Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-20

shore.
TiIR WEST.
As rHK steamer War Eagle left Daven.
port, Iowa, recently and got ont into mid
river passenger was seen 10 jump fipm
tho lower dock into the water An officer
and two ofthe crew put after him In yawl,
and with the greatest difficulty got him to
the boat, when he jumped over again He
was again rescued when II wac discovered
that he was suffering nom delirium tire.
mems He had taken to drink because his
betrplhed had dismissed him.
THE State Veterinarian OF Illinois rerofts
glanders prevalent among hrfses in nine
toen counties in ,hc State. He claims 10
have beon prevented from killing animals
afflicted, attorneys claiming he could only
resort TO this measure after the Governor
had issued proclamation declaring CLAN
ders an epidemic,
A TERRIBLE hail storm recently swept
ovvr portion Of Nebraska, three miles
wide, near Hastings, destroying all crops
in its course.
A RUNAWAY horse attached 10 light
buggy, in which were four young people,
approached the draw at the Harrison street
bridge IN Chicago the other night at furi-
Gus gallop, and plunged into the river, the
bridge having been swung TO allow the pas
sage Of vessel. A young man naIhed
Stephen Geick and young Woman were
precipitated into the river with the vehicle
and the former was drowned.
A FEARFUL tornado passed over Nehras'
ka, Iowa, Northern Missouri and extended
into Illinois, on the iath The storm ap.
parently originated in Nebraska, in which
State great damage was done to crops.
Every town in its course suffered severely.
At Westboro, Stansbury, Burlington June'
tion, Maryville, Brookheld, Trenton Ard
other Missomitowns houses We're remorselv
wrecked, while In the country uprooted
trees, Frustrated fences and general de.
struction met the eye. The telegraph being
destroyed the full extent and nature Of the
damage could not be aseertaiasti
THE new department. oi the Indiana Uni.
versity az Bloomington, contaiptng the
library and laboratory, was recently
burned. The latter contained the famous
Owen collection and DR., jordah's collee.
tion Of fishes. The library had iS,0N Sai'
umes. The new building Vas entirely de.
stroyed, The Gre eaught by lightning
striking telephone wire. Loss, 500 900
ANDREW WHITE, wealthy farmer of
Dwight, HIS, who had become insane and
committed to a private asylum, recently
escaped from the institution, retHfned
home and killed his wIfp and two children,
aged ten and twelve years, and then killed
himself
ALMOST an epidemic Of fux is raging
among the people Of Mayield, Ills, causing
great excitement throughout that section,
In twenty-four hours fve deaths occurred
in Mayheld from the disease, all children,
while sixty adults were reported III from
the same complaint, some Of them being III
precarious conditions Tho same condi
ton of affairs existed throughout Groves
County,
GREAT preparations are being made at
Denver for the entertainment of the Grand
Army of the Republic at its rc.nnion and
encampment, which commences the oath
instant, Thirteen hundred wall tents, each
capable Of holding fifteen persons, have
been erected. A mammoth mess house has
been completed, and cooking apparatus Of
sufficient capacity for twenty thousand men
In place. 1t is expected there will be 10000
old veterans in line on the oath. Gov. Grant
will welcome the Grand Army in behalf Of
the State, Gen. Stinson in behalf Of the De-
partment of Colorado, and Mayor Routt in
behalf of the city.
The two Iron Mountain train robbers who
escaped from the Coal Hill, Ark, mines,
entered the stockade the other morning and
surrendered. They had been lost, had
wandered round about the woods, and acci-
dentally approached the stockade, became
disheartened, and being nearly starved,
went in and surrendered
HALF the business part Of the town Of
Belleville, New, was recently burned. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
THREE-FoURTHs Of the town Of Cockato,
Minn., was recently destroyed by fire. The
principal hotel in the place was burned.
Three railroad laborers were burned to
death and another guest Of the hotel fatal
ly injured by jumping from a window.
Wills circus was lately exhibiting
at Calhoun, Mo-, it was struck by a
storm and literally blown TO pieces. The |
circus dressing room and horse tents were
torn TO shreds. Cages, seats and poles were /
crushed. Many animals escaped. Bears
and monkeys mixed with the excited mass
and made the scene exciting.
A TERRIFIC cyclone, accompanied BY |
hail, visited the section Of country around /
Elkhart, Ind, recently, uprooting trees,
blowing down buildings, and doing i'm.
mense damage to crops.
The barge Red Wing was sunk By the
late storm at st. Louis.
AT kensington, llls., a station on the n I
linois Central Railroad, robbers recently
entered the station house and approached
John Farshire, the agent, from behind,
ciapped hands over his eyes, beat him in
sensible, bound and gagged. him, and
robbed him Of 81 800. Of which 500 belonged
70 The company. Six tramps were arrested
On suspicion.
In accordance with the resolution passed
81 The last meeting Of the Western Nail
Association every nail mill IN The West
closed down Tor q period of four weeks.
IHHEE HrNnnED iourneymen horse
shoers ai Cleveland. o.. are on a strike.
In has been decided 10 put sscond daily
nal service On he Hnnnibsl a S. Joe ,
hailroad betwean Quincy and Hannibal
his VII make . confinuous fsics daily /
railway mail servi-s from Chicago Il Den d
Tsr We Kansas City.
A wIzD sT0nu passed orsr rttin. four. ]
zen miles south oi Peoria. ms. re cher /,
lfteruoou. doing uueh damafs g. property. =
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