The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-06-08
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic,


this sum will undoubtedly be largely
increased by the time the young man
reaches his majority. at which time he
will enter into the enjoyment Of an in
come probably exceeding 100000 Il
year.
Samuel Lobby, of New York, who
confessed to taking part in an alleged
conspiracy by which the Equitable Life
Assurance Society was induced to loan
S55,ooo on life insurance policy, con-
feSsed and was sentenced to eight years
in Sing Sing prison.
An action to revoke the charter of the
General Paper Company will probably
be brought by the Attorney General of
Wisconsin.
Counsel for James II. Hyde issued i
statement outlining the position of Mr.
Hyde in reference to the attack made
on him.
Johann Hoch, the convicted wife-mur-
derer, was sentenced to be hanged June
?, at Chicago.
Notable discoveries of relics of
Moundbuilders have been made near
Montezuma, ILL.,
Douglas M. Fitzpatrick, former United
States subtreasurer, died at New Or
leans.
Governor Higgins has signed the bill
abolishing fake hotels in New York city
Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minis
ter. sailed from New York for Dover.
Brodie l.. Duke has sued Mrs. Alice
Webb Duke for divorce in New York
Gen. H. V. Boynton died at Atlantic
City of complication Of diseases.
Speaker Cannon and party of con-
gressmen will visit Southern Alaska.
By 4 combination of the forces of
President Alexander and Vice Presi-
dent Hyde and Tarbcll the report of
the Frick committee, which Investigated
the affairs OF the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, was rejected by the drec-
tors. The report recommended the with
drawal of Messrs Alexander, Hyde and
nEarbell from their positions. Mr. Frick
1esigred as a director.
The Avenue Thcater, in Pittsburg,
was burned. and the Grand Opera House
adjoining was badly damaged. The aud
fence was quietly gotten out of the
opera house without a panic. The loss
is $I5o,ooo.
Jimmy Hope, the old safe-breal1er and
the man who pulled off the famous Man
haitian Bank robbery in New York in
1873, died suddenly in his wife's arms.
While engaged in unloading a car of
sand, workmen found bonds and securi-
ties valued at 100000. They had been
stolen from the Wilmington CID Bank.
A committee of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce has decided that
the squeeze in May wheat was not a
corner.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will es-
tablish daily train service of IS hours
each way between New York and Chi
cago.
Peter Thomas, negro, was hanged
at Albany, Ga, for the murder Of a
town marshal.
Seventeen-year locusts have appeared
i'll Southern Wisconsin.
The Philadelphia City Councils with
drew the gas lease and confirmed Mayor
! Weaver's appointments to the places
made vacant by the removal of the di-
rector of public safety and the director
of public works.
Judge Tayler, of the United States
District Court, i'll Cleveland, o., ap-
pointed Jacob B. Fawcett receiver of the
assets of William l.. Davis, vice preSi-
den: of the closed Canton State Bank.
John Mitchell has begun his series of
addresses to the miners in PennSylva-
MIA with the hope of building up the
membership of the organization, which
has fallen off since the last strike.
The rebellion of the Filipinos on the
Island of Samar against corrupt prac-
tices of native officials and hemp agents
| has been settled by removal of the Off
cials
A passenger train struck an oil wagon
1 Ct,I n A.,
explosion which resulted in the death
OF the engineer and fireman.
The Seaboard Company has filed 4
certificate with the New Jersey Secretary
Of State increasing its stock from S $4,ooo,-
600 to $72,ooo,ooo.
Governor Magoon has appointed for
mer Gov. Facundo Nuts Duran as chief
justice of the Supreme Court of the
Canal Zone.
Samuel Lobley pleaded guilty in New
York to the charge of fraudulently OBJ
tanning $4,000 on a stolen life-insurance
policy.
The fight was begun in Philadelphia
+ the estate of the late William
eightman, the millionaire chemist.
The American Savings Bank. at Trim
Rd, Col, has closed its doors LA
tiles, $4,000; assets, $Iooooo
:. w. Kindrick, United States consul
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, died at F.
III 10, Tex, of tuberculosis.
tate Senator A. w. Covington,- of
Ne Rock, Ark, was arrested on the
accepting bribes.
Frances Wertz was murdered by
- r in Newark, o.
Foreign.
alfonso, the first king OF Spain
land in England, arrived at