Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-02-01

The Retail Grocers' National con-
vention elected the following officers
President. John A. Green. Cleveland.
o.; vice president. Lorenz F. Padberg.
st. Louis; secretary, Fred Mason, St.
Paul. Mimi; treasurer. II. w. Schwab,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Failure OF the National Retail Gro
| GERS association, before adjournment.
to indorse the national pure food bill
now up in the senate. is attributed to
the work Of a strong lobby.
In addition to the $4,000 a week
which the miners federation OF Great
Britain has promised the striking Ger
man coal miners. the Metal Workers
League of Stuttgart has contributed
$4,000 to the strike fund.
An explosion of 800 pounds of dyna
mite at the Shoenberger plant of the
American Steel and Wire Co, Pitts
burg. brought painful injuries to 40
persons. temporarily disabled Is resi-
dences and broke at least $500 win
dows.
Nearin Hanoon. mother of Chekib
Bey, minister Of Turkey in this coun-
try, is dead at the Turkish legation
in Washington.
The First National bank Of Neder.
land, Tex, was ordered closed by the
controller and Christopher l.. Will
liams. receiver of the Citizens Ma
tional bank, OF this city. has been
placed in charge.
The armored cruiser Maryland at
tanned on her official trial trip an YER
age speed of 22.305 knots an hour,
thereby exceeding her contract re-
quirement of % knots.
Four railway employees were killed
in collision on the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis railroad near Tul-
lahoma, Tenn.
Gov. Davis, of the canal zone, re-
ports that a determined effort is be-
ing made to stamp out the yellow fe.
yer in Panama. An increased force o.
men is now engaged in mosquito ex.
termination work.
Capt. ]. III. V. Trigg, aged 60, a ma.
tive Of Indianapolis, died suddenly al
Duluth. Mimi, from liver complaint.
| The sale of water colors and oil
paintings of the art collection formed
by Thomas Z. Waggaman. of Wash.
ington. at Mendelssohn hall, New
York, realized $223,225.
Former Gov. James H. Peabody de.
MED report that he intended to with.
draw his contest for the governorship
or that he had been approached with
any proposition for a compromise.
In the Nebraska state senate a bill
was introduced to abolish capital pun.
ishment The bill is simple, substi
tuting life sentence for the optional
death penalty which the jury may rec
r'omend.
AT Nogales, Fred Walters. gambler
entered a saloon and killed three men
wounded another and committed SUI.
eide. He had formerly been employed
there and was discharged.
ID. NJ. Parry, president of the Ma
tional Manufacturers association. says
the manufacturers will oppose the bill
introduced by Representative jenkins
to regulate the use of injunction suits
in labor troubles.
| a Lehigh Valley locomotive of the
compound type drawing freight
train exploded at CHADWICK, II. Y
Three engineers were killed and 3
fireman seriously injured.
Practically the entire Tennessee leg
islature will go to Washington March
in special car to participate in the
inaugural parade.
| Advices from throughout the Flor
| da orange belt show that OF 500 O0i
boxes of oranges and grape fruit re
naming on the trees about - ne,
cent. has been frozen and made up
| saieable
News Of the death of Gen Christ.a,
T. Christensen. of Brooklyn. at Copen
| hagen, Denmark, was received. Gen
| Christensen served throughout thu
civil war, participating in the first ant
| last battles.
The Montana senate passed thu
house resolution memorial zing con
gress to submit to the people a con
stitutional amendment providing fo'
the election of United States senator.
by direct vote OF the people
Gadsden and Alfalfa, Ala. expert
enced an earthquake shock during The
night Many citizens were awakened,
IN some instances glassware was
thrown from tables.
In fire in Westminster avenue
New York. two small children were
burned to death and one was seri
| ously injured. All three were the chill
dren Of Louis Saxon. who lived o.
the third floor.
A small group of mobiles of Inst 'tute
OF Moscow has prepared a petition ask
ing Emperor Nicholas To conyoke 2
| national assembly.
Stricken with an attack OF apoplexy
Iohn Decimus Huleat. CO. as4ista =.
manager Of the New York Bible house
| ieli from the opened window OF n G.