Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30
NEWS BY WIRE.

of the states monument in commem- oration of the Sioux massacre in 1862, in which one thousand people lost their lives, occurred to-day.
 NEW ULM, Minn-The divorced wife of John Miller, saloon keeper, last night secreted herself in the room oc- cupied by her former husband with his mistress, Alvina Schilie. Alter Miller and his mistress had retir
 Mrs. Miller crept to the bed and fired two shots, killing her former husband instantly. The mistress escaped.
 LoNDoN-The British government, has notified the government of China that from this time forth no British officers will be allowed to serve in the Chinese navy.
 CARsoN-Wm. Zirn opened his mine at Pine Nut for inspection to-day. k. $. Dougherty, Superintendent of the Carson Water Works, returned to day and says the mine is al! he claims for 1t. Zirn was offered one thousand dollars for permission to work twenty. four hours. In four hours Zirn took out $l 300. Dougherty with g pick disloged chunks of gold and decom. posed quartz. Since the inspection of Zirn's mine, the price of ground in the vicinity has greatly advanced.
 NEW YoRK.-At 12:30 p. m. this afternoon an explosion occurred in the five-story brick building No. 68 and 70 Park Place. occupied by John c. Ebenle. The explosion was imme- diately followed by fire and the build = Ing collapsed in few minutes. It is feared that number of persons are burned to death. The fire has spread to adjoining buildings. There was but one eyewitness left to tell the be- ginning of the accident. This man is named A. A. Johnson. He is 8 jani- tor in the building at 8l Park Place, directly across the street from where the accident occurred. He said that he was standing on the steps of Sl when he heard the sound of an explo- sion. Almost immediately the front walls of the two buildings collapsed and he entire building caved in with a deafening crash. It came so sud- denly that it was impossible for liv- ing being to escape from the buildings. On the ground floor on one of the numbers was 8 restaurant that was crowded with people. Three alarms of fire were followed by the arrival of ambulances from all the hospitals. The reserves were called out from the near by station houses, but the great. est difficulty was experienced in keep ing the thousands of people back be- yond the fire lines when it became known that there had been a feariu. loss of life. The police estimate the loss of life at between sixty and sev- enty.
 WASHINGTON, D. .C.-The important information has been received by the Bureau of American Republics that a short cut across the continent of South America has recently been dis covered by the celebrated explorer, Chas. Fry. The route as described by | him in letter to the prefect of the l department of Junin, in Peru, lies | rom ChancamayO to a good port oh the Pichis, one of the navigable tribu- laries of the Upper Amazon, and he declares it will be possible by this route to reduce the journey from Lima to the eastern river ports from thirty days to four or five. With A ew score laborers he estimates that ,he road can be completed in six months at a cost of less than $400O. The completion of the road would york revolution in the trade and industry of the far interior of the Re- public of Peru, which. although it some of the richest regions