The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-31

THREE children of Mrs. McKim, at
Franklin, Pa, were burned to death
on the esd. They had been left at
home while the mother went visiting
and had set the house on fire.
MRS. J. SUPPLIES sugar warehouse
on Catherine plantation near White
Castle, La, was totally destroyed by
fire, together with $500 barrels of
sugar.
ALLEN GREER, Mrs. Bud Owens and
her daughter were drowned near Padu-
cab, Ky, the other night They were
attempting to cross the river in n skiff,
which was overturned.
The Empire Glycerine Co. IS maya
zine, near Montpelier, Ind, blew up
on the 23d and the shock was felt with
in 80 miles Of the place. Two men were
blown to atoms.
THREE brothers, named Hills, at
Dunnville, Ont, tried to thaw out
nitro-glycerine cartridges on the stove
and an explosion followed, wrecking
the house and manglng two of the men.
FIRE at the state reformatory at Ell
mira, n Y, on the Esd destroyed two
buildings, entailing a loss of 800, 900.
There was great excitement among the
inmates
AN explosion occurred at the gas
works at Elyria, o., on the night of
the 22d, leaving the city in darkness.
The place will be without gas for sew
eral days as result of the explosion.
A NUMBER of young men started in
for a holiday spree at their club room
I'm, Lot lru MI ,ixt
containing wood alcohol Two have
died and many more were dangerously
sick from the effects of the poison.
TWENTY-FIVE members of Capt
Parker's detachment of cavalry at
West Point, n. y, were poisoned re-
Gently from eating canned headcheese.
Four of them were reported to be in n
critical condition.
JAMES PRESTON, a laborer at Cincin-
natl. shot his wife, his stepson and
himself on the ED The condition of
the husband and wife was pronounced
serious. jealousy was the cause of the
shooting.
A PROPOSITION TO issue bonds was de-
feated in Bloomington, H., recently.
The city could not borrow any money
and was without dollar in the treas
ury.
RABBIT hunt occurred at Lamar,
Col. ON the 10Th. One hundred hunters
took part and 4, 397 rabbits were killed.
The game was sent to Denver for dis
tribution among the poor.
The gold fever was said to be run
ming high at Guthrie, Ok, and there
was talk of an organized rush TO cap
ture the rich gold discoveries in the
Wichita mountains
SOME "speak-easy" whisky did some
awful work in the Benwood oil field in
Monroe county, o., on the 10th. So far
as can be ascertained l6 men imbibed
of il and three have died another was
dying, three more had gone crazy and
nine others were dangerously sick.
The railroads are proposing To intro
duce varieties If agriculture and hor.
tieulture that are adapted to the soil
of eastern Colorado, so as to convert
those arid lands into fruitful farms.
They will send experts into foreign
lands, which have the same general
characteristics. and the experts will
make reports as to what can be grown.
REPRESENTATIVE CURTIS called at the
pension Office on the 2lSt to ascertain
definitely what the policy of that de
partment is towards the pension exam
ining boards in Kansas and elsewhere.
He was informed that all pension
boards were undar civil service and re
LAoyals could be made only for cause.