The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE secretary OF state at Dover, Del,
issued certificate OF Incorporation 10
the Federal Seper Pipe company, OF
Akron, o. The capital Of the company
was placed at s25, 900, 600.
JosErH HARVEY at Howard City,
Mich, the other night killed his wife,
his uncle, Robert Picrson, and his
grandmother, and mortally wounded
his three -months'-old child and his
fathcr-in-law, Logeuslayer, and finally
shot himself, infiicting wound which
was expected 10 prove fatal. lie was
employed in furniture factory and
was only 20 years of age. The cause of
his terrible acts was not determined.
A CHICAGO dispatch stated that the
Chicago, burlington & Quincy contem-
plated an outright ownership OF sew
eral Of the most important lines which
are operated by IL under leases. The
roads mentioned in the report are the
Hannibal & ST. Joseph, the st. Louis,
keokuk & Northwestern, the Kansas
City, st. Joseph & Council Bluffs, the
Chicago, Burlington & Kansas CITY
and the two narrow gauge lines-the
Burlington & Northwestern and the
Burlington Il Western.
The Filipino insurgents assassinated
NJ. Dumarais, a Frcnchman, who had
crossed their lines under flag OF truce.
He was negotiating with the Filipinos
Tor .he release OF Spanish prisoners.
This action may cause a demonstration
by France.
A wATERsPOUT occurred the other
afternoon in Marshall county, KY, be-
tween Benton and Dexter. Fencing
was swept away and grading crops de-
stroyed.
THREE men who were playing cards
in freight car at Baltimore, Md, set
IL On fire the other morning. One was
burned 10 death and another badly
burned. The flames spread to the cot
ton warehouse of the Mount Vernon
cotton duck mills, destroyed the build
ing and caused $50, 900 damage.
THE women won signal victory at
the meeting OF the Catholic Knights OF
America at Kansas City, Mo-, on the
nth, the convention voting almost
unanimously 10 permit women to join
the organization. On the previous day
the motion had been defeated.
a CONSTRUCTION train on the Pitts
burgh Il Western road went through a
restle near Newcastle, Pa, the other
morning, killing two men and injuring
a number Of others, some of whom may
die.
SIXTY-FoUB car loads Of strawberries
were shipped from Van Buren,. Ark,
b.. % ,.fs.l.t /
cases Of "a quarts They were sent in
four special trains of 10 refrigerator
ears each and distributed all over the
east and north.
THE chief called the Creek council to-
gether at Muscogcc, |. T., in order that
they might count the votes in reference
to the treaty made with the Dawes
commission in December last. Reports
stated that the treaty had carried by a
large majority. 1t only remains for
congress to ratify ii 10 make IL law
The Curtis act is in full operation in
the Creek nation.
lNDIAN AGENT Pollock is making
things lively for intrudcrs and law.
breakers in the Usage reservation in
Oklahoma. All cattlcmen having leases
were summoned To the agency and
shown the report of special agent.
showing where they had cut thousands
Of trees for posts the past two years,
and they were notified that they would
be compelled TO pay 2i4 cents each for
every post used.
OTro SroLZ shot himself at Sioux
City, Ia, because of a love affair.
WHILE men were drilling a well at
Whittier, Cal, in hopes Of striking oil
am enormous volume of water began
spouting out of the mouth of the well
TO the height of nearly 400 feet. The
country around was flooded and no
means Of controlling the stream had
been found at last report.
MoLDEKs at the machine works at
Lima, o., struck on the sth.
A TRAIN, consisting of Al ore cars and
several box ears, crashed through a
bridge at West Superior, Wis, and the
engineer was crushed Ia death and ths
fireman badly hurt.