The Yale expositor., 1907-09-27


Ind, and was drowned.
George w. Harris, a former slave,
died near Rowlandsville, Md. at the
age of 113 years, one month and IA
days.
In the federal suit against the
Standard Oil company 1t was disclosed
that John ID. Rockefeller owned 247.-
692 shares of its stock, or nearly five
times as much as any other individ-
ual stakeholder. The methods by
which the trust coerced the independ-
ent refineries were related.
Judge Lochren at st. Paul tenn
porarily enjoined enforcement Of the
new commodity rates and called the
recent rate legislation in Minnesota
vicious and disgraceful
Mrs. Lillian White Grant, a Chicago
kindergarten principal, was strangled
to death in her room by a robber.
Eleven men were killed and seven
fatally injured by the falling OF a cage
eco feet down a mine shaft at Negau-
nee, Mich.
Five members of the Parkamite sect
at Zion City, H., were arrested for
torturing to death an aged woman in
an effort to drive out the devil with
which they believed her possessed.
Gov. Deneen of Illinois appointed
DR.. Cyrus II. Anderson, Of McLeans-
boro, superintendent of. the asylum
for insane criminals at Chester in
place of DR.. Walter Z. Singer, who
died.
The Wisconsin railway commission
ordered the La Crosse Gas & Electric
company to raise its rates for cleo
trio lighting.
Frederick Mcleod, OF the Midlothian
club OF Chicago, won the annual tour
nament of the Western Professional
Golfers association on the Normandie
clubs links at ST. Louis. His total
for the 70 holes was 3O5 strokes.
Advices from Picking intimated that
WI Ting Fang will be sent back as
minister to Washington.
The South Dakota board Of railroad
commissioners adopted a resolution
reducing fares in South Dakota from
three to two and one-half cents a
mile, to become effective October Is.
John Hustis. pioneer of Wiscon-
sin, and one of the leading spirits in
the development of the state. died at
Hustis Ford, in the ninety-seventh
year of his age.
The will of Robert A. Pinkerton. the
detective. left an estate of 100000
to his widow and children.
An angry mob of citizens of Whit
ing, Ind, prevented the granting of a
50-year franchise to street car COM
pany by driving the aldermen from
the council chamber.
Capt. James r. Lindsay and Capt.
Henry S. Wygant, both of the Thir-
teenth infantry, have been arrested by
their colonel for indulging in a fist
fight while on board an army trans
port en- route to San Francisco from
the Philippines.
The American government has in
vestigated the ill-treatment of Hindoos
at Bellingham and Everett, Wash, in
response to a note from the British
government, and the local authorities
insist that they are entirely capable
Of dealing with the situation.
The new law providing an eight
hour day for telegraphers has been
declared unconstitutional by the cir
cult court of Cass county, Missouri.
The court ruled that the law Is class
legislation.
Nine. Emma Calve, who arrived in
New York on the Pannonia, devoted a
large share of her time during the
voyage from Gibraltar to making rag
dolls and hats for children in the
steerage.
Col. William Goddard, chancellor of
Brown university, and one of the best
known residents of Rhode Island, died
at Providence
Joseph Labriola, said to be the last
murderer to be put to death in New
Jersey by use of the moose, was hang.
ed at Cape May, N. j., for the killing
Of John Buiglio. his brother-in-law.
The First National bank of Gary
Ind, organized year ago by Elkhart
men and established at Gary last
March, has been sold to steel men at
a handsome profit.
DR.. II. l.. Getz, former president OF
the international Association of Rail
way Surgeons and city physician OF
Marshalltown, Ia, attempted suicide
at the railway station at West Liberty
by stabbing himself over the heart. He
| is believed to be insane.
Secretary Of the Navy Metcali
awarded the contract for the con
struction of FIVE torpedo boat destroy
ers to William Cramp G. Sons, two
ships s5s5, 200 each; the Bath Iron
works. two ships at 1924, 900 each; and
the New York Shipbuilding company
one ship at $645,000.
A fast mail and newspaper train on
the New York Central road was par.
tally wrecked near Utica when the en-
CINE struck a portion Of wrecked
freight. The engineer was injured.
The board of directors OF the
mother Christian Science church al