The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-12-08

The Nirden, Ill, grand jury has re-
turned ten indictments, involving 81
persons, for the recent riots at that
place. Among those indicted is Gov.
Tanner, for failure Ia responding TO
the sherih's call for military aid to
suppress the riots
FIRE destroyed the main building of
the Lincoln normal university. three
miles from Lincoln, Neb. Loss, $780,
900; insurance, SIS. coo.
AT a special meeting OF the South
western Passenger bureau at St Louis,
at which all the roads were repre-.
sented, homeseekers' excursions were
decided upon for the first and third
Tuesdays during January, Febru-
airy and March, 1899, on the same
basis Of excursions in effect during
December. This arrangement carries
with IL the use Of the Sebastian form
Of ticket A one.fare rate was also
made for the meeting Of the National
Live Stock association at Denver, Col,
January 24-27. 1899; Sebastian form of
ticket 10 be used for this occasion also.
The steamer Portland. plying be-.
tween Boston and Portland, Ne, was
wrecked off Highland light in a gale
and her entire crew and passengers,
20 persons in all, perished within a
short distance from land
YoUNG & Co.'S lumber plant at West
Bay City, Mich, was burned.
A VOLCANO was reported in active
eruption near Atlin City, Alaska.
a NEW Mormon church near Vance
burg, KY, was burned by incendiaries
A NEGRO soldier named VIII Kempin
was shot to death at Macon, Ga, while
with several companions he was at
tacking saloonkeeper who had re-
fused to sell him a drink.
THE Sioux City Ua.) Commercial as.
sociation adopted a resolution urging
President Mckinley TO call a special
session of congress to enact financial
| Hesitation and retire the greenbaeks,
so as to give the people a chance to
see the operation of new monetary
| system before the next national elec.
| tion.
A FREIGHT train was wrecked near
! Oraville, H., on the Mobile & Ohio
railroad. Fireman Ragle was killed,
| Engineer Goodwin scalded and Con-
| ductor Biel and Brakeman Hunt Sc.
riously injured.
THE Cherokee senate at Tahlequah
| /. T., on the 30th refused to concur in
the house bill for com mission tc
treat with the Dawes commission,
The full-bloods are strongly averse tc
any change and this action indicates
that no treaty will be made between
that nation and the United States.
THE Rational Municipal league
opened its sixth annual conference al
indianapolis, Ind, on the 3Oth. II
purpose was TO discuss the best meth
DDS of governing cities.
A FARMER named j. L. Loins, living
in Kentucky across the Mississippi
river from New Madrid, Mo-, was mur
dered by two negroes for his money
One of the negroes was captured anC
shot to death by mob.
THE Hutchinson 4 Southern railroad
will be extended from Blackwell, Ok.
to Ponca.
MORE than 80 skaters narrowly es
capped death in the Semple avenue
pond, st. Louis, the other afternoon
Two modest heroes risked their live
to save their fellowmen. One, boy
Joseph IL. Lang, paid the hazard will
his life and the companion whom h
died to save survived. The other,
man of 80, dragged two drowning
strangers from imminent death an,
lives Both deeds followed the break
ing of thin ice beneath skating parties
THE engineer and fireman of a Bos
ton & Maine locomotive driving a snoy
plow were killed by the engine plung
ing over an cmbankment near SoutI
Berwyck, Me.
The Franklin stamp mill at Hancock
Mich, was destroyed by fire, the los
being $3.50, 900. Six hundred men wer
thrown out of employment for 81
months.
PRIVATE l.. L. Holt troop +, Tent
United States cavalry, has been ser
fenced by court-martial at Hunts
Vile, Ala, TO death for the murder {
n comrade while intoxicated. Th
sentence awaited the approval of IT,
president.
NAVAL officials at Washington dis
cussed seriously the reported combinj
ton among American shipbuilders
divide the construction of vessels fo
the navy which congress is expecte
to authorize in order to secure larg
profits. tentative pool was said
have been formed by the shipbuildei
to pool bids.
= Two burglars blew open a safe in ii
: depot at Martin, Mich, and burglt
alarm brought the agent and con
panion 20 the scene. A fusillade
shots was exchanged and one man O
each side was wounded. The robbel
were finally captured by posse ,
citizens.
A DISPATCH from Perry, Ok, sal
, that prairie fires had played havoc
Oklahoma and the Indian territor'
/ One farmer had lost hay, cotton an
live stock To the amount of $50, 90
In the Kiowa Indian reservation
strip OF land 80 by IS miles wide wa
I burned over, causing great damage.
A.. GALLOWAY COLLEGE, located
! Searcy, Ark, was destroyed by fit
= yesterday. The fire originated IA II
fourth story and in less than one hon
Z the building and contents were a tot
4 loss Two hundred people, of whic
= number l7j were young lady student
E were asleep at the time, but not Oh
person was injured.
Ar Weatherford, Ok, on the 2S
, there were two banks ready for bus
, ness, two newspapers, 40 OF more bus
, ness houses and 1000 people whe
, four months ago there was a corntiel
! REPORTS reached Meridian, Miss,
the 27th that three negroes had oe'