The Tomahawk., 1903-10-30
A WEEKS RECORD
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
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD

THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the 10th aggre-
gated $1,937, ,967 ,219. The decrease COM
pared with the corresponding week Of
last year was 243.
It is now conceded that there will be
little opposition in congress to the pas
sage of an act to give force to Cuban reci-
procity.
Thomas Hall, negro charged with
shooting Crockett Childress, a white
boy, was hanged by mob at Wickliffe,
Ky.
The worlds record for mile paced to
wagon was broken by Dan Patch at Lex
ington. KY. in 1:59k.
Silver, lead and bullion worth $780,
900 were recovered by wreckers from
the bottom Of Staten Island sound,
where it fell from the deck of a steamer
ON September 81.
Football games have been forbidden
by the Carroll college faculty at Wall
kesha. Wis, because of numerous acct
dents.
Four lives were lost and property
worth $1,000,0O0 destroyed by fire at
Aberdeen, Wash, ten blocks Of the main
business street being practically wiped
out
John H. Rockefeller and other Stand
ard Oil directors are reported to be
greatly alarmed at the falling off in the
production in the Pennsylvania field.
Railroad officials deny that the reduc-
ton of their force of employees is due to
declining business, but imply that the
cost Of material and labor used in the
repair departments is too high.
Congress is to be asked to appropri-
ate at the coming session $102.S66,-
449.34 for the support and increase of
the navy during the next fiscal year.
American Alaskan claims have been
granted in all particulars save the
Portland canal, which is awarded by
insures the retention by Americans Of
every foot of land they have believed
their own, and at the same time gives
the British the outlet to the sea which
they Lave so much needed Canada
shows bitter resentment at the de-
cision.
Northern New York has had its first
snow storm of the season. The noun
tains about Lake Placid. Loon lake.
Chateaugay lake and Lake Titus are
white with snow.
Fifteen persons were killed and
about 40 injured in collision which
occurred on the Belvidere division of
the Pennsylvania railroad company
near Washington Crossing, N. Y.
The International Bank of America
at the City OF Mexico has closed its
doors. 1t had capital of 81, ,Ss0. 900 in
gold, and $1,500,000 in silver deposits
A war involving 100000 workingmen
and the countrys building industry is
threatened by the National Alliance Of
Building Trades.
Organized labor is facing the worst
crisis since 1893, according to it's leaders.
Abnormal wage increases to unskilled
employees is already causing retrench-
ment.
Four men were run down and killed
on the Mahoning Valley (O) street rail-
way lines.
The Seattle (Wash.) branch of the
International Bank & Trust Company
of America has closed it's doors and is in
charge of a receiver. The assets of the
local bank are given as $S7, 900. and the
liabilities $95.00O.
H. S. Garfield, a well-known writer
and newspaper man, committed suicide
in a Chicago sanitarium by cutting his
throat with razor.
Fire destroyed five business blocks
and the railway station. besides damag-
ing several other buildings at Galveston.
Ind. The loss is estimated at $75,O0O..
Cresceus broke the worlds trotting
record for mile at Wichita, Kan, going
the distance in 1: 59M, beating the previ-
GUS record held by Lou Dillon and Major
Delmar by quarter of second.
Gordon Mckay, inventor of the shoe
sewing machine, died in Newport, R. l.
He is said to have left 81 ,000, 900, perhaps
more, to Harvard university.
John Alexander Dowie, stirred to
wrath by attacks In the New York news
papers. paid his compliments to the city
and its people in vitriolic language
promising to spank preachers and re-
porters.