The Newark journal., 1903-06-26


prominent politician, was found sus-
pended from the banister Of stair
way at his home in Greenfield, Mo-,
His friends declare she was murder
ed.
There is much suffering from the
results of floods at Kansas City,
Kas., and Armondale. ConditioEs
at the latter place are desc9osH as
more appalling than thosef follow
ing the great Galveston flood.
Ambassador Clayton 9abled the
state department that th Mexican
government has deposited to his
credit $1,420,6s2 on account of the
Plus fund award. a'his promptness
on the part of the Mexican govern
ment in meeting its obligations has
broken all records in arbitrations.
Citizens Of Jackson, Ky, have
petitioned Gov. Beckham not TO re-
move state troops from that place,
stating that such a move would be
followed by wholesale assassination.
The foreman Of the grand juky that
found indictments against Jett and
White has been threatened with
death.
Capt. Oberlin NJ. Carter, who is
| serving a sentence in Fort Leaven-
worth for defrauding the govern
ment out Of over a million dollars
while in charge of river improve
ments, will complete his term and
be released in December. 1t is
said Carter will engage in mining
in Mexico.
James 7. Metealf, head Of the ]
money order system of the govern
ment, has been summarily dismiss
ed on account Of fraudulent prac-
tees in his department. The in
yestigation into postal affairs has
disclosed gross irregularities that
have existed for years, in some in
stances one individual drawing sal
aries Of two positions when no labor
whatever was performed.
John Edelstein, wealthy ar1ny
facturer and politician of New
York, is dead from a peculiar acct
dent But three weeks ago he
dreamed that burglars had entered
his house, and that one was attack
ing him with a knife. He sprang
out Of bed and struck his head on
projection. The shock caused a
clot of blood to settle on his brain,
resulting in meningitis, which caus-
ed death.
The hotel at Jackson, KY, owned
by Capt Ewing, who testified
against Jet and White in the Mar
cum murder trial, was burned by
an ineendiaries. Capt. Ewing and
his family will leave Breathitt
county, as it is almost certain he
would be assassinated if he remains.
AT Lexington a fund is being raised
for Capt. Ewing by public subscrip-
ton, as he lost almost everything
he had by the fire.
The great American derby, run
at Washington Park, near Chicago,
was won by The Picket, horse that
never before won race. He set
the pace every step of the distance,
was never challenged and won in a
gallop by six lengths. He ran the
derby distance, one and a half
miles, faster than it was ever run
before in the race. His time was
1888. A crowd of 10000 people
witnessed the event, which was
worth to the owner of the winner
$4,000, to say nothing of what he
might have bet. The Picket was at
odds of 90 to l in the betting.
The anthracite coal miners, in
convention, decided against a strike
on account Of the refusal of the
operators to recognize the creden-
tials of District Presidents Mich
oils, Fshey and Dettrey, instructed
by the joint executive board Of the
United Mine Workers as the mi
ners' representatives on the board
of Cancellation. The convention of
the United Mine Workers elected
three district presidents by dis
tricts as their representatives, and
the operators, through President
Geo. f Baer of the Reading compa-
nv, announced that this action was
satisfactory.
An Illinois Central passenger
train collided head on with a freight
near Raymond, Ia, and ten passen-
gers were instantly killed. The
trains met at curve. The passen-
ger train, which had the right OF
way, was going fifty miles an hour.
The freight crew is said to have
misunderstood their orders.
1t is claimed that one juror alona
saved Curtis Jet from conviction