The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-07-12
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

"A terrific gasoline explosion resulted
In the destruction OF Il brick building oc-
cupied by James A. Hayes curtain clean
Ing esta blishment at Minneapolis The
ex plo,ion was cau-ei by a fire In the dry
ing room, Mrs Fisher. one OF the oecu-
pants OF the building. jumped from the
third story OF the building with ae5 hair
a nd clothing on fire. She fell to the side
walk and was seriously injured Another
woman attempted to jump. but was pre-
vented by the frcmen. The total loss Is
about 1000
Eastern Arkansas and Western Tennes-
see we're swept by 4 windstorm OF unusual
severity. In Memphis wires we're pros
trated and boats blown from their moor
inya
Joseph Cornelius stopped Shawn,
man, shot James Simmons dead and re-
sumed his work In Chicago barber shop.
daniel Shehan made a deathbed con-
fession that he and not his brother. who IS
now in prison. attempted to blow up the
Parliament buildings in 1859
The passenger train the Florence
and Cripple Creek Railroad. bound south.
jumped the track on bridge at Anaconda,
fOu: miles from Cripple Creek Colo. and
several cars fell into gully. ". G. Miner
vas killed and several injured. Miners
head was buried in the sand and he was
smothered to death His family live In
Denver The injured are: Frank WATSON,
brakeman squeezed between two cars. may
die: IL f. 1ietje. Cripple Creek hotel
keeper, right arm broken and bruised;
John Heating. Pueblo face badly cut: F.
Tietzer. Delavan. Wis. forehead cut: I. f
Dork. bruised about the body.
Joseph Topinka. aged Is, was drowned
in the Cedar River. at Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
while bathing.
AT Logansport. Ind. George Thompson
shot Police superintendent MOrrissey In the
face and was himself killed.
The Montreal express. on the Cana
dian Pc ci6c Railroad. went through d
trestle between Askwith and Moosehead.
Three four passengers are reported
killed and number Injured. special
train with physicians went to the scene OF
the accident
Fred English. age %. a brakeman on
the "Bis Four" road. fell between the cars
of his train at Mlroy. Ind. aud was
crushed to death.
Edward Hubert. carpenter, was
found dead in IL cis,ern ut Ot,umwa. Iowa
His life was insured for : |. 600 in favor OF
HIS lnndlady. Mrs Cox. he cOroner's
Jury found that he came to his death by
drowning.
Henry Volger. Il night Waterman. shot
and killed William Strutz, a carpenter ut
Syracuse. n. ". and then put u bullet into
his own head. Jealousy was the cause
James johnson. 'ololed. who was
charged with committin. assault upon
Mrs William King. near Guthrie. Mo. In
August. 1892. was captured at Killers
Creek. Mo. by a mob and hanged.
y. T. j. Prendergast. assassin OF Carter
II. Harrison. vas pronounced sane by "a
jury before Judge Payne. at Chicago His
attorneys Will appeal to the Supreme
Court, alleging error in the trial
james Grayhcat and Il man named
Stambaugh were arrested ut Michigan
City. Ind. for the murder OF William
Jones. The murder was committed June
5, but was Only confessed Monday and the
men were arrested StamDau.h and Il
woman filed with liquor we're trying tC
gain an entrance to Grayheat's house.
when he fred. killing Jones' a bystander.
| The holy was made heavy with iron and
sunk in the harbor The murderer is an
ex-convict and was sent up from Tippe-
canoe County nine years ago for forgery.
Ben Harvey. a negro. shot and killed
his wife at St. Louis The shooting was
/ caused by jealousy.
"A cave-in and an explosion In IA mine
near Bucna Vista, Pa. fatally injured two
men.
John McCabe. Il fireman on the Illinois
/ Central Railroad. was shot and instantly
! killed by an unknown cOlored man in Peter
/ =. Penovich's saloon at Chicago. on Mon
/ day night No cause can be assigned FOL
| the killing OF McCabe.