The state capital., 1892-05-14

THE execution Of Frederick Bale,
Deeming, the convicted murderer II
Melbourne, has been set down for TIL,
23d. Deeming is kept in irons to keer
hlm from injuring himself or Others, fol
he is at times very savage, while in his
best mood he is forbidding and morose,
A STRANGE thing happened at the site
OF the old Fockler brewery, in West
Dubuque, Ia, on the night OF the sth
rulnhl'ng Sound like an earthoualxe
was heard, and it was discovered that
nearly an acre of ground had dropped
into subterranean lake, which covers
a vast body of mineral, The ground
continued to cave and took d portion oi
the street.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED members Of the
New York Paving Cutters nationa:
union went out on strike, on the eth
in support of the strike Of the quarry.
men in New England who were locked
out on question of wages.
THEODORE NANNY, painter, en-
ployed at work on lofty building at
Louisville, KY, on the 9th, in some un.
accountable manner grasped a live
electric wire and was hurled TO the
ground, distance of fifty feet. The
unfortunate man was picked up in an
unconscious condition. 1t was thought
to be impossible for him TO recover.
M. GREssER, prefect of St. Peters
burg, was reported as dying. on the
9Th, from the effects of poison admins
tered to him by Some person unknown:
The police are actively engaged in hunt
ing the poisoner. Nihilists are sus-
pected.
Hon. CHARLES EMERY SMITH, of Penn
sy!vania, United States minister to Rms.
sia. formally rendered his resignation To
the president, on the 9th, in order to re-
sumo his journalistic duties in Phila.
delphia.
A HORSE and phaeton were stolen at
GAINESVILLE, o., by an unknown man,
who was overtaken by the police near
Lancaster Oh the 9th. He resisted ar.
rest and was shot dead. In one Of his
pockets was paper on which was writ
ten the name ID. Schmidt
A GUEST in the Washington hotel at
Philadelphia took the precaution when
he went to bed, on the evening of the
9th, to look under the bed and was re-
warded by finding John Henderson.
aged II years. snugly slowed away
there, waiting for him to go to sleep
INTENSE excitement has been created |
ut Laporte, Ind, by the arrest of Dep
1ty Postmaster Charles L. Wood on a |
charge of embezzling federal funds
His shortage is about $4,000. He is
highly connected
CAPT BEN CARTER, an old-time Mis-.
'issippi river pilot, fell overheard from
| raft in Tennessee chute, on the 9th.
md was drowned. His body was not
recovered. He leaves a family in Mem.
,his
THERE was an explosion in the North
m Pacific Coal Co. S mine at Roslvn.
Wash, on the 10Th, in which fifty men
re believed to have lost their lives
'he work of rescue was promptly be-
'un and soon ten blackened and mutt
lted bodies of those who worked near
st the opening and furthest from the
xplosion were recovered.
The house committee on elections has
ecided the contested-election case of
.eynolds against Shouk, from the
'welfth Pennsylvania district, in favor
Shouk, republican, the sitting mem
er. The vote was unanimous.
AT the annual election in New York,
n the 10th, of managers of the Della
are q Hudson Canal Co., Cornelius
anderbilt and Chauncey M. Depew
ere added to the board to represent
lc Vanderbilt interest.
The Norwegian bark Nor Capt. Ham, +
olt, fifty days from Rio, in ballast, ar s
we'd at Lewes, Del, on the 10th On j
lie voyage nine of her crew were strick- !
l with yellow fever, two of whom died +
ld were buried at sea. .
a DISPATCH from Zanzibar states that
min Pasha has become totally blind.
he report is believed to be not i'm
as Emin's sight has never c
zen strong. Il
The thirteenth annual meeting of the
Otel Mems Mutual Benefit associa- q
on'of the United States met in Detroit, b
ich., on the 10th. il
5. W. GOODMAN, general freight agent 81
the New York Central railroad, de- Z,
es the rumOr that the Central is cut
lg grain rates from Duluth, Mimi,
New York