Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
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ANDREW CARNEGIE's proposition to run
the Edgar Thompson steel works at Brad
dock, Pa, was rejected by the men. Car
negie then ordered the works to be closed
down till January l, 1889, throwing 5000
men out OF work.
ALBANY, N. Y, specials state that Gov
ernor Hill has informed his friends that he
Is not a candidate for President and that an
interview with him will soon appear in q
prominent Democratic newspaper declar-
ing that he had never been u candidate for
President.
FIRE recently at Potsdam, N. Y, de-
stroyed Thomas Clarkson's sash and blind
factory, Clarkpen's organ factory. Menley's
undertaking warerooms and the electric
light works. Clarkson's loss was about
$65, 600 The total loss was about $1OO, OO0,
with but little insurance.
Ex-ATToRNEY GENERAL BENJAMIN II.
BREWSTER, died at Philadelphia on the 4th.
He was born in Salem County, N. J., In
1916. From 1868 TO 1869 he was Attorney
General of Pennsylvania, and in 1881 he
was chosen by President Arthur to be At
torney-G General Of the United States, con-
tinuing in this Office for foury years. It was
during his administration that the famous
star route trials were brought to their con-
clusion.
RETURNS on the 4th indicated the election
of Taft, Republican, for Governor Of Rhode
Island by 1000 TO 1870 majority The
State election went Republican by about
1900 on the general ticket and the Repub-
ncans had a sweeping victory on the Legis-
lature.
IT is reported that the mine operators
about Johnstown, Pa, have decided upon
a ten. per cent reduction in wages and the
men are preparing to strike.
JOHN A. LOGAN, son Of the late Senator,
who shot a riotous Italian striker at the
limestone quarry, of which he was SUPER
intendent, was arrested aud taken before a
magistrate at New Castle, Pa, and gave
$1,000 bail for his appearance. The bullet
from Logan's revolver carried away one OF
the Italians knee-caps.
WILLIAM TAYLOR KELLOGG, the last but
one OF the associates Of Horace Greeley in
the founding OF the Tribune in 1910, died at
Birmingham, Conn.,, recently, aged seventy
two. He was veteran compositor.
REV. Mr. SUTHERLAND, the evangelist
better known to tue theater- going pu bile
as Senator Bob Hart" 81 ~, minstrel
stage, which !o quit 10 preach, was found
dead IN bed In the room of a friend at Bar
ney's Hotel, in Chambers street. New
York. the other night He had recently
gone TO the bad, and Immediately proceed
ing his death had been drinking heavily.
VERY extensive fire broke out at Ames
bury, Mass, on the night Of the 5th i'm the
wood shop OF the Babcock Manufacturing
Company. Half the business portion Of
the town was destroyed. One Thousand
men were thrown out of employment and
81. OOO, 900 worth Of damage done.
JACOB SHARE, the broadway surface rail.
way boOdler awaiting new trial, died at
New York on the 5th.
AS the result Of various hearings upon
the subject given by the Massachusetts
Board Of Health, that body declares in
substance that oleomargarine is good and
wholesome and preferable to poor butter.
Ex-senator Roscoe CoNKLISG has been
confined lately TO his house at West
Twenty-fourth street, New York, with an
abscess in his right ear. HIS physicians
have ordered complete rest and quiet
OwINe to the depression in the pipe trade
stoppage OF the mills for nearly four
months, the Elba Iron and Bolt Company.
limited, and the Continental Tube Com
pany, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, have suspended
payment Their liabilities are S555 600, and
their assets amount to over $S00.O00
Two farmers in a wagon crossing the
railroad tracks in M:ddletown, N. Y, tue
other night were run over by an Erie train
and killed. They were so badly mutilated
that their remains had to De shovesed up In
. barrel
HEAVY freshet was reported at West
Stockbridge, Mass. Several bridges and
dams were destroyed and the damage was
extensive.
AT Syracuse. N. Y, Judge Wallace has
granted temporary injunction restraining
the United States postal authorities from
rating up. which means adding to. the
postage rates Of seeds sent BY VIck Bros,
Of Rochester, N. Y, TO Canada and re.
mailed from there in small packages
GKNKRAL Quincy A GTLNoRK died on the