Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27
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st. Johns Catholic church at Greenbush,
opposite Albany, n. Y. burned, from de-
fective fue. Damage, $4,000.
Influenza is reported to prevail at some
of the cities of Mexico with terrific results;
the lower classes dying off 100 day.
Mr.. Joseph Glllis Biggar, the we'll known
home ruler and member of the house OF
commons for the west division of county
Cavan. died at c apham. suburb OF Lon
don. He was 20 years o!d.
for the outlet, from the cattle men to June
/, 1880. The Cherokees Will claim $4,000
more from the cattle men for the period
June to October ], when they must vacate.
The Spickardsv.le, Mo-. crusaders were
found guilty and fined SIS each and costs.
Notice has been given OF an appeal.
Within the eighteen months since salt
trust was established In Eng and the price
of that rtic,e in that country has risen 40
to so per celt.
The Sioux reservation just now opened to
settlement is 9.0O0.O0) aCre>-a territory
larger than Massachusetts and Connecticut
combined.
General F. L. Cramer, a Mason of high
degree, and one of the most promine mt men
in the Indian Terr toy, died very suddenly
at Oklahoma City.
The apparent result is that the govern
ment parties have lost fifteen seats and the
socialists throughout Germany have doubled
their votes
John Jacob Astor. grandson OF the first
millionaire of that name, died in New York
on the m orning Of February -. HIS wealth
is put at $3.50, ,tO0, 600.
Half a block of buildings were destroyed
by fire at South Amboy, \. j. Loss, S1O,-
600: insurance one half. The fire is said to
have been caused by defective tiue
BY order of the department overland
mails are being carried by the southern. or
Santa Fe route, on account of repeated long
delays from snow storms.
The north half of Montana is aroused
over the discovery of placer gold mines,
quartz, and silver and lead galena Ill the
mountain spurs and hills.
Owing to the grea. scarcity of seed grain
throughout Minnesota and Dakota, the
Great Northern railway line announces
reduction of 80 per cent. in their rates on
seed grain during the month of April
Secretary Proctor has issued an order
directing that the national federal flag in
use in the army and navy consist, after
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rows of seven stars each in blue field.
George Francis Train is to leave Boston
March with the purpose of gong around
the world i'll sixty days. He goes west and
intends sailing from Vancouver March Il,
reaching that place by special steamer from
Tacoma.
The senate committee on interstate COM
merce are investi@ ating the effect of the
long and short haul clause in the interstate
commerce law, as to whether it is response
BILE for the present depressed condition of
agriculture in the west.
The steamer Highgate collided with the
ship Sovereign in log. OFF Lunday Isl and,
and sank. Thirteen of the persons on board
the steamer at he time of the collision ha o
landed at Milford Haven. A boat contain
ing six others is missing.
The Economic society. at Economy, Pa,
now 50 years old. numbers but fifty persons,
most of them quite AGED. They ara under
vows of celebacy. The wealth of the soci-
ETY.. held in common. is estimated from
S25, $1,000 to $35 OOO,O0O. They celebrated
their anniversary recently.
The members of the cattle association
having lease of the Cherokee outlet OBJ ect
to the terms of the order prohibiting the
further introduction of herds into the strip.
They argue at thi' will work a great in
Justice to sub-leasers who have already con-
tracted with aud paid the as'Oclatlou fOT
summer pasturage. Large herds from
Texas are now ON their way.
Dick Halves. the wife and child murderer,
at Birmingham, Ala, has made a third
confession. and this is believed to be the
true one In this he confesses that he is
alone guilty of the murder of his wife and
two children. The confession, which gives
all the details of the crime, has been sworn
to and placed in the hands # friend of
the condemned man, to be made public
when he is dead.
The first ballot in the house of represent
atiyes for the location of the worlds fair
stood, Chicago liz. New York -. 1t. Louis
81, Washington SO and Cumberland Gap |.
The second ballot brought Chicago to i21;
the third to II: the fourth to 13f: the fifth
to 40 and the sixth to 149. The sixth gave
New York lie, St. Louis q and Washington
10. At this point friends of Chicago de-
feated a motion for a recess.
Lieutenant Steele. of the Eighth cavalry,
had a quarrel with Private Wild, both of
troop F, and then acted as judga advocate
at the court martial, which sentenced the
private to severe punishment. Secretary
Proctor, at the command of the president,
condemns the proceeding as grossly i'm
proper. and adds: THE president does not
want this case to be. nor do S he think it
Justice to the army that il should appear to
be fair illustration of the administration
of military Justice"