The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-17

Commissioners. Cnlef b4pavener0 was In
formed that the Government would enforce tho
treaty placing ht people on new reservation.
Chief Shavano, in towering passion, demand
cd to know who signed such treaty, and do
olared that he and Ouray's widow owned tho
Uncompahgre valley. Agent Berry notified
five chiefs to accompany tho commission to &C.
Loot new home, the Utes having refused to
name . COMMITTEES.
A dastardly outrage was committed a
few nights ago in the village Of Chesanins,
Saginaw county, Mich. A gang OF men CON
nectsd with billiard h De Motifs show, armed
with clubs and revolvers. made descent upon
. crowd Of citizens attending a Bowery dance,
and commenced wholesale attack, using wsa-
pons unfortunately. Augustus Emery. po-
liceman, was pounded to death. Fred wenzel
was fatally injured J. ID. Griswoli. Village
President, was severely bruised. Charles Ho-
mer received pistol ball in the side of the
face, and dozen others were cut and bruised.
Five Of tho gang were arrested, and with diff
Guilty tho people were restrained from lynching
them
The Wisconsin Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows was in session at Milwaukee last week.
Secretary Hills reported membership OF
l4,476, gain In the year Of lego.
The Blackfeet and Crees had battle
near Fort Walsh, in which sixteen Crees were
killed.
Jay Gould and others have filed arti-
cles OF incorporation for the Missouri Pacific
railway in Nebraska. II il believed that they
will build river line from Omaha to Atchison
or st. Joseph.
Robbers took . bunch Of keys from
the pocket Of the County Treasurer at Pawnee
City, Neb., and obtained from his safe curren-
cy to the amount Of eb.SS
Clovernook, the former home of Alice
aud Phoebe Cary, near Cincinnati. has boon
purchased by Alexander Swift, who will pre-
serve the homestead aud dedicate memorial
to tho dead poets.
A most destructive hurricane swept
over Dickinson county, Kan, in the vicinity Of
salomon City. 1t swept over tract six miles
long and i've miles wide, demolishing nearly
everything in its path. The hail beat the corn
and other crops into tho ground. Some Of the
stones were ten inches in circumference. Six
houses were torn into fragments, and, 80 far,
seven persons have been killed. 1t is thought
that other persons have persisted also.
Billy the Kid, The rising young bandit
Of New Mexico, has filed three more graves on
his way to Mexican soil. Patrick Garritt, the
sheriff Of Lincoln county, has been OH the trail
Of this lend since April n. but has failed to
come up with him.
According to. the report Of the Illinois
Board Of Agriculture, 50 per cent Of the fall
wheat in the northern grand division OF Illinois
has been plowed up, A per cent in the central
division, and 10 In the southern, and the por-
ton remaining gives indications Of only about
half an average yield.
South.
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee has
taict OF Memphis liable for $4,000, 900 OF in
debtedness OF the defunct city, the process OF
collection beng through the Federal courts by
mandsmus.
Hon. d. NJ. Key, Col. J. b. Cooke
and other Confederate officers u Tennessee
have effected an organization t. receive the
Union Army Of the Cumberland Ia September
at Chattanooga 1t il intended to have every
seeding State represented in the welcome by
distinguished soldier.
Nearly all the money needed by the
Yorktown Association has been obtained, and
the work Of constructing the building for the
accommodation of visitors to the celebration,
will soon be commenced,
John 3 Gordon has been elected
President OF the Georgia Pacific Railroad Com
pany, which has capital stock Of sl0, SOC, 900.
The line will be built from Atlanta to the Mis-
sissippi river Is fast Sc men and money will
avail.
Three negroes were lynched in Sewer
county, Ark, for numbering al old man named
Hall.
A solitary robber stopped stage near
San Antonio, Tex, in which were four passen-
gels, and forced one of them to bring the mail
pouch near him, cut it open, and pour out the
contents. Two Of the passengers had cooked
revolvers In their hands, and OH the person of
one was secreted Ell, 900, which fact was not
ascertained by the robber.
While racing with rival packet near
New Orleans the steamer Hanna exploded u
boiler, killing FIVE men, aud seriously scaiding
several others.