The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-30
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NEW YORK-James Speyer & Co.
n of New York's conservative bank
ing firms and rivals of j. P~iernont
Morgan & Co, has purchased the hold
lngs Of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt in
ene Union Trust company in this city.
according to an apparently authentic
report in financial circles. 1t is said
lhat the Speyers have taken over 1872
snares OF the company's stock, IN
Foiving approximately $2,000,0oo.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-William i.
Bryan, who has been Ill for several
days at the home Of his cousin, ex-
ernor William s. Jennings, here, left
yesterday for Mama, Fla, from which
point he will board a steamer for cuba
later going to South America. Mr..
Bryan was feeling much better when he
left the city, but was still suffering
from q severe. cold.
TOLEDO, O.-official announcement
was made here last night of the pur-
chase by J. P. Morgan & Co, of con-
Independent telephone Of
Ohio n Indiana. 1t is also
that the companies will be operated ex-
clusively by Morgan & Co, and that
the Bell company had nothing to do
with the dea!
CINCINNATI. OHIO-Tormer Senator
Joseph B. Foraker vehemently denounced
SS a DClOTc SeVGfdl num-
dred business men of Cincinnati last night.
Mr.. Foraker declared the tax was abso-
iutely unjust. and advised his hearers to
retuse to file reports or to pay the as
sessment, because the law was rnconsti-
%tutional and would be found SO by the
courts.
NEW YORK-George S. Hart & Co,
one or the largest dealers in butter and
cheese in the city, made an assign
ment for the benefit Of creditors yes
terday, with liabilities of approximate
ly S204,000 n assets of about $40, 900.
Just after the assignment an involun-
tary petition of bankruptcy was filed
against the firm and a receiver was
appointed.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.-A second
will of George Rhodius, which. instead
of giving $4,000 to the city Of Indian-
apol1s for parks. as did his first will,
leaves the greater part of his 81, 0O0. 900
estate to a woman known as Elma
Dare. or Dodsworth, will be filed for
probate within a few days, according
to her attorneys here.
NEW YORK-Sun Cham, a SAT-
from hued cashier in a Chinese curio
shop. broke up the family Of a white
man. Frank B. Paulsen, cashier in the
auditors office Of the Mutual Life In
surance company, obtained a divorce
yesterday from his wife, Sarah. Sun
Cham was named as correspondent.
BOSTON, MASS.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Flagstaff say that Pro-
fessor Percival Lowell has successfully
Photographed Halley's comet. The pic
lures show an irregular formation, but
with a distinct nucleus, which is out Of
the center.
SYDNEY, N. s.. W.-The governments
statistician estimates a wheat yield of 25.-
100000 bushels for the year, which exceeds
last years production by 10000, 900. This
leaves between 13,O00,0 900 and IA, 900, 600 bush
! els available for export.
NEW YORK-The merger of the Utah
Copper company and the Boston Console
dated Copper mpan has been finally
effected, according to a statement issued
yesterday by Samuel Untermeyer, repre-
senting the two companies.
WASHINGTON-Nearly one-half of the
fire department made a run to the White
House yesterday, where it was supposed
there was a fire. 1t developed that one OF
the automatic alarms had gone off by ac-
cident.
ST. LOUIS, NON. Dwight Fortner
was ound guilty Of uttering a check
for $4,000 bearing the forged indorse-
tnent Of Henry c. Tulley by a jury last
night. He was sentenced to two years
in the ,penitentiary.
/, CIIICAGO-Frank Fl. Woods, of Lincoln
! Neb., was elected president of the Inter
national Independent Telephone associa.
ton at a meeting of the executive com.
mittee. j. y. Ware. OF Chicago, was elect
ed secretary.
PIERRE, S. D.-The Methodists tn
der the pastorate of A. d. Thibodeau
have found their church too small and
have leased the opera house for Sun
day services until such time as they
can build.
CHICAGO-Former United States Sena-
tor William A. Harris, Of Kansas, died
suddenly here yesterday at the home of a
relative. Heart disease was given as the
cause of death.
LoNDON-A disastrous fire involving SO
far as has been ascertained the loss OF
three lives and the destruction of the biz
drapery story of Arding & Hobbs, at
Claphalm, a southwestern quarter of Lon.
don, occurrcd yesterday.
BUFFALO, N. Y.-Chairman Norman
E. Mack, of the democratic national COM
mittee. in a signed statement, comes out
in favor of direct primaries in the Janu-
AIRY number of the National Monthly.
KIEL-Chief Naval Engineer Roggen-
sack, of the cruiser Dantzig, who had been
convicted of financial irregularities, COM
mitted suicide by shooting in his nome
yesterday.
fA.-BOrn IN the
eighteenth century in the province Of
kiev. Russia, Mrs. Brayne Makoden-
ski died at the Jewish sheltering home
Saturday night at the age of lis years.
GARNER. IA.-Gus Grimes. OF Britt,
was sentenced last week to 20 years in
the penitentiary for the crime of lar
ceny, to which he pleaded guilty.
PIERRE, s. D.-Governor Vessey has
p%ardoned Mrs. Earl Saddler sent un
| from Y4nlStnn rOlyntv 0nEa nha soc ~
maintaining a disorderly house.
| CHARLES CITY, IA.-Word has
been received from Washington that a
bill has %een introduced for a new pub
lie building at his place.
PIERRE, S. D.-Governor Vessey has
granted n parole to Josiah Chamber
lain, who Is serving sentence from Clay
county on a statutory charge.
NEW YORIN--Mrs. z. L.. Fernandez, the
first woman theatrical agent in America,
and mother of Bijou Fernandez, the
actress. died here yesterday.