The Tomahawk., 1903-06-16

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Croft. brothers, alleged bribers of
N1achen, of the free delivery service.
have been indicted by the federal
grand jury at Washington.
Gov. Cummins, of Iowa, in an ad-
dress to students of Lenox college,
told of evils of trust s and labor unions,
and declared that they must be con-
trolled.t
The Belleville Qll.) negro lynchers
are likely to go unpunished because
public sentiment upholds them.
"Banjo" Peavy (colored) was hanged
by mob near Fort Valley, Ga, for kill
ing w. C. Winslow.
Rev. J. J. Harty, pastor of st. Leo's
church in ST. Louis, has been ap-
pointed archbishop of Manila.
Later dispatches show that So per-
sons lost their lives in the flood in the
Pacolet valley in South Carolina. The
property loss is $3,500,000.
Because of a dispute resulting from
the stonemasons' refusal to join the
bricklayers' union, Pittsburg builders
have suspended operations to the ex-
tent of throwing 1000 men out of
work
Samuel Parks, business agent of
the New York Iron Workers union,
was arrested for alleged acceptance
of a $4,000 bribe for settling strike.
Gen. Miles statements on the
Philippine famine are answered by
Gov. Taft, who declares there is no
suffering, and funds are ample.
Near Forest, Miss, four negro
men and one negro woman were
killed by mob for the shooting from
ambush of Mr.. Craft.
Arthur Flanagan, a negro, was put
to death in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison for killing Keeper Hugh
McGovern in the prison.
Mark Twain and family have de-
cided to go to Italy, where they may
live permanently, as their health de-
mands mild climate.
BY the accidental discharge of a
gun James Smith killed his two
brothers at Coshocton, O.,
The City Trust & Banking company
failed at Baltimore for $50O,O00.
One man and three boys were
drowned in the river at Pittsburg by
the upsetting of a boat.
Rain has ended the so days drought
in New England and quenched most of
the forest fires which have turned vast
areas into blackened wastes.
The East st. Louis Qll.) levee broke
and the water poured into the city.
The river was rising at St. Louis and
crops in the valley were all ruined.
The governments weekly crop re-
port shows reduced corn acreage be-
cause of rains, with great damage in
the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and by the New England
drought.
John Winkler, John Shook, S. e. Re-
BAN and Clark Fisher were killed by
lightning near Sterling, o.
Secretary Moody has accepted bids
for the construction Of three new bat
tie ships.
Fire destroyed the Breakers, one of
the finest hotels at West Palm Beach,
Fla, and adjacent property, entailing a
loss of $75O,O0O.
James M. Watson, Jr., clerk in the
auditors office of the District of CO.
lumbia, wasarrested on a charge of en-
bezz1ing government funds to the ex-
tent of $4,000.
President 'Baer, testifying before
the interstate commerce commission,
said the Reading system lost 81, SOC, 900
in freight business by the strike.
Miss Clara Nichols, society editor of
the Chicago Tribune, was killed in an
elevator accident at the Tribune build
ing.
The Nicaraguan canal treaty will be
signed by President Roosevelt's order
and the Panama route abandoned un-
less Colombia quickly ratifies the
agreement.
Prosecution and conviction of Belle
vile Qll) lynchers is promised by At
torney General Hamlin.
Because of trouble arising from en-
forcement of the new eight-hour law
in the mines the entire militia of Ari-
zona has been ordered to Morenei.
Arthur Lyons, murderer of his step
mother, committed suicide near Shoals.
Ind, after 300 farmers rssurrounded him
and his ammunition gave out.
The West Virginia coal miners strike
probably will be called within a month
by United Mine workers. President
Mitchell declares that operators must
cease opposing unions.
Rural mail delivery routes recon-
mended for establishment by Machen
will he reinspected
Unless restaurant employees consent
to arbitrate their differences with the
proprietors they will face a general
lockout of all eating houses in Chicago.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
William Thompson, the pioneer in
the wholesale pie-baking industry in
America, died in New York, aged rs
years.
United States Senator Daniel has
been declared sthe nominee of the
Democratic party in Virginia as his
own successor.
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