The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-11
Illinois, jury has given him $500 dan

and years, but was unabfe to reach the
baby.
/ Governor Alt0eld issued a requisition on
the governor Of California for the extradi-
| tion of William II. Whitman He is
wanted in Springfield for embezzling
aho1t 5000 from the American Express
company.
Employees of the Cincinnati and Bedford
| railroad tried to tunnel under the Evans
Vile and Richmond road, at Bedford.
| Ind, Saturday night, because the latter
would not grant permission to cross under
their tracks. The hole was flied by the
opposing read, and litigation will ensue.
The boiler In the grist mill of Isaac
Howell & Son, at Pittsburg, Ills, exploded
! Saturday. The elder Howell will prob
ably die of his injuries, and the sons con-
dition is also critical. No others were in
jured.
The County Law league adopted radical
resolutions at Muscatine, Ia, Saturday,
for the enforcement of the prohibition
law. A fund was raised for prosecutions
Anton Nordich, n miner. was killed Sat
urdRy, by falling 600 fest down a shaft of
| the eoal company at Pana, Hls
| Monday, Aug. Z.
Champion George Dixon knocked out
Eddie Pierce in three rounds.
It will require $6o0, 600 to put the United
States steamship Hartford in service able
| condition.
The coast defense ship Monterey re-
turned TO San Francisco from her north
| ern cruise.
Burglars called at the postofice at Kent,
Wash, and secured 1925 in stamps and
| cash.
Indian allotments in the Cherokee Strip
will be completed Aug. 10, and the prOcla-
nation opening the land may be issued
| four or five days later.
A. d. Sharon, the well known capitalist
| OF San Francisco. Cal, suffered a stroke of
apoplexy three days ago. This is the sec
Ond time Mr.. Sharon has been stricken.
John o. Bran, a negro convict, with
| only 40 days to serve Of a two years. SEN
! tence for bigamy. hanged himself in his
cell at the Jefferson City CMo.) peniten-
| tiary.
William Williams, fireman on the steam
| boat George H. Ray. was killed when 8
boiler flue blew out at st. Louis, Mo. He
was both scalded and suffocated
Governor Lewelling of Kansas has ap-
| pointed Dr. E. L. Miller, 7. J. Best, g. F.
Drake and Eli Kearns as delegates to the
sugar producers convention to be held at
| Chicago Aug. Is.
Governor LeweIling of Kansas has par
| NOAOSA L AeSAA AoAOA4P SLO "C6AGAy
keeper who fed from Topeka some years
ago, leaving fines and forfeitures amount
| ing to $13, 900 unpaid. A condition of the
| pardon is that he shall not reside in Kan
| sas.
The claim that the issuance by the state
auditor Of an insurance certificate to the
seeding grand lodge of United Workmen
| gives that organization the exclusive
| right to use the name of UNITED Work
| raanJD in TnNUa 10 6oniof1 hU Grand Mo 0tov
Graham of the loyal body.
Rev. F. A Smith, Connecticut pastor,
| publicly announced from his pulpit that
he was starving on the meager salary paid
| him.
Tuesday, Aug. 8.
A convict committed suicide in the pen
itentiary at Jefferson City, Mo.
Two men were killed at Pittsburg, Ills,
by boiler exploding.
Considerable damage has been done by
floods in the vicinity of Ell Paso, Tex.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris. with her
three children, arrived in New York from
| England.
Citizen" George Francis Train, in an
English coach aud bodyguard of 80 citi-
zens of Cosmos, was visitor to Worlds
fair grounds
Senator Teller thinks unconditional re
| peal "a SuO OuCEllSSn HI" tSn AEIpOSo1OA4AOJ
The first rain for weeks visited Fair
bury, Ills, and vicinity-too late to help
| the corn crop.
Farmers of Schuyler county, Illinois,
have organized q mutual company to in
! sure against fire and lightning The cap
ital stock is $4,000.
| Ralph Smith. farmer living near Wa
bash, Ind, has disappeared, leaving awife
! and child in destitute circumstances. 1t
is believed he has met foul play.
The people of Frankfort. Ills, are fright
ened over the advent of James Mcmahon,
stricken with smallpox. He is said to
have escaped from a Chicago hospital
about a week ago.
The fair will not be held at North Man
chester, Ind, in September, as had been
extensively advertised, owing to the strong
| counter attraction at the White City. An
other reason advanced was the failure of
the crops.
Edward Kuhn, the German farmer at
| Shelbyville, Ind, who found strychnine in
his food, has since discovered that it was
also in the -four and lard. He is slowly
recovering. Detectives believe neighbor
and relative is the criminal. but are not
ready yet to give details.
Wednesday, Aug. 9.
|
The Democrats OF Cass county, Illinois,
renominated Oliver Decker for county
commissioner.
Miss Cora Wilson died at Union, Ia,
from the effects of drinking concentrated
| lye with suicidal intent.
The damage to tobacco from hail in Lam
caster and York counties, Pennsylvania,
! is worse than at first reported
The Ohio Republicans will open their
campaign at Akron Sept. II. Governor
! Mckinley will make the principal speech.
William Ploughfeld. farmer, was
stabbed to death and his brother John
wounded by two tramps at BirdsbOro, Pa
| SnOwdrifts foot deep were found along
the line of the Haverhin and Amesbury
road on the hillsides of Amesbury, Mass.
! The new city directory census will give
the population of Clinton, Ia, as q, 76S,
which is more than double that of 10 years
ago.
Frank Swanson. j. Crawford and John
Miller, three prisoners in the Webster
county, Ia, Jail, broke through steel bars
and escaped
! The Central Union, the leading German
Republican newspaper of CentrAlia, HIS,
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