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A shooting affair occurred at Happy
Hollow coal mines in Somerset county.
Ky, Thursday afternoon, in which Ben
HoWren was shot and killed by Sam Erp.
The killing was witnessed by a man
m George POstle, who shortly after
ward cut his own throat, apparently
without any other cause thar Witnessing
the killing of Howren.
Stewart Harris, colOred, while living
near the track of the Norfolk and Wes-
tern road, near Disputanta, Va, yester-
day morning, was struck by the locomo-
tive Of the w~est-5ound passenger train
lie was put on board the train to lie
taken to the company's hospital at Crewe,
but his injuries were so severe that he
died before the train left the station.
James r. Morton was hanged in the
county Jail at Camden, n. j., yesterday
morning. Death resulted in five minutes.
Morton was hanged for the murder of an
old negro woman with whom he had
been living for some time. He killed her
to obtain $500 she received from the sale
Of her house. He attempted to sell her
body to a doctor before committing the
murder.
In Madison county, Ga three children
of Mrs. Wilson were bitten by rattle
snakes and died in a few minutes. Mrs.
Wilson was at the spring with her baby
when she heard the screams from the
house. Leaving the baby at the spring
she hurried back and found two of the
children dead and a third dying. In the
meanwhile the baby had crawled into the
spring and been drowned.
a novel wager on the result of the
coming election was made in St. Angus
tine, Fla, a few days ago.. The parties
to the agreement are an ex-mayor and a
real estate agent. In case of Cleveland's
election the X mayor is to push the real
estate agent in a wheelbarro on the sea
wall from the Fort to Central Basin, and
in case Of HarrisOn's election the real
estate agent is to do likewise to the eX-
mayor.
II. L. Williams, of Michigan, had a fall
of 800 feet Thursday evening from a bal
loon. He assembled from the fair grounds
and was to descend in a parachute. The
parachute was wet from a hard rain and
would not open. Williams came down
like an arrow, falling about twenty feet
from where he assembled. He was picked
up unconscious, but is now thought to be
out of danger. His wife made a success.
full ascent and descent Thursday.
During the session of the Kentucky
legislature a senator said that any man
who said the journal was incorrect "lied
from the tip of his lying tongue to the
bottom Of his black, bribe-taking heart,
and hat he was astOnished that the SEN
ate would tolerate a member who came
into the senate ''bleary eyed and incapa-
bic of cOmprehendilg the business for
it," When he was called to order he dis
claimed any intention of beng personal"
George Monroe, a leader of the Coal
Greek rioters, has been committed to Jail
on the charge of murder in the first de-
gree. Over one hundred prisoners ar
rested last night at Oliver Springs were
landed at Camp Carnes, Coal Greek, yes
terday morning. Many of them were
recognized as the fellows who captured
the Chilhowie Light Infantry, of this
| city, and robbed them Of everything they
had. They will be tried for conspiracy
and highway robbery. The next raid
will be on JelliCO.
At Griffin, Georgia, five children left
at home locked up by their parents were
burned to death Thursday night. Ma
than Ellis and his wife, with his sister,
had gone to church, leaving two of a
dead sisters children and three of the
other sisters locked up in a building.
0 o'clock and the flames gained such
Roadway that it was impossible to rescue
the children, although their cries for help
were heard. 1t is said the house was set
on fire by ~inCendiaries.
Early yesterday morning Bridge Fore
man Fisher, of the Pittsburg, ShenangO
and Lake Erie railroad, together with
several other men of the road, started up
the line from G%reenville, Pa with engine
No. % to inspect the bridges that had
been washed out the previous evening.
They came to the bridge at Dixonburg
and when about half way over the tim
bers gave way and the engine was hurled
into the stream below. Foreman Fisher
was killed and Conductor Deifendifer
had his legs cut off and died soon after.
Fisher and Diefendifer were riding on
the front of the engine. The engineer
and fireman escaped with slight injuries.