Show ElOR Bimi FEC crawford Corn tron the creeds creels land aug 21 el gov arnor baduel J 5 whom it proposed to institute pro for having as attorney of the creek indiana received 10 vr cent 0 the proceeds 0 the sale of alent acres of their lands in oklahoma OL lahoma today to day filed with the secretary of lie a sworn state when the creeks in adt em ber 1884 learned that the bills pending in congress to vest in the united slates the title to the oklahoma lands they employed him either to defeat the legislation or secure a compensation agreeing to pay him 10 per cent on whatever ho might secure he obtained for their the secretary of the interior approved CrAw contract after amend lne it to make the compensation ca per cent in december the new delegates of the cheki anaed for new contract fixing the compensation at 10 per cent to lie entered to be full for all past and future services this contract aa approved by the creek national council in february secretary hilaa informed governor crat ord that he would defeat the me asuro which was then pending in congress to pay the cheeka tor their lautif unless lie craw ford surrendered the contrat ahe indians for whatever compensation they deemed just governor cranford sas be agreed under pro teat to this arrangement and since alien has had no control over what compensation the creeks should give bind abey fixed the fee aud interference bi a NEW YORK aug 20 the 1 muriel reached lere lea from abe west in dies the captain reports that by abe fall of a derrick on july 27 at the port of spain trinidad abe muriels purser charles A absolom and abe west indian superintendent of abe line J H dupont were killed absolom nas a graduate of oxford and a well bred thorough english gentleman he was a great tra ieler la outa he was one of En glands most famous players when lord harris started on ins tour around tle world absolom w as bis right hand roan when be broke loose from home associations be bought a rifle and dog and tor eight ears buried himself in abe heart of alie bocky mountains here be became abe familiar friend of numerous indian chiefs test of lee aug 20 unofficial reports from baltimore are to abe effect that the gunboat petrel on trial yesterday just succeeded in meeting the contract requirements the trial under forced drafts lasted four hours during the first la 0 hours the horsepower ran oer 1300 and nearly ap to 1400 while the contract required but 1100 but after what time owing as it though to bad firing abe horsepower developed ran down so rapidly that the average bibb will form abe basis of action was reduced to a point close to 1100 it is possible abe builders ft ill peek to hae another trial and naval experts are confident the vessel it properly bandied would not contract as a handsome bonus in the matter of the power developed the reports are that abe machinery worked well kaitul thunder storm ST PAUL aug 20 the storm which prevailed last and this morning was one of abe most severe ever experienced here two inches of water fell between 2 and 5 and abe lightning was constant and vivid w as general out aliis section in some places doing damage at stillwater Stil lnater beveral bouses were struck by lightning and the streets were also badly washed out at kail claire a large agricultural building of the northwestern fair association was destroyed by fire caused by lightning several bouses in that vicinity were also struck and badly damaged at duluth the total damage as estimated is tia greater losses are feared as abe storm was very severe ili terry shooting Shoo tiny LEER md aug 20 the T attorney general baa received a detailed account of abe shooting of judge terry having considered two telegrams today from california in relation to the fame he ha sent word to the district attorney carey to use bis own discretion in aiding the defence of marshal nagle who did abe shooting thrilling stant at a fire TECUMSA ont abc 20 the wife and father in law of robinet were fatally in jurel last night by a fire in the bouse during the excitement bobinet Ko binet while partially crazed threw his three emall children from the second story window they were caught by neighbors aad escaped serious injury killed bf acabie W va aug 20 frank morris john hell james obrien and brodle morns miners were caught beneath a fall of elate in abe mines of abe hammelton Cam melton company in fayette county and were instantly killed several others were wounded and others bad narrow escapes fatal ky aug 20 la marshall county campbell parker quarreled with a neighbor named ascar brabac and hit him with a club granac cut parker fatally anth a sidney parker a ion went to hia fathers assistance assie tance and was cut fatally on the trail st PAUL aug 20 A special to the the particulars of the capture of albert at a point about 12 miles auth of the jaw of the north west territory tor a murder of brown the cook of the ranch in ouster county mont july 21 donri C deal CICINNATI aug 20 judee henry 0 toey an and re bar died today to day A third of a century he vaa an associate of thomas ewinin and henry stanberry famine in LONDON aug 20 A despatch from baye a famine ia threatened owing to alie failure of crops aad that an epidemic disease in now extensively prevalent agn aug 20 News liaa just arrived that between clodon city and kaker city aas held up and entire mail i and irone through SiEnora Cilone 20 there are indica tiodos here that a cyclone la razing to the north ot the ibalaud A telegram from SAH domingo reports the barometer has fallen thi re |