McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
NEWS&OF THE WEEK
GENERAL.

The Baltimore and Philadelphia
Knights Templar, returning from the con-
clave, went east Sunday over the Rocl
Island route, that road entertaining them II
royal STYLE.
New England Irishmen have agreed
TO boycott the Boston Herald for not pub
fishing an appeal for aid for the families Of
the Phoenix Park murderers.
Yellow fever has been officially re.
ported at Mazatlan.
Nickel ore averaging 80 per cent. has
been discovered in Mexico.
Dispatches from various parts of New
Hampshire and Vermont state heavy frost
occurred Monday night and did considerable
damage to crops.
A Springfield Qll.) special on Tues
day says: A private dispatch says Company
A, Ninth regiment of infantry, state militia,
returning home to GRANVILLE from the en-
campment of the Second brigade, met with
a dreadful accident on the St. Louis &
Evansville railroad, between Carmi and
GRANVILLE. The train ran through bunch
of cattle and ran over some of them. The
| car In which members Of the company were
was overturned, killing nine and wounding
fifteen.
A boy in charge of the passenger ele-
vator in the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago,
lost control of the machine Tuesday morning
as it was making an upward passage, and
| advised two passengers on board at the time
| to jump off at the next landing. In attempt
! ing to do so, Christian Jacobson, painter
employed in the hotel, was killed. The
tragedy was quite needless, as the automatic
appliance caused the elevator to stop natur-
ally on reaching the upper story.
A special tram conveying President
Arthur, General Sheridan and other men,
bers of the Yellowstone party, arrived at
Chicago at 2:05 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
A great crowd had gathered to witness their
disembarkment, but the official reception,
owing to the uncertainty which had prevail
ed as to the presidents movements, was in
formal. The reception committee awaited
the presidents arrival at the depot in car
riages a ndmembers..of his party were at once
driven to the Grand Pacific hotel under
escort of one hundred veterans.
Eta King, domestic, was burned to
death Wednesday at Seabrook, ILL.,, trying
to fill gasoline stove while the stove was
lighted. She suffered dreadfully.
In the Dakota constitutional conven-
4; UoIo
pointed to memorabilia congress in favor of
the immediate opening of the Sioux reserva-
ton.
The first train on the Mexican Ma
Wednesday evening. The whole town was
out to witness the great event.
Late Wednesday afternoon q fire was
discovered in the Wabash division of the
Chicago stock yards in the cattle sheds, and
but for favorable wind the entire yards,
containing millions of dollars worth of
stock. would have been destroyed. AS it |
was, the ,fremen were only able to stay the |
flames after fifteen sheds, covering two and |
half acres, had been consumed. There |
were in this division between 800 and |
1900 head of cattle. OF this number, fifty |
five, together with four ponies, burned to |
death. It was very exciting work for a |
time getting the msddened animals out Of |
harms way, as they went plunging and |
believing from side to side of the pens in |
which they were conhned. Loss on build
ings, $50, 600, and on stock, $1,000; fully |
insured.
Two coal trains collided on the Le-
high Valley road near Easton, Pa, Friday, |
wrscking the engine and twelve cars. No
body was hurt.
About o'clock Friday morning a fire |
was discovered in out-buildings of the Long |
Island hotel at Hunters Point. The build !
ing was used as laundry and sleeping |
apartments for musicians, who barely es-
capped with their lives. Several were almost |
suffocated and had to be carried out. One |
named Adolph Frederick, was
burned to a crisp. His remains were gath
cred up. Musical instruments and music
were consumed; also the bathing pavilion
and laundry.
A heavy frost in Wisconsin on Friday
and Saturday nights did great damage to
corn, buckwheat and sorghum, the crops
being nearly ruined. In eastern Iowa late
vegetables were damaged and in northern
Illinois the injury rms from slight damage
to total ruin.
Boston gave banquet to Lord Cole
ridge on Saturday night.
Only one bid was made on the Gree
lev farm, which was sold Saturday under