McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-17
Many Bodies Horribly Mangled
and Others with Their Heads
Blown Off.
Union Pacific and Burlington Affairs
Political, Criminal and
Other Matters.
NEWS NOTES.


In German gold.
Sadie Hays, the negress who shot and
killed Police Sergeant jerks, of St. Louis,
last October, while he was attempting to
arrest her on the street, was found guilty
OF murder In the first degree.
A twenty-seven hour walking match
between Hunt, the pedestrian, and McDon-
aid, claiming to be the champion of Can
ada, occurred at Dubuque few days ago.
Hunts score was 11S miles; McDonald's
100.
John b, Woodsides, we'll known
grocer and deacon in the Presbyterian
church, was arrested at Louisville on
acharge OF receiving stelen property. 1t is
charged that his store has been used for
some time as a receptacle of stolen goods
brought there by men in his employ.
The educational bill, as passed, ap-
propriates SIT 1000, 200 to be distributed
among the states in proportion to illiteracy,
on basis of the census of 1880, the pay
ment OF the money to extend over series
of eight years.
At the meeting of the Denver and
Rio Grande railway stockholders the annual
report was submitted, showing surplus of
$3.50, 900 over fixed charges.
David Wells, of Scott county, Ill.,,
who killed Constable Coats at Glasgow, was
surrendered to the authorities by his father
and brother for reward of ST. ,O00 offered
for his capture, and will use the money in
his defense.
At Louisville, KY, Mrs. Fred Metz,
story of building. She fell distance of
nearly fifty feet. alighting on the sidewalk
and crushing every bone in her body.
A meeting of the managers of roads
parties to the tripartite agreement forming
the Western Trunk Line association, met
at Chicago for the purpose of consulting
upon plans for harmonizing the differences
between the association and the Burlington
road. The session was secret, but it Is I'M
derstood that matters progressed to an ex-
tent rendering the formation of pool be-
tween the association and the Burlington
road probable.
DIR. j. P. Newman, of New York,
sent in his resignation as pastor of
the Madison avenue Congregational church
to take effect May LIST.
The wheat panic in Chicago has at
tracted much attention throughout Califor-
mia and prices are depressed.
Superintendent Walling, of the New
York police department, is seriously i'll
from nervous prostration, oyerwork and
legislative investigations
The First National bank at Mon
mouth, ILL.,, closed its doors on the 9th.
L
Ter Hubbard, whose deficit is estimated at
$40, 900 to $l00, 900.
The striking nail workers at War
ham, Mass, voted to return to work at re-
duced wages.
Three wrecking schooners are taking
out the cargo of the wrecked steamer Stein
mann. Divers report that the steamer Is
upright and the deck-houses In place, but
the hull shows signs Of going to pieces.
Mail advices from Havana state that
Aquero landed without resistance and nu-
merous factions joined him on his march to
the interior. His forces encountered troops
several times but obliged them to retreat.
Senator Vest has reported from the
committee on commerce the bill granting
authority to the Illinois and Mississippi
railway company to build bridge across
the Mississippi river at any point north Of
Grand Avenue in the city of st. Louis,
Hubbard, the defaulting cashier of
the First National bank at Monmouth, ILL.,,
was rendering assistance to the bank Off
Gals in arriving at the extent and charac-
ter of the shortage in the banks finances
and was to have put in appearance next
day, but failed to appear at the appointed
hour, and is supposed to have made good
his escape.
Mail and passenger service over the
Mexican Central road to the United States
has been inaugurated.
A Las Vegas special says Juan B.
Patrone, wealthy and highly respected
citizen, and ex-speaker OF the territorial
legislature, was assasslnated by Mitch.
Nancy, a cowboy, who will probably be
lynched.'
At Pillsbury, while digging sand
from the hillside, the bank cayed in, bury
ing Samuel Reelin, aged 81, and William
Stroud under several tons OF earth. Both
were dead when taken out.
There were IT'S business failures dur
ing the past week In the United States and
So in Canada, compared with 212 the pre-
yious week.
A jail delivery occurred at Des
Moines on the night Of the 18th, and John
Law, Fred Doud, Andrew Mulhallanan,
George Knight, Dan Smith, VIM. Calbert,
Ed Kelley, Thomas Lalley, James Guam,
Thos. White, Mike and Elijah Walters,
VIM. Howard and Ed Ryan escaped. They
wall and were assisted by parties on the
outside, most them of serving short Jail
sentences.
The Butler county, Kansas, corn for
the Ohio river food sufferers was formally
delivered to the relief committee appointed
by the Cincinnati chamber Of commerce.
The chamber was decorated with the de-
Signs uSeO Oh luo Cai III ConVS yin6 .hS WILL
Speeches were made by members Of the re-
lief committee and of the party accompany
Ing the train.
Advices from the City of Mexico say
the trouble over the stamp act is practically
settled, the government having agreed to
Modification Of the act 30 that only goods
actually sold shall be stamped.
The state department has no confir
mation of the cable report that Minister
I.sngston has demanded of the Haytisr
government $a0O, 900 indemnity for Amen-
can losses in the September riots, or sur
render of Mole St. Nicholas as guarantee
that the money will be paid.
A cablegram has been received by
tho secretary of state from Adam Badeau,
rendering his resignation as consul-general
to Havana.
The postofice department, from fig
alEoadxz -ostixaatos tho au.