The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-07-10
THE NEWS In BRIEF,
For the Week Enai.n

The village of Whitehouse, O., was
nearly wiped out by fire.
With the exception of one store, the
business part of Paint Lick, KY, was
swept away by fire.
In the past seven days %, ZOO, 900 bush
els OF coal were shipped from Pittsburg.
breaking all records.
Ex-Congressman Thomas J., Clunie
died at his home in San Francisco OF
acute kidney trouble.
American relations with Russia are
IN a delicate state because of the Jewish
massacre at Kishfneff.
A tornado swept Faulk county, s.
D., doing great damage to property and
inJuring several persons.
Reuben Elrod, an old negro. was shot
to death in his home at Piedmont, S. c.,
by a mob of SO white men.
The Oregon state constitutions ini-
tiative and referendum amendment is
declared invalid by the state circuit
court.
officials Of the general land Office
deny that there is wholesale fraud in
Mississippi and Louisiana by timber
merchants.
Express companies have taken CON
certed action In raising express rates,
the added burden falling chiefly on the
general public.
American railroad receiverships for
1903 are below all records. Five lines,
a~ggregating 70 miles, failed to meet in
terest obligations.
The experts from Berlin to the
United States for the fiscal year totaled
$9,411,417, an increase of $1,196, 8O9 over
the previous year.
The state of Texas has begun action
under the antitrust law against labor
unions, which declared a boycott on a
San Antonio building.
Wesleyan university at Middleton,
Conn, conferred the honorary degree
of doctor of laws upon Leslie M. Shaw,
secretary of the treasury.
Eight candidates caught cheating in
entrance examination papers at Prince
ton university have been forever barred
from entering the institution.
The government has made reservation
OF over 10000 acres of land in Porto Rico
for the war, navy and treasury depart
ments, and for the department of JUS
tice.
W. E. Corey, 36 years old, has been
made active head of the 500, OO0, 900
United States steel trust, and G. M.
Schwab remains president in name
only.
The National Wholesale Tailors' as
ISOLATION and the United Garment
workers in Chicago made an agreement
barring strikes and lockouts for two
years.
A protest has been made by Japan
against the invasion of Corea by $50
Russian troops, and warships have
been sent to Yalu river by Japan and
Great Britain.
A worlds record for.a six furlong
dash was made by Dick Welles at Wash
ington park, Chicago, in I'LL As, and
the race was won after being left at the
post by Is lengths.
Ninety persons were killed and 60
injured between Bilbao and Saragossa,
Spain, by a passenger train, which
jumped the track on a bridge and
plunged into the river.
The new department Of commerce, Of
which George B. Cortelyou is the
head, opened with address and scrip
ture reading. It includes corporations
and manufactures bureaus.
Bulgaria appeals to powers to pre-
vent a conflict between Bulgaria and
Turkey, made likely by outrages COM
mitted. by the sultan's troops who are
massed along the frontier.
United States restrictions on Chinese
coming to the st. Louis exposition is
resented at Picking. The Industrial in
stitute's exhibit has been abandoned.
Few will attend unless rules are modi-
fled.
A meeting Of burghers in the Trans
vaal adopted resolutions against the in
PRODUCTION of Asiatic labor, and pro-
tested against placing war debt on
country before representative institu-
tions are granted.
Marshall Field, of Chicago, before
sailing for Europe, discussed the bust.
ness situation, with especial reference
to the west. He said the chief danger
comes from organized labor and de-
scribed the situation as precarious.