Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-10-05
PoIites-Dsvotsd 70 Literature Local and General News
THE LATEST NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
DOMESTIC

Moritz c. Wuerz, member of the
Kansas City Common Council, started
to fast 2I days, but broke it after the
sixth, having considerably reduced his
weight.
Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson, OF Chilli
cothe, Mo-, returned to her home after
an absence of I3 years to find her prop
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 desti-
tuition in an old hencoop, near Verona,
N. J.
What is believed to be the Oldest chair
in America is owned in Hanover, Pa.
1t was made in Yorkshire, England, in
1890.
Leon Crambeau, a boy of seven, who
burned his baby sister to death, was
sent to an industrial school in Marinctte,
Wis.
Three new suits were filed in Omaha
against cattlemcn accused of fencing III
thousands Of acres of government land.
Bob" Collins, Kentucky moonshin-
cr, was shot and captured in Breathltt
county by Deputy Marshal Mays.
| Igorrotcs 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
ident of the Chicago Life Insurance
Company.
Henry Lear, former president of the
Doylestown (Pa.) National Bank, was
convicted in the United States District
Court in Philadelphia Of wiful misap-
propriation of bank funds.
There was a notable gathering OF
jurists and other prominent men at the
services over the remains of Wheeler H..
Peckfam in New York.
Charles King was hanged at Edmon-
ton. Alberta, Man, for the murder. at
Lesser Slave Lake, of Edward Hay
wood, a young English prospector.
Two old women leaped from the third
story of burning building in 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 ncighbor, Mrs. Mary
Henderson, was unjustitiablc
The National Cash Register Com
pany, in Dayton, O., refused to accedc to
the demand of the printers for an eight
hour day.
An Armenian shot his daughter, who
had married contrary to his wishes, in
Brantford. Ont, and then shot himself.
James A. Anderson, an inspector, ac-
cused of helping to smuggle in foreign
crS, was dismissed from the service.
Jacob II. Schff, head OF the firm of
Kuhn. Loeb & Co, bankers, of New
York. and formerly 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 III
New York.
Former Captain o. NJ. Carter has been
on the witness stand in Chicago for
nearly week in his fight to 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, in view OF the latest mas
sacre 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.
Torchlght professions and other po-
li,ical demonstrations in Budapest, Hun
gary, have been prohibited owing to the
excited condition of public feeling
In a collision between Germans and
Czechs III Bruenn, Austria, troops had
to intervene, and before order was re-
stored 100 persons were injured.
Fire i'll an army storehouse at Hiro-
shima, Japan, destroyed 20 temporary
buildings, with the contents, principally
clothing and provisions.
Cuban Liberals, at meeting in lia-
vana, decided not to accept the resigna-
ton Of General Gomez as their candl-
date for president.
The Swedish steamers Njord and Rob
ert colided near Hveen Island in Fin
nish waters. The Robert sank and 20
persons were drowned
Noted English alienists and physi-
clans. composing a commission OF the
ROYAL Commission on 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 i'll a tunnel has
not yet been solved. but it has caused
crusade against the cell-like compart-
ment cars on English railroads.
The French Parliament will reassem-
bic October 30. Premier Rouvier says
that Russias invitation to participate IN
another peace conference has been ac-
cepted in 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
signed all antipeace memorial to the
throne, has resigned under pressure.
A lockout in three OF the greatest