Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-03-30

at Lacrosse, Wis, Louis May nred muske'
ball into the heart Of companion, aged seq
enteen. He was under the impression that the
sun vas not loaded
/ THE SOUTH. - 20
The Eureka Cotton Mills, at Mount Airy,
N. c., burned recently. Loss, 10000
| The q, 900 reward offered by the State and
tie Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway fol
the capture Of the train robbers and the
murderer of Conductor Cain at Mulberry,
Ark, not only exerted an influence resulting
\ In the capture Of all but one OF the despera-
| does In question, but caused dozens OF other
criminals TO be captured or killed The
| Sheriff OF Logan County and a posse attacked
| q gang whom they found dodging in the
woods, aud in the fight several of the gang
were killed and the rest captured. They
proRd 70 be criminals although not the train
robbers.
Richard Cowley an escaped lunatie at San
Antonio, Texas, killed his mother with an axe.
The Fontaine cotton mills at Columbus, Ca,
burned recently Thirty-four hundred bales OF
cotton. forty rolls OF bagRing, three hundred
bundles Of ties, twenty barrels of syrup, forty
one bales Of domestics, besides other property
ON storage, were burned. The Columbus bag
ging factory had on storage $1,000 worth OF
bagging. Everything, except the Office fur
niture, was totally destroyed The loss was
estimated At t2oo 900; insurance on building
and eoutents. Al45.u1l-
A-heavy snow storm prevailed In Virginia
and North Carolina on the sd It was feared
the cold weather had injured the fruit crop.
Blanchard, an Iowa editor, was arrested in
Hot Springs, Ark, recently, charged with
writing letter TO his paper slandering prom
nent citizens of that place.
The State Normal Colored Institute, at Pc
tersbure. Va, has purchased Fleets farm,
Chesterield County, for el3500. and propose
erecting building to cost &, 500, to accom-
modate five hundred pupils.
Postmaster w. J. Pearson, OF Batessille,
Ark, has been arrested for uniawfully detsin-
ing registered package. and recent develop
ments show that number OF missing regis'
tered packages have been traced to his office.
Philip Samuel Fleming, twelve years old,
was lately sentenced In the United States
Court at Shreveport, La, to five years In tho
House Of Refuge in St. Louis for stealing
valuable letters from the postofiiee'
A terrible snow storm swept over Virginia
and North Carolina on the 25ih. II was ten
inches deep at points in North Carolina, and
was unprecedented in its severity.
Charles O. Lamotte, Of the sssannsh Ntscs
was recently drowned by the capsizing of
boat in the river at Savannah, Ga.
An extenslss strike among the cowboys Ia
the Panhandle OF Texas has been inaugursted
They demand an advance from $50 the present
wages, TO $50 per month, which stockmen re-
fused to pay. The cowboys threatened VIC
lence TO new men IL they were brought into
the ranches, and cattle owners viii call upoI
the State forces 10 protect them II their own
means fail. II Is very critkal time for such
trouble, - preparations for the seasons drive
are At hand.
Perhaps the largest Transaction in cattle
ever made IN this country was effected at Foii
Worth, Tex, recently, the sale being 75.0N
head Of grown CATTLE by the lizards aud the
Harold Brothers, 10 the franklin Land aud
Cattle Company, Of New York. The price paid
was reported to be ss,ooo,ooo.
GENEH A..
Tie leprosy has broken out IN one OF the
lIar allan Islands. A recent Investigation by
the Board OF Health discovered twenty eight
Eases. all nstires-
rhc emigration from Switzerland 10 Amer
'cA is Alarming ,he au'nor'ues o' ma'
couniiy. several ais'fie's sse i@s' neeommR
Guttanen Is without an inhab |
liant. The exodus IL owing TO bad haryesis |
and American competition.
ne business failures lot ,he pas' week "ers
isn ~ against % 'pe previous noeh'
Inc injuries received recently p' queer
n'o''a were greatly eAAsee'a'ea-
sa'oes ''o,n nu,nos As'es ,.po'' mat '
ngnt occurred IN rNasonia f'"sen ths
troops Oh 'ne hIsen''ne nepuoa,s and en''Si