Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-06-24
.GENERzI-N NEWS.

jENEKAL NEWS.
h Sable Island, n. s., June 16.-The
wireless station here was in communi-
cation at 6 :05 q: M. today with the
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. which
has among it's passengers Theodore
Roosevelt and members of his family.
The steamer was then $40 miles south
east Of Sable Island and S05.miles east
of Sandy Hook. She should be of
Ambrose channel lightshlp about 5
O'Clock Saturday morning, some three
and one-half hours earlier than was
indicated, in the message from the
steamer yesterday. ,,ssa >-'-.sesa.
Washington, D. c., June IT, The
Department OF Justice believes that
in bringing suit against the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association and
various members II the association
under the Sherman antitrust law it
has taken a practical step toward the
reduction IN the high cost Of Lying,
and it was said atythe department to-
day that every effort would be made
to bring the suit to a speedy trial
Guthrie, Okla. June t16.-Jud9e "A,
H. Huston in the county district court
here today ,overruled the demurrer OF
Gov. Haskell, to the petition of County
Attorney Hepburn for, an injunction
preventing. removal Of. the capital
from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The
temporary injunction issued last Mon
day was continued in. force :. until
further order. .,...,,.,.. ..-,,f.' -.
Los Angeles, CAL, June 16.-Pro-
jected improvements calling for the
expenditure of SO, 600; 600 by the Santa
Fe road in California have been
abandoned. The reason that came
from the offices OF the company is that
the governments action in holding UP
the proposed increase in freight rates
has made it impossible to procure the
necessary money on equitable terms. :.
Washington, DC june 16.9The
federal grand jury has returned an
Indictment against Peter G. Thomp-
son, president of the Champion Coated
Paper Company Of Hamilton, Ohio,
charging attempted bribery in connec.
ton. with the furnishing to the gov.
eminent of paper for postal cards.
Washington, p. Co. June t16.-I1
was learned today that when, Score
tary Dickinson, leaves Washington
tonight he will be off for. a. tour q
the world. .e ,s..,,,,,.,s ,s,,,,. II, =,
The objective. point, will be the
Philippine, Islands. There..he. will spend
five weeks familiarizing himself witt
l'coholtlons', 81. r.rt. ,''s.f'@ .,sf' : ~.
I Manila, June 16.4United States
Army, officers state that during" last
nights practice the new batteries OF
Corregidor Island, at the entrance tx
Manila bay, broke the worlds record.
Out r twelve shots from the six incl
guns, e. ven were placed in the bull's
| eye. ~ =
W,.slaington, D. o. June 16;-Rep
reese at.ative. William 5. Bennett of New
Yols, is responsible, for stopping tht
Jefer les j ohnson fight-if it does, moi
con off in misunderstanding Is
the-lnanimous opinion Of his colleag
ues in Congress. ~, ',,,ao.,.s
Durant, Miss; June 16.-After' HI
had run amuck with a shotgun and
attempted to kill three white men
Ohio Mitchell,na negro, was lynchee
| by citizens yesterday. '''''e'
: Washington. b, G., June 18th.
Senate today passed the GalIipgel
resolution directing the survey %
routes to connect by ship canal thu
harbors of Washington, nd-Baltimore
Como, Italy,. June 16 Professions
divers began today operations, in LAX
Como in the hope that it these water
concol the body of Porter Charlton
will be recovered. -. ys,a., =.
! Richmond, Va" June 15.-Rich
mond College today conferred the de
gree of doctor of divinity on the Rev
j E. Hicks. of Danville; the Rev
George S. Kennard, Of Ashland. KY.
and the Rev. Ryland Knight, Of this
city. i, 4.i.y,4. 90,
The commencement day orator wal
the Rev, Dr.. B. D. Gray, of Atlanta
Ga, who said that statue of Jeffer
! son Davis should stand in the nation
al hall OF, fame at Washington
[ Harrisonburg, June 16-Mitchell T.
Neff has just made known his decision
to accept a position of instructor il
law at the University Of Virginia TO
the coming session. He has been re
leased from the position at McGuire's
School, Richmond, a place that wa
offered to him some time ago, ant
which he had tentatively accepted
He has just graduated with distinc
ton from the University Law De
partm ent.
| Manassas, Va, June 15.-All of til,
eviden;e is in the case of the Com
monwealth versus Prof. J. D. Harris
now on trial in the Circuit Court O
this county for the killing of W. A
Marshall on Main Street. in Warren
ton, April "a, 1909, and the case will
very probably be given to the jury to
morrow afternoon.
Mayor Of Covlngton Suspended
At a called meeting of the tow
| RO11noi1 hold