The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-12-15


/ creased their boots. oars. masts am,
rcvolycrs with amhergrls. worth 50.
an ounce. and throw away more than
they used i'm The belief that It wa.
ordinary grease.
Don't give mp the ship" was "a,
sentiment nailed on the front platform
Of Faneuil hail. Boston. which gave IN,
text 20 every speaker at mass meet
ing held I'm the historic building 10 pro
test against the recommendation OF
Secretary Of the Navy Bonaparte that
the old frigate Constitution. now at
Charlestown navy yard, be destroyed
The scheme Of Baron Loicq de Lobel
the French engineer, for the building
Of a railroad from Siberia to Alaska
has been approved by the Russian gov
eminent. Baron de Lobel represents a
group Of French capitalists, who pro
pose TO build a railroad from Siberia
70 Alaska at a cost Of $500, 100000 by
bridging and by tunneling under Ber-
ing strait
Saturday, Dec. 8.
Andrew Carnegie declared before the
national conference on immigration
that If he owned America he would
pay a premium to every alien who
came to America and became a citizen
Mary Mabel Rogers was hanged in
Windsor (Vt,) prison for the murder Of
her husband Marcus Rogers, on Aug
10. 1902. She was pronounced dead
by Prison Physician Dean Richmond
after hanging fourteen minutes.
United States Senator John II. Mitch
ell Of Oregon is dead at the Good
Samaritan hospital, Portland, Ore He
was seventy years old. Persistent
hemorrhage followed the extraction of
four teeth, and every styptic known to
surgery was applied in vain.
1t Is said that the directors Of the
United States Steel corporation have
determined that the concern must be
rid Of William Ellis Corey, its presl-
lent, on account Of his marital trou-
blos and are casting about for his sue
cessor. Mr.. Corey's father, It is re-
ported, has turned against him.
Pedigree chickens at 81 a pound and
eggs at 81 a dozen are to be served to
New York city's wealthy people If the
plans Of a company Of New Workers
10 not miscarry. A plant covering a
large tract Of land Is being construct
ed at Mamakating, Sullivan county.
v Y, by the Sanitary and Pedigree
Poultry institution.
Friday, Dec. s.
George Won L. Meyer, the American
ambassador to Russia, has left Berlin !
for 81. Petersburg.
President Roosevelt has appointed |
Surgeon Generals O'Rellly. Rixey and |
Wyman a committee TO report to him |
On the sanitary conditions In govern
ment offices and workshops with a
view to the prevention Of the spread Of
james 3. Haggin at New York be-
'amo the absolute and sole owner Of
he imported thoroughbred stallion Wa
.crcress when, with a bid Of 1000.
ne stopped all further competition. The
asst bidder on Watercress up TO the
ime Mr.. Haggin offered $1,000 was
Harry Payne Whitney.
When the prosecution against Mrs
John Mazlka, charged with being
member Of a gang Of railroad commits
AIRY people that had feeced merchants
ut Of S1,10O, came up for hearing In
he Hollidaysburg pa court a petition
vas presented alleging that the woman
nd several hundred dollars in bank
.Otes concealed In her stocking. Judge
Bell decided that thore was no legal
for a judicial investigation Of
he contents Of a woman's stocking.
Thursday, Dec. :.
Senator Hepburn has introduced
esolutlon in the senate providing for
he annexation OF Santo Domingo and
Iaiti to the United States.
The appellate division Of the supreme
curt at New York has handed down q
eclslon In the matter Of the opening Of
allOt boxes and recounting Of the votes
connection with William r. Hearsts
ontest Of the mayoralty. The court
'as unanimous and sustained every
made by Mr. Hearsts attor.
eys.
The resignation Of Senator Chauncey
[. Depew as a director Of the EQuta-
10 Life Assurance society has been re.
sived by President Morton. Both
resident John A. Mccall and Vice
resident George W. Perkins Of the
ev Nsrk Life Insurance company will
so rtodre from Office In that company.
Six cells and one large founder be-
me so tightly TANNED In q hole that
ID been stove in the bottom of the
'andlnavian liner Hellig Olaf Of Kat.
gat, near Copenhagen. that it was i'm.
'ssiblo FOR any more water to get
TO the hold Of the ship until she was
aced on dry dock at Helsengnor the
lowing day.
Wednesday, Dec. o.
After reading his message 10 the
isconsin legislature Governor La Fol
tie said that he would accept the
nited States senatorship TO which q
was elected by the legislature at B
@ last session.
George W, Perkins Of New York has
en- elected chairman Of the Pere Mar.
.ette railroad His election 10 the
mo othce IN the Cincinnati. Hamilton
ID Dayton road makes him the execu-
'e head Of the two properties. 6,
President Roosevelt has removed :,
pm Office James q. Pettijohn. register n