The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-02-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week briefly
Chronicled.

Chronicled.
President Fallleres personally inter /
vened in the ministerial situation In
the hope OF composing the differences F.
I'm the French cabinet and avoiding q /
disruption OF the government
In spite Of the daily bulletins issued F.
by Venezuela announcing an improve
ment In President Castro's health he
has gradually weakened since he un-
derwent an operation. and his condi- /
tion Is now very serious.
Monday, Feb. Is.
Through an explosion at the fuse
and cap magazine OF the Kier Fire
Brick companys works at Salina, Pa,
one man wac killed and four were seri- /
ously injured.
Francis J. Carmody, assistant Unit
ed States district attorney for the
southern district Of New York, who
married Senator Platt's stepdaughter-
Is dead at Washington US a result Of a
nervous breakdown.
Governor Woodruff at New Haven.
Conn. has been investigating O charge
that Frank f. Healy, the state tax
commissioner, had tried 10 get $1,000
from Howard NJ. Steele for an APP
pointment as county commissioner.
Steele accuses Healy.
Open. signed threats Of war against
the United States If it does not get out
of Cuba are now being made by lead
ers Of the Liberal party I'm Cuba, 10
whom everything has been given by
the American provisional government
except absolute control The party is
Unsuitable and impatient for withdraw
al. when they would be left masters Of
| Cuba.
Saturday, Feb. 10.
Captain Louis Wendell OF the First
battery, New York, whose resignation
after charges had been made was ac-
cepted by Adjutant General Henry and
not accepted by Governor Hughes, has
been indicted by the grand jury for
grand larceny.
With flags flying at half mast. the
funnel standing at an angle and the
upper deck and deck structures bad
~ damaged the Hamburg American
steamship Yaldiyia arrived at New
York from the West Indies with tale
OF seven persons killed by the explo-
sion Of a donkey engine boiler
Friday. Feb. Is.
The body Of Ex-Governor Frank Way
land Higgins was laid at rest in the re-
ceiving vault in Mount View cemetery
at Olean. there to remain until the COM
pletion Of the mausoleum for which
Governor Higgins had provided.
Ben Mansour, formerly Raisulfs lieu
tenant was assassinated opposite the
Spanish legation at Tangler. Three
natives belonging to Ben Mansour's
tribe. doubtless incensed by bis treach-
cry to Raisuli, fired point blank at
him. and he fell, mortally wounded.
With a mighty roar and a shock
which made the city OF Bayonne, y. j.,
culver TO its foundations and sent
the frightened inhabitants flying from
their houses in fear OF an earthquake
and which shattered windows on Stat
en- Island a huge tank OF the Stand
ard OH plant at Constable Hook, y. j.,
exploded at 1890 o'clock I'm the morn
ing. No one was killed and only one
employee hurt
Thursday, Feb. Il.
Mayor George NJ. Landers OF New
Britain. Conn, It Is said, has sent a
letter TO Governor Woodruff asking
that Bank Commissioner Kendall be
removed from Office on the ground OF
neglect OF duty and incompetency.
The presidents Of Honduras and NJ
caragua received kilograms from Pres
ident Roosevelt setting forth the de-
sire OF the chief executive Of the Unit
ed States for the conyening Of court
OF arbitration to prevent war between
the two little republics.
Wednesday, Feb. IL.
Representative Wharton Of Illinois
has introduced a resolution in the
house authorizing the president to ex-
clude from the mails any and all pub
lications containing the revolving de-
tails" OF the Thaw case and other
, cases Of similar nature.
Pulajanes attacked and burned two
towns in the province Of Occidental
Negros. in the Philippines, and killed
six members Of the constabulary. Two
American teachers. W. ]. Bassetter
and Walter J. L. Ise. are missing. No
cause is known for the sudden upris-
ipg. Raids were made within a radius
Of ten miles. and schools were attack