Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-05-10
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered From variou.
Quarters.

Items Of Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.
Albert Pangle, timer, was burned
to death at Columbus Grove by his
clothes catching fire while he was
soldering roof.
A rigid investigation will be made OF
the troubles in the penitentiary and it
is probable several high officers of the
institution will lose their positions.
Near Wooster August Swartz was
leading COW with the rope wrapped
about his hand when the COW ran away
and dragged him to death.
The city of Cleveland was in thelhands
of mob two days last week, but the
rioters were finally dubbed into submis-
sion after considerable damage had been
done
In the Chicago pest house there are
200 cases of smallpox and only ten
nurses.
Gen. J. D. Cox has been elected COM
mander of the Loyal Legion to succeed
ex-President Harrison.
There is a movement for joint re-
union of the Blue and Gray veterans at
Washington in '95.
Kelley's industrial army is play ing
base ball in order to raise funds to reach
Washington.
The women suffragists will now move
for full enfranehisement.
There is possibility that the miners
strike will be soon settled.
MIR. Porter, aged 100 years, died at
Delaware last week. She was the oldest
w. c. 7. Z. woman in the State
Senator Hill is expected to vote
against the tariff bill.
The Chicago Inter Ocean, one of the
greatest papers of the West, has changed
hands.
The first election at which women
will have an opportunity to vote will
take place at Batavia to fill vacancy
in the school board.
1t is now believed that an inter-
national agreement providing for
bimetallic coinage could be arranged.
The strike on the great Northern
railroad is over.
Gen. Harrison announces that he will
not again be candidate for the presi-
iency.
The State Department of Ohio shows
= net gain of $4,000 over last year.
All is quiet along the Potomac as far
IS Coxey's army is concerned.
A young famer named Swigart drown
ed himself in well at Bucyrus.
A fierce battle took place in the
coke region between
strikers and guards. Fifteen strikers
we're wounded.
In Butler county the ballot box was
stuffed at the Democratic primary to
nominate prosecutor and q new cleo
ion will be held.
The Central Press Association of CO.
umbus is in the hands of receiver.
Judge Miller, of Washington, refused
% allow Coxey, Browne and Jones go
'ree.
Russia will cooperate with the United
States for the protection of seal life in
he Arctic region.
Gov. Rich, of Michigan, has appointed
John Patton, Jr., as the late senator
,tockbridge's successor.
At Denver, Col, Bishop Maltz excom-
nunicates Father Malon and 100 parish
oners for alleged insubordination-
The heavy rain and wind storm at Mt
ILL.,, did considerable damage,
the First Baptist church
Col Breckinridge made the opening
peech in his congressional campaign at
Lexington, KY. He admitted he sinned
yrievously. but promised to do better.
The supreme council of the American.
Protective Association have issued a
manifesto, setting forth the objects OF
he order. They recommended an alien
hould be in the country seven years
before securing naturalization.
1t is claimed the advance in soft coal
S due to the fact that the Ohio operators,
4fter getting big supply on their lake
locks, precipitated the strike BY reducing
he miners wagers and are now reaping
! handsome profit oy advancing the
,rice.
At Urbana Louis Bainham shot at
lis wife and missing her shot himself
hrough the heart.
King Gatchell undertook to demon
trate the explosive power of dynamite,
It Upper Sandusky, and is now minus
land.
Northern Indiana is threatened with q
courge of small pox. There are Is
ases in one county.
A six hundred barrel oil well has been
rilled in the Marietta field.
The Whitley reaper and mower works
{ Muncie, Ind, were burned, entailing
loss of a quarter of a million dollars
A girl at Paterson, n. j., has sued her
over for damages because in kissing her
le pulled a gold filing from her tooth
md refused to pay for it.
Senator Whittlesey has introduced q
ill to include street railways, electric
light, gas light and other domestic cor
,orations within the scope of the Mich
is law.
The State National Bank at Wichita,
las., supposed to be one of the strong
81 oouho IL elc "cSes A>o SoS SPo-ca-
The Louisiana sugar men want
county on sugar, and this fact may
ause another hitch in the tariff bill
Sorg's official plurality over Rath-
zone in the Third district is 1907.
John Michler was hogged at Smith,
lille by masked men because he was IN
he habit of beating his wife.
Everything is now quiet in the coke
egion. None of the men are working.
The miners strike still continues. and
oal is becoming very scarce in many
ections, especially at Chicago A con-
erence between the miners and em-
'loyers will be held in Cleveland, May
5th.
Twenty-Five firms and families Of
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