The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
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Judge Holt, in the United States
Circuit Court, New York, dismissed
the suit for $30,000,O00 damages
brought by the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining Company against the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company for al
legged violation of the provisions of
the Sherman Antitrust Act.
A boiler in a saw mill on the
Abrams farm, near Steubensville, o.,
exploded, fatally injuring William
Abrams, James Oler and Bert Baker
Two men were probably fatally
burned and the garage Of Charles E.
Dinkey, in Pittsburg, was destroyed
by the explosion of an automobile.
Mounted Customs inspectors
Charles Loyal and Charles Jones
fought a pistol duel in Ell Paso, Tex
Both were killed.
Bishop Charles H. Fowler, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died in
New York City.
DR.. John Bryant, a yachtsman OF
international reputation, died at his
home, in Boston.
The Grand Pacific Hotel in Chi
cago, was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent OF 100000.
An illustration of the efficiency of
the school fire drill was furnished
when the 500 kindergarten pupils in
the biggest industrial school on the
East Side, New York, were emptied
in less than two minutes after a
slight fire in chimney. None of the
scholars is over seven years, while
many are less than four. .faSa
AS a result of being shot while
passenger on a Pullman travelling
from Columbus, S. c., to Augusta,
Ca, former Judge o. w. Buchanan
died in a hospital at Augusta. The
investigation of the shooting shows
it was accidental, the shot having
apparently been fired by boys playing
with rifle
A report has been sent to the Sec
rotary of the Navy that Judge Rich
ard s. Tuthill, Of Chicago, released
a boy accused of theft on condition
that the lad would enlist in the Navy.
Passenger trains in the subway
under the East River were stalled
nearly an hour in darkness and
smoke owing to fire in the Broad
way tunnel.
The North German Lloyd liner
Kronprinz Wilhelm had a narrow es-
cape from being sent to the bottom
as the result of collision in the fog
OFF quarantine, New York, with the
British tramp Grown of Castle.
Mrs. Mabel Woodham Medley of
Kalamazoo, whose infant son died of
pneumonia while being treated by
mental healers, is under arrest,
charged with manslaughter.
Frank G. Marin, convicted in
Philadelphia of using the mails to
defraud, was sentenced to four years
Imprisonment and to pay fine of
$1,000.
The Southern Railway has with
drawn its funds from all it's banks
in Georgia to prevent attachments
from being served on the roads
money.
Postmaster David J. Smith, of West
Nyack, N. j., single-handed, drove
on three burglars who had dynamit-
ed the Office safe.
The town of Braham, Mimi, on
the Great Northern Railroad, so
miles from Minneapolis, was wiped
out by fire. ~
Former President Cleveland quiet
z " celebrated his seventy-first birth
day at Lakewood, N. J.. He is in ex--
cellent health. ,ss., S.s.-a
Every cotton mill in Rhode Island
will announce 10 per cent. wage
reduction on April 6.
The home of Henry Hills, tobacco
farmer near Louisville, was burned
by night riders.
Mr.. Bryan celebrated his forty
eighth birthday by making two
speeches in Chicago.
The United Mine Workers conven-
ton took action which will avert a
general soft coal strike.
Teachers salaries are to be re-
duced in Mobile to meet the loss of
school funds formerly derived from
saloon licenses.