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decision given by Judge Hough IN
the United States Circuit Court Of
New York, to answer all questions
propounded to him by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, except those
relating to the purchase OF Union Pa
chic and Southern Pacific Railroad
stock I'm connection with the divi-
dend OF August, 1905. Judge Hough
also directed Otto II. Kahn. of Kuhn.
Loeb & Co.. to answer all questions
asked him by the Interstate Com
merce Commission
One of the two thousand strange
letters received by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
since Harry K. Thaw's trial began,
which was made public, contained an
oner from an Ohio man to substitute
himself for Thaw and, II necessary,
be executed. The writer imposed the
consideration that his family be paid
100000 as soon as the proposed
substitution Is complete. His letter
covered 600 pages.
The bodies OF the five young per.
sons who were drowned while skat-
Ing on the Jimtown Reservoir, near
Conneilsville, Pa, were recovered in
IL feet OF water.
In pistol duel William Fenker.
hauser was killed in Chicago by De-
tective Michael Kern. Fenkerhauser
attempted to rob two men.
Governor Hughes appealed to
large gathering of New York farmers
for support OF his effort to abolish
racetrack gambling.
The funeral OF Samuel J. Ran.
dali. author Of Maryland, My Mary,
land" took place at Augusta, Ga.
Announcement is made that there
Will be no reduction in the price OF
diamonds.
While miners were drilling in g
missed hole" charged with dynamite
at the Winona Mine. at Hancock,
Mich, an explosion occurred KILLING
Henry Luckonen and John Koski.
Several sailors of the cruiser st.
Louis have died at Vallejo, Cal. from
drinking wood alcohol, and two 9th.
ers are blind from the same cause.
Evelyn Thaw's testimony during
the trial of her husband was fairly
TORN into shreds by the repeated OBJ.
Jections OF District Attorney Jerome
Gov. James X. Vardaman, of Mis-
sissippi, announced that he would re-
enter the field of journalism after
ms term as governor expires.
Two girls were killed and seven
injured during a fire in the building
occupied by the Imperial Underwear
Factory in Scranton.
Daniel G. Slower, millionaire man.
ufacturer OF stoves. windmills and
farm machinery, died at his home I'm
Freeport, ILL.,
Evidence of a plot to wreck the
FRANKLIN Building in Cincinnati were
discovered by a clerk.
Following the refusal of the Cum
ard Company to come to terms. the
international Mercantile Marine Com
pany again cut its eastbound steer
age rates on vessels of the White
star and American Lines, making
total reduction in this class OF
$ll.25 since the rate war began.
Frantic from pain because of an
attack of inflammatory rheumatism,
Mrs. Louis Mcclure. bride of a year
and a mother of two months, up.
parently drowned herself in the bath.
tub or her home in New York.
Two indictments, charging that
William K. Montgomery, while presi.
dent of the Hamilton Bank, misuse6
the funds of that institution. were
returned by the grand jury of New
York
evidence was presened at the Thaw
trial to show irrational conduct on
the part of the prisoner and the
death of two relatives in insane asy.
lums.
A new type of gas electric car, a
substitute for locomotives, was tried
In New York. developing a speed of
so miles an hour.
The British ship King George has
arrived at New York from FIongkong
after a fast passage of 107 days.
The Michigan Central Railway is
laying off as many employees as bus
iness will permit.
Oakleigh Thorne has been re-
elected president of the Trust Com
pany of America.
Henry o. Havemeyer left an es-
tate in excess of $40, 100000