—————— FORCED T0 MAKE A PUBLIC APOLOGY Willemstadt Mob Turns On Insulting Venezuelan. THE CONSUL WAS ALSO THREATENED Queen Wilhelmina's Loyal Subjects in Her Island in the Dutch West Indies Resent Derogatory Statements Made About Their Island —Tréops Called Out, Willemstadt, Island of Curacao ( By Cable) —The relations between Vene- zuela and the people of the Island of Curacao, Dutch West Indies, are straiped to the breaking point, Fol- lowing a long series of what the residents of Curacao regard as an- tagonistic actions on the part of Presi dent Castro, directed against theni- selves, and the Duteh government, mobs gathered In force at this capli- tal, and expressed their resentment in an attack upon the home of a Venezuelan who had published state- ments in Venezuelan papers deroga- tory to the island. aud later held vio- lent demonstrations in front of the Venezuelan consul, surrounded the German consulate, where he had tak- en refuge, and compelled the order ing out of armed troops, so that the consul might be protected from in- Jury. The demonstration before the residence of the Venezuelan consul Senor Lopez, occurred late at night, and although no actual attack was made, it is stated that two shots BO one, however, being injured, Prior to this, about 16 o'clock M., a mob numbering about gathered in front of the dwelling of a Venezuelan resident, who, it believed, had insulted Curacao in the Venezuela papers: broke down doors with stones and seizing man, which set forth ap elaborate excuse for the publication of the statements with which he was charged. The leaders of the populace also forced him to make a publie apoingy from the balcony of his home, while FP the Furthermore family were In accompaniment members of the man's hymn, while the people below shout- | ed: “Down with Castro: long may | Wilhelmina live!" The police were entirely unable to | cope with the demonstration and | their efforts in this direction were | somewhat feeble. No bodily harm | was done to anvone, but the shouting | and cheering continued for a time, and then a procession was formed | and a march made upon the consul's | house Sunday morning it was noted that | there was no shield on the building | occupied by the Venezuelan consnl- ate. It is not known whether it was | removed by the Venezuelans or tora down by Curacao natives. There was & gathering again of the mob the morning, and when it was learn- | ed that the Venezuelan had proceeded the German consulate this building was surrounded by an ever-increasing The attorney general made mined effort quiet the was be coming me excited all the A smal} military attempted to check the demonstra- tion, but, for a time, that was found impossible It became necessary eventually call out additional troops. and t at once proceeded to tireets and stop the rioting in in | consul to mob a deter populace, ire and io which more rT) is while force t« hege patrol thel TWO AUTOISTS KILLED. Machine Turns Turtle In Creek And | Then Explodes, Plattsburg, N. Y {Special).--J). E Dodge, of Malden. Mass, and Lock- wood Reed, of Port Henry, N. Y., were killed in a shocking automobile Accident six miles west of Port Henry. R. E. Titus, of Syracuse, who was also in the car, was thrown in the bed of a creek and escaped injury. The men, who had been to Port Henry for provisions, were returning to their summer camp. Mr. Dodge, the owner of the car, was driving and in some manner lost control of the machine The car dashed into a brook and, turning turtle, pinned Dodge and Reed underneath Instantly there was an explosion and the car took fire, burning the victims beyond re- Cognition Dr. Mitchell President. Columbia 8 C (Special). —Dr. 8 C. Mitchell, head of the department | of history at Richmond lege, Va. | was elected president of the Univer. sity of South Carolina, vice Major Benjamin Sloan, resigned Dr Mitchell has made efigagements to lecture at Brown and Harvard Uni- versities during the coming session. and this will prevent his entering upon his duties here at the coming session, Killed By Third Rail. Mays Landing, N. J. { Special), Frederick Moore, aged about 25 years, a well-known young man of this place, was killed by coming in contact with the third rail. He was in the act of crossing the tracks when, it is Supposed, he stumbled and fell. His breast rested on the running rail and his legs across the deadly third rail. He was badly burned. His body was discovered by the section men, and It was removed to the station, a — Kills His Wife, Toledo, ©, (Special) Returning to his wife's home after an absence of 16 years, Louls Armour, aged 50, murdered the woman, fired a bullet at his daughter and tried to commit suicide. The revolver failing him, Armour disappeared and is now be. ing sought by a posse of police and citizens, Jealousy because of the Success of his family and the refusal of his wife to take him back to her home are attributed as the cause for | IN THE FREIGHT RATES Shippers of Cincinnati Appeal to President Roosevelt, Cincinnati (Special), — Brushing aside all intermediate modes of ac- tion, the Receivers and Shippers’ As- sociation of Cincinnat! has carried its war against a general increase in freight rates directly to the President of the United States. A communication was forwarded to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and made public here asking the Chief Executive whether he intends to enforce a decree issued several years ago against certain railroads forbidding increase in rates. If so, he is asked at once to cause the At- torney General to bring proceedings for contempt against the Missouri Paclfic Railway and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rallroad time of the at this because letter that do with the is. explained fact that certain general in freight rates are become ef fective on August 10 on certain roads prompt and positive action became a necessity. In conclusion the “This Io LO it to letter save: association stands for a square deal for the carriers It be- lleves that their property rights should be protected the same as the property rights of individuals. But we are unalterably opposed to policy of the carriers which has for its purpose the ignoring of our courts | the shooting, and the placing of themselves above | the laws of the land. If they expect | protection of the laws and the | courts, they must show wholesome | the law and respect the | decrees of the courts. If the Missouri | ately ignore this solemn mandate of | the courts and continue in an un i lawful manner to burden trade and | con ques- in} the power increasing rates, tion arises: Is there no recklessly | of that decrees companies aside the our | courts? "This association belleves that you will, In carrying out your poliey foi the strict enforcement of the law. see t that these railroad companies are required in the future to serve this decree.” (Oo |} ob- MAN HANGS HIMSELF. Mentally Deranged Prisoner Takes | His Life At County Jail. Ii A man be Morbier, hanged himself while apparently { Special) Nicholas old, jail deranged. Papers in his pockets showed that the man was on the way from Paterson. N J. 10 San Francisco and that he had in Europe this summer. Pawn and a considerable ount money showed the min to be to do. A the man \ Burl s i pin Galesburg. thought to Years in the county mentally been tick- els of $4 well 's showed that coroner had n inquest left Chicago on a Chi and Quincy train He probably fell train Wataga ions have been the poli Lo gO, gton car the n EB off at not act *d for by Jealousy Caused Marder, Louisville, Ky Kraft, <2 years, an optician, (Special). Arthur Ww was shot and Instantly killed and his Mrs. Pearl Laval Kraft, aged years was probably fatally | by Pi Hans, Jr., aged Insane jea is said to have aged ) lip Ousy “5 5 Indict Mail-Order Houses, Chicago (Special). — The federal rand jury adjourned after having | order houses whose alleged illegal | profits are said to have been between four and five millions of dollars. | The charge is using the malls to de- fraud. Tramps Kill Officer. Middletown, N. Y. (Special) —In & hand-to-hand battle with a gang | of tramps whom the police were at- tempting to arrest Charles Kane, who had been called upon by the police | to assist them, was so severly beaten that he died a few minutes later The tramps escaped Killed By Explosion, Kings Mills, O. (Special), — One man was killed and another fatally injured in an explosion which de- molished one of the big powder mills here. The explosion came just at the close of the dinner hour before all the men had returned to work. —— Fatal Texas Shooting. Fort Worth, Tex (Special) .—E, C. Gaines shot and probably fatally wounded J. W. Reese on the streets of Comache, 30 miles south of here. The men are opposing Democratic candidates for representatives in the State legislature. Humane Society Founder Dies, Chicago (Special) John Gq. Shortall, founder of the American Humane Association, died at his home, in Winnetka, aged 70 years. He presided over the Humane Con- gress at the World's Columbian Ex- position in 1883. A ls ibe Plan Vast System. Denver, Col. (Special). .--A malga- mation of the 16,000 miles of Harri- man lines into a single system, in a practical if not a technical sense, is the object of a conference of the chief engineers of all the Harriman roads, who have assembled in this city. Chairman Isaacs, consulting engineer, presided at the session, at which questions relating to the stand- ardization of all the equipment on the various lines so as to procure more improved service at less cost STANDARD OIL CO'S BIS FINE ANNULLED Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Decision. CASE WILL BE TRIED AGAIN. Proof ¢f Knowledge of Legal Rate on the Part of the Defendant Not Sub mitted, Says Opinion, and Court Holds It Is Not Necessary for Shipper to Inform Himself as to Tariff, THE CASE IN BRIEF. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana was the defendant, the case being brought by the govern ment on the charge of accepting rebates from the Chicago and Al ton and other railroads The indictments were returned August, 18506. The trial began March 4, 1907, at Chicago. The jury was obtain- ed in a day. Several indictments were quashed by Judge Landis the United States district judge, who heard case There were 1.462 the maximum fine was imposed on each count making the total in y the > o apr counts and warn discussed, fine $29,240,000, the largest fine ever imposed in history The United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Gross cup writing the opinion, finds that tariff was not published. tha! the shipper cannot be obliged to know what the established rate the ORDERED BY PRESIDENT Prosecution of the Standard 0il Com- pany to Be Renewed, MUST BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE Mr. Roosevelt Directs Attorney Gen. eral to Immediately Take Steps to Reopen the Case Against Indiana Company — Would Prevent Miscar. riage of Justice, THE PRESIDENT'S STAND. Reversal of decision of the low- er court does not touch the mer- of the case, excepting so far as the size the fine is con. cerned, Absolutely no question of guilt of the defendants or of exceptionally grave the offenses The President ETOos8s miscarriage through any technicalities the de fendant the punishment which would have unquest! been meted out any defendant guilty of such offense The President will do thing In his power t prevent such miscarriage tice its y Ql the the character of regards as of Justice ff escaped JIBADIY to weaker every 0 Oyster Bay, N. Y President Roosevelt announce is, that Judge Landis erred in considering each ecarload a rate offense and that! in imposing the maximum fine discretion vested in sepa he abused the his court Chicago (Special) By unanimous United Btates for the Seventh | AMOUs case the Standard the of the Circui of Appeals the f opinion Court District of gOV Oil | Was Landis, | bie re ernment against the ‘ompany, in which latter $29.240.000 by Judge the District Court. must tried The the holding Court of Appeals differs with court Judge trial Lead on three vital points Landis excluded evidence Standard Oil Com pany of Indiana which should have been admitted to show proper intent the company paid on oil: that erred in considering each cariot a separate offense. and that in Imposing the maximum fine for a first offense he abused the discretion vested in his It Is strange doctrine, savs opinion, where. | under a million-dollar corporation such as the defendant —the Standard Company Indiana—may | twenty-nine times the amount capital stock in order pun- defendant not even under in- By this latter is meant the parent company, the Standard Oil Company New Jorsey This opinion. « urred In Judges Baker and AMMAN, was H Grosscup The conclu 4 nion reads “Th ndgment of the Court 18 reversed and the manned, with instruct! & new irial and accordance with this opinion that for the in the rate he sig vf Cours the of pe fined of its to ish dictment of One + He ivered by Judge w rote Dist rie Cage 71 grant TE er in ions io nrocesd i: TAX ON CUPID, New Jersey Education Board Fixes | Novel Rule For Girl Graduates, Montclair, N. J. (Special) The | a graduated teach in the state schools for two years afterward or refund the cost The tuition at the school will be some results from the benefits it be- stows gratuitously. The rule applies to the male students, too. but its provisions the ocspecially intended to offset the desertions from the teach. ers’ ranks because of matrimonial alliances. Upon entering the school the pils must sign a declaration to pu- the the BISHOP POTTER DEAD. Was Unconscious When The End Came, Cooperstown, N. Y {Special i. Henry Codman Potter, seventh Prot- estant Episcopal Bishop of Diocese of New York, died at Fern leigh, his summer home, here. after an iliness of several weeks. The bishop was unconscious all day and the end, which came at 8.35 o'clock P. M., was peaceful and quiet, He was 74 years old. Gathered at the bedside of dying churchman were Mrs Potter, wife of the prelate; Mrs, Mason C Davidge, who came from California, and Miss Barah Potter, his two daughters; Alonzo Potter, his son: Edward 8. Clark, Stephen C. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. ¥. A. Clark, Death was due primarily to em- bolism in the right leg, following a long attack of liver and stomach trouble, and the end had been for- seen for several days by the Bishop's physicians, sash For Washington (Special). —Bids in- viting proposals for furnishing 8,- 270,000 pounds of dynamite for ex- cavating on the Isthmian canal con struction have been opened here. This Is a nine-month supply of the explosive, deliveries to begin October 15 and to continue at the rate of 1,000,000 pounds per month. Most of it is used in work on the Culebra Cut, The BE. I. Dupont De Nemours Powder Company, of Wilmington, the the unmistakable terms the tion of the administration to j the Standard add Cage FOL eed irosecution of the despite the decision the aown by Court handed government United States ( of ireuit This in no CARO decision the { fects the merits known his action to be President thinks. way of the case, and he decision to cause the brought again 3 ts In such shape gible, as to prevent technleall terfering with he actual by Secretary 1. The President Atlorney General take steps for the Standard Oil case decision of the not in any merits of excepting so far as the size of fine concerned There is absolutely no question of the guilt of the defendants or of the 3D : has directed the to immediately retrial f the The f reversal of ower con way oO the rt does shape or touch the cane the the he 0 exceptionally characler offense “The a Bross through any the defendant which been Brave would of President regard miscarriage technicalities egea ped ishment would have tionahis tionablsy vt ond defendant who such offense President will do POwWer oo avert or prevent justice With President weaker gulity of The everyth in his such miscarr } this purpose view the has ted Attorney to bring into consultation Mr B. Kellogg in matter everyihing 1 le to bring fenders age of in dire the Frank and to do the of of of the Message From Peary, New York (Special) Comm Peary, tobert now en route to Pole, arrived at Belle Harbor. f.abra. dor, on the steamer Roosevelt Mon day. The following telegram was re. ceived from Belle Harbor tonight: Arrived 6 o'clock A. M. Taken on whale meat at Cape Charles Fine weather. All well (Signed) Peary. Prominent Man Insane. Chicago (Special). —Leslie Carter, formeriy president of the South Sid Elevated Railroad Company and prominent in financial affairs, was ad- judged mentally incompetent to man- Age his own affairs. Judge Cutting will appoint a conservator, Mr. Car- ter has been seriously ill for several months, the result of gas poisoning Killed In Wreck. Chicago (Special).—One man was killed and four seriously injured when two engines came together in a head-on collision near the Buf fington (iInd.) plant of the Illinois Steel Company, The victims were the crews of two locomotives which came together. A dense fog caused the accident. iv | WASHINGTON Thomas H. Pickford, owner. and Albert 8. Reanis, contractor, of the collapsed Pickford apartment house, were indicted for manslaughter. American Consul Linard, of Ceiba. Honduras, has asked that a United States gunboat be sent to that port to protect American interests. It Is reported that in addition to €ight cadets dismissed 12 cadets are uuder arrest at West Point on charges of hazing. Counsellor Matsui, of the Japanese Embassy, reported to the State De- partment that the Emperor of Japan had ratified the treaty of arbitration with the United States, To guard against friction over the fisheries dispute with Great Britain the modus videndi has been extended. Major James F. Meline, assistant treasurer of the United States, died at the age of 67 years. President Gompers, Secretary Mor- rison and John Mitchell, of the American Federation of Labor, were cited to answer a charge of contempt In violating an injunction forbidding them from continuing a boycott against the Bucks Stove and Range Company. An arbitration treaty with China Dat. was the lowest bidder at $907, fa Jo the course of vreparation. WOMAN TELLS OF “A DIVORCE PLOT Says Scheme Was To Injure Frank J. Gould. New York (Special) Mrs Ben Teal, wife of a prominent theatric manager and one of the three sons al per- arrested in connection with the alleged plot to manufacture divoree evidence against Frank Jay Gould, the millionaire, was compelled 10 spend nearly four hours in a cell ii iN the Tombs before bail could Ep. PRESIDENT WANTS 4 HARD HITTING NAVY Roosevelt Says Unarmed Meekness Is a Great Mistake, WOULD SEEK OUT THE ENEMY, President in Addressing a Conference of One Hundred Naval Officers Bays We Should Have a First-class Fighting Nivy or None at All Ecofls at Soft Blows, be cured. Great consideration Mrs. Teal in the Centre Court, where she Was Mrs. Julia Fleming and Henry 8 Mousley the two olhers alleged conspiracy shown i Police i arraigned with | a Was Sireet the bail each Mou: ley the were 80 fortunate kept oclock to await 1 ondsmen that hour that the the 7 ! to prison Weel not Court was open none appeared by announced be taken t Teal had way t She oO Mrs her be 0 the Was Fleming seemed 1 FT | fy ¥ ow ’ rouble in trying to nng Magistrate Corrigan papers O Was immediately gerured could be was not released Mr Belting ball for his wi Mr. Teal did not get a b mdsmar Mrs. Fleming and pio i until 8 o'clock that Was The examinatior a { desiring the story Periunc further t4 Mabe! Woman voluntarily into of a young EAVE the inforn 10 the arrests persons MacCausia; uld's made dex in the g, offered allowance sign an laring i had seen Mg ould in compan: Miss Devoe, an actress in Mrs She that WEE to he Mrs MacCauslan that it was presen in her $600 and in th futu deciares toa Gould's fidavit employed by Miss davit ever given adds not Gould Teal apartment Ten Mrs. Fleming Mousiey were held saw Mr n ine Mrs never about what Years a miiiines she i6 there apartment present her wanted 3 Bays, and did Mra. Teal You kno ment in the Now, Mrs band for a calling on more The Mr Gould will {0 my apartment in the while I occupied that apartment you know the arrangement of rooms.” ny ni and *% Gle ore 34 Build Chinese Charch. Philadelphia (Special) the bequest of Lee Chit, murdered In the Chinese here last Tuesday by George lee, the first regular church established bs Chinese in this country will be erect ed in this city At the funeral of | the murdered man Monday Rev. Di Charles Seasholes eulogized Chit, gay ing: "Chit was one of the most de voted Christians among our Chinese population. As the result! of his mus. der 1 am able to announce that he has left in his will a large sum of money for the purpose of erecting a | Chinese Baptist Church in this city Through | who was quarter Drowns Twins: Ends Life. Newark, N. J. (Special) Mrs Maud Dousette. 26 years old. drown ed her twin daughters —Edna and Lena--11 days old, in a tub of water and then caused her own death by asphyxiation. She evidently intended to cause the death of her two older children by asphyxiation, but they escaped harm from the gas which killed their mother. Mrs. Dousetie ia believed to have suddenly become insane Wants Money For Roads, Grand Rapids, Mich. (S8peeial).- H. H. Gross, president of the Farm ers’ Good Roads League, speaking at the meeting of the National Con- viet Labor Good Roads Association. advocated an issue of $400.000.000 of bonds for road building. He sug- gested that the amount be appor- tioned among the States according to population. About 200 delegates were in attendance, Failure Leads To Suicide. Chicago (Special). — While de. spondent on account of financial re- verses Walter A. Williams shot and killed himself in a saloon next door to the place where he had lost his money. In his pockets were found three letters—one addressed to hie brother, the Rev. H Williams, a priest, living In South Haven, Mich. ; one to his mother, Mrs. Fannie Wil lia of Detroit, and another to Mrs. P. J. Shafer, Chicago, a cousin and the wife of his former partner in business, “In Time Of Peace.” Fic The the nmistakitable is the and that st defense poke President told War Col terms first Naval fight a con DAVY i of 1} to restr ii9ciion methods this mechanis ing result - BE it had as | saluting cans rt harbor A parade 1ices ] of 200 part, tt ar fleets dignity of tho: wonies which mark . I of 1) ang of € iil HE wu at the © n P. Merrell i War Colle Mire Emien President President's to the | © ting navy immigration Roosevelt Roosevel participats The referent perativs as a factor In was inte $ io “figl regu roreted Ilapan His hearers recalled the charge uttered by Richmond P. Hob. the Democratic National Convention that the President tad personally expressed him his be. fief that hostilities with Japan wo iid develop an early period warning, thus interpreted probably the most interesting of the day {fo at st Travelers Can't Drink. New Orleans, La Drinking. even out of one on passenger trains in Louisiana eon stitutes misdemeanor, pusishable by a fine or imprisonment. or according to the new state law which went into effect Monday This act (Special) 8 own flask, a both, ing liquors of any kind {an or upon passenger train, or coach. or closet, or vestibule, or platform. ex- pt in case of actual sickness FINANCIAL | W. E. Corey says the steel trade will ne normal by next Spring. Harold M. Peirson has been ad. mitted to membership on the Phila- delphia Stock Exchange Speaking of wheat, William L Bear & Co. say: “The demand for it is the best in years” Measured by their dividends Southern Pacific at 83 and Union Pacific at 155 are on a parity. Wheat and corn advanced, but this didn’t seem to affect stock prices adversely. Grain bulls are taking “dollar wheat.” Pennsylvania Railroad officials say they have ordered no new Cars, as reported from the West. They will not order any, ao long as they have 80 many idle ones. It ic also under- stood that no steel rail orders for this year will be placed. Interest and dividend disburse. ments In the United States during August will amount to about $80, 000,000, compared with $67,000, 000 In August, 1907. A number of Philadelphia corporations make thelr dividend on interest payments in Au. ust and these will distribute nearly A.000.000.
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