The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events Of the Week Brieny
Chronfcied.

places bl plculcS anu nllulA0s III hlhAg
places heavy rains marred the celebra-
ton.
Elihu Root, United States secretary
Of state, accompanied by his two sons
and Colonel Sanger of New York,
passed through Halifax on his way
home from a hunting trip In Labrador
and Newfoundland. The party secured
an abundance Of game and greatly en-
joyed the trip.
A clash between members Of the Lib
eral and Moderate parties resulting In
the serious injury Of several Of the LIB
erals, who were celebrating the arrival
Of General Gomez, occurred at Guiana
bac0a, a seaside resort near Havana
During the melee shots were fred and
stones thrown.
Heavy ralnstorms for two days
caused much damage In the Catsklll
mountains and near Kingston, y. l..
Swollen mountain streams carried
away many bridges. The new iron
bridge over Sawkill creek was washed
away. A serious break In the high
pressure water main leading 10 Kings
ston occurred.
Monday, sept. 4.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Robert Bacon of New York city assist
ant secretary Of state TO succeed Fran
els B. Loomls. Mr. Bacon is not ex-
pected to take office for some weeks or
until Secretary Root returns TO Wash
ington and receives Mr.. LOOmis' resig-
nation
Wilbur +. Day, who for thirty-six
years had been president OF the New
Haven National bank and who was one
Of the best known banking men OF
Connecticut, died at his home at New
Haven after short Illness following a
surgical operation. lie was slxtyseyen
years Of age
George Toal, aged nine, Of Mckees-
port. Pa, has confessed to the coroner
that he threw the stone into a Balti
more and Ohio passenger train at Nc
Keesport on July II last which killed
Albert Z. Campbell, merchant n
Charleston, W. Va The boy says he did
not intend TO do harm.
Stephen Whitney, one Of the fore
most citizens Of New Haven. Conn,
died as the result Of a stroke Of paraly-
sis which he suffered month ago
while at his summer home al North
east HarbOr, Me He was member Of
the Society Of Colonial Wars, Order Of
Runnymedes and a member Of the milf
tary order of the Loyal Legion, New
York state commandery
Four young women. two Of whom
were returning from their fathers fu-
neral, were drowned in the Hudson
river near Hudson, n. y, when the
small pleasure steamer Young America
was run down and sunk 10y the ferry
boat George II. Power The dead:
Mary C. Bedell. Jennie L. Bedell and
Sarah Brown Of New York city and
Margaret Mckay Of Coxsackle, y. Y.
saturday, sept. 2.
The correspondent Of the Paris Matln
at Portsmouth, n. H., says there is rea-
son TO believe that M Witte will retire
from public life on his return TO Eu-
rope.
Through the bursting Of hywheel at
the National Tube works I'm McKees-
port, Pa, four men were killed, anoth-
er was supposed TO have been torn TO
pieces and a number injured. They
were members Of heating gang.
BOYS under ten and girls under six
teen must not hereafter sell papers Ia
the streets Of any large city In New
York state. The law passed 10y the last
legislature to 60 into effect Sept. ex-
tends TO cities Of the second class the
prohibition which already applies to
New York and Buffalo.
Coroner Walden returned from the
home Of William o. Bering at Pickrell,
Neb. where he was called TO invcstL
gate the cause Of the death Of Henry
Henke and Anna Hcnke. who were
found dead in bed az the home Of their
daughter says the St Louis Globe
Democrat. He did not hold an Inquest,
but decided that the aged couple were
electrocuted by n shock from the tele-
phone during an electrical storm.
China has placed the boycott Of
American products under an imperial
ban. says an oyster Bay dispatch. An
edict has been Issued by the govern.
ment commanding yiceroys aud gov
ernors Of provinces 10 take measures
for the suppression OF the boycott and
holding them strictly responsible The
state department at Washington has
received Il. cablegram from Minister
Rockhill at Peklng giving Il summary
Of the edict
All right and title to the insurance
policies on the life Of L. q. Bigelow
have been acquired from Mrs Bigelow
bv the First National bank Of Milwau
kee Wis. Of which Bigelow was for
merly president. The policies. which
are twenty in number and have face
value Of over $4,000 and a cash sur
render value Of about $4,000. will, IT Is
expected, be bid in by the First Ma
tional bank at the sale Of the Blgelow
properties, the date Of which has nO'
yet been fixed.
Friday, Sept. I.
Mrs. Joseph Stoeher OF llion, y. T.
was eating peanuts when she acciden
tally drew into her wlndpipe a portion
Of the shell Of one. Before medical as
sistance could be procured she chokec
/ to death.
The American Astronomical expedi
ton at Guelma. Algeria, headed bJ
Rear Admiral Chester, superintendent
of the United States naval observatory
succeeded in obtaining a splendid pho
tograph Of the eclipse Of the sun Ih'
expedition also by means Of special ap
paratus sketchcd the suns protuber
ances.