The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-11-03
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES
Notable Events of the Week briefly
ChronicIed.

I'd route ul express from lidulllOu
Mont, TO New York is missing. The
Northern Pacific Express company j.
trying TO discover what became of it.
The coroner's inquest into the death
Of +. Lee Clark, cashier of the wrecked
Enterprise National bank of Allegheny,
Pa. opened there promises to throw
some light on the condition Of the in
stltutiOn.
In a sermon on "Tainters and Taint
ed Money" in Sinai temple. Chicago.
Dr. Emil G. Hirsch took the position
that while it was the duty Of multi
millionaire TO endOw churches. hos
pitals and schools, it was immoral 70
praise him for his gifts. lie argued
that the gift was an act Of restitution
Monday, Oct. 30.
President Loubet concluded his visit
to Portugal and has sailed for Mar
seilles. The president entertained King
Charles, Queen Marie Amelie and the
members Of the royal family on board
the French armored cruiser Leon Gam
betta before leaving
Three lives were lost. property val.
ued at $4,000 was destroyed. scores
Of families were made homeless and
freight traffic on the New York. Chi
cago and st. Louis railroad was de-
layed on account of the breaking Of a
three foot water main at Chicago.
With the object Of preventing cor
rupt practices at elections in New York
state an association has been formed,
with headquarters in New York city,
and al the next session Of the legisla-
ture a bill governing the matter will
be presented. Former Mayor Seth
Low is chairman and William Church
Osborn secretary and treasurer.
Twenty thousand ton battleships for
the United States navy is a probabili-
ty that may be realized in the next few
years. Naval officers say they are sure
to come, and a step in this direction
will be taken by congress In the can
ceiling Of the authorization Of two l6.-
OOO.ton vessels, the Michigan and
South Carolina, and providing that
they be 1900 ton vessels.
The report that Mrs. Cunliffe, the
wife Of Edward Cunliffe, the Adams
express robber, had in her possession
$1,000 Of the S1Ol,OOO stolen by her
husband on oct. o was denied by Mrs.
Cunllffe, but II. ]. Biderman Of the
PlnkertOn Detective agency went to
the CunllTe home at Pittsburg and In
the lining Of a baby carriage found a
package containing $1,000. About So
900 is still missing.
Saturday, Oct. -.
Mayor Weaver's experts exposed So
100000 in graft from Phlladelphia's
public works, guided into the hands of
the Durham-McNichol contracting com
bine by city officials.
While awaiting initiation into a Greek
letter fraternity Stewart L. Pierson,
freshman at Kenyon college at Gam
bier, o., was killed by a Cleveland,
Akron and Columbus train.
Secretary Of War Taft arrived at
Old Point Comfort, Va, whence he
sailed for Panama. lie will make
comprehensive personal investigation
Of conditions at Panama and inform
himself at first hand Of the needs Of
the canal.
A sensational suit, the echo Of the
lynchlng Of William Thacker at Flem-
lngsburg, Ky, was filed I'm the federal
court Of COvingtOn. Mrs. Mary Thac-
ker. the widow. sues George Gordon
and other citizens Of Flemingsburg for
$4,000 damages.
When Jennie Beam, widow OF
Rldgefeld, n. J., returned from New
York 10 her home she was surprised
TO find that her bureau drawers and
jewel case were in disorder and that
iewelry and silver valued at $1,000 had
been taken by sneak thieves.
Friday, Oct. %.
President Roosevet's forty-seventh
birthday.
Holding that money received for ad-
vertlsing from the Golfers Of the Dur.
ham machine party IN Philadelphia Is.
"unclean." the Philadelphia Record an.
uounces that it has decided TO turn
about $4,000 received for such adver
tsements TO charity.
-. T~.rf1.,.f fFv.vnr ffI4Vglun0
has announced his support Of George
b. Mcclellan for mayor Of New Norb
and sounds a summons for all mer
who own fealty to the Democratic par
ty to rally TO his support. He takes
this step in letter TO the mayor.
The bodies OF Isabelle Spivey. color
ed. and her three children were found
IN the burned ruins Of their shanty at
Asbury Park, n. j., under such cir
cumstances as TO lead the authorities
to suspect that the two little girls had
been killed before the fire started.
Elliott f. Shepard, son OF the late
Colonel Elliott +. Shepard Of New
York and grandson Of the late W. II.
Vanderbilt. was sentenced AT Paris To-
term Of three months Imprisonment.
the payment Of a fine Of Sl2O and
$4,000 damages for running down and
killing Madeline Marduel with his auto
car at ST. Ouen. near Paris.
Thursday, Oct. 20.
Governor Pennypacker Of Peunsylva
MIA has sent a letter TO President Roose
welt asking for a federal investigation
into the affairs OF the Enterprise Ma
tional bank Of Allegheny, Pa.
The headless body Of a woman found