Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-17
The GENERAL NEWS.
The Record of Late Events.-A Budget of
the Most Important News COndehse" for
Rapid Reading.
The News Condensed.

The trustees of the Richmond lind.
insane asylum have resigned in conse-
quence of an investigation of the muir
der of Inmate Blount, who was kicked
to death by guard last October. EN-
Governor Oglesby's residence neal
Elkhart, ILL.,, was completely destroyed
by fire March 2. An exodus OF Nor
mons from Utah to Mexico is taking
place. A ruling made by eX-Presldent
Cleveland as referee has been reversed
by New York Judge. Gold has been
found in the small streams OF Morgan
county, Indiana, dislodged by the recent
rains. Foundry interests OF Cleveland,
Chicago, indianapolis and Toledo have
combined. Fire on West Washington
street, Indianapolis, opposite the Bates
House, caused Sl50.OO0 damages.
Negroes who went to Oklahoma expect
ing 10 find land and money given them
are said to be at starvation's door. The
Remington Paper Company's mill at
Watertown, N. Y, was carried away by
the food causing $4,000 loss. One
employe was killed. The Joliet rolling
mills have shut down, throwing 1000
men out of employment. Mrs. Mary
Jermaines hair caught fire from lamp
at St. Joseph, and she was fatally burn
ed. The fact has been made public that
the remains OF Emma Abbott were Gre
mated at Pittsburg three weeks ago.
Her ashes are now in O safe deposit
vault at New York, where they will re-
main until monuments erected. EX-
Chief Bushyhead, of the Cherokee
Nation, obtained restraining order en-
Joining Lieutenant Golden from remov-
ing Bushyhead and his employees from
the strip and destroying his buildings
and machinery.
A poll OF the North Dakota legisla-
ture on presidential preferences gave
Blaine 81 and Cleveland Is. 1t is re-
poretd that the New York biscuit COM
pany is preparing for a fight against
the Amican Biscuit company, and that
it will establish in St. Louis $500, OOO
factory. Winter wheat in western
states has improved on an average OF l
per cent. since February 5. Many DEM
ocratic mayors were elected at the
recent municipal elections in Iowa. The
murderers of Chief of Police Hennessy
of New Orleans are now being tried.
The state has made a strong case, the
evidence being very damaging, Owing
to the passage of the cattle commission
law in Kansas City (Kas.) stock yards
will be removed to Missouri.
Butter was scarce and in demand on
the Elgin board of trade Monday.
Prices ranged from 80 to 354 cents
against 29s cents a week ago and 253
one year ago.
New York buiness men took steps for
1f cf,,,o nf
General Sherman to cost about $50, 600.
According to the statement OF the New
York Produce Exchange the visible
supply of wheat Saturday was 2335Q,-
O93 bushels, decrease of "A, S7S bushels,
and of corn 2,807. 216 bushels, an increase
of 211 ,457 bushels. Owing to the de-
cline in price of silver 100 bars of bullion
have been sent to China by Nevada
miners where higher prices prevail.
Manuel POlitz, one OF the Italians on
trial for the ASSASSINATION OF Chief OF
Police Hennessy in New Orleans, is said
to have made a confession duplicating
several Italians not yet arrested.
Speaker Elder has made some sensa-
tional charges against the new Kansas
state printer, saying he had combined
with the republican incumbent. The
Australian ballot bill was signed by the
governor of Nebraska Wednesday and
it is now law, having passed with an
Emergency clause. The president on
Wednesday signed the copyright bill
with pen made from the quill of an
American eagle.
Troops are now engaged in clearing
the Cherokee strip of settlers. A bill
was passed by the Arkansas legislature
virtually abolishing capital punishment.
Chicago capitalists are projecting a
twenty-four story building for that
citu Steel will be the chief material