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fessed that he had murdered four women and a girl, two of the victims being his wives. The exchanges at the leading clearing houses in the United States during the seven days ended on the 27th aggregated $1,814,625,329. The decrease compared with the corresponding week of last year was 7.0. Harry Forbes, of Chicago, won the world's bantam weight championship by defeating Andy Tokell, of England, at Detroit. Joseph Keenan (colored) was hanged at Greenville, S. C., for the murder of Samuel Williamson, a white man. The Daughters of the American Revolution were received by President Roosevelt at the white house. The Hubbard private bank at Cedar Springs, Mich., was robbed of about $5,000. There were 211 business failures in the United States during the seven days ended on the 27th, against 215 the same week in 1902. Samuel Harris, a miner, fell 102 feet down a shaft at Terre Haute, Ind., and escaped with nothing more serious than a broken leg. John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers denies the reports of a union combine against the use of nonunion products. Weekly reports say trade is accelerated by milder weather, business continuing to be very active. Edward L. Burdick, of Buffalo, N. Y., prominent in business and social life, was found dead in his home with his head crushed. President Roosevelt sent a special message to congress asking passage of the bill reducing tariff on Philippine products. Dan Jones, of Milwaukee, won the bowling championship of the United States at Indianapolis. An explosion in powder works at Cherokee, Mo., killed three men and injured 15 others, three of them fatally. Robbers blew the post office safe at Garrett, Ind., and carried away $1,000 in cash and $300 in stamps. Ten thousand St. Louis brickmakers will strike unless wages are advanced. Mary Anderson, wife of a wealthy farmer near Columbus, Neb., blinded her husband with acid, poisoned her daughter, and then killed herself. The Armour Packing company has been deprived of land worth $1,000,000 at Kansas City, Kan., by a jury in a suit brought by heirs of an Indian. More than 2,000 painters and deco rators in Pittsburg went on strike for an advance of wages. Boston surgeons used an X-ray and decided that the Korean twins, who are joined together by a strip of flesh, can safely be cut apart. President Roosevelt in a letter to the Atlanta Constitution declares his attitude toward negro appointments will not be influenced by criticism. A passenger train of the Cincinnat Southern railroad was thrown from the track near Lenoir, Tenn., and three persons were killed and 25 in jured. The report of the receiver of the private bank of Boughton, Ford & Co., which suspended a month ago at Chardon, 0., shows liabilities of $600, 000. At Jonesboro, Ga., William Farmer a deputy sheriff, killed his father-in law, James Christian, mortally wounded his wife and then kille himself. Dr. Joseph Mills has resigned the presidency of Earlham college a Richmond, Ind., and Prof. R. Kelly has been chosen as his successor. George Cole, who held up a Burling on train near Butte, Mont., three weeks ago, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. Six persons were drowned while try ing to cross the Ohio river at Hickman
