Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-31
South ard West,

THE granite monument TO the dead Of the
Washington Light Infantry Of Charleston,
S. c. was unveiled in that city.
TIE Chorokeo Nation IS in mourning for
he death os her leading statesman, Senator
w. H. Hos, who died suddenly Of heart
disease at his home in Fort Gibson, Indian
Territory. Senator Ross was a half-breed,
about sixty-three years of age, aud was edu-
Gated at Princeton College.
Ex-GoygRYoR DAVID S. WALKER died at
Tallahassee, Fla, aged seventy-six years.
He was born in Logan County. KY.
A coaglrTEE OF the striking miners at
Bricsylle. Tenn, decided 10 confer with
Governor Buchanan an try to settle the
troubles over working convicts in the mines
by arbitration. The miners pledged them
selves 10 comclit no violence.
JUrax MCKAY, Of Topeka, Kan, is backed,
by the Farmers Alliance, and refused 70
obey the order OF the State Supreme Court,
which proceeded 10 compel him.
GILBERT PARKEs, of tue real estate firm Of
Blair. Parkes & Co., shot out his brains in
the Nashville (renn.l American odice. FL
nancia troubles were the cause.
The Citizens Bank Of Jefferson, Texas,
nssiyuel, owing to the embarrassment OF a
number of its largest customers.
A DESTRUCTIVE hail storm which passe
over the western part Of Minnesota laid low
nil crops. TIE loss TO grain is estimated at
sl0O. O00. None OF the losers was insured
GOVERNOR BUCHANAN conferred with tho
miners Of East Tennessee and proposed TO
them % call an extra session Of the Legisla'
ture TO acc on the convict lease system.
THREE men were killed and five others
mortally injured by the OK plosion OF the
boiler Of a threshiny machine at Litchteld,
Ky.
THE whole system Of the Detroit lMichl
street railways, over eighty miles in length
has been purchased bya New York and BoS'
ton symiicate for about s5,OOO.OOO.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. f. ToURTE.
roTTE. formerly General Snermsn's CHIEF OF
staff. diol suddenly at his home IN Lacrosse
Wis.
GEORGE ANDERSON, a saloon keeper IN
Fast st. Louis. Iii g., SHOT and killed Dennis
RYAN another saloon keeper Of the sam
nlace. and then blew out his own brains
THr Tennessee niiners committee returned
m Coal Creek and reported the result OF tho
conference with Governor Buchanan. IL
was resolved 70 allow sixty days for au extra
session of the Legislature TO be convened
during which time tho convict laborers are
not to be molested. A convict named Harris
was shot and killed 10y one of the guards.
THE Columbia Oil Company, dealers in
cotton seed and cotton seed oil. with offices
In Chicago ILL.,, London AMI Memphis
Tenn. was placed ia the hands OF a receiver
The company wss capitalized for Sl,COoOVO,
and the liabilities are IN the neighborhoodo OF
$4,000.
THE first riyet was driven into the United
states cruiser No. at the Union lroa
Works. San Francisco by Henry >. Scott'
n leading member Of the company.
CHARLES NJ. OzBURN. q commission mer-
chant was hanged at Atlanta, Ga. for tue
murder OF john II. Bradley on May >, 1917.
THE murder was the result OF a dispute
about an overcharge Of fifry-four cents on a
barrel OF potatoes.
Major AND PENRY GRAVES, brothers,
left Lexington, Tenn, together somewhat
intoxicated On their return they got INTO a
nuarrsl. which resulted in Henry, tha
Youngest being shot dead by his brother
Mus. ]. II. JOHNSON, aged seventy, and
her four year-old grandson were Killed oJ
the cars at La Moilla, iowa.