The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-29
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Chicago-The scrub women will form union
New York-The January disbursements here
will be more than $3.50, 900, 900.
Pittsburs-Nine persons were badly hurt in a
runaway street car. The brakes slipped going
over hill. .t...- -.r.
Aledo. Ill.--Nothing was done tn the Dunlap
of the defendant.
Utica. n. Y.-Professor Carl Myers of Frank
fort, has completed an aerial torpedo which
hles very successfully.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.--The holiday suspension of
work in the coal regions has resulted in loss
OF probably 100000 tons.
Chlcago---A jury found that Mrs. Nellie Camp
bell was not guilty of starving to death an lu-
FAINT which she had adopted.
napolis-There two deaths from
smallpox in indianapolis yesterday. The disease
Is more yirulent this winter than ever before.
Nelson. r. ca snowslide which RACED the
hunkhouse of the Meelie Gibson Minis is be-
1ieyed to have killed nine men and injured sew
cral others.
New York-Eight persons met violent deaths
In Greater New York yesterday. Three were
clear cases Of suicide and the others resulted
from variety of causes
Syracuse, n. I.-Miss Carrie E. Mills one of
the Silver Slipper company, is at her home here
suffering from poisoned eye as the result Of
the use OF a stage cosmetic.
Chicago-Albert G. Whitney has scheme for
tapping the electricity of the skies and expects
t. get unlimited power. He proposes cable
$50 miles above the earths surface
Nashville, Tenn.--A cablegram announces the
death from pneumonia. in Seoul, Korea. of Rev.
Or. G. Rankin. editor of the Foreign Missions
publications of the Presbyterian church.
Chicago-Pietro Mascagni. the Italian COM
poser. will appear in Chicago rs temporary d.
rector Of the Thomas orchestra. 1t was also
tour
Jacksonville. Fla.-Though the thermometer
went down to 22 In some sections Of the northern
orange belt little damage was done owing to
the timely warnings given By the signal ser
vice.
cbicago-Richard Cummings was poisoned and
Mrs. Lizzie Shannahan and Lizzie McCabe made
very sick by wine from a bottle which pre-
scented to them. william Moniak has been ar
rested
New pork-Presidng Justice Charles H. Van
Bruut, Of the appellate division of the supreme
court. first department. is the president of the
Windsor Trust company, which was organized
six weeks ago.
Philadelphia-Dolly Earle member of the
Merry widows company. committed suicide with
sresseS to snf faser
.'Forgive me all; can't stand trouble.
Chicaso.,,From the fact. among the Mayas of
purpIe spot on its back the same as in the Mon
golian race. Professor Frederick Starr, of the
University Of Chicago thinks the former people
of Mongolian descent.
young farmer of the Troy section Of this eountry
was murdered in his own yard by negro, Oliver
Wiedman, and his wife. and few hours later
both Of the negroes were lynched by Jays in
furiated neighbors.
Hot Springs, Responsibility for the ex-
Roolroonn Wednesday was, charged to Water-
Pierce Oil company, the Arkansas Gas and Light
company aud Leo Mayer and Eddie Burke of
New York. proprietors Of the pOolroom each be-
ing responsible through their employees.
Facoma-Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
written to Judge Munly. representing the indie
pendent packers of Alaska, that he sees no OBJ
lection TO cooperation and assistance on the
part of the government in the establishment of
Alaskan hatcheries to supplement and encourage
the private salmon hatcheries maintained by the
salmon canneries.
New York-Eviction from the house which has
sheltered her for twenty years threatens
Miss Clara Morris, emotional actress and writer.
She Is unable to leave her bed on account Of
an attack of nervous prostration following an I'M
successful lecture tour. which she undertook in
the hope Of saving her home near Mount Vincent
Pittsburg-The American Sheet Steel company
has closed the most gigantic sales contract of it's
history. 1t Is with representatives of the thir-
Roofing and Corrugating company. The roofing
and corrugating company agrees to take all Of
its requirements in sheets during the year 1903
from the sheet-producing constituents of the
United States Steel Corporation. The sales will
amount Ito $6,40O,0OO.
. Lincoln Neb.--Police officers from Iowa and
Omaha identified two of the three suspects held
on a charge of holding up the Burlington train
last October. One of the men was declared to
he James Conroy, who served several years in the
Anamosa. Iowa, penitentiary for train robbery
The other Is John Leo, who has been in both
the Nebraska penitentiary and at Sioux Falls
s. D. The third suspect, who says his name is
Standish, was not identified.