The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-03-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The trial of Miss Dis de Bar is in pro-
gress at Geneva, Ills.
The St. Louis Browns defeated the
Memphis ball club Thursday by a score of
8 to 1.
The resignation of President Clark, of
the Union Pacific, has been received in {.
Boston.
Columbia Lodge, No 7SS, L O. o. F.,
was instituted at Sibley, Ill, with IS
members.
Jack Dempsey, otherwise known as
1.-THE Nonpareil," intends to enter the
prize ring again.
John Freel, an old resident of Chandler
vile, Ills, committed suicide by hanging
himself in barn.
An effort will be made to have Mr. Nc
Leod removed as one of the receivers of
the Recalling railroad.
The government expenditures up to
date this month are 80, 131, 900, exceeding
the receipts by S405,000
Harris, the condemned murderer, made
a long and tragical plea before Recorder
Smyth, protesting his innocence.
The jeweIry store of S. E. Hurst, at
Springfield, Ills, was entered by burglars
and goods valued at s., 200 stolen.
M. Gould, travelling salesman for Mil
waukee house, has been missing from his
home at Leroy, n. Y, since Feb. 9.
Miss Katherine Hennessy was fatally in
jured near Merna, Ill, by being run over
by horseman riding at high speed.
Ernest Huckaby stabbed Willis Smith
to death near St. Mary's, Ga. Both men
were farmers and were rivals in love.
Frederick FIadden, an early settler of
Galena, Ills, was struck by train and
instantly killed He was 80 years old.
Thomas LOvett, 69 years old, cut his
| throat with a penknife at the Soldiers
Home near Erie, Pa, and bled to death.
Bacharact Brothers, clothiers of Mar
shall, Mo-, have assigned to the Joseph
Calm Clothing company of Kansas City.
A bill has been recommended for pas
sage by the Minnesota senate which elimi-
mates the word male from the constitu-
| ton.
In the Utah Worlds Fair exhibit will
be fine collection of nummies found in
caverns in the southern part of the terri
tory.
A plot to assassinate Dictator Rodriguez
of Costa RIGA has been unearthed. Forty
leading Costa Rican generals are impli-
! Gated
In a runaway accident at Greencastle,
Ind, Mrs George Briscoe was thrown to
the ground, receiving injuries which will
| prove fatal.
! The first trial in the grist of liquor cases
| at Coldwater, Mich, that of the people
against Philip Hoetzel, resulted in a YER
dict of not guilty.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary soci-
ETY. closed it's convention at Sauneman,
| Ill. Reports of officers were heard and in
| teresting papers read.
Charles D. Dickinson, who was in rail-
road wreck at Barring, Mo-, Feb. H. and
| had leg .,roken, died in st. Joseph's hos
! pital at Kansas City.
DR.. J. Frank Benham, popular young
society man of Richmond, Ind, was SEN
! fenced to two years in the penitentiary on
| a charge of criminal seduction.
1t is feared that there will be a war
between Brazil and Argentina On account
| of the aid given by the latter to the revolu-
tionists at Rio Grande do Sui.
The New York house has refused to vote
an extra Worlds Fair appropriation until
it secures detailed statement of all the
| expenditures of the commission.
Investigation of the Van Valkenburg
management of St. Thomas Indian orphan
asylum was dropped at Buffalo, the &C
cused having retired from office
NJ. Baihaut, NJ. Blondin and Charles
de Lesseps, convicted Panama canal
swindlers have been sentenced to five, two
and one year in prison respectively.
James Bosley. an aged and destitute
| peddler living at Marseilles, Ills, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor, preferring death to the poorhouse.
DIR. J. H. Oakley of Cairo. Ills, who has
been confirmed as assistant surgeon in
the United States marine hospital service,
has been assigned to duty at Savannah,
| Ga.
Mary Smith, the unmarried daughter of
| Levi Smith, a farmer who resides near
Sedalia, No, died during premature
childbirth, the effects of a criminal opera
ton.
King Humbert has written a cordial let
ter to Emperor William thanking him for
his acceptance of an invitation to attend
the royal silver wedding in Rome next
month.
Miss Mahala Medley, postmistress at
! Local, Mo-. has been arrested charged
with opening the mails She read letters
addressed by a young man to a rival il
her affections.
Michael Grehler a merchant of Pat
ricksburg, while attempting to board q
moving train at Coal City. Ind, fell be
meath the wheels and received injuries
from which he died
Frank Rosengard died of injuries re
ceived in a stabbing affray at Bay City,
Mich. In his anti-mortem statement he
said his wounds were inflicted by John
Mitchell, who is in jail
William O'Donneil aged IL, met hor
rible death in an elevator at San Fran
cisco. His head was caught beneath Z
projecting ledge while he tried to look
out, and his neck broken.
Ex-President Harrison has written tt
friends in Indianapolis that lie will soOI
return from his hunting expedition anC
begin work on his book. which will b'
issued in about two yelrs.
A. w Doehne. commercial traveller
for the Gust Kneck Manufacturing com
pany of Chicago, deal - in BARRIERS sup
plies. died suddenly at the Palace hotel il
Spring ield, Ill His wife will take the re
mains 70 Chicago for burial.
Mrs Garrett. the ALLEGED medium anC
spirituaIist, has been exposed by Mis-
Maggie Fishburn. Of Hamilton. O., an as
sistant. Miss Fislihurn bel I'D in spirit
ualism II years. iut now she is disguised
/ with the whole business.
John F. Schneider and his hired man
Jacob Miller, were instantly killed a
Somonauk, Ills, by Chicago. Bui IiagtoT
and Quincy Denver passenger train Theil
team ran away and started to cross thu
track directly in front of the engine