The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-06
WESTERN.

At Dayton, o., the Central Union Telt
| phone Company has filed a mortgage
the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank fo
$3,O0O,OOO.
| George Waldfogle, aged &C, one of tn
wealthiest farmers of the county, wa
killed near Defiance, O., by viciou
horse which he was trying to break.
Gottlieb Strum of Jackson, Cal, com
mitted suicide by jumping overheard from
| the steamer Weimar, on which he ha,
taken passage from Bremen for New
York.
Eugene Taylor, linotype operator on tn
Denver Times, in eight hours made rec
ord of 101, 800 ems. The previous record
$1,000 ems, was held by Baker of Seat
fle. Taylor's record was made durin.
the ordinary course of days newspapel
work and from the average copy furnish
ed during the day.
Four persons were drowned at Jackson
Mo-, Sunday. Joe johnson was coming
to town in a covered wagon, accompanied
by Mrs. Bugg, her son, ) years old, and
her baby, and Miss Minnie Fraser. John.
son attempted to ford the creek just east
of the city, which was much swollen
when the wagon was overturned. John
son swan to the bank, but the remainder
of the party were drowned.
Peter Erickson aud Frank Nee. two
Finlanders, were killed Thursday in the
Burt mine of the Lake Superior Consoli-
dated group at Hibbing by being buried
in a CAVERN. Both men were dug out an
hour after the accident, but were dead.
They have families in the old country.
The mine closed down until the dead
miners were buried. Many people believe
the timbering of the mine, square sets,''
is dangerous.
Fire destroyed the Schmidt Hotel, a
four-story building at Milwaukee, Thurs
day morning. When the guests were
awakened the fire had spread from the
first to the second story, and escape by
the stairways was cut off. Firemen res
cued all the inmates, fifteen in number,
with ladders. Some of the women were
unconscious when found by the firemen.
The building was badly damaged. About
two hours later the fire department was
called to Mineral Springs Park Hotel,
popular resort near Riverside Park The
hotel was completely destroyed.
The schooner Wallin, with slabs and
potatoes, Frankfort TO Milwaukee. went
ashore at Sheboygan, Wis. Life savers
took off the crew of five, who were thor
oughly exhausted. Vessel and cargo will
be complete loss. During the gale the
three-masted schooner Lookout of Chi
cago was driven ashore four miles north
of Two Rivers, Wis. The life-saving
crew succeeded in rescuing Captain Ole
son and his seven sailors after an hours
hard work. The schooner will be total
loss. John Burns, a deck hand, was
washed overheard and drowocd from the
gravel scow Sunrise, about two miles
north of Milwaukee.
The announcement is made at Washing
ton of the engagement of Hugh r. Bel
KNAPP, member of Congress from Chicago,
and Miss Steele, daughter of Congress
man George W. Steele of Indiana. Miss
Steele is % years old, and has been at the
capital all winter. She returned to her
home at Marion. Ind, several weeks ago
10 prepare for the wedding. and Tuesday
Mrs. Steele went home. Miss Steele has
been very popular in Washington society
rhe Steeles and Congressman Belknap
Ill live at the Ebbitt House, where the
roung couple first met. Miss Steele is
all, stately blonde and beautiful She
s the only daughter, and the only son is
| cadet at Annapolis. Major Steele has
,een in Congress many years. He is a
manufacturer. 1t is said by
friends of the Steele family that the we'd
ling will take place this spring.