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throat and stomach literally cooked
by blast of steam received while he
had his mouth over end of steam pipe.
Omaha, Neb.--doe Williams, ban
dit who planned and helped Hazel
McVey resort hoIdup--which resulted
in killing of Henry Nickell, sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Indianapolis, Ind. Five burglars
who raided three small towns be
tween Indianapolis and Shelbyville,
looting practically every place of
business, escaped with less than
$100.
London. Jessica oBstwick, 22,
daughter of British general, spent
year alone in Balkans, disguised as
boy. Will publish account of war's
awful effects there.
Winsted, Conn. Dressed in wife's
clothes, Lester Barnes invaded ex
clusive men's club, refused man who
popped the question and signed all
but two members in suffragists'
cause.
Washington. Many Great Lake
excursion steamers do not have
enough seamen to properly handle
lifeboats, according to Victor A.
Olander, Chicago secretary of Great
Lakes Seamen's Union, testifying be
fore House merchant marine com
mittee. New York. John - H. Price, Ar
mour & Company, shot and killed
forme'r landlady, Mrs. Morse, then
suicided. She did not love him.
Richmond, Va. Bill to grant wo
men equal suffrage, in Virginia de
feated. New York. Announced that
United States Express Co. will liquid
ate. Chehalis, Wash, S. Frank Yeager,
ex-cartoonist New York World, Bos
ton Globe and St. Louis Republic,
committed to insane asylum.
San Francisco. Harry J. Weiss
confessed to theft of 8 autos. Took,
them because he had rival for girls'
affections arid had to show up in a
car or not at all.
London. Scotland Yard detectives
and secret agents , of -British admir
alty,-, seeking foreign spies as result of
theft from warship of secret naval
code book.
New York. Wm. R. George,
founder of George Junior republic,
exonerated by board of directors of
National Ass'n of Junior Republics of
charges brought against him in con
nection with his treatment of certain
young women members.
Lexington, Ky. Death of Mrs.
Laura Simpson, formerly Laura
Wilder of Chicago, will be investigat
ed by grand jury at request of wo
man's husband.
New York. J. P. Morgan resigned,
as member of board of directors of
Western Union Telegraph Co.
New York. Colored wigs are to
appear on Fifth av. on St. Patrick's
Day.
BOATS AND DOCK BURN
Portland, Ore., March 12. Fire to
day .destroyed the Columbia dock and
the Royal Mail steamship Glenroy
and the British steamer Cricket,
which were at the wharf.
The steamer burned to the water's
edge. The Glenroy carried 12,000
tons of wheat and barley, which will
be a total loss, tl is estimated, the
damage will be $1,000,000.
ARREST OF PICKETS GOES ON
The arrest for peaceful picketing
of the members of the Raincoat
Workers' Union, who were locked out
by Conrad B. Shane, tailor, 501 S.
Jefferson street, still continues.
Max Landing was arrested and
dragged to the station at the request
of Shane yesterday.
The United Hebrew Trades will aid
the Raincoat Workers.
CRIMINAL ESCAPES
Frank Collins, 26, a cripple, escap
ed from a guard of several policemen
in the Criminal Court building today,
fled through a corridor in a. shower of
bullets and escaped. Collins was one
of a number of prisoners being taken
from the county jail to Criminal
Court lor arraignment.