The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-18
The NEWS in SHORT ORDER
Domestic.

No credence is attached to the al
legged confession of George H. Leroy, a
negro under life sentence in Seattle,
| Wash, that he and two other men
strangled to death Jennie Cramer, of
New Haven, ~ years ago.
Twelve persons were killed and at
least rs others injured as the result of
a collision between passenger and a
freight train on the Nickel Plate Road,
near Kishnan, o.
Miss Florence Croker, the youngest
daughter of Richard Croker, eloped with
young Italian in Paris.
Walter Sanger Pullman was seriously
injured by being thrown from a horse
at San Mateo, Cal.
Bishop A. Coke Smith, of the South
ern Methodist Church, is i'll with tuber-
culosis at Asheville, N. c., and there is
little hope for his ultimate recovery.
William Curtis, colored, was shot and
killed at Saratoga, N. Y, while at
tempting to escape arrest for burglary,
by Detective James Sullivan.
Clara L. Shaffer, the belle of Wash
ington township, Pa, has sued John E.
Dreese for $4,000 damaged for breach
of promise
The Holy Rollers, of Benton Harbor,
Mich, under the leadership of Angel
Benjamin, are preparing for crusade
in New York.
Thomas N. Butts and wife, of Brook
Ign, were injured while walking across
the Cape May Beach Drive by being
run into by an automobile operated by
F. H. Hack, Jr., of Baltimore. They
were carried to their hotel on stretchers.
A delegation of Jewish bankers of
New York and Chicago conferred with
M. Witte at Portsmouth about ameli-
Grating the condition of the Jews, in
Russia.
Members of the Citizens Union of
New York are urging District Attorney
Jerome to agree to take the independent
nomination for mayor.
Claims, aggregating 100000 francs
held against Venezuela by the French
government have been allowed by Ref
cree Plumley.
The legislative committee to investi-
o. rah'e : V
will not begin its sessions for two weeks.
Gladys and Eugene Roosevelt, cous-
ms OF President Roosevelt, were injured
in a runaway accident at Sagville, L. l..
The transport Logan arrived at Iloilo,
Philippines, with Secretary of War Taft,
Miss Roosevelt and party.
In New York Mrs. Rose Schoomke,
a former trapeze performer, who was
deserted by her husband, tried to hang
herself, but the rope broke. Then she
drank liquid in which matches had
been soaked Before the poison became
effective she tried to throw herself from
a hfth-story window.
In speech at a Confederate reunion
at McGregor, Tex, Senator Bailey de-
cried the remarks of President Alder
man, of the University of Virginia, in
belittling modern statesmen of the
South.
| 1t is stated that the fund necessary to
meet the expense in the case of the ap-
peal of Johann Hoch, the Chicago Blue
beard" has not been presented to the
court.
Sam Grice, a former British soldier,
who once saved the life Of General Rob-
| erts in battle, was sentenced at Salt
Lake City to IL years in prison for bur-
glary.
Edward Drouin died under mysterious
circumstances at Peoria, Ill. He was
tHC sui Vi d tOlliCI uiClliDCl VI tliC ldN-
ulty of the University of Pennsylvania.
Twenty hremen were overcome by an
explosion of tanks containing fats in a
New York soap factory. They were
rescued by their comrades.
At Frederic, Mich, Mrs. Hedrich was
arrested on the charge of the murder
of her two little boys.
President Jordon, of the Southern
Cotton Association, has demanded the
resignation of Vice President Peters of
the organization.
The Citizens Union of New York has
issued call for the nomination of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome for mayor.
President Roosevelt addressed the
mineworkers and the Catholic Total Abb
stinence Union at Wilkesbarre.
General Lyon succeeds General Car
nahan as head Of the Uniformed Rank
of Knights of Pythias.
Eijiro Tagasugi, professor of English
at the University of Toxic, says Russia
must make peace.
Capt. Jerome B. Osier, believed to be
the Oldest resident of Illinois, died at
Chicago.
Oscar Benson, policeman, shot and
killed his brother-in-law in Chicago.
The boilermakers of the Chicago Great
Western shops have struck.