The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08
THE NEWS IN BRlEF.
For eae Week Ending NAV .

n st. Lawrence river canals ~.
opened to navigation.
Over a foot of snow fell at Honoh.
ton, Mich, and vicinity.
DIR. George Dana Boardman. autbor
orator and preacher, died at Atlantic
City, n. j.
King Edward of England wa well
coined at Paris by President Loubet
and staff.
APrll insurance losses for United
States totaled $13, 149, 1855, against / :.
100000 for 1902.
One million dollars damage has
been caused by Pennsylvania forest
fires near Bradford.
The Illinois legislature has passed
a bill raising the limit of death dam
age from $4,000 to $4,000.
). Wells Champney, famous artist.
was killed by falling down an ele.
yator shaft in New York,
DC. M~cReynolds, of Tennessee, has
been appointed assistant attorney gem
eral to succeed James NJ. Beck.
Gen. Luke Z, Wright, vice governor
OF the Philippine islands, has arrived
IN Manila from San Francisco.
John Plum Teeple, who on January
20 celebrated his one hundredth
birthday, diea in Laporte, Ind.
Gov. Cables, of Laguna province,
and a party of volunteers captured
Rios, the fanatical Filipino leader.
The prohibition of American pork
into Turkey, which has been in eff
feet for five years, has been removed.
On April 80 the total circulation of
national bank notes was 1891 .151,72s,
an increase for the year of 1874, 1884,
500.
Paul Belloni Du Chaillu, an Ameri-
can explorer and author, who won
worldwide fame, died at st. Peters
burg.
Cattle men are reported to have sub
scribed for $25, O0O. 900 stock in a CO.
operative company to fight the beef
trust.
Capt. John r. Ford, the pioneer
manufacturer of plate glass, died at
his home at Creighton, Pa, aged 81
years.
The Indianapolis Journal (repub-
lican) has been sold to former Con-
gresham Charles T.. Henry, of Ander.
son, Ind.
G. Mailman Simms, the Atlanta
(Ga.) bank clerk who embezzled 1884,
900. has been sentenced to six years
in prison.
Government receipts for April were
$43, 326,100 and expenditures $41,7 1885,
s14, leaving u surplus for the month
of 81, 563,286.
Bishop Randolph S. Foster, aged SO
years, one of the most prominent
Methodists in the United States, died
at Newton, Mass.
Four county t~reasurer's employees
are dead and 80 i'll as a result Of tax.
payers scramble in Chicago to avoid
delinquent penalty.
At frankfort, KY, James Howard
was found guilty of the murder OF
Gov. William. Goebel and sentenced tt
life Imprisonment.
George Williamson Crawford, OF
Birmingham, Ala, a negro, is one OF
the winners in the Francis Wayland
prize debate at Yale.
At Springfield, Ill, the report. OF
the house Investigating committee
finds that no real attempt was made
to bride Speaker Miller.
On the opening of the new Pacific ca
bic on July 4 the Postal Telegraph com
pany will attempt to circle the globe
with a message in 40 seconds.
Weekly trade reviews say there is
much activity in manufacturing, witt
the exception of some textile mills
Sales are reported good and collec
tons prompt.
Direct cable, Communication be
tween the United States and Philip
pines will be opened on July 4, &C
cording to. Vice President Ward o
the Postal company.
The worst blizzard Of the veal
ragged at West Superior, Wis. anc
vicinity. Much snow fell. and the
temperature was v degrees be
low the freezing point.
Gov. Chamberlain, of Oregon, ha.
presented a sword from the people
Of the. state to Admiral c. p. lark
who commanded the battleship Ore
eon during the Spanish war.
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