Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-18
SUMMARY OF NEWS
CHANCES ALL OVER THE WORLD
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Record of Misfortunes, Mishaps and
Crimes, as Well rs of Indus
trial Progress.

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Crimes, as Well rs of Indus
trial Progress.
By an explosion of gasoline the hom
totally destroyed. The editors whislSer
were also burned off. but he was no
otherwise injured.
/ Nine persons We're struck by a bolt o
lightning at Buchanan station, % mile
east of Burns, Ore, last week. Mrs Bll
chanan, one of the parties struck, wa
badly injured, a scalp wound an incl
wide having been made, and her hairpin
and corset stays being fused and bent.
While riding on the pilot of an engine
near Arlington, George Rome of Wall;
| Walla, was nearly killed. The irol
horse struck a COW, resulting in Rome's
being so badly injured that both legs
will have to be amputated.
In the national circuit races at Neri
den, Conn, Bald won the half mile opel
in l02.
In fire at Paris the premises of the
Haichett Publishing Company were de
stroyed, entailing a loss OF 100000
francs.
A telegram from San Jose, Guatemala
announces that the brother of President
Barrios and the wife of the jefe of Ore
saltenan were killed and the revolution
lists have taken possession Of the Plaza
San Marcos
Chief OF Police Lloyd of Oakland has
received a telegram announcing the death
at Juneau Of j. G. Boatman, formerly pri-
vate secretary to Congressman Hilborn
and recently appointed fish commissioner
for Alaska
Francis A. Coffin of Michigan City
Ind, has received Il telegram pardon
from President Mckinley, and signed by
Attorney General Mckenna. Coffin was
sentenced year ago to eight years in
the penitentiary for wrecking the In
dianapolis National bank
At meeting of the manufacturing
lumbermen of western Washington, held
in Tacoma, it was decided to advance the
prices of lumber to correspond with ad-
vances recently made by the eastern as
sociations.
At the closing days session of the let
ter carriers convention in San Francisco,
a bill was prepared for presentation to
the postmaster general advancing salaries
10 Ial 4n
hold the next convention in Toledo, af-
ter which the meeting ad djourned sine die.
The duke and duchess of the Rio
Grande have been remanded by the Marl-
borough police court, London, on the
charge of defrauding hotels and lodging
houses. The duke is said to be a Bra
lillian nobleman and the duchess is as
serted to be the niece of United States
Senator Conger of Michigan.
John Shackelford, representing the
New York Security and Trust Company
has asked the federal court at Tacoma
to appoint receiver for the Tacoma Gas
and Electric Company. The trust com
pany holds a mortgage of S5OO,O0O on
which $4,000 interest is overdue.
Richard Croker was passenger on the
steamer New York, arriving at New
York Wednesday from Europe. While
he will make no statement, it is under
stood that he will be candidate for
mayor of New York. He says Tammany
hall will carry the greater city by $4,000
votes and upwards.
The government will render all the as
sistance in its power to check the spread
of yellow fever in the south.
The republican organization of New
York has indorsed Seth Low for mayor.
the Spokane city couheil providing that
zeal estate, mining and other brokers
shall pay an annual license fee of $25
insurance agents, $50; and nickle i'll the
slot machines, $50.
The supreme c3,nt has reversed the
Judgment of the spokane superior court
in the case of the state against Thomas
O'Hara. He was convicted in February
1896, on the charge of arson and sentenc-
ed to three years in the penitentiary.
The Spokane Rod and Gun Club has
elected the following officers for the year:
Rev. 0. j. Fairfield, pastor of the Uni
tartan church, president; ID. f. Wetzel
jeweer, vice PRESIDENT; George Liebes
city comptroller, treasurer.
The steamer North Star arrived at
Wardner, b. c., Tuesday morning, foul
days from Jennings, with passengers and
freight for Wardner and other points
tributary to this town. All freight will
be distributed from there by wagon.
B. f. Woodman has been elected sec
retary of the Spokane chamber of com
merce at salary of 800 per month. The
offer of Mayor E. d. Olmsted of two
large rooms in the city hall as quarters
teen new names were added to the rol
of members Tuesday at a meeting.
Fhe trades union congress at Blrmlng
ham, England, resumed its session Tues
dav. President Stevens in his annua
address said the engineers strike was al
instance of one of the best organized anl
most powerful combinations in the Worle
being in the throes of a great struggle
with a powerful combination of capital
The delegates unanimously adopted
special resolution pledging moral an(
financial aid to the striking engineers.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ha
returned to Washington from tour
the trans Mississippi states. He say
confidence has been restored, that ther
are no idle men west of the Mississippi
valley who want work and he predict
that wheat is going still higher.
Attempt to Break Jail Foi1ed.
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