The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
H NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week E.dIns Nov. %.

For the Week Fading Nov. %.
Physicians think Gov. Yates, of Illi-
nois, is practically out of danger.
Henry Rose was hanged at Nelson,
b. c., for the murder of Charles Cole
last spring.
The business section of Oglesby,
III, was destroyed by fire, causing
a loss of $4,000.
Mrs. Amelia Oesterlin, who died at
Springfield, o., left $75,o 900 to found an
orphans home in Springfield.
M. Jusserand, the new French am
bassador to the United States, has
unstinted praise for America.
Nelson Hersh, editor of the Sunday
edition of the New York World, was
instantly killed in a runaway.
Mrs. LIE Breton, the mother of Mrs.
Langtry, the actress, died at her resi-
dence on the Island of Jersey.
Trouble arose at a prize fight in
Oklahoma City and one man was shot
dead and another fatally wounded.
A Danube steamer crowded with
| WI III Sullh OIL OfSOFd, C0rVlsl, ana
80 of those on board were drowned.
Augustin Chacon was hanged at
Solomonville, Ariz., for the murder
of Pablo Salcido on Christmas law,
1895.
Fire destroyed the ferry building
owned by the Southern Pacific road
near Oakland, Cal, the loss being
100000.
In a fit of jealousy G. A. Darlington
shot Bertha Sheldon (not fatally at
Ann Arbor, Mich, and then killed
himself.
Two bandits held up a gambling
den neal Minneapolis, secured $4,000
o the proprietors and players, and
escaped.
Ireland is On the verge of rebellion
against British coercion and Dublin
and Cork are practically under mill
tary rule. =
Alexander Leinanen, aged Sc years,
died at Calumet, Mich. He estab-
lished the first Finnish p in the
United States.
Henry Churchill King has been
elected president OF Oberlin (O.) coll
lege to succeed DR.. John Henry Bar
rows, deceased.
Secretary Hay may negotiate a
treaty with Nicaragua owing to the
dilatory attitude of Colombia in clos
ing canal negotiations.
The new law in Kansas permitting
railroad men to vote when away from
home on election day has been de-
clared unconstitutional.
Rev. C. NJ. Sheldon heads a move
ment to organize a life insurance
company at Topeka to insure only
Christians and total a~bstainers.
Lige Wells, a negro, charged with
assaulting Max Campbell, an Iron
Mountain passenger conductor, was
hanged by a mob lea Wynne, Ark.
Mgr. Guidi, papal delegate to the
Philippines, has presented credentials
to Gov. Taft and promised frankness
in settlement of the church ques-
tions.
Both branches of the Vermont Leg
islature have passed the local option,
high license bill, which will be sub
mitted to q vote of the people next
January.
The trade situation of the country
continues to show gain, increased
volume of railroad business being fol-
lowed by advance in wages for
thousands of employees.
The import and export trade of the
Philippine archipelago for the 12
months ended June 80 last amounted
to $22, 141,s42, an increase of nearly
$2,O00,O00 over the same period of
1901.
Havana newspapers advise the Gu.
ban government to accept the United
States offer Of 20 per cent. tariff re-
duction. The islands sugar is de-
clared an indispensable article to
Americans.
Marconi arrived at North Sydney,
N. S., and said that the cruiser on
which he crossed was in constant
communication with wireless sta
tions on both sides of the ocean DUR
ing the entire voyage.
Prince Henry, head of the house
of Pless, will succeed Baron Won Hol-
leben as the German ambassador to
the United States if acceptable to
the American public. His aproint-
ment is meant as a compliment to
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