The state herald., 1912-07-26
GENERAL.

All grades OF refined sugar have
been advanced 10c a hundred pounds
in the New York market.
Robert Harris. drug crazed negro,
went on rampage in Tampa. Fla. i.
and killed four negroes before he was
slain.
Farmers from the surrounding coun.
try brought reports of frost into Chi.
cago, declaring early vegetables had
suffered.
Shoes of all grades are to be raised
In price, and according to Chicago
dealers the automobile is to blame for
the increase.
Reports from all parts OF the coun.
try indicate that the apple crop for
1912 is likely TO be one of the larg.
est ever harvested.
Two white men and four negroes
were killed in an explosion in the
mines of the Gayton Coal Company
near Richmond. Va, recently.
The use of copper salts in the
"greening" of foods. principally canned
peas and beans. viii be prohibited
after January /, next. by pure food
decision signed by Secretary Wilson.
Clifford Pinchot has added about 5000
to his taxes in the District OF Colum,
bia by calling attention to the fact
that his Washington home IS under.
assessed by si3.7ss. or forty.nine per
fcent.
The cost OF the discovery OF Amer.
lea was $1,000. according to ledgers
Just found at Palos. Spain. containing
facts concerning the outlay made By
Christopher Columbus on his expedl.
tion to the new world.
The new battleship Wyoming. which
left Philadelphia on her trial trip, Ia
stuck on n sandbar at Three-Quarters
point. about mile and n half below
Wilmington. Del. Government tugs
went TO her assistance.
Philadelphia's new city public bath
house at Tacony is completed and
ready to be turned over to the authori.
ties, but It cannot be used for year
because In the construction OF tho
building somebody forgot TO make pro.
vision for n water supply.
Tho Democratic campaign fund con.
talnod about 100000 when Alton d
Parker ran for President In 1901. ae.
eordlng TO W. F. shehan OF New York.
who testified before the Senate com.
mltteo in Washington. investigating
campaign funds.
The woolon firm OF Goodman Broth.
ora, New York. found n shortage OF
$4,000 In thoir books thirteen yeara
ago and sworo out n warrant Agalnat
their bookkeopor. James Fisher. wha
had the power TO sign checks and hat
much to do with the firms financos
They have never caught the man for
he left his house by tho back doc,
without coat or collar as q dotootlya
called at tho front entrance aud from
then the police got no trail OF him
until n few days Rgo. when tho two
Goodman brothers. riding In a Broad.
way street car. saw n man whom thoy
decided was their missing hookkonpor.
They had him arrested Tho prisoner
said he was Thomas Fisher. a liquor
dealer, Iio admitted that ho had
worked for Goodman brothers. but
raid that ho was brother Of tho man
for whom the police were looking. A
detective, however. positively ldontl.
fled him from photograph as tho
missing bookkecper.
-Four persons were drowned at Al.
ton. Illinois. by eloudburut. The
storm destroyed two miles OF streets.
wrecked nix buildings and tho rai
plant Of tho Alton Gas A. Elcoirl,
Company. Damage II t25o.ooO.
a prisoner In chains for twenty
years. with his parcntn hia Iailcra, ID
said to DO the strange experience af
an Insane man who was received al
patient az the Diamont asylum In
pltlsbnrg from Indiana. Pa. Tho Az.
thorltlcu Of the asylum admit that no
was shipped 10 them IN a rough pine
box from hlH homo in Indiana county.