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Show MOKX1XG ICLEGUAMS CONDENSED Robert McKee, cashier for J. M. Boakey & Co., real estate, was arrested at Denver last night, charged with bu-ing bu-ing a defaulter. It is thought tho amount of defalcation is between $"000 aud $'Jt)6o. Gambling is supposed to bo 'the cause. Gov. Andrew Shuman r'ied suddenly at Chicago last night of apoplexy. Mr. Shuman had a long und honorable career in politics and newspaper wotk in that state. Ho was for many years editor und part proprietor of the Chicago Chi-cago Evening Journal, 'A Lamar, Co)., special says: J. S. Harriman, who Is trying to walk from Wabash, Ind., to San Francisco within sixty-five days, on a wager of $10,00.1, arrived here at 7 o'clock this evening. Ho is now 1408 miles from his starting point, and 3;.'0 miles ahead of sehedulo time. " ... Dispatches from a number of points up the Mississippi river report that the overflow water is rising everywhere, and thero is little hope for improvement improve-ment until the flood now coming down the river has run out. A dispatch trom Houston, Texas, says that the high water continues there and that railroad travel is still Interrupted by washouts. , Tho republican senators and representatives repre-sentatives held a caucus to select a republican re-publican congressional campaign committee, com-mittee, which was slimly attended because be-cause of the long caucus yesterday afternoon, aud it was not found expedient expedi-ent to complete the list last night. Among those selected were tho following: follow-ing: Colorado, Townsend; Wyoming, Corey; Idaho, Dubois. Governor Hill yesterday sent to the legislature a message- . suggesting a change in tho method of contested elections? elec-tions? He suggests the passage of a concurrent resolution, submitting to the people an amendment to tho state constitution, con-stitution, which will take from each house the1 power of judging its own elections aud confer jurisdiction upon the courts. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, as Frank llossenquist was crossing tho railroad rail-road track at Kock Springs, ho tried to to get across a train by getting under the cars between the bumpers, when the train started up, dragging him over one hundred yards before the tram could be stopped and his lifeless body extricated. Kossenquist is an old man of about bO vears It is supposed that he was un-clcr un-clcr the influence of drink when the accident ac-cident occurred. ,.,.:..0,i The torpedo boat "Gushing arm ert at tho Washington navy yard; yesterday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock, having made he run from New York m twenty-e ght and a half hours, a pcrforma co that beats all previous records. She used only one boiler, -with an average pres-of pres-of citrhtv pouuds steam, aud, not- withstanding the weather was ti ick it Hi heavy, made an average speed of i fteeukno salt hour. The naval ofh-cc ofh-cc -s are enthusiastic over the perform-anco perform-anco of the "dishing," and say that her nm from Newport" to New or aud thou to Washington, is unparalleled A dispatch from Leavcnwoith a lsl''1 i i,ig railroad scheme'' wh mdlion.8 to. back ft is on foot for a transcontinental (,rew a aS"S known ? y is eighty f11, nfvake City a continuation of this survey, mii6S AI "Pierce, a Fremont, Wyo.. dered. As ." half-breed off his PierC; rfrinf Sent a bullet through fflfeekenr?nVr?h;m SS'wu SefirvZn.lut SeSd'thTcouVty -t iu safety aud surrendered. |