The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-05
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'Commodorc" Miller and l2 other con-
victs working in camp about six miles
from Dallas, Tex. assaulted and disarmed
The guards. and escaped. A hundred armed
and mounted men are In pursuit
W. r. Crossett Of Hope, Ark, who de-
faulted with t2i 900 school funds and con-
siderable money belonging to the Peoples
Bank, Of which he was cashier has been ar
rested at New Orleans. He attributes his
downfall to speculations.
Two practical Joker fools in Kansas City
attached an electric wire to piece Of ma
chinery which T. II. Vincent handled Mr..
Vincent is now dead and the officers are
looking for the two practical jckers.
Sergeant Alfred Halliday. drill instructor
OF the Twenty second Regiment, employed
by Arnold x Constable, New York, was
held in 1880 for forgery. lIIe confessed
having robbed the firm Of 81, 500 the last Is
weeks. He spent the money in fast living.
Jacob Breitstein q carpenter, shot his
wife three times at San Francisco and then
sent bullet into his own head. Both were
mortally wounded The couple had been
separated several months, owing TO domestic
troubles caused by jealously on Breiten.
stcin's part, and suit for divorce by the
woman was to have been heard in the
Superior Court on Wednesday.
Washington was excited Wednesday by
the suicide OF Colonel William p. Cauady
ex-sergeant -at-arms of the United States
senate. He shot himself in the head short
iy before O'Clock while at his room. Early
In the morning the Colones office was
burglarized and his partner, JIG. A. Hough-
ton, told him he did not believe II. and that
he would have the Colonel arrested for It.
This affected the ex.sergeantat-arms very
greatly and was the cause OF his suicide.
Frederick Mellenberg, of Patterson. n. j.,
murdered his wife. wounded his daughter
and killed himself. Family quarrels was
the cause.
man named Murphy shot and fatally
wounded his wife, in New York, because
che asked him for money to buy bread for
he childrcn's breakfast.
Congregational Nominations.
The Democratic Congressional Conven.
fon of the Second Alabama district met
again at Evergreen, Ala. having adjourned
at Brewton over u week ago after $50 bal
lots. J. f. Stallings, Of Butler was nom-
mated on the one thousandth ballot.
HF Hixson. of Racine, Wis. has been
nominated for Congress by the Peoples
party.
The Republicans OF the Second district of
Wisconsin have nominated Lucius b. Cas-.
well, of Ft Atkinson, for Congress.
State Senator w. S. McNary was nomina.
ted for Congress by the Democrats of the
Tenth Massachusetts district. The Ninth
district Democrats renomipated Joseph II
0Neil
rCongressman Robert Z. Derorest, of the
Fourth Connecticut district was renomina-
ted by the Democrats. Lewis Sperry was
nominated by the Democrats of the First
district.
The Republicans OF the Twelfth Texas
district have nominated Henry Terrell for
Congress.
Marcellus Audier of Port Washington,
Wis, was nominated for Congress from
the Fifth Congressional district by the
Peoples party.
Gus Wilson was nominated for Congress
by the Republicans of the Fifth Kentucky
district
Henry Terrell Assistant United States
District Attorney and brother of Edwin Ter.
rel, Minister to Belgium, has been nomna.
ted by the Republicans as candidate for Con.
gress for the Twelfth Pa) district against
7. NJ. Paschal, Democratic nominee,
The Democrats of the First Maryland con.
gressional district nominated Senator John
b. Brown TO fill the unexpired term of Hen.
~ Page, who resigned to accept iudgeship,
and ex president of the State Senate Robert
f. Brattan for the full term.
John A. Quackenbush was nominated for
Congress by the Nineteenth district Republi
cans of New York, at Troy.
The Second district Republican Congress.
ional Convention of Connecticut nominated
Congressman Stephen W. Kellogg, of Wat
erbury.
The Hon. AL S. Berry, mayor of Newport
KY, was nominated for Congress by the
Democrats of the Fifth district after taking
H72 ballots This IL Carlisle's old district.
Disasters. Accidenss and Fatalities.
Fire at the home Of Washington Sucker,
6helbyville, Ind, burned his house and two
small children. The father rushed through
the flames and secured the children, but not
before they were fatally burned.
The bursting ofa locomotive boiler near
Coalburg Ala, killed Engineer Elmore and
wounded three others.
Brunswick, Ca, was visited by q cloud.
burst. which damaged $4,000 worth Of
property and flooded number Of streets