The Newark journal., 1903-07-10
News Of the World

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his life at Virginia, Ill, while at
tempting to make balloon asccn-
sion.
All the ore smelters at Denver,
Col, were compelled TO close down
on account of a walkout of work
men, cntaiIing a great loss.
Newton Van Horne, aged Il. was
killed while playing a game of base
ball at Gohocton, O., by being hit
by a foul tip ball, his skull being
fractured.
Ex-Gov. Stevens Of Missouri, be-
fore the grand jury at St Louis,
testified that after he signed as
governor the bill which legalized
the consolidation of all st. Louis
street railways he was offered $780,
600 in transit stock and the further
sum of $4,000 if he would APP
point James J Butler excise com
missioner Of st. Louis. He de-
clared both propositions were re-
jgted.
Four people met death in a Pc
culiar manner at Pittsburg, Pa, on
the 18th \ large American flag
was blown against a heavily eharg-
ed wire, which broke loose and fell
into a shallow pool Of water, Short
ly after the wire fell into the pud-
die, Joseph Visa, while running
through the binding rain to seek
shelter, stepped into the pool and
dropped dead. Three other per-
sons followed him and all were in
stantly killed.
The government Joined with the
citizens Of the district of Column
bia in a general eommemoration Of
Independence day. The features
were a military procession, in
which all arms of the regular SER
vice-armY, navy and marine corps
we're represented, together with
the national guard of the district
and the high school cadets and a
! public meeting, in which Admiral
Dewey, Secretary of the Navy
| Moody, NJ. Jusserand, the French
ambassador, participated. The pa
rade was witnessed by large crowds
and was reviewed by Gen S. NJ. B.
Young, the grand marshal.
During the first half Of The year
there was a notable activity in
organizing companies for the cree
ton Of oil mills. According to the
Manufacturers Record, the new
capital invested in this industry
during the past six months is great
er than the whole capital repre-
scented in cotton oil mills in 1880
In that year the south had forty
oil mills, with capital of $780,
600 During the past SIX months
ninety-four new companies were or
ganized to build mills at an .esti-
mated cost of 1868, 900. In this
movement the greatest activity was
in Arkansas, whore seventeen new
companies were formed, with a to-
tai capitalization of $1,170,000.
A suit was filed at San Antonio,
Tex, last week, the outcome of
which will be awaited with much
interest by members Of labor unions
and the public in general. The
style of the suit is State of Texas
VS.. The Trades Council and the
Electrical Workers Union of San
Antonio, and the officers of each or
ganization. 1t grew out of the boy
colt of the Herf building, big
business block in the best business
part of the city, which was boycott
ted by the unions because the cleo
trie wiring was done by a firm that
was on the unions unfair" list.
Negotiations were pending for the
lease of the building when the par
ties who wanted to lease were mott
fled by the unions that they would
be boycotted if they attempted to do
business in the structure. This
threat caused the proposed lease to
fail and no man nor firm will now
lease the block. which is one of the
finest in the city The matter was
placed before the attorney general
and the suit filed followed.
1t is regarded as the most import
ant law suit ever filed in Texas, as
the decision in it will determine the
existence of boycott in Texas.
John Osborne, a negro who Grim
inally assaulted and afterwards
robbed Mrs Lizzie Vent, a white
woman, aged 60, at her home in
Union county, North Carolina,
was taken from the officers when
en- route to prison and hanged by a
mob Of unknown men.
A spark from locomotive set
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