The Yale expositor., 1907-05-17

wood for the murder of former Gov.
Steunenberg opened at Boise. Idaho,
counsel for state and prisoner entered
at once in a business-like way upon
the examination of prospective Jur-
ors, and kept steadily at the task for
five hours. No juror was finally ac-
cepted, but substantial progress was
made and the indications at the close
of the session were that jury would
be obtained in ten days. The case
was adjourned three days to obtain
new panel.
Queen Victoria, of Spain, gave birth
to a son and the entire country re-
joiced. The baby was formally pre-
scented to the court and diplomats by
the king, who also proclaimed a pub
lie holiday and pardoned thousands
of prisoners.
The newly-born Spanish prince was
named Alfonso Pho Christins Eduardo
Incendiary fires in Paris destroyed
a cartridge factory and metal works.
the loss being about 100000.
Two masked highwaymen held up
station agent of the Chicago Metropol-
itan elevated road and escaped with
SIP.
Both the strikers and the street car
company in San Francisco refused TO
arbitrate their trouble. Experimental
trips showed the cars could not be
run without heavy police guards and
that the police force is inadequate to
supply protection for a real resump-
ton of the service.
Mexico decided not to press to the
point of war her demand on Guate-
mala for the extradition OF Gen. Jose
Lima, but to show her displeasure by
sending her minister to Salvador,
leaving the legation in charge of a
consul.
The heads of the steamship compan-
les in New York inclu led in the Inter
national Mercantile Marine company
served notice upon the striking long
shoremen that unless the latter re-
turned to work within week their
places would be filled.
Brig. Gen. Orlando +. Wilcox, u. 8.
A., a retired, former governor of the
National Soldiers home at Washing
ton, died at Coburg, Ont, aged 50.
The body of Miss Aurora Wittebort,
the artist who lost her life in the de-
struction by fire of the University
building in Kansas City, was recoy-
cred from the ruins.
Nine persons were badly injured
near Edwardsville, H., by a collision
on an interurban electric road.
Harry Cole, suspected of being one
on the North Coast train robbers, was
killed by Butte policeman as he was
trying to escape from custody, and a
mob tried to lynch another officer who
they thought shot Cole.
Mrs. Michael Pendergast. of Sterl-
ing, ILL.,. stepped on a match, set fire
to her clothing and burned to death.
w. X. Fulton shot and dangerously
wounded his wife, from whom he had
been separated. in Wichita, Kan Full
ton was pursued by crowd and sur
rounded in a freight yard. After a
battle with revolvers he escaped but
is believed to have committed suicide.
Two persons were killed, two fatal
ly injured and ten badly hurt when a
train broke through a trestle near
Flemingsburg, KY. and fell so feet
into a creek.
DR.. T. b. Rider was probably fatal
ly Stabbed in Hot Springs, Ark, by
DR.. A. n. Williams, one Of the best
known physicians in the city.
Thomas S. Marshall cousin OF VIII
liam ]. Bryan, and a member of the
Illinois state board of agriculture
filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
United States court at East st. Louis
fixing his liabilities at 100000
The heaviest creditors are the trus
tees of the Chicago National bank, OF
which John r. Walsh was president
at the time of its failure. Among his
creditors is w. j. Bryan, to whom
Sc, 900 is due.
The Penn-Wyoming Copper com
pany's smelter, tramway terminal and
crushers at Grand Encampment, Wyo.
were destroyed by a fire believed to
have been of incendiary origin. The
loss was over 100000.
Troops and engineers have been
sent to Stromboli TO render assistance
TO the islanders, whose exodus, due tC
the volcanic outbreak, continues
while many of those who remain are
destitute.
Abraham Hummel, the New Yorl
I'lawyer who was convicted of conspir
acy in the DodgeMorse divorce case
was sentenced to one year in STATE
prison and to pay a fine of $500.
The Master Builders association o
Berlin and its suburbs decided to loci
out all masons and bricklayers assist
ing building workmen on May Is
Over 100000 men are affected by THU
decision.
Capt. A. Krech. of the Hamburg
American line steamer Graf Valdez
see, one of the oldest commanders ii
the transatlantic service died on boar,
his ship while the steamer was II
midocean.
William Schellhas. prominen
brewer OF Winono, Mimi, died iron
pneumonia.