The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-05-15

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practically without opposition
A Chinese leper confined at quar-
tiers near st. Louis, caused consid-
cradle uncasiness by making his cs-
cape from the attendants.
About thirty persons We're killed
or badly injured BY an explosion in
torpedo factory at Cleveland, O.
Nearly all the victims were girls.
Or. Lorcnz, the noted hand sur
geon Of Vienna, was a guest OF the
National Medical Society at the
annual meeting held in New Or
leans.
A company If American capital
ISIS has been organized for the
purpose of building and operating
extensive lines of railway in Cen
tral America.
officials II Oklahoma complain
that packers have been guilty of
Slipping tainted meats into the ter
ritory and the law VIII pc invoked 90
put d stop f. tie practice.
The exilcd Princess Louise Of
Saxony recently gave birth to d
daughter The child viii bc taken
to Dresden and placed i'm charge Of
a member 81 the royal family
Crops An over the south have
been greatly injured and growth re-
tarded bv the cold weather of the
past two weeks. In many sections
the stand of cotton j. 50 poor re-
planting VIII be necessary.
John Firman Of Paterson, y. T..
Is the subject Of study among med
ical scientists from the fact that
he has two hearts. An N-ray shows
that both hearts perform their func-
tious. and Firman is fine speci-
men OF physical manhood and en-
JOYS good health.
Jim Howard. who was given a
life sentence at Frankfort for the
murder Of Gov Goebcl. has been re-
fused a new trial. An appeal viii
be taken to the supreme court.
whore the case has already been on
two former trials resulting in con-
viction.
The bank at Modesto. a small
town in Illinois, was entered BY
burglars. VINO blew the safe open
with dynamite, wrecking the build
ing. The force Of the explosion
aroused inhabitants OF the town and
the robbers fled without securing
any money.
The steamers Saginaw and Ham
ilton collidcd during a heavy fog
Of the Virginia coast about four
teen miles out from Norfolk, VA
The Saginaw went down few
minutes after the collision and
twenty people lost their lives, four
tccn Of whom were women. who
had been placed in a life boat that
capsized.
High officials OF the Western Tn
ION Telegraph Company assert tlmt
the company has been dcfrauded out
Of at least 100000 the past year
~ means Of padded pay rolls on
construction work. 1t is charged
that dishonest forcmen in charge Of
construction would send in bogus
names and cash the checks through
some confederate
Numerous strikes are on through
ont the country, and in New York
City serious condition prevails a.
a result Of demands of many classes
of laborers for higher wages. May
was decided upon as the time for
a demand Of an eight hour day by
several trades unions. At many
points an effort Is being made to
enforce this rule.
The dedIcatory ceremonies OF the
st. Louis worlds fair closed on
the 81 inst. with a magnificent civ
ic parade. participated in by at
least 10000 people and witnessed by
at least 100000 spectators. from all
parts Of the world Distinguished
public men were present from ev-
cry state and territory in the Union
and from every foreign country.
Millionaire Yerkes. who j. con-
>tructing an underground railway in
London. viii float S15.000.000 of q
S50,000.oO0 bond issued in this
country 10 secure funds To complete
the undertaking.
Vim. Wcstbrook. aged 50. was
burned to death in Jail at Temple,
Okla. Westbrook had been drink
ing and was placed in Jail. He set
fire TO the prison and was burned
TO death before the flames were dis
covered.
The Texas legislature, just adj