A PLEA FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THE CONGO
Address To The President and King
Edward.
WANT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
Memorial Adopted at the Conference
of the Foreign Missions Board of
the United States and Canada
Declares That Both Nations Have
Recognized This Duty.
Philadelphia (Special)- At a meel-
ing of the conference of the foreign
the United States
in this city on Sats
mission boards of
and Canada held
urday it was unanimusly
forward to President Roosevelt,
United States Senate and King Ed-
ward an appeal on behalf of the
stricken people of the Congo State.
The appeal follows:
“To the President and the Senate of
the United States and to His Ma-
jesty King Edward VIL.:
“The Conference the Foreign
Mission Boards of the United States
and the Dominion of Canada would
nestly bring
of the
State
mis-
agreed to
the
of
most respectfully and ear
to you an on behalf
stricken people of the Congo
We do this the name of 40
gionary organizations, whose
prosecuted all sections of the
world, and we are persuaded that the
petition inte tg faithfully the sen-
timent of their constituency
wards of 20,000,000 of Christian men
and women. Wi not forgetful
that recognition has been given by
both to
duty in relation to this
ple. is
appeal
in
iis
in
ill
are
governments
unhappy
of keen satisfac-
tion to us government
united in leaders y in a wi
affecting rnational
the
nea
|SOoOurce
a
that 8 art
irk
closely honor
But
rence
weeks
wh
cont
weight
we recogniz
that
Just
been
we ar by recur-
Of
i
all
nites
taken
The Evidence Convincing.
“We speak with deep
concerning
intimately
dents of
the conditions
been di
to accept
that
more
sacrificing
not
COoOnvic
the
scl
the
need
testimony
to
of
selected by
said of th
sionaries
they
the characte
witn
+3 ry
these
and
1 . OF Las
onge
of this
cern for
would
sible
leave
for it a lasting 1 road
An International Duty.
wonld earnestly urge tl
f the sr of the
: i
wh
i
renre
:
:
“We
device
State, whether
gion of motive
countability p
transfer o rritors Oo Aa
ment of which he is himself the head
shall be a t loud jase
of intern | responsibility f
immediate ascert
tions and correc
issue, as
of motive, but of fact,
of guardians} indin
of protection the
territory the Congo
pendent of political
over,
conviction that
tee hq
cept by
the convening
conference was
opening the
wonld
review of the issn
is indispensable
dealing now.”
rile
0 ii
ale
les
evasion
n of ac-
romotion of
govern-
the
ationa
Wrongs
aware,
d the
the
You
¥ f an
¢ : E
of neople
pi
of jasin
rejiations
+11
tinal
King is a
his
sanction
we would 1
if
transfer
Os Ded ly
the
cannot trust
international
of an
important
Congo ter:
that a conference
in
of tory, it
for
in all its phases
wise and just
seem
A Liliputian Killed,
Atlantie City, N. J. (Special)
Richard Donan, a midget well known
in theatrical circles was asphyxiated
by illuminating gas here. He was
found sitting in chair beside a
heater from which the gas escaped.
Donan was 42 years old and a trifle
over three feet tall. He was one of
the original Liliputians and had trav.
eled all over the world.
a
Turks Destroy Bulgarian Band,
Saloniki (By Cable) .—At Tchair-
ly, near Monastir, Turkish troops de-
stroved a Bulgarian band, consisting
of eight men, killing six of them and
capturing two, both of whom were
geverely wounded. The Turks lost
two men killed and several wounded.
Honor For Brander Matthews,
New York (8Bpeeial).—<It was an-
nounced at Columbia University that
President Roosevelt had received a
letter from the French ambassador
at Washington stating that the deco-
ration of the Legion of Honor had
been conferred upon Prof, Brander
Matthews, of Columbia University,
in recognition of his services to lit-
erature in connection with the study
of the French drama.
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Domestic.
After mourning each other as dead
for more than 14 vears, Rev. John
A. Cull, formerly assistant pastor of
St. Francis de Sales Church, of Ouak-
land, Cal., and his wife were re-
united in that city.
Michael O'Neil, a Central New
England Rallroad conductor, though
mortally injured in a wreck near
Winsted, Ct., draged himself a mile
and sent a message which saved a
passenger train,
Judge English met by chance in
Sheridan. Wvyo., the wife from whom
he had been divorced 30 years ago,
made love to her and again won her.
The Clyde Line freight steamer
Onondaga, from Boston for Charles.
ton, is ashore upon Orlans Beach,
Masachusettg coast.
A general corporation hunt has
been instituted by the legislature of
Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota.
The police of New York have been
asked to look out for Frank 8S. Mor-
ton, a missing Boston violinist,
Pennsylvania Railroad shares fell
off 4 points on the announcement
of the plan to issue $200,000,000 of
new and bonds to complete
improvements
Miss Sarah
voung woman of
not believe in medical
fused to call a physician just
she died
A New
{$16,000
{ Son,
{ street
stock
Harding, a wealthy
Brooklyn, wno did
science, re
before
M
jury
to
lost a
awarded
David-
by a
York has
damages
child who
Car passing
William Allen
Russell A
Senate,
Marion
Hmb
it
a
over
Smith, who
Alger in the U
sold popcor
nited
for
ceeds
State n
living
The Vermont
11 +
once
Southern cotton
North Carolina
and
mi :
AR
Cal rai
ne near Hazlet
1 i
wires caused
Ch:
wrecked Ontario
was arrested on
1H O00 Iron
counsel
zr. the jgsu«
ielerical Association
Prince of Portugal was
riding acci Lis
Own
Russi Are
toward
in and
Germany's attitude
An of
political or commercial
would unite England
Jefensge
financial budget
$250,000,000
¥ attempt Germany
RS
and
for 1807
extraordi-
which
Ministry of War
of a bomb
sgsily Island, a
Petersburg, in which
«ish families reside
i A Philippine Japanese Agsociation
i hag been formed to cultivate com-
| mercial relations between Japan and
{the Philippine Islands
A tidal wave devastated several
of the Dutch East India Islands,
south of Achin, and several hundred
lives are reported lost
! General Rennenkampf,
the Third Siberian
been appointed commander
Third Russian Army Corps.
The Japanese government decided
that, on account of anti-Japanese ag-
ftation on the Pacific Coast, the
training squadron will not go farther
than Honolulu.
The separation of church and
state in France has caused a number
of suits for recovery of money be-
queathed as endowments for masses
for the dead.
Colonial Director Dernberg issued
a statement in defenge of Germany's
colonial policy.
Henri Brisson, former premier of
France, was reelected president of
the Chamber of Deputies,
Negotiations are in progress for
consolidating several coal companies
in Nova Scotia.
Colonel Andrieff, chief of police of
Lodz, Poland, was shot and killed
in that city.
Earthquake shocks were felt in
portions of Norway, Bweden and
Russia.
for
expenditures, of
ig for the
jous explosion
many
command-
Corps, has
of the
er of
HUNDREDS ARE LOST
NA TIDAL WAVE
A Terrible Disaster in Dutch East
Indies.
THE ISLANDS SWEPT BY THE SEA.
Three Hundred People Perish on the
Island of Tana and Forty More Are
Swept to Their Death on Simalu
The Disaster Supposed to Have Fol-
lowed a Volcanic Disturbance,
tidal
the
of
great Ac-
digpatch
on the Island
known to have
island of Sima
The
wave
Dutch
Achin
cording
Cable).
some
A
of
south
Hague (BY
devastated
India
loss is
has
Fast Islands
The
to a brief
300 persons perished
of Tana, while 40
been drowned at
Iu.
The Dutch East Indies, name
given to the Dutch possessions in the
Malay archipelago, has an area of
| 760,000 square miles and a popula-
{ tion of about 45,000,000 8 attered
lover the numerous islands and partd
islands Many of the smaller
| fslands of the group are volcanie in
i their nature and tidal waves follow-
{ ing eruptions have frequently
| large loss of life. A tidal wave
death
of the smallest of the
{ This like
i there, followed vol
very
official
are
the
a
:
Of
Cause
swept
{about 30.000 to group
18%3
disaster,
probable
Wi
canic
VAriou
Mauna
| WOMAN SHOT BY
HUSBAND,
Savannah Fashionable Leader
gerously Wounded.
nah, Ga |necis
Roturean
yand
await
Both
firs
al, but
that
1 foaned
and
wound was
ned
accident
at
Roturean
was In
that she was shot dur
her husband and
riieell or ¢ ¥
Struggling or pos-
| was to
her
id
‘ f
a}
i
a quarrel with
both
Ing
{ while
i
go
were
of the pistol
Roturean said chided her
for staying late
sorted bitterly, and then she struck
blows with riding
sgion
Mi
husband
she
out
eral
a
tot according to his wife,
whip and lashed her
her bosom and shoul
ders. She then got a pistol and tried
shoot her husband, but he seized
and struggled to take the pistol
Just as he got the pistol away from
her it was discharged and she fell
will not say. however, that her
husband deliberately shot her
The Rotureans are connected with
Savannah's old families and have
been prominent socially. Mrs. Ro-
turean is one of the handsomest
women in Savannah.
urean,
the
severely across
i snatched
to
het
She
Germany's Big Cowony Bill
Berlin (By ‘Cable) The Colonial
division of the foreign office has pre-
pared a table showing that the ex-
penditure of Germany on her colo-
nies in Africa apd the South Seas
total $161.250.000, to which may
be added indirect expenditures, in-
cluding postal service and steam-
ship subsidies, amounting to $7,850,
000.
Twenty darned To Death,
Strassburg (By Cable). Twenty
persons perished in a fire which de-
stroyed the bookbinery of Hudert
& Co., an English firm, at Gelspol-
sheim, near this city. A vat of boil:
ing celluloid exploded and the flam-
ing liquid caused such instantaneous
ignition of everything with which it
came In contact that all the exits
were cut off in a very short time.
Some of those who escaped from the
burning rooms were badly scalded.
AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.
And Bill.
Representative Morrell (Rep,
Introduced in the House a
providing for annual river
bor appropriation bills, which
be on the game scale as those
Army and Navy and other la:
propriations, being
able the United St
with the other nation
The River and Harbom
bly will reported to the
this week Chairman Burton,
House Rivers and Harbors Commit
tee, originally planned to the hill
before the House January 14, and
{ it has not been announced
{that the bill not be reported on
that day, but Burton is lined
to grant a of to the
Illinois members, who are anxious to
have the presentation of the bill de-
layed until Lorimer,
ot lilinois, and
participate in’ the dis-
cussions of the projects for
propriations he
Burton and oclateg hol
liver Harbor
Pa)
resolution
and har-
“shall
of the
ge ap-
ary en
to keep pace
of the worid.”
Bill
neces to
ates
proba-
House
the
be
of
lay
on
defi
will
Mi
few
nitely
ine
days grace
Representative
! who is il], return
committee s
can
which
made
d firmly
are to
his ass
i
i
decision
before th
oe
of th
to their have
| hearings
tee bhecause
ession,
it 10 any
In Federal
is announced at
that the
tO % OD
Flaw Law.
ne
J us (
nment
tice
| gover
{ Corporal Knowl who
inded
Twent:
Okl
fously wo
the
no,
Congress And The Departments,
By a vote of © O.:« the
nmittes on the Judie
to od
trial
reports ad a
the President APNo
invite
partic
Exposition
Department
Shanghai
relief ¢
10)
vernment to
gtown
he State
$
mtcl
the famine
from
¥
ommittes
recely Mexica
100.000
sufferers
Senator Hopkins
in defense of
Reed Smooth to retain
member from Utah
Champ Clark, of Missouri,
ing urged for leader of House,
to succeed John Sharp Williams
The House was
the scene of a
threatened personal
ed
larg for the
address
the
4
iis
Senate
is
the
encounter be-
tween Representative Gaines, of Ten-
and Representative Mahon,
of Pennsylvania, growing out of Mr.
Gaines’ bill to “dock” members for
chronic absenteeism
The Secretary of War has ordered
the court-martial of Corporal
Knowles, Twenty-fifth Infantry,
charged with having shot Captain
Macklin, commander of Company A.
The bill making appropriations for
the legislative, executive and judicial
expenses of the government was re-
ported to the Senate
The Committee on Revision of the
Laws reported a joint bill codifying
the eriminal law of the United States.
The Senate passed the bill limit-
ing the hours of railway employees
to 16 hours of service followed by
10 hours of rest,
Representative Pearre, of Mary-
land, has introduced a joint resolu-
tion providing for the election of
United States Senators by a direct
vote of the people.
Testimony detrimental to Operator
Dutrow, who was on duty at Sliver
Springs on the night of the Terra
Jotta wreck, was given on the stand
at the Inquest by Operator Moore,
of Kensington. He declared that
Dutrow was incompetent and in-
efMcient. Dutrow is kept under sur-
velliance by Central Officer detec
nessce,
tives.
THE LICORICE TRUST
15 FOUND GUILTY
Indiv.dual Defendants, However, Are
Acquitted.
GOVERNMENT WINS GREAT VICTORY.
Jury Finds That the J. 8. Young Com-
pany, of Baltimore, and the Mac-
Andrews & Forbes Co. Formed an
i
Twenty-Four Probably Cremated In
Steel Mill
—————————
Pittsburg, Pa, (Bpeci: One of
GXDIORIONs in
&
abou
the worst
the Jones
Laughlin
+
i
rred
but Not a Conspiracy.
New York (Special) The jury
with a verdiet of acquittal
tof 4
ag against fvidual defendan
Howard
Jungblu
of guilty as
and
th«
the
interests
& Forbes
Young
Mac
thie
namely,
Company and Com-
pany
Two Corpor: 1
form
other
two con
com! inat of
being a
were
ing
1
Counsel for
monopols "1 rporations
acquitted Charg-
congpira
Once
motion
and a
t was cl
ernment
the
tion in
tobacco men
gui against {tl two corporation
st the in
ige Hongh
war-
lividual
replied that if ti i Ce 80
ranted finding
within
ing
they were ot
oa
their power by
There-
such a
again retis
in
the ju
Farmer Boy Weds Girl Of Wealth,
N. Y. (Epecial) The
days of Miss
Edith M of Oneonta,
poor farm Herbert Cole,
acted as her chauffeur through Eu-
rope last summer, is the
of a pretty ron Miss
in April, 1905, to
worth
dollars,
farmland
men she
in Syracuse
to take herself
Europe Cupid
upon their return
quent automobile
near Cole
Syracuse,
marrigae Ago
io a
who
Wilber,
1 heir an
several 1undred
including 4.000
near Oneonta
bought a big
ACTER
Last sum-
touring
mother through
busy and
took fre-
as to
and
became
the girl
trips so
Murder Over A Young Woman.
Lexington, Kj
fight over a young woman to which
both had been paying attentions,
Cleveland Justice, 18 years old, shot
and killed his cousin, George Mulline,
Where McKinley Died.
Buffalo, N. Y. (S8pecial).-—The
former residence of John G. Mill-
barn, on Delaware Avenue, to which
the late President McKinley was
taken after he was shot at the Pan-
American Exposition, and where he
dled, was badly damaged by fire this
morning.
The fire practically consumed
everything within the four walls,
The loss is estimated at $25,000. The
property has been sold recently by
Mr. Millburn bo Philip M. Shannan.
clined to helley
men
iter
fry or
Ng
mic
ng
nen
suicide By His Wife's Coffin
Philadelphi
of 5.000
140%
is an expectation
will the next
roads he
the probe
Rapid Transit's
ahead of
$2.600
Compan)
the
earnings
year at
das
of America 4d
regular s«
per
Baltimore & Ohio directors
clared the regular semi-annual divi
per cent. on the preferred
and 2 per cent. on the
stock.
last
of nearly
Electr
declared
a
mis
cent
de.
stock
Come
Just before the close W, lL. Bull
& Co.: “1 should not
to see Pennsylvania
break
The Republic Trust Company. of
Philadelphia, has followed the exam
ple of several other institutions and
increased the interest pald on depos.
fits to 3% per cent On small
amounts of $100 or less the usual
ten day notice need not be given.
Janney & Co., who are supposed
to represent Important officials of
the Cambria Steel Company, were
conspicuous, buyers of the stock.
Another well-known broker told hie
customers: “You can buy all the
Cambria Steel you can get up to
be surprised
have a sharp
in the nex! few days.”