Greene County herald., 1903-07-24
NEWS OF THE DAY
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Doings Worthy of Note Throughout the
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Cream of Late Dispatches From the
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-Four Quarters of the Globe.
Several persons we're killed and
scores injured by tornado at Strea-
tor. Ill. The property loss will reach
total of over 81, ,OOO.O 900.
Fire destroyed the Sabine Hotel and
Natatorium at Port Arthur, Tex. The
loss is $50, 1000, partly insured.
Judge Fitzpatrick, in the United
States Court at Trenton, N. j., ap-
pointed receiver for the Southern
Car and Foundry Company
Justice David ]. Brewer, OF the
United States Supreme Court. defend
ed government by Injunction in an
address before the Iowa State Bar As
sociation at Des Moines.
The cotton mills at Fall Biver,
Mass, will curtail production until
October. &&H
A bank at Stamford, Conn, stopped
q run by injunction.
President Palma, of Cuba, has sent
letter to President Roosevelt ex-
pressing his personal qualification tor
the consideration shown by the United
States throughout the negotiation of
the treaties and also his pleasure over
the satisfactory conclusions regarding
naval stations and the Isle of Pines
questions.
The Russian foreign office states
that the Manchurian question has not
yet reached a stage Iustifying formal
statement at this time. It points out
that the pourparlers are continuing,
that the ports to be opened have not
been selected, nor the details ar
ranged.
According to special dipatch from
BIT. Petersburg the steamer Peter, ply
Ing on the River Volga, has been
burned and sixty of those on board
were drowned.
David Bradford a native of West
Feliciana, Parish La, and nephew
Df Jefferson Davis, the Confederate
Chieftain. has been killed by train
At New Haven. XIV
BY the explosion of dynamite near
Pearisburg. Va, two laborers were
killed and sixteen injured. Occupants
of moving passenger train, 220 yards
away, were shocked.
A son has been born to Ex- -Presi-
dent and Mis-. Grover Cleveland at
their summer home at Buzzards Bay,
Mass. 4t
Justice Samuel Lumpkin, of the su-
preme court of Georgia. died sudden
ly at Washington. Ga.
Vatican officials of Rome, continue
to make preparations for the death of
the Pope.
President Marroquin has thr own
the responsibility for the ra ificstion
or rejection of the Panama Canal trea-
ty on th Columbian congress.
The Russian government is making
strong effort to suppress the Zionist
movement.
The bubonic plague is spreading
rapidly in Chill.
The report that an Anerican war
ship seized several British islands in
the Borneo group is ~confrmed from
official sources Londan looks upon
the affair as a misunderstanding.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
visited Ireland Monday. The royal
partv will remain in Dublin several
days.
A movement is on foot to amalga-
mate the English Methodist ch urches.
DIR. Mckenzie Davidson. OF Charing
Gross hospital, London, has success
fully treated cancer by means OF rad.
ium.
The by-election in Barnard Castle,
England. is looked forward to with
great interest. The Chamberlainites,
Liberal and Labor parties have candi-
oates in the field.
The German cruiser Fake has been
ordered to Hayti to protect German
interests. ~
London finanoiers bslieyel that the
New York stock market must go
through period Of liquidation before
healty conditions will prevail.
Harvesting is now in full swing
throughout the whole OF South Rus
sia; and an abundant crop yield is as
cured.
The Spanish chamber and senate
have suspended their sittings ON 40
count Of tbs government's announce
msnt Of a ministerial crisis.
Popuiists Called to Meet.
Fort Worth. National Committee
man 10 4. Parker, Of Texas, and Ed
Misten, of Colorado, have issued .