The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
Chrnniclcd.

John King, artist. writer aud FREE
lance, veteran OF the United States
navy and a man of many accomplish
merits, was committed 40 his own re
/ quest 10 the Hudson county peniten
uary by Judge Ransom. sitting In Jer
scy City.
Evidence regarding the identity OF
Mr.. and Mrs John W Rogers, who
went out of the Hotel Ten Eyck, Al
bany, y. Y. Friday night. leaving thell
two little boys, ons baby Of siA
months ana the other six years old, in
ihe care Of chambermaid. is steadily
accommodating. but their whereabouts Is
as much mystery as ever.
j. Pierpont Morgan had au extended
conference yesterday with President
Roosevelt at oyster Bay. The confer
ence related 10 matters pertaining Ia
the Canton lIankow railway In China
ana lis probable disposition by the
present owner. the American China De
velopmcnt company The firm Of J. p
Morgan * Co. practically controls the
road and It's concessions
Z. S. Holmes. Jr.. former associate
statistician Of the department Of agri-
culture. Indicted with +. A. Pcckham
and Moses Haas of New York on a
charge of conspirlug TO dcfraud the
government by prcmaturely divulglng
cotton crop reports of the department
Of agriculture, surrendered 10 the Unit
eel States marshal at Washington. lie
had agreed TO give himself up on sat
urday, and there WAS some surprise
when De- failed 10 do so.
The American steamship Pcconic en-
countcrcd a fierce gale of the coast Of
Florida, and twenty of the crew OF
twenty-five were drowned. The ship
was struck by an enormous wave. the
cargo shifted, and the vessel sank
Two of the crew, an Italian and Q
Spauiard. secured the lfeb6at and
landed on Amelia beach about noon
and told the story of the disaster. The
steamer wa, laden with coal from Phil
adelphia for New Orleans
Monday. Aug. =.
Releasing his grasp on "a trapcze M
tachcd TO a parachute ms the latter
opened 10 the wind l.20O feet above
gro0nd. John Williams thirty eight
years old. was dashed 10 his death al
Red House park, near Cahokia. III.
A. T. Norton Of Marion Ind. who
has gained much notoriety through his
efforts to run various establishments
as Christ would run them" made a
complete failure Of restaurant con-
Quoted at the Wesleyan conference at
Fairmont, Ind Patrons were 10 pay
what they thought food was worth.
The recovery OF the body Of Rudolph
Franz, who was drowned in Mountain
lake. Scranton. Pa, while attempting
TO rescue two women who overturned
the boat in which he was rowing them.
discloses the fact that the stems Of
water lilies had bound his hands 10
gcther and had caused him 90 drown
lie was the strongest swimmer In the
county.
John T. Madden. a well known turf
man, has arrived at Lexington. Ky
Mr.. Madden denied that De bad fled
from New York 10 escape the sentence
OF thirty dnys ip Jail and q fine Of $50
imposed by Justice Burr for contempt.
Judge Buu's ruling was based on the
failure of Madden 10 appear or 10 give
deposition In the divorce suit brought
by Mrs Madden
Amos Rusie. once a famous pitcher
of tie New York club Of the National
Baseball league. IS a lumber hand and
has been engaged in this business IN
The southern part Of Indiana for some
time at $3.50 n day. II was announced |
.hat he had Just obtained q better place
ia Cairo. Ill.,, where hc will receive 81 |
a day Mr.. Rusie received 5000 q !
year while with the New York club.
saturday, Aug. 2O.
The Superior Coal company Of New |
York filed with the secretary Of state |
It Albany a certificate Of reduction ID |
'apital stock from S35OO.OO0 10 $1,000
100.
The worlds record for the fifty six
lound weight thrown from stand |
without follow. was broken by John
flanagan OF the Irish-American Ath-
etlc club Of New York, who hurled |
be missile 81 feet . inches. foot lOH
inches beyond the record throw Of 20
eet Gia inches. made by himself last
winter at Madison Square Garden,
lew York
Carl Zarble, farm hand surrcnd.
red himself 10 Wilson 4. Jones. sher-
n OF Gloucester county. y. j.. and
sllcd 10 be hanged. Zarble said he
ad killed a man in Virginia last Jan
larry. The Virginia authorities were
othed by wire. and information was
eceivcd that Zarblc's story was true
nd that a reward had been offered
or his capture.
En- route 10 wed the sweetheart Of
er girlhood. whom she had not seen
or fifty years. Mrs Lola Moir Of
.ynchburg Va, was stopped ia the
abroad station at Omaha by q tele-
ram announcing his death IN Elmo.
Wash. and containing the information
bat he had left her his fortune,
10 many thousands Of dol.
lrs. Mrs. Moir is sixty-fve years old,
he IS prostrated In the home Of friends
/ Omaha.
In the answer filed in the suit
rought 10y Attorney General Mayer Of
'ew York against the Equitable Life
ssurance society. I'm which the attor-
ey general charges the officers and
irectors OF the company with having
lowed the assets 20 be wasted and
armlttlng wrongful and illegal acts
y reason OF which the society suffer
J great loss and damage. Wallace
counsel for the society.
ractically admits an the allegations
In the complaint.
Friday, Aug. p.
Advices received by q milling com