The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-11
NEWS INBRIEF.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY.
News Condensed and Brief Bits OF
Telegraphic intelligence Re-
duced from Columns.
Thursdaz. Aue. 5.

Temperance day at the Rock River, Ills.
Chautauqua assembly brought out a largo
crowd. Mrs Hoffman spoke.
Prisoners were discovered saving their
way out Of the jail at Peru, Ind, in time
to prevent a wholesale delivery.
The Chicago and Central Indiana Elec-
trio railroad began the work Of construct
ing tracks at NoblesVille, Ind.
NJ. Moak has begun 81, 600 damage suit
against Fred OsterberR at Galesburg, Ills.
! for alternating his wife's affections.
The auditor of Iowa has granted insur-
ance rights to the branch of the A. o. u.
w. in that state which seeded from the
supreme lodge.
Judge Levy, Of a San Francisco court.
has decided that Christopher B. Ryer, an
alleged son of the late DR.. Washington
Ryer, is an interlOper and entitled to none
of the estate valued at 81 ,250, 600.
The Illinois superintendent of Insurance.
has refused to license the Independent
Order of Foresters to do an insurance
business in this state, claiming that the
| order is barred unner the new law. A suit
will be begun.
| President T. G. Burlingame and Cashier
G. P. Newman of the defunct Bank Of
Commerce of Springfield, Mo, have been
indicted for participation in the wrecking
Of the concern.
Friday, Aug. 4.
Boys playing with matches caused q fro
in an Iron Mountain, Mich, tool house.
| One of the boys was burned to death.
A census of Carthage, Ill, shows popu-
lation of 1,94S.
Patrolman Douglass Friedlander was
arrested at Bellville, ILL.,, on a charge Of
larceny.
Will johnson, a colored prisoner
charged with burglary, jumped from 3
train at Mexico, Mo. and was instantly
killed.
Lena Ecubert, 8 years old, of Massillon,
O., played with matches, set her clothes
on fire and was burned to crisp.
A lone highwayman, operating in a
country road in Kansas, has held up and
robbed several persons. His victims were
nearly all farmers.
The Improved Order of Red Men of east
ern Indiana elected officers at the Eiwood
meeting. Anderson was chosen as the
next meeting place.
Porter Lanier, a convict in the Ohio
penitentiary, beat John Louders, citizen
shop foreman. into insensibility with a
pair of tongs, inhicting dangerous wounds
The Tennessee penitentiary commission
has selected the property of the Brusby
Mountain Coal company at Hartman as
Its sight for the new state prison and coal
mines.
Leigh o. Knapp, brother of Charles
Knapp, president and general manager Of
the st. Louis Republic, died of heart fail
ure. He was receiver of public moneys at
Santa Fe, n. M, during Mr.. Cleveland's
former administration, and in 1891 was
business manager of the Rocky Mountain
News.
Alfred Morrisette, the alleged forger ana
| fugitive from the Dominion of Canada,
was discharged by Judge Nelson of the
United States circuit court, in Boston. on
the ground that the testimony presented
could not be relied upon, and that no
judge in Quebec would convict Morrisette
on such evidence.
Saturday, Ang. 3.
William Horlander, Is years of age,
while bathing in the Ohio river, was
| drowned.
William Alsop escaped from the Indiana
prison south by deliberately walking
away.
An artesian well struck at Chamber
lain, S. D., has flow Of 5000 gallons Of
water per minute.
| The work of obtaining a jury to try
Actor Curtis at San Francisco was re-
Sumed. But two jurors were acce pied.
David Simpson was overcome by gas
while repairing we'll at Anderson, Ills
He fell to the bottom and was killed.
The First Congregational church of
| Waukegan, Wis, celebr ated its semi-cen-
tennial with appropriate exercises.
Madge Fleming, aged Is, while playing
! with matches at Eau Claire, Wis, set her
clothes on fire, and was burned to death
The Midway Park Chautauqua encamp-
ment, between Bloomington, Ills, and
Normal, opened with good attendance.
Aug. % has been set apart IS the day
for colored people at the Worlds fair.
Mrs. Vance Smith, a widow Of Sedalia,
Mo-, put two burglars to flight with re-
v0lver.
The Bank of California has received
IS, 800. 600 of fine gold from California
mines in the past three months
W. A. Taylor, c. w. Baker and John
Forley are in the field for the Democratic
nomination for governor of Ohio.
DR.. r. E. Young, superintendent Of the
insane state asylum at Nevada, Mo, has
resigned, and DR.. James B. Gordon has
been elected his successor.
The Baker ranch in Chase county,
| Kansas, on which Texas fever has ap
peared. has been quarantined by the State
Live Stock Sanitary commission.
A supposed mad dog took possession of
the lawn of the governors mansion at
Jefferson City, Mo. a policeman shot the
animal.
The leading bankers of Brooklyn have
signed a petition to congress, asking for
the repeal of the silver purchasing clause
Of the Sherman bill.
w. W. Blackmer has been elected presi-
! dent, and j. c. Wallace secretary of the
Railway Nail Clerks National associa-
ton.
| The Usage Indians in the territory have
! declined to treat with the United States
commissioner for their surplus lands.
They are well fixed financially.
Mrs Dora Weber, a pretty young
grass widow of Guthrie, o. T., was ar
rested for horse stealing. She had started
to leave the country with livery team.
County Commissioner Twombley Of
Arapahoe county, Colorado, has gone east
to see the witnesses IN the DR.. Graves
poisoning case. On his visit viii depend
/ the retrial of Graves.
The British board of trade report on the
loss in February of the White star steam
III Naronic has just bean issued It con-
cludes that the loss was one Of the great
mysteries Of the sea
Nick KessIer lost leg by reaching for =
hand-ral on an Elgin. Joliet and Eastern