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ILLINOIS BANK CLOSES. Danville, IN., A pril 30.-The private bank of Malone & Son at Cayuga, Ind., was closed today by order of the state bank examiner and will be placed in the hands of a receiver. The institution is reported short about $35,000. It had deposits of $65,000.
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PRIVATE BANK IN THE HANDS OF RECEIVER. Danville, Ill., April 30.-The private bank of Malone & Son, at Cayuga, Indiana, was closed today by order of the state bank examiner and will be placed in the hands of a receiver. The institution is reported to be short about $35,000. It had deposits of $65,000.
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PRIVATE BANK CLOSES. Small Indiana Concern in Hands of State Bank Examiner. Danville, Ill., April 30.-The private bank of Malone & Son at Cayuga, Ind., was closed today by order of the state bank examiner, and will be placed in the hands of a receiver. The institution is reported short about $35,000. It had deposits of $65,000.
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CAYUGA. Ind., April 30.-The private bank of Malone & Son was today closed by order of State Bank Examiner Camp, and will remain in his hands until a receiver is appointed. Mr. Camp says there is a shortage of about $35,000. The bank was capitalized at $10,000 and had deposits of $65,000.
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PRIVATE BANK CLOSED. Danville, III., April 30.-The private bank of Malone & Son, at Cayuga, Ind., was closed today by order of the state bank examiner and will be placed in charge of a receiver. The Institution is reported about $35,000. It had deposits of $65,000.
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The private bank of Malone & Son, at Cayuga, Ind., was closed Thursday by order of State Bank Examiner Camp. and will remain in his hands until a receiver is appointed. Mr. Camp says there is a shortage of about $35,000. The bank was capitalized at $10,000 and had deposits of $65,000.
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Bank Closes Doors By Associated Press. DANVILLE, Ill., April 30.-The private bank of Malone & Son at Cayuga, Ind., was closed today by order of the state bank examiner and will be placed in charge of a receiver. The institution is reported short at $35,000. It had deposits of $65,000.
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Private Bank Closed. Danville, Ill., May .-The private bank of Malone & Son at Cayuga, Ind., was closed by State Bank Examiner Charles W. Camp and will remain in his hands until a receiver is appointed. Camp says the bank is short about $35,000. The bank had deposits of $65,000. It is believed the depositors will be paid in full,
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Fred Auterburn, a prisoner at Atlan- and tic, la., locked the jailer in a cen escaped. train robbers boarded the Pan- New Two & St. Louis express on the overYork Handle railroad at Pittsburg, and powered the express messenger currency got with four bags of the away than 200 men, including perMore and many other officers, training captain when the Japanese the ished Matsushima was sunk by cruiser accidental explosion of a projectile. Lake, a fine fishing when place Mirror Baraboo, Wis., was ruined high near water destroyed two dams. frosts in southeastern Iowa, Heavy northeastern Missouri and western I!linois badly damaged strawberries and other fruits. mayor of Fort-de-France, MarThe tinique, and several other men were killed in a political fight. J. D. Garrison shot and killed Flat J. D. Dr. Williams, an electrician, . at Creek, Ala., in a duel. Eleven thousand pounds of green the which was confiscated by the coffee United States government on / ground that it contained was deleterious and adulterous substances, burned at Nashville, Tenn. attempt was made to destroy the An quarters of the fashionable Phoenix club in Cincinnati with a bomb. Lamphere of Laporte, Ind., Mrs. was Ray a charge of murdering held Della on Gunness and her three children, who were burned to death. Ambassador Reiti announced the en- to of his daughter Jean of Hon. gagement John Hubert Ward, brother the earl of Dudley. Two seamen of the German battle- others Elsass were killed and six of ship were wounded at Kiel, as the result the explosion of a mine. Three thousand Christian Ar- been menians are reported to have massacred by Kurds in the Rus- provinces Persia recently invaded by of sian troops on a punitive mission. Several of the buildings on the were Jamestown exposition grounds destroyed by fire. in Joliet, III., destroyed the Fire Boston store and damaged an office building. Loss, $210,000. H. Peters of Port Huron, he Herman committed suicide because the Mich., $10,000 by the failure of lost United Home Protectors' fraternity. leopards leaped among bad- the Two spectators in the Baltimore zoo, ly injured a boy and caused a panic. The plant of the John A. Bunn Chain was company at St. Paul, Minn., burned, the loss being $50,000. private bank of Malone & the Son of The Cayuga, Ind., was closed by state bank examiner. Republican conventions in Maryland for North Carolina instructed him and Taft and that in Maine declared deleits choice without instructing the gates. Serious damage was done in Leon Florida, county, the tobacco section of by a wind storm. Three French officers and 31 native soldiers were ambushed in Dagana. officer West Africa, and all but one massacred. largest Y. M. C. A. building outside The of New York city was dedicated o up Two state conventions were held by Mississippi Republicans, one the faction indorsing the administration and Foraker. West Virginia Repub- those other instructed for Taft, and Relicans Pennsylvania for Knox, while of publicans of Vermont and Democrats of Connecticut elected uninstructed plot delegations. of Koreans in San arrival Francisco A murder Bishop Harris on his au to from Korea was frustrated by the The thorities. battleship fleet left Santa Barbara on its way to Monterey. were taken in St. Louis to form a Steps $300,000,000 combine of yellow pine companies. Part of the Standard Oil complant at Cleveland, O., was pany's burned. the loss being over $200,000. Following the suicide of so- Charles a prominent broker and Coster, man, the firm of Coster, Knapp a ciety of which Mr. Coster was & Co., member, announced its suspension ex- on the floor of the New York stock change Bandits robbed the Scandia State bank of Crookston, Minn., of $8,000 and terrorized the town. from the districts in that the Returns ravaged by tornadoes show 46 south least 350 lives were lost and at towns were badly wrecked. was stated in London that two It of mail from there, whose con- were bags tents were valued at $500,000, stolen in New York. Harrison and his six-yearRobert Thomas, were killed by lightW. Va. old ning at son, their home near Huntington, Belle Gunness, 40 years burned old, Mrs. her three children, were destroyed and death in a fire which Ray to Home near Laporte Ind., and their Lamphere, formerly in her employ, was arrested. Edward Libbey, president, re- and John B. Church, vice-president, Charles of the Oldest Colum- Inhabitants' spectively association of the District of bia, died in Washington on the same day. Several men were injured by a on the British battle-
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Two leopards leaped among the spectators in the Baltimore zoo, badly injured a boy and caused a panic. The plant of the John A. Bunn Chain company at St. Paul, Minn., was burned, the loss being $50,000. The private bank of Malone & Son of Cayuga, Ind., was closed by the state bank examiner. Republican conventions in Maryland and North Carolina instructed for Taft and that in Maine declared him its choice without instructing the delegates. Serious damage was done in Leon county, the tobacco section of Florida, by a wind storm. Three French officers and 31 native soldiers were ambushed in Dagana, West Africa, and all but one officer massacred. The largest Y. M. C. A. building outside of New York city was dedicated in Dayton, O. Two state conventions were held by Mississippi Republicans, one faction indorsing the administration and the other Foraker. West Virginia Republicans instructed for Taft, and those of Pennsylvania for Knox, while Republicans of Vermont and Democrats of Connecticut elected uninstructed delegations. A plot of Koreans in San Francisco to murder Bishop Harris on his arrival from Korea was frustrated by the authorities. The battleship fleet left Santa Barbara on its way to Monterey. Steps were taken in St. Louis to form a $300,000,000 combine of yellow pine companies. Part of the Standard Oil company's plant at Cleveland, O., was burned, the loss being over $200,000. Following the suicide of Charles Coster, a prominent broker and society man, the firm of Coster, Knapp & Co., of which Mr. Coster was a member, announced its suspension on the floor of the New York stock exchange. Bandits robbed the Scandia State bank of Crookston, Minn., of $8,000 and terrorized the town. Returns from the districts in the south ravaged by tornadoes show that at least 350 lives were lost and 46 towns were badly wrecked. It was stated in London that two bags of mail from there, whose contents were valued at $500,000, were stolen in New York. The British cruiser Gladiator collided with the American liner St. Paul off the Isle of Wight and was beached. Five of the cruiser's crew are known to have perished and 23 are missing. Catholics of the New York archdiocese began a week's celebration of the church's centennial in New York. Robert Harrison and his six-year-old son, Thomas, were killed by lightning at their home near Huntington, W. Va. E. F. Carty, one of the aldermen of Rockford, Ill., accused of boodling, was arrested and two other councilmen resigned. At Lordsburg, N. M., Oliver Garrison shot and killed his wife, shot George Allen through the abdomen, wounding him fatally, and then committed suicide. Mulai Hafid, the "Sultan of the South" in Morocco, suffered a defeat and fled. The Japanese training cruiser Matsushima was sunk off the Pescadores islands by the explosion of a projectile. About 250 men, including the captain of the Matsushima, are lost. Mrs. Belle Gunness, 40 years old, and her three children, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home near Laporte Ind., and Ray Lamphere, formerly in her employ, was arrested. Nine men were killed and 30 persons injured in a collision of interurban trolley cars near Ypsilanti, Mich. Democrats of New Jersey refused to instruct their delegates for Bryan. Republicans of Colorado and Arkansas instructed for Taft. Three men were killed by an explosion of the Egyptian Powder mills five miles from Marion, Ill. Safe-blowers robbed the People's State bank at Monterey, Minn., of $2,000. A great gathering of the Catholic hierarchy assembled in the cathedral of New York and gave thanks for a century of Catholicism in that city. The second Atlantic torpedo flotilla arrived at San Diego, Cal. The British torpedo boat destroyer Gala was cut in two and sunk in the North sea by the scout Attentive. One man was drowned. Robert Bachman killed the little daughter of his brother-in-law, Henry Smith, of Alliance, Pa., while in a religious frenzy. Mrs. Helena Taraba of Chicago killed herself by leaping from a window of a hospital, where she was a patient. Several men were injured by a boiler explosion on the British battleship Britannia. The secretary of the treasury announced a further call upon the national banks for approximately $45,000,000, $20,000,000 to be paid on or before May 9, and the remaining $25,000,000 on or before May 23, 1908. The tri-centennial of the coming of the Dutch to America was celebrated at Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Leonora Pierce and Miss Greyta Fulmer were arrested in Denver on a charge of swindling a blind woman out of $20,000 by spiritualistic seances. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Stone and Boyd Ward were drowne
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Cayuga, Ind., Bank Closed. Cayuga, Ind., May 1.-The private bank of Malone & Son of Cayuga did not open Thursday. It was closed by order of State Bank Examiner Charles W. Camp of Indianapolis, and will remain in his hands until a receiver is appointed for the institution the first of next week.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF. Fred Auterburn, a prisoner at Atlantic, Ia., locked the jailer in a cell and escaped. A. B. Richards, a veteran plainsman and Indian fighter, died at Nebraska City, Neb. The largest Y. M. C. A. building outside of New York city was dedicated in Dayton, O. Serious damage was done in Leon county, the tobacco section of Florida, by a wind storm. The private bank of Malone & Son of Cayuga, Ind., was closed by the state bank examiner. The plant of the John A. Bunn Chain company at St. Paul, Minn., was burned, the loss being $50,000. President and Mrs. Roosevelt received 600 New England working women who were in Washington sight. seeing. Three French officers and 31 native soldiers were ambushed in Dagana, West Africa, and all but one officer massacred. A receiver was appointed for William A. Stetson of Boston, one of the best known leather dealers in the United States. Julian Bakk, the Jewish millionaire publisher of Rech of St. Petersburg, hanged himself because of heavy financial losses. Miss Georgia E. Bible of North Carolina, arrested in Ghicago, confessed to the theft of $8,000 worth of diamonds from Herbert Loeb of Philadelphia. Joseph Carabelli, a wealthy Italian of Cleveland, O., reported to the police that he had received a "Black Hand" letter demanding $5,000, threatening his life, to kidnap his wife and son and dynamite his business place. The Michigan supreme court affirmed the conviction and sentence of Philip A. McHugh and Charles P. O'Neil, two prominent young attorneys of Detroit, who were held in contempt by Judge Connolly of Detroit for failing to proceed with a murder trial at the time set by the court.
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wered the express messenger and away with four bags of currency. More than 200 men, including the ptain and many other officers, perwhen the Japanese training Matsushima was sunk by the cidental explosion of a projectile. Mirror Lake, a fine fishing place Baraboo, Wis., was ruined when water destroyed two dams. Heavy frosts in southeastern Iowa, rtheastern Missouri and western inois badly damaged strawberries other fruits. The mayor of Fort-de-France, Marlique, and several other men were in a political fight. Dr. J. D. Garrison shot and killed D. Williams, an electrician, at Flat Ala., in a duel. Eleven thousand pounds of green ffee which was confiscated by the ited States government on the that it contained deleterious adulterous substances, was at Nashville, Tenn. attempt was made to destroy the arters of the fashionable Phoenix in Cincinnati with a bomb. Ray Lamphere of Laporte, Ind., was on a charge of murdering Mrs. Gunness and her three children, were burned to death. Ambassador Reid announced the engement of his daughter Jean to John Hubert Ward, brother of earl of Dudley. Two seamen of the German battleElsass were killed and six others wounded at Kiel, as the result of explosion of a mine. Three thousand Christian Arenians are reported to have been assacred by Kurds in the provinces Persia recently invaded by Rustroops on a punitive mission. Several of the buildings on the mestown exposition grounds were stroyed by fire. Fire in Joliet, III., destroyed the store and damaged an office ilding. Loss, $210,000. Herman H. Peters of Port Huron, ich., committed suicide because he $10,000 by the failure of the Home Protectors' fraternity. Two leopards leaped among the ectators in the Baltimore ZOO, badinjured a boy and caused a panic. The plant of the John A. Bunn Chain mpany at St. Paul, Minn., was rned, the loss being $50,000. The private bank of Malone & Son Cayuga, Ind., was closed by the. bank examiner. Republican conventions in Maryland North Carolina instructed for and that in Maine declared him choice without instructing the deleSerious damage was done in Leon the tobacco section of Florida, a wind storm. Three French officers and 31 native diers were ambushed in Dagana, Africa, and all but one officer issacred. The largest Y. M. C. A. building outof New York city was dedicated Dayton, O. Two state conventions were held by ssissippi Republicans, one faction lorsing the administration and the Foraker. West Virginia Repubinstructed for Taft, and those Pennsylvania for Knox, while Reblicans of Vermont and Democrats Connecticut elected uninstructed legations. plot of Koreans in San Francisco murder Bishop Harris on his arrival Korea was frustrated by the auprities. The battleship fleet left Santa Baron its way to Monterey. Steps were taken in St. Louis to a $300,000,000 combine of yellow companies. Part of the Standard Oil com. plant at Cleveland, O., was rned. the loss being over $200,000. Following the suicide of Charles a prominent broker and SOman, the firm of Coster, Knapp Co., of which Mr. Coster was a ember, announced its suspension on floor of the New York stock exBandits robbed the Scandia State of Crookston, Minn., of $8,000 terrorized the town. Returns from the districts in the ravaged by tornadoes show that least 350 lives were lost and 46 were badly wrecked. was stated in London that two of mail from there, whose conwere valued at $500,000, were
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Pittsburg, powered the express messenger and got away with four bags of currency. More than 200 men, including the captain and many other officers, perished when the Japanese training cruiser Matsushima was sunk by the accidental explosion of a projectile. Mirror Lake, a fine fishing place near Baraboo, Wis., was ruined when high water destroyed two dams. Heavy frosts in southeastern Iowa, northeastern Missouri and western Illinois badly damaged strawberries and other-fruits. The mayor of Fort-de-France, Martinique, and several other men were killed in a political fight. Dr. J. D. Garrison shot and killed J. D. Williams, an electrician, at Flat Creek, Ala., in a duel. Eleven thousand pounds of green coffee which was confiscated by the United States government on the ground that it contained deleterious and adulterous substances, was burned at Nashville, Tenn. An attempt was made to destroy the quarters of the fashionable Phoenix club in Cincinnati with a bomb. Ray Lamphere of Laporte, Ind., was held on a charge of murdering Mrs. Della Gunness and her three children, who were burned to death. Ambassador Reid announced the engagement of his daughter Jean to Hon. John Hubert Ward, brother of the earl of Dudley. Two seamen of the German battleship Elsass were killed and six others were wounded at Kiel, as the result of the explosion of a mine. Three thousand Christian Armenians are reported to have been massacred by Kurds in the provinces of Persia recently invaded by Russian troops on a punitive mission. Several of the buildings on the Jamestown exposition grounds were destroyed by fire. Fire in Joliet, Ill., destroyed the Boston store and damaged an office building. Loss, $210,000. Herman H. Peters of Port Huron, Mich., committed suicide because he lost $10,000 by the failure of the United Home Protectors' fraternity. Two leopards leaped among the spectators in the Baltimore zoo, badly injured a boy and caused a panic. The plant of the John A. Bunn Chain company at St. Paul, Minn., was burned, the loss being $50,000. The private bank of Malone & Son of Cayuga, Ind., was closed by the state bank examiner. Republican conventions in Maryland and North Carolina instructed for Taft and that in Maine declared him its choice without instructing the delegates. Serious damage was done in Leon county, the tobacco section of Florida, by a wind storm. Three French officers and 31 native soldiers were ambushed in Dagana, West Africa, and all but one officer massacred. The largest Y. M. C. A. building outside of New York was dedicated in Dayton, O. Two state conventions were held by Mississippi Republicans, one faction indorsing the administration and the other Foraker. West Virginia Republicans instructed for Taft, and those of Pennsylvania for Knox, while Republicans of Vermont and Democrats of Connecticut elected uninstructed delegations. A plot of Koreans in San Francisco to murder Bishop Harris on his arrival from Korea was frustrated by the authorities. The battleship fleet left Santa Barbara on its way to Monterey. Steps were taken in St. Louis to form a $300,000,000 combine of yellow pine companies. Part of the Standard Oil company's plant at Cleveland, O., was burned. the loss being over $200,000. Following the suicide of Charles Coster, a prominent broker and SOciety man, the firm of Coster, Knapp & Co., of which Mr. Coster was a member, announced its suspension on the floor of the New York stock exchange. Bandits robbed the Scandia State bank of Crookston, Minn., of $8,000 and terrorized the town. Returns from the districts in the south ravaged by tornadoes show that at least 350 lives were lost and 46 towns were badly wrecked. It was stated in London that two bags of mail from there, whose contents were valued at $500,000, were stolen in New York. Robert Harrison and his six-yearold son, Thomas, were killed by lightning at their home near Huntington, W. Va. Mrs. Belle Gunness, 40 years old, and her three children, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home near Laporte Ind., and Ray Lamphere, formerly in her employ, was arrested. John Edward Libbey, president, and Charles B. Church, vice-president, respectively of the Oldest Inhabitants' association of the District of Columbia, died in Washington on the same day. Several men were injured by a boiler explosion on the British battleship Britannia. Mrs Leonora Pierce and Miss Grev.
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Harvey Hinkle of Bloomington, Ind., bekilled John R. McClintock of who of jealousy, was acquitted on the ground of cause murder Six men by insanity. the were killed Chi- explosion of a naphtha tank in a cago reduction company's plant. Police Sergeant James Boyle of To ledo, O., was fatally shot by a man whom he had arrested. The Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at Monterey, Cal. *A supposed attempt of the Verden, lawless element in the little town of MarOkla., to take revenge on City strict shal Gillespie for his policy of inlaw enforcement resulted in an princendiary fire which destroyed town. the cipal business section of the Attorney General Bird of Michigan for a bill asking for a receiver filed the American Health and Accident association of Detroit. Robbers took $63,000 in Mexican currency from a Wells-Fargo express car near Torreon, Mexico. The National Prosperity association, uplift business interests generally, was to organized by St. Louis merchants. CleveConductors and motormen in began voting on a proposition to a strike land because they were refused wage increase. It was reported in Panama attack that Honduras was preparing to Guatemala. The Michigan supreme court af- of conviction and A. McHugh and Philip firmed the Charles sentence attorneys P. O'Neil, two prominent young Detroit, who were held in contempt failof Judge Connolly of Detroit for at by ing to proceed with a murder trial the time set by the court. President and Mrs. Roosevelt re600 New England working women ceived who were in Washington sightseeing. A receiver was appointed for Wil- the A. Stetson of Boston, one of Uniliam best known leather dealers in the ted States. Miss Georgia E. Bible of North Caroarrested in Chicago, confessed to lina, the theft of $8,000 worth of diamonds from Herbert Loeb of PhiladelpHia. Fred Auterburn, a prisoner at Atlan- and tic, Ia., locked the jailer in a cell escaped. Two train robbers boarded the New St. Louis express on the Panrailroad at the express messenger Handle powered York & Pittsburg, currency. over- and got away with four bags of More than 200 men, including the captain and many other officers, perished when the Japanese training the cruiser Matsushima was sunk by accidental explosion of a projectile. Mirror Lake, a fine fishing when place near Baraboo, Wis., was ruined high water destroyed two dams. Heavy frosts in southeastern Iowa, northeastern Missouri and western Illinois badly damaged strawberries and other fruits. The mayor of Fort-de-France, Martinique, and several other men were killed in a political fight. Dr. J. D. Garrison shot and killed Flat J. D. Williams, an electrician, at Creek, Ala., in a duel. Eleven thousand pounds of green coffee which was confiscated by the the United States government on ground that it contained deleterious was and adulterous substances, burned at Nashville, Tenn. An attempt was made to destroy the quarters of the fashionable Phoenix club in Cincinnati with a bomb. Ray Lamphere of Laporte, Ind., Mrs. was on a charge of murdering Della held Gunness and her three children, who were burned to death. Ambassador Reid announced the en- to gagement of his daughter Jean of Hon. John Hubert Ward, brother the earl of Dudley. Two seamen of the German battleElsass were killed and six others of ship were wounded at Kiel, as the result the explosion of a mine. Three thousand Christian Armenians are reported to have been massacred by Kurds in the provinces Rusof Persia recently invaded by sian troops on a punitive mission. Several of the buildings on the Jamestown exposition grounds were destroyed by fire. Two leopards leaped among bad- the in the Baltimore zoo, ly a boy and a spectators The injured plant caused Bunn panic. Chain of the John A. was company at St. Paul, Minn., burned, the loss being $50,000. The private bank of Malone & Son the of Cayuga, Ind., was closed by state bank examiner. Republican conventions in Maryland for North Carolina instructed and Taft and that in Maine declared him its choice without instructing the delegates. Serious damage was done in Leon county, the tobacco section of Florida, by a wind storm. Three French officers and 31 native
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against the members of the railroad commission of Indiana to enjoin them from reducing express rates. Harvey Hinkle of Bloomington, Ind., who killed John R. McClintock because of jealousy, was acquitted of murder on the ground of insanity. Six men were killed by the explosion of a naphtha tank in a Chicago reduction company's plant. Police Sergeant James Boyle of Toledo, O., was fatally shot by a man whom he had arrested. The Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at Monterey, Cal. A supposed attempt of the lawless element in the little town of Verden, Okla., to take revenge on City Marshal Gillespie for his policy of strict law enforcement resulted in an incendiary fire which destroyed the principal business section of the town. Attorney General Bird of Michigan filed a bill asking for a receiver for the American Health and Accident association of Detroit. Robbers took $63,000 in Mexican currency from a Wells-Fargo express car near Torreon, Mexico. The National Prosperity association, to uplift business interests generally, was organized by St. Louis merchants. Conductors and motormen in Cleveland began voting on a proposition to strike because they were refused a wage increase. It was reported in Panama that Honduras was preparing to attack Guatemala. The Michigan supreme court affirmed the conviction and sentence of Philip A. McHugh and Charles P. O'Neil, two prominent young attorneys of Detroit, who were held in contempt by Judge Connolly of Detroit for failing to proceed with a murder trial at the time set by the court. President and Mrs. Roosevelt received 600 New England working women who were in Washington sightseeing. A receiver was appointed for William A. Stetson of Boston, one of the best known leather dealers in the United States. Miss Georgia E. Bible of North Carolina, arrested in Chicago, confessed to the theft of $8,000 worth of diamonds from Herbert Loeb of Philadelphia. Fred Auterburn, a prisoner at Atlantic, Ia., locked the jailer in a cel. and escaped. Two train robbers boarded the New York & St. Louis express on the PanHandle railroad at Pittsburg, overpowered the express messenger and got away with four bags of currency. More than 200 men, including the captain and many other officers, perished when the Japanese training cruiser Matsushima was sunk by the accidental explosion of a projectile. Mirror Lake, a fine fishing place near Baraboo, Wis., was ruined when high water destroyed two dams. Heavy frosts in southeastern Iowa, northeastern Missouri and western Illinois badly damaged strawberries and other fruits. The mayor of Fort-de-France, Martinique, and several other men were killed in a political fight. Dr. J. D. Garrison shot and killed J. D. Williams, an electrician, at Flat Creek, Ala., in a duel. Eleven thousand pounds of green coffee which was confiscated by the United States government on the ground that it contained deleterious and adulterous substances, was burned at Nashville, Tenn. An attempt was made to destroy the quarters of the fashionable Phoenix club in Cincinnati with a bomb. Ray Lamphere of Laporte, Ind., was held on a charge of murdering Mrs. Della Gunness and her three children, who were burned to death. Ambassador Reid announced the engagement of his daughter Jean to Hon. John Hubert Ward, brother of the earl of Dudley. Two seamen of the German battle ship Elsass were killed and six others were wounded at Kiel, as the result of the explosion of a mine. Three thousand Christian Armenians are reported to have been massacred by Kurds in the provinces of Persia recently invaded by Russian troops on a punitive mission. Several of the buildings on the Jamestown exposition grounds were destroyed by fire. Two leopards leaped among the spectators in the Baltimore zoo, bad ly injured a boy and caused a panic. The plant of the John A. Bunn Chain company at St. Paul, Minn., was burned, the loss being $50,000. The private bank of Malone & Son of Cayuga, Ind., was closed by the state bank examiner. Republican conventions in Maryland and North Carolina instructed for Taft and that in Maine declared him its choice with