The National tribune., 1906-07-12


; tapoplexy at Urbans. July 8.
I Mrs. Susan NJ. wykoff. widow of Gen
Charles A. Wykoff. U. s. A.. who wa
killed IN Cuba during the Spanish
American war. died at her home II
Easton. Pa. July 1.
/ Col. Frederick Iedergerber. VIII,
served in the 18th No.. and was a law
lyer for many years in St. Louis. diet
i July 5, at the Soldiers Home at Dan
vile.
4 Senator Chauncey M. Depew is salt
to be the pieture of despair and the vic
tim of brooding grief. He Is hiddei
away in a pleasant country home Fl
Westchester County. not far from Briar
cliff Manor. where he presents the pic
| ture OF feeble old man summing him
self lazily on the broad verandas of tn,
house. The doctors say II is a case o.
nervous prostrstion and have forbidden
him 10 read the papers or take part II
any discussions. He Is surrounded b,
friends who try to. cheer him up ant
Mrs Depew Is faithful In her attend
ance upon him.
| Mrs. Carrie Nation has been arrested
for sending obscene matter through tho
malls in her Temperance publication
| the Hatchet.
Ferdinand E. Borges. of Indiana, ant
one of the promoters of the Uberc
Plantation Company. was sentenced
July to serve from IL to 1 5 years In the
penitentiary for larceny and conspiracy
| There were 73 counts of larceny and
| one of conspiracy found true by the
| jury. In pronouncing the sentence
Judge White declared that the evidence
showed that Borges was no less thar
a common and notorious thief Ex-
Representative VIM. D. Owen was in
dicted with Borges, but has not ye
been arrested.
| Augustus st. Gaudens. the noted
sculptor. is Ill at his Summer home ir
Windsor, VT, where he is suffering
| from the effects Of number of opera
tions to remove what were feared to be
cancerous growths.
Alarm was felt last week at Ex-Presi.
dent Cleveland suddenly cutting short
his projected trip to James II. Eckels's
camp in Wisconsin and returning to hi:
home at Princeton, y. ]. 1t was later
learned that he had a renewed attack
| of the asthma, to which he Is subject
and that his condition Is not serious.
| John D. Rockefeller has a guard oil
eight strong. husky-looking men for his
young grandson, John d. III. who Is
now with his mother at the Summer
home of Otis Fl. Luke, Beverley Farms
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against kidnappers.
The Socialists of Michigan have nomi-
mated full State ticket, with James e.
Walker. of Muskegon. for Governor
Senator Teller, of Colorado. an
nounces that he has decided to serve
on the Senate Committee to Investigate
matters in the Indian Territory.
Thomas Taggart, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, laughs
to scorn the demand made by the New
York World that he resign his place.
One of the charges was that he was
running or allowing to be run a gam
bling establishment at the French Lick
Springs Hotel, which he owns. Tag
by tenant, but that he will not toler-
ate it in any form in the future.
The Governor of Indiana has not
waited to see II Taggart would make his
promises good, but ordered his place to
be raided July 4. Officers representing
the State began tearing out the gam
bling devices at the casinos of the West
Baden and French Lick Springs Hotels.
The paraphernalia filled two large
freight cars and was taken to Paoli
and placed In the custody Of the Sheriff.
The property confiscated included 80
slot machines. 10 roulette tables. four
poker tables. two faro tables. two KIon-
dixie tables, two wheels, booknlaking
apparatus. one keno outfit and several
bushels of chips. cards and dice
Quite a boom has been started for
Justice Gaynor. Of the New York Su-
preme Court for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor of New York and
incidentally President of the United
States. Judge Gaynor has won a high
place in his profession and in the esteem
Of na nf nrk nj fc
thought that he would be a formidable
candidate IL the Hearst faction of the
Democracy will permit his nomination.
Col. L. NJ. Sturdivant. Spring Valley,
Mimi, who served four years in the
18th Wis. is delivering a lecture on
Sherman's March TO the Sea. which has
a vivid portrayal Of the battle of Shiloh
and which has met with very pleasant
acceptance and praise by those who
have heard 1t.
Walter L. Houser, Secretary of State
Of Wisconsin, has been acquitted by the
court of the charge of having attempt
ed to bribe the State Commissioner OF
Insurance. II took the jury four hours
to reach verdict Of acquittal.
Gov Harris. of Ohio. has reappointed
Past Department Commander r. B.
Brown a member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Home. Comrade Brown held this posi-
ton for some years. but resigned in
1898 owing TO pressure of private
business. He has now accepted. as he
felt it a duty which he could not refuse.
Col. John L. Glen, the Drummer Boy
of Chickamauga, rejoices In the advent
Of little daughter. who arrived at San
Tex. June 25. Comrade Glenn
should come TO the National Encamp
ment at Minneapolis and receive due
from his comrades as the
father of the youngest daughter of a
veteran in the country
Representative Kahn. of California,
who for a score of years was men,
ber of the theatrical profession. has
written the book of comic opera deal |
ing In the spirit Of satire. with certain |
social conditions tn Amerea. The mu-
sic Is being composed by Julian Ed |
wards and the Shuberts will produce
the opera probably in September. Il
Capt Hank Half, the famous yacht !
skipper who commanded several |
American yachts In the International |
gacft races, died at Islip, L. L., June 80. t
Capt. Hank Half was. the most popular
Facht skipper in this country. He was
Is well known as the Puritan, VoIun-
;eer, or any other Of the big cup de-
lenders, and when In his prime no one
could sail against the skipper with
much hope of success. He had fac
lily of making slow boats fast and fast
boats still faster, 80 that he was always
wanted when there was big yacht race
% be sailed. !
John r. Walsh. of Chicago. whose