The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.


the United Railway Company's as
sets.
Martin Olson, who shot himself on
October Fl after holding up the book
keeper of Mundy's Machine Works,
in Newark, N. J., and trying to get
away with $I.27I, died from his
wounds.
| A dozen persons were injured, three
OF them seriously. in collision be-
tween two surface cars at Forty-sec-
ond street and Ninth avenue, in New
York. Both cars were badly smashed.
The marriage of Lizzie Fey and
Allen May, which was to have been
solemnized in Philadelphia, was check
ed at the altar when the priest learned
that May had been divorced.
Gen. c. c. Mason, a distinguished
| British officer, VINO served 80 years
| in India with the Madras army, died
at his home, near Greenhelds, Cal,
aged SO years.
The officers of the Organization of
the Slocum Survivors sent letter to
President Roosevelt thanking him for
his prompt and energetic action in
the matter.
Eight officers and IS seamen of the
British steamer Kelvin arrived at New
York on the steamer Ponce They
had abandoned their sinking vessel.
Elizabeth Large, colored, said to
be the oldest woman in Georgia, is
dead. She was reported to be be-
tween II8 and 1873 years old.
Relatives of Ira D. Sankey, the ia
nous singing evangelist, have decided
to take him south in the hope of pro-
longing his life.
Secretary of State Hay has issued
a circular letter to the representatives
of the United States government in
other countries, carrying out the Pres
ident's instructions looking to the sum-
moning of another international peace
conference.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is preparing to handle increased
traffic. Works of improvement, tenn
porarily suspended, have been taken
up and orders have been placed for
more cars and locomotives.
Officials of the Enterprise Colliery,
in Shamokin, Pa, which caught fire
three weeks ago, stated that the FIRE,
which caused over 100000 damage,
has been extinguished
Kogora Takahira, the Japanese min
lister to the United States. has under
gone an operation for appendicitis in
| New York and his condition is serious.
OL Noss oenaisr, -, farmer; hvlhg III
In G'iJ h snot and kiiled J9nll Tam, WHO
hand. The motive was revenge.
| A,v,h coo,o, ,fa..ed ha;ro
;,,ni;catad al. El.I no.ii g
an attemnt w 't h,,c Lumil M Theresa
| A. Sheridan in New York.
The renort of tho I1,;ted States
Comm;ss;pner of Ed,c,t;on shows
that during Tho mast ve.r "a ooo a61
pupils attended the public schools.
| The steamer Mainlander. of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Comnanv's Acct.
lies at the bottom II PUGET Sound off
West Point lighthouse, north of Seat
tie, as the result of collision with
the powerful tug Sea Lion.
The summer home of former State
Senator John X. McCarty, at Pitts
field, Mass, was robbed. The thieves
secured jewelry valued at $4,000
H. Stanley Wilson. II wears old. was
shot and Instantly L;iled ~ Prsha,y
Lake, Me-, by his brother Herbert,
who mistook him for deer.
One man was burned to death and
another injured in FIRE on the New
York waterfront that partially destroy
ed several vessels and the pier.
Columbia College began the cele-
bration of the one hundred and fiftietn
anniversary of the university since its
inception as Kings College.
A Young ladv fell between the plat-
form and a train in the subway and
was painfully hurt. This was the first
accident in the subway.
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80 ,.i. - IN-.I' eahy ~ % .ne
to the girls.
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