Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-08
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

The dead In the Atlantic City railway
collision Is torty-tour, with iorty-three
injured.
Senator Ed. Woicott Of Colorado, In
lengthy card, announces his intention
to support Mckinley.
Mai. Giron. aid-de-camp and brother
of the Marquis of Ahumada, died of
yellow fever In Havana.
Fire damaged the big chemical works
of Baugh & Sons to the amount of
100000 at Philadelphia.
Two masked men robbed a gambling
house at Telluride, Colo, the night of
the I'D, of $500 and escaped.
A non partisan Mckinley club, spe-
cial fold for gold standard democrats,
has been established at Omaha.
Capt Carter of the British steamer
"EarnwelI," from Baltimore July 20,
died of smallpox and was buried at
sea.
The Merchants bank of Canada has
withdrawn 100000 gold from the sub
treasury at New York for shipment to
Canada.
The republicans of the Thirteenth
Pennsylvania congressional district re-
nominated Congressman Charles FL.
Brumm.
Dundon & Bergen, lumber dealer of
Columbus, o., have assigned. The as
cts are placed a. 100000; liabilities IN
known.
II is feared that twenty five miners
have been killed in the explosion in the
Brynock pit near Heath, Wales. Four
corpses have already been recovered.
AT Seouquoin, Wash, Abram Tinkey,
postmaster, and Robert Stark, merchant,
died from the effects of drinking de
coction of alcohol made from wood
Rhodes & Bros big textile mills Al
Philadelphia closed until further notice
Over 600 hands are affected. The cause
assigned is depression in the textile
trade.
s. o. Swanberg, who is said to be
wanted by the police of San Francisco
on a charge of perjury in connection
with large swindle, was arrested a
Chicago.
Thomas Murphy, aged IS, and Stepher
Garvey,aged so years, fought at Pier IS
North river, N. Y. During the struggle
both men tumbled into the river anc
were drowned
L. nj. Martin, Iowa state committee
man, issued call for a conference o
gold standard democrats at Des Moinei
TO organize and elect delegates to thu
Indianapolis meeting.
The British ship "Flora P. Stafford.
Capt. Smith, from New Castle, N. S. w
was abandoned at sea in latitude nortl
and longitude 1870 east. Four member
of her crew are missing.
The ministers OF the crown in Canadi
who have to seek reelection were elect
ed by reclamation, except Messrs. Blair
Patterson. Tarte and Fielding. Thei
nominations occur later.
Wong Chez, the most prominent Chi
nese in Southern California, who wa
shot by hignbinders, died at Los Ange
les. Before his death he identified hi
murderers, who are in jail.
Maynard Covans and Misses Dow,
Proctor and Della Bishop were killee
by the falling of an old building at Co
lumbus City. Ala, in which they hat
taken refuge from storm.
While out boat riding Sunday evening
Henry Hendrickson, Anna Amarnd anc
Lizzie Oidstead, three La Cross, Wis.
young people, were drowned In tht
Mississippi river just below the city.
Closing down OF the iron mines a
and near Bessamer, Mich, throwing
about 5000 miners out of employment
has brought restitution into theil
homes MAN. are entirely without
means.
The Chicago police are asked to lool
for Nellie Beighet of Sacramento, Is
years old, who adopted the name Of
Hazel Wood, and the stage as her pro
fession She is supposed to be lost in
Chicago.
Dispatches from Nellie and Other
points in South Dakota state that hail
storm devasted a stretch of country
sixty miles long and five TO six mile,
Wide. The damage Is hundred thous.
and dollars.
As result Of row over a sehoe
election at Elkhorn, Nebraska, Georg,
Trast struck William Clark in the hea,
with an ak, inflioting very dangerou
wound. Both were very prominen
farmers.
An order has been issued At lie Val
entine Gempany's works al Bellcfonte
Pa, that commencing with August is
roper cent. reduction of wages woui,
be made. Over 500 men are affected b
the reduction.
AT the Gamma Gael sports at Phila
delphia, M. ]. Sweeney of New York
ex-amateur champion high jumper, e.
tablished a new professional record
He jumped feet, ~ inches His anna
teur record is feet, SIS inches.
The London Graphic announces tina