The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-03-04
WESTERN.

Moses L. Handy, Jr., son of Major
Moses p. Handy, died at Chicago, after
sickness of only day. Tuesday he had
to leave his studies in the Northwestern
University Medical School. and it was
found he had embolism at the base of the
brain.
Benjamin r. Bacon, n Kansas City in
surance agent, who a few years ago was
one of the wealthiest and most prominent
| business men in Kansas City, committed
| suicide in a room at the Midland Hotel
Monday morning, firing bullet into his
brain. Dependency following business
reverses is supposed to be the cause of
suicide.
The Secretary of State notified Mayor
Carlson of San Diego, Cal, that permis-
sion was granted to land sailors and ma
rines from the British war ship Comus
at that port, to take part in the celebra-
ton of Washington's birthday, in con-
junction with the forces of the United
States war ships in the harbor. and to par
ticipate in the parade carrying their arms
John B. Heaney, cashier of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company at Chi
cago, has resigned. and will so to the
Merle &; Heaney Manufacturing Com
pany. He is one of the oldest employees in
the Western Union. He began his career
as messenger boy, away back in war
time, and has been in the business and in
a continually advancing course ever since.
A large delegation of business men from
Denver and other prominent cities of
Colorado, including delegates from boards
of trade and other commercial bodies, left
Tuesday for u three weeks trip through
Kansas. Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Texas and Louisiana. The purpose of
the trip is to attract attention to the re-
sources of Colorado, its interests, railway
facilities, etc, with the view of establish
ing closer commercial relations between
it and the States of the Southwest.
Twice within month burglars have
attempted to break into the house of JUS
tice Hennessey at Chicago, but in each
instance his servant girl was awakened
and the thieves were frightened away.
Recently the magistrate discharged the
servant girl and bought burglar alarm.
The contriyance did not work, and Sunday
morning, when he awoke, the justice dis
covered his trousers on the rear porch,
with their pockets turned inside out. while
the proceeds of his court docket the day
before were missing.
Mrs. Louise Pitt Yokum, Dolores Coun-
ty, Colo, superintendent of schools, has
refused teachers certificate 10 Prof
Victor c. McGirr, principal of the Rico
public school, because he smokes. Mrs.
Yokum takes the ground that a person
who smokes is disqualified to teach in the
faac in fhaf
State are required by law to instruct the
children against the use of tobacco. An
appeal will probably be taken to the State
Board of Education by Prof. McGirr, who
is graduate of the Toronto University
and is very popular in Rico.
The feud between the Lurtin and Gros-
som families, near Guthrie, Q. T.. which
gave rise recently to reports that the town
of Stroude had been raided. has resulted
in another killing. John Grcssom, the
elder. was shot TO death in front of his
OWN house in the Greek country by Deputy
Sheriff Bentley, who was one of a posse
that attempted 10 arrest Grossom and his
two sons, Solomon and Garfield. The
sons were finally captured and are in Jail
at Chandler. The arrests are the result
of the recent kidnapping by the Grossoms
of three members of the Lurtin faction.
Jack Davis. j. W. Flynn Charles Rey-
nolds, Charles Stewart, j. {. Hanes and
Frank Pierson have been arrested in Den
yer and at Colorado Springs Oh charges
of conspiracy and grand larceny. The
complainant is George L. Hannah, we'll
known bicycle dealer of Denver. He bet
$4,000 with Pierson that BERTHE banks
could defeat Paul Richie in Il five-miie
bicycle race. Hamcs was stakeholder and
Davis. Flynn and Reynolds assisted in
arranging the match. Just before the
hour for the race Banks was arrested on
trumped-up charge. Richie rode over
the course alone and Hames turned over
10000 stakes to Pierson.
Mrs. Mary Cummings dress caught fire
from the stove at which she was prepar-
ing supper for her little family at 4S Best
avenue, Chicago, Wednesday night, and
she was so seriously burned that she died
at midnight. Her baby was with her in
the house at the time, and its clothing,
too, must have been ignited, perhaps from
her own burning clothing. But even in
her mortal agony the woman forgot her
own suiferings in care for her child and
dashed pail of water upon it, extinguish-
ing the flames Then she fed frantically
from the house and fell senseless i'll the
street. Later the neighbors found the
babe, its dress half burned and thorough
ly saturated with water, sitting calmly on
the floor
At 2:30 Wednesday morning flames
were discovered breaking forth from the
roof of the Merchants Exchange build
ing at st. Louis. The fire started in the
elevator shaft, presumably from defective
light wires. and spread to the offices on the
top floor. The damage was confined prin-
cipally to the eastern, or Office, portion
of the building and was mostly caused by
water. with which the roof was flooded.
The offices on the fifth floor were damaged
considerably, and those on the floors be-
low suffered somewhat from water. The
narrow streets and the mass OF overhead
wires hampered the work of the tiremen,
and bad not the building been almost fire
proof the fire would undoubtedly have de-
stroyed it. The loss is 100000; fully COW
cred by insurance.
The Chcsapcakc and Ohio west-bound
messenger train encountered Il washout
oppositc Portsmouth. Ohio, Monday morn
ing, and the engine, baggage and express
car. mail car and one coach were deralled.
A. G.. Stout, supervisor of the Chesapeake
and Ohio. was killed. The engineer, fire
man, mail clerks and express messenger
were all injured. but not seriously. The
casualties are: A. G. Stout, roadmaster.
riding on engine, skull fractured. died in
half an hour; Engineer ]. Il. Fairhead of
Cincinnati. cut on head, bruised leg and
elbow; Fireman III. Myers of Covington,
hip and leg bruised; Richard Maddox of
Portsmouth, leg bruised; William Wolf,