The Washington herald., 1907-08-14
PARAGRAPHS BY WIRE.

Warsaw, Ind. Aug. 13.-Dynamiters de-
| stroyed the dam at the o;;tlct Of WiuCna Lake.
causing the lake surface level 10 drop several feet
Pittsburg. Aug. l3-Three men were
huned-tWo. il is thought fatslb-hy explosion
q gasoline engine a. Eandegrft, Pa, last night
Sydney. n. S W, Aug. I3.-The death
rate Of the city is loe2 per L000 which Is said 20
b. lower than the rate Of any ether city n toe
world. Of the sane size.
/ Paris. aug. LS-The petroleum reservoirs
at Iyry-sur Seine were set on fire to-day oy some
| children. PLAYING with matches, and nearly LOO
/ tons of petroleum went up in flames
Barcelona, Aug. I3-Andrew O'Connor,
an American sculptor, has been awarded a medal
q The third class in the international Arts Exlli-
bition which is now in Irogress here.
New York. Aug. l3-Rubin Eisenstein.
Of IiIl Eastern PARKWAY Br5oklyr. was held in bail
70 answer the charge Of givng bribe TO +. c. Viii
son. superintendent Of the bureau q municipal re-
search.
New York, Aug. I2.-The Red Star liner
Zselaad which arrived to-day. reports a small FIRE
/ ou her boat deck August 5. The passengers were
/ given q bad scare. but no one was injured. The
damage vas slight
/ Kiei. Germany. aug. 15-PTince Henry
| Of Prussia to-day steeTed the Tilly across the
/ finish line. easy winner over the other German
/ for Emperor Williams cup.
/ Atlantic City. n j., Aug. 13.-"My wife
won't let me- was the declaration Of Councilman
/ William Riddle IN formally refusing the nonina-
/ tiou for State senator. which offered 10 HIM
/ BY leaders OF the Republican party.
/ st. Louis. Aug 13-Gov. Folk. at Tef-
/ fers~n CITY. to-day c0mmuted the sentence of
"Lofi' Darlington. TO life Imprisonment. Bar
rington was under death sentence for the murder
/ Of j. J. MeCann. several years ago.
1 New York, Aug. 13.-Frederick Nye, one
| Of the editors Of the New York World, died IN
/ the Harlem Hospital to-day as the result Of being
/ struck By a trolley car. lie vas no relative 10
| "Bnl'' Nye bat they were close friends
Philadelphia. Aug 13-By the upsetting
Of a rowboat in the Delaware Riser to-day George
Knochet aged thirty-seren years, OF this city was
! drowned aud a companion. whose identity is IN
known was rescued after strenuous struggle.
New York. Aug. 12-Sealed up for forty
eight hours in hole in the cellar wall og Charles p
Kroll's salOon at lzl3 Fulton street, Brooklyn a
! black cat was released last night when a mason
tore down a portion Of the wall. The feline's re-
! lease cost $40.
| New York, Aug. 13.-NCt content with
catching George Aarthes eighteen years CID Of sSs
/ East 18th street. who broke into her home at
/ First street and Havemeyer avenue, Westchester
Mrs Margaret BOSNIAN tore his shirt into strips
made a rope Of them. and tied him securely.
| Lendnn. Aug. B-The Salvation Army
| is inaugusuns = anti-rlaEle campaign with cats
at its colony at AIuktipa, India Accepting the In
! dian plague commissions dictlJm that the plague
| is spread by rats the members Of the army there
are importing English cats 70 Kill OF the rodents
ST. Paul, Mimi. Aug 13.-AIinnesota Is
70 be the center Of conflict between the STATE and
Federal courts the question Of rairoadrate reg
ulatiOn. Ike the recent episode in North Carolina
IN this instance the State officials viii not be par
ties 70 the trouble because they resting under
/ injunction.
ST. Louis, Aug. 13-The Casualty Com
paHy Of America has reinsurcd its Missouri personal
accident business in the Standard Accident Of De
/ troit. The reason for the company giving up its
business in this State is its objection TO the Missouri
suicide law. which upheld in a recent decision
| Of the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Ottumwa. Iowa, Aug 13.-Frank Dun
/ ton. former mayor Of 0ttumwa, shot his fatherin-
/ law George Godfrey. and then ended his own life.
| Rochester. Aug. 13.-Friends of Secre-
tary Of State John 5. Whalen announced at the L.
| dependence League picnic that they will begin a
systematic campaign in different parts % he State
10 secure for him the gubeTnatorial nomination mex,
| year.