The Tomahawk., 1903-09-24
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.

The exchanges at the leading clear
Ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the 18th aggre-
gated 81 APO, ,42O,672 The decrease COM
pared with the corresponding week of
last year was 41.9.
Mrs. Clara Costello, of Chicago, de-
spondent over her husbands insanity,
saturated her clothing with kerosene
and burned herself to death.
Justices Caverly and Prindiville de-
clared in Chicago that wife-beaters
should be whipped at the post.
All but IA buildings in the village OF
Eustis, Me-, were destroyed by fire.
1t is proposed to elevate the American
legation at Constantinople to an en-
bassy, in order to avoid delays in treat
Ing with the sultan of Turkey.
Forty-five New Jersey corporations,
with total capitalization of over $780,
100000, are reported to have passed into
the hands of receivers during the last
year.
"A carload of powder exploded near
Beaumont, Kan, killing three men.
Conspiracy and bribery are the charges
In the indictments returned in the post
office investigation at Washington
against George w. Beavers, August w.
Machen, James w. Erwin, Isaac S. Nc
Giehan, George H. Huntington and Eu-
gene D. Sheble.
New York athletes captured the ma
tional championship Of American ANA
;eur Athletic union at the Milwaukee
meet.
The schooner Fielding rescued seven
men and one woman from the bottom of
an overturned ship near Port au Prince.
Nine Of their companions we're drowned.
Rear Admiral Casey has been retired
on account of age, after nearly AZ years
active service.
Two severe earthquake shocks were
telt in Portland, Ore.
Major Delmar, king Of geldings, broke
his own record at Syracuse, N. Y, trot-
ling mile in 2:00A.
There were 172 business failures in
the United States during the seven
same week in 1902.
Secretary Shaw is having prepared
blacklist" of national banks that are
reducing their circulation.
"A ten-inch wire gun in trial at Sandy
Hook fired shots at velocity Of $500
feet second, practically the worlds
record.
Weekly reviews of trade say there is
Increasing activity In nearly all lines Of
business.
The "Star-Span2led Banner" which
commentaries the siege of Baltimore
by the British September 13, 1914, has
been selected as the national anthem
by the navy.
Wind, rain and snow caused great
damage over a wide area of the north
west, the loss to crops being serious.
A corporal and a seaman were killed
and several other persons were severe
ly injured by the explosion of barrel
of alcohol on the cruiser Olympia at
Norfolk, Va.
President Roosevelt has abandoned
the plan to summon congress in extra
ordinary session in October, and the
present plan fixes November as the
date.
Forty-f1ve countries will be repre-
sented at the St. Louis exposition, ac-
cording to John Barrett, commissioner
general.
Counterfeiting of United States coin
was carried on in the Pennsylvania
pentitentiary at Philadelphia by five
convicts under the officials noses.
Senator Carmack, Of Tennessee, will
Introduce in congress next session a
bill for the repeal Of the fifteenth
amendment.
Ahurricane swept over Florida, caus-
ing loss of life and great damage to
property.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
In the National league for the week end
ed on the 18th were: Pittsburg, CTS;
New York, COG; Chicago, 5s7; Cincin-
natl, 537; Brooklyn, 504; Boston, 416;
Philadelphia, 1856; st. Louis, 331.
The percentages of the basDall clubs
in the American league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Boston, 659;
Cleveland. 56S; Philadelphia, 537; New
York, SIT; Detroit, 496; st. Louis, 4S0;
Chicago, 447; Washington, 301.
The postal receipts at the so largest
post offices in the United States for Aug
ust were $4,72s,205. net increase Of
s406,S42 over August, 1902.
Robbers took about $4,000 in cash
from the Minnehaha county bank at VAL
ley Springs, S. D.
The cruiser Maryland was launched at
Newport News, Va.
John Whybra, lumberman As years
old, committed suicide by throwing him
self into the whirlpool rapids at Niagara
Malls.
A report that the members of the crew
Of the battleship Kearsarge are on the
verge Of mutiny is officially denied.
Fire destroyed the barns at the insti-
tuition for feeble-minded at Lincoln, ILL.,,
and 40 horses we're cremateG.
Much of Eau Claire county, Wis, was
under water and farmers are heavy
losers.