Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-06-05

| has elected q. X. Williams, OF fOrl
Smith, president and John II. Jabe, oi
Searcy, secretary.
DECORATION day was celebrated In the
various cities as usual on the 30th. The
speakers at the ceremonies at the Sol
diers' Home at Washington criticised
unsparingly the scenes at Richmond,
Va, on the unvailing Of the monument
TO General Robert Il. Lee Senator In
gals delivered the Grafton at Gettys-
burg, In New York 90, 900 persons were
in the parade. In Western cities the ex'
ercises were marred by rain.
THE Normannia tho latest addition
to the Hamburg-American feet made
her maiden trip from Queenstown TO
New York in six days, five hours and
one minute, beating the maiden record.
She received some damage by collision
with an iceberg.
IT Is stated now that the shortage Of
Cashier Thompson, OF the Owego (N
W National Bank will be made up and
the bank resume. The defalcation was
100, 900.
THERE was terrible accident on the
narrow gauge railroad between Oakland
and San Francisco on the 30th. A train
plunged into Antonio creek, the draw Of
which was opened TO allow vessel to
pass. Some thirteen persons were
drowned. The engineer and fireman OF
the ill-fated train fed after bsing res
cued from the water.
THE cattle dealers OF Montreal have
,,atftf1ual tho AoutraaI Cnunatt 10 aa.
tablish union stock yards and close the
present small places.
THE triangle faction of the Clan-na-
Gael, or that element which has backed
up Alexander Sullivan, has issued call
for convention of its own.
AN attempt was made recently TO
wreck the fast mail train at Castle Bar,
Ireland, the gates being taken of and
placed across the tracks, but the OBJ
struction was discovered in time TO
avert disaster.
In is asserted in London that the sale
of the Congo Free State TO Great Britain
will soon be announced. The country
1900 900 square miles with
population Of $4,000, 900
TnR Boy Of Tunis has decreed that
every negro domestic in his dominions
must be given certificate of freedom
and that employers who do not comply
with this will be fined.
THE fire at Fort Worth, Tex, was not
so fatal as first reported Only one per-
son was killed. Thirty were hurt.
G. c. BRowN. a millionaire banker Of
Wis, committed suicide re-
Gently by shooting himself. He had
been i'll.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May 81 showed an average in
crease OF As compared with the corre-
spending week OF last year. In New
York there was decrease OF l.b.
BUSINESS was quiet on the London
Stock Exchange during the week ended
May 81. The Continental bourses we're
firm and fairly active. Sugar was steady
At Havana
THE Dupont paper mills, Louisville,
Ky, burned recently. Loss, S235, 900;
insured.
INcENDIABIsM was the cause Of the
burning of four squares Of buildings at
marlborough, KY, the fire being
started in Hoyland's grocery. The loss
was $780, 600 and >, 600 people we're rem
Tered homeless
Two brothers named Raymond living
10 Attica, Mich, we're found dead be-
,ide the Chicago & Grand Trunk track
It that place the other morning. Both
we're terribly mutilated 1t was thought
hey had jumped of the train.
THREE laborers were crushed TO death
n cave-in near Curry & O'Briens rock
quarry near Castle Rock, Col.
In the case OF a soldier whodied while
erving under a court martial sentence,
Assistant Secretary Bussey, Of the In
erior Department, has decided that the
widow is entitled TO a pension, the SEN
enoe being held TO be no bar.
A HURRICANE did much damage at
sofa, Bulgaria, on the lst Many per-
ons we're killed and injured.
THE May festival at st, Paul. Mimi,
because OF the poor attend /
nee. The sheriff captured the receipts
DISPATCHES report that Mwango has |
lad another battle with the Arabs, in |
which the latter lost heavily.
FoRTY-THREE thousand enumerators /
commenced taking the census OF the /
United States June /.