The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-25
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapi1
Reading.


HC NOiOlNQ puppy VI -
Square, West Chester, are fighting tor
coeducation of the races. The whites
want them to have separate schools.
George Merritt Clark, OF Buffao, q
well-known member OF the American
Water-color Society of New York,
died at his California home.
John Mahnken, who claimed the
body of an lroquois Theater victim as
a relative in order to enter suit, was
arrested in Chicago.
The borings of the rapid transit sub
way were completed between the Fort
George terminus and the City Hall, in
New York.
Charles W. Eliot. president of Har-
ward University since 1860, celebrated
quietly the SEVENTEEN anniversary OF
his birth.
The worlds cotton crop is esti-
mated by the Department of Agricul-
ture at I7,I7o.7o5 bales, valued at
$75o,oS2,45I.
Robert Iceland, an actor and writer
of melodramas, committed suicide IN
clearinghouse at Detroit.
Albert Ferguson, nonunion hack
man, was shot and killed by unionists
in Kansas City, Mo.
Representative Charles w. Thomp-
son, of the Fifth Alabama district,
died in Chicago.
The cable ship Scotia, which on
March II was reported ashore on the
Spanish Rocks, Island of Guam. will
be total lost.
Capt. A. R. Piper reported to the
Chicago City Club that the pclice torce
of that city was disgraceful instr
tuition.
Prairie fires have burned over 40, 700
acres OF splendid range land north
and south of Hemingford, Neb.
Superintendent Hendricks, OF the
New York State Insurance Depart
ment, says the Baltimore fire should
be lesson to insurance companies
to continue the policy OF accommodating
large reserve funds.
George A. Secor, formerly cashier
for the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad, was sentenced in
New York to two years and SIX
months in states prison for en-
bezzlement.
Winthrop College, the South Caro-
lima state college for women, at Rock
Hill, has received 4 gift of $4,000
from Andrew Carnegie for a library
building.
The New Orleans French Opera
Company has disbanded at New York,
members having refused to sing on
account OF nonpaynlent OF salaries.
Six fremen were severely injured IN
a fire of supposed incendiary origin
which burned the old Holden school
building in Chicago.
The combined six Finnish organiza-
tons of Chicago passed resolutions
dcnouncing Russia end expressing
sympathy with Japan.
Allen p Lovejoy, whose wealth is
estimated at several million dollars,
was found dead in bed in Janesville,
Wis.
Watson Ambruster, editor-in-chiei
of the Philadelphia Telegraph, died at
his home. in Philadelphia.
The National Antituberculosis Con-
vention was incorporated in Spring
field, ILL.,
The taking of evidence in the case
wounded and several other persons
injured by the explosion of an in
fernal machine outside the residence
of the police commissioner at Liege.
Louis II. Mott was hanged IN Miss
oula, Mont, for the murder OF his
wife.
Lieut.. G. S. Richards and F. B.
Nelson have returned from Manila
under arraignment to appear before
military court-martial on the charge
of duplicating their pay accounts in
the Philippines.
The directors of the Corn Product
Company passed the dividend on the
company's common stock; the usual
quarterly dividend of "a per cent.
ON the preferred stock was declared.
Second Deputy Police Commits
sioner Henry F. Haggerty was re-
moved by Commissioner McAdoo
after he had refused to hand in his
resignation.
Eugene Allison. the builder Of the
wrecked Hotel Darlington. in New
York, was closely questioned dur
ing the coroner's inquest.
The Citizens Alliance OF Telluride.
Col, has shipped a number of union
men and their synlpathzers out OF
town.
William Z. Miller, member OF the
Light Brigade which made the Famous
charge at Balaklava, died at Grotan,
CT.
President Hill nd other officials OF
| the Northern Securities Companies
! held a conference in New York.
Two persons were killed and several
| we're injured in an explosion that
wrecked toy factory in Chicago,
Foreign.
The American Line steamer New
| York, from New York for Cherbore
and Southampton, was in collision with
| .ha cteap1er Assam of Hurst Castle