The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-19
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Seattle will build city hall from pro-
ceeds of sales of land handed over to
the city years ago by bondSmen of a de-
faulting public official. The defalcation
was 100000. The land is now valued
at over $I,oooooo
A statement issued by President Paul
Morton, of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, shows that the small holders
were the principal losers by lapses as the
| result of the recent agitation.
The Sultan refused to allow several
distinguished persons who had been pre-
sented by their ambassadors to witness
the Selamik ceremony. Later he sent
his regrets to the ambassadors
John Andrews, 4 negro, proprietor of
livery stable at Bessemer, Ala, shot
and killed Taylor Johnson, a white man,
and seriously wounded Will Millstead
another white man.
Michael de Lauro, who killed Frank
Rozzo last summer through jealousy,
is said to have made his escape to Italy,
being conveyed on board steamer in
beer barrel
The Easter parade at Atlantic City
was we'll attended, Notwithstanding a
downpour Of rain in the morning The
sun came out about noon for a couple
of hours.
Both the anthracite miners and the
operators are now generally confident
that there will be strike, and each side
is busy preparing for long scigc.
Miss Maude Adams, the actress, is
having private car constructed. Among
its furnishings will be a complete theater
for rehearsing purposes.
Mrs. Alice +. Cooper is on trial at
Augusta, Me, charged with the murder
of Charles d. Northy, Jr., with whom
she was madly infatuated.
A Cynthiana (Ky.) woman threatens
talk a gand jury to death if that body
insists upon investigating progressive eu-
chre parties
Mrs. Alice Wilbur, a widow of nearly
20 years, and Benjamin Hitchcock, aged
70 years, were married in East Meriden,
In Oshawa township, Mimi, Mrs. Au-
gust Swenson was chokcd to death by
a gumdrop.
1t was testified during the Legislative
investigation Of the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company that Mrs.
Henry L. Palmer, wife of the president
OF the company, got eight per cent in
terest on loans from the company.
New York fnanciers are discussing
the formation of an institution similar
to the Bank of England with fifty mil
lions capital, TO control the money mar
ket
Contractors Greene and Gaynor were
fined $57504o and given four years each.
charged with conspiracy 10 defraud the
government in Savannah harbor work.
While the epidemic of typhoid in
Piusburg is decreasing, towns along the
Ohio River below Pittsburg, rcpor,
alarming number of cases.
Governor Higgins has signed the Arm
strong Insurance Bills affecting rebating
and the acquisition of real estate.
A siX-inch gun crew on the cruiser
Pennsylvania broke the worlds record
by making II hits in % seconds.
Mrs. W. c. lutte, widow of Pitts
gurg coal millionaire, testified i'll court
that Frank N. Hofstot and James w.
Friend got nearly 100000 of her hus
bands money for a loan of 100000.
Governor PcnnypaCker announced that
the State OF Pennsylvania had recovered
all the money it had on deposit in the
Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny
Doubt has been cast on the presence
of Andrew c. Fields in Dobbs Ferry, Is
Mutual Life officials and others declare
they cannot find him.
Corporal Tanner, commander-in-chief
of the c.. A. r. and Adjutant John
Truesdale visited the Georgia battle
fields.
Farmers in the mountains near Tama-
qua, Pa, are being held up and robbed
by a Dick Turpin, who defies posses.
The George Washington University of
Washington won the annual debate with
the University of Cincinnati.
President Connell, of the Cancellation
Board, believes a strike in the anthracite
mines will be averted
Miss Mary Callahan, aged 20 years,
a Maryland woman, committed suicide
on the street in Philadelphia.
Nathan Isaacson, who attempted sui
eide by jumping from Williamsburg
Bridge, New York, and who was de
scending on ferryboat, was saved
from instant death by the captain OF
the vessel backing his craft so that
Isaacson hit the river 10 feet from the
| fcrryboat.