The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-13


The business portion of Ravcuna
Mich. was destroyed Ivy fire starting
from an explosion of coal gas in u
saloon. \ portion Of the residence
section also burned The total less is
estimated at upward of $500 600 with
small insurance. Every business build.
ing in the village except William Pat.
tcrsOn'S general store was consumed.
Help was summoned from Grand
Rapids and the fire engine was sent on
II special train
\ London, April dispatch says: The
war office issued NO news and little
was allowed to come through from the
correspondents at Blucmfontein. Ar-
cording to the Standards representa-
tive there il no sign that the Beers in
tend taking the offensive, General
Glenn is so dispoSing of his forces as to
guard against any surprise attack
which. although improbable. is evil
IDENTITY not regarded as impossible.
Judging from the preparations of Lord
Roberts.
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Miss olga NrthcrSolc and Hamilton
Rcvcllc, actors, Marcus Il. Mayer, man
ager Of Miss Ncthcrsolc, and Theodore
Moss, manager Of Wallack's theatre.
were found not guilty Of maintaining
public nuisance in presenting the
drama "Sapho.' The charge to the
jury by Judge fursman of the criminal
branch of the supreme court was highly
favorable to the accused. and the jury
were ont only twelve minutes. II is
announced that the interrupted season
of the play in this city will hr resumed.
King and Louis Goldshy. who killed
Daniel Minis. "A farmer and his young
child, near BaNlcy. TIA. on the nigh
of March !, were executed Friday.
The explosion Of u steam rendering
tank wrecked the VI. llamm Fertilizer
works, at Washington Court House. o.. .
Fred llamm, brother of the proprietor.
and Charles Miller were fatally in.
jurcd.
\ London, April q dispatch says:
Lord Roberts reports that five COM
panieS of British troops have been
captured Ivy the Beers near Bethany.
The following is the text of Lord
Roberts dispatch to the war office an
nouncing the capture of five companies
of his troops.
"Bloemfontc,n. Thursday. April :.
Another unfortunat" occurrence has
occurred resulting. ! fear. in the cap
turc of a party of infantry consisting
Of three companies of the Royal Irish
fusiliers and two companies Of the
Ninth regiment of mounted infantry
near Rcddcrsburg. little eastward OF
Bethany railway station, within IA few
miles of this place. They were sur
rounded by a stronger force Of the
enemy with -four or five guns.
Doonwcll Bros. large paper mills al
FOrstcr's station. four miles west o'
Ann Arbor, Mich. burned and twenty
five families depending on the mills
for II living. are thrown ont of employ
ment. The loss reaches 100000, will
but -. 900 insurance.
Saturday. He IL well and cheerful
but is much more exclusive than h,
was on his previous trip home. This
is doubtless owing to the fact tina
DR.. rutherford Harris, the former sec
retary Of the British South African
company, and Alfred Belt, the Soutf
African tinancier, met Mr.. Rhodes n,
II l.. a LII. "A "A
vised him to observe rcticencc.
The Carnegie company, at Pittsburg
Pa. who received from the Gillette
Iierzog Manufacturing company, ot
Minneapolis. the contract for structural
iron 10 be used in the construction OF
the convention building AT Kansas City
have commenced shipment of the ma
terial. Several ears were loaded and
started west Monday. As far rs the
Carnegie company is concerned, tn,
building can bc completed on time.
Austin. Texas. has a raging river
one mile wide and swollen far beyond
its natural banks, roaring and surging
through all the lower part OF the town
spreading destruction and death in H.
wake. In addition to the vast loss o
property interests, it is calculated thai
between thirty and forty lives hav,
been sacrificed and the reports coming
in from tributary country do not ten,
To improve matters.
Near Auburn. Ind. Yes Steel wa,
shot and killed by William Davis. Th,
latt3r had been attentive to Steel
wife and steel had threatened To max,
trouble. Last night steel went to cal
on neighbor, and as he was entering
the door he was shot through tn,
heart. BloodhoundSS were but on tn.
trail and brought up ut the door %
Davis house, some miles away. Davi
was Immediately arrested and con
fesscd to the murder
The American Plate Glass compan,
has been chartered at Harrisburg will
capital of $50, 900, ,OOO. This COMPANY
is composed Of wcll-known plate glaa
men who are identified with the Pitts
burg Plate Glass company. the Penn
Plate Glass company, the Standar,
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