Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06
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Emin Pasha now a. Cairo, is out, and
takes long wa.ks.
1t is said that Queen Victoria Is about to
issue pardon to Mrs. May brick. the relac
tive of old jet DAVIS. who is imprisoned
for killing her English husband.
1t is reported that Silcott, the absconding
cashier of the sergeat- at arms Office of the
house, at Washington. has been captured in
Oregon under the disguise of locomotive
engineer.
The grippe has extended over a larger
area and with greater rapldity than any
p'evlous epidemic of which there is ar5cord,
the tota number of deaths in this country
is put at 10000. and the rate of mortality
was higher IN Baltimore than any other city.
The est mated decrease in the public debt
during February is $4,000.
jeff Davis county, Texas, is suffering
from protracted drouth, no rain having
fallen In FIVE months. Elsewhere in Texas
there has been rain enough.
Secretary Window has issued orders for
the establishment of an emigrant landing
depot on Redloe's Island, New York harbor,
and arrangements will at once be made for
he construction of the necessary buildings.
The president on February 81. nominated
as D. j. Brewers successor Henry c. Cald-
we'll. OF Arkansas. to be judge of the eighth
circuit. Also, to be postmaster at Atchi-
son. Samuel Il. Washer, and at Greensburg,
Preston S. Albeit.
constitutional amendment is under
consideration in South Dakota which re-
quires a citizen to be a BILE to read any arti-
Gle of the constitute on or any section of the
laws of the state before he becomes legal
voter.
Bishop HenneSsy. of the diocese of Iowa,
has issued a pastoral letter to a the priests
In his diocese ordering them to establish
parochlal schools and TO compel Roman
Catholic parents to send their children to
the church schools instead of the free public
schools.
1t is semi officially stated that the result
of the recent election for members of the
reichstag has caused Prince Bismarck to
delay his resignation from office. 1t is be-
lieved that he would undoubtedly have re-
signed had the election resulted in a victory
for the cartel part es.
A cut in railroad fare between Chicago
and Missouri river points took effect March
3. The greatest cut is on east bound tickets,
the rate from Kansas City to Chicago being
50 for first class and S. for second class.
West bound fare Is 81 more for first class
and 50 for second class.
Dining cars are not profitable in them
Il
tine Santa Fe system between Chicago and
Kansas City is netting loss to the COM
pany of $500 month. 1t is rumored that
large depot hotel will be erected at Fort
Madison and the dining cars be discon-
tinued.
The Nashville and Chicago fast mail train
went through a bridge near Vincennes, |
Ind. The engineer and fireman were killed. |
Engineer Lyons had been on the road |
fra iybt 1;1-aS oh
old. Louis Bowdon, the fireman, was son |
of the state superintendent. M. Bowden. |
Both men lived in Evansville.
The car shortage which was comp aimed |
of during the month of January is again
being felt. The great grain blockade, |
which kept the cars tied up at the seaboard |
and in the great grain centers, has never
been fully raised. It. therefore. takes but
q slight additional demand on the facilities
of the roads to renew the shortage.
At Flagstaff, A. T., A. w. Allen, night |
operator and watchman for the Atlantic &
! acific railroad, discovered man stealing
from a car of merchandise. Allen called to
him to surrender. but he started to run.
The operator fired, killing the thief in
The coroner's jury exonerated
Allen. The victim is unknown.
Emlgrant camps in considerable num-
bers are increasing along the south line of
Kansas, bordering on the SnerOkee outlet.
There is a prevailing belief among these
people that the outlet will he opened for
settlement about the 1st of June. Many of
the campers have leased small tracts of
Kansas land upon which to raise supplies
for next winter.
man disguised as farmer entered the
bank of Hicks, Gephart IL Co., at Valley
Kansas, JUS at the closing hour,
while the cashier was alone. and was put
ting away cash. etc, in the vault. He cov-
cred Cashier Coen and compelled him to
give up the cash; then locked him in the
bank and left. Pursuit was speedily organ
zed and he was found next morning at a
hotel at Meriden, fifteen miles away, hav-
ng taken room in the night with orders to
be called for the a m. train for Atchlson.
Two pursuers from Valley Fails having
heir game holed awaited the time set for
MS cali, and when he came down to the
MOTEL office he was met by two shot guns.
Seeing the condition he dropped his gloves
md reached for pistol with each hand,
which were in his over coat pockets This
oosened up the shotguns, and the rObber
'ell dead. Upon his person was found S2,-
-8s, some of which still had bands about
he bills which bore the signature of the
obbed cashier. The cashier identified both
nan and money. The amount found in
he robbers boots was somewhat more than
he amount missed at the bank. A coro-
ler's jury decided that the killing was JUS
ifable.
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