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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1882
Page
4
A fires sweep Sand Coulee and Freeman Creek in northern Montana driving immense cattle herds before the blaze. The Piegans are blamed for the outbreak as 1500 are away from their agency seeking higher rations. The winter range is threatened endangering northern Montana stock interests.
Brisk outpost firing continues in Egypt with a 200 strong force observed within half a mile of the British camp. British reinforcements today drove the attackers back and Lieut. Holland of the 15th Hussars was wounded. Nile rises near Alexandria and Kafr el Dwar positions flooded. Ismailia reports no advance before Sept ninth. Cavalry reconnoiters Kassassin Jock with no heavy guns. musketry exchanges occur.
A private telegram reports the assassination of Chas Harris formerly a local school teacher now in Topeka Kansas. Other items note Taylor killing Joe Brown in Mercer County Kentucky and mixed reports about the San Francisco yellow fever scare involving Chinamen.
A general move to the front is ordered with Kassassin locks force totaling fifteen thousand men and fifty guns expected by Saturday. An enemy assault is anticipated Monday or Tuesday. In Philadelphia an important closed political meeting discussed replacing Beaver with Edward G. Steel in a Republican compromise.
Berlin reports Emperor William rests after over exertion and did not leave his room. The parade of the sixth army corps was postponed until Saturday to spare him further fatigue.
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