The Springfield herald., 1909-04-30

George Leavens Lilley, governor OF
Connecticut. died at the executive
mansion in Hartford, April 2lst, after
fighting disease four weeks.
Wilbur Wright, the American aero
pianist, made three successful flights
in his aeroplane at Rome April 21st,
He had passenger each time.
Thomas j. Mccoy, bank wrecker and
former chairman of the Tenth Indiana
Congressional Republican committee,
may have to complete three years
term in the state prison, he having
lost his habeas corpus suit.
Theodore Roosevelt cabled to Mon
basa that he had changed his original
plan of not stopping at that place and
announcing his acceptance of the invi-
tation extended to him by the Momba-
sa club to attend dinner.
The smuggling syndicate which
first offered Collector of Port Loeb
at New York 100000 to drop the gov
ernments Investigation of the Snug
Cling of sleeper" trunks containing
$55 900 worth OF Paris gowns has in
creased its offer to $260,00o, according
10 MT. LoeD. but NHdt ue WaulS 10
the smugglers.
Under the will of the late Charles E.
Ellis, the millionaire street railway
magnate of Philadelphia, who killed
himself accidentally with revolver
on April 16, more than $2.500,000 is
given for the establishment in Phila-
delphia for home for fatherless girls.
Heirs of Uncle" Jonathan Dean Of
Petersburg, Indiana, who in 1870 died
and left his 520.acre farm to be oper-
ated for the benefit Of all widows
within a radius of eight miles. will try
to break the will, now that productive
oil wells have been bored on the land.
The March official report of the Con-
solidated mines, the biggest in Nevada,
shows that the total tonnage treated
was 19,503. The net profits of the
company for March were 1864, 1886. a
total equalled by no other mining cor
poration OF its kind in the entire
world.
Probably the most unique Marathon
race yet run will be at the mile track
on May End, at Glen Falls. NY, when
many horses will race the full distance
of &c miles and 3S5 yards. Go-as-you
please rules will govern. but each en-
try must be hitched to a two-wheeied
gig.
Joan of Arc was canonized as a
saint by the Roman Catholic church at
the city of Rome on Sunday, April II.
Thirty thousand pilgrims from France.
practically all the French bishops.
many cardinals and family descend
ants of the new saint were present at
the ceremonies.
1t is proposed to create a new city
out of the outlying towns to the east
of London, to be called Eastminster.
The city will include ten districts and
will have about 100000 inhabitants,
making 1t the second city in popula-
ton in the kingdom, the next largest
being Glasgow. with S50.000.
Standard Oil men are said to be
reaching out for the larger retail trade
in New York. The retail lines which
have recently attracted the attention
of the men who have been trained by
the master hand of John D. Rockefel-
Ter, embrace drugs, soap. candies, pea
nuts, milk, starch, glucose products
and restaurants.
Florida on the 23rd inss. took long
step toward statewide prohibition
when the House by vote OF fifty
three to sixteen adopted the McMullen
joint resolution providing for submis-
sion to vote of the people of a consti-
tutional amendment prohibiting the
sale, exchange and barter of all intox-
icatlng liquors and beverages.
A London dispatch of the 23d says:
Some of the most eminent physicians
of England have agreed to test OF
what the discoverer, William Doig.
claims to be cure for tuberculosis. 1t
has been decided to take six consump-
tives from London hospitals and allow
Mr.. Doig to treat them under the clos
est observation. The Doig treatment
consists of drawing the diseased pus
from the lungs to the surface by means
of chemical heat.