The Yale expositor., 1896-12-04
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
THE NEWS OF SEVEN DAYS UP
TO DATE.
Political Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings OF the whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-Ths Ao-
cidsnt Record

boro. KY. of duel between Johnny
Branham, a mountain desperado, and
William Moore, a desperate character
from Letcher county, in which Bran
ham was shot and instantly killed.
Moore escaped. The fight took place
over an old grudge.
John e. Redmond, Parnellite leader
in the British parliament, began his
lecture tour of the United States at
the Broadway theater, New York, Sun
day night. when he spoke for two hours
to large audience.
A train load Of sheep-thirteen cars
was caught in the blizzard at Grand
Harbor, six miles west of Devils Lake.
n. D., and was on the track in double
decked cars during the entire blizzard.
Out of 1900 sheep about 500 perished
The shipment was from Cascade, Mont.
Frank Brougham, a farmer living
about four miles south of Osmond,
Neb., while in an intoxicated condi-
ton. shot a load from a double-bar-
relied gun into Suckstorff 81 Kiesick's
saloon, wounding Ernest Aosberg,
Frank Kraupeha and w. l.. Markham
An entire family of five was burned
to death near Perry, N. Y, Sunday, the
unfortunate victims being Luther
Greenman, aged 40; his wife, aged 81;
and their three children, Aimee. aged
G; Lottie, aged 8, and Arthur, baby
OF II months.
After a two years shutdown work
has been resumed at Embreville, Tenn,
giving nearly 1000 men employment.
The Indiana state superintendent or
public instruction wants measure
passed to provide that Latin be taught
in the common schools if any pupil
shall desire 10 study that language, and
that all applicants for teachers ucen-
ses be compelled 10 pass an examina-
ton in Latin before a certificate is is
sued
The heaviest sentence ever imposed
in Montana, short of life, was given to
William Day, convicted of murder in
tho second degree. Judge Speer SEN
fenced him to sixty years in the peni-
Tertiary. Day is now 40 years Old.
Henry Powers. a farmer living FIVE
miles north of Marion, Ohio, killed his
wife this morning by blowing the top
OF her head off with shotgun.
The latest divorce judgment in
France establishes that the wife or
habitual gambler is entitled to d.
vorce and to the management OF chill
dren and property.
An authentic cablegram has been
received at Washington announcing
that the coming Catholic consistory VIII
be held at Rome Dec. 3. 1t was popu-
larry expected that the consistory
would meet this month, but it was
postponed until the Sd of next month.
Pomposo Ramos Rojo. leader Of the
band of insurgents who attacked the
| Mexican custom house at Palomas in
September last, has been capture and
placed in Jail at Las Cruces, N. NJ.
Horace L. Stearns, a wealthy and
aged citizen of Perrysyille, Ohio. was
shot and instantly killed by Elias Key
| ster. The murder grew out of law
| suit in which Keyster was defeated and
in which Stearns acted as the attor-
ney for the successful party.
The fetes at Blenheim Castle in hon
or of the visit of the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales to the Duke and Duchess
of Marlborough cost 100000 (S1O0,O0O.
Charles H. Hoyt has received a
cablegram from Australia announcing
the sudden death of Sadie Mcdonald,
member of "A Milk White Flag
company.
Edward T. Burke, clerk of the Dis
trict Court and mayor of Rawlins,
Wyo.. was arrested for passing worth
less check upon local business man.
General Thaddeus S. Clarkson OF
Omaha, commander-in-chief of the G.
A. R.. Is IN Buffalo in connection with
the preparations for the encampment
of 1897. which is to be held in that city.
The Citizens Bank OF Midlothian,
Texas. has suspended business and is
closing up it's affairs. No statement OF
liabilities and assets has been made,
but depositors will be paid in full.
A fete organized at Baroda in honor
of the visit of the Earl of Elgin, vice
roy of India, has had a terrible out
come in the killing of twenty-nine per-
. sons and the injuring Of many others
by a great crush of numbers, or
panic. which occurred in the course
of the fete. Nothing is known as to
how the panic developed
The Earl of Elgin, viceroy Of India,
, telegraphs to the government that the
rain there is too late to be of much
E benefit to the autumn crop, but is in
, time for the late sowings. Since the
, rain prices have fallen 20 to so per cent
! i'm the northern districts.
r The blast furnaces of the Cleveland
Rolling Mill company. which has been
: idle since July 1, has resumed opera
tions. Employment will be given to
$50 men.
!. James Hall, while attempting to
climb fence with a shotgun, was IA
tally shot at Shelbyville. Ind.
The lower branch of the Vermont
legislature declined to pass the SEN
ate woman suffrage bill by vote Of
= 1876 TO so.
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