Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-05-26
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NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.

assaiant in New Haven, Ct, was
Miss Emily B. Richards, daughter OF
Professor Richards, of Yale Scientific
school.
Harry d. Babcock. Yale fresh
man, died at his. home, in New York,
from the effects of blow from
polo mallet received during game
with the Princeton team.
Judge MacLean, of the Supreme
Court of New York, appointed
referee to examine into the charges
of fraud made by Zoltan Doeme in
the Nordica divorce case.
Brigadier General Funston explains
that he did not swim across the Rio
Grandc but did swim across the Bag
Bag River during the Filipino War.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
sral Bristow is on an inspection tour
n Texas He is looking up the work
jngs of the rural frce-delivery sys.
tenn.
The United States transport Kill
patrick arrived at New York from
Manila with a number of civilians
and discharged soldiers, and the bod
es OF OF soldiers who died in the Phil
ppines.
Steve Boltrich was killed and his
hrcc cousins injured in a fight al
heir shanty, at Enola, Pa,
Nine persons we're seriously lnlur'
ID in a head-on collision on the Bos'
ION Elevated Railway.
Richard c. Dale, a prominent Phil
adelpha lawyer, died at his home,
III Chestnut Hill.
The concluding session OF the
Worlds Press Parliament and tine
opening of the session of the Inter.
rational Order OF Machinists were
held on the Worlds Fair grounds
Joseph Humphreys, for 10 years
general stage manager for Charles
Frohman, died on the American Line
steamship St. Louis of consumption,
John Redcay and John Horst were
killed and John d. Weaver was m
ured by an explosion OF dynamite
II a stone quarry near Lancaster, Ia
Frank Davis, colorcd, under sen
tence Of death i'll Edensburg, Pa. to1
he murder OF Laura Taylor, confess
ed that he also killed Susie Battles
The flagship kcntuckcy, with Ad-
miral Evans on board, which lct'
Funchal for New York May T2, ar.
rived at New York after a rccorc
run.
The report of the committee or
ministerial relief was read to the
General Assembly of the Northern
| Church, in session in Buffalo
The Chicago police raldcd the office
II the Baldwin Cotton Company, saic
% be gct-rch- quick concern.
One man was killed and II injured
| IN a wreck on the Denver and Rio
,irandc Railroad. near Salida, Kan,
The Clarion Steel Company was
'ormalv transferred to the Cntct
| states Steel Corporation.
The Newark Savings Bank, OF New
ark. O.. closed its doors.
The National and international Good
Roads Convention, i'll St. Louis, Mor
continued tho discussion of plans tot
iiding the work OF improving roads.
The police have recovered some
icwelrv that was STOLEN from the
:oftin Of LADY Mary l.ivingston, on
| he family estate below lludsOn \. \.
Papers on newspaper topics were
cad at the Worlds Press Parliament
II Festival Hall, on the Worlds Fair
Grounds, i'll ST. Louis.
The Cumberland Preebyterians, at
| their Scss, IN in Dallas, Tex, discussed
:hc subjcc; of reunion with the Pres.
bytcrlan Church.
Knights oi Labor lecturers are or
| sanizing the tcNtllcWorkcrS III phII'
| adclphia with the object of making
contest against the American Fed.
Grafton OF Labor for supremacy.
John Hathaway, a colorcd Jockey
was sentenced in Winchester, ky. tc
! be hanged ior the murder OF Eta
Thomas.
David Rothschild, former president
II the Federal Bank OF New York
was convicted OF larceny i'll the first
| degree.
4 call has been issued for the for,
nation OF an association to comprise
Ill the trust companies i'll New York.
President Clowry, OF the Western
Union, said that his company had
absolutely abolished the racing de-
! partmcnt
The lett leg OF Major T. A. Bing-
ham, United States Engineers, was
amputated at a hospital in Buffalo.
The Temple of Fraternity, at the
Worlds Fair, was opened by the
Daughters OF Rebckah.
John J. Donahuc, an alleged en-
bezzler i'll Sioux City, Ia, was caught
in ireland.
The National and International
Good Roads Association began its
convention in the Missouri State
Building. in the Exposition grounds.
An address was made by Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson.
During a heavy electric storm JOS
eph Odle a private i'll the One Hun,
drcd and thirteenth Company OF
Coast Artillery, at Fort Hancock, n.
J., was struck by lightning and IN
stantly killed.
Frank Bctsa, Hungarian, 20 years
old, was convicted in MorriotoWn, n:
J., of the murder of Mime Root, OF
Hibcrnia, and was sentenced to be
hanged.