The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-08-31


Two women at Pittsburg. Pa. killed
peddler who attacked them.
A mob at Wadesboro, y. c., 1ynched
Luke Hough, negro. who tried to kill
Miss Lena Smith.
One hundred persons were injured
by the fall of burning oil tank of the
Atlantic Refining company at phila.
delphia.
Secretary of State Hay announces
that the United States viii not inter-
vene between any of the countries at
variance in South America.
Elders and followers of Dowie at
tempted to hold a Street meeting at
South Chicago, but a mob broke up
the exercises and drove away the
speakers.
Five men working in the water works
tunnel under the lake at Cleveland
were killed by an explosion.
The census bureau issued a prelimi-
nary mortality report, showing de-
crease in deaths in the United States
of nearly ten per cent. in 1900, as CON-
pared with 1890
A tornado wrecked the town of An
afrako, okla, and killed two persons.
| Charges are made that immigration
inspectors in New York have accepted
bribes and admitted thousands oil
aliens fraudulently.
w. A. Larned won the national lawn
tennis champions at Newport, r. l.
Sir Thomas Upton arrived in New
York on the Teutonic and expressed
confidence that the new cup challen-
ger was a winner.
The Mutual Mercantile agency,
which was founded by Erastus Wi
man, failed in New York with liabili-
ties of $250,000.
President Shaffer, of the Amalga-
mated association, said that he had
well defined plans to bring the great
steel strike to close.
President Mckinley has invited the
nations of the world to participate in
the exposition to be held at st. Louis
in 1903
Lightning struck hospital at Elgin,
H., and shocked five doctors and a
nurse engaged in performing an opera
tion on patient.
John J. 'Gilliland, former member of
the Nebraska legislature, was killed
by footpads at Lincoln, Neb.
| r. I. Ross, music teacher, and his
wife, 50 years old and penniless, were
ssphyxiated in San Francisco.
-Cresceus easily defeated Lord Derby
and Charley Herr at Readville, Mass.
trotting final quarter in 29s4 seconds
Capt. Parker, of Admiral Schley's
counsel, discovered that records of the
signal corps covering the Spanish war
we're missing from the war depart.
ment files.
Three oarsmen from st. Joseph
Mich, in a l6-foot boat, drifted help.
lessly ashore near Michigan City, Ind.
after a hard fight with the waves.
President Ban johnson has started a
crusade against rowdy baseball that
promises a crisis in American league
affairs.
A conspiracy was discovered TO muir.
der Bishop Kozlowski, head of the In.
dependent Catholic church in Chicago
The transport ingalls, sailed from
San Francisco for Manila with more
| teachers. -
A census bulletin shows that New
Hampshire has more women than men
| Shamrock III. was given its first trial
in New York water with. Designer
Watson and Sir Thomas Upton on
board
Leaders.in the steel strike began a
discussion~of arbitration to settle the
trouble.
Sam Strong. millionaire mine own
er, was shot dead in gambling house
in Colorado Springs by Grant Crum-
ley.
Sheriff North thwarted the attempt
of a mob to lynch negro at Asheville
Ala, killing two men and woundine
others. of. the mob.
A worldwide copper combine has
been formed, and competition in buy.
ing copper will no longer be knewn.