The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21

George F. Koregay, editor of the Dali
hart (Tex.) Sun, and Judge George
Keith, leading lawyer, fought duel
and Koregay was killed.
The winter wheat condition is placed
by the governments monthly crop re-
port at 92.6 on May 1, against 97.3 for
April.
An administ ra ton official says the
result of the postal scandal will be the
permanent retirement of Machen and
Christiancy and exoneration for Louis,
superintendent of the supplies diyi-
sion.
Louis Yeager and Francis Sutton,
farmers, were shot 20 death near Koko-
mo, Ind, while returning from visit
to their intended brides.
Three commissioners to cooperate
with Great Britain in maintaining the
level of the great lakes will be appoint
ed by President Roosevelt.
Twenty thousand workmen are idle
in Chicago because of strikes.
The Illinois legislatures salary in
crease bill has been vetoed by Gov.
Yates.
The Monitor Arkansas will be forced
to remain at St. Genevieve, Mo-, until
spring unless an unexpected rise in the
river occurs.
The president has appointed M. r.
Sackett, an editor at Gouveneur, N. Y,
to be United States consul at Prescott,
Ont.
President Roosevelt spoke at the Le-
land Stanford university at Palo Alto
and on his arrival in San Francisco was
given great ovation. In the evening
he spoke at banquet on the financial
question.
The investigation of large post Of
fees is to be broadened so as to reach
possible violations of the civil service
law.
Philip Paquet and bride. of Muske-
gon, Mich, were arrested in Chicago
while on the wedding trip on a charge
of passing worthless checks.
Gov. Pennypacker, of Pennsylvania,
has signed a libel bill intended to
check sensationalism, and citizens are
affected as we'll as newspapers.
The Mcclellan bank, of Auburn, and
the Dekalb bank, of Waterloo. Ind.
went into bankruptcy with combined
liabilities of $121, 200.
A dogs life has been restored by DR..
r. c. Kemp, of New York, after heart
had ceased beating for 16 minutes.
Massage of the heart employed sue
cessfully in II out of 23 tests.
The murder of Lewis Yeager and
Francis Sutton and an attack on Logan
Ingalls, near Kokomo, Ind. is laid to
rivalry over a young woman's affec-
tiOns.
The governments weekly crop re-
port shows warmer weather is needed
in the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
states, and rain needed in many local
tiles.
The Diamond mills and other proper
ty were burned in Buffalo, n. Y. the
loss being $250,OOO, and one man lost
his life.
Statistics compiled by the board of
health show that the population OF
New York city is nearly 100000.
The sixth triennial session of the
Congress of American Physicians and
Surgeons convened in Washington.
A bill prohibiting Illinois circuit
judges from practicing law in state
courts or acting as legal counsel was
vetoed by Gov. Yates.
All efforts to arbitrate Chicago
strikes, by which 10000 workmen are
idle. have failed.
All the cities and many towns in
New Hampshire voted in favor of
liquor license, taking advantage of
the recent repeal of the prohibition
law.
Strikers at Omaha secured an in
junction against the business men.
forbidding them to boycott union
men or to hold meetings to conspire
against the men now out.
Postmaster General Payne will es-
tablish no more rural free delivery
routes until July 1.
The Federal Salt company has been
convicted in the United States court
at San Francisco on charge of main
tanning a monopoly.