Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-05-20
GENERAL NEWS.


years old.
Norfolk, Va, May 13.-T. B. Cor
don, president of the insolvent Trad
ers and Truckers Bank, who was
placed on trial today for the third
time on the charge of uttering false
statements as to the condition OF the
bank, was found not guilty>tonight.
Huntington, W. Va, May Ia.
T. Clark, all attorney OF kenova,
was found guilty at Wayne of felonl-
GUS assault upon John Cornell, a
civil engineer. Clark, according to
the evidence, used knife during the
fight and Cornell was seriouly stab
bed.
Washington, D. c., May 13.-Not
less than 3 per cent OF all cases OF
tuberculosis have bovine origin, ac-
cording to Supt e. G. Shredder, OF
the bureau of animal industry exper-
iment station, at Bethesda, Nd, who
testified yesterday before the house
committee ON agriculture.
Washington, D. c., May ia bill
providing for the opening to agricul-
tural settlement and development OF
the surface of land which have been
classified as coal lands, was passed
by the house yesterday The M Measure
would reserve about 1000, GOO acres
as coal land, to be worked on the sur
face for the purpose of agriculture.
Greenwich, Conn, May l3-The
Indignation of Greenwich at the 1alse
OF communication rates by the New
Haven road W as expressed at a meet
ing of the local board and it was
decided to send resolutions of remon-
STRANGE to President Mellen and tC
apply to the interstate commerce com
mission at Washington for redress.
Baltimore, May H. Something of a
sensation was created at the Southern
Baptist convention, in annual session
here, by the introduction of a
resolution calling upon the b. otist
church in the south to divorce ftsel1
from the graded system Of Sunday
school lessons, promulgated by the
INSTRUMENTATION Sunday school
| Association of the world two years
ago.
Lynchburg, Va, May 49, BENZ
Mora Temple, D. o. K. K. Of Rich
mond on the night Of May 20 will in
itiate 65 candidates at ceremonial
session to be held here in connection
with the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia of the Knights Of Pythias.
The candidates WILDE from Lynch
burg, Roanoke, Rural Retreat, South
Boston, Danville, Roanoke and Cliff
ton Forge.
A large construction company OF
Baltimore, sent their engineer here
this week to look over the ground and
make estimates upon a new standpipe
and extension of water mains. Mr..
Reed, the engineer, went all over the
ground and spent several days here
collecting data and will make to the
council a very detailed report, which
will probably be submitted in few
days. Valley Virginian.
Berlin. May 13-Theolore Roose-
welt delivered lecture. on the
topic, The World Movenl mt. " in the
University of Berlin, aad received
from the university the honory degree
Of doctor Of philosophy.
Emperor William honored the oc
casion with his presence. 1t was the
first time that this majesty had graced
conferment, and the courtesy was
J significant, in view of the fact thai
the German court is in mourn ing fol
the monarch's uncle, King Edward.
Berlin, May 12.-Colonel Roosevelt
with Emperor William, witness
ed mimic battle, in which II, 00(
men of the German military engaged
in the vicinity of Doeberitz. 1t haC
been feared that the former president
would be obliged to forego this pa1'
of the entertainment planned for hin
because Of the condition of his throat,
which is still somewhat sensitive, but
this morning Professor Frankel,
throat specialist, made another exam
nation, and decided that Mr.. Roose
welt would suffer no Inconvenience
through being for a few hours in the
open air.
Roanoke, Va, May 12--J. Lilly,
proprietor of a local hotel, was AZ
rested yesterday and locked up on a
warrant sworn out by Walter Hewet,
a contractor of Washington. D. G. i'll
which, Lilley is charged with the
larcency of 81, 100. which Hewett al
leges he placed i'll Lilley's hands sew
eral days ago for safe keeping.
St Louis, Mo-, May IA terrible
river catastrophe occurred near here
last night when the river steamer
City of Saltillo bee anne unmanagable
and piled onto the rocks, finally go.
ing down. Thirteen passengers were
drowned and but for the heroism OF
the crew many mole would probably
have suffered like fate.
w. w. Baker, Of Hallsboro Va,
member of the House of Delegates
from Chesterfield county, was robbed
of considerable sum of money and
his railway ticket by three well-dress
ed, suave individuals, of pleasing ad.
dress, at the Southern Railway depot,
at the foot of Fourteenth Street, last
night shortly before the departure OF
tbo oyo1ool aooo,opo atiop Train