Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-25
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A Condensed Report Of Happenings II
Ohio and Elsewhere-Engageme o
Henry Payne whitney and Miss Ger
trude Vanderbilt.
Tuesday.
Six persons were bitten by q mad dog neal
Clarksville, Tenn.
Mrs. Hannah Koch of Chicago drowned her
self and two children.
The government has called in all money
from depository banks.
DR.. o. T. Azbill Of Richmond, KY, was hilled
by falling from his horse.
Mrs. Mary Huffman of Boswell, Ind, was
burned to death by the explosion Of a lamp
b Frank Strader, a farmer Of Pickaway coun
ty, o., suicfded by shooting himself in the
head
Temperance people of Bloomington, KY.
are making a vigorous fight against the grant
ing Of saloon licenses
Jacob Pfund, an employe of the MscNeale
and Urban safe works at Hamilton, o.
dropped dead at his bench.
A valuable horse belonging to John Schwat
OF Attica, O., died from the effects of bite re
ceived two years ago from q rabid dog.
At Washington, Ind, Will Collins, proprie
tor of Collins hotel, shot farmer named Cal
lahan infiicting probably fatal wound.
Frank Ellis, ex.marshal Of Junction City
Ky, was sentenced to the penitentiary for p
years for killing Henry Murphy, year ago
while he was IN Office.
Wednesday.
A waterspout nearly destroyed Lake City
Cal
Milwaukee council has fixed a cent fare for
streetcars.
George Smith (Pittsburg PHIL won 100000 on
the Brooklyn handicap.
At Amanda, O., Henry 8. Althaser, Jr., was
fatally injured by the bursting of saw.
While cutting wood Ulysses Lubker of Tam.
pico, Ind, severed his left foot with an ak.
James J. Hinde, eO farmer of Erie county,
O., was instantly killed by being struck by a
Lake Shore train.
George Roberts, whose mother resides in
Upper Sandusky, O., has been convicted OF
murder at Placerville, Cal, and sentenced to
be hanged.
The liquor license contests at Blooming gton,
Ind, have been closed, the commissioners de
Gliding against the applicants. and the city viii
soon be dry"
At Chillicothe, O., while answering tele.
phone call, William McKellar received an elec.
trical shock that rendered him unconscious
for nearly two hours.
The city council Of Urbaua, O., has leased
the city's natural gas plant to the Interstate
Gas company at an annual rental of 5000
Thursday.
George NJ. Herrick has been elected presi-
dent Of Washburne college in Kansas.
An unknown man left valise contai ming
dynamite and bullets in a Chicago saloon.
The police of Barcelona, Spain, have ascer.
tanned that the name of the bomb thrower is
Change.
1t is denied from Paris that Hon. Hannis
Taylor, United States minister to Madrid, is
seriously i'll.
A rumor is current that the president is
about to issue declaration relative to the
war in Cuba.
Justice Field of the United States supreme
court has gone to California to spend his sum.
mer vacation.
The 3-masted schooner Edward @ Allen
True sank off Jobs Neck, Conn. 1t Is feared
all on board were lost
A chemical analysis Of the stomach of Miss
Mayne Worrell, the English woman who died
in San Francisco, shows that death resulted
from natural causes.
Friday.
Adolph Haese is under arrest at Steuben-
vile, O., charged with incest.
William Affleck, machinist of Springfield,
o., was found dead in saloon.
Honey bees have taken possession of the gar
ret of house in Buena Vista, o.
Samuel Ware 10, of Cincinnati Jumped into
the river to recover his hat and was drowned.
The house of DR.. Carder of Adamston, w.
Va, was struck by lightning and demolished.
Hon. Larry Meals oil well at North Balti-
more, O., has been shot and is flowing at the
rate Of $50 barrels day.
A fight occurred in the streets of Cambridge
between Harvard students and the police, in
which the police were the victors-
The engagement Of Henry Payne Whitney,
son Of William G. Whitney, and Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt, daughter Of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
is announced
The Cleveland Central Labor union has
adopted a series of resolutions embodying
pointed questions, which they refer to Mark
Hanna for answer.
At Moundsville, W. Va, Conductor William
Hidenbaugh, charged with the murder of
Adam J. Fisher by clubbing him off a train,
was convicted Of involuntary manslaughter.
Saturday.
John Greensrch. charged with wife murder,
is in Jail at Somerset KY.
The attempt to hold up the Chesapeake and
Ohio express near Cottonhill, W. Va, failed.
United States shoe manufacturers are urged
to control the German market by Consul
Mason.
Thirteen indictments have been tound
found against ex.City Treasurer Michelon of
Camden, N. J.
The receiver of the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road is forbidden by the United States court
to blacklist employees.
Near Harlem, Ga, George Edmonda, sick
man, and A. T. Verpery, his attendant, were
killed by an unknown man.
An arrangement has been made between
the United States and Mexico for q daily in
ternational registered mail
Mrs. Julia G. Daily of Chicago has douated
two lots valued at $4,000 to General Baliing-
ton Booths army, the Volunteers.
DR.. Delgsdo and son have arrived in Wash
ington to lay their grievances against the
Spanish authorities In Cuba before Secretary
Olney.
P. G. Jones Of Honolulu has arrived for the
purpose Of seeking to have New York capital.
lists refund the Hawaiian government bonds
amounting to s3,096,0OO.
Amos B. Miller of Dayton was elected su-
preme vice commander Of the order Of
knights of the Mystic Chain at Atlantic City.
The next convention win be held at Norwalk,
Conn.
Monday.
John Wills, 9. son of Julius Wills Of San.
Lusky, O., was run over and instantly killed
by motor car.
posse Of men are now securing the coun-
try around, Fallsburg, Ky, after the murderer
Of Abraham Diehere.
Riley Lytle, a private police officer in Gin
cinnati, was badly beaten by q crowd Of young
toughs on street car.
The Marion county (o.) commissioners have
sold SIC, ,0O7 Of bonds to Seasongood 8 Mayer Of
Cincinnati at Ss6 premium.
Miss Mary Harper Of North East, Pa, died