Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
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A mill dust explosion wrecked a Chicago
brewery, destroying the machinery. The
nelghboring windows were shivered consid-
erably.
A bill before the house appropriates ST.
10000 for the year 1891, with which to com
mence the erection of federal buildings in
nearly 1900 cities.
There Is still dead lock between the COM
mlttees of the house and senate upon the
silver question, with slight probabilities of a
satisfactory agreement.
The nineteenth annual session of the La
dles' Missionary society of the Presbyterian
church has been in session at Lincoln, Neb.,
with large attendance.
The census department is making a col
lection of all the newspapers and periodicals.
published in the United States.
Peter L. Mason is the first man to prove
up and get title to an Oklahoma homestead.
He had served four years as soldier, so one
years residence gave him his homestead.
United States Marshal Walker took ]. C.
Adams, who shot Captain Couch, from Okla
homa City to Wichita, because of danger that
citizens would lynch Adams as soon as Couch
died.
Augustine college, at Rock Island. Illinois.
has been closed on account of typhoid fever,
caused by sewer gas. Students who did not
eat or sleep in the building are none of them
sick.
NJ. P. Parker, postal clerk on the Frisco,
Is under arrest for rObbing the mails. He
seemed to have preference for Louisiana
lottery letters, as a number of them were
found in his pockets.
Two ex-governors died April 10; James
Pollock, who was governor of Pennsylvania
in 1874, who was 80 years old, and w. W.
Hoppin, who was governor of Rhode Island
from 1854 to 1856, aged 81.
Mrs. Mckee, daughter of the president, has
given reception at which dancing was a
the kind in the White house for nearly
hundred years.
The 15Oth anniversary of the battle of Lex
ingtOn was celebrated at that ancient bur-
ough. Salutes were fired, bells rung and
an old fashioned breakfast served. Busi-
ness was generally suspended.
The saloonkeepers of Lathrop, Mo-, have
commenced suits against the women crusad-
ers for the value of their goods destroyed.
They also claim value of cigars and other
goods in their stocks which were not touched.
Sherman, the boomers town opposite
Chamberlain, S. D., has been abandoned
and the buildings are being removed. This
action was taken in advance of the execution
of the order to clear off the land by the mill
tary.
A dispatch from Australia says that the
Darling river is several miles wide around
Bourke, and that the only building not flooded
is church. Rescue boats are kept busy re-
moving people and property to places of
safety.
Chicago's successive city treasurers have
had as perquisite the interest obtained for
deposit of city funds. There is now move
ment to go back over the trail and bring
suit for this retained interest, which has been
between S3O, 900 and $4,000 yearly.
Five sisters named Domiveroff committed
suicide at Moscow, Russia. The youngest of
the five was only 10 years of age. The cause
of their deed was their fear of being arrested
as nihilists. A short time before taking their
lives they burned all their papers, presuma-
bly, with the object of shielding others.
The Hamburg senate has decided that all
men employed on state work who take part
in the demonstration on May 1 will be dis
charged. Manufacturers declare that they
will close their works if their employees par
ticipate in the celebration. The Hamburg
socialist committee advise the men to make
the demonstration.
The demands of trades unions for rate of
wages to be given, the same to all in the same
trade, regardless of the ability of individuals
to earn less or more, might be changed In
way to satisfy employers and their men by
boards of examiners for each trade. made up
among themselves, who should classify the
men and grade their wages according to their
earning ability.
At the headquarters of the carpenters, in
Chicago. it was said that the strike bids fair to
last couple of months. It's duration, the
strikers think, will depend on the length of
time necessary for the new Boss Carpenters
ploy seven-eighths of the strikers. The new
organization secured some additional acces-
siOns and claims to be able to give work to
over 900 men.
A number of prominent men and capital
lists and some of the South American dele
gates to the Pan-American conference have
been holding quiet meetings with view to
organizing and promoting the construction
of railway line from New York to Tampa,
Fla, via steamer to Cuba. and thence to the
northern coast of South America by rail
along the Magdelena river to the region
watered by the source of. the Amazon. The
South Americans proposed to have great and
aluable mineral and other land concessions
for the purpose, and all countries will be
asked to give to the road the mail contracts
nov held by foreign steamers.
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