The Red Cloud chief., 1891-04-10

THESeport of the New York boa ID oi
educSAou shows that there wers
more than 6.O0o absentees in the publis
schools Ia March on account OF the
prevalence Of Ia grippe.
NEABIr 600 men representing varsoua
trndes arc on . strike 1t Morristown,
y. ]. The men had recently been
granted . nine hour day, but wanted
an early quitting hour, 20 which the
contractors and builders would not
agree.
FoB gsllaptry in the Wounded Knee
affair, the president has awarded certif-
icatcs of merit TO Nathan Tellman.
Richard Coetner and William Girdwood
privates of the Seventh cavalry. He
has also directed that the pay Of these
men be increased - per month
THE Nicely brothers were hanged at
Somerset, Pa, on the I'd Both pro-
tested their innocence TO the last They
were convicted Of the murder Of Her
man Umberger, a wealthy farmer.
They twice broke jail
GIN JOSEPH z. JoHNsroN's will dis
Poses of $4,000 worth Of property.
There are no public bequests-
The immigration from Italy is rapid
ly incressing-in fact leading that of
all other countries The figures for
March are: Italy, 1859; Germany, T..
Os7; Great Britain and Ireland, 4. .3ss;
Hungary, 1859; Austria, 3, 4s4; nhd Rus
| sia, 2.y23: total, %. 33s.
| THE business men and leading farm
.~o ~ L. havo I,o.o callad to
meet in Montgomery, May 20. to ar
range for a creditable worlds fair ex-
hibition-
LATEST adyices from the Argentine
republic announce that the agents of
Baron Hirsch have purchased 900. 900
acres Of land near Santiago del Estero
upon which to place colonies of Jews
The Cunard steamship company has
made a contract with q ship building
firm on the Clyde for the construction
Of two steamships each OF $4,000 ton
mage. The new vessels are designed to
cross the ocean in FIVE days
SERIOUS floods were reported in the
east on the Sd. A reservoir near Pitts
burgh, Pa, threatened TO give way.
New England was swept by a severe
storm. At Montreal the ice blocked.
placing much valuable property in
jeopardy.
The will Of John Plankinton, of Mil
waukee, dispOses Of property worth
81, 600, 900. The Y. NJ. c. a. receives a
large bequest
The employees of the Illinois Steel Co.
at Joliet have been ordered to strike un-
less their terms on wages are granted
The Waverly oil works at Pittsburgh,
Pa, covering an area of four acres,
were totally destroyed by fire, together
with 30, 600 feet of sawed timber. Loss
$3.50. 600; covered by insurance.
ERNEST FORBES the colorcd boy who
committed a criminal assault on Bertha
Phipps in Anna Arundel county, in No
vember last, was hanged at Annapolis,
Md Miss Phipps has since become Mrs
John Griffith.
AFTER several failures the new
gunboat Bennington has at last sue
ceeded in meeting the contract require
ments, according to the statement of y.
F. Palmer, the contractor. No official
report has yet been received at the navy
department
ONE hundred and seventy-two small
orphan boys from England have arrived
in Canada for distribution among the
farmers.
ID. c. O'MALLEY has surrendered at
New Orleans He was indicted for per-
jury and conspiracy To commit perjury
and accessory before the fact in an at
tempt To bribe the Malta jury.
A DISASTROUS explosion in q coal
mine took place at Apedale, Stafford |
shire, England Ten persons were |
killed outright and several others were |
severely injured.
The Columbia Iron & Steel CO., of /
Cniontown, Pa, has made an assign |
ment The liabilities are supposed to |
be $500, 200. The Pennsylvania Con-
struction Co. is forced TO go with it. be-
ing an adjunct Its liabilities are $780,
900 with assets OF $3.50, 900.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's rcport) for
the seven days ended April numbered
243, compared with 256 the previous
week and a65 the corresponding week
of last year.
The body of well dressed boy Of z
years was found in the river at Blaine,
/. T. There is no clcw To his identity
THE question OF Havana tobacco is
causing deadlock in the negotiations
for commercial treaty between Spain
and the United States.
NINE Mexican bandits, who robbed
the mail in January last near Browns
vile, Tex, have been indicted One is
dead, two arrested in Mexico and three
at large.
A BLOODY fight occurred between Ibn-
El-Reshid and the tribes Of Ben-Maso-
Sud. near Jeddah. in which over 600
were killed.
THE carpenters unions of Indianapo-
lis have been expelled from the build
ing trades council OF that city for agree
ing to work with non-union men.