The Yale expositor., 1907-05-24

City, Ind, a section of seats gave way
precipitating $50 persons TO the
ground. About 20 people were injur
ed. five seriously. For a time the
audience was on the verge of panic
The fishing smack Dream OF Charles
ton was wrecked on Ossabaw island
near Savannah. Ga, and the captain
known to the crew only as Capt. AL
bert" is missing. Three negroes Of
the crew were saved.
J. W. Bass, magazine writer md
southern social leader. was killed IN q
runaway accident at Chattanooga
Tenn.
Irving Talley. colored. an expert
bank note raiser. was sentenced here
to 20 years in the federal prison al
Atlanta, Ga, In addition SO 900 fine
was imposed. Talley pleaded guilty
to having raised a two dollar note tc
$40.
The famous Grassmere farm con
sisting of 220 acres. near Lexington,
Ky, which is known all over the
world a. the breeding place Of the
Waffeld shoVtherA cattle formerly
vned by The iats William Waraeld
Nvas sold 10 FosssI Helm for $G0. soc.
The steel steamer Saxon, owned by
the Pittsburg Steamship company
stranded during a fog on the north
side of Caribou island. Lake Superior
The steamer is in bad shape and ii Is
feared will be a total loss.
The special grand jury called to in.
vestigate the killing of DR.. Wayne Nc.
Coy by Capt. Davis has returned an
indictment against Davis for murder
in the first degree. The sheriff has
gone to Fullerton. KY. to arrest Davis.
Who is out on a $4,000.
Mamie Ruff, 16 years old, and Ruby
Garner. six, were drowned in Shoal
creek. near Joplin. Mo. They were
members of a boating party of five.
The stream was swollen by the recent
rains, and the boat was overturned in
the swift current
Five OF Montgomery Oll) coun.
tvs best known and richest young
farmers were arrested and imprison
ed, charged with murder, following an
investigation into the death of Lola
Nance, daughter of John Nance.
farmer. 1t is charged the girls death
was caused by an illegal operation.
The men arrested are Taylor Phipps.
Byron ID. Davis, William Sharp, Oran
X. Allen and Cullen Allen.
One of the largest burglaries in the
history of the City of Mexico was
committed when band of robbers
broke into the large jewelry establish
ment known as La Acacia, in Refu.
gio street, in the center of the bust.
ness district of the city, and carried
away goods valued at 5000.
A case of yellow fever in Guatemala
caused the marine hospital service at
New Orleans to quarantine Puerto
Barrios, Guatemalas eastern seaport,
against passenger traffic to the Unit.
ed States. The case of fever is sc
miles away from Puerto Barrios and
in the interior.
Abraham Ruef, former political boss
Of San Francisco, astounded that city
by pleading guilty to extortion. He
will be sent to prison. In a remarka'
BILE statement he barred his soul, tell.
ing of the political ring he created
and how, unwillingly, he says, it drew
him into maze of corruption.
The president plans criminal action
against E. II. Hartman for his railway
ueals based on finding of special in
vestigators.
Clashes between counsel during ex.
animation of jurors in Haywood trial
at Boise forced the court to interfere
and presages a bitter contest.
Storms and frost in various local..
ties caused damage, snowfall in the
northwest establishing a new record
The Illinois senate passed a resolu.
ton to adjourn to October Is without
taking action on the deep waterway
bills, and it becomes known that the
interests of a big Joliet power com.
pany block legislation.
Secretary Wilson says that Chicago
packers are heartily cooperating In
enforcing the pure food law and that
their plants are models of sanitary
conditions.
Twenty-one persons are placed In
the roll of heroes by the Carnegie hero
fund commission at Pittsburg, which
awards medals to those who risked
their lives for others. or to relatives
Of those who died in performing heroic
deeds.
Bad river, south of Ashland, Wis,
has overlooked its banks and is the
highest in years. The village Of
Odanah is flooded and one-third OF the
inhabitants have been forced from
their homes.
The village Of Finch. Ont. has been
almost wiped out by fire. On Monday
night there was a $4,000 blaze, which
started up again Tuesday night. caus-
ing additional damage of $4,000.
Fire at McCann. N. d., destroyed the
st. Anthony and Dakota elevator, the
Imperial elevator, the Great Northern
depot, a house and barn and box car
Loss. $4,000.
Oliver Dalrymple says the wheat
acreage of North Dakota Is greatly re
duced, owing to the backward season