The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-10-05
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erty divided among her children.
George w. Barrett, an educated col
ored man, was arrested in Thornton.
New Mexico, on the charge Of attempt
ing to blackmail Paul Morton.
Mrs. Mathilde Hogan and her FIVE
children were found living in utter dcsti-
tuition IN an old hencoop, near Verona.
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What is believed to be the oldest chair
iii America is owned in Hanover, Pa.
1t was made in Yorkshire, England. in
1880.
Leon Crambeau, a boy of seven.~who
burned his baby sister to death. was
sent to an industrial school in Marinette.
Wis.
Three new suits were filed in Omaha
against cattlernen accused of fencing in
| thousands of acres of government land.
Bob Collins, a Kentucky mOonshin-
er, was shot and captured in Breathitt
county by Deputy Marshal Mays
Igorrotes at. the Clark and Lewis Ex-
position, in Portland, ate the soap given
them to be used for bath
Howard H. Hoyt, Western superin-
| tendent of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, with headquarters in Chicago,
has resigned and been elected vice pres
dent of the Chicago Life Insurance
| Company.
Henry Lear. former president of the
| DoyleStown (Pa.) National Bank. was
convicted in the United States District
Court i'll Philadelphia Of wilful misap-
preparation of bank funds.
There was a notable gathering Of
jurists and other prominent men at the
services over the remains Of Wheeler II
Peckham in New York
Charles King was hanged at Edmon-
ton, Alberta, Man, for the murder. at
Lesser Slave Lake, Of Edward Hay
wood, young English prospector.
Two old women leaped from the third
story of burning building i'll Brook
lyn, one getting off with slight injuries,
while the other was badly hurt.
The coroner in Springfield o.. an
nounced his verdict that the killing of
Henry Lines by his neighbor Mrs. Mary
Henderson, was unjustifable.
The National Cash Register Com
pany, in Dayton. o., refused TO accede TO
the demand of the printers for an eight
hour day.
An Armenian shot his daughter. who
had married contrary TO his wishes. i'm
BrantfOrd Ont. and then shot himself.
James A. Anderson, an Inspector. ac-
cuSed of helping to Smugge in foreign
ers, was dismissed from the service
Jacob II. Schiff, head of the firm of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., bankers, Of New
York, and formerly a director OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, was
the first witness called before the leg
islative life insurance investigating COM
mittec
William r. Travcrs. a millionaire club
man. son of the late celebrated wit and
| Wall Street operator. w. r. Travers.
committee suicide by shooting himself
| through the head in his apartments i'll
| New York
Former Captain O. NJ. Carter has been
nearly a week III his fight 10 prevent the
conhScation of 100000 seized at time
of his arrest
Mayor Curtis, OF Madison. Wis. has
instructed the police of that city to shoot
students who resist arrest and who at
tack the officers.
FOREIGN
The chairman of the Balkan commit
tee in London, i'll view OF the latest mas
Sacrc of Christians by the Turkish
troops, suggests the enforcement of Eu-
ropean control i'll Macedonia.
The coaSting steamer HsieSho. plying
between Shanghai and TientSin, struck
a mine and was destroyed. Fifteen per
sons were drowned and the others on
board were rescued.
Iorchlight professions and other po-
litical demonstrations i'll Budapest. Hun
gary have been prohibited owing TO the
excited condition OF public feeling.
In. collision between Germans and
| CzechS in Bruenn. Austria. troops had
| TO intervene, and before order was re-
stored 100 persons were injured.
Fire IN an army StorehouSe at Hliro-
| shlma. Japan, destroyed 20 temporary
| buildings, with the contents. principally
clothing and provisions.
! Cuban Liberals, at meeting i'll iIa-
vana, decided not to accept the reSigna-
! ton OF General Gomez as their candi-
date Tor president.
The Swedish steamers Njord and Rob
ert collided near Hveen Island. in Fin
niSh waters The Robert sank and go
persons were drowned
Noted English alieniStS and physi-
clans, composing commission OF the
Royal Commission OH the care OF the
Insane in England, sailed for the United
States to study American methods of
treating the insane.
The mystery surrounding the murder
of Miss Mary Money in tunnel has
not yet been solved, but it has caused
a crusade against the cell-like compart-
ment cars on English railroads
The French Parliament will reaSSem-
bic October 80. Premier Rouvier says
that RuSSia'S invitation 10 participate in
another peace conference has been ac-
ceptcd i'll principle
The departure OF Viceroy Lord Cur
! zon and Lady Curzon from India has
been postponed pending the arrival of
the Prince and the Princess of Wales.
Nakamura, one of the six professors
of the Mobiles School at Toxic who