The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-15

Pittsburg district go to the general conference. at Indianapolis, with the operators of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, they will take stand as body.
 Archbishop O'Brien of the Roman Catholic see of Nova Scotia, Prince Ed ward Island and Bermuda, died sudden ly al the archiepiscopal residence in Halifax.
 President Roosevelt has under sa- visement an invitation to participate in a notable celebration of Flag day in Philadelphia, national in character on June l4 next.
 Mrs. Elvira Liebe. the mother of five children, testifying in he. husbands suit for divorce at Newark, N. J., de- elared that no man had ever kissed her, not even her husband.
 Mrs. E. NJ Steindifer shot and killed her sister, Miss Willie Whisenant, at Atlanta, Ga, on account of jealousy. She claimed that her sister had come between her and her husband.
 The grand jury at Charleston, w Va, returned indictments against the De, trcit & Kanawha Coal Co, it's superin- terdeRt and mine boss, for manslaugh- ter. in connection with the recent loss of IS lives by explosion in the mine.
 Three men. under the pretext of sell ing him mules, lured E. Meegan, a rail- road contractor of Camden, Mo-, to secluded spot near Rosedale, Kas., and robbed him of 5000. Later Meegan captured one of the men, on whose per- son 5000 was found.
 The Novoe Vremya (St. Petersburg says that Russia's voice should be heed ed by the powers. in regard to policing Morocco. 'as no one can deny that Rus sia occupies an unassailable position as an expert in everything relating to po- liee"
 Dr. Oliver c. Haugh was found guilty of murder i'll the first degree at Day ton, O. He was charged with killing his father, mother and brother.
 Reports from Manila give the details Of sanguinary battle with band of hostile Moros near Jolo the capital of the Sulu group of islands. The Amer ican loss was 52 of whom 15 were killed and 13 wounded. including 6 of- ficers. The native constabulary lost and 13 wounded, including Capt. John R. White The Moro band, of about 300 men, women and children, was prac- tically annihilated
 Maj.-Gen. Corbin, who has just re- turned from the Philippines, says that conditions in the island were never so good as at the present time. The Fili-
 
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 Edward J. Beard, principal assistant engineer of the Rock Island system, has accepted the appointment as en- gineer of the steam railways in the Philippines. under the contract award ed to J G. White & Co, of New York.
 Robert s. Farmer, manager of the Springs hotel at Sour Lake, Tex, shot and killed ". P. Murphy, his brother in-law, who had sent him word that he was coming from Beaumont to kill him. Farmer got there first.
 L. Stuckey, editor of the Peoples Demands. at Colfax, La, was shot and killed by A. M. Goodwin. editor of the Colfax Chronicle, whose character had been assailed by Stuckey in the col umns of his paper.
 The postmaster general has reaf- firmed his position that rural free de- livery carriers can not be used as the medium for taking subscriptions foi. newspaper.
 w. A. Brothers, government disburs- ing agent for the Pathfinder reservoir project, with headquarters at Casper, Wyo.. has been arrested, charged with embedding 5000 of government funds
 The Soo Railroad Co. will expend s6,000, GOO for improvement and equip ment this year, including the building of 150 miles of new track in North Da- kota.
 The memorial to Gen Jos Wheeler, at Atlanta, Ga, March 27, promises to bring together the greatest outpouring of veterans of both sides in the civil war seen since it's close
 George E. Green, former state sen ator of New York, charged with con- spring to defraud the government in connection with the sale of recording clocks to the post office department. was acquitted in the District of Colun,- bia supreme court
 With all the honors due his exalted military rank the remains of Lieut. Gen. John Nj. Schofeld were escorted, after impressive funeral services in St. Johns church, Washington, to the spot selected by himself Tn Arlington ceme- tery and lowered into the grave to the booming of cannon and the sounding of taps
 President Roosevelt has removed from office Horace Speed, United States district attorney for Oklahoma, follow ing an investigation of charges pre- ferred against Speed of improper con- duet in office
 Fire destroyed the coaling station of the Chicago (. Alton railroad at Twen- ty-eighth street and California avenue, Chicago. As result engines had to be eoaled by hand, pending the erection of temporary chutes.
 A rear-end collision on the Delaware & Hudson railroad at Saratoga. N. Y, resulted in the death of Miss Esmond, aged 1G, and severe injuries to several passengers on the Lake George special, fuo of whom Giad 1atar