The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-15
THE WEST.


The present population of Iowa is
1911, 900 according to the census re-
turns. This is an increase of 2s9, oS1 in
the past ten years.
The Bly-Myer Ice Machine Co., of
Cincinnati, has made an assignment
The company had an extensive trade
all over the United States and South
America The liabilities are $500, 900;
the assets 100000.
The split in the democratic party at
Chicago has been healed by love
feast The party lost two elections in
consequence of the Carter Harrison and
Cregier factions.
LETTER carriers in session at Detroit
Mich, voted in favor of an equaliza-
ton of salaries.
A BOLD bank robbery occurred at
Columbus Grove, town of about 2, 900
people in Ohio. The robber shot and
wounded the cashier and killed an old
farmer and wounded bystander. He
snatched up $1,000 in greenbacks and
escaped
WILLIAM J. ELLIOTT, convicted of
murder in the second degree for the
murder of A. @. Osborne last February
at Columbus, o., has been sentenced to
the Ohio penitentiary for life. A new
trial was refused.
DETAILS Of the earthquake disturb
ances in Lower California show that
the phenomena was accompanied by a
terrible tidal wave from the gulf up the
Colorado river while blush purple
wave Of fire descended.
FoUR young persons were drowned
recently in Lake Pewaukee, near Mil
waukee by sailboat upsetting.
A SEVERE storm was reported at Ash
land, Wis At Washburn, on the OPP
posite side of the bay, a small circus
tent was blown down and two boys
were killed
A DISPATCH from Minneapolis, Mimi,
on the 10th said that the baseball club
Of that city had been disbanded. Pres
ident Hach had released the players.
Poor business the cause.
REVENUE officers have seized SO, 900
worth of opium in Shasta, Cal, and
broken up nine Chinese factories.
A DISPATCH was received by Senator
Farwel at Chicago on the 18th from
Prof. Dyrenfurth, at Midland, Tex,
where he went to produce rainfall by
the firing Of dynamite in balloons sent
up for that purpose. The experiment
proved complete success, rain falling
copiously for several hours
w. w. ARMSTRONG, who it was claimed
was the oldest living Odd Fellow in the
United States, died at Salem, Ore, on
the 18th, aged SO. 4 He was initiated in
to the order at Buffalo, N. Y, in 1854
The steamer Major Powell, which
was taken to Green river, Utah, by rail
to navigate that stream and grand riv-
er, was launched on the 18th. 1t is in
tended to investigate the ancient cliff
dwellings along those rivers and reach
the Colorado river if possible.
Tons of wool and tallow and thou
sands of hides were destroyed by fire
in the big warehouses of George
O'Berne and III. M. Hosick at Chicago
on the 12th. The loss is estimated at
about 100000.
THERE is war among the brewers in
Kansas City, No, and beer has tumbled
from seven dollars barrel to four dol
lars. Outside brewers wanted to raise
the price to eight dollars; local brewers
would not agree to it, hence the war.
| A SPECIAL committee of the South
western Railway & Steamship associa'
ton was in session at St Louis on the
18th for the purpose of considering the
adjustment Of rates on grain, packing
house products, etc, from points in
Kansas to Texas.
REV. DR. "A. l. LINDSEY, professor
in the Presbyterian theological school
of Oakland, Cal, and one of the most
prominent ministers on the Pacific
coast, is dead.