The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-03
Brief Telegraph
Items OF Interest


TOLEDO. o., April 3.--The doors
Of tie Broadway Savings bank were
closed yesterday, bscaLse OF run
made on II by excited ocpositors. The
bank Is a creditor OF A. l.. Irish, who
fiied a petition In bankruptcy for near
ly half million dollars. Deposits OF
the closed bank amount TO s220,O0o.
and the assets OF the Institution VIII
pay dollar for dollar
i DES MONIES. Ia. April 3.-Wiil-
lam j. Bryan has announced that he
has withdrawn his acceptance OF ire
Invitation OF the New York National
Democratic club TO attend banquet -
be given on April Is.
- WASHINGTON, A3fii 3:-The per
Ecapita circulation in the United
States on April /. wac SS5-35, which Is
tine maximum record ever reached
This figure is based on an estimated
population Of S7.140.0O0 persons, The
per capita circulation at this time
iast year was 1891. At the begin.
ming OF the present fiscal year 1t was
$33.S6.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The non''
fnatious OF Spencer +. Eddy, TO BIZ
minister 10 the Argentine republic
and Arthur M. Beaurre Of Illinois, TO
be minister to the Netherlands. hare
been confirmed
ROME, April 3.--Two rioters were
killed three fatally wounded, IL less
seriously hurt and 20 policemen and
soldiers were injured by flying brick
bats In a desperate street battle. The
riot developed from a funeral proces-
sion of anti-clericaIs.
WASHINGTON. Ap:ii s.-Congress-
/ man J. Thomas Helm. OF Alabama,
appeared in the police court and waiv
ed a preliminary nearing on the
charge OF assault with dangerous
weapon on Lewis Lundy. a Negro. AM
Thomas McGreary. |, horse trainer CT
New York on Friday last
ST. PETERSBURG April s.-The
dissolution OF the Finnish diet was de-
e4AeA upon conference at
Tsarskoe-Selo between the emperor
and the Finnish secretary OF state
Gen. Langhoff. The new election will
take place July ! and the new diet
will meet Aug. l. IL was decided aisa
not to accept the resignation of thc
senate.
NEW YORK, April 3.--with crash
that could be heard for three blocks
Two stones weighing half ton each
|dropped from the twenty-sixth story
or the new Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance building tower. carrying a der
rick with them.
The falling mass narrowly missed
gang or stone filters on the fifteenth
floor.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 3.--Mitchell
has been notified that he has been
selected by President Roosevelt as one
OF five special guests OF the, big con-
Ference OF state and territory govern
ors, TO be held I'm washington May 10.
The other guests will be: Ex-President
Cleveland Andrew Carnegie. william
J. Bryan and ]. j. Hill.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 3.-The
Rech publishes a. vicious attack rupoa
NJ. Pavloff. the former Russian min
lister TO Korea, accusing him or ex.
tensive financial irregularity in con
nection with the provisioning OF Port
Arthur.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. April a.
Found. guilty on charge OF arson,
Henry Il Mcdonald In the circuit
court room shot and killed William
r.. Dwyer. seriously wounded three
other officers and was himself badly
| wounded The shooting followed the
announcement OF the verdict OF the
jury before which Mcdonald had been
tried en- charge of dynamiting stores
and a church In Sanford last year
WASHINGTON, April s.-FormaI
notice was served on the Democrat
TN TUE nUuBc Or representative late
to-day by Mr.. Payne. OF New York. the
leader OF the majority. that from that
time on the Republicans would lock
horns with fhe Democrats and carry
through the program of the majority
tn spite OF the attempt of the minor
lftys
Some men wouid rather be follow
ers than leaders