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PP*£eople
? into the streets,
nrreffnt ere. i damage reported
far is estimated at between $ 2,000
'and $3 ’first 0<Kh
The and sharpest shock was
•elmost .vs severe as the one felt here
on April 18, 1906. Another slighter
shock was experienced, followed bv a
third. The first shock caused practi
cally all the damage. Besides shak
ing down many chimneys and
ing crockery, the trembler caused the
sixteenfoot statue of Minerva on the
county court house grounds to
her heavy staff, which
through the roof into Superior Judge
Hunt’s court room. The walls of the !
court house were cracked in several
places, but the damage is not great. j
The walls of the Carnegie library
erected five years ago at a cost of |
$35,000 were slightly cracked.
Reports from the Seasy ranch, near I
Freshwater, six miles north of Eureka. :
state that the earthquake caused a
fissure in the earth for a naif
mile. A number of chimneys were
thrown down in that vicinity, but oth
erwise little damage was done. The
shocks extended as tar north "as Blue
. lake, , twenty-five . „ miles from Eurekai, .
where some c rockery c> , broken and
half a dozen chimneys knocked down.
fhe shocks seem to have been con
fined to a small area and the vibra-.
t.ons were southwest to northeast, j
PEOPLE TO ELECT SENATORS.
tTwenty-Two States Have Formally j
Asked for That Plan.
Washington, D. C- Twenty-one
states have formally asked the fed
eral authorities to call a
al convention that an amendment to
the constitution may be adopted pro
tiding for the election of senators
by direct vote.
The states which have gone on re¬
cord as favoring this form of sena¬
torial choice and whose petitions now
are in the secretary of state’s office,
are; Montana, Iowa, Nevada,
sin, Oregan, Colorado, Washington,
Idaho, Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsyl¬
vania, Michigan, Minnesota,
Dakota, Utah. Kentucky,
Floiida. North Carolina, North
ta, Ohio and Wyoming
In Virginia, Illinois, South Carolina,
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
popular primaries for choosing sen
.ators have either been actually adopt
ed w? eje. generally favored.
While the houseU^representatives
has repeatedly gone on record as fa
voring the reform, the senate has per
sistently Ignored the question,
tating to adopt any change which
which would threaten the tenure of
its members.
WILL MAKE MANY IMPROVEMENTS.
Receivers of S. A L. to Make Tampa,
Baltimore Baltimore, Md. Md- Receivers receivers War- War
field Duncan and V tlhams of the Sea
board Air Line railway have awarded
contracts for terminal improvements
at Tampa, Fla., involving an expendi
ture of $500,000. The contract calls
for completion of the work January 1.
The receivers have awarded other
contracts for bridges, railroads, bal¬
lasting, etc., involving an expenditure
of nearly $750,000 more. The money
for the work is already in hand. i
It is the intention of the receivers !
to make Tampa one of the chief ports
of the system.
GIRLS’ COLLEGE IN TURKEY.
Property for Site Transferred to
American Authorities.
Washington, D. C.—Ambassador
Leishinan has cabled the state depart
ment that he has succeeded in settl
ing a matter that has been pending
for several years in relation to the
transfer of the property to be used
as a site for the American college for
girls at Constantinople.
This does not conclude the efforts
that are being made for the establish
ment for an American college for
boys at Constantinople, as it does
include authority for the erection of
the school which will now be secured,
if possible, by Mr. Leishman.
FILIPINOS CONTENTED.
Aguinaldo Seeks Office in Manila City
Council.
San Francisco, Cal.—Arrivals on the
transport Burford state that the na
lives of the Philippine group are more
content with conditions at present
than they have ever shown them¬
selves since the American occupation
took place. This, too, in spite of hard
times as a result of the failure of ’he
rice crop
The declaration that Aguinaldo, for
mer insurgent leader, is seeking office
In the city council of Manila is be
lieved by many Americans to be a
good sign, as it indicates an interest
_On the part of the higher classes of
Fillipinos in the present government
ADMIRAL EVANS RETIRED. i
|
Veteran Naval Officer Relieved From
Duty in United States Service.
Washington, D. C.—Rear Admiral
Robley D Evans, after a lifetime of
service has been retired. Although
he has been inactive for several
months on account of ill health, he
has merely been on leave of absvjice
from the Atlantic bgttleship fleet.
The official passing of Admiral Evan*
removes one of the most picturesque
and spectacular figures of American
public life. j
sembly at Lincoln, Neb., Senator La
Follette of Wisconsin, expressed great
admiration for W. J. Bryan. A man
in the audience accused Senator La
Follette of being a democrat, but he
denied ihe charge strenuously,
Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of
the New York republican party, file’of has
declared that the rank and the
republican party of that state and
not President Roosevelt will dictate
whether Charles E. Hughes will be
re-nominated for governor of New
York.
Charles F. Murphy has denounced
the report that w j Bryan was dis
phased as a refusal of the New York
leaders to ask him to speak in that
state.
The general impression in New
York is that the federal administra
tion would be opposed to the turning
down of Governor Hughes for a sec
ond term,
Deiegates to the independence party
met at Dallas, Taxas, and nominated
E. W. Kirkpatrick for governor. Mr.
Kirkpatrick is president of the Texas
Farmers’ congress.
James Landis, socialist candidate
for congress from Illinois, made an
unsuccessful attempt to shoot Prose
cuting Attorney \\ illiam Batch at
Bloomington, Ill. Landis was arrest
ed - Tim affair was tne outgrowth of
a bitter newspaper controversy.
California has a Chinese Bryan
dub.
Senator Robert M. LaFollette is go
ing to edit a newspaper of his own,
and with this end in view he is mak
ing a canvass of Wisconsin to secure
a guarantee of 10,000 readers for a
, P&pcr along , tne , .ines of Br\
ail’s Commoner. The senator propos¬
to do his own editing and it is like
>>’ that the , new Publication ... will ... add
interest in the V\ iscom-in cam
James Wickersham. independent
for congress from Alaska,
elected at the recent elections
in that territory.
sa
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HHPPrfacnon ^nasbeen
B _ 1 nominated
iy the "home rule" fac
■BaT Pmtry to the trade unionists the dem- of
to contribute to- made bjr
c campaign has been
Ksident Gompers of the America..
and John Mitchell ,
federation of Labor
if the United Mine Workers of Amer¬
ica.
William H. Taft has announced , ,, that .
he win in no wa v nuert ere or at '
- -
•empt to settle the fight between the
1 ! \° lact,on 8 ® f the republican patty
,ri \West Mrgii.ia. . Mr. Taft said he
, in’* intend be dragged into these
1 to
j stale fights. The national commit
l ® e wili be Ieft w i,h a free ^ and at
aU ct lhem as # fai as 1 am con ‘
ce ™ fcd „
Smith . v of Georgia _
Governor Hoke
h »s been requeued to serve has on been the
advls ory committee which
selected in connection with the demo
oratic national campaign. Senator
Uulberson of Texas is chairman of
committee, and among others on
(he committee are Jud S e Alto,, It
Barker, lion. John Sharp Williams,
Governor Johnson of Minnesota. n
ator Daniels of Virginia, Senator i-.d}
nor <d Maryland and Governor (l.am
^erlain of Oregon,
At* a meeting cf the democratic
general committee of New York, Tarn
many Hall pledged "wholehearted and
unswerving support throughout the
campaign’ to Bryan and Kern,
Eastern branch headquarters of the
democratic party have been opened in
the Hoffman House, Ne>v York City,
The Florida republican central com
mittee, which met at Jacksonville
named the following state * ticket
:
Gove John M Cheney of Orlan
do; ^ comptroller P / J. L. Skipper of Bar
to tre asiirer L E . Webster of
Gainesville . secretary of state, John
F Horr of Key West; attorney gen¬
eral, Frederick C. Cubberly of Cedar
Keys; superintendent of public in¬
struction, Dr. George W. Holmes of
Brevard county; commissioner of ag¬
riculture, J. F. Strunkel of Leesburg;
railroad commissioner, S. W. Roley
0 f g an Mateo; justices of supreme
court, E. Bly of DeLand and Fred W.
Marsh of Pensacola.
The democratic national campaign
fund of 1908 will be raised through
appeals made to the individual states
for contributions. Each state, under
the direction of its national commit¬
teeman or a financial representation,
designated for the purpose, will de¬
termine its own method of raising
money.
Mr. Taft has made no comment on
Mr - Bryan’s speech of acceptance as
f,t - but he has announced’ that he
answer it in different speeches
be W B1 make during the campaign.
Invitations have been extended to
both Mr. Bryan and Mr. Taft to at
tend the national encampment of the
G. A. It. to be held in Toledo in
September,
in a speech before the Lincoln, Neb.,
Typographical Union, Mr. Bryan re
to Mr. Kern, his running mate,
as a beginner in seeking national of
flee and said: ‘‘But I am sure that if
lie will persevere the time will come
SfnotmeS ?imTt TetZ
scarcely an extraordinary occasion.”
Macon> Ga citjzeas have invited
Hr ’ Taft ’ Mr ’ Bryan and Senat0r Ar ‘
h j Bever i d g e of Indiana to make
addr e SS es in that city at the state fair
held there early in November.
big . saddle uorse which Mr.
H as r >dden fen some lime in
Washington, and which he has been
us ' n S Bot Springs, \ a., suddenly
developed ankle weakness, and Mr.
Taft was thrown. He sustained no in¬
juries and made no mention of the
occurrence, But admitted that he
believed he would be more comforta¬
ble hereafter on a horse of sturdier
build.
In a before the Epworth as¬
REE TO ARBITRATE
, r* ossiDie That Alabama Strike
Will Be Brought to an End.
THE JEWS WILL NOT WORK
___.
As Strike-breaker«--Operator* Hold Out
for the Open Shop. There Haa Been
No Disturbance Lately,
Birmingham, Ala.—Replying to a
letter inclosing a petition signed by
20,000 names of people in the Bir¬
mingham district, the officials of the
United Mine Workers of America, in
charge of the strike in this state,
have signified their willingness to al
]ow a committee on arbitration to
pass on the differences that cause the
strike al the Alabama coal mines.
No letter is yet given out by the
0 p eia t 0 rs, but repeated statements
statements have been made that there
is nothing to arbitrate, and that the
only difference is open shop or closed,
and that it is their intention of oper
ating t he mines on the open shop
plan.
Reports received at the headquar
ters of the military office of the sher
jff were to the effect that there
Jlt) disturbances recently in the dis
trie,. and ,ha, the seventh week of
the strike-staits off with peace on
all sides. A large number of non-un
ion men have been sent out of the
different mines, and no trouble was
experienced.
A mass meeting was held in the
Jewish synagogue to provide trans
ponation and other means to fifty
Jews who were brought to the
to work in the mines and have
oecause of the strike. This is the
first incident in this section where
Jews were placed at work in numbers
in coal mines in the south.
ENGLAND WANTS BIG LOAN.
Seek $500,000,000 for Purpose of En¬
larging and Maintaining Navy.
London, England—The British gov -
ernment , according to the Daily a’large Tel¬
egraph, contemplates raising
loan in view of the growing competi
tion abroad. It is stated that finan
ciers of the highest standing have un
dertaken to find $500,000,000 on nom
Inal terms to meet the necessities of
the fleet for the next few years with
out disorganizing the annual budgets
or casting a heavy burden upon the
present generation.
If such a plan is attempted it will
be because it is impossible to forecast
the future requirements of the navy
until foreign shipbuilding programs
have crvstalized. and the setting aride
of this fund would be a declaration,
tianslated into terms of cash, of the
country s intention to maintain a high
naval standard at all costs.
London, England. The publication
in a local paper of a proposed naval
expenditure of $500,000,000 in the hope
of checking by sheer financial bold
ness the renewed competition for na
val power, has arousfed a storm of
protest from the socialists and mem¬
bers of the labor patty. While it is
generally believed Ei"iand will Hard¬
ly dare to engage in such a startling
plan, naval expansion is recognized
by opponents of naval extravagances
and are voicing their protests in no
uncertain terms.
WOMAN IS CHAMPION CLIMBER.
Miss Annie Peck Reaches an Altitude
of 25,000 Feet on Mt. Huascaran.
Lima, Peru.—Miss Annie S. Peck
of Providence, R. I., the mountain
climber, has succeeded in climbing to
an altitude of 25,000 feet on Mount
Huascaran, the summit of which is
covered with perpetual snow.
Miss Peck left New York two
months ago to make another attempt
to reach the summit of Mount Huas-,
caran, Peru, which she believed to
be - the highest peak in the western;
hemisphere. ,
By reaching an altitude of 25 000 |
feet Miss Peck has ascended higher ,
than any man or woman in the!
world. \
TREATED CRUELLY BY MEXICANS.
Finger Nails are Torn Away by Pris
on Officials.
Pittsburg, Pa.—Because they refus
ed to “squeal” on their pals implicat
ed in the robbing of a bank messen¬
ger in Mexico City, Mexico, William
Moffatt and Edward Maloney of Pitts¬
burg were strapped by their wrists to
the bars of a cell while the Mexican
officers tore the nails from their finger
tips with forseps, such as are' used by
dentists. According to Captain of
Detectives Gough, who has returned
from Mexico City, Maloney, Moffatt,
James Russell, a well-known Chicago
crook, and two Baltimore bank
sneaks,. held up the messenger in
broad daylight and escaped with
eral thousand dollars.
Roosevelt May Pay Damages,
Belfast, Me.—Captain Guilford Pen
dleton, owner of the schooner M.
way, which on July 22 was in
ion in Long Island Sound with ihe
president’s yacht, Mayflower, ays
that President Roosevelt, who was
aboard the Mayflower, promised 'O i
pay for the damage to the Mena ay
if the government did not.
12,000 Eagles in Parade.
Seattle, Wash.—Twelve C
members of the Fraternal Ordt
Eagles from ,r
every corner of V, h
America paraded through the s
of Seattle, cheered s
by a throng of
Izens and visitors ’■
Opticians tlec! Officers.
Philadelphia, Pa.—The eleventh a
nual convention of the American v
sociation of Opticians ended it W(
today.
The opticians chose Atlantn t
as the meeting place for 1909,
following officers were elected } J
Knokville, .
Cook, Tenn.,
W. H. Huston, Kansas,
Hardwick Ruth, Alabama,
ed a director.
MAN! VICTIMS OF WAVES.
Extreme Heat Causes Number of People
to Seek the Water.
Grand Isle, Vermont—Three young
women who were staying near Adams’
Landing were drowned while bathing
in Lake Champlain. They were Miss
Lucy Perry and Miss Sarah Disas
way, both of Plattsburg. N, Y-, and
M i ss Elizabeth fcisasw'fly of Brook
^ v Y., a cousin of Sarah Disas
way. were in the wa¬
Tlu young women
ter ; ogether when one of them step
red nto a deep hole. The other two
stai ed to her assistance, but ftlsc
•d into deep water and all went
‘'\vnmington The bodies were recovered.
Del—Clarence Button,
vear g a nd Nellie Nickerson,
a ;‘‘ ‘ 20 drowned’ ‘years both of Chester, Pa.,
at Bowers’ beach, a
H „. resor t on Delaware bay. Dut
J ’ the others
Miss Nickerson and
„ one in bathing, and were car¬
, be vend their depth by the treach
|, l ,‘ c-urrent at this point. Three
he party were rescued, but Dut
’ swept
and Mi g S Nickerson were
.he Delaware bav.
| ft „i 0 ‘ v ihe" v—Three persons were
’ when
iiun g d in Niagara river a
' boat loaded to the rails, was
, wn " a u i e asure barge. Mrs.
'
‘ '‘ ... p „7’.p' i s vtrs Charlotte Mv
, R oe i s a in-vear
I'SmtT.t j . w „* f imwnpd
e wheel of the
, or p 0 at, thought he could pass
d the bow of the barge. When
’
t00 ]ate he tried t0 turn, and
down
x k Clt _ The overturning
f a small r0 wboat off Ellis island
-
h death / b drowning of
J y d ’ 22 J year of age , of Fall
M as s ’ ld John starboro, of
e 9ame ag e> o{ this city . The i ist
of deaths by drowning was further
increased by’ those of Patrick Somer,
captain of a canal barke in the East
river, and John Gilson of Newark,
while bathing at Belmar, N. J.
TWO CANDIDATES ACCEPT.
Sherman Accepts Republican Nomina¬
tion—Chafin the Prohibition.
Utica, N. Y.—The last formal cere
■ m ony attending the officials launc-h
j n g of the republican national ticket
i () f d 9 ( t g W as held here when Represen
| t a tive James S. Sherman was tender
ed and accepted the nomination of
j b is party for vice president. In ac
ce pting he subscribed heartily, he
declared, to the declaration of prin
ciples adopted at the Chicago conven
t j 011 j n j une to the every utterance
0 j- secretary Taft in his Cincinnati
speech, and to the policies of Presi
dent Roosevelt. Mr. Sherman assert
ed that the approval of the adminis
t ra tion was the real issue of the cam
p a jg n about to be undertaken,
Mr. Sherman’s speech was unusual
]y brief, and he did not attempt to
discuss in detail any of the questions
touched upon bv Secretary Taft,
Senat or Julius’Burrows of Michigan,
chairman of the notification commit
made lender of the nomination,
Secretary of State Root, speaking
as a neighbor and life-long friend of
the candidate, eulogized Mr. Sherman,
politics having no place in his brief
but eloquent address.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
Mr. Sherman was presented with a
magnificent gold-lined silver loving
cup, a gift from his colleagues in the
national house of representatives.
Holiday throngs filled the streets
from early morning until late at
night, band concerts and an electrical
illumination being the last features of
the day’s celebration.
Chicago, August 18 ..6 ..6 ..6 ..
Chicago, 111.—At Music Hall, in the
presence of a large and enthusiastic
audience, Eugene W. Chafin of Chi¬
cago accepted the nomination for the
presidency by the prohibition party.
The address formally notifying Mr.
C hafin c . bl , . ® selection . as the head of „
l ? 6 P roblbl G° n ticket was made by
Professor Charles Scanlon of Pitts
°?. behalf the committee on
not dca t lon a PPOinted at the national
ventlon , . at Columbus, Ohio, July
cor |
16 th.
Leading members of the party from
several states attended. An informal
reception in honor of Mr. Chafin was
Held at the Auditorium Hotel and at
a meeting of the national committee
plans for the prohibition campaign
were made,
COUNTERFEITS IN SOUTH.
Well Executed Bank Notes of Denom
ination of $5.
Washington, D. C—That bad cur
rency of remarkably clever execution
is being circulated’ in Texas, Louis
iana, Alabama and Mississippi was the
general warning sent out by Chief
Wilkie, of the secret service,
“National bank notes of the denom
ination of $5,” said Chief Wilkie,
“have been raised to $20 and are be
ing circulated freely.”
U. S. TROOPS ARE READY.
For ^ e Service . in u Haiti—Foreign ... _ Coun¬
tries Expect U. S. to Act.
Washington, D. C—Rumors con
tinue current at Washington to the
effect that troops are likely to be
sent to Haiti in restoring order on
the island. Under the Monroe doc¬
trine the foreign countries regard it
as the duty of the United States to
take official cognizance of the situa¬
tion in Haiti, which is growing worse
each day. Active preparations have
been made at Fort Myer, Va., to dis
patch soldiers instantly upon receipt
of an order from the war depart
ment.
TURKISH CONSUL SULKS IN ROOM.
Fears Assassination Should He Re¬
turn to Constantinople.
Washington, D. C.—Broken-hearted
over his political downfall with the
unpleasant prospects of assassination
hould lie return to Constantinople to
ollect several months’ back pay due
,im from the sublime porte, Mehmed,
he Syrian, sulks in the uper room
f a little red brick house, which un-
1 recently was the legation of the
(utoman Empire. He denies himself
alllers and refuses to be comforted
AIRSHIP IS A SUCCESS
Baldwin’s Craft Lands Safely Af¬
ter a Successful Flight.
GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS SHIP
For Over an Hour Craft Remained in
the Air and Was at AU Time*
Under Perfect Control.
Washington, D. C.—Like a demon
from the skies, its motor spitting fire
and its long gray gas bag outlined
against the dark sky of dusk, the
Baldwin airship landed at Fort My¬
er after making a flight which broke
all records for aerial navigation in
this country.
For two hours and five minutes the
big military diiigible, 'built for the
United States army flew back and
forth over a course neatly five miles
in length in the official endurance
trial. The airship is now the prop¬
erty of the signal corps of the United
States army, a few formalities only
remaining to be gone through before
Captain Baldwin turns his aerial craft
over to General Allen, chief signal of¬
ficer.
The airship has withstood every
test required of it by the terms of
the contract between the government
and Captain Thomas C. Baldwin, thus
entitling the aeronaut to the full con¬
tract price, $6,750. The total dis
tance covered in the trial was be¬
tween 28 and 30 miles.
Throughout the trip, the airship
was kept under almost perfect con¬
trol, and at no time, said Mr. Curtiss,
did the engines miss a spark.
In the test it was required that
Captain Baldwin remain in continu¬
ous flight for two hours at an aver¬
age speed equaling 70 per cent of
that attained in the previous speed
trial—19.6 miles an hour. This would
be 13.4 an hour. It is estimated that
the average speed maintained in the
last flight was about 17 miles an
hour.
Another condition imposed was that
sufficient fuel toe carried to run the
motor for two hours, and that exces¬
sive heating of the engine should not
occur. Both of these conditions were
easily fulfilled, there being tw ? o gal¬
lons of gasoline, of the five taken
on the trip, still remaining unused
when the landing was made.
8ETTLES CHURCH MATTER.
Assistant Secretary Bacon Buys Land
in Porto Rico.
San Juan, P. R.—After having sat¬
isfactorily settled the questions in
dispute between the federal govern¬
ment and the Catholic church in Por¬
to Rico, arising out of the control of
the estates formerly owned by the
Dominican and Franciscan orders, As¬
sistant Seecretary of State Robert
Bacon has returned to Washington.
Under the agreement reached the
federal government will obtain, sub¬
ject to the approval of congress, con¬
trol of the Santo Domingo convent
buildi«g and its land and the land
occupied toy the infantry barracks,
paying therefor $ 120 , 000 . The in
suiar government will receive, if the
agreement is sanctioned toy the insu¬
lar legislature, the market place, the
San Francisco barracks and the in¬
sane asylum and the land surround¬
ing it, paying $180,000 for them in
three installments. The church, in
addition to the money considerations,
will obtain under the agreement a
chapel and sixty-two acres of land
near San Juan. This disposes of the
last of the church claims. The ques¬
tion has caused protracted litigation
and discussion in six legislatures.
The church land in question in Por¬
to Rico involved the light of the Ro¬
man Catholic church to control vari¬
ous property valued at about $ 1 , 000 ,
000 formerly owned by the Domini¬
can and Franciscan orders, The es
tates were alienated by the action of
the Spanish government in 1838, but
the Catholic church alleged that the
act was nqt properly carried into
effect.
Women Killed in Boiler Explosion.
Travehse City, Mich.—The boiler
of the steamer Lelanau exploded
while the boat was en route from Le
land to Founce, on Carp Lake, with
about thirty-five passengers aboard,
many of whom were on their way to
attend a circus here. One woman,
Mrs. Isabel Labonte, aged 35, of
Traverse City, was killed, and two
men were fatally injured. Many were
hurt.
Whole Family Killed By Lions.
Mexico City, Mexico.—Three hun¬
gry mountain lions entered the hut
of Murculeano Flores, in the village
of Elezas, state of Jalico, and killed
the whole family, consisting of Flores,
his wife and two children.
The cries of the victims attracted
residents of the village and the ani¬
mals were driven off, but, not before
they had devoured the two children.
Alabama and Maine Returning.
Colombia.—The battleships Alaba
ma and Alaine are in port here en
route to the Atlantic. They served
as a special service squadron for the
American fleet on the way to the Pa¬
cific.
Troops to Fight Castro.
The Hague.—It has been officially
announced here that part of the co¬
lonial ieserve troops would leave in
a short time for Curacoa to strength¬
en the Dutch force which the govern¬
may send against Venezuela.
two Killed in Boiler Explosion.
Charlotte, N. C.
lives and two
tally injured by the exifl^ion of the
boiler at William Reids saw mill,
Draco, Caldwell county.
UTE NEWS NOTES,
General,
“A $50,000 widow
many were temptingly other mati a ff;“ m', c mal This bar
monial 0 , Kiu S
agency run bv Charu a ® atri
in -
did son, not believe Chicago, but ? l al A °fflcet Hud
to fulfil! tha* n 8
him As arrested in Minneapolis.^ had
a result of eaii-p
for mushrooms, * °^,
Unr-v Lis ff?® 1 st °ols
Mrs. Lillian Jar-ell 11 a >'d
died at Rochester \ ‘v- S!sler '>nlaw,
Piling of the will of te Robe
Pratt, former ir maver eff % rt
revealed estate, valued a romance : a sha l ap ln ° his lis>
Mary at Pra'YsVn $ o 000 , 6tt
“who Bettln, Mr. .ednet u to
has agreed to b ® Per '
reads the will e m v wife,”
-
thJ Lu; v a ps.
surance agent which has been
sion at St. Paul, Minn., Je£t3 in H-li
following officers: President ,iT he
W. Beardsley, Hartford Conn ^
presidents, i. y V . L n
f m; ase E. ’ ” h. lln Forry, ° ls : L. Indiana; W. Childrey’, A. V n
Ohio; secretary, Henry \v tZ'
o“rvT" H “S p u
re r -" "■ m
Ulean, N. Y.; chairman h ChSSf organizati™
Ten™ ttGe ’ W> 0!scri
- -a,
1 citizen^of Alexmnde"
ly Ala., respected was killed by vicious hogs c'fty
his farm near that city. on
had entered the Mr. Griffin
when he pen to feed the hots
was attacked by them mt
literally torn to pieces. 1
Kingdon Gould son of George t
Gould, the multi-miliouaire, is wort
ing as a miner at Guariajunto Mexi
co. Young Gould is studying mining
engineering and has taken this meth
od of gathering the practical rudi¬
ments of mining.
Dr. John Miller Moore, an ex-sur¬
geon detained in the at the United Villevard States navy" it
Paris, whither the asylum in
police conveyed
him on acount of his peculiar beha
vious in certain Paris hotels and
which led them to believe he is suffer
ing from hallucinations. He is said
to have left the battleship Kansas at
San Francisco.
Five million barrels of oil, wortk
$1 a barrel, have been lost in the
great oil fire in the San Geronimo dis¬
trict, which has been raging uninter¬
ruptedly since July 4,
An English youth has challenged
any one in the world to a series of
feats of memory. It is said that he
is a regular walking encyclopedia,
and among other things has memor¬
ized 40,000 dates of the world’s his¬
tory.
Juana Diaz, aged 8 years, and her
sister, Natalia, aged 9, were instantly
killed at El Paso, Texas, by light¬
ning, which struck their father, San¬
tiago Dias, who was sitting
in the front of his home holding an
infant of a few months. Lightning
struck the corner of the house, pass¬
ed through the body of the man and
struck the little girls, who were stand¬
ing indoors. The baby was unhurt.
John J. Forester, a Coney Island
life saver, was the winner of a swim
of thirteen miles from under the
Brooklyn Bridge to Coney Island, held
•by members of the United States His time, [Vol¬
unteer Livesavlng corps. is
four hours and forty-six minutes,
considered remarkable, having cnly
once been surpassed. Thirty-two finished, com¬
petitors started and eight
among them two girls. Miss Clara T.
Hurst, of Staten Island, and Miss Au¬
gusta Gallup, of New York City.
Electricity, particularly for lighting
purposes, is being extensively used m
the isthmian canal zone, the system
in vogue supplying light to practica y
every settlement between Colon ana
Panama excepting a few hamlets ia
the territory north of Gorgana and me
villages of Miraflores and Gatun.
temporary plant is being installe
Gatun. Twenty-four thousand furnished ng»
are in use, and power is
for various purposes.
Joseph Travis, a newspaper man,
formerly of Portland, and San i »
•cisco, has been appointed general os oi
sistant to Dr. George Mark-, one
the commissioners of the Chi
ception committee appointed it
come the battleship fleet on
val at Amov next October.
Washington. Cornett
Liberty L. Bailey, dean of
college of agriculture, who
cently appointed by President R«»
chairman of a commie on
veil to be the social, san¬
of five to investigate condm
itary and economic declined
American farms, has ^ ^
pointment on the ground c0# .
not give the subject the uch a»
siders would be necessaij s
important matter. am^s
John W. Riddle, American recentb' un^
dor to Russia, whp
from A report the Hague received saj s ha in 1 ^efiniteac- " tber.
the governmen , h Ne
tion by the dispute J jt h yen
lands regarding United SUtea^ A
attitude of the favorable the
probably will be
Netherlands. issued by t b «
According to a report government
treasury department the vain®
redeemed paper mone Tb»
of redemption $912,000,000 was in etthe thc}^ _ ^ tes pur or .
securing dean. ^ n0
posto of o ^ den( jinlna
to get change of some
tion. cruiser Color
Divers examined the sev
declared it wci Id take
ado and injuries due
eral weeks to repair h of San
grounding in th g raits
to
Juan DeFuca. apP° iB ’
Eddy, the >w lv
Spencer F. to Argo 0 '
cd United States mine Avres no
companied tina, has arrived by M , rh at _, K Btn " i Kwas** present*'
-
the dock- re tor
corned on blic, the
fives of the present n taff of t*
eign office and by ’ 1
United States legation. the
don t -
It is rumored in ! "iiited ~
the r
next minister to dev ■3
from Turkey will be gdad arnif
commander of a
late
corps.