The Yale expositor., 1909-08-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Incomplete reports from the district
devastated by the earthquake in Mex
leo indicated that more than 100 per-
sons lost their lives and several towns
were nearly destroyed.
Noah r. Marker, the absconding as
sistant cashier of the First National
bank, returned to his home in Upton,
Ind, was arrested, taken to Muncie
and released on a $4,000 bond. He
said he had been fishing in Missouri
and returned to spend his birthday
with his family.
Following the report that the re-
bells had surrendered in Barcelona and
the Moors had retreated from Melilla,
official announcements given out at
Madrid said the situation in Spain
was improving. 1t is said 400 were
slain and 1000 wounded in the BARGE
Iona battle.
Orville Wright won the 100000
prize offered by congress, surpassed
the governments requirements and
set a new speed record for aero
planes, in the final test at Fort Myer.
Harry Thaw's belief that he is a
person of extreme ability may be the
bar that will keep him in the mad
house, judging from the pertinent
questions asked by Justice Mills who
is hearing the sanity probe case.
Phillip Swift, son of Edward F..
Swift, the Chicago packer, was seri-
ously injured when his automobile,
running mile a minute, struck a
telephone pole at Lake Geneva, Wis.
A person seeking revenge turned
of the ventlating apparatus in coal
mine at Pittsburg, Kan. and 40 min.
ers were overcome by gas.
When his launch caught fire in mid.
stream, Attorney Fred Dicke of Two
Rivers, Wis, leaped into the water
took a rope in his teeth and pulled
the boat to shallow water where three
girls who had been badly burned
sprung into the stream and saved
themselves.
Two couples were married by Rev.
George Whitehead of New York late
at night, while the pastor was CARRIED
in his pajamas and was barefooted.
Roy Griswold, who was arrested at
Georgetown, Col, on suspicion that he
was the slayer of Peter Waeltz at
Belleville, H., proved an alibi and was
released
Claude Brooks, a negro, was hanged
at Kansas City, Mo-, for the murder
of Sidney Herndon, a well-to-do real.
estate owner, formerly of Tyler, Tex
Jan. -, 1908.
&c haf he
ment is planning to expend $4,000, 00C
on Notifications at San Pedro, Cal
The murdered body of an unidenti
fed man bound hand and foot was
found by children in the woods near
Randall, o.
Night riders have warned the build
ers to cease work on a new school
house near Bethpage, Tenn, close &c
the Kentucky state line, and they have
demanded the resignation of trustee
Republicans of Nebraska. in con
venticn, Endorsed President Taft's tar
in policies and declared they would
approve his action IL he sees fit tC
veto the bill.
Ballonists OF st. Louis struck a mid
summer snow storm two miles above
Savanna, ILL.,. and we're forced to land
Emperor William has received an
Invitation engraved on a gold plate tc
attend the fiftieth anniversary of the
German Marksmen's association in
San Francisco.
Countless millions Of little white
moths caused great annoyance to the
people of New York city.
Mrs. Susan Merrill testified thai
Harry Thaw had taken 200 girls e
her house and dashed their bare fesf
with a dog whip.
After killing his wife with an ak
Robert Tanning OF New Bedford
Mass, drove to a police station in h.i
automobile and committed suicide.