Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
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PROF. HARRISON WEBSTER, OF the Roch-
ester University, has been offered the
presidency of Union College, Schenectady,
ny
RUMPF Bros cotton mill, philadelphia.
was destroyed by fire the other day. Loss,
SO, GOO
The operatives in Clark's thread works
IN Newark, n. j., struck recently against
a tyrannical superintendent.
WILLIAM N. CORNWALL. dealer in sport
ing goods, Is Warren street, Boston, has
made an assignment.
The wooden goods manufacturers of New
York are opposed to reducing the tariff on
wool, fearing their industry would be next
attacked.
MAYOR HEWITT, OF New York, advises
the abolition of the personally tax, the de-
hclency to be made up by an increase OF
the tak on real estate.
The executiye committee of the American
Newspapers Publishers Association met
at New York on the 11ih. After a confer
ence with the business managers of tue
New York papers, the committee adjourned,
TO meet in Indianapolis February7
1T is reported in New York that the COP
per wire manufacturers were meditating a
trust to keep prices up.
REV. DR.. ALFRED =. PATTON, editor and
owner Of the New York Baptist Weekly, died
in hrooklsn recently.
Two schooners from Gloucester, Mass,
are reported missing for several weeks. The
two vessels carried twenty-four men,
fHR oar works at pauphin, Pa, and q
church and several houses were DESTROYED
by fire the other night.
TRAIN on the southwest branch OF the
Pennsylvania railroad struck a buggy
crossing the tracks near Youngwood, Pa.
the other evening, and fatally injured the
occupants, Frank Mullin. son OF wealthy
coke 9peEaIor, and Miss Zahnizer. the
daughter Of a lumber MERCHANT
THE aFmory building at Lowell. Mass.
burned recently, together with ammuni-
ton and accoutrements. Loss, $4,000.
JoHN SwINToN, the well known Labor
writer, was reported critically i'll at New
York on the 18th.
TIE swindler who, year ago, defrauded
people OF the City of Mexico out of SO. 900
by spurious ADVANCE sale Of Patti concert
TICKETS has been arrested "a Few xorx
He proved 10 be Charles Bourlen, a French
Jew, notorious and dangerous confidence
man.
THE jury in the case Of the State against
Thomas {. Plat to GUST him from the posi-
ton OF Quarantine Commissioner OF the
City Of New York on the ground that he
was not z resident Of that city, returned a
verdict against him.
TIE William Penn colliery strikers at
Shenandoah, Pa, have voted not to re-
tura TO work
WALL street operators allege that the
misrepresentation OF his banks standing
by ex-PresiCent Baldwin, Of the New York
Fourth National Bank. has destroyed conf
dence IN the weekly bank statement
Two trains came into collision twenty
! i've miles west OF Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
mognins 2f the 18th. There was a terrific
crash and much damage done, but all on
board escaped with slight bruises :"
j. A WINsHIP, a real estate broker Of
Providence. r. l., arrested for a series OF
forgeries, has made a confession. He
forged the names Of twenty prominent
people. Forged notes for 5000 to o. 900
were found on him. A shower Of worth
| less paper is expected.
At the conference between the employees
I Of the Rensselaer, mil aud the officers of
| the Troy Iron and Steel Company, Troy,
/ n. ". the men refused to accept the ten
per cent reduction offered by the com.
pany. The men offered TO compromise on
a i've per cent reduction About 2.OO
men struck
THE Ursuline Nuns at Pittsburgh. Pa
who bad been in contention with the Bishop
OF the diocese for some time, have been
forced to vacate their property and leave
town They originally came from France,
locating at Pittsburgh soon after the Fran
CO Prussian war.
The 6ve-story building, a 56and s. War
ren street. New York. was ruined by FIRE
the cher day The Joss e4s sisi0 CO The
principal sufferers lsrare Nesncr 4 CO..
Rasd Bros. A J. White. the U4iied STATES