The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-28

was not played owing to rain.
john X. LAMB, colored, who shot and
killed Abraham jackson, also colored,
1u ring n drunken brawl OF railroad
laborers at Unity, Pa. last September,
was hanged at Pittsburgh on the 2lst
A PRESS dispatch on the 2lst an
bounced that negotiations were in
progress looking towards the acquisi-
tion of the Chicago & Alton railroad
by the Vanderbilts. At the present
time the Vanderbilts control absolute
y only one road west from Chicago
the Chicago & Northwestern. The
Alton would supply the connection
with the Kansas Pacific branch of the
Union Pacific.
KIRK IL. ARMOUR, of the Armour
Packing company at Kansas City,
proposes To raise a battalion of four
companies from his employees to go to
the front as volunteer soldiers The
battalion will be made up of 400 strong
men and may be equipped at the pri.
vate expense of Mr.. Armour as the
Armour battalion.
THE North Atlantic squadron lifted
anchor at Key West, Fla, on the 2lst
and sailed for Cuba for the purpose OF
blockading Havana harbor. The fly
ing squadron, under command of Com
modore Schley, also sailed under
sealed instructions. Its destiny was
not known, but IL was surmised that il
would patrol the coast.
CHARLES BEVERLY, editor of the
Statesman Press, morning daily at
H.. Il. I a -. n
lie was at one time clerk of the Iowa
senate.
THE Mexican government has or
dered a regiment of cavalry to proceed
TO the United States border to prevent
any uprising in Mexico against the
United States.
SPURGEoN's tabernacle in London
was destroyed by fire on the Goth.
For the past week the ladies of
Brunswick, Ga, have been the victims
of hold-ups and highway attacks by
negroes. The war scare has caused an
almost total suspension of work on the
wharves and the negroes, as result
Of their idleness, have become mena-
cling in their attitude. A vigilance COM
mittee, or "home guard" has been or
ganized for the protection of women
and children.
BIsHoP POTTER presented set OF
resolutions against war at a meeting
Of the Central Labor union at New
York the other night, but they were de-
feated by vote of nearly two 10 one.
In has been planned, Mr.. Barton,
chairman of the central Cuban relief
40 ut cuiA IN
two steamers, under the Red Cross and
American flags, TO Cuba with 1900
tons of supplies as soon as they car
be loaded. In the event of declara.
tion of war those in charge of the re-
lief expedition, in accordance with the
provisions of the Geneva treaty, will
call upon the navy and war depart
ments for convoy and military escort.
Gov. TANNER on the 10th ordered 20
5O-caliber Springfield rifles sent to
Rosborough, Randolph county, ILL.,,
and 1000 rounds of ammunition to be
used in quelling disturbances of riot.
ing coal miners. Sheriff Mcfarland
called on the governor in the morning
and explained the situation. IL the
sheriff could not maintain peace the
governor said he would call out state
troops.
Two Italian laborers were instantly
killed and another seriously injured
by the breaking of derrick used in
laying stone near Schenectady, N. Y
Some of the other workmen rushed
upon the foreman with drawn knives
as they laid the blame for the accident
on him, but the attack was checked
before any injury was done.
lT was announced in Chicago tha'
| the Santa Fe would reduce charges OF
live stock to the figure fixed for the
transportation of the packing house
products and dressed beef. A demand
upon all western roads for such action
was made by the Chicago Live Stock
exchange, the demand being based on q
clause of the interstate commerce law
which requires that the rate on raw
material shall be no higher than tina
on products manufactured from it.
MATHEW HANCOCK, a negro, has beer
sentenced to be executed on May 20 b,
Judge Zachritz, at ST. Louis, for tn,
murder of George Horton, ticke
| broker.
THE roof of the grain elevator at tn,
Hoosac Tunnel docks, Boston, wa
blown completely off by a dust explo
sion on the 18th and the fire that fol
lowed not only destroyed the remain
| ing portion of the immense structure
but consumed nearly the entire con
tents, over 400. 900 bushels of grain
mostly wheat The loss was estimate,
at nearly 5000, 1000.
j. A. PRircnErT, alias Cherokee Kit
was convicted in the federal court a
| Waco, Tex, of obtaining money from
negroes by falsely representing him
| self to be an agent for establishing
pension claims and further represent
| ing that eN-slaves We're claimants.
THE New York Roston baseball gam,
at New York on the 10th ended in ;
disgraceful row, owing to the eXcep
| tion taken 10y the spectators to deci
sion against the home team.
RECENT dispatches from ST. Vincent
| Cape Verde islands, stated two flotillai
/ OF Spanish torpedo boats and torpedo
| boat destrovers and the cruisers Girls
/ tobal Colon and lnfanta Maria Teresi
were at that port
Il. j. REED and VIII Throst. charge,
with burning the feet off of W. Il, BisI
and his aged wife near Ryan, |. T..
about two months ago, and also rob
bing the aged couple ofSi44 have beer
/ landed in jail at Ardmore to await trial
NEGOTIATIONS to consolidate tn
Goodrich, of Akron; Goodyear, of Con