Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-04-07
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
he Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.


N board the vessel.
Mrs. Cordciia Botkin testified in
lcr own behalf in her trial in San
francisco for sending poisoned candy
o Mrs. John ?. Dunning, in Delaware
William +. Church confessed in
St. Louis, Mo-, that he killed his
oencfactors. Mr.. and Mrs Henry w
Ycater, while they we're asleep.
Al Adams, the policy king, serving
| ndcterminatc sentence in Sing Sing
has applied to tho board to be re-
,cascd on parole.
Seven hundred members of the Elc.
vator Constructors and Millwrights
Union Of New York and Brooklyn
went on strike.
| Otis White, of Ransomvillc, n. V,
deliberately walked into the rapids at
Niagara Falls and was drowned.
The United States Army transport
Logan sailed from San Francisco for
Manila with 275 recruits.
Mrs Abbey Morton Diaz, the writer
md reformcr, died at her home, III
Belmont, Mass.
On account of the strike of the
miners coal famine is threatened in
| Iowa
Nearly five and onc-half million dol
iars was set apart by the board Of
estimates in New York to be expended
in installing an auxiliary system OF
saltwater mains to be used in con-
ncction with fre-hghting in the
Boroughs OF Manhattan and Brooklyn
The United States Steel Corporation
| filed a demurrer in Trenton, n. J., to
| .hc suit of Alfred Stevens, who asked
hat the corporation be required to pay
A dividend.
The Iowa coal miners and operators
nave been unable to adjust their dii-
;crcnces and shutdown is likely TO
ioIlow, throwing 1880 miners out OF
employment.
Edward Rcglar, who is something
oi White House crank, was arrested
IL Pttsburg and held. pending. an III
tcstigation of his mental condition.
The appointment OF Col. Edmund
| Rice, L. ). A., retired, as military sec
! -ctary OF the ceremonies committee
II the Worlds Far is announced,
The cruiser Denver was gwen a
! Cape Ann course and again failed to
meet contract speed requirements.
Judge eager. in New Haven, eN-
cludcd the sealed letter IN the Ben.
| 1ct will case, which made a bcqucSt OF
$4,000 to Mr.. Bryan.
Rear Admiral Sig,hcc, and Captain
| Wainwright and other officers OF the
| North Atlantic Squadron paid an OF
| icial visit to President Amador. at tho
palace, III Panama.
DR." DcwlnS WN arrested IN INCA ,
90 tor buying rai'r"2H uCkc'S "l ~ ,,.
symcn 5 rates ana ScI''AS '''''' u '''N
Il brokcrS. >,.,o,,o-,,
\ SABINE laSN ana No''t,N srn Is..an
passenger tram was "'eeNe' ;,roJ ~
ana Scver"I P"sS'!'h',N .;,o.s MG't n's' ,,,ar,.
Further scnIa',oh"' invlne;.t' ,''' ~
"a the second oay he",ins ~ WV
Bennett VIII case i" NrW ii"avn' f,od
a petition III DanNInP''y o,;.;ne, M"o enc
iSai''Ht 'nc i't''''s'''
Agency, Oh boston ,. .o a..
Mrs oauhcey M.,'"'', r,d N,,," y d;cd "a ',n ~
latest woman III ''c "''' ''N'
NcW @Ik' n, ,,oo hrolo At
he Hrea1 h''SI" "uv 'c',S ,,,,',h d,r,.
lncchlcS' lha'' causing "'"N'
lg,c... -, n... ,1;,o nc,r
Fire III the Quincy a;iorahfc M,nti mtGr
Houghton' Men, o'o 'o''S''C' ""'N
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The Amen Immigration 'iii requ'r-
ns lhat 'ne ii'i.n's' .i I',o1. ~ 'Gl.sl''
lom be subjected TO state control
1asscd its first reading in the British
IIousc Of Commons,
! The French Chamber OF Dcputics
,cgan a debate upon Marine Minister
Pclletan's administration OF the navy,
which promises to be test of the
strength OF the entire French ministry
Eor.,on
NJ. MuraNett, RUSSIAN munster r., or
tIstlvc Is ",Ir rh;,ra,nr ;.v.;.y ]Tr;bnnai ] ~ III.