The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-18
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursaay. June 10.


firm.
Anton Jacobson, out of work and
with a sweetheart he wanted to marry
turned on the gas in the bathroom OF
his boarding place in Brooklyn and
ended his misery.
Lazarus Silverman, a pioneer banker
and financier. credited with originating
the plan for the resumption Of specie
payments in 1873. known as the Sher-
man bill. died at his home in Chicago,
aged seyenty-nine years.
Friday, June II.
Judge Speer. in the United States
circuit court at Macon, Ga, ordered
the sale of the Savannah, Augusta &
Northern railroad on Aug. 3 to satisfy
a claim Of 1886. 500.
Captain John NJ. Bower assumed
the superintendency of the naval acad-
envy at Annapolis, Md, in place OF
Captain Charles J. Badger, who has
been assigned 10 sea duty.
Three persons were injured and a
hundred or more had narrow escape
from death or severe injury when a
Wheeling & Lake Erie passenger train
crashed into the rear end Of a freight
train at Cleveland, o.
Saturday, June II.
w. II. Battenfield. of Philipsburg.
was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad
train at Harrisburg, Pa, and instantly
killed
An arbitration treaty between Bra
I'll and Cuba was signed in Washing.
ton by Ambassador Nabuco and Min
lister Velez.
John II. Webb. a retired newspaper
man. once owner of the New York
Star NOW the Evening JournaD, died
al Los Angeles. Cal, aged seventy
two years.
Charged with the murder of the
father of the girl he is alleged TO have
betrayed. Clay Smith. aged twenty-five
years. married. is held in the Mullen
berg jail at Rockport KY, guarded by
a score of officers. as citizens have de-
clared that he will be lynched.
Monday, June IA.
Blais Durbin. said 10 be a wealthy
mine owner of Patton. Pa. either fell
or jumped overheard from a passenger
liner on Lake Michigan.
Moses King. publisher Of handbook
OF the United States and other well
known handbooks, died Of anaema
at his home in New York.
Eight men belonging to a secret so
oiety of blackmailers and murderers
were arrested near Johnstown Pa.
charged with planning to kill, main
and rob.
Bernard Reeves. eight years old, and
bis brother Charles. aged six years.
were drowned when a rowboat was
carried over a mill dam in Battle
Greek, Mich.
Tuesday. June IS.
General John S Kountz. past com.
handkerchief of the Grand Army.
died at his home in Toledo, o., Of
Brights disease.
Roy Terry. a prominent citizen OF
Dallas. Tex. is under arrest. charged
with numbering his brother, Or. Hugo
Terry. last March.
The steamer Tanana has arrived al
Seattle Wash. with 100000 worth of
gold dust. making a total of S2,7OOO00
received so far this season.
In a coal mine near Great Falls.
Mont. Moses Martindale. a miner. IN
covered a lizard about nine feet from
the surface and embedded in the solid
rock
Rev. George +. Mason. until recently
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. of Wilmington. Del. with his
wife and three children. changed their
faith and were confirmed into the
Protestant Episcopal church by Bishop
Frederick j. Kinsman.
Wednesday, June 16.
William H. Buckler, secretary OF
the American legation at Madrid,
Spain. has rendered his resignation
from the diplomatic service.
Captain Samuel w. B. Diehl, com
mander of the receiving ship Hancock
at the New York navy yard. and for
mer Judge advocate general OF the
navy. died on board the Hancock
Peter Zuaino. a Waterman whose
DUTY it was TO walk ahead of steam
roller and warn pedestrians of their
danger. fell in front OF the machine in
Chicago and was crushed 10 death
c. p. Tatadoll. manager Of the cleo
trio plant at Bolton. Miss. was shot
and killed by Frank Melton, a mer-
chant. because he cut OF the electric
light service at Meltons residence for