The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-09-05
WESTERN.

ing it.
Forest fires are doing great damage on
the timber belt along the Columbia River
on both the Washington and Oregon
shores.
A Santa Fe freight train was wrecked
by broken axle at Cedar Point, Kan.
Brakeman l.. Z. Ziegler, Of Emporia,
was killed.
The stage running to Mendocino was
held up ten miles from Ukiah, Cal. The
express box was taken and two passen-
gers and the driver robbed.
Mrs. Louise Sheridan, widow of the
actor and formerly well known under the
stage name of Louise Davenport, died in
poverty in San Francisco hovel.
George Anspaugh, while drunk, at
Lima, Ohio, assaulted his wife, knocked
her down and poured red pepper sauce
into her eyes, binding her for life, it is
feared.
At Reallsvile. Ohio, William Mont
gomery, well-to-do farmer. while intox-
icated. fatally shot his wife and then
turned the revolver on himself, commit
ting suicide.
A conservative estimate would place
the population OF the city Of Cleveland
to-day at 4O2, ,42S. These figures disclose
a remarkable growth for the city during
the past year.
Nearly forty suits for damages have
been entered at Seattle against the Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company in con-
nection with the wreck of the steamer
Islander recently.
Nicholas Rieblinger, Of Chicago. killed
his aged wife with razor because she
refused to return TO him and then COM
mitted suicide in the presence of his two
little grandchildren.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company has
secured charter to build fourteen sep
arate lines OF railroad. with total length
of Sl5 miles. TO he operated as the East
ern Oklahoma lines.
The bank of New Metamoras, a private
concern. has closed its doors. The bank
had deposited $4,000 with the Superior
Street Savings and Banking Company of
Cleveland. which went to the wall.
Lloyd Booth. a pioneer iron manufac-
turer and president of the Lloyd Booth
plant of the Union Engineering and
Foundry Company OF Youngstown, Ohio,
is dead. He was about 63 years Of age.
Mrs. Johanna NJ. Lovelace of Turner.
Kan, has made an offer to the Kansas
City. Kan, Baptist Theological Semi
nary of free gift of ninety acres OF
land. valued at $5O.OOO, lying just outside
the limits of that city.
John Andrews was instantly killed by
John Romers, who mistOok him for
bear and sent bullet through his heart
at short range. The men were with q
party enjoying an outing at the Lewis
ranch near Red Lodge, Mont
Orlean Emerson shot and killed Dick
Burrell at Brownstown, Ind. The muir
der occurred in Emerson's drug store
Burrell WAS always dangerous man
when drinking and had killed two men in
his time and had served a term in prison.
A cablegram received by Miss Clara
Harley of Cleveland announced the death
at Margate. England, of her brother. Or
lando Harley, the famous tenor singer.
Mr.. Harley was one of the few Ameri
cans who reached fame on the operate
stage.
One of the greatest gas wells ever dis
covered in the gas belt was struck a mile
east OF Parker City, Ind, by the Farm
Land Oil Company. which was boring for
oil in the new oil territory. The well is
estimated to be flowing 3,OOO,OOO cubic
feet day.
Is. +. Jossy, an immigration commits
sioner stationed at Tucson, Ariz., commit
ted suicide by shooting himself. He was
charged with smuggling Chinese across
the border from Mexico and implicated
with him was Collector OF Customs Hoey
of Nogales
Robert G. Evans, United States Dis
trict Attorney for Minnesota, who last
winter was prominent candidate before
the legislature to succeed Senator Cush-
man X. Davis in the United States Sen
ate, died suddenly in Minneapolis from
heart disease.
At Ash Hill, Mo-, Luther Baggett. ID
years old, shot and killed Mary Keith.
Is years old. He confessed the crime
was committed at the instigatiOn of Mrs.
James Gilpin. The latter. her husband
and young son. have been arrested for
completely in the crime.
The Grant cooperage, one of the larg-
est industries OF Ashtabula. Ohio. has
entered into Il combine with the TOmlin-
son Barrel and Machine Company, of
Chicago, and the Veneer Barrel and
Package Company, OF Cleveland. The
new corporations capital stock is $780,
COO
In the collapse of crowded sidewalk
six spectators at big fire in Chicago
were painfully injured. \ score of others
were bruised and n panic ensued. The
hrnl in, h.. rah nf
Dwyer l. Co, manufacturers OF furni-
ture. The loss amounted To nearly So
600
The desire TO run all negroes from
Oklahoma Territory towns. which started
at Sapulpa, has spread to Stroud and
mob Of gamblers and toughs has driven
all the blacks from town. In addition
they tore down the houses OF two ne
groes and burned the buildings and CON
tents.
The Carey Banking Company, of Ca
rey, Ohio. was closed by the sheriff. }.
+. Miller, of the Superior Street Savings
and Banking Company, of Cleveland,
was the organizer and secretary and
treasurer and the failure is said to be
due to the suspension OF the Cleveland
bank.
The safe in the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company's branch office in Chi
cago was blown open by burglars. The
cracksmen secured S2O1. The office is
located on the second floor of fiat build
ing. but nobody heard the explosion. The
safe door was blown off. evidently by
dynamite
Grant Gillette. the cattle king who hel
to Mexico over two years ago owing cat
tlemen over $l,O00.OOO, is believed to
haze been in the United States recently.