Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-03-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

SCIIANGOOS.
At Cedar Rapids, Ia, the plant of
the American Cereal Co. the largest
of It's kind in the world, was destroy.
ed by fire with the exception of
small group of storage and packing
rooms. The loss is estimated at ST.
100000. Two lives were lost.
Chairman Burton, in an address, ia
vored making the Ohio river naviga-
Bile at all seasons.
A. NJ. Palmer, the theatrical mana
ger who was stricken with apoplexy,
died in New York hospital
The president made these nomina-
tons to the senate: c. ii Treat, New
York, treasurer of the United States.
succeeding Ellis II. Roberts; Charles
w. Anderson, colored, New York, in
ternal revenue collector at New York,
succeeding Mr.. Treat; Aston G. Day
ton. federal judge for the Northern
district of West Virginia, succeeding
Judge Jackson, resigned.
Seven men were killed in the Clear
Spring Coal Co. at West Pttston, Pa,
by the breaking OF a hosting cable.
The men and carriage fell to the bot
tom. 800 feet.
An effort is being made by the Col
orado legislature to seat Lieut.. Gov.
Jesse A. Mcdonald as governor.
A large number of Japanese and
Chinese spies have been captured re-
Gently within the Russian lines.
Gen. Booth. of the Salvation army.
N to- I
a series of meetings. The porte has
directed the local authorities to pro.
hibit Turkish subjects from attending
these meetings.
President Roosevelt has rendered
the Office of the United States district
attorney for the Northern district of
Georgia to former Representative F
G. Tate. of Georgia. Mr.. Tate is a
democrat.
Initial steps which may result in
the erection in Washington of a large
auditorium for the holding Of conven.
tions, future Inauguration balls and
other large gatherings were taken at
joint meeting Of persons appointed
by the inaugural committee. the board
of trade and the Business Mems asso-
citation.
The board OF managers OF the
Franklin fund, an accumulation of
money left the city OF Boston under
benjamin Franklin's will, voted to
notify and reorganize the establish
ment in that city Of a Franklin union.
on the general lines of the Cooper
union and the Mechanics and Trades
men school Of New York, is deemed
advisable
The strike at the Republic Iron and
steel mills at East Chicago has been
settled. and 1900 men went back to
work. The men were defeated.
Charges Of scandal are made in the
affairs Of the ST Louis Exposition co.
They concern the granting OF awords
ana also the salvage contracts by
which certain Of the great exposition
buildings are TO be removed
An army Of 300 peasants from the
OrloVka district Is advancing south.
eastcrly. Burning and footing Of es-
tatcs is in progress. Eighteen estates
have already been sacked
Senator William Brimage Rate 10
OF Tennessee, died at the Ebbitt
house. in Washington city. Of pncu.
monia which resulted in heart fail
ure. His wife was at his bedside
throughout his illness
Statistics show that the deaths from
bubonic Dague in India within few
years reach nearly three millions I'm
1903 the mortality IN India from the
plague alone was $4,000.
The Missouri senate passed a bill
making all pipe lines, constructed or
TO be constructed in the state for the
purpose Of carrying oil. common car.
riers, and placing them under the d.
rection Of the railroad commissioners
The Porto Rican legislature has
adopted the coat OF arms used under
the Spanish regime, replacing the one
adopted by the first legislature under
American civil government.
An explosion OF Illuminating gas I'm
the cellar OF the Mormon meeting
house at Granger. Utah, caused the
death Of Nellie Mackey and seriously
injured &c other persons.