The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-03
Summary of NelOs E0ents.


The Ameriean Finnish famine reli
fund has been timely, and IN cOuSe
Quencs the relief measures have beet,
ample at all points
Young Corbett knocked oct Terry
EcGOvern in the eleventh round at
San Francisco Tuesday.N Corbett's
hard right hook on HcGOvsrn's jaw
did the work
The government irrigation works
win begin about the first Of April in
Nevada on the Cannon river where
10000 acres viii be reclaimed and fur
uish homes for LEO families
On his trip west President Roosevelt
has been asked By labor unions all
over the country not to ride over the
Union Pacific. The machinists have a
strike on against that road and their
boycott would receive added strength
IL the president should heed their re-
quest
A bill was introduced in the DOmin-
ion Of parliament at Ottawa, Can, last
week to exclude Chinese from the Do
minion and from British Columbia.
The bill provides for an immigration
pole tax Of 500, and that any captain
or commander Of vessels bringing
them must pay this tax
About 1000 Filipinos viii be
brought to the United States in con
nection with the Philippine exhibit at
the Worlds fair at st. Louis next year
The commission viii start in April foI
st. Louis and viii have the necessary
buildings erected for the display and
for housing the natives when they ar
rive.
President G. f. Swift, Of the Swift
/ ~
in Chicago Monday. He was s. years
Of age and was the first TO introduce
the shipment Of refrigerator beef. The
Swift company was formed IN 1917, and
six sons are now members Of the firm
He was supposed to be worth about
| 100000.
A break in the levee 400 yards wide
at La Grange, Miss, has submerged
| the country about Greenville causing
a great loss Of live stock aud doing an
| immense amount Of damage. Las
Sstur lay the telegrsphic report ws'
! that hundreds Of horses, mules, cow:
and hogs had been swept away. a
loss of ten human lives is reported
Judge Adams. of the United States
district court, Wednesday dissolved
the temporary injunction granted the
I Wabash road March 3, restraining Of
/ fiicials OF the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive FiremeE and Railroad Train
I men and other labor leaders from
/ calling q strike upon that system. i
is clean victory for the labor unions
The reciprocity treaty passed tn
| Cuban senate last Saturday By q vOtl
| Of u to 9. The time limit amendment
added by the Cuban senate requiring
i the treaty to 60 into effect on or be
/ fore December 81, viii not inValidatt
| the compact, as President Roosevelt
| cabled the assurance that he would
| convene congress prior to December
in time TO ratify the treaty.
The strike in Colorado between tn
/ Western Federation of Miners and tn
| United States Reduction and Refining
| company was brought 70 an end las
/ Saturday by agreement between the
/ oOntendiDg parties. The agreemen
| stipulates that eight hours shall con
/ stitute a days work in and around The
works, except the ssmpling depart
msnt and that there shall be no dis
| elimination between union and non
I union men.
/ 1t is announced that the Missouri
/ Pacific railway has under cOntempla
| ton the building Of 1000 miles o
| railway in the immediate future. Th
new lines contemplated viii cOnnec
| with the gulf port Of New Orleans and
| the west and northwest and also ex
| tend to Salt Lake and the Pscifi
coast. The lumber regions of Louis
! lana and Arkansas will be connected
/ with the grain growing regions Of Kan
sss and Nebraska.
The StrattOn will case Is being trie,
/ in Colorado Springs. The son an
| other heirs of StrattOn are trying {
! break the viii, which left q lsrg
amount Of money to benevolent ant
I educational institutions. at the sam
| time the English company that bOugh
| the Stratton mine for 81 100000 is So
| ing the estate for IS, 100000 damages
! alleging fraud in sailing" the mine
The latter suit has been commences
in the United States court in Denver.
The long oppressed Irish peOpl
have been done tsrdy justice by tn
Irish land bill passed by the Englisl
| house Of commons last week Tn
Irish people are to be given practice
autonomy and besides this the gov
i eminent has advanced $4,000 900 as
| free grant to help the Irish tenants 3
/ purchase lands Of the landlords, Il
addition to this the government vii
float guaranteed two and three fOurtl