Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
GENERAL NEWS In BRIEF
9ARAGRAPHED CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK.

Cleaned from the Four Corners of
the World and Condensed in Short
Paragraphs for the Convenience of
Hurried Headers.
Richard Lawrence died Thursday at
Charleston, ILL.,, from the effects of an
overdose of morphine.
Prof. Hermann Won HelmboItz, who
was recently stricken with paralysis,
died last week in Berlin, aged ~
Mrs. Martha johnson died Thursday
at Moberly, Mo-, from injuries receiv-
cd in gasoline explosion Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Fetters We're kill
ed at Edon, o., by Wabash train an
hour after their wedding last Friday
night.
Governor Stone Thursday appointed
Daniel Donahoe Inspector of Oils at
the city of Rolla, Mo-, for term end
ing June L, 1896
J The Calhoun Carrier, the only news
paper in Calhoun, Henry county. Mo-,
did not appear Thu. sday. 1t failed
for the want of patronage.
The eX-union soldiers of Hamilton
county, Iowa, are holding two-dGys'
reunion at Williams. Congressman
Dolliver addressed the assembly.
Miss Estelle Robertson and Prof
Alonzo Stagg, the Yale athlete, now
of the University of Chicago, were
married in Albian, New York, Tues
day.
Saint Fleming, the young engineer
injured in the Wabash wreck at Staun-
ton Friday night, died from his injur-
les and was buried at Effingham, H.,
Monday,
j. c. Felters and Miss Nellie Mum
were married Tuesday night We'd
nesday night they were both killed by
a train while crossing the Wabash
track IN buggy at Eden, o.
Governor Stone, Auditor Stone.
State Treasurer Evans, of Mississippi,
were arrested last Monday for issui.g
special state warrants bearing SIM
litude to United States currency.
AT Amsterdam one new case of
cholera and one death from that dis
ease were reported Monday. At Macs
tricht there has been one additional
death from cholera and one more case.
The steamer Lynn j., leaving New
Orleans Sunday with an excursion
party for Grand Isle, sunk at Long
island, near Bayou Barataria. She
had forty people on board, but all
were saved.
The illness of James Anthony
Froude, of London, the historian, has
taken such a serious turn that it is
now feared he will not recover. He
was born April So, 1918, at Darling
ton, Devonshire.
Francis Gallagher of San Francisco.
passenger on board the steamer
Ethiopia, from Glasgow to New York.
made two attempts to suicide on the
voyage. After the second attempt he
was placed in confinement.
The livery stable of j. c. Calvin of
TT. Worth, together with twenty
three head of horses, was DESTROYED
by fire last Tuesday morning. Esti-
mated loss $4,000. The fire original
ed from the explosion of a coal oil
| lamp.
The steam valve broke on a traction
engine being moved by Homer Phillips,
at Marshall, Mo-, ard before the
horses could be detached they were
sca-ded to death. Mr.. Phillips was
| severely scalded trying to unhitch the
team.
Col. Thomas j. Dolan, the prominent
Democratic politician, was adiuoped
insane IN the insane court at Chicago,
Thursday. Col. Dolan was found
wandering about the streets several
days ago, and since has been kept in
confinement.
Cornelius Wilson, second engineer
OF the British steamer, Tyzack, which
arrived at Baltimore Saturday, with
supposed yellow fever aboard. died
Sunday morning. This makes the
second victim. The others are doing
well and no alarm is felt
An attempt was made to fire the
tenement house No. SO Norfolk street
IN which 100 people were sleeping.
Friday morning. The fire was put
out and it was discovered that the Gel.
lar of the building had been sprinkled
with kerosene and then fred.
Placiado Oliyarri one of the Oldest
nati!e citizens of San Antonio. died
Saturday. He was born in 1917 and
has lived in San Antonio ever since
He was living the re at the time of the
fall of the Alamo, and participated in
many OF the stirring events of the
/ early history of Texas.
Governor West of Utah, has refused
to interfere in the case of Enoch Davis
who murdered his wife at Provo in
January 1892, and there seems now NO
earthly power that can prevent him
from being shot to death. The final
preparations have been going on and
everything Is ready for the execution.
"A severe rain storm visited in the
section OF Clinton, Iowa, last week do.
ing considerable damage. AT Riggs
three miles of Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul track was washed away. A
large section of Northwestern track
was washed away near Monmouth.
Inc monarchists are still chaing I'M
der the new form of government AT
Rio de Janeiro, and it is said that thew
have not yet abandoned the hone ot
re-estaolisbing the monarchy. In
fact. reports are current that they are
at the present time engaged in organ.
izing a revolution.
A special from Butte. Mont, to the
Tribune, says: Wallace D. Pinkstop