Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1882-10-27

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rob Ross at his home, and went there for that
purpose, but not finding him at home. waited
for him at the railroad station, and when
Ross alighted. Harris hit him with atone and
then beat him over the head with club
Harris is also in jail
Frost's large Touring mill at Minnesota City,
six miles from Winona, Mimi, burned recent
"; loss $4,000. Insured for $40, 600.
James Hilliard, Deputy Postmaster At selig-
man, No., has been arrested on . charge of
robbing the mails. When arraigned he ad
mltted bis guilt and made affidavit TO having
opened number Of letters containing money
and stealing the contents
i Jacob Which, Of Madison, Ind, was acci-
dentally killed while out hunting.
Hintx planning mill and furniture factory
At Appleton, Wis, was burned ncently. Loss
$4,000.
| A late fire at Durango Colo, destroyed six
ty frame buildings. Loss SIS, ,00l.
John Riley, stone-mason Of Sedalia, Mo-,
lately in crossing pasture, was attacked and
terribly gored BY an infuriated bull.
The boiler In Jacquemin a Ehenkner's saw
mill At Weston. No., exploded recently scat
tering the mill In every direction, killing
Charles Lackerly and fatally injured Jacob
Bentx, the engineer. besides . number Of
others
The St. Louis Exchange passed resolutions
OF respect to the memory Of the late Col.
Slayback, after which seats to the benefit ten
dered BY Mccullough, the actor, were offered
at auction. Choice of the boxes was sold to .
lady. name unknown, for 81 900, and donated
back aud re-sold. The other boxes brought
e20o and 500. The first seat was knocked
down for 500, the second $500, and large
number were sold for $50 to IS. The Yelled
Prophets bought one seat for $780, and the
Legion OF Honor one box for 500.
Emil Pepperkorn, who some time ago eloped
with one Of his pupils, May Frahmer aged
fifteen, from Fort Calhoun, Neb., where he
deserted his wife and family, has been arrest
ed in company with his victim at st. Louis.
Five hundred dollars reward was offered by
the father Of the girl for the arrest Of Pep
perkorn.
The magnificent scheme Of building fine
city and summer resort, to be called East Chi
cago, at the head Of Lake Michigan, scheme
originated by New York parties, has been
abandoned on account Of the immense cx-
penditure necessary.
| Dan Flatters saloon keeper, ct Thirty-six
Mile Camp, on the Omaha road, eight miles
| from Ashland, Wis, shot and killed Jim Bon
nell. also saloon keeper. The murdered man
was well known dcspcrado, and 1t is claimed |
the shooting was in sclfdefense
Russell Kirk, a colored convict in the Mis- |
souri, Penitentiary, under ten years sentence |
| for murder from Buchanan County, was |
drowned in the Missouri River at Jefferson |
City, while attempting to make his escape.
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tcnce.
Two young men, residents OF schell City, |
No, named Cash and Parker, were recently |
returning from dance at ElDorado Springs, |
when the hack in which they were riding |
struck q stump or log and turned over.
Young Cash was thrown 6orward into ditch
or gully, and one Of the horses fell on him,
crushing him to death.
Martin Kagner, . convict in the Missouri |
Penitentiary, sent up from st. Louis for
burglary, refused 10 work. and when ordered |
to do SO, drew knife upon Capt. johnson,
Deputy Warden, and declared he would die
first, whereupon that officer shot him with
fatal effect.
As the fourteen-year old son of farmer re-
siding near Altamont, Ills, few days since,
was riding one of his fathers horses to water
and leading several Others they became un-
manae cable and commenced kicking. The
boy was thrown on aud received severe kick
In the forehead, producing death IN few
hours.
Two sons OF Richard Whyte, residing seven
miles from Alton, Ills, were handling .
revolver, believed to be unloaded, and sud-
denly the pistol went of, the bail penetrating
the brain Of the younger brother, killing him
instantly. The older brother has been uncon-
scious ever since the tragedy.
THE SOUTH.
desperate and fatal street fight took
place At Knoxville, Tenn, on the 10Th, between
two OF the most prominent and wealthy citi- i
zens Of the place in which Gen. Joseph A. I
Mabry, Sr., Joseph A. Matry, Jr., aud Maj.
Thomas O'Connor were killed. The dinlculty
grew out Of an old grudge, which Mabry 70
ncwed at q race the day before, but 0'Connor
declined to fight a. the place was unsuited TO
settle such afrairA The morning Of the tragedy
Mabry sent O'Connor word that he woul kill
him on sight. At 10o'clock Gen. Mabry passed
down Gay street, on the opposite side from the
Merchants National Bank, OF which o. 'Connor
was President. O'Connor stepped from the
bank to the middle OF the pavement and fired
two shots across the street In rapid succession,
both taking effect Gen. Mabry falling dead.
Joseph Mabry, Jr., rapidly approached the
scene and fired upon 0'Connor At distance
Of thirty yards, when the latter turned upon
the younger Maby. Both fred simultaneous- 1
y and each fell dead. A bystsndcr was pain
fully wounded in the thigh and another !
wounded in the arm -Four other men had I
their clofhea r1erred hv huckahok Cen Ma