The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-15

and the building soon became a mass
of flames. The cause is not known.
Mrs. Covert lived in Chagrin Falls.
She had besn nursing Mrs. Hayes
through a spell of sickness. She
slept on the second floor while Hayes
and his wife occupied room on the
first floor.
Blueflslds, Via Wireless to Colon.
Feb. General Chamorro has 9.
600 we'll trained soldiers under his
command and will be able to cap
ture Managua whenever he deems
the time opportune, according 10 the
statements of couriers who arrived
here today.
Hamilton, O., Feb. 11.-Burglars
smashed in the plate-glass window
of A. Seidenstickers jewelry store
on High street at 2:30 this morning
and secured nine watches. The rob
bers jokingly carried off a glass sign
of jewelry surety company, which
read: zone Hundred Dollars Re-
ward For the Capture and Convic-
tion of Any Person or Persons Rob-
bing This Store.'
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 11.--After a
desperate battle with young female
attendant, Alva J. Wetzel, delirious
from typhoid fever, jumped from
the third story of the Omaha gen
eral hospital last night, dying a few
hours later from his injuries.
The nurse left the room for rev
moments to renew an ice pack, leav-
ing a young girl in charge of the
patient. who had been quiet all day
Hardly had the nurse closed the door
behind her when Wetzer leaped from
the bad and darted towards the win
dow. The girl grappled with him
and shrieked for help.
Although clinging to him with all
her strength the girl was only able
to hold Wetzel for two or three min.
utes, and before aid could reach hel
| the crazed man had hurled the maid
to the floor, thrown up the window
and jumped co the brick alleyway
nearly 40 feet below. He fell on his
head and shoulders, breaking his
neck, but lived for several hours.
Groveton, Texas, Feb. 11.-Fight.
ing in the dark with a man whom
he believed to be a burglar, S. T
Lockard, early today, stabbed che
man to death with butcher knife
Procuring light, Lockard found
that he had slain Charles Swinney
one of his friends.
! Swinney, a prominent citizen, dur
ing temporary fit of insanity had
broken from his attendants and en-
tered Lockard's home.
The latter was awakened by the
screams of his wife and found the
intruder leaning over his bed.
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New York, Feb. 11.-Benson Lani
the messenger for Hornblower &
Weeks, bankers and brokers, whC
permitted a ten-thousand-dollar p1l
Co vanish from his posse sssion las
Friday, was arraigned in the Tomb!
police court this afternoon
In making the charge against thu
boy a member of the firm declared
that he believed the boy was a vic
| tim of a woman who acted as al
agent for a gang of gamblers ant
confidence men.
The boy was held again on shor
affidavit, which alleges suspicion
that he committed grand larceny
until o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Wooster, O., Feb. Ill. H. Sew
erence. of Cleveland, will donate tt
Wooster university 100000 if fra
ternities are abolished. DR.. Sever
ence has always been opposed to fra
ternities at a Christian college, ant
the trustees at their meeting thi,
week refused to recognize the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 11.-Emil.
Mcintyre, a beautiful young societ,
girl of the South side, is dead a
her parents home under unusua
! conditions.
She had been a great lover o
peanuts, and had been cautioned b,
the family physician against eatini
too many. Last evening she wen
: to a party and ate peanuts most o
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