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Show Cream of- the News The Chicago Teachers' Federation is to be dropped by tha Chicago Federation of Labor under the provisions of an article in the constitution by which admission to the federation feder-ation Is denied to unions unless affiliated with the national organization. Pitiful letters written by Grace Brown to Chester Gillette were read in hia trial for the murder of the girl at Herkimer, N. Y. The principal of the open shop, and the establishment of industrial schools will be voiced at the Fourth Annual convention of the Citizens' Industrial association. , Five underwriters and brokerage concerns were raided by the federal authorities in Chicago and seven officers of the companies were thrown into jail charged with fraudulent fraudu-lent operations. voiced at the fourth annual convention of Miller was appointed receiver for the German Ger-man National Insurance company of Chicago. Gen. Shafter left property estimated at $16,000. Tha opening address at tha Trans-MIrsis-sippi congress was made by Secretary of Stat Root. Tba National league baseball flub has offered of-fered Count Bon I Csstellsne a position as wardrobe master for tha club. President Murphy declares that this Is a "bonl" fide offer. Senstor Tinman probably will be asked not to mention the negro question in the lecture ha is scheduled to deliver for the benefit of the Chicago Unlop hospital In Chicago next Tuesday evening. The Senator may consider this an affront and refuse to speak at all. Tha mystery of "ScottyV mines In Death Valley haa been solved. It Is claimed. The theory Is that be has seoured stolen gold ore from Goldfleld and represented It sa coming from Death Valley. Frank Lynrb of Grand Rapids, who pro- ' rooted the prize fight. In which Ward met bis death, was arrested on" the charge of promoting pro-moting a prize fight. Dr. Edward T. Devlne. special representative representa-tive of the. Rod Cross society having charge of the Frisco relief- fund, says there wss no graft. He also defends Mayor Schmidt from graft charges. . |