The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-06-05
WESTERN.

Abraham Witherup, white, was lynch
ed at Paris, Mo-, for the murder Of Viii
liam Grow.
The damage by the food in the Foun-
tain river at Pueblo, Colo, is estimated
at 100000.
Lorenzo Faulkner, aged so, a railroad
man, shot his wife dead and killed him
self at Ogden, Utah.
Cass Daweron shot and killed his wife
and committed suicide at Denver. Both
were circus performers.
Ben Bowen, an aeronaut, fell from his
balloon into a lake at Manhattan Beach,
near Denver, and was drowned.
Maj. John Pitcher, acting superinten-
dent Of Yellowstone National Park, has
issued an order prohibiting the use of au-
tomobiles in the park.
Paul ]. Sorg, former Congressman and
millionaire tobacco manufacturer, died at
his home in Middletown, Ohio, after an
illness of several years.
Former Gov. Sylvester Pennoyer lied
suddenly at Portland, Ore, of heart fail
ure. Mr.. Pennoyer had been in poo
health for the last year.
Rev. $. z. Long of Columbus, Ohio, has
rendered his resignation as president OF
Lima College for the second time and It
has now been accepted.
The pos.office at Girard. Ohio, was
entered by burglars, who blew the safe
and secured $5S2 in stamps. There is no
clew TO the perpetrators.
Gov. Dockery of Missouri granted a
respite from June 13 to June % to Sam
Brown, who was sentenced TO be hanged
in Wayne County for murder.
An unsuccessful attempt was made TO
hold up Burlington express train No. 70
on the outskirts of ST. Joseph, No., rae
engineer disregarding the signal.
Congressman Charles Curtis of the frst
Kansas district has formally announced
himself candidate for the United States
Senate. to succeed Senator Martin.
John Keegan, State mine inspector of
Kansas during Gov. Lewelling's admins
tyation. was instantly killed at coal
mine three miles east of Jewell City.
Miss Margaret Floy Washburn, warden
of Sage College, resigned from Cornell,
having accepted position as full pro-
fessor of philosophy at the University of
Cincinnati.
Fire in the Cincinnati city hospital
caused dire alarm, but fortunately the
forces prevented loss of life.
Four attendants were overcome by smoke
and injured.
The Great Northern flyer was wrecked
just east of Ojata, N D.. while running
at full speed. The only person hurt is
I'-anE Haffrnn v-hn-a ha
was wrenched.
Jason Wilson, negro. and o. Carroll.
a white man, engaged in a fight ut
baseball game at Florence, Colo. and the
former narrowly escaped lynching in the
riot which followed.
Robert l.. Huntington, nephew OF the
late Coils z. Huntington, has disappear
ed from Denver and is accused of taking
S1,2OO from his employers, the Colorado
Telephone Company
Miss Josephine Pixka of Chicago was
burned TO death while trying 10 save
$50 which was hidden under a mattress
Miss Pixka died several hours after her
battle with the flames.
Fire destroyed the grand stand at
race track in Chicago, after
the finish of the last race Patrons bare
~ cleared the structure when blaze was
Loss $4,000.
The controlling interest in the Gree
ley Sugar Company's property. in which
several hundred thousand dollars of Utah
capital is invested. has passed into The
hands of the Havemeyers.
Herbert ii. Matteson, the defaulting
cashier of the First National Bank of
Great Falls, Mont. who pleaded guilty
In the federal court. was sentenced TO
ten years in the penitentiary
Henry w. Mayors, tubular well man,