Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-05-04
Politics Devoted to Literature, Local and General News.
news IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading
Domestic

Legislative proceedings iol ~.
moval of Justice Warren B. Hooke
from the Supreme Bench of New 4orf
state are recommended in a report OF th'
judiciary committee of the New 4ori
Assembly.
Fire at the works of the House
hold Sewing Machine Company, II
Providence, r. l., entailcd loss esti
mated to be at least 100000. The plan
is owned by the Seiglc-Cooper Com
pany.
Judge Ermentrout, of Reading, Pa.
granted new trial to Samuel Greason
who, with Mrs. Kate Edwards, was con
victed of numbering the woman's hus
band.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court at
firmed the sentence of the lower cour
in Tonawanda, which condemned Bigle
Johnson to die OH the gallows.
The Metropolitan Steamship Line
operating freight steamers between BoS
ton and New York, was sold to Charlie
w. Morse.
Edward Parkerz admitted havni'
killed Mrs. Sarah Rosenberg, an Oh
woman, in New York. His motive wa
robbery. :,
A project is under way to combine th'
various street car manufacturing com
panies of the United States.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compan.
declared the usual semiannnual diVidei
of 3 per cent. ~ l..
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ha
declared the Oleomargarlne Law con
stitutional.
Miss Mae Wood entered suit in Lin
coin, Ncb. against Private Secretar.
Loeb. former Postmaster General Wynn
and Miller Martin, Secret Service en-
ploye, asking $4,000 damages tor get
tinp from her by trckery Senator Platt
love letters.
The grand jury returned indictment
against II members of the executive con,
nittce of the Cleveland Retail Coal Deal
ers' Association for violating the stat
antitrust law.
A shortage of $1,000 has been ionn'
in the treasury of Athens county, y. III
fund was tampcred with during the i'll
cumbcncy Of various county treaSurcfS.
A number of aldermen OF Grand kap
ids. Mich, convicted of being involve'
in the water works scandal paid the tine
imposed on them.
The stock market in New York wa
completely dcmorallzcd frantic effort
TO sell causing a terrific break IN al
securities.
The legislative committee which ha
been investigating the gas question II
New York has recommended 75-ccnt gas
United States Senator Bacon, OF Hcor
gia. sailed from New York for Europ
on the steamer Princess Irene.
padcrcwski has cancelled his Amer
can cnparcmcnts and decided to return
to Switzerland. =,
Helen Lord took arsenic in New Iorl
on learning that the man She loved wa
dead.
Mrs. Whclan, Is years old, a rccIuse
wa, found murdered at her home. II
New York
4 tablet marking the house No. O.
Prince street, New York CITY, IL
which President James Monroe died
in 1891, was unveiled by Gouvcrneu
Hoes. Of Washington, d. 6, a dcsccn
dant of the dead president. Gen FRED
crick Dent Grant made an address OF
Monroe the Soldier.
After netting OF the directors oi TN
Wabash Railroad Company IN NcY
York it was officially announce
that President Ramsay and Mr., HouI'
had settled their differences and tina
MIR. Ramsay will probably remain a
the head Of the company.
In the United States Circuit NouT
at Chicago Judge kohIstaat 1,SneI
temporary injunction, rcturnabIc Ma
10, restraining interference with en-
ploycs taking the places OF Sir'N'''
tcamStcrS. ., ,c
In Louisville Ky, Bishop McCaD
expressed himself in favor OF the or
canic union OF the two branches o
Mchodism.
Fred Footc has been arrested a
Bcaudcttc. Mimi, on the charge o
killing Mayor Cannon, OF Spooncr, " L
The killing was the outcome OF
town-sitc fcud.
! DR.. John McMastcr, professor {,
history at the University OF PcnnSyI
vania, disapproves of Carncgic'S pens'o
fund ior college professors.