Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-06-18
GENERAL NEWS.
A CONDENSED ARRANGEMENT OF
THE OCCURRENCES or THE PAST
WEEK AT HOME AND ABRoAD-THE
PITH or THE DISPATCHES.
pon,estic.

Domestic.
General DeForest, of Chicago fell
from scaffold at Allanson, Mich, and
was fatally hurt.
In the Sac and Fox country threa
white whisky peddlers were killed by
by Indians.
A clod-burst In Hardeman county,
Texas, resulted in four men being
drowned.
VIM. Lingon, OF Wichita, Kas., has
been arrested for bigamy. For twenty
years he has maintained a double life.
Father Mollinger, the famous faith
cure priest OF Pittsburg, Pa, has been
summoned 10 Rome presumably TO treat
the Pope.
Mr. II. l.. Anderson and Miss Sadie
Michael met at the st. Louis depot,
courted on the train, and were married
at Denison, Tex.
Colonel II. Clay King, accused Of
murder in Memphis, is likely to get a
new trial on account OF the indiscreet
remark OF juror.
Thieves got over $4,000 worth of
plupder from the dry goods firm OF Hill
ton, Hughes & Denning, A. I. Stew
arts old place in New York.
Elmer Farris stabbed Thomas Benson
TO the heart near Paris, ILL.,, for making
a remark about Mrs. Farris. Both men
were farm hands.
Julio Merzbacher. Spanish-Amerlcan
agent OF the New York life insurance
company, has disappeared with half
million OF the company's money.
A landslide struck passenger train
near Sc Joseph, Mo, and swept IL from
the track One man is missing and
three were hurt severely.
An italian murderer in Camden, N.
j., pleaded guilty to murder, his coun-
sci saying that after the New Orleans
lynching his client preferred to thus
avoid jury trial.
Chicago jewellers have been notified
by federal officials not 10 gold-piate
coins for use as bangles, because some
Of those plated coins have been passed
as money
President Harrison has written to
Mayor Stauart of Philadelphia, saying
that the federal government will CO.
operate in tracing those guilty OF COM
plicity in the keystone bank failure.
The government court of Private
Land Claims has been appointed.
Joseph r, Reed, of Iowa. will be chief
Justice and Wilber Il. Stone, of Colora-
do, Henry g. Sluss, OF Kansas, and
M. Murray, of Tennessee, will be asso-
ciate justices. Matthew G. Reynolds,
of Missouri, is to be United States at
torney for the court.
The President will order an investi-
gaton OF the Keystone national bank
failure at Philadelphia.
G. A. Benson, accused OF the murder
OF Mrs. Mettman, jointly with Miss
Rantzahn, daugter OF Mrs. Mettman.
was tried and convicted OF murder In
the first degree in the United States
district court at Leavenworth. The
murder was committed on the military
reservation OF Fort Leavenworth, hence
the trial in an U. S. court. The jury
took but fifteen minutes TO decide upon
their verdict. The people OF Leaven-
worth are well satisfied with the YER
dict.
An overflow OF the Red river did
great damage in Texas. One stockman
lost 400 cattle and fifty-hve horses.
Many persons narrowly escaped death.
AT Chilicothe. Texas, four men were
drowned by a sudden freshet.
The visable supply Of wheat Saturday,
as compiled by the New York produce
exchange, was 6.477, 405 bushels, de-
crease OF l.0l5.3lS bushels. and OF corn
1905, SS7 bushels, an increase of 453, l49
bushels.
Bishop Knight, OF the Episcopal dio-
cese OF Milwaukee,, died Monday, aged
60 years. The Hon. Samuel Creelman,
prominent politician Of Nova Scotia,
died at Halifax, aged SO years.
The President has authorized comp
troller Lacey to appear before the Phil
adelphla council committee.
Barnard Gland, briber OF the Hen
messy jury, was convicted in New Or
leans.
The annual meeting OF the Missouri
Firemen's Association was Iheld at
Joplin
w. Z. Minchen, book-keeper in the
American bank of Nashville Tenn, is
Sls, 900 short. He has fed with his
wife.
Iowa prohibitionists put . full state
ticket in the field
Mrs. Caroline McCroy celebrated her |
one hundredth birthday near Vim
cennes. Ind.
w. J. Penrose, editor OF the Butte
Mont Mining Journal, was assassin
ated by an unknown person.
A convention called by Henry Wat |
erson met at Lexington, KY, TO oppose
the adoption Of the new constitution of
Kentucky recently framed.
A conference OF representatives from |
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee met |
in Chattanooga and took steps 10 make
a creditable display at the Chicago /
fair.
United States naval officers are ac-
cused Of smuggling large quantities Of 1
dresses, bric-a-brac, etc, into California |
on their return from China. An inves-
tigation will follow.
John ID. Rockefeller, the standard oil
Is at his home In Cleveland,
Ohio. suffering from a severe attack OF
nervous prostration. His physician has
ordered him not TO work this summer
The Walla Walla Wash. grand jury
indicted seven United States soldiers
for lynching a gambler, and reprimand-
ed others. The report recommends the
transfer Of troops now at the garrison.