Mower County transcript., 1890-11-12
3 pitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
DOMESTIC,

INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
DOMESTIC.
A BOARDINa-HoUsE at Kansas City
caught fire and three boarders were
fatally hurt in jumping from windows.
A FIRE at Samuel Whites Centennial
carpet-mills in Philadelphia caused a
loss Of 800, 1000.
NOTICE was given that the provisions
of the act Of Congress, approved Au-
gust so. for the inspection of salted
pork and bacon and cattle tor export
would be put in force November TO-
In attempting to arrest three burglars
at Taren tum, Pa, Harry Mateer, the
town constable, was shot and killed by
one of the robbers.
GEORGE BENNETT, at Lafayette, Ind, ,
shot and fatally injured John Workhoff
snd then started to run. William Scott
attempted to sop him when Bennett
shot him dead.
BUD Mccoy, the noted outlaw, was
killed by Nom bers of the Hatfield gang
at Tennis Camp, Logan County, Va
FIRE at San Francisco destroyed the
Grand and Burlington hotels and other
business property. Loss, $500, 900.
In order to guard against unintention.
al violation by publishers of the recent
act of Congress excluding lottery mat
ter from the mails the announcement
is made that the act in question probib-
its and Furnishes not only tho mailing
of lottery tickets, circulars, etc, but
also of newspapers or other publica-
tions containing any advertisement of
any lottery or gift enterprise Of any
kind offering prizes dependent upon lot
or chance.
A STATEMENT prepared at the Treas
ury Department shows that during the
month of October there was a net in
crease of 1925, 00s in circulation, princi-
pally in gold coin, and net decrease of
s1o,756, 7s7 in money and bullion in the
Treasury. The amount of the new
Treasury notes in circulation was SILL
167,351.
An infant was born to Mrs. Frank
Stone in Wabash, Ind, weighing but
one and one-half pounds. She was per-
fectly formed and healthy.
WHILE excavating for barn founda-
tion near Argentine. Kan. John Ru-
pert and James Holloway uncovered an
iron kettle containing nearly $1,000 in
gold, none Of the dates on the coins be-
ing later than 1854.
JIM, an old war-horse ridden through
out the rebellion by Colonel Whitaker,
of New Haven, Ind, died at Andrews.
Ind, at the age of 35 years, and was
buried with military honors.
SECOND AUDITOR PATTERSON has re-
ported to the Secretary of the Treasury
that during the last fiscal year his office
examined and settled 1851 pension &C
counts, involving the sum of S31, ,553, 515
: WILLIAM BROWN, of Marshall No.,
went home in drunken condition and
began to toy with a loaded shotgun
when the weapon was discharged. fatal
ly wounding his two little children.
BENJAMIN II. HUBER, storekeeper and
postmaster at Huber, Pa, was found
shot dead in his store by spring gun
which he had fixed to shoot thieves.
JOHN P. MCCULLOUGH, agent for an
Atlanta guano house, was robbed of
$4,000 in money and $1,000 in notes at
Riverdale, Ga.
In his annual report Brigadier-Gen
al D. S. Stanley, commanding the de-
partment of Texas, refers to lawless op-
erations and murders in the territory
south of the Southern Pacific railroad,
and says that to prevent such tragedies
a force should be kept there.
By general order issued from the
War Department the military prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, is constituted an
independent military post under the
immediate command of the MAJ jor-G Gen
eral commanding the army.
AT Barbourville. KY, Thomas Carnes,
aged IA years, shot and killed John
Ferguson for abusing his (Carnes)
father.
WILLIAM P. SoUTHwoRTH, of Cleve-
land, has given $50, 900 for ward or
wards in the hospital there to be de-
voted to the care of sick and disabled
children.
JOSEPH WEHRL1NG, of New Orleans.
says he is the only surviving soldier of
the Blackhawk war.
FIRE in business block at New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, caused loss of $3.50, 900.
DURING row at Santa Cruz, CAL,
Chris Carothus stabbed and killed
George Hartmann and then killed him
self
By the breaking of scaffold at Lyon
& Healy's piano factory in Chicago two
men were fatally and twenty other per-
sons badly injured.
THREE thousand coke-workers at Con-
nel]sville, Pa, struck to enforce the
reinstatement of a discharged work.
man.
THE Wells elevator at Buffalo, N. Y,
was burned. causing loss of $3.50, 900.
Many persons were injured by falling
walls.
In an election row at Irvine, Ky., two
men were killed and several wounded.
FLAMES destroyed a business block in
Denver, Col, causing loss of 100000.
THREE mills at Glastonbury, Conn.,,
were destroyed by fire. Loss, 100000.
The steamer Teutonic arrived in New
York from Liverpool, among her pas
sengers being Henry NJ Stanley and
wife.
THREE passengers were killed in a
train wreck near Mayfield, Pa.
ROBERT Z. LINCOLN, United States