The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-19
MIsIELIANEOCH.

histELi-ANEOtS.
ACCORDING TO the records of the
treasury department the percentage OF
imports carried in American vessels for
the first six months of this year was
1873 and in foreign vessels s465. the
British carrying So. 50 per cent OF do
nestle exports only s.i9 was carried in
American bottoms, 9lsl being carried
in vessels of other nations, British YES
sells carrying 6s.23 per cent OF the
whole.
THE 14-year-old son of Richard Bell,
living south of ST. Charles, la, was
moving weeds when he struck nest
of rattlesnakes and was bitten three
times. His father went TO the little
town to get a supply of whisky to
counteract the effects of the poison,
but was unable TO do so, the county
being strictly prohibition. The boy
died.
TOMMY MARTEL waRered n hat that
he could ride mile down River hill,
the highest mountain in Livingston
county, n. Y, on his bicycle in a min
ute. He did the mile in so seconds.
He lost control of his pedals, but
clung to his handlebars and reached
the foot of the hill badly scared
MOB battered down the Jail door at
Asheville, n. C., to get at negro
named Bob Bracket, who was under
arrest for assaulting a white woman.
bat when they got TO the cells the negro
was not there. The officers had spirit
ed the negro away, but the crowd went
in pursuit and got the prisoner and
swung him up.
SOME negroes, who had been confined
in the Jail at Chelsea, l. T., on their
liberation made an attempt to blow it
up with dynamite. One side of the
inmates were seriously injured.
DAVID DELBIcH and wife were found
murdered in their home near Belle
fontaine, o., and the house ransacked
throughout.
CHARLES NJ. CLIFFORD. a baker at
Chicago, murdered his wife by cutting
her throat with razor and then com
mitted suicide. Jealousy was supposed
TO have been the cause.
QUARANTINE has been established at
the National stock yards, East st.
Louis, H., against cattle afflicted with
Texas fever.
AT Barnum, Tex, fire destroyed the
planning mill, lumber yard. a number
of houses belonging TO w. L. Carter K
Bro, a number of cars and three small
bridges belonging 10 the Kansas &
Texas railroad. The losses were $780,
900, with small insurance.
SECRETARY BLISS has published an
official notice warning all persons GO
ing TO the Klondike gold fields of the
dangers 10 be encountered at this
season of the year, and the gravity of
the possible consequences of being de-
tanned in the mountainous wilderness
during five or six months of an arctic
winter where no relief can reach them,
however great the need.
FRANK c. CONWAY, who murdered his
wife at ogdensburg n. V, was elec-
trocuted at the Clinton prison on the
10Th.
RIOT broke out among the prison
ers in the Jail at the Four Courts, 81.
Louis, on the night of the 9th and Il
took large force Of policemen and de-
tectives to quell the disturbance.
About 20 of the rioters were placed In
dungeons.
A BOILER exploded in Morrisons
planning mill at Mena, Ark, wreeking
the building and blowing the head of
OF Engineer Nelson.
The gravel train on the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad struck street
car which was passing over the track
at Janesville, Wis, and badly injured
half a dozen passengers
Mr.. PRESTON, the director of the
mint, estimates the gold production of
the world for 1895 To have been s205,-
900, 900, of which the United States con-
tributed over $50, ,0OO, 900. For 1891 he
believed the worlds gold product
would reach at least S24O, 900, 900, an in
crease of SIS, 900, 900 over 1896.
Distinct vibrations of an earthquake
were recently felt at Basalt, Col,
windows being ratified, houses rocked
and plastering cracked.
THE officials at the miners head,
quarters at Pittsburgh, Pa, were kept
busy on the 9th answering appeals for
food for the strikers families. Ii was
said that hunger was doing more in
jury to the cause of the miners than
any other one thing.
THE American Association for the
Advancement of Science convened at
Detroit, Mich, the other day with
good attendance, 20 delegates from the
British association occupying seats on
the platform.