The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-10-01

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Mrs. Nelson, a hou2ekeeper, de-
tanned at Police Headquarters in New
ark, N. j., as a confessed robber of
her employer hanged herself there
while the matron was absent.
Jacob H. Schiff and Henry Morgen.
than testified before the High Court
of Impeachment, Albany, that they
placed no limit on the use of their
contributions of $4,000 and $1,000, re-
epectively, to Mr.. Sulzer at the time
of his candidacy for Governor.
Two bandits, who were mere boys,
rihed the mail car and blew open the
express safe on Alabama Great
Southern train o. 7, near Cottondale.
Ala, and escaped with booty variously
estimated at from a few hundred to
one hundred thousand dollars.
Edward Scully, al assistant fore
man of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment, was killed in Brooklyn by
runaway horse which he seized, pre-
venting the animal from injurins
school children in it's path.
State Superintendent of Public
Works Peck testified at the impeach-
ment trial that Governor Sulzer had
urged him to commit perjury relative
to his contribution during Mr.. Sui
gers campaign. Ambassador Morgen-
than, recalled, said the Governor had
urged him to be "easy on him" and
treat the Morgenthau contribution as
personal affair.
Four boys were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl Yates of Centralia, Ill.
The first worlds championship
baseball game will be played in New
York, October Z.
Hog cholera has cost Minnesota
farmers more than s4,000,G00 this sea-
son.
Water has been let into the upper
chamber Of the Gatun lcck for the
first time.
The 400th anniversary Of the dis
covery of the Pacific by Balboa was
CCICU1c clI L ctAoA1Ss'
Werner S. Belyea, OF Worcester,
Mass, died from injuries received In
a football game, the first fatality OF
the season.
A monument was dedicated at
Washington's Crossing, N. j., to mark
the spot where Washington crossed
the Delaware in Its.
Mrs. Susan Rose, of Fulton, Me-,
was found guilty of killing her hus-
band, J. H. Ross, and was sentenced
to ten years imprisonment.
Dr. w. j. Beattle, of Littleton, N.
H., was killed instantly when struck
by an automobile at crossing in
Breton Woods, N. H.
Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio, has
been turned over to the city authori-
ties and will be known as the Uni
versity OF Akron.
Martin Sherida4., the al,-round ath-
letic champion, has been promoted to
first grade detective, with salary OF
$2,250, on the New York police force.
Samuel Gompers and executive
members of the American Federation
of Labor expressed their approval to
President Wilson OF the appointment
CT W. z. Wilson rs Secretary OF
Labor.
Irwin DeRaney, an engineer, was
struck and killed by a train in the
Lackawanna yards at Hobolien, n. j.,
after making his last run, prepara-
tory to retiring on pension for life.
Secretary of War Garrison upheld
the action II the superintendent OF
the Mil: AIRY Academy at West Point
in depriving several cadets of privi-
leges for hazing lower class men.
D. o. Wheeler, president, and ]. B.
Sloan, cashier of the Exchange Bank
and Trust Co., of Memphis, have been
arrested, charged with misapplyins
S4,477 of the banks funds.
In order to prevent an automobile
from going over a precipice, at Great
Darlington, Mass. chauffeur turned
it into a pile of rocks, causing injury
to the IA occupants.
Vennon Belyea, of Greenfield, Mass,
was fatally injured in football game
between Norwich University and
Holy Cross teams. This is the first
victim of the season.
James A. Allen, the Independence
League candidate for Mayor OF New
York. offered to withdraw from the
ticket in favor of John Purroy Nit
chel, the Fusion candidate.
Bert Thenning, Of Buffalo, N. Y,
died of heart disease while riding on
a motorcycle with his wife. The
motorcycle overturned, but Mrs.
Thenning was uninjured.
Governor Foss asked the Massachu-
sets Public Service Commission to
make sweeping investigation of the
New Haven Railroads relations with
the Legislature under the Mellen
mana aSement He points 10 the mys-
terious expenditure Of $337,oe0.