The state capital., 1892-02-06

SPECIAL prayer Tor fellet from til
raVages of influenza has been issued b,
the archbishop of Canterbury.
A MESSAGE was received in Pitts
burgh, Pa, from New Orleans, on the
1st, saying that Frederick C. Fitzsim-
mons, the murderer of Detective Gilke-
son, who escaped from Jail in Pitts.
burgh last fall, had been captured in
the Crescent city.
On the 1st a queer religious conven-
tion began at Findlay, o., to continue
for nine days. The delegates are from
all over the country, and represent
faith-cure adherents, sanctificationists,
Christian scientists and others holding
to equally peculiar doctrines. About
400 delegates are present, and the pro-
ceedings are of highly entertaining
character.
ONE of the greatest compliments ever
paid to mans commercial integrity
has been accorded to S. Y. White by his
New York creditors, representing obli-
cations of $1,000, 900. These have given
Mr.. White full legal release on his
simple word that he will pay out with
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AT Cote st. Louis, an outlaying sub
urb of Montreal, Can, several frozen
dynamite cartridges, which had been
placed on a stove to thaw out, ex-
ploded, completely wrecl1ing the house.
A. Dupre, the owner, was terribly in
jured, and his two little daughters
were fatally burned. A third dangh
ter's skull was fractured and she will
probably die. Mrs. Dupre escaped unin.
jured, but on seeing the injuries of her
husband and children became insane
and is now a raving maniac.
A BOAT belonging to I'll. NJ. S. Belle
Isle, the coast guards vessel at Kings
town, foundered in Dublin bay on the
I'd and four of her crew were drowned.
H. II. YARD, who was arrested
charged with aiding and abetting Gid
con w. Marsh and Charles W. Law
renee in the misapplication of the funds
of the Keystone National bank, of
Philadelphia. was given hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner Bell,
on the ID Special Agent Barrett, of
the United States treasury department,
testified that Yard had received over
S49*, 900 of the banks funds. At the
conclusion of the testimony Yard was
held for court and his bail increased
from SIS, 900 to $40, 900.
ANsoN c. OWEN, pioneer Of Iowa,
died at his home in Mason City on the
I'd. A little over two years ago his
name became worldwide on account of
his challenge to run any man in the
world of his age, so years, n forty-yard
foot race. He was prominently inden
tilted in the development of the north
ern part of the state and no man en-
joyed a more extensive acquaintance.
WARD WATERBURY,. the S-year-old
son of Charles p. Waterbury,a wealthy
farmer of Bound Ridge, n. Y. was
kidnapped by unknown parties. on the
1st, and on the 2d his father received
letter demanding $4,000 ransom for the
child, coupled with the threat that if
the money was not forthcoming the fa-
ther would never see his son again.
JAMES MCCU1LOUGH, the last surviv-
ing son of the distinguished tragedian,
John Mccullough, died at the old home
stead in Philadelphia on the lst. Nc
Cullough's daughter, Letitia, is now
the only surviving descendant of the
great actor, and will inherit an estate
valued at $4,000
THE historic old Appomattox (Va.)
courthouse was destroyed by fire, on
the Cd, with all the county srecords.
The McLayne house, near by, in which
Gen. Lee signed the terms of surrender
Of the army of northern Virginia to
Gen. Grant, narrowly escaped destruc-
ton.
REPORTS from the stranded steam ship
Elder up to the night of the I'd indi-
Gated that all hope of saving the vessel
had been abandoned. 1t was also said
that several hundred sacks of mail
matter still re manned on the vessel and
would undou btedly be lost.
AN aluminium factory is to be estab-
lished at Anderson, Ind, to employ
1,50O persons, and it is said the process
to be employed will produce the metal
at cost of twent y-fve cents a pound,
CARLYLE HARRIS, the New York med
ical student, was, on the I'd. found guilty
of murder in the first degree in having
caused the death of his girl wife (Helen
Potts. by administering poison to her.