The leader., 1897-07-14

MISS Tu.LrE LARSEN tried to commit
suicide ct Omaha, Neb., on the sth by
tearing open the arteries of her left
wrist with a hairpin. She was uncon-
scious when found from the loss of
blood, and only prompt action on the
part of those who discovered her saved
her life. 81 wanted to go to Heaven.
and that is why did it." she said. The
authorities cannot understand her case.
TUE drought which has prevailed
around jackson, Tenn, for two months
still continued on the sth. The gar
dens were burned up and ruined ard
unless it rains very soon the corn crop
will be a failure. The cotton crop
was reported failing daily.
THE commissioner of pensions has
before him the cases of about 100 veter-
ans dismissed from the pension Office
during the last administration and
who seek reinstatement They are be-
ing carefully considered, and where
possible and circumstances warrant it
reinstatement will be made.
JOSEPH WEIssHAUER was arrested
the other day at New York charged
with bringing home food. cooking and
eating it himself, and leaving his wife
and two-year-old child to starve.
OK unlocking his combined meat
shop and grocery the other morning
Gustav Stab, of Tomkinsville, l.. l.,
saw man packing articles. At Staib's
approach the thief stepped into large
refrigerator. Stab locked him in and
notified the police. 1t was a hot day,
and after the man had been in a small
cell for an hour he asked to be put
back in the ice box.
DIR. l.. a. BERGER, one of the most
prominent physicians of Kansas City,
Mo-, was shot on the Sth by John
Schlegel, a grocer. He lived only Is
minutes afterwards. Schlegel said
that he killed DIR. Berger because the
latter had committed rape upon Mrs.
Schlegel, but the story of a criminal
assault upon Mrs. Schlegel was dis
credited by friends of the dead man.
SWIMMING parties and trips to China
town were said to be proving very at
tractive to the Christian Endeavorers
at San Francisco.
SHORTAGES amounting to $4,000 of
the moneys due by county dispensers
to the state were brought to light by
the South Carolina dispensary board
of control. The books are in such q
shape that no record can be made of
all the shortages, but it is probable
that the total sum will be much larger
THE bodies of a man and woman, APP
parcntly dying, lying side by side on a
raft of logs moored to the shore near
| the village of California, was found
few miles above Cincinnati Near the
raft the dead body of an infant was
taken from the water. The man and
woman were alive, but unable to speak.
| Both their wrists were cut and bleed
! ing and other wounds indicated an at
tempt at suicide.
The intense heat at Chicago on the
Sth caused four deaths and % prostra-
tions, four of the latter being serious
and probably fatal. Six male prisoners
| in the Bridewell went insane also from
the hot weather and were sent to the
| asylum.
JOHN LEWIS, a farmer living near
Langston, Ok, was killed while dig
cling a well. The windlass which he
was working broke and he fell into
! the we'll head first.
AT Cincinnati on the 5th there were
13 deaths from the hot weather, making
81 fatalities in three days.
THE treasury department has issued
a circular warning people of danger
Gus counterfeit of the 81 silver certif-
cate, series of 1896, which recently has
been placed in circulation. The new
counterfeit bears check letter "B." 1t
consists of two pieces of paper which
| co1it aoSily Tho has nilty
feeling, because of the soft paper. The
portraits of Fulton and Morse are very
faint.
| HERBERT CORNWALL was Shot and
killed by his brother, Dr. Richmond
Cornwall. of Kansas City, at the bust
ness house of their father in St Louis.
| Herbert was enraged at his father for
Gliding him and assaulted him when
DR.. Cornwall stepped in to protect his
| father and in the fight which followed
| Herbert met his death.
A STORM at st. Cloud. Mimi, para
| lyzed railroad traffic and many trains
ran into washouts. There was bad
wreck on the Great Northern, an en-
CINE and 20 ears being ditched. One
man was instantly killed and the en-
gineer injured. 1t was feared that two
other men were under the wreck.
ROBERT BEVERLY, colored, started
home drunk early the other morning
near Midway, Ky, got fast in wire
fence and died from the heat.
Two well dressed men assaulted
Miss Rose Miller at New York and
robbed her of diamond necklace and
her poclxetbook. When she screamed
| for help one of the men attempted to
| gag her. She caught his thumb in her
mouth and bit it off below the second
| joint.
Two daughters. aged six and eight,
| of David Harmon, farmer, near
Springfield, O., were burned to death
| by an explosion of coal oil while start