The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1907-04-25

threatens the survivors.
Ten horses were shot to death b5
policemen to end their sufferings In a
fire in the barn of the A. M. Forbes
Carriage company, Chicago. The po-
licemen and firemen saved 10 horses
The Hotel Campbell at Athens, Pa,
was destroyed by fire and one man
was burned to death.
Fire In two garages in st. Louis
destroyed about 100 automobiles, the
total loss being $225,000.
Robbers dynamited the safe of a
bank at Bixby, /. T., securing several
thousand dollars.
Safe blowers wrecked a bank at
Weston, ILL.,, with three charges of
dynamite, terrorized the town and es-
capped with $4,000.
In what Is known as the Peavy ela-
vator case, the interstate commerce
commission announced its decision
against the Union Pacific Railroad
company The commission holds that
the arrangement between the Union
Pacific and the Peavy elevators was
unlawful, as the allowance was in ex-
cess of the actual cost of the eleva-
ton of the grain, and, therefore, a
rebate.
DIR. Oliver Crook Haugh, of Dayton,
O., convicted of the murder of his
father, mother and brother at Day
ton, on the night of November 4,
1905, was electrocuted in the annex
at the Ohio penitentiary at Colum-
bus.
Stewart c. Gay, 10 years old, and
Miss Mabel Pendleton, II years old.
committed suicide by leaping from
the suspension bridge across Jackson
river at Clifton Forge, Va.
John Gunderson, who held up a
clerk in the Northern Express com
panys Offices at the Union station in
st. Paul. Mimi, confessed and restor-
ed the $4,000 he stole.
John Alling, SO years old, a mem
Der of a wealthy family, formerly
member of the Chicago Stock ex-
change and of the Chicago Athletic
club, and conspicuous in social cir
cles, went to his room in Chicago
hotel and committed suicide To a
friend he had said shortly before that
being good fellow" had cost him
$200,0
The Seattle Labor council has adopt
ed resolutions denouncing President
Roosevelt for his criticism of Meyer
And Haywood. The resolutions accuse
the president of prejudging the two
men.
William M. Chase, who was presi.
dent of the old Society Of American
Artists, has issued statement tell
ing of plans to pay a tribute to the
memory of Stanford White as an archi-
tect.
An attempt was made to kill Rev.
Matthew Yankola, pastor OF the Sla
vonic church at Hazleton, Pa. His par
sonage was blown up by dynamite .hail
ne escaped. Parish troubles are 5e5
lieved to have caused the attempt.
A Nickel plate passenger train was.
derailed at Fostorio, o.. when the
body of bridge foreman, who fell un.
der the wheels, caught in the rear
trucks.
The Columbus (O.) grand jury re.
turned secret indictments against the
members of the "ice trust" in that
city on the ground that they had con.
spired in restraint of trade.
Regis H. Post was inaugurated gov.
srnor Of Porto Rico in succession to
Beckman Winthrop, who retired to
become assistant secretary of the
treasury at Washington.
Mrs. Leah G. Gilman, her son Col.
Inns and daughters Bessie and Fayns
viewed preliminary hearing at Dayton,
O., and were bound over to the grand
jury on the charge Of numbering Dona
Gilman. They were released on bonds
aggregating $1,000.
Gov. Hagerman, OF New Mexico,
against whom charges were preferred
rendered his resignation, and the
president announced the appointment
of Capt. George Curry, governor of Sa-
mar province, Philippine islands, as
governor OF New Mexico.
The Illinois supreme court declared
invalid the Mueller act authorizing
the city of Chicago to issue certifi
Gates for $75,O00,000 to purchase the
street railways.
The national arbitration and peace
congress closed at New York with
two banquets and the decoration of
Andrew Carnegie with the cross OF
the Legion of Honor.
A verdict of acquittal in the case
against Julius Kahn, formerly presi |
dent of the Cash Buyers Union First
National Cooperative society was or.
dered by Federal Judge Anderson at
Chicago.
The new Ontario town of Latch.
ford, nine miles from the famous CO
bait silver mining camp, was practi
cally destroyed by fire. The loss is
estimated at $150,000.
Charges made by the next friends"
of Mrs Mary Baker G. Eddy are de.
MED by the defendants at Concord,
N. H., and the prosecutors are said tc
have loaned their names to EVIL.
minded" persons, who, 1t is alleged,
are the real prosecutors.