The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-09
IN A NUTSHELL

New York;. J. Ferral, an actor from San
Francisco, committed suicide.
Decatur Ind.-Every negro has left town as
result of warnings of mob violence
Saginaw, Mich.-Daniel Smith, Ill years old.
dropped dead. He was a veteran Of the war
of 1872. - -.
Chicago-Wbile initiating a vaudeville tight
rope walker, John Bronson, aged 10, fell,
dying later. a. .aE al:
Havana-Gonzales Queseda, Cuban minister
for New York - - K #
Memphis, Tenn.-Prominent democrats have
Endorsed Richard Olney, of Massachusetts,, for
president in 1904. -a~ '' @~'
Philadelphia waiterless restaurant only
nickel in the slot machines being used, was
opened yesterday: -t- .'.
Bluefeld, w Va--John Wymick, colored,
for assaulting Mary Green, white, was taken
from Jail and shot. - e.. re
Montgomery, Ala.-Three white men, con-
victed of lynching negro year ago, were
pardoned by the governor. ~
WEIGH, w. .Va.-Rival factions in the con-
vention, Saturday, to nominate state SEN
ator broke up the gathering.
Cambridge, Mass.-Ferdinand Boerner, pro-
fessor of modern language at Harvard since
1870, died last night, aged 20.
Kankakee, Ill.-An open switch ditched an
accommodation train running at full speed.
1t is thought to be the work of wreckers.
WATERFORD, S. C.-Cain Ford, one of the
four negro murderers of Mrs. Jones, was
taken from a sheriff S posse and lynched
Laredo, Texas-Neuva, Mexico, was the
scene of bull fight, wrestler throwing a
wild bull as a side feature. One animal was
killed -;.
Chicago-Alfred Mace, son Of the noted pugi-
list and an English evangelist gives Dowie
hard name and declares he was Kissed out OF
England. , +.
Meridian, Miss-The threatened uprising of
negroes has been checked for the present by
the prompt arming of the whites, but further
trouble Is expected.
Denver, Cola hayrack party of high school
students, returning from Morrison, were over
turned from bridge. One was killed and
others seriously injured. =
Marion, Ind-Two men in buggy charged
a crowd of five others with petty theft as
an excuse and then fired on them, killing one
and seriously wounding another.
Chicago-Heavy rainfall Saturday raised the
Calumet river to great height, flooding base
ments, disabling railroad and wagon bridges
and endangering the lives OF hundreds
San Francisco-Blanche Warren, actress,
and her mother, were asphyxated in their
room at a boarding house. The former was
the wife of H. L. Chapman, Los Angeles.
Chicago-All discharged men belonging to
the stockyards employees union have been
reinstated by their employers and all de-
mands Of the union conceded, big strike
Is averted.
Little Rock, Ark-The Baptist Society at
Russellville invited Governor Davis to join
them and he accepted yesterday, undoing the
work Of the Second Baptist church of this
city, which recently suspended him.
,Kokomo, Ind.-Wiliam Chapman, veteran
who was wounded in the neck with shell in
1862, and thereby lost his voice, coughed up
a lump containing small piece of the shell
and at once regained his power Of speech.
Chicago-The life work Of Rev., John Henry
Barrows, preacher, lecturer and educator
whose death is so greatly mourned, has been
lauded in many of Chicago's pulpts, a special
memorial service being held in the First
Presbyterian church. :.
Cleveland, Ohio-Joseph McPhee, lion
tanner with an animal show. was fatally mu-
tilated bear trainer was badly injured by
one Of his charges, and a lady leopard tanner
was embraced by one OF her pets, but will
recover.
San Francisco-The Pacific Mail Steamship
City of Picking brings news of water famine
in Hongkong. The wells have run dry and
IN order to supply the city with water. tugs
were kept running between the city and the
mainland.
New York-For telling James Parker, %
years old, that he lacked the courage to shoot
a fly, James Crane. aged %, was shot
and killed in Brooklyn saloon. When he
saw his victim fall, Parker became excited
and Aired four other shots at the other persons
in the saloon. None Of the bullets took ef-