Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-08

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we're spectators. His victim was seated
within a few feet of the gallows-
CLARENCE REITH, the 15-year-old son
of Edward B. Reith, cashier of the
Adam Roth Grocery Co. at st. Louis,
fell from the third floor of the build
.ng down the elevator shaft and was
instantly killed.
AN explosion of coal dust in the Sun
shine mine near Glenwood, Col, caused
the death of at least II men, their
bodies being recovered in a horribly
nangled condition.
THE Gulf passenger train was held
up by masked robbers at Twin Noun
tain. Col. on the night of the Sd and
organized at Folsom and Trinidad to
pursue the bandits.
THE new public library at Kansas
City, Mo-, was thrown open to the pub
lie on the 1st.
THE family of Henry Miller, farm
er near Metropolis, ILL.,, was recently
poisoned at breakfast by rough on rats
being administered in the scrambled
eggs. The baby died, the father and
mother were not expected to live, and
four other children and servant girl
were dangerously sick. Nora, a daugh-
ter by former wife, was the only one
not taken sick, and she was suspected
of the crime. as she did not get along
we'll with her stepmother.
LIGHTNING struck Mrs. Guthrie, of
Walnut Grove, Ga, while she had one
of her children in her arms, killing
her instantly and badly burning the
child
Mrs. JOHN DREW, a noted actress of
the last two generations, died at New
York on the 31st, aged II years.
FRANK HALL, a brakeman, was killed
at st. Louis by being crushed between
two cars.
JAMES BoGGs and James Ray were
hunting near Vandalia, Ill, recently
and Boggs laid down in a clump of
weeds and was brushing away mosqui-
toes when Day mistook him for tur-
key and fred, inficting probably
fatal wound.
The docket for the next term of the
United States supreme court, which
will begin on October IL, is being pre-
pared. 1t contained up to the 1st 446
cases, showing an addition of 63 cases
since the court adjourned in May.
THE ST. Louis conference of the Ger
man NJ. E. church was in session at ST.
Louis on the 1st, Bishop John H. Vim
cent presiding. The conference in
cludes four districts, viz: st. Louis,
Burlington, Ia, Quincy, Ill, and Belle
Vile, Ill.
LOUIS SIMMoNDs, milk dealer, at
Chicago, was tortured and robbed of
| 81 900 by burglars at his home just be-
| fore midnight. Three men bound him,
gagged him. and with matches burned
his bare feet until he divulged where
his money was.
THE National Holiness association
camp meeting will be held at Green
Vile, Ill. September to IL, inclusive.
Nearly 200 tents have been secured for
the use of those in attendance.
THREE of the most notorious crimi-
nails in the west managed to escape
from the st. Louis Jail on the evening OF
the 3Oth. They were "Skippy" Rowan,
charged with murder; Buck O'Maly,
a horse and buggy thief, and Sport
Hefferman, a daylight crook.
THE dead l-,dy of a negro was found
hanging to trot line in the Arkansas
river near Robroy, Ark. He had evil
IDENTITY been lynched and thrown into
the river.
RALPH MOORE recently killed his
grandfather and seriously injured hi:
two cousins at Mortonville, Pa, the
other day. Family quarrels were the
cause.
FIRES were destroying large areas O.
raluable timber and threatening the
homes of settlers in the vicinity O.
Sheridan, Wyo. Their origin was be
lieved to be due to the carelessness o
campers with their camp fires.
A BIG fywheel burst at Burgess iror
works at Portsmouth, O., and a work
man was badly hurt. The mill wa
set on fire. but it was soon extin
guished. but the furnace was destroyed
The mill will have to close until a new
flywheel can be secured.
FRANK MUELLER was electrocuted il
the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus OIL
the I'd for the murder of Mrs. Salud;
Miller. the wife of his employer.
WHEN President Faure returned t,
Paris from Russia on the 31st anothe
bomb was exploded inside the railin,
of the Madeleine church while the pro
cession was passing, but nobody wa
injured by the explosion.
ALL the gambling paraphernali
taken in the pool room raid at st. Loui
recently was burned, including on
dozen poplar black boards, 90, 900 ticket
and great quantity of chalk of var
Gus colors and erasers.
BAR silver made a new low record i
tie, New York market on the 1st, tn
quoted price being n cents an ounce
making the value of the silver in tn
standard silver dollar SO. SO cents.
The American Social Science assc
citation began its annual session g
Saratoga Springs. n. Y, on the 3Otl
There was large attendance, repr,
senting all parts of the country.
MRS. FRANCES MIDDLETON, wife of
theatrical manager at Chicago, Stable
: Belle Carmen, variety actress, il
6icting six wounds which may prov
. fatal. jealousy was the cause, Mr.
had alienated her husbands affection
? THE cash and cashier of the sta,
, bank of Ambia, Ind, were reporte
: missing. The amount taken out wa
!. not known. but it was thought to /
between $40, 900 and $50, 600.
1 Two children named Alice Winsto
!, and Harry Arnold, while playing wit
S matches in an outbuilding at Fort VIII
/ gate, n. NJ, set fire to can of oil, eau
e ing an explosion. Alice was burned
a an uurecognizab BILE mass and Harry w,
| 81 H., AloA he =,