The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-13
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.
Elwood, Durdell's bay colt, won the
Kentucky derby at Churchill Downs
Louisville. Time, 2:O8k; distance, IL
miles.
George Starr, commissioner of i'm,
migration for the port of New York,
for rs years, is dead at the age of SO.
Everett Warren was instantly killed
and Erie Mclaughlin, William Locke
and Joseph Lefever were injured by
falling bricks at the burning OF the
Hotel Rotunda, in Capac, Mich.
At the close of business April 30
1904, the public debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to S91S, 1854, 05S, an
increase for the month of $3,431, 1857.
Allen Mooney, the condemned muir
derer, who shot and killed two women
at Saranac Lake, N, Y, on November 4,
1902, was put to death in the electric
chair at Clinton prison, Dannemora,
N. Y.
Lizzie Bauer and Miss Thelin were
drowned at Shakopee, Mimi, in the Min
nesota river.
The farmhouse of Peter Schmitt, at
Bessie, Okla, was struck by lightning
and four children, aged eight, six, four
and two: were killed.
Thirty-fiye thousand Chicago families
were supplied with bread by bakers in
Pittsburg. The strike affected the local
market to such an extent that the large
importation was necessary.
Drew college, one of the pioneer edu-
cational institutions for women in the
country, was destroyed by fire at Carmel,
N. Y, entailing a financial loss of fully
100000.
A scheme for Red Cross r~eorganiza-
ton was presented at the conference in
Washington and probably will be adopt
ed. Appointment by President Roose-
welt is provided for.
A jury was secured in Washington to
try Gen. James N. Tyner and Harrison
J. Barrett, formerly Of the post Office
department, charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government.
Owing to labor difficulties it is feared
that navigation on the great lakes will
not open before June /.
The opening day Of the st. Louis
worlds fair brought 49, 1893 persons
within the exposition grounds, according
to President Francis official figures.
Chicago's first day record was 1851.
John Brisben Walker, in a speech at
New, York, outlined a reform platform
Tor the democrats, giving up free silver
and advocating retirement of all legal
tenders.
Rev. Father Edward Geary, assistant
pastor of Holy Family Catholic church,
at Omaha, Neb., died as the result of in
juries inflicted OF him by highwaymen.
powder mill owned by the North
western Powder company, three miles
from Newport, Ind, was blown up. -Four
men were killed outright and two were
injured.
On account of the small demand for
their products all of the flour mills in
Minneapolis have closed until trade in
creases to warrant resumption OF bust
ness.
The thirty-irst general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church opened
at Hazards pavilion, in Los Angeles,
Cal. Bishop Merrill presided. Rev.
James B. Hingley, of Minnesota, was
elected secretary.
Sam Parks, the New York labor leader,
who was sent to Sing-Sing prison some
months ago, after his conviction on a
charge Of extortion. died in the prison of
consumption.
The national liberty party will hold a
national convention in st. Louis July 6.
The party is composed of negroes, and it
Is stated that the convention will nomi-
nate candidates for president and vice
president.
The United States canal commission
has taken formal possession OF thec
route AID Of the property OF the Panama
Canal company. From now on the canal
works will be under the direction of
Lieut.. Mark Brooke. OF the engineer
corps Of the United States army.
With the exception of two. all tie
large shipyards IN the metropolitan dis
trict on New York are tied up as the re-
suit of strike of the boiler makers.
81 q strike of the boiler makers.
The strike of bakers has caused a bread
famine ID Boston.
Ala Chic court rules that aiirnony Is )
dutg, net 9 debt and that the obiigation
1to pay at cannot be lost through Tie
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