The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-12-29


persons. About 20 other persons were
cut and bruised and nearly all the oc
cupants OF both trains in collision were
thrown from their berths. A thick
fog prevailed.
Col. EDWARD s. BARRETT, national
president of the Sons of the American
Revolution, was killed by falling from
window OF his home at Concord,
Mass, on the 20th. lie was about &C
years of age.
THE work OF completing the comb.
nation of the pottery companies of the
United States, to be known as the
American Pottery company, with a
capital of S27, 900, 900, is expected to be
consummated in New York within a
short time.
INFLUENZA was reported as tighten
ing its grip on Chicago.
NEAR Athens, Mich, a Lake Shore
passenger train struck carriage con-
tanning Mr. and Mrs. Guy Churchill.
The couple were killed. They we're
driving from Athens, where they had
been married, to their new home in
the country, which had been fitted up
for them with their numerous we'd
ding presents
A POWDER magazine exploded in the
Chinese camp at Hang Chow, which
leveled n square mile of houses and
killed about 5000 soldiers.
THE American Federation of Labor
concluded its labors at Kansas City,
Mo-, on the Goth. Samuel Gompers
was reelected president; Frank Nor
rison, of Chicago, secretary, and John
B. Lennon, OF bloomington, Ill, treas
urer. The next convention will be
held in Detroit, Mich. A per capita
tax of five cents a month was imposed
on all members of trades unions to
raise fund for the support of strikers.
REPRESENTATIVE VANDIvER, of the
Fourteenth Missouri district, had a
narrow escape from death the other
night in Washington. He was found
in his room unconscious and nearly as
phyxiated from the effects of defec-
tive furnace and was with difficulty
brought around.
PEOPLE of the southern part of Monte
rey county, Cal, were starving and
they appealed to Gov. Budd for state
aid Their petition presented de.
plorable state of affairs The inhab-
itants have been compelled to shoot
their stock, owing to lack of feed, and
many of the people have been living
for months on bran and shorts.
A SUCCESSFUL raid was recently made
on moonshiners in Cass county, TeN.,
by Deputy McCampbell. He discov-
cred flake stands, mash tubs and mash
and arrested three men, who were
taken to jefferson and bound over to
await federal grand jury action.
THOMAS JONES, living near Greer, w.
Va, attempted to light n fire with
crude oil An explosion occurred,
wrecking the room, and the dresses of
his twin daughters, aged four years,
ignited. He was too badly burned to
assist them and they were so badly
burned that both of them died shortly
afterwards.
NEARLY the whole of the business
part of the town of Triton, Ga, in the
center of the peach belt, was burned
the other night. An oil lamp in a
boarding-house exploded. The Ma
sonic hall and ten stores were de-
stroyed and hotel and large lumber
mill were damaged.
NEWT GAINES, negro against whom
there were two charges of assault, was
shot to death by "a mob at DeKalb,
Ark, while under the care of two Off
GERS, who refused to give their prison
err up at the demand of the mob.
ABNER TAYLOR, white man, was
hanged at Macon, Ca, on the 10th for
the murder of his wife.
AS "a result of a coasting accident at
Turtle Creek, eight miles from Pitts
burgh, Pa, Joseph West, aged 80, is
dead and IL others injured, two seri-
ously. A bob" sled collapsed at the
bottom of steep hill and hurled the
party with great force in every direc-
tion.
A FIGHT in ball room at Beaver
Creek, KY, the other night took place
between Joe Collins and William John
son. They were both suitors of Miss
Susan Smith and tried to obtain her
favor at the dance. The men quar-
relied and began firing at one another.
When IL ceased Collins was dead and
johnson probably fatally wounded.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, had one of the
worst fires in the history of the city
on the 10th. The blaze started in the
show windows of the Havens &
Geddes' dry goods house and burned
out several other concerns, causing a
loss of more than sl,000,o00.
News was received at Seattle, Wash.
of an avalanche on the Chilkoot pass,
Alaska, in which at least six persons
had perished, i've bodies having been
recovered.
IN boring the Strictler tunnel at Col
orado Springs, Col, an eight-inch vein
of gold ore was discovered. 1t assays
1000 ton. Experts said the weir
may yield millions of dollars
The navy department has not aban-
doned the hope of rescuing the battle
ship Maine from Havana harbor and
bringing the wreck back to this coun-
try for rehabilitation.
THE convention of the A. Il. of L. at
Kansas City adopted a resolution on
the 18th against Sunday work and de-
manding that all employers grant
tn cir workmen one days rest in seven.
Socialism was turned down by a vote
of !, sO7 to 420.
THE Chicago & Northwestern Rail.
way company has issued an order to
the effect that women employees shall
not remain in the service of the cor
poration after January l.
1T was reliably reported that the
Rock Island win at once build a spur
from Chickasha, |. T., west to Anadar'