The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-09
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Lieutenant Berry. OF the New York
police, arrived at New Orleans from
Puerto Cortez, Spanish Honduras,
with his prisoners, Albert w. Bailey,
Charles II. Myers and Captain Albert
Oxley, Francis G. Bailey, a brother
Bailey, escaped from the steamer be-
fore she sailed. The Baileys are
charged with conspiracy to use the
United States mails to defraud.
August BeltZner, of Joliet. Ill,
was murdered by an unknown man,
who was avenging the MOllie Ma
guires for an offense committed 30
year before.
The battleship South Carolina, a
sister ship to the recently launched
Michigan, will be launched Saturday
at the Cramps shipyard, in Phila-
delphia.
OF the nine balloons which started
from Chicago, eight have landed
safely, while the ninth, the Illinois, is
supposed to be still in the air.
The Socialist Labor party, in con-
ference in New York, nominated can
didates for president and vice presi-
dent and vice president and adopted
platform.
A hundred thousand persons turn
ed out to welcome Representative
James S. Sherman, the Republican
candidate for the vice presidency, to
his home, in Utica, n. Y.
Charles S. Sears died under
strange circumstances at Oppenheim-
er Institute, New York. and coroner
will make an investigation.
Three officials of the Boiler and
Iron Works OF Boston have been held
to grand jury on charge of attempt
to defraud the city.
Justice Bischoff decides that the
receiving of bet is not violation OF
the law and Melville Collins was dis
charged.
Judge Speer, of the United States
Court. has appointed a receiver for
sawmill companies at Thomasville,
Ga.
Mrs. S. Nelson Bourne, a niece Of
Governor Lippitt, OF Rhode Island,
is to become a professional nurse.
Sixteen abttleships have gathered
in San Francisco harbor ready to
start long voyage to Hampton Roads.
Officials of the Norf folk and South
ern Railway have been ousted from
their places by the receivers.
Vice Chancellor Howell. at New
ark, declared correspondent in di
vorce action should be prosecuted.
Walter ]. Bartnett, formerly vice
president and general counsel of the
Western Pacific Railway Company,
has been sentenced to the San Quen-
tin Penitentiary for 10 years.
The fishing tug r. T. Roy, captured
by the Canadian government, ran
ashore and afterwards made it's es-
cape while the captors were after
help.
Mae c. Wood has been indicted
by the New York grand jury on "a
charge of perjury and forgery in con-
nection with the Senator Platt case.
George II. Daniels formerly gen
eral passenger agent of the New York
Central, died at Lake Placid, n. Y.
at the age of 65 years.
All the Republic Iron and Steel
Company mills have ceased operation,
as the union agreement and wage
scale have expired.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad via
duct at Buffalo was wrecked by dy-
Mantle, there being no clue to the dy-
namiters.
The body of a murdered woman
was found by the Chicago police in
! n rooming-hOuse on Michigan Avenue
The l ? members of the Giuseppe
/ Mosce family are suffering from the
rare lazy disease" at Mount Vernon.
| y. Y.
Joseph Liston, released from
! Blackwells Island. fired a department
! store in an effort to secure revenge.