The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-01-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week BrIeny
ChrOniclcd.


alist North Kilkenny. The result Of the
elections so far is as follows: Liberals,
40; Unionists. 10; Irish Natlonalists, Il.
and Laborites, Z. Ex-Premier Balfour
was badly beaten In his own district.
Monday, Jan. I5.
An opinion Of the municipal court Of
Minneapolis, holding that the Sunday
closing law is equally applicable 10 Jew
and gentle. has been upheld by the
Minnesota supreme court.
Attorney General Mayer has practl-
Cally decided 10 bring suits for rcstitu-
ton 1t is reported. against a number Of
men for the mlsmanagement, waste
and extravaganza In the Mutual Life
Insurance company.
The Venezuelan government having !
continued TO abstain from renewing re-
lations with France through NJ. Taigny. !
the French charge d'affaires. Mr.. Rus
sell, the American minister. has dellv !
cred a note to Venezuela on behalf OF |
France scyerng relations between the |
two countries.
The body Of William Ralney Harper, |
late president Of the University Of Chi |
cago, has been laid to rest in a vault in
Oakwood cemetery. The final resting |
place Of the body Of the distinguished |
educator will however, be on the uni !
versity campus. where II Is planned TO |
build a memorial chapel and crypt
by means Of circulating art gal |
lery" on a national scale the women Of |
the country living IN towns and villages |
remote from art galleries Of the larger |
cities soon will be enjoying the same
privileges which their city sisters now
have. The plan of starting a circuat |
ing or travelling art gallery was evolved |
by the art committee Of the General |
Federation Of Womens Clubs Of Chi |
cago.
Saturday, Jan. II.
The British steamer Santiago has ar |
rived at Panama with the body Of |
Thomas Mast, the cartoonlst and for
mer American consul at Guayaquil, |
Ecuador, who died Of yellow fever
will be taken to New York.
Mldshipman Minor Meriwether, Jr.,
Of Louisiana, who attained much notO-
riety by engaging In a fist fight with |
MIdshipman James r. Branch at the |
Annapolis Naval academy, In which the
latter received fatal injuries, has been
placed under arrest on the charge Of |
hazing.
Or. William Wallace Hadley, medical |
director Of the Force Of Life Chemical |
company, and Mrs. Laura NJ. Wilson.
assistant medical director of the same /
concern, were arrested In New York by |
the federal authorities on a charge OF
conspiracy to obtain money under false
pretenses by the use Of the United |
States mails. They claimed to have
discovered the elixir Of life.
Friday, Jan. IL.
At Irkutsk, Siberia, Prefect Of Po-
lice Dragomiroft has been assassinat-
ed by a member Of the revolutlOnlst
party. The murderer escaped.
Fire starting from an explosion de
stroyed the works Of the Carnegie
Steel company at Greenville, Pa, en-
falling a loss Of between 100000 and
100000. Two men were burned, but
not fatally.
The British cruiser squadron on the
China station, under command Of Vice
Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, was welcom-
ed to Manila with the usual formali-
ties by the naval, civil and military
authorities. A brilliant reception was
held on board the American flagship
Ohio, and Admiral Noel reviewed the
troops stationed at Camp Mckinley.
one thousand American sailors enter
tanned an equal number Of the men Of
the British ships at q banquet, follow
ed by a vaudeville show at the Grand
Opera House.
Thursday, Jan. IL.
Mrs. Simpson, at Northport, n. Y.
was called to testify against her hus-
band, accused Of shooting his father
in-law. BARLEY T. Horner. and gave
sensational evidence that may convict
him.
Mrs. Minor Morris OF Washington,
who was elected from the executive
Offices and grounds of the White
House. is in a state Of complete col
lapse. DR.. Morris, her husband, states
that her condition is critical.
William Rainey Harper. president OF
the University of Chicago, is dead at
his home in Chicago after long H.
ness Of cancer Of the intestlnes. He
had been IN for months and had been
operated upon only recently in the
hope Of saving his life.
The West hotel, one OF the largest
and finest hosterles in Minneapolis,
Mimi, has been destroyed by fire. Ten
persons are dead, score were injured,
and several are missing. The dead In
clude Captain John Berwin Of the fire
department, who fell several stories
while rescuing a woman.
Harry St George Tucker, president
OF the jamestown (Va) Exposition
company, who was introduced by
Charge d'Anaires Carter, was received
i'm audience by King Edward. His
majesty received Mr.. Tucker cordially
and showed much interest in the pro
posal to send British naval and mill
tary contingents to the opening cere-
monies at jamestown in 1907.
wednesday, Jan. 10.
Geronimo, the famous Apache war
rior was married on Christmas day for
the eighth time. The bride IS Mary
Lotto, a widow.
The trial Of Captain William II. Van
Schaick, commander Of the steamboat
Slocum when she was burned IN the
East river and LOGO persons lost their
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