The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-27

Ar GAINESVILLE, Ca, a mob OF 900 men
broke into jail and took therefroin three
negroes charged with the murder OF
Night Policeman Carter ut Tecca and
hanged them oil. The negroes protest.
ed innocence.
THE damage by the flood at Sioux
City. Ia, "a placed at over si,Ooo.o 900.
In previous years the Quebec govern
menth has given on annual sum OF $780,
600 to charities Of the province. The
DeBouchcrvillc administration has cut
this item to 1856, 900 and notified the in
stitutions that the subsidies will not be
continued until such time as the rcve-
nue. comes up TO the expenditure.
IMPORTATION from Guaymas, Mexico,
Is to the effect that an unknown plague
has been killing of cattle along the
border, especially on the Elias range.
The disease consisted Of n swelling OF
the head of the animals In an extraor-
binary manner, which was succeeded
by general trembling or chill, and n
short time after by death. The same
complaint Is made from Arizona cattle
men on this side of the line.
WILLIAM KNIGHT, who murdered
Mike Shea, a section boss on tho Is"uis-
vile, New Orleans e. Texas railroad, ut
Anguilla, on December o, suffered the
death penalty at Rolling Farm, Miss,
for his crime the other day.
THE Egyptian lcvee, which protects a
vast area OF bottom lands five miles be-
low Keokuk, Iowa, broke recently. Tho
waters of the Des Moines river flooded
the entire district, The high wind pre-
vailing did inestimablc damage. The
whole town of Alexandria was COM
pletely submerged. All trains on the
Keokuk & Western and st. Louis, Keo-
kuk & Northwestern railroads south Of
that point were abandoned,
A TORNADO of fierce violence passed
owe the northwestern part Of Hamilton
county, Ohio, blowing u furrow of de-
.struction nearly three miles in length.
TmE flood in the Arkansas river was
n very disastrous one Mt GAINESVILLE,
Ark. Two Germans who resided on the
opposite side Of the river were drowned
while attempting to cross the river, and
three children WIRE drowned ut a point
a few miles above GAINESVILLE.
THOUSANDS Of acres Of wheat lands in
the Mississippi bottoms Of Union and
Alexander counties, ILL.,, were flooded
by the overflow Of the river. Farmers
fed TO the hills and the merchants ut
the river landings removed merchandise
from their stores In skiffs. There was
much suffering and the loss Of property
vas great.
ADvIcEs received from Mauritius state
that a hurricane, unprecedented in its
violence, passed over that island on
April 80, causing enormous damage "a
shipping. A majority OF the vessels Mt
the island were blown ashore. The
western half Of Port Louis, the capital,
was devastated. Houses were blown
down, gigantic trees were uprooted and
| that part Of the town was about wiped
| out Of existence. The loss OF life was
appalling. A large number of persons
were caught in the falling houses and
crushed to death, while others lost their
lives by being struck by flying debris
while they were attempting to seek
places of safety.
A SAD accident, in which a mar LOST
his life in q vain attempt to rescue ,
child from n moving train, occurred tn,
other day at Elyria, a suburb of Denver
Little four.yeur-olds Anna Sophafe at
tempted to cross before n rapidly-run
ming passenger train. and v. G. Burn
ham, foreman Of q switch train, secin,
her danger sprang In front Of the en-
CINE TO rescue her. He had just reached
out his hands to grasp the child whei
the engine struck them both, crushin,
them horribly. The little girl died in
stantly, while Burnham fingered for
short time after the accident