The diamond drill., 1904-09-10

The business section of the mining
town OF Ramey, Pa, was wiped out by
fire, with a $4,000 loss.
Archbishop Messmer said In Milwau-
kee that he was an advocate OF the
teaching of English in all parochial
schools.
While demented George Kaber OF
Shippenville, aged SO. shot and killed
his wife and then himself The couple
had been married more than fifty
years.
The sixteen young women at the
worlds fair to represent various cities
in connection with the Oklahoma cele-
bration were given a reception Monday
in the Oklahoma building.
It is expected that the trial OF James
Gillespie, Mrs. Myron Barbour and
Mrs. Belle Seward on the charge of
completely i'm the murder OF Elizabeth
Gillespie in Rising Sun, Ind, will be
called Sept. IL.
Robert Reynolds OF Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, and George Green, a negro pack.
ing-house striker, were killed in East
st. Louis in a mysterious manner.
Their bodies, bearing similar wounds.
were found In road One arrest was
made.
Edward Toby, president OF the Canal
Banking and Trust company OF New
Orleans, is dead, aged rs years. He
served four years with the confeder-
acy on the STATS of Generals Maury
and Slaughter
Probate Judge Carl Nippert died at
his home in Cincinnati. He was lieu
tenant governor Of Ohio two years ago.
He was born at Frankforton-the-M Main
in 1852.
John T. Lenfesty Of Chicago, owner
OF the Lenfesty flour mill and dam at
Waldron, H.. sued the Kankakee Elec-
trio Light and Power company for
$50 900 damages for raising its dam at
Kankakee six inches above the legal
height.
The resignation of Monslgnore
Geay, bishop OF Laval, reached the
ministry OF public worship at Paris.
Signor Giovanni Branchi. at his re
quest, has been relieved from the post
OF italian consul general at New York
marry Brennan OF Sheridan. Wyo.,
won the broncho-riding contest for the
worlds championship at the Cheyenne
frontier celebration.
First Lieutenant G. s. Haight
Fourth United States cavalry, military
aid at the Worlds fair, will resign and
go to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Carroll ID. Wright, Commissioners OF
the Bureau OF Labor stated he would
resign Jan. / and devote his attention
to the presidency of Clark college.
Gov. Yates has appointed j. M
Keefer OF Macomb n trustee OF the
Eastern Normal school at Macomb
vice c. ]. Searles of Rock Island, re
signed.
Chief Herman Meminger OF the Mil
waukee fire department was presented
with a gold diamond studded badge tC
commemorate his thirty years OF sery
ice.
While attempting to capture Charles
w. Walton. a highwayman, Police on
Ger ole Nelson of Portland. Ore, wa
probably fatally shot.
The big fire in the Avondale, Pa
mine OF the Delaware, Lackawanna
, Western company Is under control.
The Oceanic Steamship compan
has won its suit at San Francisco Z
recover money paid to the collecto
OF customs as head tax on tourists.
Mexico promises that the slayers G
Clarence Way and Edward Lattimel
two Americans, in Sinaloa, Mexico
will be promptly punished.
, A passenger train. eastbound, on tn
Santa Fe railroad. collided with
freight head-on near Williamsfield, III
near Galesburg. Several passenger
l we're hurt. but none seriously.
/. l.. M. Crawford, owner OF a strln
Of opera houses from ST. Louis to j
Paso, withdrew his petition In banl
/, ruptcy.
= The second largest sturgeon eve
i caught In the Fox river was lande
by william Buss at Strobe's islan'
Wisconsin. II weighed 10 pounds.
q The Gross Coal company has sue
O Mayor David 8. Rose OF Milwaukt
for $4,000 damages on the ground I
If slander. claiming he said the compar
y boarded coal and sold II for $15 e
IS when the poor we're In need Of q
commodity.
"a A parcels post convention has bee
,f concluded between the United STATE
ard Norway, TO take effect Oct. nea
ID II Is reported that the West Sis
1, Belt Lipe OF Pittsburg was sold
/ the Gould interests for 100000
This affords the wabash railway |
entrance into Pittsburg.