The state capital., 1892-05-28

TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND flood suffer
ers in the Arkansas River valley need
food, and an urgent call has been issued
to the country at large. The loss of life
in the Arkansas bottoms alone is thir.
ty-two, while many more perished along
the ST. Francis and White rivers, where
10000 people are homeless.
MELResE CROSBY, aged 2S years, who
has been living on Dry creek, was killed,
on the oath. three miles from Boulder
Col. by lightning. He was riding on a
load Of hay from Dry creek when the
bolt hit him. His body was carried to
Boulder, and it was not disfgured in
the least.
Col. ALBERT A. PoPE, the bicycle
maker of Boston, has offered a reward
of $500 for the detection of the mis-
creants who attempted to retard the re
cent relay race by stretching barbed
wire across the riders roads.
AN immense reservoir Of $4,000 bar
rels of oil, the property of the Standard
Oil Co., at Whiting, Ind, exploded, on
the 23d, with terrific force, entailing
a loss of $4,000. The shock was felt 80
miles away, and gave rise to earthquake
stories.
A BIG mastiff went mad at Anderson,
Ind, on the Gath, and attacked Lizzie
King, chewing her face in a shocking
manner. She will probably die. The
dog was shot.
Gov. BROWN of Kentucky, on the
cath, signed the ''separate-coach bill"
The law provides that every passenger
railway train shall be provided with
separate coach for negroes. 1t goes in
to effect ninety days after the adjourn
ment of the legislature.
Gov. PRINCE of New Mexico, on the
oath, issued a notice offering $3.50 re-
ward for information leading to the
names of the capitol incendiaries or in
formation touching the instigators
thereof
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers in session at Atlanta, Ga. 1c-
elected Past Master Arthur grand chief
engineer for four years. The next in
ternational convention will be held in
May, 1894, biennial meetings being sub
stituted for annual.
JOHN LANGDON, aged 16 years, and
Alva Plant, aged Is years, of Ostrander,
Wis, were drowned in the Little Wolf
river, on the oath, by the capsizing of
boat.
CORA NICHOLS, the 26-year-old daugh-
ter of James Nichols, wealthy farm
er, living near Pittsburgh, Pa, was
found dead in barn by her father, on
the oath, with bullet hole in her right
temple. 1t is not known whether she
was accidentally killed, committed sui
eide or met with foul play. Her rela-
tives are inclined to the belief that the
shooting was accidental as there was
no cause for suicide.
SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, ieuten-
ant-gOvernor of Ontario, died in Toron-
to, on the 24th, after a painful illness o!
several weeks, receiving stroke OF
paralysis. He was one of the few re-
naming Canadian politicians known as
Fathers of the Confederation of the Ca
madam provinces which took place in
1867.
THE usual conferments of honor on
the occasion of Queen Victoria's birth
uety duhlF lFSlSdIy 1HC1uttS ul1S year Il
peerage for Prince George of Wales
with che titles of duke of York. earl of
Inverness and Baron Killarney. Sir
julian Pauncefote, British minister to
Washington, receives the grand cross Of
the Order of the Bath. Chief-Justicc
Lac asti, of Quebec, is knighted.
PRESIDENT DIAz Of Mexico has ap-
moi otnI Gnrp,. Mo+i
ent minister to the United States, min
lister of finance: Senor Jos Yves Liman-
tour assistant secretary of finance, and |
Senor Gomez Garias, minister to En-. |
gland. No successor to SenOr Romero |
as minister to the United States will be |
at present.
ARTHUR BIsOT. who, fifteen wears |
ago. while serving life sentence in the |
Indiana penitentiary at Jeffersonville |
for killing Town Marshal Carnoy. OF |
Bedford, was granted six months
ticket of leave by Gov. Williams and |
failed to return, surprised the prison |
on the cath, by voluntarily |
slrrendering and resuming the stripes
During his absence he has been sue
cessful practicing physician in the City
of Mexico. He expects to get his par
1on.