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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE

Woman, Pursued BY Relative, Cut
Throat and Fell Dead Running.
Philadelphia, May 6.-While suffer
ing from temporary insanity, Mrs
Elizabeth McPhilomy, of Wayne. Pa.
committed suicide on an open lot near
the home of her sister in the north
eastern section of this city by cutting
her throat with a butcher knife under
tragic circumstances.
She was visiting her sister, and
while scantily clad left the house and
was followed by her brother-in-law
who heard her get out of bed. AS he
approached her on the lot the woman
drew the knife across her throat
Then she ran on again, followed by
the brother-in-law, but after going
about 100 yards. Mrs. McPhilomy
dropped dead.
Mrs. McPhilomy on Sunday made a
will giving her sister all OF her prop
erty, after which she divided her jew
elry among her nieces. These acts
caused a watch to be kept over her.
but the family did not believe she
would commit suicide.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
In Terror of Timed Cat.

York, Pa. May "a cat with its
head imprisoned in salmon can
caused a burglar scare in Red Lion
home and aroused the neighborhood.
A noise in the basement awoke mem
bers of the family. but none cared to
go into the cellar, from which came
the peculiar sounds. Finally, when a
sufficient force had been mustered, the
door was thrown open and the cat was
found its head so tightly wedged in
of two men to release it. Salmon had
been eaten for supper and the partly
empty can. left in the basement, was
too great a termination for tabby.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
DROP CURRENCY BILL
House Leaders Virtually Aban-
don vreeIand's Measure.
REPUBLICANS HOLD CAUCUS
They Favor Recognizing Commercial
Paper Only AS Safe and Logical
Security For Emergency Currency.
Will Draft New Bill.

Washington, May 6.-No decision
respecting currency legislation was
reached by the conference of house
Republicans last night, but the Vree-
land bill was virtually abandoned by
the house managers, in favor OF
proposition to recognize commercial
paper only. as safe and logical asset
for emergency currency.
The resolution presented to the con-
ference upon the part of the house
organization by Representative Ben
nett, of New York, at the opening OF
the conference was as follows:
Resolved. That the conference ap-
prove the underlying principle of the
5vreeland bill; namefys1e recognition
of commercial paper through clearing
house associations as "a safe and logl'
cal asset for emergency currency, and
also approves the proposition for a
currency commission.
Resolved. That a committee of five
be appointed to perfect the bill and
report to the conference within five
days"
This resolution was not adopted or
voted upon because an adjournmen
was taken until tonight. 1t will be
adopted. because few members really
disapprove.
It is obvious, however, that the house
managers have abandoned their
scheme to force through legislation in
favor of the financial interests. or else
the question at. issue was not fairly
presented to the conference.
The Vreeland bill provides for the
use of any form of security acceptable
to a clearing house association, includ-
ing commercial paper. The resolution
narrows the proposition down to com
mercial paper alone.
Chairman Fowler, of the banking
and currency committee, was given
forty minutes in which to oppose the
Vreeland bill. and occupied his time
in pointing out the dangers of the
measure as it Is now framed
Vreeland was given the same time
In which to reply.
Other members of the banking and
currency COIuIullteCs WSIG dllOWSu lCH
mintues each and other members OF
the house five minutes each.
One of the striking speeches was
made by Campbell, of Kansas. who in.
sisted that there is money enough in
the country, If the New York banks
were restricted to legitimate bank,
ing business instead of absorbing the
currency supply in bolstering up Wall
street speculation. He argued that &C,
ton should be taken to prevent ma
tional banks from engaging in specula-
tive enterprises. .-s..... r.
The applause with which his speech
was greeted showed that the sentiment
of the house was with him
Speaker Cannon himself made the
last speech. He appealed to the caucus
to agree upon currency bill, declar.
ing legislation to be necessary, not
only to the prosperity of the country
but to the salvation of the Republi
can party.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
Standing of the Clubs.
Fire NAV Cause Two Deaths

Pottsville, Pa, May 6.-John Boyer
and Mrs. D. A. Wagner were so badly
burned in a fire which destroyed their
homes at Schuylkill Haven that
neither is expected to recover. The
fire was started by an overturned coal
oil lamp. Boyer had taken all of his
family out, as he supposed. but ran
back when he heard the cries of his
young son. He dashed through the
flames. wrapped the boy in blanket
and then staggered through the fire.
falling exhausted in the street. He had
sl00 in cash burned up. Mrs. Wagner's
clothing caught fire, and she ran into
the street ablaZe.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
Duo Up Baby's Body With Spade.

Haddonfield, N j., May Ga col.
ored man, employed as gardener for
Samuel Bergen. a lawyer of this place,
dug up a dress suit case with his
spade, and upon opening the case the
body of a female infant, dressed in
fine clothing, was found. There were
no marks of Identification on the cloth
ing or suit case that gave any clue.
The body was turned over to an under.
taker and the police are investigating.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
NUGGETS OF NEWS

In the local option election held at
Fredericksburg. Va, out of vote Of
700 the drys won by majority of 81.
Frank Paese was hanged in the Dau-
phin county Jail yard at Harrisburg.
Pa, for the murder of Charles Leh-
man, a trolley conductor, In August.
1906.
Miss Pauline Leroy French. daugh-
ter of Amos Tuck French. and sister
of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, was mar.
ried at Newport, r. l., to Samuel G.
Wagstaff
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
PIows Up Gold He Lost "a Years Ago.

PIows Up Gold He Lost "a Years Ago,
Pittsburg. May 6-Twenty-four years
ago, while plowing field on his farm,
near Townville Fayette county, John
Blair lost his wallet. continuing $135
in gold. He has found the last of it.
Every time he has plowed OF worked
in the same field Blair has had his eye
out for the lost money. Last Saturday
his plow turned up the missing coin
in little heap. The gold was as bright
and clean as the day it was lost
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
Insane Girls Double Crime.

Montpelier, VT, May 6.-Miss Chris
tina Bau, young woman supposed to
have been insane, shot and probably
fatally injured Louis Neveaux, hotel
clerk, on the principal street of the
city and then killed herself. Neveaux
told the officials of the Heaton hospi-
tai, to which he was removed, that he
had never seen Miss Bau before and
that he could not account for the
tragedy. Miss Bau was formerly an
inmate of the Vermont State Insane
asylum.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06

were badly cut, but will recover. Sew.
eral others, whom the police did not
capture. were wounded. but were car
ried away by their friends.
A number of Poles on their way
home from celebration were waylaid
and attacked by the Italians and for
some time desperate battle ragged.
Wozerdt was stabbed eight times and
Wit itlpu-cl-i fopr tipoac
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-06
Killed Himself For ChiIdren's Sake.

Newark. N. j.. May 5.-After leav-
ing a letter in which he informed his
family that he would commit suicide
for the benefit of his children" John
Wilde, sixty-two years old, locked him.
self in his room at his home, 2221
Jefferson street. and then shot him
self through the heart. The mans saw.
ings, S752. on deposit in local bank,
are left to the two children and widow
by a document found on the bureau In
his room Dependency over an in,
durable disease from which he was
suffering is given as the cause of the
suicide.