The Tomahawk., 1903-07-02
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.

Knox, unanimously agreed to by the
president and cabinet, the navy de-
partment will proceed with prepare
tions to launch the cruiser Galveston.
Trade conditions are considered
generally favorable, although unsea-
sonable weather retards distribution
Of merchandise in some sections.
e. j. Arnold, the 'get-rich-quick"
plunger, returned to ST. Louis to face
the charges against him, and gave
bonds for his appearance in court.
A general strike OF freight handlers
and warehousemen in three wholesale
houses and on four railroads in Chi
cago is threatened, the'arbiters chosen
by both sides to the dispute being una
BILE to decide on fifth member.
A Chicago teamster, with three COM
panions, washed out $205,000 in gold
from Klondike placer claim, break
ing the record for days cleanup"
The Mckinley Monument associa-
ton will raise $150,O0O in addition to
the sum already in hand, for the sole
purpose of keeping the memorial in
repair.
Post office officials believe they have
documents to prove that August w.
Machen, former uperintendent of the
free delivery service, has sold positions
in the service.
Count Cassini, Russian ambassador,
reiterates the claim that Russia has
punished the Kishineff rioters and
taken precautions against further
massacres of Jews.
The head camp, Modern Woodmen
of America, decided to meet in June,
1905, at Milwaukee. An appropria-
ton of $4,000 was made for. the aid
of the flood sufferers in Kansas,
Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Oregon.
The federal grand jury in Brook
Ign commenced an inquiry into the
sale Of cash registers to the United
States government for use in post
Offices. @ ti
The gang of post office safe blow
ers which has been operating in cen
trail Illinois, blew open the safe in
the Office at Colfax, securing 5000 in
cash and 5000 in stamps.
The state bank of Oakley, Kan,
was robbed by burglars of $4,000.
Clark Howell, of the Atlanta Con-
stitution, says the south is compe-
tent to handle the race question,
and that the negro has ceased to
vote.
The ninety-second anniversary of
the battle of Tippecanoe was OBJ
served at Lafayette, Ind.
George Durham and Fred Under
wood were hanged at GAINESVILLE,
Ark, for the murder of Sheriff John
H. Powers.
A treaty with Cuba, continuing the
present postal arrangements be-
tween that republic and the United
States has been signed by President
Roosevelt.
CONSERVATION prevails among
ranchers of the Bridger Creek coun-
try in Montana over a threatened
grasshopper plague.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 21st were: Pitts
burg, COG; New York, CSC; Chicago,
GAS; Brooklyn, 511; Cincinnati, 400;
Boston, 3s4; Philadelphia, 800; St.
Louis, 2s3. ata
Lightning struck dynamite maya
zine at Senecaville, o., and the ex-
plosion killed six people and injured
30 others. "aE.
President Roosevelt will publish all
che facts learned in the postal inves-
tigation as soon as the work is com
pleted. A.
The Lowell (Mass.) textile workers
strike has been declared off and H.
900 operatives have resumed work at
former pay after losing $1,3oo,Ooo in
wages.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the American league for the
week ended on the 21st were: Phil
adelphia, 615; Boston, 615; Cleveland,
531; St. Louis, 522; Chicago. 4se; New
York, 46y; Detroit, 447; Washington,
2s6.
Rev. Joseph Roy, of Oak Park. ILL.,,
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary OF
his wedding and ordination to the
The Picket won the American Der
by in Chicago, his time being 1888.
The Chicago Federation Of Labor
adopted report expressing hostility
to the employers association and rec
ommending a systematic plan OF de-
Tense against them.
At Salisbury. Nd, Elmer Heath
shot and instantly killed his sweet
,eart, Miss Katie Adkins, because she
.efused to marry him, and then shot
himself.
The attempted lynching of George
White, negro, alleged to have muir
Tered Helen Bishop, near Wilmington,
Del, was prevented by the workhouse
prison warden.
Citizens of JoIietville, Ind, captured
a supposed bank robber, whose arm
had been blown off by the premature
explosion of nitroglycerin. |