The Tomahawk., 1903-06-25
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

the Delaware odd fellows, committed
suicide by shooting at Wyoming,
Del.
Twelve bodies of flood victims have
been recovered at Clifton, Ariz., but
the death list generally is placed at 81.
Kansas City, Kan, is still sorely IN
need of aid for its food sufferers. A
second urgent appeal to the country at
large has been issued by the relief com
mittee of that city.
Bradstreet's weekly review reports
iron production the greatest ever re-
corded, with prices firm. Other trades
are reasonably quiet. Gross railroad
earnings for May were ~ per cent.
over 1902 Crop damage reports are
exaggerated. :.
At Sneedville Tenn, Lewis Bolin,
aged GO, was murdered by his 13-year-
old stepdaughter, who sank the blade
of an ak deep into his skull. Bolin was
chastising a stepsoD when the boy
called to his sister for help.
The Exchange grain elevator in the
East Bottoms, Kansas City, Mo-, was
burned, destroying 100000 bushels OF
wheat and entailing loss of $500
William C. Hook, of ,Leavenworth,
Kan, has been selected to succeed
Judge Caldwell, who recently resigned
the circuit judgeship of the Eighth dis
trict.
The flood at East St. Louis con-
tinues to spread over suburban dis
tricts, and an appeal for aid Is made.
Jerome L. Barker, assistant post
master at Stevens Point, Wis, has been
lodged in Jail on complaint of post
office inspector. He is charged with
embezzling $3.50 from the office.
Official reports received by State En-
ployment Agent Gerow from Kansas
counties show that the injury done the
Kansas wheat crop by the flood is not
nearly so serious as at first reported.
The percentage of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 14th were: New
York, .7os; Chicago, .667; Pittsburg,
.6e7; Brooklyn, .511; Cincinnati .435;
Boston, .404; Philadelphia, .304; vt
Louis, .2ss.
The entire business portion OF
Hustler, Wis, was burned.
Shamrock III, Sir Thomas Ipton's
third challenger for the American
cup, arrived in New York.
Aid for food sufferers is asked by
Kansas City (Kan.) committee
Homes of 1000 persons were de-
stroyed.
The interstate commerce commits
sion will appeal to the United States
supreme court to order the coal car
rving roads to produce contracts
with mining companies.
Employees of the Pennsylvania
railroad numbering $500 have asked
for a working day Of eight hours.
F. A. Hopson (colored) was hanged
der, and William Cooker (colored)
met like fate at Clayton, Ala.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the American league for the
week ended on the 14th were: Boston
.622; Philadelphia, 500; Cleveland
.54s; St. Louis, .53s; Chicago. 500; De
troit, Ass; New York, .452; Washing
ton, .273.
It is stated that the president as de-
cided that the Panama canal route viii
be secured, and the Colombian con
gress has received intimations that nc
trifing will be tolerated.
Feudists burned the hotel OF Capt.
7. Even. chief witness for the state IL
the Jett-White case at Jackson, Ky.
Reports from nearly every section
indicate that the United States is IL
the midst of great building boom
and that the construction work unde!
vay is unprecedented in amount.
Chicago, st. Louis and other western
cities are said to be threatened with ;
meat famine which will largely in
crease prices as a result of the recen
floods.
The American flags one hundred ant
twenty-sixth anniversary was cele
brated in churches in Chicago.
Alvord Cooley, of New York, ha
been appointed civil. service commits
sioner, to succeed James r. Garfield.
Judge Holdom fined 16 strikers il
Chicago for violating an injunction
and declared that If anyonewas forcet
to sign a contract against his will i
was slavery.
A plot of striking walters in Chicago
to shut off the city's water supply wa
foiled, and prediction was made tina
the trouble would soon be over.
The Northeastern Sangerbund o
America opened its twentieth trienn1a
sangerfest at Baltimore, Nd, will
5000 singers present.
The one hundred and twenty-sixtl
anniversary of the birthday of Thu
Stars and Stripes was celebrated il
New York city.
The flood at East st. Louis, Hi is re
: ceding. The known dead from drown
ing since the flood began number IL.
The post office department investiga
ton is now being directed by Presiden
Roosevelt.