Show negro the victim of a very strange disease san francisco july 10 A special dispatch to the call says the latest freak of nature and marvel of the medical scientists is the change of color which Is gradually creeping over the body of a negro portor charles hugo bell in calusa colusa mutation began several years ago the spots of white have spread to the face and hands although the victim of this strange disease suffers no ill effects at present he has been adelaed that as soon as the complete change takes place death will ensue bell Is a bard laborer and enjoys life but Is the object of curiosity bell was born in columbia ga in his parents were full blooded negroes coming direct from africa as slaves to the united states CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS baltimore july 10 the christian endeavor convention today considered the collective work of the various endeavor societies and unions responses being made by many states and local union officers A pastors conference was hel at the central presbyterian church which was led by rev wm R of monticello indiana who delivered an address addre bs automobile DID DAMAGE new york july 10 by the extraordinary antics of an unruly automobile the costly italian marble balustrade which surrounds the building of the appellate division or the supreme court madison avenue and twenty fifth street has been badly damaged A length of thirty feet of the fine marble was broken and it was said that the damage exceeded mass july 10 robert B wright father of mayor R R wright of denver and grandfather of alsa roberta wryght who christened denver Is dead aged 94 years DARING LONE ROBBER spokane wash july 10 the daring attempt of a lone robber to hold up a pullman car was reported today by the crew of the northern pacific passenger no 4 east bound just after the train left sand point idaho pullman con ductor healy found the robber in the vestibule of the and pluckily pluck lly grappled with him in the scuffle the robber shot at healy the bullet passing through hla coat ha then boat healy until the conductor was almost insensible becoming frightened the robber made no effort to hold up the passengers but leaped from the car and vanished healy was badly beaten no clew to the robber Is reported pickpockets PICK POCKETS ROB passengers new york july lo 10 Pickpocket a took possession of a street car and by locking the rear door robbed the passengers on the back platform leisure the gang feigned intoxication and jostled the other passengers while relieving them of their valuables several of those on tho car reported the loss of watched wat chea pocketbooks and valuable pins AMERICAN MEDICAL EDITORS portland ore july 10 the american medical editors association an auxiliary to the american medical congress will hold alts annual session in this city today addresses will be adopted by prominent editors and physicians upon subjects of interest to medical journalists in the evening a banquet will be tendered the visiting editors at the arlington club at which the following speakers will respond to toasts brigadier gen robert oreley ORe lUy surgeon general U S A surgeon general walter wyman public health and marine hospital service dr louis mcmurtry president elect american medical association dr andrew C president oregon state board of health dr henry 0 marcy boston and dr dudley S reynolds louisville ky |