The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-05-16
The NEWS OF THE WEEK
Domestic.

The new million-dollar passenger
and freight steamer City of Cleve-
land, which was being completed at
the Detroit Shipbuilding Company,
was burned 10 the waters edge.
December options in wheat on the
Chicago Board of Trade scared to
S1.03
Handlers of the New York grain
elevators have Joined the striking
stevedores.
John II. Winder, president of the
Sunday Greek Coal Company. has re-
signed to engage in developing 30O.-
600 acres of coal lands in Southwest
Virginia.
The hearing in the suit to enjoin
the proposed merger of the United
States Leather and Central Leather
Companies was continued in Newark,
n. J.
Herbert II. Hayden, once a Metho-'
dist minister, and who was accused
OF the murder of Mary Stannard, died
in New Haven, Ct
John Richard, a Harvard law stu
dent, and Miss Rhineock, daughter of
Congressman Rhineock, of Kentucky,
eloped
An indictment of grand larceny on
three separate counts was. reported
by the New York grand jury against
William o. Douglass. tho assistant
loan clerk of the Trust Company of
America, who was recently arrested.
George Osborn, a faith curist, is
under arrest in Philadelphia, charg-
ed with criminal neglect in not call
ing a physician to attend a child,
who died without medical attend
ance.
Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner. widow of
Charles 7. Yerkes, has dropped her
suit for divorce, it is believed, be-
cause Judge Downing showed a dis
position to not seal the papers in
the case.
Frank Emett, formerly a superin-
tendent in a Pittsburg steel mill. tes-
tilted that patched up and falsely
certified tubes were placed in the
boilers of American war vessels.
James Henry Smith, who disposed
of S25, 100000 in his will. gave
away 100000 before his death.
The business section of Barnes
boro, Pa, was destroyed by fire.
Mexican consul in Kansas City has
brought suit for $50. 900 damages
against the Rock Island Railroad for
the death Of 15 Mexican laborers
that were killed in a wreck on the
road
One passenger was killed and.
about 20 injured in the wreck of
suburban train of the Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy Railroad about
six miles out of Chicago.
The United States District Court
in Indiana has perpetually enjoined
the Drug Trust from continuing
operations.
disagreement between the stone
cutters and bricklayers' unions has
caused n building tie up in Little
Rock.
The grain elevator of the Callahan
& Sons flour mills, at Louisville, Ky,
was burned. Loss, 900.
The will of James Henry Smith
gives $3,0OO,OOO of $25, 100000 to
his widow, makes two nephews the
principal beneficiaries, and gives
sums ranging from 1000 to $780,
00e to sisters, nephews, nieces and
cousins.
Engineer James Claw, of the
Northern Pacific's North Coast Limit
ed, was shot and killed while at
tempting to put full speed on his
train while covered with the revol-
vers of highwaymen.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific, the Ontario and Western, the
| Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul and
the Western Transit Company were
| indicted in New York, charged with
/ rebating.
The New York Association of Life
| Insurance Presidents intimate that
| insurance companies will withdraw
from Texas owing to recent legisla-
ton requiring investments in Texas
| securities.
Harold S. Jones, of Philadelphia,
aged 16 years, who attempted to
hold up two street car conductors
and was being pursued by the police,
shot and killed himself.
The Portsmouth IN. H.) navy yard
dry dock has been sold as junk and
will be tOwed to Boston.
Mrs William Thaw has mortgaged
Lyndhurst. her Pittsburg home, for
100000.