The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-17
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.

UOmeSuC.
ARRANGEMENTS for the fourteenth
international convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of America,
which vii meet in Detrp.: July C
10, are approaching completion.
Levy T. Hannum, Trenton lawyer,
who is legal representative in this
country OF Ion Perdicaris, has received
a letter from him written in his
captivity.
lanes King Clarke, the former hus-
band of Miss Esther Bartlett, the
violet BRIDE was married in Bryn
Mawr, Pa, to Miss Katherine Will
loughby.
Lieut. Nathaniel T. Bowers, En-
gineer Corps, of Fort Leavenworth,
was killed near the target range by
lightning, which struck his rife:
In a free fight at Brands Springs,
Ga. Bert Smith, while shooting at
someone else, hit and killed John L.
Smith, his STEP grandfather.
Rev. Dr.. Frank Gunsaulus, formerly
of Baltimore, in a baccalaureate SER
mon in Chicago, said that all men
are not created equal.
The National Conference OF
Charities and Corrections began in
Portland, Me.
The whipping-post has been revived
in Lexington, KY. ;,
Mrs. Lawrence c. Philips, wife OF
the Pittsburg millionaire who kid
mapped their two children, Indignantly
denies the charges he made, and says
she will fight the divorce proceedings
and also for the custody of the chill
dren
Hannah Elias, the negress, who was
released on habeas corpus on the
charge of extorting blackmail from
John R. Platt in New York, told OF
her efforts to refine herself and con-
ceal her color.
The Western Federation of Miners
will establish new mining camp III
New Mexico for all the union meil
deported from Colorado and will sup
port the men while they are prospect
ing.
A report issued by the Department
of Agriculture shows the immense
destruction wrought throughout the
country by the countless enemies 10
the various plants.
DIR. Thorne, whose first wife eloped
with the best man at the wedding, IS
engaged 20 be married to Miss Clara
McCulloush, of Toronto, trained
nurse.
The ope: alton of laminectomy was
performed in Pnila delphia or Charles
Bender, whose neck was broken in
an accidens at baseball game.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
adopted resolutions asking President
Roosevelt to send federal troops to
the Colorado strike regions.
The account OF the referee provid-
ing for the distribution of the Platt
estate gives his widow (now Mrs.
Margaret ]. Graves $8,ooo,ooo.
Louis B. Matheny, notorious crook
wanted for postoffice burglaries, was
arrested at the Gravesend track by
inspectors.
Thirty ilremen were overcome by
tobacco smoke and liquor fumes while
fighting i fire in Holtz's cafe, in New
York. :
William A. c. Miller, prominent
lumberman, of Detroit, Mich, COM
mitted suicide in the basement of his
home.
Anton Czerminiski was instantly
killed and Burto Flen fatally injured
by an explosion in dyehouse in
Chicago.
During quarrel over a small mat
ter in Girariville, Pa, Thos. Thomp-
son shot and killed Philip Curley.
The Erie Railroad made a second
reduction of 10 per cent. of its work
ing force III the shops.
E A. Streavig, editor of the Cape
May Wave, was drowned in the surf
there
Arthur M. Buarpre, recently ap-
pointed United States Minister to
Argentina in succession to John Bar
rett, arrived at Buenos Ayres.
There was a sensational upward
movement in cotton on the New
York and the New Orleans Ex-
changes.
United States Minister Squires ar
rived at New York on the steamer
Havana.
A new dormitory was presented to
Princeton University by the class of
70.
Mrs. Hannah Elias was discharged
in New York on motion OF Assistant
District Attorney Rand at the conclu-
sion of the testimony of John X:
Plat, the aged millionaire, who caused
her arrest Tor extortion.
In fit of temporary insanity
Robert r. Miller, who came to ST.
Louis with his wife and daughter from
Tampa, Fla, to visit the Worlds Fair,
committed suicide.
Kokichi Hiraka was hanged in Fol
som, Cal, for the murder of Mr., and
Mrs. T. Yoshimoto and another Jap
anese in Sacramento a year and
half AGO.
Three hundred employees of the
Royal Paper Mill, at East Angus,
Que, went on strike for semimonth-
ly pay-days. All the work is sus
pended.
Foreign.
Prince George and Prince Conrad