The suburban citizen., 1902-08-09
WASHINGTON, D. G., SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1902
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

Inc DOdy ol Danlel sweeney, watch
man employed by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Coal Company, at
Wilkesbarre, was found on a lonely
road, Across the top OF the head were
two wounds and the skull was crushed
at the base. There are numerous other
bruises about the body. Alongside the
body lay bloody pick handle.
William Stein, the mining Inspector
in Shenandoah, Pa, announced that
four Of the Reading colleries and the
Lawrence colliery, belonging to the
Sheafer estate, OF Pottsville, have been
permanently abandoned at a loss OF
5000, 900 each, or a total loss OF ST., $780,
900.
The annual convention OF the National
JobbiHg Confectioners' Association and
the National Confectionery Salesmens
Association is in session in Philadelphia
The Westminster Hotel, one OF the
Oldest in New York, was sold under
foreclosure proceedings for 100000.
The yacht Atlanta was wrecked at
Michigan City, Ind. The crew was
saved
In the Westmoreland County (Va.)
Court, under guard OF the Fredericks-
burg militia, the jury returned a YER
dict OF guilty in the case OF John H.
Lomax, colored, indicted for assaulting
Miss Susie Costenbader, aged IS years,
He will be hanged on Tuesday, Sep
tember 9. He was turned over to Cap
tain Rowe, OF the militia, and was taken
back to Alexandria, Va, for safe keep
ing.
Kansas City is to be the centre OF one
OF the greatest cooperative movements
in the world. Several millions OF dol
lars are said to be behind the project.
The schooner Notice was towed into
New York by the steamer Sardegna.
The vessel had been adrift IS days with
o. persons aboard her.
Lieut." Edgar NJ Coffey, OF New
York, has been arrested at Oakland,
Cal, charged with passing bogus check
on hotel proprietor.
The General Home Missionary Board
of North America of the German Evan
gelical Church began its semi-annual
session at Keokuk, Iowa.
DIR, William W. Beardshear president
of the National Educational Associa-
ton, died at Des Moines from nervous
prostraton.
In freight wreck on the Norfolk &
Western near PEBBLES, Ohio, one man
was killed and four were injured.
The bravery OF two girls saved Chas.
Guskaden from drowning at Atlantic
City.
More injunctions were granted in Chi
cago in conjunction with the corner on
oats.
1t is generally believed in Wall street
that the Southern is behind the pending
negotiations for the control of the Cen
tral Railroad of Georgia by the St. Louis
and San Francisco.
The discovery is reported to have
Allis Chalmers works paroled prisoners
been made that during the strike at the
strikers places.
from Joliet Penitentiary were put in
Aaron Halle was put to death in the
electric chair at Sing Sing N. Y, for
the murder OF Mary Mccarthy in New
York department. store in 1900
Committees OF the G. A. K. have
been appointed to urge the erection OF
statue in Washington to Gen. B. f.
Stevenson, organizer of the G. A. r.
At Newport the engagement OF Regi-
nald Vanderbilt to Miss Cathleen Geb-
hard Nelson was announced.
Congressman Calderhead, Of Kansas.
announces his candidacy for United
States Senator from that State.
Commodore Joseph f. Montgomery,
the aged Confederate naval comman-
der, is dead
West Virginia coal operators dis
cussed trade conditions at meeting in
Cincinnati.
Because of a strike in Huntington,
W. Va, non-union men are being em-
ployed.
A slight shock of earthquake was felt
at Helena, Mont.