The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-24
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club South Brooklyn, April Is
Des Moines. Ia. March 2s--J. w. Gem
esor. cashier OF the German Savings bank
of this city, dropped dead on the street
this afternoon II heart trouble. He was
one Of the best known bankers In the state
Of Iowa.
san Francisco March 23.--At the Califor-
mia Jockey clubs track in Oakland today,
Jiokey Ellis was set down for his ride on
Topmast. The judges believed Ellis did
not try to get away. The suspension is in
definite. Topmast with a good rider ought
20 have won the race
Dubuque, Iowa. March 23--Archbishop
IIenncssey is seriously ~ at the arch
episcopal residence here, He was suddenly
stricken aftr dinnr yestrday. His speech
is ffeoted. leading to the assumption THAI
he Is suffering from paralysis. 1t is also
feared his brain Is affected.
Washington March 28.-Genoral Greely
has received cable dispatches from Cuba
announcing that the military telegraph
lines have been completed between Sam
cti spiritus and Giego D'Avila in the CEN
ter OF the island and between Holglrin and
Victoria De Las Tunas in the department
of Santiago.
Pittsburg. Pa, March 23.-Flint Glass
bottle manufacturers OF the United States
acting in concert have withdrawn all price
quotations, preparatory to putting into
effect the new and advanced price list
which is to be decided upon by the trust.
Il is estimated that the new prices viii be
at least ten per cent higher than thoSe
now in force.
Omaha March 23-Mrs Marian A. Will
iiams, fatally injured in the Patterson
block fire. died today, making the third
death. All the other injured are doing
well. Mrs. Anna Slammed, who ded dur
ing the fire, was buried today. The re-
mains OF Mrs. Thomas Taylor the first
killed., were shipped today II Titusville.
Pa. Tor interment.
Nashville Tenn, March 23-The house
Of representatives today passed the sem
ate bin making all contracts entered into
in Tennessee payable in any legal tender.
The bin was so amended as TO exempt
contracts already in existance The bill
now goes to the governor and ne Will
certainly sign It. The bill is the outErow-
tn Of tho silver sentiment in Tennessee.
Cambridge. Mass, March 23-1ns choice
OF a subject for the Harvard Yale debate
which is TO be held in Cambridge May 12
was announced tonight by the intercol-
legiate debating society as follows RES
Owed that the present method Of elect
ing United States senators rs preferable
to a system of election by a popular
vote" The question was sent TO Yale to-
day.
Nashville, enn, March 23-The llttle
town OF liberty in DeKalb county IS al
most wiped of the map. A furious cy-
clone swept over It last night, wren 'aingI
trees from their roots and Telling houses
i1 al directions. The Christian church,
a handsome bruclS structure was blown
1, pieces IN the outset md vie we're
panic stricken. Damage to property in the
stom's path Is enormous but no fatalities
are reported.
Whatoom. Wash. March 23-rhe last
doubt Of the consumption of tho deal
whereby the Pacific American S. s. Fish
company OF Chicago, acquires the FISH
traps Of the Lower Puget sound was re
novel today when 100000 OF ne stock
which the company asked the men 20 sub
scribe was taken. A local < now
buslly engaged In aoeumulating bCtv cen
seven thousand and a million ' lars 20
meet the final payments Of 1ho 'ps
seattle. Wash. March @--Ratss TO Daw
son city have been cut AN two by tho
including various steamersiiiiiet iietaonetaonnn
including various steamers running be-
tween Seattle and skagway the White
Y. 81
on Lake Bennett ana the upper Yukon.
Rates. 60 take effect at the opening OF
on the lakes are announced as
follows: $l62 per ton for freights OF an
kinds; first class passenger passage 500; !
second class $50.
salt Lake Utah, March 23-The oregon |
short Inc today received from the Union |
Pacific and Rio Grande Western roads |
AZ Granger and Ogden eight hundred pass |
sngers travelling on HomeseeSers tickets |
II the reduced rates which went into ef- |
.ect March p at Missouri river and points |
EAST a large percentage Of these pa lsen-
gers are Dunkards and Quakers enroute |
10 southwestern Idaho. where they will ]
settle permanently. There are alreadv |
of both Dunkards and Quakers
occupying land in Idaho.
Washington. March 23-The noted Las
Vegas land case involving part Of a tract
hat einbrases 4S64i5 acres about Las
Vegas, y. NJ, is figuring again here in an
aquity suit brought by Pablo Maez and
othe~s OF Las Vegas. against the secre-
AIRY OF the interior and the commissioner
N the general land office 10 prevent the
ISSUANCE Of patents 20 certain lands to
he town or city Of Las Yagas The plain
ans, who claim title to the property. al
eye that the United States government
$ about 20 cede the lands to the tiwn OF
sas Vagas and want an injunction against
uch action.
Washington March 22.-The organization
( the American school furniture company
apital stock 1900 900, has been completed
nd today 4 absorbed iver twelve large
plants scattered through
ut the Uniin. The scheme originated with
ames Lynn, manager Of the Wabash fac
ry and has been a year maturing The |
roperties included are factories at Bur
alo' burlington, Ia, Mapoie, Mass.
Ind; two at Richmond Ind: A.,
'oomsburg, Pa; Grand Rapids. Mich.
pringheld, HIS; Piqua and Cleveland, o; n
nd Manitowac, wis. The articles OF as
'ciation filed here today named Samuel p
awrence as president, and James sum i
erfeld secretary.
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