Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-21
BREvITIEs.

A DISPATCH from Shanghai says:
Fighting is in progress at Talwan
Formosa, where 10, 900 Black Flags are
assembled. The Japanese are attack
ing the forts. The British warship is
removing foreigners.
A special from Bradford, Penn, says:
The fire which has been raging in the
timber between Buttsville and Ormsby
has been extlnguished and the fires in
the vicinity of Ridersville and Ke-
shuqua are now confined to a territory
eight miles long and three wide. 1t is
believed these towns are now safe,
Millions of feet of logs and lumber
have been destroyed and hundreds of
acres of standing timber.
The worst catastrophe that has Wis
tied Fall River, Mass, since the granite
mill fire occurred one day last week
at the Langley Loom Harness shop on
County street. A boiler exploded in
the basement of the two-story wooden
building, blowing out the entire end of
the building, knocking the supports
from the side and allowing the upper
floor to settle into mass of ruins. The
flames communicated with the ruins
and they began to burn briskly. The
firemen rushed to the scene and made
heroic efforts to rescue the imprisoned
work people. Shrieks from the girls
in the ruins were mingled with the
agonized cries of their friends, who had
hurried to the scene when the first
news of the catastrophe occurred. The
flames were soon subdued and the
work of rescuing the inmates began.
1t was found that five had been killed,
two fatally and three badly injured,
while many had slight injuries.
A horrible tragedy was enacted
about nine miles northeast of st. Fran
els, Kansas, few days ago. Frank
Williams, farmer. while in fit of
jealous rage attempted to murder his
wife, Miss Alice Smith and William
Smith He then beat the brains out of
his two children, a girl age 5 and a
boy 8 years of age with a Ratchet,
after which he blew his own brains
out with revolver. William Smith
was shot through the cheek, the bull
let knocking out two of his teeth and
tearing away a portion of the jawbone.
He was also shot twice in the back
and may die. Miss Smith received a
ia ~ 1,.@ e., fn1,,
her corset arrested the bullet ana she
suffered but slight flesh wound.
Mrs Williams, the wife, received a
bullet in the mouth but was not
seriously wounded. Williams had
been twice married, but lived un-
happily with his second wife, who had
left him. going to the home of William
Smith. Williams followed his wife to
the Smith place, where the shooting
occurred. He then returned home and
murdered the two children. after which
he killed himself.
Defeat fell upon the blue and gold
of California at the Athletic Associa-
ton Park, in Chicago, the Chicago
Athletic Association winning from the
University of California by score of
SIS to &c. John V. Crum, of the Iowa
State University, entered under the
colors Of the Chicago Athletic Associa-
ton, made the sensational perform
ance of the day when he made the 100
yard run in 9 As seconds, breaking his
own and the inter collegiate record of
10 seconds, and tieing the professional
and amateur records.
Director of the Mint Preston, of
Washington. estimates the worlds
production of gold for the calendar
year 1894 to have approximated $500
SIS fine ounces, of the value of
$1Sl, $40, 100, against SIS. 900 for
1893 The worlds production of silver
for 1894 is estimated at 165, 91S,3 3s fine
ounces, of the coinage value of
$214, 3Sl 600; bullion value Of same at
average price (61k cents. Increase of
production over 1893 was % 1913. Both
production Of gold and silver for 1894
exceeded that Of any previous year in
the worlds history.