The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-03
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st. I.ouis-Char1es Curley, the negro slayer
of Rosie Higgins, was hanged to-day.
Mazatlan-The official bulletin reports eight;
deaths and four new eases of the plague
Boston-The retail price of anthracite coal in
coal to s7.5t. 1850. - ~ 80 80
Chicago-The false Schlatter whom Mrs.
Conner married, has appeared here again. making
the old claim of being the real Schlatter.
Chicago-By unanimous vote the city coun-
Gil placed itself on record as desiring municipal
ownership of gas and electric plants. 4
Annapolis, Md.-The fifty midshipu1en of the
class of 1903 yesterday received their diplomas
Moody. -, -, =
! strel, 10 years of age, who made his first public
appearance in 1868, died yesterday at the Actors
Chicago Chicago is to have a new small park
at the foot Of Fifty -frsl street if the women of
the auxiliary to the National American Park and
Outdoor Art Association can work out their
plans.
Galesburg. Ill.-At meeting of the faculty
Of Lombard bar college It was decided to close the
students have what the board of health calls
| smallpox
| New York-Rey. Ellis Ballou. cousin Of Presi-
| dent Garfield and at one time his private secre-
| tary, is dead, after ilress Of two weeks
at the house Of the Lord Mission. Mr.. Ballou
| was 10 years old.
coal could be bought for $3.50 a ton and one
dealer put his price at ST with 1000 tons
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at Sc and $3.50 ton.
New York-Among the church people there is
a good deal of perturbation caused by the news
that John Alexander Dowie is preparing to de-
scend upon Manhattan with 5000 followers Dr.
Parkhurst Is especially stirred. 49,.
Buffalo, n. Y.-The story that Bishop Quigley
here. Bishop Quigley is going to Chicago He
has even gone SO far as to make arrange
ments for his change of residence.
| Vancouver, Wash.--Eleven persons were
| burned TO death and seventeen injured IN, q Rrn
on Malcolm Island, Finnish settlement. The
dead are: Mrs. II. H. Hermanson and four
| children. Mrs. Lafbaca and two children; +.
softe1 aud two young daughters Of August Obreg.
sentence for general ineorrigibility, have con-
| fire to the dormitories in the state industrial
school: They said that the fire part of
plot for general escape. The damage was
slight
| Winnireg-The Hudson Bay company's store
at Fort Frances was DESTROYED by an explosion
ceived severe burns. Arthur DIME and D 8. F.
| Sims Of Grand Forks, N. D., sustained injuries
but not serious. The cause of the explosion is
unknown
Chicago-The indicted officials of the retail
coal dealers association of Illinois and Wiscon-
sin have reached an agreement with States At
counts concerning conspiracy under the statute
and the common law, the antitrust indictment
being eliminated.
Observation-Disclosures W. Waters was arrested
here upon the request Of the United States attor
ney general on a charge Of embezzlement. Wa
| tiers was returning from Yokohama 1t is said
that the man is named Wilson instead Of Waters
and that he is charged with being an abscondel
from Manila in the sum of $1,000.
Jefferson City, Mo.--The bill introduced in tn,
legislature providing for 'jim crow cars doe
not meet with the approval of the colored PEG
Pile. Large delegations here trying to de
feat it. kilograms were sent out last night t,
negro preachers in every town in the state ask
ing them to pray for the defeat of the bill. TIL
author of the bill says he will not push it.
, jamestown, N. Y.-Bent Larson, familiarl
known as california LARSON committed sui
eide yesterday. Before killing himself Larso
told his wife that while out driving Sunday b
had auarreled with known 1.-THE Graz
swede.' In self-defense he stabbed and seri
ously wounded the Swede. The coroner has bee
Larson may have hidden the body.
New York-On charges Of violating the pos
tai laws in connection with socalled 'whea
oners describe themselves Fernando G. Caro-
ner, a broker; Colgate Fales, broker an
member Of the produce exchange; J. H. Evan.
publisher of the Wall Street Press, and Henr
O. SERVER, general advertising agent, formerl
president Of the Alaska steamship line.
Los Angeles, Cal.-The dead body of J. \
Seward a real estate broker and money lende
who disappeared mysterously last Friday, hi
been found in a lodging house here. The hea
B and face bore wounds evidently inflicted wit
some sharp instrument and the police believe tn.
| butcher knife, which was found behind dres
er in the rooms. was used by his asSaant III
former occupant of the room who left the plat
Friday were named Martin. s.s 81