Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-11

litia which was about to embark for Co
lumbia to attend the state fair when the
train came up Taylor evidently thought
he was on the sidetrack. His neck was
broken.
Lexington, KY, Nov. 10.-The boiler in
the saw mill of Roderick Baker, in Perry
county, exploded at noon yesterday,
while the mill hands were gathered in the
engine room. Jack Francis and Rod
erick Baker were killed and nine others
injured, three of them seriously The
dead are Roderick Baker, skull crushed;
Jack Francis, neck broken.
The injured are: James Grow, arm
broken; Bud Harper. scalded; Dick
Marrs, scalded and head cut; Dave
Crowder, leg crushed; Mason Fallen, foot
crushed; Samuel Clark, scalded. Three
others hurt slightly by falling timbers.
Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov 10.-Chairman
Blydenborough, of the democratic COM
mittee, today issued a statement giving
the situation in the state at the present
time, in which he safes that he has re-
received complete unofficial returns from
ten counties, and from all but twenty
two precincts in the remaining three
counties. His figures how that Bryan
electors have $50 majority. Osborne,
democratic candidate for congress, has
40l majority, and Crenix, democratic can
didate for supreme judge, has 404 ma
to hear from will increase these major
tiles. No returns were received today.
Missoula, Mont. Nov. 1o-The west
bound Northern Pacific passenger train,
which left here at 8:15 a. M, was wrecked
at Paradise Bluff, seventy miles west of
here, about 1880 o'clock this morning.
The train ran into a landslide and was
dltched, Engineer Fairchild. of Mtssou-
la, was killed outright. Fireman Wal
don, of Missoula, and Express Messenger
Croat, of Helena, were badly hurt. Mail
Clerk Goodhie, of Helena, is reported
missing. Superintendent Pearson, Mas
ter Mechanic Clarkson and physicians
left for the scene at p. m. with a wreck
ing train. Reports claim that eight pas
sengers were either killed or injured
This is denied at division headquarters.
Reading, Pa, Nov. 10.-A fatal accident
happened at the Gibralter crossing of the
Pennsylvania railroad crossing this after
noon. The victim was Charles z. Bright,
aged 80, one of Readings well-to-do cit
izens and Miss Catherine Boyer, 10 years
of age. Bright was a married man, and
met Miss Boyer today at her boarding
house. Later she was joined by Bright
in the lower section of the city, and they
started for a drive. While crossing the
tracks at Gibralter a fast freight came
along, striking the buggy in the center.
and ground to pieces. Miss Boyer was
injured about the head, but had one of
her limbs broken, and died in a few min
utes after the accident. She was a bright
and handsome young woman, and
daughter of William Boyer, of this
county.
Columbia, S. c., Nov. 10-A special to
the State says: This morning about 8
o'clock, in Dunklin township, ten miles
below Greenville. Thomas W. Austin
shot and instantly killed J. B. Beeco. A
year ago Beeco moved from Piedmont to
the Austin neighborhood. Mr.. Austin
alleged that improper relations existed
between Beeco and Mrs. Austin, and or
dered Beeco to leave the neighborhood
and never return under the penalty of
oath. Beeco has not been seen in the
neighborhood since until this morning,
when he and his father drove up to Aus
tins store, which is part of his residence.
He called Mr.. Austin. The latter saw
him, ran out to the buggy and emptied
the first load of his double-barreled shot
gun into Beeco's breast, and as he fell
fired the other load into his head. Austin
came to the city this afternoon, bringing
the gun which he used and surrendered
to the sheriff. He is now in Jail. Austin
is 81 years old, his wife 40 and Beeco %.