The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-10
General News.

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Small pox has broken out at Los
Angeles and Denver.
Colorado freight rates from Califor-
mia have been raised ten per cent.
The city authorities of Denver are
exterminating gamblers and vags.
Vice-PresIdent T. T. Potter, of the
Union Pacific railroad. Is quite III.
1t Ia reported at Constantinople that
two more Russian raids upon Bulgaria
are being prepared.
The miners In the Lexington, Mo.
coal mines have agreed TO u reduction
in wages for six months
A lock out In the shoe mEnufactur-
ing business at Cincinnati leaves 5000
men, women and girls idle.
A number of Toronto bankers have
been arrested on charges of felony
In connection with the recent bank
break.
William Mcfarland, one Of the old
est actors IN the country, was found
dead in his bed at Minneapolis, Mimi,
recently.
Twelve railroad locomotives were re-
Gently dug out Of a snow drift up In
Newhampshire, and 1t wasn't much OF
drift neither.
A chemical explosion occurred In q
mixing house near Tomseyver, Nd, on
the the srd inst. bywhich two men were
blown into fragments.
"Old Buckskin," the horse ridden by
Lieut.. Baker. of Lansing, Michigan,
in pursuit and capture Wilkes Booth.
died at Lansing last week.
The granulating mill of the Austin
powder eompany, Ohio. blew mp last
week killing Engineer Wright. The
mill was completely demolished.
A steam boiler exploded In o saw
mill near Belmont, Ohio, last Satur-
day, killing Ave men, and badly injur-
ing others, and totally wrecking the
mill.
Monsignor Adam, of California, has
presented TO the pope photograph Of
Gabriel, an Indian Catholic 40 years
} of age, for whom he asks a special
blessing.
To prevent further train robberies
which are frequent on western roads
the government has decide 10 furnish
every postal employe on exposed routes
/. with weapons of the most effective
kind.
@Baby Bunting" Charles Arbuckle,
the coffee man, has filed notice OF an
! appeal to the supreme court from the
> judgment obtained against him by Miss
Campbell in her recent breach Of prom
se suit.
! A Paris dispatch says: The threat
> ened blow TO frandlent wearers of the
a Cross of the Legion of Honor has fall
a len. The council has taken of the list
q the names of 143 military and fourteen
II civil holders of the decoration, and has
. suspended sixty six of the military and
!. seven civilians whose claim to the hon.
~ or is doubtful.
l. The reunion aud banquet OF the
n survivors of the thirty-fourth congress
Is at Washington last week, brought to-
n gather twelve gentlemen OF national
of fame and historic prominence. TIVE
@ ex-speakers, Banks and Grow, Sena
tors Sherman and Morrill,, Ex-senator
~ Gragin. and Messrs. VIM. NJ. Cumback
It, James II. Campbell. Russell Sage, Alb
he raham Wakeman S. I. Stranahan. j. +
rs Flager and Guy II. Pelton. The re
N ception was largely attended.
!; Chicago dispatches state that th'
% war in freight rates WAS begun
= ON the srd instant by the Chicago, Nil
- waukee & st. Paul railroad. The 81
Paul made cut OF two cents on al
- classes of freight TO Missouri rive
~ points and followed II up by an ad
N ditioIal cut Of one and half cents OF
. FIRST class and two cents on secon'
- class. This cut was met by the South
he western and also the Chicago * North
We western, as far as Omaha and Councl
Bluffs are concerned. The North
as western has also met The st. Paul's ca
nv of ten cents TO Minneapolis aud 81
Id Paul.