The Yale expositor., 1908-03-20

is dead.
Thoron Illick, aged 20, son of j. T..
Illick, prominent Burlington, Ia, attor-
ney, was drowned by the overturning
OF sail boat
In indianapolis, Ind, the national
convention of the United Mine Work
ers OF America went into session TO
agree upon a course Of action for
wage scale
John G. jenkins, the Brooklyn, ~
Y, banker who with three sons was
indicted as result of the banking in
vestigation, died of paralysis.
The candidacy of William II. Taft
for president of the United States was
Endorsed by the Republican state con-
vention of Nebraska at Omaha, Neb.
The steamer Mauretania established
a new transatlantic record by beating
her own best previous eastward.
A Denver, Col, jury sentenced Gui-
seppe Ala to death for the murder of
Father Leo Heinrichs.
An important conference was held
at the White House in Washington re-
| specting amendments TO the Sherman
| antitrust law.
While hunting ducks on Reservation
lake, a few miles southwest of Sioux
City, Ia, Luther L. Peterson was in
stantly killed by the explosion of his
own gun.
Nine. Anna Gould, who sailed for
New York from Paris. booked her pas
he 80
John BURY, a well-known electrical
engineer and inventor Of the BURY
printing telegraph system, died at his
home on Staten Island.
The American battleship feet under
command of Rear Admiral Robley d.
Evans steamed into Magdalena bay
and dropped anchor.
The cruiser Yankton, that went to
interchangeable island in search of Fred
Jeffs, an American seaman, said to be
marooned there, returned to Acapulco.
1t failed TO find Jeffs.
Mayor Markbreit of Cincinnati, who
said women were not capable Of run.
ming autos and that the only ma
chimes women ought to run are sew.
ing machines" is now sorry he said it
The women bombarded him with pro-
tests until he took il back.
1t is reported in London that the
regalia stolen from Dublin castle has
been found in a pawnshop and re-
covered
The yachts of George Gould, vii
liam Leeds and three of the Wander.
bilts were offered for sale in New
York.
Nat c. Goodwin writes that after his
three weeks engagement in Chicago
he will quit the stage and go into the
mining business in Nevada.
An investigation by the department
of commerce and labor into the whole
system of grain dealing on boards OF
trade is expected as the result of
resolution to that effect introduced in
congress.
An unidentified man was. found at
Inlay, New, entangled in a barbed.
wire fence. He was still alive, al
though naked, and with his head part.
ly severed from his body. Mystery
surrounds the affair.
Oscar f. Gaustad OF Colburn, Wis.
found his lost son, apparently dead,
under tree. After carrying the lad
several miles home and working over
him warmth came TO the body and the
lad revived. He had fallen from the
tree and become unconscious.
President Roosevelt has directed
Of h. -
corporations to investigate the meth
DDS of stock trading with a view to
furnishing the basis of possible future
legislation regulating such practices.
Details of alleged frauds in the
Louisiana Democratic primary cleo.
ton were placed before the Demo
cratic state central committee.
John B. Lindsey, at Macarthur, o.,
was acquitted of the charge of having
attempted to bride Prosecuting At
torney Miller.
Methods of meeting competition and
gaining the oil trade of locality were
testified TO in the Standard Oil custer
suit at Cleveland, o.
Coroner Burke rendered his dc
cision in the Collinwood CO., school
fire. Conditions existing are blamed,
but no fault is charged TO any one.
The Kansas conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Topeka,
Kan, exonerated DR.. ]. T. Mcfarland
Of heretical charges.
Pittsburg judge has decided that
a teacher may chastise an unruly
pupil with barrel stave.
Gov. Guild of Massachusetts, has re.
ceived official notification that the
king of Italy had nominated him
grand officer Of the Crown of Italy.
Mrs Beatrice Thomas Metcalf who
attempted to shoot Attorney s. r.
Hamill of Terre Haute. Ind, was com
mitted to hospital for the insane.
Butter makers from nearly every
state in the union assembled at st.
Paul, Mimi, for a three days conven-
ton.
Reports to the New York and New
Jersey Metal Trades association show
that 5000 of its. 10000 members are
out of work.