The suburban citizen., 1901-01-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Congressman ]. w. Bailey was elect
ed United States senator by the Texas
legislature in joint session to succeed
Horace Chiffon, whose term expires
March next.
One man was burned to death, two
We're fatally and dozen more or less
seriously injured in a fire at Ashtola,
Somerset county, Pa.
The cities of the Northwestern States
will invite President Mckinley to be
their guest on his contemplated trip
next spring.
Robert j Gamble Republican, was
elected United States senator by the
South Dakota legislature
s. B. Elkins was formally declared
as reelected to the Senate by the West
Virginia legislature.
]. p. Morgan g. Co. have purchased
$4,000 acres Of coal land in Western
Pennsylvania.
The initial issue Of Mr.. w ]. Bryan's
paper, The CommOner, appeared in
Lincoln, Neb.
W. e, Carmack was formally eject
ed to the Senate by the Tennessee leg
islature.
The Arkansas legislature reelected
James II. Berry United States senator.
Francis E. Warren was reelected
senator by the Wyoming legislature.
General John P. Shanks, Civil War
veteran, died at Portland Ind.
The Minnesota legislature reelected
Knute Nelson senator,
The legislatures Of lumber Of
fo
oallotted for United States senators. In
New Jersey William ]. Sewell was
elected; in South Dakota, Robert j,
Gamble; in Illinois, Shelby M Cuilom.
in Kansas, j. r. Burton, to succeed
Lucien Baker, and IN Minnesota, hnute
Nelson, for the long term, and Moses
.. Clapp, to ill the uneXpired term OF
Cushman X. Davis.
Two hundred union coal shOvelers on
he c. & o. piers at Newport News are
)ut on strike, having quit work because
they are dissatisfied with the scale of
wages now in force. The work at the
coal piers Is completely blocked.
The Grand Opera House in Cincin-
natl was totally destroyed by fire dur
ing a performance of Hamlet by e.
Fl. SOthern's company A pane was
averted and the entire audience es-
capped in safety.
Rev. Edward Davis, formerly pastor
of the Central Temple in Oakland, Cal,
has gone on the stage and Joined Rob-
ert Downings company.
Major Fred Bracket and other mem
bers Of the Paris Exposition Commits
sion arrived at New York from abroad
on the steamer VadeTland.
rvI,, D,t,ooLo,, VTps-torsfktf faatt1fy
cided not to send any students to
Washington to participate in the in
auguIation parade.
Outrages are said to have been COM
mltted by the Snake Band, the hostile
element of the Greek Nation, upon the
friendly Greeks.
An attempt by train robbers to
wreck the Union Pacific overland ex-
press near Kearney, Neb., was foiled.
Governor Mcmillan was sworn in at
Nashville, Tenn, to serve his second
term as governor of that state
The Baldwin Automobile Manufac-
turing Company, Of Connellsyille, Pa,
made an assignment.
Warren Leland Jr, proprietor of the
Hotel Grenoble, New York, is dead,
aged 46 years.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease was granted
divorce from her husband at Wichita,
Kansas.
A bold attempt to rob a street car
was made by a highwayman near
Woodbury., N. j.
Motz Eberlinc, of Frostburg, Md,
committed suicide in Homestead, Pa
Dr. Lillian r. Stafford, York (Pa0
physician, died suddenly
Professor Elisha Gray the electrical
inventor, is dead.
In his address to the cadets at West
Point congratulating them upon the
resolution they had adopted to put an
end to haZing in every shape General
Dick, of the congressional committee,
foreshadowed that the report would
hold the academy not responsible for
the death of Cadets BOOz and Brett,
and would commend COmmandant
Mills.
The schooner A. P. Coleman, from
Newberne. N. c., for Philadelphia,
went to pieces and sunk off Atlantic
City shortly after her crew OF four
had been rescued by the Atlantic CITY
life-saYlng crew. She was lumber
laden. Two thousand persons on the
beach witnessed the rescue Of the sea-
men
Marcus Sauer the man who appar-
emily, died Of dropsy and was resus-
citated by means OF an injection Of
common salt, Isl steadily gaining in
ylgor and Will probably recover.
Successful experiments in photo-
graphng surgical operations have been
MADE in the Albany Hospital. It is ex-
pacted 10 be Of great value in giving
surgical instruction.