The leader., 1897-07-21

that is most extraordinary. A close
estimate of the aggregate places the
amount paid during that time at s2s,-
900, 900.
1T was reported at Redfield, S. D.,
that many stockmen in the hill coun-
try in that section had been compelled
to move their cattle to new feeding
grounds on account of swarms of grass
hoppers eating up the grass on the
| ranges.
| FIVE young men ventured ont on the
Piscataquog river near Manchester, N.
H., in an old scow, without oars, de-
pending for the guidance of the boat
upon board. The men were unable
to control the old hulk, and in a short
time il was over the dam and three of
the occupants were drowned.
EMANUEL Rich, of the firm of Rich
Bros. millionaire dry goods men of
Atlanta, Ga, was found dead on the
10th with his throat cut from ear to
ear. He had been a victim of dyspepsia
and complained that he would sooner
be dead than live in such misery.
1T was recently rumored on Wall
street that the Standard oil combine
was rapidly absorbing the sugar trust.
CHIEF HAZEN, of the secret service
has given notice of the discovery of q
new counterfeit $40 silver certificate.
| 1t is of the series of 1897, check letter
| d, with the small carmine seal, the
| portrait of Hendricks and the name Of
Messrs. Tillman and Morgan as regis
ter and treasurer respectively.
A BIG landslide occurred in the noun
tains near Lincoln, Vt, the other day.
A slide half a mile wide came down a
mountain, a distance of over half a
mile, sweeping off every tree and NOV
able rock, which were piled into an
immense heap of debris in the valley
below. Several farms were practical
ly covered, but no houses.
A MEAT train on the Chicago & North
western railway ran into eight cars
which had run off the track near Boone,
Ia, and the whole train was wrecked.
Eight tramps were supposed to have
been killed.
A STATEMENT prepared at the mint
bureau shows that the number of silver
dollars coined at the United States
minis during the last fiscal year was
| . l,-U
profit to the government amounted to
Sc. 1856, l0i.
The 18th was the hottest day ever
experienced at Guthrie, Ok, the Their
mometer registering 100 degrees in the
shade and a genuine hot wind blow
ing. Considerable damage was done
to early corn.
THE two large reservoirs In the Fish
kill mountains which supplied water
to the towns of Matteawan and Fish
kill, n. V, burst on the 18th, owing to
heavy rains, and the water swept
through Duchess valley, causing much
damage. Five bodies were taken from
the wreckage of the flood and there
were thought to be three others be-
meath the debris of three houses swept
| away.
MARYsvILLE, Ala, was greatly ex-
cited on the 18th and trouble between
negroes and whites was anticipated.
Sam Mckinney, a white man, shot a
negro farm hand named Jack Nance.
They had a disagreement and the ne
| gro moved toward the white man with
an ak elevated and ready to strike.
Mckinney drew his pistol and shot the
negro dead in his tracks. The negroes
of the neighborhood said they would
| lynch the white man.
TIE stage coach, en- route from Colo
RADIO Springs to Cripple Creek, Col,
and containing II passengers was over
turned on Cheyenne mountain. Sew
eral persons were injured, including j.
C. Walsh, of Warrensburg, Mo-. whose
back was seriously hurt.
As the result of runaway accident
near Oskaloosa, Ia, Miss Nevins, a girl
of Is, was instantly killed and Miss
Youhe so badly injured that she can
not recover The horse got frightened
and the girls escort jumped out to
quiet it, but it got away.
ARRANGEMENTS have been practically
completed in Kansas City, Mo-, by
which the Midland national bank will
| be consolidated with the National
Bank of Commerce.
LOUIS ARRATA. who claimed to live
in New York, was arrested at Hincll-
ley, Mimi, recently for begging on the
street. When searched $500 was
found on his person.
| w. d. JOHNSON and Sam Paxton had
few words at Teneha, Tex, when
Johnson fired the contents of shot
gun into Paxton's face, completely
tearing the top of his head off and
scattering his brains over the wall and
| floor.
A DISPATCH from New York on the
18th said that the poor in many Sec
tions of the city were complaining bit
terly against an advance of two cents
pound in the price of meat.
| A TRAIN killed Oscar and Florence
Starkey, two small children, while
playing on the track near Alvan, IL.
Three other playmates narrowly es-