The Red Cloud chief., 1892-12-30
A , wreck occurred on the New.

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port News e. Mississippi Valley road at
Eddyville, Ky. Conductor Carter and
Postal Clerk Sanders were seriously in
jured, though not fatally.
A DISASTROUS conflagration occurred
Mt Berson, q village OF the Gironde,
France. and fourteen Of the villagers
were either burned to death or killed
while attempting TO escape.
BACHMAN's dress goods and clothing
mills, Philadelphia, have been destroyed
by fire. Loss, $685., 900.
FIRE at Duquesne, Pa, destroyed six
dwellings and for q time threatened the
whole town.
THE operatives at the Blackstone
Mass wooden mills struck because Of
excessive fines.
WILLIAM KoHLER was cooked alive
Mt Springfield, o., by a crude oil tank
exploding.
THE missing word craze in England
has been squelched. Parsons Weekly
was convicted of violating the gambling
act, and the money-about $40, 900
was e~scheated to the crown.
JUDGE WooLsoN Mt Dubuque, Ia,
sentenced Il. u Graves, president OF the
wrecked Commercial National bank, to
five years in the penitentiary, the mini
mum term. The bond on appeal was
increased to $4,000.
THE celebrated lumber underweigh-
ing case came up in Judge Parker's
court mt St Joseph, Mo. Howell and
Tibbetts were convicted of violating
the interstate law and sentenced to
eighteen months imprisonment and
2 1000 fine each. An appeal to the SUI
preme court was taken.
RESOLUTIONS asking congress to pass
u national quarantine law were passed
by New York's chamber of commerce.
THE committee on Interstate and for
eign commerce in the house reported
favorably on Cranes bill extending the
time Of commencing work on the safe
deep-water on the coast of Texas
THERE is Il marked feeling Of disguiet
ut Santiago, where q court-martial is
sitting for the trial of the military men
implicated in the recent troubles. 1t is
fully expected that several will be sen.
fenced to bc shot
THE Argentine confederation has de-
clared Rio and Santos unclean ports.
ANOTHER alleged labor poisoning case
Is reported. this time from New Cum
berland, w. Va, where a number Of
lIungarians imported to take the place
Of striking workmcn had their drink
ing water doctored with croton oil.
THE Clemcnccau-D eroulede duel set
all Paris laughing. Neither was hurt
in the shots fred, when the seconds
said ''honor was satisfied"
THE third pigeon shooting contest for
the championship was won by Elliott,
who beat Fulford by a score Of % to 90.
The Indiana Legislative apportion.
ment ease was finally disposed of. The
attorneys waived their right TO move
FOR a rehearing, and the clerk was di-
rected to enter a final decree.
Two more Of the poisoned Arkansas
%convicts died on arriving at Little Rock,
making eight deaths in all. Five others
were seriously sick.
News has been received Of the death
at the Belknap Indian agency. of A.
Simons, the agent, who was wounded
in n fight some days ago.
The Spanish steamer Grao, with
1900 bales Of cotton aboard, was
burned at Savannah, Ga. She was
loading for Barcelona The loss was
heavy.
DURING a big fox hunt Mt Newton
Falls. O, Daniel Lechleitner was ac-
c~identally shot by Henry King, a
wealthy farmer. Lechlcitner will die.
FoRErATnERs' day was observed in u
fitting manner at New York, Phila-
delphia, Boston and Chicago. Many
prominent speakers made brief ad.
dresses.