The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-15
CARS COLLIDE.
Bad Accident on the Suburban Electric
 Railway at Chicago.
YOUTHFUL INCENDIARIEs.
Riot at a Negro Church Meeting Fatalities at q sawssilI-- Benham, the Murderer, Threatens sutoiae~A Juror
 Was Che Murderer.


 CmcAoo, Sept i5. Two electric cars on the suburban electric railway cole hded while running at full speed along the stretch of single track on Harlem avenue, south of Harrison street. in La Grange this morning. The accident happened just before seven o'clock, when traffic was heavy, and nearly all the passengers with which both cars were crowded were injured. The mo- torman, J. Murphy, and John Jamisou will die On account of heavy mist which hung over the tracks, the mo- torman of the southbound car, which was to have passed the northbonnd car where the double track ends, failed to notice that he had left the double track. Before he could reverse his trolley and run back the northboand car came along at full speed. the cars colliding with terrific force.
 Youthful Incendiarics.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. l5-About S50,000 has been lost during the past week through incendiary fires that that the the police were utterly unable to acconnt for, through lack of motive Small boys, almost babies, with wide-eollared waists and knee trousers, were playing on the floor of the police matron's room. They were under arrest for arson, but did not know it. Later in the day they were turned over to their parents. The police learned of their ineendiarism through other children, to whom they had told their exploits.
 Riot at Negro Church Meeting.
 COLUMBIA, $. C., Sept. 15. Whisky, pistols and razors came into so much prominence at a big negro church meeting near Seneca. Oconee county, Sunday, that Sheriff Moss, at Walhalla, was wired to bring posse and quell the riot. He went with dozen depu- ties and arrested six of the principals. One man is said to have been shot through the brain, two were mortallv cut and several others were seriously wounded. Each of the six prisoners had from one to six revolvers.
 A Disastrous ConHagration.
 BEDDING, Cal, Sept 15. "A fire at Iron Mountain, 15 miles northwest of this place, has destroyed property be- longing to the Mountai Copper Co. valued at nearly S200, 000 Two men employed in the compressor room are believed to have lost their lives. Among the buildings burned were the residence of Superintendent F. E. Will son, the assay house, the oil house, the reading room and row of several cot tages The origin of the fire is un- known.
 Fatalities at a sawmlll.
 ROCK ISLAND, lii, Sept 15.--C. 4. Carlson was killed and August Peter son fatally injured at the Rock Island Lumber & Manufacturing Co.'S mill yesterday afternoon. The saws on touching knot or bolt threw the half-sawed blanks back with such force that the one striking Carlson dis emboweled him. He expired an hour later. Peterson sustained compound fracture of the skull and cannot live. Benham, the Murderer, Threatens Suicide.
 BATAVIA, N. r., Sept. f5.-Howard c. Benham, the millionaire sentenced to death in November for poisoning his wife, has declared that he will kill himself before the time set for the ex- ecution of the sentence. Tn conse- quence of his threats close watch is kept on him night and day. Benham was taken to Auburn prison yester- day.
 Juror Was the Murderer.
 COLUMBUS, Ga, Sept. 15.-Edgar Stripling, well-known planter of this section, has confessed to the murder of William s. Cornet. Cornet was killed late Friday night near Chipley Strip ling was one of the jurors impanelled by the coroner to investigate the mur- der