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DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Tux exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses In the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
SSs5, $40, III, against $3.50, 500, Os7 the
previous week. The decrease, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1898 was III.
The Kentucky state treasury was
announced 20 be bankrupt and pay
ment was refused on all warrants.
STRIKING miners ditched Big Four
express train at Fontanet, Ind. where
by two men were killed and four badly
injured.
Az investigation showed that the
auditor OF Ottawa county, O., had coll
lected $4,000 in illegal fees within
two years.
PATRICK EUGENE PRENDERGAsr was
hanged In Chicago for the murder of
Carter II. Harrison ON the night of Oc-
tober % last; Tom and Calvin Corley,
brothers. who slew Jewish peddler,
were hanged at Louisburg, n. c.; Rich
ard Pierce, n wife murderer, paid the
extreme penalty at Cape May, n. j.
Jim Galloway and Joe Woodley, who
killed Ed Grant, were executed at
Montgomery, Ala; Robert A. Anderson
was hanged at Livingston, Mont, Cor
numbering Emanuel Fleming, and John
IL. Osnes was hanged at Fort Benton,
Mont. for the murder OF Ole Lilledall.
HERBERT and Arthur Budd, young
sons OF j. j. Budd. were drowned
while swimming in the river at Bur
lington, la.
The executive committee OF the
American Federation OF Labor and the
representatives of other pational or
CARNATIONS in session in Chicago de-
cided against ordering general strike
In support OF the American Railway
union. The conference also decided
against local sympathetic sh likes by
the trades unions, and requested the
members Of the organizations already
out Co return TO their places.
GEORGE VI. PULLMAN made public a
statement I'm New York In which he
explained his refusal 10 nrbitrate diff
culties with his employees. He said he
was running his shops at loss and
merely for the benefit OF his men, and
because they were refused more money
they struck.
r. VI DEBs, president OF the Ameri-
can Railway union, addressed 10 the
General Managers association in Chi
cago proposition that he would de-
clare the strike off II the roads would
take back into their employ the men
on strike, except those who engaged
in violations Of the law. The railway
managers decided that as they had
never recognized Debs they could not
take any notice OF his communication
They also announced that they would
manage their properties hereafter in
dependent OF labor unions
THIRTEEN men, including an alder
man and superintendent OF the water
works, were arrested az Ladd. Ill, for
conspiracy and burglary.
NEW BERLIN, a thrifty Illinois viii
lage, was almost destroyed by fire.
which was attributed 90 burglars
A0TAToR PmLAN, who interfcrcd
with trains at Cincinnati, was sen
fenced TO six months imprisonment by
a federal Judge.
JUDaE BARRETT, Of New York,
granted an order admitting Erastus
Wiman 20 $50, 900 bail
THE percentages Of the baseball clubs
In the national league for the week
ended or the l4th were: baltimore,
.o72; Boston, .667; New York, .5p7; Pitts
burgh, .665; brooklyn. .b5e; Philadel-
phia. .54s; Cleveland. 5ss; Cincinnati,
40; 81. Louis, .429; Chicago. 1913;
Louisville. sos; Washington, .275.
Two CHILDREN OF Charles Carlston
one 0 and the other years old, were
killed by a passenger train at Borden
town. n. j.
PRAIRIE fires In South Dakota on the
coded lands burned over a tract so by
90 miles and the Russian settlement on
Yellow Medicine creek was wiped out
SATISFIED that the strike was over
the General Managers association adj
journed sine die in Chicago after
auditing a number OF bills. II was es-
timated that the strike cost the rail
road companies In Chicago alone from
e.. 900, 600 20 $4,000, 900. The president
of the American Railway union de-
clarcd that the strike was still on and
that soon the railways would be tied
mp again.