The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-10-15
GENERAL NOTES.

Sensational developments are ex-
pected in the jury-tampering scandal
at Chicago States Attorney Way
man has discovered much new evil
dence and drafts of more indictments
are being prepared and the present
grand jury is expected to return them.
Action has been begun at Washing
On before the interstate commerce
commission by the Federal Sugar Re-
fining Company of New York against
several eastern railroads in which al
legations of unjust and unreasonable
charges for transportation of sugar
are made.
The Spanish ambassador to France
has again formally assured Foreign
Minister Pichon that Spain has no in.
tention of departing from her original
program regarding Morocco as com
municated to the powers.
The Upper Mississippi River I'm.
provement association in session at
Winona. Mimi, has adopted a resolu.
tion requesting congress to appropri
ate $20.000,000 for a six-foot channel
in tho Mississippi river from Mime
apolis to ST. Louis.
The Mayor Of Marshalltown. Ia, and
six members of the police force and
sheriff's Office have been indicted by A
federal grand jury for placing an In
dian service officer in Jail and keeping
him there for more than "a hours.
show, which for many centuries
has been one of the most picturesque
functions to be witnessed In England
will be abandoned this year by the
new lord mayor-elect. Sir John Knill
Kings Mountain day." the anniver
sary of the victory over the British in
1880 at Kings Mountain. N. c., was
celebrated in South Carolina and
Tennessee.
Wilbur Wright made the most spec
tacular flight in his aeroplane at New
York that the world has ever wit
messed. He circled the air 100 feet
over New York harbor in an 18-mile
wind
Costly war In Morocco is rapidly
precipitating a crisis in Spain. which
may bring about the overthrow o
King Alfonso. Spanish affairs are
causing much uneasiness among the
other powers.
Aviator Wilbur Wright announces
he will hereafter direct his efforts e
the commercial exploitation OF hi.
machines and will make no more pub
lie flights
Capt. Samuel G. Lemiy. formerly
Judge advocate general OF the navy
who became prominent in connection
with the famous Schley court of in
quiry. died at St Elizabeth's hospita-
IN Washington.
AS each graduating class at Yves
Point is about eighty men short of the
number of officers needed by tn,
army. an effort will be made by Presi
dent Taft to persuade congress to in
crease the number of cadets to be ap
pointed
A dense fog at Detroit caused MANI
collisions between street car,
IN which several persons were in
jured One boy was killed.
"Near-beer' dealers in TENNESSEE
must pay tax OF $1,000 year, col
section OF which is to be begun a
once
Thirty miners were killed wher
SO men were entombed in min,
through the explosion OF gas near Vic
tOria. b &.
Owing TO complications between
Morocco and Spain becoming more
acute declaration OF regular war be
tween those countries is a possibility
With a view to increasing the cottor
yield of German East Africa TO make
Germany independent OF the cotton Of
the United States. Bernhardt Deln
berg. German minister Of colonies. ane
Dr Walter Busse. head OF the German
agricultural department. have arrived
at New York to study cotton culture