The leader., 1897-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

FIRE at an early hour on the 18th
caused loss of 500, 900 in the building
172 and ia Madison street, Chicago
Schimpferman's wholesale liquor store
end Goster's uniform factory were the
heaviest losers.
THE Pittsburgh and western selling
agencies of the window-glass man
ufacturers will advance prices 21@ per
cent. beginning March in the central
and western districts.
JOSEPH HILDEBRANDT died at Chicago
recently from cancer of the throat. He
was formerly a farmer near Marysville,
Kan, and his wife poisoned her eight
children and then strangled herself,
on account of her husbands sickness,
only one child surviving.
MORTON SHEPPARD, residing near
Muncie, Ind, had his barn burned
down and 40 tons of hay, 10 head of
sheep and lambs, IS head of hogs, two
mules, 700 bushels of wheat, ] 200 bush
els of corn and oats and all his farm
implements burned. The insurance
policies had recently expired.
GEORGE VQLK and his brother, An
drew, of Wanatah, Ga, were instantly
killed by being struck by Pennsylva-
MIA accommodation train. Two ladies,
who were in the vehicle with them, es-
capped with slight injuries, but the
team was killed.
MONROE JOHNSON was hanged in the
Jail at Charlotte, N. c., on the Sth for
burglary in the first degree.
A FARMER went down into his potato
pit near North Branch, Mimi, and was
overcome by the deadly gas; two sons
and their mother also went in, one at
time, to rescue the others, and were
likewise overcome. When help arrived
they were dead.
GEORGE FowEE, aged 10, son of Squire
home at Vincennes, Ind, by putting
gunpowder into the stove. The stove
was blown to pieces and the house
shattered, but no one was killed. The
son said he wanted to kill his father
and stepmother.
THE livery stable of F. NJ. Gilbert,
Jr., and the blacksmith shop adjoining
at Jacksonville, Ind, We're burned.
The contents of the stable were entire
ly destroyed, and eight horses per-
ished. The fire was supposed to have
been incendiary.
THE 21st annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, depart
ment of Nebraska, opened at Hast
ings on the 10th. Norfolk was chosen
as the place for holding the encamp-
ment of 1898. Senior Vice Commander
John A. Ehrhardt, of Stanton, was
unanimously chosen department COM
mander.
THE steamer Angloman, from Boston
for Liverpool, was reported ashoxe on
the Skerries, off the coast of ireland.
All her passengers were safely landed.
The steamer had a cargo valued Vat
$500, 600, which will probably be lost,
but it was fully insured.
The 25-round bout between George
Lavigne, the lightweight champion,
and "Kid" Mcfarland at New York
on the Sth resulted in favor of the for
mer, although Mcfarland made won
derful showing. s.
BRIGHAM CRY, Utah, was visited by
a heavy earthquake shock. 1t was so
severe that the bell in the courthouse
tapped five or six times, 3
PATRICK X, BRENNAN, aged so years
was found dead from starvation in his
homo near Yardley. n. j., on the sth.
Sitting beside his body was his aged
and insane wife, who was dying from
the same cause.
EMANUEL LowEssrEIy, manager of
the Interstate Live Stock Commission
Co., of Kansas City, was found dead in
his room at New York hotel on the
sth from the effects of escaping illumi-
mating gas. 1T was believed his death
was the result of accident
TnE safe in the Clearfield, Pa, post
Office was blown open recently and
q. 600 worth Of stamps and $500 in cash
stolen.