The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-22
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competition.
Judge Craig, of the Edgar County
Ill) Court, issued an attachment
against United States District Attorney
Trautman, said to be in contempt of
court.
Dowie is to give UP the reins in Zion
City and the financial industries OF the
city are to be reorganized.
Mrs. William Ostrum and her two
children were burned to death in their
home, in Charleroix, Mich.
Charles A. Herhch testified in New
York court that Attorney Abe Hummel
paid him to act as dummy" in the
Dodge Morse divorce case, when he was
to stand and be identified as Dodge, one
of the principals in the case, in order to
annul the divorce between Dodge and his
wife
1t is rumored that Chauncey M. De-
pew will resign from the United States
Senate and that Ex-Governor Black will
succeed him.
Richard A. McCurdy, ex-president of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company, is
reported seriously i'll from nervous pros
.tration
William Guy, who killed two people in
Cleveland and seriously wounded third,
pleaded guilty to murder
The Rothwell block in Des Moines, Ia,
was destroyed by fire, involving proper
ty loss of about $4,000.
A piece of American artillery has been
found among the Russian guns at Port
Arthur
E. H. Hartman testified before the
Armstrong insurance investigating COM
mittee that he did not use threats against
Thomas F. Ryan when the latter got
control of the Equitable, but that Ryan
asked for his assistance when Hartman
asked for half the Hyde stock and the
privilege of naming two trustees. When
Harriman's request was refused he had
legislation at Albany watched through
Governor Higgins and Speaker Nixon.
Walter Guy, of cleveland, just releas-
ed from an insane asylum, killed his
child and a brother-in-law, seriously
wounded a woman friend of his wife and
shot at his wife.
The federal grand jury Of Kansas City
has found indictments alleging rebating
against three Western railroads and
four of the big Chicago beef-packers.
The Supreme Court Of Illionis has af-
hrmed the verdict in the case of Jo-
ham Hoch, now under sentence of death
for wife murder.
The United Mine Workers have ap-
pointed a Committee to confer with mine
owners regarding wages and hours of
work
f. w. Scott, president of the Provident
Savings Life Assurance Society, asked
the investigating committee to exclude
certain statements that he owed the
Equitable Society 100000.
The suit of ]. w cox Brown, of Bal
timore, against the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society was begun in New York
Gen. Herman Haupt, Civil War veter-
an, railroad man and engineer in charge
of the Hoosic tunnel and the first great
oil-pipe line to tidewater, died on train
in New Jersey
The anthracite miners met in annual
convention at Shamokin, Pa
Mrs. Grace Taggart, divorced wife of
Captain Taggart, is reported to have fled
from Worcester, Mass, with their child
rem.
President Charles w. Eliot, of Har-
ward University, declared in an address
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justified by results.
The Federal grand jury at Philadel-
phia returned eight indictments in the
alleged rebate cases.
George w. Perkins has. resigned as
vice president of the New York Life
Insurance Company, and will be sue
ceeded by Alexander E. Orr, former
vice president of the Rapid Transit Com
mission of New York.
Charles A. Peabody, lawyer and Will
liam Waldorf .Astor's representative in
the United States, has been elected pres
ident of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany at salary of $4,000 year.
A caucus of miners at Shamokin. Pa,
indicates that the convention of the men
of that section will demand an eight
hour day and recognition of the union.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad have voted to expend 100000
for improvements and TO sustain the war
fare on free passes.
FOREIGN
The action of the German government
in sending shiDs TO Russian Baltic norris