The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-02
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Dec. Fl.

For he Week Ending Dec. 27s
Gen. Miles has arrived in Pekiil.
He will be received by the Chinese
imperial family.
Seventeen thousand five hundred
tons of English coal were loaded this
week for the United States.
Mrs. Langtry, who comes, to produce
a new play, was a passenger on the
Celtic. which arrived at New York.
William L. Elkins, of Philadelphia,
will build a 100000 home for orphan
daughters of Pennsylvania masons.
Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw
predicts that no currency bill will be
passed at this session of congress.
State banking institutions of Chi
cago show an increase of $5,OOO,O00
in deposits in the last three months.
Mrs. Bridget Carney and the two
year-old son of Mrs. John Dalton
were burned to death in their home
in Chicago.
The independent cigar dealers ma
tlonal convention will be held in. Chi
cago January 10. An antitrust fight
will be planned.
Daniel Mcleod won the American
catch-as-catch-can wrestling cham
pionship by defeating Tom jenkins at
Worcester, Mass.
Roulette parties in private homes
are said to be very popular in New
York since the closing of high-class
gambling houses.
A Pacific cable agent surveyed the
new cable route around New Deep,
near Guam, where a depth of 4,5OO
fathoms was found.
The National Anti-Salo league will
ask congress for a prohibition law in
the District of Columbia, territories
and Philippine islands.
D.. c. Frick denies that there is a
vacancy in the presidency of the United
States Steel corporation or that he is
ambitious to rule the combine.
John Mitchell's 81, 500 annual sal
airy as United Mine Workers presi-
dent, probably will be increased at
the coming miners convention.
Three sailors reached Toledo, o.,
from the steamer Hopkins, after
crawling five miles over ice foes i'll
which their ship is partly foundered.
Admiral Benham predicts that the
United States WILDE obliged to make
a showing of it's naval strength and
advocates the addition of several war
vessels.
The Northwestern university will
receive $$250,000 as a New Years gift
from prominent Chicago men, ac-
cording to a prediction by a univer-
sity officer.
Congressman-elect Lorimer predicts
that an Illinois man and probably a
Chicagoan, will be appointed score
tary of in President Roose-
velt's cabinet.
Congressman will make the claim
that federal building contracts are
controlled by the marble trust, 1he
controversy arising over the new Chi
cago post Office.
The st. Paul railroad,has announced
a ten per cent. wage increase to 4,7OO
engineers and frenen, to take effect
December 2S. The total increase will
be 100000 annually.
Miss Jessie NJ. Vandiver, of Franklin.
Ind, has been notified that she will
inherit ST, 900, /, 600 acres of land and
four houses from j. w. Dawson, Of
New York, who has made her his heir.
Secretary Chamberlain has arrived
at Durham, Natal, where he was Civ
en- a warm welcome, during which he
displayed a warm friendship for the
conquered Beers and urged a spirit
of reconciliation.
The Bertillon system for identifying
criminals will be used to enforce Chi
nese exclusion laws. The resemblance
of Cinnamon to each other and facil-
ity in forging immigration certificates
have made prosecution difficult.
d. G. Reid was elected chairman Of
the Rock Island railroad directorate.
succeeding R. r. Gable. He was as.
sistant cashier of a Hammond (Ind.)
bank six years ago. He is now worth.
s3o,ooo,ooo, with 100000 annual in.
come.
The Cuban reciprocity treaty will
be reported by the senate foreign re.
~lations committee soon after the hol.
idays. A favorable report is expect.
ed by Senator Cullom. Others be.
lieve the beet sugar opposition may
prevent ratification.