The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-11
TOLD IN A LINE

Spokane-A bogus Harry Tracey is reported
to be holding up farmers in the southern part
of this county. ...
New Haven, Conn.-The traction company
has conceded all demands made, and the troll
ley strike is declared off,
Camden, N. IA cloudburst caused Kirk
wood lake to break out. flooding the country
from two to five feet deep.
Saginaw, Mich:-The. strike of the United
Mine Workers of Michigan was declared off
Saturday, and all mines are in operation to-
day. =: =, ;, mi ~ '7'
Newark, n, J.-J. Herbert Ballentine has
made an assignment. The liabilities are
81, ,sS5, 600 Mr.. Crooks is confident that the
creditors will be paid. ~.
Peoria, nl.-General Fitzhugh Lee was the
guest of the Peoria board Of trade Saturday.
He delivered an extended address to the trad
ers, during which he said:
:Chicago-The postal clerks of Chicago by
majority vote have instructed their delegates
to vote against the proposition to affiliate with
the American Federation of Labor. " .-a-f..
'Pittsburg, Pa.-An incendiary fire destroyed
the six-story building occupied by schwar-
schild & Sulzberger as packing house. Loss
on building and contents, $24o,ooo
Trenton, n THE tracks of tl1e,op the Penn mn
der water at the station and forty at M the tun-
mel, and water still rising at midnight.
when the Stars and Stripes of our nation
shall 20 back to Cuba to stay the people will
become quickly -Amercanized.' He said that
Utica, Mich-S. e. Sower killed his wife
with an ak as she lay in bed, and then hanged
himself in his barn. Temporary insanity. due
to grief over the death OF daughter, caused
the deed. = .-
New orleans-All the leading cotton plant
ers of Louisiana have merged their interests
and pledged themselves to not dispose of any
Of their product except through the exchange
at Shreveport D.. - B.. ..-s-. 80 90
Mass city, Mich-John Pearson, home
| stsader, has been offered fabulous sum for
his farm, which developed an Oil gusher No
property hereabouts can be bought, as the
country is oil crazy. .- t'-+ ,-
| Boston-Thomas w. Lawson's book, "The
History Of the American Cup" out to-day, Is
liable to create much discussion on account
Of the authors criticisms of american social
| and economic conditions ~
| Philadelphia-The Public Ledger and the
| Times will consolidate Aug. H. be owned by
! A.: s. ochs and sell for one cent except sun
| day, which will cost two cents. l.. Clarke
Davis will be editor chief. + - {
New York-The oak tree planted by King
Edward during his visit to this city many
years ago and which appeared to be dying a
few weeks ago; being given needed attention,
has improved and is putting out new shoots
Omaha-Delbert Preston, 15-year-old boy,
has made confession Of having. caused the
| wreck Of "a passenger train on the Rock
Island near South Omaha, July a. by which
one man was killed and several others in
jured. IT, =. ,@ ~ -. =
valued at SIS 900, was burned. Seven women
and children gathered on a balcony and were
told to jump, but fear held them until the
wall fell carrying the balcony down and
killing them. - 80 .~-.-.-1 =
ST. Louis-Nearly all large white lead,
shot tower, and pipe and sheet lead plants
east of the Mississippi will form a corpora
ton with $50, ,ooo, ,oO capital, while the Occur
d'Alene, Colorado and southeast Missouri
companies will merge with $25, 900 capital.
| Chicago-Lance Harwood, an S-year old boy
Of Grand Rapids, Mich, has returned to Swift
| & Co, a package containing $59,Soo worth OF
| the stock yards by a messenger boy employed
by the firm. Young Harwood received re
ward Of SIS. F @.s r. r
| Kansas City-Professor Winchel Of Min.
neapolis and Warren Upham Of st: Paul, with
| others visited Lansing, Kan, and on inspec.
tion of the human skull recently found there
pronounced 1t Of the Iowan stage of the
| glacial period and the most ancient found or
| this continent.
| Salem-The body Of Harry Tracey was re
ceiyed at the penitentiary, just two month:
after his sensational escape. The corpse wa
| identified by prison officials and convicts
Y,triol was placed on the face to destroy thu
features, for fear some one might steal tn.
body to place it on exhibition.
| Echo, Utah--A body identified by papers al
that OF John Mcdonald OF Sandstone, Mimi.
! was discovered alongside the Union Pacii,
tracks. An ugly hole, apparently inflicted b!
| some dull instrument, appears on the bacl
| OF the head. The authorities bel1eve McDon
/ aid was killed by tramps.
! New York-The New York Bank building
/ at the corner. of Wall and SWilliam streets
| was damaged by fire to the extent of $4,000
early to-day. The fire started On the thir
floor and several offices were damaged TIL
1 top floor was almost burned out. The BAN
portion. Of the building down stairs and tn
safety deposit vaults were deluged wit
water,
4 Toledo-Dr. Sarah Kerr, medical mission
\ arv OF the Methodist church. has died froI
cholera She has been in China three years.
4 Galena, Ill.-Passenger train No. 8 on tn
4 Chicago Great Western, west bound, wa
wrecked Saturday near Elizabeth The true
under the tender gave way, throwing tn
4 coaches on their sides. Wells Fargo Expires
Il Messenger Guyon was quite seriously in
a jured. Florence Wilgus, daughter Of Dr.. J.
. L. Wilgus Of Chicago. was slightly injured d