The leader., 1897-10-20


of Carlyle, ILL.,, hiccoughed necessarily
for SO hours and died. lie virtually
coughed himself to death.
SECRETARY ALGER has received an
official report about the charge against
Capt Lowering of having grossly ILL
treated Private Hammond at Fort
Sheridan, Chicago. The charge is con-
frmed IN every detail. The report was
taken to President Mckinley and he
suggested that the matter should be
laid before Gen. Miles.
A BIG meeting of full-bloods of the
Cherokee and several other tribes COM
menced at Chelsea, |. T, on the 18th.
The reason of the meeting was to set
| tie the question whether they would
emigrate to Mexico or remain and take
the consequences of their tribal gov
eminent being abolished.
| ELI SHAW was taken into custody at
Camden. n. j., on the charge of having
killed his mother and grandmother in
order to inherit their wealth so that
he could get married.
| THOMAS BoLTE, negro leader, was
| lynched at settlement on Bayou
/ DdTdJdTld, Id, lOI running IhS Iuui-
autine gauntlet
| As the result of the orchestra at n
colored dance at Chicago refusing to
play until they had been paid for their
services six men, including a police
man, were dangerously slashed with
razors.
WHILE a play was being given at
Robinson's opera house at Cincinnati
on the night of the 18th the plastering
began to fall from the roof, which
caused the people to rush out In a
few minutes the whole roof fell in.
Three persons were killed and about
81 injured, some dangerously.
A DISPATCH from Denver, Col, on the
18th said that the first snOwstorm of
the season began shortly before mid
night. A heavy fall was reported from
the mountain towns.
ONE death and two prostrations
from heat occurred at Chicago on the
| 18th.
An orchestra at colorcd dance at
Chicago refused to play until they
were paid, which caused a fuss in which
razors were used and six men were
badly slashed.
CHESTER SLEW, painter, was paint
ing a telegraph and electric light pole
at ST. Louis when his right arm came
in contact with live electric light
wire and for Is minutes he was sus-
pended in midair, and as near eternity
as he ever will be again and miss max
ing the through journey. lie was res
cued badly burned by some firemen.
THE Toronto express on the Canadian
Pacific collided with freight and an
engineer, one mail clerk and two
tramps were killed, besides many other
people being injured.
WHILE Ruth Turner, five years old,
and her cousin, Howard Bagby, aged
five, were playing at Newkirk, Ok,
the other day, the boy shot and in
stantly killed the girl with revolver.
THE American Humane association
had a meeting at Nashville, Tenn, in
which a resolution was passed de-
nouncing DR.. Sanarell's incubation
of healthy human beings with the
germ culture of yellow fever as legal
lied murder, as many of the unsus-
pectng victims had died with all the
symptoms accompanying the dread
disease.
TREASURY officials regard it as prob
able that the gold reserve will touch
Sl60, 900, 600 by the end of the present
crop season and before the demand for
small notes comes to an end.
FIRE the other evening damaged the
United States steam mills in st. Louis
to the extent of $500
The annual meeting of the Western
Union Telegraph company was held
on the 18th at New York. Nearly all
the old directors were reelected Pres
ident Eckert gave the amount of capt.
tai stock outstanding as S97, $40, 600.
The revenues for the year were ST., 20
63S, $50. 16; expenses. $40, o0G, 900. 03. The
assets and liabilities were placed at
SIPS, 40, 49S. AZ each.
TIE interstate commerce commission
has made a report for the year ended
June 80, 1896, concerning the mileage,
equipment, number of employees CAPT
talization and valuation, accidents and
earnings and expenses of the railways
in the United States.
A RECENT New York dispatch said
that a whisky trust of tremendous pro-
portions was about to be formed. If
all the distillers who have been asked
to join it do so, it will represent more
than $50, 600, 600 capital and will in the
future be in position to dictate prices
of all the WHISTLES made in Kentucky
and all of the higher class brands made
in other states.
A WIDOW, named Mrs Emma Vane,
and her daughter were shot ard killed
by burglars at Camden, n. j., early
the other morning A son was sick in
bed with typhoid fever and it was
feared that the shock will have a fatal
| termination.
WHILE Robert Ingle was hunting in
the woods near Holgate, o., he ran
across an eagle in the act of carrying
off young child who had become sepa-
rated from his older brothers. Ingle
struck the bird over the head and
stunned it and then took it into town.
1t measured nine feet four inches from
tip to tip.
THE Union Protective association, of
Chelsea, |. T., has been incorporated
under the laws of Kansas with a capt.
tai stock of $4,000. The whole pur-
pose of this company is to punish cat
tie and horse thieves. All the promi-
nent stockmen of the nation are mem
bers.
In his message to the Creek council
at Okmulgee, |. T., Chief Isparhecher
said the allotment of lands had always
proved disastrous and strongly urged
legal action against ratification of the
Dawes treaty.
THE National Horseshoers' Protec-
tive association convened at st. Louis
on the 18th, 141 cities east of the Mis-
sissippi river and % west being repre-
scented.
THE international & Great Northern
cannon ball train was held up on the
afternoon of the 18th near Austin,
Tex, by four men and the passengers
robbed. The bandits were unsuccess-
full in rifling the express car.