The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-31
NO5
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events Of the Week Briefly
ChronicIcd.

and thirty injured while nghung
spectacular blaze IN 6 six story build
ing at l63-l67 Adams street which
caused an estimated loss Of 10000.
About a ton OF dynamite stored IN a
small building near WashingtonyLiie,
y. Y, exploded. shaking the earth FOR
miles. The shock was plainly felt az
Newburg, y. Y, which Is twelve
miles away. The building was blown
/ 10 atoms.
Monday, Jan. p.
"Put up or shut up IN the matter or
calling lawyers crooked was the chai-
lenge publicly issued TO President
Roosevelt by ex-Ambassador Choate In
behalf Of the New York State Bar as
sociatlon az a banquet there.
The Thaw family az Pittsburg has
been notified boy attorneys FOR the Ear
of Yarmouth that the fortune Of th9
Countess OF Yarmouth VIII not be
given up by the family OF Hertford
without q bitter fight and a cou< deci1
sion.
The Dominion government has decid-
ed 70 lend 10 the farmers Of the new
provinces OF Alberta and Saskatche-
wan. whose crops were a failure, funds
sufficient TO purchase seed grain. The
scheme In Oh viii involve about SA-
100000
Saturday, Jan. -.
At Portland. Me. a fire caused
property damage Of 100000 destroy
ed the city hall aud police buildings
and endangered the lives OF more than
700 persons.
William +. Walker. fugitive bank
cashier OF New Britain. Conn., viii
fight extradition proceedings and viii
not return 10 the United States from
Mexico until every means OF defense
has been exhausted.
Attorney General Bonaparte has d.
rected that a bin in equity be fled 70
set aside the control by the Union Pa
cihc Railroad company and its sub
sidiary corporations OF the southern
Pacific and the san Pedro, Los Angeles
and salt Lake road.
"Afy name Is William Tmyers Je-
rome. I've prosecuted Harry Thaw,
and I must die" Yelling this az the
, top of his voice. a man threw himself
I'm front Of an express train at Worces-
e Ter. Mass. The baggage master jerked
3 him back Just in time 20 save Dis life
2 and had him locked up.
e Friday, Jan. -.
% Edward Alexander MacDowcn. who
/. has been recognized as Americas fore
most composer. died 40 The Westmln-
y sfer hotel. New York. lie WAS forty
= six years Of age. Death was due 70
n nervous affection.
p The feature OF the annual BAH Of the
Merchants association Feb. j. at ST.
e Louis viii be the releasing Of several
b hundred canaries aud an equal number
of butterflies just as the clock an
e nounces the hour of midnight
An abortiye attempt 20 overthrow
e the monarchy and proclaim Portugal
republic was n'pped IN the bud by
q the prompt action Of the Spanish gov
d ernment. The plot was organized by
e small group OF advanced Republic
y ans
j. Governor Hughes announced that hc
had accepted the invitation Of the New
y England Dry Goods association "a
~ speak at Boston on the evening OF
~ March 10. The same evening the gov
ernor expects 10 attend a banquet OF
the Brown university alumni or Ne"
r. England.
- Thursday, Jan. p.
The order OF tie North Star, one OF
~ the highest orders OF Sweden, was
. conferred upon former Governor d. x
- Francis as president OF the Louisiana
Purchase exposition by C. A. Ekstro
mer. vice consul for Sweden, az 81
p. Louis.
el Mulal Rachld. one Of the leaders o.
m Mulai Hadd, the usuping sultan o.
" Morocco. lost Goo men IN an engage
ID ment with the French at settat Ra
p child has sent an urgent appeal q
Of Hadd saying his presence az casa
blanca is imperative.
There IS a possibility that Nicholas
Tschaikovsky. the reyolutionlst nov
FIX confined IN the fortress Of ST. Pete
and ST. Paul az ST. Petersburg, vii
10 not be brought 10 trial before a regn
ia lar tribunal. but that be viii be pun
d. ished by exile 10 Siberia.
" Like having their own private zach
q. was the trip made by Josef Page an'
his bride. who arrived on the Ham
~ ~ burg. g.American liner sarnia from COST
~ Rica. Page IS a wealthy sugar planter
-, and the pair were the only passengers
~ They had the vessel 10 themselves
p with twenty y-dve stewards at their becl
and CALL
Wednesday, Jan. p.
Robert J. Yandusen. stage manage
hi OF Mcylckers theater, and Joseph J.
ne Blanche. at Chicago. were arrested o.
re complaint Of Robert Evans that Van
in dusen had consplred with IA B.anch
er and offered hlm 500 % cot od Evans
he ear.
ge At Clarksyilie. Tenn, an attempt Wa
'er made 20 fire and dynamite ODE loose to
be hacco factory OF the Hayes sorey lo
'ot bacco company. Two negroes. Ton
is Allen and Walter Watkins. alias FRO
Eve were killed while trying 10 O.
cane bv one Of the Watclmon.