The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-07
GENERAL NEVIS CONDENSED

News Of Interest Gathered From An
Parts Of the Country-Paragraphs
Of More or Less Importance
What the World Is Doing.
+, The Prussian Diet began its ses-
sions.
A decision was reached on the Pan
anna canal contracts bids.
Debate on the Army Appropria-
ton bill began in the House.
New York's building at the James
town exposition will cost So, 800.
The birthday of Emperor William
was celebrated In Berlin with unusual
eclat. :
R. E. Reynolds, of Chatham, neal
Danville, was killed In a duel with a
policeman.
The total number of persons killed
by the earthquake in Jamaica is plac-
ed by some persons at 1900.
DIR. Charles Wilmot Townsend, Of
Staten Island, who was shot by q
masked man, died of his injuries.
Secretary Root praises the Cana
dians and says he found officials and
people OF only friendly, but cordial.
Dealers In metal formed an organ
ization and appealed to President
Roosevelt to prevent the copper.
trust.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Gilchrist, sec
rotary of the Home Mission board of
the United Presbyterian church, is
dead.
An explosion of safety devices,
with the view of saving yorkmen's
lives, is to begin Tuesday in New
York.
The postal commission recommends
an entire new system of accounting,
weighing and classification in the pos
tai service.
The West Virginia legislature, it is
reported, may investigate the mine
explosion at Lorentz, In which u
were killed.
Governor ~Swettenham, of Jamaica,
is said to have placed his resignation
into the hands of Lord Elgin, colonial
secretary.
More than 10000 persons took a
last look at the body of Senator AL
ger as it lay in state in the Detroit
city hall.
1t is now said that the Thaw de-
Tense will be neither insanity nor the
unwritten law, but that surprises are
planned.
Elmer Barton, a mulatto charged
with assaulting a white girl at
Wrightsville, near York, Pa, narrow
" escaped lynching.
Two more Thaw jurors, were select
ed, but it begins to look as though
the special panel of 200 talesmen
may not be enough.
A young unidentified couple allow
ed an electric train at Newton Castle,
near Camden, n. j., run them down,
both being instantly killed.
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, sis,
ter of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and
the last of the children of Rev. Ly.
man Beecher, died of paralysis.
Quo warranto proceedings were
brought by the Attorney-Gener Of
Minnesota to vacate the charter Oh
the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani
toba railroad, a Hill line.
Rev. DR.. r. Fl. Bennett, president
of Randolph-Macon College, charge:
that Virginia liquor interests are
raising 100000 to be used to. infu
ence legislation.
The Omaha courts fined a dealer
for selling reproductions of print
ings by Van Dyke, Ruhens and Var
der Werff, which were declared in
decent.
Arguments were heard and decis
ions reserved by the Appellate divis
ion of the New York supreme cour
in the case of the Mutual Life Insur
ance Company against former Presi
dent McCurdy for $3,37O,OO0.
Twety-eight thousand men are OF
strike in Mexico, and pillaging anC
violence is reported.
The French government will drol
the words "God Protect France
from coins and the inscription, Glib
erty, Equality and Fraternity vii
appear instead.
William T. Snead is making a ton
of the world in the interest of in
ternational peace.
Legislator elm a number of State
began their sessions, and various Gov
ernors were inauguarated, anon
them Rev. DR.. Henry A. Buehtel, o
Colorado, who took the oath of offc
in church.
Japan gets $4,000 recruits yearl
for her regular army.