Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
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The Mettman Murder-Coddard to
Leave the Santa Fe-The Trust
Bili-A Centenarian Men in q
Burning Mine-Et Cetera; sc.

PITTsBURG, April 25.-Grand Master Wilk-
other big guns of the railroad federation,
now in this city, have announced that after
this time they will not deal with the railroads,
but will transfer the whole matter to the ex-
ecutive council.
GUTHRIE.-Au the towns in Oklahoma eel
cbrated the frst anniversary of the opening
of the territory for settlement.
WAsHINGToN.-The house committee on
judiciary has favorably reported the bill in
troduced by Congressman Peters, providing
for an additional judicial district in Kansas,
with court to be held at Wichita. This bill
Senator Plumb.
NEW YoRK.-The congregation of the Mad
lson Avenue Baptist church were very much
surprised on Sunday when the pastor, Rev.
DR.. Brldgman, appeared in the pulpit robed
IN bran new Geneva gown; and after the
regular conference and prayer meeting the
innovation furnished theme for good
deal OF gossip. So far as Is known, Dr.
Brldgman is the first Baptist minister in the
world to adopt gown.
LEAvENwoRTH-The Times publishes an
affidavit by Mrs. Rautzhan, in which she
says she has lived with the suspected man,
Benson, at Kansas City as his wife. That he
was with her at the Mettmau home on the
night her mother, Mis-. Mettman, disap-
peared: and that two days later he again
come there and compelled her to give him
her brothers money, which, it was said, dis
appeared with Mrs. Mettman.
CHICAGo.-It is reported that j. F. God
card, vice president in charge of the AtchlsOn,
Topeka & Santa Fe, will shortly resign his
position with that company, and that he will
receive the appointment of second vice presl-
dent in charge of traffic affairs of the Mil
waukee d St. Paul. Mr.. Goddard is consid-
cred one of the ablest traffic managers in the
country.
WAsH1NGToN.-The house committee on
the judiciary has ordered Representative Gull
berson, of Texas, to report favorable and
without amendment the senate bill to pro-
hibit trusts.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The president has
sent to the senate the following nomination:
j. c. Fremont, of New York, to be major
general United States army on the retired
list.
BETHANY, Mo.-Joseph Gray, living in
Trail Creek township, this county, died at
his residence on April 20, 1880. He was born
In Morgantown, Va, on January Is, 17S5,
Thomas jefferson in 1904.
CHEYENNE, Wy. Thirty men are i'm
prisI6ned in the Rock Springs coal mine No.
4, which is on fire, and it is almost certain
that all are dead.
BERL1N.-Delegates of the Rhenish and
Westphalian miners have adopted resolutions
denounclng connection with socialists and
favOring the formation of new union on a
Christian and patriotic basis.
LoNDoN.-While an Englishman named
Gray and his wife, who are touring, and their
attendant, were visiting the ruined city of
Petra, in northern Arabia, they were cap
tured by Arabs. The British consul at Jerusa-
lem was obliged to pay ransom for their
release.
VIENNA.-The Wittkowitz miners and some
other staikers have returned to work uncOn-
ditionally. The strike is collapsipg.
INDIANAPoIIs.-The committees from the
striking carpenters and the contractors as
sociatiOns met with Mayor Sullivan and set
tied the eight hour strike. The contractors
agree to pay competent carpenters and join
ers 20 cents an hour and concede the eight
hour day. The agreement holds good for
one year. About 500 men will resume work.
CHICAGo.-Cases of intimidation by the
striking carpenters are becoming more nu-
merous. Two serious rows have occurred and
few arrests were made. At the Brother
hoods base ball grounds 500 strikers at
tempted to intimidate the workmen. Police
came to the scene and the strikers withdrew.
At other places union men were attacked
and beaten.