The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-06-17
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad,
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


relieving the soldiers from further du
ty at Hanging Rock, O., and ordering
them to their home armories.
j.. E. MARCEL, whose forgeries O.
100000 wrecked the Highland bank, a
Leavenworth, Kan, has been sentenced
to 35 years in prison, five years or
each of the seven counts.
New potatoes are selling on the docl
in New York for s6.25 a barrel, 81
tailers are obtaining nearly twice the
prices charged in ordinary years.
Fire in the tobacco district of Dan.
vile, Va, Sunday destroyed three
warehouses and 1900, 600 pounds Of
leaf tobacco. The estimated loss is
100000, covered by insurance.
Secretary Wilson is on a tour o.
about ten days in western states to in.
spect the agricultural colleges and ex,
pertinent stations. He will visit Wis.
consin, Minnesota and Iowa.
Alfred Lee and his five children were
drowned while trying to cross back.
water in a small stream neal the Ar,
kansas river, in Indian Territory.
One more body, that of Joseph Zfm,
norman, was taken from the ruins OF
the Corning distillery, at Peoria. III.
Dominic J.. Murphy, commissioner OF
pensions under Cleveland, has been
elected by the Panama canal commits
sioners as secretary of that body.
Mrs. Christina Lang, Iowa's Oldest
woman, died at Dubuque. Her 6 was
105 years.
Minnesota's stately building was for
mally dedicated at the worlds fair in
st. Louis.
The business section of Johnstown,
o. was destroyed by fire. about a doz-
en- buildings being burned. The loss
Is estimated at from SIS, 200 to $500, 900.
The Evansville, Ind, cotton mills,
employing 400 men, closed indefinitely
because of over production.
Gov. Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa,
has issued a proclamation setting aside
June II as Iowa day at the st. Louis
fair.
A theft of $4,000 worth of diamonds
from hotel guests was followed by re-
u covery of the jewels and arrest. of two
employees.
Secretary Shaw notified the st. Louis
Exposition company that unless the first
payment on the government loan is met
promptly on June Is he will take charge
of the gate receipts.
Mrs. Hannah Elias was arrested at her
nome in New FORK by the police, who
battered down her door. She is charged
with the extortion of $500 from John
r. Platt.
b government has nolle pressed
the W remaining indictments against
Harrison J.. Barrett, former law clerk
OF the post Office department, grow
ing out of the postal investigation.
Ben Garrett, rs years old, was ar
rested at East st. Louis, Ill, on the
charge of having killed Mrs. Maria
Cantatecos, at Boiden, l. r., on May
%, He confessed, but claims self-de-
Tense.
Mrs. Hannah Elias, of New York,
has issued a statement to the public
In which she said that she had neve
blackmailed John r. Platt or anyone
In her life.
The historic Liberty bell arrived in
st. Louis from Philadelphia in re-
Spouse to the petition of go 900 public
school children of that city, and will
remain until the close Of the worlds
fair. 1t is estimated that over $4,000
sclsool children formed a portion Of
the immense throngs that greeted the
bell when it entered the grounds.
Fire destroyed the Crescent Coal
company's yards in Chicago. causing
= total loss estimated at $3.50, 600.
Commencement exercises were held
at the University Of Illinois, the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin and other insti-
tutions.
homas f Kennedy. alias William
y. Warren. has been arrested in New
York, charged with having raised q
draft for $40 to $4,000.
TWO battles were fought near Victor,
Col, between troops and union miners
and n miner was killed. Talk Of
iynching is rife. Adjt. Gen. Bell is In
command and Is determined to round
np all strikers. Martfai4iaw has been
proclaimed In Teller county. Eight
{ masked men wrecked the once ct the
record at Victor, smashing the ma
schlnery and driving the employees out
III town.
Levi Letter, 81 Chicago. died 81
heart failure atsthe vanderhiit catfaea
ain#Har Harbor. ma Mr.. Letter was
long laentlled with the growtth s