The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-06


industry. rapidity and faithfulnes
with which duties are performed an,
shall be graded accordingly in tn,
commissions report which Is TO b,
made. similar inquiry will be con
ducted in all the other departments
and many changes probably will re
suit in the salaries and standing OF tn,
clerks.
TRIr through every section OF tn,
flooded district at Guthrie. Ok, on tn,
10th showed over 100 houses entirel,
gone, three times as many wrecked oi
damaged, dozen business house.
wrecked and twice as many stocks oi
goods mixed. The loss was fully 800,
900. Five hundred people are home
less and twice as many have lost Their
household goods and personal effects
The deaths will probably not exceed 90
or %, as many of those previously re
ported drowned were afterwards found
in trees or in houses lodged down
stream.
THE Westinghouse Air Brake Co. has
posted notices in its foundry depart
partment at Pittsburgh, Pa, announc.
ing reduction of wages ranging from
20 To 40 per cent.
News from Hancock county, Tenn,
stated that Mary, Lulu and John Hat
field were burned to death in noun.
tain cabin about five miles from Snead-
vile. Their mother, who is widow,
had gone to a neighbors house, locking
the children in the house
A SPECIAL from Newkirk, Ok, on the
Goth said that Ed Newcomb, leader of
the noted band of outlaws. had been
captured and lodged in Jail and the
band broken up.
| SPECIAL from San Luis Potosi.
Mex, on the 2sth, said that the Rio
Verde valley was visited by IA terrific
hailstorm which not only ruined the
growing crops, but caused great loss
of life, reports having been received
of the killing of Al persons. On one
hacienda alone 12 men were killed.
Some of the stones weighed three
pounds.
The Cottonwood river rose rapidly
on the 2Sth through heavy rains and
the main supply pipe of the water
works system at Guthrie, Ok. burst
and raging torrent swept over the
city, washing houses away and carry
ing many people to their deaths. A
partial list of 45 names was given of
those known TO have been drowned
and IL was thought the number might
reach 100. Over 1000 people were
made homeless. Many bridges were
also destroyed by the flood.
FRANK DUHAMELLs, n worthless char
acter, was given job at the Lebo house
in Streator, ILL.,, in the garden and
while Mrs. hebo was preparing him
meal little fve-year-old son of Mrs.
Lebo asked Duhamells trivial ques-
ton. when Duhamells seized spade
and split open the child's skull. Only
the prompt action of the police in get
ting the murderer out of the city pre-
vented a lynching.
LONDON LovETT quarreled with his
nephew, Z. J. Lovett, near Leesburg,
Va, and made towards him with a
razor, when young Lovett grabbed a
hatchet and struck his uncle fatal
blow with 1t.
LONDON dispatch on the 27th said
that IL was feared that the French
steamer Henri, bound from Swansea
for Marseilles, had been lost with 60 of
her crew.
AN electric car was thrown from the
track at Portland, Ore, on the 27th,
after which il plunged into slough
a5 feet below. Four persons were
drowned
THREE boys, while fishing near Web
ster City, Ia, gathered some wild pars-
nips and ate them. As result two
were reported dead and the other at
deaths door.
Bon PAYNE, n negro desperado, shot
and killed Mrs. Lula Tyres at Birming-
ham, Ala. He was wanted on some
charges and he thought some boardcrs
at Mrs. Tyres house had informed on
him and entered the place and tried
to shoot them, but missed and killed
Mrs. Tyres.
WILHELM FISCHER, aged 75 and very
infrm, was jailed at Nebraska City,
Neb., charged with horse stealing. He
confessed the theft of team at Lin
coin, one at Berlin and two in Kansas.
BUFFALO gnats are invading Me-
Cracken county, KY, and other local
tiles and are killing horses and cattle
in large number.
Four young people were out sliff
riding on the river at Parks Mills, near
Falls, Ky, and got into
the current and were swept over the
dam and drowned.
lsADoRH WEBER shot his four-year-
old daughter and then killed himself
at New York on the 26th. Weber was
n hard drinker and used his wife badly
ard she bad been obliged to turn him
out of doors.
JACK BRIeHAM, a farmer near Padu-
cah, Ky, recently went insane and,
within n short time after, three of his
ten children also manifested similar
symptoms. The wife and mother was
grief-stricken.
An appeal has been sent to Clara
Barton to come to the rescue of starv-
ing pacificos in Cuba, whose condition
is daily growing more heartrending.
Children are dying in the streets of
Matanzas and babies have been found
dead in the arms of exhausted mothers.
Whole villages Of living skeletons in
bark huts are praying for death 20 re-
lease them from their suffering.
FIRE broke out on pier five at New
port News, Va, on the 2Tth. Three
ocean steamers were entirely de-
stroyed. The total loss was placed at
s.. 900, 900. Several persons were badly
injured while trying to escape from
their ships.
THE managers of Peter Maher and
Tom Sharkey ON the Goth met repre-