Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-30
ESSENCE OF EVENTS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED BY WIRE
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Nothing but News, shorn of All the
Tedious and Very Often superfluous
Detail, Is Given In This Column For
Very Busy Readers.

States.
A6-year-old child was burned to death in q
fire at San Francisco.
At Mitchell, Ind, a train went through q
trestle and six men were Killed.
A dynamite bomb was sent through the
mails to Theodore Roosevelt of New York.
Prince de Logan and NJ. Hermant fought q
French duel In Paris. Neither was injured.
George Taylor, who was to be executed for
for murder, escaped from jail at Carrollton,
Mo.
The Hungarians will celebrate the thous.
andth anniversary of the founding of Hun
gary.
Ex-Speslrer Crisp has decided not to con-
tinue his free silver debate with Secretary
Smith.
1t is charged that the governor Of Utah does
not sign bill passed by the legislature until
it has first been approved by the head OF the
Mormon church.
attempt at suicide by swallowing carbolic
acid, and being saved by the doctors cut his
throat with butcher knife
Wednesday.
James E Pepper, the well known distiller,
has assigned.
Joseph Zlamel was electrocuted at Dame
more lot murder.
Bradley and Mckinley break even on dele
gates in Kentucky.
The sultan of Turkey has revoked the trade
against missionaries.
Upward of 10000 acres Of land were sold for
taxes at Whitesburg, KY.
Insurance Inspector Gray of Pittsburg says
Holmes story is myth.
Samuel Calhoun of Ritchie county, W. Va,
claims to be ll6 years old.
Ex-Mayor W. W. GilbreNth of Spartanburg,
s. c. suicided by shooting.
Spanish officials declare they will fight the
United States rather than lose Cuba.
Nearly 1,5OO italian paupers have arrived at
New York and as many more are coming.
The special board Of inspectors found the
battleship Indiana to be perfect in every
respect.
An italian attempted to assault Mrs Martha
Burt at Newcastle, Pa, when she shot and
killed him.
A train on the Queen and Crescent route
plunged through trestle at Vossburg, La,
and several passengers were killed.
Thursday.
Frederick Merrick of Brooklyn killed his
wife and then himself.
E. V. Debs will not be allowed to lecture at
tne university OF CnlcaBO.
George Blackburn, 70, notorious burglar and
robber, died in the Ohio penitentiary.
In an explosion Of fireworks at Chicago two
persons were killed and many injured.
Attorney Ed Hunt, receiver of the Cincinnati
Rubber company, is mysteriously missing.
The entire plant of the Michigan Beef and
Provision company at Detroit was destroyed
by fire.
Alex Grundy, colored, has been arrested at
Shelbyville, KY, for a murder committed II
years ago.
The firm of Smith s. Nixon Of Cincinnati was
caught by the failure Of Arthur D. Coe of
Cleveland.
"Uncle Jess" Royston, the Kentucky
dreamer, predicts the nomination of Mckinley
at st. Louis.
A. Bijap Harrell, an old soldier, was struck
by a motor on the Wellston and jackson belt
road and killed.
The New York senate has passed the greater
New York bill over the vetoes of the mayors
Of New York and Brooklyn.
The owners Of the British steamer Crathie
which sunk the Elbe on Jan. 30, 1895, have
been condemned to pay 565,SO0 fiorins dam
ages.
Friday.
The senate has ratified the Behring sea arbi
tration treaty.
A tornado passed through Faulk county, 8
d. resulting in two deaths and number in
jured.
Peter Maher was offered $500 per week t.
act as Corbett's sparring partner and de
clined it.
One hundred and forty-six street waits from
London have arrived at Portland, Me-. e1
route to Canada.
W. 8. Jewett of Lawrence, Mass, has beer
indicted for embezzling $780, 900 from the Lake
National bank of Wolfboro, N. a.
The 15-months-old daughter of Abraham Ef
from of Winchester, KY, got a brass collar but
ton in her throat and was choked to death.
Sylvester Haggerty, local agent at Delphos
O., of the Western and Southern Insuranc,
company, with his wife and family, has mys
teriously disappeared.
George Taylor, under sentence Of death fo
the murder of the Meeks family, and who es
capped from jail at Carrollton, Mo-. has pub
lished letter saying he has no fear Of beint
recaptured.
Saturday.
Ex-Governor Mckinley denies that he is
member of the Young Mems Institute.
Edward Pardridge, noted plunger on tn
Chicago board Of trade, Is dead.
The window glass workers association will
establish a cooperative plant in Pttsburg.
Four children were smothered to death in
tenement house fFeat Turner's Fall, Mass.
The pope has notified the Spanish govern
ment Of his desire to mediate the Cuban trou
bles.
John l.. Midkiff of Huntington, w. Va, wa
fatally shot by the father Of the girl he calle
upon.
Butcher Weylers subordinates.. murdered
three suspects at Cabana fortress in Cubs
Friday.
The porte Of Turkey has appointed a Mus
sulman to be governor Of 2eitoun contrary t
agreement.
By the explosion Of a converter in glucos
| factory at Peoria his, two men were kille
and others injured.
The Kentucky Republican convention ir
| dorsed Bradley for president and declare
against free coinage Of silver
The man shot at Peoria, Ills, q week age
| and his two companions, have been identifie
| as the men who held up the Frisco train nea
Lebanon, Mo.
| A. A. Austin, alias James e Alsop, who mul
dered Lena Olsen In Minneapolis two year
ago, was q bosom friend Of Harry Hayward
| who murdered Miss Cling.
| Monday.
Judge Arthur I. Boreman, war governor {
West Virginia, is dead.
| Vice President Stevenson denies that he
going to Europe the coming summer.
Adam J. Fisher was killed on the BaltimoI
and Ohio road near Moundsville, W. Va.
The gasoline street car motor invented by
Springfield CO., man Is pronounced success
A lunatic with gun cleared out nearly q
the worshipers in the First Unitarian churc
at Oakland, Cal.
The Rothsohilds have acquired a large Il
terest in one of the leading silver smeltin
| works in New South Wales.
The dead body of Robert Chandler, formerl
in business at Huntington, W. Va, was foun
in swamp mar that place.
John E. Paulsgrove Of Reading, Pa, d
I mented, overpowered his guards apd leape
from movinc train, sustaining fatal injurie
Lloyd Osborne, stepson Of the lata Robe
Louis Stevenson, and Miss Katharine Durha
| of Springfield, Mo-, were married at Honolulu