Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-18
A SHOOTING ARRAY.
Two Saloonkeepers Have a Dispute
and Then Fight
THREE CHILDREN BURN TOGETHER.
An old Man Dies Of Grisf-Two Men Fatal.
II Rurned- Struck Dead By Electricity
-Nisuae OF the Msil-victims
Of an OH Lamp

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. l7.-Merritt
Martin, q saloonkeeper and agent for
the Chattanooga Brewing company,
and J. ]. Ryan, also saloonkeeper,
had terrible fight last night in the
latter's place Of business, on Main
street. a. q result Of which Martin is
locked up, charged with murder. The
men had been good friends until re.
Gently. whom they had q dispute over
an account owed the Chattanooga
Brewing company by Ryan. Mar
tin declared they must have .
settlement and had entered Ry.
ans place and requested the
same. After some conversation the
men began fighting with their fists.
Bystanders interfered and separated
them. While Martin was being held
away from Ryan, the latter, reaching
over the heads Of the peacemakers
holding Martin, hit him . blow in the
face, whereupon the latter drew his
pistol and began shooting. The friends
became panic-stricken and fed from
the room, leaving the fighters together.
Martins third shot struck Ryan in the
left arm and q fourth entered the alb
domen. Martin fed from the place
and was arrested. Ryan died while
being carried to the hospital. Ryan
was single man, aged about IS years.
THREE CHILDREN BURN TOGETHER.
EuFAULA, Ala, Nov. l7.-Three chill
dren lost their lives in the burning Of
an old frame house mile from White
Oak, Ala, Sunday night. Their pa
rents, Louis Brown and wife, went to
church, leaving their children, twelve,
eight and six years, locked in the
house, supposedly for their own safety,
but the old building caught fire soon
after the parents left and when they
returned they found it heap Of ruins.
In the center Of the mass Of embers
the bones Of the children were found
in a heap, showing that they had hud.
died together in their fear and agony.
AN OLD MAN DIES OF GRIEF.
MILWAUKEE. Nov. 17.-On Saturday
Mrs Mary Hafemeister, SO years Of
age, died at her home, 65l Eleventh
street. The funeral was to have been
held Monday. As the carriages were
gathering at the house the grieved
husband, Ludwig Hafemeister, died.
He was rs years of age, and 1t is be-
lieved that his heart broke with grief.
The carriages were dismissed, as it
was decided to bury the pair together
to-day. They had been married over
80 years, and short time ago had
large golden wedding celebration.
TWO MEN FATALLY BURNED.
ANACONDA, Mont, Nov. 17.-At the
lower smelter, at two o'clock yester-
day morning, Michael Crogan and
man named Kelley were at work in
pit under the cancine furnaces. In
some unknown manner, torch hold
ing gallon of oil was upset and the
men were SO badly burned before they
could be rescued that death seemed
sure.
STRUCK DEAD BY R.ECTRICITY.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 17.-Levi L. Pot
ter, colored, aged Is years, was stand
ing on an iron grating in front Of a
South street store last night. He car
ried over his shoulder an umbrella with
an iron rod, one end of which he held
in his hand. The other end touched
an electric light wire where it was ex-
posed and Potter fell dead.
CHARGED WITH MIsUsING THE MAIL.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Nov. 17.--Theodore
a prominent farmer, and his
wife were both lodged in the federal
Jail yesterday, charged with sending
several dozen improper letters through
the mails to women of the neighbor-
hood. The woman is said to have
written the letters and he mailed
them.
VICTIMS OF AN OIL LAMP.
PLATTsBURG, N. Y, Nov. l7-Mrs.
Terrill and her nephew, Edward Ma