The Tomahawk., 1903-09-03
A WEEKS RECORD
All 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 Amoad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the list aggre-
gated 81, 1,916,521, 1853. The increase COM
pared with the corresponding week Of
last year was go.
The Trans Mississippi congress ad-
tourned at Seattle, Wash, after passing
resolutions favoring statehood for Ok
lahoma and Indian territory combined;
a territorial government for Alaska; an
American merchant marine, and closer
trade relations with Canada.
There were 238 business failures In
the United States during the seven
days ended on the 21st, against 207 the
same week in 1902.
Alderman Henry Lexius, of La
Crosse, Wis, was instantly killed in a
runaway accident.
The prohibitionists Of the United
States unveiled at Newton, ILL.,, mon
ument to Hale Johnson.
The Grand Army of the Republic
closed in San Francisco it's thirty
seventh annual session.
Secretary of War Elihu Root sailed
for Liverpool on the Celtic, of the White
Star line.
Weekly trade reviews indicate that
business is well maintained, although
the output is in q measure hampered by
labor troubles.
Edward Campbell and Edward Jack
son (negroes> fought pistol duel at
East st. Louis, ILL.,, and both were
fatally wounded.
The army and navy was ready to de-
fend the coast of Maine from hostile
forces on the way from the tropics In
the first stage of the big war game.
An analysis Of the returns from the
census of 1900 shows that the increase
of the population in ten years In the
United States was 20.7 per cent, which
is double that Of Europe.
Transfers in Chicago refused TO
Join in strikes of carpenters, brick
makers and others.
Mrs. Clark Boardley was delivered
Of girl baby in Louisville, KY, which
weighed at it's birth 25 pounds.
In July the number of aliens who
arrived in the United States was g.
b3S, against 50,7S2 in July of last year.
Samuel j. Parks, of New York, walk
ing delegate, was found guilty OF ex-
tortion, the maximum penalty for the
crime being ten years Imprisonment.
The Burlington railway expects to
complete within next week the big cut
and fill near Ottumwa, Ia, costing
$1,500,00O.
The society of American Florists IN
session in Chicago decreed that style
shall no longer dictate flowers to be
worn.
Minister Quesada. of Cuba. has an
nounced to the state department that
the Cuban government was ready to
conclude the formalities connected
with the leasing of the coaling stations
in Cuba to the United States.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week end
ed on the 23d were: Pittsburg. .654;
Chicago, .598; New York, .594; Cincin-
natl, .53S; Brooklyn, .491; Boston. 1876;
Philadelphia, $40; st. Louis, 1886.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the American league for the week
ended on the 23d were: Boston, .642;
Cleveland, .562; Philadelphia, .551; De-
troit, SIS; New York, $40; st. Louis,
.461; Chicago, .449; Washington, 1902.
Nearly $50O,O00,O00 worth of mater
ials were imported by American manu-
facturers in the last fiscal year.
Hiram Maxfield and Charles John-
con were killed by an Illinois Central
train at Centralia, Ill.
Passengers on a pleasure steamer at In
diaapolis were thrown into a panic by
the explosion of boiler and sinking OF
the boat, and woman and babe were
believed to have drowned.
The Reliance beat Shamrock III. In
the first race Of the contest for the
Americas cup by seven minutes and
three seconds.
At Trenton, N. j., William c. Petit
fore (coloreD is rejoicing over the
birth of his twenty-seventh child,
which he has named Alice Roosevelt
Pettifore
Fort Worth and Denver railroad Of
ficials were warned by the Texas state
railroad commission against allowing
negroes in dining cars !