The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-25
THE NEWS OF THE Week
Domestic


parties and public men.
Henry w. Walker, member of the
National Democratic Club, and who
was chairman at the Bryan reception
In New York, favors Bryan and War
neio as the next Democratic national
ticket.
The Rhode Island senatorial candi-
date deadlock, after 1 3 weeks of bal
lotfng, has been practically broken
by the Republican State Central
Committee indorsing Col. Samuel p.
Colt.
John Yerger. the oldest engineer
on the Erie Railroad, was electro
cuted while standing on the back of
MS locomotive, the engineers head
coming in contact with a live wire.
The loss of the steamer Larch-
mont, in Long Island Sound. has
Deen blamed on Pilot Wanson, who
was lost. Captain McVey, who
escaped, is exonerated.
Benedict Gimbel, the Philadelphia
mllllonaire who was arrested in New
YORK and later admitted to bail on
the double charge of improper con-
uuct and attempted bribery of a DO
lice ofncer, tried to kill himself in
Hoboken hotel.
Inc Ann Arbor Railroad denies
the right of the State of Ohio TO
regulate the equipment of its rolling
STOCK, maintaining that only the ma
tional government exercises control
over interstate commerce.
The administration ticket of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company has
been officially declared elected by
the inspectors of election appointed
Tor the purpose of counting the votes
Salvatore Gemorese, an Italian
banker of New York, received an in
fernal machine by express from an
unknown man who has been demand
ing $4,000 by mail.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has
declared the Muller act. to finance
chicago municipal ownership of
street car lines. unconstitutional.
Inc hand windowglass plants of
Plttsburg, employing over $4,000
men, are to close down owing to
being overstocked
The northern part of the Island of
Luzon was shaken by an earthquake
and considerable property was de-
stroyed.
Secret Service agents are investi-
eating z plot among Hazleton CPa.)
anarchists to assassinate President
Roosevelt.
Evelyn Thaw says she longs for
'he simpler life on a Western ranch.
Edward A. Nelson, a railway mail
clerk confessed stealing a packet
containing $4,000 from a pouch EN-
route from Wilmington, n. c. to New
York.
Secretary Taft and his party sailed
from san Juan for home, accom-
panied by Beekman Winthrop, the
retirlng governor, and Mrs. Win
throp.
The fourth trial in Boston of Or"
John Sinclair on the charge of caus-
ing the death of Annie NJ. Russell
resulted in his acquittal.
The new battleship Kansas was
put into commission at the League
Island Navy Yard, with Captain VreeI
in command.
The Columbus (O.) grand Jury
returned a number of indictments
against the members of the Ice Trust
in that city.
Two hundred additional suits were
instituted in San Francisco against
insurance companies on account of
the big fire
Joseph Bush. wanted for COM
plcity in the robbery of a Missouri
Pacific train, was arrested at Myrtle
Point. Ore.
After losing his last hundred dol
oars on the races, j. Richmond, of
Boston, committed suicide in New
York.
Floods during March caused the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad a loss
of 100000.
Regis H. Post was inaugurated
governor of Porto Rico.
The answers of all the defendants
in the suit to force the leaders of
Christian Science Churches to ac-
count for the property of Mrs. Eddy
as filed not only deny most of the
allegations of the plaintiffs, but de-
clare that the action is not brought
in good faith.
John Gunderson, a discharged em-
ploye of the Northern Express Com
pany, is accused by Clerk thinner
man of stealing $4,000 from the
compaEy's safe at the Union Depot,
st. Paul, Mimi, by forcing thinner
man at tho point of pistol to open
the safe.
Books and records of the Ameri-
can ice company arc missing from
the office of the Attorney General of
New York.
Chief of Police Shippyr, of Chica-
so. acknowledges he contributed
500 toward tho election of Mayor
Busse.
G. l.. Scruggs was shot and killed
by guard while escaping from the
North Carolina Penitentiary.
Every vote Hearst received in the
New York mayoralty fight cost him
S1.25.
A committee of The National Pub
licity Law Conference is considering
a resolution asking that the cam
paign contribution books of the last
presidential campaign be opened for
inspection.
Foreign.
The British government makes
public 4 part of the cOrresnondence