Evening star., 1907-10-29
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

AURORA, Ill, October 23.-Peter kleeS,
Aurora's 565-pound police court Judge is
now in the twelfth day of his sixty-day
test of the peanut as a diet. A loss of
some hundredweight of his undesired
weight is promised the Judge Justice
klees is not the only convert to the pea
nut diet, as a coterie of old men has
organized a peanut club, seeking rejuve-
nation
SAN AUGUSTINE, Tex, October %
a force of State Rangers is here await
ing developments because of intense feel
ing resulting from the killing of Jack
Davis, white, and the wounding of his
companion by negroes some days ago, and
the subsequent finding of the bodies of
two negroes near the scene of the shoot
ing.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 23-An
opinion was handed down yesterday by
Judge Morrow. in the United States circuit
court holding that it is unlawful for rail
roads to sell land to which patents have
been wrongfuIly issued recalled. The
case was that of the United States
against the Southern Pacific Company to
recover the price of land on which pat
ents had been recalled and which had
been sold by the Southern Pacific to in
nocent purchasers.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, October GA
telegram has been received at Harvard
College observatory from Prof. w. w.
Campbell. director of Lick observatory
stating that prominent knots have been
visible during the past week in Saturn S
rings. The knots appear Systematically
placed, two east and two west.
BERLIN. October 23.-An interesting
musical and is reported by the Tageblatt
II consists of eleven nnknnuO dances hy
Beethoven, composed in 1919 for friends
forming a musical society al Needing, a
suburb of Vienna. The dances were
found at Leipsic. They are orchestrated
for seven Instruments.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. October %
Harry Klein, said 10 belong to wealthy
New York family. was arrested yesterday
at Santa Rosa. charged with the embez-
element Of S1,eoo from the Swift Packing
Company.
PARIS. October Gambia ssador Henry
White gave luncheon today in honor of
eX---m baSsadOr General Horace Porter,
who has been one of the representatives
to The Hague peace conference. and who
will sail from Cherbourg tomorrow for
New York. Among the guests were many
of Gen. Porter's former colleagues in the
diplomatic service.
LONDON, October 29-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamship * aiSer Wilhelm der
Crosse arrived at Plymouth this morning,
| one day late. after steering from the
Grand Banks with her propeller. All her
passenger were we'll
BOSTON. October 29.-The great in
terest in aerial navigation which has been
felt in eastern and central sections since
the International balloon races a St
Louis will be strengthened by the forma-
tion of u balloon club in this city. which
Will be organized at a meeting of aero
enthusiasts on Friday. This will be the
fourth large club in the country.
NEW YORK. October 29.-Gov. Hughes
was the principal speaker at the exercises
in connection with the laying of the cor
ner stone of the monument TO the prison
ship martyrs 70 be erected at Fort Greene
Park. in Brooklyn. Til" exercises were
| held in the park under the auspices OF
the Prisonship Martyrs Association and
the Society of OId Brooklynites.
While endeavoring to Arrest Bob Meyers,
a negro charged with several petty
crimes. Sheriff \. G McDougal of this
county was fired by the negro and
killed. Posses with the aid of blood
hounds are searching for Meyers. ard -.
captured a lynching is feared.
BTCYRUS, Ohio. October 29.-sarah
MINK, aged nineteen. and her cousin.
Mary Sheber. aged Thrice Il. We're killed
when buggy. in which they We're riding
was run down by a fast train AT a grade
crossing on the Pennsylvania road here.
/ Irving klink. brother of Miss klnk
who was also in the buggy. rece!v I'd
slight injuries. The three were driving
home from the theater
NAPLES. October 29-Great fear has
been caused by terrible explosion of We
suVius, Immediately following the Garth
quake. which poured forth lava mud and
aged to a considera bic extent and the
fuuiCular railway WAS npralNZnd len