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

Hot house peaches are selling in
New York at si.25 apiece and straw
berries at from 20 To 80 cents per
quart
Calvin johnson was assassinated at
Wewoka, okla, and one of posse
that pursued his slayer was fatally
shot.
Charles c. Woods, aged so, and Mag
gle a. Barder, aged 20, were martied
at Greensburg, Ind, making wife
No. 5.
Actor Richard Mansfield is to re-
ceive 500, 900 "a year for the next three
years from Daniel Frohman for his
services. 4
Elijah Rutter and John White.
Brice, Ohio, farmers. fought with n
corn knife atsi revolver and were both
fatally injured. d
Opponents a Qmaha's curfew ordi-
nance for boys are trying to have one
passed for married pen as a bur
The Reichstag has passed Emperor
Williams naval estimates.
Ashland Wilkes. the noted stallion
"uN oO'N Nv Ndu., lOT CIV,
Ex-Mayor Witten. a retired banker
of Catlettsburg, y. V, is mysteriously
missing.
Iowa was visited by a terrific snow
storm and blizzard in the northwest
crn portion.
Ballington Booth will organize his
Volunteers on the plan of the United
States army.
Fire damaged the Atlantic refinery
at Pittsburg, Pa, to the extent of
over $500, 900.
John Mikel was perhaps fatally
shot by n man named Roder, near
Huntsville, Mo.
Venezuela has tabled a motion in
her Congress to recognize Cuba until
the United States acts.
The United States battleship Massa-
.chusetts, on her builders trial trip,
beat the lndiana's initial effort.
The police refused to allow .Choyn-
ski and Mccoy to give more than II
scientific boxing exhibition in New
York Saturday, and that without n
decision, which disgusted the spor.s
During drunken row in front of
saloon in Kansas City Daniel Kane
was knocked down and killed by
Thomas Ifyland.
from the Geological Survey it is
learned that 2Ol ~. tons of desilver-
lied lead-were produced in the United
States last year.
benjamin Milliken was acquitted of
the charge of breaking into Miss Ger
trude Phillips .roOm with evil intent.
the. jury holding him too drunk to
form an intent
Charles H. Salton IL under arrest for
stealing $50, O0) worth of goods from
the United States public stores in
New York.
Sweden has raised the duty on
smoked pork three and half cents
per pound. ........
Mrs. Mary Ann Mosely died at
Columbia, Mo-, aged III. She knew
Daniel Boone, the famous pioneer.
Secretary Morton thinks that the
failure of crops in South AFRICA per-
sents an excellent opening for Ameri.
can grain exports.
Rev. }. n. Armstrong, former pastor
OF the Independence avenue church,
Kansas City, was expelled from the
ministry for alleged immortality.
The British Bimetaliic League ex.
presses itself as satisfied with the ac.
tion of the House of Commons.
Secretary Morton has asked for bids
to furnish seeds to the Agricultural
department for distribution.
Word has been received at the State
department that ex-Consul Waller will
sail from England about April IL
The Dominion parliament passed the
Manitoba school bill on its second
reading.
The three Democratic candidates for
Governor OF Arkansas spoke at Arka-
delphia.
Secretary Chamberlain said that
England will hold what territory she
conquers in Soudan.
Sidney Slocum, fraudulently extra
dited, was allowed by Judge Grosscup
OF Chicago to return TO Canada.
Captain W. II. Bradbury, deputy
warden OF the Missouri State prison,
aud for thirty-eight years connected
with that institution, Is dead.
The new Italian cabinet announced
that thersvkr against the Abyssinians
will be continued.
The achinery of the North Caro-
lima Republiancs is in the control OF
the fusion element.
A call has been issued for national
conference for the promotion OF q
treaty OF permanent arbitration he.
tween this country and Great Britain.
In q battle on train at Tagus, Cal,
two officers were wounded and one
robber was killed.
The trial of jackson aud WallinQ
for the murder OF Pearl bryan will
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