Mower County transcript., 1890-12-24
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S. D., closed its doors.
JOE BAKER and an unknown man
we're lynched by ranchers near Denver,
COL, for firing hay-stacks.
MRS. SENECA FELL, aged 65 years,
and her grandchild, Olive Terrence,
aged II years, were suffocated by coal
gas at Philadelphia.
The village council of Green Isle,
Minn.. has been indicted for employing
all the saloon-keepers in town as police
men simply to assist them to pay their
licenses.
j. G. GILLESPIE, treasurer of Boone
County, Mo-, was discovered to be short
SO, 900 in his accounts.
TWENTY small houses in New Orleans
were destroyed by fire.
1T was reported that a general move
ment for an eight-hour day would be
made next May by the coal miners Of
Europe and America.
THE Clearfeld County Bank at Clear
field, Pa, suspended. The liabilities
we're estimated at $3.50, 900, with assets
Of $780, 200.
In Indiana the coal product the past
year was S,676,OOO tons, exceeding that
Of the previous year by 57s, 500 tons.
The entire business part of Orrick,
Mo-. was burned.
In shooting affray near Brook
haven, Miss, Al Bowen, Will Blue,
Dave Mckee and Bob Applewhite were
mortally wounded. All were young
men.
At st. Helens, Ore, burglars blew
open the safe of Muckie Bros store
and secured 1000 in coin and ST., 900 in
notes.
THE news reached Rapid City, S. D.,
on the 10Th that a command of cavalry
was attacked by Indians near Daly's
ranch and two officers and fifty men
killed, but the Indians were repulsed
with heavy losses. The number of
Indians killed was not known. The
Indians were put to rout.
Four Hungarians were killed in the
mines near Hazelton, Pa, by fall of
coal
SULzBEcK, WEE1GE & BoLKER, silk
manufacturers at College Point, L. L.,
failed for S15o,00o.
THB new silver certificates Of the
series of 1890 have made their appear
;ance. The $40 certificates have the
medallion Of General Sheridan in the
center, while the 81 note has the me-
dalion OF. Secretary Stanton on the left
hand side of face.
II. II. FUNK, a stockman and specu-
aator at Shelbyville, ILL, failed for
e10o,000.
GOVERNOR STEELE, of Oklahoma, re-
turned the Kingfsher capital bill with
out his approval He also warned the
Legislature that he would consider
nothing further of that nature. This
leaves Guthrie the capital.
At Carey, o., two oil-weu drillers,
Henry Wilson and Charles Henderson,
were fatally burned.
The eastern portion of the United
States was visited by one of the sever
est storms known for years. At Pitts
burgh, Pa, nearly two feet of snow
fell. Much damage was wrought along
the Atlantic coast.
AT Franklin, Ind, the family of J. S.
Sturgus was poisoned by ice-cream that
bad stood in a tin vessel for about ten
hours. One, a boy of years, could not
recover.
+, Two YOUNG daughters of Mrs. Nick
Melchert, at Aurora, ILL.,, were drowned
while skating.
Two or the foremost physicians in
Michigan, DIR. E. Shurley and DR.. Fl.
Gibbs, announced that they had discov-
cred consumption cure whose efficacy
was beyond question.
A BIG cave-in of surface coal mine
occurred at Parsons, Pa, and eleven
houses partially fell down the mine.
The Spokane Falls (Wash.) National
Bank closed its doors. The cashier said
that the assets exceeded the liabilities.
AT Wichita. Kan, after the jury in
the case of Nellie Mayors. charged with
robbery and assault, had been out fifty
two hours Judge Balderson declared
that he would have verdict. At 3
a. m. he introduced minister into the
Jury who preached for an hour,
prayed and withdrew. A verdict Of
guilty was reached Immediately after.
The Burton block in Chicago was
burned for the third time within two
wears. The loss was 100000.