The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
WASHINGTON, D. G, SATURDAY, AUGUST %. 1902.
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

Henry L. Schmclz OF Hampton, Va,
who was elected to the presidency OF
the Jamestown Exposition Company,
rendered his resignation at a meeting
OF the directors on account OF ill-health.
No successor was chosen.
Mrs, Jessie p. Lambert, a young wi
dow, of Petersburg, Va, has married
George W. Phillips, OF Wilmington, n,
C., who had been arrested on a warrant
sworn ont by her
The officials of the state penitentiary
and the citizens OF Frankfort, KY, were
thrown into a state OF wild excitement
by an attempt OF three murderers to
escape.
Gen. Jacob H. Smith in a speech at
a banquet given in his honor, at Ports
mouth, o., said that it was part OF a
soldiers training to take criticism OF
his actions.
The Warnke washery, at Duryea, Pa,
'esumed operations under a strong
guard The works are surrounded by
ierutv shcriffs and coal and iron po-
Bishop Potter, in an interview on his
arrival in New York, said that the coal
strikers are right in insisting upon the
'ecognition of their organization.
AT Morrisville, VT, 5000 persons list
.ned to Secretary OF the Treasury
leslie M. Shaw, who was the princi-
sal speaker at rally, The Secretary
jyed there when he was a boy and
vent to school there.
Strikers are resorting to various acts
If intimidation and non-unon men are
.errorized. Two were shot from am
bush and lodging house occupied by
iix workers was blown up with dyna-
mite.
Butch" Thompson, one of the
wealthiest bookmakers in the world
died at Saratoga He was at one time
proprietor Of the famous White Ele
phant' in New York.
According to Mr. G.. w. Perkins, oil
J. P. Morgan & Co., Mr.. Schwab will
not resign presidency OF the Steel
Trust. He will so to France to seek
rest
1t is now believed that Robert Rem
ngton, who committed suicide at New
port, was mentally unbalanced, the re-
suit of financial and other troubles.
BY a court decision Referee Nus
baum OF New York will be able to
continue his Investigations into the af.
iairs OF the Ice Trust
Near Salina, Kan, Joseph Anderson,
4 farmer, drowned his four children in
a cistern and then committed suicide by
shooting.
Dennis A. Shanahan a man who is
believed to be a travelling salesman
rom Virginia, shot himself twice in
lis room at Boston hotel. His wounds
are thought to be fatal.
A deputy shot and killed a striking
miner at Nesquehoning, Pa, and the
shooting caused so much indignation
and excitement that it was feared riot
would result.
The Mutual Building and Loan AS
sociation OF PaSsaic, N. J., has sus-
pended business. 1t is 100000 short
through the alleged errors OF former
'cc-etary.
Frank c, Andrews was sentenced to
:he Michigan State Penitentiary for IS
years for wrecking the City Savings
Bank Of Detroit
In St. Louis, Mo, two persons we're
killed and eight others were injured,
one probably fatally, in two street-car
accidents.
President James J, Hill, Of the Great
Northern Road will erect monster
steel plant at Great Falls, Mont
A Cincinnati court declares invalid
The Rogers law, extending the fran
chises OF street railway for so years
Rev. DR.. Edward c. Benson senior
professor in Kenyon College, Ohio, is
lead.