The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-03-05
NOTED EDITOR DEAD.
w. M. Singerly, of the Philadelphia
Record Expires Suddenly
sig Lives Lost at Sea by a Boats CapsiainE-
Eleven Victims of Railroad Cross
inE-VerdIct for BartIey's
Hondsmen.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.--William NJ.
Singerly died suddenly ut his resi-
dence. 17O1 Locust street yesterday
afternoon. Heart disease was the i'm
mediate cause of death.
MIR. Singerly was proprietor OF the Record
Publishing company; president OF the Chest
nut Street national bank and the Chestnut
Street Savings. Fund & Trust company, which
recently collapsed. and president OF the Sing
erly pulp and paper mill He was born in this
city on December "a. 1882, and with the excep-
tion of a brief period in his early manhood,
when he conducted a commission business In
Chicago. has lived here ever since. Mr. Sing
erly was always active democrat In 1894
he was unanimously made the dem
ocratic candidate for governor Of Penn
sylvauia. speaking In nearly every
county in the state. During the last national
campaign he supported the Palmer and Buck
ner ticket. making a number Of speeches in Its
behalf Financial misfortune overlook Mr.
Singerly during the last few months OF his life
when, on December % last the Chestnut Street
national bank and the trust company were
compelled to close their doors. Mr.. Singerly
promptly turned over every personal asset he
possessed. including his interest in the Record
Six Lives Lost at Sea-
BOSTON, March THE British steam
er Legislator, Capt. Tenant, bound
from Liverpool to Colon, was burned
at sea on February 10 In latitude sI.2i
broke out so suddenly that the IL men
forward were cut off from the rest Of
the ship, and In saving them a boat
was capsized and five men. includ-
ing the second and third officers,
the chief steward and cook, were
drowned. A fireman received such Sc
we're burns that he died In a few min
utes. The remainder of the crew, %
in all, with two passengers, were res
cued within four hours after the fire
broke out by the fruit steamer Flower
Gate and brought to this port. The
Legislator was burned to the waters
edge.
Passenger Train Causes Seven Deaths.
CHICAGO, March l. An omni bus filled
with pleasure seekers was struck by q
Grand Trunk passenger train south of
Blue Island Saturday evening. Seven
persons were killed and no occupant
of the vehicle escaped injury. The
train was behind time and WIS going
at high speed. AS the bus rounded a
curve In the road the train was seen
approaching. A slight down grade
prevented the driver from stopping
the vehicle. which slipped on the ice
and snow. As the frightened horses
leaped across the railway tracks the
locomotive struck the omnibus, hurl-
ing occupants and vehicle in all direc-
tions.
Verdict Astonished the Court.
OMAHA, Neb., March THE jury in
the case of the state against the bonds
men of ex-State Treasurer BARLEY re-
turned verdict for the defense Satur-
day evening. The amount sued for
was 1856, ZOO. The case was on trial 70
days aud was given to the jury on Fri
day evening. The courts instructions
were in effect that q verdict for the
full amount should be returned In
favor of the state. There was such
surprise when the verdict was read,
even the court expressed establishment.
The state will move to have the YER
dict set aside.