The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
EASTERN ITEMS.
CHICAGO HAS A NEW CHIEF OF
POLICE.
The Russian Plague Sweeping Over the
Country - An Apache Murderer
Hanged - Congressman
Randall Ill.
Patti has bleached her hair.

Patti has bleached her hair.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum is
quite ILL.,
The Union Pacific's net earnings last
mouth are 81 ,O55,992
Elton Nay, New York chemist, died
from cecoaine poisoning.
Thirty cases of Russian influenza are
reported at Duluth, Minn.
Wall street bears beat down Western
Union stock five points the other day.
The widow of General Geoorge H.
Thomas has just died in Washington.
The republican national league has
been sued for a stationary bill of sI1 800
Edward E. Waite, son of Chief JUS
tice Waite, and a Toledo lawyer, is dead,
in Washington.
Henry w. Grady, Atlanta's gifted
editor, orator and politician, died at his
home of pneumonia.
Chicago's chief of police Hubbard has
been superseded by Ex-United States
Marshal f. H. Marsh.
1t is denied that G. G. Washburn's
MINNEAPOLIS Touring mills are about to
be sold to an English syndi ate.
Nahdiezaz, an Apache murderer, was
hanged at Globe, Arizona. He killed
Lieutenant Mott three years ago
Secretary Mobiles latest decision en-
forces the right of guardian to perfect a
| w h0
A family named Wilhelm, cosisting Of
man, wife and child, were exphyxiated
by gas from coal stove at Akron, O.
At Brooklyn, N. Y, Frank Bemick, a
banker, killed his mother aud shot him
self fatally, while temporarily insane.
At Fort Worth, Tex, recently, cotton
compress with ten carloads of cotton on
the platform was burned. Loss $3.50, ,000
Alexander Williams, Tuscorora In
dian, was murdered at Hiagard falls
He is the brother of the sachem of the
tribe.
Asa Upton. horse-thiei, was shot and
! killed at WinslOw, Ariz by Deputy
Sheriff John Francis, while resisting
arrest.
Officials of the.s Wisconsin Central
road and directors of the Northern Pa
cific deny that the lines will be consoli-
dated.
New York sailors and fireman demand
material increase of wages, and ask for
conference with committee of ship
owners.
John R. Byrne, of Pittsbur., charged,
together with Powderly, with conspiracy
against Edward Callaghan, has been
arrested.
Charles Gilman, a rancher neal Salt
Lake, shot and killei a eheepherder,
Joseph Walkey, who was also shooting
at Gilman.
A boiler in Neff Brothers mill, Ed
more, Mich exploded Thursday, killing
the foreman, +. Stranman, and injuring
three others.
Christ Batz, a worthless character,
killed his wife and then committed sui
eide, in fit of drunken rage, at Owa-
tonna, Mimi.
There have been listed in the New
York Stock Exchange 1924, 900 in new
! 0. r. & n. Co. consolidated mortgage 5
per cent. bonds. O.
The Rawlins and White River stage,
in Wyoming, was held up by two masked
men, took $15O from the passengers and
all the registered mail.
The main building of the Western
college, Toledo, O. was burned Thurs
day. Loss, 81 0,O0j; insurance email.
1t will be rebuilt at once.
New Years passed off very we'll in
Washington without wine at official re-
ceptions Claret only was used, and
that in very rare instances.
The best strike of natural gas in South
Dakota has just been made at Reafield,
Sphinx county. The pressure is so great
that it carries standard gravel sixty feet
into the air.
Congressman Rauda]l's death is hourly
expected. He IS said to be living by
sheer exercise OF b will power. He is
dreadfully emaciated and looks very nag
gard. His malady is cancer.
Irving NJ. Scott is in Washington and
has expressed an intention of bidding on
all three of the big government cruisers,
$500, SO 10 and 1900 ton ones. He pro-
poses to build them all at San Francisco
if he can get the contracts.
Xavier Francois Picanez, French
burglar and murderer, who fed to this
country four years ago, was arrested in
the Pardee coal mines, Pennsylvania,
nearly a mile underground, by detec-
tive. aud is now held for extradition.
Senator Stanford has gone to New
England to attend conference with
leading educators there with view. OF
selecting a president for his university
This puts to rest the report that the sena
tor intended to occupy this position
himself.
In the last three weeks the president
sent to the senate 1929 messages tOntain.