Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-30


D. r. Bowman, hard character living
near Miami, Saline county, Missouri, went
home Saturday intoxicated, aud began 10 beat
his wife with a large piece of fencing Neigh.
bors were attracted by the womau's cries
and going 10 his home, prevented his further
cruclties, aud taking him TO town placed him
in the calaboosc. About dark a large number
Of men took him FROM Jail and applied ninety
nine lashcs on his naked back with horse.
whip I'll the blood ran to his heels
The director Of the mint has authorized the
employment OF supernumcrarics 10 relieve the
ladies in the adiuster's office Of the Phadel.
plla mint cghty-lour In number, from over.
work. These ladies have been working from
twelve TO fifteen houls daily for the sake Of
extra pay, hut at the expense OF their health
Secretary Whitney has decided that the
right hour law shall hereafter be enforced In
the different navy yards that is, employees
shall receive ten hours pay for eight hours
labor. Heretofore they received eight hours
pay for eight hours labor. The general order
directing the change has not been issued vet,
but information of the proposed change has
been received at the Washington navy yard.
Henry Krauskopf Of Indiana, a clerk for
the last twenty years in the second auditors
oilicc, was stricken with paralysis aud died at
his desk Tuesday lie was attacked last Sat.
urday but had sufficiently improved rs he
thought to resume his duties. lie was 81
years Of age.
Tic marine hospital bureau Is informed
that yellow fever exists as an epidemic at
Bahia Brazil, and that cholera has made its
appearance near Cadz, Spain, at the port ol
entry Puerto Real.
Abraham Denscr farmer living near
Bloomington, Illinois, whose wife recently
sued for divorce set fire 10 ali the buildings
on his fam, which were totally DESTROYED
Before applying tic torch he drove all bis
live stock and fowls into the barn, and they
were burned TO death.
The strike Of lumbermen In the Saginaw
valley is believed TO he practically at an end
Orders have been issued for the will drawal Of
the troops and the mills will speedily resume
operations, running ten hours a day. Com
mlltees Of cItlzess, mill.owners and operatives
have been appointed at Bay City to arrange
the details Of compromise. The situation
at Cleveland is unchanged, and 1t Is though
the rolling.mils will remain closed for an in
definite period. 1t Is believed that the miner
eml loyed in the anthracite coalhcSs Of Penn
sylvania are preparing for strike against tht
existing scale OF wages.
At Minden, Louisiana, the other night,
hundred armed men forced the deputy sherii
to open the door Of the jail. They then en-
httildtpn aud YrnapnIfpu 10 ha
portion Of the prison where were confined tw
negro desperadoes, Cicero Green and job,
Figures, fired at them In their cell until the
bad filed the bodies Of their victims wit
buckseot The negroes were accused Of mur
der and Of waylaying with intent to kill
After mature consideration the presiden
and cabinet have reached the conclusion tha
the leases Of lands In the Indian Territory he'll
by cattlemeu arc invalid, and 1t has been dc
termlned to take steps to have them set aside
General Sheridan has reported that no pei
mauent settlement Of the Indian trouble 1
the territory could be effected while the cattle
men were in possession OF the best lands.
is the intention OF the president 10 remove th
disturbing element, and reserve the India
territory for the exclusive use OF the lndian'
The method Of procedure has not yet bee
determined. A presidential proclamatio
may issue, but II is regarded by well informe
persons as more probable that actions will
iegun in the United States courts Of the ives
ern district Of Kansas having jurlsdIctlo
over the territory, looking to declaration {
the invalldlty OF the leases.
About thirty MeIicaus are reported to ha'
been killed by bands Of hostile indians Q
the Texas frontier.
The recent enrolment Of the Cheyennes an
Arapahoes at Fort Reno, indian Terrltor
showed falling of since the last census
1874 Of 2,49s people. The Cbeyennes the
numbered 3O95 and the Aispaboes 23O
while the present count shows the former
have only 2, 1859 and the latter 1900, a total {
S,469 for both, including men, women an
tAAdIsn, By this count Ihe government wi