McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-01-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
GENERAL.

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has been frequently mentioned in connec-
nection with the circuit judgeship resigned
by McCrary, utterly refuses to become
candidate for the position. Ests-
Three hunters, Henry Shields, Ed
ward Shields and James Anderson, were
frozen to death on the prairie in the Chick
asaw nation, the night of the 9th inst.
Reports from twenty-six leading
clearing houses in the United States for the
week ended January 9Th, gives the total
clearances at 81 ,031 1916, 0S6, being decrease
Of 800 per cent. compared with the cor
responding week last year.
A gentleman of Chicago forwarded
small donation to Sergeant Mason on the
occasion of his liberation from prison. He
is now in receipt of a letter from "Betty'
Mason, dated Locust Grove, Va, stating
she does not know the present whereabouts
of the sergeant. He was in Philadelphia
the last she heard from him, several weeks
ago.
The woman suffrage party state ex-
executive committee of New York denounce
Senator Edmunds' proposition to disfran-
chise the women of Utah as a gross wrong to
aon-polygamy and to polygamist by COM
pulsion and as punishment without trial for
those who believe in polygamy. The New
York senators and representatives have
been called upon to resist the proposition.
The annual meeting of the Iowa
Cane Growers association was held at Des
Moines on the Sth. An address was de-
livered by Hon. C. F. Clarkson, president.
Reports Of production, mode of culture,
ETC., were made by number of persons,
widely scattered over the state, all reporting
good success, and many samples Of syrups
and sugars made by members were exhib-
tied.
The Illinois railroad and warehouse
commission gave a decision holding that
the state freight rates for live stock apply
to car lots, without respect to size or ca
pacity of the cars. The point was raised
against the Burlington road, which claimed
the right to charge more than the specified
rate, owing to the fact that their cars are
thirty and thirty-two feet long, while the
usual size of cars is twenty-eight feet.
The president, in special message
to congress, recommends an immediate ap-
of 500, 900 for Mississippi river
Secretary Folger has submitted to
the senate an itemlzed account of the ex-
penses incurred in the star route cases.
Belongs remains will be placed in
vault upon their arrival at New
York.
The O'Donnell correspondence was
referred to the foreign affairs committee.
A bill has been introduced in the Vir-
ginia legislature to prohibit Sunday trains.
Brewster Cameron, general agent of
the department of justice, has rendered his
to accept the position of re-
ceiver of public moneys at Tucson, Ari-
IONA.
All railroads at Kansas City on the
tickets of the first class and So on the Sec
ond class.
An Independence (Mo.) special says
Frank James condition is growing worse
very fast. His friends have given up hopes
of his recovery.
Robert Bunner, So years old, living
alone in Kentucky, was found On the 9Th
burned to crisp, his clothing having taken
fire during the night.
E. D. Atchison was taken from jail
at Monterey, Va, and hanged by mob.
The concurrent resolution requesting
the Texas congressman to urge the passage
of the bill giving the Texas, Oklahoma and
Kansas railroad the right of way through
the Indian Territory, passed both houses of
the Texas legislature on the 10th. |
A New York jury gave Bridget
Cronin six cents damage in her suit against |
Rev. Florence Mccarthy, of Brooklyn, for
$50, 900 damages for alleged assault.
The Kentucky legislature is making
United States senator.
The Kentucky whisky pool ordered
the capacity Of production for this year to
be reduced 662s per cent. below the aver
age production of the past two years.
Grave fears are entertained at Pitts
burg of disastrous floods if the present
warm weather continues.
The Chinese fear that the French are
designs upon Canton, and the
people are very uneasy. Hal Phong reports |
say that Admiral Courbet would advance |
upon Bacninh without awaiting reinforce
ments.
The French government, it is report
ed, has been assured that England has urged |
Chins to accept the accomplished facts and |
arrange terms of peace with France.
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