The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
LATE NEWS NOTES.

for denomination for congress.
Glass factories throughout South
New Jersey have closed down for two
months, making 1900 workmcn idle.
Mine officials say there are flfty-ninc
men imprisoned IN the Pittston. Pa. /,
mine. bot miners families claim there
are others
Governor Stone has offered reward
OF $500 for the arrest OF Noble Shep-
herd, condemned murderer, who es-
capped from the st. Louis jail.
Jones & Loughliu. Pittsburg. signed
the special steel scale of the almaga-
mated association at Pittsburg and
will keep the American Iron and Steel
works running with 1900 men.
All the iron mills In the Mahoning
valley are closed, and $500 men are
idic. because the Amalgamated Asso-
citation men demand 81 80 and the
bosses will only pay 81 per ton FOR
boiling
Wind and rain did much damage
near Cambridge. Neb. A Burlington
bridge was washed out. Mrs Kinscr,
aged 30, and little granddaughter
waded water waist deep TO get TO
ncighbors.
All the union green bottle glass
factories and some departments of the
flint glass factories have closed for
two months. in the latter I, 800 men
In Pittsburg alone are idle. and the
green hottie branch, 1000 men, are
laid of
Sixteen prisoners broke jail ut Tc.
cumseh Ok
Antonio Cunco, the millionaire ba-
mana king of New York, is a common
drunkard.
Hiram Ii. Cole, aged %. fell from
his balloon at Grerd Rapids, Mich,
and was killed.
The wife and daughter of United
States senator PETER are summering
at WILDWOOD -by.the-Sea.
The Cooks Inlet mining boom has
fizzled and miners are returning from
Alaska much discouraged.
Jessie kelso, Sadie Reese aud John
Samson. picnickors. were drowned in
the Missouri Mt Tekamah, Ncb.
A Colorado Springs, Col. burglar
killed Frank Bish. policeman, and
when run down by crowd killed him.
self.
A pier gave way at Marine park,
Boston, aud many people were thro wn
into the water. some being drow
Frank Brown Ia under arrest at
Parsons, Kan. charged with robbing
the NJ X. Il 4. depot at Monroe
City, Mo.
James Romley. aged ~ years,
killed his wife and himself Mt New
London. Conn. Cause. the wifc's un-
fa,thfuluess.
l,raddock. IA. wire works have
been closed up by tho wire nail trust
until August or September Between
500 and 1000 men are out Of work.
Captain Ralph Wishon of Ohio was
killed by Spaniards in Cuba.
The National forestry commission
Is ready To begin work on the Western
forest reserves
Edward j. jackson. who was arrested
at Mexico, Mo-, for the abduction of
Ada Wallace, married the girl and was
released from Jail.
John O'lirien, who Is wanted at Sa-
vannah, Mo, for robbing bank of
$1,000 In bonds, was arrested at Van
couver, Wash, together with John
McGinner and Fred Martin. The a 10
were found to be equipped with
pistols, dark lanterns, dynamite, skel.
eton keys and oar locks. II is sup
posed that they intended to rob
bank and escape By boat.
The St. Louis Il san Francisco Rail.
road Company has filed its articles OF
reorganization. The capital stock Is
$4,000, 600. and is held by the purchas.
ing committee of the old orga nization,
all OF whom are residents OF ST Louis
The incorporation tax was s5,O25, and
what Is known rs the university free
scholarship tax" amounted To si2, SEQ.
and this latter sum was paid into the
State treasury under protest
The past week has been n generally
beneficial one for crops, as the
weather conditions have been favor.
able in most parts OF the country.
Rapid progress has been made in the
cultivation OF crops, aud corn especial
ly showed considerable Improvement.
while winter wheat il being harvested
in Northern states. and Is already laid
away in the Southern and many West
ern states. In Texas, OKLAHOMA,
Colorado, Arkansas and New Mexico
drouth Is causing considerable dam
age, and in many sections of these
states crops are beyond help In Kan.
sas and Missouri the week was u
rather dry one for growing vegetation.
Corn il reported as tasseling in several
sections, and in some counties has al.
ready been cut.
John Kelly, song writer aud variety
actor is dead in New York
An Indiana iury convicted Frank
, Gallagher of murder in killing two
I, non-union men during strike u,
Munice.
Polish Catholic church troubles AT
lay City, Mirh., have broken out
again. Two members were shot at Il
funeral Sunday.
Two men were killed and one fatally
injured by n careless minor dropping
a stick of giant powder in u coal mine
at belt, Mont
Zen Harris aged lS, son OF Pond
Springs. TIA. farmer, was stang hy a
"hull ant" while haliug cotton, anJ
died in ten minutes,
II. G. Edwards, an American bi
cyclist. making tour OF Mexico, fei
over clin eighty miles from Guadal
ajara, and was instantly killed.
Phoebe Cousins has concluded tha
the world doesn't want to he reformec
and that she made mistake in mol
making "a home for herself
The national convention of the or
der of Elks will convene at Cincinnati
the same day the Democrats begiu
their pow. WOW at Chicago
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