The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-03-13

About 10000 people in Baltimore
are suffering from an epidemic OF
'sbOiI on the nose"
Evangelist Sankey has become blind.
He is g years Of age and has been
breaking down for the last four years.
The Republican river is now ont Of
Its banks and at different points IN Ne
braska and Kansas bridges are In
danger.
A cyclone injured several people and
did much property damage at Hyatt
vile, about ten miles from Fort Scott
Monday
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers
are dangerously high and much dam
ege is being done along the bottom
lands Of those rivers
The Kansas legislature adjourned
Wednesday night. After the adjourn
ment the people will be glad to find
out what has been done.
Korea is an international storm
center in the far east. Russia and jap
an are liable to clash in dems nds and
counter demands OF the two powers
Ottawa university has received
conditional gift from John d. Rookie
Teller. This Kansas Baptist college
viii get $4,000 if it can meet the con-
ditiOns.
Charles NJ. Schwab aud family have
sailed for America Mr.. Sc hwab, Of
the United States Steel trust, is thor
Oughly rejuvenated and will take up
his NapOleOnic labOrs again.
Hanna or Fairbanks, of Ohio, are
mentioned as ROOsevelt's running
mate for 1904, as the president desires
a man from the middle west. The
only objection is that Ohio is far east.
According to reports Of London cor
respondents the signing Of the prOtO
col settling the Venezuelan cOntrOver-
81 makes the English people very glad
that they are out Of a "nasty piece of
business" Bowen helped John Bull
to let go Of the bear.
Governor Bailey vetoed the garnish-
ment bill which made . per cent of a
debtors wages subject 10 Rarnish-
ment although he may be a married
man. The present law exempts all of
a married mans wages but makes a
single mans wages subject TO garnish-
meut.
Senator Vest, Of Missouri, retired
from public life March 1, after 43 years
of continuous service. He began his
/ career In 1850 as a democratic electOr
and was chosen a member Of the Mis-
! souri, house of representatives the same
| year. He served four terms in the
/ United States senate
The late threatened uprising of the
| Boxers in China, it appears was caused
| by the extOrtiOn of the vicerOys IN
| collecting the indemnity demanded by
/ the European powers The enforced
/ collection Of large sums Of money for
/ the payment Of these claims has caused
] great distress in many provinces.
One Of the new 1900 ton battle
ships will be named Kansas. Two 9th
/ ers of the same class will be named
Vermont aud Minnesota, respectively
/ Two of the 1900 ton class will be
| called Mississippi and Idaho. A joint
resolution was introduced IN the Kan
sas senate apprOpriating $500 for q
/ silver service for the new battleships-
At the intercollegiate oratOrical
/ contest at AtchisOn Kan, last Saturday
Y a riot was imminent among the stud
/ ents and the police was called In 20
quell the disturbance. The difficulty
| arose over the ruling out Of Garrard OF
/ the Kansas university on the ground
\ that be graduated from Washburn
\ one year ago. About 200 students
/ from Lawrence and made things lively
\ for a while.
! The gross earnings of 14T railroads
/ with 17O,3S5 miles of lines, for 1902, ag-
gregste s1,542, T25,OOO, an increase OF
! S92, $500 over 1901. It is estimated
/ that for the whole United States, with
I about 100000 miles Of road the increase
/ earnings over 1901 amounts to 10000,
/ 0O0- The recent increase of the wages
Of all the railroad meu in the United
/ States in comparison with this huge
sum is only q reasonable concession.
The closing of joints By injunction
/ under the nuisance law has received 9
/ knock out blow In the recent decision
] of the supreme court of Kansas. The
court held that the legislature in 1901
repealed the law of 1887, defining nui
sauces, by implication. This decision
/ does not imply that the force Of The
( prohibitOry law has been weakened IN
the least, but only eliminates the In
junction proceeding. The case was
taken up from Wysudotte county By
William Estep-
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