The Tomahawk., 1904-09-01
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
A tornado of small proportions, but
of exreme fury, swept down upon the
residence portion of North st. Louis,
Mo-, resulting in the death of two per-
sons, injury to probably so and damage
to property estimated at 100000. A
woman was killed and 10 persons IN.
ured at Venice, Ill.
A cloudburst at Globe Ariz., has re-
suited in several deaths and the destruc-
tion of much property.
May wheat has just broken all records
for the last six years in Chicago, when
it touched $1.13%.
There is CONSERVATION over the death
of fish in the lakes around Albert, Mimi,
and no one can explain the cause. They
seem to suffocate, although there is
good stage of water. Tons of fish are
dead along the shores
William Montgomery. vice president
and general manager of the Georgia
Cotton Mill company, shot and killed
himself at his office in Atlanta, Ga. No
cause for the act has been given.
Michael Callahan and John Markham,
of Van Horne, were killed by train at
grade crossing near Blairstown, la.
Fires are raging in the great forests
of Washington and British Columbia,
doing incalculable damage.
Fish Rock Camp, owned by Isaac
Seligman, Of New York. located on Up
per Saranac lake, and said to have been
the most beautiful and expensive camp
in the Adirondacks, has been destoryed
by fire of unknown origin. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Acting on an opinion from Corpora
ton Counsel Tolman, the Chicago po-
lice ordered the packers to quit hous-
ing workers in their plants
Charles Warren Spalding, the Chica-
60 ex-banker, was given his freedom
after seven years in Jail and prison.
Nels o. Cassea was accidentally
killed by being thrown from his car
riage when returning to his home.
three miles south of Yorkville. III
Mr.. Cassen was the largest land owner
in the county, his wealth being esti-
mated up to $1,000,0OO.
Fifteen cases of dynamite exploded
Oh the depot platform at Minden, Mo-.
killing Engineer Rody and Mrs. Ed
Brooks, wife of the station agent.
Death to Is persons, injury to scores
and destruction to property both prl-
vate and public, estimated in round
numbers at $3,0O0,OO0, rode on tor
nado which swept through st. Paul.
Minneapolis and other Minnesota
cities.
The Cripple Creek mob resumed de-
portation of miners and their sympa-
thizers Victims were herded together
AMI marched out of town under a
heavily armed guard. The move is
justified by the charge that plot has
been discovered.
One man was shot to death and five
others wounded when stock yards
workers in Chicago fired from Lake
Shore train on a crowd of strike SYM
pathizers.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw de-
clares the st. Louis exposition cannot
be kept open on Sundays.
Since the opening day, April 81, T.
566,S7S admissions to the worlds fair
have been recorded.
Edward A. Hershey, warden Of the
Ohio penitentiary, died suddenly of
hemorrhage of the stomach
The West Madison street carnival in
Chicago was opened formally and thou
sands of people took part in the fes-
tivities.
Court decided for the teachers in
their suit against the Chicago board of
education for $45 each, the amount cut
IN, oc}
six months of 1900, holding that the
school board had no right to make the
reduction without sufficient notice.
Negro assailant of little girl was
shot to death and his body publicly
burned by mob at Cedartown, Ga.
Judge Lacombe in New York signed
an order, on agreement of counsel. dis
missing the suits against the United
States Shipbuilding company and
Charles M. Schwab, ending all litiga-
tion.
Mrs Cordelia Botkin was convicted
a second time in San Francisco of kill
ing Mrs. J. P. Dunning with poisoned
candy sent in the mail, and sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
M. L. Turner. president of the West
ern national bank, of Oklahoma City.
secured the s3.0Oo.00O new Philippine
bonds, his bid being 101.41.
The Pennsylvania railroad made a
sweeping reduction in time of machin-
lists, men to get two days each a week.
A hurricane in South Dakota Killed
two people and fatally injured four.
The Chicago packing house strike is
in it's sixth week; statistics show big
loss in wages to strikers; employers
probably lost more; plants steadily in
creasing output
BY the capsizing Of a small catboat
! off Boston light three persons lost their
sives.
Earl Kaiser broke the worlds auto
mobile record at Cleveland, D., at the
Glenv1lle track, making the last mile
of a five-mile race in 81 seconds.