The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-06-09
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic,

Col. Andrew Jackson, OF Nashville
has sold the Washington chair to the
Mount Vernon Association for $500
1t was willed to Dr. Craik by Genera
Washington Members of the Grail
family presented it to General Jackson
At Cleveland three men were killed by
a sudden rush of. steam in boiler which
they were repairing at the American
Steel and Wire Companies furnaces.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany was held in Pittsburg. The annua
report shows an increase in net earnings
Seniors of the GAINESVILLE CO., High
School are in revolt because the juniors
will wear white duck trousers during
commencement week.
In Cincinnati w. G. Baldwin, of Roa-
noke, Va, was reelected president of the
Association of Special Railway Agents
In Ravenswood, a suburb of Chicago
an unidentified robber was shot anc
killed.
The Masonic Temple in Toledo, erect
ed at cost of $425,ooo, was dedicated.
Vice President Fairbanks and family
arrived in Chicago from the Northwest
Master plumbers are holding their an
nual convention in Atlanta.
A tidal wave four feet high swept
over Lake Michigan.
In New York, Charles H. Hyde, rep
resenting Justice William ]. Gaynor and
the other executors of the estate of the
late William Ziegler, filed the will Of
Mr.. Ziegler. Mr.. Ziegler leaves his re-
siduary estate to his adopted son, Viii.
liam Ziegler, now ID years of age. A
conservative estimate of the estate is
said to be $3o,oooooo as it stands, bu,
this sum will undoubtedly be largely
increased by the time the young mar
reaches his maj at which time he
will enter into the enjoyment of an III
come probably exceeding 100000 a
year.
Samuel Lobley, of New York, who
confessed to taking part in an alleged
conspiracy by which the Equitable Life
Assurance Society was induced to loan
$4,000 on life insurance policy, con-
fessed and was sentenced to eight years
in Sing Sing prison.
An action to revoke the charter OF the
General Paper Company will probably
be brought by the Attorney General OF
Wisconsin.
Counsel for James H. Hyde issued a
statement outlining the position of Mr.
Hyde in reference to the attack made
on him.
Johann Hoch, the convicted wife-mur-
derer, was sentenced to be hanged june
20 at Chicago.
Notable discoveries OF relics OF
Moundbuilders have been made near
Montezuma, Ill.
Douglas M. Fitzpatrick, former United
States subtreasurer, died at New Or
leans.
Governor Higgins has signed the bill
abolishing fake hotels in New York city.
Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minis
ter, sailed from New York for Dover.
Brodie L. Duke has sued Mrs. Alice
Webb Duke for divorce in New York.
Gen. H. V. Boynton died at Atlantic
City of complication of diseases.
Speaker Cannon and party of con-
gressmen will visit Southern Alaska.
By combination of the forces OF
President Alexander and Vice Presi-
dent Hyde and Tarbell the report OF
the Prick committee, which investigated
the affairs of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, was rejected by the direc-
tors The report recommended the with
drawal of Messrs. Alexander, Hyde and
Tarbell from their positions. Mr.. Prick
resigned as director.
The Avenue Theater, in Pittsburg
was burned, and the Grand Opera House
adjoining was badly damaged. The aud
fence was quietly gotten out of the
opera house without a panic. The loss
is $4,000.
Jimmy Hope, the old safe-breaker and
the man who pulled off the famous Man
haitian Bank robbery in New York ir
1873, died suddenly in his wife's arms
While engaged in unloading car Of
sand, workmen found bonds and securi'
ties valued at 100000. They had beer
stolen from the Wilmington (Ill.) Bank
A committee of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce has decided that
the squeeze in May wheat was not
corner.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will es'
tablish daily train service of I8 hours
each way between New York and Chi
cago.
Peter Thomas, a negro, was hanged
at Albany, Ca, for the murder OF
town marshal.
Seventeen-year locusts have appeared
in Southern Wisconsin.
The Philadelphia City Councils with
drew the gas lease and confirmed Mayor
Viewers appointments to the place:
made vacant by the removal of the di
rector of public safety and the director
of public works.
Judge Tayler, of the United States
District Court. in Cleveland, O., ap
pointed Jacob B. lFawcett receiver of th'
assets OF William l.. Davis, vice presi
dent of the closed Canton State Bank.
foreign
Premier Tisza denied, in the Hungari
an Parliament, the intimation that tn,