The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-08-04


ly wounded. George Dunlap, Civil
war veteran. who Is said to have suf-
fered from illusions. is charged with
the shooting.
Wreckers ditched Delaware &
Hudson passenger train. containing
nearly four hundred persons. ~ miles
north OF Schenectady, N. Y. Freder.
lex schermerhorn. fireman. was Sc
verely hurt.
j. o. B. Wise. a farmer living near
Longmont. COL. claims the record
harvest" OF grasshoppers. He gar.
nered 125 bushels in three days work.
Nine young women and six girls
were drowned in the Lake Of Traun.
near Munich, by the capsizing Of q
barge In storm. Four of their COM
panions were saved by fishermen.
DR.. Harvey Hawley Crippen. who.
with his companion. Miss Ethel Clare
Leneve. was arrested on board the
steamer Montrose by the provincial po-
lice at Father Point, Que, trembling
and on the verge of collapse. an
nounced in court at Quebec that ne
would not make fight against extra
dition to London. This statement fol-
lowed his formal arraignment In
court on the charge of Staying AN
unknown woman" believed to be his
missing wife, Belle Elmore. the Amer
lean actress.
While Claude II. Mackenzie, editor
Of local newspaper, stood half-hour
with his hands held aloft, three yegg'
men cracked the safe in the First
State bank at Onamie, Mimi, and de-
parted with $1,000 In bills and 5000
In silver ri. ,- r.-s..
After killing three persons, including
his wife and child, MORALLY wounding
a fourth and severely wounding fifth,
Bert 8. Durham, discharged driver
Of the San Diego (Cal) fire depart
ment, and believed to have been in
sane. shot himself through the head.
Durham, in a desire for revenge.
turned In a false alarm and when his
former fellow workmen responded he
fred volley of shots at them, killing
one and probably fatally injuring two
others.
Brooklyn, N. Y, has an unique pub,
lie official in its commissioner OF
weeds" who completed his first three
months in office by presenting a re-
port which showed that In 230 streets
the weeds were extensively In evil
| dence.
Louis Restelli of Quincy, Mass, who
shot down five persons, two Of whom
died, succeeded in eluding the search
ers who hunted him all night, and Is
still at large.
Following the arrival of two mem
bers of the Rusk Mount Mckinley ex'
petition at Seward, Alaska, 1t was re-
ported that the American Geological
society's expedition under Prof. Her
schel Parker also failed and has
turned back.
At the conclusion Of a conference
between King Alfonso and Premier
Canalejas. It was announced that the
Marquis Emilio de Ojeda, Spanish am
bassador to the Vatican, had been re-
called. At the same time the opinion
was expressed that rupture with the
Vatican was inevitable.
TUTORS at the inquest over the body
OF lih Rawn. the late slain president
nj. Die Monon railroad, at Winnetka'
| M. ssturned verdict finding that ne
was killed by bullet fred from his
own revolver. held in his own hand
and that circumstances In connection
with the death made the theory OF
suicide seem probable.
Even though the city Of Columbus.
o.. is under guard Of 1000 members
of the Ohio National guard, the 300
striking street railway conductors and
motormen continue to cause trouble
for the Columbus Railway C Light
company. Cars were stoned and Is
persons injured.
With a big hammer concealed about
him, John George Stemson Schubell, q
religious crank, tried to see President
Taft at the Burgess Point cottage.
James Sloan, Jr., the secret service
operative, saw the man first and hand
ed him over to the Beverly police.
who have him locked up awaiting ex.
animation as to his sanity.
A new bread trust, suspected Of
having close relations with the Ma
tional Biscuit company, was launched
under the laws Of Delaware. The
name of the new concern will be the
Federal Bakeries company. 1t will
start with a capitalization Of 100000
000
Edwin Johann Wider. the S25-a!week
cashier who admits having stolen Sc
curities to the value of $3.50, 900 from
the Russo Chinese banks agency,
where he was employed in New York.
was arrested and committed weeping
to the Tombs In default Of $4,000
bail.
Senator w. Murray Crane Of Massa-
chusetts has been requested by Presi-
dent Taft to take a trip through the
west to the Pacific coast to make
confidential report to the president
upon political and other conditions Of
Importance to the administration.
An anarchist plot to murder Dow
ager Queen Margherita was discovered
on the tenth anniversary Of the as
sassination OF her husband, King
Humbert. The man who was chosen
to execute the decision of the revolu-
tionary group after confessing his part
in the plot. killed himself In prison.
Not single complaint by the police
of the illegal sale Of liquor In New
York city on Sunday was recorded
during the twenty.four hours ending
at midnight. This condition Is UMPIRE.
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