The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-11
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending March 8.

11L NINfO LIN DOlLI.
For the Week Ending March 8.
Daniel Harrington died in Braintree.
Mass, aged 103 years.
Dixon B. Ward died in Marion, ILL.,, aged
+, loo years and one month
James Dick, who died at Glasgow, gave
S5,oOO,0O to charities of that city
! Two battalions of the Tenth infantry left
Omaha, Neb., for the Philippines.
The Spanish regency may be continued
five years because of the kings youth.
| Alfred Booth, the pioneer sea food mer-
chant, died in Chicago. aged "a years.
Western roads have voted to end all traf-
fic bureaus organized to divide business.
Warren L. Wheaton, founder of Wheat
on Ill, celebrated his ninetieth birthday.
Cholera among Mohammedan pilgrims
on their way to Mecca caused Ito deaths.
Great tracts of valuable timber have been
destroyed by fire near Marble Falls, Tex.
A supreme court judge in New York ruled
that betting on horseraces is gambling.
A distinct earthquake shock was felt at
Owingsville, KY, but no damage was done.
Pennsylvania defeated Michigan uni
versity in the annual debate in Philadel-
phia
Rev. Joseph Parker, of London criti-
cised the king for attending Sunday con-
certs.
William Cox killed his wife and himself
at Evansville, Ind. No cause is known for
the deed.
President Roosevelt is preparing the man.
uscript for a book on the deer of North
America.
The centennial of the Incorporation of
Cincinnati was celebrated with appropriate
exercises.
Gen. Macarthur will this month succeed
Gen. Otis as commander of the department
of the lakes.
Independent country elevators of the
northwest are to form a combine, with ST.
100000 capital.
The Miggs county courthouse at Decatur.
Tenn, with all its records, has been de-
stroyed by fire.
Chester I. Long has been renominated
for congress by the Seventh Kansas dis
trict republicans.
Gen. Julius S. Estey, president of the
Estey Organ company, died at Bratleboro,
VT, aged 81 years.
Luke Sanders (colored) was hanged at
Marion, Ala, for the murder of Road Over
seer Mullins last April.
The republicans of the Twelfth Indiana
district nominated Clarence c. Gilhams, of
Lagrange. for congress.
Two hundred fishermen from the village
of Wugo, China, were drowned in a storm
off the coast of Mill Kan.
Kip Holton was hanged at Van Buren,,
Ark, for the murder of his wife last Sep
TENDER at Lancaster, Ark.
'Possums driven from their retreats by
| high water in the Potomac sought refuge
in the white house grounds.
Austria has officially notified the govern
ment of an intention to promote its Ameri-
can minister to ambassador.
Harry S. New, of Indianapolis, has de-
cided not to accept appointment as first
assistant pOStmaSte general
A vessel flying the German flag is report
ed to have landed arms for the Philippine
insurgents on the Island of Batangas
Burglars made way with $1,000 worth of
stamps and several hundred dollars in
money at the post Office in Westerville, o.
Gov. Taft says slavery in the Moro
Islands is so deeply ingrained that it will
require patience to eradicate the system.
Gen. Smith has ordered concentration
camps established in the Island of Samar
| as the only way to put down the insurgents.
| Gov Wood has been ordered to report
/ at Washington at once to consider steps
for ending the military government in
| Cuba.
| King Edward, accompanied by Queen
Alexandra, laid the foundation stone of
the new Royal Naval college at Dart
mouth
Maj. Waller and Lieut.. Day are to be
court-martialed for alleged atrocious ex-
Samar
The American Baseball league meeting
at Detroit adopted playing schedule and
raised the price of admission to games to
80 cents.
The Porto Rican legislature asks the
government to. pay bounty on coffee ex-
ports as protection against cheap South
American coffee.
Yale and Columbia colleges are be-
queathed 100000 and $4,000 respectively by
the will of Mrs Laura Currier, who died
at New York January q,
United States District Attorney Bethea,
of Chicago, has received instructions from
Washington to begin legal proceedings
against railroad traffic pools.
| DR.. Emil G. Hirsch, of Chicago, declares
! the crucifixion was the result of a conspira-
| cy between priests and their Roman allies,
! and that the Jews took no part in his
| death.
Jacob Reynolds, who kidnapped his daugh-
| ter from her mother at Hodgevile, KY,
| jumped from train with the child at
Greencastle, Ind, to escape arrest, but
was captured.
Don Jose Vincente Concha, Colombian
| nication to the general counsel of the new
Panama Canal company. denied the charge
that his country is blocking the sale Of
the canal to the United States.
AT Sedalia, Mo-, Cannon's Central dry
goods house was burned and building and
stock were destroyed The loss is $50 900,
with $S6,5O0 insurance. The dry goods of
G. A. Guenther was damaged by water
$4,000. The fire originated by a young
woman clerk in the basement searching for
a lost penny with match.