The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

AT the Georgia mine, near Fleming
ton, w. Va, by an accident on n coal
incline railway. 80 men were thrown
from car and one was killed, two
others were fatally and eight seriously
injured.
FIRE destroyed almost the entire bus
mess portion of the town of Center.
burg, o., on the 2sth.
ELEVEN men were injured, one, Louis
Fogler, probably fatally, by an cxplo-
sion in n coal mine at Foster, la.
JOSEPH SMITH, head OF the Latter
Day Saints church, arrived in Atchi-
son, Kan, on the 2sth to unite all Lat
ter Day Saints factions in that city
with the reorganized church. Smith
Is working to unite all factions of Lat
ter Day Saints in the United States, in
cluding the followers of Brigham
Young.
G. X. RASH, of Wayne, Neb., muir
dered his wife and three children.
When the sheriff reached the house
the dead bodies OF Mrs. Rash and her
ten-year-old son lay on the floor,
frightfully gashed, and the two young
er children lay dead on their beds with
their heads mashed to a jelly. 1t was
supposed that Rash's mind had become
unbalanced as the result of the excite
ment of attending a revival meeting.
A SHEDDING party of about 20pcrsons
from Tyrone, Pa, was precipitated over
n stone wall about six miles from that
place. The party was mostly made up
of young people. A special train con,
10 h..u ~ "a, ,,Ni,
ali the doctors in Tyrone. Several
persons were found to be seriously in
Jurcd, having their arms and legs
broken and bleeding from wounds
The first steps have been taken at
Omaha, Neb., for the consolidation of
all the German turner's between the
Mississippi river and the Rocky noun
tains into one big association for hold
ing grand tournament at Omaha
while the exposition is being held.
Mrs. MARY ABRAMS, aged II, was
burned to death at Mckeesport, Pa.
She arose to start fire in the room,
when her clothing was ignitcd. She
ran To her bed, where two young grand
children We're asleep and set the bed
clothing on fire. The two children,
though badly burned, will recover, but
Mrs. Abrams was SO badly injured that
she soon died.
The residence of Charles j. Barnes,
at 223s Calumet avenue, Chicago, was
destroyed by fire ut two a. III. on the
25th and Mrs. Barnes and four servants
had % fee from the flames in scant at
tire while the murcury was 10 degrees
below zero. MIR. Barnes library, the
finest in the United States, was de
stroyed. Loss over 100000.
IRA Lands, proprietor OF a meat
market at Huntington, Ind, aud Henry
kuester, switchman, had dispute
over 25 cents in the settlement of o
ineat bill, and Lands shot Kuester, in.
tiicting dangerous wound.
JACK EvERHARDT, of New Orleans
and Matt Matthews, of Brooklyn
fought i4-round draw at the Uuior
Park Athletic club at New York or
the 25th. Jacks left hand was injured
in the seventh round. Matthews made
an excellent showing.
THE public schools at Toledo, o.,
were dismissed on the 25th, it being
impossible TO keep them warm.
The house of William Croyle at Bed,
ford, Pa, was destroyed by fire and
Mrs. Croyle and two children were
burned To death. Another child was
SO badly burned that it will die,
AT French Lick Springs, Ind, Sam.
uel Kirby and his wife We're discovered
murdered in their house. They had
evidently been killed with an ax and
there We're signs of an awful struggle.
Bloodhounds were put on two tell-tale
tracks in the snow and the dogs struck
a trail with posse of men following
them.
JoHs FEBGUsoN, living near Guthrie,
Ok, fell 90 feet into well, crushing
his skull and sustaining other fatal in
juries.
Ar Saranae Lake, n. ", the ther'
mometer registered 81 degrees below
ON the 35th. At Minneapolis, Mimi,
1t registered 81 below.