GENERAL NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8877, 31 July 1907, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

Coffee-berry chewing is a D6W fonn of vice which ia taking strong hold of many persons in the coffee- ; roosting establishments. It is a , stimulant, and whoa osce the habit has taken possession it is bard to | break it. Medical ns«a say that it is far worse than tobacco. Cabinet has not yet come to a decision in reference to the proposa j that a team representing New Zea-; land should bo sent to the New j South Wales Rifle Association’s ; meeting in October, Volunteers are i hoping that Ministers will make an announcement at an early date, as if a team is to be sent ample opportunity should be given to the men ; selected to practice for the meeting. ! A few weeks ago George Ward, of I ! Resaca, Ohio, came into unpleasant notoriety by the fact that he was soundly thrashed by sixteen women of his neighbourhood for ill-treating ,Ins wife. Accounts of this event were widely published, and led to the discovery of his existence and whereabouts by parties in England who had important information for him. This reached the victim of feminine indignation in the shape of a letter from Mr J. H. Trace, of Portsmouth, informing Ward that he is heir to property worth £IOO,OOO, and requesting him to forward bis birth certificate and other evidence to establish his identity. . , “ Little Bright Eyes,” an inhabitant of the spirit world, was the pnn cipal figure in an extraordinary case which came before the Supreme Court in New lork recently. Miss Vanderbilt, the daughter of Mr Edward Vanderbilt, a millionaire lumber merchant, has applied for an

mquiry by the Lunacy Commissioners into the sanity of her father, whose recent marriage to Mrs May Pepper, a notorious spiritualist medium, she asks shall be made invalid. The daughter alleges that hsr father’s sanity has been impaired by his studies of spiritualism, and that he is completely under the control of “ Little Bright Lyes, the spirit which Mrs Popper alleges controls her in her inediumlatic efforts. Affidavits made by Miss Vanderbilt state that her father sent cheques to j the order of “Little Bright Lyes,” the proceeds of which ware secured by Mrs Pepper. It was also alleged that Mr Vanderbilt sent candy and clothes to “Little Bright Eyes,” and that these also found their way into the possession of Mrs_ Pepper. The judge reserved his decision. Mr James J. Hill, the United Bta'es railroad magnate, pralicted. in a recent interview, that the United States Government will be forced to lend its credit to finance the needs of American railroads. “ The American public, in Us exasperation, wiU demand that the railroads shall lay certain rails and provide mors ears for the railroad*. The railroads will answer that they cannot, as their credit has been mined, and the Government will be obliged to step in and lend its credit to supply the deficiency. The situa-: tion might lead to Government ownership of railroads. The cause ' of the trouble is that the business of ■ the United States has outgrown the | capacity of its railroads, and the j railroads aie in no position to catch j up. If men cannot get their freight | moved they must cease to produce it. The fact is, there is too much prosperity. People are trying to make too much money, and the plants are overworked. The past spring and winter have been the worst season on record for broken rails. During the past seven or eight months the railroads have | raised something like £160,000,000, ■ and most of it went to pay old bills.” A great sensation was caused in Berlin the other day by the doable suicide of Herr Francis Joseph and Frau Gotthelf. Herr Joseph, who | was thirty-one years of age, was pro- ! prietor of a large manufacturing > works, and heir to immense wealth, i being the only son of a millionaire | father. Frau Gotthelf, who was also thirty-one years of age, was the wife |of a proprietor of a great exporting I firm. Herr Gotthelf, who was ten I years older than his wife, frequently j received Herr Joseph in his house as • a guest, and what was apparently a | warm friendship sprang up between | the two men. The trio could bo ! frequently seen together at the [ theatre, racecourse, and other public 1 resorts. Recently during a trip i which all three made to Heligoland, ’ Herr Gotthelf wont sailing, while \ Herr Joseph and Frau Gotthelf re- | mained ashore, and the husband, , j who was compelled by stormy weather f to return earlier than intended, found | bis wife and her lover under cotni promising conditions. Herr GoSt- ; helf thrashed Herr Joseph, and up I braided the faithless wife. The two f lovers then returned to Berlin, and, | caking lodgings there, committed j suicide by taking poison. When the I victims of this tragedy were dis- | covered they were clasping each j other’s hands. Frau Gotthelf had | three children, aged five, seven, and 1 eight.

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