The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-31


4 ed the bill.
The trial of DR.. James w. Simpson,
dentist of Fifth avenue, New York,
who is charged with the murder Of his
father-in-law, BARLEY T. Horner,
wealthy resident of Northport, n. Il,
on Dec. %, 1905, opened at Riverhead,
MY.
g. f. Riedel and A. n Baumann
two witnesses in the $1,000,000 Craw-
ford viii case in Scranton, Pa, who
corroborated the testimony Of the
claimant George P. Schooley Of Phila-
deIphia, were arrested in Landisville,
N J.
With arms entwined an unknown
young man and young woman stood
on the tracks of the Pennsylvania Elec-
/ trio railroad near Camden, N. j., and
! calmly waited until an electric train
ran them down. Both were killed.
Comptroller Metz of New York city
received 49, 40. 141.71 as payment from
/ the city traction companies for arrears
| of the special franchise tax up to 1904.
| This is part of the $19,000,000 the rail
| roads owe the city.
! Admiral Converse and Lieutenant
/ Bernadou of the navy are charged by
| independent powder manufacturers
with having sold to the powder trust
4 the governments formula for making
smokeless powder.
The earthquake clause upon which
many of the insurance companies bas-
ed their refusal to pay losses arising
! from the San Francisco disaster was
considered not sufficient by a San
Francisco jury.
Trains are to be run under the Hud-
son on or before Sept. 1. Full details
| of the approaching operation of the
McAdoo tunnels and sideways now APP
preaching completion We're made public
! in New York.
Senator Joseph w. Bailey of Texas
was reelected by the state legisla-
| ture. The special investigation COM
mittee of the legislature is considering
| the charges of oil trust connection
against him.
The highest price ever paid In this
country for a painting, $4,000, was
received in New York for a picture by
Troyon, the famous French artist. The
canvas depicted two cows on their way
to pasture.
! Congressman John E. Reyburn re-
| ceived the Republican nomination for
mayor of Philadelphia William Potter,
former minister to Italy, received the
| City party and Democratic nomination.
Representatives of Adirondack for
est interests met in New York city to
combine to fight what they call the at
tempt of the lumber pulp and paper
trusts to ruin the forests.
| For the first time in three years
complete ice bridge formed across the
! Hudson river at its widest point, be-
tween Nyack and Tarrytown. Many
persons walked across.
New York Catholics gathered in
monster meeting, presided over by
Archbishop Farley, to denounce the
action of the French government
against the church
State Comptroller Glynn of New
York received check from the Brigh-
ton Beach Racing association for $32,-
773 as the states share Of the racing
receipts.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt
at Middletown, N. Y; Schenectady, n.
/ Y; Utica, N y; Mount Holly, N. j.,
and few other places in the two
states.
The department of commerce and
labor has begun an investigation of the
International Harvester company, call
ed for by senate resolution OF Dec. IT.
The Pennsylvania railroad manage
ment has decided to change the age
| limit at which men may enter its en-
ploy from thirty-five to forty years.
According to the census bureau, there
were in 1900 in the United States
1,750OOO child workers between the
ages of ten and fifteen.
A bill was introduced In the lower
branch of the Pennsylvania legislature
prohibiting aliens from owning fire.
arms or ammunition.
Within the next thirty days several
cargoes of coal from Asia will be re
ceived to relieve the fuel shortage at
4 Tacoma and Seattle.
1 The Lackawanna railroad announced
an increase in wages for the shop
hands in Scranton, Pa, amounting to
10 cents day.
The customs authorities in Cleveland
4 o., have held up John D. Rockefeller's
new French wig on the ground Of I'M
LIBERALIZATION.
Reed Knox, son of Senator Knox of
Pennsylvania, and Miss Elizabeth Nc
Cook eloped and were married in Alex
andria, Va.
E. A. Sterling. formerly assistant for
ester of the government. was appoint
ed forester of the Pennsylvania rail-
road
Penniless and deserted, Miss Sarah
Dewey, first cousin of Admiral George
Dewey, died a pauper at Ewing, Ky.
Congressman Charles Curtis, who is
descended from the Indians, was elect
ed senator from Kansas.