The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-18
WESTERN HAPPENINGS.

THE brakes failed to work on South
Shore train going down L'Anse hill, in
Michigan. The train plunged madlY
down the long, steep grade, jumped the
track in front of the station, and con-
verted the station into kindling wood.
Engineer Con Harrington was drawn
from the wreck with serious injuries.
The other trainmen escaped with bruis-
es. Twelve cars were demolished. One
was loaded with horses, and the shriekS
of the injured animals added to the hor-
ror of the scene. The L'Anse grade is
the steepest between the Allegheny and
the Rocky Mountains Several acct
dents have occurred there.
AT Cincinnati, Lytle & Co., wholesale
dealers in boots and shoes, assigned.
Assets are estimated at 500, 90; liabili-
ties $3.50, 900. The indebtedness is large
ly in the East
THE Colorado Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in session
at Denver, COL, voted to drop from
membership in the church the somewhat
notorious ex-evangelist the Rev. Sam
Small Mr. SmalPs connection with the
Methodist University atOgden, Utah, as
it's president and other stories as 30 a
shortage in his accounts are among the
causes for this action.
EDWARD RYAN, carpenter SO years
of age, while working at the Denver
Hotel at Chicago, became thirsty, drank
glass of water. and died Immediately.
HAROLD STEWART, the handsome and
talented choirmaster of Grace Episcopal
Church, Detroit, fell in love with the
daughter of one of the wealthy pillars
of the church, and she returned the
sentiment. The girls father had other
ideas, however, and he laid wires with
other vestrymen and demand was
made for Stewards resignation, which
was rendered. The choir boys learned
of it and the cause, and pledged them
selves not to sing until he was rein
stated. The vestrymen are said to be
weakening. 1t is probable that the
diplomatic papa will be left to fight his
own battle and Stewart retained.
THE Indians on the Lower Brule
reservation held grand pow-wow at
the agency to decide upon matters relat-
ing to their removal to their new reserv-
alton. A very large element among the
Indians present expressed decided
White River, on the Rosebud reserva-
ton. A number of the leading chiefs
advised harmonious action. The many
hundreds of Indians present at the pow
WOW left for their homes in very pleas
ant humor, their good feeling no doubt
being materially augmented by q liberal
issue of rations.
ELDER GERRARD, Seattle Wash,
Presbyterian divine, was convicted of
smuggling opium. He concealed nineteen
cans of prepared opium in large flower
pot, covered them over with earth, in
which was planted geranium, placed
his flower on board steamer at Victoria
and struggled it across the line into the
United States. His actions excited sus-
picion at Port Townsend and search re-
vealed the opium. At San Francisco,
Collector Quin and several deputies
raided Chinatown aid seized unstamped
opium valued at $4,000. Twelve thou
sand dollars worth was found in one
store.
IN ffty-six out of the lightweight
counties of Ohio farm lands have de-
clined from to Is per cent in the last
ten years.
A sTAEBING and shooting affray oc-
Cured at the grounds of the Holiness
Camp Meeting in suburb of Des Moines,
Iowa, which resulted in the death of
Fred Kemp and the wounding of Charles
Denman and John Jones The two lat
ter were arrested, as were also George
Kemp and John Grover. Jones says
Fred Kemp caught him from behind,
but Jones threw him off and commenced
to slash right and left with razor to