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John Winters, who looted the vault
of the Selby smelling works at Val
lejo Junction, CAL, secured as his
booty gold bullion to the value of $780,
600, or nearly $4,000 more than the
sum originally given out.
The Canaua cup goes back to Canada
this year. The Invader won the third
ace in the series at Chicago, and thus
cur the trophy to take back with
her.
It is announced that Isidore Raynor,
attorney general for Maryland, has
been retained as n of the attorneys
for Rear Admiral Schley in his coming
hearing before the court Of inquiry.
An aged man who committed suicide
ct the Empire hotel, Akron, o.. by in
haling illuminating gas, was identified
as J.B. Walker, a retired manufacturer
of Racine, Wis.
Christian Mack, president of the
Ann Arbor (Mich.) savings bank, n
of the best known banks in the state,
and proprietor of the largest dry
goods store in that city, dropped
dead in his store.
Two highwaymen held up a stage
between North Creek and Blue Noun
tain, in the Adirondacks, and after
killing the two leading horses robbed
the passengers and the mail bags.
The stage carried seven passengers.
The Catholic Order of Foresters in
annual convention in Detroit elected
as president Thomas 81. Cannon, Of
Chicago.
Harvey Scott, Of Faribault, Mimi,
willed that his fortune of $4,000 be
burned because he could not find q
charity worthy of the gift.
Many retired army officers are
found to- be drawing double pay from
the government. Several are en-
ployed in the pension department as
clerks.
A fire and boiler explosion at the
Cleveland co., waterworks crib caused
the death Of ten men. Three others
are imprisoned in the tunnel and are
supposed to have persisted.
South Chicago steel workers be-
longing to the Amalgamated associa-
ton at a meeting reafirmed their de-
cision not to strike. AS a result Sec
rotary Tighe revoked the charters of
their two lodges. Joliet werkmen
also refused to strike.
There were fully 10000 persons pres
ent at Brighton Beach race track when
Cresceus and The Abbot started in the
first heat. Cresceus won the first and
second heats, and in the first heat
broke the worlds record for a mile
made in competition. Time, 2:03A.
The George II. Phillips company was
placed in the hands of a receiver at
Chicago, at the request of Mr.. Phil
lips, to head off a scheme of creditors
to have the concern declared bank
rupt.
A tidal wave on the gulf flooded
New Orleans and Mobile and did great
damage to other places. Many ships
were destroyed and a heavy loss Of
life feared The lower Mississippi delta
is inundated. Near New Orleans a
family of Is persons were drowned.
The Amalgamated associations steel
workers at Joliet, Ill, voted to strike,
and the big mills Of the Illinois Steel
company in that city will close. SINH.
lar action will be asked at the Bay
View works in Milwaukee, and anxiety
rules at South Chicago lest the deci
sion to remain at work be now re
versed.
The population Of Kansas, according
to the assessors census, is 1,467, 80s, 6
net increase in one year of 23,1OO. The
largest gain was $500 in Wyandotte;
the largest loss, 2,059, in Cherokee
county.
The bodies of Isabeland Irene Grubb
aged four and II years respective,
~, were found drowned in the basi1
of the Illinois and Michigan canal, neal
La Sale, Ill.
. Former Insurance Commissions,
Van Cleave, of Illinois, has been ar
rested On a charge of larceny. He il
accused Of Withholding papers.
Secretary Hay will visit the presi
dent at Canton to confer regardin,
the disquieting news from Colombia
The administration hopes war be
tween Colombia and Venezuela will
be avoided and stands ready to inter
vene in the interest of peace.
The attorney general has rendere
an opinion that the government is re
sponsible for mail matter los
through negligence or dishonestyao
postal employees.
The hanging rock in the twenty
eighth level Of shaft No. 2, of til
Tamarack mine. Calumet, Mich, fel
killing three men and injuring tw,
neither of whom may live.
Fire completely destroyed the vi
lage of Landesville, Ind. Nothing
left standing but the grain elevate
passenger station and two stor,
rooms. Loss. 100000.
By the burning of the Bradley Wa
hns big lumber, shingle, cedar Il
mill at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Il
men Are out Of employment. Los
$4,000; partly insured.
Mill owners at Fall River al
charged with announcing is per cen
reduction in wages purposely to eau.
. strike.
Fire destroyed the Hammond hote
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