The Newark journal., 1903-07-17

from heat IN New YORK city, besides
hundreds we're overcome and had to
be cared for at hospitals.
The National Manufacturers As
ISOLATION has raised fund of ST.
100000 for the purpose of waglng
a war on organized labor.
The conductor, whose negligence
caused a wreck on the Southern
railroad near Charlottesville, Va,
in which over twenty people were
killed, has become violently insane
from mental anguish.
Over Is per cent of the colored
population of Evansville, Ind, have
fled from that community since the
unsuccessful effort to lynch a.negro
murderer and the killing by the
militia of dozen citizens.
The American squadron, in com
mand of Admiral Cotton, now ma
neuvering in European waters, ar
rived at Portsmouth, England, on
the 8th and was given royal re-
ception by the British fleet.
As a result Of recent upheavals
in the postal service, four import
ant positions are vacant and will
shortly be filled by appointment.
These positions are: General su-
perintendent of free delivery, SUI
perintendent of salaries and ollow-
anees, chief of the money order
system and attorney general for the
department.
Secretary Root has received from
Gen. Davis, commanding in the
Philippines, long cable message
over the new Pacific cable relating
Yto the disposition of another rerue-
ton Of troops in the islands for the
next yeear In the opinion of Gen.
Davis, the conditions in the Philip
pines are such as to warrant quite
a reduction of force.
The best speed record ever made
by any battleship for similar
distance was made by the Kearsarge
on her recent run from New York
across the Atlantic to join the Euro
pean squadron at Southampton,
England. She covered the distance
from New York to Needles, 3245
knots, or 1886 land miles, in ten
days and sixteen hours, at an aver
age hourly speed of 1862 knots.
The syndicate formed last sum-
mer by Kuhn, Loeb & CO., to un-
derwrite $12, 100000 4 per cent
bonds of the Cotton Belt or ST.
Louis Southwestern railway COM
pany has been dissolved. 1t is re-
ported that about one-half of the
issue was disposed of and the bonds
viii be delivered to members of the
syndicate, if they so wish, or will be
disposed of by the syndicate man
ayers in their best judgment.
William Rudolph, who with a
companion robbed the bank at
Union, Mo-, in December, 1902, of
$4,000, escaped from jail in st.
Louis by a bold and cunning
scheme. At the hour of Ais in
the afternoon the guards On duty
were attracted to a section of the
jail by fake mutiny, planned by
Rudolph. Taking advantage Of
the opportunity, the bank robber
made a dash, and by jumping
through a skylight, succeeded in
getting away. Shortly after the rob-
berry Of the bank at Union detec-
tive named Schumacher went to
Rudolph's home near Stanton,
Mo, to place him under arrest,
when he was killed by the young
desperate, The murderer escaped
but on March 1 he and his pal,
named Collins, were captured at
Hartford, Conn, after desperate
battle.
One of the few instances where
the producer has been benefited by
combining to maintain the price Of
a farm product is told in dispatch
from Areola, Ill. The farmers of
that community, realizing the scare
ity of broom corn, put their heads
together and refused to sell their
crops at the prevailing price of $50
per ton. After holding out for a
few weeks they were rewarded BY
receiving double the above sum for
their holdings.
L 4. Nolan eloped ten years ago
with the wife of G. w. Sans Of Wal
la Walla, Wash. She had daugh-
ter seven years old at that time,
and now Nolan has deserted his wife
for the girl and they have disap-
peared.
Gov. Lanham of Texas has issued
a proclamation offering reward of
$4,000 to any person who will de-
wise or discover a practical method
| or remedy for eradicatinr tha cot