Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-26
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items OF Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.

Items OF Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.
Near Parkersburgh Lloyd Rodabaugh
hung his two children and himself to a
rafter in the barn.
Charles L. Webster & Co, book Pub
fishers of which Mark Twain was the
principal member, has assigned.
In fight between striking Poles and
officers at Detroit three men were killed
and eight seriously injured. Among
the latter was the Sheriff of the county.
AT Columbus two men stole saloon
keepers Dow Law certificate, turned it
into the county Auditor, and collected
the value of the certificate.
Mrs. Hornnug, 95 years of age, got up
in her sleep at Marlboro and walking
about fell and killed herself.
A bill issueing 100000 of certificates
of Indebtedness to carry the state over
until more revenue can be secured has
become law.
In San Francisco two men held up
street car and robbed the conductor and
passengers.
The new postmaster at Beloit has been
boycotted because he took the p. D.
outside the village.
Members of Congress will hereafter
be docked SO day for every day they
are absent from sessions of the House.
This is according to an old law long in
disuse.
Farnham G.. A. R. Post, the New
York most expelled for passing resOlu-
tion on the pension question, has apollo
giZed and has been reinstated.
At Deshler a crowd nearly drowned a
woman because she was living with a
man not her husband, and also threaten
ed to lynch the husband.
Congressman Ikert, of East Liverpool
is much alarmed over the approach of
Coxey to Washington. Many of the
men are Coxey's constituents.
The Legislature will adjourn sine die
on May IA. A move to hold an adjourn
ed session was defeated.
Mrs. Governor Mckinley is ill with
TYPHOID fever.
Several bills imposing severe penalties
for lynching are now pending. All
were brought out by the Rushylyania
affair.
There was great uprising in Omaha
and Council Bluff over the fact that the
railroads would not furnish transporta-
ton for Kellley's army.
Corbett proposes to issue a challenge
to the whole world to fight-One at a
time.
The election to ill the vacancy in the
Third Congressional district will take
place next Tuesday.
An earthquake almost destroyed
Thebes, Greece, and shook up Athens
and several other cities on Friday night.
Chicago come near being quarantined
on account of small pox last week.
South Cardinals governor will recog-
nize the decision of the supreme court
and abolish the dispensaries.
Eight Hundred Philadelphia work
ingmen went to Washington in a special
train to labor against the Wilson bill.
Several schools have been closed in
Chicago on account of the smallpox
Ex-Presidsnt Harrison has returned
to his home in Indianapolis from his
California trip.
Judge James F. O'Conner, a few DAYS
ago appointed district attorney for
North Dakota, was found dead in his
office.
More than 1000 workingmen from
Philadelphia and New Jersey marched
down Pennsylvania avenue in Washing
ton to emphasize their protest against
the Wilson tariff bill.
An unknown robber entered the office
of the county treasurer at Portland, Ore,
shot the cashier in charge, made his
escape with about $1,000 of the eounty's
funds.
According to action taken by the
United Mine Workers all the bituminous
coal miners went out on strike. Not
mine in the Hooking Valley is running
and in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and
Indiana all work has been stopped.
President Mcbride estimates that nearly
100000 men are idle.
Hundreds were killed by the earth
quakes in Greece.
Three negroes suspected of burning a
barn were lynched at Tuscombia, Ala.
The commissioners of the District of
Columbia have warned Coxey TO stay
away from Washington.
A silver convention is called to meet
in Washington next week.
Edward Jones, the Clermont county
murderer, will be executed this week.
Coxey is defiant and says he will
march to the Capitol steps in spite of
the authorities who have warned him to
stay away.
A terrific gale prevailed on the coast
of Ireland. Fears are that many vessels
have been wrecked. Great damage was
done on land.
Senator Power has introduced an
amendment to the tariff bill re-enacting
the Mckinley wool schedule, except that
it reduces the rates one-third-
A can of gasoline exploded in the
house of Casimer Miggs, near Caronde-
let, Mo-, and Mrs. Miggs was blown into
an adjoining field. -Four Others in the
family were fatally injured.