Show POOR DEATH pathetic incident of the minneapolis fire HE LOSES HIS m AT THE POST OF DUTY A novel advertising scheme by a new york theatrical agent how a supposed dead husband did hig wife aut of u tiney little fortune special to the minneapolis dec 3 among the many aid instances of the great fire hore none is more pathetic than that of poor igoe the heroic telegraph operator who remained at his post of duty and lost his life sending operator chandler of new york who kas the western circuit wires of alic associated press there speaking of it says my wires were burdened with outgoing matter and I 1 was hurrying alic lada along the line suddenly I 1 paused and shut my key the associated preas telegrapher igoe at minneapolis polis had broken and all the men on the line had paused like myself to listen a fire on the third floor of the building said agoo on the wire and im on the seventh then after a moments pause he added go ahead I 1 began again and after abrien space yielded to cleveland who had a rush dispatch and this was all of Clev elands message that igoe received CLEVELAND ohio nov 30 captain joseph moffett a well known lake man was killed today to day by falling into the hold of hig vessel just then igoe broke boys he ticked on the wire and there was another brief pause and all the men on abo circuit were listening with interest boys must stand you off im the only one left on this floor everybody is gone and I 1 cant stand it any longer click shut went his key and some operator on the line quickly opened and shouted after igoe as it were take the machine along savo the machine referring to the typewriting type writing machine but there was no response the clicking instrument had ticked its half jocular message in an empty room near by sat a machine and the last item taken which was the cleveland item about a violent death then the work went on again and no one of liis colleagues thought seriously of agoes goodbye good bye until there came bulletins of loss of life and among them a bulletin stating that poor igoe had stayed too long those last words he remained to take were fatal cost him his life and the men at the keys were grave as they worked on to good night the deal come to life special to the ENQUIRER ST louis dec 3 A sensation has just been caused here jamea cassady enlisted in 1870 under the name of R hickey and v ao assigned to company H seventh regiment U S A mounted he served in montana several months cli asing canadian smugglers across the border he was caught in a blizzard and had his feet badly frozen requiring the amputation of one foot and the toes of the other he then returned to st louis married under an assumed name and made application for a pension he deserted his wife one day in 1882 next day a check for 3 readied the pension office for him alie department requires an absence oi seven years as a basis for the presumptive widows claim to the money and yesterday seven years and six months after cassidyy Cass idys disappearance an order was issued to pay the money over to the bereaved relic when mrs cassidy answered a ring at her door bell this morning expecting to see alio postman with a notice to call at alie pension olare and draw a tidy sum she was thunderstruck to find cassidy returned from tho grave and as his identity can not be denied he will cheat the poor woman out of alie money gladstone gien a great special to tho ENQUIRER LONDON dec 3 there were delegates and fully spectators in free trade liall manchester today to day when the meeting of the national liberal federation was called to order by its president sir james kitson the federation a powerful and in ial organization is composed 0 representatives of liberal associations throughout alie country the presence of gladstone drew thousands of visitors who wanted to the grand old man propound and defend alie legislative schemes to which liis party is committed gladstone was given a great ovation the carriage which conveyed him to the liall was surrounded by a multitude of people who cheered him until they were hoarse thousands alio I 1 were unable to gain admission to the liall were deeply disappointed although they were addressed in the open air by vernon harcourt and john morley Glad stones address was devoted to home rule for ireland and the disestablishment and of the church of wales he threw no new light on the irish question it now remains exactly where it did after his in mr gladstone who appeared in robust spoke with great vigor and though his address occupied an houche did not seem fatigued least at the close after gladstone biad left alie hall a conference and public meeting was bield under alie aus picc of alie liberal federation the meeting will be in session until tomorrow to morrow night and will adopt measures before adjournment to arouse the country to imperative necessity of supporting alie measures advocated by gladstone two thousand cats special to hie new dec 3 the novel manner in which the coming christmas at theatre was advertised on saturday ia still the cause for comment two thousand fata were turned loose in the streets each currying a tap around its neck tied with a string on each aide of the of the tas was au advertisement pantomime to he produced christmas next week nobody at the theater knows the hour at which the first cat arnved but long before the appointed I 1 croby street was crowded of various binds of people every no them had at least one cat they were carried in arms in bags in baskets and in overcoat pockets one enterprising brought eight all huddled together boy ben stem about meal bag in a the fertile brain had evolved whose scheme appeared at the stage door he decided not to wait till 11 and with the employed emp loyes of the theater began to take in the cats one requisite only ss enforced the cats had to be alive v various delivered up as they were bargains were struck with ane owners most of them were satisfied with ticket of admission to the gallery good beginning next week one ticket for each cat when the streets were cleared of possible speculators in cats the animals were freed few went any further in alie first spurt than acroca the streets then they paused in various attitudes some looking nervously about with one fore paw in alie air others reclining near the walls with a view of jumping ovar and some eat calmly down and thought about it the theater assisted the cats in getting a move on and in a few minutes all of the 2000 or mare bad disappeared was it de special to the ENQUIRER BOSTON dec 3 the tragedy eliat was enacted in lynn last week which resulted in the death of prof H F sar tello who for several dava had been giving exhibitions of the dime museum order is still the subject of much comment the professor wag exhibiting before a amali eizel audience and produced for inspection a rifle and bullet he then loaded the weapon and requested some of the audience to kill him he made the request several times and finally william A flanagan offered his services and going forward secured the rifle and walked to the far corner of the room santelle Sai telle instructed him to fire when he had counted three he then stepped upon the stage and facing flan counted one and said aim higher aim tor my head you are aiming to low he then resumed ous with the signal of three fanna gan fired immediately fell prostrate he was instantly killed alie bullet a 44 calibre slug entered the victims neck just at the left of alie jugular vein and im bedded itself in hiis spine the wound was a ghastly one the weapon is termed a trick rifle alie bullet by a combination fell into a receptacle and when the rifle was fired remained in the barrel of the rifle while he appeared to catch it in his mouzli many in the audience supposed that the falling was a part of alie trick and left the hall without even a suspicion of the tragedy that had been enacted flanagan realizing the situation immediately proceeded to police headquarter and surrendered himself he stated that lie was passing by the building in which was giving exhibitions hibit ions accompanied by his wife and child and noticing the conspicuous sign walked in he is married twenty eight years of age and employed on the thomson houston works medical examiner pinkham viewed the body and ordered an autopsy flanagan was released prior cj shooting informed the audience that in case he was killed he wished his mother who resides in worcester to be notified this led many to believe that his death was a deliberately planned suicide shot his intended son in law So ecial to HOT SPRINGS ark dec 3 A fearful tragedy has just occurred in lee county wherein a man named D grouch met his death at the hands of john kizziar young crouch has been paying attention to daughter much to the disapproval of the young ladys parents yesterday the two men met at the residence of Kizzia rs uncle and had a ahara interview kizziar told crouch that he should not marry ane girl until she reached sixteen to which couch replied we will see about that kizziar already in a frenzied state of mind immediately secured a double ahoff gun and fired both barrels into young couche body killing lim instantly instant lv kizziar immediately fled after the shooting sheriff williams started today to day to look for the fugitive shorter hours and more washes asked for special to the ENQUIRER DETROIT mien dec 3 the second annual convention of the international journeymen bankers association began in this city today to day nearly every state and territory is represented and the proceedings are conducted harmoniously ly alie chairman in his address enumerated ato alie many grievances the journeymen barbers have to suffer alie clinef one of which was sunday work for inadequate compensation alie association in the platform which it proposes adopting will declare for sli orter hours of labor and increased to save the wear and tear of gold currency special to the ENQUIRER LONDON dec 3 the chancellor of alio exchequer is engaged in a banking involving the issue of one pound notes with a state guarantee for their value in england the issue will be at the service of every banking institution ution which chooses to make use of it and it is expected it will effect an enormous saving in the present wear and tear of the money becoming Bec interested in conr welfare indianapolis dec 2 A sentinel special from ft wayne ind says colonel robertson a member of the utah commission has been ordered by the secretary of the interior to go immediately to salt lake city where the commission will convene presumably to take action on matters arising over the con teat in registration by gentiles and mor mons prior to the approaching election the canadian evangelical alliance convenes special to the TORONTO out dec 3 the annual conference of the evangelical alliance of the dominion of canada began today in st james square presbyterian and will continue until thursday evening the attendance is quite large and the proceedings participated in by many prominent men delegates welcomed special to the enquirer pa dec 3 mayor culley in a cordial address welcomed to the city the delegates of the state board of agriculture convention which began today |