North Park union., 1902-03-14
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The hoods which threatened to en-
gulf Cincinnati have been stopped by
. cold wave. The river reached the
forty-eiRht-foot danger point but came
NO further.
Charles Broadway Rouss, who Of
fered 81 600, 600 for cure for bis blind
ness, is dead. He was 4 New York
merchant of peculiar and In some re-
spects penurious why's.
A prairie fire near Doxie, in Roger
Mills county, Oklahoma, IN addition to
great damage to property, burned to
death the ten-yenr-old daughter Of JOS
eph Rogers, a homestender.
In st. 8Iary's Hospital, in Brooklyn,
Neil Bryant, the last Of the old-time
minstrels, awaits death. Within the
last few days he has weakened great
deal and his end Is expected at any
time.
J. PIerpOnt Morgan has given $2,OOO,-
coo to the University Of the South at
Suwanee. Tennessee. This is one OF
the foremost institutions in the South,
having an average attendance of GOV
students.
The youngest bride In the country is
Mrs. James Irwin, aged ten years, OF
see. She hns just been married. Her
husband Is between forty-five and fifty
years Of age.
The centennial of the Incorporation OF
Cincinnati was celebrated "Wednesday
with appropriate exercises by the mu-
nicipal authorities. both executive and
legislative, the Chamber of Commerce
and other organizations.
In test just made train crew 400
miles from Chicngo talked over the tel
egraph wires to Chief Operator Par
sons, Of the Illinois Central railroad, at
the Twelfth street depot. AS result
the railroad telephone was declared to
be success.
With '"rhe Candidacy OF Mr.. Hill' as
a text, William ]. Bryan made 1t plain,
In statement given out to the press
ms nm extract from forthcoming Is
sue of his paper. that he would oppose
to the end David B. Hilrs ambitions
and nomination for President.
The steamer Libertader. now operat-
ing in the interests of the Mato's rev.
ol,Nion against President Castro of
Venezuela, and whose name was re-
Gently announced to lnve been changed
to Bolivar, bombarded the Port OF
GuIra for the purpose of protecting the
landing of insurgent forces there.
The jury at Chicago in the case Of
DR.. 'Oryille s. Burnett last night re
turned n verdict of guilty and recon.
mended that the defendant be sent to
the penitentiary for fifteen years. Bur
nett was found guilty of the murder OF
Mrs Charlotte Nicoll He entered into
a contract with her that the two should
commit suicide.
Prince Henry carries n policy OF
$500, 600 insuring him against assassi'
nation, and is said to be the only man
In the world so insured. His brother
the Emperor. has life insurance pol
icy for $5.OOO,OOO. King Edward VII
Is insured for s3.6OO,OOO. The Czar Of
Russia and his immediate family are
insured for SS.T5O.OOO.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones
Mt Washington has authorized the use
of taxes collected in the Cherokee ma
tlon on hay and merchandise for the
relief of destitute and starving full
blood Cherokee Indians. Last years
drouth ruined the Cherokees' crops and
left the Indians without food or ever
clothing, and many are actually starv'
ing.
The following have been appointed
cadets: Ralph Earle Sampson, son OF
Rear Admiral w. T. Sampson, princl
pal; Woodward Philip. son of the late
Rear Admiral Philip, first alternate; o
w. Howard, son of Major Genera
Howard, u. s. A., second alternate
and Presley Morgan Taylor. son OF
Rear Admiral Henry c. Taylor, third
alternate.
Denials have been made by flnanciers
and railroad officials Interested In the
Northern Securities Company that Il
is proposed to incorporate n company
under the laws of Canada, legally
equipped to protect the interests oi
shareholders In the railroad merger II
the event OF embarrassment owing Il
President ROosevelt's instructions Il
Attorney General Knox.
Major NJ. ]. jenkins, the Rough
Rider, hns written a letter TO Lieuten
ant Governor Tillman of South Caro-
lima declining the sword which 1t had
been intended to present to hin
through the agency of Presiden,
Roosevelt, but which invitation to the
President had been withdrawn by
1illman on account Of his action In the
Tillman-McLaurin affair.
Francis Warner, one of the bes
known detectives in the West, died yes
terday in Chicago. He was the father
of Gray Warner of Denver. Mr.. Warn
er was for twenty-five years superin
tendent of the Chicago office OF the
Pinkerton detective agency, and was
one of the men entrusted with the pro
lection OF President Lincoln or the triI
to Washington for his first inaugra
tion.
In test just made a train crew 400
miles from Chicago talked over the
telegraph wires to Chief Operator Par.
sons of the Illinois Central railroad at
the Twelfth Street depot. As result
the railroad telephone was decnred to
be a success. The inventor asserts ii
makes no difference whether or not
telegraphic messages are being flashed
over the wires simultaneously with the
telephone message.
A heavy southeast storm passed over
San Francisco Sunday. Communica-
ton with interior points and the East
was absolutely cut of for several
hours. The heavy wind blew poles
down in all directions. The bay was
unusually rough and the ferry service
between the city and Oakland was dis
continued until morning. Shipping In
terests had sufficient warning to pro-
vide against serious damage.
After continuing for nine and a half
months, the strike of the iron work