The Globe-republican., 1905-08-17
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Captain Jerome B. Osier, believed
to be the Oldest resident of Illinois, Is
dead. aged los. He was born in Erie,
Pa.
Joe Jokerst. the Collinsville, ILL.,,
lad who scored his third shutout in as
many games. may receive chance
with one of the local clubs in the near
future
Wink Kellum, who was secured by
Toledo from the st. Louis National
league team two months ago, has been
sold to the Minneapolis team Of the
American association.
A negro was publicly burned in tho
court house square at Sulphur
Springs, Hopkins county, Texas, by a
mob. The negro was accused of Grim.
inal assault upon a white woman.
The change in time of issuing crop
reports by the Department OF Agri-
culture at Washington formed All in
teresting topic of discussion among
board of trade operators in Chicago.
Governor Folk handled the throttle
on an engine while returning from the
G. A. R. encampment at Humansvile.
Colonel Mcdaniel Of the governors
staff tried to fire but he only lasted
two miles.
The chief of police of Radoma,
Poland. was injured seriously by q
bomb thrown as he rode through the
town in carriage Several houses
in the vicinity were damaged. The
assailant escaped.
Mrs. Mary Cenders, widow q
years old. has lost $4,000 from her
safety deposit box in the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank, and she
swore to warrant charging Charles
G. Hammit with the theft.
The public examination of Mrs
James Brown Potter, the actress, In
involuntary bankruptcy proceedings,
was held in court in London. Mrs.
Potter's liabilities amount to about
$125,OO0, with assets valued at a sum
which will leave her about $4,000
altar ho, dohtc oua aafd
A debate over the regulation OF
freight by the government takes place
this week before the Chautauqua as
sembly at Clarinda, Ia, between Gov
ernor Cummings and Daniel Daven.
port. Cummings will support the az
firmative. while Davenport will take
the opposition from the standpoint OF
the small investor in railroad stocks.
In spite Of the large number OF
fever cases reporting during the last
few days, hope continues to run high
at New Orleans It is Dire to the fact
that there are practical evidences
that the crusade against the MOSQUITO
is telling. More than two weeks have
now elapsed since the death or curing
of cases at number of points above
Canal street and there has been no
temperance of the fever where
those cases existed. nor In the imme.
dia4o .,ntnbhoxhnnd
The General Supply and gonstruc-
ton Company Of New YofK gets the
contract for the erection OF the new
Capitol building at Frankfort, KY, on
competitive bids at $SS0,OO0, the work
to be completed within two years.
Parliament was prorogued in Lon
don after one Of the most uneventful
sessions in recent years. The only
bills Of Importance which the govern
ment succeeded in getting through
were the aliens bill preventing unde-
sirable immigration, bill for settle |
ment Of Scotch church disputes q bill
granting state assistance to unem-
ployed workmen.
Admiral Goodrich, commander.in.
chief Of the Pacific station. in dis
patch to the navy department from
San Diego. officially announced that
the court OF inquiry on the Benning-
ton disaster was concluded, the pro.
ceedings Of which will follow at !
once.
The dreaded cattle plague, known
as blackleg, form Of murrain, has
broken out In Brookfeld. Buaclleg Ii
said to be d disease much more to be
dreaded than the hoof and mouth dis
case, which created such havoc Id
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