The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-30

Scranton. Pa, June "a dynamite
explosion early this morning in South
Scranton blew up the business block OF
Leon Oichofski, double dwelling block
owned by him and detached house own
ed by Michae. O'Hara. The business
block, ;wo-srory building, was torn 10
pieces. Twenty other houses had al the
windows blown out and plaster torn from
The walls. The shock was felt all over
the city. The cause Of ;he explosion is
unknown. but Olchofski alleges thai it
was the work Of enemies ne had made
during political and church disputes in
that section. ne being one OF the princi-
pals in the troubles which led % the spill.
il the Polish Catholic congrega ton. Oh
chofski was seriously wounded in saving
his wife, and his recovery is in doubt.
G'ae wrecked buildings took fire. but the
firemen prevented the flames from
spreading. In some Of the houses the
sleeping people were covered with fall
ing plaster. The infan: child OF Michael
Joyce was dangerously wounded, and a
little son Of John Klein almost euffocat-
ed. The tota. loss will reach $4,000.
TEN YEARS FOR SWINDLING.
London, June 29.-Charles Bertrand,
known under the alias of Colonel Hay"
an alleged brother OF the United States
ambassador, and who has travelled under
the other aliases of Colonel Trayers'
and 'R. S. Marshal of Chicago" was
committed TO trial on June 10. charged
with fraud in gaining the Acquaintance
of women and ordering jewelry. dresses,
hats, ETC., for them. having the goods
sent TO hotels and then borrowing SINAI.
sums of money from mis- victims He
was sentenced in Old Bailey today TO ten
years pena, servitude. Bertrand had
previously served three years penal SER
vitude here, and under the aliases of ''S;
Eimars" and Donaldson" the authori-
ties proved that ne had served term of
eight years Imprisonment in San Fran
cisco.
CASES AGAINST FIGEL.
San Francisco, June 29.-Theodore A..
Figel, the defaulting bookkeeper for Hoff
man, Rothschild & Co.. looking pale and
nervous, was arraigned before Judge
Campbell today on four charges of en-
bezzlement. The court room was crowd
ed. By consent, his examination was set
for July next, Figel being released
meanwhile upon $4,000 bail. with his pa
rents as sureties.
BANK ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Omaha, Neb.. June "a specia. 10 the
Bee from Deadwood. s. D., says: The
posse in pursuit of the Belle Fourche
bank robbers succeeded in surrounding
them Last night on the Three V ranch.
fifteen miles west from Belle Fourche,
and after exchanging many shots the
bandits surrendered. The wires are down
and particulars are unobtainable.
ELECTROCuTED AT AUBURN.
Auburn, n. Y, June os-Robert j.
Powley was electrocuted al lbs o'c,ock
this morning. The execution was sue
cessful. The crime for which Powley
was executed was the murder OF his wife
committed on the night of March s, at
Niagara Falls. N. Y. Powley at the time
of the murder was under Indictment for
criminal assault in the second degree and
had been released on his own recogniz-
ance Some time previous he had been
tried for attempting to cbloroform his
wife. the jury disagreeing on the first
trial and acquitting him on the second.
Powley attempted 10 prove that he was
mentally irresponsible at the time OF the
shooting. Witnesses testified that he had
been injured in the head fifteen years
ago and that }s had suffered from SUM-
stroke on two different occasions.