The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-11-05

papers are stamped with n forged seal
of the superior court by a man who
has since returned to Italy, taking
with him $40 from each of his victims
A TERRIBLE explosion of gas occurred
in No. mine OF the Lehigh g. Wilkes
barre Coal Co, South Willxesbarre, Pa.
on the 29th. Six men were brought
up dead and three injured. Twelve
more were reported missing, and IL
was believed all OF these had perished.
An explosion of gas also occurred in
No. . Baltimore mine. Anthony Ritzsi,
a Hungarian laborer, was killed, and
James Conway, the watchman, and two
Polanders were badly burned.
A DISASTROUS collision happened on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railway on the Goth near Wapakon eta,
o. The through fast freight ran in to
three loaded oil car tanks, which were
left on the main track by n local
freight They were set on fire by the
engine, destroying the engine and
about IL loaded freight ears. The en-.
gineer, fireman and brakeman could
not be found and were supposed to be
in the ruins. The Manhattan Oil Co. 's
pumping station caught fire and was a
complete loss.
An accident occurred on the Wyo-
ming Valley traction line near Wilkes
barre, Pa, in which one woman was
killed and two women and boy were
seriously injured. The car jumped the
track and turned over, pinioning the
four passengers under the wreck.
Two youths, named Chauncey c.
rested at Chicago on the 2sth for
throwing eggs at the Bryan parade the
previous day. They were afterwards
released at Mr.. Bryan's request
LADY HENRY SOMERSET, president of
| the W. c. T. u. of Great Britain, has
sent n cablegram TO the United States
commissioner of emigration, saying
that she would be responsible for the
removal from the United States of the
Armenian refugees arriving by the
steamers OLDHAM and California shoul d
the said refugees become public
charges.
THE London cabmen went on n strike
on the Goth to the number of 1000.
| TuRoUGH broken rail wheat
train of 33 cars was wrecked near Wal
!
brakeman were killed and the engi-
neer badly injured. The engine and
nine cars were demolished.
The ladies' dormitory at the Car
thage Qll.) college was burned and
many of the students lost their ward
robes.
A RECENT fire destroyed six stores
and a dwelling in Notre Dame dc Grace,
Can.
Ross LOWERS, IA years old, committed
suicide at Perry, Ok, by drinking
pint of carbolic acid.
TnE public schools at Winfield, H.,
have been closed on account Of the
! prevalence OF diphtheria.
MINNIE LARGIN stabbed her lover.
Charles Foster, TO death at Knoxville,
| Tenn. jealousy was the cause.
ANTHONY MONAGHAN and wife, who
conducted the Rappahannock hotel in
the mining village of the same name a
mile from Girardville, Pa, were at
tackled By four masked robbers and
fatally beaten by sandbags. Secur.
iEg SIS, 900, the robbers escaped in The
mountains.
GEORGE LAvIGYE, of Saginaw, Mich,
and Jack Everhardt, of New Orleans,
were matched to fight % rounds at
New York on the eth to decide the
lightweight boxing championship of
the world. In the cath round the
referee stopped the bout and awarded
the fight TO Lavigne. as he had Ever.
hardt almost knocked out Both men
weighed in at 1888 pounds.
The packing department Of the Acme
Powder Co., near Pittsburgh, Pa, was
totally destroyed on the 26th and two
men were blown to atoms. Over 500
pounds of dynamite was iii some un.
known manner exploded. This makes
the second disastrous explosion at this
place within two years.
NEAR Water Valley, Miss, freight
train jumped the track and l2 cars
were split into kindling wood. No
one was hurt
The semi-annual meeting of the
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
.hurch began in Pittsburgh, Pa, on
the 2sth. The business was merely
routine.
The Long pension case was dismissed
by the United States supreme court on
the Goth on account of Commissioner
Lochren having resigned his office.
The decision was according to prece.
| dent
RoNALD's factory in Brooklyn was
destroyed by fire on the 27th. About
200 girls were employed on the upper
floors, but they were all got out in
safety. Loss, estimated at over $780,
UOO
Mrs, ELIZABETH HART, aged 60, and
her daughter, aged IS. were found
asphyxia,ed in their fiat at Boston
from sewer gas which had escaped
through defective trap.
FIRE damaged the Washington mills
at Lawrence, Mass, on the 26th and
about $500 hands will be deprived of
employment for some time.
B. f. CLAYTON, the president of the
Farmers national congress, has issued
an address to farmers, stating that the
congress will be in session in Indian
apolis, Ind, on November 1913, and
all interested in the productive indus.
tries, especially ladies, are invited to
! attend.
The captain of the steamer Worsley
Hall put into New York harbor on the
Goth with the vessels cargo of cotton
on fire. II was thought the vessel
] would have to be scuttled.
Two elevators of the Pacific company
at Chicago were destroyed by fire on
the Goth. The loss amounted to about