The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-11-08
NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH
Domestic

CHAIRMAN FOWler, OIL Inc AASND
Committee on Banking and Currency
declared that the remedy for the
financial stringency lies in an ade-
quate system of credit currency.
John Sweeney, married man, 30
years old, narrowly escaped lyncnlng
at Marietta, o., following his attack
on 14-year-old girl.
Arrangements have been made TOT
the. Central American Peace Confer
ence. which convenes in Washington
on November IL.
The tugboat John H. Cordes, OF
the Cornell Towing Line, was burned
and sunk in the harbor at Kingston,
N. Y.
Mrs. M. Evelyn Crompton, prom
inent English reformer, made an ad-
dress at the National Purity Confer
ence.
The fifty-ffth birthday anniversary
of the Emperor of Japan was cele-
brated by a dinner at the Japanese
Embassy.
Reports from large industrial
plants in the Pittsburg section snow
that October was month of unusual
activity.
Gen. William Booth, the head OF
the Salvation Army, conducted an
important series of meetings in New
York
Secretary Taft was the guest OF
honor at a banquet given by Arch
bishop Harry in Manila.
Samuel Gompers says the present
financial furry is only gamblers
panic
A negro was lynched at Tallalega,
Ala.
Capt. Christian Klengenberg, OF the
whaler Olga, who killed Jack Paul,
his chief engineer, while fast Win
the Olga in the Behring Sea ice Two
years ago, was acquitted in San Fran
cisco in the federal court. klengen-
berg said he had to kill Paul to pre-
vent the latter from numbering hlm-
self and family.
Mystery wells the motive OF sui
eide of Miss Josephine Hill, beauti-
full Kentucky girl, who shot herself
in the House of Mercy, Kingsbridge,
N. ", where, for two years, she had
led the secluded life of teacher.
Charles H. Rogers, found guilty
of the murder of Frederick r. Olney
in Goshen, N Y, was sentenced to
be electrocuted during the week of
December 8.
Bedros Hampartzoomian, the Ar
menian, who shot and killed Tav-
schanjian, the rich rug dealer OF New
York, was convicted of murder In
the first degree.
The federal court in Washington
restrained the railroad companies
from raising rates on lumber pend
ing action by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The yacht Kingdom, with about 60
members of the Holy Ghost and Us
colony at Shiloh, Me-. on board and
q crew of 20, sailed for Jerusalem.
The National Tobacco Growers
Association has decided to curtail
crops by not growing "burly'' tobacco
in 80 counties of Kentucky.
James Wardell, who was convict
ed of aiding and abetting in the sui
eide of his wife, confessed in New
York that he had murdered the wom-
an.
In behalf of the donor, Sir Will
liam Mather, M. P, Ambassador
Bryce presented a replica of the
Turnbull sun dial to Princeton.
Frank Crocker, of Des Moines. Ia,
former grand treasurer of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America, committed
suicide.
The various railroads are refusing
to make any more contracts to ship
grain from Buffalo to New York.
Two attempts were made to wreck
the Buffalo express on the Pennsyl-
vania, near Kittanning.
The Pendleton law has closed 100
saloons in Knoxville, Tenn.
At a meeting called by E. H. Har-
riman the directors of the Union Pa
cific Company appointed special
committee to form plan ito so
place the securities of other COM
panies held by the Union Pacific that
the beneficial interest therein should
best accure to the Union Pacific
stockholders and their interest be
best protected"
Because Mrs. Lena Head Bodley
married a coachman In opposition to
her mother and Geo. C. Taylor, the
latter revoked bequest of $4,000
600 to five colleges and Mrs. Bodley.
Inability to secure money to keep
the concern going caused an applica-
ton for a receiver for the Friend
Paper Company, of Dayton, o., en-
ploying 1900 men. y
An interlocutory decree of divorce
was granted to Mrs. Natalie Schenck
Collins from Charles Glen Collins, a
former captain of the Cameron High
landers.
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