The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-28
TIE Marquette, Houehton & Ontonagon

0OClC0 10 tho Oou0T0l lI6uO.OLuCo u us
withdrawal of all claim to the land grant
opposite the reconstructed part Of its
road.
THE freight conductors and brakemen OF
the Chicago division of the Illinois Gen.
trail struck on the 18th for increased Fay.
MUCH indignation is expressed in Tahiti
over the seizure of Easter island by Chilli,
which proposes to establish there a penal
colony. This is the island famous for its
grand stone statues standing on huge
pedestals. The seizure was made by Cap
tain Toro, of the Gillian cruiser Angamos.
SUITS have been begun in Boston against
BOwker, TOorley & Co., marble workers Of
Boston, for importing contract labor from
Italy.
SMITH, FIssELL & Co.. cigar manufac-
turers, of Montreal, Can, have assigned
with So, 900 liabilities.
THE rains in Mexico have ceased. Eight
thousand soldiers were at work building
trenches and dykes about the City Of
Mexico.
W. A. HATFIELD, Of Yarmouth, n. s.,
formerly a shipbuilder, has made an as
segment. A few years ago he was worth
Il 1000, eco, but some four or five years ago
he vent into the West India trade with
others, the firm being known as Hatfield.
King & Co., md he is said to have lost
about all his money in this venture.
SEVERAL Greek war ships have been Or
dered to be made ready to put to sea. The
recent seizure of a Greek vessel at ChiOs
has been the subject of a protest by the
Greek Government, but the Porte has re-
fused to give a satisfactory reply.
THE carrier on the mail route between
Viroqua and Prairie du Chen, Wis.,, made
his last run last week, and the rOute has
been discontinued. In the early days of
Wisconsin Governor Rusk used to drive q
stage on this route.
ENGLISH missionary societies are clam
oring for an inquiry to be made into the
charges against the late Major Bartelott
and Henry NJ. Stanley. The charges are
of cruelty towards the natives and readi-
ness to shoot them for disObedience.
THE Uzambura chiefs, headed by SIM
boja, have revOlted against the Germans
and dispersed Meyers aravan Meyers
pOrters nave deserted him and he has re-
turned to the coast. The other evening
some natives of Zanzibar, installing the
secretary of the British Admiral for a
German official, assaulted him and hen
made their escape in the darkness. The
secre;ary's injuries were not serious.
PROF. JAMESON, who was organizing an
expedition for the relief of Henry NJ. STAN
ley, died of African fever on the Congo,
August Il.
A SMALL cyclone passed over Mammoth
Springs, Fulton County, Ark, on the 2lst.
Houses were wrecked. trees blown down
and corn and crops ruined. Several peo-
pie were injured but no one was killed.
z. BROwN, an old resident of Godfrey,
ILL.,, was induced to put $500 into the
hands of a swindler recently to bind the
sale of his farm. The latter disappeared.
GEORGE SACKETT's warehouse and 1000
barrels Of cranberries at Berlin, Wis.,, were
destroyed by fire the other day. Loss,
$4,000.
CHARLES F. PECK was found suffering
with yellow fever while riding in a street
car at New York on the 21st and taken to
Bellevue Hospital.
ORDERS have been issued to have the
United States steamship Boston, now at
the New York navy yard, made ready for
sea service. The vessel is under secret
orders to proceed to the West Indies, sup
posed with reference to the rOubles in
Hayti.
The Marquis de Mores, who made a fail
ure of the cattle and beef canning business
in Dakota, is now figuring on building
railroads in China.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended September % numbered
22s, compared with 217 tho previous week
and 1S3 the corresponding week Of last
year.
JUDGE FAIRALL, of Iowa City, Iowa, has
sentenced William circuit to ten years in
the penitentiary for attempting to wreck q
train for the purpose of robbery on the
Rock Island & Pacific railway a year ago.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
PRINCE BISMARCK questions the authen.
ITCHY of the diary Of the late Emperor
Frederick recently published.
JOHN THORNTON WOOD, q distinguished
scientist Of Boston, is reported missing
since he left Washington. September T.
In the Senate ON the oath two bills were
introduced having reference to the yellow
fever outbreak. Mr.. Plumb spoke on the