Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-22
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Hagerstown. July 13-Miss Lille
N. Merritt, Of Low Moor. Va. and
Mr.. Charles H. Pattison, of Sherando
Augusta county, came to Hagerstown
Monday afternoon and were married
at the First Baptist parsonage by
Rev. E. X. Thomas.
Seattle, WASH, July ls.-Secretary
Of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger
arrived here from Washington last
night to spend his summer vacation
The first thing the secretary said
upon his arrival was that he has no
intention Of resigning. Secretly Ball
niger declared he had no intention of
taking any active part in politics in
this state in the present campaign.
New York, July 3l.-His Highness,
the Gaekwar Of Baroda, sailed away
today for Europe on the steamer
Mauretania, delighted with his visit
to the United States. With him sailed
her Highness, the Maharani, and
the other members of tile royal party.
They are on their way to India on q
quick trip around the world.
Cincinnati, July 13-Albert Smith,
train dispatcher for the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, at
Dayton, has been relieved of his po-
sition.
He was dismissed, officials said to-
day, more than q week ago, for his
connection with the Middletown
wreck, in which 20 people lost their
lives July 4.
Lyncnburg, July IA Special. al
Orth who was released by indianapolis
has come home. He may not play
again.
Washington, D. c., July l4-Final
plans and specifications have been ap-
proved for the two new battleships,
No. "a and No. IS, authorized by the
last Congress. Each OF the two new
Dreadnoughts is to be 81, 900 tons.
New York, July 14-Special. Fur
Their heavy covering Of July put that
option at sixteen cents today. August
had q proportionate advance, but the
New Crop had only moderate rise.
Weather reports farther unfavorable.
Spot sales seven thousand bales at 20
points advance.
| Washington, D. c.. July 14.-Bessie
Leigh Robertson, 10 years old, and
Thomas H. Whelan, 80 years old, the
clippers who were taken in custody
by Policeman Nussbaum at Union
Station on Tuesday afternoon. left
Washington yesterday for Ettrick,
chesterfield County, Va, where the
girl will face her parents and the man
| will answer q charge of abduction.
Richmond, Va, July IA Lieut..
Reiger and three other firemen were
overcome by the heat and injured in
| fighting a fire which today destroyed
the home of John Schroeder in Barton
Heights, fashionable suburb of this
| city.
The loss to che property was s., 600.
| The firemen will recover.
New Orleans, July 13.-In three
cornered fight, in which two Italian
men and one Italian girl participated
| in saloon;at st. Philip and Decatur
streets today. both Of the men were
killed.
The men used revolvers and the girl
a double barreled shot gun.
Hongkong, July IA Portuguese
Lgunboat, cooperating with troops, te-
day bombarded the pirate settlement
on the Island of Colowan, destroying
the houses and killing many natives.
t>Fke Chinese retaliated by storming
and capturing the Portuguese mill
tary post.
Harrisonburg, Va, July 14-John
W. Liskey, prominent farmer, who
lives a short distance east Of Harris
onburg, was taken to Richmond yes
terday morning, where he will under
go treatment at st. Luke's Hospital.
Mr.. Liskey has been in poor health
| for several months.
Miss Ora Bowman, . popular
teacher in the Harrisonburg Graded
School, is under treatment ut the st.
Luke's Hospital in Richmond.
Toms Brook, July 13-Mr. John
S. Scott, q well known and highly
respected citizen, died at his home
east of this place Monday evening
about 9 O'Clock from an illness extend
ing over period Of year.
Portland Ore. July 14-An early
morning ire just on the edge of the
business section resulted in the loss
of at least one life, the injury of
several persons, the burning of 100
l,or,oo ou1 financial damaOa Of