The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-01-24

The Christian Orphans Home
st. Louis, was burned and one child
seriously injured.
Ex-Gov. Stone, of Missouri. has
been elected United States senator.
to succeed Senator Vest
Oil in paying quantities has
been discovered on the Isthmus Of
Tehauntepec, in Mexico
1t is more than probable congress
will remove the export duty on coal,
to relieve present conditions
The japanese government has ap-
propriated 100000 for the purpose
of making an exhibit at the ST.
Louis fair.
Count Won Holleben has been
succeeded as German ambassador at
Washington by Baron Speek Von
Sternberg.
John Hallings, negro, was tak-
en- off a train near Drew, Miss, BY
a mob and hanged. He was accused
of criminal assault
Joseph Gotseh, who is serving
sentence at White Plains, Y. Y,
for stealing coal, had SEQ in bills
strapped around his legs.
The National and American base.
ball associations have formed
peace alliance, whereby contracts
with players are to be respected
Mrs. Stanislaus spyeholski, Of
Toledo, Ohio, has distinguished her
self, She gave birth to three babes
one night and the fourth next day.
Mrs. Hannah Goodnight, age1
63, and John Smith, aged 10, Of
Arkansas City, Kan, we're mar-
ried. The bride has ten great-grand.
children.
Winnie ID. Mercer, pitcher Of
the All-American Baseball team,
was found asphyxiated in his room,
in the Occidental Hotel, San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Charles Yowler hanged himself
in a cell at the county jail Mt
Bloomington, III. He was eharged
with forging orders for nurscrY
stock and collecting the commits
sion.
The Bryans 1nfrmary, pensa.
cola, Fla, was totally destroyed By
| fire. One man was burned to death
and six other patients will prob
ably die as a result of excitement
and exposure.
The mysterious death Of Mrs.
Kate Voelpel, Of New York CITY.
about a year ago, has been cleared
mp by the death-bed confession Of
a wealthy man, who assigned jeal-
ousy as the cause The crime baf-
fled the skill of the shrewdost de-
tectiyes and was a big eensation.
At Toledo, Ohio, the workhouso
board has issued an order setting
at liberty all prisoners held for
etealing coal from the railway yard,
and tracks. The order include
directions to the superintendent to
receive no more prisoners from any
court sending them in for petty
coal thefts.
james McWhorter, young mar
ried man living near Danyilie, Ky,
was mysteriously shot in the head
and is in a dying condition. A
number Of young people gathered
at the McWhorter home to spend
the evening, and while engaged
in playing blindfold the sudden
crack of a pistol mystified tho
guests, and in the midst Of the ex-
citement McWhorter fell to the floor
mortally wounded.
Lieut.. Gov. Tillmsn, of South
Carolina, shot and probably fatally
wounded n. @. Gonzales on a pub
lie street at Columbia. The shoot
ing was the outcome Of bitter po-
litical fight waged on the Tillman
faction by Gonzales, editor Of the
Daily States. When shot Gonzales
was unarmed, and had no warning
whatever from his assailanf. Only
one shot was fired, and Gonzales,
supporting himself against tele-
phone pole, defed Tillman to shoot
again.
/ According to official reports Of
the British war Office, Anson Broth
ers Of San Angelo and Coleman,
Tex, made S25O,O00 furnishing re-
mounts to the British army in
| Africa.
Texas railroads are sending rep.
resentatives to the northern states
| TO learn how to conduct the cream
erv business At a profit They will