Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-04
EVENTS IN BRIEFS.

John Garfield, millionaire lumber.
man, died at Nistee, Mich, aged 69
years.
Mrs. Alpheus B. Stickney, wife OF the
president of the Chicago Great Western
railway, died Is her home in st. Paul
after an illness of two years.
Abraham A. Van Worst, who was
mayor OF Schenectady, n. Y, for two
years, died in his oath year.
Charles Potter, Jr.. the printing press
inventor, died at his home in Plaintield,
n. j.. aged rs years.
At Akron, O., Mrs. Nora Cargould
aged 50, fell down q flight of stairs ano
broke her neck.
At keystone, W. Va, Abraham Col
Inns was shot and probably fatally in.
Jured By Eph Mounts, over card
game.
David Dick son, wealthy farmer of
Burg Hill, near Sharon, Pa, was
wayiaid by footpads, VINO took his
watch and money.
At Warren, O., E. P. Robinson, De-
troit travelling man, was taken sick and
went TO Bristol. where it developed that
he is suffering from smallpox.
Claude Tuttle, 4 merchant OF Green
Springs, near Tlt1in, ., died suddenly
in company with stranger, and the
coroner will investigate the case.
One of the workmen in the new Ellis.
worth coal field, near Bentleyville, Pa,
was held up by three negroes, who re-
isved him of $50 and about $50 in orders.
Near Greensburg, Pa, Jerry Butz
was held up and robbed by two un-
known men, vino took his watch and 4
small sum of money and then tied him
to telegraph pole.
A disastrous wrecI, occurred ut Tiffn,
o., in the Baltimore and Ohio yards,
two freights coming together, demolish-
ing both engines and many cars. The
damage is estimated at $50, 900. no one
was injured.
A wreck on the Nehart branch of the
Great Northern resulted in the death Of
three men and the destruction of an en-
gine and 10 cars. The dead are: En-.
gineer L. A. Daniels, Fireman Patrick
j. Riley and Brakeman EdminSton.
Health Officer Doty removed to SWIM
burne island for observation Third En-
gineer Story of the steamer J. w. Tay-
lor from Santos. 1t is suspected that he
has the bubonic plague. Plague pa
tients Were reported doing well.
In London Mrs. Iobengula. who was
Miss Jewell before she married the al
legged son cf the African king, Lober-
gula, having become infatuated with
him at the time of the Earlscourt South
African exhibition in August. had Lo-
bengula arrested for robbery and as
sauit. ,..-sss,r
An attempt was made to wreck
Northwestern eastbound Colorado spe-
cial at State Center, L., but it was frus-
trated by the watchfulness of the tower
operator, who observed two men plac-
ing ties on the track, and tagged the
train. The ties were removed and the
train proceeded without any damage be-
ing done.
Chairman John S. Killing, of the
Democratic state committee announced
that in pursuance of the resolution
passed by the Democratic executive
committee in this city week ago he
has appointed as committee to investi-
gate the falling off of the Democratic
vote the following: J. F. Ancona,
Reading; William r. Brinton, Lam
caster, and john Cavanaugh, West
Chester.
While walking along the river shore
at Pipe creek, 10 miles below Wheeling,
Edward Martin, a young farmer, found
in the river small wooden box, with
Stats nailed across the box, which was
floating near the shore, in which he dis
covered human leg and foot, which
had been carefully wrapped in p1per.
A physician declared it was not the
work of surgeon. Foul play is sus- j
pected