The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-07-13
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.

Virginia has been ordered to the prison
ut Wethcrshcld, Ct, to serve term OF
five years for the killing of fellow
seaman on board the cruiser.
John r. Wright, Baptist preacher OF
Columbus, Kan, signed a contract TO
play the part of John the Baptist i'll the
new biblical play, "Thc Holy City"
John W. Wooten, a New York law
yer. was sentenced to Sing Sing for
stealing thousand-dollar check.
Bob Mccoy, a ranchman living on
the Big Horn River was shot 10 death
near Thcrmopolis, Wyo
The New York legislature in joint
session began the hearing of the charges
against Judge Hooker.
A receiver was appointed in ST. Louis
for the Peoples United States Bank in
ST. Louis.
County Collector L. J. Mackcy COM
mittcd suicide at his home, in Phillips
burg. N. J.
]. II. Thomas shot and killed bur
glar ne caught entering his store in
Pittsburg.
Paxinosa Inn, a summer resort hotel
near EaSton, Pa, was destroyed by fire.
John Sclby, 4 veteran of the McXi-
can and Civil Wars, died iii Tacoma,
Wash
1t has developed that the legal pro-
cccdings which resulted in the indict-
ment of Lawyer Hummel in New York
were instituted by Capt James T.
Morse. an uncle of Charles w. Morse,
who employed Hummel without his neph-
cw's knowledge.
Theodore II. Price, the New York cot
ton broker, came to Washington and,
through his attorney, called upon Secre-
tary Wilson for 4 rctractiOn OF the I'M
plicatiOn in his report connecting HIM
with the cotton-leall scandal.
Walter T. Langdon, son of the assist
ant superintendent OF the insane hospital
al Poughkccpsie fled with Mrs. Janet l..
Wilson, who made her escape from that
institution.
Miss Emma Frances Potts. 4 Phila-
delphia society girl. was released on bail
on the charge of stealing i valuable ring
from Mrs. NIabclle Jarder.
Lena Duerr, a child of IL, living in
Pittsburg. was made up TO look older
and married to Robert L. Long by a de
ceived minister in Youngstown, ..
While officers had him II custody in
New York. Berthe Claiche, a French
girl, killed Emil Gerdron, who had made
her life one of abjcct slavery.
The State Board OF Control of Kan
sas reported that there were many cases
of insanity in counties where religious
revivals had been held
John Trout committed suicide in Phila-
dclphia at the home of Miss Emma Da-
Wis. who had refused 10 marry him.
Mrs Matilda Won Linder, who was be
licved TO have died go years ago, re-
turned 10 Reading TO collect a $50 legacy.
II r IL. 1
dcnce section of Goldheld, New, have
been destroyed by fire. Loss 100000.
4 quiet Sunday was spent by the
President and his family at Oyster Bay.
| They attended church in the morning.
Two persons were shot, one probably
fatally. in a fight between whites and
blacks in New York.
While crazy with drink. Mrs. Eliza
Bradley branded her foster-baby, using
a hot flatiron.
Judge Cochran. of the United States
| District Court in Kentucky. decided that
| Caleb Powers could not secure fair
! trial in the state court and removed
the case to federal jurisdiction.
George d. May, formerly president
of the Big Bend National Bank of Da-
venport. Washington State, was arrest
cd in Boston as fugitive from justice.
George C. P;erie, chief of the Bureau
of City Property of Philadelphia, re
signed upon the request OF Director OF
Public Safety Potter.
The Supreme Court of Kansas de-
cided that the Kansas Natural Gas Com
pany, Delaware corporation, cannot do
business in that state.
The Supreme Court of Kansas decided
the law appropriating $4,000 TO build
an independent oil refinery to be uncon-
stitutional.
Speaker Fred Paul Groscup, of the
West Virginia House OF Representa-
tives. is Ill in Cincinnati from ptomaine-
poisoning.
Michael Dunn former building inspec-
tor of Milwaukee, was sentenced to IL
months in state prison for accepting a
bribe.
Grover Cleveland declared that he had
no idea of retiring from the trustee
ship of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society.