The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS,

Two financial institutions OF New
York city, one national and the
other state bank, closed their doors
The New Amsterdam National bank
capital $1,000.000, was taken in charge
by the representative of the comptrol'
Ter OF the currency, and the Mechanics
and Traders bank, state institution,
capital S2,000,000, announced the de-
cision of the directors not to open.
Both banks announced their ability to
pay all depositors.
The 100000 estate of Capt. Hooker
OF Rochester, N. Y, who left will
bequeathing his property to Gales
burg, ILL.,, will be distributed, the sur
rogate having denied probate to the
will on the ground that Capt. Hooker
was mentally incompetent
Peter f. Clark of Girard, ILL.,, plead
ed guilty to the charge Of numbering
Mrs. Ollie Gibson on a trolley car near
Virden March 25, 1907, and was sen
fenced to serve 40 years in the peni-
tentiary.
Gov. Hughes was strongly indorsed
for the Republican nomination for the
presidency and the administration Of
President Roosevelt was commended
in resolution unanimously adopted
by the Republican committee of New
York county.
Marshal Halstead, former United
States consul at Birmingham, Eng
land, and son of Murat Halstead, died
In Cincinnati following an operation
for appendicitis.
Gen. Benjamin Rush Cowen, for
over 20 years clerk Of the United
States circuit and district courts for
the southern district OF Ohio, assistant
secretary of the interior under Presi-
dent Grant and formerly editor Of the
Ohio State Journal, died in Cincinnati.
The Illinois house passed the direct
plurality primary bill already adopted
by the senate. ~.-
In Lublin, Russian Poland, the po.
lice unearthed a band of robbers COM
posed entirely of women and the lead
ers have been taken into custody.
The coroner's jury in the case of
the theater holocaust at Boyertown,
Pa, asked for the prosecution of Mrs.
Monroe. owner of the stereopticon ma
chine, and Harry McC. Bechtel, the
deputy factory inspector, on the
charge of criminal negligence.
Practically complete election re-
turns gave ]. Y. Sanders lead of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 votes over T..
8. Wilkerson in the Democratic guber-
Material primary in Louisiana.
Charles H. Kipp of the wholesale
grocery firm OF Kerr, Kipp & Co., Of
Hastings, Neb., committed suicide, as
the result of overwork and worry, by
shooting himself in the head with a
shotgun.
point where II must decide whether
II is to lose the use of the rivers in
the east and south through the non.
preservation of forests which safe
guard the watersheds was the decla-
ration of Secretary OF Agriculture
Wilson, president of the American
Forestry association, which convened
In Washington.
Night riders burned two large to-
bacco barns near Adairsvflle, Ky.
Two negroes who robbed and killed
their father near Commerce. Miss,
were lynched by "A mob Of colored
men.
George L. Thomas, freight broker
Of New York city, and L. b. Taggart.
his clerk, pleaded guilty in the United
States district court at Kansas City.
to the charge of conspiring to pay
rebates to shippers. Judge Smith
Mcpherson then fined Thomas $1,000
and Taggart $4,000.
Believing that restoration of the
old passenger rate law In North Caro-
lima Will prevent the reduction ex-
pected in their salaries, the en-
ploycs of the combined railroads of
the state will petition the legislature
to repeal the present az cent per
mile law.