The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-14
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Supreme Council from carrying the in
creased rates into effect.
John Adams, a minor, and John Gal
insky, a labOrer, were instantly killed |
by premature blast at Park Place
Colliery of Lentz & Co., at Mahonoy
City, Pa.
The freighthandlers of Chicago have
sent request for conference with rep
reSentatives of p railroads, so they may |
submit demand for increased wages.
The members of the Board of Consult |
ing Engineers of the Panama Canal |
called upon the President and discussed |
canal matters.
Five persons were seriously injured |
in collision between the 800" ex-
press and the Canadian Pacific limited
at Hammond, Ont.
Three men were arrested at OgdenS-
burg, n. Y, on the charge OF smuggling
immigrants across the Canadian border.
Sonora DilOres c. de Miranda who
played a CONSPICUOUS part in the Mexican
Revoluaion. died in 65Tkcley, Cal.
While demented J. Albert SaTtin, OF
Montreal, strangled his little girl, aged
five years.
Vice President Fairbanks delivered an
address and paid a splendid tribute to
President Roosevelt at the celebration
of the golden jubilee of the Republican
party of Chester county, Pa, at West
Chester
According to a Russian correspond
ent, war operations continued the past
week in Manchuria. Each day since the
peace treaty was signed has seen the
shedding of blood uselessly.
Baron Komura and Minister Taxa
hira took lunch with President Roose-
yelt and in the evening Mr.. Witte and
Baron dc Rosen were the Presidents
guests at dinner.
The historic elm at Cambridge, Mass,
which marks the spot where Washing
ton assumed command of the Army, is
believed 10 be doomed.
! After eight men of his crew had been
| lost, Capt. Isaac Frazer, of the Boston
| fishing schooner Joseph II. Cromwell,
committed suicide.
Jacob H. Thompson, an editor on the
New York Times, was found murdered
in his room at the St. James Hotel, in
New York
Corporal Tanner was elected comman-
der-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, whose encampment is in pro-
greSs at Denver, Col. Minneapolis was
chosen as national encampment city in
1906.
United States mail delivery wagons
were accompanied through the streets of
New York by police guard because of
demonstrations against the new drivers
by the drivers on strike.
President Roosevelt has designated
Judge w. L. Penheld, solicitor of the
| State Department. to investigate the trade
relations between Europe and South
| America.
! Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was
one of the principal speakers at the an
nual outing of the Vermont Fish and
Game League at Bluff Point, n. y.
During fire in a crowded tenement
in New York an Italian lost his life in
a vain effort to rescue his two children,
both under 10 years OF age.
The President is in receipt of con-
gratulationS from the Emperor of China
for his efforts in restoring peace between
Russia and Japan.
The Chicago police say they have cap
tured a band of women robbers who
operated under the guise of nuns.
The United Spanish War Veterans will
hold their 1906 encampment at Washing
ton, D. c.
The yellow fever situation in the city
of New Orleans is steadily improving,
only IS new cases being reported and SIX
OCdSilS All NdSlOll OIL VI hieA Sll
mosquitoes gave the city a bad fright.
the strike of the 800 mail drivers in
New York city did not interfere with the
delivery of the mail There were early
in the day more applicants than there
were positions vacant
Two persons were killed and 80 in
Jured as the result OF a collision between
an excursion train and a regular pssSen-
, ger train near Newcastle, 0.
John +. Lanning, receiver Of the Mon
mouth Trust and Safe Deposit Company
of ASbury Park, N. J., has sued number
of directors.
! A fast passenger train ran into party
of workmen at Homewood Station, near
Pittsburg, killing two and seriously in
juring three others
Town Marshal II. c. Porter, of Nc
ConnelSville, O., was shot and killed on
the street by "Woode' Stewart, a de-
y mented man.