The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-04-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The walters in the Waldorf hotel, New
York, have strnck for better wages.
Krupp's monster gun, which has arrived
in Chicago, is attracting large crowds.
John w. Cochran died at Elkhart, Ind,
from the effects of cigarette smoking.
Jim Hall and Frank P. Slavin have
been matched to fight for 1,5OO pounds.
An elaborate banquet was given to L.
S. Coffin by railroad men at Fort Dodge,
Iowa.
Mr.. James c. Carter continued his argu-
ment before the Boring sea arbitration
court.
Ter, Tex, for the murder of B. II. Curtis
July IL.
The jury in the coal combine case at
Rochester, N. Y, disagreed and was dis
charged.
Miss Julia Marlowe, the actress, has
sore hand and is at Philadelphia, Pa, for
treatment.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis is prevalent
at Elkhart, Ind. There have been several
fatal cases.
The duke of Veragua and his brother
were accorded two public receptions in
the city of New York.
Henry A Frank an inmate Of the
Soldiers Home at Milwaukee, committed
suicide by taking poison.
A tornado struck Mariana, Ark, and
blew a house into the river. Considerable
damage was done to crops.
The Latter Day Saints conference at
Lamont, Ia, closed with the public con-
secration of over 200 missionaries.
The trial of ex-State Treasurer William
E. Woodruff of Arkansas for embezzling
$75, 900 has been postponed till July.
H.. r.
Grand Rapids, Mich, against DR.. "A. j.
The examining trial of the accused in
the Oliver-Delaney tragedy at Morgan
field, KY, has been postponed until April
a.
Sam Jones, the evangelist, will begin
revival in Jackson, Tenn, June II, in
tabernacle to be built for the special pur-
pose.
Lord Randolp Churchill addressed the
house of commons on the home rule bill
and was answered by Sir John Morley
Tuesday.
Five employees of the Chicago and
Northwest railway were arrested at Gin
ton, Ia, charged with systematic robbery
of freight cars.
At Johnston's mill near Bedford, Ind, a
large steam traveller fell from an elevated
track and the engineer, John Tumey, was
fatally injured.
near Huntington, Ind, shot himself
fatally. He had been detected at circu-
lating green goods.
Verdict for s., 500 was given Ann r.
Fleagle against the city of Cedar Rapids,
Ia, for injuries received by falling on
defective sidewalk.
John Patrick was thrown from a cart
near Naperville, Ills, and dragged mile
over a gravel road with his head down,
which was partially torn off. He fingered
few hours and died.
Mrs Mary Campbell of Nahawk, O., is
dead, aged 1O3. She was born in County
Donegal, Ireland, in 1870, was the mother
of nine children, and had, 81 grandchildren
and 81 great grandchildren.
T. A. Andrews of Ravenswood, Ills,
killed himself with shotgun at the Chi
cago SanitariUm at La Porte, Ind. He had
been at the sanitarium for three months
and suffered from melancholia.
The trial has begun at Bentonville,
Ark, of Min Shepard. Two years ago
Shepard shot and killed Policeman Will
Dalton of Rogers, Ark, and Marshal Ed
ward Wright of Pierce City, Mo.
Annie Welsh, an Immigrant girl from
County Galway, Ireland, died in a tene-
ment at Allegheny Of typhus-fever. She
had only been in this country a week. The
health officers are alarmed.
Governor Altgeld committed to- nine
years the 1S-year sentence of Henry Smell,
who, in 1887, was sent up from st. Clair
county. He killed John Zepp in fight,
and his sentence was deemed excessive.
A syndicate headed by A. C. Pond of
Boston forfeited April Is S55 900 for failing
| to complete the purchase of the Fairhaven
and Westville railroad. They had made
the deposit in February on the total price,
which was to have been s., 500, 900.
Governor Osborne of Wyoming has
| named Congressman Colleen as delegate
/ to the convention of bankers and 1nan-
eiers in Chicago the week of June 19. Mr..
| Coffeen is a pronounced advocate Of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
| 1t is announced that the reason for the
long delay in the exchange OF notifications
| of the extradition treaty between Russia
/ and the United States is that the car has
been visiting his son in the Caucasian
| mountains at a place where it is difficult
| to communicate with
| Fred Willis was denounced by his wife
| a few days ago at WaItham, Mass. foH
robbing the American Watch company.
He had disappeared from home She
named as his accomplish fellow work
/ man named W. B Brooks. The police
| arrested Brooks and found concealed n
i the two houses materials used in making
watches valued at several hundred dollars