The Yale expositor., 1906-11-02

Smith, Ark, charged with being i'm
plicated in the killing of the man
found tied In a cotton sack at Paw
paw. |. T.
United States Senator Stone. OF
Missouri, is confined to his room at a
hotel at Kansas City Mo-, suffering
from a severe cold, which physicians
fear may attack his lungs.
The cutting off of a considerable
area of New Orleans from free mail
delivery on account of lack of side
walks or crossings was announced by
the post Office department. Delivery
will be resumed as fast as sidewalk
faculties are provided.
Mrs. Guadalupe Vigily Bares, wife
of rancher at Round Mountain, and
her two children were drowned in the
Rio Grande near Santa Fe. They were
fording the river in a wagon.
William T. Jennings, aged 81. con-
sulting engineer of the city of Toron-
to, died at the residence of Manager
j. r. Elliott, of the Michigan United
Railways in Lansing.
BY an explosion in the mine OF the
Cambria Steel company at Johnstown,
Pa, seven men are reported to be
dead and two painfully but not fatally
burned
Secretary Taft's statement that he
would put all the arms surrend cred
| by the insurgents where they would
do no further harm was verified when
company of the Cuban artillery
threw the weapons into the sea from
the outer bastion of MORO castle.
Steps are rapidly being taken to
reduce the number of saloons in Val
lejo. Cal. which is across the channel
from the Mare Island navy yard, in
accordance with the wishes of Secre-
tary of the Navy Bonaparte.
The supreme court of Illinois rem
dered an opinion in the case OF the
supreme lodge of the Modern Ameri-
can Fraternal order against the
board of review of bingham county.
| The board of review assessed $4,000,
the amount of mortuary expense fund
on band. The court holds that the
| legislature had no power of exemp-
| ton.
Battling Nelson accepted the propo-
sition of Joe Cans to fight for the
| lightweight championship and the
best purse offered. the winner to take
60 per cent. the loser So.
On the retirement of Secretary
Shaw and Attorney General Moody
| from the cabinet the following
changes will be made: Secretary of
the treasury, Hon. George b. Cortel-
you; postmaster general Hon. George
| Won l.. Meyer; attorney general. Hon.
Charles ]. Bonaparte; secretary Of
the navy, Hon. Victor H. Metcalf;
| secretary of commerce and labor,
Hon. Oscar S. Straus.
Six workmen were seriously burned
| by molten metal and three pedestri-
ans were cut and bruised by a rain
of ore as a result of an explosion of
| a blast furnace at the Jones &
Laughlin steel mills at Pittsburg.
After chase lasting 80 hours, the
sheriff's posse succeeded in capturing
the FIVE bandits who robbed the Saw
| yer. n. D., bank, when a battle ensued
with citizens during which 300 shots
were fired, the robbers getting away
with $4,000
The first national convention of the
American Society of Equity, composed
| of farmers, began at East st. Louis.
with more than 500 delegates present
from Illinois, Kentucky, New York,
North Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin,
| Ohio and Indiana. The convention
seeks to regulate values of grain and
farm produce by regulating the sup
ply in relation to the demand.
Evidence of rate favoritism by the
| Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way and revelations OF the warfare
existing between rival boards of
trade in Kansas City were brought
out at the grain hearing of the inter
state commerce commission.
Sir Thomas Upton. through his Sec
rotary, stated that he had not an
nounced his intention of again chal-
longing for the American cup. He
would not deny that he might chal-
lenge.
Seven men we're given the immuni-
ty sweat bath by United States Attor-
neys Houpt and Ewart and Special
Agent II. b. Duncan before the spe-
cial grand jury at Minneapolis sum-
moned to hear evidence in connection
with railroad rebating.
Terry" McGovern and Young"
Corbett, with their representatives
signed articles to fight the first week
in January. the scene of the battle
to be where the biggest purse was Of
fered.
Information has been given out
through the Cantillons, owners of the
Des Moines franchise. that the plan
of the Western league magnates for
next season is to practically merge
the Western league and the Western
association.
Snow, wind and cold have extended
over nearly the entire country be-
tween the Rocky mountains and the
Missouri river. causing heavy losses
of livestock and of late fruit. Tele-
graph wires have been Frustrated and
railroad schedules disarranged