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THE SANDERSVILLE HERALD. ritf> nt'^TBJiYS TOWN) eF P0LlTIHLINTEKtsT ' III! U Li u 1 II ^ • V/ Loss From Flames at Rawhide, Nevada, Over $1,000,000. SECRET PRICE IS FIJJJi ™ people mwa. bis nomination as the can'; u *te' for v{ce president bv IL** national 4 ,po- OVER 3,000 ARE HOMELESS I ceptance Professor W***nins declared [that the saloon Is u oonK-d in the Unit ed States, Collar makers employed l>y a man ufacturer at Galesburg, 111., seut Wil liam Jennings Bryan a collar for Mr. Bryan's mascot mule. Every man in the shop took part in making the col lar. The Bryan democrats of Baltimore are organizing a company to start a morning paper. The bolt of the Sun , * a large audience in Brown Be.etc * vorthern Uni- vers!ty * at* 1 Ada, or.--'i Fw T.e«V UftiDTt For Cotton s. Watkins was official, notified of 1 hi Crop of 1908-09. Volunteer Fire Department, Assisted By 500 Miners, Worked Heroically to Save the Place. Rawhide, Nev.—Three thousand people homeless, a score or more in jured. and a property loss of over $1,000,000, Is the result of a disas trous fire which started in Dr. Gard PRESIDENT BARRETT TALKS He Says Union Has Adopted Plans Which Will Insure Prosperity to Cotton Growers. irous lire wau n sinriru . . | eaveS Mr. Bryan out of the morning ner s office, located n ** ‘ newspapers in Baltimore and the Hal- Drug Company s building. Panned bj (|more l)aper8 covcr Maryland. gale the fire swept rapidly south and east to Balloon avenue and up papers cover Maryland. A socialist speaker in New York Fort Worth, Texas.—The issue be tween the cotton producers of Amer ica as represented to the Framers' Union, and those to whom he sells his staple was formally Joined when the national convention reached Its deter mination with regard to a selling price and methods of marketing. When President Barrett of the Fnr- rnent concerning the prospects for the coming autumn, as affected by action taken, he said: “We have formulated plans, which. heroically, but on account of tbe in- flammable construction of the build ings they were swept away like tin der. In a short time the business por- tidon of Rawhide wa3 a smoldering ruin, the flames being finally cheeked south of Balloon avenue. Rawhide avenue to within fifty yards | Kf 11 8t) eloquent recently In telling nicra > Union was asked for a stnte- of the People's hospital. ; ,lbout the *wful condition of the work- Over a ton and a half of dvnamite ">8 »>«>> that one of them who was was used in the demolition of build- listening to him tried to commit sul- ings, which in a measure stayed the j c ' de on the spot. _ _ flames' progress. Th- volunteer fire [ General Jacob S. Coxey, who led If followed closely, will insure the cot- department and 50j miners worked | the army of unemployed men from his ton growers of the south the most prosperous year in their history. We have learned from the experience of the past few' years, and you can as sure the commercial Interests of the south that the Farmers' Union Is pre pared to do Its part In guaranteeing the material welfare of the section for the forthcoming twelve months. “Our rnnk and file now know their strength and their weakness. They are going to make the most of the one. and be watchful of the other. If every member of this union does not obtain a price for his cotton this year commensurate with its value and ills labors, It will not be because plans have not been laid carefully, scrupu lously and painstakingly to that end," The adjustable scale of prices fixed for the crop of 1908-09, the concen tration of the power of disposition In a few hands, and the close alliance with spinners, together with arrange ments for withholding cotton from the market In such quantities and at such times as the situation dictates, all conspire to place the plans of the union on a businesslike basis. It Is the opinion of the highest officials of the union that the steps taken at the convention this year will Inaugurate a new era in the matter of securing a full money return for the backtbone crop of the southern states. As President Barrett expressed It, home In Ohio to Washington fourteen years ago, has anounced that he In tends to work for the populist party and for the election of Thomas E. Watson during the presidential cam paign. Jay W. Forrest of New York, chair man of the national committee of the Among the first buildings to go was people’s party, has established south- Collins' hardware store, which con- western headquarters for the populist tained two tons of dynamite that ex-! organization at St. Louis. According ploded with a terrific rip, hurling ( 0 Chairman Forrest the populists will burning planks and boards a great dis- , )0 n one million votes In November, tanee, setting fire to numerous build- E w chafln prohllbltl0 n candidate ings simultaneously for the presidency, In aspeech de- The scenes were slml ar to those at j , ivered at s , )0kane> * 8ald that the fire at Goldfield in July 1906, one of tbe flrBt things he would do nnd at Cripple t leek In April, 1896. a fj er inauguration, should he be elect- Many people were injured .jy flying ; e( j would be to clean up the District debris, ; of Columbia. He said Washington A famine was feared, as all the sup- wn „ one of the vlleBt cltleB , n the ply houses and grocery stores were world wiped out The political situation In New York A subscript on list was star ed. and tftte h ‘ a been Jolted b , he anil0 unce- in a few minutes over $o 000 was ment that 0o vernor Hughes was kiss- raised and a relief train started from 1 Reno, carrying food and bedding. All the mining towns of the Btate came quickly to the assistance of Raw- hide sufferers with cash contributions. San Francisco Mining Exchange at once sent a contribution of $500. A partial list of the heaviest losers follows: Hughes ed “by a striking blonde,” after his speech at a county fair. Just where the brunette Influence will be thrown Is nn open question. Exhausted by ten speeches, Eugene V. Leas, candidate for president on the socialist ticket, arrived at Kan sas City on his red special from Des- First Bank of Rawhide. Bank of Moin ? B - Mr Debs was greeted by a _ Rawhide. Press-Times building, Mlz-: f rowd of a hundred or more social- .. each one of the many million people pah Mercantile Company, Nevada l8, f- °n ,sid f of a few reporters Mr. ln the south dependent upon the pro- Meat Market, the Northern Texas,! Pfh. 8 refused to see anyone. To the duction of cotton ln Its Innumerable Richards, Marks & Co., Nevada Club, 1 , ne wspapermen, Mr. Debs said that phases will have reason to look with Downer Hotel Kelly’s dance hall. ' he ''^ contemplating taking his red Kra , it ude on the wisdom of the dele- The fire destroyed the hoisting j K Al f n ron J °T„ i’ T works of the Bluff Mining Coompany,! , ham *£ a ” , to campaign for the strik- Grutt Hill properties and the Grutt ,ng COfl l miners there, business office, the loss on these' i*- was decided and announced Hint amounting to $10,000, which Is the Judge Taft with his fnmily would ac- extent of damage done the mining | cept the hospitality of his brother, faction favoring 12 cents and another gratitude retnq to this convention before the union shall have again been called into annual session.’’ Much controversy, It Is understood, arose over the price to be fixed, one Summer Visitors are Lost Whilo Boating at Deer Island. Deer Isle, Maine.—Seven summer visitors out of a party of ten were drowned by the capsizing of a 35-foot sloop in Penobscot Bay, off this island. The drowned are; Mies Al ice Torro, Washington, D. C.; Miss Eleanor Toro, Washington, D. C.; Miss Kellog, Baltimore; Lutie Kel logg, Baltimore; Mrs. Lucy S. Craw ley, Philadelphia- Miss Elizabeth G. Evans, Mount Holyoke Seminary, Mas sachusetts; Jason C. Hutchins, of Ilangor. Those saved were: Captain Haskell, Deer Isle; Professor Edward Crawley, Philadelphia, husband of Mrs. Crawley; Henry B. Evans, Mt. Holyoke, brother of Miss Elizabeth Ev ans. With Captain Samuel Haskell, the party of light hearted summer people started out for a sail in Penobscot Bay. The wind was from the south west and squally. The sloop was of the "open" variety. It had no deck forward and no cabin, nnd it contained no ballast, as the party of ten weighted the boat down quite heavily,.and Captain Has kell, an experienced navigator in these waters, thought that the craft would . be well balanced. The party had scarcely been gone an hour before the wind freshened ui), keeling the sloop well over, and dashing the spray upon the occupantB. All the party were perched high on the weather side, as the sloop cut through the waves with the water al most coming over the gunwales on the lee side, when Captain Haskell gave a shout of warning that he was going to tack and then threw over the tiller. Just at this moment the boat rose high up on a wave, exposing her to the full brunt of the wind. An un usually heavy gust struck her and In a twinkling the sloop went over on her beam ends, and the party of ten were thrown into the water. For one brief moment It was every one for one’s self. Weighted down with their water-soaked clothes and chilled through by the cold water, the women were unable to keep them selves afloat. Some had grabbed the person nearest them by the neck and in some Instances they had gone down together, clasped in each oth er’s arms. The three men ln the tender found that they were almost as incapable of giving assistance ln their boat as If they had been In the water. Of the rest of the party but two were in sight and the boat was headed for them. They were Lutie Kellogg nnd Miss Evans. They were unconscious, and although the rescu ers worked vigorously over them all efforts to restore life failed. Tho bodies were taken ashore. properties. I Charles P. Taft, when he goes to du rians were well under way for a cinnati «at least for the first few weeks reconstruction of the town before the ashes were cool. The Press-Times and Rustler news of the campaign. Scores of republican spellbinders received a shock when Frank 11. paper offices were saved, although 1 Hitchcock, the national chairman, an the machinery of the news plant was bounced that in the present campaign destroyed no ea * ai 'tes-'\vill be paid to. speakers. TRADE BOOMING IN MANY LINES. Many Industries Showed an Increased Activity in July, Washington. D. C.—Notably Increas ed activities in a number of lines of Industry in the United States are shown in the July report of the bu- 14 cents. The discussion 4}t times be came so heated and bitter that it was feared the delegates would come to blows, hut President Barrett and oth er cool heads succeeded In allaying threatened trouble. When the matter finally came to a vote a 12-cent mini mum proposition was defeated, but a Expenses will be allowed, hut the fat I resolution was adopted providing that salaries which were paid In the earn- \ the price fixed which could not be as- paigns of 1900 and 1904 will be kept 1 certained, shall be ln force only for thirty days, the national handling com mittee being empowered to raise or lower it as the size of the crop then seems to Justify. The following officers were re-elect ed: Charles S. Barrett, Georgia, presi dent; J. E. Montgomery, Tennessee, in the treasury for other and more urgent needs. Mr Bryan visited St. Paul, Minn., and delivered several speeches in which he expressed himself as being satisfied that Governor John A. John- - — — -- | son of Minnesota, his leading rival, , -• — , • reau of statistics of the department for the nomination before the Den- vice president; R. H. McCulloch, of of commerce and labor, which has ver convention, will loyally support I Arkansas, secretary and treasurer; just been issued. There is a con- him In the coming campaign. directors: W. A. Morris, Alabama; T. siderablv heavier live stock movement After lomr debate the Cent ml Fed ' M. Jefferds Oklahoma; I. N. McCol- reported for the seven months end-; ermed l nmn wblcit’ is \he cemral o7. li8ter ' ^uisia^. ing with July than for the correspon- ganizatnm of^tbe^ hibor^unions ^ of I FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WARNED. ding period of either of the two Im mediately preceding two years. Grain receipts for July increased over the preceding month and also over July of last year. Lumber and coal move ments, as well as the production of iron, continue to show marked ad vances over tbe preceding months of American Federation of Labor, adopt- , n Regard to Participation in Polit- ed a resolution pledging support Lo ica ( Campaigns. Washington, D. C.—A note of warn- the democratic ticket. The independence league appeared for the first time at the receut elec tion in Vermont, ar.d polled about 1,- l 000 votes, while the prohibition and the year, although the total is still . .. below the heavy figures of July, 1907. More than 70 per cent of the report ing car associations show gains over socialist vote remained about the same. In an open letter to friends in Tex FATAL FREIGHT WRECK. Engine Rolled Down an Embankment Scalding Fireman. Macon, Ga.—Tom Turner, an extra fireman, was scalded to death, and Engineer T. C. Benett and Conductor J. J. Rhodes were severely injured when the engine of an extra freight on the Southern railway jumped the track on a siding at Scotland and turned down a steep embankment. A rail turned on the siding while some cars were being moved. When the en gine left the tracks all the men on board jumped except the fireman, who was scalded to death under the heavy wreckage. Conductor Rhodes was brought to the Macon hospital. The other injur ed persons were taken to their homes. the preceding months of the current as William Jennings Bryan makes an vear. Live stock reports at seven inte- 1 appeal to the Catholic vote. He pre- fior primary markets aggregated 2> . [ faces his statement by references to 784 193 head [reports alleged to have ‘been circulat- With returns from forty-five leading , cd iu En e present campaign to the ef- cities the (building operations for July £ ect *hat he was not and never had showed imnrovement, a small gain be en disposed in a manner toward over the remarkably large business Catholics. This Mr Bryan denies, of July of last year being reported. B ™* whl * e declar n S he > 8 a member Packing house products, receipts of the Pi eeuyterian church he says southern pine at New York, pig Iron he includes many Catholics among and other productions show’ed gains [ 1118 deaiest fi lends. __ over the preceding month. I “My gracious! It used to be that Coal and coke traffic over sevfen ’ when I said a thing was to be done, eastern coal carrying roads during! that settled It. But it does not seem July, 1908, .aggregating M&1.996 tons, j to be that way now. In these words, was far in excess of the preceding j addressed to a recent visitor to Sag- months’ totals, though still nearly 3,-1 amore Hill, President Roosevelt show- 000,000 tons below the like shipments ed that he chafed under the defiant for July, 1907. The increase over the attitude of the leaders of the republi- June figures Is largely due to the 1,- can state organization on tho ques- 000,000-ton increase in shipments of tion of renominating Governor bituminous coal. Hughes for governor of New York. Henry Waterson, editor of the Lou isville Courier-Journal, has given out a letter from Bishop Walters calling on negroes to vote the democratic ticket to secure fair treatment. W. J. Bryan will wnite each week until election a letter to be sent to every precinct democratic club in the country, giving advice and suggestion as to the campaign. The democratic national committee on college clubs organization includes the following southern members: F. H. Weston, South Carolina' H. H. Wallace, Athens, Ga.; M. T. Ormand, Alabama; A. A. Murphree, Florida; Luke Lea, Tennessee; C. Irving Carey, Virginia; R. E. L. Saner, Texas; Josh ua W. Herring, Maryland, and J. W. Swartz, Oklahoma. The organization of the eastern de partment of the democratic national committee has been completed and National Chairman Norman E. Mack has officially announced that National Committeeman Robert S. Hudspeth, of New Jersey, had been chosen vice eSauuni o] aaujiuuioa oqi jo umiuimp the democratic campaign in the east. The democratic national commit tee has decided to establish an anti trust bureau In New York. William H. Black has been made head of the bureau of statistics and William Hoge the chairman of the commercial trav elers’ bureau. FOUR MEN SUFFOCATED. Fire In Fore Peak of British Bark Puritan. Botson, Mass.—Succumbing to tbe deadly fumes of burning pitch and oakum, deep down in the fore peak of the British bark Puritan, four sea men were suffocated and a fifth was partly overcome. The dead are Har ry E. Oden, Carl Morsen, Peterson Beck, George Sunblade. The fire, which caused only slight damage, is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion. Ing against federal employees resign ing to participate in political cam paigns with the expectation of possi bly re-entering the service is sound ed ln a statement given out by the civil service commission defining its attitude. Inasmuch as the issuance of a cer tificate is discretionary with the com mission,’’ says the letter, which is signed by President John R. Black, "no certificate will be issued in any case where the party seeking rein statement resigned with a view to running for office or indulging in a degree of political activity which would he prohibited if he had remain ed in the service, afterwards having failed in his candidacy, or having in dulged in the contemplated political activity, seeks reinstatement.” AGED WOMAN CREMATED. Gadsden, Ala.—Mrs. Elizabeth Mc- Neal, aged 75 years, and her invalid daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joe McNeal, aged 50 years, were burned to death In a fire which destroyed their home on Lookout Mountain, eight miles north of this city. Government Cotton Crop Report. Washington, D. C.—The crop report of the department of agriculture shows that the average condition of the cotton crop on August 25 was 76.1 per cent of a normal. This compared with 83 on July 25, last; 72.2 on Aug ust 25, 1907; 77.3 on August 25, 1906; and 73.9 the average of August 25 con ditions for the past ten years. Fears For Safety of Ship. San Francisco, Cal.—Gravest fears are entertained for the safety of the British steamer Aeon, which cleared from this port for Sydney and has not yet arrived here. The steamer Lord Sefton, of the same ine, ha3 arrived at Auckland and reports no sign of the Aeon $500,000,000 in United States Vault Washington, D. C. — Uncle Sam, enriched $500,000,000 by the provis ions of the Vreeland-Aldrch emergen- j cy currency measure, has so much ! money on hand that he cannot wait 1 for the construction of the new vaults ; in the treasury building, but has rent- j ed storage vaults in the Union Trust | building and placed relays of armed guards both inside and outside of tho I banking offices, to protect the millions 1 of dollars awaiting the call of an j emergency that may never material ize. SAVED FROM INSTANT DEATH. A. L. Banks Lassosd as He Was Go ing Over Precipice. San Bernardino, Cal.—Archie L. Hanks, a prominent resident of Phil adelphia, was saved from Instant death by William Rogers of New York. In a most remarkable manner ln the mountains near here. A party of four—James Archer of London, William Rogers and Robert Shea of New York and Mr. Banks— were riding on one of the slopes on the San Bernardino, , Banks' horse slipped nnd he rolled down an embankment toward a prec ipice. At the veiw brink he grapsed a small bush, which was about to give way under the 6train, when there was the swish of a lasso and the imperiled man found himself encircled by n rope, thrown with unerring aim by Rogers. With the exception of a few bruises and a severe nervous shock Banks was uninjured. SEVEN MILLION WOMEN. Council Now Said to Have That Mem bership—Opens in Geneva. Geneva, Switzerland.—The interna tional council of women, which was organized by American women at the Chicago world’s fair ln 1893, and whose membership totals about 7,000,- 000, representing all parts of the world, met hem. The work of the council was preliminary to the great congress of women to be held next year at Toronto, Canada. The Amer ican delegates present were Mrs. Kate Barrett, the vice (president of the American council, and the Rev. Anna Shaw. WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND. Says H-3 Was Mean to Her and Abused Her. Jonesboro, Ark.—Mrs. Arch Pickett shot and killed her husband, a well known resident of Jonesboro, because, she alleges, he was "mean to her and abused her.” Mrs. Pickett escaped with her step father, a prominent farmer, but both were arrested later. Mrs. Pickett confessed. FIRE SWEEP* TREES Calaveras Grove, One of Won* ders of World, in Peril. “MOTHER OF FOREST” BURNED Famous Tree Was 327 High, With a Trunk 78 Feet in Circumference, and Will Take Week* to Consume It. Sonora, Cal. — The Calaveras group of big trees, one of the natural won ders of the world, is in serious dan ger of destruction by fire. Starting from sparks thrown off by tut engine used to haul logs, the fire quickly spread to the heavy timber a mile west of the north grove of big trees. All the forest rangers in the district were quickly gathered aud they, to gether with the settlors, many visit ors living in camps around and in the grove and the employees of the Big Tree hotel, have fought the flames ever since. The dead giants, however, will prob ably be destroyed. Already, "The Mother of the Forest," a great dead hulk, at the edge of the grove, is aflame, and like a gieat glowing torch Is threatening its living neigh bors, "The Mother” lies 327 feet long, with a trunk 78 feet ln circumference, and it will take perhaps weeks for the flames to consume it. The destruction of the big grove would be little short of a calamity. The only living specimens of the Se- quloas glgantea. or big trees, are those found ln California, and there are but four groups of these, contain ing many notable trees. The Calaveras grove Is probably the most remarkable. The fire burned the south side of Alpine ridge, and a large' force of men turned out to fight it. I^ater it broke out ln three places, and. fanned by a strong wind, again turned toward the great grove. Soon a blaze was seen to break from the top of Gen eral Grant, one of the finest of the giant trees. The upper branch of Garfield, standing nearby, also caught fire, but the fire did not burn lower down in either of these trees. People ln the vicinity are much dis tressed, and have turned out for miles to assist the forest rangers. It is be lieved that no one has perished al though deer and mortals are fleeing from the country. A mountain lion and a deer were seen running side by side, paying no attention to each other,intent only on saving, their lives. PLAN TO TEACH WOMEN To Alight From Street Car Facing Front, Instead of Rear. Chicago, 111.—A device for the pur pose of making women get off a street car without facing backward is being tried by the Chicago City Railway company. The scheme was discovered in con nection with the pay-as-you enter type type of cars, which have a handle on I the front door. Observing inspectors found that women in alighting seized the handle and, clinging to it, swung around to the outside door, alighting with their- faces toward the rear. The remedy consists of the removal of the handle. Under the new plan the door is opened by a mechanical device operated by the motorman. The passenger has nothing to grasp except a handle at the forward end of the step, and seemingly cannot help facing forward when leaving the car. PROTEST OF EMPLOYEES. Will Ask Louisiana to Stop Fight on Increased Freight Rates. New Orleans, La.—At a meeting held here of representatives of all branches of organized labor employed by railroads a committee was appoint ed to visit Baton Rouge, the state capital, and urge the Louisiana rail road commission to desist from its efforts to prevent the railroads from raising their freight rates. The rail road trainmen and others say that they are convinced that if the rail roads fail in their efforts to raise their freight rates, that a cut in the wages of all employes will result. The committee was also instructed to in form the interstate commerce com mission of the position they had tak en. LEPER UETS PENSION. Legal Difficulties Surround Plan, But Will Be Overcome. Washington, D. C.—John R. Early, the Washington leper, will receive t pension of $72 a month for total dis ability incurred while a soldier in the United States army. The case has been placed in the hands of the judge advocate general of the army for the solution of the problem of the pay ment of a pension to a leper who can not, by reason of his affliction, dis pense with the money. I ATE IIE*S NOTES. ANTI-BUCKETSHOP LAW. It is Effective in New York—Will Aid Regular Exchange. New York City.—The so-called anti- bucketshop law which was enacted by the legislature this year and approv ed by Governor Hughes has been put into operation in this city. Charles H. Badeau, president of the Consoli dated Stock exchange, said that as a result of the new law the exchange expects a considerable Increase in business. He said that numerous In quiries had been made since the pas sage of the law by buclcetshop men to secure direct representation on the consolidated exchange, but that all such efforts h‘ad been fruitless. -Six OVER A SCORE DROWNED. British Bark Amazon Wrecked Bodies Washed Ashore. Neath, Wales.—The Britishh bark Amazon, for Iquique from • Port Tal bot, has been wrecked near the latter port. Only five out of her crew of thirty-two were saved. Six bodies already have been washed aslioje. It is feared that all the rest of the crew of the Amazon were drowned. The bark was driven ashore during the night of the storm and soon be came a total wreck. Hullding Statistics Issued. Washington, D. C.—The total cost of the buildings erected in .lie prin cipal cities of the United States in 1907 was $661,076,286, a net decrease of $17,634,683 from the figures of 1906. In the cities showing a decrease in building, New Y’ork takes the lead with a falling off of $141,591,982 or 26.94 per cent. Is a Brother of Czolgosz. Sharon, Pa.—John Czolgoz, a broth er of President McKinleys’ assassin, was sentenced to the workhouse for three months on a charge of vagran cy. The police claim Czolgoz is in sane and his case will be investigat ed. Woman Hurt at Bargain Counter. Loganspcrt, Ind.—Shopping in this city is strenuous. During a rush of shoppers in a five and ten-cent store that was having a baragin sale on granite ware. Miss Bessie Baker, 20 years old, fainted after getting a dish pan. She was carried outside and her first words on recovering were: "Where’s my pan; where’s my pan?” An unknown boy was knocked down and trampled, suffering a fractured arm. Many received bad bumps and bruises and torn dresses. General, A shortage of unwArdc . has been discovered in tlie i supplies and vouchers In the L"' lU ot poetofflee at Havana, of which « al Rodriguez iB chief. Rodr ? 0r not been seen, in Havana J 138 service police are unable to n’ him. Rodriguez held the saL a ' e as Charles F. Noilly, who nrL ‘’° 8t vlcted of extensive frauds durn, first American intervention. ’ 10 The postponement until igi 7 Qf Japanese International ex which was to have been held in pn?’ has been officially announced Thu postponement is due to ecouon tcii rea8ona - a " d to the lack of time ,o make the proper preparation for the exposition. The date fixed is the St. teenth anniversary of the sueceslon o fthe emperor. 8 J. B. Poston, grand senior counsel, lor of the United Commercial (revel era of Texas, dropped dead while playing a game of whist in Datdson Texas His remains were shipped to Memphis, Tenn., for burial He w»« an ex-confederate soldier, serving with Forrest during the civil v, ur . * John G. Clifford, president ot the United Oxygen and Chemical com. lany, was blown to pieces at the plant of the company at Niasam Falls, N. Y., in the presence 0 f his 18-year-old son, Roger, when a tank of oxygen, charged to 2,000 pounds exploded. The boy was uninjured ’ Over 1,000,000,000 picture post cards were mailed in Germany last year •over 800,000,000 in Great Hritain’ more than 799,000,000 in this country and about 665,000,000 ln Japan. Potato bugs on the ruils at Uzy Lane, Connectlcutt, Btalled a trolley laden with excursionists bound to Lake Compounce today, in spite of the terrific slaughter the bugs held possesion of the rails until the car men could sand the tracks. While the grading of Main street Manassas, Va., was in progress re cently the workmen discovered that their picks went to a depth that In dicated a subterranean cavity, upon Investigation it was discovered that a trc-uch to the depth of three feet had been dug and a number of barrels of flour put therein and concealed from the enemy on the evacuation of Ma nassas by the confederate troops. A large quantity of barrel staves and a white substance resembling decayed flour were exhumed. St. Louis reports a case of hypno tism over the telephone at a distance of one hundred and fifty miles. The city authorities at Urbana, 111., are co-operating with the entomologi cal department of the University of Illinois in an effort to find out to what extent house files breed in garbage and to discover some method to put an end to the breeding. The German steamer Roon left Ere- mantle, Australia recently , taking nearjy l.OOO.CCO pounds sterling ln gold for Germany. Philadelphia is preparing to spend $6,000,000 on new docks on the Dela ware river water front. A machine to cut grass where a lawn mower cannot go and at the same time trim the sod evenly has been patented by an Indian man. Andrew Carnegie has donated $7,- 000 for the relief of the families of the seventy miners who lost their lives as a result of an explosion in the Maypole coal mine. Antonio (Tony) Pastor, the theat rical manager, died at his home In New York, after an Ulness of several weeks. He was 71 years old. Secretary Irwin Shepard, of the Na tional Educational Association, has announced that tire department of su perintendence would meet in Chicago February 23, 1909. The meeting was to have been held ln Oklahoma City, but the destruction of u leading hotel there by fire necessitated a change'. Between 1,000 and 1,600 principals, su perintendents and college presidents will attend the meeting. Washington. Rear Admiral Edwin Fithiun, retir ed, chief engineer of the United States ' navy, died at his home In Bridge- ; town, N. J. The Portuguese chamber of depu- j ties has approved the extradition treaty between the United States and : Portugal. The treaty provides lor ex- ! tradition for twenty-one specific of* fenees. It excepts political offenders) but specifies that the authors of at tempts against rulers shall not be considered as such. Statistics of the employes in the ex ecutive civil service of the United States have just been published by the census bureau. Exclusive of the consular and diplomatic service there are 286,902 classified employes, ot whom only 13,821 are women. In the District of Columbia three women are employed to every seven men; m 1110 country at large, one woman to iwen- tv-five men. At the national cop't® the average wage for men is $1,1‘ 8 » for women $676. The Argentine republic is preparing for war with Brazil, according to in formation reaching the state depai • ment at Washington. To officials o. Argentine there Is apparently no nil 8 tery about the recent order by government, of Brazil for the build ns of three powerful warships 01 Dreadnaught type. It turns out the protests of the Brazilian na | a d . thorities that tho ships were ed for Brazil and not for sale to other power, Is probably correct, 1 they are part of the armament <. which Brazil proposes in the near ture to make war upon Argentm public. Argentine is making P r ‘‘ atlons to meet the situation am • chamber of deputies have voted to , 000,000 for armaments. Wade H. Ellis, now attorney 8 en ® r 0 ‘ al of Ohio, has been tendered oy president and has accepted the P tion of assistant to the attorney 6 eralf- recently held by Milton • .. . dy. Mr. Ellis will assume the dUl ' of his new position as soon a business of his present office tj mit, which will require his at for some weeks. , Systematic Investigation > , s government of the Philippine^ ‘ reveals the fact that the gi' 01 1 (1)0 sists of 2,600 islands, while be on ^ American occupation tbe nunim estimated at 1,200.