The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-11-30
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic.

Judge " SULLIVAN SlSACQ Gil OA0Oi
permitting q review of the Caruso
case before the Court of General
Session. The application was based
upon alleged error in the trial of the
case, and upon the allegation that
Magistrate Baker, who heard the
case, inspected the Central Park
monkey-house in the absence of the
defendant.
George Burnham, Jr., former coun-
sci for the Mutual Reserve Insurance
Company, was placed on trial in the
criminal branch of the Supreme court
of New York, charged with grand
larceny.
BY an explosion of chemicals, caus-
ing fire in the Mercy Hospital,
in Pittsburg, millions of deadly dis
ease germs were scattered and the
firemen were exposed to contact with
the bacilli.
The Peabody Coal Company of
Ohio has sued the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for 100000 dam
ages, charging that failure to sup
ply cars prevented it from filing
contracts.
DR.. o. A. Douglas went on the wit
ness stand in the Gillette trial and
testified that Grace Brown was killed
by injuries inflicted before her body
fell into Big Moose Lake.
Mayor Dunno, of Chicago, has re-
fused to preside at the meeting at
which Senator TillmaR will speak on
the race issue.
An effort will be made to raise the
ship Golden Gate, beached on the
Mexican Coast in 1861-62 with $780,
900 in gold aboard.
A masked burglar, single handed,
held up the passengers on a Chicago
and Alton train for the second time
The National Grange Convention
adopted resolutions condemning free
seed distribution by the government
as being of no benefit, opposing
national fertilizer law and favoring
amendment of the oleomargarine law
by striking out the work knowing
ly," to the end that convictions may
be procured for violation of the law.
A committee of the locomotive
engineers of the Reading system had
a conference with the general super
intendent on the question of in
crease of wages, but no decision Was
reached.
sistant states attorney, who, accord
| ing to the police returns, was elected
judge of the new municipal court In
Chicago, has been counted out.
A fine of $4,000 was assessed
against the New York Central Rail-
road by Judge Holt in the New York
federal Court for granting rebates to
the Sugar Trust.
Mrs. Horace Hayes, of Mount Leb-
anon, was held up in Pittsburg, Pa,
by rough-looking highwayman in
the heart of the business section OF
the city.
Eight boys lassoed an aged Rus
sian in New York, but were scared
off before they robbed him.
Francis s. Coke, of Asheville, N.
| c., son of the late Frank Coke, died
suddenly in Philadelphia.
Delos Highland killed his bride
and himself at their home near Cas-
| novia, Mich.
A Southern freight train ran away
down a mountainsiie in North Caro-
lima at a speed of 70 miles an hour,
finally jumping the track and turn
| ing over and over.
Mrs. William L. Lawson, wife OF
the millionaire jute manufacturer,
says 10 witnesses perjured them
selves in testifying in the three di-
vorce suits instituted by her husband.
Mrs. Amanthis Jungbluth, wife OF
Carl Jungbluth, secretary of the Con
tinental Tobacco Company, has
brought suit for divorce asking for
| 100000 alimony.
DR.. D. c. Gilman was reelected
president of the National Civil Ser
vice Reform League at the meeting
in New Haven. A number of ad-
dresses were delivered.
DIR. Edward T. Divine, who had
charge of the Red Cross relief work
at San Francisco, denies grafters got
any of the contributions.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany was found guilty Of accepting
rebates from the New York Central
Railroad.
Negroes of Chicago have protested
against Senator Tillman being per-
mitted to speak in that city.
Thomas F. Ryan gave notice that
he had resigned from a large num-
Der of directorates of railroads and
other corporations on account of in
ability to give proper attention to
them.