The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-29
TENS of General Interest Told in
Paragraphs,
COMPLETE VIEWS MARY.
record OF Happenings OF Much ar Little
Importance from All Parts OF the
Civilized World Prices Of Farm Pro-
duco in Western Markets

hlOTtbaRe nOlueTS.
Melbourne-Thc Hon. w. McCu,lOch
minister of defense. has opened a list
for the enrolment of volunteers for
service in south Africa.
Decatur, Tl.-Thomas Accom-, aged so,
a native of England aud a friend Of
Lincoln. is dead. He was one OF the
wealthleSt farmers in Macon county.
Wichita. Kan.-The Davidson In
vestment company of this city has
failed, owing $4,000.
Charlottesville, lnd.-It Is known
that DIR. William u. Kane will he the
new president Of Wabash college.
North Easton. Mass.-Oakes A..
Ames. a brother of the late cx-Gov. Oil
yer Ames. died, aged - years. lie was
president of the Ames corporation of
North Easton and leaves a big fortune.
Joplin. Mo.-The plant of the Peli-
can mine at Chitwood Hollow was en-
tirely destroyed by fire. The Pelican
is owned by Trayer d Chandler of
Chicago.
Cincinnati. O.-On board the steam
er Hudson a steam pipe burst and
scalded Secretary Jerry O~'Shaughnes-
sy. eX-President Cook and Treasurer
Rowe. members of the waterworks
commission.
st. Louis. Mo.-An electric street car
cn the Lindell line struck a wagonload
Of school children at Claiming and
Lucas avenues, fatally injuring Clara
Engeler and Arthur I.arlmore.
Benton ftarpor. Mich.-George Tai
bot. 10 years old. while handling a rifle
supposed to be loaded with blank car
trldges. shot his sister Lila, aged Z. in
the face. The wound may prove fatal.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Fire at the Cream
City Brewing c%ompany's plant caused
a damage of $4,000 to SIS, 900. John
Obenauf. n fireman for the company.
was killed by a runaway team.
Martins Ferry. Ohio-Joseph ]. Gill
OF Steubenville has been nominated on
the 299th ballot for congress by the re-
publican convention OF the Sixteenth
district. to succeed Capt. Danforth, de-
ceased.
Milwaukee, Wis.-George w. Shep-
ard. broker. has been arrested on the
charge OF embezzling $l3, 900 from the
Durand estate, of which he is admins
traitor.
Boston. Mass.-John Henry Chance,
who was convicted OF the numbering
Of Charles l.. Russell. a drug clerk. on
the night of April 4. 1898. has been
sentenced TO Imprisonment for life.
Ponca City, o. T.-W. T. Jamison
and J. ID. Arnold of Tonkawa shot and
killed each other in a street fight.
Jamison vas a gambler and saloon
man n Arnold q hote, proprietor.
Hannibal. Mon. II. Roberts. a ma
chinist. killed his son Sidney Roberts,
and then shot himself. infiicting a NOR
tai wound. The son was killed while
asleep.
P%ittsburg, Pa.-Mrs. Mary Gallagher,
aged IS. poisoned herself and her three
children with laudanum. Mrs. Gala
CHER and her 4-months-old baby are
dead.
Petoskey. Mich.-M. d. Chase, n line
man of the Bell Telephone company,
was arrested on a charge OF setting the
fire in the Midway. The loss was
$50, 900.
Indianapolis. Ind.-The annual re-
union OF the National Association of
Mexican Veterans met here. Gov.
Mount and Mayor Taggart delivered
addresses OF welcome.
Atlanta, Ga.-Gov. Gamblers minute
men, n company OF 1903 officers and
privates, have made application to Sec
rotary of War Root to be accepted as
a company for service in the Philip
pines.
Hot Springs, Ark.--Ore brought
here from diggings ten miles from the
city was submitted to an expert, who
pronounced 1t zinc ore, placing its
value at $50 a ton.
Carlisle, Ind.-This town has been
placed under quarantine restrictions
because of the epidemic OF malignant
dlphtheria. Sunday school and public
schools have been closed.
Oshkosh, Wis.-The contested will
OF William Dedient, which %bequeaths
his estate. with the exception of 81. 500.
to the Oshkosh public library, has been
admitted"to probate.
Fiskdalc. Mass.-John King and
wife. an aged couple. were found dead
at their home. They had been dubbed
to death by their sou. Peter King,
while he was suffering from delirium.
New Orleans. lathe British
steamer Angola cleared with 1913, 172
bushels OF corn and 100, 900 bushels OF
oats. the largest cargo Of grain ever
taken from that port.
Ducktown. Tenn.-The furnace and
ore roasting men have Joined the strik-
ers at the copper mines.
SaT. Fr~ancisco-On accoun of the
quarantine regulations neither mail
nor passengers were permitted to be
landed from the steamer Coptic.
New York-The new battleship Kear-
sarge has arrived from Newport News.
Her hull will be scraped and painted.
preparatory to her trial triL.
Kansas City, Mo.-Timothy Keefe, a