The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-19
THE LATEST NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
DOMESTIC

The body of William B. Harper, late
president of the University of Chicago,
was placed in vault until memorial
chapel and crypt are built on the Uni
versity campus.
Miss Minnie f. Killingbeck died in
Ansonia, CT, as the result of an error
made by her hance, drug clerk, who
gave her poison in mistake for headache
powders.
Anarchists are sending the sheriff,
Judge and hangn1an at Hackensack, N.
J., threats of vengence should Mrs. An
toinette Tolla be hanged.
Miss May Harris, a schoolteacher OF
Antwerp, O., was married in GAINESVILLE
to Washington Hoskins, whom she met
at the funeral of her fiance.
Believing a fake holdup to be genuine,
Louis Roquela, student at Notre Dame,
Ind, fired into a bunch of students and
killed one of them.
The exploration of an Indian mound
in Pixies County, Ill, has brought to
light some ancient relics of unusual in
terest to ethnologists.
During the last year 5000 men were
killed and wounded in the iron and steel
mills and blast furnaces in and around
Pittsburg.
Miss Edna Dickerson, Chicago court
stenographer, who has come into for
tune of $4,000, will not give up her
work
Miss Florence Edwards was married
in Saundersville, R. l., to Charles Hud-
son beside the coffin of the grooms
mother.
1t is alleged that c. Augustus Seton,
arrested near Elkton in connection with
the Norfolk and Western stock forgeries,
recently had sea yacht at his disposal,
and that forgery and larceny charges ag-
gregating $4,000 stand against him.
John W. Hill, former chief of the FL
tration bureau in Philadelphia, upon be-
ing acquitted of forgery was surrounded
for an hour by congratulating friends.
Educational circles in the West are dis
cussing the probability of President
Roosevelt succeeding the late President
Harper, of the University of Chicago.
A satchel containing $3.50 was stolen
from Leban Dennis in the National
Banking Company's Offices in Newark,
N. J. No one saw the robber.
Forged stock On which several humid
red thousand dollars were loaned, has
been found in the bank of l.. w. Pryor,
of Cleveland, who committed suicide.
w. ]. Bryan has been created datto
in Mindanao and accorded high Filipi-
no honors.
The British government announced
the text of the Anglo Cuban Treaty pro-
viding for reciprocal freedom OF COM
merce and navigation between the two
countries" for 10 years.
Judge Holt, of the United States
Court, dismissed the suit brought
against General Brooke by the Countess
of. Buena Vista to recover damages
because the General abolished her hered-
itary right to slaughter cattle used for
beef in Havana, Cuba.
A. H. Hanson, passenger traffic mana
ger of the Illinois Central Railroad,
was elected chairman of the executive
committee of the Western Passenger
Association to succeed P. S. Eustls,
passenger traffic manager of the Bur
lington system.
A fstic and legal encounter between
relatives and friends of Miss Anne
Nissan Hays, related to the Wander
bits and who was a settlement worker,
has been won by the brothers of the
woman.
Anton Nodat, formerly of Baltimore,
accidentally met his brother, Henri
Nodat, after 80 years, separation on the
French line pier in New York.
Rev. Dr. B. Drumming, of Pennsyl-
vania, attacks Dr. William Osler's age
theories, and says ripe maturity is better
than the enthusiasm of youth.
Elijah O. Parker, formerly connected
with the firm of Clahin & Co., New
York city, was found dead in his room,
in Arkansas City, Kan.
| The British cruiser squadron on the
China station arrived at Manila and the
officers and men are being shown every
courtesy.
! John G. Carlisle, grandson of the for
mer secretary of the treasury, accident
ally shot himself at his home, in Mobile,
Ala.
Mr.. Bracket reintroduced in the New
York Senate his resolution demanding
the resignation of Senator Depew.
Private services over the body of Pres
ident Harper, of the University of Chi
cago. were held at the family residence.
| John A. Topping was elected presi-
dent of the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany at a meeting in New York.
United States Judge Thompson, sitting
in Cincinnati, ordered the sale of the
Appleyard traction lines.
| FOREIGN
The Russian New Year celebration in
St. Petersburg opened with tragedy
which cast gloom over the city. In a
famous cafe, where were gathered di-
plomats and aristocrats, Count Sher-