The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-23
NEWS m SHORT ORDER
The Latest Happenings Condensed Tor Rapid
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domestic.

aground at last report, but rested easily
on soft bottom
According to statement made BY tie
receivers of the Neafie and Levy Ship
building Company, the assets more than
double the liabilities.
While the, oil town of Selma, Ind,
was burning, mob of men and women
looted goods tina. had been carried out
| by rescuers.
Four men lost their lives and four
others were severely burned IN the hre
on the Standard Oil barge No 81 OH
| Long Branch. i,
Lorenzo Dow Mckinney, who had
his funeral sermon preached eight years
ago, died in Portsmouth, 0.
| The manufacturers of steel biliets at
meeting in New York decided to make
| no advance in rates.
John Alexander Dowie declared be-
fore large congregation that lions
assets were $3o,ooo,ooo.
The cotton-ginners of states west OF
the Mississippi organized an ASSOCIATION
in Dallas, Tex.
! William H. Davenport, the veteran
vaudeville artist, died of apoplexy III
| Missoula, Mont
Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, the Chi
nese minister. in an address before the
| American Academy of Political and So
cial Science, discussed "China's TTadi-
tional Policy" which he said was one
of peace.
AT special meeting of the Chicago
| City Council resolution was adopted
declaring Alderman Hubert Butler guilty
of making. malicious and false state
ments against his colleagues.
There was long conference between
representatives of 10000 idle New Eng
land millworkers and the manufacturers,
but nothing was accomplished.
! Mrs. Chadwick pleaded not guilty in
| Cleveland, O., to all the indictments found
| against her by the special grand jury.
She would not give bail.
Mounted Policeman Ere derick
Schultze, of Buffalo, was found dead
with bullet hole in his head. The Off
Gals think he committed suicide.
Three persons were killed and several
| injured, two fatally, in fire in resi-
dence in Williamsburg section of Brook
| Ign.
| There was fire in the Hebrew Or
phan Asylum in New York. The chill
dren marched out in orderly fashion.
| Two trolley cars collided in Allen
town, Pa, and one passenger was killed
and another seriously injured.
At Toledo, O., Judge Wing issued an
order to the effect that no visitors are
to be permitted to see Mrs. Cassie L.
| Chadwick unless they have an order
from United States Marshal Chandler.
The order is designed to prevent Presi-
dent Beckwith, of the Oberlin Bank,
from seeing Mrs. Chadwick Upon the
receipt of Judge Wings order Sheriff
Barry issued one excluding the maid
Freda and the son Emil from commune
cation with Mrs. Chadwick, and an
nouncing that all business they may
have to transact must be done through
| him.
Louis c. Reynolds, organizer of the
Carnation League, suggests special me-
moral exercises on anniversary of birth
of the late President Mckinley, Janu
AIRY 20.
| In New York Justice Davis denied
the motion of the defense to discharge
Miss Patterson. The case will go TO
the jury and Miss Patterson will take
the stand.
! In New York an insane man stood
on top of snow heap, devoid of cloth
ing, and kept half dozen policemen at
bay. He was finally captured.
A successful operation was performed
on President Woodrow Wilson, of
Princeton University, at the Presbyte-
| rta,, Aocpt%aI -, Nax.- Nnrk
| AT Portsmouth, o., Effie Phipps was
killed and several women were injured
by leaping from window after an ex-
plosion.
Negotiations for the control OF the
glass flint-jar manufacturing business
are being discussed at Toledo by manu-
facturers.
| A central organization of Southern
cotton growers will be formed in New
Orleans during January.
The National Executive Committee OF
the Civic Federation met in New York.
Reports were made by Chairman Ralph
| Easley and others A letter was read
| from President Roosevelt.
! The Seamen's Convention, which has
! been in session in San Francisco. has
| ended 1t was decided 10 hold the next
convention az Cleveland, O., in Decem-
Der. 1905.
| Jacob Walmer, a Monroe county tPa.l
farmer, confessed killing his friend, Viii
liam Mack, and was sentenced TO the
penitentiary for "a years.
Fast mail train No. II, eastbound. on
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad. was wrecked two miles west
/ Il ~ III