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sion has ordered 80-cent gas for East Boston after August 1. The residence of Francis J. Arend in Allenhurst, N. J. was damaged by fire to the extent of $25,000. The army worm has invaded Geneseo County, New York, and is ravaging farms in the vicinity of Batavia. The House by a vote of 168 to 68 refused to appropriate $250,000 for a sewer in the Hot Springs, Ark., reservation. Burglars entered the home of John S. Bacon, a New York diamond dealer, and ecsaped with $4,000 in diamonds and cash. An automobile owned by J. M. Wa terbury, the polo player, ran down and injured three-year-old Thomas Tress in New York. Leona Burnett, aged five, of Comden, N. J.. was run down and killed by a motor car owned by J. J. Cary, a Wall Street broker. The summer home of W. H. Nichols, of the General Chemical Co., at Clay ton, N. Y. was destryoed by fire at loss of $75,000. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Congressman William F.Murra tion of William F. Murray for postmaster at Boston. Mrs. Elvira Wardron, who is 112 years of age and has 723 descendants had a family reunion at her home at Sister Creek, Ark. Nominations papers for state treas- for were taken out yesterday Major urer Frederick E. Pierce, Republican of Greenfield. Mas. Overcome by heat and excitement when attacked by bumblebees, Herbert Little, a farmer living near York, Pa., is in a serious condition. Abram V. Byers, a member of the Philadelphia Police Department, faces a penalty of from 10 to 30 years for robbing houses on his beat. Captain Clarence S. Owen, United States Marine Corps, who died at Vera Cruz, was buried in the National Cemetery with full military honors. An eastbound Pennsylvania express wrecked near the Gallitzin tunnel at was Johnstown, Pa. and the engineee and fireman were fatally injured. John W. Roberts, of Dover, N. fire J., was nearly burned to death in which destroyed hi shome on entering the house to recover his false teeth. Five more cases of typhoid fever were reported to the Newark Board of Health from the St. Mary's Orphan Asylum making a total of 83 cases. The pilot boat New Jersey, sunk in collision with the steamer Manchioneal off Sandy Hook, has broken in two and has been abandoned by wreckers. The American schooner Harold c. Beecher was driven ashore near Tin Cove, Nova Scotia. The crew was saved but the vessel will be a total loss. Samuel McRoberts, vice president of the National City Bank of New York, who has been ill for several months will return to his desk about September 1. The Life Saving Benevolent Association presented medals and gold pieces Poto 21 members of the New York lice Department for rescuing drowning persons. Annie Hunt, the militant suffragette who slashed the portrait of Thomas Carlyle in the National Gallery at Lon- im don, was sentenced to six months' prisonment. Walter Sporling, former cashier of Bank of Adair, III., whose alleged with forgeries the forced the bank to close near a loss of $90,000. was arrested Macomb, III. The body of David Marks member of Panama Canal Zone Land Commisthe who died in Panama, will be shipped sion to the United States for burial in Wabash, Ind. Spopee, the Indian pardoned by 34 President Wilson. after serving in prison for a murder he the did years not commit, has been adopted by Blackfeet tribe. The Italian liner Duca d' Aosta Medi- which arrived in New York from transatlantic the terranean, is the first comsteamship to be equipped with_a plete moving picture outfit. WilA young man who says he is of the liam G. McAdoo, 19 years, was son arrestSecretary at Portsmouth, of the Treasury N. H., on a charge of ed interfering with an officer. Burdette G. Lewis, deputy York, commis- desioner of correction in New the I. if "Becky" Edelson, clared that agitator continued her hunger strike, W. W. she would be forcibly fed. The House military bill committee authorizing reWar ported favorably on a to permit the use the Secretary Park of in Washington for the annual of Potomac army-navy football game. workmen on the new Co., build Several the American Trust es- at ing of N. had a narrow limeMorristown death when 1 2tons of stone cape from fell from the top of the building. Interstate Commerce Commis- railThe issued an order compelling show sion their accounts to roads to keep costs of freight and passenger separately service to become effective June 15 1915 Q. Wood, United States Minis- Rome John to Abyssinia, passed through He had ter to Washington. on his way of the proposed commercial with him treaty copy between United States and Abyssinia. irresponsibility of labor was unions Alleged decried by Dudley Taylor,