The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-02-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
ChrOnicled.

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by some Of the best known human
prodlgles now exhibiting In New York
to form what will be in effect a
freaks union" Letters have been sent
TO prominent freaks" all over the
country soliciting their cooperation.
There was a clash between President
Roosevelt and Senator Foraker at the
Grdiron clubs annual dinner at Wash
ington. The president held that poll
ties inspired the attack on him for the
Brownsville affair. "All coOns look
alike to me-" he said in the course OF
his remarks. mot only all coons, but
all persons look alike TO me-" replied
Mr. Foraker. He said he would take
orders from no one-not even from the
president.
Monday, Jan. -.
The Columbia county courthouse AT
Hudson. n. Y, has been burned, with
loss of about 100000 The building
which was erected in 1900. was three
story structure Of white marble.
Funeral services were held over the
body Of Colonel John f. Y. Blake at
the Headquarters Of the United irish
League OF America at New YORK. Inc
casket was draped with an Irish nag
and the stars and stripes.
The authorities at Waterbury. conn.,
are aroused over the death Of Frank
lin L. Peck, an automobilist, VINO
while visiting In New York, was rob
bed by thugs, sandbagged and badly
injured some days ago. An autopsy
will be made.
Ike Collins famous cabin, adjoining
Biltmore House, near Asheyille, \. -
known as "the house that Vanderbilt
could not buy" has become the prop
ertv OF George w. Vanderbilt at q
nrIce said TO be $4,000. Collins pur
chased this lot and cabin twenty years
ago for 5000
Saturday, Jan. 10.
Kaiser wilhelm, at Berlin, celebrat
ed his forty y-elghth birthday.
President Roosevelts birthplace 2
East Twentieth street, New York, wal
sold for 100000.
President Dlaz and party participated
in the opening Of the Tshuantepec rail
road the new Mexican route across TN
isthmus. The FIRST freight to be trans
ported by the road was transferred u
the Pacific under the supervision o
President Dlaz.
Friday, Jan. 20.
Announcement was made at the wa
denartment that the offices Of chairma
and chief engineer Of the isthmlan CT
nal commission would be combine
and that Mr.. Stevens. the present chie
engineer. had been given the appolh
ment.
limited States Senator Russell a. A
ger OF Michigan died suddenly at ID
residence in washington after an acu'
attack OF oedema Of the lungs. A
though Senator Alger had not been
rood health for some time, his deaf
was most unexpected
Thursday, Jan. "a.
The latest innovation at the Lyr
theater. New York, Is a corps OF III
formed escorts for the protection
women who come unattended to eve
ing performances.
The president has sent to congress
message calling attention to the gre
deslrablity Of enactment OF legislau'
10 help American shipping and Anne
can trade by encouraging the buildil
and running Of lines Of large and swl
0 steamers to South America ana
orient"
e "wednesday, Jan. %.
The main buildings Of the departme
q NJ communications at Tokyo we
burned down. involving a loss estlm
ed at S5OO,OOO Most OF the pup
documents were destroyed.
John McGrogan, who was hang
= nv querrillas during the civil war;
was cut down by some OF ShermnI
T. cavalrymen In time to save his Il
died at Paterson, n. j., aged elgh
y four years. McGrogan met win
irving experience during the iamC
march of sherman to the sea.