Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-02-10
BRIEF NEWS NOTATION.

BRIEF NEWS NOTATION.
Three prisoners made their escape
from the Owen county jail.
The Wheeling n Lake Erie was sold
under foreclosure for $1,000, 900.
Mrs. Sue Rodman, relict Of DR.. Hugh
Rodmau, is dead at Frankfort, aged rs.
John Jamesot, Jr., postmaster at
Millersburg, died suddenly Wednesday
Hollands famous gold pen factory at
Cincinnati, was Quilted by fire. Loss
$500
A man was frozen To death at Prince
ton, and another at Rockford. H., and
another at Chicago.
Three children. all OF different fami-
lies. we're accidentally burned to death
at Alton, ILL.,. "Wednesday.
t. took only six rounds for Oscar
Gardner to whip Solly Smith before the
Leuox Club in New York.
Gen. II. X. Bledsoe, famous during
the war as Confederate artillery Off
Ger. is dead at jefferson City, Mo.
Fitzsimmons has called Sharkey's
bluff of al 900 that he can whip him 10
10 rounds and they will meet soon.
The dedication OF the Kentucky and
Georgia State monuments at Chicka-
manga Park, will be held May and 4.
A gigantic combine to include all
the iron and steel interests, with a
capital of 500, 900, 600, is the latest in
trusts.
Gen. John C. Underwood was chosen
as one OF the vice presidents OF the Ma
tional military convention, in session at
Tampa.
William Darlington. in jail at Perry
Oklahoma. confessed TO the mrrder OF
a family of three while he lived in Cal
ifornia.
Aaron Shackelford fell from his wa
gon while drunk, near Princeton, aud
the wheels crushed his skull, killing
him instantly.
A passenger and freight train COL
lided near Pollock, La, killing two and
fatally wounding two others. The
freight crew was asleep.
Edward f. Thomas and ex-District
Attorney Walton 5. Hinckle both com
mitted suicide in san Jose. California,
the same day by inhaling gas.
Mrs. Mary williams, her grown son
and two small children were drowned
in Clinch river just over the Tennessee
line. while attempting to ford it.
Miss Ella Bowen. who killed Henry
Definbaugh at Sistersville, w. Va, for
trying to kiss her by force, was acquit-
ted ON the grounds Of self defense.
The State board of health has issued
a smallpox warning and advises every
body who hasn't been vBccinsted with
in seven years, to submit to it again.
John Hooper. a Cincinnati man, with
a mania for tombstones, stole Is oil
them from Graceland Cemetery, Chica-
90, and used them for bric-a-brac at
his home.
The cold wave Is sweeping the South.
The mercury was down TO 10 at ATTAIN
Ia. to the freezing point As low as jack
sonville. Fla, 20 at Memphis and New
Orleans 20
Capt. T. II. Crawford, hero OF the
Mexican and civil wars, died at Louis
vile, aged 10 He was wounded hve
times in the former and three times In
the latter war.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
the city of Atlanta 100000 Tor a free
library, provided the city furnish the
site and devote 5000 year to the
maintenance of the institution.
AT Winnipeg. Man, the Manitooa
Hotel and the Northern Pacific Offices
were completely destroyed by fire. Loss
slOO. 900. The hotel was the largest
building 10 the Canadian West.
A full-blooded Negro has been elect
ed legislative representative IN ia
maica over a white candidate. Disorder
has resulted, and also the resignation
Of magistrates and parochial boards
Excitement over the outbreak OF
meningitis at Morgantowu, is subsid-
ing. Five deaths have been recorded
SO far, but all the cases, save one, are
improving and the physicians thinkthe
worst Is over.
Charles Roberts. farmer living near
Coneyville, Kan, placed some dyna-
mite on the stove To thaw IL out. IL ex-
ploded, killing Roberts, his wife and
child and a Negro whose name is un-
known. A. G. DarrOw and another
Negro were badly injured. The house
was wrecked.