The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03


years has been OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and general manager of the Woon-
socket Electric Machine G. Power
company, confessed that he had
stolen 1920 OF the company's funds
and poured il into Wall street.
Because deputy marshal was
killed by negroes in Big Springs, Tex,
all the colored people were ordered to
leave the town.
II. Shuckley confessed in San
Francisco that he and other union
men had plotted to abduct and murder
p. H. Mccarthy, president OF the
Building Trades council.
Fire in Minneapolis destroyed the
Wisconsin Central freight depot, the
loss being 100000.
w. o. Douglass. it was learned. stole
bonds worth more than 100000 from
the Trust Company of America, his
intention being to compel the company
to overlook his smaller thefts II he
should return the securities.
Gilbert L. Laws, former secretary
of state and representative from the
old Second Nebraska district. died at
Lincoln after an illness of several
weeks. He was 60 years old.
President Roosevelt and family and
many congressman, diplomats and
governors of states went to Norfolk
for the formal opening of the James
town exposition.
A negro made a murderous and
seemingly aimIess attack on young
woman of Alton. H.. and was pursued
by a posse of citizens.
Economy" a socialistic colony In
Washington. was wiped out of exist
ence by a court order for the sale OF
its property to pay its debts.
The jail at Chipley, Fla, was des-
troyed by fire and Henry Berry, a
prisoner, was burned to death.
Three thieves stole $4,000 worth of
diamonds from a store in Oakland,
| Cal.
Edward Harper, Of Leadville, Col,
cashier of the Denver e. Rio Grande
railroad. died of tuberculosis at Pitts
burg. Pa.
John NJ. Seaton, a we'll known
mining man of Cananea Sonora, Next
co. has mysteriously disappeared, and
| it is believed that he has been MUIR
dered, as when last seen he had a
! large sum of money on his person.
Canada has purchased the famous
Pablo herd of buffalo.
Several attempts of train wreckers
to set fire to a bridge on the Southern
railroad near Temple, Ind, were un-
covered by the town marshal of Eng
fish, Ind, who was shot twice by two
men believed to be the guilty parties.
John A. Avery, manager of the
Lyceum theater of Cincinnati, died OF
heart disease. Mr.. Avery was born at
Avon. ILL.,, SO years oga. He was well
known in theatrical circles throughout
the country.
Theodore P. Shonts has decided to
| give a number of service scholarships
to Drake university. which was found
ed by his father-in-law, former gov
ernor of Iowa.
Gen Henry r. Guss, who command
ed the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania
regiment In the civil war and who was
commissioned a major general in 1867
died at WestchesteT, Pa He was ~
years of age.
over 100 cottages at Pleasant Lake
in Massachusetts, were destroyed by
fire which swept through the resort
The cottages are owned by the Spir
itualists Camp Meeting association.
The government of the Philippines
has replaced American stamps with
a distinct series on which the demon
nations are expressed in pesos and
centavos..
Robert Bradley, a well-known horse
man, died at his home, the Greenway
stock farm, in Virginia.
BY whipping out his penknife and
London saved the life of man who
was choking to death in the Lincoln
hospital in New York.
Thaddeus Stevens Ross, of Oil City
Pa, was shot and killed few hours
before the time set for his wedding
by Miss Belle Stroup, his forme
sweetheart, who then committed sui
eide.
A treaty of peace was signed a
Amapala by the representatives o
Nicaragua and Salvador. Anothe
revolution in Honduras in favor o
Manuel Bonilla was started.
After 20 hours deliberation the jur,
e in the case of Bill Britton, charge'
with the assassination of Town Mar
shall James A. Cockrill at Jackson
Breathitt county, Kentucky. reporte'
a hopeless disagreement and was dis
charged.
Sherwood hall, frame dormitor
connected with Park college, Parl
+ vile, Mo. and one-story frame builC
, ing used as a dining hall we're de-
] troyed by fire. The dormitory wa
, occupied by 30 girls.
One man was killed, two seriousl
e burned and the American 1nsulatin
K Material Manufacturing company
}. plant damaged to the extent of $500
4 by an explosion OF large blast fu
) mace at Alexandria. Ind.
e Three thousand people In mas