The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06


Interstate Coal & Coke company shot
and killed himself Sunday in the bath
room of his home at Columbus, Ohio.
Cornelius Fellows, founder and the
president of the National Horse Show
association, died Friday. aged 90. 1t
was largely due to his efforts that the
annual horse shows held in Madison
Square Garden attained their popu-
larity.
II. Ota. councillor in the department
Of agriculture and commerce for the
japanese government, has been ap-
pointed commissioner general to the
| Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition and
will come to Seattle imediately to
take charge of the Japanese exhibits.
Fire caused by crossed wires Thurs
day night destroyed the plant OF the
Pioua (O3 Home Telephone company.
A score Of operators seated at the
switchboards when the fire broke out
had narrow escapes. the entire build
ing being in flames a minute or so
after il was discovered.
Senator Smoot Thursday received
assurances from the officials OF the
department Of justice that there would
be an investigation Of the charge OF
discriminating by the Hartman rail
roads which were recently made by
the merchants OF Salt Lake and other
cities in Utah.
At least two persons were burned
10 death and many severely injured In
a fire which threatened 20 destroy
stx-stcry tenement in New York. The
fire. starting on the third floor, worked
M to the roof and imprisoned many
families
When Margaret Tarney, beautiful
1G-year-old girl, saw Des Moines offl-
GERS arrest Charles A. Morgan. mar
ried man to whom she wrote burning
love letters. she swallowed an ounce
of laudanum. She was taken to hos
pitaI. where her condition is preca-
rious.
Charles x. shu, probably the frs
Chinaman to be made a justice OF the
peace in this country, was Wednesday
invested with that authority by the
commonwealth of Massachusetts,. ohu
IS a native Of Seattle Wash.
New York is to have the highest
hotel in the world. is plans filed with
the bureau OF building are carried out.
They call for thirty-one story struc-
ure, 376 feet high.
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, aged
chaplain of the United States senate,
was taken i'll on his way from Wash
ington to Boston Wednesday, and Is
now confined to his home.
Nat Goodwin has purchased the her
vey 6O-acre orange grove near Fuller
ton. Cal, paying for it $4,000, Inc
ranch is considered one of the most
attractive in that section.
The annual edition of the "euaX,
Drake Uniyersity's student publlca-
ton. was confscated by the faculty
and its editors threatened with posi-
BILE expulsion unless two objectlonaDIe
cartoons were withdrawn.
The Florida house of representa-
tiyes Tuesday adopted a resolution en-
dorsing the democracy of the match
less and peerless leader OF the Demo
cratic party. William Jennings Bryan.
Former Congressman John J. Lentz
of Ohio. Tuesday filed petition IN
bankruptcy in the United States court
scheduling liabilities of sS7,0S2.4l OF
which $4,000 is secured and assets
of s20,645.
! r. Capablanca, the Cuban cham
pion, after fifty-two moves scored MS
second victory Tuesday night against
Frank J. Marshall, in the fifth game OF
the chess match at the Manhattan
club at New York
on account Of the funeral of Maurice
Powers. a former member Of the fhl-
adelphia Athletics, the game between
Warrington and Philadelphia Amerl-
can Leagues scheduled for Thursday
at Washington viii be postponed.
Adyices received Tuesday from
sydney Australia, state that Jack
London the American author who
started on tour OF the South Sea
Islands many months ago in the sloop
Shark has sold the boat at that port
and gone 10 South America.
Earth and snow slides which have
continued internationally for the past
sixteen hours at a point on the Great
Northern. a mile east Of Nyack, Mont,
have completely blocked traffic and
dozen trains. including four passen'
ger trains. are tied up on either side
Adele Boas, the 13year-old daugh'
ter Of Arthur f. Boas. is at home with
her parents. the mystery of her disap-
nearance having been dispelled and
the case resolves itself into nothing
more than the escapade Of a child
Win q sudden desire TO see the world
According to a dispatch received
Monday night former Governor Low
rev of Mississippi who is Ill in New
Orleans. has suffered relapse anu
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