Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-15


convicted OF criminal libel at New York,
has been fined S100.
The Clay yton-Breckinridge investiga-
tion ended at Little Rock, Ark, ON the
8th.
DURING Chinese riot In Los Angeles.
CAL. the other night, one Chinaman was
killed and one seriously wounded. Tho
Wong chee society has declared deadly
the All Nov faction
THE annual competition for the
Boyleston prizes for Harvard students
in defamation was held in Cambridge,
Mass. The first prizes were won by W..
II. Il. Dubois 90 and II. Il. Burton 80.
Mr. Dubois is negro.
TnE miners Of Antrim, N. ", went
on strike recently, making 5000 men
men out Of work in that locality.
BUSINESS failures tDun's report for
the seven days ended May numbered
200, compared with 211 the previous
week. The failures for the correspond
ing week Of last year were 207
RACE excitement was reported at
Charlottesville, Ind, over the gradua-
tion Of four oolored pupils from the high
school.
STRIKING factory workers in Bohemia
have broken into several factories, dam
aging the machinery and compelling
those at work TO quit
THERE was wreck on the 20" near
Aurora, ILL.,, the other night an engine
and several cars going down an embank-
ment. Three men were killed.
The Montana Union railroad freight
depot, at Butte, Mont, was burned the
other morning, causing s6O,O 900 loss.
SARAH BERNHARDT has been severely
hurt by splinter which entered her
knee while acting in the prison scene of
Joan of Arc"
THE prices OF Japan tea are quoted
lower
THE pontoon house Of the Government
at Willis Point, L. l., has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
PORTER, Superintendent Of the Cen
sus has warned supervisors against ac-
cepting aid from cities, etc, in OBJ
tanning returns, as tending to fraud.
SEVERAL persons were killed by the
collapse OF the works of fort at Ma
mur, Belgium, recently.
IoNus & LAND, bankers of Vienna,
have suspended. Liabilities, 100000
forms.
THE village OF Ellicottville, N. Y,
has been fire swept. Loss, $50, 900.
A SYNDICATE of Belgian bankers which
undertook to issue 81, 600, 600 OF Congo
State obligations has been dissolved. 1t
was failure. ..
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May 10 showed an average in
crease of 1871 compared with the cores
ponding week of last year. In New
York tho increase was 14.5.
THE silver question in the United
States again had its effect on the Lon
don Stock Exchange during the week
ended May 10, stimulating the trans
actions in American securities. The
Paris Bourse was slightly weak. In
Germany financial affairs were reported |
firm and quiet Sugar was quiet at Ha-
gana.
THE bark Emet'c, owned in San Fran
,isco, was wrecked on the New Zealand |
,oast March 20. The captain and seven
men were drowned. The first mate,
Brown Rigg, and three men wero res
,ued.
Foul play was feared concerning the
of Revenue Agent c. ii.
Hawkins and twenty men who were
Ifter moonshiners in the Cumberland
of Kentucky.
CANADA now has 12,62s miles Of rail-
'oad in operation-an increase OF 500
niles in 1889.
A RAIN and snow storm was reported
rom all over Montana on the 10th. The
country was greatly in need OF rain and
he storm insures plenty Of feed on the
anges the coming season.
SEVEN hundred dockmen employed on
american steamers at Hamburg have
truck
OH CRY, Pa, was visited by a cloud
'urst recently. Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Johnson were buried in the ruins Of
heir house and killed.
NEAR the east line of the Cherokee
Nation the house occupied by Mr..
barton, on the Polsen farm, was burned
With all its contents. After the burning
mass had sufficiently cooled TO work in il
no remains OF two bodies were removed,
ne being a young lady of seventeen
ears and the other a child of four.