The Tomahawk., 1903-07-23
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 Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


DOMESTIC.
Chicago's present population Is g.
$1,000, according to the estimates of
the city directory authorities.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the 10th ag-
gregated $1,974,664,777. The increase
compared with the corresponding week
of last year was 10.
Freight trains collided near Amana,
Ia, and Joseph Dusek, George Haynes
and an unknown man were killed.
The new pier of the Scandinavian
American line at Hoboken, N. J. was
burned, the loss being 100000.
At Kansas City, Mo-, negro named
Steele, aged %, shot and killed Annie
jackson, negress, and then killed HIM
self He was jealous.
Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood. 1t is said.
IS to be promoted to the ranK Of major.
Mayor McLane has forbidden prize
fighting in Baltimore.
At Bloomington, ILL.,, the two-year-old
daughter of Andrew Jordan was stolen
while sleeping and horribly butchered.
William Rhea was hanged at Lin
coin, Neb., for the murder of Herman
Zahn on January 4, 1901.
The National Educational associa-
ton in session in Boston adopted res
olutions urging permanent tenure for
teachers, proper compensation, sup
~ $ov nd
the necessity for incubation of respect
for the law.
Dun's review of trade says business
has quickly responded to improved
conditions. Fewer labor disputes and
seasonable weather factors in the i'm
provement.
Crop averages compiled by the gov
eminent from preliminary returns
show decrease on corn and wheat.
The transport Thomas arrived in
San Francisco from Manila, having on
board three squadrons of the Fifth
cavalry.
Calvin Price and Jerry Graves were
hanged at Marion, ILL.,, for the murder
last February of Mrs. Nellie Reichel-
derfer, popular teacher.
Edward Barton fatally shot julius
Frank and Irving Rosenfield, two of
the leading merchants Of Mason City,
ILL.,, because they asked him to pay a
bill.
DR.. Charles Stiles, of the marine hos
pital service, has discovered a mosquito
destroying germ which may help to get
rid of the pest through artificial propa-
cation.
Indianapolis Und.) negro leaders are
preparing to avert war by driving out
shiftless members of that race.
Near East Brewster, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adnah Rogers, an aged couple,
while out driving were struck and killed
by train.
A movement to unite the Christian
Endeavor society, Epworth league and
Baptist Young Peoples union is under
way.
The annual encampment Of the ILL
nois National guard began at Spring
field.
A cloudburst visited the Little Blue
River district south of Hastings, Neb.,
and hundreds of head of cattle were
drowned.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
In the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Pittsburg.
.704; New York, .674; Chicago, $50;
Cincinnati, .515; Brooklyn, 500; Bos-
ton, .391; st. Louis, 1861; Philadelphia,
.29O.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the American league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Boston, .643;
Philadelphia, ST.; Cleveland, .537;
New York, 1874; Chicago, 1872; De-
troit, .492; Detroit, 1902; St. Louis,
.444; Washington, .2S4.
Director Of the Mint Roberts sees no
cause for anxiety in gold exports, ex-
planning it on the ground that the
United States is producing gold while
foreign countries are not.
]. w. Cummins, cashier Of the Corn
wall bank at Cornwa1l-on-the-Hu Hudson,
was arrested after confessing to defal-
cation Of $4,000.
The first train out of the new Rock
Island station in Chicago was held II
minutes because of the trainmen's fear
of running over black cat.
During the last fiscal year $4,000 i'm
migrants arrived from Ireland, an in
crease of 5000 oyer the previous year.