The Springfield herald., 1908-09-18

The Vanderbilt cup race for automo.
biles will be run over the Long Island
parkway course on October oath.
President Roosevelt's vacation Will
end September 22nd, when he VIII re-
move with his family from Oyster Bay
to the White House.
There were sixty-six suicide cases
in st. Petersburg last week. A large
proportion of that number were work
ing girls between the ages OF eishteen
and twenty-five years.
In speech at Olney, Illinois, w. J.
Bryan openly accused Speaker Cannon
of telling falsehood when the
speaker fixed Mr.. Bryan's wealth at
million dollars. Mr.. Bryan said ne
was worth not over $15O,OOO.
The unemployed of Liverpool organ
lied a procession and marched to the
town hall. Two deputations were re-
ceived by the lord mayor. They showed
that 10000 of the laborers of Liverpool
were out of work, and requested relief.
A daughter was born at Boston Fri
day to Lieut.. U. S. Grant, Third United
States Artillery, and Mrs. Grant, who
is the daughter of Secretary OF state
Root. Lieutenant Grant is attached
here and Is living in Brookline.
The Democratic national committee
is informed that temporary truce
has been concluded between the lead
ers of Tammany hall AID State Sena-
tor McCarren of Brooklyn, and that
until the election both sides will lay
aside their differences and actively
campaign for the national and state
ticket in New York.
Emperor William disappointed the
general expectation that he would set
foot on French territory Friday in the
course of sightseeing trip along the
Voges range The French authorities
forwarded his majesty hearty invita-
tion to do SO and had made every prep
ar2tion to welcome him, but he de-
cided not to go across the frontier.
The number of unemployed in Lon
don was strikingly illustrated few
days ago when 5000 men surrounded
and attempted to make their way into
a hospital which had advertised for a
porter at a wage of $3.50 week and
meals. An extra detail of police had
to be called out to keep order in the
crowd
French newspapers think 1t is now
only question of a short time before
the Wrights or some other aeroplan
lists will win the London Daily Mails
prize of $4,000 for a flight from Lon
don to Manchester. and NJ. Michelin's
prize of 100000 for flight from Paris
to the dome of the cathedral at Cler-
mont Ferriand. This latter competi-
ton is open until 1918.
In full sight of 10000 merrymakers,
principally children, at the Richmond
County fair in New York state on the
9th inst, William CODY, an aeronaut,
eighteen years old, of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, fell fifty feet while making
a balloon ascension with a young lion,
striking the ground with the lion on
top of him. The boys spine was
broken. The lion, uninjured. trotted
off, but was caught by Coby's assist
ants.
In the case of the contempt proceed
ings against Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and Frank Morrison, of the
American Federation of Labor, in con
rection with the Buck Stove and
Range Company, Wednesday, Judge
Gould decided to appoint an examiner
to take testimony, and Albert Harper
was designated to perform that ser
vice. Thirty days was given to each
side for the purpose of taking testi-
mony.
Descendants of Major General Alex
ander Macomb, first commandments
chief of the United States army, gath
cred at Detroit. Michigan, Friday, from
many parts of the United States for
the unveiling of statue of General
Macomb, erected at the site of the
generals birthplace, under the aus
pices of the Michigan Society of the
Daughters of 1872. Mrs. Frank Wheat
on of Denver, a granddaughter of
Major General Macomb, pulled the un
yelling cord.