Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1899 — BUYS INDIAN LANDS. [ARTICLE]

BUYS INDIAN LANDS.

IHENT CLOSES A DEAL WITH CROWS. « to Sell a Million Acres Reservation tor One Dollar -La Croeae Furniture Fac- * a Prey to Flames. ' eminent commissioners have agreement with the Crow Inontana which will become a a ratified by Congress. The ed five days, but the subject under consideration for ainst formidable opposition. X),000 acres of land will be >n the northern end of the ration from Fort Custer to > River, and from Pryor lie eastern boundary of the embracing the lower Big Dther similar streams. This Crows 2,500,000 acres, and will make them independent die the land bought will furfor thousands of civilized e price to be paid is about $1 payments. Much of the land nd most of it is excellent for th timber on the streams, lern Pacific Railway runs lorthern border and the Burgonally through it from east RTIFE WANTS DIVORCE. roceedinsTß Several Houra he Marriage Ceremony. est honeymoon on record was ruthrie, Ok., the other day. of Pawnee, and Miss Maybel Winfield, were married. It d that the bridegroom was inder the influence of liquor 'Ceremony, and when he rei room with his bride he sat is chair and imediately fell le bride took a seat in the contemplated the man whom mised to honor and obey. She tempt to‘arouse him from his ut waited for him to awake, id awake two hours later she ansformed from an affectionto an angry, disgusted worn(rushed from the room and iwyer’s office where she comion for a divorce.

RACE FOR THE PENNANT. 1 Standing of the Clubs in the Nationul and Western Leagues, p The standing of the dubs in the Napttonal League race is as follows: W. L. W. L. § Boston .....61 36 Pittsburg ...49 51 | Philadelphia 61 39 Louisville ...42 54 p Baltimore .. .58 39 New Y0rk...40 54 EfpCintinnati ..54 43 Washington .35 64 fpGhicago ....53 44Cleveland ...17 85 [ Following is the standing of the dubs pin the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis 58 33 St. Paul 45 53 Minneapolis .60 39 Milwaukee ..43 52 ' Grand Rap.. so 46 Buffalo 41 55 ‘ Detroit 49 47Kansas City. 39 60 aMk ■».., BIG FIRE AT LACROSSE. Bp.. Plant of Davis, Sorenson & Co. De■P stroyed by Flames. ; At 9:30 o’clock the other morning fire ybroke out in the two-story building, | Pearl and Front streets, La Crosse, Wis., occupied by Davis, Sorenson & Co., manufacturers of bar fixtures and office furniture. Owing to the prompt | response and quick work of the depart- . ment, the fire was confined to Davis, | Soren & Co.’s building, which was I destroyed, entailing a loss of from $40,000 to $50,000, partly insured. Several E surrounding buildings were slightly dam- : aged by water. Heavy Fire Loss at Perea, Ohio. . Fire, which broke out in the paint department of the Cleveland Stone Com- | pany’s plant at Berea, Ohio, destroyed t a number of buildings filled with valua- ; We machinery and a large quantity of lumber, all owned by the stone company. [[ The loss is estimated at upward of SIOO,- » 000, insurance unknown. Arrested for Treason. p ; Including Paul Deroulede, sixteen | members of the Anti-Semitic and Patriotic leagues and young royalists have jfifeeen arrested in Paris under a general I'-Charge of forming a conspiracy to over- ", throw the Government. Soldier Kills Two Officers. ; Two police officers were murdered at Denver by a recruit belonging to Com|pany L, Thirty-fourth Volunteer Infanp try, now stationed at Fort Logan. The officers were shadowing the soldier and W&Q companions. .' .Fifteen Hundred Coal Miners Strike. Fifteen hundred coal miners in the Middlesboro, Ky., district went on strike < asking an immediate advance of pay. i They had been promised 5 per cent inRgpjitue on Sept. 1. Family Struck by Lightning. !' Near Colony, Ok., as John Matthews, Pirith his wife and four children, was in a covered wagon, a bolt of lightning struck the wagon, killing and one son and the team. Life Lost in Hotel Fire. iTbe hotel at Tuscan Springs has been ggmttroyed by fire. One life was lost, and tb« financial loss will be in the neighbor'r ’ ’ Ocean Vessel at Port Arthur. Bport Arthur, Texas, is now a seaport. ■Hpr steamship St. Oswald, beautifully decorated with flags and streamers, enthe ship canal the other day and g§pimed through at a speed of eight

GRAIN YIELD DISAPPOINTING. Railway Agenta Report Conditions In Nebraaka ( lowa and Dakota. Reports received from the agents of the Sioux City and Western Railway indicate that small grain in Nebraska as far west os O’Neill has about all been harvested, but the yield in northwest lowa, southern South Dukota and Nebraska will be less than has been previously estimated. The grain is found to be small and shriveled, and although hard and of a quality to grade No. 2 wheat, will not run above fourteen bushels to the acre in many localities where twenty bushels had been expected. Oats will not run above thirty bushels to the acre. Recent rains retarded harvesting, and hot winds which preceded them did almost as much damage as hailstorms which visited some sections, particularly Plymouth County, lowa, where $75,000 of damage by hail is reported. Corn has benefited by the rains, but the crop will be far from satisfactory. AVERTS POSSIBLE WRECK. Manley Beaver Will Get Free Education for His Thoughtfulness. The other day ninety-three school teachers went to Spearfish from Deadwood, S. D., returning the next day. On the way down into Spearfish canyon the train was flagged by Manley Beaver, aged 14, who resides at Terry. A rancher in the valley had attempted to cross a railroad bridge on horseback and his horse had fallen through the ties and could not be released. The boy had seen the accident and flagged the approaching passenger train. When the facts were learned by the teachers the boy was made to stand out a short distance from the train and kodaks were snapped from all quarters. He was given $lO, and Dr. Daniels of Madison offered him a course of education in the Madison normal school free. The boy will start for Madison as soon as he can get ready. DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT DENVER. Girl Found Dead and Her Lover Dangerously Wounded. A double tragedy that appears to have been due to a lover’s quarrel occurred near River Front Park, Denver. At 1:30 a. m. people living in the neighborhood heard faint calls for help. Investigation disclosed George Bond in the street with a bullet wound in his breast and weak from the loss of blood. Later the dead body of Goldie McConkey was found several blocks distant with two bullet wounds in her breast. Bond denies having killed his sweetheart, and says that some one unknown to him shot them both. Appearances indicate that the wounds were not inflicted by a person standing at any distance, for the clothing of Miss McConkey was burned with the fire of the revolver, and the shirt on Bond’s breast was scorched. LABOR PARTY IS LAUNCHED. New York Unions Organize for Active Work in Politics. In response to a call issued some time Sby the Central Federated Union, 211 ‘gates, representing 105 labor organizations, met in Clarendon Hall, New York, to consider the advisability of forming a permanent labor political party. The proposition was submitted to a vote, and the following officers were elected: Chairman, William J. O’Brien, president of the board of walking delegates and of the Granite Cutters’ Union; vice-chairman, T. M. Daly; secretary, Ernest Bohm; treasurer, Patrick McCartry; sergeant-at-arms, Richard Cooney. Big Fire in Dallas, Texas. Fire completely destroyed the Guild building in Dallas, Texas, occupied by the Darragh Furniture and Storage Company. The fourth and fifth floors were occupied by families. Many heroic rescues were made by firemen. The Clifton Hotel and the Garlington Produce Company’s building were partly demolished by falling walls. Mysterious Death of Many Horses. A trainload of 560 horses which Powell Bros, were taking from North Yakima, Wash,, to South Omaha were unloaded and watered at Billings, Mont. They had had no water since leaving Spokane, thirty hours previous. Soon after drinking and eating the horses began to go into spasms. Half of the horses died. Insane Woman's Tragic Deeds. Mrs. Clara Baldwin of Irvington, Ind., with strychnine introduced into the food eaten at dinner poisoned her husband, her son James, 18 years old, and her daughter Mary, 15 years old. Mrs. Baldwin went to an upper room and shot herself through the head, dying instantly. , Vaccinates at Pistol's Point. With a revolver in one hand and a bunch of vaccine quills in the other Dr. J. A. Doyle, borough physician of Homestead, Pa., forced his way into the Fountain inn and vaccinated forty persons living there. Andrew Abels was found in the place suffering with smallpox. Hx Firemen Injured. Six firemen were injured at a fire which broke out in the restaurant of Star & Owen, near the corner of Sixth and Market streets, San Francisco. The roof of the building fell in and several of the firemen were buried beneath the debris. All are expected to survive. Officer Shot by Burglars. Deputy Sheriff Edward H. Burgess of Monument Beach was shot by burglars at Bourne, Mass. Stillman Smalley, a watchman at Buzzard’s Bay, who had gone to Bourne to assist the deputy sheriff, also was shot, but was only slightly hurt. Kills Brother in a Quarrel. In a quarrel near Sibley, Mo., David Elliott was shot and killed by his brother, Thomas H. Elliott. The shooting was done with an old-style muzzle-load-ing shotgun. The brothers quarreled some time ago.

Seven Persons Are Killed. The Ottawa express on the Canada Atlantic Railroad was wrecked near Coteau Junction, Ont., while running at a rapid rate. Seven people were killed and a number of others injured. Cleveland Car Is Wrecked. At Cleveland, explosives were again resorted to on the Euclid avenue line. The ear was bound east. There were twentyfire 'passengers on board, but no one was I injured. _ Tag Trust Takes. Possession. The Great Lakes Towing Company has made the first payment of both ths Inman and Singer lines of jDuluth and i (he two are practically in tbe possession