The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-07
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Washington.
A congressional party Of about fifty
members Of the house and senate will
sail for the isthmus of Panama on
March 6. The party will be on the
canal zone until March 1S.
Chief Falmouth, Simon Bonga and
five other prominent Indians In the
councils of the Chippewas Of Mime
sofa have arrived in Washington.
They are there to present several
grievances to the "Great Father and
Commissioner Leupp of the Indian Of
tee.
The war department has decided to
abandon the plans for the joint ma
neuvers OF the regulars and national
guardsmen next summer. The absence
of 80 many of the regulars in Cuba
cripples the home force, and there are
not enough soldiers in the country to
make the camp effective.
The house has passed the senate bill
raising Lieut. James Carroll to the
rank Of major. Lieut.. Carroll is the
officer who submitted himself to the
sting Of mosquitoes inoculated with
the germs Of yellow fever while sta
toned in Cuba, and as result has
been an invalid ever since.
Charges Of gross laxity in admins
<,.%i11 orl fa,,1r3ficyn IN Nnrf oin
financial institutions are said to have
been made against high official In
the subtreasury. It is charged that
this official countenanced drunkenness
among the employees and figured in
sensational escapades himself. The
charges are before Secretary Shaw
and will be investigated.
Criminal.
Claud Plat and Luella Underwood
have been arrested at Wellington,
Ohio, charged with violating the postal
laws by sending through the mails
the curly tail of pig.
Mrs. Alexander was murdered in hel
candy store at Pawtucket, r. l., by
robber who, after emptying the money
drawer and stealing quantity OF CT
gars, made his escape.
A stabbing ARRAY at Smell, Ont, re
suited in the death Of Frenchman
named Polus Dubord, and German
named Neil Adams has been arrested
charged with the murder.
Mrs. BENJAMIN G. Wright and her
Hve-year-old daughter Genevieve, were
found In a dying condition at Denver.
Traces Of cyanide of potassium were
discovered, indicating murder and
suicide
Charles H. Thornton, note teller.
and William w. Baker, both emroyed
BY the Hamilton National Bank Of
Chicago, have been arrested, charged
with having embezzled $4,000 of the
funds Of the bank.
employee In the agricultural depart
ment in Washington, who had entered
Q plea Of guilty to the charge Of forg
cry, was sentenced to serve five Year,
In the penitentiary.
Pearl Hughes, sixteen-year-old
girl, was arrested at Owensville, KY
charged with stealing horse. When
overtaken and arrested she was almost
frozen, and it may be necessary to
amputate one foot.
Personal.
John w. Wofford, Judge of the Grim.
inal court Of Kansas City, noted fol-
his quaint philosophy, is dead.
Edward C. Cooper, vice president O,
the Siegel.Cooper company Of Chicago
and New York, died at his residence ir
New York.
Archibald Clavering Gunter, publish
er, playwright and novelist, died sud
denly from apoplexy at his home in
New York.
Miss Elizabeth johnson, only daugh
ter Of Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleve
land, Is engaged to marry Signor Fred
erick Mariani, wealthy Italian.
John Dickson, for many years .
bishop in the United Brethren church
died at his home in Chambersburg
Pa, in his eighty.eighth year.
John w. Lorimer, an Iowa pioneer
the owner Of sixty farms and rated az
a millionaire, died at Mount Vernon
Iowa, aged eighty years.
James r. Mcclure, constructing rail
road engineer, was stricken with apo
plexy and died while attending service
in the Walnut Street Presbyterian
church in Philadelphia.
Casualty.
Two children were struck by pas
senger train and instantly killed ~
Lockland, Ohio.
In attempting to save woman witt
baby from death Aaron Alexander
was himself struck and killed by Z