The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-03


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The grand Jury in Chicago on the Esd
found six indictments against William B.
Tascott, five OF the INDICTMENTS being for
burglary and one for the murders5of Amos
J. Smell
TIE Grand Army of the Republic of In
diana, in session on the 23d at Indianapo-
lis, elected Argus D. Van Osdel, of Madison,
Commander.
INITIAL meetings were held in Boston on
the Esd in o movement looking to the erec-
ton of a memorial building to Wendell
Phillips.
COLONEL J. W. FE1aHAN, of Emporta, was
elected Commander of the Grand Army Of
the Republic of Kansas at its seventh an
nual encampment in Winfield on the 23d
The town Of Coldwater, Kan, WAS almost
entirely destroyed by fire on the 23d
The eighth annual encampment Of the
Minnesota Grand Army of the Republic
began at Minneapolis on the Esd
Two MASKED men took possession OF q
Southern Pacific train in Arizona on the
23d, just after leaving STEMS Pass, I'M
coupled the engine and express car from
the rest OF the train, and after going mile
further robbed the express car of q large
amount Of valuablea
The Treasury Department at Washington
on the 23d issued warrants for the payment
of $40, 600, 600 on account of penslona
THOMAS DICKSON, treasurer Of Morrow
County. O., was arrested at Cleveland on
the 23d, charged with embezzling So. SOB
A YOUNG man and woman, who had lust
arrived from Philadelphia, were found
dead near the city hall in Camden. N. J..
on the 23d The man first shot his COM
p anion and then killed himself They were
unknown.
The output of coal during 1887 In the
second anthracite district of Pennsylvania
reached 5O43, 515 tons, IN increase over
1886 Of $4,000 tons In mine accidents
fifty-two men were killed and 146 wounded.
By the sudden breaking of large boom
of logs in the Palouse river, near Colfax.
w. T.. on the % Moses Ebert and an un-
known man were killed and three others
were fatally injured. r. ~ 5~.,.-,s +.
MRS JULIA SANDGREN was found In dy-
Ing condition in house in Chicago on the
23d, and in the same room were found the
dead bodies OF her two young children
Mrs. Sandgren died in short time. Star
Walton was thought to have caused the
deaths ..'- +
LEWIS MOORE (colored) was hanged on the
23d at Georgetown, Va Moore ascribed his
misfortune entirely to whisky. and begged
his hearers to beware of it
HE trustees of the Grant Monument Com
mittee held their annual meeting on the
23d In New York, and elected william r
Grace president Fhe amount of the fund
on deposit WAS stated to be 1925, 1862 49,
MRS. JOHN W1ILHoRTE, who lived near Bel
lowing Springs. Gu. was seized with apo
plexy on the 23d, and falling into an open
CRATE was burned to death :
AT the National Encampment of the
Union Veteran League In Youngstown, O. !.
on the 23d General A. L Pearson, Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, was elected Commander.
IHE u: A. K Encampment Association of
Missouri, Kansas Colorado, Arkansas, Illt-
no1s, Iowa and Nebraska was organ zed at
meeting Of Grand Army men in Kansas
City on the 23d " - s>s5 a. s.E:F1
NINETY THREE residents of Chicago and
suburbs-luen and women prominent In re-
ligious work-addressed a petition to the
mayor on the Esd asking that an ordinance
be passed prohibiting Sunday performances
at the theaters. ~.-
JOSEPH WILKINSON, of Albany, n T., who
says he has attained some noloriety as a
sleeper, challenges any Rip Van Wrinkle to
q match Of l42 hours or more, tor any
amount from ST. 900 to 81, $40. 81:
JOHN DoNAHuE, of Troy, O., who lost both
his legs In railroad accident. brought suit
to recover $50, OO0 and the jury on the
9th awarded him $40, 600
j. J. SPALDINa & Co., printers, of Chicago
failed on the 24tn. The firm was an old
one and favorably known. .-..
AT the second annual meeting of the
American Association Of Importers and
Breeders Of Belgian Draft Horses on the 24th
In Wabash, Ind. Harmon Wolf, of that city,
was elected president. '-sA- -
AFRE on the 24Jh in Peet l. Co. Is three-
story iron-clad building in Pittsburgh
Pa, caused a loss of 100000
TREASURER DICKSON, of Marion County.
O., was arrested on the 24tn, charged with
being defaulter to the extent of $40. 600
A HEAVY rain. on the Oath caused great
suffering among the people at Mount Ver-
non, ILL.,, who were made homeless by the
recent cyclone
FIRE on the 24th ut Toledo, O., In the
building occupied by the B ade Printing L.
Paper Company, caused a loss of 800, OOO
DURING the seven days ended on the Oath
there We're 1873 business failures in the
United States, against 236 the previous
seven days The total failures since Jan
uary to date number 2, 1l2, against 2, l4l
in the same time last year. 800 ID
The State encampment of the Minnesota
g. A. R. at it's session in Minneapolis on
the oath elected J. H Eye, of Minneapolis
Commander. -
DANIEL J. WREN, one Of the convicted
Chicago boodlers, was taken to the peniten-
tiary at Joliet on the oath under q sentence
of two years
UNDER the new law Francis Herbert, of
Detroit, Mich, who assaulted thirteen
year-old girl, was on the 24th sentenced
for life in the penitentiary at hard labor.
AN assignment was made on the Oath by
Murlock Brothers Exchange Bank of Can
on City, Col The liabilities were $144.-
500
SENATOR sTocKBR1DaE, Of Michigan, on the
Oath sold his famous trottng stallion Bell
Boy to Kentucky parties for $35, 600 The
Senator purchased the horse one year ago
for SIS, 600 f.rs -. :
FULL returns on the Oath from. Oceana
County, Mich, showed that it had gone for
local option, making thirty one counties in
the Suite SO far declared dry.
The Dayton. Fort Wayne l. Chicago. rail-
way went into the hands OF . receiver on
the Oath
IT was stated on the Oath That John Lee
Pache, late treasurer of Colfax County.
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