The Tupelo journal., 1907-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS

Jan. &C. T. Yerkes, deceased traction
magnate. gives s750.GO to Chicago uni
versity and making ample provision for
numerous charities, as we'll as for wife,
7-Midshipman Decatur, acquitted by
court martial of charge of hazing at An
napOliS.
accused of assault, from jail and hangs
him.
24-Willof Marshall Field, deceased Chi,
cago merchant prince. opened. showing
estate of 500. O0O. sS.ooo.OoO left to
museum.
2s-Mrs. C. t. Yerkes weds Wilson
Miner of San Francisco.
Feb. 2-President pardons Midshipman
Miller, convicted of haZing at Annap-
oils.
6-Dr. G. HI. Simmons, Peoria, ILL.,, minis
ter. bank president and politician. kills
self. when facing exposure of financial
methods and private conduct.
16-Pat Grove found not guilty of rob-
berry in connection with Cudahy case at
Omaha.
17-Miss Alice Roosevelt married to Cong.
Nicholas Longworth at White House.
Mar. @Prairie fires sweep Texas causing
loss of 81, 900. 900.
11-Nine hundred Moros slain in 4 days
15-Andrew Hamilton scores New York
Life trustees before insurance commit
tee at Albany, N. Y.
1S-Steamer Atlanta burns off Sheboygan,
Wis, on Lake Michigan. ..Snowslide
near Ouray, Cal. causes damage of
$500, 900.
Andre Hamilton SHOWS receipt for
SIS, 900, donated to Republican campaign
funds. by New York Life insurance COM
2o~Giving of political contributions de-
clared non-criminal, by District Attor-
Abr. John Alexander Dowie deposed as
leader of Zion CITY,, III; overseer
7-Kansas supreme court rules that KAN
sas City live stock exchange is illegal
trust.
ILL.,, made by Dowie:
Jul. 3-Secretary of State Root sails for
8 months tour of South America.
Aug. 9-Wisconsin railway commissioners
render opinion reducing grain rates for
state cent per bushel.
16-Gen. r. B. Brown, of GAINESVILLE. O..
elected commander-in-chief of G. A. r.
at Minneapolis.
Aug. S0-W. j. Bryan welcomed at New
York by big gathering of Democrats on
return from trip around world.
Sep. 3O-Secretary of State Root returns
from tour of South America.
Oct. 5-President Hill of Great Northern
railway sold $50. 900, 900 tons of ore to
United States Steel corporation for
$500, 000, 900.
2s-Standard Oil company fined 5000 at
Findlay. O., for carrying on business
combine in violation of state laws.
Oct. 18-Triennial convention of Worlds
Christian Temperance Union begun at
Boston.
19-Troop of cavalry sent to Wyoming to
to round up dissatisfied Ute Indians.
26-Federal grand jury at Cincinnati up
holds federal 8-hour law in first test of
statute. - hirty-third annual conven-
ton of National Christian Temperance
Union opened at Hartford. Conn.
Nov. Band of 100 Ute Indians capture
wagon load of army rations Intended for
troops in Wyoming.
SSupreme court of United States at
firms decision of court of claims in
white mans case;" cases involved long
pending claims of thousands of white
persons to participate in distribution of
lands and funds of Cherokee nation be-
cause of marriage with members of
tribe Decision favorable to Indians.
Texas ordered dismissed from army for
failure to disclose identity of comrades
guilty of rioting at Brownsville, Tex.
III. Il. Harahan elected to succeed Stuy-
vesant Fish as president of Illinois Cen
trail railroad.
s-President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
party left Washington on trip of in
spection of Panama canal. on battleship
Louisiana.
24-President and party return to Wash
ington from trip to Panama and Porto
Rico.
Dec. 5-F. w. Finley, second vice presi-
dent of Southern railroad, elected to
succeed late president, Sampel Spencer.
6-John D. Rockefeller and 6 associates
who control Standard Oil Co., served
with subpoenas to appear before federal
Kansas grain inspection and weighing
law declared void.
10-Nobel peace prize, valued at $4,000,
conferred on President Roosevelt by
Norwegian storthing; money will be
used to establish industrial peace COM
mission.
24-Decision against Standard Oil Com.
pany at Findlay, O.. thrown out In com.
non nleas court