The Sunday globe., 1901-07-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Serious Trouble Growing out of a
Novel Law Suit.
AN EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDE.
Young Detroit Girls Mysterious Disappearance.
Russians Completing the ManChurIan RAILWAY.
Strangely Complicated Case OF Family Re-
latlOnshlp-The Explosion OF Pet Frog
Causes Death and Destruction.

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Empona, Kansas, July l3.-The
newspapers Of this city are being cen.
/ sured. There has been an epidemic of
suicide in this city, and in two years
over thirty persons in population Of
! 5000 have taken their own lives. TO
check the epidemic the mayor of the
| city has issued a proclamation forbid
ding the local newspapers publishing
! the details. The mayor says that after
a consultation with the board of health
| he has decided that suicide is an epi-
demlc, mental In character. but none
the less deadly. He declares that the
! publishing Of details has tendency to
| spread the suicidal mania and that
the papers must desist
Windsor, Canada, July l3.-In the
opinion of the court officials of Wind
sor the most remarkable family rela.
tionship that ever existed was revealed
this morning i'm the case of McVev vs..
Dunn, which is being heard by Judge
Horn. Margaret McVey is suing her
half-brothers, George and James Dunn.
fr a portion Of the estate left bv her
mother All the parties reside i'm NAL
den Township. The evidence adduced
showed that the children Of Jas. Dunn.
sr., are actually halfbrothers-in-law of
their mother, the peculiar relationship
] having been brought about i'm this way.
James Dunn, jr., was killed by light
ming, and his father, James Dunn,
married his widow. and became the
steptather of five children. A. the re-
suit Of the latter union more children
. I
Of James Dunn, sr., are halfbrothers
aud at the same time uucles OF the
children Of James Dunn. jr., while
their stepfather is also their grand
father.
Albany, Mo. July l3 The peculiar
accldent-the explosion of pet frog
which occurred here yesterday, has re.
suited IN two deaths so far. Three
children Of George McCurdy, promi-
nent contractor, found some dynamite
in the cellar Of their home, and think
ing it was putty fed it to their pet frog
a large tool chest fell on the frog and
exploded it. Both Of the children were
instantly killed and Mrs. McCurdy was
dangerously hurt
Pekin. July l3.-It is reported that
the Russians are rapidly completing
the Manchurin Railway, and that they
will employ $4,000 troops for the de-
Tense Of the line. Li-Hung- CHANG pro-
poses t. withdraw all the Chinese
troops from Manchuria with the object
Of avoiding all chances of a collision
with the Russians. If this is done
Russian troops will necessarily be
needed to preserve order In the prov
ince, as only Chinese policemen will
be employed there, according to the
definition now given to the Russian
Chinese agreement regarding Man
churla. 1t is stated that the Chinese
soldiers have com bined with the ban
dts to plunder people aud resist the
Russians. 1t appears that no control
is exercised over the Chinese soldiery
there.
Detroit, July 13.-Mrs. Tamman,
living in the county, received tele-
gram sent her by an unknown indi-
vidual yesterday. which stated that her
daughter, Mary Elizabeth Tamman.
was dying in st. Mary's Hospital. De-
troit. The hospital here has no such
patient, and although the anxious
mother has visited every institution
on both sides Of the river where the
girl is likely to be, she can find no
trace Of her, and is well-nigh crazed
with grief. Miss Tamman is described
as being about 22 years of age, and
quite good looking. She was employ
ed i'm a Woodward avenue dry goods
store as a clerk, but left there some
time ago,
Beaver City, iowa. July t8-rhis
vas the twentieth successive day when
fem ha.
or over. Fear of a water famine eN-
lists in many towns. AT 1t. Paul this
morning the Burlington depot was
burned because there was no water to
night the flames. Near Pmttsmouth
sparks from a locomotive iguited
stock car, and tweHty-four horses were
burned. Near Nebraska City sparks
fell into wheat field, aud the entire
crop in shock was burned
Harmsn, w. Va, July l3.-Robert
l.. Raines, who sued his former sweet
heart, Miss Lambert, who recently
married Jacoh Montony, for money eX-
pended IN treats during their court
ship, had serious fight with James
Lambert, brother Of Mr., MOntOuy. as
the result of this litigation. Raines
lost the case befCEA Justice Stamaker.
ana to it To the higher courts. where
/ 1t is now pending Raine. stuck Lam
! bert with stick Of stove ~ oOd crush
ing his skull He is not expected to
/ recover.
Wheeling, W. Va, July l3.-The
fail re Of the railroads To issue trans
| portation seriously interfered with the
arrangements of the West Virginia
state Editorial Association to visit the
Buffalo Exposition Many Of the
editors had completed arraug- ments to
take their families and We're greatly
disappointed when the railroads failed
To honor their requisitiOns. They are
now swearing vengeance on the latter.
Roanoke, Va, July l3.-G. +. Mar
kell. prominent business man. has
disappeared, and with him one of
Roakoke's handsomest young ladies'
He is married. and his wife with the
assistance of a bro her Of the girl and
a detective. is i'm hot pursuit Sensa-
ito al Developments are expected.
Titusville, Pa, July l3.-The Titus
vile Herald now has woman As citv
editor. Her name is Miss Mary Lee.
She claims to be the only woman CITY
editor in the country. Miss Lee begins
her days work at o'clock p. m. and
must remain until the paper goes To
press about midnight Besides her
editorial duties, she must 20 out and
cover news stories Of all kinds.