The new South-news., 1908-06-20
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pn"'c0 .ue IUydi p2tys including BIZ
Charles HardiDge. permanent under
secretary OF the foreign once. The
cruisers Minotaur and Achilles and
Tour torpedo boat destroye7 met the
yachts at kiel and escorted them to
Reval. Emperor Nicholas entertain
Cd his guests at luncheon and dinner
ABOARD the Russian imperial yacht
STANDARD. King Edward returning the
compliment 10 the Russian emperor
and empress.
Charles Henry Brent. bishop of the
Philippines. has declined to accept the
post OF bishop OF Washington, In sue
cession to the late Bishop Satterlee.
to which once Bishop Brent was
elected last month The declination
Is made In the following message to
his notification: MIST decline. |
would have gone. but God bids me
stay. BRENT"
A suburban train on the Passaic and
Delaware branch OF the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western railroad
known as tie ''millionaires' express"
was wrecked by spreading rails near
Miliingtcn, n. j.. and several persons
were hurt The injured are: Freder-
lex r. Olcott. president Of the Cen
tral Trust company OF New York. bad
ly bruised and lac.rated. Fred b. Val.
entine. hoTseman OF Newark. wrist
broken and bruised. X. V. Lindabury
OF New York, counsel for the Pruden-
tial Life Insurance company. sprains
ana bruises. Assemblyman Henry A.
Young OF Newark, bruises.
Governor Haskell Of Oklahoma. has
hx. q
commonly known as the ''niue-foot
sneet Dill, because OF the provision
that the upper sheet on all hotel beds
must be long enough to turn back IL
feet ever the other covers.
Judge Burnett. In circuit court at
Salem, Oregon. sentenced ]. Thorn
burg Ross. the Portland banker. to
nve years Imprisonment and to pay
nne OF $576.094. Ross recently was
convicted Of wrongful conversion OF
school funds
On the Delaware river at Philadel-
phfa. Pa, an explosion occurred In q
launch which killed one and Injured
fifteen.
John 8. Leach. who succeeds C. A.
Stil!inss as public printer at Washing
ton has arrived from Manila, where
be has been director OF printing for
seven years.
Editor J. X. Burkhalter OF the Tat
nall Times and Congressman Charles
Edwards came TO blows on the rear
platform OF a Searboard Air Line train
at Collins. Ga, Monday. Congress
man Edwards took exception to some
articles appearing In Burkhalter's pa
per and the quarrel resulted.
Eugene Jepson. aged so years, OF
New York. leading man in q vaude
Vile sketch at Keith's theater, x
Cleveland. Ohio, dropped dead Of heart
disease In his dressing room Monday.
when An alarm OF fire was sounded.
1t has besn determined by the
friends OF Governor Curtis Guild OF
Massachusetts that his name shall be
presented to the Chicago convention
a. candidate for vice president.
Captain Louis Guion, OF the Twenty
sixth Louisiana regiment has be IN ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt
member OF the Vicksburg National
Park commission to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF General Steph-
en- d. Lee.
The uruguayan government has
signed an extradition treaty with the
United States.
James kingsbury, the outlaw who
Is alleged to have murdered Sheriff
Garrison OF Oklahoma City, Okla, Is
said to be surrounded In a clump of
bushes. He is thought to have two
men with him and a battle Is expect
ed
An ehOrt Is being made to bring q
sem bance OF order In Persias affairs,
and as the only chance to prevent was
with Turkey or Interference by the
czar, the SHAH unmindful Of the seri-
BUSINESS Of the situation and instead OF
endeavoring to pacify his subjects, has
come from retirement In his summer
palace and is ordering the arrest of
political leaders.
Representative ]. Thomas H.nIn,
who was indicted by the grand Jury
In Washington, d. c.. few weeks ago
on a charge Of assault with a danger
Gus weapon on Lewis Lundy and
James McCreary. a race track man.
was arraigned before Justice Barnard.
Warrington.
According to cable advices received /
at the Japanese embassy In Washing /,
ton, the area Of distur Dances In CoreA |
has been gradually diminishing and |
order has been restored along the |
railway lines as wall AZ In most Of the |
districts important for communication |
and industry. With the recent rein
for ement Of japanese troops In |
Corea. the work of suppression Is pro-
crossing satisfactorily and the restora-
tion OF order throughout the country
Slxty-nine students In the second |
third and fourth classes at the naval |
academy this year have been found |
deficient In their studies In THAR fnal |
examinations. according to . report /
received In Washington. Thirteen of |
the students will be dropped. nine will !
be turned back. others will b. re-ex.
amined. and some will be allowed to
resign.
Ths prosperity convention OF the \
Commercial Travellers Interstate con-
sress. incorporated. will be held in
New York. August II and Is, under |
the auspices Of the two largest travel.
Ing mems organizations in the United
States. including the Travellers Pro-