Times-promoter., 1907-10-25
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Reports of heavy losses by floods
on the Isthmus of Tehauntepec have
been received. Washouts on the
National Tehauntepec railroad
caused suspension Of through traf-
fc for several days. In Coatzacoal-
cos and other towns the property
losses are heavy.
That San Francisco, politically,
has sunk to lower depth than any
other city in the country, and that
Christian America is responsible for
her condition, was the startling
statement made by Rev. DR.. John B.
Thomas Of San Francisco to the
Synod Of Pennsylvania of the Pres
byterian church, when he made an
appeal for funds for the churches
Of that city. EBgtt5
Eight per ons, four Of them leila
tives, haycsbeen held at the prelim.
mary hearing to place the response
bility Of the, death Of Hardin Nea-
gle, Of McAlester, !. II, found hang
ing from tree September 20. Half
of those held are women, one Of
whom was committed to Jail with
the folr men without bail.
The Union Pacific Railroad Co.
received only q little more than 2
cents mile for carrying passengers
last year in Kansas and did not re-
ceive that amount for its entire line,
according. to the report Of the COM
papy forsthe year ending June 30,
filed with tie railroad commission
ers. . = ~ ee's
Standing in his back yard gazing
at the skies through a handmade
telescope, j. T. Mellish of Cottage
Grove, Wis, a farm boy scarcely.
out Of his teens, and having only %
country school education, has discoy-,
cred two comets this year which
have brought him into notice In the
astronomical world. ' Yo
Comptroller Ridgely maytlose his
job at Washington as aresult of the
collapse Of Heinze's bank, the Mer-
camille National Of New York City.
So large is the orange crop in the
East London district Of Cape Col
ony that the fruit has been selling in
the market at 2 cents a 100.
George T. Harding of Chicago
filed a bill in the superior court ask
ing for the appointment Of a re-
ceiyer for the Standard Oil Com
pany Of New Jersey and the Corn
Products Company of New Jersey.
Mr.. Harding says in his bill that he
is the owner of 500 shares Of the
capital stock Of the Corn Products
Company and that its management
is practically controlled by the Stan
dard Oil Company.
Mrs. Emile dc Loosely Havemeyer,
widow Of Theodore A. Havemeyer,
the multi-milionaire sugar king,
won't pay her grocer and butcher
bills, and the grocer, disheartened
BY her refusal to 9pay up, is suing
her in the supreme court.
Plans are being matured for the
construction in st. Louis of a coli
scum thatswill be completed ingtime
to care for the democratic or Rrepub-
lican national conventions, should
the city be successful in obtaining
either Of these big meetings next
summer. s4 4l4, tFl.
Henry Clay Pierce Of st. Louis,
head Of the Waters Pierce Oil Com
pany, who is under indictment in
Texas on charge Of false swearing
in an affidavit in Austin, made in
order toobtainga a permit1to do bus
mess in Texas, has written re-
markable letter to GOV. Campbell,
in which he appeals for executive
fairness in the foregoing proceed
ings.
Hugh Pauline, aged ~, son Of
Editor Pauline Of the Durant c..
n.y. News, was shot and killed while
hunting.
The4hrec leaders Of the gang Of
robbers who recently murdered Geo.
w. Rose, a well known American
mining man Of Guanajuato, are to
be shot for the crime. Mr.. Rose
came to Mexico from Laporte, Ind,