The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
Washington, Political, Foreign,
and General Domestic,
Happenings OF Note.
Telegraphic News Of the World
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GENERAL DOMESTIC NEWS.

Twentyseven men were killed in
mine disaster at Como, Col.
The anthracits coal combine offer
ST. 100000 for the Nova Scotia coal
fields to prevent importation.
No such jam of floating ice has
been seen in the News York harbor
since the great blizzard of 1886.
The New York authorities have
discovered big meat steal in the
management of public charities.
Natives of British Columbia cut off
the heads of three white men and an
Indian and INDUCED in a May-pole
dance.
The two negroes who murdered
and cremated three people near
Cotton Plant, Ark, were lynched by
a mob.
The St. Louis hotel, Duluth burned
early Friday morning. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, s25, 900. Loss on furniture,
$4,000.
A Mississippi man was kidnapped
and robbed in New Orleans by
Sicilians, who held him prisoner
for over month.
Charles G. Douglass Of Philadelphia,
who was wrongfully accused of
robbing the city, died from chagrin
at the charges against his honor.
John York's big dry goods store on
South Halstead street, Chicago, and
an adjoining building were burned
Wednesday morning. Loss, $780,
900.
James A. Clark, son of Millionaire
Clark of thread fame, was killed in
Denver, by being thrown from a
buggy. His brother was also injured,
but will recover.
George B. Jeffries has been indicted
by the California grand jury for the
murder of Miss Ayers, the Brighton
station agent, to whom he was clan
destinely married.
German society in Beloit. Wis, is
greatly stirred up over the elopement
of John Miller, who left wife and
two young children, and Mrs. John
ALBRIGHT, who deserted her husband
and four young children.
The earnings of the Milwaukee
road for the first week of January
amounted to s613,972 as against
S56s,63 for the corresponding week
of 1892 an increase of S45, ,236. The
earnings Of the Milwaukee & North
ern were 1859, an increase of
s.. 500.
The supreme court of Wisconsin
has affirmed the ruling of Judge
Newman in the celebrated state
treasury cases, whereby the state
RECEIVERS some $500,000 interest money
from former treasurers. The
decision was confirmed by all the
judges.
Niagara Falls now presents a
beautiful sight. A complete ice
bridge covers what is known as the
''big kettle" extending from about
100 feet below the suspension bridge
to within fifty feet Of the falls.
This is the first time in 100 years
that this has happened.
Nothing is known of the where
abouts of the missing bank president,
Cadwallader, of West Superior, who
failed to appear for trial at Madison
on the charge of misappropriation of
the funds of the Superior National
Bank. The suicide theory is gaining
ground, as Cadwallader bad been
morose and had acted demented of
late.
Judge Bardeen, of Wausau, Wis,
has pronounced sentence on Hans
Anderson, the fourteen-year-old boy
who murdered old man Homerfeldt
recently. The lad goes to states
prison for life. The father was
requested to attend the preliminary
examination, but refused, saying he
did not care what was done with the
boy.
A bill which is almost certain to
become a law in South Carolina
places the liquor traffic entirely
within the control and management
Of the state. The proposed system
is fashioned after the Austrian
governments tobacco monopoly,
with the one important exception,
that the state is not to profit from
it's sales.
It is proposed to consolidate the
wire, wire rods and cut nail industries
of the United States. The combined
capital will be s25, 100000. A propo-
sition will be made to the Cleveland.
Joliet and Pittsburg firms that COM
bined year ago to unite now with
the Washburn-Moenc company. Over
stocked markets and poor prices are
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