Show BLOMFS WAGER To Walk on a Cable From the Eiffel Tower THE DOMESTIC INFELICITY OF General Manager Bradbury A Terrific Explosion plosion i Plttsburg A Call fora Democratic Convention PARIS Aug 0 Blondin the wellknown rope walker has wagered 20000 francs that he can walk on a cable from the top of the Eiffel to the central dome of the exhibition building in less than five minutes A Husband and Wifes Way INDIANAPOLIS Aug 9As George C Bradbury general manager of Lake Erie Western railway entered his office this morning he was confronted by his wife who is now living in Chicago and with whom ho has not been living for som time A scuffle ensued which was stoppeed the appearance of a police officer who discovered dis-covered Bradbury with a revolver in his hand The officer refused to arrest either although Mrs Bradbury demanded Mr Bradburys arrest Mrs Bradbury went at once to the police station and swore out a warrant charging Bradbury with threatening her lie with a pistol Bradburys story is that when he reached his office he found his wife standing be hind the door with the pistol in her hand threatening to shoot him He wrested the pistol from her and her screams brought the officer Mrs Bradburys story is that Bradbury attempted to shoot her At the trial this afternoon sensational charges against each other of infidelity were made The case against Mr Bradbury was dismissed Mrs Bradbury arrived from Chicago last night and is stopping at one of the leading I hotel A British Ship Ashore BILOXI Miss Aug Information was received here this evening that the British ship Prince Lucien which sailed from Ship island the 7th inst for Greenock with timber tim-ber went ashore on Chandlar island on the night of the 7th Gasplpe Explosion PITTSBURG Aug DThis afternoon while a 30inch natural gas main was being tested the dead cap on the end of the pipe bursted scattering the debris in every direction Several hundred workmen employed em-ployed in the iron mills near by were just returning home and a number of them had stopped along the trench to watch the experiment They were struck by the debris and flying missiLe as though a bomb had exploded The pipe was braced with heave timbers and these were hurled into the crowd with a terrific force The workmen and spectators spec-tators were thrown down by the force of the explosion andjrae of them who was killed was hurled against a brick house andhis neckbroken A general stampede followed the explosion and asceneof the wildest excitement ex-citement ensued The cries of the injured i could be heard for several squares Investi gation showed that two men had been killed outright and about fifteen others injured in-jured two of them fatally The dead were conveyed t their homes and the injured who were unable to walk were taken to the hospital The killed are John Miller single aged twentythree John OConnor single aged about twentyfive years Seriously John Gregor maimed terribly ter-ribly bruised and cut and injured inter nay ho will probably die Henry Reich i ahoy skull fractured and injured internally in-ternally he will probably die John Braney millwright internally J3h and head I cut seriously William Green badly cut i bruised thought to have received internal injuries serious James Hendrick of St broken Louis bsth legs The Washington Territory Convention OLTMMA W T Aug 9The legislative report was finally adopted Aliens are forbidden for-bidden to hold lands unless acquired by inheritance or mortgage They can however own mines and fire clay The penalty against legislative bribery said to have been framed by Jeremiah Black was adopted All special legislation is forbidden The committee on hygiene recommended an article establishing a bureau of statistics and regulating the practice of medicine The employment of children under fourteen four-teen is forbidden The Democratic committee today issued a call for a state convention at Ellensburg on Monday September 9 There are to be 161 delegates The Republicans have changed their convention from Spokane Falls to Walla Walla Appointed Cadet WASHINGTON Aug 9J J McEvilly of Helena Mont has been appointed military cadet for June 1890 |