The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-17
FARMvILLE, VA FRIDAY, JANUARY Il, 1905.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events Of the Week Brieny
ChrOniclcd.

ChronicIed.
Secretary Taft has written a letter
to the president recommending an in
crease of the width OF the Panama ca
nal from 100 feet, as at present PLAN
ned TO 10 feet The change Will cost
about SJ.OOO,OOO additional, but meets
the naval view as TO the likelihood of
larger battleships I'm the future.
Justice Marean IN the equity term OF
the supreme court Brooklyn, found
the Rev. William +. Chase. canon Of
Christ Episcopal church. Bedford ave
nue.. Brooklyn. guilty Of contempt Of
court. lie had criticised an injunction
granted by Justice Mareau i'm relation
10 moving picture shows on sunday.
Monday, Jan. II.
Edward KEEPER. who died at san
Antonio. was the son Of a prosperous
Louisville merchant The hazing which
IS alleged 10 have brought on his fatal
illness occurred at Rose Polytechnic
Institute, Terre IIaute. Ind.
Francis Yinton. one time minister Of
finance Of Newfoundland. years ago
partner Of Horace Greeley on the
New York Tribune and recently a
humble city missionary of the Watch
tower society, a local Bible distribut-
ing organization. died at his home In
pttsburg
Saturday, jan. II.
A large Increase Of the national
guard Of Hawaii is urged boy the war
department I'm a communication 70 ter
ritorlal officials.
A military disaster In Somaliland, on
the east coast of Africa. is reported at
Rome Lugh, the farthermost Italian
station IN the interior, was beseged
and destroyed by Abysslnlans after a
desperate and unequal fight and its de
Tenders put to death.
Friday. Jan. 10.
A careful canvass Of the labor situa-
ton In Chicago has revealed the fact
that there are IN the city l8s,9JO idle
working people.
James Mouton and his wife, both
aged more than seventy-hye years,
were burned 10 death IN a Ere that de-
stroyed their little home at Auburn
y. H.
Admiral Baron ]. Ito Of the supreme
naval council at Tokyo. who command
ed the japanese navy IN the war with
China. has been dismissed from the
service because Of scandal which In
wolves him with the wife Of a work
man ln the Yokosuka navy yards.
The acceptance Of John A. Roebllng's
nne Victoria property on ST. Dunstan's
road at Ashevllle, \. C., which Mr..
Roebllng offered as a gift TO the home
mission board Of the Presbyterian
church. has been declined by the board
on account Of reasons given by Mr..
| R0ebling in q signed statement that he
was leaving Asheyille because the
town had gone dry and that he was
opposed to prohibition as a matter OF
principle.
Thursday, Jan. %.
General Horace Binney Sergeant
civil war veteran, is dead at the home
Of his son-ln-law, r. Bowman McCalla,
at Santa Barbara, Cal.
Captain Daniel Ellis. aged seventy
nine. a celebrated Union scout Of east
Tennessee, is dead at his home near
Elizabeth, Tenn. During the civil war
the Confederacy set a price on his
head lie was also a veteran Of the
Mexican war.
The British government has appoint
ed a commission to sift the mystery OF
the disappearance Of a portion Of the
state regalla and jewels from Dublin
castle. The authorities have been i'm
PEELED TO action by persistence OF re-
ports that the jewels are known 70
have been deposited as security for
loan.
The Paris Matln, referring to the
Acknowledgment situation, declares
that President Roosevelt spoke to a
diplomat In Washington a few days
AGO I'm the following words: "All VIII
be arranged I'm the most satisfactory
manner. The last memorandum re-
ceived from Japan was expressed In
the most concillatory terms. and there
Is not the slightest apprehension Of a
conflict"
Wednesday. Jan. :.
Assemblyman Hammond Of Syracuse
has introduced bin at Albany extend.
lng the powers Of the public service
commission to telephone and telegraph
companies.
Pledges not 10 wear the pIumage Of
any birds other than crows have been
signed by women representing thir-
teon organizations IN the Federation
OF Women's Clubs at Chicago. The
pledge excludes domestic fowls.
-Four men boarded the Katy Filler In
the Union station at Kansas City,
walked calmly through one OF the for
ward coaches and attempted to hold
up the passengers. They were frus'
trated I'm their attempt. however. and
fed. They have not been captured.
Alarmed by the might riders raids
I'm Bath and Fleming counties, owners
OF tobacco warehouses met at Lexlng-
ton. KY and selected a committee
which has interviewed the governor
asking him 20 station soldiers and
Gauing guns I'm the tobacco district
NntionaI Guard Congress opens.
BOSTON. Jan. l3. - The National
Gnnrd association cnngress 0pened here