The state herald., 1908-09-18


The Vanderbilt cup race for automo-
biles will be run over the Long Island
parkway course on October Gath.
President Rposevelt's vacation will
end September 22nd, when he will re-
move with his family from Oyster Bay
to the White House.
There We're sixty-six suicide cases
in st. Petersburg last week. A large
proportion of that number were work
ing girls between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-five years.
In speech at Olney, Illinois, w. j..
Bryan openly accused Speaker Cannon
of telling falsehood when the
speaker fixed Mr.. Bryans wealth at a
million dollars. Mr.. Bryan said he
was worth not over $150,000.
The unemployed of Liverpool organ
lied procession and marched to the
town hall. Two deputations were re-
ceived by the lord mayor They showed
that 10000 of the laborers of Liverpool
were out of work. and requested relief
A daughter was born ut Boston Fri
day to Lieut.. U. S. Grant, Third United
States Artillery, and Mrs. Grant, who
Is the daughter of Secretary OF State
Root. Lieutenant Grant is attached
to the United States engineering corps
here and is living in Brookline.
The Democratic national committee
is Informed that temporary truce
has been concluded between the lead
ers of Tammany hall and State Sena-
tor McCarren of Brooklyn, and that
until the election both sides will lay
aside their differences and actively
campaign for the national and state
ticket in New York.
Emperor William disappointed the
general expectation that he would set
foot on French territory Friday in the
course of sightseeing trip along the
Voges range. The French authorities
forwarded his majesty hearty invita-
tion to do SO and had made every prep
aration TO welcome him, but he de-
cided not to go across the frontier.
The number Of unemployed in Lon
don was strikingly illustrated few
days ago when 5000 men surrounded
and attempted to make their way into
n hospital which had advertised for q
porter at wage of $3.50 week and
meals. An extra detail Of police had
to be called out to keep order in the
crowd.
French newspapers think II is now
only question of short time before
the Wrights or some other aeroplan-
lists will win the London Daily Mails
prize of $4,000 for a flight from Lon
don to Manchester. and NJ. Michelins
prize of 100000 for a flight from Paris
to the dome of the cathedral at Cler.
moutFerriand. This latter competi-
ton is open until 1918.
Jacob Weiner applied at Winsted
Connecticut, for insurance on his farm
buildings and insisted on there being
n flying machine clause In the policy.
He said he had read how oryiilc
Wright had perfected the aeroplaue,
and he thought there was as much
danger of flying machine striking
and wrecking his buildings as light
ming. lie was told that the companies
hadn't got to that yet.
In full sight of 10000 merrymakcrs,
principally children, at the Richmond
County fair in New York state on tho
9Th inst, William CODY. an aoronaut
eighteen years old, OF Milwaukee.
Wisconsin, fell fifty feet while nssins
a balloon ascension with youI ipn,
striking the ground with the 1isn ON
top Of him. Tho boys spine was
broken. The lion, uniniurcd. trotted
or, but was caught by Coby's assist
ants.
In the case Of the contempt proceed
ings against Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell aud Frank Morrison, uf the
American Federation Of Labor in con
roction with the Buck Stove and
Range Company. Wednesday. Judge
Gould decided to appoint an examiner
10 take testimony. and Albert Harper
was designated to perform that ser,
vice Thirty days was given % each
side for the purpose Of taking testi.
mnny
Descendants Of Major General Alex,
audor Mncomb, first cnmmnulcrln.
chief Of the United States army. gath
cred AT Detroit, Michigan, Friday. from
many parts of the United States for
the unycilinE Of statue OF General
Macomb. erected at the site Of the
generals birthplace under the aus
plcos Of the Michigan Society uf the
Daughters Of 1919. Mrs, Frank Wheat
on Of Denver. granddaughter OF
Major General Macumb. pulled the un'
yelling cord