president The
officers of the American Horticultural
association elected: President, j. NJ.
Jordan. St Louis; vice-president, j. d.
Carmody, Evansville, Ind: secretary.
John G. Ester. Saddle River. n. j.;
treasurer, j. Vaughan. Chicago.
DURING a recent trip the stokers OF
the Netherlands steamship OLDHAM mu-
tinously refused to work. In the dis
pute the captain shot the ringleader
dead and the vessel proceeded without
further incident
LIEUT. RUKoN. of the Alpine chas-
seurs, while ascending the Chambeyron
peak, fell down a precipice 1,5o0 feet
deep and was crushed into a pulp.
THE death list numbered over 200 in
the recent hurricane at Martinique.
The dead bodies of three children
were found in an old tool chest at Iron
ton, O., by their parents, George Ham,
ilton and wife. The chest had been
fastened on the outside, indicating
murder.
Two German missionaries have been
murdered in New Guinea
Two earthquake shocks were felt in
Jerseyville, ILL.,, recently.
CONvICTs in the state penitentiary at
Walla Walla, Wash. tried to escape by
Selling train in the brickyard and
making the warden a prisoner. Two
convicts were killed before order was
restored.
The interior department will not
permit the projected deals between
the cattlemen and Cherokees for graz
ing on the strip
The Farley national bank. of Mont
gomery, Ala, has closed its doors.
THE report that Russia would pro-
hibit wheat expectations is declared to
be untrue.
KATE and Mary Walton, sisters. have
been drowned in Boston bay by the
capsizing of small boat
AT Ocean Spray, near Boston. two
men were asleep in stable when it
took fire. Both were burned to death.
A FEARFUL storm was reported in
the English channel On the French
coast much damage was done and a
bark was lost and four men drowned
ED MAcRAE, an employee at the gravel
pits few miles west of Paris, KY, was
instantly killed by the pits caving in.
He had been at work only about ten
minutes when the accident occurred,
and was buried alive in the debris.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended August 20 num-
bered ZIG. compared with 227 the
previous week and 1872 the correspond
ing week of last year.
In an alteration at Bagley's store
near Betham in Caddo parish. La, W..
E. Bagley, storekeeper, shot and killed
Mr.. Etheridge, bridge contractor of
Carthage, Mo.
The Turkish brigands who captured
an Italian railroad inspector seventy
miles from Salonica the other day, also
captured the railroad foreman and some
workmen, killing one workman who
attempted to effect a rescue.
THE coroner's jury impaneled to in
vestigate the cause of death of Clark
Woodman, the linseed oil magnate
of Omaha, Neb., who was found dead
in his room at the Grand Pacific
hotel, Chicago, rendered a verdict that
the death was due to heart disease.
JONATHAN BEATTY, aged 60, died
at indianapolis, Ind, from injuries re-
ceived at the hands of footpads last
Christmas eve. He was badly beaten
and had been confined to his house ever
| since.