Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-09-22
NEWS IN SHORT ORDEP.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic,

of York, Pa, and Miss Ncttle I. bo'-
walt, also of York, were found dead in
a room of house at York. Three
gas lets in the room were turned on
and the apartment was full of gas.
The Bath Iron Works and the
HYDE Windlass Works, property OF
the United States Shipbuilding Com
pany, were sold at auction at Bath,
Me.
The suit of A. ID, Wales, a lawyer,
against John Mitchell, president OF
the United Mincworkers, began at
Binghamton, n. y,
The thieves who have committed
many robbcrics in Northmpton coun-
ty, Pa, have been captured at Bell
wood Park, N. J.
Secret service men have been on
the watch in New York for flibus-
tering expedition fitting out for Hon
duras.
One person was killed and four
others seriously in jured in runaway
,rolly accident at Hol!idaysburg, Pa
A call has been issued for a con
ference of Southern cottonspnncrs
at Charlotte, n. {.
The vote on the proposed strike OF
railway trainmcn has not been COM
pletcd,
The United States Cotton Mills, at
Central Falls, X. l., have resumed
work.
During a quarrel in the home OF
Maximllian Stump, in Philadelphia,
Joseph Hendrick had his throat cut
and died in few minutes. Stump Is
under arrest. charged with murder
United States Consul Dicdcrich, at
Bremen, writes about the competition
between the big transatlantic compa-
nics for supremacy on the ocean. 1t
is battle Of size against speed.
The Kansas City, Okmulgcc and
Gulf Company has been incorporated
to build railroad 500 miles long, IRON
Kansas City to a point on the Red
River, in the ChOCtaw Nation.
Alphonsc Joseph Stcphanl, who Is
serving lie sentence for murder IN
New York and is now in Danncmora
State Hospital has fallen heir to an
estate If over 100000.
Mrs. Della Priuglc Faith, OF DeS
Moincs, instituted proceedings Tor d'-
vorcc in accordance with a request
of her husband, who said he did not
love her any more.
Henry Fleming sued Benjamin Elan
agan in Des Moincs for $500 dam
ages for in juricS to his digcstion
caused by food he had eaten at Elan
apanS restaurant.
Mrs. EIatty X. Waugh, Of New
York, has sued Miss Clara Louise
Peters. OF Washington. for 100000
for alternating the affections of her hus-
band.
At a convention of Faith-curists in
Jersey City one of the commandments
testified that she learned to play the
piano as the result of prayer.
The peculiar antics Of a cow led to
the discovery of the body of Hannah
Bcckcll, who had committed suicide
in field near Paterson, y. J.
Joseph Jefferson has Cancelled all
his dates for this winter on account
Of his i'll health and will spend the
winter at Palm Beach. Fla.
The jury in the case OF Dr. Julian
NJ. Baker, ON trial for tho murder OF
Dr. H. T. Boss, at Tarboro, n. C., re
turned a verdict oi arquittal.
Rewards aggrCgating nearly $1,000
have been offered for the arrest OF the
person who has been poisoning dogs
in Larchmont, n, y.
Former Vice President Levi y. Nor
ton and family reached New York
from lIavre. They will go to Rhine
Clitfc, n. V, to attend the funeral OF
Miss Lena Morton, whose body ar
rived from Paris several days ago.
The Burns faction OF the Knights
of Labor filed a petition in the District
OF Columbia Supreme Court asking
that John w. Hayes and others as
sociatcd with him be adjudged in CON
tempt of court.
The creditors of the Townsend
Downcy Shipbuilding Company passed
a resolution authorizing Trustee lde
to apply to the court for permission
to sell the property OF the bankrupt
company.
All the Canadian Pacific boilcrmak-
erS went on a strike. All the COM
pany's west line are affected. The
DOHtlildhoiS , cNPNNl ti' S"PPo'' o' Wy
machinists.
Two men, believed to be members
of the gang of train bandits who held
up the Rock Island express. were ar
rested between Brighton and Way
land, la.
The American Bankers Association
elected officers and listened to papers
read by United States Treasurer Rob
ertS and w. +. Schweppc, OF St. Louis.
Elias =. Smithcrs. former register
of wills OF Philadelphia. fell down an
elevator shaft in Trenton hotel, Sus-
tanning injuries that proved fatal.
The ninety-iourth anniversary of !hc
independence of Mexico was celc-
bratcd at the Mexican Pavilion, at
the Worlds Fair.
X. NJ. Arrange was appointed con-
sulting engineer on the staff of Chiet
Engineer Wallace in the Panama
Canal construction.
The United States transport Shcr-
man arrived at San Francisco with
four colonies and over 800 troops from
the Philippines.
The Breakers Hotel, one of the FIN
est summer hotels on the North Pa
cifc Coast, was destroyed by hre.
Loss, $4,000.
Plans for an extensive campaign tor
civic bettcrmcnt were outlined at a
meeting Of the American Civic Associ-
alton, in New York.