Times-promoter., 1909-07-15
LATEST NEWS or THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEsl
Notes From Foreign, Lands Through
out the Nation, and Particularly
The Great Southwest.

Jured, the plant of the Texas Oil Co.
at Providence, r. l., badly damaged
and lumber schooner burned to the
waters edge by the explosion of oil
in two oil barges. The barges con-
tanned $4,000 gallons of oil and were
completely destroyed.
The distribution of cars occupied
the attention of Interstate Commerce
Commissioners Clark and Harlan in
Chicago. The hearing is with ref
erence to the relation of the railroads
of Illinois to the coal mining COM
panies of the state.
Randolph w. Walton of Columbus,
Ohio, made the climb up Pixies peak
on foot in five hours, and the return
trip in three hours, beating the best
previous record for the round trip by
nearly thirty minutes.
AS he was leaving the French SEN
ate M. Caillaux, the minister of
finance, was struck in the face by
Charles Bos, a former deputy, who
claims that the finance minister SLAM
dered him in the chamber of deputies
by charging him with lobbying.
The Tobacco Association of the
United States independently, in con-
vention at Old Point Comfort, sent a
telegram to Senator Aldrich and
others of the senate finance COM
mittee, protesting against the pro-
posed advance on the tax on tobacco.
A cowboy tournament at Nogales,
Sonora, the worlds record for throw
ing and tying wild steer was broken
by Ed Hall, of Hutt, N. NJ, who per-
formed the feat in 21 seconds fiat.
The best previous time was 81 Is
seconds.
The power schooner Rainbow, carry
ing an excursion party. of rs school
children and number of women, sud-
denly capsized off the Island of Molo-
kai, near Pukoo harbor. All the pas
sengers and crew were rescued, but
one woman died soon afterward from
the excitement and shock.
W. j. Bryan refused to attend the
Fourth of July celebration of Tam
many Hall, and likewise did not send
Fourth Of July sentiment in writing
When the braves marched into Tam
many Hall for their usual Independ-
ence Day celebration Thomas F..
Smith read letters of regrets from all
the prominent Democrats except Bry-
an.
Stanley Ketchel, of Michigan, is still
the worlds middleweight champion.
In desperate, gruelling battle, dur
ing which the champion was constant
ly on the aggressive, he was awarded
the decision over Billy Papke, of Illi-
nois, at the end Of the twentieth
round-the scheduled number.
H. F, Strange, Confederate vet
eran, and five children, Vernie, aged
IA; Beatrice, aged Z; Violet, aged 6;
Cecil, aged 8, and Henry, aged 1S
months, all children of S. E. Hamlett,
were burned to death in the Hamlet
house at South Boston. Mr.. Hamlet,
mis- wife and two children escaped.
One child was thrown from window
and so badly hurt that he will die.
Frank G. Selee, for twelve years
manager of the Boston National
league base ball club and late man
ager of the Chicago Nationals, died In
Denver at the Elks' Home for con-
sumptives.
G. G. Stafford, formerly mayor of
Eureka, CAL, was run down by N. e.
Silva and instantly killed In the sew
enth race of the automobile meet at
the Emeryville track. Silvas car was
upset, turning over twice and fell on
the driver, breaking his nose and 9TH
erwise injuring him.
Today ground was broken at Spuy-
tenduvil for the site Of the monu-
ment to Captain Henry Hudson, who,
In his good ship "Half Moon," COM
pleted the exploration of the Hudson
river three hundred years ago.
Nine members of Fourth of July
picnic party were injured. John Det-
ter and wife perhaps fatally, when a
big moving van. bringing them back
Lafayette, Ind. fell over sixteen
foot embankment near Wild Cat
bridge this evening.
Marvin, alias VIM Mathews, was
held in $4,000 bond by United States
Commissioner Frazier to appear be-
fore the federal court in Omaha on the
charge of completely in the hold-up OF
d Union Pacific train May "a