THE NEWS. Domestic The opinion of ('apt. Thomas Pen Ion, of the whalebnck steamer City of Everott, that he could have towed the steamer Republic into a place where she could havp beached if Cap tain Sealby had accpptpd his offer of help, was communicated to the of ficers of the White Star Line. City Magistrate Otto H. Ilroege, of New York, was removed from office by the Appellate Division of the Su preme Court. He was charged with attempting, through others, to bribe a reporter. The allegation that William Gaw took $145,000 from the estate of Carrie McGulre In order to aid the International Trust Company, of New York, is made by District Attorney Clark. The last rock barrier between the east and west ends of one of the two tunnels which extend from Courtland Street, under the Hudson Klver, to Jersey City, was blasted out. The national Prohibition party has Issued a protest against the nerving of wine at the Lincoln banquet to be held at Springfield, 111., on February 12. Witnesses in the Harrlman merger suit testified that competition be tween the I'nlon and Southern Pa cific Railoads ended In lflOl. A bill providing for an investiga tion of the corporation of Trinity Church was introduced In the Gen eral Assembly of New York. Governor Malcolm K. Patterson was, for the second time, inaugur ated governor of Tennessee. Prof. E. V. O'Shea, of Wisconsin University, says all children are born prevaricators. E. H. Harrlman has been elected a director of the New York Central Railroad. The New York State Senate adopt ed the resolution calling upon the Insurance department for papers al leged to charge Frederick A. Wall'.s with violation of the Insurance laws. The court-martial trying former Adjutant General Poole, at Blsniark, N. D., on charges of illegally attempt ing to hold possession of his ofllce, waa adjourned. The North Carolina Public Service Company, capitalized at $3,5(10. 000 headed by Color & Company, of New York, have bought the Greensboro Electric Company. I In order to save the life of hla j wife, Archie Nicholson, of Walla i Walla, Wash., submitted to the trans- ! fusion of two quarts of his blood into i her veins. Senator-elect Root spoke before the legislature at Albany and empha sized the necessity for a balance of power between the states and the nation. Judge Hunt, In the federal court at Helena, Mont., sentenced George ; Frankhauser, convicted of train rob- j bery, to a life term at Fort Leaven worth. Selection of a Jury to try Mrs. Martha Maybelle Dunphy on a charge of stealing SiOcks and Jewelry began at Chicago. Foreign V. I. Tlmiralzcff has been appoint ed to the post of minister of com merce, replacing Ivan Shlpoff, who has been made a councilor of state. The American battleship squadron tarted from Villefranche and Mar seilles for the rendezvous at Tetuan Bay, on the north coast of Morocco. The Right Hon. John Sinclair, who has been secretary for Scotland since 1905, has been raised to the peerage. Twelve thousand cases of small pox are reported in Guatemala City and suburbs. The Spanish steamer Trinidad rammed and sunk a Belgian steamer off Cape Roca. President Gomez, of Venezuela, has abolished the cigarette monopo ly. A British radium institute is to be establishel under British charter. Benoit Constant Coquelln, the famous French actor, died of angina pectoris at Pont-aux-Dames, France. A Blight earthquake was reported to have occurred at Tifiis, Transcau casia. A bill for the "fourth partition" ef Poland, which separates from the Kingdom of Poland about one-third of the Provinces of Lublin and Sledlce to form the new Province of Chalin, to be attached to Russia proper, has been approved by the Russian ministry and will bo sub mitted to the Douma. United States Ambassador White has returned to Paris enthusiastic over the reception accorded the American fleet, and convinced that Its visit to France and other coun tries will give the people abroad a Dew Idea of the American navy. NO LOW ItATF.S, XO MILITIA. Ohio Troops Decide AgaJm.1 Inaugu ral Pwriule Trip. Columbus, Ohio (Special). It was announced here at a meeting of brig ade and regimental commanders of the Ohio National Guard that be cause of Inability to obtain low rail way rates not a single Ohio regiment or battery will be represented at the Taft inaugural. It Is expected, however, that Troop A, of Cleveland, which has frequent ly done special escort duty, will be In the inaugural parade. II NEW DEVICE TO STOP SEA DISASTERS Great Things Are Claim :d Steamship Brake. For BATTLESHIP INDIANA TO TEST IT. The Brake Is An Od Idas, Bat Has Never Been Tested on a Ship So Large as the Indianda Will Be Given a Tryout in Delaware Bay. Philadelphia ( Special . Marine collisions similar to that which oc curred between the trans-Atlantic steamers Republic and Florida, re sulting In the sinking of the Repub lic, will In the future be lessened, If not entirely wiped out, providing a device styled a "steamship brake," with which the Navy Department Is Bbont to equip the battleship In diana at Ieague Island Navy Yard, proves successful. The ship brake, which Is said to be one of the most wonderful devices of its kind ever Invented, will be attached to the sides of the Indiana amidships this week. By its use, It Is eald, a steamer can be brought to a stop within a few seconds after the brake Is applied. Assistant Na val Conntractnr Reed, of the League Island Navy Yard, declared that the device Ig expected to prove highly valuable In cases of emergency, where it is necessary to bring a ves sel to a sudden stop, will lessen the danger cf grounding on shoals and In shallow waters and la also expect ed to prevent collisions in foggy weather. To give the brake a severe test the Navy Department has selected the Indiana, a IS, 000-ton vessel, for the first experiment, and, if the device proves its value, other vessels In the navy, especially those equipped with turbine engines, will receive the brakes. That the Government is especialy interested in the brake is evident from the fact that orders vere received at League Island to go ahead in attaching It with all haste. H Is planned to have the test made In the Delaware Hay, with the Sec retary of the Navy and other Gov ernment ofllcials present to witness the experiment. In discussing the brake and Its workings, Assistant Constructor Reed said: "The brake is an old idea, but has never been tested on a ship so large as the Indiana. The Canadian Government recently equipped a small Government steamship and a merchant vessel with the brake and the experiment proved highly suc cessful. The brake Is not only ex pected to lessen the danger of col lisions, but will also, it Is thought, be the means of turning a big vessel In small space and with little effort. "The mechanism of the brake will bo operated by pneumatic control. On the flying bridge of the Indiana, the station of the officers of the deck, will be levers which will release the triggers of the brake, which hold the device against the side of the battle ship, and, by hydraulic power, the swinging doors, which form the brakes, will open. Attached to the sides of the brakes are cylinders in a rectangle position working on pis ton rods, which connect with the brake proper. Each cylinder Is filled with water and when the brakes are set loose the rush of water against them, with tho hydraulic pressure on the water-filled cylinders, bring the vessel to a stop." ITALY SHAKEN AGAIN. " Refugees Are Throwu Into A Panic Relief Work Goes On. Rome (By Cable). A slight earthquake shock was felt at Siena and neighboring villages. The dis turbance was particularly noticeable at Cetona, where the 1,500 refugees living in huts at the foot of Mount Catona, were thrown into a panic. No damage resulted from the shock. The work of relief U now taking on a more substantial and organized form. Various committees are plan ning the rebuilding of entire villages and quarters of towns, to which special names will be given in honor of their new founders. It is being planned a'so to erect institutions for children made orphans by the dis aster, whwe the inmates will be taught industrial pursuits. One of theBo institutions, which will be built with American funds, and where one hundred orphans will bo quartered, will be given an Ameri can name. Dr. Arthur R. Green and Dr. Theodore Sach began distributing in the earthquake zone sixty tons of provisions sent there by Nathan Straus, of New York. QUAKE REPORTS DISCREDITED Destruction of Barcelona, Spain Said To Be "Absolutely Untrue." Were Slight Shocks at Totana and Olias Only. Madrid (Special). No further news has been received here regard lng tho reported destruction of the village of Romara, in Morocco. Na lives coming Into Tetuan declared that this village has been burled tin der an avalanche of earth and rocks and that the dead and injured num bered 100. These statements are similar to previous reports received a week ago. Further reports from the prov inces confirm the previous statements that there have been no serious earthquakes In Spain. There were slight shocks at Totana and Ollas only. The reports of a tidal wave prob ably are based on dispatches that have been received from the Cata Ionian coast during the last fort night or so to the effect that little by little the sea was encroaching on the land. I'p to the presena time the damage from this advance has been insignificant. A message has Just been received here from Barcelona saying the re. ports of a disastrous earthquake and tidal wave at that city are absolute' ly untrue. BETRAYED BY HIS WIFE. GAVE 11IXXM TO UY1XO WIFE. Walla Walla Couple Will Survive Transfusion Operation. Walla Walla, Wash. (Special). In order to aave the life of his w.fe who seemingly was dying from loss of blood. Archie Nicholson submitted to the transfusion of two quart of his blood into her veins. Nicholson, who is a cement work er. Is greatly weakened, but bis phy Islans say both husband and li will recover. TO TAKE TKA I.VAT7JxCE. Ilooaevelt Will Not Hide Back To White Houkc After Inauguration. Washington, D. C. (Special). President Roosevelt will not follow the cuit'oiu and ride back to the White House- March 4 with hi suc cessor In cilice. He told a New York 'uuarrxjti.aH that I e would K direct from the Capitol, after President elect Taft takes the oath of office, to the Union Station and would take train for New York. The New York County Committee will act at )ils p isor.Al escort from the Cupitol to the di'iyot. , TO MAKE ROOSEVELT A ROMAN. Trillium Siih "Gigantic Foreigner" Deserves It. Rome (Special). The Trlbuna proposes that Roman citizenship be conferred upon President Roosevelt as a manifestation of gratitude for the help given by tho United States on the occusion of the earthquake. The Tilbuna fays: "We cannot give anything elBe, but It is Impossible to give more. This gigantic foreigner deserves to be a Roman citizen, while such an act. truly Roman, coming from the Immortal Capital, would be the feal of renewed friendship between the great ancient and modern peoples." Comer's Sou Knock Editor Down. Montgomery. Ala. (Special). Fletcher and Donald Comer, sons of Governor Comer, knocked down Frank P. Glass, editor of the Mont gomery Advertiser, when they met him on the street. No arrests have been made, though warrants for the Comers have been Issued. Tho trouble was a result of ill feeling fiver a damage suit In which the Governor necured a verdict for 1 cent against the Advertiser, Alligator For Taft. New Orleans (Special). Deter mined that Louisiana, anent the Georgia possum dinner, shall not be behind In furnishing unique and typi cal viands for the delectation of President-elect Taft, M. B. Trozevant, of the Progressive 1,'n'on, had ad vanced a plan to give him an alliga tor steak dinner In New Orleans. To Itrgulat Hatpins. Salem. Ore.. (Special). A bill prohibiting the wearing of hatpins more than 10 Inches long was passed by the Oregon House of Representatives. Alabama Man Charged With Mur dering Family Of Five. Huntsvllle, Ala. (Special). Rob ert Clement was arrested at Woods Mills, in Morgan County, on the charge of murdering Tom Edmond son and his family. Edmondson, his wife, mother and two children were killed and the bodies burned when the house and barn were fired. Clement's wife betrayed him. She said Edmondson came home and found Clements and Mrs. Edmondson together. A quarrel ensued and both Edmondson and his wife were slain. Clements then killed the mother and two children, according to Mrs, Clements, and on the following night lie returned to the place and burned tho buildings, into which the bodies had been carried. G. KFIELD TO PRACTICE LAW. He Will Be Neither Cabinet Min ister Nor Ambassador. Washington, D. C. (Special). The definite statement can be made that James R. Garfield, Secretary of the Interior, will not be a member of the Cabinet of the next Admin Istratlon. Neither will he be an Ambassador to a foreign country. There is almost as good authority for saying that there will be a clean sweep of the present Cabinet, unless It should be Secretary of Agriculture Mlson and Postmaster General Meyer. There is said to be much doubt as to Mr. Wilson. FIRE IN SUTRO MINE TUNNEL. Damage To Comstock Mine Drain Easily Repaired. Virginia City, Nev. (Special). Fire which broke out In the great Sutro tunnel, which drains all the Comstock mines, was brought under control, but not until a large amount of timbering and the combination drift had been done. The damage can be repaired in a few days. The men who were overcome re vled after a few hours. The tunnel was drawn by the late Alfred Sutro. Medul For Operator Binns. Paris (Special). As a result of tho maritime committee of the Chamber of Deputies making a re quest of the Government to recognize the heroism of John R. Blnns, the Marconi operator on board the White Star liner Republic when she was cut down by the Italian steamship Florida, the Goverraent has decided to award Blnns a special life-saving medal. Shoots Baby Brother In Cradle. Bloomsburg, Pa. (Special). While playing with a rifle, John, the 4-year-old son of H. S. Shoemaker, of Llmerldge. near here, shot and Instantly killed his brother Harold, aged 1 year. The accident cccur ed in the home of the children, and Harold, when shot, was lying in his cradle. IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE Samuel Newhouse has retired from the Nlplsslng. Before retiring as president of the Santa Fe Gold and Copper Company Mr. Iiarrlman said: "There has been a gratifying increase in the tonnage of de eloped ore in the mine, the greater part of this ore having been found in hitherto unexplored grounds." Output of Federal Smelting & Re fining Is 11,000 tons of concentrates a month. There Is no longer any doubt about the American Smelting Company's rival. The new International Com pany is progressing rapidly in the way of acquiring the new properties and making developments. Rawhide Coalition is considering a proposition to build a reduction plant with a capacity of 100 tons dally. Ore prices at Joplln, Mo., the lead ing lead and zinc center of the Unit ed States, havt declined - Virginia Carolina Chemical Is tip pd for a dividend between now and May 1. Foreign Government bonds are not going very well abroad. The new Russian loan has sold below its Issue price. Iondon underwriters had to take 59 per cent, of Canada's $30, 000,000 3 per cent. loan. These bonds are also selling at a discount. A call for the return of perhaps 126.000,000 more of United Htates Government deposits now held by the banks is expected within a few weeks. Reading's net surplus for December- was 11,147, 229 compared with $849,923 In December, 1907. American Ice has authorized an Is. sue of $3,000,000 5 per cent, con vertible bonds. A new electric barometer depends fnr Its oneratlon unrin a hn.r.i.. cutting of a U-shaped filament by an ordinary Daromeirio mercury column. HEAVY DAMAGES FOR BIG USER'S LOSS The Republic's Owners Want Two Mllion Dollars. PUT BLAME ON THE FLORIDA. Libel Suit Grows Out of the Sensation, al Wreck of the White Star Line Boat Last Saturday Each Captain Shifts the Blame. Claiming Be Was Banning at Moderate Speed. , New York (Special). The Oceanlo Steam Navigation Company, which owns the steamship Republic, sunk off Nantucket Shoals lightship In col lision with the Italian steamship Florida, filed a libel against the lat ter vessel in the admiralty branch of the United States District Court. Damages In the sum of $2,000,000 are demanded for the loss of the ship, her equipment, stores, of an estimated value of $1,600,000, and for the loss of the cargo and personal effects of the master, officers, crew and passengers of an estimated value of supplies freight and passage mon ey, all of $500,000. The owners of the Florida, the Lloyd Italiano Societe Dl Naviga clone, stole a march on the owners of the Republic by tiling before hand In the same court a libel and petition against the Florida for limitation of the vessel's liability and then secur ing a restraining order from Judge Adams staying all proceedings against the Florida growing out of her collision with the Republic. This restraining affects at least tempor arily the libel filed by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company. The libel and petition filed by the Italian corporation says that the Florida Is 5,118 tons gross, and 8, 231 tons net, regiater; 381 feet In length, and 48 feet beam. She is registered in Naples and sailed from that port for New York January 10 with 824 steerage, and 14 cabin, pas sengers, besides a cargo consisting principally of macaroni. All went well until the collision with the Re public on the morning of January 23. There was a dense fog at the time. and the Forlda was proceeding slow ly, Diowing tier fog whistles at fre quent intervals. The captain and chief officer were on the bridge, a competent quarter master was at the wheel and look outs, which had been doubled on ac count of the fog, were properly sta tioned. Fog blasts were being given every minute and a half, says the libel and In return the fog whistles or the Republic were head some where off the starboard bow." The Florida's engines were immediately reversed and two signals of three whistles each were blown to indi cate that her engines were going astern. When the Republic was first seen she was crossing the Florida's bow from starboard to port and the latter boat's helm was promptly port, ed with the intention of swinging her how to starboard to avoid a collision if possible. The Italian's bow struck the Republic on the port side some what aft of amidships. After the collision, the libel con tlnues, the speed of the Republic carried her out of sight in the fog. After patching up her damage as much as possible, the Florida started on a search for the other boat. The libel then states that the col lision occurred without any fault on the part of the Florida or those nav igating her, but was solely due to the faults of the Republic and her of ficers, which faults are enumerated under several heads. Not being responsible In any way for the collision, the petitioner claims the benefit of the limitation of liability as provided for in sec tions 4.283. 4,284 and 4,285 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. The court is asked to direct the seizure and attachment of the vessel by the marshal, and this wa& done by United States Marshal Henkel. The court Is also asked to appoint a trustee to take charge of the Flor ida and also a commissioner to take proof of claims. This has not yet been done. The bond for the owers was given by Oscar L. Richard in the sum of $24,000. In the libel filed by the owners of the Republic it is stated that tho fault of the collision lies wholly with the Florida in that she did not keep a proper course; that she did not keep out of the course of the Repub lic, whose bows she was crossing; that she did not have a proper look out and did not give proper signals or whistles; that she did not give proper heed to the whistles of the Republic; that she failed by whistles to Indicate the change of helm; that she was proceeding at Immoderate speed and did not stop her engines on first hearing the Republic's whis tles, and that she did not port her helm, but instead starboarded it. thereby thwarting all efforts of the Republic to avoid her. MR. TUFTS CABINET HAS BEEN FORMED Believed the President-Elect Has List In His Pocket Washington, D. ' C. (Special). Secretary of State, Philander C, Knox, of Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Treasury. Myron T Herrlck, of Ohio. Secretary of War. Luke E. Wright ui lennessee. ' Attorney General, George W. Wick ersnam, of New York. Postmaster General, Frank H Hitchcock, of Massachusetts. Secretary of the' Navy, George Von u. Meyer, of Massachusetts Secretary of the Interior, Richard A. Balllnger, of Washington. Secretary of Agriculture, James Wilson, of Iowa. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, Charles Nagel, of Missouri When President-elect Taft sailed from Charleston for Panama It believed that he carried In his side pocket the make-up of Cabinet, to be made public on the 4th of March. Senator Knox, who is on his way to Washington, after a conference with Mr. Taft, Is be lloved to carry with him a duplicate or tne list. Is In his COMPARES SELF TO PROPHET. Carrie Nation Coolly Accepts Egg Of London Crowd. London (Special). "They stoned the prophets of old and I guess I ought not to object to a few eggs," was Carrie Nation's comment on the sudden ending of her advertised meeting at Canterbury Music Hall. She had scarcely begun her harangue wnen a snower of eggs fell around and on her. The curtain was rung uown immediately. "The managers." she said, "nrom ised me that they would see that I got protection when appearing on the stage. London is mad because I say that it is the worst place on onrlh " BRIDE WAS FACING DEATH. Hugh Donch Married To Miss Rob. ertson At Midnight. Washington, D. C. (Special). Married at midnight upon what is believed will prove her deathbed, Ethel D. Robertson, 16 years old, became the bride of Hugh P. Donch, jb years old. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. B. McLaughlin ai me bride's home, 113 C Street, northeast. The nuptials were carried through at the unusual hour and under the circumstances because it was feared the girl would die before morning. The young bride is the daughter of nenry i. KODertson. CHICAGO "BIGGEST" AGAIN. "MiioKiest," Says Inspector, Who Talks Of "Fresh-Air Diseases." Chicago (Special). Chicago is the smokiest city in the world. The smoke inspector says so. "This fact," he declares, "is proved by the reports of the Health Department, which show that 'fresh-air diseases' are go ing up, while other diseases are on the down grade. "Smoke seems to penetrate every where In Chicago. It gets Into the stores, warehouses, storage rooms and on bargain counters, and the ruin it causes is enormous." The annual loss to manufactured articles is snid to be $50,000,000. DR. WILEY MAY BE EDITOR. SHE WILL WED AT 101 YEARS. Mother Of 18 Children To Marry For The Fourth Time. Charlotte, N. C. (Special). Lettle Baldwin, a colored woman of A&h boro, presented herself for a license for her fourth marrlnire Him naicH that she nrnfAAaAit ret olnn .n years before the Clvii War. and at me ciose or me war nad nine children. Investigation authentlrnllv adok. lished the fact that she is 101 years old. and Is the mother of eight oon children. Tom Pike, the bridegroom. Is 45. Legul Holiday On Lincoln Day. Washington, D. C. (Special). By the provisions of a Joint resolu tion, proposed by Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts, and passed by the House of Representatives, the twelfth of February, tho centennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, is declared to be a public nonuoy in tne territories and the District of Columbia, and the Presl- dont is authorised to issue a proc lamation to give effect to the Joint resolution. Ijnse Bute Appeal. Richmond, Va, (Special). The railroads were refused the right to appeal to the State Supreme Court of Appeals in the two cent rate mat er. The decision of the court was based on the ground that the roads had not complied with the laws of the State by making the applica tion witnin me prescribed one year provided by the Constitution. Confederate Reunion In Memphis, Memphis. Tenn. ( Special). The annual reunion of United Confeder ate Veterans will be held in Memphis on June I, 9 and 10. Chicago Hears He Will Resign To Join Food Magazine Staff. Chicago (Special.) It is currently reported here, but not confirmed, that Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the Government Bureau of Chemistry, will retire soon from his present po sition and that he will Immediately take an editorial position with What-To-Eat, a magazine published here and devoted to the cause of pure foods. The editor and one of the publish ers is Paul Pierce, who was a leader in the movement against, adulterated foods. . The magazine has sustained Dr. Wiley in the conduct of his office. SOCIETY GIRL DOO CATCHER. Miss Mat hew son, Of Los Angeles, , Applies For Pound Job. Los Angeles, Cal. (Special). Miss Helen Mathewson wants to be pound mistress of the city of Los Angeles. The Council will be asked to make the appointment at its next session. Miss Mathewson, who Is young and pretty and a society woman, is presi dent of the Humane Animal League, which has undertaken to manage the pound and collect dog licenses. Bunk Cashier Kills Himself. Portsmouth, Iowa (Special). C. S. ScrogglnB, for 18 years cashier of the State Bank of Portsmouth, committed suicide by shooting. He was found seate in the bank wftb overcoat and cap on. A state bank examiner waa at work on the books of the bank, but no unfavorable showing bad been found. Donnelly As Public Printer. Washington, D. C. (8peclal). The Senate confirmed the nomina tion of Samuel B. Donnelly, of New York, to be public printer. The Senate Committee on Printing In vestigated charges that upon assum ing the management of the govern ment Printing Office, Mr. Donnelly had discharged 'a number of non union meu - without cause. The charges were found to be without foundation. THE NEW CUBAN REGIME BEGINS Havana Illuminated and Farewell Honors to Magoon. DECORATE WRECK CF OLD MAINE. Brilliant Ball Is Tendered io Ameri. can and Cuban Officials Elaborate Illuminations Make the Cl y of Havana Look Like Fairyland Magoon Sails for Home. HISTORY OF U. S. IN CUBA. February 15, 1898, Maine blown up In Havana harbor, kill ing two officers and 270 men. April 21, 1898, diplomatic re lations with Spain severed. July 3, 1898 naval battle off Santiago; Spanish fleet destroyed. July 26, 1898, Spain sues for peace. December 10, 1898, peace trea ty signed; United States assumes direction of Cuban affairs. December 13, 1898, Gen. Leon ard, Wood appointed military governor of Cuba. February 21, 1901, constitution adopted. February 24, 1902, Estrada Pal ma elected president. December 1, 1905, Palma re- ' elected persident. August, 1906, revolution breaks out, following dissatisfaction of election in 1905. September 29, 1906, Taft be comes military governor of Cuba. October, 1906, Charles E. Ma goon ' becomes provisional gov ernor. January 28, 1909, President Gomez inaugurated. CHILDREN ARE THE WARDS OF THE NATION Congress Agrees On Methods Their Care. For Havana (Special). The festivities attending the inauguration of the new Cuban government, began with a brilliant illumination of the city and a farewell ball tendered by the mayor and council of Havana in honor of Governor Magoon, President-elect Gomez, Vice President-elect ZayaB and the American officers who served as provisional authorities. The Illuminations probably were the most elaborate ever seen here. The money provided for the purpose was subscribed unstintedly and tho parks and the principal thoroughfares or the city were transformed into a veritable fairyland In Central Park and stretching down the Prado to the sea thousands of varl-colorcd bulbs gleamed among cocoanut palms and laurel trees, making the scene one of rare beauty. The streets were crowd. ed with a holiday throng, among which were hundreds of American tourists. The triumphal arch attracted the attention of the Bightseers who swarmed about it, seriously interfer ing with the workmen. The Cubans seem Just awakening to the fact that their second period of Independence is at hand, and for the firt ttnn are showing interest In the trend o' affairs. Ball Held In Palace. The ball was a brilliant fimxtinT, It was attended by the American of ficials, the new Island authorities, members of the diplomatic corps, special ambassadors and leaders of society. It was held in the laren nrl wi. tlful ballroom of the rtrrio rwQ- dientes, or Clerks' Club which is a uuiijub organization with the enor mous membershin of at nnn tv, club building, which faces an' entire viui-k, is a paiace. General Gomez took the oath from the chief Justice of the Supreme Court and make a brief address to the populace form the balcony of the palace. In the reception-room of the palace Governor Magoon read tho or. der of President Roosevelt restoring the Island and its affairs to the newly elected government. A notable ceremony was the deco rating or tne old batt eshin Maine with elaborate wreaths of garlands ana noistmg at hairmast on the pro truding military top a new American flag. This Idea originated imnni tho crew of the new battleship Maine, which now is In the harbor, who sub- sen oea I50 for the flowers and greens. Washington, D. C. (Special). Advanced steps of far-reaching sig nificance to the future well being of the children of the country were taken at the concluding session of the conference on the care of tho dependent children held In this city. Voicing the unanimous sentiment of nearly , 200 delegates, the conference adopted a comprehensive' report of its conclusions as to the most prac tical plan for promoting the welfare of the neglected child. One of the most Important recom mendatlone contained in the report which was submitted to President Roosevelt at notable subscription dinner given by the conference at the New Willard requested the Pres ident to send a message to Congress urging the establishment of a fed eral children's bureau, one of whose objects shall be to disseminate ac curate information in regard to child-caring work and the needs of the children. The report embodies the conclusions of a two-day deliber ation by the most prominent charity workers and others, and It deals with every phase of the problem of caring tor tne dependent child. The banquet at night was a fit ting climax to what is regarded as the most Important gathering ever held In the Interest of the nation's dependent children. President Roose velt, who initiated the great move ment, listened with close attention to the reading of the report, and then pave expression to his own views on the question. Another Important recommenda tion which the President was urged to impress upon Congress was for the enactment of such legislation as will bring the laws and public ad ministration of the District of Col umbia and other federal territories into harmony with the conclusions adopted" by the conference. Briefly summarized, the conclu sions of the conference are as fol lows; Children of worthy parents should, as a rule, be kept with their par ents; homeless and neglected chil dren, If normal, should be cared for In families, when practicable; children-caring institutions should be od the cottage plan; states should in spect all agencies caring for de pendent children; educational work or institutions caring for dependent children should be supervised by state educational authorities; agen cies caring for children should co operate to ascertain and control causes of dependency, a permanent organization for work along the line of thla declaration is desirable; pro hibitive legislation against transfer of dependent children between states should be repealed; cooperation be tween child-caring agencies, and more thorough precautions for sur gical and medical care of children in all institutions. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH A ttpectaculur Kulcldc. Chicago, (Special). One of the most spectacular suicides on the rec ords of the Chicago police occurred, when 17-year-old Adolph Werder It seh saturated bla clothes with kero sene and fred a revolver Into his own brow. The flashing powder ig nited the oil, the flames heated a box of cartridges which were In Wer dei llsch's cot pocket to the point of exploHion, and ion the bullots bofrun to fl'. lie died iu a Jew minutes after ard. BROKE HIS BABY'S XECK. Father Was Only Trying To Break Its Temper. Kansas City, Mo. (Special). John Dave Sewart came home at night af ter his day's work was ended, tired. and was dfstured by the crying of his little girl, ten months old u set out "to break its temper." He choked the baby, shook it hard one night and then slammed it down nn the bed. Baby's temper was broken. So was Its neck. The Coroner and the doctors said Stewart killed his child. 8tewart pleaded not guilty, but in the criminal court he withdrew his plea and ' substituted that of man slaughter in the' fourth degree. He was sentenced to two years' Imprisonment. Baby Emperor Has Hnmllpox. London (Special). Cabling from Peking, the correspondent of the Times says that the infant Chinese Emperor is suffering from confluent smallpox, A Button In Hla Heart. Denver (Special). An autopsy on the body of Fred Pomplelti, who was found dead under circumstances indicating foul play, last week, re vealed a medical curiosity. An or dinary black waist button was found lodged In the right auricle of his heart. The button was bent and warped and the doctors say that it had been in the man's heart for a long time. How It got there Is a mystery. '(Juuke Knocks In Nebraska, Norfolk, Neb. (Special). Reports are received here of a vlolemv earth shock through Pierce and Knox Counties at 2. ID P. M. The noise resembled a powder explosion. Horses became frightened and cattlo stampeded, It Is nald. The' school building at Plain View was shaken perceptibly. The shock lasted but a few xeconds. , i . A month-old baby with a full set of perfectly developed teeth caused a sensation In the Vienna Medlc&l Uoclety. There were 734 persons killed and 16,645 injured on railroads in tha United States during July, August and September last, according to an Interstate Commerce Commission re port. . Secretary Straus gave official fig ures to show that Japanese immigra tion is decreasing, while many Japs are going homo from this country. Consideration of the Armv Annro- priatlon Bill was begun In the House. As reported, the bill carries an appropriation of 198,396,906. The President signed a nroclama. tlon adding more than 350,000 acres to the Cleveland National Forest in Southern California. The Senate committee recommend ed an Indefinite postponement of the bill to amend the Sherman anti-trust law. Mr. Roosevelt will not return to the White House with President Taft after the inauguration. Secretary Garfield asked the House subcommittee for $1,000,000 to pros ecute the land, fraud cases. - Tho President nominated Alford. W. Cooley, of New York, to be as sistant attorney general. President Roosevelt sent to Con gress a message approving the re commendation of Governor Magoon that an approptlation bo mad to re move the wreck of tho battleship Maine. , Committee hearings have been held on several bills pending before the Senate for the rollef of delin quent water right applicants and of settlers on arid lands. The Senate confirmed the nomina tions of Robert Bacon to be secre tary of state . and John Callan O'Loughlln to be assistant secretary of state. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted to report favorably an arbitration treaty between the United States and Brazil. Vice President Fairbanks named Senator Burrows and Senator Till man as members of the boird of vlftors to the Naval Academy. Representative Ralney, of Illinois, made a bitter attack upon President Roosevelt. President-elect Taft and William Nelson Cromwell In connec tion with the Panama Canal pur chase. The Senate Committee on Immi gration authorized a favorable re port on the nomination of Daniel J. Keefe to be commtMtoner general of immigration. Secretary Root has refused to ex tradite Christian Rudowirz, the Rus sian, for whom the Russian govern ment has made vigorous representations. The Senato Special Committee on the Jud'clary decided that the At torney General need not give the Senate Information about the steel merger. ' The House committee authorized a favorablo report pn the bill In creasing to 2,500 the clgnal corns of the Army. A small audience In the Senate listened to Senator Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, lambast the ntock speculators. The Isthmian Canal Commission Is asking Congress for $1,200,000 for sanitation work In Panama and Colon. . . Senator Cummins, of Iowa, made speech In en wort of his amend-, meat to the Postal Savings Bank; Bill. n C
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