Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

llaS Dccll dp JOlutCu COllSll SCuCldl from the United States to South Africa.
 The Seventh National Bank of New York City closed its doors on the 2?th, by order of the comptroller of the currency.
 Several thousand acres of wheat between Ellis and Russell, Kas., caught fire from the spark of an engine and were completely de- stroyed.
 The books of the United States treasurer show for the fiscal year ending June 30, receipts of $5S7,- 00C,000 and expenditures of &510,- OOO,OOO.
 A tank of molten lead emptied onto three Workmen in a Chicago laundry and resulted in their instant death. The explosion of dyna- mite shell caused the accident.
 1t Is estimated the states of Min nesota and the two Dakotas will harvest between 1855 100000 and 200,00O,O00 bushels of wheat this season, against 100,00O,00o bushels last year.
 The jury at El Dorado, Kas., in the case of Julia Morrison, charged with the murder of Mrs. Olin Cas- tie, returned a verdict of guilty in the second degree, after deliberating for over thirty hours. Unless the case is reversed Miss Morrison will serve term of three to five years.
 A citizen of Glencoe, Okla., has adopted a novel plan to secure him. self wife, and if successful, at the same time raise money enough to give himself a good start He pro- poses to raffle himself off, the ladies to pay $5 ticket, the one holding the winning number to secure the prize.
 George Williams, a young white man of Vinita, l. T., confessed on his death bed to being implicated in the murder of T. E. Smith and Gren Smith at Pryor Creek last Sep tember. Williams gave the names of his two partners in the crime and they have been arrested.
 Mrs. w. c. Carson, wife of a Conley county, Kansas, farmer, met horrible death by the destruction of her home by fire MT. Carson re- ceived a demand from unknow black mailers to deposit $5,000 at cer- tain place, failure to comply to re- suit in his home being burned. Car son paid no attention to the threat, and while away from home the son paid on attention to the demand. Mrs. Carson was alone, and when d ,neighbor arrived he found her near the ruins of the house horribly burned and in dying condition.
 Surgeon General WyInan has is- sued general circular ta medical officers of the marine hospital serv- ice, calling special attention to the importance of insects as factors in conveying disease The circular says there is no longer doubt as to the relation of the mosquito to malarial diseases and to fliaris. "Accord- ing to Simond," it says, ''plague is transmitted from the rat to man by the flea. The infection of typhoid fever and to a certain extent cholera may be conveyed by flies. Medical officers are directed to place mos quito nettings over the beds of com municable diseased patients.' Hos pitals are to be thoroughly protected by fly screens at all openings, par ticular attention being paid to the kitchen, dining room and protec- tion to the food. Sulphur fumiga- tion is given as the best method of killing insects in large room.
 A windstorm blew two box cars from a side track near Minot, N. D., the cars landing across the main line, causing the wreck of passen- ger train, in which two men were killed