The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

RECENT Hdvices from the orient
stated that China and Japan had been
visited by thunderstorms and disas-
trous foods In which many hundreds
o. people had lost their lives.
HERBERT KLEIN, aged 23, and Miss
Lettie Greeu, II, lovers, were found
lying on the floor of n bedroom in
Daniel Green's residence at Versailles,
Ky, unconscious from overdoses of
morphine. taken with suicidal intent
Notes found stated that Klein had lost
his situation and wanted to die, and
Miss Green preferred dying with him
to living without him.
FOREST fire ragged on the crest of
Mount Hayden, just south of Ouray
Col. 1t resembled volcanic eruption,
and the dense smoke rose mile high
and the flames 100 feet. The citizens
of Montrose, 40 miles north, wired TO
know II the city was on fire. All OF
the citizens viewed the grand and
wonderful spectacle.
Acting SECRETARY RYAN, of the in
terror department.; w. j. Little, super,
intendent of the Hot Springs reserva'
tion in Arkansas, and the attorney
general, held n conference in Wash,
ington and discussed the report of VIII
j. Zevely, of Missouri, on the practices
pursued by many of the quack doctors
at the springs, who, it was charged,
victimized many of the patients 1t
was proposed to appoint government
commission to investigate the alleged
abuses.
For selling or pawning his shoes
at a saloon at San Francisco Private
John ID. Sampson, Twentieth Kansas,
was tried by court-martial for stealing
government property and sentenced to
30 days confinement and to forfeit $40.
Gen. Miller, however, was disgusted at
the lightness of the sentence, de-
nounced the court, disapproved the
proceedings and ordered Sampson re-
turned TO duty.
AT Findlay, o., the other night a
freight engine and "a cars were ditched
and the engineer and brakeman were
killed.
SPONTANEOUS combustion of dust in
a grain elevator at Toledo, o., caused
an explosion and big fire in which
eight persons lost their lives and eight
others will die from the terrible burns
and bruises with which they were
covered. The heat from the burning
building caused 20 cars standing on q
siding to catch fire and they We're de-
stroyed. The loss was estimated al
$3.50, 600, fairly insured.
The sand sucker Maud Preston
burned on Maumee bay, Eve miles
from Toledo, o., the other morning
The crew escaped in boats.
A DESPERATE and fatal duel tool
place between Mate Park Davis anC
| the night watchman on board tn,
steamer Maylower, of the Diamond
Jo line, which left ST Louis on tn,
night of the 10th for Memphis. Boil
men are dead. For some time ther,
had been a feud between the two men
| THE annual statement of the com
missioner on education was submit
ted 10 Secretary Bliss ON the 10th. l
shows an increase in attendance owe
last year in primary and advance,
schools and universities.
A SPECIAL from Defuniak, Fla.
stated that u fire destroyed Is store
and hotels at that place, besides manl
smaller buildings
THE schooner Keepsake, loaded witt
coal, foundered OFF Ashtabula, O. Tn
crew was saved.
The sovereign grand lodge, l. o.
f., convened in annual session at Bos
ton on the 10Th.
PERRY HEATH, first assistant pos,
master general, said that there woul
be no more assignments to the posta
service in Cuba, Porto Rico or the Phi
ippines until a report had been receive
from the committee of postal expert
now in Porto Rico
The sovereign grand lodge, l. o. c
f., at their meeting at Boston on tn
goth, elected Alfred S. Pinkerton, c
Worcester, Mass, grand sire; A.
Cable, of Ohio, deputy grand sire;
Frank Frant of Baltimore, Md, gran
secretary, and Richard Muckle. {
Philadelphia, grand treasurer. Detroi
Mich, was chosen as the place for th
next session.