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Columbus. o., indicted by the United
States grand Jury for using the mails
TO promote the recently exposed lot
terry scheme. pleaded guilty and was
sentenced 10 serve one day In the
FRANKLIN county Jail and fined $50 and
costs.
Baxter OF Omaha has received in
struc,ions 10 designate the Nebraska
state penitentiary as n federal prison
In place OF Sioux Falls, 10 which city
the government has sent its prisoners
since 1886. The change was made
principally by reason OF the superior
location OF the Lincoln institution.
John r. Stevens. chief engineer OF
the Panama canal. has left Panama
for New York.
Queen Helena at Rome received
Mrs. Henry White. wife OF the Amer
lean ambassador. who presented her
daughter.
fhe board OF trustees OF the Car
negie institute elected Prof. WEIGH OF
Johns Hopkins university. Baltimore.
member OF the board In place OF the
late John Hay
Luke T.. Wright governor OF the
Philippine islands. was a caller at the
war department. where he had a con-
ference with Secretary Taft concern
ing matters In the archipelago.
The marriage OF Miss Louise Kauff-
mann 10 DR.. John C. Simpson. both OF
Washington. occurred at the resi-
dence OF s. H. Kaufman. president
OF the Evening Star Newspaper Com
pany. Only n family party was pres
ent al the ceremony, which was per-
formed by Bishop Satterlee.
John Cummings, aged 20 years. was
killed in mine at Westville. H.. on
his first day OF work with the com
pany.
Only through the serious Illness OF
Mrs. Cora Sampson, prominent
charity worker OF Toledo, as the re.
suit OF an operation for the removal
OF large strips OF skin which she gave
In the hope of saving the life OF boy
who had been burned. was IL learned
that she was the one 10 come 10 the
little sufferers aid.
Matthew Baldes OF Orange City.
20 death, has been sentenced 10 life
10 the state prison. Baldes' crime
was committed Oct Is. on his farm
near Hawarden. Iowa Sentence was
pronounced by Judge Hutchinson.
The trial OF Fred H. Cutting OF Chi
cago. formerly cashier OF the defunct
Otto bank OF Otto. Iowa. was begun in
the district court In Sioux City yester-
day. He Is charged with embez-
zllng money belonging to the First
National Bank OF Lyons. Iowa, an
echo OF the OTTO bank failure.
Milwaukee leather men are stirred
mp over the alleged manipulatIons OF
the hide market by the packers and
are demanding relief In the shape OF
a removal OF the duty on hides
Noble Bassett. 25 years old, was
mangled by an interurban car at Shell.
byyille. Ind Amputation OF the limbs
was necessary.
Noah Wainwright OF Lexington
H.. aged 40 years. was found dead in
bath tub. having been killed by
fumes from a gas stove.
Creditors OF the Colonial Brass
Company OF Cleveland. o.. petitioned
the United States district court 10
have the concern declared bankrupt.
The liabilities are said TO be SIS 5000.
The United States circuit court OF
appeals at Philadelphia ordered n new
trial for Albert c. Twining. convicted
OF making false entries while a direc'
tor OF the First National bank OF AS.
bury Park Twining Is now under
sentence Of six years In New Jersey.
p. c. Higgins. president OF the
Dixon Power and Lighting Company,
has bought the water power and real
estate Of the Stewart Press Company.
This gives Mr.. Higgins control OF all
the water AT the dam az Dixon, ILL.,.
except n few shares owned by the
Reynolds wire screen.
Blown from his engine by the burst
ing OF boiler tubes. Joseph Kelly OF
Cleveland. fireman on the night ex.
press OF the Big Four. Is az the Prot
estant hospital In Columbus, Ohio.
badly scalded Twenty-Five of the
tubes In the boiler OF the engine burst
nnd Kelly was blown out OF the cab
90 the side OF the track.
Ex-Governor w. r. Durbin an.
nounced at indianapolis that the bal
ance OF the money due the state from
ex-Auditor David Il. Sherrick. had
been collected and would be paid on
the request OF the proper officials.
Sherrick Is reported TO be In n condi-
tion OF mental collapse and his trial
has been postponed until Jan. s.
Gen. A. w. Greedy OF the army pre-
sided at the final public meeting OF the
second annual conference OF the ma
tional child labor committee In Wash.
ington. Addresses we're made by Or.
Felix Adler. the chairman of the com
mlttee. and Rev. A. J. McKelway. as
sistant secretary Of the national com
nsittee.
Eddie Kline. years old was
ground to death by Big Four trair
at Shelbyvllie, Ind.
Suit to force the Peoples Life and
Accident Insurance Company into the
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