The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-08
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known IN San Francisco as Count"
Wittner, was arrested in that city on a
eharge of grand larceny and also of at
tempting TO swindle J. A. Pearce of$z. 600
Rather Francis Gilbert Simon, a pro
lessor in st. Bcde College, and William
Reuter-, student, were drowned while
rescuing number of students who
broke through the ice near Peru. Ill
The death of John Stinson, formerly
rich mneowner of San Francisco. has
Just been revealed. His body was found
seven years ago in Storo Lake. in Cold
EN- Gate Park.
Deacon Stephen Babcock, SS years
oId' and Mrs. Julia Kimball, Is, of
Nashua, n: Y, are engaged. They will
nave trouble in getting married, as the
authorities object
EDISON Gooding, an employe of the
geological department of the Chvtes San
francisco, had his left leg crushed bv
the powerful teeth and Jaws of an in
furiated camel.
Frederick T. Towne. younger son of
Henry r. Towne, of New York. presi-
denc of the Yale & Towne Manufactur
ing company, died at Stamford, CT.
Nicomte de Chamrun, secretary of the
French Embassy at Washington. arrived
at New York on board the steamer "A
GaScogne, from Havre.
ROBERT hughes, silk weaver of Car
held, N. J. received word that he is heir
to 100000, left him by an uncle in Ire
land
A tlre in the heart of the silk and linen
district in New York caused damage
to the amount of $2so,ooo.
Egbert Whitaker, the oldest member
OF the Ulster County bar, died at Sau
gerties, n Y, aged 90
Mrs. Lucy d. Fisk, widow of Col.
James ID. Fisk, is living in poverty in
South Boston.
Inc National Insurance Convention.
at Chicago, adopted resolutions condemn
ing the deferred dividend plan and de-
ciared tor a standard form of insurance
policy to the exclusion of all other forms.
testimony was produced in the pack
ers trial at Chicago that Armour, Swift
and Morris controlled the National Pack
ing Company, which operated six or
more subsidiary packing concerns.
Ihe Harper Memorial Committee de-
cided on project for library building
III memory of the late President Harper,
OF the University of Chicago.
David Lowenstein was arrested in
Plttsburg on the charge of using the
''oltS AOi lIduuulcft purposes.
one hundred state officials are in at
tendance at the National Insurance Con-
yentlon IN Chicago, which proposes to
frame bill for the establishment of
uniform system OF statutory regulation
oi legal reserve hfe insurance in the
states
Edw. F. Swift, of Swift G. Co.. displayed
lack OF information and lapse of mem
ory when cross-examined by District
Attorney Morrison in the beef packers
case
Rev. DR.. Joseph Montfort. a promi-
nent Presbyterian preacher. editor and
educator, died in Cincinnati at the age
of 95.
The American Light and Traction
Company has bought the Detroit City
Gas Company for $500, 900 cash.
The First United States Infantry
sailed from New York for the Philip
pines.
William Hedges. a wealthy manu-
facturer Of Chicago, committed suicide.
Justice GilderSleeve has rendered de-
cislon that Henry II. Rogers, vice preSi-
dent of the Standard Oil Company, does
NOT have to answer the questions of the
missouri commission, which sat in New
YORK until the Supreme Court OF Mis-
souri renders its decision regarding
stock control
Mrs. Charles 7. Yerkes denies that
she was married in New York, Monday.
wilson Miner says he was married to
Mrs. YerkeS, and Rev Andrew GillieS
says he performed the ceremony.
Edward f. Swift testified in the beef
packers. case at Chicago, that the books
OF Swift & Co. were open for govern
mental inspection under promise OF
immunity.