The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-06-04
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Illinois building at the Worlds
t.ir was dedicated with considerable
eaemony on the 9th, including a
preteptious parade, music in plenty
and a lot of speech-making. Mrs.
Yates the wife of the governor of the
prairie state. unfurled "Old Glory
oyer the building, and the proceed
Ines wound up with reception in the
snaeous parlors.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, the presidents
eldest daughter. is doing the Worlds
fair at ST. Louis. under escort of the
Catlin family, whose guest she Is. Miss
Roosevelt shows the effects of the
physical training she has received, as
she easily tires out the most strenuous
Of her escorts in seeing the sights.
The Russian general staff In view
Of the news of the capture of Kin
Chou admit that there is little now
10 hinder a Japanese advance on Port
Arthur, and that the actual siege of
that place has begun in earnest.
Mrs. Sarah Platt-Decker, of Colora-
do. was chosen president of the Cen
e,al Federation of Women's clubs at
The election held in st. Louis ON the
Path. Mrs. Philip w. Moore, of ST.
Louis, was elected vice-president.
The vatican exhibit at the Worlds
fair in st. Louis remains unpacked, and
therefore invisible, because the papal
representative thinks more of visiting
old church friends N Washington than
be does of performing the duty as
signed to him by the pope.
tornado struck about two miles
west of Guthrie, Okla, on the 25th, do
ing much damage to property, five
farm houses and many outbuildings
having been demolished. From the
wind and hail the crops also suffered
heavily, the growing wheat being
blown and broken down. Stock suf-
fered but no lives were lost.
According 20 dispatches received on
the oath, the Japanese are making ex-
tcnsive preparations to storm Port Ar
thur, veterans of the war with China
being mainly chosen for the task. .nrch
heavy artillery is being landed on the
Lao Tung peninsula
A tornado struck Lindsborg. Kas.,
on the 25th, demolishing the Union
Pacific depot and the large armory
built for the state militia, besides un-
roofing a large number of buildings.
Van Amburg's circus tent was literally
torn to pieces and scattered.
News reached Che-Foo, on the MORN
ing of the Goth, that battle had been
fought between the Japanese and Rus
slams at Sansuripo, north of Dalny,
on the 22d. The result of the battle
was not leraned.
The report that the Russians, under
Gen. Fock, defeated the Japanese at
Kin-Chow is confirmed. The Russians
lured the enemy into deflle command
ed by two guns, which decimated them.
The Russians lost one captain and 140
men. The Japanese loss is reported to
have been heavier.
treaty between the United States
and Panama, for the extradition of
fugitives from justice, has been signed
by William w. Russell, United States
charge d'affaires, and Senior De La Es-
prilla, minister of foreign relations.
Harry G. Foote, commission mer-
chant of Tacoma, Wash, and son of
. The vice-presidept of the American steel
works of Chicago, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head. He
was despondent.
Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
and her party sailed from San Francis
%. on the 10Th, for Honolulu on the
aeamer Sonoma
J. P. Morgan & Co. announced, on the
10Th, that the transfers of gold Incl
dent to the payment of the s40,000,000
purchase money to the Panama Canal
Co in Paris have been completed.
1t is reported that an anti-Jewish
riot has occurred at Choism, Bessara-
oia, Russia. Three thousand workmen
attacked the Jews. Troops eventually
Quelled the riot.
The receiver of the First national
bank of Cape May, N. j., recently
closed, says that the bank will prob
ably resume business.
telegraph says he learns that the Jap
snese troops are now within 12 miles
cl Fort Arthur, and that the Russians
suffered heavier casualties than the
japanese, who have taken guns and
o'her material and few prisoners. He
predicts further surprise, as Japan Is
now increasing her efforts in all direc-
tons.
committee, headed by Mayor
holmes of Yazoo City, Miss, reported
.nat 300 families lost their homes in
me fire, and that one-half of that
Number were destitute. The COM
mittee declined to make an appeal for
outside aid, but announced that any
contributions would be received and
distributed.
7. S. Ingraham, first assistant grand
chief engineer of the International
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
dropped dead at his desk at the con-
sention in Los Angeles, Cal, on the
zSlh, from apoplexy.
The village of New Liberty, Pope
county, ILL.,, on the Ohio river, is re-
ported to have been destroyed by tor
nado. Not building was left stand
ing No lives, however, were lost
Miss Alice Roosevelt, eldest daugh-
,sr OF the president, arrived in St
LOUIS, on the 26th, where she is the
seest OF Miss irene Catlin. After an
INFORMAL al fresco tea at the Catlin
sssloence Miss Alice and party of
trends I, made an evening visit TO the