Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, January 2.

King Edward of England has con-
fcrred the order of knight, Grand Cross
OF the Bath, upon Marquis Ito.
Andrew Carnegie has offered $685.
coo to Melrose, Mass, for a library,
provided the city maintains it.
A bill to re-establish the army can
teen was introduced in congress by
Representative Kern. of Illinois.
Admiral Schley has accepted an in
vitation to address the South Caro-
lima d. A. Il. at Charleston on Febru-
ary 27.
Wednesday, January 8.
The convention of the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Association will be
held in Washington February 1918.
The U. S. training ship Essex arriv-
ed at ST. Thomas, d. w. L., from San
Juan, and will remain there until jan
uary Is.
William H. Johnson, colored porter
Of the state house, at Boston, was sent
to Jail for six months for robbing cash
drawers in the building.
Masked robbers bound and gagged
the watchman of the National Stock
1dTuS Bdnk, at EdSL oI. LOUIS, anu
robbed the safe of $4,000
The property of the Port Arthur
Channel and Dock company, at Beau
mont, Texas, was sold at auction for
$5O0,OO0. 1t is vall.ed at $2,00O,O0O.
Thursday, January 9.
George E. Washburn was appointed
postmaster at Wyncote Pa.
ate the extradition treaty between the
United States and Denmark.
William j. Bryan was the chief
speaker at the Jackson day banquet of
the New Haven (Conn.) Democratic
Club.
President Roosevelt last evening
gave dinner party to membeDs of the
cabinet and Senators Lodge and
Hanna.
A load of lumber capsized near Bay
City, Mich, and instantly killed Mrs.
August Deman. Her husband, father,
sister and two others were injured.
Friday, January 10.
Louisiana cane sugar growers adopt
ed a protest to congress against the
Signor Marconi has completed ar
rangements to build a wireless tele-
graph station at Cape Breton.
An explosion at the Arcadian mine,
near Calumpit, Mich, killed Isaac
Savala and fatally injured two other
workmen.
Four trainmen were injured in
collision of trains on the Cleveland
and Pittsburg railroad in Allegheny
last night
AS a result of fire losses for 1901
exceeding $1,O00,000 in chicago, the
Underwriters Association raised in
surance rates.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt last
evening gave dinner to the diplo-
matte corps, at which covers were laid
for IS persons.
Saturday, January II.
Colonel Clayton McMchael assumed
charge of the Philadelphia postoifice
this morning.
Lewis Sands saw, shingle and stave
mill at Manistee, Mich, was burned,
causing a loss of 100000.
Robert w. Hofschild, aged 10 years
was instantly killed on the Lehigh
Valley railroad near Greensbridge
N. j.
William H. Chapman, president of
the Savings Bank of New London,
Conn. presented 100000 to the city
for a manual training school
Daniel P. Whitman, of Harrisburg
Pa. committed suicide by taking NOR
phine. Domestic infelicity is said to
have been the cause for the act.
Osborn Deignan, who participated in
the sinking of the Merrimac at San
tiago, was discharged from an insane
asylum at Vallejo, Cal, and ordered to
duty at Mare Island.
Monday, January 13.
Fire destroyed half the opera house
block at st. Louis, Mo. Loss, 0,000
The Tushkamp district of Indian ter
ritory is being ravaged by forest fires.
The Standard Light and Power COM
pany of Dallas, Tex, has gone into
the hands of a receiver.
The navy department will send Chief
Engineer David P. Jones to take charge
Mrs. d. p. Stamp, of Midtown, N.
Y, celebrated her 10Sth birthday ami
versary at the spinning wheel Satur-
day.
The Distilling Company of America
has filed at Trenton an amendment to
it's starter reducing the capital stock
from $125 900 900 to $S5 900
The United States cruisers Chicago
and Albany and the gunboat Nashville
have left Villefranche for Genoa to
await the arrival of Rear Admiral j.
B. Cromwell.
Child Loses Foot in Odd Manner.
Philadelphia, Jan. l3.-While play
ing on East Chelten avenue, near the
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