The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

John M. Urban, aged as. q wealthy
resident of the town Of Union, Yer.
non county, Wis, committed suicide
by shooting.
The Royal Typewriter company 10
reported In New York to be the
nucleus of a gigantic trust backed by
powerful interests.
william H. Abercrombie, formerly
United States consul at Nagasah,
japan, committed suicide by asphyxi-
alton in Washington.
The navy department virtually has
decided to name the 20,000-ton battle
ship, No. 20, a sister ship of the Della
ware. the New York.
Gen. Morteza Khan, minister pleni-
potentiary from the kingdom Of Persia
to the United States and Mexico, ar
rived In San Francisco.
Senator La Toilette has decided to
announce his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for the presi-
dency and will address statement to
the voters.
President Roosevelt is said to be
planning a peace conference to be
held at Washington, d. c.. with the &C.
credited ambassadors as members of
the gathering.
Count Kamarowski was shot sew
eral times at Venice by a young man
who gained entrance to his room. The
assailant escaped. The count is ex.
pected to recover.
The members Of the Hoboken, IN.
J.) Young Women's Christian associa-
tion have started out to collect one
mile of pennies, which they will string
together on ribbon.
John Roach, leader of the conserva.
tive element in the miners union,
was elected president Of local 220 at
Goldfield. New. by about 900 majority
over C. H. McKinnon.
William 8. Wirsing was awarded
$4,000 damages at Uniontown, Pa.
for injuries received at the hands of
his father-in.law, James r. Smith. a
wealthy coal operator.
Kermit Roosevelt, son of the presi-
dent, abandoned his ride with the
Thirteenth cavalry from Fort Leaven-
worth to Fort Sheridan because of the
annoying attentions Of women.
Edward Glasgo. a physician. is dead
and his wife Is wounded as result of
mysterious shooting at Brazil, Ind.
The wife says her husband shot her
and killed himself, but she is In Gus
tody.
Frank A. Perret, an American who
is assistant In the observatory on
Vesuvius. says the clouds Of dust re-
Gently seen from the volcano were not
due to an eruption, but to the
crumbling of the crater.
Acting Secretary of the Navy New
berry postponed indefinitely action
upon the project to remove the famous
old frigate Constitution from the Bos-
ton navy yard to Annapolis or to the
naval basin in Washington. Boston
people objected.
Ferdinand Penney Earle was at
tackled by a crowd at his home in
Monroe. N. Y, his buggy overturned
and whip welded on his person
after he had sent his wife away to
Europe on a steamer, SO that he could
marry another woman.
The international Harvester COM
pany of Wisconsin pleaded guilty to
violation of the Texas antitrust laws
and paid fine Of $35, 900 assessed by
the court at Austin. The company also
agreed that a perpetual Injunction be
entered forbidding 1t to operate in
Texas.
The directors of the Aero club OF
America learn that the International
Aeronautic federation, the arbiter OF
international ballooning, has barred
the Spanish Aero club from partici.
patton in the forthcoming cup race at
St. Louis in October for falling to for
ward the required fees.
Contracts aggregating $4,000. 900
have recently been awarded American
firms for rolling stock to be used by
foreign railroads. The American Lo-
comotive works, the Baldwin Locomo-
tive works and the st. Louis Car com.
pany will supply nearly 100 locomo-
tives and 800 cars. including q number
Of motor cars, to japan. China. South
America. Mexico and the West In