The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-25
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What the Weird ~ Doing.

What the WoEld ~ Doing.
Mr.. Joseph Choate made a ringing
speech at The Hague in support of
the American position on arbitration.
The Korean Cabinet has resigned
and Toxic expects the Emperor at
Seoul to abdicate.
DIR. Karl Hau, the former Washing
ton man accused of murder In Baden7
Baden, Germany, made admissions to
help expedite. his trial. +,
It is rnmored that Anna Gould,
former Countess Castellane, is en-
gagged to Prince Elic de Sagin.
The suit of Alexander Gregor, who
sued for damages because he had
been accused of theft, was decided
against him.
Kaid Mclean, commander of tine
forces of the Sultan of Morocco,
escaped from Raisuli.
The Emperor of Korea was asked
to abdicate, and the end of this En-
pire is thought to. be near. e
The trial of DIR. Karl Hau, former
ly of Washington, for murder Of his
motber-in-law was begun at Karls-
rule.
The board Of inquiry is expected TO
report that the explosion on the
Georgia was caused by a "hare-
back" from the eight-inch gun.
Burning powder fell into the ammu-
milton handling room, threatening the
ship with destruction.
Independent coal miners, in a pc
tition to the Interstate Commerce
Commission seek to end the anthri-
cite coal combine.
A tremendous crowd from Rich-'
mond made Richmond Day at James
town. Exposition a decided success.
Alice Scruggs, a negro woman, of
Richmond, was discovered to have
conducted a school for thieves.
Mr.. John w. Britt, of Marinsbrg,
W. Va, was killed in a runaway ac-
cident.
The Summers Coal Company, bet
ter known as the Robby Coal Com
pany, with large holdings on the
Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad and
the Wabash, has just closed a deal
for the Carrollton Coal Company's
mine and holdings at Jug Run, nea
st. Gainesville, W. Va, on the Wa
bash extension.
A gigantic combination of indie
pendent bakeries, including those of
Baltimore, is being formed in New
York with $30,OOO,OOO to $4,000,
900 capital to fight the NatiSnal Bis
cult company.
The South Penn Oil Company is
leasing a number of farms in the vi
cinity of independence, Preston
county, W. v, for the purpose of de-.
veloping the field for oil and gas.
It cost Robert M. Ward, of Win
chester, $SS9.51 for the honor of
representing the Tenth district in
the Virginia Senate. and his defeated
opponent. Judge F. S. Tavenner, of
Woodstock, $571.25, according to
figure just filed. s@..fi %
Judge Alton B. Parker, of New
York made an address in support of
the Conctitution before the North
Carolina Bar Association.
The feeling in France is one of
disappointment with the tariff agree
ment with the United States brought
over by Ambassador Jusserand.
Mr.. Bonaparte states that the re-
ownership for the Tobacco Trust is
only to compel it to comply with the
law.
President James McCrea, ,Gf the
Pennsylvania Railroad, declared a 2
cent law was unfair to the public US
well as the railroads. .epoa Jog
The Arson Comfy lynchers are on
trial at Monroe, N. c.. The State has
made out a strong case aaginst them
so far.
Nine men were killed and a like
number seriously burned by apow-
der explosion on the ~battleship Geor-
gia. 80.
Interstate railroad fares have been
reduced to two cents per mile by mott
of the Northern and Western rail
roads. =
Col. Charles G. Ayres has been or
dered befyGe a board to examine his
fitness for retirement from the Unit
ed States Army.
Senator McEnery;, of Louisiana is
quoted as. offering to resign in favor
of John Sharp Williams if the lat
ter fails of election to the United
States Senate. .,ati .8.
Mrs. Preston Gibson daughter of
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page and the
late Henry Field of Chicago is to u
for divorce. a1s
The Virginia Corporation Commits
sion of Virginia was notified that. the
injunction against the 2-cent rate or
der was In effect.
Max Lansburgh of Baltimore filed