The Tomahawk., 1903-04-23
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI 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.
The battleship Iowa was badly dam
aged by the recent explosion, and three
decks must be removed.
Judge Hanecy, of Chicago, imposed
fine of 500 each on the election board
and its clerk for opening the Lorimer-
Durborow ballots, and the case goes
to the Illinois supreme court.
The governor of New Jersey, by proc
lamation, wiped out of existence hun
dreds of concerns incorporated under
the easy laws Of that state.
Spreading rails. caused wreck on
the Central railroad of New Jersey,
near Elizabeth, N. j., and three men
were killed.
The Pennell inquest at Buffalo failed
to solve the mystery of the Burdick
murder or show whether the deaths of
Pennell and his wife were the result
of accident or design. A letter from
Arthur r. Pennell, written before his
death, accusing woman with Edwin
i. Burdick's murder, was read at the
inquest. Improper relations with Mrs.
Burdick are denied.
The circuit court of St. Louis holds
the Association of Master Plumbers
of st. Louis to be combina tion in re-
straint of trade, and the organization
is dissolved.
A. w. Machen, chief of the free de-
livery division of the post Office depart
ment, Is said to be slated for removal.
The United States government crop
report for April 1 places the winter
wheat condition at 97.3; 579,OOO,OOO
bushels yield will result if continued
on the acreage planted.
Capt. Nat Herreshoff's latest crea-
ton, the prospective cup defender, Re-
lance, was launched at Bristol, r. 7.
County Commissioner Raymond and
wife were drowned while crossing Blue
Lick creek, near Henryville, Ind, after
church. The waters had risen so rap
idly because of n cloudburst that the
buggy was swept away.
Chairman w. II. Benkert, of the
United Christian party, has issued
call for a national convention to nom-
mate candidates for president and vice
president, to be held in Convention
hall at the worlds fair in ST. Louis,
May and 2, 1904.
Assistant Attorney General James
M. Beck rendered his resignation to
President Roosevelt before the presi-
dents departure for the west. 1t has
been accepted. Gen. Beck resigns to
resume the practice of law in New
York city.
Three farm residences were de-
stroyed, several persons were injured
and grain and machinery were blown
away by tornado which swept over
the country four miles east of Lincoln,
Ill.
Nathan Morris, one of the best
known attorneys of Indiana, and Frank
Haas, the 12-year-old son of DR.. Haas,
were burned to death, and five persons
badly injured in a fire which destroyed
the residence of DR.. Joseph Haas, at
indianapolis, Ind.
Thomas Bell, 13 years old. of Will
liamsburg, Pa, dropped dead while
playing baseball.
The five Missouri packing companies
which were fined 5000 each on March
20, for violation of the antitrust law,
have mailed the Missouri supreme
court draft for 27,136, in payment
of fines and costs incident TO the ac ton
against them.
The cost of repairing and overhaul
ing the Iowa, including the damage
caused by the recent explosion is es-
timated by the navy department at
s500,o0o.
Conservative estimates are that half
a million dollars was spent in Chicago
for Easter finery.
Capt. Nat Herreshoff's latest crea-
ton. the prospective cup defender,
Reliance, has been launched at Bris-
tol, r. 7.
County Commissioner Raymond
and wife were drowned while cross
ing Blue Lick creek near Herryyiile.
Ind.
Postmaster General Payne on his
return to Washington announced that
scandals in the postal department
would be thoroughly investigated and
all guilty persons punished.
Judge Belden mas appointed Henry F.
Jordan receiver Of the Kenosha (Wis.)
state bank, which was recently closed.