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GEORGIA NEGROES HELD
Bayd Conyers of Monroe,Labeled
Leader in Brownsville Riot.
PRESIDENT JHVES EVIDENCE
In Message to Congress Roosevelt Charg
es Fcoraker with Encourag ng
Negroes to Testify Falsely.
Washington, D. C. —Five negroes
now living in Georgia are charged in
evidence submitted by President
Roosevelt to the senate with having
been conspicuously involved in the
shooting up of Brownsville, Texas, on
August 13 and 14, 1906.
Boyd Conyers of Monroe, Ga., and
John-Holloman, now living quietly in
Macon, Ga., are accused by special in
vestigators of the w r ar department
with having been ringleaders in the
riot.
Senator Joseph Benson Forakar, of
Ohio, a member of the senate commit
tee on militarv affairs, which investi
gated the affray and who defended
the negroes in committee, and on the
floor of the senate, is charged with
having encouraged discharged negro
soldiers to adhere to false testimony
given before the committee.
President Roosevelt in his message
to the senate, declares that all the
members in companies B, C and D
were more or less guilty. He de
clares all the members of B troop
must have been actively concerned
In the shooting affray, and that the
members of the two other companies
were guilty of complicity and of con
cealing the facts.
He recommends that the secretary
of war within a year, be authorized
to reinstate such members of the dis
charged battalion as will tell
the truth and assist in fixing the blame
upon, those actually guilty of firing the
shots. The president seeks to divide
the “less guilty from those whose
guilt was heinous.
That many negroes throughout the
country now know those guilty of par
ticipation in the Brownsville affray,
and are shielding members of their
own race is the charge made by Her
bert J. Brown, and Captain W. G. Bald
win, who conducted the investiga
tion. _
A letter written by Senator Fora
ker to Convers is included in the teo
timonv. In this letter, Senator Fora
ker assures congress in his belief that
Conyers’ testimony was the truth.
VENEZUELA EXCITED.
Country Declared by Acting President
to Be in a of Defense.
Caracas, Venezuela. When the
news of the capture of the Venezuelan
guardship Alexis by the Dutch cruiser
Gelderland became known in Cacacas,
a big crowd assembled in the Plaza
Bolivar and demonstrated in support
of the A decree issued
by Acting President Gomez places the
reoublte in a state of defense. .
A crowd of citizens, including a
large number of students, went to the
office of El Constitutional, the organ
of President Castro, and indulged in
a counter-demonstration. The feelings
of this crowd were plainly hostile to
Castro and to the steps taken by Go
mez. ~
A pitched battle ensued between the
employees of the naper and the crowd
on the streets. Many shots were ex
changed, and the fiehting lasted for
fivo minutes. Several men were woun
ded and one has since died.
The captain of the Alexis, who came
ashore at Puerto Cabello, has sent up
to Caracas the communication handed
him by the Dutch officer who came
on board from the Gelderland.
This note is as follows:
“On Board the Cruiser Gelderland,
December 12.—Her majesty, the queen
of Holland, has given orders for her
warships temporarily to sequestra.e
and embargo all Venezuelan govern
ment vessels. This is a retaliatory
measure. We demand that you lower
your flag and surrender your ship and
your persons to tbe commander of the
Gelderland. All resistance will be use
less. If you resist the result will be
the loss to you of your vessel and
death to many of you.
“(Signed) „ „
“SECOND LIEUT. BOTNAR.
Acting President Gomez issued a
decree in which he relates the cap
ture of the Alexis, after which he de
clares *
“I consider these actions a true in
vasion of Venezuelan territory and
an aggression against the Venezuelan
government. They constitute a grave
offen'-e The national sovereignty is
threatened and the territorial integri
ty, honor and dignity of the father
land is in danger. . -
“I decree the nation in a state o
defense and consequently the execu
tive assumes and will exercise the ex
traordinary faculties conferred on him
by section 9 of article 80 of the Ven
ezuelan constitution.
HtRUIFBiIXEirOIjTIiSHAK
Died Without Friends—May Lie in
Potter’s Field.
New York City. No one has
.claimed the body of William Hanra
han, a hero of the Boxer outbreaks,
who died in a Newark hospital and it
is expected that he will be buried in
Potter’s Field. one of
four men who at Tien
Tsin to Tne w alls of the city
during a heavy fire and remove the
dead and wounded. . . .
Among his effe-w (.wVete found let
ters f ■ former secre
tai#m tie navy, and from Major
James Regan, of the army board of
awards, both of which commended
him for bravery in action.
TO INVESTIGATE EXCHANGES.
Committee of Nine Appointed by Gov.
Hughes of New York.
Albany, N. Y. —Governor Hughes has
announced the appointment of a com
mittee of nine, consisting of bankers
and business men to inquire into the
facts surrounding the business of ex
changes in New York, and to suggest
“what changes, if any, are advisable
in the law's of the state bearing upon
speculation in securities and commod
ities; or relating to the protection of
investors.
PROGRESS OF AGRICULTURE.
Secretary Wilson Review* Advance
Made in Pest Twelve Year*.
Washington, D. C. —Secretary Jas.
Wilson of the department of agricul
ture, after twelve years of service in
his twelfth annual report to the pres
ident, renders a comprehensive ac
count of his presents
a review of the progress of agricul
ture in the United States during this
period. Concerning the farm produc
tion of 'I9OB, he says that the farm
er has created wealth by the billions.
Production has been above the aver
age of recent years with few excep
tions; and, while some prices have
fallen, others have risen.
The farm value of all farm prod
ucts of 1908 reaches the most extra
ordinary total in the nation’s history,
$3,778,000,003. This is about four
times the value of the products of
the mines, including mineral oils and
precious metals. The farmer contrib
utes 87 per cent of the raw materials
used in those manufacturing indus
tries which depend mostly or consid
erably upon agricultural materials,
and these industries use 42 per cent
of all materials used in all indus
tries.
The gain In value of farm products
in 1908 over 1907 is $290,000,000 and
would have been much larger had
not the prices of cotton and hay been
low.
GUMMING MADE BOARD MFMBER.
Appointed on Chickamauga National
Park Commision.
Washington* D. C. —President Roose
velt named Major Joseph B. Gumming
of Augusta, Ga., a member of the
Chickamauga National Park Commis
sion to succeed General A. P. Stewart
of Mississippi, deceased.
It has been understood for several
days that the president would name a
Georgian for the place and the con
test was between Judge John W. Mad
dox of Rome and Major Cumming. A
delegation friendly to Judge Maddox
called at the white house to urge his
nomination, hut they were too late.
Judge Maddox was in the battle uf
Chickamauga, and was strongly back
ed for the appointment, but Major
Cumming was the successful man.
Rockefeller Will Give Millions.
Chicago, 111. —According to a pro
fessor of the University of Chicago,
John D. Rockefeller will devote $50,-
000,000 to the promotion of education
in Oriental countries.
“Mr. Rockefeller is only awaiting
the reports of Professor Ernest Bur
ton and Professor Thomas C. Cham
berlain,” said the professor.
Professor Burton is now in India
and Professor Chamberlain will start
for China next month.
Predicts Failure In Canal Work.
Paris, France. —That the Panama
canal will cost $280,000,000, double
the estimate, is the gloomy view tak
en by Beuna-Varilla, former Panama
minister to the United States.
He says that destruction is sure to
overtake Gatun dam. The recent ac
cident there confirms this view, he de
clares. He says the plans now under
way will result in the greatest disas
ter' in the history of this country.
“Adam God” Pleads No! Guilty.
Kansas City, Mo. —Trembling with
fear, their spirit broken with the re
nunciation of their faith, James
Sharpe, “Adam God,” and three of
his followers, almost without a word
in their own behalf, entered pleas of
not guilty when arraigned before
Justice Hemley on charges of first de
cree murder, growing out of the kill
ing of the five people in the street riot
in which the police and the Holy Rol
lers took part.
Republicans Flan Far Ahead.
Chicago, 111. —Fred W. Upman
makes the announcement.that perma
nent national headquarters for the
republican national commission will
be established in the First National
bank building, Chicago, for the pur
pose of perfecting the most compre
hensive national organization ever
known in American politics.
Bonaparte Not in Cabinet.
Baltimore, Md.—That Atorney Gen
eral Charles J. Bonaparte will not be
a member of President Taft’s cabinet
was the definite statement made here
by Mr. Bonaparte.
“After March 4th, I shall retire
from public life. That is perhaps the
belt way to put it,” said Mr. Bona
parte.
Big Steamship Aground.
New York City.—ln a dense fog off
Belleport, L. 1., the German SS. Ham
burg ran aground. The boat, com
manded by Captain Schur, has a crew'
of forty men, who refused to disem
bark when the Belleport life-savers
went out to rescue them. The Har
burg is in no danger of destruction
unless a storm breaks.
Good jobFoTliryan. f
Minneapolis, Minn. —A campaign to
obtain William Jennings Bryan as
president of the University of Minne
sota in the event that the resignation
of President Cyrus Northrop is ac
cepted, has been started by the Uni
versity Press Club, which passed a
resolution asking the board of regents
to extend a call to the commoner.
Kuei Guilty of Bribery.
San Francisco, Cal. —After deliber
ating twenty-four hours, the jury re
turned a I'erdict of guilty of bribery
charges alainst Abraham Ruef, form
er politiccl boss of San Francisco.
Under v1■* conviction Ruef is liable
to a majSjum penalty of fourteen
years in#_• penitentiary.
oL i
Plaj'J&OOO.OOO Horae.
WashingtS or , C.— One result of
the meeting hei^ o Southern Com
mercial Congress,. /*s a project an
nounced to erect a f lT>,ooo home for
the congress is this% a i r
President Parker announced the
plan which is to secure 1,000 subscrip
tions of SI,OOO each from southern
business men. Two hundred and thir
ty-seven thousand dollars was pledged.
Is is proposed to erect a skyscraper
office building for the headquarters of
the Souhtern Commercial Congress.
PLAN TO HANDLE CROP
Federation of Warehouses Will
Facilitate Holding Campaign.
TO CONTROLIS),BOB BALES
New Orlean3 Selected Permanent Head
quarters of Colton Committee of
National Farmers’ Union.
Bebee, Ark.—At a meeting cf the
board of directors of the National
Farmer’s union and the national cot
ton committee relative to the hand
ling of the cotton crop for next year,
planning, in brief a federation of
warehouses, Nvas approved by the
board of directors. New Orleans was
chosen as the permanent headquarters
of the cotton committee.
The report of the committee, in
part, follows: “Our efforts to hold
1,000,000 bales off the market has met
with much favor among the members
of our union and we have received
pledges for thousands of bales of cot
ton to be held.
“We have perfected a plain in
which the next crop can be handled
through union channels, that is, the
federation of warehouses, which plan
and by operation in Mississippi dur
ing the past year and embodies the
feature of the new plan.”
President Barrett has called state
meetings and will be held as fellows:
Oklahojna, January 9; Mississippi,
January 12; Arkansas, January 14;
Texas, December 21; Alabama, Janu
aly 16; Georgia, January 18; Louisia
na, January 18; South Carolina, Jan
uary 20; North Carolina, December
16- Florida, January 22; Missouri,
January 25; Illinois, January 27; Kan
sas, January 29; Colorado, February
1; California, February 7,
VENEZUELAN SHIP CAPTURED.
Cruiser Gelderland Raises Dutch Flag
Over the Alix.
Wilemstad, Island of Curacao. —The
Dutch cruiser Gelderland came into
this port towing the Venezuelan coast
guard ship Alix, with the Dutch flag
flying and a Dutch crew on board.
The Gelderland captured the Alix
off Puerto Cabello. The Alix was ly
ing close in shore, and, notwithstand
ing the threat which the Venezuelan
government had made to fire upon
any of the Dutch warships committing
a hostile act. the Gelderland steamed
at full speed towards the guardship
and sent in a launch to seize her.
This they did without resistance, and
no shots came from the fort on
land.
The crew of the Alix was put
ashore and the Dutch officer and ma
rines remained on board, the Gelder
land finally taking the Alix in tow
and steaming away with her prize.
The seizure of the Alix was in ac
cordance with the plans of the Hol
land government, when instructions
were issued to the three Dutch war
ships now in these waters to make
a demonstration off the coast of Ven
ezuela and to capture any Venezuelan
ships of war or guard vessels that
they might find.. The arrival of the
Gelderland at Willemstad was greet
ed with unbounded enthusiasm by
those who noticed the cruiser’s ap
proach and soon the entire popula
tion was down to the water’s edge to
welcome the return of tfie Gelderland,
UETTERTiiMS FORDIPLOMATS.
Matter Will Be Pressed at This Ses
sion of Congress.
Washington, D. C— Determined
that the dignity of the United States
shall no longer be jeopardized by the
failure of this government to provide
suitable buildings for its diplomatic
and consular deputies abroad, advo
cates of an immediate appropriation
to begin the construction or purchase
of suitable buildings have decided to
press the matter at this session of
congress! Representative Nicholas
Longworth of Ohio will lead the fight
again this session, as he did last.
The members of the committee on
foreign affairs have agreed to stand
behind the Longworth bill, introduced
at the last session, authorizing the ap
propriation of $1,000,000 annually for
the construction or purchase of em
bassies, legations and consular build
ings. __
PHOSPHATE LANDS WITHDRAWN.
Immediate Results From Conserva
tion Movement.
Washington, D. C.---Acting under in
structions of President Roosevelt, the
secretary of the interior has with
drawn from entry all public lands con
taining phosphate rock, pending ap
propriate action by congress.
This action has been taken as the
result of facts brought out at the re
cent meeting of the National Conser
vation in Washington,
w'hen it that national
available rock in
the United States willTm only about
fifty years.
POISONED ALTAR WINE.
Attempt on Life of Italian Priest in
Ohio City.
Youngstown, Ohio. —Poisoned as he
drank the communion wine at the al
tar of the Italian Catholic Church here,
Father Lops nearly succumbed to the
second attempt at assassination, be
lieved to have been made by mem
bers of his congregation.
It was learned that strychnine had
been placed in the altar wine which
Father Lops drank before administer
ing communion to his flock. The
priest is in a dangerous condition but
he will recover.
A short time ago a shot was fired
through a window, which buried itself
in the wall close to his head.
TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES.
Seaboard Air Line to Issue Bonds to
Amount of $4,250,000.
Richmond, Va. —On motion of S. Da
vies Warfield, R. Lancaster Williams
and Edward C. Duncan, receivers of
the Seaboard Air Line railway, Judge
Pritchard of the United JStates circuit
court authorized an iss£e of $4,250,-
000 in receivers’ certifif.Jf.es, payable
semi-annually at 5 per ca ! t. The cer
tificates are issued to the debts
of the corporation under me receiver:
ship and to make improvements.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
Matters of Importance Before tie
National Lawmakers.
For nearly five hours the house of
representatives considered the bill
providing for the taking of the thii
teenth and subsequent decennial cen
suses, and passed it without material
change.
The session of the senate Wednes
day was chiefly devoted to the for
mal presentation of departmental re
ports and the introduction of bills.
The reports have been made public
from time to time, and the bills, num
bering 352, were chiefly for the grant
ing of pensions, senator Johnston of
Alabama introduced a bill to reinstate
former Cadets Rossell and Weaver,
dismissed from the military academy
for hazing. He declared that their
punishment was excessive, and said
that every new senator was hazed by
being given unimportant assignments
and Deing restricted in his privileges.
He did not wish to have the idea go
forth that the boys’ mothers have to
look after them after they enter the
military academy.
In the senate Thursday Senator
Lodge gave notice that he would
speak on the Brownsville question
Wednesday. The senate, after an ex
ecutive session, adjourned until Mon
day. The house received the report
of * legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bills. The house Thurs
day passed an amendment to the pres
ent army and navy desertion act. A
bill to appropriate sum to reinburse
the Island of Hawaii for its light
house service immediately preceding
federal control of the island was pass
ed. Proceedings were interriupted
when Henry G. Worthington, a form
er member, was stricken with apo
plexy. Mr. Townsend of Michigan
called up a bill authorizing the pres
ident to appoint a commission to in
vestigate commerce and labor dis
putes.
A resolution was presented in the
house Friday calling for investigation
relative to charges in president’s mes
sage on secret service. The house be
gan reading and debate on th<* legis
lative, judicial and executive appropri
ation bill. The committee on com
merce made tentative plans for inves
tigating a trip to the Isthmus of Pan
ama. The senate was not in session
Friday.
The house of representatives Satur
day was in its old time form. Parlia
mentary tactics were freely resorted
to, with the result that five times the
roll w r as cafled. The first wrangle oc
curred on a resolution, fixing the
boundary line between the states of
Colorado, Oklahoma and New Mexico,
which was adopted by a good majori
ty, but not without two roll calls. The
house, then by a decisive vote, refus
ed to further consider the bill provid
ing for arbitrary settlement of dis
putes between employers and em
ployees next turning attention to the
bill providing for the protection of
aliens in the United States, the sub
ject was threshed out at length. The
measure had rough sailing, and it was
passed by a slim majority, after the
roll had been called twice.
The senate was not in session Sat
urday.
While considering bills dealing with
affairs in the District of Columbia, the
house Monday passed a measure pro
viduig for 85-cent gas in Washington.
now goes to the senate, as
well as another bill abolishing the
bucket-shops in the district. A bill
providing for free lectures in the pub
lic schools was voted down.
An attempt by Representative Hen
ry of Texas to obtain a change in the
reference of a bill prohibiting the ma
king of future contracts on agricultu
ral products, brought forth the prom
ise from Chairman Scott of the agri
cultural committee, that his commit
tee would soon grant hearings to far
mers’ unions and others on this sub
ject The house voted to adjourn Sat
urday, December 19/to Monday, Jan
uary 4, and adjourned for the day.
The president’s message on the
Brownsville investigation was read in
the senate Monday. Senator Foraker
proposed that a commission, headed
by General Chaffee, be appointed to
investigate Brownsville affair. The
senate adjourned without taking ac
tion.
NEWS! PARAGRAPHS.
A remarkable hunt for “needles in
a haystack” has been inaugurated in
Michigan by men of science in the
employment of Uncle Sam. This “nee
dle” is known as the michococcus ap
tha bovinalis This is the germ of the
cattle plague, known among farmers
as the foot and mouth disease. It is
prevalent now in Michigan and the
federal authorities have imposed a
quarantine not only against the Mich
igan herds but against the Michigan
hay Not a pound of Michigan hay
will be permitted to be shipped out
of the state. The quarantine is ex
pected to last for nine months.
The British government’s experi
ment in introducing American cotton
into India has met with encouraging
success. The first auction of the
American cotton was held recently,
and the entire product was bought by
ons firm at a price 25 per cent higher
than Ondian cotton.
Prominent women of New York,
forming the association opposed to
woman suffrage, are quietly conduct
ing their campaign and distributing
literature. A secret meeting of the
organization was held at which offi
cers were elected. Mrs. Elihu Root,
wife of the secretary of state, was
chosen as one of the vice presidents.
Safe robbers at Maize. Kan., blew
open the slate bank vault and escap
ed with nearly $6,000 in currency.
A resolution providing that public
schools be closed one afternoon a
week to allow children to attend re
ligious services and to receive in
struction in their own church, precip
itated a lively debate in the conven
tion of the Federal Council of Church
es of Christ in America in session at
Philadelphia. The resolution was de
feated. A resolution was adopted in
which it was declared that it was the
duty of the church to provide relig
ious instruction for their children as
well as the duty of parents to see
that such instruction is given
CREATORSJH FASHION
Have Promulgated Styles for
Women’s Wearing Apparel.
ALL SUITS ¥IE HIPLESS
Feature* of New styles Will Be the Ver
tical Effect Given the Wearer* and
Reduced Size at Bottom of Skirt*.
ToledV Ohio. —The convention of
the Cloak, Suit and Shirt Manufactur
ers’ association, which has been in
session here, has promulgated the
styles of wearing apparel next spring.
The feature of the new styles for
women will be the vertical effect giv
en the wearers. The suits will come
in one, two and three pieces, all hip*
less, and one of the strongest features
in the change will be the reduced size
at the bottom of both separate and
suit skirts.
The official decree of styles is as
follows:
Two-piece Tailored Suits —Hipless
and half-fitted jackets; cutaway and
straight fronts 34 to 42 inches long
and 30 to 36 inches long for misses.
Long, narrow coat sleeves. Skirts
to be gored and of diminished full
ness, with a tendency ic high-waisted
effects.
Three-Piece Suits—Without sleeves,
with net or lace yokes, or made to be
worn over waists with hipless jackets.
Cutaway fronts predominating. Long,
small sleeves.
Tailored Dresses One-piece com
plete dresses in both prinsess and
raised waist effects. Guimpe dresses
more particularly for misses and ju
niors.
Separate Coats —Hipless and semi
fitted cloth jackets with some ten
dency toward cutaway effects, 32 to
42 inches long for ladies and 30 to 36
inches long for misses. Coat sleeves.
Tailoring or Touring Coats —Half-
fitted empire or hipless effects 52 to
54 inches long. Silk and satin coats
—all lengths.
Separate skirts similar to suit
skirts, but show more trimming, main
ly in vertical effects.
EXPLt)i>lU;\i IN PAkaMA.
Fourteen Killed and 50 Injured at Bas
Obispo Cut.
Colon, Panama. —A giant blast of
dynamite, already prepared for firing,
was prematurely exploded ; ,n the
workings at Bas Obispo. Founeen men
■were killed and fifty injured.
It may be that others have been
killed, for the debris is piled up in all
directions. Bas Obispo cut is about
thirty miles from Colon, and the
shock of the explosion was distinctly
felt here.
Numerous reports are current as to
the cause of the accident, but the of
ficial version from Culebra, wbicn
gives an estimate of 14 killed and
fifty wounded, states that during the
loading of the last hole of the blast,
the dynamite in this cutting was dis
charged, and the remaining twenty
two were exploded by concussion.
Two Americans were killed in the
explosion. They were John J. Reidy
of Indianapolis, Ind., and James L.
Hummer of Dunnellon, N. J.
opulaiTvote for fphesident.
Figures Compiled By the New York
Times on National Election.
New York City,— According to fig
ures compiled by the New York
Times, the vote ferr Taft in the recent
election was 7,659,658, as compared
with 7,623,486 for Roosevelt in 1904.
The democratic vote is given as 6,450,-
690, as against 5,077,97 H four years
ago.
According to the Times, the social
ist vote was less this year than in
1904, the respective figures being 401,-
506 ’and 402,255. Fewer votes were
cast for the prohibition candidates,
the count standing 223,014 last.fall, as
compared with 258,536 in the last
presidential year.
In a few instances, says the Times
these figures are not final. But in
every instance, it is declared, they are
the best that can be obtained prior to
the publication of the official canvass
and will differ from the original fig
ures very slightly, if at all.
LESS LIQUOR IN PAST WM.
Decrease in Internal Reve' Jes Shown
in Capers’ Report.
Washington, D. C. —Commissioner
John G. Capers of the internal reve
nue bureau, in his annual report,
states that for the last fiscal year
there was a decrease in the receipts
of $17,993,072, as compared with the
previous year, and that for the flrst
three months of the current year
there has been a decrease of 7,262,-
238, x
The revenues for the full current
year are estimated at $250,000,0*00,
which is $1,655,000 less than for last
year.
INSURANCE PRESIDENT FREED.
John Hegeman Charged With Perjury
Was Acquitted.
New York City.—John R. Hege
man, president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, was freed
by the court in a decision that If
it stands will serve to quash all in
dictments now standing against in
surance officials, according to District
Attorney Jerome, who, however, ex
pects to take the present case to the
court of appeals
There are six indictments for for
gery against George W. Perkins, for
merly vice president of the New York
Life Insurance company, and several
against Charles S. Fairchild, of the
same company.
TAFT TO VISIT PANAMA.
President-Elect Will Inspect Work or
Canal.
Washington, D. C. —William H. Taft,
president-elect, contemplates a visit
to Panama before his inauguration.
This visit is approved by President
Roosevelt. While it has not been
finally determined upon, Mr. Taft has
announced that it was his inclination
to go. Should this be his final decis
ion he will leave the port of Charles
ton, S. C., the last week in January
for a trip of twenty days.
fate news notes.
General,
Twenty-seven wereT vwua
avalanche at San Lucane 1
result of the avalanche J/' I
opened for these unfortuna 1 *>. I
enormous flood of water s l
Hundreds of familes are wl 7 k
and homes. Subscript,' /■* I
opened fo rthese unfortunate > I
Nine persons were badlv I
and more than a scor* 0 f Z 1 I
cut and bruised by fallin ther * I
shattered glass I
Black Hand” g<v- eni °* I
the roof to the airshaft "ofTy? °*r I
ment at 330 East Sirtv-thira 1
New York City, and
After two trials, George I
a Brooklyn commission
shot and killed himself m /fK
old daughter was with'him
fired the fatal shot. heu U
Rev. Francis A. Pools Dastm . ,
First Congregational church J n
Vt., says he has quadrupled’ the
dance at his church in ihre e
by advertising in the papers. Ira
Cablegrams received at qL u
China, by private sources from \w'
ington announcing that j U and° P 1 *
Wilfley of the United States cour
had been removed, created a t rP
dous sensation. The American S
ny believes the methods adootenT
Judge Wilfley have operated to SJ?
fy his efforts and have discredit
the Ameiicau court. q
Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson qua
of the best known women physician
in Chicago and the first woman to ’
honored with membership i n /
American Medical association died i
cerebral hemorrhage, brought or hi
overwork at St. Elizabeths’ hospital
The pope at Rome blessed Pre- ;
dent-elect Taft and his family JA
blessing was declared in the present
of Archbishop J. J. Glennon of /
Louis who was one of the first pe*.
sons received in audience.
William Burke of New Bedford
Mass., took the oath of allegiance to
his county and was enrolled in the
navy here after having walked nearly
one hundred miles to carry out his
purpose. He reached here at day
break, after tramping all night from
Providence, weary, cold and hungry,
Dave Edwards, under sentence to
hang at Chattanooga, Tenn., Decern
her 10 for the murder of J. W, Davis
on March 20, 190S, has been granted
a respite of thirty days by Governor
Patterson. Davis, the man who was
killed, was supreintendent of a rail
road construction ~ang working on a
contract held by W. J. Oliver & Cos,
Edwards was an employe under Davis,
Washington
Frederick A. Hyde of San Francisco
recently convicted of conspiracy to
defraud the United States of large
tracts of land in Oregon and Washing
ton, was sentenced in the criminal
court to pay a fine of SIO,OOO and to
serve two years in the penitentiary at
Moundsville, W. Va., the maximum
penalty under the law. Joost H.
Schneider of Tuscon, Ariz., an em
ploye of Hyde, and convicted with
him, was fined SI,OOO annd sentenced
to one year and two months in tie
penitentiary.
The supreme court of the United
states decided in favor of the plain*
tiff in the case of Mrs. Eva A. inge>*
soil widow of the late Robert G. k
gersoll, against Joseph Coram anii
others, involving a claim of
by Mrs. Ingersoll on account of ser
vices rendered by her husband n
breaking the will of the late Andre#
J Davis, a Montana millionaire A
verdict of the circuit court gave .ir=-
Ingersoll $138,000, principal and m-er
est.
The steamers Shawnut aim
mont, now* at Seattle, Mash.,
been purchased by the is tnmian < v*
commission from the Boston . a g .
tion company, to be used m ta
ing supplies for the ' >alja^ u * i . {or
For the purchase of two st
the isthmian canal congies
ter appropriated 51; j renlcDt it
ers of the Shar.-.mt and Tremot.l^
flrst asked exactly this amou
the vessels, but finally ?
cept for the two
Because of unsettled boa:
Gonnoives, Hayti, the 1 a
Dolphin, now in Central -
waters, has been ordered to '
to protect American inteiert
cruiser Des M°ln e , t p o rt ad
davs has been station a
Prince, has left that pUce -^
and will stop at Gonnai
Marc. . ■ j n the
A change has taken P
program of the adm ’ n '^ rican troop*
withdrawal of the A j v ‘ moV emect
from Cuba. Instead of the D e*
terminating January e raled>
president is to be c , g e cretar.
heretofore, announced be rJ or
Wright, the
gradual, and ■*--
program will run W
President-elect Taft,
augurated next Marc i, oll ]y pre s '
unique position ol t 0 hold
ident of the United pC?I
- same time he occur * head 0 f on
tion, another office a - L na tionai !lu ',
of the country’s great a ot>/
pendent organizations. - Ration**
meeting of i-aft was ucj.
Red Cross society Ml ; p^ ident of
imously re-elected P ■ u Sage, {
organization. Mrs. rtu and
recognition of her secr etary, a ‘J
gift of $25,000 to the ch r i ?t ;5 e
Dr. Louis Klopsch - D i 7 ing^
Herald for llis I{ w . or^ nd executing ll |,
China flood relief and e un’
the name of the *; v
mously elected t he only 0
President Rooseve.
honorary member.
With the honors due pb B
the body of Rear Admiral
Coghlan was laid t 0 j l)guis hed
ton cemetery. Many - inC
val men were in atten * l ‘: ewb err
Secretary of the /j 0 H rrar ‘V'
Se>.or Don Louis T ° le {he I’n-'-
Guatemalan minister ■ io
States; Senor. don Juan v;ho 1S -*
ister of foreign affa * l£)Ii; c •
Washington on sw- v ; dbu
e.al Joseph C™maj°nd
fee planter of Gu---; (hro*"- 1 ,’ 1
Starling, cbamieuri afl , y injure-- ■
an automobile