The Carlisle independent., 1910-05-05

 insurance companies have lost nearly half million dollars by the death of Joseph Deimel, Chicago secretary of the National Parlor Furniture com pany, the insurance officials began an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the killing of Deimel by Rock Island train in Blue Island. After his death it was discovered that Deimel carried s470,0o0 worth of in surance. on most of which he had not paid cent in cash.
 Senators Cullom and Lorimer of H. linois have compromised upon two i'm portant federal appointments in their state. Cullom retains William A. Northcott in office as United States district for the Southern district w. H. Behrens of Carlinville will be marshal in the same district, succeed
 The steamer Fl Alba from Calves ton was picked up by the tug Under writer on the gulf, disabled from an explosion of a steam pipe, April 23, in
 
 was one day out of Galveston when the accident occurred. It foundered in the gulf five days helpless
 Lord Kitchener is to be given the highest rank in the British army, It was announced, shortly after he had been received by the king at Buck ingham palace, that he will soon be created field marshal.
 The foreign office has received a telegram from Sir J. N Jordan, the British minister at Pekin. saying the rioting at Chang Sha has been SUD- pressed. The British consul at Chang Sha reports everything quiet at that place.
 The Panama canal will be open ear ly in 1914. This is an unofficial state ment from the highest official source. There is possibility even that the big ditch will be completed and ready for the passage of ships slightly before that time.
 Nat satisfied with the results of the investigations into the weighing de- partment of the New York custom house, the treasury department an- nouneed it's decision to extend the in- quiry into all branches of the customs service.
 Baron de Caters, carrying a passen- ger, flew from Chalons to Diion. dis tance of about 130 miles, establishing record flight for two persons in an aeroplane. He used a Farman bi- plane
 An aeroplane race from London te Manchester for the Daily Mails s50,- GOO prize is likely between Louis Paul. han and Claude G. White, who made an unsuccessful attempt Saturday
 In race with an interurban cleo tric car, an automobile, in which were john de Lora and William Studeba- ker, was wrecked when it struck broken eulvert near Charlottesville, Ind, and De Lora was instantly killed. Studebaker was not seriously hurt.
 A mother and five children were burned to death when their home near Ponca, Neb., was destroyed by fire early Monday. Jerry Miner the fath- CT, was terribly burned and may die. MT. Miner saved his 2-year-old baby by throwing it out the window The father made a desperate effort to res cue the other members of the family
 Gov. Charles E. Hughes of New York has accepted the appointment of justice of the supreme court of the United States supreme court to sue ceed the late Justice David J. Brewer.
 Five United States senators have announced their voluntary retirement 10 private life at the expiration of their present terms, March 31, 1911. Of these, four are Republicans and one Democrat They are: Republi- cans-Aldrich, Rhode Island; Hale, Maine; Flint, California; Piles, Wash ington. Demoerat-Money, Mississippi
 The residence of Jesse A. Quick, near Prairie, la, was demolished by a charge of dynamite which had been placed under the front porch, direct ly beneath the sleeping apartment of Dr. A. A. Hall and his bride, who for H4eIIy was A1lSS MyEtlS klulCh. MISS Mary Guthrie of Carthage, H.. was arrested suspected of having set off the charge.
 Theodore Murdock, the counterfeit CT, who escaped with four others from the Leavenworth federal penitentiary Thursday, was recaptured within two niles of the place where the gang left the captured engine
 A feature decided upon for the Ap- palachian exposition ct Knoxville, Tenn, next fall will be a band stand made of Tennessee marble It will have seating capacity of over 130.
 War practice which will continue through the summer in Narragansett bay began before dawn Saturday, when Forts Adams and WetherilI were attacked" by small steamers theoretically designed as battleships. The forts quickly located the hos tiles" by searchlight and put them out of commission.
 At Bloomfield, N. j.. the pupils of