Audubon Republican., 1897-10-07
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Engineer Z. Bennett Mitchell was
killed and Fireman John r. Cawley ia
tally injured by the explosion of the
boiler of locomotive at Georgetown,
Pa. ...
At Girardville, Pa, at least nine men
received fatal injuries and possibly 40
others were more or less seriously
wounded in riot over mining troubles.
The forty-fourth annual exhibition of
the Illinois state fair opened in Spring
field with large attendance.
Michael Simmonds. a railroad brake
man aged %, shot his sweetheart, Miss
Jennie Long, aged 10, in Baltimore and
then committed suicide.
The survey of the Blackfeet Indian
reservation in Montana is completed
and it will soon be thrown open to set
tlement.
John Boecker, a wealthy farmer, aged
A years, killed his wife and five chill
dren at their home near Carroll. Ia. ia
tally wounded another child and then
shot himself, probably fatally. No cause
IS known for the crime.
A mail train on the Northern Pacific
was held up near Moorhead, Mimi, and
the registered mail rifed by masked
robbers.
. Fifty-four square miles of heavy tim.
Der land in Wyoming territory were
burned over. the loss being over $780,
900.
The deep waterways commission has
agreed to adopt the Mohawk valley
route for the proposed route from the
lakes to tidewater at Troy, N. Y.
The coroner's jury which investigated
the death of the striking miners at Lat
timer, Pa, rendered a verdict that the
shooting by Sheriff Martin and his dep
uties was unjustifiable.
Six hundred Sac and Fox, Pawnee and
Usage Indians were holding grand
ghost and medicine dance on the Paw
nee reservation in Oklahoma.
i Health officials in New Orleans and
other southern cities were confident
that yellow fever would not become ep-
idemic.
J. Up to the 2Sth there had been ITO
cases of yellow fever at New Orleans
and 21 deaths, 1877 cases at Edwards.
Miss, and deaths, 1877 cases at Biloxi.
Miss, and G deaths and Ga cases at Mo-
bile, Ala. and 10 deaths.
!! Isaac Watkins, William Tompkins,
Joseph Smith, John Gallagher and Will
liam Franklin were killed by black
damp in mine at Rendham, Pa.
Mytro Dobiski, aged 35 years; George
Baldwin, aged 6 years, and Maud Bald
win, aged 12 years. were killed by a
train at Carrcroft. Pa.
! Edward Davis, Winfield Halsey and
William Menefee were killed in col
1ision between a hand car and train
near GAINESVILLE, o.
F. Isaac Monroe and John Hanlon, fire.
men, lost their lives in the burning of
the store and warehouse of N. E. White
& Co. at Utica, N. Y. ..r
An attempt was made to burn down
the business portion of Stockton. CAL,
several incendiary fires being started
simultaneously.
Two masked highwaymen held up the
Bonneville (Cal.) stage and J. r. Bar
nett, passenger, was shot and killed
by one of the robbers.
W. j. Christian killed Horace F.
Pritchard and fatally wounded Thomas
Manning at Middleton, N. Y. in a
quarre! over a building contract.
The farmhouse of A. L. Gordon near
Alma, Neb.. was burned and three chill
dren, who were alone in the house per-
ished in the flames.
Because of domestic troubles Frank
Fadellin killed his son and Joseph
Stadelman, a neighbor. and seriously
wounded his wife in Detroit, Mich.
In speed trial at Terre Haute, Ind,
Star Pointer made mile in 2:ooh and
Joe Patchen lowered his own record
from 2:o1h to 2:o1A.
The first annual conference of the
mayors and councilmen Of the United
States, the Canadas and Mexico met in
Columbus, o.
President Mckinley and his party
left North Adams, Mass, for Washing
ton.
Twenty-eight horses and property
estimated at $4,000 were burned at
Mexico, Mo.
AT Boulder. Col. W. Fl. IrYin. owner
of the Belcher silver mine. fatally shot
his wife while drunk and then shot him
self dead.
Fire Mt Ironton, o.. swept, an area
three squares in length and two in
breadth. causing loss of from $780,
900 to S400, 900.
The big power house of the Central
Traction company was burned at Wash
ington. the loss being 81 100000.
The works of he California Powder
company at Santa Cruz. CAL, blew up,
causing loss OF $250,000.
The Bank of Montrose, Col, closed its
doors with liabilities of $175,000.
Paris Mountain. seven miles from
Greenyille. S. c.. was shaken by an
earthquake, and guests in summer
hotel were badly frightened.