The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-21
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Hogs are starving in South Dakota from
lack of wheat or corn to feed them.
For the murder Of his wife, William G.
Taylor was hanged at Newberne, Va.
The bill for federal deputies during the
Chicago strike reaches nearly 100000.
The worlds coffee crop is likely to
reach lS, 500 900 bags, beating all records.
Overpowering the jailer, four prisoners
at Keokuk, Ia, headed by Forger Webb,
escaped.
The will of Mrs. " L. Miner, st. Louis
woman suffragist, gives Susan b. Anthony
$780, 900.
Manager Abbey will retain Lillian Rus
sells services by paying $1,000 forfeit,
it is said.
In despair from lack of work, Clyde Jur-
gensen, Of New York, shot himself near
Grants tomb
Found guilty at st. Joseph, Mo-, of as
ssulting little girl, Joe Dusty was seu-
fenced TO death.
Trying to stop burglars who had looted
his house, Jacob Crosby was shot dead, at
Merrimac, Mass
Foul French exhibitors sue the Worlds
Fair company for SIC, 600 worth Of goods
destroyed BY fire.
The explosion Of oil tanks in freight
wreck at Buffalo, terribly burned T. j.
Snyder, o brakeman.
A thunderbolt at Hemmingford, Neb.,
killed Josef Mazda and his daughter, who
sought refuge under tree.
Three negroes asleep ON the track at
Cincinnati, We're struck by train and one
killed and another fatally hurt
Made half crazy by excessive cigarette
smoking, Jacob B, Miller, of Hagers:own,
Md, cut his throat and Will die.
Mrs. H. Cramer and daughter and Mrs.
Hartman were drowned at New Braunfels,
Tex, be the upsetting OF boat.
New York ballet dancers have formed a
protective association. Trained dancers
only are admitted and there is no age
limit
After hiding year on Illinois farms.
Banker G. l.. Neihoff, who left $lOO, 0C0
shortage at Chicago, was arrested at
| Brighton.
Going home to Dade City, Fla, Milton
Higgs'found his wife out riding with an
other mau. and when she returned blew
| her brains out.
Despondent at the death of his wife and
child, Herbert B. Hess, Chicago lawyer.
32 years old. committed suicide yesterday
with morphine.
Heartbroken over discharge from Job
| he had waited year to secure, Leopold
Janowitz, new York tailor, took fatal
dose of carbolic acid.
In fight over dissolute women at Thorn
ton Ind Charles Sutten cruahad In Hiram
McDonald's skull and John Sexton fatally
shot Charles Patterson.
On the charge of mixing glass with a
horses oats to get revenge for discharge,
Samuel Strauss, a 16-year-old fend of New
York, was held for trial.
On his way from Baltimore to Harris
burg. William Starkloff had his arm, that
was lying on the window sill, dislocated
by passing freight train.
All the Coxeyites in Maryland jails will
be pardoned except Christopher Columbus
Jones, Of Philadelphia, and Marshall Nc.
kee, who refuse to accept any.
A masked robber stopped train near
wells, Tex, Saturday evening by putting
Tie on the track. He then shot DR.. Drew
ney, OF Rusk, and robbed the body.
Attempting to drive through crowd Of
veterans, at Oblong ILL.,. David Eaton, an
ex-convict, shot dead David Mcdonald,
who stopped him, and was nearly lyncbed
by the maddened mob.
The Canadian government has suspended
Customs Officer Mccormick. of the Pelee
island, for the part he took In the seizure
OF United States pleasure steamers, for al
legged violation OF the fishery laws.