The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Jan. 4.

flTe at CatOOSas L. L., burned nearly every
business building in the town.
Eugene Carter, the billiard expert, died
in Chicago after a protracted illness.
Five persons were killed by an explosion
tn a railroad roundhouse at Macon, Ga.
American manufacturers of silver are
preparing to enter the marke in England.
Henry Albert, denied kiss, shot his
wife fatally and killed himself in Chicago.
Albert Doty, living near Lyndon Kan,
killed his wife and himself after quarrel.
Brig. Gen. William H. Seamans, adjutant
general of California died in Washington,
D. c.
A life size bronze monument of the late
President Mckinley is to be erected at
Niles, o.
W. Murray Crane has been inaugurated
for his third term as the governor of Mas
sachusetts.
Forty-five thousand Tammanyites were
ousted from power in New York on New
Years day.
The Naval Register just issued makes the
strength of the navy 225 ships, with 60 under
construction.
Bob Brown, a negro, who murdered Mr..
Mcleod, road overseer, was hanged at
Clayton, Ala.
Memphis undertaken claims to have
discovered embalming fluid which will keep
bodies forever.
a gift of 100000 by j. d. Rockefeller by
duplicating it.
John Robinson, a negro, was hanged at
Dublin, Ga, for assaulting and numbering
negro woman.
Belgian authorities are accused of deliv-
ering Congo natives into the hands of cam
nibals to be eaten.
The legislatures of New York Massa-
chusetts, Maryland ard Virginia convened
on New Years day.
James Davidson, the oldest odd fellow in
the United States, died at Santa Barbara.
Cal, aged 50 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Gorton. an aged cou-
pie, were burned to dea tn at their residence
near Litchtield, MINI.
Eugene Hector, newspaper man, shot
and killed a highwayman who held him up
on street in Chicago.
]. P. Morgan has arranged a 900
combination of the Westinghouse and Gen.
eral Electric companies.
William H. Seaton was hanged at Sc
attic for the murder of his uncle Daniel
Richards, December 16, 1900.
Ernest Outland was hanged at Sylvanna.
Ca, for the murder of Thomas Mitchell, a.
year ago. Both We're negroes.
Germany has sent another note to Ven
eZuela fixing a time for the government to
comply with the kaisers demands.
DR.. Royal B. Prescott, who died in Nash
ia, N. H., was the first union soldier to
enter Richmond after Its surrender.
The Searchlight hotel at Searchlight.
New, was destroyed by fire and Mrs. Bull
lock and two children were cremated.
The sheriff of Natrona county, Wyo..
was killed in battle with four outlaws
who had escaped from Jail at Casper.
Capt. Leary, former governor of Guam.
was promoted to be rear admiral the day
before his death, but he never knew it.
Two persons were killed and II injured
in the wreck of passenger train OH the
Baltimore & Ohio road near Pittsbuh Pa.
Sir Ernest Cassel placed at the dispd of
King Edward fund of $1,000, 900 to BID sed
in the crusade against consumption inl ng-
land.
The Danish government will sign treaty
for the sale of the West India Islands to
the United States despite protests of the
| people.
are highly pleased with the business Of
the old year, and have much confidence in
the new.
| The will of Frank H. Peavey, the Minne-
apolis elevator king. disposes of an es-
tate estimated at s., $4,000 in hundreds Of
requests.
The Young triplets. the oldest in the
world. celebrated their forty-ffth birth
day anniversary in Chicago with a big
family dinner.
Seth Low took charge of the office Of
mayor of New York Wednesday, the
change of administrations being without
special ceremony.
Robert Lebaudy, of Paris, will give
81, 900, 600 for the establishment of a French
industrial school in connection with tha
University of Chicago.
President Roosevelt gave his first state
dinner in the white house Thursday, with
the members of the cabinet and their wives
as the guests of honor.
Peter Cooper Hewitt, of New York, has
perfected the discovery of new and pow
erful light, secured by the use of cleo
tricity and mercury gas.
The American Steel & Wire company is
| to pension employees who have rendered
| long and efficient service. About 10000 en-
ployes will be affected by the new scheme.
Margaret OConnor, aged g., and her two
grandchildren, John and Annie Drum
mond aged three and six years, were
killed by Illuminating gas at Germantown.
| Pa.
| Illinois and other politicians at Washing
ton suggest Lyman j. Gage as senator from
| Illinois to succeed Mason in the event of a
deadlock between Mason, Hopkins and
| Dawes.
| The board of directors of the Panama
canal decided to offer the property and fran
chises to the United States for $4,000, 900.
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