The Yale expositor., 1907-06-14

stantly killed by burglars who were
looting a saloon.
Gen. William Mcmahon McKraig,
former member of congress for two
terms, died at Cumberland, Ind, at
the age of 60 years.
Thomas Battle, a confederate vet
eran, ~ years old, was sentenced to
life Imprisonment at Atlanta, Ca, for
throwing ID. M. Berry to his death
from a roof 100 feet from the ground.
Through the arrest of August Do
lin, SO years old, for IA years past a
trusted employe of S. Baumann &
Brother, furniture dealers, of New
York, thefts aggregating $4,000 by
means of false checks will be brought
to light.
Isaac Greenbaum was almost in
! stantly killed and his wife and daugh-
ter, girl of 19, were seriously in
Jured at a Philadelphia fire. J. J.
reynolds, negro. has been arrested
on 81 charge of arson.
Andrew Simonson, a former post
master of Racine, Wis, died in Chi
cago. Mr.. Simonson was a prominent
Democrat, and was identified in the
building of Racine
Great damage was done by a
cyclone that struck the city of Kur-
rachee, India
France rendered her good Offices TO
the United States to promote a COM
plete understanding with Japan con.
corning interests in the far east.
Mrs. Emma Leahy, proprietor of the
Leahy hotel in Brownsville. Tex, told
the senate committee on military af-
fairs that she saw 16 colored soldiers
shooting at the Cowan house and she
believed she could identify one of
them.
United States Senator Philauder c.
Knox, OF Pennsylvania, announced his
Willingness to become a candidate for
the presidency in 1908 should the Re-
publican party see fit to nominate
him and expressed his appreciation of
his endorsement by the Pennsylvania |
Republican convention.
The coroners jury which investi- |
gated the deaths of Fred Hating, of |
Reddick, and Austin Stockton and |
John Frasee, of Danville, by the ex-
plosion of car of gasoline at Red
dick, held the Chicago & Southern
railway responsible.
The president announced the an.
pointment of Gen. William V. Nc.
Macklin as collector of internal reve-
nue. at Toledo, o.
Helen w. Cougar, the well-known
temperance leader and lecturer. fell
dead at her home in Lafayette, Ind. of
heart failure. She was 20 years old.
There is another reign of terror in
Lodz, Russian Poland, and terrorists
are executed every night by a work
mems vigilance committee.
A jury in the United States district
court. at Springfield. ILL.,, returned a
verdict finding the Wabash road guilty
on 10 counts, alleging violation of the
Interstate commerce laws by falling
20 have freight cars equipped with
safety appliances.
The golden wedding of King Oscar
Ind Queen Sophia was joyfully cele-
'rated throughout Sweden.
Clarence Mckenzie, president of the
standard Brake company of New
York, was instantly killed in an auto
mobile accident near Albany.
Eugene A. Sittig, a prominent Ger
nan resident of Chicago and publisher
II the Brewer and Maltster, died of
Prof. Ernest o. Sweetzer, of Wash
ngton University, st. Louis, was hit
N the head by pitched baseball and
robably fatally injured.
Gov. Harris, of Ohio, granted a res.
lite until June 21 to James Cornelius,
he Canton wife murderer who was
o have been electrocuted.
Jimmy Britt and Battling Nelson
igned articles for a 20-rouffd fight on
he night of July Ia San Francisco.
Florence Morales and Bemada Mora S
ave been found guilty in Mexico of
ne murder of Gen. Manuel Barillas,
)rmer president of the republic of i,
and have been given death !
entences.
Former Judge J. s. Bossier, a well. 4
nown confederate veteran of Easley, I
tus 1 q
President Castro read his message
D the Venezuelan congress and paid
high compliment to w. w. Russell,
ne American minister. q
DR.. l.. II. Blanton, who has been b
Ice president of the Central Univer- e
ty of Kentucky for the past so u
ears. resigned
Three arson suspects-Oliver Leib- 4,
lguth, William Leibenguth and Oscar 8
chwank-were arrested near Allen n
'wn, Pa, by policemen after a chase. e
hey are supposed to have set three p
res in Allentown that caused losses o.
$4,000.
Charles n. Holt. aged 40, member
the well-known Holt family of Ala
ima, died at Montgomery, Ala, as a II
'sult of dose of strychnine, taken !,
ith supposed suicidal intent. =
The petition of the three trustees to
HON Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy had G
her property, asking that .
ley be substituted as plaintiffs in