SEiIOR WHYTE CROSSES DIVIDE THE MARYLAND SENATOR HAS BEEN IN PUBLIC LIFE SINCE 1847. HE WAS 83 YEARS OF AGE Since' That Year Senator Wm. Pinck ney Whyte Has Held Nearly Every Office in the Gift of the People of His State. Baltimore, Md. United States Senator William Pinckney Whyte died at his home in this city Tuesday night. He was taken ill while in Washington last Thursday and re turned as soon as possible. Erysipe as developed and his condition became worse. About 4 o'clock Tuesday after noon the senator suffered a sinking spell, but recovered wonderfully and was conscious until the final convul sion that ended in his death at 7:05 P. m. Senator Whyte, who was affection ately referred to and addressed as "Governor" by nearly every one who knew him, has been in public life since 1847. ile was born in this city August 9, 1824, and was the son of Joseph and grandson of Dr. John Campbell Whyte. His maternal grandfather was the famous lawyer and orator, William Pinckney. He engaged in business for two years, following which he graduat ed at law at Harvard in 1845. His political career may be said to have begun with his election to the house of delegates of the Maryland legisla ture of 1847-8, since which time he has held nearly every office in the gift of the people of his state. He was state comptroller in 1853-55 and ran for congress in 1857, but was defeated, ile was a delegate to the national con vention of 1868 and the same year was appointed United States senator to fill the unexpired term of the late Reverdy Johnson upon the latter's appointment as minister to Great Brit ain. He was governor of Maryland in 1871-74 and in tho following year was elected United States senator. He be came mayor of Baltimore in 1881 and attorney general of Maryland in 1887. He was chairman of the commission which framed the new charter of this city, serving in that capacity in 1897 and IS9B. In 1900 he became city solicitor. The then governor, Edwin Warfiehl, appointed him United States senator in 1906 to fill, until the meet ing of the present legislature, the un expired term of the late Senator Ar thur P. Gorman and the current legis lature soon after assembling elected him Senator Gorman's successor for the term ending March 3, 1909. EASY VICTORY FOR BURNS Jem Roche, t'ie Irish Champion Knocked Out in the First Rouno. Dublin, Ireland. Tommy Burns the American heavy weight champion made short work of Jem Roche, the Irish champion, in their contest Tues day evening at the Theatre Royal, foi the world's heavyweight championship Practically only one blow was struck. Burns knocking Roche out when hard ly more than a minute of the first round had been completed by a short hook to the jaw. So quickly did the end come that the great crowd which filled the theatre, in the expectation of seeing the Irishman put up a good fight for the title, hardly realizec what had happened. When the men entered the ring if was evident that the sluggish Roche was no match for the more experi euced Burns. They sparred for less than a minute, the Irishman acting al together on the defensive and the American endeavoring to find an open ing. Then Burns feinted and quickl> put a short sharp right to the jaw ami Roche went down. He was badl> dazed and although he struggled tore gain his feet was unable to do so be fore the fatal ten was counted. Imme diately after the count Roche got his feet, but staggered about the stage When he had recovered himself he went over to congratulate the winner. ADMIRAL EVANS TO RETIRE Rear Admiral Sperry Will Commanc Atlantic Fleet When It Leaves San Francisco. "Washington, D. C. —Rear Admira Chas. S. Sperry will be command er-in-chief of the Atlantic battle ship fleet when it leaves San Francisco in July to encircle the globe. This im portant detail was decided upon bj President Roosevelt and his cabinet Tuesday. Rear Admiral Evans, on his persona request, will be relieved of the com mand at the conclusion of the big naval review at San Francisco, May 8 Admiral Evans retires in August. To Rear Admiral Thomas comes the honor of commanding the fleet on ita visit to Puget Sound, and until the homeward journey begins. He has been second in command during the voyage, and retires in October. Tlies« retirements make possible two promo •tions to the grade of rear admiral, and these are to be filled by the advance ment of Capt. Seaton Schroder and Captain Richard Wainwright, who will command respectively the third and fourth squadrons of the fleet, and Reai Admiral Emory the second. Boy Pugilist Killed. Philadelphia, Pa. ln an ama te-ur boxing tournament following tht regular performance at the Bijou the ntre here Tuesday night Willie Robin son, aged 18 years, was killed while boxing "rvitli Charles Wolf, of the same age. Three Men Killed. Indianapolis, Ind. Three men were killed here Tuesday afternoon by the falling of a heavy steel beam that was being placed in position for rail road elevation. The men were in the employ of the Kelly-Atkinson Con struction Co. of Chicago. TOOK STROLL Sfl NEW BRIDGE LARGEST CANTILEVER STRUC TURE IN WORLD TRAVERSED. A Single Steel Girder Now Links New York and Long Island —Com- menced in 1901. New York. The great canti lever structure over East river known as Blackwells Island bridge which was constructed at a cost of nearly $25,000,000. was traversed its entire length by pedestrians Wednes day for the first, time. Alderman Tim othy P. Sullivan, as the personal rep resentative of Mayor McC'lellan, whom illness kept from participating in the event, headed a delegation of city offi cials and representatives of the con struction companies which have taken part, in the erection of the structure, across a narrow foot bridge built on top of the single steel girder which now links the New York and Long Island ends of the bridge. This gir der. 80 feet In length and weighing 20 tons, was fitted in place Wednes day in the presence of the delegation. .Midway on the foot bridge, Alderman Sullivan broke a bottle of champagne over the rail, an American Hag was broken out and whistles on river craft tooted a salute. Work on the bridge was commenced in 1901 and has been carried on con stantly since then. There have been many fatalities among the workmen employed on the great highway. When completed the bridge will be the largest cantilever structure in the world. It will be double decked and 8,449 feet in length. The length of the main span is 1,1 S2 feet between the towers. On the lower deck, pro jecting beyond the trusses, there will be a roadway wide enough for four three-horse teams to pass abreast. On each side of and apart from this road way there will be two trolley tracks. In the middle of the upper deck, be tween the trusses, there are to be two elevated railroad tracks and two prom enades, each eleven feet wide. The six tracks across the bridge are es timated to have a capacity of 150,000,- 000 passengers a year under ordinary conditions of traffic. HELD PRISONERS BY FLOOD Masons Penned in by Water Caused from Cloudburst—Damage Wrought in Other Places. Pittsburg, Pa. A flooded street following a cloudburst Wednesday night made prisoners of officers of the Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania Royal Arch Masons, charter members of a new chapter and guests, swelling the total number to 100. The new chapter was instituted at Wilmerding, a suburb, and the work began Wednes day afternoon. The party left Mason ic Temple to attend a dinner at the Central hotel, across Westinghouse avenue. During the dinner a cloud burst occurred at East McKeesport, :i mile away, and soon a torrent of wa ter from 3 to 4 feet deep swept through the street between banquet hall and lodge room. An hour later wagons were secured to haul the party across the street and the lodge work was resumed. Much damage was done by the cloudburst and accompanying storm, and a number of houses and barns were struck by lightning. The storm was general in this section. At Irwin three buildings were struck by light ning and flooded streams tied up the Irwin-Greensburg Electric railroad. In Washington county many buildings were struck by lightning and burned. Three gas well derricks were blown down at Zollarsville. WAS TIRED CI- THIS LIFE A Handsome Brooklyn, N. Y., Woman Shoots Herself. New York. Miss Helen Daen zer, who conducted a school of instruction in embroidery and other fine needle work in Brooklyn, shot herself to death Wednesday night in a telephone booth after summoning an acquaintance to care for her body. The report of the revolver and the dying groans of the suicide carried over the wire to the man who answer ed her call, but before he could reach the address given the woman was dead. Across a writing pad in the telephone booth she had written: "Somebody will come to identify me. Excuse me for making all this trou ble." Miss Daenzer was a handsome woman of 30 years and had a profit able business. She made her home with her mother and a brother. She was married a year ago, but three months after the wedding she separat ed from her husband. She lately com plained of severe headaches to her mother and only on the ground of ill health can she account for the suicide. To Remit Orchard's Sentence. Caldwell, Idaho. Stating that he believed Harry Orchard, in his testimony in the trials of William D. Haywood and George A. Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners for the murder of ex-Gov. Steunenberg, told the exact truth, attempting to con ceal nothing. Judge Fremont Wood, who presided at both trials, Wednes day recommended that the stata board of pardons remit Orchard's sentence of death. This does not necessarily mean imprisonment for life. The sentence of death was pronounced in accordance with Orchard's plea of guilty, Grover Cleveland's Birthday. Lake wood, N. J. After a quiet family celebration of his 71st birthday anniversary, Grover Cleve land, for eight years president of the United States, was able to say Wed nesday night that he was in better health than for some time past. Defrauded Life Insurance Co. Los Angeles, Cal. Sheriff A. B. Adams of Cohoes, N. Y., arrived in this city having in custody Ira J. Bay ! liss, who is said to be wanted in New j York on a charge of defrauding the 1 Prudential Life Insurance Co. out of I many thousands of dollars. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 26 1908 INSURANCE CLERK SHOOTS HIMSELF "WELL, HERE GOES," AS HE FIRED A BULLET INTO HIS DRAIN. SON OF INSURANCE MAN Woman In Case was Formerly Wife of Prominent Politician—Had Given Him Up on Sev eral Occasions. New York City.—Herbert Kremor, son of President William N. Kro mer, of the German American In surance Co., Thursday night shot and killed himself in the apartments of Airs. I<afayette B. Gleason, who was formerly the wife of the clerk of the state senate and secretary to the state Republican committee. Mrs. Gleason said later that Kremer had become despondent following the termination by her of their wedding engagement. Kremer was H0 years old and had been employed as a clerk in the office of an insurance broker. He renewed an earlier acquaintance with Mrs. Gleason when she secured a divorca two years ago. A few months ago, Mrs. Gb-asoa said, she induced him to enter a sani tarium at Stamford. Conn. A few weeks later he left the place and in December went to an institution at White Plains. Five weeks ago, she said, she broke their engagement, and on Monday last lie came, to her apart ments at the St. Charles hotel and at tempted suicide by taking poison. Thursday she said she met him by ap pointment to arrange a matter of business and Thursday night, he ac companied her to her rooms. He had been there but a few moments, accord ing to Mrs. Gleason, when, exclaim ing: "Well, here goes," he fired a bullet into his brain. WILL VOTE BY DISTRICTS Such is the Decision of the Indian apolis Convention of Miners. Indianapolis, Ind. —With a few changes the convention of United Mine Workers of America Thursday adopted its scale committee's report. The policy is that the separate dis tricts may adopt wage contracts with their operators; that such contracts shall be for one year and that the scale shall provide for "not less than the present wage rates." The feature of the session was the speech of President Mitchell in sup port of the scale committee's report. He said: "Your president-elect and myself, about to retire, represent so far as possible this fundamentals of trade unionism. We have brought you what everybody said we would not do —we brought an unanimous re port to this convention. We have gone almost so far as to beg the operators to meet us—four times we asked them. They have refused. In view of their attitude the best course to pursue is to adopt the plan of dis trict contracts. "I want you who nave long regard ed my advice in good and bad times to follow me now and adopt this re port. If you make changes you will ruin the document. "I.et us go out of here united. If we have to make fights by districts, we can do it, and the operators know what kind of a fight we can put up. We will win if you adopt this report." DETECTIVES PUT IN JAIL Chicago Police Arrest Four Men Who Attempted to Blackmail Officials. Chicago, 111. —Four so-called "pri vate detectives" were arrested on Thursday night charged with having attempted to blackmail Mayor Busse, Chief of Police Shippy and Alderman J. M. Forman of the third ward out of sums approximating SIOO,OOO. Hardy Schindler, John R. Mareney, William J. Mullaney ami Charles Huxhold are the prisoners. They claim that they had been employed by a reform or ganization, composed of southside clergymen, to investigate vice and crime conditions in the district en closed by 2Cth and 85th streets, ami It is charged by the city authorities that the men tried to obtain money from them by threatening to publish al leged exposures of conditions in that district. The ministers who compose the reform organization assert they believe the men to be reputable private detectives. Baltimore Again Visited by Fire. Baltimore, Md. —A destructive ilro broke out at It:20 Thursday afternoon on the sixth floor of the immense building of Henry Keidel & Co., wholesale dealers in hardware, guns and ammunition, 405-407 W. German street. Six alarms were sounded, call ing all the big fire companies to the scene. The store is in the wholesale district and adjoining buildings honse ing great quantities of merchandise and hundreds of workmen. The police re serves were called out and streets near the fire cleared of people. It is feared that, if the fire gains headway it will he unsafe and impossible for firemen to work, because of the prob able igniting of the ammunition and explosives. The greatest alarm pre vailed in the district. Entered a Plea of Guilty. Logan, la. —The Illinois Central Railroad <'o. 011 Thursday enter ed a plea of guilty to the indictment returned at the last term of the dis trict. court in this city, charging th® road with illegal sales of liquor on a buffet car. A fine of fliOO was im posed. Sailed for Magdalena Bay. San Diego, Cal.— With about SIOO,- 000 worth of provisions and be tween 400 and 500 sacks of mail tor the battleship fleet, the supply ship I Culgea sailed for Magdalena Bay Thursday. Proof is inexhaustible thai Lydia 12. I'inkham's Vegetable Compound carries women safely through the Chunge of Life. Read the letter Mrs. E. Hanson, 304 E. Long St., Columbus, Ohio, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: " I was passing through the Change of Life, and suffered from nervous ness, headaches, and other annoying symptoms. My doctor told rnc that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound w.is good for me, and since tak ing it I feci so much better, and I can again do my own work. I never forget to tell my friends what Lydia E. 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WEW YORK CITY . GRAN D RAPI DS. MICH. Bii Typical Farm Scene, Showing Stock Raisinr in WESTERN CANADA Some of the choicest lands for prain ffro* tnff, stock raising aud mixed farming in the new li.s trietH of Saskatchewan and Alberta have -e --cently been Opened for Settlement under the Revised Homestead Regulations Entry may now be made by proxy (on certain conditions), by the father, mother, Hon,dauffh« ter, brother or sister of an intending home steader. Thousands of homesteads of 160 acres each are thus now easily available in these great grain-growing, stock raising and urxed farming sections. There you will find healthful climate, good neighbors, churches for family worship, schools for your children, good laws, splendid crops, and railroads convenient to market. Entry fee in each case is SIO.OO. For pamph let, "Last Best West," particulars as to rules, routes, best time togo and where to locr.te, apply to H. M. WILLIAMS. Law Building* Toledo. Ohk. LIVE STOCK AND CI CpYBftTVDEC MISCELLANEOUS CLEU I ftU I I rkd In irreat variety for «ale at the lowest price* by ( A. N. kt.l.l.OUi, N KVf NPAI'KIt CO., It W. Ad.a,. Hi., | Balcom & Lloyd. | || WE have the best stocked p general store In the county jj jf and if you are looking for re || liable goods at reasonable prices, we are ready to serve you with the best to be found, ra Our reputation for trust to worthy goods and fair dealing is too well known to sell any but high grade goods. | II Our stock of Queensware and I- Ohinaware is selected with H great care and we have some ® of the most handsome dishes I i| ever shown in this seotion, both in imported and domestio I makes. We invite you to visit |S us and look our goods over. j | Balcom & Lloyd. J j3HPPPBBPPPHHOC2E3E3B3HS3HPPDPP JJ i! LOOK ELSEWHERE BUT DON'T FORGET | THESE PRICES AND FACTS AT ! LaBAR'S !j M II ftj U We carry in stock ~ * 1 M II the largest line of Car- *3 || pets, Linoleums and . . £3 Mattings of all kinds . fl ever brought to this ». if town. Also a big line ** N of samples. H A very large line ot -FOR;THE K_ u | *1 >( ;£SS£r : COttfORTABLE LODGING *j M Art Squares and of fine books In a choice C 3 Rugs of all sizes and select the Ideal pattern'orGlpbe- If kind, from the cheap- Wernicke "Elastic" 'Bopkcaise. pi If est to the best Furnished with fcevel French piate or leaded glass doors. 1 £ j If Dining Chair®, ' om •* Le » r || Rockers and GEO. J. LaBAR, «ji kg High ChairS. Bole Agent for Cameron County. Kl J A large and elegant I————————————. EJ line of Tufted and E5 || Drop-head Couches. 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