The state capital., 1892-06-04

CAPT. I TATRICK w. EGAN, the shipping
clerk of the Lake Carriers association
who mysteriously disappeared several
weeks ago, has returned to Chicago.
He says he was abducted by two men,
carried to Rochester, n Y, and robbed
of $500 which was in his pockets.
In sham battle on Woodsdale is.
land, thirty miles from Cincinnati, on
the Goth, five men were seriously in
iured by saber cuts, and one had an eye
injured by a gun wad.
Bob FLOYD, the last of the Florida
express robbery murderers, was run
down at the house of a farmer in Jones'
vile, twenty-five miles from Gaines
Vile, Fla. on the 22d.
JOHN PARNEIL. brother of the late
Charles Stewart Parnell, has declined
to contest Limerick for parliament.
BARON HIRscH, the well-known
philanthropist is suffering from an at
tack of influenza and congestion of the
lungs His condition is serious.
Mr.. G.. +. GREATREX. wealthy citi-
zen of bennington, England, was shot
and killed. on the 31st, by his son, who
declared that he killed his father, be-
cause his allowance of $1,000 a year
was too small. The son is 40 years old
and the father was so. Two shots
were fred. The tragedy occurred in
the street in the presence of many peo-
pie.
AN explosion of gas occurred in the
West End coal mine at Mocaquaqua,
Pa, on the 3Oth, where eleven men
were at work. Two of the miners are
dead and all the others are seriously
burned. The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
SIMON LOCKROY writes that the king
and court party of Italy are in favor of
war, and that the king will endeavor
to provoke a war between Germany and
France in order to divert Italy's atten-
ton from domestic financial difficult
ties.
IT is officially stated that acceptances
have been received by the United States
government from eight countries of
Europe of the invitation to participate
in the bi-metallic conference.
SIR FRANCIS BURDETTE, cousin OF
Baroness Burdette Coutts, died in Lon
don. on the 31st, aged 10.
ADvICEs by steamer from Honolulu
state that Robert Wilcox, leader of the
insurrection there a few years ago, and
sixteen others have been arrested for
treason.
Miss LILLE NORFOLK, aged 80, quite
well-known in Brooklyn society and
amateur theatrical circles, committed
suicide, on the night of the 30th, by
choking herself to death. She knelt
beside washbasin and held her throat
against the marble until she was suffo-
Gated.
ALL the Europeans have left Serina-
from cholera there from May 7th to the
31St.
SIXTY-TWO business houses of Mason
City, Ia. were closed, on the 3lst, on
account of the religious awakening
sweeping the city. During the eight
days preceding there had been 250 con-
versions and the work was seemingly
only begun. Evangelists Munhall and
Birch, assisted by Doctors Parsons, Pat
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Gov. MCKINLEY of Ohio has received
a letter from one who signs himself the
leader of the RED Mountain Still Gang
of Red Mountain, near Birmingham,
Ala. which claims that the gang com
mitted the Columbus Gfove.- r.tfte IN Z 1 f6f.
berry and murder last August, for which |
Frank Won Loon is now awaiting exc |
cution at Columbus.
A YOUNG Italian in Rome has recent |
~ perfected an invention which will |
prove of immense value in future war
fare. 1t consists of a species of candle
intended to be projected from cannon.
On striking any solid substance it
breaks and, taking fire, produces light
IF 1000 candle-power, which illumi-
hates the field for great distance
BRIG. GEN. ID. S. STANLEY, command
ng the department of Texas, was
placed on the retired list, on the 1st, on
recount of age, and Brig. Gen. C. Is.
Felton, acknowledgement, will close his
Ictive service in the army for the same
eason on the oath.
THE floods in Indianapolis and vicin-
ty caused by the heavy rains of the
asst days of May caused the loss of at
east thirty lives.