The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-09-15

plan as outlined in the paper of Azel
u. Hatch, of Chicago, met the iudorse-
ment of the members. A standing
committee was appointed to further
The plan of Mr.. Hatch.
| The heavy iron superstructure Of
the new pier So at the foot of West
Twelfth street, N. Y, was blown
down, killing two men and injuring
ten others. There were 90 men at
work on the superstructure when it
fell.
A FIRE occurred at Prescott, Ariz.,
the other day which resulted in the
death OF two persons and the serious
injury of three others, the victims be-
ing suffocated.
GOVERNORS of states will have little
to say in the future regarding the vol.
unteer troops now in the field. Troops
selected to be mustered out will be
discharged and those chosen for fu-
ture service will be retained in the
service regardless OF the clamor to
have them released, interference on
the part of governors of the states hav-
ing demoralized the troops in many
instances
WILLIAM STERN, alias William John
son, colored was lynched near Rose
meath, Miss, for attempting to mur-
der Mr.. John Hord, prominent
planter.
The parade of the G. A. II. at Cincin-
natl on the 18th took four hours to pass
given point it being estimated that
there were %, 900 to 80, 900 veterans in
line. At night Gov. Pingree was
hissed off the stage at the camp fire
because the old soldiers mistakenly
thought the governor was going to
score Secretary Alger.
AN unknown schooner, believed to
be fishing vessel, foundered with all
her crew about a mile north of East
Point reef, Prince Edwards island.
A RECENT hailstorm around Webster
city, Ia, did much damage by break
ng windows and destroying corn.
A PARADE by the naval veterans was
given at Cincinnati on the 9th. The
contest for COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
g. A, r. was complicated and it was
said that Tom Anderson, of Topeka,
Kan, was getting many votes The
EX-Prisoners' association elected
James Atwell, of Pittsburgh, Pa, com
nander.
THE first day of the national en-
campment of the G.. A. Il. opened at
Cincinnati on the 5th. Commander!in.
Chief Goblin visited Camp sherman and
the camp was formally turned over to
him. The National Association of
Naval Veterans caused some trouble
by objecting to the arrangements
made for them. They wanted quar-
ters in a boat, instead of in a building,
and threatened to withdraw.
THE United States transport OLDHAM,
having on board Maj Gen. Nelson A.
Capt Whitney, the Second regiment
Wisconsin volunteers, consisting of 80
officers and 500 men, and the hospital
corps from Porto Rico, arrived at New
York on the 7th.
A REMARKA BILE case of suspended
animation came to light when doc.
tor was called several miles out of Hot
Springs, Ark, to view supposed
corpse. He found the corpse walking
around the house. The man was Rob
ert Benson, a retired farmer. He has
been subject to fits of coma since
boy, when he was kicked by a horse.
The funeral was about to be held.
The big steamship Topaz, going out
from Norfolk, Va, struck the convert
ed yacht Syren, of the auxiliary navy,
and the latter vessel had to be beached
to save her from laundering, a jagged
hole being knocked in her below the
water line.
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that possibly he would be deserted by
his wife and children, George Mase-
rang, farmer, so years old, living at
Millstadt, n village about three miles
southeast of Belleville, ILL.,, assaulted
his wife with rock and then hacked
her head, face and neck with a butcher
knife until she sank to the floor un'
conscious in pool of her own blood,
In fit of jealous rage Fred Linder
man, ut Kansas City, Mo-, on the 5th
shot Belle McElheney, his common
law wife, and then sent bullet
through his own chest The woman
is dead, but the man has a chance to
recover
A TROLLEY ear of the Troy City Rail
road company, loaded with n pleasure
party, was struck by the night boat
special of the Delaware n Hudson at a
crossing at the west end of the Hud.
son river bridge, which connects
Cohoes, n, v, with Lansingburg, and
its load of human freight was hurled
into the air Eighteen of the SO pas.
sengers are dead and at least ten of
the remainder will die.
A STOCK train ran into an open switch
at Washington and the train was de.
rallied, the engine overturned and seven
cars wrecked. The fireman and brake.
man were killed and the engineer ia.
tally injured.
THE plan TO chrlsten the battleshir
Illinois next month by breaking n bot.
tie of wine over the vessel is opposed
by the W. C. T. u. in Chicago, Mrs.
Jennie II. Hilton, secretary of the cen.
tral branch of the organization, has
announced that the temperance work. |
ers all over the country will be loud
in their protests.
A DISPATCH from New Orleans ON the |
Sd stated that the government steam.
boat John j. Meigs was totally de- |
stroyed by an explosion at St Philip. |
She had aboard a party engaged in re-
moving the torpedoes laid in the Mis-.
sissippi river. Six persons were killed
and three injured.
A moving street VIII be move
feature of the Paris exhibition. 1t
will consist OF an endless belt in per.
petual motion, upon which 1t will only
be necessary TO step to be transported
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