The leader., 1897-11-10
WEST AND SOUTH.

Comptroller of the Currency Eckels
has been elected president of the Com
mercial national bank of Chicago, and
will enter on his new duties January
next.
1t is said that ex-Gov. Charles p. ohm
sen, one of the best-known criminal
lawyers in Missouri, has been retained
to conduct the defense of Luetgert, the
Chicago sausagemaker, in his second
trial for the alleged killing of his wife.
In Denver James II. Jordan, post
master, died from an overdose of NOR
pbine pills.
10. Wright and j. C. Blackerty killed
each other at Junction City, KY, as
the result of feud.
Fire wiped out the business portion of
Pinconning, Mich, village of 900 in
habitants.
Frank Egbert, Thomas Deakins, How
ard GIore and Charles Graham (colored)
were killed in an election riot Mt Frank
fort, Ky.
On a charge of selling liquor 10 IN
dams most of the merchants and sa-
loon men at Covelo, Cal, were arrested.
Returns from the various state cleo
tons indicate that in New York A. B.
Parker (dem) was elected chief JUS
tice of the court of appeals by $4,000
plurality and in New York city Van
Wyck (dem.) for mayor has plurality
of 81 900. In Massachusetts, Wolcott
(rep) was reelected governor by $4,000
-, T., To 10
ture is republican on joint ballot. In
Ohio Bushnell (rep) was reelected gov
ernor by about $4,000 plurality with the
Legislature probably republican. In
Iowa Shaw (rep.) was elected governor
by over 10000 plurality with repub-
lican legislature. In Maryland the leg
islature is in doubt. In Virginia Tyler
(dem.) is elected governor by 10000
plurality. In Kansas the republicans
elected nine of thirteen judges. In Ne
braska the fusion ticket was successful.
In South Dakota the republicans elected
five out of eight judges. In Kentucky
the legislature is democratic.
The Illinois supreme court says
physicians must give expert testimony
Tor regular witness ices.
At Warsaw, Mo-, a train went over an
embankment and the engineer was
killed and several others injured.
Burglars entered the Bank of Ship
shewana, Ind, owned by Hulett Davis,
and took about $1,000 in cash and many
valuable papers.
In Chicago Prof. Stuart Young, an
aeronaut, dropped from his balloon into
the lake and was drowned.
At New Orleans and Memphis light
frosts have fallen and it is thought this
will check the ravages of yellow fever.
John Morgan killed Mrs. Mary Green,
a widow, and her son and daughter,
near Ripley, W. Va. Robbery was the
motive.
Thomas L. Clingman, ex-United
States senator. died in the Morganton
IN. c. insane asylum, aged 81 years.
Near Old Shedwell, Va. the Chesa-
peake & Ohio express was wrecked and
four persons were killed and II injured.
At the age of so years Col, John S.
Ford, the Indian fighter. died at his
home in San Antonio, Tex.
Fire wiped out the business part of
the village of Liberal. Mo.
BY the failure of the Exchange bank
at Grayling, Mich, depositors will lose
s25, 600.
At Oshkosh, Wis, John Webster, Jr,
drank II full glasses of whisky and
then died.
James Boswell shot and killed Mrs.
Emma Smith and James Barton and
then killed himself at Dallas, Tex, in a
fit of Jealous rage.
A state conference will be held in
Chicago on the 18th inst, having for it's
object the securing of such alterations
in the fundamental law of Illinois as
win enable the people to participate
more directly in legislation.
In Dubuque, Ia, ex-Mayor Olinger
and eight former councilmen were in
dicted for voting themselves an increase
in salary.
Because of jealousy James Reed shot
his wife and himself at Tiffin, o. Both
will probably live.
The president of the Portland (Ore.)
chamber of commerce asks the govern
ment to transport supplies to Yukon
miners to prevent starvation.
Three negro children who were play
ing on a railway track near Greenville,
Tex, were killed by the cars.
In Chicago the fifteenth Baptist con-
gress win be held in Emmanuel Baptist
church, November is and Is.
In Missouri the corn crop this year
will be is7.soo.ooo bushels against 2oo.-
100000 baxhsls for 1899,