The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-06-10
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI 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.

DOMESTIC.
Mayor Robert M. McLane, Of Balti-
more, Nd, shot and killed himself al
his residence in that city. Overwork
and adverse criticism by his politica
opponents are supposed to have caused
temporary alteration of the mind. He
leaves a bride. to whom he was married
only two weeks ago..
A general observance of Memorial day
is reported throughout the country. The
exercises consisted Of parades, orations
and decorations of graves.
Albert s. Meade, who is accused OF
murder, was arrested in Denver
Meade admitted killing Sam Kicker al
Spring Gulch, Cal.
Two negroes entered the Office OF
the Pullman company at Portland
Ore, in broad daylight and, drawing
revolvers upon the unsuspecting cash
Ter, w. H. Aurelius, demanded what
cash was in sight. Aurelius handed
over about 5 $500. The negroes es-
capped.
Col. j.. H. Bodine, a noted rifle shot
who was known as "Old Reliable"
died in New Platz, N. Y.
The United States supreme court
has ordered a new seal for the court
Tor the first time since 1890. The old
seal was the size of a silver dollar.
The order calls for a seal az inches in
diameter, somewhat larger than the
Did seal.
Andrew Messer killed his wife and
child and then himself at Cambridge,
D. Messer and his wife had frequent
quarrels.
Flour which is tied up by the lake
strike will be moved by the railways at
reduced rates.
The weather bureau reported that con-
ditions favor growing crops.
The mystery of the murder of Andrew
III. Green, father of Greater New York.
is cleared through the filing of a suit in
New York by John r. Plat to recover
$6S5,3S5 said to have been paid an ,oc-
toroona woman as blackmail. MI. Green
was killed by a Jealous friend of the
woman in mistake for Plat.
Judge Parnell. in the United States
court at Raleigh, N. c.. fined ~Josephus
Daniels, editor of the News and Observ-
er, $1,000 and refused an appeal on the
charge OF contempt Of court in editorials
concerning a receivership.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of business
May 81, 1904. the total debt, less cash in
the treasury, amounted to $975, 301, 63I,
which is an Increase for the month Of
s56.447, 576.
Hattie M. johnson, who is known on
the stage as Marie Jansen, filed a yolun-
fary petition in bankruptcy at Boston.
She places her liabilities at 81, 1926. with
assets of SIT.
a head-on collision of freight trains
occurred on the Cumberland Valley rail-
road near Chambersburg, Pa. Elmer
Walek, aged 40 years, an engineer, was
instantly killed.
Arthur Thompson, a negro, shot and
killed M. 4. Dudley, a young white man.
at Arlington. Ga. A crowd Of men cap
tured the negro, lynched him and rid
died this body with bullets,
Judge j. G. Pritchard took the oath Of
office In Washington Wednesday as
United States circuit Judge, In success
sion TO Judge simonton, deceased.
southwestern Kansas was drenched
by g heavy rain accompanied by hail.
Between Bucklin and Meade. On ths
Rock island road, hail did much damage
to crops.
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