The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
CONDENSED NEWS.

A false prophet has appeared in
Ponce, Porto Rico. He represents him
self as the spirit of st. John the Evan
gelist, and great many people are
following him.
OF the 245 saloons in Omaha. Neb..
not one was open on Sunday, for the
first time in many years. This is a
result of a vigorous campaign recently
started by the civic federation.
Mayor Brand Whitlock, of Toledo,
has issued positive orders that every
wine room and Sunday saloon must
be closed up. Sunday theaters and
baseball may be stopped later.
There is a bill before the Missis-
sippi state legislature, If passed, will
re-establish the whipping post for both
men and women. Three lashes shall
be deemed equivalent of one dollar,
at the option of the culprit.
Tramps, wife-beaters and men con-
victed of not supporting their fam
lilies in any of New Jerseys cities will
be put to work on the public roads and
works with a ball and chain on their
ankles. This will act as a preventive
Of crime.
The former Korean war minister.
who is staying at the Hotel De France
at st. Petersburg, had a narrow es-
cape from assassination at the hands
of young Korean, said to be the min
listers interpreter. The would-be as.
sassin stabbed the minister eleven
times with a knife.
VIM. ]. Bryan while in Duluan, Min
danao, was created datto and salut-
ed by so pieces of native artillery, af-
ter which he was conveyed along the
river to Datto Piang's palace in a
royal vinta Ga small boat, manned by
40 Moros. At the palace he received
many presents.
Magistrate Finn, in performing a
marriage ceremony peculiar to the
police in the Tombs court in New
York, purposely omitted the word
"obey" after looking over the bride.
He said, ooh, she looked big enough
| to lick two such fellows as him, and
as he has promised to love and cher
ish her for life, / didn't think it fair
to use obey"
Among the 13 cities whose gates are
thrown open to the commerce of the
world, by provisions of the recent
| Chino-Japanese treaty and as one of
the fruits of the recent war which
! Japan shares with her sister nations,
are Lao Yang, the city from which
one of the bloodiest battles of the
Manchurian campaign was named. An
other principally is Fengwangcheng,
where Kuroki fought the first decisive
engagement after his crossing of the
Yalu. The cities are distributed
through three provinces.
John Wilson, bachelor farmer, liv-
ing near Buena Vista, Ind, was buried
in the coffin which he made for him
self in the last two days of his life.
Feeling that death was approaching
rapidly, he called carpenter to his
aid and constructed the coffin from
wood which he had kept in his house
forty years for the purpose. He then
called in his neighbors and divided
his money and farm among them, pro-
how he wished the land to be divided.
Death came a few hours later.
James II. Leisure, Caldwell, o., was
locked up on charge of numbering his
uncle, William Leisure. Young Leis.
ure's infatuation for his uncles wife
led to the tragedy.
Sir Horace Plunkett, NJ. p, secre'
tary of agriculture for Ireland, is In
Washington to confer with Secretary
Wilson and other officials of the de-
partment of agriculture regarding va
rious problems OF agriculture. An Eng
lish law prohibits the growing of to-
bacco in Ireland, but through the ef
forts of Sir Horace the opportunity
has been afforded to demonstrate the
practicability OF raising tobacco for
commercial purposes In that country.