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FOR PEACE MONUMENT In 1915, Plans a *e Proposed By Cincinnati Citizens. CIVIL WAS SEMI-CENTENNIAL Each State Repreienting the New South to Have Its Own Building in Which to Exhibit It* Resources. Cincinnati, Ohio. —A movement to oelebrate the semi-centennial ot peace between the north and south by hold ing, in 1915, a great southern exposi tion at Cincinnati and dedicate a southern peace monument in Cincin nati was launched at a special meet ing of the chamber of commerce. The proposition was given enthusiastic ap proval by the members. At the close of the meeting one of the leaders in the movement said: “A southern ex position and some sort of memorial or monument indicating Cincinnati’s affection for the south is assured.” A formal report was presented in support of the idea giving various rea sons why such a celebration should be held in Cincinnati. While sum ming up ttie probable character of the celebration, the report said: ‘‘As to character, scope and plans, these are matters for future consid eration. It may take the form of an exhibit of waterways, devices and methods. It is suggested that there be erected a monument commemora tive of peace, the money to be raised by popular subscription. This monu ment is to occupy the center of a small park or public square in Cincin nati. The unveiling of this monu-! ment would take place at the open ing of the celebration during the month of May, 1915, the fiftieth an niversary of the restoration of peace. Unlike expositions of the past, each state representing the new south would have Its own building in which its resources, things of human inter est and particular forms of amuse ment and entertainment would he found. No state would be restricted as to the magnitude of its exhibit.” bishop Pimtß is iiead. Noted Prelate of New York Passes Away After Long Illness. Cooperstown, N. Y. Henry Coil man Potter, seventh Protestant Epis copal bishop of the diocese of .New York, died at “Fernlelgh,” his sum mer home, near here, after an illness of several weeks. Death was due primarily to embol ism in the right leg, following a long attack of liver and stomach trouble, and the end had been fore seen for some time by the bishop's physicians. Bishop Potter suffered a severe relapse, and though oxygen was given him him decline was grad ual and he sank into unconsciousness which lasted until the end. Henry Codman Potter was 74 years old and a native of Schenectady, N. Y. He had been at the head of the New York diocese since 1877, succeed ing his uncle, Henry Horace Potter. Bishop Potter created a stir through out the country several years ago, when he took part at the dedication of the subway tavern on Bleeeker street, New York. He was noted for his adovcacy of organized labor. A few years ago Bishop Potter mar ried Mrs. Elizabeth Striven Clark, his second wife. Bishop Potter was the son of the Rev. Alouzo Potter, who was conse crated bishop of Pennsylvania, in 1845. He was ordained a priest in 1858. 8,000,000 BAGS OF COFFEE Owned b y Brazilian Government Stops Stock Market Gambling. New \ork City.—Gambling in cof fee on the Now York coffee exchange has almost ceased. This is true also In regard to the coffee houses in Eu rope. In two days there have been only a few more than 20,000 bags of coffee sold on the New York coffee ex change. A year ago the dailv sales were about 80,000 bags. This condition has been hrought •bout by the government of Brazil. In 190 t there was an enormous crop of coffee. To have marketed the whole of the product would have sent prices tumbling and Brazilian planters would have been ruined. The coffee had to be disposed of, and so the gov ernment borrowed money, making the coffee export duty on it security. This coffee now owned by the gov ernment amounts to about 8.000,000 bags. The government against this has borrowed $45,000,000. With this enormous holding the government controls the market. As prices have fluctuated so little, trans actions on the exchange have been made unprofitable. RETURNS TO FACE CRIME. Mexico Delivers Walker, the $500,000 Embezzler, to United States. San Diego. Cal.—When the steam er St. Deuis arrived from Ensenada, she had on board William F, Walker, the New Britain, Conn., absconder, who was in custody of State Superin tendent of Police Egan of Connecticut and H. J. Hoffman, a detective. Walker was rather a pitiable object as he stepped ashore, stooped and haggard. The newspaper men who sought to interview him could get lit tle more than a shake of the head, and the remark: "It is a very fine day.” He returned no answer to many pointed questions that were put to him. | release: after long slavery. Men Were Inticcd Aboard Ship and Held in Peonage. San Francisco, Cal. —Nineteen sur j vivois of several hundred South Sea | Islander kidnapped 18 years ago from [ their native strand and sold into I slavery among the coffee plantations 1 )f Guetemala, arrived here on the steamer City of Para. They are free and homeward bound and in addition are traveling as tourists with the Brit ish government paying expenses. The natives were kidnapped by Cap tain Blackburn, who visited the islands in his steamer, the Montzeratt and enticing them aboard, sailed away. They were supposed to be contract laborers bound to their Guatemalan employers for three years. Ignorant of the language and in a strange land, they slaved until their plight was made known to the British government. This, however, was not until 18 years had passed and most of the natives had died. Captain Blackburn wa3 lost at sea in December, 1894, when the Montzer ratt went down with all hands. IS INMUNE TO RABIES. Man Claims to Have Been Bitten by Three Thousand Dogs. New York City.—Dr. F. R. Jackson of the Pasteur Institute was called to Montclair, N. J., to make scientific examination of David Steinfeldt, the Montclair dog catcher, who, according to the record he has kept during his six years' service, has ibeen bitten three thousand times by all manner of dogs at least one of which was af flicted with rabies. Dr. Jackson made a close examina tion, and Steinfelt, in answer to his questions, said that he is frequently affected by some of the symptoms which usualy presage hydrophobia. Steinfeldt has not yet decided whether he will visit New York to undergo scrutiny at the institute, as he fears “experiments” may be con ducted by the surgeons if he places himself in their hands. RUNNING FUR GOVERNOR. Texas Blacksmith Making Race for Governorship of That State. Dallas, Texas.—Saturday the demo crats of Texas will decide at their primary whether to elevate a black smith to the governorship or to retain Governor Campbell in that office for a second term. The blacksmith who is opposing Governor Campbell is H. R. Williams, of Crumby. Williams served one term in the legislature eight years ago. His slogan against Governor Camp bell is that the latter has injured Texas by his extreme anti-corpora lion policy. W’illiams is literally hammering himself along, for as he manages his campaign he is carrying on his trade at the anvil and shoes ill-tempered mustangs and stubborn mules. IN TOUCH WITH MINISTRY. This Country Has Not Yet Recognized New Government. Washington, D. C. —Although the American government has not official ly accorded recognition to the govern ment of Paraguay formed since the recent revolution in that country, yet, following the customary practices in such cases, Minister O’Brien is in touch with the ministry. This is de sirable because a contingency may arise whereby the United States may have to call upon the existing provis ional government for the protection of American interests or make other representations. Whether the United States will recognize the new govern ment is a question for future settle ment and will depend upon whether the new ministry will be able to maintain peace and successfully car ry out treaty relations. OF POLITICAL INTEREST. Chairman Hitchcock of the republi can party is in Colorado Springs, Col., preparing for a bard fight in the West. William 11. Taft, who is at Hot Springs, Va., has completed the speech he will deliver in accepting the republican nomination at Cincin nati, July 28. John W. Kern, democratic candidate for vice president, made a visit to his old home at Kokomo, Ind., and was given a rousing reception. Laier he made a short address. Alabama delegates to the conven tion of the Independence League, which will be held in Chicago next week, have decided to push the name of M. W. Howard of Alabama for the nomination of president of the United States. Virginia's independence League has stated that John Temple Graves is their preference for president of the United States, provided William Rau idolph llearst will not run. Thomas E. Watson opens his cam | paigu for president on the populist ticket’ Thursday, July 22, in an ad dress at Macon, Ga. William J. Bryan has practically completed his personal plans for the campaign. It is his intention to make ten or a dozen political addresses, dealing with the vital issues as pre sented iu the democratic platform, but to deliver no stump speeches. Mr. Bryan will go to New York some time in August. It is said he has determined to wage a fierce bat tle iu that state, believing that, des i pite his failure to get an eastern run ning mate New Y'ork is debatable. Ollie James of Kentucky has been selected for the chairmanship of the [democratic national committee. FOR CONTEMPT OFCODRT Gompers and Mitchell are Sum moned to Appear. VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION Order Was Issued in the Farxous Boy cott Case of the Buck Stove Company. Washington, D. C. —la the Buck Stove and Range case, Justice Ander son of the district supreme court, summoned Samuel Gompera, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor; Secretary Frank Morrison of that organization and John Mitchell of the executive council and former president of the United Mine Workers of America to appear in court on Sep tember 6th next, to show cause why they should not be punished for con tempt of the court’s injunction order. The citation is based on a petition of the Buck Stove and Range com pany of St. Louis, which alleges that an order issued by Justice Gould for bidding an alleged boycott by the American Federation of Labor has been violated by the public utterances and addresses of the three labor lead ers named. It is also stated that Gompers caused to be published in The Federationist, the official organ of the federation, a certain article re flecting on the court’s decision, and in alleged open defiance printing the name of the Buck Stove and Range company on the "we don’t patronize list.” Gompers is quoted as saying to sev eral newspaper men: “So far as I am concerned, I wish to state this: When it comes to a choice between surren dering my rights as a free American citizen or violating the injunction of the court, I do not hesitate to say that I shall exercise my rights as between the two.” Other utterances are quoted which it is alleged Gompers and Morrison, in furtherance of an alleged plan to nullify the court’s orders, have pub lished editorially and which are oth erwise offensive to the court’s decis ion, including the name of the Buck company. The references, it is claim ed, were made for the purpose of keeping alive the idea of the boycott as it existed before the order of the court, and were so framed as to affect the sale of the company’s products. John Mitchell, at a meeting of the l nited Mine Workers last January, put to a vote a resolution imposing a fine of $5 on any member of that or ganization who purchased a stove or # rango of that company’s make. The resolution also provides for the expul sion of a member in default of pay ment of the fine. GROCERS ELECT OFFICERS. 700 Delegates from Southern Sttaes Close Business Session at Asheville. Asheville, N. C.—The Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association closed its three days’ convention in this city with the election of the following of ticers; President, J. Van Hoose, Birming ham, Ala.; first vice president, H. A. Foreheimer, Mobile, Ala.; second vice president, W. B. Mallory, Memphis, Tenn.; treasurer, S. W. Lee, Birming ham, Ala.; secretary, Robert Moore, Birmingham, Ala. The following were elected to com pose the advisory board: Adolph Sey er, Arkansas; L. D. Cooper, Florida; A. S. Pendleton, Georgia; James Han dy of Monroe, La.; L. B. Rogers, South Carolina; J. K. C. Wulbern, Charleston: W. J. Dabbs, Tennesee; J. R. Williams, Lynchburg, Va. Hot Springs. Ark., was selected as the next place of meeting. MIMIC WARFARE Naval Militia Having Sport Off Hamp ton Roads. Washhington, D. C. —Theoretically rushing to the defense of Hampton Roads, the most important naval base on the Atlantic coast, the District of Columbia naval militia has left Wash ington for Alexandria, Va., there ship ping on the cruiser JJTankee, which is laying to off that city. Under com mand of Commander Marsh of the navy, a fleet of eight vessels will de fend Hampton Roads and the navy yard at Norfolk against the attacking torpedo craft. A majority of the ves sels of the defending forces will be manned by the reserves of Pennsyl vania, Maryland, New Jersey, North and South Carolina and the District of Columbia. The Yankee is a flag ship. Other vessels participating are the gunboat Isla De Cuba, the Sylvia, the Vixen and the Prairie. There will be half a dozen torpedo boats, two submarines and possibly several de stroyers. The program will include everything from regular ship routine and drill to theoretical battle. STRIKE TROUBLE IN ALABAMA. Deputies and Miners Clash —One Min er Killed. Three Deputies Injured. Birmingham. Ala. —Information was received at the sheriff’s office that one striker had been killed and three deputy sheriffs wounded in a clash at Johns, a mining tow n in the Blue | Creek region. j A special train with forty soldiers was rushed to the scene. Several hun dred strikers were marching upon the 1 property of the Tennessee company when deputies ordered them to halt. The strikers are said to have fired a volley of shot and three deputies fell. The deputies in turn fired and one man was said to have been killed out ; right. MEXICO FUR MEXICANS. Policy i* Demanded By Editor* of the Southern Republic. Mexico City, Mexico. —The anti-for eign fight in Mexico is assuming very large proportions and a bitter contro versy over the question is being waged by the foreign and native press. La Patria recently printed an arti cle in which it proclaims that the time is ripe for a policy whose cry shall be "Mexico for Mexicans.” Most of the tirade is directed against the “yankees,” a term of con tempt used by Mexican editors in des ignating Americans. Among other things, La Patria de clares that if Americans think the governments of Argentine, Chile or Brazil more enlightened than that of Mexico they should journey to those parts; the sooner the better. After referring to the efforts on the part of the foreigners against the pro posed new mining law restricting in corporations in Mexico, the paper has | this to say: “We repeat, out attitude towards foreigners. We are not boxers, but patriots, and when we take a given decision we take it not as against for eigners, but for the benefit of Mex ico.” "The minister of public works has submitted to the executive of the union the draft of anew mining law which incapacitates foreigners from acquiring mines in the frontier states and foreign companies from acquiring mines in any part of the republic.’* WAGES FOR THE YEAR 1907 Were 3.7 Per Cent Higher Than in 1906—Some Interesting Figures. Washington, D. C. —The average wages per hour in 1907 were 3.7 per cent higher than in .1906, the regular hours of labor per week were 0.4 per cent lower than in 1906, and the num ber of employes in the establishments invested was 1 per cent greater than in 1906. These are some of the facts of in terest in a statement issued by the bureau of labor as the result of an investigation of the principal working occupations in 4,169 establishments representing the principal manufac turing and mechanical industries of the country. The article is entitled “Rates of Wages and Retail Prices of Food, 1890 to 1907.” Investigations covering the sales of 1,014 dealers in sixty-eight localities show that the real prices of thirty principal articles of food, according to consumption in representative working men men’s families were 4.2 per cent higher in 1907 than in 1906. As the advance in retail prices from 1906 to 1907 was greater than the ad vance in wages per hour, the purchase power of an hour’s wages, as measur ed by food, was slightly less in 1907 than in 1906, the decrease being one half of 1 per cent. The average hourly wages in 1907 were higher than in any other year of the eighteen-year period from 1880 to 1907, and more than 20 per cent higher than the average in any year from 1890 to 1900. As compared in each case with the average for the ten-year period, 1890 to 1900. As com pared in each case with the average for the ten-year period, 1890 to 1899, the average hourly wages in 1907 were 28.8 per cent higher, the num ber of employes 44.4 per cent greater and the average hours of labor per week 5.0 per cent lower. DISMISSAL OF JOS. M. BROWN Governor Hoke Smith Gives His Rea sons in a Message to Legislature. Atlanta, Ga. —In a special message to the legislature Governor Hoke Smith gave his reason for dismissing Honorable Joseph M. Brown from the Georgia railroad commission. After stating that during his cam paign speeches in 1906 he had an nounced his intention of removing Mr. Brown in event of his election, Governor Smith asserts that after the railroad commission had reduced pas senger tariff in Georgia, Mr. Brown had issued a pamphlet containing ar guments arid statements adverse to the reduction of passenger fares as made by the railroad commission, also arguments to show that the re duction was not beneficial to the masses of the people. "The pamphlet encouraged litiga tion by the railroad companies against the railroad commission and caused lack of harmony in the com mission,” the message further states, "and on August 20. 1907, I received a j communication from Mr. Brown en closing a ‘card’ sealed in a separate envelope and a note stating that en closed in the envelope was a card which he had refrained from publish ing. I was unwilling for Mr. Brown in this way to force upon my atten tion offensive matter which he had refrained from publishing, and, there fore, on August 21, 1907, I suspended him and returned the smaller envel ope to him seal unbroken.’’ MOST PRECIOUS OF METALS. American Finds Uranium in Mexico. Large Deposit. Mexico City. Mex.—William Niven, an American explorer and antiqua rian, has returned from a trip to the wilds of the state of Guerrero with samples of uranium, the most preci ous of all metals. An analysis of the samples has been made by the direc tor of the geological institute here, and he declares that Mexico is des tined to be one of the radium produc ers of the world. Samples have also been spent to the Smithsonian insti tute at Washington. Mr. Niven claims the deposit is a large one. 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Prof. Henmerberg, director in a Ger man music school, and especially in terested' in the study of mediaeval organs, visited fifty-nine churches ia Gothland, and in a little village called Sundre came upon the remnant of what is unquestionably the oldest •known organ in existence. The case alone has survived the fret of seven centuries, the holes for pedals and (manuals are placed as in modern in struments, and inside one can see the chamber for the bellows and judge of their action; the exterior is adorn ■ed with paintings dating from about 1240. When this ancient instrument could no longer serve its original purpose it was used as a sacristy and for the Safeguard of holy vessels and vest ments was kept in careful repair, hence its excellent preservation to our day.— Youth’s Companion. DROPPED COFFEE. Doctor Gains 20 Pounds on Postum. A physician of Wash., D. C., says of his coffee experience: “For years I suffered with period ical headaches which grew more fre quent until they became almost con stant. So severe were they that some times I was almost frantic. 1 was sallow, constipated, irritable, sleep less; my memory was poor, I trembled and my thoughts were often confused. “My wife, in her wisdom, believed coffee was responsible for these ills and urged me to drop it. I tried many times -to do so, but was its slave. “Finally wife bought a package of Postum and persuaded me to try it, but she made it same as ordinary coffee and I was disgusted with the taste. (I make this emphatic be cause I fear many others have had the same experience.) She was distressed at her failure and we carefully read the directions, made it right, boiled it full 15 minutes after boiling com menced, and with good cream and sugar, I liked it—it invigorated and seemed to nourish me. T hat was about a year ago. Now I have no headaches, am not sallow, sleeplessness and irritability are gone, my brain clear and my hand steady. I have gained 20 lbs. and feel I am a new man. I do not hesitate to give Postum due credit. Of course dropping coffee was the main thing,but I had dropped it before, using chocolate, cocoa and other things to no purpose. Postum not only seemed to act as an invigorant. but as an article of nourishment, giving me the needed phosphates and albumens. This is no imaginary tale, it can be substantiat ed by my wife and her sicter. who both changed to Postum and are hearty women of about 70. I write this for the information and encouragement of others, and with a feeling of gratitude to the in ventor of Postum. “ Name given by Postum Cos., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Wellville," In pkgs. “There’s a Rea son. " Ever read the above letter? Anew one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest