NEWS IN SHORT ORDER. The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid Reading. Domestic, Dr. Silas C._ Swallow, the presiden- tial candidate of the Prohibitionists, and George W. Carroll, the vice pres- idential candidate, were officially no- tified in Tomlinson's Hall, Indiana polis, Rudolph Wetter, a Salmon River miner, shot and instantly killed L. D. Long and Chris Waln and wounded the former's 14-year old boy at a camp in the Warren Mining Country, Idaho. A passenger train from Louisville to St. Louis collided with a freight stand- ing in the yards at North Vernon, Ind. Fireman William Keowan was killed and four passengers were in- jured. The Visger Company's excursion took fire near All the passengers were saved. on board, Ont. will be dissolved by the the September dividend. payment $25,000 indemnity paid by Ching the death of Louis Eitzel, killed Chinese soldiers, is fair. Ten dollars per fish was the fine th men who had violated the fish laws. Three Italians were arrested at Al- ing counterfeit ¢ nn, poser, died Boston, Frank wife at in Pierce shot their home, Mrs. George, George, died at cello, N. Y. WwW. and killed in Canton, widow of her home, Blaine fina, resigned as Ie ostoffice Department. Nicholas Margaret hanged mn Robert Clayton sho wife and wounded hi in Princeton, N. J i Taylor who sweetheart, Glasener, Hall, his Pittsburg Was The Ba 111, was entered open the vault and escaped State 1k Wr Ninety-seven the thus far registered for homesteads on the Rosebud Reservation. The survivors of the Damsh steam er Norge were bron York on the Cunarder The ] tion nominated Joseph W governor and adopted a vige boodie plank. A fregnt automobile men were others seriously A number arrested & of conspir at the P The Br burned off tain and the were taken J Marbour;g Hagerstown, Prose i Canal zone I wenty h between usand persons have "st SHOW Missour: onven at Officia that there will a trainmen at Altoona dhe Parrot Mining sued F. A, Hemze anc cover $2,200,000 Five men were injured explosion at Barton, O Chief John Long Dog, of the Madin Sioux 1s dead. The long-standing ciaim San Domingo Improvement Company against the government of San Do- mingo has been brought to a suc- cegsiul arbitration, Adab, perhaps the oldest city the World, has been discovered by the University of Chicago's excavat- img expedition in Babylonia, Five deaths occurred from Greater New York, and there were many prostrations. ; The Western Federation of Miners $1as appealed to the Red Cross So- ciety to take charge of the relief of the deported miners The Immigration Bureau has issued a statement showing the number of inmates in the penal and reformatory institutions. General Miles says he withdrew from the contest because he did not want to cause dissension among the Prohipitionists The State Department in a powder of the has begun stoppage of neutral : ships ligerents. by Foreign. Emil Dupont, president of the French section of the St. Louis Ex- position, has charged that the assump- tion of power by M. Troullot, the minister of commerce, to revise the lists of French jurors at St. Louis is unjustifiable, The state's attorney in the trial of Socialists at Koenigsberg for using Germany as a base for alleged trea- sonable acts against Russia dropped the charge of lese majeste against the Czar. The offer of French co-operation in the organization of the police of Tangier has been accepted by the Moroccan authorities, Captain Glotoff, commander of a Russian torpedo-boat destroyer, lost his life while saving another, ! Count Devinci, the Italian minister to Mexico, has been appointed minis- ter to Japan, The Russian government has ac- cepted the proposition of the United States to exclude American poachers from the waters around the Kom: mander Islands. : Peru and Brazil have agreed on a modus vivendi pending the settlement or arbitration, Eieven million dollars has been al lowed by the Russian government for immediate improvements on the Si- berian Railway. . SYMPATHETIC STRIKE Many More Thousands of Men Will Quit Work. CLIMAX IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE. Chicago Packers and Those at the Other Great Meat Centers Preparing for a Long Fight—Tralos Filled with New Employes Arrive at the Chicago Yards -Stockades Erected for the Protection Nonusion Men, Chicago, (Special). a fight to a finish to inforce the de- the strike of all mands of striking sympathetic the ing industry throughout the with the of the de Monday morning exception lared at 7 the indications will o'clock that other unions on Tuesday in 10 in Sunday night are the teamsters join ring. the packers terms The teamsters employed the plants at a meeting council of the joint at a meeting refused to sanc- tion their decision and, instead, ap Pp inted a committee to with open effort to The Mis emi the packers in an peace negotiations of the other 1 ards de spite sym will be called on the 1e feamsiers . mierence by the rested, lopments JOIN s New Men Arrive. | the strug different ay and repr ountry, ope for P FT haooens Vi 530 PEOP.E IN PERIL a Excarison Train Toppies on Ege of Ebmank- ment. W. Va, | cial).—Five of Fairmont, Wheeling, hundred passeng them from Grafton and had an us escape fro on the Baltimo miracul Of Serious mjury n train bound Wires engine €excurs: At Littleton, the three coaches The I Crossing, and tender and the rails comotive Over on side and the coaches toppled on edge of an embankment, but did not over. Engineer W. H under his cab scalded by escaping recover Mail severely fats i€i% urned the gO was badiy but will {Collins Johnson and w steam, Clerk C. B as bruised and otherwise the PASSENIZErS Wer but none Many of shaken up, ton badly seriously EE Baseball Kills Girl Elizabeth, N. J, trude Jaeger, 0 years old, was on a field at Ehzabethport by struck over the heart by a batted ball She was watching a game of base ball at the time. The batsman knocked a foul tip, which hit the girl, who was standing a short distance be- hind the catcher Yellow Fever Leaving Mexico. Mexico City, (Special).—There are only eight cases of yellow fever in this country, confined to Vera Cruz and Merida. The . Superior Board of Health believes it will stamp out the yellow fever in this country. Canadian residents have organized a club to promote direct trade between Mexico and the Dominion, —— Jealousy snd Murder, Berlin, N. H. (Special), ~ John Green, aged 34, a farmer of good reputation, surrendered himself to the police here stating that he had shot and instantly killed Mrs, Spurgeon Lockhart, aged 30, on the cutskirts of West Milan. This was the first knowl. edge the police had of the shooting. Green explained that he killed the woman in a fit of jealousy and while under the influence of a devs, which he said Mrs. Lockhart had been ac- enstomed to give him, (Special). Ger IN SIA LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS, Pressure on Turkey. President Roosevelt's patience has been tried so severely by Turkey that the opinion prevails in naval and di- plomatic circles that the South Atlan tic Squadron will be ordered to Turk: ish waters early in August to up the demand of the United Austrian and Italian in the land of the man, enjoy Sultan the perplexing nature of Oriental di- The department the letters which have pass- d between Secretary Hay and United Minister Leishman, at C stantinople, rejating to two demands which Fresident Koosevelt made on Sultan, These demands are that American citizens and institu- be placed in the same the ple and institutions s, and that the Ameri Medical College, at same privilages Medical i oth ons } pe 11it Beirut, be granted the the French Minister Leishman and letters that he has en 3 School, s1ates IN Mess ages cAvor of the Sul get an being able to nrst oncernng not been but { him without has with to matte says ti him common ne nernican eishman He say pledged busir ister with 168% hours the the Tu ¢d the Secretary , wd mens ns stated tte fr make A Us'que Mission to Portugal Mma is again t et ss] ® 5 Wis after SA Herran of the canal constru smban freee ted iw € SEE Ngress toys the mu of the Governs nsiderable time, a As is assemblin the new Raf sent here whom Shot Down By Officials. The following telegram has Kaiser, the American Consul at Mazatlan, Mexico: Tees Americans Louis were sh (¢, by officials. 1 have wired the requesting prompt mvesti- Report follows.” The State Department the Consul to supply at names of the Americans who were shot and other important details of the affair without waiting for a mail report. The scene of the murder is in the State of Sinaloa. Panama Adopts Gold Standard. The Panama Canal Commission re- ceived official notification from the government of Panama of the ratifi- cation of the monetary system of the new government in accordance with the agreement reached by the joint commission. Panama is now a gold standard country. has wired once the ——“-_— Occupations of Americans. The Census Bureau has completed a volume dealing with the occupations of the people of the United States. It shows that in 303 specified occupas tions there are employed in the Uni. ted States 20,073,233 persons, of which number 10,381, 765 are engaged in agricultural pursuits, 1,258,538 in pro- sional service, 5580657 in domestic and personal service, 4,766,064 in trade and transportation and 7.085, in manufacturing and mechanical pur suits, a | Reported Russian Losses 1,000 and the Japs’ Loss 4. | IAPS ATTACK MADE AT MIDNIGHT. Under a Terrific Fire Thelr Infantry Lose Heavily in Scaling the Fortified Heights Above the River—After a Battie Lasting Nearly Two Days the Japs Drive Russians | From Their Positions. Tokyo, (By Cable).—~General Kuroki, i Kiaotung been on July 19 fortified by the defended it stoutly In the Russians, fighting General fortified position on the ‘hich is northwest of ass and east of Anpit ! on the enemy more serious losses than they sustained 1 mselves 1 he fight began on the 18th and ended on the 1th The Japanese 4 men in killed and wounded Russian are estimated at Kuroki ee Morning 1000. General began his of the wed 18th, the The the He enemy early in th {1 and {oll Chi be when suddenly uncovered the Russians north- two battalions, d yiver x 1 es AIONK seemed to retiring to ward, with eight guns, turned and attacked the Japanese advance guard vigorous- iy At this point the Japanese suf { before relief cas me company a tx nfficers Russian Position Developed. aftern develop river guar precipice fightin 8 in €ad iNese renew ct thet HEA VYI Retreat Turned to Rout, essen Arge wa and he sfieMmy on the held the Russian 1 O00 The Japanese lost one and fifty-four men killed men wounded oners at officer losses fficers and 351! On Tuly 10. Japanese forces attacked { infantry and 1000 caval to After Russians occupied Chechiato, worthward of Shaotientszu he fighting the tired across the Taitsu river engagement the Japanese had seven: men wounded urs Russians’ New Position. Field, July 20 (via Fusan, Korea 23) ~The Russians are fortify few positions before Motien pass July ing than can buried, and the Japanese are now General Kuroki IIL ondon, (By Cable) g correspondent of the News wires that General Kuroki, in charge of the Japanese troops operat. in the vicinity of Liaoyang, is ill has to be carried about on a stretcher. ‘Heavy Fighting Expected. St Petersburg, (By Cable). —The Officia’ Messenger prints the following special dispatch from Liaoyang, under date of July 20: “Our left lank withstood a power. ful onslaught of the enemy. Rein forcements were sent out. “The Caucasian mounted brigade left Liaoyang in the morning.” The. above evidently refers to the Japanese advance reported from Ta- tchekiao on the northern Saimatsza- Lioyang road. it the advance on Mukden is con- tinuing heavy fighting is imminent and a general battle may be precipitated. Nationa! Cancer Hospital Projected. Philadelphia, (Special). Plans for the founding in this city of a cancer hospital of national scope were formu- lated at a meeting of physicians and philanthropic citizens held in this city. The proposed institution is to be known as the American Oncologic Hospital. The hospital is to be a . voted exclusively to the treatment of tumors and cancerous affections and scientific research inte the causes underlying the increase in the ore valewre of cancer, nA - SSIA LETS THE MALACCA 69. The Pacific Mali Company Ia Appreheasive— Appeal to Washington. Washington, D, C.. (Special). Spencer Eldy, the American charge d'affairs at St. Petersburg, has cabled the State Department that the British Embassy there had notified that the has been released and that been officially steamer Malacca in conse quence the existing tension has heen relieved. The Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany has communicated to the Stal Department its apprehension as 10 1! safety of some of its cargoes i plying between the Pacific Coa { POLS GN Ac seizure of the Malacca ation by a prize cot Allenton company § agents may and for if contraband of war liable to seizur No answer has as yet been returned the whole subject is careful investigation by the legal nese and Japanese I f gteamsnip ask what expect under om importance may demand the ernment to American mariners of their rights and privileges and of the limi San Francisco, Cal, The officials of the Occidental and Orienta Steamship Company have expressed some anxiety regarding the steamer Gaelic, which sailed from this city on July 16, for Japanese ports Th Gaelic, which flies the British has in her cargo a large foodstuffs and machinery, which are contraband (Special) £104 “aim nag of war ) #E1ZUTE hama FLEET TO CEASE OPERATIONS. Noe More Merchants to Be Scired snd Auxil lary Cruisers May Leave Red Sea. Petersburg, (By Cable been zen artment, and attended Ihe result oves all nteer hicet British Steamer Suok. $4 he Knight New 3 ried last week she was repos Commander . : rk Mav 6. for Strack By Lightaiog. St. Louis, Mo, (Special).- lightning during a severe at the World's grounds bolt of lightning which struck Mexican Pavilion destroyed the f staff and cupola surmounting but the building did There was considerabl Fair ing. but the wisitors’ fears quickly allayed by those in charge of the building. Tortured an Aged Couple. New York, (Special). — Salvatore D'Amico and Rafello Leto, Sicilians and wife, an aged couple, living m Deer Park, N. J, on the night of July 6 After the couple had retired tw men entered their hous and demanded money, enforcing their demand by torturing them until they pointed out the hiding-place of their money ———————_ FINANCIAL. That bull tip last week on Ndrfolk & Western has turned out pretty well Rock lsland has placed on order with the United States Steel Company for goon tons of rails, : Mexican Central's floating debt is nearly $10,000,000 and the insiders are trying to arrange a plan to fund it. Last Winter it was a question of how big Sully’s profits were. : Now it is a daily discussion how little his creditors will accept. Dry goods imported at New York this week amounted to $1,000,000, against $2,732,000 for the same week last year. The sum marketed was $1,- 802,000, this week, compared with $2, 400,000 last year. The two biggest gas concerns in the United States are the United Gas Improvement, of Philadelphia, and the Consolidated pany, of of New York. The latter is a Rocke feller institution. A combination of these two has beed suggested, but that contingency is so remote that it may be regorded as iw ble 4 THREE KILLED IN WRECK Bad Smashup on the South:ra Railroad, Near Franklin. PASSENGER TRAIN STRIKES CAR DOOR. Had Fallen Across Track From a Preceding Freight, Derailing the Eogine sod Tender— Engineer Hall, Fireman Millowsy sad Flag~ mao McClionahan Killed and Bazgage- master Burke Injured. Greensboro, N, ( No. G near about ioor which was both ne and on the S§ Franklin, Vi 10 milics IER pas ECnEgers being transferred without mu MRS. MAYBRICK SET FREE. Famous American Convict Leaves the Sol! of Eagland. America her considered impers yd 1g the settlement ner estates Navy. Asiat may be branch serye ¢ ian to station Woman Kitied to Expel a Demon. Bes ~~ eventual re delu she S307 i the Vi : declaring spirit, tore he that i her 1 HOssesseg off her quickhime, 1 water expired in evil jothes and fastened min the terrible hat they =o demon oured unt:l un Their defense 1% out the her A Far-reaching Irjunctioa. «What to be the most stringent labor nju Chicago, (Special) jon ever issued by the Cook Con Superior Court has heen granted by Judge Hanecy. It was given on be- half of 20 firms in the Chicago Metal Trades Association restraming mem. bers of District Lodge 8 International Association of Machimsts, from picks ting the plants. The injunction also forbids strikers and their sympa thizers from even talking to work men of the complainants without the consent of those employes. Fifty af fidavits telling of wviolence were pre- sented. Mitlion-Doliar Fire. Rhienlander, Wie, (Special).—~Fire destroyed 30 dwellmgs, several big fumber yards and one sawmill here The wind carried the fire bevond the control of the firemen, and the entire city was threatened, but the wind suddenly changed, and the town was saved. The fire department was help. less in face of the heavy flames. The Joss is estimated to be nearly $1,000,000. London, (By Cable).—~Wilson Bar rett, the actor is dead. He underwent an operation for cancer July 20, an) the doctors thereafter said that after a few weeks’ rest Barrett would be all right and able to carry out his inten tion of producing a new play in Sep tember. Mr. Barrett died at a nursing home in London. The recent opera: tion was believed to have been quite successful J and the actor th he pas ¢ crises. His death to heart failure.
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