The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-06
EATSNEMS
y BY TEL GRE PHI
Domestic


AS announced sby the executors of
Henry, Al. Buffers. the millionaire
traction magnate, who died at San
Francisco last Tuesday, the bulk of
his fortune, estimated at several
million dollars, will go to the testa-
tors son, Henry A. Buffers, Jr.
Two students of the Polytechnic
High School, Los Angeles. have been
suspended and three others are in
danger of sharing the same fate be-
cause they had branded the fore
heads of two students of the High
School with nitrate of silver.
DR.. John F. Hayford, member OF
the International Boundary Commits
sion of the United States and Mex
Z leo, and well-known engineer, will
be the dean of the new Northwestern
University Engineering School now
being built at Evansville, Ill.
The steamer Dictator, which ar
rived at New Orleans from Blue
fields, reports that the recent storm
which swept the northern coast of
Nicaragua practically destroyed the
towns of Rio Grande and Prizapul-
ka.
The Texas and Oklahoma Horse
thief Association organized to pre-
vent the stealing of live stock adopt
ed resolution at Muskogee, pledg-
ing its 10000 members to assist in
the arrest and prosecution of night
riders.
Cablegrams received at Mobile
from Colon, Panama, say that the
Norwegian steamer Thelma, which
sailed from here over two weeks ago,
was damaged in the recent hurricane
OF the Nicaraguan Coast.
The New York Central Railroad
Company will begin an action to test
the constitutionality of the law pass
ed at the past session of the Legis-
lature requiring railroads to pay
their employees twice a month.
The case of G. A. Rogers, accused
OF forgery, who says he is nephew
OF Vice President Rogers, of the
Standard Oil Company, will go di-
rect to the grand jury now In ses-
sion at Reno. Nevada.
oscar Kondert, formerly cashier
OF the First National Bank, of Baton
Rouge, La, charged with the en-
bezzlement of about $4,000 of the
banks funds, was sentenced to five
years In prison.
len thousand farmers in the coun-
try adjacent to Chicago must report
to Chicago's health commissioner
whenever infectious disease appear
In the families of milk handlers.
William Montgomery, former CASH
Ter of the Allegheny National Bank,
OF Pittsburg, was found guilty of
embezzling and abstracting $685.
GOO of the banks funds.
Death by poison of two servants
In the home of Rev. Carter H. Jones,
of Oklahoma City, has aroused sus-
picion that drugged brandy was in
tended for the minister.
Incorporation papers for the 'sSane
Fourth Association were asked for
by Marquis Eaton, president of the
Hamilton Club, and other citizens
of Chicago.
After taking fatal draught of
poison, q man, supposed to be Har-
ry Smith, Of Wilkes Barre, Pa, shot
himself through the head at hotel
in New York.
Alfred A. Curtis testified that
Charles w. Morse put up million
dollars to protect loan of $780,
600 to F. Augustus Heinze.
Henry Clay Pierce is going back
to Texas to answer the Indictment
returned against him, charging him
with false swearing.
Mdiy MditOu, NEW 1OTk COOK,
has been going about spreading
typhoid fever for nearly a year and
half
O. U. Burbank, of New York, was
chosen president and treasurer of
the International Paper Company.
The right leader and 40 Night
Riders in the vicinity of Samsburg,
Tenn, have been captured.
The Wornan's Christian Temper
ance Union opposes the reelection
of Speaker Cannon.
The Catholic Diocese of Boston be-
gan the celebration of its centenary.
Rev. Frederick j. Kinsman was
consecrated Bishop of Delaware.
From the copper piping in the
old French machinery, bronze from
discarded cars and tin discovered in
disused warehouse are to be man
ufactured the bronze medals which
President Roosevelt will present to
all two-year employees of the 18TH
milan Canal Commission.
DR.. w. C. Gorgas. chief sanitary
officer on the Isthmian Canal Zone,
reports that cases of malaria among
employees is showing a material de-
crease.