The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

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Powder Co., near Pittsburgh, Pa, was
totally destroyed on the 26th and two
men were blown to atoms. Over 500
pounds Of dynamite was in some IN
known manner exploded. This makes
the second disastrous explosion at this
place within two years.
The captain OF the steamer Worsley
Hall put into New York harbOr on the
9elh with this vessels cargo Of cotton
on fire. 1t was thought the vessel
would have to be seuttied.
Ross LOWERS. Il years old, committed
suicide at Perry, Ok, by drinking =
pint Of earbolie acid.
The Long pension case was dismissed
by the United States supreme court on
tha 26th on account Of Commissioner
Iaoehren having resigned his Office.
The decision was according to preee.
dent.
4 RECENT fire destroyed six stores
! and a dwelling in Notre Dame de Grace,
Can.
FIRE damaged the Washington mills
at Lawrence. Mass, on the goth and
about 3, 800 hands will be deprived of
employment for some time.
B. E. CLAYTON. the president Of the
Farmers national congress, has issued
an address to farmers, stating that the
congress will be in session in Indian
apolis, Ind, on November 1913, and
all interested in the productive indus
tries, especially ladies, are invited to
attend.
FIRE broke out on the 25th in the
lumber pit and in the mill plant prem
ises of the Center Lumber Co. at Iii
waukee, Mich, and destroyed about
$1,000 900 feet of lumber The loss will
approach $3.50, OOG and is fairly covered
by insurance.
GUSTAV PABsT, son of the wealthy
brewer Of Milwaukee, has been grant
ed a divorce from Margaret Mather
Pabst, the actress. The ground al
legged was cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
WHILE Andrew j. Sprute with his
wife aud five children were boating on
Smiths lake at Denver, Col, on the
25th the boat was by some means
overturned and Mrs. Sprute and her
five children were drowned.
a MOB of 100 men detroyed all the
tollgates in Franklin county, KY, on
the NIGHT of the oath
TIE annual financial statement of
Canada for the year ended June 30,
1896, was made public on the 23d. It
showed deficit for the year of $685.
4l3, and an increase in the public debt
of s., 53s, 331 The net public debt now
aggregates S25S, SOS, 3O4
TIE steamer T. P. feathers, belong
ing to the Interstate Transportation
Co., sank two miles above Natchez,
Miss, with a big load. In sinking she
settled Ra to her boiler deck and It
was thought she could be saved. The
boat was valued at $40. 600 and was in
sured for $4,000. No lives were lost,
but most of the passengers lost their
belongings
THE Catholic schools of Ottumwa,
Ia, have been closed on account of
diphtheria, and indications were that
the public schools would have to be
closed, as the disease showed no signs
of abatement.
An Omaha, Neb., dispatch said that
the freight car famine was assuming
alarming proportions in the west The
roads need cars for extra freight, for
all the wheat in the country was being
rushed to market during the present
high price,
BEsIEGED by Infatuated negroes, J.
NJ, Criglar, manager of Hagerman's
lumber mills, near Chipley, Fla, de-
Tended himself with such effect that he
killed two of his assaiiants and wound
ed four others. Criglar became in
volyed in a quarrel with one of his en-
ployes and the other negroes drew pis-
tolls and began firing at the manager.