The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Montana and Idaho lead productio,
will be curtailed to boost the price.
British Egyptian troops won a VIC
tory at Omdurman, killing 500 Of tn
khalifa's men.
Omaha school board favors the ms
OF book of Bible selections in tn
public schools.
The general con nference of the M. T.
church Is expected to vote against wo
men delegates.
Father Hippolite, of Iehigh. Ind
Ter, was robbed OF his pocketbocl
and watch by highwaymcn.
Armenian prisoners are tortured by
Turks, and wholesale nassacres are
imminent again.
Olncy and Bayard are at outs, tho
latter claiming the Monroe doctrine
not applicable 10 the Venezuela dis
pute.
New York State Bar Association
has sent to President Cleveland n
memorial recommending an inter-
national court of arbitration.
5. G. hyde, Democrat, and A. IL.
Goss, Populist-Republican candidate
for coroner at ngipalioa, La, were
"h'N' ~ u's SiCCtiOu IOW
DIR. Frank Starkweathcr is In Jail at
Bridgeport, Conn, for abandoning his
wife, although he has an Oklahoma
divorce in his pocket
Blues resolution for the investiga.
tiou OF Governor Smith and the Sol
dicrs' home AT Leavenworth has been
favorably reported to the House.
Fort Marcy military reservation,
New Mexico, will be given to the
American Invalid Aid society, TO be
converted into "a home for consump.
tives.
Linford c. Biles. foreman of the
Holmes jury, was killed and his son
fatally injured bv an electric light
wire on the roof of their house in
Philadelphia.
Thirty-eight Pittsburg people were
poisoned by eating impure food and
sweetmeats Chocolate cake from
bakery poisoned twenty-five south
side people
Private George A. Parkhurst, nephew
of the New York preacher, was killed
and three other soldiers injured by
premature explosion of n shell at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas
Bob Kennedy, sheriff of Dallas
county, Alabama, opened fire at the
depot in Montgomery with double
barrelled shotgun on two brothers,
delegates to the State Democratic
convention, Percy and Mardis Wood,
wounding both of them dangerously.
Trouble rose over Kennedy's wife.
Thomas II. Balm, president Of the
American Coupon Investment COM
paDy at Topeka. has been indicted by
the Federal grand jury for violating
the anti-lottery law.
Bill for the erection of a govern
ment penitentiary on the Leavenworth
military reservation has been favor
ably reported. 1t provides for an ap-
preparation of s;5o,00O.
Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin
has n bill in hand to put additional
taxes on beer made of other than
malt, hops and water. 1t is aimed at
the users Of glucose, fusil oil and
drugs in making beer.
Both House and Senate committees
Oh military affairs have made strong
reports in favor of granting pensions
to the heirs of seventeen recruits for
the Fourteenth Kansas cavalry volun-
teers, who were killed at Lawrence
by Quantrell's guerrillas, August q,
1863, the Lawrence massacre.
Senator Cannon of Utah has a scheme
to make ground map of the United
States, showing the surface contour
of the country.
Senators Cockrell and Vest are
working to secure more equitable
treatment for Missouri in the river
and harbor bill now before the Senate.
Ex-Consul John L. Waller has gone
to baltimore ON lecturing tour
Window Glass Workers Union is
talking of starting cooperative fac
torres.
The knights of Pythias encamp.
ment will be held in Cleveland, Au.
gust "a to 81.
Leo IIirth, proprietor of an Indian
apolis saloon and grocery, was killed
by burglars, who escaped.
Bullion production of California for
ls95 was: Gold Si5,33i, i,3l7; silver,
$500, .sv. Increase in gold was 81, Az
035
1t is proposed by western live rtocS
exchanges to allow each live stock
commission firm but one travelling
solicitor hereafter.
Henry A. Anderson, an insane
Swcdc from Chicago, was arrested at
the White House, Washington, and
killed himself in his cell.
Albert Somervillc of New York shot
and killed his cousin, Ella Somerville,
at Richmond, Texas, while she was
leading him to her fathers house from
drunken carousal
Jefferson City Commercial club will
endeavor to raise $50, 900 to offer as a
bonus to any company that will build
railroad from there to Carthage,
Joplin or Springfield
Supreme tribunal of the Knights OF
Pythias has decided that IA member
cannot be expelled for gambling or
drunkenness II he was member
prior to the adoption of the law.
Joseph Gavin of Lcadvillc made the
test case and was renstated.
President Zelaya has again signally
defeated the rebels in Nicaragua,
taking Ia blon, one of their strongest
positions
Three men walking on the Pan.
handle track near Lansing, H., were
struck by freight and all were
fatally hurt.
The National Miners reelected
Phil ii. Penna, Linton, Ind, pres,-
dent; Cameron Miller, Massillon, Ohio,
vice president: Il. c. Pearce, Corning,
Ohio, secretary-treasurer.
Missouri division of the l.. A. W.
has instituted mandamus proceeding