The times., 1893-02-24
DOMESTIC,

"A. "A. bARTLETT ana george SnOOK,
of Akron, o., were drowned off Britain
island, Gulf of Mexico. They were on
their way in a steam launch to join
their families who were in Florida.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has approved
the quarantine bill, officially known as
''an act granting additional quarantine
power and imposing additional duties
upon the marine hospital service"
AT Topeka, Kan, the republican
house, barred out by armed populists
from the hall of representatives, took
forcible possession, the doors being
battered down with sledgehammer.
Gov. Lewelling had called out the
militia and Speaker Douglas for the
republicans had issued an appeal for
aid to resist anarchy and revolution"
Troops were hurrying to the capital to
reinforce both warning parties.
A PASSENGER train on the Great
Northern road jumped the track near
Devils Lake, N. d., and Robert Cairns
and Henry Dabrabn were killed and
thirteen others were injured, two
fatally.
BARNEY JARRETT, of Celina, o.,
whipped a pony and the pony kicked
the life out of Mr.. Jarrett.
EARTHQUAKE shocks were felt in
northwestern Nebraska, southern South
Dakota and eastern Wyoming.N
THE will of Flora Payne Whitney,
wife of ex.Secretary of the Navy Will
liam c. Whitney, of New York, leaves
over So, 900, 900 to Mr.. Whitney.
j. o. DENNIS, aged 10; Bertram Dem
mis-, his son, aged 8, and j. Il. Johnson
were instantly killed and James Nc
Fee was fatally injured and twenty
FIVE others were seriously hurt by the
wrecking of an electric car in Portland,
Ore.
AN explosion of coal gas in mine at
Cedar, Ia, resulted in the death of
Joseph Gallagher and the severe injury
of twenty-four other men.
THE National Newspaper Publishers
association commenced it's seventh an
nual convention in New York.
ABOUT fifty of the democratic editors
| of Michigan met at Grand Rapids and
organized the Democratic Press asso-
citation, with A. Mcmillan, of Bay City,
| as president.
BUCKsTAFF's vitrifed paving brick
| works were buried at Lincoln, Neb.
| The plant was valued at 100000.
SCHEELER QUILLAN and John Ewing,
railroad laborers, fought with pistols
| over girl near Catlettsburg, KY, and
both were killed.
REV. E. M. BUswELL, leader of the
Christian science faith healers. was in
dicted by grand jury at Beatrice,
Neb., for illegally practicing the art of
healing
THE funeral of the late DIR. Norvin
Green, president Of the Western Union
Telegraph company, took place in
Louisville, KY, and the remains were
inferred at Calvary Hill cemetery.
THE republicans seem to have won
the battle at Topeka, Kan, Gov Lew
elling having given them possession of
the legislative hail. withdrawing the
militia and sending the populists to
another room. The deputy marshals
were also withdrawn. This action of
the governor was to afford temporary
settlement of the difficulty or until the
courts could decide it.
JOE DoNoGHUE, the amateur cham
pion skater, was defeated in FIVE
| mile race at Red Bank, N. D., by John
s. Johnson, of Minneapolis. Johnson's
time was 1S minutes and seconds.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has issued a
proclamation creating the Sierra forest
reserve, compromising 6,O0o square
miles in the counties of Mercer, Fresno,
! Tulare and Kern, California.
The sulphite pulp mill, owned by
the Richards Paper company, in South
Gardiner, Me-. was burned, the loss be-
ing $500, 900; insurance, $1s0,0O0.
WILLIAM Mccoy, a negro, who MUIR
dered his mistress, Molly McGruder, in
Kansas City, on the night of April 6,
1891. was hanged at Lexington, Mo.