Smyrna times., 1909-06-02
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
tuesday, May 25.


the nomination of Colonel Richard T.
Yeatman, of the Eleventh infantry, to
be brigadier general.
In closing their convention at Bos-
ton, the Order of Railway Conductors
chose Jacksonville, Fla, as the place
for the next biennial convention.
Three lives were lost in a collision
between the steamer Western States
and the tug Princeton in the harbor
off the United States life saving sta
ton at Buffalo, N. Y.
After a trip of 5000 miles, without a
cent in their pockets, Arthur Crane,
aged seven years. and Joe Crosby,
Mich, arrived at Toledo, o.
Wednesday, May 26.
Five children were fatally burned
during commencement exercises in a
private school at Central City, Ky.
George A. Dayton, of BoontOn, N. j.,
committed suicide in the Central hotel
at Boston by inhaling Illuminating
gas.
Lovett Davis, a negro, charged with
attempting to criminally assault a six
teen-year-old white girl, was lynched
at Pine Bluff, Ark.
Mrs. Lizzie York Case, a well known
writer of verse and prose for newspa-
pers and magazines, died at her home
near Baltimore, Md, aged seventy-two
years.
President Taft issued an executive
order directing that when holidays fall
on Sunday, all government employees
entitled to a holiday shall be granted
leave on the Monday following.
Thursday, May 27.
The Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen will meet in
Harrisburg, Pa, in 1911.
Senator Beveridge introduced an
amendment to the tariff bill. the pur
pose of which is to prohibit tobacco
manufacturers or dealers from using
the coupon or premium system tc
stimulate sales.
Secretary of War Dickinson will at
tend the graduation exercises at the
United States military academy al
West Point and make the presentation
of the diplomas to the members of the
graduating class on June IL.
Forced by the order of his physician
to resign the office of police magis
trate at East St. Louis, ILL.,, and to OBJ
tain employment where he could enjoy
pure air and outdoor exercise. Thomas
Stanton has started to work as q
street sweeper.
Friday, May %.
Mistaking her for a burglar, George
w. Thompson shot and killed his wife
at his home in indianapolis, Ind.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination of Captain Herbert Wins
low, of the navy, to be a rear admiral
Mrs. Edmund Bush, who was EN-
ployed as an operative in a silk mil
at Paterson, N. j., committed suicide
by drinking carbolic acid, because he
husband left her
Robert F. Scott, formerly a mining
engineer, was sentenced in Chicago t.
three years Imprisonment at For
Leavenworth on conviction of havini
made plates for the coiRing of none,
of the Argentine Republic.
Saturday, May 29.
Breaking of Lake dam in Salisbury
4 Md, sends an immense flood throug
town, causing much damage along tn
strets and in the harbor.
In a saloon quarrel at Oakland. Cal
about payment for a drink. Dominic
Cimella. a bootblack, stabbed J. {
Burlisson, a carpenter, eleven time
with a pocketknife.
Isaac N. Leeds, for thirty years sts
ton agent of the Philadelphia
Reading railway at Steelton, and on
of the best known railroad men in tn
county. died at Harrisburg, Pa.
Four men. with drawn reYolvers an
in true western style, held up abor
thirty women and men in Fishman'
restaurant at 444 Seventh avenue. Me-
York, and robbed them of all tn
money they had.
Monday, May 81.
The bones of 157 soldiers, troops {
General Zachary Taylor, found anon
the old earthworks at Isabel, Tex
were buried in the National cemeter
at Fort Brown.
For the first time since his graz
uation from the naval acamedy in 1888
Vice Admiral Uriu, of the Japanes
navy, visited his American aim
mater, the United States naval acal
emy at Annapolis. Md.
Big loaves of bread. selling rapid
at 25 cents each, aroused the suspicio
of Sheriff Hughy in Cherokee, Okla
and led to his arresting a local bake
following an investigation, whic
showed that each loaf contained
email hottie Of whisky