The Washington herald., 1907-08-02
PARAGRAPHS BY WIRE.

London. Aug. david Christie Muir
ray, playwright and novelist aged sixty died here
this afternoon. he was the author Of forty books.
Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. &c. Mathivet to-
day obtained a wit Of habeas c0rDus 10 obtain
possession Of his mother-in-aw who induced 70
leave his home BY friend o; the woman.
Denton. Tex. Aug. IA G. Lee. IS
building a monument on ms farm to John d. Rookie
Teller. whom be considers beuefactor Of his race
He has also named his hotel The Rockefeller
Cleveland. Ohio. Aug Mrs Mary
HON. widow living on Woodlawn avenue. who Is
suing Frank Kalous for $1,000 finds she has sued
the wrong man. The who wOocd her gave
Kalous name.
Philadelphia, Pa, Aug 1.-The price Of
all prepared sizes Of anthracite coal has advanced %
cents per ton. The price viii 80 up TO s. sep
TENDER l.
Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. MARY Alice
Banks daughter Of Wilson Banks. an official in tha
Carnegie Institute. and wife Of Elmer Singleton.
declares she viii sand by Singleton. who viii to
morrow plead guilty to bigamy.
New York. Aug. 1.-The Jersey CentraPs
steamer Asbury Park nmmed and disabled the
same lines ferTyboat Red Bank to-day.
Scranton, Pa, Aug. IA mill Of the
American Powder Company blew up to-day. ]. VI.
Hague. the superintendent and one laborer were IA
tally hurt.
Hopkinsville, Ky, Aug. 1.-Ephrlam
Asbrooke to-day drew his rusty moving blade on
James Dunning Dunning drew his tuIsty squirrel
gun Alsbr0oke is dead.
Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 1.-Ex-Gov. Her
rick has been forced to pay Sl25O3O taxes on stocks
and bonds he forgot 20 assess in l9oL
Derby, Conn, Aug. Capt. Jim Sher-
man Of the Annie D.. a sea serpent az dusk
yesterday heading for Long Island 1t has not yet
been reported BY LOyds
Hongkone, Aug. The Hongkong
hotel collapsed to-day. Several Cinnamon perished
It is not known whether Americans are among the
injured.
New York, Aug. 1.-Twenty-year-o
Michael Pasco IS in jail charged with turning on
the gas in a room IN which his wife, baby, and
siser-in-law whose lives were insured in bis favor
slept They viii recover.
New York. Aug. Mrs. N. L. Smith.
Of Detroit took poison in Duane street hotel and
then laid down by the side Of her sleping husband
20 die. Her death struggle awoke him.
Somerville. n. J.. Aug. LIN an effort
10 make his estate a farmland Of fountains, water
falls, and lakes for his bride, James 3. Duks to
day pumped the Rartan River dry. shutting down
the Kartan Wooden Mills.
New York. Aug. THE Southern Pa
cihc to-day declared a quarterly dividend OF IL per
cent. Last years entire dividend was Der cent.
Berlin. Aug. 1.-The Kaiser went to
Swinemunde, Prussia to-day to meet the Car, who
is expected for conference.
LODI, Aug STRIKERS and non-strikers
opened fire on each other here to-day. The troops
opened FIRE on both, killing and wounding thirty
New York. Aug. President w w
Barbour. Of the Carolina and Northwestern Rail-
road, to-day telersphed Gov Glenn that under
threat Of indictment the road wiz put in the ~
cent Rte.
London. Aug. with the Poulsen sys-
ten Of wireless tclegraphy the steamer oav to-day
sent a twenty-one-word message from midocean 70
Berlin distance Of 900 miles, establishing new
record.
New York, Aug. George Gould's son,
jay Gould is authority for the statement that his
aunt, the Countess de Castellane does not contem-
plate marrying the Prince de Sagan.
Paris. Aug. IA regency has been es-
tablished IN AMMAN, and the king whose atrocities
year ago startled the world, is prisoner in his
palace.
Concord, n. H., Aug. Friends of the
Christian Science church here report that the next
friends" ready to abandon their suit
Brooklyn. n. Y. Aug. Moses r. Gar
IN, bank cashier and member Of a wealthy Mexico
City family, committed suicide to-day leaving
lock Of his hair to young lady friend His &C
counts are said to be straight
London, Aug LIN the House Of Com.
mons to-day Foreign Minister Grey announced that
the government is attempting to arrange with the
United States m0dus Vivendi governing fishing in
Newfoundland waters during the present season.