Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

and Democratic foes within nave COM
bined to defeat the will of the people.
The masses should now combine to de-
feat both these classes of enemies by
making their influence potential in
placing none but simon pure Demo
Gratis in positions of trust and response
bility."
Professor Foster announces that the
earths axis wobbles about so feet, so
that the pole points to different points
in space.
Charles Peyton, switchman in the
Chesapeake and Ohio yards at Hun
tington, w. Va, went between two cars
to make coupling last Wednesday aud
met with horrible death. He did not
see bolt that had become .loosened
and projected, SO that it went entirely
through his head, snspending the body
while the train moved two car lengths.
Edwin Booths daughter Edwina Mrs.
Grossman) has written volume OF
will be made valuable by many letters
from Mr.. Booth to her and his friends
charming letters they are said to be.
Mayor Petit, of Norfolk, has con-
demned as illegal the removal of Pc
lice Captain Bellines by the prohibi-
ton board of police commissioners.
Mr.. Wilson, the chairman of the
House ways and means committees has
decided to leave for Europe, Septem
Der 9Th, and remain absent about
| weeks.
At Hagerstown, Md, last Thursday
night, Geo. W. Reeder. miller, was
caught by his arm as he was attempt
ing to adjust a pulley and was drawn
up between the revolving pulleys anG
crushed and stripped of arms and legs
by the machinery. Reeder's body wal
mangled almost beyond semhlance t.
a human form.
The neighborhood of 23rd an(
| League streets, Philadelphia. wa
treated to an unusual sight last Frida,
evening by the appearance of hand
some young woman on the street clad
only in her chemise. For time she
danced wildly and recklessly, and at
tracted IL large crowd by her antics
The girl has recently become insane OF
the subject of religion.
w. o. Writ, of Council Bluffs, who
Cripple Creek on August 90 will prob
ably lose his left arm. He is neph
ew of the late James &. Blaine. The
assaiIants mistook Writ and his trav
cling companion for Sheriff Bowers
and a deputy, who had been hunting
for desperados. James Drury, who
was active in the late strike, was ar
rested ON suspicion of being in the at
lacking party.
The explosion of a dynamite car
fridge in the cylinder of threshing
machine ON the farm of George Wilmer
near Akron, O., caused a fire which
destroyed the large barn and several
thousand bushels of grain. Michael
Myers, of Newark, went into the barn
to save the horses. He mounted one
but the animal refused to move. He
and the beast were burned to death.
Andrew and Rollins Wilmer were seri-
ously burned.
DISASTER IN WASHINGTON STATE.
A terrific gas explosion occurred in
breast 81, on the sixth level of the
Franklin mine, at Franklin, near Sc
attic, Wash, Friday afternoon. Sixty
two miners were imprisoned, and
thirty seven were killed. The fire was
soon extinguished and the work of
taking out the bodies began. All were
recovered.
About half of the miners were ne
groes. having been brought from the
East four years ago to replace the
strikers.
A young man, named Samuel A.
Warren, residing in Portsmouth, and
employed on the Atlantic and Dan.
vile Railroad, met death in horrible
manner Friday. The train on which
he was standing was backing out of g
siding at Pope's station, when he fel
off and was run over The entire trai1
passed over his body, cutting it il
twain, and leaving portion of it OF
either side of the track.
1t is reported that the Grand Duk,
Paul Alexandrovitch. the younges
brother of the Emperor, is betrothe(
to Princess Maud, the younges
| dauohter of the Prince of Wales,