Thomas County cat., 1890-10-16
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saloon, run by Radhuff. at Morgantown,
Ind, was destroyed. with its entire contents,
by the explosion of heavy charge of dyna-
mite, thought to have been done BY resi-
dents. Loss on building and contents, $2,OOo.
The French cabinet is considering plan
looking toward reciprocity of trade with the
United States. Unless such terms are ar
rived at it ia said that an attempt will be made
! to virtually exclude American products from
| the French markets.
Importation of Dutch cattle into England
has been prohibited, owing to the prevalence
of disease among the cattle of the Neither
| lands. The trade was a small one compared
with the American, but had averaged about
$4,000 per week.
The survey of the Pennsylvania ship canal
is completed. 1t is estimated that it will
cost about the same as the Welland canal. or
$35. .O0O,0O.
William Sprague, jr., grandson of Salmon
p. Chase, and only son of ex-Governor
Sprague, of Rhode Island, committed suicide
at Seattle, WASH, by inhaling chloroform.
Deceased secured employment eon the
Seattle Journal. Dependency prompted
the suicide.
The population of all the New England
states has been given out. The percentage
of increase since 1880 is greater than in any
decade since 1880 and greater than for any
decade in the last century with four excep-
tons; yet it is Just about one-fOurth the per-
centage increase of Kansas.
The Iowa Indian chiefs met and prepared
| an invitation to President Harrison to e1-
tend his western trip to their reservation. A
war dance is proposed for his entertainment.
| If the president declines the invitation, To-
hee, the blind chief, will go to Topeka to pay
| his respects to the great white chief.
Russia has recently adopted more liberal
and vigorous policy than heretofore in respect
of encouraging the development of the min
eral resources of the empire. Numerous
special grants and licenses to work coal
mines are being issued to coal companies,
most of which are principally composed of
foreign capitalists.
The miners, trammers, lumbermen and
oil underground employees OF the Lake An
gele mines, lshpenlng, Mich, walked out,
and the miners at other city mines are fol-
lowing suit. The strike will be at all mines
in the city and probably in all the mines in
the country employing over 10000 men. The
men strike for shorter hours of labor.
A committee of the Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood went SO far as to tell Mr.. Webb
the Central company have to choose between
the engineers organization and that of the
knights. There is no opposition on the part
of the Central management to any labor or
ganizatiOn whatever, excepting the knights:
In fact, all of the others are encouraged and
supported.
"Mose Jacobs, Des Moines newsboy, is
said to be worth S1,OOO.' This was the way
the item first appeared three weeks ago.
The following day it read to the effect that
Nose Jacobs was worth $4,000. This week
it appears that Nose is worth 100000, all
made by lucky real estate investments. Ac-
cording to the same rate of increase Nose
stands to be worth 81 ,0OO, 600 next week.
An organization has been perfected at
Washington by the name of the Daughters of
the American Revolution" The purpose of
the society is to secure and preserve the his
torical spots of America and to erect thereon
suitable monuments to perpetuate the men,
Ories of the heroic deeds of men and women
who aided tie revolution and created consti-
tutional government In America.
The seventy wild buffaloes that have been
held in the Yellowstone park have been for
some time ranging in the Big Horn district
and thereaboutS. An expedition has been
fitted out to drive them back to the park; If !
the Indians have not already killed them.
These are thought to be the last buffaloes in
a wild state in America: the remnant OF the
countless millions of a few years ago.
The new silver notes are palmer looking
than those now in circulation, but the work
upon them is finely executed. They are
headed with the new title, "The United
States of America" promises to pay. and un-
der the amount appears the words I'm coin"
This may be gold or silver. at the option of
the government, and the note is made "legal
tender" which was not the case with either
the gold or silver certificates.
J. C. Forsythe, the secretary and treasurer
of the Normandale Lumber company, and
one of the best known men in Georgia, was
shot and killed by an unknown assassin who
approached the house in his bare feet, and
putting the muzzle of a gun.against the glass
of the parlor window, shot MIR. Forsythe as
he sat smoking inside. Forsythe was the
principal witness against Luther A. Hall,
lawyer of Dodge county, whose trial for per-
jury is now pending IN the United States
court.
The Indian bureau has issued notice to all
cattlemen occupying Indian reservations In
the Indian Territory to vacate them no later
than December /. The notice concludes:
''And all persons so holding cattle or live
stock upon any cf the Indian lands within
the Indian Territory and the territory OF
Oklahoma (created since the notice OF March
%, 1S9O) are hereby notified and warned that
they must remove themselves and their cat
tie and other stock from said lands as hereby
required"
There is a threatened strike on the Hous-
ton d Texas Central railway. The trouble
Is the first instance in which the race ques-
tiou has entered into the consideration of
grievance brought before the federation.
Grand Secretary Debs said that the white
employees are endeavoring to raise the wages
In the SOUTH but cOlored labor can be pro- Y
cured cheaper. The colored men have or
ganizations throughout the south, but they
are not permitted to affiliate with the white