Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-04-02
GENERAL NEWS.
rnE EVENTS or THE PAST WEEK
GATHERED. CONDENSED AND AR
RANGED FOR BUSY READERS.
The Recent Occurrences.


The freshests in Maine did much
damage 10 property, Franklin and
Somerset counties suffered particularly.
-. Helena Mont, voted not 70 have a
new city charter. The saloon and
gambling elements defeated the propo-
sition 49,. A deadlock in the Nebraska
senate was broken after lasting "A
hours. The Independents won over the
republicans, and passed the maximum
freight bill The bill prohibiting the
bringing OF detectives into the state II
do police or military duty, known as the
"anti-P -Pinkertonn bill, which recently
passed the Ohio house was defeated In
the senate. Governor Peck OF Wis
cousin has sent message TO the legis-
iatdre vetoing the bill which apIro.
PIRATES $4,000 for the Waupeca veter-
ans home. The bill does not properly
guard the state in the disbursement OF
the appropriation. The governor recon-
mended the introduction OF new bill.
fhe grand jury at New Orleans is hard AT
work investigating the charges OF brib-
cry in connection with the Malta trial,
aud will shortly inquire into the lynch
ing New York City has decided to
ask New York state TO appropriate I
the Grant monument fund. A lobby
will be sent to Albany TO labor for the
appropriation The California COM
mittee investigating the charges Of
bribery in connection with the recent
senatorial election have reported that
money for bribery was furnished by the
Southern Pacific Railway company 49,.
II is reported that great excitement
/ Il in, land ,,trat. fh.. fa.t
that the fisheries question Ia part Is to
be submitted 10 arbitration, and that
the British Government intends TO
coerco Newfoundland into carrying out
the modus yivendi with France.
The amount Of grain in store and
aiioat Saturday, as complied by the
New York produce exchange, was
Wheat. 239l2, 435 bushels, an increase
Of l12,5l5 bushels, and corn. 1869, 6s7
/ bushels, an increase of 2I9, ,673 bushels
Butter was in moderate demand on
the Elgin Board OF Trade Monday
Prices ranged from 29 to 30 cents and
| the total sales were $l0,6S9. A year
ago the price was a cents.
Monday Ex-Governor Lucius Robin
SON. OF New York, died at Elmira.
Samuel Norment, president OF the Cen
. La grippe is epidemic in New York
city -. Two girls are sneezing to death,
one I'm Ohio and the other In Indiana
81. IL is believed that corner In May
wheat Is being worked in Chicago.
The worlds fair committee on cerc-
monies has prepared q plan for the
dedicatory exercises in October, 1892.
Mrs Astor of New York threaten
] a f..t sifr lah htrs Of
he did not reduce his bill. The man in
sisted and was paid under threat OF
law suit 1t Is said that republicans
are scheming to disfranchise 1000
naturalized voters in Montana on
technicality. Nearly all the naturalized
citizens are democrats Charles f.
Chickering. died at his home in New
York city last week The increase In
he death rate the past week at Pitts
burg, due 10 la grippe, was over 80 per
cent. Doctors are greatly oyerworSed
and undertakers are unable 10 supply
hearses. Basco Flinko, one OF the
men who were buried for eighteen days
IN the Janesville mine, is dangerously
III AT Hazelton, Pa, the result OF "high
living" ia celebrating their wonderful
rescue he Arkansas Confederate
Eagle for his signature 1t is report
I'd that Colonel Forsythe OF Wounded
Knee fame will be promoted to "a gen
-ralship. Mrs. Lucy Andrews OF
Eastonville, Col. is in Jail charged
with fiendish cruelty 70 stepson.
Nineteen lives we're lost Ia the wreck
Of the steamship Srathairly of the
North Carolina coast "A gambler
claiming to be Doc Middleton, the noted
desperado, was fatally shot in fight in
Covingt0n, Neb. . Among the supplies
carried by the congressional party OF
iunketers returning from Senator
Hearst's funeral are said to be ten bar
rels OF bottles. Reports 10 the Chat
ianooga Tradesman indicate a steady
growth in the establishment OF new in
dustries throughout the south since the
first OF the year. Mr. Parkerson, the
leader OF the New Orleans mob, asserts
that the New York World printed a
forged letter purported to have been
igned by him. Laura SnOwden, the
aecomplice OF Fred Fitzsimmons, the
crook who killed Detective Gilkinson
il ar McKeesport. Pa, turns out to be
4 notorious ad yenturess and black
mailer A iollification meeting 10
Palmer was held at Springfield. There
vas reception, followed by speeches
from Senator-elect Palmer, Gen. John
C.. Black. Editor c. II. Jones Of the
Republic. Hon. A. j. Hunter, Congress-
man Mansur and others. A parade
blamed for the evening was prevented
by heavy rains. At Macon City, Ia,
Walter Fidore. an orphan boy, died
. ~. e nd NJ
cruel treatment al the hands OF Peter
MeAlahon. MoMahon was arrested !.
snow fell in Nebraska To the depth of
twenty inches on the level. Railroad
traffic was greatly impeded The total
number OF hogs packed in the west dur
ing the year ending March I, was IL
1900, against l3, AS. 900 the preceding
ear John T. Milburn, Supreme
Protector, knights and Ladies OF
Honor. died al Louisville, Ky. -. Demo
Gratis celebrated at Springfield, H., the
election OF John NJ. Palmer 10 the
United States senate. The govern
ments OF Great Britain and Spain have
accepted the invitation TO make dis
play at the worlds Columbia exposition
20. A. Olsen was elected president
Of the Seventh Day Adventists' confer
enee at Battle Creek, Mich. A heavy
snow storm ragged last week throughout
northern and western Kansas. A
Aentuckian named Cole was held up in
the Cherokee strip and robbed Of IS, 500
in cash. . "A state irrigation conven-
ton will be held at Huron, S. d., April
3. 10 elect delegates to the Topeka in
terstate convention. -. A convention OF
the republican league Of Massachusetts
was held at Boston. Major Mckinley
made a sbeech eulogizing Reed, the
last congress and a high tariff. John
II. Thurston Of Nebraska, president of
the national league, also spoke. Reso-
lutions adopted indOrsed the protection
policy. Resolutions declaring for wo-
men suffrage was presented, but were
afterwards withdrawn, 10 be presented
at the republican state convention.
w. 5. Parkerson repudiates as a for
gerry a recent letter over his signature |
ia the New York World. The letter
was mainly notable for braggadOcio
aud buster 80. The national association
Of democratic clubs has requested the
democratic clubs throughout the cOun-