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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
TEXAS


TYLER, Texas, Nov. S-Judge John
M. Duncan left for Dallas, where he will
make an anti-Bailey speech along with
Senator E. G. Senter. A delegation OF
about forty, headed by Judge Bullock,
accompanied the judge. Judge Duncan
is loaded with data and his friends ex-
pect him to make a great effort. The
Bailey people are organizing here and
will have rally within the next ten
days.
AUSTIN-Attorney General r. V. Da-
wilson returned from Dallas and was In
his office all day in connection with the
work of the office. He had no statement
10 give out, saying he had nothing fur
ther than the letter he had addressed
to Senator Bailey. Mr.. Davidson is
awaiting the evidence Senator Bailey
promised to produce, and until Senator
Bailey is heard from there will probably
be no further developments.
BEAUMONT-A we'll known former
Beaumonter, George ]. McManus, now
of Houston, was here. Mr.. McManus Is
interested in rice culture along the line
of the Gulf & Interstate
vTcTORIA-Material for sinking the
artesian well which is to supply the city
with pure water is arriving. The der
rick has already been erected and drilling
is to begin very soon
CORPUS CHR1STI-News was received
-.ere that John McC. Luby, son OF Judge
James o. Luby of San Diego, had been
promoted from chief engineer on the
United States cruiser Delaware to lieu
tenant commander of that vessel me
young man was appointed to the naval
academy during the incumoency OF tne
late Congressman Grain and has risen
rapidly in the service.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
RHODE ISLAND

pROVIDECE, r. l., Nov. 3.-George
Nation. formerly of the Quincy house,
Boston. discovered this evening that
his mother and brother, whom he be-
Iieved to be dead. are still alive. AT
an early a~e Nation was thrown upon
his own resources, and the union that
hound him with his family became
broken. He had not heard from his
relatives for years, and long had
sought them. The news came to him
unexpectedly.
CENTRAL. FALLS-A meeting of
club Republican was held at which
several matters In connection with the
campaign were discussed, and in the
course of remarks which were made by
several of the members the support of
the entire Republican ticket at the
coming election was urged.
Patrolman McCra found a defective
pIace in the sidewalk on the Clay street
bridge, and placed lantern at the
spot as a warning to pedestrians pass
ing that way.
In the district court Chief of Police
T3urlinRame arraigned another Poland
er from Cumberland for violation of
the game law In that town by shooting
q SQUIRREL The prisoner pleaded gEilty
to the charge and was fined $50 and
costs.
Benjamin Chapman Weaver of Prov
idence and Mabel Eleanor Collins of
this city have filed marriage intentions
at the office of the city clerk.
WARREN-Ground was broken by
the Aberthaw Construction company OF
.8oston toward the erection of filters
"a pumping station and tanks for the
Bristol and Warren Water Works COM
pany. There are twenty-five men en-
gagged at present in tearing up the
ground for the foundation AMI pre-
pairing to lay pipes and build concrete
filter beds, which are to be finished by
MAY L 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
VIRGINIA

CLIFTON FORGE, Va, Nov. 3.-Mar-
shall Haynes. a brakeman on the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railway, died suddenly .n
Hinton. His home was in this city. lie
was % years old and unmarried
BRISTOL-C. Bascomb Slemp, Republi-
can state chairman, will be the Repuoli-
can nominee to fill out the unexpired term
of his father as the representative for the
Ninth Virginia district in congress If ne
desires it. L. p. Summers of Abingdon
J. C. Noell of Lee county and j. w. NC
Gavock of Wytheville, prominent amons
those known TO be candidates for the
office, all declare that they will not be IN
the way of the dead congressman's son II
he cares to succeed his father.
CHARLOTTESVILLE G. w
Taylor. 6s years of age and UnioE
veteran. was burned to death In his store
about two miles northeast of Profht' this
county.
RICHMOND-The jury in the Henrici
county circuit court brought in Verdlc'
of not guilty against Henry G. Hechler
Democratic nominee for treasurer wnt
was indicted last week for alleged vloIa
fion of the Barksdale pure election law
THE case against Newton l.. Gentry
HechIer's son-in-law, who stood lndlctsc
with him, was nolle pressed when the YER
dict of the jury in tho case of Hechie;
was announced.
Thomas johnson. colored, charged WITT
the murder of G. P. Snead of King WI
liam county was sent to the city jail iron
the police court to be held untll IN
sheriff of King William arrives TO tax
charge of him.
rhe state corporation commission ha'
handed down its decision declining &
grant the application of the attorney gen
eral of the state for an increase in TN
valuation of the roadbed and right o.
wav and real estate of the railroads ope
rating in Virginia. The previous assess
ment stands.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
MISSISSIPPI

OKOLUNA, Miss, Nov. 3.-Charged
with having insulted and threatened the
life of young white woman of this place,
Henry Sykes, negro, was taken from
the custody of an officer near Van Vlett
five miles from here, and lynched. The
negro. it is alleged, made improper pro-
posals to the young woman over the tele-
phone ard threatened her life if she did
not accede to his demands. When arrest
ed Sykes drew a revolver, but was over
powered before he could use it, He was
being removed to the county Jail at Hous-
ton when he was taken from the officer
by mob and hanged from a tree.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
WEST VIRGINIA


WHEELING. w. Va, Nov. 3-One of
the most sweeping injunctions ever issued
against organized labor was granted at
Phllippi, w. Va. by Federal Judge Day
ton. The injunction temporarily restraints
John MITCHELL president; T. l.. Lewis.
vice president, and the directors Of the
United Mine Workers of America from or
ganizng or interfering in any way with
1000 non-union miners employed by the
Hitchman Coal company. located in the
Wheeling district
CHARLESTON-The twelfth annual
session of the Presbyterian synod of Vir-
ginia, comprising all of the southern
Presbyterian churches of the states Of
Virginia. West Virginia, Maryland ana
District of Columbia, convened at the
First Presbyterian church, this city, the
exercises being opened by the delivery Of
the annual sermon by Rev. j. ALFRED
Jones, the retiring moderator. About l5'
ministers and delegates are in attendance
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
OKLAHOMA

GUTHRIE, Okla. Nov. S.-Dr. Henry
Afford Porter, pastor of the White Tenn
ple Baptist church of Oklahoma City has
accented a call to the Walnut Street Bap-
tist church of Louisville, Ky, and will
preach his last sermon in Oklahoma on
March 10. He succeeds the late DR.. 7. T.
Eaton.
OTTAWA-About 800 delegates are here
attending the state Y. w. c. A. conven-
tion. Miss Ruth Scott Of Baldwin was
elected president. Mrs. p. Lister OF OF
tawa, vice president, and Miss Jennie Ar
mold Of Washburn college, secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
WYOMING

LARAMIE, Wyo.. Nov 3.--Angus Ma
fheson, a railroad brakeman, who suf-
fered the fracture of two or three ribs
several weeks ago. fell and broke his
left arm on the first trip out after the
former accident and will be again laid up
for several weeks.
Mrs. Albert Vance Delaro of this city,
whose husband. Louis Delario, private
secretary TO Congressman Mondell was
burned to death in Pullman car on the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad near
Council Bluffs. Iowa, last January and
who sued the Pullman company and the
Chicago & Northwestern for s25,OO0, has
settled with the Pullman company. re-
ceiving $4,000.
SHERIDAN-Bob Irvine. son of ex-
state Treasurer w. C. Irvine. who was
badly beaten in a fight with Austrians
near Gillette ten days ago. has recovered
from the operation performed to remove
portfons of the skull from the brain and
IL is believed will get well, but the physi-
clans cannot tell If he will regain full
possession of his mental faculties. II
may be necessary to perform another
operation Young Irvine was struck or
the head and the skull was badly frac-
tured. The elder Irvine. 1t is said or
dered the release Of the Austrians when
he learned that his son had been the ag-
gressor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
GIRL VACCINATES HERSELF
UNINTENTI0NALLY ON CHIN

- NE wYORK, Nov. S.--When health !
!. department physicians went to pub !
!. lie school No. 5l, on johnson avenue, !
!. Richmond Hill, L. l., they found <
! among the fifty pupils Esther, daugh- !
!. ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bank !
!, of Johnson avenue. The doctors told !
!. the children they would vaccinate +
!. them il their family physician did I
!. not
!, Miss Esther was vaccinated on the =.
!. leg at her home. The vaccination I
j. itched after awhile and she scratched !
1. it. Then she happened to scratch !
i her chin Her finger nail must have I
j. penetrated her tender skin, for the !
i. vaccination took" on her chin as !
i. we'll as it had on her leg. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
INDIANA


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 3.--Judge
Peter S. Grosscup of the United States
circuit court, Chicago. in an address to
the members of the Columbia club, Re
publican organization, maintained that II
the enactment of the Sherman trust law
was intended to exterminate trusts or to
affect wages or prices the purpose OF
the act had failed. He declared that IN
the present age industrial combinations
were an effective agency to WELD the
energies of ~,ankind beyond any other
form yet discovered.
TERRE IIAUTE-On complaint that
the John r. Walsh mines along the line
of the Southern Indiana railroad We're
furnished an abundance of cal Tor load
ing while other mines were not given
any the state railroad commission has
issued orders that all available cars must
be distributed proportionately among al
the mines.
EVANSVILLE-The Rev. Fatner II.
John Diestel of the Holy Trinity Catn-
olic church dropped dead of heart as
ease. He was 6s years old am had been
in charge of Trinity church for over nfty
years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
MONTANA

BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 3.-It is believed
that the pavilion at the Columbia gardens
is burning. An alarm of fire has been
sounded from that vicinity and the SKY
is lit up in that direction. The gardens
and pavilion are owned by former Senator
w. A. Clark
The Pittsburg- Montana smelter and
mines resumed operations after period
of suspension of about two months. Two
hundred men are afforded employment.
The company is composed principally of
Pittsburg and New York stockholders.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
OHIO

AKRON, O., Nov. fisherman Harris
pital with his neck broken and his en-
thrown violently from a high platform at
Hudson on the ]. w. Ellsworth estate.
A heavy block of stone fell on the
platform, breaking the board on which
Harris stood and hurting him in the air.
When he fell he alighted on his head.
LORAIN-Charles H. Schmauch of
Amherst was cut in two by a portable
saw while at work near Perry's brick
yard In Henrietta. He died instantly.
WARREN-The Garfield Republican
club banquet will be held here Novem-
ber 10.
TOLEDO-When Evangelist Craig of
Chicago left the Methodist church at
Jackson Center, o., he became the target
for shower of eggs of various ages. At
a revival meeting held before the attack
the evangelist said that some of the men
and women of the town were whisky
soaks and announced that the mourners
bench was not for members of any lodge.
Mr.. Craig left town and the revival
meetings announce. for the remainder of
the week will not be held.
CONNEAUT-John Wilppala, an Ash
tabula Harbor Finn. was killed by being
knocked off the high Nickel Plate bridge
by train. He was found in the valley
ninety feet below. His skull was frac-
tured and both legs broken. He died
within a few hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04

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NEBRASKA

GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Nov. 3.-Rev.
Father Gleason stationed at the st. Fran
els hospital in this city as spiritual ad-
visor and assisting frequently at the large
ST. Mary's Catholic church in this city,
passed away at an advanced age. He was
formerly of Omaha and passed an active
life in the circle of the Catholic clergy.
OF late years on account of enfeebled
health he has been stationed in the hos
pital here.
STANTON-While playing with a rife,
% caliber, Georgia Barnett accidentally
shot John Noonan, both residents OF this
city. The bullet pierced the left lung,
going through the cavity and lodging in
the back. AS yet the bullet has not been
extracted.
VALENTINE-Batche & Heine, ex-
tensive ranchers in Cherry county. COM
menced to load 800 cattle for the Omaha
market. The cattle reached Valentine
from the ranges Saturday night.
LINCOLN-John w. Long of Loup City
left for Arkansas to start a suit in the
federal court, attacking the warrant re-
issue law of Arkansas. Long owns $4,000
in bonds issued to complete the Ashby
county court house at Hamburg, Ark He
claims that an advertisement was placed
in local paper, the bonds reissued and
his holdings registered.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
NEW JERSEY


TRENTO. N. j., Nov. 3.-Joseph Wag-
ner, a mill hand, was nearly choked to
death in addition to being otherwise seri-
ously hurt when his suspenders caught
in a moving belt, became tightly wrapped
about his neck and then whirled him re-
peatedly around a shaft. Fellow work.
men cut him down and rushed him to a
hospital. where his condition is critical.
BRIDGETON-James Montevert Landis.
who fred at Lawyer j. Ogden Burt in his
office. was given a hearing by Mayor
George Hampton and was recommitted to
iail in default of $500 bail to await the
action of the grand jury. Assault with
intent to kill'' is the specific charge
against the prisoner.
WOODBURY-Senator John B. Avis.
who is defending a Camden bother
named Dilmore, scored the Law and Or
der society agents in court, charging that
the agents make practice of inducing
owners of beer arks to violate the law.
IT was shown that Dilmore refused to sell
TO the agents, who afterward ordered a
case of beer at Westvile, drank it with a
bottle of whisky and then had the man
arrested for illegal sales.
VINELAND-The meanest thief Vine
| land ever had is the one VINO roDped Mrs.
| Anna Perry, of money she was saving to
buy her dead boy tombstone. 1t was
the last money the boy earned before his
sudden death few weeks ago.
EGG HARBoR CITY-One-third of the
population of 5000 of Egg Harbor City
ride bicycles according to the latest count
Boys and girls go to school and men and
women ride to work ON their bicycles
Local dealers say that they have solo
| more wheels this year than ever before.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
WISCONSIN

GREEN BAY, Wis, Nov. 3.-While
giving his horse a morning cleaning
couple of weeks ago Jacob Gerl of Wa
beno scratched his hand on the curry
comb. Blood poisoning set in and he died
in st. vincent's hospital in this city.
He was 55 years old.
OSHKOSH-Mrs F. F. MacNichol.
prominent woman among the Woman $
club of this CITY, died at the age OF a.
years. Her husband and one daughter
survive her. She was the daughter OF
Amos Baum, a banker of Watertown,
where she was born.
MARINETTE-The promotion OF the
electric power proposition of the Holmes
Lighting and Power company for the de-
velopment Of Grand Rapids. water
power on the Menominee river, has been
taken UP again by the officials OF the
company. The work was started last
spring when William Holmes, the pro-
moter of the company, was stricken with
paralysis He has fully recovered and Will
have the final survey made at once. The
work of construction will be started In
the spring and the power will be brought
to Marinette and Menominee.
MJJKWONAGO-The wedding of Miss
Addie M. Merritt to Charles Fl. Clark
was solemnized in the Mukwonago Con-
sreRational church, the father of the
bride, Rev. Charles w. Merritt, officiat-
ing. assisted by her brother, Rev. Robert
F. Merritt of Rosendale.
BELOIT-Humphrey H. Pipkin. sup
posedy of Racine, died from injuries re-
ceived when he was hurt by an incom-
ing Northwestern train. Pipkin is
stranger in the city and was idertified
by a letter addressed to the name given
at Racine.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
MASSACHUSETTS

MIDDLEBORO, Mass, Nov. 3.-The
Middleboro Choral union was organized
with the following officers: President, A.
NJ. Howard; vice president, w. w.
Bracket; secretary, Carl D. Lytle; treas
urer, W. H. Crapo; directors, Arrie
Keith, Mrs. Fred Jenney, Mrs. G. f.
Bourne, Mrs r, F. Wood; librarian, II.
n. Wood; conductor, Prof. H. G. Tucker
OF Boston. The union will commence re-
hearsals at once and will give concerts
through the winter months.
ANDOVER-Col. George Ripley, we'll
known in Boston banking circles, died at
his home on Central street, in his 18th
year, after a months illness.
In the early seventies he was national
bank examiner, and in 1875 was elected
president of the National Hide and Leath-
er bank, serving until the bank was
merged with the State National in 1901.
when he retired from active business.
Col. Ripley married Mary Elizabeth
Aiken of Andover, and she and five chill
dren survive him.
WORCESTER-Th Japanese ape Co
coa'' spent part of today in a dentists
chair, having his teeth capped with gold.
The eye tooth on the left side of the
lower jaw was crowned and the prelimin-
ary work done for the corresponding tooth
in the upper jaw. Cocoa appeared to
enjoy the experience.
WEST SPRINGFIELD-Two freight
cars were demolished in wreck in the
Merrick yards, and it was necessary to
call out the officers OF the West Spring
field police force to guard the merchan-
disc strewn all around them. One of the
cars was loaded with household furniture,
and considerable of this was stolen before
the police arrived. Several barrels of
flour were in the wreckage, and one OF
these was rolled considerable distance
before the police caught the man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04

EMPORIA-The board of regents of the
state normal school in session here nmaed
the new building Norton Science hall'
Henry B. Norton, to whom the hall is
dedicated, was the first professor OF
natural science in the school. he has been
dead fifteen years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
MISSOURI

UNION, Mo-, Nov. "a panic was
caused in Kramolowsky's hall by NOV
ing picture machine catching fire, and,
while no one was seriously hurt, several
required medical attention. The loss
amounted to 500. No insurance.
JEFFERSON CITY-Mandamus pro-
ceedings were filed in the supreme court
en- banc Friday by the board of managers
of the state sanitarium for consumptives
at Mount Vernon to compel State Treas
urer Gmelich to set aside certain funds for
the support of the institution.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04

FRANKFORT-To stand as long as the
rocks themselves James Andrew Scott is
having a colossal figure of an Indian
chief in full battle array carved out of
solid pinnacle of rock overlooking his
''Indian Rock Camp" out on the waters
of Elkhorn creek, about five miles from
Frankfort on the Peaks Mill pike.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04

dead fifteen years.
NEW CAMBRIA-Charles Duss, presi,
dent of the New Cambria State bank anc
for many years a leading citizen OF tnS
town, died after two weeks illness. Mr.
Duss was engaged in the cooperage bust
ness for number Of years and had ac'
cumulated a large fortune in tina IN
dustry.
KANSAS CITY-A receiver for the Mer-
chants Refrigerator company, whlch con-
ducts large warehouse in this city, was
appointed by Judge Philips OF the feoera
court because of the disappearance OF D.
Edward Brady, president OF the company
JOPLIN-The preliminary hearing OF
Minnie Sinclair, w. S. Mardis, Hazel
Reed and Bessie Dean, charged win
blowing up with dynamite the News
Herald plant here September 13, was pe-
gun before Justice A. j. EARL.
LEXINGTON-John Welborn, member
of the ffty-ninth congress from the sew
enth Missouri district, died at his nome
here, aged 81 years.
KANSAS CITY-Edwin L. Gates, sec
retary of the Missouri River Improve
ment association and formerly reporter
on the Portland (Ore). Telegram, dlea,
aged So years.
JEFFERSON CITY-A petition signed
by a number of Democrats of Livingston
county asking Col. Ed M. Harber OF
Grundy county to submit his name as
candidate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton at the state primary next August
was received by the secretary of state.
This is somewhat of a surprise here, as
the general understanding recently has
been that Col. Harber had switched am
bitions and had concluded to enter the
race for the office of attorney general.
ST. JOSEPH-Twenty-four notices were
given by patrolmen to proprietors of drug
stores, confectionery shops and any
places where slot machines are being
operated to get rid of the machines. The
order was issued by Chief of Police w.
H Frans. If, after twenty-four hours
from the time they were notified, any
body is found running any kind of slot
machine he will be arrested and charged
with gambling.
ST. LOUIS-In letter addressed to G.
II. Walker, representing the Aero clup
OF St. Louis, Adolphus Busch announced
that he would offer a cup valued at $1,000
the trophy for a balloon race to be
held from st. Louis yearly, beginning
next year. The cup is to be known as
the ''Busch cup" and any contestant
winning it three times will retain it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
ILLINOIS

MOUNT CARMEL, Ill, Nov. 3.-This
years pearl harvest in the Wabash river
has been large but disastrous to the in
dustry Experts say the mussel diggers
have been rapidly exhausting the supply
of mother -of-pearl on which the button
factories depend.
NASHvILLE-The Rev. w, Fl. Carver,
who has been called to the First Baptist
church at Carlyle, departed today to as
sumo his new duties.
SPRINGFIELD-Th secretary of state
issued a license to incorporate to the
Belleville & Interurban Railway COM
pany, with principal office in Belleville
and with a capital stock of 100000. The
road is to be constructed from Belleville
to Smithton, ST. Louis county. The in
corporators and first board of directors
are: Jacob Gundlach. jr.; Benjamin H.
Gundlach, r. w. Hofsommer, George
Hippard and Thomas A. Bell.
BENTON-City Marshal George Adams
shot and killed John r. Malone. Malone
was drinking and had threatened Adams
life. Malone was a man with quite q
record in a criminal way. A number of
years ago he killed man at Hopkins
vile, Ky. Later he is said to have killed
a negro in Hope county, Ill.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04
KENTUCKY

RoCKPORr, KY, Nov. S.-The historic
home of the late Gen. Don Carlos Buell.
at Airdrie on the Green river was de-
stroyed by fire. The home was occupied
by Gen. Buell. during the Civil war, and
he for many years, operated iron fur
naces nearby that were worked by con-
vict labor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04

WARREN-The Garfield Republican
club banquet will be held here Novem-
ber 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-04

First Crow-Hear you're going to
mover
Second crow-Yes, my wife says the
scarecrow in our field is 30 shabby and
old-fsahioned that she Is ashamed to live
here.