The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-15
TIE LATEST NIws IN SHORT ORDER.
Domestic.

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w. D. Guthrie, counsel for Charles
M. Scwab, will seek to have the re-
Ownership proceedings continued IN the
United States Circuit Court OF New
Jersey in private.
A company having for its purpose the
construction of decp-water ship canal
between Lake ST. Clair and Lake Erie
has been formed in Cleveland.
The Board OF Health OF Lockport,
N. ", has ordered the closing OF all
public meeting places owing to the
prevalence of smallpox in the vicinity
The heroism OF an elevator man in a
New York office building saved the
lives Of eight women who were I'M
periled by fire
Leon Saeder has been arrested at San
Francisco charged with the murder OF
Joseph Blaise. his brotherin-law.
Fire of a mysterious origin broke
out in a mine Of the Mineral Railroad
and Mining Company at Shanlokin, Pa.
The new wireless telegraph stations
at San Juan and Crlebra have been ops
ened and are working we'll
The Pennsylvania Company IS SAID
to have secured control Of the Chicago
Terminal Transfer Railroad.
The examination OF John A. Ben
son, the California millionaire land
owner, was begun in New York.
Howard f. Huntington has been APP
pointed general manager OF the Los
Angeles Railway.
The Union Pacific Railroad will be
double tracked between Kansas City
and Topeka.
Hundreds of passengers on inconl-
ing Chicago trains were plunged into
sudden darkness.
Father John Sutkaitis, pastor OF St.
Casimir's Lithuanian Catholic Church
in Pittsburg, made information against
two anarchists, whom he fears will de-
stroy his church.
Prominent Yale professors and
others have petitioned the Senate to
move cautiously in the matter OF rat
flying the Panama treaty.
Col. Myron T. Herrick was inangu-
rated as governor OF Ohio. There was
an imposing parade and at night the
Governor held a reception.
The Milwaukee Grand Jury brought
in another batch OF indictments charg-
ing city officials and former officials
with accepting brides.
Eighty-four, horses we're burned to
death in fire which destroyed the sta
Bile OF Peoples Bros, contractors, in
West Philadelphia.
The inhabitants of San Andres Is
land would like to cut away from 60.
lofnbia and join the new Republic OF
Panama.
St. Patricks Church, an old land
mark and the Oldest Catholic Church
in Lowell, Mass, was destroyed by FIRE.
Cornell University celebrated the
ninety seventh anniversary OF the birth
of its founder, Ezra Cornell.
The convention Of the National
Woolgrewers' Association was begun
in Portland, Ore.
T. S. Bidgood, cashier OF the Peo-
pies Bank, in Mobile, Ala, died. aged
46 years. He was widely known in
business circles through the South.
Congressman William W.. Skiles. rep
resenting the Fourteenth district OF
Ohio, died OF pneumonia at his home,
at Shelby, o., aged 81.
The steamer Provan brought to Bos-
ton the captain and crew OF the schoon-
err G. A. Smith, which vessel soon after
foundered
Henry w. Peacock fell from the sew
cnth floor OF the Reading Terminal
Station. in Philadelphia, and was in
sanity killed.
A fire in the New York Stock Ex-
change Building deranged the telc-
graph system by which stock quota
tions were sent out.
The Alva National Bank OF Alva,
Ok, was closed and receiver appoint
ed by the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency.