Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-08
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kIngfsher county, Oklahoma, has voted.
to !, against mixed schools. Nearly all the
women are among the majority.
1t is announced the New York and London
committees on the Virginia state debt have
definitely agreed upon plan which it is eN-
pected the Virginia legislature will readily
approve.
Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, has sent
| geographic Instructions to the commander
of the state militia at Lone Pine to move at
once to Chadron, the scene Of the threatened
Indian outbreak.
The old Wilkinson i Green mill at Provi-
dence, r. 1, has been Quilted by fire; only
the walls remain. Loss, SIZE, COO: fully in
sured. The mill was built in 1913 and has
lately been run by the Dexter Yarn company.
| Thursday the new year was marked by the
hrst official reception of the season at the
White house. This reception will be followed
| by official receptions at the residences of the
| cabinet officers.
big landslide occurred on the Pacific divi-
sion of the Northern Pacific railroad at Ole
qua canon, near Wintook. where the Union
Pacific has been grading to cross the tracks
of the Northern.
keachi, small town in Louisiana, was
struck by cyclone at a. N. of January /.
The Masonic hall and postoffice and several
| stores were demolished. The Spencer house
and several dwellings were more or less
damaged.
The floods in Italy following the heavy
snow did much damage to the railways.
William O'Brien repeats his request that
the insinuation that he countenanced the
dynamite policy by contributing to paper
engaged in propaganding that policy, be
withdrawn.
The North British Railway company is
now able to run full passenger service, and
the freight business shows evidence of i'm
provement. The Caledonian company's
freight traffic is heavy. The strike is de-
feated.
Mrs. Woodwork, who has been long
time conducting meetings in Indiana, in
which hypnotism is practiced, has recently
added miraculous cures. An old lady who
had worn crutches for many years obeyed
the order to "Arise and walk"
New York's states prisons have suffered
by fire of late. First that at Auburn had
several of its shops and material for the same
burned. Then the new part of Clinton prison
burned with loss of 100000; leaving $40
prisoners to be otherwise provided for.
The troops of the Fourth cavalry, stationed
at Fort Meyer, Va, have received orders to
proceed to rhe front and 500 travel ratlons'
were issued. 1t is understood that other
troops stationed in the division of the Allan
tic will also be sent west at once.
A Nebraska sheriff has asked the governor
of Iowa for arms, because, he says, 1t Is i'm
possible to get them from the governor of
Nebraska, as all are out. Iowa state militia
are ,iISruSsInr q that fhpV will he
called upon to bear guns against the Indians.
The Duchess of Marlborough will have to
curtail the expenses in the future by $4,000
a year, the supreme court OF New York hav-
ing decided that that sum now be applied to
the payment of three judgments aggregating
500, 600, which were recovered against her
recently.
Clerks at Union Pacific headquarters at
Omaha are distressed by the circulation of a
report that there is very soon to be a radical |
of salaries of clerical forces all !
along the line. The order has been practi- |
cally issued for reduction in wages of clerks |
and agents amounting to from ID to % per |
cent.
United States Consul Twitchell. at King
ston, Ont, says he has been spoken to by |
exporter in regard TO defrauding |
The United States revenue with n view to get
ing him to enter into the practice. Mr..
Twitchell also says he believes consular
frauds have been practiced to the extent re-
ported.
Al. expert who has returned to Berlin from
declares that America is only
able to compete with Germany on cheap
articles and not on first and second grades
owing to the high wages and the scarcity of
rood hemp and the high price of wool. 1t is
therefore, doubtful if the new American tariff