Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

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Black Hills, S. D., on the 2Sth, six
inches of snow fell and all farm work
was suspended.
The state asylum for the fee BILE
minded at Glenwood, Ia, was destroyed
by fire the other night. Loss, S25, 600.
No lives were lost.
j. s. HIGGINS has been selected for
supervisor of the census for st. Louis.
FIRE on Market street and Third ave
nue., Pittsburgh, Pa, destroyed prop
erty worth $215, ZOO.
BUSINESS failures in the United States
for the week ended the 2Sth numbered
1874, according to Bradstreet's CONNER
cial report, against 245 in the CORE
spending week of last year.
JOHN B. Ross, of Sharon, Mass, was
shot and instantly killed by his wife on
the 2Sth. She says she acted in self
defense as her husband was choking
her at the time.
II was stated at the war department
that Col. Funston would secure a brig
adler generals commission as a reward
for his services in the various engage
ments culmin ating in his daring and
heroic feats on the 27th. 1t was also
stated that both Col. Funston and the
two men who crossed the river under
the fire of the Filipinos would secure
medals of honor.
DIR. w. T. KIMBERLY, of Guthrie, Ok,
was said to be organizing in the terri
tory new secret society, known as
the Loyal Sons of America. 1t is
claimed that this is national move
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is to enforce by ballot, and arms if nee
essary, a radical change in the man
agement of national affairs and over
throw trusts
| NEARLY 100 survivors of the Sultania
disaster gathered at Cleveland. o., on
the 27th in annual convention, the oc-
casion being the thirty-fifth anniver-
sary of the event. The session was
largely devoted to addresses and re-
ports of officers. Each year shows a
marked decrease in the membership
from death and the past year has been
no exception in this respect. The Sui
tania was Mississippi river boat. On
April 81, 1864, she was working her way
up the river when a terrible explosion
occurred. In the ensuing half hour
A TERRIFIC windstorm, followed by
rain and hail, swept the Soldier valley,
near Onawa. Ia, the other night. leav-
ing death and ruin in its path. Leslie
Furne, aged ten, was killed and a half
dozen persons were badly injured.
Everything in the path of the storm
was carried off the face of the earth.
trees being torn up by the roots and
buildings scattered to the four winds
of Heaven.
MINISTER'S from different sections of
the country were at ST. Louis on the
27th attending the national triennial
convention of the German Evangelical
Lutheran synod which met for ten
day session. Roll call showed 571 dele
gates present, with IS guests the latter
being presidents of colleges of the synod
and church dignitaries.
GEN. MACARTHUR's division crossed
the Rio Grande on the 27th and adj
sanced on Apalit, completely routing
he flower of the Filipino army. The
owns of San Vincente and Apalit were
simultaneously burned and evacuated
oy the natives. Twenty prisoners were
.aptured, including a Spaniard. The
lighting lasted from noon until four
o'clock. The American loss was one
man of the Montana regiment killed
and three officers and six men
wounded.
PRESIDENT FROST, of Berea college
Richmond, KY, received letter from
K. d. Pearson. of Chicago, rendering
another gift of $4,000 to the endow-
ment fund of the Berea college on the
same conditions as the former gift.
This makes 500, 900 he has donated to
this institution. The announcement
occasioned great rejoicing at Berea
the school being treated to holiday
and the citizens parading with brass
band.
THE Woman's Whist league met in
annual session at Washington on the
s5th.
CHIEFS of police will meet at Chatta
aooga, Tenn, on May 8.
JAMES and Joseph Caldwell, brothers
living on ranch near Williamsport
N. D., quarreled the other night and
James shot his brother to death with q
cife. He then committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid.
A DISPATCH from Welland. Ont.
stated that the canal there was opened
to traffic.
OwENsvILLE, ILL.,, was recently much
excited over what was thought to be q
case of leprosy. A thorough investiga
tion was to be made.