Fair play., 1902-12-06


welt charging at the head Of his men,
brought $4,000 at public auction in
New York.
AT Ninth district United Mine Work
ers' headquarters it is stated that IA
900 men and boys out of $1,000 former
mine employees are still idle.
Maj. Miller, L. S. A.. quartermaster
Of the department of the lakes. is in
Canton to inyes iigate the matter of in.
creasing the guard at the temporary
tomb Of the late President Mckinley.
The post office at Clark's Hill, Ind,
was entered and the safe dynamited
About $500 worth of stamps were
taken.
Job Williams. colored, was hanged at
Bridgeton, n. j., for the murder on Oc-
tober ~ last of John $. Holmes. an
aged farmer, and the latter's house
keeper, Miss Catharine Shut.
Ina livery stable fire al East Boston,
Mass, five fremen were injured. 20
horses pershed and large number Of
carriages and sleighs were destroyed.
BENJAMIN Watson and his wife, Eliza
beth, an aged couple lost their lives
in fire that entirely destroyed their
small cottage at Newport. X. I.
Clint +. Osborne, assistant postmas-
ter and proprietor Of the general store
in the village of Warren. Mich, was
shot dead by one of gang of robbers
that had entered the Warren bank and
blown open the safe.
The annual report of Director of
the Mint Roberts shows that the
coinage capacity. will be greatly in
creased with the completion of the
new mint at Denver.
Chicago national banks reported
$lj,OS3. 131 loss in loans from Scptem-
Der Is to November - and Sl3,OlO,Sl6
loss in deposits.
John Mitchell and the miners at
torncys accuse the anthracite opcr-
ators with repudiating Wayne Mac
Ncagh, their attorney, and violating
their own agreement in refusing to
accept strike settlement.
The Vermont Legislature probably
will renounce state prohibition of the
liquor traffic. Democratic support of
license plan is credited with election
victories in many towns. The temper
ance element will resist change.
William Theobald. special customs
agent at New York. was discharged by
Secretary Shaw following a charge
that he advised Mrs. Ida II. Dulles,
Philadelphia, not to declare $4,000
necklace she brought from Europe.
In Hancock county. in the mountains
Of upper East Tennessee, Richard
Green probably fatally shot his wife
and daughter in an attempt to XIII
himself. He then shot and killed him
self, using a shotgun.
Thanksgiving day was generally oh
served in the usual manner throughout
the country, and by Americans in many
European capitals.
Chairman Mcpherson has sold his
seat on the New York stock ex-
change. and will retire. The sale price
is said TO have been $4,000.
Postmaster General Payne's annual
report recommends free mail delivery
in all cities of 5000 population or $1,000
gross receipts. The postal deficit for
the fiscal year is s., ,96l170.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
ordered a quarantine against cattle.
sheep and swine in New England and
prohibited their expectation or ship
ment elsewhere. The foot and mouth
disease is epidemic in four states.
The steamer Sylvanus j. Macy. with
II men, sunk in Lake Erie during Sun
day nights gale. The news was
brought t o Detroit by the barge Mabel
Wilson, which the Macy was towing.
The steamer Bannockburn is believed
tobe lost in Lake Superior with 20 men.
President Roosevelt answered the
objection of white citizens against
negro as collector of Charleston Is.
c. port and declared he would not dis
criminate between white, and blacks
showing equal ability for office.
The st. Louis flyer ON the Big Four
road was wrecked near Avon, Iud.. by
a broken rail, 1t is believed hat many
persons were killed.