The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-24

TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
DOMESTIC.
Portland, Me.-The converted yacht
Gloucester with the second battalion
Of the New York naval militia, was In
collision on the Massachusetts coast.
The Gloucester lost the railing and
woodwork OF her after deck. The trip
TO Halifax has been abandonN.
Detroit, Mich The Catholic Young
Mems National Union concluded its
thirtyninth annual convention with the
election OF officers and the selection
Of Cambridge Springs. Pa. for the
1914 convention.
Bridgeport, Conn.-Neither engineer
Doherty. nor the New York, New Ha.
ven and Hartford railroad was guilty
OF criminal negligence In connection
with the wreck at Stamford on June
IL, according TO the finding OF Coro.
ner Phelan,
Council Bluffs, lowa.-Production Of
wheat in Western Iowa is the heaviest
this year ever known. Quality is also
the finest and the railroads are now
being taxed TO haul the grain for most
OF 1t is being marketed from the field.
Yields OF as high as A bushels per
acre are reported.
Jersey City, n. 1.-THE Progressives
OF New Jersey will put complete tick.
et in the field at the cOming'State cleo.
ton. Theodore Roosevelt and Clifford
Pinchot will be among the campaign
speakers. The organization in Hud.
son county Endorsed Edmund b. Os
borne for governor.
Chicago.-Under decision of Coun
ty Judge John L. Owens, women resi-
dents OF River Forest will be the frs;
In Cook county to cast their ballots
under the new limited suffrage law.
At an election to be held July 81 both
men and women will vote for or
against the creation OF park district
Philadelphia.-Henry Kleine, of Chi
cago. was elected president of the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather Finders As
sociation. Other officers elected were:
Vice presidents. Henry E. Sternberg
st. Paul; L. J. Adams, Spokane
Wash: W. H. Potts. Dallas. Tex;
George Stevenson. Cincinnati, treas
urer +. W. Whitcher, Boston: secre
tary. George A. Knapp. St. Louis.
Goldfield. Nev.--Jcsse Root Grant
youngest son of former President Z. S
Grant. has begun suit for divorce from
Elizabeth Chapmcn Grant. Desertion
was the only allegation. They have
two grown children. Mr.. Grant has
made Goldfeld his home for the last
SIX months.
Chicago.-Just before the Kenwood
Trust and Savings Bank. on which q
run started because of vague rumors
opened for business. an automobile
from the Port Reaborn National Bank
drew up before the doors. and 5000
00 Owas carried into the institution
and all demands of depositors were
met.
Chicago. - Mrs. Adela Missikaitis
president of the Lithuanian Womcu's
Club. had the honor of being the frs;
woman in Cook county to take out nat
uralization papers since the limited
woman suffrage law went into effec,
in Illinois.
Denver.-William Clayton, insur
ance commissioner of Colorado during
former Governor John Shafroth's ad.
niinistrati0R, committed suicide at his
home here by inhaing gas. Financial
troubles are given as the reason for
his act. lie was heavily interested in
lumber transactions in the Northern
part OF Colorado.
Rockland, Me. - The schooner
Charles II. Sprague OF New York
sprang leak and sank off Menhogan
last night. Captain Elmer Greenlaw,
his wife and the crew of three were