Daily Republican., 1884-08-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
TME YELLOW FEvER-srAsvsna
INDIANo-UNVEIL OF A
BATTLE MON UMENT.

The Indiana Bureau yesterday re-.
ceived communication from SenaDr
Beck, dated Fort Custer, Montana, tho
18th inst, saying that the Conanchs
Indians upon the Tongue and Rosebui
rivers are starving, and ask ing immsii-
ate relief. 1t is stated from WashtDs-
ton that on the 18th inst. Acting Secrt-
tary Joslyn authorized Captain Ewers,
Acting Indiana Agent, to purchase in
open market %, 900 worth of beef aud
| flour for these Indians, and 1t is bsi-v-
ed that the needed relief has already
been afforded.
The Tri-State Picnic of the Patrons of
Husbandry, at Williams Grove, PEN
, na., was formally opened yesterday
afternoon. in presence OF an assem- blage
estimated at 1000 persons. Leonard
Rhone, Of Centre county, Master OF the
State Grange, delivered an address Of
welcome. Addresses were also delivered
by Victor K. Pioliet and Lieutenant
Dunwoody, OF the Signal Ssrvics.
Lieutenant Governor Black is to speak
to-day and Governor Pattison to-mor.
Irow.
The Governor and other State officers
of New Jersey yesterday consulted with
the Trustees of the Monmouth Battle
Monument Association relative TO the
approaching unveiling ceremonies. A
COMMITTEES was appointed to fix The date
and arrange the details, consisting Of
Governor Abbot, Comptroller Anderson,
Senator Appegate, Theo W. Morris.
Speaker Steeny, Assem- blyman Chattle,
james S. Gard aud John B. Conover.
The Peoples Bank, in St. Paul,
Minnesota, was robbed of $40, 900 sems
time between Saturday night and Mon
day morning. The robber was some
]person who had possession of the com
bination, AZ the vaults and locks were
found intact The bank officials sus-
pect sixteen-year.old bookkeeper
named Edward Mason, who .disap-
peared when the rooasry was dis
covered.
The State Department is informed
that malignant type of bilious ma
larial fever, or so called yellow fever,
has resulted in II deaths at Guaymas,
Mexico, during July" Tae fever is
reported to be diminishing. 1t has
not, a. last year, assumed an epidemic
form, aud the worst is believed to be
lover.
telegram from ST. Paul says that
the Lake Superior Transit Company,
IT, ciaot the cut in railroad rates East
} has reduced its passenger rates by
Lake " on second class TO Boston and
New YORK, cut 80 second class to
Buffalo and Erie, cut S1l second class
to Cleveland and Detroit, cut S1O."
Henry Lee, bookkeeper of Woodruff
& McPar,in, Cincinnati, was con yicted
I last evening Of forgery. The firm, it is
, salt, lost ovsr $4,000 by ais transas-
tions. When his crime was discovered
; he fiet to Canada, ami it required tedi.
GUS litigation to get him back.
Captain Ross, of the British brig
Eureka, AT Richmond, Va, from Phila-
delphia, reports that oa Uhe 2ish inst,
= wh n 35miles of Smiths Island light,
s he saw large mast sticking about 10
feet above wafer. 1t is dangerous to
J. passing vessels.
The Hecksher cottage at Newport has
again been robbed, jewelrv and money
TO the amount of about 81, 800 having
been taken. How the burglars got in
is not known, but on leaving they must
have jumped from the piazza, as they
left foot marks ou the lawn below.
At Lancaster, Pa, on Tuesday, the
. jury in the case of Thomas f. Behney,
on trial for the murder of Bernard
: Short, rendered verdict of not guilty.
A similar charge is pending against
a Adaih Dohhcyy null VI luOLud5.
g Secretary Folger's illness must be
= more serious than at first reported. A
telegram from Rochester says that " ad-
!, vices direct from the Secretary's homo
at s o'clock last evening "are TO the
effect that there had been some i'm
provement in his condition"
The finest specimen OF counterfoit
dollar made since 1881" has Just made
its appearance in New England. The
only perceptible difference between it
and the genuine coin is that it weighs
less,
The Marine Hospital Bureau Is ad-
jvised that yellow fever prevails with
great fatality on the island OF Porto
Rico The disease is not confined to re-
cent immigrants from Spain, but attacks
the Creoles.
A telegram from Pittsburg says that.
Rev. Charles Stau5, of the Bloomfield
Catholic Church, being crazed with
sickness, committed suicide vest erdav
by shooting himself with revolver.
John P. Sloan, wife murderer, was
pursued by posse in Laurens county.
South Carolina, yesterday morning.
He took refuge in a cabin, shut the door
and shot himself dead.
The steamer Falloden, from St.
Johns, New Brunswick, for Barrow.
which recently struck near Cape Bal.
lard, Newfoundland, arrived at Hall
fax on Monday night for repairs.
i The schooner Defiance, with 5000
bushels of wheat, was sunk by striking
the West Pier at Dalhousie, Ontario,
yesterday. Vessel and cargo are total
loss.
j Mr.. Blane's illness will probaly pre-
vent him from leaving Bar Harbor tor
lseveral days. He is confined to his
room by bilious attack and severe
lcold.