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andfatally wounded his brother, Amos
Hughes, when they arrested arrest and
attacked him. The men shot were
popular and their friends are threaten.
ing to kill the marshal.
William Montgomery, former cashier
Of the Allegheny National Bank, of
Pittsburg, is guilty of abstracting $469,-
900 from the bank, according to the
verdict rendered by the jury in the
United States district court.
Joseph Letter, the millionaire Chi
cago grain plunger, returned from
Europe with his bride Of four months,
travelling under the assumed name of
"Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Album" He got
into a queer clash with the customs
officials few minutes after he land
ed. Mrs. Letter, who apparently was
ignorant of the customs laws, protest
ed against having her jewels inspected
and her husband vigorously backed her
up. The customs people won, how
ever as usual.
A bold, bad robber walked into the Of
flee of the Star Hotel at Columbus, o.,
and poked gun under the nose of G.
F. Davidson, the clerk, demanding he
hand over the money. The robber got
$40 and made to hurried departure,
leaving SIS in silver in the register.
Capt. Peter G. Hams, who shot and
killed William e. Annis for alleged
betrayal of his wife, will plead insanity
as did Harry X. Thaw. This developed
when the army officer, with his brother
T. Jenkins Hams, was arraigned be-
fore Justice Garretson in the supreme
court at Flushing, L. l.
Two masked night riders fired the |
barn on the farm of Curtis Poag, near
Wanada, Madison county, ILL.,, after
turning out the live stock in it, stole |
some harness and left a mysterious
warning, according to long distance
telephone message received from
Sheriff Jones. He said the suspects
were headed toward st. Louis via the
Ferry, and asked the police to look out
for them.
George Robertson, driving a 90
horse power American Locomobile,
won the Vanderbilt Cup and at the
same time broke all American track
records by averaging 64.3 miles an
hour for the eleven laps around the
23.46 miles track. Herbert Lytle,
Irving 50-horse power Italian
sotta, was second, being less than
.wo minutes behind the winner, whose
elapsed time was hours 48 seconds
or the 25SO6 miles.
Shippers believe the railways are
planning to increase freight charges
lfter election, and an organization has
'een arranged that is expected to
i've the roads the backing of 17,000,-
90 persons.
New railway commission law in Ne
raska is said to have produced good I
esults, and report is being prepar- /
d by the commission suggesting cer- '
lin needed amendments to the ,
tatute. 7
A movement is on foot to hold a !
ummy presidential election on the
'thmus Of Panama. Booths will be
rected and set of commissioners,
atchers, etc., will be appointed at
ach of the big towns. The total
ote will be compiled and the result 4
} the successful candidate, Bryan or c
aft. Il
Ferdinand Pinney Earle has escaped O
| punishment for beating his wife
Id "soul mate" Julia Kuttner Earle, h
n which he was arrested, after Sc ~
lring his release on $4,000 bail some !;
eeks ago. He was held to await the :,
,tion of the October grand jury, but :.
at body finished its months labor -
I'd was discharged without handing u
, any indictment against Earle. This
all intents and purposes, quashes -c'
@ case against Earle. Ia
The state bank of Virgil, S. D., was S
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pers by cracksmen. The robbers N
namited the vaults and safe, and m
ok everything in sight, escaping be- to
re citizens could reach the scene. a;
'Mr. eHarst's Thieves" is the cap -
N of an article appearing in Col -
RS Weekly, purporting to be the :.
Al story of tho "Archhold Standard AZ
Letters read on the stump by %
m. r. Hearst during the political nc
npaign The story sets forth how La
negro file clerk in John d. Arch ty
Ids private office at No. 26 Broad. bu
y and messenger conspired to wi
al and photograph the letters and tn
them to Hearst for $4,000. The no
ssenger is quoted as saying do