Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-03-19
THE GENERAL NEWS.
THE RECORD or LATE EvENTs.--A
BUDGET or LATE OCCURRENCES
CONDENSED FOR HAsTY PERusAL.
Ihe Condensed News.

The Condensed News.
The most important and interesting
recent occurrence In the political world
was the election of General John
NJ. Palmer OF Illinois, TO the United
States senate. The vote stood Palmer,
l03; c. j. Lindley. 100; Streeter, j
There are three +. NJ. B. a. members
in the Illinois legislature, two OF whom
voted for General Palmer and one for Mr..
Streeter The Texas senate and house
met in session TO adopt resolutions ol
respect to the memory OF the late Jel-
ferson Davis. DR.. George Baird was
killed by DR.. George l.. Garrison at
Wheeling, w. Va. At Chicago Hen
ry Aiken came home drunk and beat
his wife. who shot of his nose Al
Batesville, Ind, John Dorschere ran
amuck, shooting his wife and his cook,
then cut his own throat and fell dead.
An earthquake shock WAS felt In
various parts Of the state Of Washing
ton. but no damage was done Gener-
al Morgan, commissioner OF Indian az
fairs, advises the government to disarm
the Indians and gives many reasons in
support Of such a course. Judge
Thayer at st. Louis, decided that the
United States district court has full iur-
isdictiou in the Wyman case to test the
validity OF the Mckinley tariff law
A tidal wave struck the east shore OF
Puget Sound on the llth doing great
damage to the Seattle a. Montana rail-
road, which parallels the shore
for about fifteen miles.
At Memphis, Tenn, David Poston,
a lawyer, was fatally shot by Colonel II.
Clay King, defendant in asuit for breach
OF promise brought by Mrs. Pillow.
Poston Is Mrs. Pillows attorney in the
case. At Louisville, KY, Judge
Thompson rendered decision TO the
effect that pool-roms may not be closed
The republicans Of Rhode Island
nominated a state ticket. Fl. W. Ladd
heads the ticket for governor.
Butter ruled higher on the Elgin
board OF trade The sales were 200
pounds at "a cents, and 1850 pounds at
35 cents. Prices one year ago were
2ii and % cents.
The visible supply OF wheat as com
piled by the New York Produce Ex-
change was 23l9l.57l bushels, de-
crease Of 5s, ,522 bushels, and OF corn p
639 $50 bushels, a decrease OF l6I, 960
j.. sam Logan was sentenced TO be shot
at Chechota, |. t., on March 30, for
murder. Six thousand miners Ia the
four coal pools In the Monongahela
valley resumed work AT the increased
rate Of wages conceded by the operators
There is general rejoicing The bal
lot reform Dill, modification Of the
Australian law, has passed both houses
of the California legislature. IA fight
took place between Representatives
and Head on the door Of the
Arkansas house. Spittoons were used
as missils and tobacco juice filled the
air. "A hot debate 10 the Kansas
house precipitated by Speaker Elder
resulted in small riot, In which
spectators and sergeants-at-arms figured
~. Crawford, to be hanged at Decatur.
H., declines TO have more time granted
him, saying he killed Mrs. Matthias and
is @illing to hang for it,. The Kansas
house investigating committee reports
that they could find mo evidence
to show that the prohibitory law was en-
forced in any city,. The Indiana leg
islature has adjourned sine die.
The levees along the Mississippi river
are giving way In many places. The
rains continue and general devastation
is expected The Michigan senate is
IN a row over a contested election case
and the democrats threaten 20 90 70
Canada and break the quorum until one
Of their number arrested by the republi-
cans for bigamy, can be released -.
Corporal Tanner has been appointed by
Gov. Fifer. Of H., a member OF the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion There is a snow blockade on
the Midland railroad in Colorado.
In the Tansy- Welch fight at Middle
town, Iowa, Tansy was knocked out In
the fourteenth round AT Des Moines
the Hon. j. A. Harvey was elected
president OF the Iowa Temperance
Alliance . Mach damage was done
1t Bangor, Maine. by an un-
usual high tide which flooded ali
the lower portions OF the city ...
Congressman Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, is reported seriously i'll at Pensa
cola, Fla. The New York General
Assembly passed the the anti Pinker-
ION bill BY vote of 9S TO y. The low
sr house Of the Maine legislature defeat
I'd the bill providing for the Australiaa
system Of voting "A to H.