The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-17
NEWS N CONDENSED FORM
MORE OR LESS IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGs TOLD BRIEFLY.

Aviator Hardness Is to make expert
ments with wireless on aeroplanes.
The automobile water tower demon.
lstrAted rs value ina dangerous look.
Ing Ore in New York.
| Winners on the Tampa track were
| St. Deniol, CHIEF Hayes. Chess, Carew
John Garner and lamar.
Winners on the Oakland track were
June W.. Sidon, ]. II. Barr, Starry
might, Doncaster and Platon.
| Winners on the Jacksonville track
were Christina. Fool. McAndrews,
Sure Get. Congo and Sapdale.
The home Of Charles G. Roebling,
Trenton. N. j.. was robbed Wednesday
night Of jewelry worth about $4,000.
Four wealthy California stockmen.
missing since January l. are believed
by the authorities to have been mur-
dered.
uW9IM0rgan Shuster, OF Washington.
is one Of the FIVE Americans who win
be employed.by Persia in recognizing
Its finances. ~
Giovanni Gangi New York ped
der. convicted OF Kidnapping Resina
Giordino. was sentenced to IS years
in the state prison.
Representative Duncan McKinlay, Of
California, has been confirmed by the
senate to be surveyo. of customs in
the district of San Francisco.
The navy department has been
notified that the French squadron now
in the West Indies will visit New Or
leans between February % and Is.
Gov. Dix has sent to the senate the
nomination OF Francis Key Pendleton
TO I'LL the vacancy on the supreme
court bench caused by the death of
Edward d. Whitney.
K The per capita wealth of the. United
States as based upon the new census
figures Is s34.4s. Under the census OF
1900 II had been computed by the
treasury department. as $3.50.
A close corporation has been o.
ganized at Cripple creek by six wo-
men. five from prominent Boston fami-
lies. to open up one OF the mines on
Bull Hill. This Is the first lease ever
granted @to.aa woman in that district.
Shortly after installing a telephone
in his home at Bellefontaiae. J. L.
Reams received call from a Column
bus. Ohio. attorney who informed him
that an uncle had died and willed his
estate. valued at 100000. 10 his Z
nephew.
Gladstone Dowie. son OF John Alex
snder D,wie. founder OF Zion Clyde
clares ibat his father was mentally
incompetent for the nine years pre-
ceding his death. He says he believed
his father was insane during his ca |
reer at Zion City.
According TO figures given out BY
the census bureau the most valuable
farm land IN the United States Is
found In the District Of Columbia. |
The figures show that there are ga
farms. comprising 5000 acres, with a
value Of ts,3oi 900.
Rsreign.
The rebellion In Haiti Is reported |
10 have been suppressed.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford re-
tires from the active.list Of the British ]
navy.
The buildings OF the French college
1t Kharput. Embellishments, were /
burned.
Believed that all the i53 fishermen
perished who were cast ad-ift on an 1
Ice Zoe on yiboy. Finland.
The Russian bark GIenbank was
wrecked on cossock. West Australia.
and 20 Of the crew OF 30 lost,
Prospects Of the annual seal fishery |
In the Gulf Of 81. Lawrence are du-
bious because Of the restock-
The judges trying Pan,chenko. the /
poisoner. indicated that they
were not disposed to entertain plea !
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