The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-12-22
MISEEIIANEnIIs

A DECISION to hold a Greater Ameri-
can exposition Mt Omaha in 1899 was
reached at mass meeting Of busin ess
men, bankers and professional men in
that city on the 18th. Over SlO5, 600
was subscribed for the project. A
petition to congress in favor of the ex.
position for 1899 has 1000 names at
tached.
The principal feature of the peace
jubilee at Atlanta, Ga. on the 18th
was a grand civic and military parade,
including secret orders, confederate
veterans, Grand Army men, 10000
school-children and others. The pa
rade was reviewed by President Nc
Kinley. At night the presiden tial
party left for Tuskeg ee. Ala.
THE body of Peter Kreichbaum, the
wealthy farmer who disappeared mys-
teriously some time ago, was found
buried in the hog pen on his farm,
three miles south of Franklin, Neb., on
the 18th. Two men were suspected of
having committed the crime. The mo-
tive was robbery, Mr.. Kreich baum hav-
ing disposed of 81, 900 worth OF hogs.
GAME WARDEN LovEJoY, of Illinois,
swooped down upon East st. Louis,
H., recently and went through ex-
press and fast freight packages con-
signed to St Louis commission mer-
chants. He found 35, 900 quail, which
were confiscated, according to the
laws OF Illinois. The open season on
quail closed in Illinois on December /.
THE rim, stock and dry rooms of the
Standard Wheel company's plant at
Terre Haute, Ind, was almost de.
stroyed by fire the other afternoon,
the damages amounting TO nearly
$40, 900.
On farm near Fincastle, Tenn.
John Morgan and James Savage, two
farmers, fought with knives and both
are dead. Morgan attempted to run a
fence between his farm and that of
Savage and they disputed regarding
the line. Farm hands witnessed the
| fight.
Miss ScHAEFER, a Red Cross nurse,
who recently returned to San Francis
co from Manila, made startling charges
as to the way our sick soldiers were
taken care of in Manila. She stated
that they were dying in the hospitals
for want of proper nourishment, ow-
ing to petty squabbles about rank and
position and lack of consideration in
prescribing and preparing food.
By an explosion in the grist mill at
Pettisville, o., two men were killed
and another fatally injured
WEALTHY landowners are planning
to drain Kankakee ull.) swamps.
AT the meeting of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor at Kansas City, Mo-,
on the 18th the question of female
wage workers came up and George l..
McNeill, of Boston, made an eloquent
speech on the subject, saying the day
may come when we will look back
upon the awful barbarism of this CEN
tury when we permitted our women
to wear their lives out working for a
mere subsistence. Resolutions on many
subjects We're introduced and referred
to the committees and the day was
mostly passed in hearing reports.
THE great steel gas tank of the Con-
solidated Gas company at New York
collapsed on she 18th and loosened
from bondage 5000, 900 gallons of
water, which carried death and de.
struction in its wake. An unknown
number of persons were killed and in
jured. The contractor and chief en-
gineer were arrested, charged with
homicide. Downtown places using
gas were seriously inconvenienced
through the accident
THE Brownwood oil mill at Fort
Worth, Tex, was destroyed by fire.
THE National Association of Freight
Commissioners commenced its second
annual session in Washington on the
l2th.
CARL MCBRIDE and his wife were in
stantly killed by an express train at
Raccoon station, Pa. They were
crossing the track when the train
dashed into them, both being terribly
mangled. Mcbride and his wife had
been married but a few weeks.
Miss REEL, superintendent of Indian
schools, in her annual report TO the
secretary of the interior makes strong
plea for the industrial feature of edu-
cational work among the Indians.
THE city council of Alton, Ill, unan-
imously adopted resolutions for cur
few ordinance and for an ordinance
placing a heavy license on small deal.
ers in cigarettes