The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20

Panama canal zone and United States
minister to Panama. has been appoint
Ell vice governor general of the Philip
pines
Cardinal Gibbons has resigned from
the International Policy Holders COM
mittee now fighting for control of the
New York and the M,.zIal Life
In fight with natives on the island
of Leyte Corporal D. H. Pierce and
Private a. E. Winegardner of the
Thirteenth infantry were killed.
Frederick w. Schmidt, millionaire
brewer of Philadelphia. is to wed Miss
Lydia {. Moore, a beautiful young wo-
man, who was a manicure.
Oil and gas were struck under the
Rockefeller skyscraper in Cleveland,
o. The well was sunk at John ID.
Rockefeller's suggestion.
Rumors of John D. Rockefeller's i'll
health were set at rest by his appear
ance ON the golf links at Forest Hill,
his Cleveland home.
The first car was run through the
Pennsylvania railroad tunnel under the
Hudson river from New York to Wee
hswken.
The maximum rate per mile on the
Lehigh Valley railroad will be on the
basis of ~ cents after Nov. 1.
From the entire tobacco raising re-
gion of Connecticut come reports of a
banner crop.
Mrs Leah Loucks, colored, of Horse
heads, N. Y, has died at the age of 116.
,,,-.- The New York state
convention of the In
dependence league in
10. New York city put in
to the field straight ticket of state
officers to be voted for at the coming
election, headed by William r. Hearst
for governor. The ticket named by the
league is as follows: For governor, VIII
liam Randolph Hearst of New York;
for lieutenant governor Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler of Duchess; for secre-
tary of state, John S. Whalen of Mon
roe; for treasurer, George A. Fuller Of
Jefferson; for comptroller, DIR. c. Ii. w
Auel of Erie; for engineer and survey
or, Frank L. Getman of Tompkins; for
attorney general. John Ford of New
York Mr.. Fuller has. declined the
nomination because of his position as
master of the state grange, a nonpar-
tisan organization.
What will William ]. Bryan do
with Senator Joseph Bailey of Texas
after the testimony that he is a power
full figure in the Standard Oil compa-
N.Y." is the question Illinois Demo
Gratis, more especially those of the
Roger Sullivan faction, are asking. In
suit in ST. Louis, H. Clay Pierce
prominent in the oil world, gave the
testimony to which reference is made
The Connecticut Democratic state
convention nominated Mayor Charles
E. Thayer of Norwich for governor.
The nominee is a radical advocate of
municipal ownership, but the platform
says on this subject that it is for each
{ COAIlIAuiAilS " OCS1eiS- W imam D. Ia
an was not mentioned.
Philip B. Stewart. Republican nomi-
nee for governor OF Colorado, has de-
clined the nomination. He is in poor
health, but his reason is believed to be
antagonism to Chief Justice Gabbert
who is on the ticket.
The California Democratic conven-
ton indorsed Mr. Bryan's candidacy
and pledged him the support of the
state. The Minnesota, Colorado and
Wyoming Democrats have also indoors
ed Mr.. Bryan.
At the Ohio Republican convention
Senator Dick won the contest for the
Craftsmanship of the Republican state
executive committee, carrying with il
the state leadership
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor said Maine Cen
;ral r3iirogd money was used to bel
ee,e~t Congressman Littlefeld
Although the death
e'' General Dmitri Ire
No poff, the most hate,
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