The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
MIsCELLANEOUs.

FoTR persons were burned TO death
at Cincinnati the other morning in n
frame dwelling by fire which started
from the explosion of n gasoline stove.
CHARLES DrErz of Philadelphia,
sweetheart, shot her, probably fatally,
and then killed himself.
FIFTY leading society ladies of La
fayette, Ind, recently moved the cleo
trio cars and gathered in fares for the
benefit of the Young Mems Christian
association. Thousands patronized
the lines, and many paid extravagant
fares for n brief ride. No change was
returned by the handsome collectors.
FIVE lives were lost and scores of
persons sustained serious injuries, 81
Of them being firemen, in an explosion
which took place during the burning
Of the Northwestern grain elevator at
Chicago. Either the bursting OF a
boiler or the explosion of mill dust
caused the awful havoc. The building
was of composite construction and the
explosion caused a perfect lombard
ment of tiling, bricks, etc, at almost
white heat, leaving little of the build
ing save the framework and n great
pile of blazing wheat The total loss
was estimated at 100000, fully in
sured.
john KENNEDY, an old man who had
lived the life of a hermit ever since the
death of his wife and two children,
was found by his neighbors in New
York half naked, bound to chair,
with his feet roasted so that he will be
a cripple for the rest of his days. He
said robbers did IL and got all his
wealth.
THE miners of the Ohio & Mississippi
Valley Coal & Mining Co. at Marion,
H., struck for a raise of ten cents per
ton for digging, secured it and returned
to work within two hours
GERALD ALLEN, aged 30, poured hot
coffee ON the breast of man named
Miller to awaken him, in a squatters
camp near Linn Grove. Ky. Miller
then seized pistol and killed Allen.
ALEXANDER l.. JAMES, an actor, and
f. j. Curtis, clubman, fought duel
at short range on Wabash avenue, Chi
cago, on the 4th. Although a dozen
shots were exchanged neither of the
duelists was seriously injured. The
trouble was over n woman.
FIRE broke out In the extensive chem
ical works of Jayne 4 Son at Frank
ford, Pa, doing damage estimated al
100000 Several hremen were In niuret
by falling walls.
A LITTLE colored girl named BenethJ
Jones was burned to death at Kan
sas City, Mo-, through playing will
matches.
The plant of the Jackson Tenn.
Woolen and Pants Manufacturing Co
was totally destroyed by fire and Ia
hands were thrown out of employ ment
The monthly statement OF the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures 70
July showed the total receipts to hav
been $40, 027, ,364 and the disbursement
$50, loo,9os leaving an excess OF ex
penditures over receipts of Sll, ,073, 5sa
THE coinage executed at the Unite,
States mints for the month of Jul,
amounted To S6T0, $50, as follows; Gold
sS77, 900; silver, $500, 900; minor coins
SIS, $50 No standard silver dollar
were coined.
A CALL has been issued by Rev. II
II. Becker, of Dayton, O.;W. r. Cover,
of ST. Louis, and other prominen
anti-spiritualists for national meet
ing of anti-spiritualist associations Il
Anderson, Ind, on September TO Oh
ganize a national association.
AT Carlisle, Ind, Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
Hammond and DIR, and Mrs. Abne
Morris were drowned in the Wabas
river. IL was believed one of tn
women was seized with cramps an
the others were drowned in trying
rescue her.
The Pioneer Fire-P Proof Constructio
Co.'s plant at Ottawa, Ill, the large,
of its kind in the world, was PARTIAL
destroyed by an incendiary fire, el
failing loss of siO0. 900.
A ST. Louis dispatch on the At
stated that operators on change wh
had been predicting dollar wheat sa
many indications of a realization ,
their hopes