Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-10-24


Four masked burglars battered down
the Office door of the G. M. Oviatt man
ufacturing Company, of North Dover,
Ohio, after the night Waterman had re-
fused them admission. Then they
bound and gagged the Waterman, drill
ed the safe and blew it open with
dynamite. They did not get much
money.
Advices from St. Petersburg state
that there is no change in the Cars
condition. 1t is a question whether he
can be kept alive long enough to per-
NIT of Princess Alix being received in
to the Greek Church and married at
once. The health of the Czarina has
broken down under the strain.
James A. Froude, the English his
torian, died Saturday at the age of
seventy-six.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Miss Davis
will spend the winter in New York.
There is marked improvement in
business in Southwest Virginia, and at
Roanoke the manufacturing establish
ments are running large forces on full
time.
G. ]. Searcey, who was arrested at
Cumberland, Md, charged with being
implicated in the train robbery at
Aqua Creek, Va, has been lodged in
jail at Stafford Court House, Va.
The crusade of Governor Mckinley
among the sugar planters of Louisiana
is not apt, in the estimation of Demo,
cratic leaders, to produce any decided
charge in sentiment from Democratic
to Republican.
Stephen Williams, colored, who had
confessed to making brutal and felo
NOUS assaults on Mrs. Kate Hardesty,
in Prince Georges county, was taken
out of jail Saturday morning and hang.
ed and shot by lynchers.
Robert Copes, county treasurer of
Orangeburg county, S. c., was found
murdered in Dry swamp, near the
Cannonbridge road, Saturday. Near
the body was found his satchel, from
which about $40 was taken. The muir
derers overlooked $3.50 in one of his
pockets. Governor Tillman offered
$500 reward for his murderers.
The japanese forces on the Yalu
river are said to have crossed that
stream and engaged the Chinese in
battle, with the result that they met
with repulse. Native Coreans have
rebelled against the japanese.
An earthquake was felt in the Pro-
vince of Cordova, Spain, Saturday.
Very heavy rains have fallen and the
rivers are overlooking their banks.
Members of the Cook gang held up a
Missouri Pacific railroad train near
Wagner, l. t., and shot several pas
sengers, but, it is said, secured little
money.
William Lake, the confessed muir
derer of Emma Hunt, near Albion, N.
Y, was caught in barn.
Four prisoners escaped from the jail
of Wise county Wednesday night. One
of them was confined on charge of
murder.
Three persons were killed by the
Ohio militia in dispersinga mob which
wanted to rescue criminal.
Three men, suspected of connection
with the Virginia train robbery, have
| been arrested.
Three dynamite cartridges were
placed on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road track, near Bissell, Is miles from
Pittsburg, Pa, Wednesday night by
supposed train robbers. One of them
exploded as the east bound accommod
alton train ran over it. The tlange OF
wheel was blown off, and one end Of
a coach wrecked. No one was hurt.
Pakhol, in China, exports over 100,
900 dried lizards, valued at So, 800 year,
ly. They are used for making "lizard
wine" a medicine used for eye trou-
bles.
| The North Carolina republicans and
populists have fused ON the judicia
and congressional tickets.
The Iredegar Iron Works, at Rich
mond, were damaged to the extent Of
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