The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-07-15

An epidemic Of cholera is raging
throughout Manehuria.
Close to ten thousand people
we're compelled to leave their homes
in Kansas City, Kan, on account
Of floods.
F. P. Evans, cashier of the Texas
State Bank and Trust Company at
Galveston, is missing and the di-
rectors report that he is short $751;
600.
Charles H. Carrigan Of New
York and William Cox of Illinois
are the nominees of the socialists
for president and vice president re-
spectiyely.
The japanese gunboat Kairnoon,
while on a special mission in the
waters outside of fallen Wan Bay,
struck a mine and sank. Only
three of the crew lost their lives.
On the eth inst. a waterspout,
accompanied by terrific wind, pass
ed through Clinton, Ok, ard yicini-
ty, causing the death by drowning
of Mrs. Baker and three children
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Flenner.
Reports from other points in west
ern Oklahoma tell of great damage
by floods.
The Associated Press learns def
nitely that Mrs. Florence Maybrick
will be released from an English
prison, as an ordinary prisoner, on
ticket of leave, between now and
August /. The authorities have no
intention of granting her a free
pardon, but cannot impose any re-
strictiohs on Mrs. Maybrick after
her arrival in America.
In an effort to entertain his
friends, George Horica of Chicago
swallowed quantity of broken
glass and as a result died. Horica
invited twenty-five of his friends to
his home and announced that he
would give an exhibition Of magic
After performing a few simple
tricks Of magic he broke a tumbler
into small pieces and swallowed a
handful Of the glass. Groaning
with pain, he fell to the floor and
was removed to the county hospital,
where he died in great agony.
The Scandinavian-American liner
Norge, bound for this country, with
1000 immigrants, struck a rock
200 miles from the Scottish main
land and in less than twelve min
utes went to the bottom. Over sew
en- hundred persons went down with |
the ship. One Of the crew who es-
capped declares the life preservers
were too old to be Of use, and the
tackle to some of the life boats could |
not be handled in time to be of use.
No tragedy of the sea has had more
consequences, and none
has occurred in a shorter time. The |
vessel was owned by the United |
States Steamship Company.
Thomas Il. Watson Of Georgia |
for president and Thomas III. Tib-
bles of Nebraska for vice president
was the ticket nominated by accla-
nation by the populist national con-
in session at Springfield,
Ill. The following plank on the
financial question was adopted:
''The issuing Of money is a function
Of government, and should never be
delegated to corporations or indi-
The constitution gives to
alone power to issue money
and regulate its value. We there
fore demand that all money shall
be issued by the government in such
quantities as shall maintain a sta
Dility in prices, every dollar to be a
full legal tender, none of which
shall be a debt redeemable in other
The daily papers report the us
lal number of Fourth of July IA
:alities.
A white man named Best and
Toe Nunce, a Mexican, both gam
,lers, SHOT and killed each other
With pistols at Batons, Tex. The
Mexican was shot four times, but
ived about two hours. One shot
MY struck Best, but it killed him
instantly. The killing grew out of
in old difficulty between the men at
Spindle Top two or three years ago.
Street ear strikers or their SYM
,athizers at Houston, Tex, have
'lown up three street cars on differ
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