The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-10
R0ILER EXPLODES.
ooa Man Killed and Another Badly ln-
 iured at an Oii We'll.
RrGGY AND TRAIN COLLIDE.
card Game Ends in Eurder-Negroes peascn by WhitecaDs- County Officers sentenced Hurt by Train-Chn
 Burned-Tarrner Crushed.

pfgsTG3lJE6B, FG., Md1cn 3.-tallcrV Jnnetion. on the Pittsburgh & Western ~s;lfoaa. was shaken by boiler ex- ro.ien at I:50 this morning. John Imulap an old driller, was killed and Charles McKeever was badly injured. The explosion occurred at m oil we'll on the Staples farm. The engine house, derrick and machinery were all de- p,olished, fragments of wreckage be- iur thrown quarter of mile. Dun- lap is a widower and leaves four chil- aren who reside at West Key, Ind.
 Buggy and Train Collide.
 GALEsBURG, H., March 9.-Two swedes, Carl Nelson and John Carlson, drove on the Chicago, Burlington G 0uincy tracks at Altona Saturday night in front of an eastbound Streator extra. The rig was thrown 100 yards and both men were fatally injured. Nelson died yesterday afternoon at three o'clock and Carlson's life is de- spaired of The horse fell or the north nain track in front of the westbound passenger train, which was fiagged in time to prevent wreck.
 
 ROCKFORD, Ga, March 9.--From Carnett comes the news of a riotous outcome to gambling bout. in which one man was killed and five others wounded. The scene was at the Mill Haven Co. works, where about 20 of tke employees engaged in card playing All were armed with pistols, so that when couple of the players quarreled the whole party appealed to their hip pockets and then the firing was general
 Negroes Beaten by Whitecaps.
 STURsIs, Ky. March 9.-Three negroes named Barnhill, Jones and Simpson were brought here last night ssllsssniesss ssllsssniessss iisa a dying condition, from the effects of visit by whitecaps at Rock Springs, Webster county. Another negro was badly beaten. The three brought here were shot and whipped also The negroes at Rock Springs were warned ten days ago to leave, but refused to heed the warning.
 Embedding County Officers Sentenced.
 nuTLER, Ind. March 9--Auditor Frank Borst and ex-Treasurer K. H. sawvel pleaded guilty to-day to em- bezzlement of county funds and were sentenced to five years each by Judge Adar. This makes three of the DeKalb ccunty officials who have pleaded guilty to embezzlement of portion of S0,O0O which has been stolen in the past few years.
 Both Legs Cut or.
 EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 0.-John F. Walker, chief clerk in the auditors office of the Air Line railroad at Louis vile, had both legs cut off below the knees at the Air Line depot in this city. lie had come down to spend Sunday with his family, and in his haste to leave the train jumped while it was in motion and fell under it.
 Children Killed by a Train. TERRR HAIFT1s, Ind, Mureh s-EEiia Parker, aged 15, and Robert Parker, aged i2, sister and brother, were struck by the fast Knickerbocker on lae Fig Four yesterday afternoon and MHed. They were on trestle west of 'ae Wabash river, watching the high water A woman who was with them saved herself and two other children. 4 Sick Child Incinerated. byALyE, N J., March 9By the spsetting of lamp the home of Elihu need with its contents, was complete destroyed by fire and his four-year- eia daughter was burned to death. several haembers of the family were slSo badly burned.
 aeung Farmer Crushed to Death. RAMSEY H., March 9.--Henry Nail, sven to do young farmer, living three .'neS east of here, was bracing the seond floor of his barn, which was AsaFliy laden with corn. The floor sa'e way and fell upon him, crushing am to death.