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officers released him.
He boarded the first steamer ror
Liverpool, eluding his wife. But she
took the Lusitania and will beat him
across.
st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 28.--Thomas
Gaghen, a fireman on the Southern
railroad, clung helplessly on the run
ming board of a speeding locomotive
coming East st. Louis this after
noon as the wheels Of the engine
passed over his eight-year-old broth
er grinding him to death.
Gaghen saw the lad playing on the
track with crowd OF other boys
Fearing he would be hurt he climbed
out of the cab window and crawled
along the running board intending to
lean out in front Of the engine and
snatch the boy out Of danger.
The engine struck the lad before
Gaghen could reach him.
Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 2S.--After a
desperate struggle in which her fing-
| er was almost chewed off, Mrs.
Banna Baylitts, sister of f. NJ. Stat
Ter, one of the biggest hotel men in
this country, captured burglar who
had entered her apartments and
choked her aged mother, Mrs. NJ. A..
Statler.
When Mrs. Baylitts opened the
door in response to the bell she was
confronted by man who pointed a
revolver in her face and commanded
her to hold up her hands. Mrs.
Bayitts screamed and her mother
rushed to her aid. The fellow knock
ed the aged woman 20 the floor and
choked her into silence.
He then ran from the house. Mrs.
Baylitts followed. In turning a cor
ner the fellow fell, and before he
could regain his feet Mrs. Baylltts
was upon him. She secured stran-
gle hold, and although her finger was
badly chewed she never relinquisned
her hold. Two men ran to her res-
cue and turned the fellow over to
the police. The fellow is Raymond
Cokley, % years old, who has served
time in jail for burglary and lar
ceny.
Columbus, O., Jan. 2S.-In the
past year the Anti-Saloon league col
lected for it's purposes in this state
$S7,495.S4, and had on hand at its
close $1,567.26. Out of this war
chest there was paid for speakers
and the salaries of officers $24.500,
and $11,500 for travelling expenses.
The remainder went for expenses at
headquarters, the telegraph bill alone
being $22OC.
The annual report made by Super
intendent Wayne B. Wheeler shows
that in 1899, when the league began
its operations, there were 302 SALOONS
in Ohio for every 100000 inhabi-
tants, and the number was increas-
ing 500 year. There are now less
than $50 saloons for each 100000
people in the state.
From the basis of area 80 per cent
of Ohio is prohibition territory, and
60 per cent. of the people live with
in it. OF the SO counties 81 nave
voted out the saloons under the Rose
county local option law, and five
more have extinguished the liquor
traffic under other statutes.
London, Jan. 2S.-The British tor
pedo boat destroyer Eden lies
wreck today on the shore near Dover.
She broke from her moorings during
last nights storm and was driven
ashore.
Her crew was rescued today by
breeches buoys.
The English channel is being whip
ped today by one Of the fiercest
storms in recent years. Tremendous
waves are washing the wreckage of
many boats upon the shore and sew
eral bodies have also been recovered.
The steamship LAURA was ios.
near Corunna, Spain, according to
advices received today, and her crew
Of 80 drowned.
The Italian steamer Giupusco foun-
dered near Bilboa, Spain, and sew
eral of her crew were lost, being
washed from the decks before the
life boats could be manned.
1t is now believed that the total
deaths from the widespread coast
storms will run between 800 and
100.
Hundreds of small boats have been
ost.