The Newark journal., 1904-01-22
News of the World


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 The American warships Rear sarge and Massachusetts, two cf the most powerful vessels of the navy, have been ordered to the isthmus of Panama.
 As a result of poodle inyestiga- ton by the grand jury at Jefferson City, Mo, over 100 indictments have been returned at cost to tax payers of $8,439.95.
 James L. Blair, former general counsel for the Louisiana Exposi- ton Company, alleged to have de- frauded clients out of half mil lion, Is said to have lost his mind.
 William Austin, who gave away a fortune of over a quarter of million dollars the past fifteen years, died at Emporia. Kan. last week. At the time of his death he was practically a pauper.
 
 Six members of the Louisville, Ky, fire department have been ar rested charged with footing during a big fire. Officers found several hundred dollars worth of goods hid away at the various engine houses.
 Gen. Reyes, special commission CT from Colombia to Washington, stated to a representative of the As sociated Press, that unless some arrangements concerning the pres ent situation on the isthmus satis- factory to Colombia are made, the United States will have to fght the entire Colombian people.
 Chas. Mccormack, superintend- ent, and M. E. Buck, miner, were killed by an explosion in mine at Cripple Creek, Col. It is claimed the dynamite was deliber- l ately placed by some strikers so that 1t would explode at the first attempt to lower the cage into the mine. The two victims were the only oc- eupants of the cage, at the time of the explosion
 D. Y. Miller and Joseph NJ. Johns, charged with conspiracy against the government, and in at tempting to secure a bribe from Joim J. Ryan, of turf investment fame, to insure him the use of the mails, were acquitted in federal court at Cincinnati. Johns is an attorney of Roekport, H., and Mil Ter was formerly an employe of the postoIlice department.
 New England cotton mill opera tors regard the present trade s.tua- tion as bad from every standpoint, citing the high prices of cotton and fuel as one of the causes for reduc- ing wages of employes. At the pres ent time operators claim they have on hand less than a three months supply of raw material, whereas in normal years by the first of Decem- Der they have a six months supply. While more than 100 Italian rail- road laborers were asleep in shan ty near Lilly, Pa, on the Pennsyl- vania railroad, the building caught fire and before the foreigners could escape at least twenty-seyen were burned to death and a score or more were seriously in jured. The shanty was about 100 feet long, one story in height. One end was used for cooking and eating, at the other end the men slept in hunks, which were crowded. There was only one door at each end. and the windows were few and small. The fire is supposed to have started from an overloaded stove. The building burned like finder, and the flames were upon the men before any of them were aroused.
 The secret service has announced the discovery of new counterfeit $5 national bank note. It Is on the Cape Cod national bank of Har- wich, Mass, check letter A. series of 1882. Bruce. recister: Wrman.