Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-03

rate on lumber to 10 cents per cwt
from Chicago TO Kansas City. Th'
former rate was 18 cents.
AT the anti-slavery conference a.
Brussels the English delegates pro
posed tho prohibition Of the sale of al
cohol in the interior of Africa. All the
delegates except the German members
supported the proposal.
J. W. PARKER, OF Burlington, Kan,
charged with forgery has been remand
ed at London, Ont, at the request Of his
counsel, who desired to present evidence
in his defense.
THE town OF Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn, Jared badly by the
storm. A negro woman was killed out
right by falling walls and a number OF
persons were injured.
FATHER BOYLE, on trial for rape al
Raleigh N, c., has been finally acquit
ted He had been convicted and sen
tenced TO death, but obtained new
trial.
Forty thousand workmen in the
factories in Catalonia, Spain, have gone
out on strike. A conference is being
held with view to an adjustment The
strikers are quiet
A BILL has been introduced into the
Kentucky Legislature providing for a
fine OF $500 and imprisonment for six
months for false timing at trotting con-
tests.
FREIGHr train No. 81, from Evansville,
ran at full speed into a large tree blown
by the storm across the track just above
Sebree, KY, and was totally wrecked.
Engineer Pete Burns, Fireman Bridges
and Brakeman Powell we're killed.
The town of Mitchell's Station, ton
miles from Culpepper Va, has been al
most totally destroyed by fire. The fire
started in the sawmill and heavy gale
carried the flames to the Virginia Mid
land railroad depot and the houses
around it. Insurance trifling.
FIVE Finnish miners were recently
caught by CAVERN at the Prince Of
Wales mine, Marquette, Mich. The
timbers gave way and let down tons Of
ore and rock upon them. Two only es-
capped.
WASHINGTON police authorities state
that there was absolutely no truth in
the story that Bridget Sweeney, an old
and trusted servant had confessed to
having caused the recent fire at Secre-
tary Tracys house.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended March 90 showed an average de-
crease Of 40 compared with the corre-
spending week OF last year. In New
York there was decrease OF los
LIZ London Stool. Exchange as-xell
as the Continental bourses were report
ed perturbed over German affairs A
nervous and uneasy feeling prevailed.
No ONE was killed at Bowling Green,
KY The storm did much damage thore,
but the town was not in the direct path
OF the cyclone.
A FRENCH gunboat has been sunk at
Rochefort by collision with a man-of
war.
THE British steamer Gulf OF Alden,
bound for Chill, has been lost at sea
One hoatload of people has arrived at
Chiloean island Two other boats we're
missing.
THE expenses OF the extra session Of
the Tennessee Legislature will be borne
by voluntary subscriptions OF the city
of Memphis, the session being called
for the purpose of extending the city's
limits
THE belated steamship City of Paris
arrived at Queenstown on the s0th. The
delay was caused by the breakdown OF
the starboard engines
A BALLOON, containing an army cap
tain, lieutenant and private, who
were making an experimental ascen-
sion, collapsed while over the forest Of
Schrimm, in Posen, Germany. The pri-
vate was killed and both OF the cap
tain's legs were broken. The lieuten-
ant escaped with slight bruises.
A YOUNG farmer named William
Aldridge was burned to death in fire
at the Central Hotel, Paris, Tex, early
the other morning.
THE deaths by the terrible storm at
Louisville we're thought to number about
loo. In other parts Of Kentucky many
lives we're lost the section around Clay
alone furnishing so deaths.
Four persons have been arrested for
the fire in North street, Boston,
two months ago by which twelve lives
were lost. They did it to obtain insur-
ance money