The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-04-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The price of beef is advancing in al
the Havana stores, and there is meat
fa mine in all parts of the island.
The Crisp Smith silver debates have
been discontinued on the advice of Mr..
Crisp's physician, who says the en-
speaker is threatened with heart
failure.
Advices from Gwelo, Matabeleland,
say that terrible explosion of dyna-
mite occurred at the Eagle Reef store
near that place, and that 200 Mata be-
les were killed.
An imperial trade has been issued,
commanding all Turkish students now
abroad to return to Turkey. The OBJ
ject of this order Is to prevent these
students from joining in the young
Turkish movement.
The United states Supreme court
decided again In the case of +. NJ.
Montgomery of Tennessee, n letter
carrier, that il was no defense to set
up that the letter from which he alb
stractcd money was decoy letter
Secretary Morton expects To cover
81, 10000 back into the treasury
during his four years in the De-
partment OF Agriculture. Congress
appropriated that much more for the
farmers than Mr.. Morton thinks they
ought to have.
Baron Won Schrader. master of cer-
emonies at the Prussian court. died
from the effects of the wound inflicted
by Count Won Kotze, formerly court
chambcrlin, during the duel fought
Thursday near Potsdam.
Judge Henry Garland was shot and
fatally wounded near Guthrie, Ok, by
j. Hunt, u claim contestant.
The temper of the Spanish people is
such as to alarm tourists and Amer
leans are all leaving the country.
A favorable report has been ordered
by the House committee on territories
on the admission of New Mexico
Bishop William B. Campbell, col
oied, was acquitted of embezzlement
of church funds, upon trial in Clevc.
land, Ohio.
Jury in New York in the case of the
Bermuda filibusterjng expedition
acquitted the defendants in eight
minutes.
Two masked robbers shot John IIays
dead in his brothers store at Puente
Cal, because he refused to open the
safe.
George Prontman, aged 22, of s,
Louis, shot and killed Blanche Simp
son. aged 10, because she brok. their
engagement
Tke House Invalid Pension commit
tee has recommended pensioning the
heirs of Quantrells victims.
The House Indian committee ha.
pettioncd for an opportunity to take
up the Dawes Indian territory organi
cation bill.
Indiana mine owners have been ar
rested for issuing metal checks which
pass as currency.
Nathan ID. Clark, Boston shoe dealer
committed suicide.
Federal prison at Fort Leavenwortl
contains ii3 prisoners.
Esther Cleveland has passed a cas-,
OF measles on to her sister Ruth.
Governor Jones of Nevada is dead a
the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
,, j. Reuben Phillips OF South Caro-
lima, violater of revenue laws, ha
been pardoned by the President.
, The steam tug. George W.. ChitdS
, which became notorious as filibus
terer about a year ago, is once NOR
in the service of the Cubans. and ol
Friday left Cape Florida with an ex
pedition for the island There wer
over 100 men in the party, half o
| whom were Americans.
: A Toledo, Ohio, man claims to hav
) discovered the original Egyptian pro
cess of mummyfying remains, an,
. medical men and scientists are watch
ing with great interest the effects ol
the corpse of Albc G. Weeks.
Samuel Il. Filsen, for years foreman
OF the composing room of The Globe
Atchison, Kan, was found dead at hi
home. Physicians say that death wa
[ due to heart disease brought on by tn
1 excessive use of tobacco.
! At New Hampton, Iowa, Herman
4 Boak, stone mason, shot and kille
Mike Bartz, his father-in-law, an
: fatally wounded the latter's son an
young daughter. as the result OF
divorce suit begun by Mrs. Boals.
A sachel containing s2,Oi5, belong
ing to the Gleason Lamp ManufactuI
4. ing company, New York, was stole
: AiVhA shV ouuh thcSscuScT Oh DTOuC
way and Walter Price and Jane
Scott, the messenger and his friend
= are under arrest for completely.
At Millican, Tex, John Brook
q went to the train and caught hi
daughter, Mollie, and A. c. Worrels
eloping, when be shot the girl dead
seriously wounded her lover, and the
went to the quarry where he workc
and sitting down on box of dyna
! mite blew himself to atoms.
Colonel lngersoll preached to tn
: Militant church OF Chicago Sunday
lie repeated what he has said innI
{ merable times.
The Matabele r rsbellion Is spreading
. Buluwayo Is prepared for an expccte
attack.
Five masked men made futile nj
tempt to rob and wreck an Iro
!, Mountain train at Gad's Hill, NO., b
; means OF misplaced switch, but q
|. extra, an engine and cab. came ahea
! Of the regular train, when the men
|. being foiled, mounted their horses an
got away.