The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-01

William Paul, street car conductor.
The saw mill of the North Wisconsin
Lumber company under a test cut SS9,313
feet of legs, with two band mills only,
which is said to break the worlds record.
Monday, Aug. 70.
Fire at Elizabethtown, Ills, destroyed
property valued at So, 600.
The national banks at Louisville are
getting ready to resume business
The horse and cattle show at the Worlds
fair is growing in popular favor.
Two unemployed wOrkingmen and three
policemen received broken heads in a
street riot at Chicago.
A saloonkeeper tried to whip two ed
itors consecutively at st. Charles, Mo,
and was worsted both times
Striking miners at Weir City started
out to waylay negroes, when an accidental
discharge of one of their guns wounded
four men.
The New York State Democratic con-
vention will be held at Saratoga, on Oct. s.
The Massachusetts, State Democratic
convention will be held in Boston, on
Sept. 81.
D. NJ Craig, Italian contractor for
Buffalo firm, was robbed of $11, 900 at
Pennsylvania hotel.
A convention Will be held in Albu-
querque, N. NJ. on Sept 20, to memorial
lie congress for admission as state.
Samuel Nolan of Winamac, Ind, has
sued the Pennsylvania railway for s., 900,
alleging false imprisonment.
Frank Mccormack, editor of the Hart
ford, Mo-, Press, is under arrest. on the
charge of having forged notes for $780,
The Canadian Pacific company's steam
or, Empress of China, from Hong Kong,
sailed from YokohOma for Vancouver,
Aug. 25.
H. L. Behn, a merchant of Reedsburg,
Wis, has been placed in Jail at BaraboO,
charged with having beaten Miss Emma
Behn.
Willard Wood of Beatrice, Neb., has
been bound over for the killing of Simon
Saffel, whom he caught in his watermelon
patch.
Mrs J. D. Black of Amsterdam, N. Y,
who has been visiting at Colorado Springs,
started to climb Pixies Peak, was taken
i'll and died.
Jessie Humphrey, girl 10 years of age,
attempted to light a fire at Galesburg,
Ills, with OIL The can exploded, and she
was fatally burned.
An ammonia pipe in Klausman's brew
cry, at ST. Louis. exploded, and several of
the employees were injured. Damage TO
property. $4,000.
Cyril T. Pidwell, secretary of the Odd
Fellows Hall association for about 10
years, was arrested at San Francisco.
charged with embezzling $4,000.
Tuesday, Aug. 20.
George Mallory, a bridge builder of
Shelbyville, Ind, was killed by fail of 80
feet from an abutment.
ExMinister to Peru John Hicks and
son returned to Oshkosh, Wis. Mrs Hicks
has been there several weeks.
Michael Bakneman, "A years old, was in
stantly killed at Saltwater, Mimi, by
being thrown from his carriage.
A soldiers reunion closed at Mitchell,
Ind. Speeches were made by ex-Congress-
man Cheadler, General Packard and F. B.
Hitchcock.
Recent rains in Texas insure good crops.
1t is denied that yellow fever has ap-
peared at Memphis.
The senate, by vote of 80 to 20, decided
Mr., Mantle of Montana and Mr.. Allen of
Washington are not entitled to seats.
Charles E. Easthof of California died
and left 81, 0OO. 600 estate to two men of
Plainfeld, N. j., who had befriended him.
At Claysville, KY, Ike Williams shot
and killed Henry Ward, 10Th colored,
during quarrel over 10 cents. Williams
escaped.
Nine business rooms and one dwelling
house, together with several stocks of
goods, were destroyed by fire at Morris,
His, entailing loss of $4,000.
A fire in the lumber yard and mills of
the Lyons Lumber company at Lyons. Ia,
caused loss of $1,5OO to $4,000. This is
the second incendiary fire within week
in this city.
The Methodist Episcopal church at
Literberry, Ills, was dedicated. Rev DR..
Wilder, president of the Illinois Wesleyan
university of Bloomington, Ills, delivered
the dedicatOry address.
Wednesday, Aug. so.
Carlos R. Wiley. auditor of Noble coun-
ty, Indiana, died at Columbus, o.
J. C. Crimmins of Oakland. Cal, was
shot and killed by his wife. with whom he
was quarrellng.
A flow of natural gas was struck at
Washington, Ills, at a depth of 162 feet,
the pressure of which was 40 pounds.
The annual institute of teachers of 10
Daviess county is in session at Gelena,
Ills. Nearly 300 teachers are in attend
ance.
The annual meeting of the Washington
County Teachers Institute is in session at
Nashville, Ills, with a large number
present.
At Valparaiso, Ind, burglars carried
& Scofeld's safe, containing
$4,000, quarter of a mile, when. being
shot at, they fed.
John Dossett of Guthrie. o. T., has been
found guilty of murder in the first degree
in poisoning his rival for the hand of an
Indian girl.
John Hicks. IS years old. who has stolen
horses in every state In the union and
spent IS years in penitentiaries, died at
Hamilton.
DR. James H. White of st. Louis has
filed suit against the American Medical
college, alleging it is doing business under
an expired charter.
Roundhouse Foreman Sergeant. of the
Wabash road at Forest, Ills, was instant
~ killed by slipping from locomotive in
front of the wheels.
Otto Hook was fatally injured at Belle
vile, Ills. by runaway horss belonging
to Dr.. Raab, q son OF the state superin-
tendent of schools.
AtLexingtOn. KY, Matt Kelley and
John WEIGH quarreled over dice game
WEIGH plunged dagger into Keeley's
breast. inficting mortal wound.
r. S Heath of Fresno, Cal. charged
with the murder Of McWhirtey, on whose
first trial the jury disagreed. has been re-