The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-21
TIE WEST.

Gently destroyed the entire business Por'
ton of the town except one store and ar
implement house. The loss was %variOusly
estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000; insur.
ance, $500.
The lease of the Cherokee Strip Live.
Stock Association Of the grazing privilege
of the Cherokee Strip expires October l.
The Livestock Association offered to re-
lease for $17aOoo per annum, but the last
Cherokee Council refused to accept this
bid and the grazing privilege is now open
to bidders. The Strip contains over 6,OO0,
600 acres of land
In response to a call for a National con
ventiou of the Greenback party in Cincin.
natl on the 18th but seven delegates ap-
peared. They met AID issued an address
to the American people, the substance Of
which is that the evils Of the country arise
from the scarcity of money, which evils
the Greenback party proposes to meet by
issuing more money.
JOHN HANLEY, of Chicago, has been
elected president of the National Fire I'm
derwriters' Association.
TIE barb wire manufacturers held a Sc
cret conference in Chicago recently, but
while all agreed that the situation was
had, it was decided not to advance prices
yet.
FIRE at Wayne. Mich, the other morn
ing destroyed the SOwter block, the best
in the town. Loss, $1,000.
MAJOR WARNER. of Kansas City, Mo-,
has been elected COmmander-in-Chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic for the
ensuing year.
Texas fever is playing havoc among the
cows OF the dairy farm of Bacon Brothers,
near Streatcr, Iii.
The California producers and dealers OF
dried fruits nave decided to form q joint
stock company with Sj0,000.
THE two hundred and fiftieth anniver-
sary Of the first settlement of Swedes in
America, was celebrated at Minneapolis,
Ninn., on the 18th in the presence Of over
1900 persons.
TIE Rex Men occupied their last session
in Chicago installing new officers and
hearing reports. Baltimore, Md, and Sep-
TENDER, 1sS9, were fixed as time and place
Of the mex council.
WALTER GRASTHAN, q salesman of Chi.
cago, and his two sisters were drowned
near Carey, ILL.,, recently by the capsizing
Of a boat IRON which they were fishing in
the Fox river.
A BAGGAGE car of an express train on
the Il. e. u. was derailed while passing q
freight train recently lei Mansfield. o.
The consequence was q terrible disaster,
the cars being piled one upon the other.
Two trainmen were instantly killed. The
express train contained passengers re.
turning from the G.. A. X. at Columbus,
many Of whom were seriously injured.
AfIEE at Washburn, Wis, on the morn.
ing of the 18th destroyed thirty buildings.
Loss, $4,000.
GOLDENsoS, a young Hebrew, was
hanged Mt San Francisco on the 18th for
the murder of Mamie Kelly, q school girl,
because she refused his attentions.
Hos. JOHN E. EDWARDS, who went to
California in 1919, died at Stockton, CAL,
receatly, aged eighty-four. He was Gov
ernor of Missouri from 1874 to 1S4S.
A FREE fight occurred in the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church at st. Paul.
MIMI, after services on the 10Th. caused
by a factional feeling arising over the
alleged immortality of the pastor, Rev. w.
H. Roberts.
A NEW reward Of 10000 has been Of.
fered by the widow of millionaire Smell,
Of Chicago, for the arrest Of Tascott, &C.
cused Of his murder.
THE entire business portion Of Florence,
Wis, vas destroyed by fire recently, caus-
ing . total loss Of $4,000. On which the in
surance was only $4,000.
SoxE 800 members Of the Irish American
Republican League of Chicago visited
18th.