Daily Republican., 1886-05-27
NEWS SUM MARY.
BEATEN BY A BLACK FIEND-GEN i,
MILES AND THE APACHEs.
oorheh University Gets ~. 900, ,OOO-A
wealthy Farmer Murdered An
archists Indicted.

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cornell University Gets $1,000, ,OOO-A
wealthy Farmer Murdered An
archists Indicted.
Mrs. Belle Slipp, aged 10. while re-
turning from the post office to her
nome in Burlington, New JERSEY. ves-
terday, was met by q negro, who. be.
cause she resisted him, beat her on tha
mead with two small cobble stones. Law.
ing open the scalp. Aftes living for
some time by the roadside she dragged
hsrselt to her home, where q physician
was called, who pronounced her dam
gerously wounded. The Mayor has de-
tailed number of special officers to
search for the negro, whom Mrs. Slim
says she could identify. rf
The War Department knows notb-
ing or the reported action of General
l Miles IN otering rewards for the can
ture OF the renegade Apaches dead or
alive. ut is stated that IL such ia the
case, 1t is an act for which General
Miles alone is responsible, and that it
will not be sanctioned by the War De
psrtment. There are no funds ayaila.
pie Tor such q purpose, and it ia said
iurtner that such q course would not be
considered civilized warfare even
against bloodthfrsty savaees.
At Ithaca, New York on Wednesdav
Judge Lyon, as Surrogate of Tompkins
county, filed q decision in the McGraw-
fiske will case, decreeing the legacies
OF Jennie McGraw Fiske to Cornell
University of 81 900, 900 for library pur.
poses In all respects valid; ratifyinR the
paymen heretofore made, and direct
ing Executor Boardman to pay the bal
ance OF MRS. Fiske's estate to Cornell
Oniversity as residuary legatee. It is
oelleved the case will he appealed.
Wayne Anderson, a wealthy farmer,
was found murdered on Sunday morn.
ing near Mountain Grove, Missouri.
Duflng the Coroner's inquest on Tues
1ay, r two OF tne murdered mans sons,
companion named Ewing Landers con
iesssd the crime. The confessions v4re
Identical, except that the brotbera ao.
cused each other of the actual shooting.
1t is reported that the Grand ,Jurv in
Chicago Wednesday found ipdictmsnts
against number of Anarchista in
cluding August Spies, A. r.. Parsons
samuel Fielden, Michael Schwab and
hermann SchDawble. 1t was agreed TO
withhold the indictments and return no
True Dllis TILL all the cases had been dis.
posed of.
Armour & Co., of Chicago. have ;rst
executed contract to supply the French
government with 100000 pounds of
beef In cans to be put up in the special
can adopted for use by the French
army. This is stated to be the LARGEST
individual contract ever awarded ia one
urn In the meat packing industry.
Returns from the thirty nrincinal
wheat growing counties of California
indicate that If there shall be no serious
drawbacks during the next month the
yield of the State will reach 60 900 COO
ouehels. A barley crop of $4,000 'OOo
bushels is indicated.
1t is said in Montreal that in nforma.
tien has been received by the ecclesias-
Llcal authorities from Rome that the
rope contemplates raising Montreal and
ottawa to be Metropolitan Sees, with
tne present occupants elevated to the
dignity of Archbishops.
Rev. Francis Wentworth, d. D.a
prominent Methodist minister, died in
sandy Hill, N. Y, on Tuesday night.
aged 70 years. In 1879 he was eIecte6
editor OF the Ladies' Repository" and
Of the books of the Western Book Con
Germ of Cincinnati.
A house of evil repute near Rhine.
ander, Wis, was burned on tuesday
night, and four of its inmates, two men
snu Two women, pertshed in the flames.
One man escaped from the building, but
IS fatally burned.
Major A. O. Reinoehl published A
card at Lancaster, Pa, Wednesday.
Withdrawing from the contest for the
hepnoll nomination for District At.
crney In favor of William D. Weaver.
The Brooklyn Sunday School Union
IN wednesday celebrated its fifth
eventh anniversary by q parade of the
'uplls through the principal streets. It
estimated that $4,000 children were
n line.
Cecil Marriage, Chief Engineer of
ne water Works at Oskaloosa, Iowa.
ma mis- cousin, Hattie Marriage. were
Irowned at that place on Tuesday.
Marshal Dubois and four IDENTITIES
eft Blackfoot, Idaho, on Wednesday
norning, with car load of convioted
,olygamists, sentenced to the House of
at Detroit.
The boiler of saw mill near Desb-
er, Ohio, exploded on Tuesday, killing
VILLAIN Smith, engineer, and In jurin9
* others, three perhaps fatally.
A Convention of anti-saloon Rennh-
cans met on Wednesday in Trenton.
lew jersey. About 100 delegates were
resent A permanent Organization
'as effected.
The city Of Springfield, Msssachu-
sttts, on Wednesday celebrated the
oOth anniversary of its settlement,
6orham, Maine, on Wednesday cele.
rated It's 150th anniversary.
it is expected that the next public
eot statement will show reduction of