McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
THE WEEKS NEWS.
GENERAL.

At Philadelphia on the 18th, James
MITCHELL pugilist, was arrested for killing
one Muldoon in prize fight in Bucks county,
about year ago. None of the Bucks county
authorities know of such fight.
Peter Hansen, twenty ars of age,
hanged himself with a halter strap, near Extra,
Audubon county, Iowa. The only cause is
hereditary insanity, three of the family having
previously met death in the same way.
The secretary of the navy has received
| a cable message from Rear Admiral Davis, at
Ragashi, announcing revolution in Corea,
and stating that the United States vessels
Trenton and Ossipee would go there immedi-
ately...
The Murphy temperance revival
started at Pittsburg two weeks is growing
rapidly, 600 having already joined the blue rib
bon army. AT recent meeting nearly 1000
persons were present and HOO signed the
pledge.
!The managers of the Missouri river
lines met in Chicago to consider the remedies
for the existing demoralized condition of rates
on lumber to the Missouri river. motion to
make the rate Is cents per hundred pounds
was lost.
In the Methodist conference at Balti-
more, Bishop Walden offered a resolution to
call an Ecumenical council of the Methodism
and it was suggested the year 1899 be an ap-
propriate year. The conference decided it to
be inexpedient to call such council.
In the investigation of Comptroller
Lawrences Office in Washington, several wit
nesses testified they would not believe Barker
under oath, and fellow clerk named Linton
testified he believed Barker forged the fraudu-
lent claim of the state of Florida Barker
threatens Judge Lawrence with personal VIC
lence.
Arrangements have been perfected
under which the fillmore & Ohio railroad
will run express cars through from Baltimore
to ST. Paul In ST. Paul the cars will connect
with those of the Northern Pacific Express
company in the union depot. This makes an
express line from ocean to ocean with but one
change.
The house public lands committee has
discussed to some extent the matter of English
noblemen taking up large amounts of our
lands in the west for grazing purposes. The
committee is of one mind in the belief of the
practice of allowing large tracts of land to
pass into the ownership of these aliens against
the public policy and prejudicial to the inter
ests of Americans.
The secretary of the interior, in re-
Spouse to house resolution, informs the house
of representatives that S3,S12 fee contracts at
S25 each have been filed in the pension office
under the act of July 4, 1884. OF this number
it is estimated not less than 65, 200 relate to
pension claims filed prior to July 4, and for
which a $40 fee can be legally charged. BY
this trick claim agents hoped to secure large
amount of money they are not entitled to.
The palatial Fourth street residence
of Geo. c. Buchanan, of Louisville, KY, now
sojourning in Canada, CHARGED with dupli-
eating whisky warehouse receipts, was thrown,
open to the public, and the sale of his house
hold effects begun. The house is the most
magnificent in that city, and is furnished to
degree approaching splendor. Buchanan's fam
lily still occupy the house. They locked them
selves in room and during the sale the sob
of the wife were frequently heard. The arti-
cles offered brought good prices.
The prohibitionists of Kansas, in
state convention, adopted a declaration of
principles pledging the party to the support of
political candidates who will endeavor to fur
ther state and national prohibition, and oppos-
ing the resubmssion of the prohibitory amend
ment in Kansas and demanding that the law
be made more effective by further legislation.
They also enter protest against the national
government receiving single penny of reve-
nue. from the liquor traffic and demand that
the state legislature submit to vote of the
people an amendment providing for female
suffrage.