The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-15
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sending to the President a monster pe-
iition Arging him rs use his inhuene in
FallS. ~ p'N'e''s -''"sa'"
1iilo r. Malbie, Of rhe Public Owner
snip Commission of the National Civic
Federation, sailed from New York for
london to Hake arrangements for the
fcommiSsionS investigation i'm England.
John WITT, Jr., lumber merchant of
Detroit, Killed his little girl and his
father-ir-law, wounded his mother-in-law
and then committed suicide
Count Pedro de Mareno was arrested
IN New York on the charge of getting
Sj2J from his friend, Jean Emile
Lapierre, by false pretenses.
DR. H. Seward, of Chicago. was CON
Yioted of robbery in taking fees from a
well patient whom he induced to believe
that he was ILL.,
by the ghost of church bell that he had
stolen, gave himself up to justice in
Omaha.
Mrs. Hannah A. Washburn, widow of
former Governor Washburn, OF Massa-
chusetts, died at Greenfield. Mass, at
the age of 81.
a
road train ell route to San Francisco her
two children, whom her husband had
kidnapped.
Valet Jones, wanted by Lawyer Pat
rick to vindicate him of the charge of
numbering millionaire Rice, has disap-
pcarcd
Several fremen were injured and
property valued at $25o,ooo, at $40
stroycd by FIRE
fund to help a troupe Of Russian actors
VINO were driven out of their own
country.
William Klein, wealthy real estate
owner OF LockpOrt, n. Y, driven insane
o. religious fervor, committed suicide.
Sailors on the French bark Admiral
CourtSet, lying at Port Townsend,
Wash, mutined and left the ship.
Sherbie" Becker, Milkaukce's boy al
derman, is making campaign for the
mayoralty on novel lines.
Rev. George c. Ware was convicted
at Omaha, Neb., of cheating the govern
ment by land frauds.
The plant and equipment of four troll
Icy lines were destroyed by fire in Pough-
kccpSie, N. Y.
President Wilcox, of the Delaware
and Hudson Company, i'll a letter to
President Mitchell, of the United Mine
workers, suggests that the questions be-
tween the operators and the miners be
referred to a strike commission, or con-
ciliatiOn board, and declares that the in
crease i'll wages demanded will increase
the prices of coal to the consumers.
Sales of stock of the San Francisco
Lumber Company to the Bellingham Bay
Lumber Company for S25o,ooo marks the
death of a giant combination which for
Is years has absolutely dominated the
lumber business OF the western coast OF
America.
Several officials, clerks and contractors
of Brooklyn, n Y have been indicted.
charged with conspiracy in sewer swim
dies by which the city is said to have
been defrauded out of several hundred
thousand dollars.
Patrick Dolan, president of the Pitts
burg District, United Mineworkers, Sc
cured temporary injunction retraining
delegates to the convention from inter
fering with his powers rs president.
Application was made to the Pittsburg
courts for receiver for the Pittsburg
and Morgantown Packet Company.
The building of Harrington & Whitney,
New York City, was burned. Loss
$I35.Ooo.
The Illinois coal operators decided to
refuse the demands of the United Mine
workers.
Vice President Lewis has failed to re-
move from their Offices President Dolan
and Vice President Bellingham, Of the
Pittsburg district OF the United Mine
Workers, although National President
Mitchell wired that the convention had
authority to remove its officers. The an
thraCite miners scale committee met at
Wilkesbarre.
Rufus Johnson, the negro who muir
dered Miss Allinson at Moorestown, n.
J., January I8, and was captured in Bal
timore, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree by jury at Mount. Hol-
ly, N. J., and sentenced to be hanged
February %.
Rev. Justin c. Wade, of the First Con-
gregational Church of Waukegan, ILL.,, &C
cused of sending obscene litearture
through the mails, tried to commit sui
eide
Reported that there was nearly mu-
tiny on the United States cruiser Mar
blehead on account of alleged tyranny of
Commander Muligan
The independent window glass man
utacturers organization committee met at
Cleveland, and decided to form a selling
company.
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Germany is reported to have demand
ed that the police of Morocco must be
either renulnted h.. The ror,o c..c4o... -.