The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-04-20
NEWS NOTES.

John c. Farrar, teller In a bank st
Waterbury, Vt, is missing-ais0 So
600 Of the banks money.
Gov. Taylor, Of Kentucky, f. in
Washington looking after the gubsr-
material contest IN the suprslse
court
William F Miller, of New Yors.
promoter Of the 'get-rich-quick'
scheme, was convicted Of grand lar
ceny-
On April 3 the labor unions Of New
York, 10000 strong, win make
monster demonstration for an eight
hour day.
The Illinois supreme court Tuesdsy
declared unconstitutional the law pro
hibiting advertising on the United
States flag
Democratic primaries IN Alabama
resulted IN a landslide to Senator
Morgan, who was being opposed BY
Gov. Johnston
Rev. Charles H Parkhurst, the no
ted Presbyterian divine Of New York
city, is out in favor Of a revision Of
the Westminster confession.
At Toronto, Ont, burglars dug
through the nine-inch wall Of the
vault of St SimOn's church and stole
S1,175, the Easter offering.
The Ohio legislature adjourned
Monday. Among other legislation
killed by the adjournment was the ST.
100000 appropriation for the Toledo
exposition.
julius Roster, a New York brick
mason, upon receiving word that his
brother in Germany had left him a
fortune Of 100000, dropped dead from
excitement.
The fusion wing of the Iowa peo-
pies party met at Des MOines Tues
day and elected 10 delegates 70 the
Sioux Falls convention favorable To
W. J. Bryan for president.
The president has recommended
that Admiral Dewey and Gen. Otis,
who served on the Philippine commits
sion, be each allowed $4,000 for the
service in addition to their regular
salaries.
The New York republican state con
ventiOn Tuesday selected Senators
Depew and Platt, Gov. Roosevelt and
Chairman OdeI, Of the state commit
tee, as delegates-atIarge to the ma
tiOnal convention
While blowing in his field near
Lafayette, KY, Thomas johnson
plowed up an old stone pitcher con
tanning 300 in gold, mostly old
English coins. supposed to have been
buried over 100 years ago.
The Ohio supreme court declared
the anti-lynching law constitutional
The law provides that the heirs Of
any person who Is lynched may col
Iect not more than 5000 from the
commissioners in the county N
which the affair occurs.
In a speech at Albany, N Y, John
2. AItgeId said Mr.. Bryan would have
TO stand again on every plank OF the
Chicago platform. he said: The
moment Mr.. Bryan consents to mod
fly the Chicago platform in any par
ticular, that moment he is destroyed"
The St. Louis Sunday School union
is arranging to have 10000 Sunday
school children sing for Admiral
Dewey at his reception there IN May.
The proposed reception to Admiral
Dewey viii be held in the Exposition
coliseum, May 4, from two to five p. m
Mr.. BsrkeI's Sensational Statement.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 1S.-HOn-
Wharton Barker, the middle-of-the-
road POpulist nominee for president
who is here attending the Missouri
pOpulist convention made the follow
ing statement: 81 am firmly con
WINGED that Bryan viii not be the
democratic nominee for presidents.
Even should he have a majority OF the
delegates on the first ballot, / am
satisfied that he viii never secure the
tyvO-thirCls ma iority which the demo
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