Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-08-03

NEWS m SHORT ORDEP.
The latest Happenings CONDENSED for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic:

Domestic:
Symptoms of fever, supposed to be
yellow fever, were discovered OH the
steamer Proteus, at New York, direct
from New Orleans.
Rev. J. G. Rawlins was found guilty
as accessory to the murder of two chill
dren of Rev. w. |. Carter, of Vadosta,
Ga.
Supreme Regent Howard c. Virgins
will call a special session of the Su-
preme Council of the Royal Arcanum.
Conrad T. Speas has been appointed
general freight agent of the %" line
west of the Missouri River
Yellow fever has developed among
the crew of the steamer Atheniana, at
Santiago, Cuba, from Colon.
An action was instituted by Attorney
General Mayer against the Equitable
Life Assurance Society.
Baron Rosen, one of the Russian peace
ENJOYS, was guest of President Roosc-
velt at Oyster Bay.
Countess de Diesbach, formerly Miss
Meta Mccall, of Philadelphia, died in
Paris.
The proft-sharing plan of the Bourne
Mills, Fall River, will be resumed.
Three men were injured by blast
in upper New York.
Noble J. Dilday, Indiana agent Of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
has resigned. He says business of the
company has fallen off 500 per cent. He
also says he is not in good favor with
Vice President Tarbell.
Fifteen-year- Isabel Cowan, who
ran away from home three months ago,
has lived most of the time in Central
Park, according to the story she told
in the Chldren's Court in New York.
Attorney General Mayer has decided
to institute suits against the old directors
of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety.
DR.. Doty, health officer of New York,
says he is not able to pass definitely up
on the cases OF suspected yellow fever
in quarantine in that city.
The Japanese ENJOYS now in America
have shown themselves to be tactful,
shrewd and rcSourceful, and fully able
to cope with the Russians.
julius Wolf was dubbed to death near
Philadelphia by Michael McHale, a
farmer, to whose wife he made all in
sulting remark.
Miss Flaudc Cleveland is a girl bar
Der at Addison, Mich, who has a mo-
nopoly OF shaving and haircuttlng in
the town.
Secretary Root and his sons will go
as far north as Labrador.
With only a few exceptions, all the
deaths from yellow fever in New Or
leans have been confined to Italians.
Two more names were added to the
death list of the gunboat Bennington,
making the total number o..
A cloudburSt occurred at Bridgeport,
Ct., causing loss OF life and immense
damage to property.
Nelson Tablet, former slave, died
at GAINESVILLE, O. lie was the wealthiesi
colored man in Ohio
Paul Morton. president OF the Edui.
table Life Assurance Society, notified
Archibald c. Haynes, leading genera
agent OF the Equitable Society in New
| York city. that Mr. HAYNES contract
with the Equitable was terminated. Al
recent meeting OF his subagents MIR
Haynes recommended that on account
of recent troubles in the Assurance So
ciety, which had reduced the profits oi
the agents, they be put on salary unii!
such times as the Equitable could re.
sume its former relations with its agents
| This recommendation was not agreed
! to.
| President Roosevelt made a visit to
| Coney Island to inspect the institutions
established there by the city OF New
York to improve the condition of the
poor The President was accompanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt and Jacob Riis. The
trip from Oyster Bay to Sea Gate was
made on the naval yacht Sylph.
Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, died IN MIN
ncapolis as the result of hemorrhage
and paralysis suffered on July while
preaching at a camp-m"etlng.
Fred W. Smith, grandson OF Prophet
Joseph w. Smith, of the Mormon
Church, has started propaganda to
convert Mormons Of Utah to former
principles.
Arrangements have been completed for
constructing an oil pipe line from Cha
mute, Kan, to Port Arthur, Tex, a dis
tance of o5o miles.
John Carbut died in Philadelphia. He
was we'll known to photographers and
was the first president of their associa,
! ton.
Serious charges were made against the
! Mutual Reserve Insurance Company BY
Chief Examiner Vanderpool to the state
superintendent of insurance.
Steps for an endowment OF chair Of
applied forestry at Yale University have
been started in Chicago.
Six men were killed and three other:
injured by a railroad train near Am
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