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A BRIBE
Attorney Miller, of Postoffice
department, Loses Head,
PAYNE ORDERS ARREST
Charoo l» that Turf Operator* Paid
fa'Fe Sum to induce Him
i.- to Declare Their Bull-
J: .tf 1 , nese Legal.
Postmaster General Payne, Monday,
tsumtnnrily dismissed Daniel V. Mil
ler, assistant, attorney general for the
ipostoflice department, for accepting a
tsrlbe In connection with the caBe of
John J. Ryan & Co., charged with
fraudulent use of the maila. A war
rant was at once issued for Miller’s
arrest
Another warrant has been issued for
tho arrest of a man who Is charged
with being the partner or go-between
In the transaction. The bribe is al
leged to have been accepted at Cin
cinnati last December.
Miller is from Terra Haute, Ind., and
was appointed by former Assistant At
torney General James N. Tyner about
two years 'ago.
The charge against Miller has been
cinder Investigation for three months.
The Ryan' company was a turf invest
ment concern whl'h operated at St.
Louis and Covington, Ky. Its methods
and working operations aro said to be
similar to those of the Arnold coip-
psny, which has figured conspicuously
In, tho postofiice investigation. The
inspectors have been quietly at work
fin the case and action was delayed-so
they might got together all the papers
and o.vldcnco which, in their opinion,
mi necessary.
Tho Ryan company was the bene
ficiary under a decision of the assist
ant attorney general, of tho gostofflee
department made several months ago,
subsequent to the decision In tho Ar
nold case and couched In practically
the same terms as th.tt decision.
Those decisions declared the con
cerns named to be free to use the
malls. Tho Arnoi.1 decision, it is
stated, was signed by Assistant At
torney General Tyner and the Ryan
decision by George A. C. Christianity,
tho law cleric of the department, who
was then acting assistant attorney
general on account of Mr. Tyner's pro-
traded Illness. Mr, Christiancy was
at tho postofllce department on a sum
mons from the department and was
closely examined regarding the case.
It is stated that the amount offered
Miller aa a bribe aggregated several
thousand dollars an,l was in the form
of a cash payment, followed by a
check.
MARK HANNA HOLDS ALOOF.
8couts the Idea of Indorsing the Can
didacy of Roosevelt.
Senator Hanna, In an interview at
Cleveland, Ohio, concerning widely cir
culated reports as to his position in
connection with proposed resolution to
be introduced at the coming state re
publican convention indorsing Presi
dent Roosevelt for c second term,
made the following etntement to the
representative of the Associated
Press:
"I have, seen the reported Interview
with Senator Foraker with reference
to the proposed indorsement of the
nomination of President Roosevelt by
the next Ohio republican state con
vention. At the outset I want to do-
ny that Mr. Dover, my private secre
tary, or so far as I know, any of my
friends, had anything to do with
raising this quejtlon
"The flrst I knew of it was when I
read in tho papers a previous Inter
view with Senator Foraker, which I
construed as an expression of his own
personal views. This was followed by
an interview with General Grosvenor
along the same line. These-made it
apparent that there was a disposition
on the part of some people to suggest
stlch action by the convention.
“I certainly have no criticism lo
make of any Individual as to bts rights
to entertain or to express such views,
but I certainly do criticise the propri
ety of action along that line by the del
egates to the state ernvention who are
chosen for the purpose of nominating
a state ticket. It docs not appear to
me to be entirely preper for this con
vention to assume the prerogative of
the one to be chosen in 1904 and upon
which one will rest the responsibility
of representing and expressing the
sentiment in our state for any candi
date.
"It would seem unnecessary for me
to say that these conclusions are In no
way Influenced by tiny personal de
sires or ambitions of my own.
_ "I have often stated 'loth privately
and publicly that I cm not and will
not be a candidate (or the presidential
nomination.”
JEWESS PLEA8ES SHAW.
Secretary of Treasury Offers Woman
Partnership In Law Firm.
Mist Sadie Ametican. who gained
prominence In Chicago through her ac
tive work In organizing the first in
ternational Congress of Jewish Wo
men, which was one of the featuree ot
the wcrW'i Mr, bat bees offered port-
Binbip lh the law (m which leer*
tur luw intrude to turn »&«.be
I»tm tfc# frtinit-
GORDON AGAIN HONORED.
Confederate Veterane at New Orleane
Re-Elect General ae Commander-
In-Chief—Business Session.
The actual business of the Confeder
ate rennlon was brought to an end at
New Orleans Thursday , and the dele
gates adjourned sine die at noon.
General Gordon was re-elected com
mander in chief, and all the depart
meat commanders, General Lee, Gen
eral Walker and General Cabell, were
at the same time chosen to fill for an-
>tber year the offices they have held
so long All the elections were unani
mous, and were made by one shout 01
"aye!" ,
The place of holding the next reun
ion was left to the executive commit
tee. It will be held in Louisville,
Nashville or St. Louis. It Is the desire
of the odicials of tho organization to
arrange matters so that a single rail
road rate will allow the delegates to
attend tho reunion and visit the
world’s fair at St. Louis, either going
or coming. In tho absence of any
definite agreement with the railroads
and their inability to say what, coulu
be done, the department commanded
asked that the entire matter bn left tt.
the executive council for a final decis
ion after consultation with the rail-
road officials. Their wish was granted
by a unanimous vote.
Genera'. S. D. Lee presided in tho
absence of General Gordon, who re
mained in his room at the hotel to
gain as much strength as possible for
the ordeal of Friday’s parade.
The ccmmitee on credentials re
ported that there was a total of 1,523
camps represented at the reunion,
with 2,423 properly accredited dele
gates.
A monument to the honor of south
ern women was strongly urged; work
was ordered begun on the Battle Ab
bey to be erected in Richmond; a plan
was set c-n foot to more closely affil
iate the Sons of Veterans with their
fathers' organlzalon; economy Is urg
ed in the entertainment of veterans by
future reunion cities; monument to
Jefferson Davis' Is planned.
REMOVING WIRES AND POLES.
Pennsylvania Railroad Begins Work
of Clearing Right of Way.
The last obstacle in the litigation be
tween the Pennsylvania railroad and
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany ovor the poles and lines .of tho
latter company on the railroad’s right
of way, having been removed by the
United States circuit court Thursday
at Pittsburg, Pa., which refused the
injunction asked for by the Western
Union, President Cassatt, of tho Penn
sylvania railroad, Issued an order for
the removal of the poles and wires.
The order waa Issued In the forenoon
and by nightfall many miles of wires
had been cut down.
Every section hand In the territory
was Impressed Into service to help in
removing the telegraph company’s
property. The wire, after being cut,
was colled up and left lying along tht
railroad with the poles awaiting dispo
sition by the Western Union Company.
There are about 25,000 miles of wiro
and about 20,000 poles covering a ter
ritory of about 600 miles, belonging to
the Western Upton, on the Pennsylva
nia’s right of way. About half of this
is affected by President Cassatt’s re
moval order. It will take several days
to complete the work.
CL08E8 MILL; MAKE3 MONEY.
Unique 3cheme Evolved by Cotton
Manufacturing company.
A rather unique situation has devel
oped In the Granteville Manufacturing
Company, whose cotton mill is located
In South Carolina, but has its execu
tive ornce in Augusta, Ga.
President T. I. Hickman has cioscu
a deal for the sale of his stock of cot
ton amounting to 3,500 bales, and fig
tires out a profit of 670,000 by selling
his raw material and closing down bis
mill for the summer, as compared
with operating the mill and converting
the cotton Into cloth at present prices.
While the mill is closed the opera
tives will continue on the pay roll a;
halt pay
PULLMAN COMPANY LIBERAL.
Makes Most Satisfactory Franchise
Return to Georgia Comptroller.
The new franchise tax law of Geor
gia scored a most substantial victor}
Thursday when the return ot the P ill
man Palace Cay Company was receiv
ed by Comptroller General Wright am,
promptly accepted.
The Pullman company, by its legal
authorities, acknowledges the justice
of the Georgia law, compiles fully
with Its spirit, end makes what is
considered by the comptroller general
a most equitable franchise return.
LITTLE CHARLIE WON 8UIT.
Boy Claiming to Be Son of Broadway
Roust Given Big VerdicL
A Chicago diapatcb aaya: The Jury
In the suit ot Charles Broadway Routa,
who waa suing the Charles Broadway
Ronss estate tor 1100,000 for mainte
nance and lupport, returned a verdict
tor tbo Ml fineunt Thuridsy, with
9l«7ff0 iBttrut. no tor IB Mini
cUUBid to to tt« ki el cfcirlii
KfoUwt? Rmtii
BEADLYTORNADOES
Cut a Frightfully Fatal Swath
Through Western States.
OKLAHOMA A SUFFERED
Town* Almost Wiped Off the Map and
Damage Through Country Ols-
trictr. Will Reach Enor
mous Figure,
A Kabsas City special says; In the
storm that struck .on miles southeast
of Dodge City, a herder, name un
known, was killed and Mrs. Tlbb
Shane was fatally Injured. Many
small buildings were wrecked and
scores ot cattle killed. The report
that Mulvane, Kans. had been swept
away by a tornado proves to have boon
exaggerated. Mare or less damage,
was caused at that place but as far as
can be learned there was no serious
loss and no casualties are reported.
In tho northwestern corner of Dick
inson county eight dwellings were
blown down and several injured, but
all will recover, tha .track of the storm
In his county was a quarter of a mile
wide and twenty miles In length, and
it Is estimated th.it $30,000 damages
was done to crops.
Hundreds Homeless.
Hundreds of persons were rendered
homeless and property damages to tho
extent of $300,000 was done in the
Enid, Oklahoma, bottoms alone by a
cloudburst that struck west of the city
at midnight Saturday night. The ag
gregate damage probably will be much
higher on account rf losses sustained
between Enid and the seat of I he
storm.
A bank of water three feet high and
200 feet wide, swept down through the
bottoms at midnight, carrying liousos
and everything before it. tt came
upon Enid without warning, while
most of its Inhabitants were asleep.
Within a few minuses a hundred
houses were completely submerged.
Many persons lost everything they
possessed. The means for relieving
distress are inadequate.
The rainfall for ten days was the
heaviest in the history of Oklahoma
and indications are that more will fol
low. Reports of losses in the country
west of Enid ate meager, but it is be-'
lieved that heavy dnmage was done.
Additional advices state that about
7:30 o’clock Saturdnv night the tor
nado struck Carden, Oklahoma, and de
stroyed about one-'h,r<J of the town.
Including the principal business
houses and postofflee. P. F. Brown, ot
Wichita representlig a machinery
company, was killed Instantly by fly- j
Ing timbers, his brains being found 30
feet from the body. Mrs. Wlsmiller
was fatally injured. Among the build- :
Ings destroyed were the Merrill furnl- ]
tare store, the Cannon drug store, the [
Halstead meat market, The Headlight
printing office and Wismillcr’s hard
ware store. Tho Methodist church
was set on top of the parsonage, where j
It remains and can be seen for miles.
The tornado also struck Foss, a |
town of 200 inhabitants on the Choc- i
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf railway in
western Oklahoma. . early Sunday
morning, destroying thirteen resi
dences and wrecking many nuthouses.
Three persons were killed and a num
ber Injured, one H. P. Hall seriously.
Tho dend are F. M. Siagel, his wlfo
and daughter.
Storm Swecpe Illinois.
A tornado swept r.cror/ central Illi
nois Sunday, causing much damage, al
though no lives wero lost. The storm
was accompanied by torrents of rain
and by lightning. Two grain elevators
were blown over at. Oarlock and many
barns nnd structures were destroyed.
Thousands of shade does were uproot
ed and electric wires were blown
down.
Great Blow In Nebraska.
A tornado struck near Randolph, j
Ncbr., late Saturday night and caused I
heavy loss.
The home of William Fredericks j
was demolished. Fredericks and nls ;
wife wero carried some distance, but!
had a miraculous oicnpe from death, j
Many barns were blown down nnd I
horses and other slock injured. Tbo 1
home of H. Helms is in ruins.
VETERANS IN PARADE.
With Stirs and Bert Flying and
Strains of "Dixie" Cavalcade of
Old Heroe* Marches Again,
■Probably the greatest Confederate
reunion that wan ever held came to a
close . In New Orleans Friday after
noon with a parade some five miles
long, whose splendor and color and
magnificence will live when the last
of the grand old heroes have gone
hence.
With Gen. Stephen D. Lee, of the
Tennessee department. In command,
the monster procession started at 3
o’clock, the hour scheduled. Such a
display of enthusiasm as the great
procession wont Its way through the
gayly decorated city, white the thou
sands of New Orleans citizens cheered
wildly from tbo street and windows
has rarely been seen In the history of
tho nation.
But ono thing marred the great pa
rade of veterane, and kept it from be
ing tho completo success It otherwise
would have been—the absenco of Gen-
John B. Gordon, thabeloved command-
er-in-chief of the surviving Confeder
ates. Confined to his bed in his room
at tlie St. Charles hotel, General Gor
don heard the yells, the thunderous
applause and the strains of “Dixie”
played by the proudly marching bands,
and wished that he wero well and
could take part in Ifcc monster demon
stration.
It was a day such os Now Orleans
had never seen before, such as she
may never see again It was a revela
tion. in passionate patriotism, and to
the old Roidlers of the south an offer
ing of affection that was closely akin
to worship.
For an hour previous to the time
the parade was to start, Canal Btreet,
upon which the hood of the line of
march was formed, was a jumble that
defies language to dcccrlbe. It was a
chaos, a convulsive conglomeration of
citizens, street cars, policemen, wo
men, veterans, militia, wagons, bands,
children and carriages., The people
pushed here and there, they cheered
and waved thlr flogs, they stood in
front of street cars and ran before
horses until the police wero well nigh
distracted.
The entire line of march was five
miles in length, and as the parade
waa conducted beneath a hot sun a
few of the older veterans found tho
way a trifle long. The great majority,
however, finished tho march.
Tho escort was formed by the Na
tional Guard of Louisiana. General
J. B. Lovcrt acted ns chief marshal.
Behind the state troops came the
Memphis buglo corps at the head of
Company A of the Confederate veter
ans. Then camo the department of
northern Virginia, under General I. C.
Walker, with Its divisions In the fol
lowing orders: South Carolina, North
Carolina. Virginia, West Virginia and
Maryland. The department of the
army of the Tennessee was formed
ns follows: Louisiana, Tennessee.
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Georgia. Tho trans-Mississippi de
partment, led by General Wl L. Cabell,
marched with Texas on the right of
l he line followed bv Indian Territory,
Arkansan and Oklahoma. The north
west division and Pnclflc division clos
ed the parade.
Carriages containing Mrs. Stonewall
Jackson. Mrs. E. Kirby Smith, Mrs.
Braxton Bragg, Mrs. Thomas J.
Scmmcs, Judge and Mrs. John D.
Reagan, were In the parade and their
occupants received much attention.
The announcement of General Gor
don’s illness cast a gloom, ovor the
closing hours of the reunion. Tho
general himself was greatly disap
pointed at this fatlvre to get In tho
parade.
If there was one person wanting to
see General Gordon Frida morning
nnd inquiring about his condition,
thero wero ten thousand. For this
reason it wns found necessary to keep
everyone out of his room. During ihe
whole rounlon General Gordon was
very weak, and his collapse Thursday
night wns due partly to his weakened
condition and the Intense excitement.
Redding Captured in California.
J. T. Dent was trrested in Red
ding, Cal., Friday on a warrant charg
ing him with defrauding hanks In
Amerlcus, Ga. He acknowledged bis
guilt
CURTIS JETT INDICTED.
8tand( Charged by Grand Jury With
Assassination of Marcum.
At Jackson. Ky.. Monday night, af
ter an ail-day’s session of the special
grand jury, to and from which the
principal witness was escorted under
protection of a guard of soldiers. Cur
tis Jett and Tom V/hito were Indicted
for the assassination of James B. Mar
cum. The action taken by the grand
jury was prompt and decisive and
there is now a growing impression
that justice will at last be adminis
tered in the Harglc-Cockrcll feud, of
which Attorney Marcum waa the lat
est victim.
POST TRIAL POSTPONED.
8upreme Court Hat Not Yet Passed
Upon Habeas Corpus Writ.
A Jacksonville, FIs., dispatch sayn:
Tho much-litigated case of the Unite.]
States vs. Helen Wllmsns Post, the
Inmous “Absent treatment cure-alls,"
set for Monday, has been postponed on
account of the United Htaic3 supremo
court not yet acting on an appeal
made by Mrs. Post’c attorneys on a
writ, of habeas eorpne.
United States Attorney Stripling
claims their appeal lo the United
States supreme court Is -basd on fals-
hoods. The cane w»s made famous
on account of mentn) science people
CASTLE AND TRACEWELL REPLY.
LIST OF AUTO VICTIMS.
Postmaster General Payne Glvcc Out
Mere Scandal News.
Postmaster General Payne Saturday
made public the answers of Henry A.
Castle, the auditor cf the treasury tor
the postofllce department, and Comp
troller Trteewell. of the treasury, re-
lirdlDf til* Tulloch clitrgeu of trrtgu-
luitln is tbe point sdnistitniioft.
Tfce uiwtn iBMifttiUir i»oj iliiii.
tiny ot wroofftii jreteiure.
I Complete Returns Show Six Killed,
Two Fatally, Ten Seriously Hurt.
' A special from Paris says: It Is
1 now posiible to nc'.emble from tho
many reports from along the route of
the flrst stage of the Parie-Madrld
automobile race • complete lilt of the
casualties. This shows six persons
mum, two to duimMi? injured tint
they bw die »nd tea Mrieuilf l*
Jwed,
MRS. CARSON FREE
Macon Woman Who Slew
Rigsby Acquitted by Jury.
HER STORY OF KILLING
8he Tells How and Why She Used
Pistol—Great Demonstration in
Court Room When Verdict
Was Announced,
In the trial ot Mrs, Carson, In Ma
con, Ga„ for the murder of the student,
Rigsby, the jury returned a verdict
of “Not Guilty.” Instantly a dozen
strong men were leaning over the
chair in which Mrs. Carson was sit
ting, each extending a hand and alt ox-
pressing congratulations, while she sat
mute with joy and with tears stream
ing from her eyes. From all sections
ot tho room mon stepped forward to
have a word with the woman who had
gone through such «. Tying ordeal, and
for a second It looked as though a
stampede in that direction was sure,
but Judge Felton’s gavel quickly
brought the crowd to order, and within
a half minute Mrs. Carson and her hus
band, accompanied by hor father and
Judge Ross, were leaving the court
room.
F'or halt an hour Friday afternoon,
\.rs. Carson, charged with murdering
J. C. Rigsby In Attorney Bayne’s of
fice in Macon, Ga., last January, held
the undivided and' almost breathloss
at ten! ion of a panned court room.
Men, young and old. strained every
faculty to hear her every word, watch
her every Jesture, and to miss noth
ing of tho look of mental agony
shown in the defendant s face. From
a note book Mrs. Carson gave her ver
sion of tho killing and of the conver
sation leading up to It and to this
she made treauent reference, though
at no time was her delivery in tho
slightest halting or her manner the
least confused.
The defendant referred to the dam
aging remarks male by Rigsby about
her and told how this Information
came to hor. Sho told how she had
attempted to secure a retraction from
him and related tho conferences Yield
in Lawyer Bayne's office at which
others were present, telling minutely
what had occurred.
She told of the meetings Saturday
morning and Saturday afternoon, ind
when she described the scene In which
Rigsby declined to right the wrong
ho had done her th-rc was a deop s:
lonco throughout the court room. Of
the purchase of tho pistol Monday
morning Just before tho killing she
told, saying that she made the pur
chase because she frequently drove to
her farm and had always carried a
pistol with her. .
Immediately after buying the pistol
she went to Mr. Bayne's office, where
the troublo wns discussed with him.
ns her attorney. The appearance of
Rigsby in the offljo after Mr. Bayne
had been to see him was described,
as .was the withdrawal of the attorney
nnd his stenograph j \ leaving her nnd
Rigsby alono In the office.
"It was then," 3,i.d Mrs. Carson,
"that Rigsby start-? 1 to lock the door.
I did not llko thv, nnd advancing
from tho rear of the office, whero I
had been sitting, I naked him not to
lock the door. To inv request he paid
no attention. Than he went to the
desk and spoke of drawing nn agree-
mont ( or a paper for mo to sign, say
ing that ono of us would have to bear
tho shame of this troublo, and that it
could not bo him.”
Here Mrs. Carson i;row absorbingly
interesting.
“When Rigsby cleied the door,” she
said, "ho had one hand behind- him.
When he demanded that I sign the pa
per and I refused, he shoved me back
against the window. The second time
he pushed me. The pistol was still in
tho window, where I had put It when I
first entered the room and I grabbed
It and went to shooting."
Mrs. Carson recited the opening of
the door and her remark to Lawyer
Bayne, who wa3 In the hallway. Sho
told of her Inquiry os to the location
of the sheriff's office, and of her sur-
rendci to that official.
WHOLE TOWNS WRECKED,
Two More Tornadoes Get in .Their
Work of Death and Destruction
In West and Northwest y
A scries of heavy storms, two of
which developed into the worst torna
does that have visited southern Ne
braska in years, passed over portions
of Clay, Franklin and Kearney'coun
ties Sunday evening. Fifteen persons
are known to have lost their lives and
over a score of persons were more or
less seriously injured
Near Norman the following were
killed: Daniel McCurdy, Robert Mc
Curdy, Mrs. John Wchlever, Mrs. Earl
Bacon, Mrs. C. A. Ttlple.
Near Upland the dead are: Luther
an minister, name unknown; Mrs. John
Peters, farmer’s wife; Mro. Lamers
and mother.
At Paulino the dead are as follows:!
Mr. and Mr3. James Mumaw and child,
Frank Qulgg, Flora Paffllmer, John
Palmer.
Near Norman, at the home of Daniel
McCurdy, a number of relatives and
friends were spending the day and not
one In the house escaped death or se
rious Injury.
Two miles south of Upland, German
Lutheran services were being held In
a school when the storm struck and
demolished It, klifng four of the occu
pants, including the minister, and In
juring a number of others.
The storm was equally destructive
at Fairfield, but the people wero
warned of its coming and sought cel
lars for safety. Six dwellings were
blown to pieces at that place, but their
occupants escaped injury with a few
exceptions. Every dwelling and oat-
building In tho path of the tornado was
blown to pieces and the financial loss
thus far accounted for will reach anout
$90,000.
There Were Two Tornadoes.
There were two tornadoes, both orig
inating within a mile of Fairfield. The
first ono moved to the northwest and
tho second off to the southwest-. Tbo
one to the notrhwest did tho grwter
damage and all the fatalities seam lo
havo been In its path.
Tho list of injure! is small. In com
parison to the fatalities, as only about
twenty pcaplo in the stricken section
are reported as belag more or less se
riously hurt'.
The greatest loss of property waa
sustained by farmers. The heaviest. In
dividual loss reported Is that suffered
by Charles Taylor, who places tho
damage to his sto-lc farm. Including
cattle and horses killed, at $21,000.
Wcrst Storm In Years.
The worst storm In twenty years
raged In Rochester, Minn., Sunday
night from XI to 2:30. The streets
were flooded. The Sumbro river roso
5 feet in two hours and many houses
and yards were soon under water. A
cloudburst Is reported at Rockwell,
and some stock was drowned. Tho
Chicago and Northwestern railway
track near Dover wus washed out lor
300 yards.
Iowa Town Wrecked.
A tornado struck the town of Rolfo,
Iowa, seventy mlies west of Dos
Moines, late Sunday, killing Fong Foo,
a laundryman, fatally Injuring a child
and wrecking tho State bank building.
Crayon’s general store, the Hotel do
Main and ono other building. Several
residences were damagod.
Missouri Town Demollehed.
A tornado struck the town of Elmo,
Mo., unroofing stores and littering .he
town with debris. No lives were laSat.
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BUY BREAD WITH TOTS.
FOI80NED BY PTOMAINE8.
Stomach Pump Saves Eighteen Board
Ing House Guettc in Porto Rico.
Eighteen people living at a boarding
house In San Juan, Porto Rico, were
poisoned Thursday by milk containing
ptomaines.
Eleven doctors responded to tbe
alarm and the use of stomach pumps
saved the Uvea of all the sufferers.
The Americans affected were Messrs.
Kellogg, Sisson, Gordon, Schultz and
Ilallcn and Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick.
Tho incident has caused alarm
throughout San Juan.
MORE FANATICS SLAIN.
SPAIN PROHIBITS RACES.
American Troops Knock Out Band of
Obstreperous Filipinos.
A Manila special -.sys: Lieutenant
Javier, commanding a force of cou.
stabulary and volunteers, has defeated
200 fanatical Insurgents In tho Island
of Cebu, killing «s o' them and captur
ing H».
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Sad State of Affaire in Famine Strick
en 8eetlon of China.
United Stales Cor.nul General Me-
Wadc, at Canton, mder date of April
7, sent to the state department a de
tailed report of tbo famine in Hwang
SI In support of his cabled appeal lor
help.
He produced a macs of information
which he declares tc be reliable from
Americau missionary nnd native
sources in-Kwang ring, Wit Chow and
other places, showing the destitution
tnd the consequent suffering which
the consul general rays is absolutely
appalling. He says that the heads ot
families In their desperation were sell
ing their children from $2 to $5 etch,
yet so many were tbe offerings and
so few the purchases that not all
could bo sold even at this price.
JIB
Montreal People , a walking.
Tho employees cf the Montreal,
Canada, street railway went on (trike
again at an early hour Saturday and
the road is completely tied up. When
a ballot was taken on the'question,
only about half a dozen of some 1,600
vpted against strike.
Soldiers Sent to Frankfort.
Governor Beckham ordered that two
companies of state troopa leave Lez-
Ington, Ky., for Jackson to preserve
order during Ute special term of court
there, to look into the Marcum assas
sination.
Appalling Auto Tests In France Lead*
Dons to TaPf Action.
The Spanish government has pro-'
biblted the continuance of tbe Farit-
Madrid automobile race In Spain.
Tbe new* of tbe accidents to tho
PwU-Uxdftd automobile rtciri made
k ditp lopruijon lit Madrid, Tbe »<•
tton ol tbe rresob lOYinaiut IB stop*
ptaf i&e eeitflit 1$ $mnllr approved,