The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-04-27
WESTERN.

A waterspout at Forbes. Mo-. washed
out q mile Of Burlington Railroad track
and did other damage.
Rt. Rev. John Ambrose Watterson, d.
D., bishop of the diocese of Columbus,
Ohio. died Suddenly the other day.
The Sac and Fox Indians in Oklahoma
are being carried off by smallpox. There
are 300 full-bloods in the tribe. and since
Feb. ] 49, of them have died OF the dis
ease.
A new first-class theater to cost, with the
land, 100000 is to be erected in San
Francisco. Ii will be built by c. j. Beb-
low and will be called the Academy of
Music
At Moontown, Mo-, Frank Yeager killed
with an ax 4 man of the name of Powell,
shot Mrs. Yeakcr three times and then
cut his own throat Yeager was jealous
of Powell.
Hon. j. l.. Ellis, Representative from
Vernon County, is dead at his home near
Nevada, Mo-, of pneumonia. Mr.. Ellis
wife died Of the same disease about a
week before
Newton Hil!iard. formerly part owner
and manager OF the Baker Opera Com
pany, has been adjudged insane in the pro-
bate court at Cleveland, Ohio, and Or
dered sent to an asylum.
L. ]. Baldwin, the California horseman
has mortgaged part of his magnificent es-
tates TO secure loan OF S45C 600 advanc-
ed by the German Savings and Loan So
ciety of San Francisco.
Penniless. behind on her rent, aud hope
less of the future. Georgiana Dworschak,
a widow at Duluth. Mimi. aged 2G years,
shot herself and two children. The chill
dren were and q years Of age rcspec-
lively.
In u fit of jealousy at Cleveland, Will
liam Beatty. aged %, SHOT and killed John
Madden, aged 81, and sent bullet
through the forehead of Mabe! Day, over
whom the men had Quarreled. The woman
will recover.
A prairie FIRE started near washington
Springs, S. D.. and swept across the coun-
try. destroying everything before it. Sew
eral thousand acres OF pasture and much
stacked hay were destroyed. Many farm
ers lost all they had.
DIR. James G. Field, retired army sur
geon, who volunteered to resume his du
ties when the Spanish war broke out, and
served through the war in Cuba. broke
both arms below the elbow by a fall while
exercising in 81 gymnasium in Denver.
Gov. Stephens returned the Farris in
surance bill to the Missouri Senate, hav-
ing signed it. This measure makes the
antitrust law apply TO St. Louis and Kan
sas City and will practically destroy the
boards Of fire underwriters in both cities.
NJ. J. Grogan, one of the oldest con-
ductOrs on the Lake Shore road, was
found dead or the tracks at Toledo short
ly before his train was to leave. Peculiar
gashes on the head and the loss of a con-
siderable sum of money leads the detec
tives to believe that he was murdered.
At Missouri City, Mo-, Miss Della Clev-
enger, who was shot by her cousin. Ernest
Clevenger, on the night of Dec. 8 last is
dead of her wounds. Ernest Clevenger is
in Jail at Liberty, having been returned
there from Vibbard, No.. where he was
recaptured after having escaped week
before.
At Toledo, Deputy Revenue Collector
Hogue narrowly escaped being killed by
two tame bears. from the owners of
which he was attempting TO collect $40
war revenue tax. The Italians refused to
pay, and the bears were turned loose on
the officer. A large part of his clothing
was torn off, and he barely escaped with
his life.
Five thousand Indians, dissatisfied with
existing in the reservations of
the Indian territory, have left in body
for Mexico to establish a union reserva-
ton on large tract Of land near Guada
lajara. They belong to the Cherokee,
Greek and Delaware tribes. The emf
grants are said to have capital of $425.-
600 and expect further additions to their
colony after they have organized their set
tlement.
A daring attempt to rob the State Saw
ings Bank on Broadway, Council Bluffs,
was made the other afternoon. A. j.
Brown, the assistant cashier, was shot
in the right arm while resisting the de-
mand of the bandit to hold up his hands.
Four shots were fired by the desperate at
the cashier, but the fusillade soon attract
ed q large crowd to the scene. The would
be robber, whose only disguise was a
white handkerchief tied around the lower
part of his face, escaped through the back
door The attempt to rob the bank Oc-
Cured about 2:30 o'clock, when Mr..
Brown was alone in the bank, the cashier
having stepped out for few minutes. In
stead of complying with demand to hold
up his hands Mr.. Brown seized stool,
raised it to protect himself, and COM
menced to call for help. The bandit then
began to shoot