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At the convention Of the United States
League Of Building and Loan Associations,
in Detroit, 1t was stated that the member.
ship Of these associations had increased
more than sixty-1ve thousand In the last
year,
The striking miners in West Virginia made
large gains as q result Of q conference OF
labor leaders.
The first real application Of the section
of the new tariff imposing q duty on Tor
eign-made articles Of wearing apparel was
tested on the arrival OF the Majestic at New
York City. The result was satisfactory to
the customs officers, the passengers con-
tributing over $4,000 in duties.
Judge William L. Dayton, OF the New
Jersey Court Of Errors and Appeals. was
stricken with apopleXy in his office at Tren-
ton and died an hour later In the Mercer
Hospital, Of which he was the executive
OlllC6r duu lilo luoSl SCnObOoo or1NA
The steamer Excelsior left San Francisco,
CAL, for the Klondike gold fields with 1lO
passengers.
At Waco, Texas, In the stock brokerage
office Of C. E. Trlce d Co., B. F. klyett ana
W. W. Kivett were shot and killed by W.
Lamden, a member Of the firm. Bad feel
ing had existed between the Kivett broth
ers and Lamden for some time. 1t grew
out of charges made by the relatives OF
Lamden and a sister of the Kivetts.
The Japanese Government has ordered
twenty more locomotives from the Bald
win Locomotive Works, Philadelphia,
Penn, making fifty in all. European loco
motive makers cannot compete success
fully for the business Of the Orient, but
American companies are bidding briskly
against one another.
John Hearst, a Baptist preacher, who
lives a few miles from the city went to Tus-
cola, ILL.,, and surrendered to Sheriff Bag
ley, saying that he had an hour before
emptied two loads OF shot into Mason Cald-
well. He says Caldwell had assaulted his
daughter, Madeline, fifteen years old, re-
Gently.
At Greenfield, Mass, John O'Neil was
convicted Of murder in the first degree. He
killed Mrs. McCloud.
At Montgomery, Ala, Deacon P. e. Pat
terson, colored, the editor Of a newspaper,
was killed in his pulpit OF the Dexter Ave
nue. Colored Baptist Church. George Prit.
chett, another deacon, is in jail charged
with the crime, The church was crowded
at the time Of the tragedy. The killing was
the sequel to q factional dissension IN the
church of about six months duration.
In a speech to Boston business men Sec
49,. Alo Traoe,rr GoDa prpad hio
hearers to bring all the influence possible
upon Congress to secure currency reform.
The police OF Bridgeport, Conn, arrested
John Weekes on a charge OF completely IN
the murder Of George Nichols.
The remarkable cold weather played
havoc at all the summer resorts, overcoats,
crate fires and dancing having taken the
place Of bathing suits, ice cream and fish
ing as a~musements.
Isaac N. Weaver, late Secretary Of the
Citizens Savings, Loan and Building AS.
ISOLATION, Of Pana, ILL.,, has been arrested
for embezzling $4,000.
The Avery pillow factory, at New Albany,
Ind, has resumed operations, after q three
years shut down, giving employment to
1000 men.
Terrific hailstorms prevailed in various
sections OF Nebraska. At Franklin the wind
blew a hurricane. Several houses were IN
rooted and a grain elevator was destroyed.
At Kearney much minor damage was done.
Pasuualle Dedario was hanged at Phila-
delphia for the murder, under most atro-
cious circumstances, January rs last, OF
Modestino MOTTO, a boy three years old.
Ex-United States Senator Doolittle, Of
Wisconsin, died at the home Of his daugh-
ter, neal Providence, p. l., Of Bright's dis
ease. He was e~ighty-two years old.
Fire destroyed half o million dollars
worth Of factory property In fonkers n.
T., and threatened the business section OF
the town.
". A. Larned, Of Summit, N. j., defeated
Il. s.. Mahoney, the English expert, in the
tennis tournament.
Mrs. Nora L. Bryan, Postmistress at Mid.
dlefeld, Mass, was arrested by United
States Deputy Marshal Waters on a charge
of opening letters belonging to other peo-
pie. 1t Is said that she opened the letters
through curiosity.
Brooklyn Corporation Counsel delivered
an opinion that will make 1t possible to
supply work for many OF the conyicts In
the Kings County Penitentiary, who are
now In enforced idleness.
William Karstems, of Newark, n. j., was
killed on a telephone pole while trying to
climb up the cross arms to sing.
Herman Keller, aged seven, fell into the
water at Brooklyn and was bravely rescued
by Edward Dobson, aged ten.
Footpads near Little Silver, NJ, dragged
the Misses Lillian and Louise Blackburn
from their carriage, beat them into insensi-
bility and robbed them.
Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley, Of Michigan,
was taken to a sanitarium a mental and
physical wreck.
Steamship captains plying between San
Francisco and the Yukon report that the
wholesale desertion Of crews for the gold
fields makes it difficult to man their vessels
'or the trip south.