McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-05
Arrangements All Perfected for
the Great Political Convex
ton This Week.
Collapse OF q Large Cotton Ware.
house at Baltimore With
Fatal Results.
New Passenger Rates Adopted by the
TranscOhtinental Association at
Their Meeting in Chicago.
NEWS NOTES.


the Boston Herald for $100, 900 damages,
because of the publication Of certain al
legged crooked transactions In money mat
tels.
The house committee on ways and
means will not consider Hewitt's tariff
proposition.
A small run was made on the West
Side savings bank in New York, growing
out of the $96, coo defalcatiOn of Hinckley,
the paying teller.
Benz. johnson, who, with Allen In
gals, was indicted for the murder of the
Taylor family at Avondale, Ohio, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree. The
jury was out one hour. This was the case
where the bodies were delivered on the
evening of the killing to the Ohio medical
college, and $15 apiece was paid for them
to ingalls, and johnson. ingalls, hung him
self in the Jail short time ago.
The Boston Advertiser prints an in
terview with Charles Francis Adams, who
examined the condition of the Union Pa
ciic railroad. Mr. Adams says lessening
of expenses will be made. He says during
the remainder of the year the earnings OF
the road would show favorable comparison
with those of last year. The passenger
traffic is quite good.
William Marshall, ordnance sergeant
United States army, died at Mackinaw,
Michigan, May Is. He was, without doubt,
the oldest enlisted man in the army of the
United States. He entered the service by
infantry, August II, 1928.
Peter Nominee, a blind and decrepit
soldier of Vincennes, Ind, received 50, 259
areas of pensions the other day, the larg-
est pension ever given to any one man in
southern Indiana.
A Miles City (Montana) special says:
Jack Morris, the cowboy, who shot Iron
Heart, the Cheyenne chief, has surren-
dered. He claims it was done in self.
defense. The Indians threaten to take the
war path. Women and children are COM
ing from the ranches in great alarm.
John Lawrence, Farragut's pilot at
the battle of Mobile Bay, died in the poor
house near thatcity on the 26th after mOnths
of suffering.
Reports from one thousand CORES
pondents from all parts of the United
States in regard to the fruit crop, say the
apple crop is the largest ever known.
There will be only half a crop of peaches
and pears. The prospect for very large
crop of small fruits is very good.
A one days sale at the Iowa Butter
aud Cheese exchange, in session at Des
Moines, 80, 900 pounds of creamery butter
was sold ranging from II to 49, cents,
mostly going to eastern markets.
David Stone, the half. witted uncle of
little girl years of age Zulu Dycke),
who was arrested in Michigan last week on
suspicion OF having outraged and murdered
her, made a confession of the terrible
crime. He was taken into court, without
public knowledge, and sentenced to state
prison for life.
The United States commissioner at
New York holds for trial, on their own
Illus F. Simpson and John B. Dickson, bank
officers, for violation of the law to prevent
certiication of checks for greater amount
than is deposited at the time. The bank
claimed that the checks were 'accepted, -
not certified.
Severe frosts are reported on the
night of the 2Sth in portions Of Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa and Michigan, doing great
damage to the growing crops. Fruit suf-
fered severely, grapes and strawberries in
some places being almost totally ruined.
Col. j. o. P. Burnside, disbursing
clerk in the postoffice department, has been
removed on charge of having embezzled
200. There is a warrant out for his ar
rest. He speculated with Lewis, the miss
ing oil broker.
Amelia Schrick, little girl, while
picking wild flowers in Woodland cemetery
at Newark, was met by Andrew Broski, who
asked her how she would like to 20 to
Heaven, and then he said. pointing to two
newly made graves. "Here is a hole one
for you and one for me.'' He then fired
apistol at the child, which missed her. He
was oyerpowered by workmen.
Col. Fred Grant sold his family
team, carriages and harness a few DAYS
81, Il IL
and all his house help. His wife when in
formed of the failure Of her husband and
the necessity for economyin her domestic
relations, remarked, "I have lived on
army rations once, and / can do it again.
The bill to abolish the contract sys-
tenn of labor in the state prison of Massa-
chusetts was defeated. Senator Whittier
swore that he was offered 81 ZOO to absent
himself when the vote was taken on the
water and gas bill.
James Rowe, moulder, % years of
age, went out on the prairie near the Cook
county Ull.) hospital, where he fired a
bullet into his body. near the heart, and
another into his brain, just over his right
eye. Death was almost instantaneous.
The body of Miss Nellie Cooley, who
disappeared in so mysterious manner
from her home in Wilkesbarre, Pa, on
Det ember 8 last, was found in the Snsque-
hanna. A dentist positively identified the
remains by the teeth. The body was dis
covered by Albert Bloom, a brakeman on
the Pennsylvania railroad, who will claim
81 900 reward offered.
Attorney General Brewster has writ
ten to Sringer. chairman Of the committee
on expenditures for the department Of JUS
tice, relative to changing from the fee to
salary system in compromising United
States court officials. Mr.. Brewster SAYS he
has considered the subject in every aspect
and the result is belief that the change is
imperative.
W. H. Vanderbilt has transferred to
W. K. Vanderbilt 81, 600, 600 more in United
States bonds.
Two hundred and fifty shopmen of
the Wabash at Peru, Ind, quit work, CIV
ing as a reason that the company was be-
hind in wages. Settlement was made and
the men returned to duty.
Frost did great damage all over New
England on the night of the 30th Of May.
In the strawberry district around Taunton,
the crop, valued at many Thousand dollars,
is said to be quite ruined. In northern