Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-07
GENERAL NEWS.
ACoNDENsED ARRANGEMENT OF THE
oCcURANcEs or THE PAST WEEK
AT HOME AND ABRoAD.--THE Plru
or THE DISPATCHES.

The new mayor Of Chicago Hemp
stead Washburn, issued among his first
orders on his first day in Office, the fol-
lowing to the gamblers; "shut up at
once" This order is addressed 10 every
class Of gamblers including the pool
sellers, and public gambling has
ceased in Chicago for the present at
least. The mayor says he viii promptly
discharge any officer who attempts to
thwart the effect Of the order.
All the cotton-oil mills in Arkansas
with one exception. are said to have
formed a pool with capital Of $1,000
900.
Leading manufacturers OF cotton
duck in Baltimore, who manufacture GO
per cent Of the cotton duck made, are,
1t is said, considering a scheme for con
solidation.
By a vote Of 6,93l to ] 1854 the people
Of Kansas city have decided to have
water works erected, operated and own
ed BY the city
Under instructions from Washington,
The Guthrie land Office will wind up all
contests before June 30,
The American Pharmaceutical asso-
ciation in session New Orleans, elect
cd officers among others, A. w. Finley
Of Louisiana president John NJ Malsch
OF Pennsylvania secretary and J. Nj.
Geld OF Missouri member OF the council
The forest near Millville, n. j., are
ablaze and already much valuable tim
Der has been consumed. The fire start
ed from a spark from passing locomo-
tive.
A joint resolution empowering the
general government to acquire title TO
lands for the construction OF the Henne-
pin canal was adopted by the Illinois
legislature.
Choctaw nation officials have gone to
Washington to convey all titles and in
terest In the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
lands to the United States, provided
the government pays So, ,243,000 there
for.
The Chinese government has notified
our authorities that Minister Blair
court.
w D. Siceluff died on the streets Of
Kansas City from starvation.
ilG kONAlnilGuN Will Hl AllEG tshht ilA7
lion TO eject about 1000 people from the
Chickasaw nation for non-payment OF
the tax.
Miss Couzins has applied for an in
junction to prevent President Palmer
on any Of the worlds fair officials from
interfering with her position as secre-
tary OF the executive committee OF the
board Of lady managers.
A r.,tN
suburb OF indianapolis and dragged a
mile with rope around his mock.
Cool counsel finally prevailed and he
was not hanged. The suburb has been
infested with negro rufiians.
In London English whect Is firm al
39s., the highest price since 1883. For
oign is steady. Best California is quoted
at from los. to AIS.
The visible supply OF wheat aud corn
IS respectively, %, 343. 1862 and ,, 464, ,4S2
bushels, being an increase of wheat
since last report OF l27, 456 bushels, aud
an increase ofcorn of 225, $50 bushels.
The louisiana lottery ease was de-
cded in favor Of the lottery company
by the louisiana supreme court. The
constitutional amendment granting the
company a charter for twenty-five years
for a sum Of 81, 250,000 year will now
be submitted to popular vote, and will
probably carry by large majority.
DIR. Seward, Anna Dickinson's ply
sician, stakes his professional reputation
on the statement that she is sane.
The board Of control of the worlds
fair decided TO summon Miss Phoebe
Couzins to appear before it and answer
charges against her made by the lady
Western alliance men are much dis
pleased at the refusal of the railroads
TO reduce rates from points west OF the /
TO the Cincinnati convention /
next month.
A second vein OF natural gas has /
been struck at Bloomington, H., and /
the combine dow from the two wells is /
enough to supply the entire city.
The British ship Lansdown, with a |
crew OF forty men has been given up for /
lost. She was loaded with sulphur aud /
is believed to have been struck by "a
typhoon in the China sea.
Tin-plate manufacturers Of the 4
United States mat at New York last 4
week and formed a temporary organiza-
tion. A permanent organization will 1
be perfected at Pittsburg May 20.
Sames Gamble, q the old firm Of
Proctor y Gamble, soap manufacturers,
died at Cincinnati aged SO years
Governor Hill vetoed a bill appro-
priating S3l 900 for the expenses OF a
republican investigating committee.
Miss Phoebe Couzins' application for
an injunction against her removal
from the secretaryship of the board OF
ady managers has been removed te the
federal courts.
Frank Sherlock, Greek. known as
'Frenchy No. l." is the murderer OF
the old woman whose mutilated body
was found in a New York dive April
II. The police claim to have an i'm
oregnable chain OF circumstantial evil
lence