The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK
LATEST NEWS or THE WORLD
TERsELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands, T1roaSh-
out the Nation, and Particularly
The Great Southwest.

The will OF former United States
Senator william VI. Stewart OF Ne
yada, who died recently, was filed for
probate Thursday. It diseloses the
fact that he owned no real estate and
his personal property did not exceed
$500 In value. His debts are said
to aggregate $4,000.
AS result of the prohibition OF
opium into America, the opium
Farmer" a Macao (ChinaJ firm has
failed The government has seized
the factory and will conduct the mo-
nopoly itself.
Johnny Evers, the star second base
man of the Chicago Nationals. was
suspended Wednesday By the national
commission for failure to report 70
his team at the opening Of the season.
Il is thought he will be reinstated upon
payment of a nominal fine.
Des Moines sweltered under a trop-
ical sun Wednesday, the thermometer
officially registering 81 at O'CLOCK
In the afternoon. Street thermometers
In some cases registered 100. Al
least one death resulted from the
heat. There were numerous prosu d
lions and infants suffered greatly.
Canadian cowboys have gathered al
Lethbridge, Alberta, preparatory 10
leaving for Montana to assist in roune'
Ing I'D three hundred buffalo, the re-
mainder Of the big herd purchased
two years ago by the Canadian gov
eminent and which burst a corrai
last summer on the eve OF their ship
ment.
Capt. Alex M. Wetherill OF the Nine
tsenth infantry was Wednesday or
dered to duty at the Alaska YUKON
Pacific exposition at Seattle, WASH,
and will report to the president Oh
the exposition by May 10.
The torpedo fotilla of Il Vesseis
sailed Wednesday for Mare island
whence 1t will proceed to Seattle to
be present at the opening OF the Alas
exposition.
Alanson Wood, aged so, famed as
the inventor of the roller caster ana
who originated many improvements
On the roller skate, died at Toledo, ..
The countess of Oxford who was
Miss Louise Melissa Corbin, daughter
of D. c. Corbin of New York, died SUD
denly Tuesday at Dolterton PARK Nor
wich. She was married TO Robert
Horace Walpole, eighth earl OF OK
ford, In 1888
Robert s. Mccormick, former am
bassador Of the United States 10 nus
sia, is reported to be Ill at the S'eo'
man private hospital, Brookline' Mass,
Mr.. Stedman, who conducts the ihsu'
tuition. refused either to confirm or
deny the report.
A company Of infantry and hall
division Of Cossacks have been moDi-
lived TO exterminate the robbers VINO
are infesting the highways Of Ciscau,
yasia. Russia In a fight with baha
of five Sunday all the robbers were
killed and two Cossacks were killed
and two wounded.
The very Rev. John Marshall Lang
chancellor and principal Of Aberdeen
(Scotland) university, died SUNDAY.
He was born in 1884 and was noted
writer and lecturer.
After DR.. F. w. Page OF Waverly'
Mass. an alienist, had declared that
Chester s. Jordan, on trial for the
murder OF his wife, was incuraoiy III
and could not survive three years
the defense attempted Friday TO have
a record breaking hypothetical ques-
ton of 81 900 words introduced. Inc
court decided that the question was
reaIly a review Of the evidence.
New York City finds itself facing
problem In carrying out It's agreement
with Andrew Carnegie to provide sites
for seventy-eight public Libraries lot
which the ironmaster appropriated
AZ 600 600 SO far the city has &C
nuired only ffty-fve sites and VIII
have TO acquire twenty three more.
Antonio Cipollo was hanged at Fol-
som prison, California. Friday for the
murder on March 4 Of last year OF
Joseph Priano. Cipollo and com
nanion enticed Priano up the Sacfa'
rnento river. stabbed him and threw
him into the water after reb0ing him
The United states Steel Corpora
n IN has acquired control Of the Llttie
yermillion coal properties at George
town, III, in the heart OF rich mining
district In addition to this, the cor
poration has acquired valuable prop
critics In and around the Danyille dll)
district.
pear Admiral Hedworth Lambton
commander OF the English squadron
srcbored In Yokohama harbor was
Granted an audience with the emperor
Monday.
Promptly at midnight Friday nleht
the government OF Saskatchewan
nrovinee took over the entire tele-