The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL.

Grand Army of the Republic, at the meet.
ing in Minneapolis, balloted for commander.
in-chief. On the sixth ballot General Johr
Kountze, of Ohio, was elected. Judge j.
P. Reas, of Minneapolis, was elected senior
vice commander; Ira E. Hicks. of Dakota,
Junior vice commander; T. M. Shanfeldt,
of Michigan, chaplain, and W. B. Hall, OF
Pennsylvania, surgeon. A resolution was
passed that no picLics be held on memorial
day or Sundays by Grand Army posts. The
next annual encampment will be held
Portland, Maine.
Fire at Tucoma, w. T., destroyed two
blocks, comprising thirtY-two business
buildings. Loss, $50, 900; insurance, $15,
900.
The programme for the Irish demon
stration at the Institute building in Boston,
August IA, is complete. Accommodation
will be provided for %, 900 persons and seats
will be furnished on the platform to 1000
invited guests. There will be grand
chorus of $500 voices, assisted by con-
solidsted bands aggregating 100 instruments.
Henry A. Elkins, the well-known
landscape painter of Chicago, died Of noun
tain fever at Georgetown, Col.
An earthquake at Asonah, Egypt, de-
stroyed nearly all the houses in the town
and all the ships in the harbor. The inhab-
itants took to the woods.
j. H. Kerrick & Co., machinery and
iron and woodwork dealers, of Minneapolis,
have assigned to 81. S. Pell, who filed a bond
20. s100, 900 and took possession.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Plumbers association closed a three
days session at Chicago last week.
G. D. Roberts, of Chicago, who is in
terested financially in the Bennett Mackey
Atlantic cable, says the cable will be ready
for public service October 1st. One cable
is already finished and the other will be
completed on the above date. The cost Of
the cable will reach several million dollars.
A cyclone on the goth visited Cimar-
ron station, Kansas, demolishing about a
dozen houses, one-fifth of the town. The
house of AL. Barton was swept completely
away. Mr.. Barton and child were seriously
hurt. Several others received painful in
juries. The wind there reached velocity of
eighty-seven miles an hour.
The narrow gauge railway bridge
across White river, in Indiana, gave way
under passing train, precipitating it into
the river. William Hibbetts, of Surtz City,
was killed, DIR. Cole and James East, a
har ~
were injured.
A Topeka Ks.) dispatch of the 2Sth
says: N. A. Adams, Of Manhattan, pur-
chased 200 head of Colorado steers at Kansas
City last week. Thirty head of them have
since died with Texas fever. One car load
was stopped here, and out Of that six head
died. The others were taken to Manhat-
tan and are quarantined in the shipping
pens there. Up to O'Clock on the 2Sth
twenty five had died. The people, espe-
cially stock men, are greatly excited. Gov.
Click has sent State Veterinary Surgeon to
investigate.
Officer Mclaughlin, OF Minneapolis,
shot on the 26th by roughs whom he was
trying to arrest, died on the 2Sth. Catlieny,
his alleged slayer, was secretly removed
from Jail by officers to prevent repetition
of the riot. Just previous to his death Nc
Laughlin made statement to the priest,
expressing the hope that the mob abstain
from all violence, and that his murderer be
given a fair trial.
The total clearances for the week
ending July Goth, at the leading clearing
houses of the United States was 1864, 1922,
$50, showing 1877 per cent decrease COM
pared with the corresponding week Of 1888.
Gen. Sherman has been in St. Paul
comforting with a local committee relative
to reunion of the Society Of the Army Of
the Tennessee, August 18th. All the ar
engagements have been perfected, and the
reunion will take place on the beautiful
banks Of Lake Minnetonka, near the Hotel
Lafayette. Ladies will be admitted to the
banquet.
Texas or Spanish fever has appeared
n the vicinity of Hiswatha, KS. A number
If animals have died and several have beeu
,hot.
Five members of the Salvation army
we're sent to Jail at Bridgeport, Conn.,, for
our days for violating the city ordinance in
The Montana stock growers associa-
ion, at their annual meeting held last week,
elected the following officers: President,
Stuart; treasurer, j. P. Wool |
nan; secretary, r. B. Harrison. Members |
we're present from all portions Of the terri
DRY, representing cattle herds aggregating |
ialf million head.
After careful investigation the Kan
as City Live Stock Indicator states the fol-
owing: ''There has not been and
$ not now any Texas fever among
he cattle at this point or in the neighbour
lood. The cattle shipped from here in
which so-called Texas fever has developed
passed through the yards, but while here
lid not exhibit any symptoms Of the dis
ase. 1t was contracted by contact with
through Texas cattle In the Indian terri
DRY.
Lucy and Jennie Jones, two young