The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-02
NEWS BREvITIEs.

Hard fighting is being done 10
Macedonia. The Turkish troops are
meeting with obstinate resistance and
have lost heavily IF late
DR.. Haupt, commissioners OF educs-
ton in New York City, figuring on fu-
ture school population, estimates a
baby born about every five minutes in
Manhattan.
The Panama Canal treaty has died
the death by the failure OF the Colon
bisn congress to ratify the treaty with
the United States.
The press reports that Carrie Nation
is writing play and viii 60 on the
stage. Why, Carrie has been on the
stage for some time and has played q
plenty.
Thursday, October /, Gov. Bailey Of
fiiciated in laying the corner stone
of the new building Of the Western
Branch State Normal school at Hays
City. The old settlers also held their
annual reunion on the same date.
An electric traction car, in a speed
trial at Berlin, Germany, last Thurs
day made over los miles an hour. The
experiment is interesting in view of
the fact that electricity is bound to be
the traction power Of the future.
Frank Siegel, Of the defunk Siegel-
Sanders Livestock company was &C
Quilted of the charge of embez element
last Friday after the jury had deliber-
ated one hour aud 10 minutes. This
was the second trial. the first one hav-
ing resulted in hung jury.
Ruth Bryan, the 1S-year-old daught-
| er Of William J. Bryan, is to be mar
I - - -
port, R. L an artist, who became &C
quainted with Miss Ruth, while paint
ing her fathers picture at Lincoln
/ Neb., few months ago.
King Edward, OF England, has brok.
en- over the old president to endorse
without question the men named for a
place in his cabinet. He is within bis
| constitutional prerOgstives and shows
I that be has both good sense and Z
mind Of his own.
The slump in steel stock threatens
/ to dwarf CsTnegie's wealth and e
i bring into disrepute some Of his bene
\ factions made in steel stocks. Spell
/ the word steel steal and the situation
| is explained. Carnegie does not Wsnt
TO die rich, and be may be gratified il
the wish by the wheel of fortune.
Trooper Davis. Of the Eighth United
States cavalry reseutly broke thl
record of endurance both Of human
nature and horse flesh, in q test o
stamina made at the suggestion o
Gen. Young, riding from a point II
Oklahoma to West Point, n. Y, a dis
/ lance Of 1000 miles, in 80 days. 81
distanced all competitors.
| Gen. Chase, Of the Colorado NatiOna
guard, in an interview by the Denye
News reporter, said: 1T is the inteu
} ton Of the mine owners to completed.
stamp out unionism, and the troop
will remain there until this is done.
. Up to this time no violence has beei
|. attempted by the union. Unions hav
the same right to exist as corporations
The high handed measures followe
By the Colorado National guard In th
strike in the Cripple Greek distriC
was severely condemned by Judg
, Seeds, in decidinga hRbeas corpus cas-
Still the guard keep on ignoring th
ruling Of the court. Men were an
are still imprisoned in the "bull pen
without writ and warrant Of law, th
? military even refusing to inform tn
prisoners why they were arrested.
The German sugar trust has bee
dissolved, and as q result retail Eugs
a in Germany has fallen two cents ps
! pound. The Prussisn government be
withdrawn the bounty on sugar an
trust, which controlled the market s
long, went out Of business. The ia
! in the price of sugar it would see
! was & natural result Of business con
! petition
? The Illinois authorities, who al
; I fighting the st. Louis suit against Il
state for COMMUNICATING the water su
ply by the Illinois drainage cans
= have had water taken from the mout
I Of the Kaw and from the Missouri o
: posite Kansas City, and will sttemI
: to prove that the water supply Of
= Louis is contaminated by Kans
= City's sewage. They have also take
water from the Mississippi just belC
) the drainage canal and will confer
n that the water is purer at that poi
e than below the mouth Of the Nilsson