Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

Judge Shafer, In Pittsburg. decided
that an adjoining property owner
could not obtain an Injunction to pre-.
vent a railroad company from using
smoke producing coal.
While Pennsylvania railroad ofli.
cials were inspecting the roadbed
near Beaver Falls. Pa, the observa.
tion car at the head Of their train
caught fire and was badly damaged.
Wesley s. Guffey of Pittsburg, a
brother of Democratic Natit'al Com
mitteeman James M. Guffey, sub.
scribed $1,000 as starter for fund
of $4,000 to investigate charges of
corruption and bribery against Pitts
burg councilmen.
The strike of sheet metal workers
in various cities of the country was
settled In Philadelphia by an agree
ment by which strikes and lockouts
are forever barred. The men get an
increase from 37h to 40 cents an
hour and the closed shop.
The postoiiice at Bradford, Ill.,, was
robbed. The burglars broke open the
safe and secured $45.
George spoor. aged 16 years. Of
Galcton, Pa, was shot and instantly
killed by Carl Carlson, a friend.
Gershon Marx. an aged Hebrew
farmer of Colchester, Conn. charged
with killing his farm hand. Pavol
Rodecki. was found guilty Of murder
in the first degree.
Marquis r. Dickinson of Brookllne,
Mass. and Samuel X. Hamilton OF
Wakefield were appointed receivers
for the Jefferson Manufacturing com
pany Of Lexington.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has fixed Nov q at Philadelphia
for a further hearing In the matter of
tho differCntlal freight rates to and
from North Atlantic ports.
Harold MagOnigle of New York has
been selected to be the architect of
the memorial to be erected by the
Mckinley Memorial association.
The National Spiritualists' associa.
tion at st. Louis declined the chal.
lenge of the AntiMediums' associa.
tion for demonstration by a medium
before a committee from each organ
iZation.
AS an outgrowth OF the exposition
travellers aid committee, formed to
protect women and children attend
ing the worlds fair, permanent or.
ganiZation to be known as the Amer.
lean Alliance OF the Travellers Aid
was perfected at st. Louis.
The United States government Is.
sued 50,392,554 domestic money or.
ders, aggregating $37S.77S,4SS, and
2,208,344 international money orders,
aggregating $42,550,150, during the
port Of the department.
The schooner Melrose foundered
off the Florida coast. Seven lives
were lost.
W. Leon Pepperman, assistant to
the chief Of insular affairs, will delv-
cr an address before the Lake Mo-
honk conference Of Friends of the
Indians at Lake Mohonk, N. Y.
In compliance with an order re-
ceived at the League Island navy yard
from Washington a detail of marines
has been sent to Cramps shipyard to
guard the armored cruiser Pennsyl.
vania, which is receiving the finish.
ing touches preparatory to a builders
trial.
8. A. Edon, P. Martin, b. Martin.
J. H. Palmer and A. Martin were ar
rested near Eutawville, S. c., charged
with the lynchlng of Kilt Bookard. a
negro, and were taken to the state
penitentiary at Columbia to prevent
the possibility Of rescue.
Cashier d. c. Kenyon of the defunct
bank at Rushsylvania, Ohio, says the
assets will be $4,000 and the liabili-
ties $4,000.
James Bryce, the English jurist and
scholar, received the honorary degree
of doctor of laws from Columbia uni.
versity.
Reports from the principal pepper
mint producing sections Of southwest
ern Michigan indicate that the crop
is small and as this section produces
about rs per cent of the worlds sup.
ply Of peppermint oil the price Of that
article is likely to rise.
Rev. DR.. Arthur S. Lloyd of New
York. who was recently elected to the
Episcopalian bishopric of Kentucky,
has declined that office, 1t Is reported
Ralph Rogers, a member Of the
junior class of Wofford college, Spar.
tansburg, s. c.. was accidentally killed
while playing with a revolver.