Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18
GENERAL NEWS.
The Happenings of a Week
DOMESTIC.

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The Louisiana alliance has decided
not to put third party ticket in the
field.
The sub-alliances of Kansas have de-
cided to hold their wheat for higher
prices.
The state worlds fair commission, OF
Missouri, organized by the election OF
Mr. Gentry, of Pettis county as presi-
dent.
Thirteen persons we're oadly hurt in
a smash up on the Grand Rapids and
Indiana railroad, near Kalamazoo, Mich.
The accident was caused by tram
wreckers.
Washington was selected as the next
meeting place of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. The negro question was
brought up and referred to a special
committee. 1t was afterward decided
not to make separation.
A treasure of 100000. 900 in gold is
supposed to be buried near Warrens-
burg, Mo-, and parties are searching for
it.
The steamer Majestic, of the White
Star Line, broke the record from
Queenstown 10 New York. Her time
was days, Is hours and s minutes.
The strikers and the Salem, o., Wire
Nail company have reached settle
ment and the works are again in Oper-
alton.
District Attorney Nicell decided to
have indicted all the New York news
papers that published accounts of the
electrocutions at Sing Sing, July &.
A cyclone passed over Checotah, I.
T., destroying many buildings, killing
several head of stock and doing much
damage to crops.
Floods along the Arkansas river in
Arkansas are doing much damage to
crops.
Worms by the million hav, appeared
in the lumber districts of Pennsylvania
and are destroying the hemlock timber.
John Frog and Jackson Wolf. Semi
mole Indians. were shot and killed at
Wewaka, |. T., for the murder of John
Harg. Seminole executions are by
shooting.
The physicians of the county hospital
ut Chicago are almost certain that they
have a case of leprosy on their hands.
Martin Gaellick. the patient, is an Aus
trian and about 50years old.
Frank Ratinski. of st. Paul, pulled
Paul Latuskey, years old, into the
Mississippi river and held him under
water until he drowned. Ratinsl1i has
been arrested. He is twelve years
old.
The Sugar Trading and Finance COM
pany of Central America, capital %
millions, has been organized. The
company will buy and sell sugar and
other products. and will establish agen-
cies in the West Indies for that pur-
pose.
Miss Maggie Blaine. niece of Sec
rotary Blaine. was seriously injured at
Washington, by jumping from a car
riage while the horse was beyond the
control of the driver. She fell on her
head causing o)ncuSsiOn of the brain.
President Harrison has signed the
commission OF j. Sloan Fassett as col
lector OF the port of New York.
Aluminium in ton lots has been re-
duced 80 cents pound making it as
cheap as copper considering the differ
ence in bulk OF the metal.
Abraham Backer. dealer in CONNER
cial paper. New York. failed for ST..
100000. He will pay in full. Tight
money and losses in southern invest
ments caused the assignment
Diphtheria. in its most malignant
form, has broken out in the South Da-
kota asylum for the insane at YanktOn.
There are 300 people in the institution.
The people OF Birmingham. Ala,
subscribed $l02, 600 to 81 900, 900 steel
plant. The people were asked by the
promoters for $l5O,000 and the other
$4,000 is in sight.
The president has committed the SEN
tence OF William n. Lewis, convicted
and sentenced to life Imprisonment for
robbing the mails in Texas, to seven