Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16
NO. 46,
NEWS NUGGETS
WILL BE FOUND UNDER THIS
HEADING.
Collected and Condensed Front
tile Latest Associated
Press Dispatches.

| Speaker Crisp has been renom-
mated by the democratic conven-
ton at Corde]e, Ga:
J: L. Forepaugii, the vel! known
St; Paul capitalist, has committed
suicide. No reason is known.
Exsecretary Blaine has written.
a letter warmly congratu]ating
John W. Foster, the new secretary
Of state.
New York Typographical unioli
No. 6 has just received rich plum III
the shape Of an agreement with the
government to do postot1ice printing:
Two white men suffering from
leprosy have been discovered at
Boise City, Idaho. One of Them
has died and the other is in her-
riab]e state Of decomposition. There
is considerable excitement.
At Vernon, Texas, Monday; Nes-
/ ley Cleaver went to the house of
Mrs. II. l.. Farmer in the absence:
Of her husband and attempted an
an outrage. He was killed with d.
shotgun iii the hands Of the lady.
Congress has appointed COM
mjttee to investigate the troubles at
Homestead and the employment of
Pinkerton detective force there,
which will probably y proceed to that
place this week and begin its work.
The election in England Friday
Of last week resulted in a majority
Of Gladstone members being chosen,'
although the liberals are disap-
pointed at not receiving a larger
majority. Still, it is claimed: that
Gladstone will be able to pass a.
home rule bill.
The Western Union telegraph
company has refused further credit
to the state Of Kentucky. There is
no money in the treasury and the
June telegraph bill is unpaid. The
Western Union will take no state
telegrams nnaeeom panied by cash
as there is no money for such use.'
The lead ore bill, passed by the
house Friday, yeas 165, nays g..
provides that ores containing silver
and, in which the value of the sill
yer is greater than the value of the
lead, according to sample and assay
at port of entry, shall be considered
silver ores and exempt from duty
Two train men, Ed Benson and
George Rogers, said to be leaders of
the striking Southern Pacific train
men, were shot Monday morning
at Bakersfield just as a passenger
train was leaving the yard for San
Francisco by g non-union man
named Ackley. Ackley, who goes
by the name of Judge Acklev,.
escaped.
Mrs. Cleveland recently received
a letter from Mary Frost Ormsby
of New York, informing her of the
formation there Of the "Francis
Cleveland Influence club" COM
posed Of the wives, sisters and
daughters Of democrats, to do cam
paign work. Mr.. Cleveland replied
TO Mrs Ormsby by letter refusing
to allow his wife's name to be used.
Since the terrible battle at'Home--
stead last week everything has re-
manned quiet, the strikers being
still in posse ssion Of the town.
The Pinkerton guards were sent;
out of Fittshj5rs and allowed to de, de-,
part unmolested. The sheriff Mon
day, called on Gov. Pattisoh' for
troops and 5000 militia are now on
the scene. The strikers say they
will not modest the troops, but that
when they depart they will still in
sist that no non-union men shall
go to work.
There is much dissatisfaction
among the democrats Of Kansas
over the action of the state demo-
cratic convention in indorsing the
the peoples party nominees. The:
democracy of the fifth congressional
district has issued call to all true.
democrats in Kansas to meet at
Herrington, July Is, to put full
ticket in the field. Other districts;
are moving i'll tie same directions
and it is believed there will be goooH
at HARRINGTON. The