The Yale expositor., 1896-09-11
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
THE NEWS OF SEVEN DAYS UP
TO DATE.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings of tho whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-The Ac-
cIdent Record.


shot himself He went to her home
and called her to the door. begging her
TO go with him, but she refused, where
upon he attempted to kill her. The
daughter will recover, but Hall is ia
tally wounded.
William +. Slocum, prominent law
yer of Boston, was killed in Newton
Vile, Mass, by an express train while
attempting to cross the track. He was
Is years old.
The Peary steamer Hope was sighted
by many Newfoundland fishermen
along the coast of northern Labrador
about July 20. Everything appeared to
be right with her, and no ice foe was in
sight
While boring well on J. G.. Weis-
johns premises in Wanatah, Ind, the
workmen struck oil and gas at depth
of 116 feet. 1t burns with Il steady
flame and the belief prevails that an
important discovery has been made.
Petroleum oil is known to exist in ap-
probable quantities only few miles
south of Wanatah.
bank of Helena, Mont, was announced
Friday by the posting of a notice that
the bank was unable to meet withdraw
ais demanded of it. The depostors will
be paid in full.
Lloyd Brice has sold the North
American Review, one of, the oldest
magazines in the United States. David
A. Monroe, who is the new editor, pres
ident and treasurer, was for a number
of years connected with the literary
department of Harper & Brothers. He
became general manager Of the Review
in May, 1889.
Herr Krupp, the iron king of Essen.
Germany. has purchased the Germania
shipbuilding works for $685. 900 marks.
The entire plant will be transferred to
Herr Krupp Oct 1, and the capacity
for building ships will be increased
considerably.
e. p. Harmon, city attorney for Cob
den, H., was sent to Jail in default Of
bail on a charge of embezzling 1851.
He claims to have lost the money gam
bling with card sharks in Carbondale,
| III. He had collected money in Makan-
da, ILL.,, for other parties and failed to
return with 1t, hence the arrest.
Grape rot has made its appearance in
the vineyards of Hancock county. II
linois, and much damage is being done.
Judge Henry W. Scott of the Ok
Iahoma supreme court, who resigned
some time ago, has gone to New York
with his family.
The Mexican government is making
an effort to extradite Santa Teresa,
the Mexican faith healer" from Ell
Paso. Tex.
Members of the Newhouse family
from Rush, Marion, Henry, and Madi
son counties. Indiana, held a reunion
at Rushville Friday.
While workmen were boring fer wa
ter on Henry Wojohn's farm at Valpa-
raise they struck a flow of natural gas
at a depth of ia feet.
Edward F. Taylor, until recently
cashier OF the Citizens bank at Nor
man, Ok. is under arrest on charge
of falsifying his accounts.
During a fight at Kilbourn, Ark,
David and Joseph Mckee. father and
son, were killed by j. c. Wilson, who
was mortally wounded.
The Jerseyville, H., Journal has been
purchased by J. NJ. Page proprietor Of
the Jersey County Democrat, who will
discontinue it's publication.
The decomposod body of John Nc
Coy, an Alabama deputy sheriff, who
disappeared ten days ago, was found
in field near Mascoutah, H., and foul
play is suspected.
John Shea, an eccentric old farmer,
vino resided near Huntington, Ind. was
found in the Wabash river, his body
being in an advanced state of de-
composition. He had papers represent
ing $500 in his pockets.
John Therman died at Greensburg,
Ind, of apoplexy. He enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the only colored man
in the United States belonging to a
white Masonic lodge.
Frederick Roth. proprietor of largo
vinegar factory in Cedar street, Mil
waukee, Wis, made a voluntary assign
ment to Philip G. Hinners, who gave
bond for $4,000 with F. w. Schneck
and Jacob Kaul as sureties.
The 1000 or more ex-railroad en-
ployes of Cincinnati who have been
on the blacklist for participation in the
Debs strike and who have been unable
sine to secure employment, have been
called to meet to take action to in
duce the railroad companies to re-
instate them.
Miss Clara Barton. who is in Liver
pool, has received such news in regard
to the massacre of Armenians in Con-
stantinople that she abandoned her in
tention Of sailing for New York on the
Servia. If the troubles in Turkey con-
tinue she says, she will return i'm
mediately to Armenia.
Ii Hung Chang spent Sunday quiet
ly at New York. In the afternoon ne
visited Grants tomb, on which he laid
a wreath of flowers.
The Spanish warship lsla de Cuba