The Yale expositor., 1897-05-28
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
THE NEWS OF SEVEN DAYS UP
TO DATE.
Political, Religious. Social and Criminal
Doings of the whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-The Ac-
cident Record.


Buenos Ayres says that the sugar in
dustry Is threatened with a severe cris-
is, owing to overproduction. The ex-
cess of available export for the current
year is more than 100000 tons.
A trolley wire crossed a wire of the
Wayne and disabled 1900 telephones,
most of them being burned out. A big
loss was entailed and a score of men
have been at work repairing the dam
age.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Rome says that the carte blanche which
the cabinet has obtained from the
chamber means the ultimate abandon
ment of Erythrea.
The four-story Barber memorial
school for negro girls, established at
Admission, Ala, last fall on a grant
from wealthy Bostonians, burned. The
loss Is over $4,000. Insurance, SIS, 900.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Union Hall block at Belvldere,
Ill.,, was burned early Sunday morning,
involving loss of $40, 900, half Insured.
A Wisconsin Central feright broke in
two on Attention Hill, near Fond du Lac,
Wis. The engine and several cars
stopped several miles farther down for
water, when the rear section dashed
into them at a great speed. Thirteen
loaded cars were ditched, and the loss
will be great. No one was injured.
Otto Kepling, aged Is years, while
racing on his bicycle with a train on
the Irondequioit Bay Railroad at Roch-
ester, N. Y, caught his pedal in the step
Of a car and was thrown under the
wheels and killed.
Senator Morrill,, who has been con-
fined to his bed for some days with an
attack of bronchitis, is reported 10 be
very much better, but it is not prob
able that he will be able 10 attend the
sessions of the senate for some days.
Near Mascoutah. H., vicious hog
attacked Farmer George Griesbaum and
fatally wounded him.
A -four mill belonging to the heirs of
Adam Gellach of North Amherst burn
ed at Elyria, Ohio. Loss, $4,000.
Charles Goliath, of Saginaw, Mich,
was struck by Michigan Central train
near Michigan City, Ind, and was cut
in pieces.
Fire destroyed the Patterson build
ing, at Mankato, Mimi, causing loss
of 100000 to L. Patterson & Co., Geo.
owen, E. F. Barney. William F. Jost
and others.
Farmers of Nebraska complain that
rabbits threaten to become as great a
pest as they have been for many years
in Australia. They are said to be doing
great damage to gardens and trees.
At Rossland. B. c.. Cabel Daniels
shot Blanche Sutherland, 20 years old,
at the Sisters hospital then blew out
his own brains. Daniels left a letter
saying he was in love with the young
woman. She cannot recover.
Thomas Russell was arrested at jack
son, Mich, accused of a $4,000 diamond
robbery at Detroit last September.
Russell came to the city soon after the
robbery and married a daughter OF
Jack Allmon, now at the Michigan City
Qnd.) prison for burglary.
Fire destroyed C. X. TESTERS livery
stable, Cross Bros. e. Co.'s implement
warehouse and other buildings at
Warsaw, Ill. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
Martin Wicks and wife, who live
near Gresham, Wis, left their home
to look after some stock that had
strayed away. During their absence
forest fires spread over the farm and
destroyed the house. Three small
children who had been left alone per-
ished.
Two Italians, named Levene and
Skye, fought at Perth. Ind. Levene
badly cut Skye and the latter shot
Levene through the stomach, inflict-
ing a fatal wound. Skye escaped.
A special dispatch from Melbourne,
Victoria, says no fewer than ninety
earthquake shocks have been felt in
South Australia in the last three days.
The subterraneous disturbances were
particularly severe at Kingston. where
buildings were damaged and the in
habitants are living in tents for safety.
Attachment suits aggregating $20,-
900 have been filed in the United States
and State Circuit Courts at Kansas City
against the Joseph Calm Clothing
Company, which failed May 3. The
attorneys for the eastern houses allege
that there is a concerted action by the
local creditors to secure the payment
of the indebtedness of the firm to them.
The Ohio Democratic state central
committee decided to hold the state
convention in Columbus June 20 aad
30.
At Whitewater. Wis, Albert Finch
was thrown from a horse and sustain
ing internal injuries, died.
Daniel Evans, life convict in the
Anamosa, Iowa. penitentiary, COM
mitted suicide with morphine. His
wife was pardoned by the governor
few days ago.
A preliminary contract for loan OF
ZIG, 900, 900 $3.50 .OOO,0 OO) has been signed
at London In behalf OF British syndi-
cate.