The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
NIwS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic,

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Steel Company's plant, at South Chi
cago, have been notified that when
the present agreement expires, Janu
airy next, it will not be renewed. The
workmen understand this to mean that
they will be asked to accept reduc-
ton in wages.
A surprise was sprung in Walling
ford, CT, on Ida Dunn, the actress,
who claimed to be the widow of Cliff
ton ]. Morse. There was produced in
court release signed by her in a
breach-of-promise case against Morse.
The coroner who investigated the
death of Charles Pfefferman and Miss
Cora Kipling, in Pfefferman's apart
ments. in New York, concluded that
the man had killed the girl and then
committed suicide.
Andrew Desimo, an Italian. 20 years
old, was killed at Uniontown, Pa, by
Matteo Miller, a fellows ountryman,
FL years old. Desimo's alleged at
tentions to Miller's wife was the cause.
Miller was arrested.
On the eve of her marriage to W.
Altman Miss Ethel Gardiner was re-
minded OF former marriage, and the
wedding was postponed pending the
result of divorce suit she at once in
stituted.
Clay Grub, prominent North Car
DINA distiller, shot and instantly killed
o. L. Davis, his brother-in-law and
former business partner, while Davis
was attending services at church.
Edward Garvin Shea, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, a prominent athlete at Will
liams College, was instantly killed at
North Adams, Mass, in an elevator
accident at the Wellington Hotel.
A number of Brooklyn pastors were
swindled by pretty girl of "a, who
collected money for poor woman
and kept the proceeds.
The rail plant of the Edgar Thorn
son Steel Works, at Braddock, Pa.
went on double time on account of a
rush of orders.
President D. R. Francis and Direc-
tor of Exhibits Frederick J. V. Skiff
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
have been made grand officers of the
Order of the Crown of Italy.
Edwin p Welles, the millionaire
treasurer of the Brainerd Lumber
Company, was found dead in bed in
Minneapolis. His death was due to
an affection OF the heart.
The San Domingo government has
agreed to pay the award of the arbi-
traitors in the case of the San Domingo
Improvement Company, amounting to
$4,000, 1000.
I. The threatened strike of the union
machinists in the Erie Railroad shops
was averted by an amicable adjust
ment of the difference prevailing.
NJ. Jusserand, the French ambassa-
dor, and Nine. Jusserand and Nine.
Rejane, the actress, arrived at New
York from Havre.
Memorial exercises dealing with the
life of Senator Hoar were held at all
the public schools in Worcester, Mass.
Merritt L. Joslyn, who was assist
ant secretary of the interior under
President Arthur, is dead. at Wood
stock, Ill.
By the will of Mrs. Sarah E. Pot
ter, of Boston, about 100000 is be-
queathed to charitable purposes.
M. Bensinger, president of the
Brunswick Balke-C ollender Company,
died at French Lick Springs, Ind.
A man named Pailson was drowned,
and his companion, John Lynn, had
narrow escape from death when a
small boat capsized off the whistling
buoy in New York Bay. Pailson and
Lynn were of the crew of Sandy
Hook lightship.
In an address in ST. Louis President
Francis said that the Worlds Fair
had lost million dollars by being
compelled to close its gates on Sum
days.
Prince Fushimi, first cousin of the
Emperor of Japan, is expected to visit
San Francisco at an early date.
Near Plano, Tex, blind man killed
his wife, his mother-in-law and then
committed suicide.
The American Board of Foreign
Missions, in session at Grinnell, Ia.
adjourned.
DR.. Livingstone Seaman, who mas
recently visited the Japanese hospitals.
read a paper before the International
Congress of Military Surgeons, in ses-
sion in St. Louis, to which he emu
merated lessons to be learned by the
American Army in preventing diseases
in case of war.