Western cyclone., 1886-12-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

George D. Hart, (workingman's candi-
date) was elected mayor of Lynn, Mass,
Tuesday, over Kimball (citizen's candl-
date) by vote of $500 to $500. The
vote on license was (yes) $500; (no) g
600.
Judge Dugan, Of Montreal, delivered
a judgment in the Hoxle extradition case
Wednesday. The Judge said that ac-
cused was charged with forgery
md utteripg several drafts and
bills of exchange by means Of filling
in blank checks to which the
proper signatures we're attached, and in
this way and by other means defraUding
the bank to the extent of $179,803. The
judge quoted number of decisions and
held that the filling out of such blank
checks without authority and with in
tent to defraud was forgery and came
within the extradition treaty. The judge
SAID that he had reviewed and weighed
all the evidence, and then committed
Hoke to jail fer fifteen days to await ex-
tradition to the United States. In the
meantime that Hoke could apply for a
writ of habeas corpus, which the defend
andant'S counsel at once gave notice he
would do.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explor-
er, received cablegram from the king
Of Belgium Monday ordering HIM to re-
turn at once. Stanley was also further
advised that this unexpected summons
IS occasioned by trouble with predatory
Arabs in the free Congo state. A baud
Of Arabs under Ben Mohommed, EN-,
boldened { by the absence of Stanley,
have enter ed the free Congo state and
massacred the garrison at Stanley Falls.
At every village where they found white
| families, men were killed, and women
and children carried away. The Arabs
number 1900 men. Attempts have
been made to check their advance, but
without success. 81 am well acquaint
ed with Ben Mohommed," said Stanley,
having known him since 1876, when I
made contract with him to accompany
me with force of men for fifty days.
We are good friends and presume King
Leopold wants NE to go and put stop
In the Milwaukee court Monday
morning, Judge Sloan took up the case
Of Paul Grottkau, the socialist, who dur
ing the progress of his trial last week
published an article and poem in his
paper, the Arbeiter Zeitung, insulting to
the presiding judge. After considerable
argument on both sides, the judge gave
Grottkau until 2 o'clock this afternoon
to show why ne should not be punished
for contempt of court. The belief is
general that Grottkau is in tight place
and will not escape punishment. Much
to the surprise OF the court, letter was
received in the afternoon from Edward
Loew, Grottkau's private secretary and
city editor of bis paper, stating that he
alone was responsible for the libelous
articles and that Grottkau had not writ
ten them, Judge Sloan dispatched the
sheriff in quest OF Loew, who had been
IN court all the forenoon. Il was ascer-
tanned that he had taken the next train
to Chicago. The case against Grcttkau
was adjourned until Tuesday.
William MusSel went Tuesday night
to the home of Daniel Christman, an
aged farmer living IN Preble county,
Ohio, fifteen miles from Richmond, Ind.
He split the old mans head with an ak,
knocked his wife senseless on the bed,
on which he then threw lighted lamp,
robbed the house of $50 and decamped.
The woman recovered, put out the fire
and gave the alarm, but the murderer is
yet at liberty.
The stockholders of the Missouri
Pacific railroad company held special
meeting at ST. Louis Friday in response
to call by President Gould. Three
tifths of the stock was represented. The
first proposition voted was to increase
the capital stock 100000 over and
above the present capital. The board
of directors to give the stock holders of
the old issue preference in the pur-
chase of the new stock at not less than
par. The next proposition was to in
crease the bonded Indebtedness of the
company $5,OO0,0o0 over the present in
debtedness by an issue of collateral trust
bonds bearing interest at the rate of )
per cent to he secured by deposit with
the trustee of the first mortgage bonds Of
the railway companies controlled o1
operated by the Missouri Pacific COM
pany as part of its system. The issue
Of such bonds is to be limited as speci-
fed in the trust lndenture. The PROPOSE.
tions were adopted.
The freight conductors on the entire
line of the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago railway went on strike Mon
day, demanding an advance Of p to 8
per mile and allowance for lost time
which was refused. Freight trains from
one end of the road to the ether were
tied up.
MIS-. RUTH BROWN, Coldwater, Mich, if yor
write, enclosing stamp, will tell you it i:
true that in July. 1885, she "was suddenly
Paralyzed, and became entirely Blind, as heI
/ doctors claimed from an Enlargement anC