Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-05
GENERAL NEWS.

weather CONDITIONS. Ine
old crop options were stronger on be-
lated short covering. Spot sales
twenty four hundred bales at twenty
points advance.
Mlddletown, Ct, July 26.-With
the thermometer standing at SO degees
in the shade, the Rev. George B. Gill
bert, an Episcopal clergyman Of this
city, invited the members Of his con-
at Maromas, suburb, to
remain after service Sunday and nave
some SO cream with him.
Mr.. Gilbert made the ice cream him
self, and none who attended the SER
vice declined his invitation.
New York, July 2s.-Three men
were dangerously wounded and twenty
others more or less severely hurt early
today in the most serious "gang
fight" which has occurred in New
York city in many years.
Police reserves in military forma-
ton summoned bv the helpless patrol
men of the West side beat, where the
trouble broke, charged on the rioters
and put an end to the disturbance
only after nearly bundled shots had
been fired by members of the quarrel
ing clans.
Cumberland, Md, July 27.-Form-
er Jadge Joseph T. Hoke is dead at
his home in Kingwood. W. Va, aged
rs years.
After the formation of the State OF
West Virginia, Judge Hoke helped to
organize Jefferson and Berkeley coun-
ties, served in the State senate, was
representative one term, served as
Judge of the Thirteenth judicial cir
cult of West Virginia, and was United
States consul at Windsor, Ontario.
Judge Hoke edited the first news
paper in the present territory of West
Virginia east Of the mountains, the
Martinsburg Independent.
Cape Charles, Va, July 28.-Mrs.
William Wallace, of Mappsburg. who
disappeared from her home while de-
mented and abandoned her 6 months
old infant in swamp few days ago
was found in the woods near thu
tracks of the New York, Philadelphi,
and Norfolk railroad at Painter Sta
ton Tuesday night by searchin.
party. The woman had become raw
ing maniac, and evidently had no
partaken of food since leaving he
home. When found she was -eatin
decayed fruit she had picked up in tn
woods. She is 81 years old.
Richmond, ", July 2S.-Al al
engagements have been made TO
the presentation by Virginia to Franc
of the bronze copy Of the Hudson
statue of Washington, in the rotund
of the capital here. The replica
now in Paris.
The members of the presentation
commission, Col. James Mann, Sena
tor Floyd W. King, and Senator Do
P. Alsey, will sail from New Yor
August for France, and the cere
mony of presentation will take plac
August 10, at Versailles.
1t has been determined to place til
statue in what is known as the Marbl
Hall in the Versailles palace The ad
dress of presentation will be made b.
Col. Mann. The statue will be accept
ed on behalf of France by M. Pichon
the minister of foreign affairs.
Washington, D. c., July Filth
state of Kansas and it's Board of Rail
road Commissioners, through Att2Tne
General Jackson, filed complaint wit
the Interstate Commerce Comm issio
today against the Pullman Car Com
pany, the Atchison, Topeka and San
ia Fe, Rock Island and Pacific, ST
Louis and San Francisco, Missouri
Kansas and Texas, Union Pacifi
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy an
the Kansas City Southern Raiwa
Company, for unreasonable sleepin
berth charges.
A schedule Of rates between variou
cities in the state is attached to tn
petition which is considered reason
able schedule.
Grand Island, Nebr., July CIV
]. Bryan declined today to speak {
last nights occurrences at the demo
cratic state convention, and if he fel
any chagrin he did not manifest
after the adjournment. A close frien
of the former leader, however, stat
ed Mr.. Bryan's particular disappoint
ment was in the boiling from hi
standard of many men who had bee
his ardent supporters in the past. N
intimation Of his political plans coul
be obtained from Mr.. Bryan OF hi
friends.
Woodstock, July 27.-With the bon
above the right eye, crushed and hi
face terribly lacerated and bruised
Jessie Cook, son Of Cornelius Cook
living several miles west of here
near st. Luke, is lying, perhaps fatal
injured.
The accident occurred yesterday a
a saw mill, and was the indirect resul
of a gasoline engine test.
New York July 27.-Special. --Th
cotton market was reactionary toda
on profit taking and evening out con
tracts in July but the undertone wa
firm. The trade is getting more bull
ish on the new crop. Spot sales twent
four hundred bales at seventy point
decline.
Harrisonburg, July %. -Hensi
Shifflett, 8 years old. son of Tildel