The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-25

destroyed by IRE. Loss, SIS, 600; in
sdfaRce, 5000,
THE National Bank of Illinois at
Chicago, with assets amounting to $751;
000, GOO, has suspended The causssy as
/ given By the clearing house Committed,
were .unwarrantable and injudieious
loans" through which the capital and
surplus had been imperiled.
AN explosion occurred in a confec-
tiouery mahuiactory at Casino, ttaly,
on the 2ist which killed seven people.
TIE failure was announced Of the
Roseland Savings bank at Chicago on
the 2lst The bank did business with
the National Bank of Illinois
ABOUT 500 masked men broke into
the jail at Mayaeld, KY on the night
ct the both and hanged Jim Stone,
negro brute, in the courthouse yard
and then riddled his body with bullets:
4 TERRIFIC explosion of gas occurred
in a mine at Wilkesbare, Pa, on the
21st and over 20 miners were impriscn-
ed ia the earth, but IA were afterwards
rescued and hopes were entertained of
getting the others before the deadly
after-damp claimed them as victims,
TIE American Federation OF Labor
at Cincinnati on the 21st appointed
John Fernseth, of the Seamen's Inter
national union, as a committee of one,
with headquarters at Washington, to
look after labor interests in the na'
TONS capital After some routine
business the ectVthtioh then ad-
| journed sine die.
THE Old Fellows block at Elizabeth
port, n j., valued at 100000, was de-
stroycd by fire on the 18th.
A WAGON Was struck while crossing
the track of the Chicago & Northwest
ern road at Denison, Ia, and Mr.,
Krual, farmer, was fatally hurt and
his wife was killed.
THE Choctaws have signed an agrees
ment with the Dawes commission to
take lands in seyeralty, for the sale Of
town lots and for the transfer Of crimi'
nal jurisdiction to the federal courts.
Officials at Washington say that the
treaty with the Choctaws is very i'm
portant, as it is the entering wedge
which will dispose of the whole Indian
problem.
AT the convention at Cincinnati on
the 18th the headquarters of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor were changed
from Indianapolis to Washington by a
vote of 1904 to 800 It was also or
defed that an assessment of one cent
per capita be imposed to secure an
eight-hOur law.
Two boilers in the Kent Wooden CO.
mills at Providence, R. L, exploded on
the 18th, killing four persons outright
and fatally injuring another.
THE Masonic hall, the largest BALD
| ing in New Brunswick, n. j., was de-
stroyed by fire on the 2lst Loss, $780,
OOO
By the explosion Of a piano lamp al
New York, which set the house on fire
Aaron Goldsmith, his wife and thfe5
| children lost their lives
Two Proctors, Dink and Arch, father
and son, were taken from the jail al
Russellviile, KY, on the night of the
18th and lynched and Areh's brother
Bill, was shot to death in his cell
| They were all charged with the muir
der of Doc and Aaron Grafton, Thu
mob came from Adairville and wa!
composed of about IS men,
The interstate commerce commits
sioners made public their annual re
port on the 18th. 1t recommends ''tha'
it be made a penal offense for any per
son to engage in the business of selling
interstate passenger tickets unless ht
is an authorized agent of the carrier
duly constituted such by written ap
pointment," Free passes are also de
nounced. A number of teehnica
amendments to the interstate com
meree law are also urged.