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Show CREAM OF THE Nf WS. Mrs. Solomon Gobba and her six children chil-dren were burned to death last, night at Lafayette. Ind., in a fire that destroyed their home. . The widow of Stanford White was paid $149,040, which was the value of a single policy on her husband's-life In the Equitable Equi-table Life Assurance society. . . . Owing -to the fact'that Lake Manawa, where six people were drowned July 4 In the collapse of a platform built for a boat landing. Is a part of the old bed of the Missouri river, there is some doubt as to whether it Is in Iowa or Nebraska. To prevent anv miscarriage of Justice, the Coroners of Pottawottamie county, la., and Sharp county. Neb., both held Inquests. In-quests. The announcement was made yesterday that Judfre A. H. Tanner, who committed perjurv in order to shield his law partner, part-ner, the late Senator John H. Mitchell, was pardoned by the President June 26. . Joseph P. Woolman pleaded guilty to fencing in public land Illegally In the United States court at Helena. Mont., yesterday. He was fined $50 and sentenced sen-tenced to twenty-four hours In Jail. The Joint committee of the Chicago Commercial association reports from its Investigation of the packing-houses of Chicago that it believes that the products pro-ducts of these houses are clean and wholesome. |