The Taney County republican., 1902-11-20
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shows membership Of l,o2o,3O0. The
receipts during the past year were
Slii.i2S, and expenditures Sli9,0,6.
Four men attempted tO hold up a
Monon train nj cyclone, Ind, on the
18Th. but the engineer turned on
steam. and Notwithstanding the
wOuld-bc robbers fired u fusilnda Of
shots the trainmrn and passengers
escaped unhurt.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co., on
the 18th. announced an increase Of ten
per cent. in wages Of all It's employees
ON lines east uf pitiShurg and Erie.
Pa, earning less than 500 per month.
About $4,000 employees will he affected.
j. VI. Mcknight. former prcsrlcnt IT
the nrfunct German national bank. of
Louisville, Ky. WAS sentenced. on the
18th, I" siN years in the pcntcniinry,
having been convicted Of cmbcllling
the banks funds
\ schoulhnusr near Little River,
Wis, was struck, 10y lightning. on the
18th, aud burned To- the ground. The
teacher and pupils were stunned by
the shock. but were rescued by u gang
Of laburcrs.
\ convention uf commercial tclc-
guph"rs from all parts of the coun-
try has been called tu meet at Pitts
burg Pa, ON November ~, the OBJ
jrct being 10 form u national organ
ilntiOn.
Admiral Dewey will have supreme
command Of the fleets engaged in the
Caribbean sea manrurrs, and will
sail from Washington, on December /,
for Culcbrn island.
ncldrn +. Culver, secretary Of the
Illinois Humane ,ucicty, died at Ashc-
willie. Y. C.. on III, 18th. where hc hnd
gone for his health. lie was - years
old.
\ ear on the Lake Shore Electric
line, on the 18th. ran the distance he
tween Cleveland aud Toledo. o., 100
miles. in three hours and ten minutes.
James l.. Adam, fell i2j feet from
an electric light tower at Council
Bluffs. la, ON the 18th, but beyond
some bruises he suffered no injury.
Engineer Tighr and Fireman Bnwl
were seriously injured in railway
collision near llcudcrsonyillc, Tenn,
on the 18Th
The picture frame factory ot 4. T.
Kern X Co., ~ Chicago, was destroyed
by fire, on the 18Th, with u loss OF
$4,000.
BY wreck ~ "cnnnon ball" train
On the Texas d Pacific road. near
Abilene, Tex. on the 18th. Fireman
Weldon was fatally hurt aud num-
bcr Of other train men more or less
seriously injured.
\ black bear, weighing 23j pounds.
was killed by the presidents party in
Mississippi. on the ltih, but not until
bruin had made u game fight and
killed one Of the hunting dogs.
Edward liutlcr, charged with nt-
tempted bribery at ST. Louis, was COM
victcd by II jury NJ Columbia, Mo-. on
the lith, aud his pmshmcn, fixed AT
three wears in the pcntcntiary,
\ 81. Louis firm, ON the 18th was
awarded the contract for the erection
of the 'nitcdStatcs government build
ing ut the ST, Louis Worlds fair, The
price is S2dS.g>O
The anthracite coal strike commits
sion began the hearing Of testimony
NJ Scranton. Pa. On the llih. i'resi-
dent Mitchell. for the miners, was on
the stand all day.
The grand tribunal of Illinois
knights of Pythias, on the 18th. cx-
PEELED John \. lIinscy, head OF the
board Of control of the endowment
rank last year.
Seven iircmrn were severely burned |
in u fire at Chicago. on the 18th. by an
explosion in n building into which
they had gone TO Rescue two helpless
comrades.
The war department issued an order.
on the 18th, establishing training
school for fnrriers and blacksmiths |
at Fort Riley. Kns.
The mine buildings of the Parke |
County Coal Co.. at Roscdalc. Ind, |
were destroyed by fire on the 18th, the
loss being $4,000.
To n,oid the danger Of yellow fever,
the United States marine battalion il |
TO he ordered away from the isthmus
OF Panama.
Richard Blaisdcll was arrested ut |
Freeport. H., on the 18th. charged /
with kidnapping his little daughter. ut
Oregon, III.
Herr Lcwnld. imperial German com.
missioner to the 81. Louis Worlds |
fair. arrived in New York. on the lith.
Alonzo Ryan, of the United States
signal corps. blew out his brains ut
Highland Falls, y. y, on the 18th.
Nels Erickson was arrested at Iron
Mountain, Mich. on the iith, ON
charge Of numbering his father.
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