The Tomahawk., 1903-10-08
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.

A review OF the week tEduo Wy Dun
and Bradstreet's agencies shows con-
tinued gains in railroad earnings; num-
Der of idle men diminished, jobbing
trade good. demand for steel restricted.
The ironworkers' convention at Kan
sas City was split by an attempt to seat
delegate friendly to President Bu-
chanan. Parks lead the seeding dele
gates.
Fire destroyed an entire block OF
business houses at South Haven, Kan,
causing loss estimated at $4,000.
Both the plague and cholera are rag
ing at Pei-Tang, seaport so miles east
of Tientsin, north China, where 1000
deaths have occurred during the past
two months.
Chicago's centennial celebration was
inaugurated with spectacle vividly
recalling the great fire which destroyed
the city in 1871. Under the watchful
eyes Of firemen and police, 5000 pounds
Of red fire was burned in the down.
town district, brilliantly Illuminating
large part of the city. Nine histori-
cal tablets were dedicated.
Accidental seizing Of a live wire on
the roof of barn on which he was
playing in Chicago caused the death OF
Ray Ealer 13 years old.
c. X. G. Billings, owner Of Lou Dill
Ion, the trotting mare, has announced
positively that she will not be allowed
to 60 into contest with another horse
in a trial for supremacy.
The Southern Pacific railroad esti-
mates the bean output in the lower
California counties this year at 100000
sacks, about 100000 sacks more than
any previous estimate.
While running at high rate OF
speed a train on the Southern railway
jumped from trestle rs feet high,
half mile north of Danville, Va.
Nine men were killed and seven in
jured.
One man was killed and 16 men were
injured in the collapse of part Of the
new plant Of the Western Electric
company in course of construction In
Chicago.
Railroads east of the Missouri river
have entered a combination to protect
American industries from competition
due to cheap ocean and inland frieghts.
Pittsburg, Cleveland Buffalo and
Wheeling delegates, representing 10000
men, decided to withdraw from Bridge
and Iron Workers convention at Kan
sas City unless Delegate Sam Parks is
deposed.
A labor war in all meat packing CEN
ters is threatened by refusal of stock
yards employees at Chicago, Kansas
City and Omaha to compromise on
wage and hour demands.
Secretary Of Interior Hitchcock and
members Of the Dawes commission are
accused OF fraud by the Delaware In
dians' attorney in 100000 damage
claim.
Gov. Jelks, of Alabama, has signed
the anti-boycott bill, which is said to
be the most rigid law ever passed in
any state on the subject, and has been
bitterly opposed by organized labor.
Five firemen and one employe were
injured in the burning of the Standard
erty loss was $350,000.
The Mississippi river has spread over
the low lands near Clinton, Ia, inundat-
ing thousands of acres of corn.
A train on the Southern railway was
wrecked near Danville, Va, and nine
persons were killed.
The fourth annual assembly Of the Ma
tional Army and Navy Spanish War
Veterans began in New Haven, Conn.
Fire destroyed the Prospect house at
Bayshore, Long Island, the loss being
100000.
David D. Samuels. cashier of the
Bangor (Wis) bank, is charged with en-
bezzling $4,000.
Investigations show that Nebraska
corn was little damaged by the recent
frosts.
Trolley cars have killed 6s persons
in st. Louis this year.
Rev. Truman F. Allen, pastor of the
Thirteenth Avenue Methodist church,
Minneapolis, Mimi. was stricken with
apoplexy in his pulpit and in three
hours he was dead.
An attempt was made to burn the
agricultural building at the ST. Louis
worlds fair.
George W. Garwood. a wealthy coal
broker, aged G5 years. shot and killed
Hilda Vogel. aged % years. and then
killed himself in 'Pittsburg, Pa. Jeal-
ousy was the cause
Universalsts celebrated in Winches-
ter. N H., the one hundredth anniver-
sary Of the adoption of their faith in
America
Edward De La Brousse killed Marie
Jordan and himself in San Francisco.
Jealousy was the cause.
Exercises commemorative Of the GEN.
tennial of the dedication of the first
Catholic church in Boston were held in
that city.
Chicago centennia; parade was bril-
1iaI t affair and was witnessed by tb lu-
Eau Is Of speetatIrs.