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LOOK IT INN BURNED Famous Hold Destroyed To gether With all its Contents. HUE A SPECTACULAR ONE Many Persons of Note Have Been Guests r.t the Inn—-Prince Henry of Prussia Pronounced it an Ideal Spot. Chattanooga, Tenn.—Famous old Lookout Inn, on the crest of Lookout Mountain, was burned to the ground, together with all its contents. The owners, Messrs. Jung & Shamotuski, stated that a deal had just been con summated for the sale of the inn prop erty for a consideration of $135,000, and but for the fire would have been closed this week. There was but $26,- 000 insurance on the hotel and its fur nishings. Aside from the hotel, four cottages and their contents were destroyed, en tailing a loss estimated at $16,000. The amount of insurance on these could not be learned. The incline power house was badly damaged and the trestle on the face ot the bluff was ablaze for a considerable time. There was a streak of fire al most from the top to the base of Lookout Mountain along the line of the incline, and a force of men fought it to prevent spread to the timber and many cottages which dot the slope of the mountain. The fire started in the south wing of the hotel building, but the exact cause has not been ascertained. The building was as dry as tinder and a high wind, which was sweeping across the mountain from the west, quickly carried the flames the entire length of the building, and the struc ture was consumed in a very short time. From the city the fire was a spec tacular one during its early progress, .but soon the mountain was entirely en veloped in a dense cloud of smoke and all that could be seen from high points in the city was what appeared as a terrible storm cloud rolling from the southwest. With the coming of darkness, how ever, the smoke cleared and the out line of the crest of old Lookout was marked by a rim of red fire, with the downward mark resembling a huge ■figure “8.” It is definitely known that there will be no attempt in the near future to rebuild the inn. The hotel was completed in 1889 at a cost of $150,000, and contained about four hundred rooms. Each succeeding season following its opening it has been visited by per sons of note from all over the world. Prince Henry of Prussia pronounced it the most ideal spot he had ever vis ited and the scenery more gorgeous than that of the Swiss Alps. FIRE IN COAL MINES. Flames Which Raged in Mine Started by Convicts. Birmingham, Ala. —Fire was discov ered in Mine No. 3 of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Pratt City, near here, in which is em ployed convict labor exclusively. No less than seventy-five convicts were at work at the time wiien the blaze was discovered. The dead bodies of five convicts have been taken out and the officials of the company expressed the belief that there were seven others dead. Many rumors prevailed of an explo sion, and there was great excitement. The fire started in an old part of the mines in which officials say there were not more than twelve or thir teen convicts working, and it is be lieved the convicts started it them selves. A later report from Pratt City was to the effect that the fire in convict Mine No. 3 had been gotten under con trol and efforts are being made to re cover the other seven convicts in the place. There is a chance, it was reported, for the missing men to be in secluded places and safe. 3 PERCENT RATE ADVANCE. Railroads Have Decided That is All They Need. Chicago, 111. —W. C. Brown, senior vice president of the New York Cen tral lines, at a conference with F. W. Upham, in Chicago, assured the latter that Ihe railroads of the country had agreed that a 3 per cent advance in freight rates would satisfy the require ments of the roads. This advance takes the place of the threatened 10 per cent advance which aroused ship pers to opposition several months ago. He said that an increase was neces sary, but that the amount of the pro posed increase had v not been deter mined. MOUNTS STAGE, KISSES ACTRESS. Ex-Senator McLaurin’s Son Accepts Pretty Chorus Girl’s Dare. Spartanburg, S. C. —Loretta Mar shall, a chorus girl of a Musical Com edy Company which played an engage ment here, was kissed fair and square on her lips by young McLaurin, son of the former United States senator. The kissing took place on the stage in full view of the audience. Miss Marshall caifie before the footlights and rendered’ a kissing song. Point ing to young McLaurin, she dared him to kiss her. The student was game, for as quick as a flash he jumped on the stage and gaye the pretty little actress several smacks on her ruby lips. WIRELESS FOR”RAILROADS. Locomotive Equipped—Dispatcher in Constant Touch With Trains. Omaha, Neb. —Dr. H. Milliner, an electrician in the Union Pacific shops, has equipped a locomotive in the yards with a wireless device, which railroad officials declare will greatly lessen the danger of collisions. It enables dispatchers and station agents to signal engineers between stations, thus putting them practically In constant touch with running trains. RUEF’S PROSECUTOR SHOT. T. J. Heney Wounded by Ex-Convict, Who Later Committed Suicide. San Francisco, Cal—The San Fran cisco bribery graft cases had a dra matic climax when Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney, who has been in charge of the prosecution during its tortuous course of two years, was shot and seriously wound ed in the crowded court room by Mod ris Haas, an ex-convict. The shooting occurred during a brief recess in the third trial of Abra ham Ruef on a charge of bribery now in its eleventh week. The would-be assassin is a saloon keeper, who was drawn upon the jurv panel in the second trial of Ruef, and who, after having been temporarily passed by both sides, was exposed in a dramatic manner by Mr. Heney as an ex-convict, and discharged from the jury. Haas declared after the shooting that Heney had ruined his life by the exposure, and that he had determined to kill him for that rea son. Haas was arrested and confined in the county jail, where he commit ted suicide by shooting himseit through the head with a small der ringer pistol. He ended his life while four guards detailed to prevent just such a move stood within three feet of him. The weapon with which the would-be as sassin shot himself he had secreted in the top of one of his gaiter shoes. District Attorney Heney, though badly wounded, will recover. FINAL PLEA FAILED. United States Supreme Court Dismiss ed Patrick’s Appeal. Washington, D. C. —The final des perate attempt of Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the murder of William Marsh Rice, the eccentric old Texas millionaire, in his New York home, to regain his liberty, has failed. The United States supreme court has ris missed Patrick’s appeal, prepared by himself in prison, and denied his plea of habeas corpus. He must stay in prison, to serve out his sentence, commuted from death in the electric chair to life imprisonment. Patrick’s case is & remarkable and unique in the annals of crime. While still under sentence of death he man aged repeatedly, through his own skill in the law, to get his case before the courts and it was brought several times from Sing Sing prison to New York on writs of appeals. He worked incessantly on his own case, but was unable to get anew trial, although he finally managed to obtain from Gov ernor Higgins a commutation of sen tence. The murder of William Marsh Rice was accomplished by the aid of chlo roform, in his apartments. Patrick had an accomplice in the person of the old millionaire’s valet, Jones, who after ward confessed. It w r as through the confession of Jones, corroborated by a great deal of other testimony, that. Patrick was convicted. The motive for the crime was shown in a conspiracy between Pat rick and Jones to possess themselves of the old man’s wealth. Then Pat rick, after making himself thorough ly familiar with the old man’s affairs, through Jones, forged his signature to checks for round sums which he pre sented immediately after the old man’s death. SUED FOR $3,624,121. Government Brings Six Suits Against the Sugar Trust. New York City. —The United States government has brought six suits against the American Sugar Refining Company to recover forfeitures and customs duties amounting to $3,624,- 121 on sugar delivered at the Have meyer & Elder refineries in Brooklyn during the past six years. * The complaints alleging violations of section 9 of the customs act of 1890, charge that the checker at the Brooklyn refinery so manipulated the platform scales as to conceal the true weights. The second and third suits involve ajnounts exceeding $500,000, the others varying between $200,000 and $300,000. Great Victory for Liberals. Havana, Cuba. Practically com plete returns of the election show that the liberal victory was even more decisive than first supposed. Official returns from 1,360 out of a total of 1,493 polling places, show that General Jose Miguel Gomez received 183,823 votes, against 118,329 for General Mar io Menocal, the conservative candi date. The liberals carried every prov ince in the island. Havana province went liberal by 25,000 and the city by i13,000. The liberal majorities in the other provinces were approximate ly as follows; Orienle, 13,500; Santa Clara, 11,000; Canaguey, 1,200; Pinar del Itio, 7,500; Matanzas, 8,000. Man Undergoes Fifteen Operations. New York City.—William Smith, aged 38, is puzzling the medical fra ternity of Staten Island. He is a pa tient in St. Vincents Hospital, West New Brighton. Within a year Smith has undergone fifteen operations and he is now being prepared for a series of others. His hair has turned white as snow. He has been operated on for appandicitis, intestinal trouble and stomach trouble, has had his right foot and leg amputated and in the course of a few days will have his left leg taken off above the knee. By the time this has healed his right arm will be amputated and later his left arm will have to come off. He is suf fering from tuberculosis of the bone. Taft to Call Extra Session. Washington, D. C. —A special ses sion of the sixty-first congress will be called soon after the 4th of March to take up the matter of tariff revision. This became positively known Sun day when William H. Taft, president elect, after spending the day at the white house as the guest of President •oogevelt, stated that he intended to call the special session to meet as soon after his inauguration as would be reasonable. FOR THEFT£?7OO,OOO Peter Van Vlissinger Given 1 to 14 Years in Penitentiary. HE MADE DEFENSE And Was Sentenced Within Four Hours After His Arrest—-Forgeries Were Very Unique. Chicago, 111. —Peter Van Vlissingen, a real estate dealer, for several yeais classed among the first of Chicago’s prosperous and reputable business men, confessed to having obtained, through forged deeds and notes, more than $700,000, and a few hours after his arrest, on his own urgent appeal to be punished, was sentenced to the peniteniiary. The arrest, the indict ment, the confession and the sentence were the work of less than four hours. Taken in the midst of business from an office desk shortly after the noon hour, Van Vlissingen, a venerable looking man, appeared before the court in tears, confessed that for from eighteen to twenty years he had been securing money through the sale of forged documents, and that though he had bought back many of these spu rious instruments without detection, at least twenty-five people would lose an aggregate of more than $700,000 through the paper which he has not yet redeemed; in forging notes, he de clared, he had perfected an unique de vice. This consisted of a plate glass desk top, so arranged that by an elec tric light thrown up beneath, he could readily trace from originals forged signatures on to worthless paper. Throughout his arrest and sentence, the prisoner made no effort to de fend himself, but only asked that his punishment be speedy. Asked if he had anything to say be fore sentence was imposed, Van Vlis singen, bowing his head, replied: “Only that I be given my punish ment at once.” His term in the penitentiary was fixed as indeterminate from one to fourteen years. ROCKEFELLER GETS $1.50 FEE. Was Peevish Until Deputy Paid Mon ey With Subpena. New York City.—John D. Rockefel ler and his lieutenants, J. D. Archi bold and James A. Moffett of the Standard Oil Company, were subpena ed by United States Marshal Henckel to appear before Special Referee Franklin Ferris in the “trust busting” proceedings which have been begun by the government. Incidentally Mr. Rockefelleer and his aides received $1.50 a when they accepted the subpena. The tendering of the $1.50 which is a fee for witnesses provided by the government, tickled Mr. Rocke feller immensely. He seemed to be rather peevish when Mr. Henckel strode into his private office on the fourth floor of No. 26 Broadway and handed him the court paper. But when Mr. Henckel drew from his pocket a crisp $1 bill and a 50-cent. piece and handed them to the richest man in the world, Mr. Rockefeller seized it with alacrity and smiled broadly. KILLED IN AUTO RACE. In Attempt to Lower 24 Hour Record, Emile Strickler is Killed. Birmingham, Ala. —While making a strong dash in the effort to lower the twenty-four-hour record on the fair grounds one-mile track here the Re nault car being driven by Emile Strieker, the well-known automobilist, who had just a little while previously relieved Lewis Strang, was smashed and Strieker was almost instantly killed and Leon Barrows, a Birming ham chauffeuer, driver for President Crawford of the Tennessee company, was seriously, though not fatally in jured. The car was traveling at the rate of sixty miles an hour when the accident happened on the west end of the track. One tire exploded as the car dashed around the curve, followed by another circled for several minutes. LABOR BANQUET AT WHITE HOUSE. President Roosevelt Entertains Num ber of Union Leaders. Washington, D. C. —'Members of the cabinet and justices of the supreme court of the United States sat down with labor leaders from various sec tions of the United States at a dinner given by President Roosevelt at the white house to a number of personal friends men closely identified with the movement to better labor conditions in this occa sion was one of the mosr*fiiteresting events that has occurred at the white house in months. TO KILL HER MOTHER. Daughter Employed Detective Who told Police of Murder Plans. Chicago, 111. —Miss Mae L. Otis, 36 years old, has been arrested, charged by the police with having instigated a plot to murder her mother, Mrs. Sarah Otis, 57 years old. According to the police, the mother was to have arrived in Chicago from Mauston, Wis., and a private detec tive, supposed by Miss Otis to be a “slugger,” had been employed to help her kill her mothei\ Instead of promoting the scheme, the detective notified Police Captain O’Brien. The mother is said to have money and life insurance, together worth $3,800. BALLiFRACETFAiLURE. The Failure Came on Account of At mospheric Conditions. Los Angeles, Cal. —Because of un usual atmospheric conditions, the transcontinental balloon race which was to have started from Los Angeles was a failure. Only the big balloon America was sent up, and it was car ried by a steady current of air south and slightly west and directly toward the Pacific ocean. It is believed to have landed somewhere on the beach. A REDUCTION IN COTTON CROP. Of Twenty Per Cent, is Asked by the Farmers' Union at New Orleans. New Orleans, La. —The Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative associa tion, in convention assembled, con cluded its consideration of the impor tant questions brought before it, and adjourned. The results of the convention may be summed up as follows: Resolution passed calling for the re duction of 25 per cent in the cotton crop and diversification of crops. Resolution unanimously adopted de nouncing “night riding.” Resolution passed calling for the warehouse system on an extensive scale and the formation of interstate companies. Resolution passed calling for the ap pointment of a committee of one from each state to confer with president of the United States relative to exten sion of rural free delivery and estab lishment of parcels post. Authorized the building of a large central warehouse at New Orleans, where the planters of haif a dozen or more states can store their cotton and hold it until they choose to sell. The committee representing the union in the warehouse matter fol lows: T. J. Brooks, Tennessee; G. H. Hightower, Mississippi; J. Z. Greene, North Carolina; J. W. Boyett, Jr., Louisiana; L. H. O’Marion, Georgia, and L. H. Morris, Alabama. It was stipulated that the commit tee representing the Farmers’ union should have at its disposal a million bales of cotton to sell whenever it deems the market capable of absorb ing that much. The matter of secur ing \yarehouse certificates for the cot ton and making them negotiable at lo cal banks was also placed in the com mittee’s hands. The convention also adopted a resolution urging all the states to ap point agricultural commissions such as exxist in Georgia. Li Sum Ling, editor of a paper at Hong Kong, China, addressed the con vention on trade relations between China and America. The address was mainly along the line of the advan tages which would be enjoyed by both countries if closer trade relations were established between China and America. “OPEN DOUR” CAUSES TALK, Japan and United States Exchange Diplomatic Views on Subject. Washington, D. C. —Although Presi dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root formally deny that there has been any friction between the United States and Japan over the question of the “open door” in China and that no re quests or demands had been made of Japan by the state department with reference to this subject, there can be no denial that a diplomatic exchange of views has taken place in the last few days. Numerous complaints have been made by American and other foreign merchants in Manichuria to the effect that while ostensibly maintaining a policy of non-interference without taking side in the trade, Japanese of ficials really have been secretly favor ing their own countrymen. It is likely that while the state de partment presented “no demand,” the or suggestion to the Japanese as stated by Secretary Root, has formulated a polite inquiry as to whether the action of the Jap anese officials in Manichuria have the approval of that government. ANIMALS ARE DENTISTS. Monkeys and Squirrels Fill Each Oth er’s Teeth. Chicago, 111. —Monkeys and large gray squirrels that overrun the jung les of Africa, are born dentists. They fill each other’s teeth with great skill and often kill an aching nerve. At least this is what Dr. Frank N. Pierce of West Roxboro, Mass., say*, and he is going to lecture before Chi cago dentists on the subject. Dr. Pierce, who spent several years in the African jungles, says that monkeys and squirrels have discovered a blue clay much the same in color as that which covers the diamond field and in this a great percentage, of creosote. When the animals have toothache they plaster this clay into the cavity as a remedy. The creosote will often kill the offending nerve. Roosevelt’s Trip No for Slaughter. New York City.—That President Roosevelt’s African trip will not be a “slaughtering expedition,’’ is reported by Major A. E. Meanis, United States Army, a surgeon stationed at Fort Totten, who is in Washington to con fer with Mr. Roosevelt as one of the party who will accompany him. In explaining that the trip was not for “slaughter” Major Meanis said that it was to be in the interest of science and to provide specimens for use in this country. Mexican Cotton Tree 12 Feet Tall. Washington, D. C. —Consul Clarence A. Miller of Mexico sends the follow ing clipping concerning the cultivation of the cotton tree in Texas: “The trees, which are now two years old and are bearing this year for the first time, resemble greatly the ordinary pear tree both as to shape and to height. I should say that the trees were fully twelve feet tall. The yield is much heavier in proportion to the size of the bush than on the ordinary cotton plant, the staple is better qual ity, and the fact that it is only neces sary to replant them in a sebre of years is a great saving of labor. Unusual Political Situation in Atlanta Atlanta, Ga. —The most unusual sit uation in Atlanta in many years w r as created by the nomination of Robert F. Maddox at a citizens’ mass meet ing in opposition to James G. Wood ward, the regular democratic nominee. Indirectly the question of the enforce men of the prohibition laws precipi tated the opposition nomination. Mr. Woodward failed to appear in the re cord’s court to answer a charge of drunkenness. Woodward has served two terms as mayor of Atlanta, CHINA’S RULERS DEAD Emperor and Dowager Empress Are Claimed by Death. 3-YEAR OLD PRINCE EEISNS His Father, Prince Chun, is Regent oJ Empire—Dowager Empress Died Day After the Emperor. Pekin, China. —Tse Hsi An, the dow ager empress of China, the autocratic head of the government, which she has directed without successful inter ference since 1861/ and without pro test since 1881, is dead. The announcement of the death of the dowager empress was official and followed closely upon the announce ment that Kuang Hsu, the emperor, had died; but it is believed that the deaths of both the emperor and the dowager empress occurred a consid erable time before that set down in the official statements. An edict, placed upon the throne Prince Pu Yi, the three-year-old son of Prince Chun, the regent of the em pire. The foreign legations were no tified by the foreign board of the death of the emperor and the succes sion of Prince Pu Yi. Troops have been in readiness for several days to quell any disorders that might arise on the death of Kuang Hsu, and the possibility of up rising was made greater because of the fact that the death of the dowager empress was known to be close at hand. Prince Chun, the regent, has ordered the viceroys and governors to take precautions for the continuation o£ the administration of the provinces as heretofore, and he has ordered a hun dred days of mourning. The court will go into mourning for three years. Pekin already has been greatly transformed; all red objects have been removed and blue substituted. The people learned of the death of the dowager empress, and, although the Chinese are in no wise emotional they showed that they were profoundly im pressed by the passing of their power ful ruler. The foreigners in the city are watching the strange ceremonies with great interest. Death-bed observances of three thousand years ago marked the pass ing of the emperor and dowager. They died alone and unattended, although surrounded by circles of abject spec tators, who remained a rod distant, as on account of the sacred persons of their majesties they could not be approached. The emperor died as he had lived, without ministration ot whatever kind of scientific aid. Eor months he had refused to permit the services of foreign physieians, and, al though it was stated that he bad gone back to the old form of medical treatment, it is believed that latterly he received no treatment at all. The whole nation is now thrown into mourning, the rites attending which are sf a stringent character. For a hundred days the court and people of rank wear white, trimmed with white fur, this being the mourn ing color in China. For the same pe riod, the men abstain from shaving, while the women lay aside the favor ite ornamental head dress. Manila, P. I.—H. Lee Clot worthy, United Press correspond ent with the fleet, learned from a high official Chinese source that both the emperor and dowager em press of China were murdered in the hope that the presence of the American fleet in Ori ental waters would save the Chi nese empire from an aggressive movement by Japan during their establishment of anew re gime. GOVERNMENT WORK BEGINS. Appropriations Being Spent in Many Towns. Washington, D. C. —The government is starting a prosperity boom itself just to show that it is not behind the big industries in celebrating the vic tory of Taft. During the month of November the national treasury w’ill spend some thing in the neighborhood of $5,000,- 000 in locations scattered all over the' United States. That is, contracts in volving that sum of money will be let by the treasury department for construction, painting, repairing, re furnishing public buildings all over the country. The towns to be benefit ed this month ,by the prosperity policy of the government are: Marietta, Ga.; Eugene, Ore.; Toledo, O.; lola, Kans.; Crookston, Minn.; Raw’lins, Wyo.; Trinidad, Colo.; Gulf Quarantine Sta tion, Ship Island, Miss.; Baker City, Ore.; Hazleton, Pa.; Milford, Pa.; Manchester, Va.; Newton, Kans.; Car lisle, Pa., and Gainesville, Ga. JUDGE APPOINTS WOMAN To Manage Shoe Factory—Plant Val ued at Five Hundred Thousand. Boston, Mass. —The value and sta tus of the working woman w T ere boost ed another notch when Judge Cham berlain appointed a Brockton business woman in preference to male compet itors to have complete control of the big five hundred thousand dollar shoe factory of the late James T. Packard, who died without a will. His death left his heirs, a brother and two sis ters, one of the latter blind, who are wholly without knowledge of the shoe business. Mrs. Jennie L. Doane, for merly secretary to the late Mr. Pack ard, was made special administra trix. CHINESE TREATfPLANNED. United States and Japan to Respect Independenc eof China. New York City.—The Herald gives prominence to a dispatch from Tokio that a report is prevalent in thee high financial circles close to the Katsu r a ministry that Secretary Root and Ba ron Takahira are negotiating anew treaty between the United States and Japan, the chief terms of which are that the high contracting parties shall respect the integrity and indepen dence of the Chinese empire^ eate ness notes, - Bad was denied Charles w > he financier, who has tJ n ' H to fifteen years’ imprisonment^ labor, and it now seem. \ 1 the former multi-milli ora;i 5 tain H mam in the Tombs , risen * T Jst * til December 3 next, when ar " as * Da on the writ of error that n Sume *U granted him may coineV, b9^ Edward M Morean New York, who was shot w p tet U. Mackey, an escaped lm"-,,- H. then blew out hi s Jy-n bfc Ho the road to recovery and hi ' '? l Clans believe he will be out ,'t/ h,,! cians believe he will be out ■ an ® 9r days or two weeks. 1 lQ Results obtained in tests Maxim silent firearms bcW United States army board areV ed to have been encouraging -P o*' 0 *' plosion being only faintly muffling is obtained at sonic Ti of velocity. LX Pens Supposed yeggmen entered them ance and real estate office o f\, fiSDr ’ Goldsmith at Greenville s n ,A reformed the cashier and boou er, T . E. McCullough, and 7* through his pockets. They fo nnd W ? keys to the safe, rifled {he 1 f drawer and set fire to the bookTS papers. The emperor of China, who hi* been suffering for nearly two wert from an intestinal disorder, is renm? ed to be much worse. His mat refuses foreign medical aid or to taka foreign medicine. He is unusually weak, but in spite of this, he received the members ot the grand council h! was propped up on pillows during the interview. Public business has been suspended on account of the indispo sition of the dowager empress. P Instruction in dancing is to be civ. en Boston public school teachers The department cf school hygiene under Dr. T. L. Harrington is to institute classes in the Terpsichroean art at once. The dancing lessons are to be given to the aeachers in connection with the physical training of pupils of the normal, high and elementary schools. President Castro of Venezuela has been advised by his physicians to go to Europe for medical treatment for the malady from which he is suffer ing. Whether he follows this advice or not depends upon the progress he makes toward recovery. Washington. President Roosevelt has issued in vitations for a notable “labor legisla tion” dinner to be held at the white house Tuesday, November 17. The guests will include many national la bor organisation chiefs, several prom inent judges and executive officials, but it is understood President Gom pers, Secretary Morrison, Vice Presi dent O’Connell and Treasurer Len non of the American Federation of Labor, are not included. The French foreign office has been advised from Berlin that M. Camdon, the French ambassador, and Baron von Waechter, the acting secretary for foreign affairs have signed an agreement in settlement of the Casa blanca incident .The formula of settle ment as it was accepted consists of two declarations. The first provides that after the exchange of expressions of mutual regret that the incident oc curred, the entire question of law and facts shall be submitted to the arbi tration of the Hague tribunal. The second declaration is that the country whose agents are adjudged at fault shall apologize to the other. Postmaster Genera! Meyer has es tablished a new r division of the rail way mail service with headquarters at New Orleans, and has appointed H. M. Robinson as assistant superinten dent of the new division. It will be known as the twelfth division and will comprise the states of Mississip pi and Louisiana and such railway postoftice lines outside of those state* as may be assigned to it. Mr. Robin son was formerly assistant supennten dent of posts at Manila. The formal opening of the War col lege was signalized by an lmportan address by Secretary Root, popular known as the “father of the instw tion.” On account of the limited - i pacity of the lecture hall in which t exercises w’ere held, the alteada was limited to the president and mem bers of his cabinet, members of diplomatic corps, the officers r,i army, navy and marine corps,* other leading officials of the g ment. The New York Shipping com Pf. of Camden, N J., was the to, der for constructing the ta, J Utah. Their proposition is io twenty and three-quarter no - at $3,946,000. The Xewpttf Shipbuilding and Dry Dmk - nsta ning w r as the lowest bidder - machinery in the battlesnip being built by the governing Brooklyn, their bid being: $R y guaranteeing a vessel oi three-fourth knot speed. - Rev. Dr. Alfred H. Harding, for past twenty-two years rector of Paul's Episcopal church, a ; ‘. jaII was elected bishop to succeea f Henry W. Satterlee at the meeting of the thirteentn vention of the Washington - The Rev. Charles H. Brent 11 the Philippines, who , Re v twice declined both “ p oS too. Dr. Mann of Trinity churcn, - elected at the third meetn-r, ‘ dined. wiiS' In his annual report for e Dena e!- cal year, Commissioner K ' mnie iv of the general land office, H the withdrawal from entry jgate J lie lands wffiich may J ; f be irg which are not now capa-bl utilized for homes. flj}o The case of Adolphus (on s ® is under sentence of deat ‘ n \ e ; n g in ama canal zone, the P elia > wjs Aided in a trial without a- ’ on &? dismissed for w r ant ot 1 • the supreme court o . Qt 0 Staffs. Coulsen raised 1 . a :,i the zone is American *- without that trial in a capital case jury was unconstitutional. t „. The United States eS tV recognize the new’ el su it of tfl * lished in Paraguay as a- , gprß * success of the revoluti