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the United States in the seven days
ended on the 9th, against 236 the week
previous and 240 in the corresponding
period of 1896
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
81, ,141 ,S62, ,763, against 81 1,043, ,06s,003 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 2s.7.
Jack Williams was lynched near Bar
bersville, KY, by mob for ravishing
n deaf mute girl named Viney Bays.
Jesse Babcock committed suicide ct
Eagle Bend, Mimi, three hours before
he was to have been married.
Joe Patchen paced mile at Column
bus, o., in 2:o1h, the fastest time on
record.
John Hatchet plowed up an old pot
containing $1,000 in gold coin on his
farm near Schooner, Ind.
Montgomery. Ala, is suffering from
smallpox. and about 800 patients are
undergoing treatment at the pesthouse.
II. A. DALEY, Il we!l-to-do Janison
(Mich.) man. shot hls wife and then
took poison himself and died. The wom-
an may recover.
Articles of incorporation of the
Spreckels Sugar company have been
filed at San Francisco. with a capital OF
So, 900, 900.
George Turner, negro, was hanged
near Spring Hill, Ala, for an attempted
assault upon the daughter of his en-
ployer.
Jack McKane shot and killed William
i. Albin as result of a dispute over
game of cards at ST. Joseph, Mo.
Secretary of State Sherman says that
the United States would not guarantee
the carrying out of the terms of arbi-
tration between Hawaii and Japan if
the decision of the arbitrators be
against the former.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
III the National league for the week
ended on the Sth were: Boston, 600;
Cincinnati, 655; Baltimore, .651; New
York, .614; Cleveland, .511; Chicago,
.473; Philadelphia, .472; Pittsburgh,
.46O; Louisville, .446; Brooklyn, .435;
Washington, 800; ST. Louis, .260.
While Mrs. Anna Robinson, aged 81
years, was uSlSep with tNO AZ
her home at Peterborough, N. j., her
insane husband cut her throat.
At indianapolis. Ind, William Martin,
locomotive engineer, was killed in
collision between switch engine and
n passenger train.
What is known in Missouri as the
rreeder's law, under which poolselling
and bookmaking are prohibited except
on race tracks, has been pronounced un-
constitutional.
President N. E. Young, of the Ma
tional Baseball league, who has been
employed in the treasury department
for 81 years. rendered his resignation,
and at his personal request it was ac-
cepted at once by Secretary Gage.
Chicago's celebrated wheel tax law
was declared unconstitutional by Judge
Tuley.
Henry T. Reed, money lender, and
his sister, Miss Blanche NJ. Reed, were
murdered at North Adams, Mass. The
motive of the crime was thought to have
been revenge.
The convention of the National Chris
tian Alliance began its annual session
Mt Cleveland, O., with between 400 and
SEQ members present.
Henry NJ. Fowler founder of the Can
field Dispatch, and one of the oldest
printers in Ohio, cut his throat at
Youngstown, while temporarily insane.
During an electric storm the home of
farmer named Bostwin, near Gibbs
Cross Roads, in Tennessee, was struck
by lightning. The house burned and
Bostwin and his wife and a grown
daughter were burned TO death.
Edward King and Herbert Nicholson
were killed at railroad crossing at
| Chattanooga, Tenn.