The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-10-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,
Notable Events Of the week Briefly
ChrOnicled.

clLfltnt Hal A4iulhlAg bfNuhNN va t4N
senator's expressed reason therefor
The governor vetoed a bill granting q \
bar 20 the Fifth Avenue hotel New
York. which Platt favored
A bullnght, with the attachments OF
comic opera thrown in. was held at
Santa Monica, Cal The action was
there, but Of gore there was none for
the bulls were clad IN football armor
until they were twice their natural size
and looked as if they had eaten some
thing that had caused serious internal
disorders. Thus attlred the matador-
were unable 10 kill them
President Roosevelt's plea for early
marriages and large families has been
needed well in bis native city Of New
York, according 10 statistics issued By
the bureau Of vital statistics covering
the FIRST six months Of 1905 Cupid
and the stork have been doing a bar
gain counter business. During the first
six months Of the present year there
were 50,0i2 births reported as against
473sl In the same period Of 1904
Monday, oct. z.
In the presence of distinguished
party the battleshlp Mississippi was
launched at the yard of the William
Cramp ship and Engine Building com
pany, Philadelphia. The vessels spon.
sor was Miss Mabel Clare Money.
daughter Of United States Senator
Money
A 500 line passenger train from the
east colllded with a Chicago and Great
Western fast stock train at the Fourth
street vladuct, ST. Paul, MINI. The
force Of the collision sent five Of The
passenger cars down a twenty seven
foot embankmcnt Mrs Clara NJ Cron
Of Minneapolis was killed and five
passengers seriously injured.
In asking the court OF appeals 20
grant a reargument IN the case Of Al
bert T. Patrick. now condemned 70
death for the alleged murder Of Nil.
lionairo William Rice, ex-senator Da.
vtd b. HI IN HIS brief laid emphasis
upon the fact that Judge Gray, who
wrote the prevailing opinion against
Patrick. has a son. Henry c. Gray.
who IS mn assistant district attorney
in New York and participated IN the
prosecution Of his client
saturday, sept. 30.
Reginald G. Vanderbilt IS TO be the
next commanding officer Of the New.
port Or. L. Artillery company, which
is one Of the oldest military organiza
tlons In the United States
The real human fly" is in New York.
He has no wings, but he has walked up
and down the side Of the Flatlron
building several times from the first
10 the twentieth story without the
slightest trouble. and will do Il again
II any one makes Il worth his while
His name Is John Garrick and ne is %
well known steeple jack
Reports from Manila say that the
recent typhoon I'm the island Of Luzon
and the southern Islands caused great
loss Of life and property. In the waters
surrounding Samar and other islands
many coastlng vessels and island
transports have been wrecked The
coast guard cutter Leyte is "a complete
wreck and eleven Americans and twen.
ty-four natives Of her crew We're
drowned
Friday, Sept. ~.
Mrs. 4. j. Conditt and four children.
a daughter Of thirteen and three boys
from six to ten years old, have been
found murdered In cold blood at their
home near Edna. Tex.
Premier Rouvier and Prince Won
Radolin, the German ambassador NJ
Paris, signed tho Franco-Germsn ac
cord concerning the Moroccan confer
ence. thus definitely terminating the
| difficult negotiations.
Tho wreck Of the British steamer
Chatham, with her cargo Of ninety
tons Of dynamite and blasting gelatin
was blown up In the Suez canal by
mines distributed around and inside
her hull These were fired by an elec.
trlc current from Raselech, about five
miles away No serious damage was
done TO the canal.
Running at full speed into the bulk
head Of the pier where she intended
warping into her berth az New York
/ the Trinidad steamship Grenada crash
ed into the structure. injured mum
Der OF men. one fatally; cut the pier
bulkhead into kindling and tumblcd
the pier shed and warehouse down
upon those who were at work below
before they had any opportunity tc
make their escape.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr. who is d
member Of the new freshman class al
Harvard. probably had more disa
greeahle first day than any of his class
mates, because he was kept busy dO1g
ing cameras. He was very nervous
and conscious and dld his best 10 keel
out Of range At Claverly hall. where
he will have his rooms. everything ha'
been done 10 keep Information regard
ing him from getting out
Thursday, sept p.
Minister Merry at san Jose Costs
Rica. cablcd the state department tina
William S. Albers had been sentences
20 three years I'm prison but TINT az
appeal had been taken TO the supreme
| court.
Among the passengers on the line
Manchurla, which sailed for China an'
Japan from San Francisco VIA Homo
lulu. were William J Bryan ana fam
lly, and d. J. Pokotilon, Russian min
lister 10 China.
NJ. Wltte. by invitation Of Empcro
William, spent the night az the 10
mlnten hunting lodge The empero
and Prince Eulcnburg brought the Rus
sian statesman in an automobile 10 thr