The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-03


furious effect upon the scientific in.
designations Of the department and
hat this legislation is unanimously
opposed by the great scientific bodies
1f the United States.
THERE was desperate shooting af.
Tray at the little town OF Oakman. Ala.
On the 27th. Charles Williams, a ma.
,hinist. while intoxicated, became
ooisterous in Appling Bros store and
was ordered out He then drew his re-
golver and began shooting, in which
bhe other side Joined in. Isaac Appling
md Williams were killed and Andrew
Richards, Montgomery Appling and
William Duncan were probably fatally
wounded.
OK the 97th at Webster City, Ia, was
closed the most successful district con-
Vention of Christian churches ever
held. The committee on resolutions
severely censured Gov. Drake and the
state legislature for the part they had
aiken in compromising with the saloon
element in passing the manufacturing
bill and making IT law.
The Washington jury which tried
the case of II. A. Havemeyer, the sugar
ding, returned verdict of not guilty,
IN accordance with the instructions of
The court Havemeyer was on trial for
refusing TO answer questions pro-
pounded by the senate investigating
committee.
SICK and discouraged over his ina
bility to meet payments on his home,
Alexander 4. Beckett, formerly clerk
in the National Bank of Illinois which
collapsed few months ago, shot and
killed himself at Chicago on the Goth,
making the third suicide resulting
from the failure of the bank
A WHOLESALE poisoning occurred at
social gathering at Cave-in-Rock, Ill.
shortly after supper 10 persons who
had eaten chickeLs exhibited symptoms
Of poisoning Miss Lou s. Barger has
died and several others were not ex-
pected to live. DIR. Gregory investi-
gated the poisoning and decided that
tyrotoxicon In milk caused the poison
ing.
GEORGE GREEN defeated Charles Nc
keever in 10 rounds at San Francisco
on the 26th. The contest was noted
A FARMER named Lucek, living near
Hcrmanntown, Mimi, attempted TO
thaw out some dynamite on the 26th
when 1t exploded, killing him and his
two sons and dangerously wounding
his wife and another son. The house
was destroyed.
JACOB CONRAD, Joseph Bolum and
Carl Eisteben entered into contest as
TO who could drink the most whisky at
Carl Schoeplers saloon at Chicago on
the Goth. All three became uncon-
scious after time and the police were
sent for and Conrad was found to be
dead, Bolum dying and Eisteben in u
critical condition. The salooplSeeper
was arrested, charged with manslaugh.
ter.
The most significant development in
weather forcasting for years, making
IL possible to forecast for a period al
least 10 hours longer than at present
and more accurately, has been attained
by the weather bureau by sending uI
kites. Chief Moore said that this step
probably will mark a new epoch in the
weather forcasting problem.
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corridor on the 18th floor OF the cham
ber of commerce at Chicago on the
25th suddenly drew revolver, sho,
himself and then jumped over the rail.
ing into the court 1870 feet below. A
letter In the mans pocket showed him
TO be w, f. Mittman, dancing
teacher
WILLIAM DONALDSON and his wife, 9
young couple living at Carlyle, Ill.
have been indicted by the grand jury
under the statute which provides thai
first cousins shall not marry.
ELMER G. SATTLEy, the former cash
Ter of the wrecked Kansas City SAT,
Deposit and Savings bank, was par
doned by Gov. Stephens on the Esd
having served about two years of hi
four years sentence. He will. MAX,
his permanent home in Chicago.
The Chicago Times Herald said OF
the Gath that steps looking to the for
nation of powerful alliance in oppo
sition to the Bell Telephone Co. wer,
to be takenlin Chicago.
AN explosion occurred at Armour &
Co.'S pepsin factory at Chicago on thu
gath and the blaze which followed con
sumed the building and contents. Loss
ST5, 900.
The vatican has sent a decision t.
the Catholic church in America il
which it says that Catholics of foreign
birth are not obliged to join parishe
in which their native tongue is spoken
bat may join parishes in which Eng
lish is used.
Four workmen were engulfed il
quicksand while digging a trench 70
water mains at Fort Wayne, Ind, an,
three were taken out dead and tn,
other fatally injured.
i WHILE George Allen, George Warrei
and Willie Warren were crossing tn
Grande river at Fruita, Col, in TEN
porary ferryboat, the cable broke an,
all three We're drowned.
LYING helplessly i'll, with her three
year-old child asleep at her side, Mrs
Nellie Dawson was shot and killed b.,
her husband, John Dawson. at Chicag,
ON the 23d. The shooting followed |
quarrel.
Two persons were killed and thre,
seriously injured in n fire in building
at I49 West Twenty-Third street, New
York, occupied for both business an,
dwelling purposes, panic seizing tn
inmates.
JULIAN HAWTHORNE, has returned Il
| New York, having been sent to lndii
to describe the scenes of the famin
and the bubonic plague. He says mil