LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH Domestic Tho coroner's Jury which Investi gated the explosion In tho Naomi mines condemned the use of electric wires and open lights, and made oth er recommendations looking to the prevention of similar accidents. Stuyvosant Fish, In an affidavit filed in the Superior Court, Chicago, declares that If he obtain! a majority of the proxies at the Illinois Cen tral election he will depose E. H. Harrlman as a director. Ranks In New Yoi It have been swindled out of considerable money on fictitious cotton warehouse re ceipts purporting to he from Georgia, Ely Weltsel, aged 34. of Norrls town, Pa., died Is a physician's of fice Just after he hnd been given an Injection of antitoxin. Bartow Worthy, a negro, was kill ed by County Policemen Robinson and ttlley, In Pittsbni g, Co.. while resisting arrest. Isaac JaCObaon and Abraham Le vlue were killed near Chicago when they stepped In front of an expros.e train. According to a statement made by the Pennsylvania Railroad, the opera tion of the two-cent-rate law has caused large decreases In the gross rt venue and net earnings. Plans to make Sunday closing a political Issue In Cook County and other Illinois Districts are being laid by the United Societies for Local Self-government. In a branch of the Little Oslpee River, at North Bhaplelgh, Me., the body of Mrs. Andrew Jackson Smith, who disappeared from her home, was found. The works of the Wnterbury Ruckle Company closed down in memory of a woman who had been In the company'! employ 46 years. Augustus Rose, a prominent wit ness in the Jefferson murder trial in Burlington. N. J., waj shot by an unknown man. Five hundreds American, Germans, Irish, Swedes and Russians will seek home i In the South Pacific Islands next month. John W. Riddle, the American am bassador to Russia, sailed for his post at St. Petersburg on the steamer Anieilka. The Lebanon Valley Branch of the Heading Railroad was completely tied up for many hours by a freight wreck. Mrs. Angelina An.:clene was sen t :. il to 2i years In the penitentiary for the murder of Phillip Ferreo In Chicago. Tho funeral of Mrs. Louisa Taft, mother of Secretary Taft, took place from her home, in Cincinnati. Three small children of Antonio Montoya were burned to death in their home, near Ignaclo, Col. Jacob Stehman was banged In Harrisburg for the murder of hl3 wife more than a year ago. .. Three unidentified men were found 1t i. J l:i a rCtn filled with gas In n Chicago hotel. The westbound transatlantic mail carrying record was broken by the steamship Majestic. Henry E. Youtsey testified In th? Caleb Powers trial that Powers shot and killed Governor Goebel, of Ken tucky ALL EUROPE'S EKES GN THE NAVAL MOVE Comment on Significance of the Cruise. A SHOW OF AMERICA'S POWER. Germans and Russians Contrast Cruise f the American Ships to That of the Russian Fleet Around the Sea of Japan- Fsr-renchlng Effect of Shift ing American Naval Strength. FOREIGN VIEWS OF IT. ENGLISH. I The Outlook - "As n possible bnttle ground In the future, It Is i no longer the Atlantic but the Pa cific, that claims American thought." The Sunday Observer--"The fleet bears the American Hag to the Pacific as a symbol of power. There Is an element of potential peril In the voyage." FRENCH. Opinion divided, one view bo Ing that differences between Ja pnn and United States will bo amicably adjusted; the other that n clash sooner or later Is lnovlta i ble. GERMAN. German admiralty regards It as the most unusual naval experience of modern times. Splendid prac- ' tlce for the fleet. RUSSIAN. The strength and preparedness ! of the Americans a strong con trast to that of Rojestvensky's squadron on its Ill-starred cruise. The N'ovoe Vremya "A bold Roosc-veltian stroke" to restore the balance of power In the Pacific. London (By Cable). Tho dally newspapers aro publishing long ac counts from their New York corres pondents on the preparations for the cruise of Rear Admiral Evans' fleet. In the naval columns experts discuss the advisability of testing tho resist ing power of ship? to the wear and tear of a long voyage. Naval offi cials agree thRt this, although ex pulsive, Is desirable, and also that the cruise of the American battle ships will afford good training for the officers and men. The Outlook, a weekly publication, on the other hand, returns to the di CUM Ion of the political significance of th,e movement. In a long article It says: "The building up of the states on the Pacific Slope, the annexation of SEEK St ATE AID. l'b, -i inu- Want Vnlfomi Medical Lnws In All Sections. Chicago (Spoclal). Physicians at tending the legislative conference of tho American Medical Association here Indorsed a plan broached by Dr. Charles A. L. Reed, of Cincinnati, for tho assembling of a national coun cil to secure the passage In all states of uniform laws regulating the prac tice of medicine In order to create reciprocity In state licensing. Dr. Reed, In his report as chairman of the mooting, urged that not only this ond, but the settlement of other probloms of social and commercial Importance depended primarily upon the enactment of standard laws throughout the Union. ARE CAUGHT BV JBE READY CASH Denver Gets Democratic National Convention. PUBLICITY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS. Seme of the Delegates Objected to Ac cepting More Than Was Needed for the Convention -Louisville the Only Other City That Showed Any Support July 7th Fixed as the Date. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Place Denver, Col. Time July 7, 1908. Inducement $100,000 cash. Resolution to return balance of the money after convention ex penses were paid voted down. Resolution urging publication of campaign expenses adopted. Washington, D. C. (Special). The Democratic National Committee after sitting all day took two ballots to find out what city they wanted and then after having accepted Denver and set July 7 as the date for the convention, spent some time discuss ing whether they would take all the money offered by Denver or accept only enough to pay the actual ex penses of the convention. The com mittee spent the morning listening to a presentation of the claims of the cities asking for the conveutlon and then about 4.30 when four cities had asked for the convention this tlmo, the first ballot was taken with the following result: Denver, 20; Louisville, 18; Chica go, 5, and St. Paul, 1. The committee ordered a second ballot, and Denver ran ahead until she had secured a total of 32 votes and Louisville but 16. Committee man Woodson moved to make the cholco of Denver unanimous. This was done and Denver was chosen for tho next Democratic National Conveh- Hawatl. the growth of American i tion The committee thou proceeded to commerce In tho Far East by the purchase of the Philippines and the rise of Japan have reacted upon the destinies of America with ever-Increasing Intensity. As a posslblo bat tle ground In the future, It Is no longer the Atlantic, but the Pacific, and Hint Governor Taylor had that claims American thought.'' offered money and a pardon to any one who would kill Goebel. Oklahoma has elected two Demo cratic I'nited States senators Robert L. Owen, who has Indian blood In his veins, and Thomts P. Gore, a blind man. New York City has placed a penal ty of $.100 a minute on a power com pany in case of a delay of over three minutes in getting pressure on fire plugs. Walter J. Hartnett, director of the suspended California Safe and Trust Company, who On these grounds, and the fact that it would demonstrate the strate gic necessity of tho Panama Canal, and that it would serve as a warning I to Congress that' the present forces I are not sufficient to protect the two I const lines, the cruise Is held to be defensible, but still It Is Impossible to separate It from the tension that exists between the I'nited States and Japan.'' The Sunday Observer says that It is difficult to believe that the Pacific Deposit j cruise of the American fleet is dietat was ar-, ed by purely professional reasons vote on the date for holding the con vention. June 23 and 30 and July 7 and 14 were all suggested, but the sentiment was largely In favor of July 7 and resulted In tho choice of that date. ,000 "The plain fact is," says tho Ob- QRAXDMOTHKB KILLS TWO. Children StiiH-fleel Uy Gun And Drowned In Batii Tub. Somorvllle, Mass. (Special). Mrs. Emery Huntley walked Into a police station here and announced that she had killed her two grandchildren. Tho bodies of the children. Raymond Shomo, six years old, and Caroline Huntley, four years old, were found shortly afterward at Mrs. Huntley's home. They had been stupefied by Illuminating gns and then drowned rested, has been released on bail. server, "that the cruise Is a political i In a bath tub. Three thousand dollars In twenty- reconnolssance of force. In view of Mrs. Huntley Is forty-five years of dollar gold pieces w ;is louud In a tea- the rise of Japan. The fleet bears the J age. It Is alleged that she has been kettle hurled on a farm In Connec- j American flag to the Pacific as a sym- i considered mentally w eak for some tlcut. bo of power and an expression of: time past. The children had been !' i.lent David P. Walker. Vice . tho national will that it will defend ' dead about an hour and a half when President S. Dulzell Brown and Vice and develop American interests. Its t.helr bodies were found. Their President W. T. Harnett, of the West- j dispatch looks singularly like a bluff : mother died by suicide shortly after em Pacific Railroad, have been lilac- I and an Indiscretion. We fear that ! tho diath of her husband, a few en under arrest in connection witn the Americans have made a profound the closing of the California Safe De- mistake If they presume too much posit and Trust Company. on Japanese patience. It Is unde- Alfred H. Smith, rice president and nlable that there Is on element of po tential peril In the voyage." The Sunday Times dwells upon the M i -onality of Count Hayashl. the Japanese foreign minister, to whom ; the full recognition of Japanese- Im-1 years ago. general manager of the New York Central Railroad, was placed on trial chnrged with manslaughter In con nection with the wreck of the Brews ter express, in which 24 lives were lost. mlgrnntg is a matter of life and death. Killed Brother's Wife. Cleburne, Tex. (Special) The wife of Rev. W. E. Mason died from the bullet wound inflicted Sunday night by her husband's brother, Curtis Ma son, of Dallas. Rev. W. E. Mason Governor Hughes! has removed ' He Is not the man to be frightened John F. Ahern, president of the nt tho dispatch of the Pacific fleot, Borough of Manhattan, from offlco : 8nys the Ti.nes, and. It adds, "If on charges of neglect and miscon- he Ignores the move for the time bc- duct. Foreign The Bulgarian Government has Sent a note to Russia denying that residents of Sofia are participating In the attacks made by Bulgarian bands In Macedonia. The Shah of Persia ordered the ar rest of the Premier, and the ministry resigned. A mob fired upon the Par liament building In Teheran. Ing. he will plod on until he succeeds wilh peaceful remonstrances or can see no Issue but to fight." The Daily Mall editorially describes the cruise as a movement the full significance of which will only be un derstood by posterity. and his mother, who wore shot at the Kame time, aro considered to be out of danger. Curtis Mason, who did the shooting, was captured at Grand bury, Tex., and Is In Jail at Port Worth. Mi rgan Cannot Buy These. Rome (By Cable). It Is stated that V r. J. P. Morgan offered $200,- 000 for the original manuscripts of The Daily Telegraph admits that I nobody can foresee the date or the : ten compositions of Paganlni, which curt umstaneoe of the fleet's return. : were lately discovered in the archives It says that some weak points nntur- of the municipal building of Perugia, it II v will be disclosed, but that it The government has forbidden the "-ill l", a e.i-eat surmise if the Amori- ' r.ale, proposing to acquire the manu- Thero was a brilliant demonstrn- , can Navy falls short of the highest ' scripts for the state, tlor. in Tokio over the arrival of the . standard of efficiency. - Crown Prince of Korea and Marquis Its. Tokio advices say that Baron Ta kahira is certain of being sent to Washington us Japan's representa tive. W. D. Stevent. the American diplo mat who has Just been appointed ad visor to the Japanese ambassador at Washington, lias arrived at Tokyo en route to America. Count von Kaultz, the Agrarian leader in the Reichstag, while deliv ering a sneeeh on the monetary situa tion, became suddenly ill. Boris Sataiioli. a famous Bulgarian load -r, aa killed by a Macedonian, as was also nnothe- revolutionary chief named Garavunwff. Fire destroyed the house of Wil- "The policy that has dictated the cruise," toys the paper, "may be wise or unwise, but It emphasizes to an extraordinary degree the Presi dent's firm conviction of the perma nence of the good relations between lilldlcss. Pays Millions. Frlbourg, Switzerland ( B Cable). La I.lberte says tho Geneva treas ury will receive $4,000,000 from the i state of Baroness Adolphe de Roth the I'nited Siat.-s and Europe, other-; child, who died In the city of Geneva w ise ne wouiti never venture u senni otl November 18 last. Under the the whole tradable naval strength of i;nv, a quarter of the property of i'nited States to the uttermosi married persons dying childless gee parts of the earth." to the canton. , 100,000 Fire in Ptttshurg, I Pittsburg. Pa. (Special). Fire In the downtown business district and a loss from the flames, smoke and Wator of $100,000. The fire started in the building 9 ." .1 Liberty Avenue. FINANCIAL Lam Hewitt, In Cobalt, Ont., and Was controlled damaged the adjoln- causcd the death by suffocation of two little gills. The Congo annexation treaty pro vides for the annual payment of $69.-f-ilO to members of the family of Kins Leopold. lug properties of John Flocker & Co., rope and cordage dealers; See- I.i aid, wholesale hat dealers, un 1 II 'V. Johns, electric railway supplies Several firemen wore slightly inhired. Tim lnl t II nr. ' Otiui-il: i'H. unit Men ontlbt parlies have decided to las-ja I Ouake Shakes Kt. Louis Independent manifestos replying to St. Louis, Mo. Special i. a slight the strictures upon previous admlnls- earthquake shock, which rattled win- imwcii. iiiiii luiiicinig enc- uiciaior- ; ,,... ,,, ,h -inwiitown i,. Ip cf l'n urn i Fianco "Dr. Koch." says the Norddeuf uche . II genii ne Zeltung, "has resigned the r esidency of the Imperial llauk. He will be succeeded by President Hav r.ateln, of the Sechamlluug, or Prus sian State Bank." Rear Admiral Bebreo and the ofil er of tho American cruisers Wash log and Tennessee were entertained as a banquet Uy Pretideut Pardo of Peru. j The Glrard Trust. Phlladelnhla. owned and occupied by Graff & Co., I 1 declared a regular semi-annual stove manufacturers, and before It ' dividend of 12 per cent. The Hani; of England's 7 per cent, discount rate remains unchanged for another week. An Interesting report is that $50, 000,000 New York Central preferred stock will he placed ahead of the common shares. Tho Now Haven & Hartford owns 100.000 shares of the Boston & Maine Railroad, which President Mel lon says his company is negotiating to sell. It was thought to be significant that houses having good Vanderhilt and Rockefeller connections were Ming New York Central, whih those powerful Interests control. I'hlefly because Uncle Sam Is not buying powder the -dividends on the dul'ont International Company pre ferred and the International Smoke less Powder Company's common stocks have been passed. SKULL CRUSHED IN UY BLOWS FROM HAMMER Undertaker Found Dead in An Orange Hotel. KILLED AFTER BEING ROBBED. Murderer Took a Diamond Ring, a Gold Watch and Chain and $150 in Money, After Which He Took the Precaution to Wash Bis Hnnds and Clothing. Orange, N. J, (Spoclal). Fred erick R. Romer, an undertaker, was found dead In his bed In the Park Hotel here. His skull was crushed In with blows from a hammer and his face terribly bruised. Romer had been robbed of a diamond ring, a gold watch and chain and about $150 In money. There was no trace of the mur derer, nor was the weapon found with which Romer was killed. Two women who occupied a room near Homer's heard someone groaning during the night, but, as the sounds soon ceased, they paid no heed. Entrance to Romer'q room was ef fected by forcing a window opening on the fire escape, but apparently the murderer left through the hotel balls. The water basin and towels In the room showed that tho Blayer had washed his hands and clothing after the murder. Oil the blood-stained Bheets was a half dozen open letters that the mur derer had read. He had put them down on the bed clothes after the the blood had dried and there wore not even faint marks on the paper. This circumstance Indicated that tho slayer had spent at least an hour In tho room after he hnd accomplish ed his crime. ADDS TWO MILLIONS MORE. Grand Total of Mr. Carnegie Benefac tions Now $160,250,000. Washington, D. C. (Special). An drew Carnegie has added the sum of $2,000,000 to the $10)00,000 en dowment fund of the Carnegie Insti tution. Announcement of the fact was made at a dinner at the New Wtllard of the board of trustees of the Institution, to which had been In vited a number of rclentists and men prominent in public affairs. The dinner followed a business meeting held earlier u, the day at the Insti tution's offices, attended by John S. Hillings, chairman; John L. Cad- waladcr, Cleveland H. Dodge, Wil liam N. Frew. Lyman J. Gage. Henry L. Hlgglnson, Charles L. Hutchinson, Seth Low, S. Weir Mitchell, William W. Morrow, Henry 8. Pritchard, Elihu Root, Charles D. Walcott, Wil liam H. Welch, Andrew D. White. Carroll D. Wright and Robert S. Woodward, president of the Institution. Tho report of tho trustees showed that much Important scientific work had been done during tho year, and upon their recommondatlon, a large sum, the exact figure being $529,940, was nllotted for the prosecution of this work of scientific Inquiry next year. Mc-xictins Kill American. Denver, Colo. (8peclal). William Robertson Boggs, aged fifty, one of the foremost metallurgists of the country, was waylaid and stoned to death near Topla, Mexico, December 1, by a gang of Mexican miners In his employ, according to a letter JuBt received here. Hoggs had been un able to get money to pay his men, and this led to his murder. Fifteen men have been arrested for the murder. Kille-d Hy Cow. Eastport, L. I. (Special). While- engaged in milking a cow on his farm irgfcits village Nathaniel Howell, aged 82, was savagely attacked by the animal and sustained internal In juries from which he died a few- hours later. Mr. Howell visited the stable nnd had Just begun to milk the row, when It turned upon him, knocking him to the ground with Its horns. Express Wrecked. Columbus, O. (Special). The first section of Pnn Handle train No. 29, the Keystone express, was wrecked at Frazeysburg, forty-nine miles east of Columbus. It Ib said half a dozen passengers were In jured. None fatally. The three rear cars of the train left the rnllB, two Pullmans turning over on their sides. Either n defective truck under one of the coaches or a broken piece of rail caused the wreck. Talked Hy Wireless 13 Miles. Washington, D. C. (Special). On the way out of Norfolk on their cruise to the Pacific an opportunity was given to the vessels of the torpedo-boat destroyer flotilla to dem onstrate the usefulness of the wire less telephone with which they are equipped. Messages subsequently verified1 were exchanged for a dis tance of more than 13 miles. All of the 1G battleships about to sail will have wireless telephones. KINDNESS REWARDED, Mies Annie Hiirhhnrt Sole Heir To A v.-.. oe-i Estate. Pensacola, Fla. (Special). Miss Annie Rurkhart, SO years old, thought she was entertaining a pau per In Thomas Caldwell, an aged re cluse, who came horo from Chicago two years ago with a stork of gro ceries In a trunk and who eked out a miserable existence by Idling fish and food. Miss Burkhart ministered to the man when he was III and he often said she had saved his life. The girl Thursday received Information that she hnd been made the sole heir to the estate of Caldwell, valued at $711,000. His four sons have been cut off with $1 each. PRESIDENT RDUSEVELT IS NUT A CANDIDATE He Says He Will Not Change His Decision. THE FIELD IS OPEN TO OTHERS. The Preeident Recalls the Announce, ment He Made on the Night After His Election, to the Effect Thai He Would Not Be a Candidate for or Accept Another Nomination. GEN. FUSSTUN AT GDLDFIELU, NEVUS Will Declare Martial Law If Any Outbreak. CONFERS WITH GOVERNOR SPARKS. The Gorernor Assures the General That (he Pretence of the Troop i Has Pre vrnled Serious Trouble, and He Con siders It Necessary That They lie Kept I here Until All Trouble Is Over. Washington, D. C. (Special). President Roosevelt will not be n can didate for a third term. All doubt on this point we,; dispelled by the authoritative statement st the White House that Mr. Roosevelt still ad heres to the declaration of renuncia tion mnde on the night of the elec tion throe years ago. In the state ment lssuod Wednesday night Presi dent Roosevelt says he has not chang ed, and shall not change, the decis ion communicated to the American people in 1904. It appears that the President had been awaiting tho call for the Re publican National Convention to af ford the proper opportunity for mak ing his position clear and unmistak able, thus leaving the field clear for Fnlrbanks, Toft, Cannon, Knox, For aker and other declared or receptive candidates for the Republican nomi nation. Official Announcement. The President's statement follows: "On the night after election I made the following announcement: " 'I am deeply sensible of the hon or done me by tho Ameiican poople In thus expressing their confidence In what I have done and have tried to do. I appreciate to the full the solomn responsibility this confidence Imposes upon me, and I shall do all that In my power lie's not to forfeit It. On March 4 next I shall have served three and a half years, and this three and a half years constitute my first term. The wise custom which limits the president to two terms regards the substance and not the form, and under no circumstances will I bo n candldnte or accept anoth er nomination.' "I have not changed and shall not change the decision thus announced." Goldfleld. Nev. (Special) Crowds gathered nt the station to witness the arrival here of General Funston and Major Gecrge Thcthel and Lieut. Hornsley Evans, the officers who ac companied him from Sau Francisco. Governor Sparks told General Funston that, In his opinion, the presence of troops here had prevent ed sorioos trouble thus far and that he considered It Imperatively neces sary that tho troops be kept here. He advised that there be no decla ration of martial lav,- at this time, but asserted the belief that such ac tion may he jine necessary at any time General Funston stated to the Gov ernor that he would remain here un til the labor situation had cleared up and there was no longer danger or trouble. The General says he la determined to take c.introl of the camp under martial law upon the first outbreak of serious violence. Deputy sheriffs, constable's nnd de tective employed by the Mlneowners' Association are patrolling the mines and preventing union pickets or others from approaching nearer than the side lines. The regulars arc taking no part In guarding the mines. Officers of the Miners' Union As sociation assert that not more than 2o men are at work on Combination Hill nnd that most of these arc union men who have been sent to procure work under the agreement required by the Mlneowners' Association In order that the arrest of George Wing Held and the officers of the associa tion may be effected tinder the pro visions of u statute placed on the statute books of Xevadn on March 17, 1903, which provides that it shall be unlawful lor any person, firm or corporation to make an agreement with any person for employment which requires that the person em ployed shall sign nn agreement to withdraw from nny labor organiza tion which ho may have Joined. W. II. Brynnt, attorney for the Mine Owners' Association, Btntes that ho is aware of tho intention of the union men to attempt the arrest of mine owners and officials of the as sociation for violation of the slate law prohibiting an agreement re quiring the joining of or withdrawal from a labor organization, but say that he Is prepared to prove the law unconstitutional nnd that it has been tested and declared void in the cases of members of tho Industrial Work ers of the World. COMMERCIAL.' GOLUMM Weekly Review of Trade and Latest Market Reports. R. O. Dun ft Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade nays: Further Improvement in the finan cial altuatlon la facilitating the re turn of normal commercial condl Hons, but there Is still a great deal of Idle machinery at mills and fno torles. In the leading Industries a disposition Is shown to defer produc tion until there Is no probability of cancellations, and consumers show an Inclination to place orders for for ward deliveries. Rotall trade Is fair ly well maintained, demand for holi day goods assuming seasonable pro portions and collections are more prompt. Little progress Is discerned In the primary market for cotton goods, such as any Increase in actual busi ness, but there Is a better feeling that Is unmistakable. Thus far; prices have remained nominally un changed for most cottons, producers' believing that concessions would only prolong the delay In bringing out de mand. Meanwhile stocks are near lng the point where replenishment cannot be further postponed and the mills anticipate thnt when orders ar rive there will be urgent requests for Immediate delivery. The cheaper lines of heavyweight Woolen goods' are being opened quietly, but sales are still restrloted by uncertainty as to the ultimate trend of demand. Thus far this 'season most Interest has been shown In better quality woolens. WASHINGTON Dies At Age Of 11 1. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Special). John Husha. 114 years old, died. Wednesday night. Husha took part in the BUck Hawk war In 1832. He has been blind and helpless for fif teen years. felt here at 10.32 o'clock P. M. id rvement teemed to be from si north. was Tho tth to I'e-I'uviun r. .ill.- i Huicule. Lima (By Cable). Tho manager of the Banco Agricola committed sui cide. His act was caused by the dis covery of a defalcation amounting to $140,000 In bis accounts. The an nouncement caused a great sensation. What Hig Shells Cost. Wnhslngton (Special). The Navy Department awarded contracts for furnishing shells for the Bureau of O-dnunce as follows: The First Sterling Steel Company, 3,000 12 Inch at $220 each, 2,500 8-inch at $70 each, 3.000 7-inch at $r,o each and 24,000 6-Inch at $28.50 each. The Crucible Steel Company,, 1,500 12-inch at $239 each and 300 13 Inch at $300 each. The Bethlehem Steel Company, 4 0,000 5-inch shells at $20.90 each. Just For A Lurk. Sioux City. la. (Speciu II. - Dressed In boy's clothes, Miss Catherine An drews called at the recruiting office to enlist in the United States Army. Sergeant Hall, however, penetrated heV disguise. Afterward Ho- girl said she had applied for enlistment "Just for a lark." -.i.ii-i n Performance- Htoppeel. Oswego, N. V. (Special). Mayor John K. 8mlth Issued an order for bidding Sunday theatrical perform ances In local theaters after Bunday, December 22. Commissioner General of Immigra tion Sargent bubmltted his annual res port, showing that a new record In figures was made during the past Ab- cal year. The Senate committee Is preparing a report on the frauds committed against the Klckapoos by a criminal combine of whites. The Chinese and Japanese immi gration question on the Pacific Coast will be inquired Into by the immi gration Commission. Judge Van Orsdel has succeeded the late Judge Louis E. McComas as an associate Judge in the District Court of Appeals. SeK-retaary of the Navy Metcalf has refused to accept the -resignation of Lieutenant Leroy Biooks, Jr., who married recently. Secrtary of the Treasury Cortelyon doclurea that the rumor he is to re sign from the Cabinet Is "another He." Officers of the National Guard As sociation held a conference looking to Increased efficiency of the militia. Gen. William C. Oates has succeod ed Colonel Elliott ai commissioner to mark Confederate graves. Representative Clayton, author of tho anti-third term resolution. Intro duced a resolution In the House con gratulating the country upon the declination of the President to run for knottier term. Charles W. Galloway, superintend ent of transportation of the Balti more and Ohio Railroad, testified in the Terra Cotta wreck trial. The Senate adopted a resolution calling on the administration for in formation regarding the recent mone tary relief measures. Senator Frye, of Maine, was In ducted into office as president pro tem. of the Senate. The Interstato Commerce Commis sion gave a hearing on charges mnde by lumbermen of the Northwest that tie Hillilariimau roads had com bined to exorbitantly rnlte tho rates e..-. lumber. aenalor Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, who, when elected, declared that he would attack the trustR (mined latoly after taking his seat, fulfilled till jiromise, making a bombastic speech. A bill giving the Secretary of the Navy authority to purchase three Ftoam colliers of American registry was Introduced by Senator Lodge. Secretary Wilson recommends the purchase by tho government of Ap palchlan watersheds for the establish ment of national forests. The War Department hopes to raise the quarantine against Cubun ports before the ond of the present month. The Interstato Commerce Commis sion decided the terminal charge of $2 imposed by Union Stockyards, of Chicago, o bo exorbitant. The Senate adopted a resolution offered by Senator Galllnger calling upon tho President for Information relating to the declared exports from Germany to tho United States. Senator Aldrlch Informed the Sen ate that the Committee on Finance would within a short time bring In a resolution providing for an Inquiry Into the recent bond Issue. The resolutions of Democratic sen ators calling for an luvestigatlon of the financial operation-, of the Treas ury were sent to the Committee on Finance. It is proposed to Install 2,452 tele phones In United States Army posts. HANK CASHfKH A Sl'KTDE. No Kuouli Reason Feu- The Act Of R. P. Huston. Kankakee, 111. (Special). R. P. Easton, cashier of the State Bank of Herscher, a small town IS mlleK from here, committed suicide in hi bank hy shooting himself In the head. Easton had been cashier of the bank since its organization and was one of Its stockholderii. He was mar ried and leaves a widow and two children. When the recent call for the conditions of nil state banks In Illinois was made Easton'B bank ! mado one of the best reports that was sent out from this section of the state. The report showed the Insti tution to be In excellent condition The bank Is capltalied at $25,00- and carried deposits of $150,000. Two Ar Scalded Fatally. Cleveland, Ohio (Special). Erne-t C. Schultz and F. W. Ryle were fatal ly scalded and twelve others severely burned In an engine room at the American Steel and Wlro Company's plant. A flywheel burst and puntured a steam pipe. The engine room was filled with steam and wrecked with its contents. Life Sentence- For Hnrgliu-. White Plains. N. V. (Special).- ! James Murray, a burglar, recently ! convicted for tho fifth time, who was j sentenced to Sing Sing for eighteen I months, will be brought back to ; White Plains within u few days and ! resentenced to prison for life. . A new law makes the fourth conviction for ' burglary a life sentence. Wholesale Markets. Baltimore-. Wheat Southern was easier, and all offerings of desirable grades were rapidly taken. Snles of cargoes on grade were made at 99c. for special bin No. 2 red, 9S4 for stork No. 2 red, 95 Vt for special bin steamer No. 2 red, 944 for stock Bteamer No. 2 red, 91 for special bin rejected, 90 for stock rejected nnd 894 for rejected to go through the drier. The market for Western opened weak at a decline of c; spot and December, 99; No. 2 red Western, IOO14; Janunry, 100; May, 105. Corn No. 2 white, 68 c; No. 2 white, new, 62; mixed, 6C; new, 62; steamer mixed, 58; steamer white, 58; No. 3, 56. Oats White No. 2 heovy, 55 55c; No. 2. light to medium. 54 54 ; No. 3, heavy, 53ii54; No. 3, medium, 52(fi 52; No. 3, light. 51 (fi51; No. 4, light to heavy, 49 fl 50 . Mixed No. 2, 50 & 51 c; No. 3, 48(fi49; No. 4, 47(11 47 . Butter Creamery separator 28 29; imitation, 21?-;22. Cheese Market steady. Jobbing prices, 16 (it 1 7 Vi c. Eggs Choice fresh-gathered eggs In fair demand, nnd the market rules steady. We quote1, per dozen, loss off: Maryland, Pennsylvania and nearby, firsts, 31c; Western firsts, 31; West Virginia firsts. 30; South ern firsts. 2 8 2 9. Guinea eggs, per dozen, 15l6c. New York. Wheat Spot firm; No. 2 red, 101 c, elevator; No. 2 red, 102, f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth, 116, f. o. b., afloat. Corn 8pot firm; No. 2, 68 c, elevator, and 68 vi, f. o. h.. nfloat; No. 2 white, 69 i and No. 2 yellow, 69 , f. o. b., afloat. Oats Spot firm; mixed, 26(a'32 lbs., 54c; nntural white, 2632 lbB., 56 59; clipped white, 32 4 0 lbs., 58 68. Hay steady. Butter firm; creamery spe-rials, 28 29c. Eggs firm; State, Penn sylvania and nearby, brown and mix ed, first to extra first, 31 34c; Western and Southern firsts. 30 32. Philadelphia, Wheat firm; con tract grade, December, 100 100 c Corn steady; December, 6060c Oats steady; No. 2 white natural, 55 56c. Butter firm; extra Western cream ery, 2929c; do., nearby prints, 31. Eggs firm; Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts (free cases), 35c. at mark. Plnds Kittle Full Of Gold. New Mtlford, Conn (Special).-- Three thousand dollars In $20 gol.l ' pieces has been found by T. J. Jones on his farm In the Merrlall district. ! while he was digging a trench. Mr. Jones was formerly n New York bus I lness man nnd about a year ago I bought the farm from Edgar Poet. The gold was In n tea kettle, which, from its appearance, had been in the ground for many years. Kntonilvecl Men Alive. Reno, Nev. (Special). Three ral:i- I ers, llrown, McDonald and Ballcy, who have beon entombed for a week :ln a drift ut the 110 foot level ol j the Alpha shaft of the Glroux mine at Ely, are still allvo and able to : communicate with miners at the tor. lot tho shaft. The imprisoned men I have been given enough food and (water through n six Inch water pipe to last them a week togother. Trey report they are well und uninjured. LiveStock. Chicago. Cattle Market strong and active; steers, $3.90 6.30; cows, $2.65 4.25; heifers, $2.50 I 5; bulls, $2.604.85; calves, $3 i C.50; stockersnnd feeders, $2.40 4.60. Hogs Market strong to 25c hlgh- er; choice heavy shipping, $4.55 4.65; llgnt, butchers' $4.50 4.65; light, mixed, $4.45 4.55; choice, light, $4.504.60; packing, $4.10 4.50; pigs. $3 4.25; bulk of sales, $4.40 4.60. Sheep Market for sheep steady; lambs strong to 10 15c. higher; sheep, $2 5; lambs,. $5.25 6.35; yearlings, $4.25 (ft 5.10. Kansas City, Mo. Cattlej Market 5 15c. higher; choice export nnd dressed beef steers, I5C 5.50; fair ft) good, $3.704.90; Western steers, $3.76 4.50; stackers and feeders, $2.65 4.45; Southern steers, $3.25 4.50; Southern cows, $1.508; native cows, $1.60 4.25; native heifers, $2.75 4.50; bulls, $2.25 4; calves, $2.75 7. Hogs Market, 5 20c. higher; top, $4.50; bulk ot sales. $3.30 4.40; heavy, $4.40 4.50; packers, $2.40 4.42; pigs and lights, $3.80 4.40. Shoep Market weak; lambs, $6 ; 1; ewes and yearllngB, $4 4.90; Western yearlings, $4.25 5.26, Pittsburg, Pa. C a I t 1 e Supply light and market steady; choice, $5.60 6. 75; prime, $6.25 5.50. Hogs Market 30 Co" 40c. higher; prime heavies, mediums and heavy Yorkers. $4.75; light Yorkers, $4.65;. pigs, $4.46 4. 6Q, 11 EMS OF INTEREST. brlue times The water of the natural springs of Droitwich Is 12 stronger than sen water. This year the area I.i Kunsaa in alfalfa Is 712,000 acres, an Increase I of over 20 per cent, ever 1906. 1. I lllrlln' lu .vnn.1 LalH the Inrgest Sunday School In Metho dism, the membership being 4,131. Mattresses of paper shavings are supplied to the soldiers of the Ger man Army They ore raid to bo more comfortable than those of straw One filling will last three years. Fifteen carloada of apples and Pears, worth $18,000, were sent from Great Junction, Coi., East lately. According to a Japcuese newspa per, 700 frogs were killed end 2,000 wouutled In battle among tbemoelves. There aro dlffereut grades of oil stones, bard and soft. The best oil to use ou an oil stone Is paraflln; water Is better on a hard stone. Vera Crux has a roaldont popula tion of 30,000, and Is tho ediief port of entry of the Mexlogu republic It has a good harbor, well protected with a minimum depth of 3$ feet til water throughout, and flanked by by fine stone docks. r A New Pennsylvania Industry. Paul Firman has bought a 110 acre tract on which is the largest grove . of wild persimmon trees In these mountains. He Is now fencing In the tract as a protection for the 'possum, with which he will stock It. He says he will own the only 'possum farm in tho world. The opossum does not reach the height of his glory until persimmons are ripe, and the layers of white fat take on the spicy flavor of the fruit, Mr. Firman intends to develop the best variety of persimmon and the finest breed of opossum, and by next fall he expects to sell several hun dred animals at fancy prices. One of the sources of revenue from tlnj farm will be the sale of skins to fur Sealers. This fur Is rapidly becoming popular. -Caledonia Correspondence Philadelphia Record. MICE AND WOMEN. Bacon "Over in China the women are crasy over eating mice." Egbert "Well, they Jump at o J over here, too!" Yonkers Sta'.ea man. r
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