The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-22
BUT HIS FAMILY PAYS A FEAR
Full PENALTY.
ldlotic Action Of Q Duluth Man-Murderef
Hart HsuEed-And Now California Leads
the World for Big l3abies-MexicO's Rich
PlacefA
From Far and Near.

From Far and Near.
AT Duluth, Mimi, Otto Wagner. aged
- years. vas instantly killed on Friday
morning by dynamite explosion which
wrecked the house Of his parents. Richard
Wagner. q German laboring man who lived
on the outskirts Of the city. while the FAM
lily was at breakfast put three sticks OF
dynamite in the oven OF the family cook
ing stove to thaw out. y practice which,
It APPEARS. vas customary with him
The dynamite he intended to use In
blasting out a we'll He left his sons O;to
and Edward to watch the stun. Otto
picked up one OF the pieces. 1t appar-
emily burned his hand, for he dropped 1t
and was instantly killed by the explosion
Edward was badly cut and bruised. Mrs.
Wagner and Il 2.year-Old girl baby we're so
badly injured that they were taken to the
hospital Both are very seriously In
jured. The house was completely wrecked.
Wagner escaped serious injury.
John Hart was hanged at Rockford
Friday morning as the penalty for the
murder OF his two sisters The crime for
which Hart was executed was the most
atrocious ever Committed in that part OF
the State. On Sept 5. 1898. Hart. was alone
on the farm six miles west OF Rockford
with his mother and two sisters. Mary
and Nellie During the afternoon
the mother left the house for Il short
time. going to the potato patch In the rear
OF the residence to get some potatoes Tor
the evening meal No sooner had his
mother left the house than John Hart
called his sister Nellie to the barn. tcllfn:
her that the granary floor had sprung u
t. Il. t,.A<> bal
ment below. When the unsuspectiny girl
had reached the bottom OF the basement
steps Hart turned on her. and. after chok-
ing her severely, forced her to drink paris
green out Of a bottle. He then struck her
On the head with hammer and shot
her in the stomach with II revolver. leaving
her on the floor for dead. Going to the
front yard. where his elder sister Mary had
been rocking In Il chair. Hart shot her four
times after IL struggle that left the porch
bcsmeared with blood. When the victims
were found Mary was dead. but Nellie re-
covered sufficiently to dictate IL dying
statement which was admitted rs evidence
In the trial and doubtless convicted the
murderer.
Orange County. Cal. has established n
reputation Tor breaking records. Recently
IL beat the mile running record, and 1t also
boosted OF a man who could beat all COM
ers in wood chopping. Now 1t can brag OF
Mrs. James Van Norman. OF Santa Ana.
WIN. Friday. became tho mother OF n
seventeen pound boy. This gives Mrs. Van
Norman the worlds record Her friends
are raising n fund to send her and her
baby to the Mid winter Fair
Since the discovery OF rich placer beds
at Torres Mexico. many prospect borngS
are being sunk. The gold comes up on the
anger as large as grains OF wheat, and the
soil gives evidence OF containing as rich
gold as was ever discovered in Mexico
Native and American lrospectors are
Aocking in by the hundreds. aud many are
meeting with good results. although they
are jealousy watched by the Indians
Tho Cunard line steamer Lucania.
from New York to Queenstown. made the
trip in days, ID hours and IL minutes.
While this time IS one hour and four min.
utes longer than that made by the CAM
pania In November last. it really makes 4
new winter record. AS the Companies rec
ord OF days, IL hours and 4. minutes was
made over the shorter northerly route. On
the present voyage the Lucania covered
2 s94 miles over the long southerly route.
This is s, miles more than the Campania
covered on her record breaking trip The
hourly average time made by the Lucani:
was 81 IS knots
The Wisconsin Supreme Court hand
ed down IL decision In the case Of the
State eX rel. plaintiff in error. vs. Francis
w. Noyes and Eugene S. Elliott. directors
OF tie Plankinton Bank. Milwaukee. in
dictcd with other directors by special
grand jury for having fraudulently re-
ceivcd deposit, when the bank was in
solvent. They were discharged from GUS
tOdy BY Judge johnson. OF the Circuit
Court at Milwaukee,. on the ground that
the grand jury did not act in accordanc.
with law. The Supreme Court reverses
this order. and rcmanGs the cause with di-
rections. the defendants to he remanded &c
the cus,odj OF the Sheriff OF Milwaukee
County.
-Four OF the rin.leaderS OF the riotous
Midd!e,b oro (lly. strikers have been taken
70 Knoxville for trial Tae back bone OF
the strike seems to have been broken u,
last, and many OF the strikers are leaving.
1t is reported that Mrs William X.
Vanderbilt. Of New York. has bought 4
wonderful crown which once adorned the
VIZ" VI Auc Eu-cnle. II IS de-
scrtbed as 4 marvel OF workmanship. which
cost Mrs Vanderbilt $500. 1t contain.
1000 stones. finely mounted in old silver
lined With gold. The crown is made IL
Imitation Of violet leaves surrounding ;
bunch OF violetS II measures ,wely.
inches IN circumference.
Five hundred pounds OF steel crashel
through the roof OF john W. Groves hous,
1T Lower Canton. n Baltimore suburb, OF
Friday night. killing. 1t is reportei. two q
his children. The accident was caused b,
the bursting Of the fly wheel OF the l. 600.
horse power dynamo engine at the plan
Of the Baltimore Electric Copper Sme,t;n,
Company. The copper plant is wrecked
and many buildings in its vicinity in jared
as almost all of the fragments OF the eish,
ton wheel were thrown into the air
The recent dam disaster at Boise
idaho. was not serious as at first re
ported as $40, 00l will make the dam ZOO
In time to prepare water for irri-a.ins.
"A freight train on the PIttsburc an
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