The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-09
THE news.
Domestic

Application for the appointment OF
q receiver for the Deschutes Irriga-
ton and Power Company, of Port
land. Ore. was made in a suit filed
by John G. Deshler. Of Columbus.
Clifford II. Drum, of washington,
Penna.. former cashier OF the Bank
or Coal Center, and Frederick w.
Ward, a business man of Pittsburg.
were found guilty OF conspiracy.
r. S. Lovett, vice president OF the
Union Pacific Railroad, was elected
q director OF the New York, SusQue-
hanna and Western Railroad. to sue
coed J. N. Hill
The incendiary who has been start
ing a number of fires I'm Evansville,
+. Ind. continued his work, and eight
more barns went up in smoke.
Alva Carter, under arrest at Fres-
no, Cal, is wanted in Tangipahoa
parish. La, for the murder of David
Wall, a farmer. eight years ago.
w. +. Carter. general agent of
the passenger department OF the New
York Central lines. with headquarters
at Toledo, died from peritonitts-
John Horvatch was arrested In
South Bend, Ind. on information
from the police at Racine, Wis, who
charge him with four murders.
1t is estimated that the loss &C
companying the heavy frost in Mus
kegon and Oceana Counties, Mich,
will run up to at least 100000.
An order making Lionel Hare, or
gregating S62.500 was entered by
Judge Wilbur at Los Angeles.
Mineral land swindles in Northern
Wyoming in two years have taken
100000 out of the pockets of resi-
dents of Eastern States.
George A. Johnson, who was shot
and assaulted by four robbers. died
at NSs--sssSJ~ n, Pa.
Extensive damage was done to the
tobacco crop of Western Wisconsin
by frosts.
Mrs. William Condor, wife of a
plumber living in Dunton, Long Is
land, shot DIR. NJ. C.. Hicks, promi-
nent physician of Jamaica, in the leg
and then sent bullet into her breast
with the same revolver. The physi-
clans wound is not dangerous, but
the woman will probably die.
Alice Webb Duke, former wife of
the millionaire tobacco manufacture
er, arrested in Chicago for failure
to pay a bill for automobile hire, was
held until her mental conditions is
Investigated.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago Railroad have refused
to handle strikebreakers destined for
the Pressed Steel Car Company's
plant at McKees Rocks, Pa.
Mystery surrounds the finding Of
the body of Mrs. Alberta Banta, di-
vorced wife of former United States
Senator John r. Phipps, in a public
park at San Antonio, Tex.
Three trainmen were killed in
collision between double-header
freight and a construction train on
the Huntington and Broad Top Rail-
road.
The national and local officials of
the miners union in Pittsburg have
disagreed and parted in controversy
over the use of explosives.
Four prominent young men OF De-
troit, Mich, were fined and sentenced
to the House of Correction for 80
days for 10y riding"
The steamer Allegany reached
Boston after having been adrift With
broken shaft and a million dollars
aboard.
Forty-six prominent citizens of ia
pan reached Seattle to tour the Uni
ted States in the interest of peace
and commerce.
The Illness of Supreme Court Jus
tice William II. Moody is due to
rheumatism. according to his secre-
tary.
Felix McCloskey. for 40 years
sergeant-at-arms of the House of
Representatives, died In New York
A cloudburst swept away 100
buildings at Squattertown, a settle
ment outside Of Rawhide, New.
The United States torpedo boat
destroyer developed a speed OF 1877
knots an hour.
Eight stables and barns at Evans
vile, Ind, were burned by an in
cendiary.
Dialville. a small town In Texas,
was devastated by a cyclone.