Putnam patriot., 1913-07-18
Latest News Condensed.

htTDtTk jODHb was Hciu NilnOut Ddii at Wilkes Barre on the charge of mur. dsring Alice Crispell.
 Christopher Lake said he has an air craft invention that will make flying ss safe as sutoing.
 Senator Poindexter introduced bill granting American citizenship to the people of Porto Rico.
 A negro known as Kid" Tempers wae taken from the jail at Blount- s'own, Fla, aEd iynched.
 Owing 10 the discovery of five smallpox cases, a quarantine has been ordered at Keeseville, N. Y.
 A membership in the New York Stock Exchange was sold for s3s DUO, the lowest price since 1900.
 The Littleton CW. Va) Exchange Bank has been ordered closed for fail ing to comply with State regulations
 Judge Owens, of Chicago ruled that the estate Of Charles F. Yerkes owed Cook County an inheritance tax of S1s,40s
 The 800 striking employees of the stogie factories in Pollack, W. Va, agreed to compromise, thus ending strike
 The Coroner's jury exonerated Her bert Johns of causing the death of Alice crispell in Haryey's Lake, near WilkesBarre.
 Howard Williams, of New York, entered sl,075 claim for dog dam ages to sheep, on his country home near Pittsheld. Mass.
 William H. Shauger Of Newark, N I, committed suicide after his fancee, Miss Anna B. Yeager, of West Orange, had broken their engagement
 Secretary of War Garrison has asked Congress for an additional ap- propriation of $3700O0 to increase the forces guarding tho Panama Canal.
 Colonel George Goethals announced that Panama Railroad liner will be the first steamship to pass through the canal. when it is opened next October.
 Raymond Raab, 15 years old. of Pittsburgh, was arrested and charged with arson in connection with fire in which two persons lost their lives.
 The Senate directed the Interstate Commerce Commission to inquire into ldE ltpAOHh TUT Ait BiOpo0th bolh Ia sue Of s167 900 by the New York Central Railroad
 Edmund J. Painter, of Aurora, N. J., was killed when his automobile was struck by Pennsylvania Railroad train at a crossing. His wife saved herself by jumping.
 In the list of securities when the State Comptroller gave the executors of J. P. Morgan's estate permission to sell appeared many issues of doubt ful value or no value at all.
 The suit of the Riparian Land Owners Association was dismissed when the Federal court In Memphis upheld the right of the government to construct and maintain leyees
 Secretary Houston has ordered e quarantine placed on all cattle from Montana. Nebraska. Wyoming, Colo rado, Oklahoma and Texas, in order to prevent the spread of the cattle dis ease known as scabs.
 The health authorities of Paterson, N. J.. expressed fear that much dis ease might follow the cutting off of the water supply of many tenement houses occupied by silk strikers who have not paid rent
 Justice Cohalan, at Albany. N. Y, under oath admitted receiving money from Connolly and said he had sub mitted to blackmail in 1909 to. prevent injury to the Democratic party. Mir. Guthrie summed up for the Bar Asso- oiation and Mr Jerome for the Justice. Chairman Murtaugh said the commit tee had found the charges not sus- tained.
 The Canadians defeated the oe.e... in the Davis Cup tennis tournament in England.
 II was believed in London that hos tilities in the Balkans are virtually at an end.
 Greek troops joined in the now gen efat advance on Bulgaria from all sides.
 M Bertin and his son. French ayia- tors. were burned to death under their wrecked monoplane at Nonaneourt. France.
 A legal holiday was declared in Liverpool. owing to the Kings visit in order to otlieiate at the opening of new pier.
 During the fiscal year ended June so there were 1.46S .5072 22SS pieces of mail handled by the Italian authori- ties. all increase of 224.5S5.667 over last year.
 Ambassador Wilson sent Slo00 from Mexico City to the American consular "a F4e a titute Americans.
 The Postofice Department an- nolnced that the amount of mail stolen from the Regina, Man, postoitice was sS0o00 in registered letters,
 Sylvia Pankhurst. the London suf- fragette. was freed from the Holloway jail as the result of her hunger strike. Her mother was arrested again.
 Edmond Audemars, the Swiss ayia- tor. flew from Berlin 10 Paris in 15 hours, 52 minutes, winning the inter national cup and prize of sa,000,
 More than i3,000 men employed In ship building trades at Hamburg struck
 Floods in Pennsylvania. Hungary, destroyed 90 towns and caused the death of so persons.
 The American commission of agrl. cultural organization. cooperation and rural credits arrived st Dublin. whence the members will tour Ireland.
 President Menocal has prohibited the carrying of pistols in Havana as the result of the outbreaks which fol- lowed the indictment of Governor As bert for the killing of Police Chief.