A Se A A ros |The News| Domestic The trial of Nance O'Neil, the ao- tress and her manager, McKee Ran- kin, for alleged infringement of copyright sn the play “The Fires of Bt. John,” will proceed this week at San Francisco. Senator Foraker published letters from Virgil P. Kline and M. ¥. El- liott showing the nature of his work for the Btandard Oil Company, which ended seven years ago. The United Daughters of the Con- federacy, at the final session in At- lanta, Ga., elected officers and de- cided to hold their next convention in Houston, Tex Senator Stephen B. El the positive anpouncement that no engagoment exists between his daughter, Miss Katherine Elkins, and the Duke de Abruzzi. Harvey T. Wells, embezzling cash- fer of a Kenosha (Wis.) bank, who was captured in Boston several months ago, after having fled to Lon- don, where he had married, and who was later returned to this country, was sentenced to five years at na- tional prison. The $450,000 turbine steamship Belfast, whose construction has been delayed a year by the financial dif- flculties of the Consolidated Steam- ship Lines of Maine, has been suc- cessfully launched by the Bath Iron Works. Arguments in the of both complainant and defendant kins makes double appeal SAR VICTOR H. NETCILF LEAVES THE CABINET Quits Navy [epartment Because of [1] Il Health, MR.T. H. NEWBERRY Hi S SUCCESSOR, President, in Letter to Retiring Official, Congratulates Him Warmly on His Work for His Department— Faithful Service and Advice Lauded—Man Who Takes Place a Naval Enthusiast. Washington, D. C. (Special), ~ Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Met- calf tendered his resignation to the President, to take effect December 1. on account of ill health. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman H Newberry will be named as Meteall's BUCCesSs0T For more than a year the that Mr. Metcalf has suffered sori us illness has been well known at the Navy Departme Formerly of vigorous heal 8 friends expected that he would able to regain his strength, but const recurring {il- ness has convi 1 him that only course for to pursue sever his connection with all work. fact antly 1C Ex the is to active him President's Letter, he following correspondence rela- tive to Mr. Metcall's resignation, was given out from the White House: Navy Department, from the final decree of Judge Kohl- saat in the case of Capt. Oberlin M Carter were begun in the nited | ¢ States Circuit Court of Appeals | It was announced that a $1,000, | 000 order for new Pullman coaches | for use between San Francisco and | Portland and Los Angeles had been | placed by the officials of the South- | ern Pacific Con y. ! Dr. Azel Ar , formerly of fame a surgeon and Baniary died at the hospital : in Danvers, wher: been a patient nur is ns for a ASS, , ior a { Mary Wheel Newbu ryport, Mass. was declared to be an estate valued at order fllad in the Chancery Trenton The suit of the government against the Du Pont powder interests, whiel was called before the special master at Wilmington, continued until | yar &. The Interstate Com glon is to t er Somerby, an age the 21 166 O gole 00 Cou rn at was merce Comn aske { by Chicago ise the freight *$ # ago and Chat- its South rate Detween Gol poi: » Tay- » of the at celveor lor de railway the recent One perso collision betwaen man were ir i in a betwee tw trolley cars and fog 8 certifi- | with the his total i NEW ound Brook Governor Hug 4 of electic 54 of St; ate « ving expenditures as $369.65. Dr. David D. Thompson, editor of | the Northwestern Christian Advo- | cate, of Chicago, died in 8t. Louis as the result of being run down by aa automobile, F reign ish Foreign Office has in- Swed consul general | to n sa full invest] gation ported discovery the north coast ot Labrador grave of Professor Andree, nant, Kuan Hgsu, died in the Winter Palace, Prince Chun, his brother, becomes | regent, i his son In Wel, heir] Kuan Hgsu reigned! y i The Bwedd structed in New Yo the rk on the the aero. of the of emperor of China, | in Peking. | Milovanovich, Bervian minister for foreign affairs, informed the King of Italy that it was necessary for Bervia to protect herself against the | “Austrian invasion.’ An unsuccessful attempt was made | to rob a railroad train in Russia on swhich was 212.500.0600 in specie, | Five of the robbers wore arrested | and one was killed. i Russia and England are in agree- ment on the proposal for Russian! supremacy in the Persian Province of | Azerbaijan, i M. Khomyakoff, the president of | the Douma, has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-elec- tion, The International Copyright Con- gress has adopted the new text of the Berne convention, Wilbur Wright won the French Aero Club's prize for aeroplanes. Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, a mission ary to the Labrador Coast, does not believe the grave discovered on the Northern Labrador Coast by Captain Chalkes is that of Andrée, the ex- plorer, The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federal Council of the German Empire discussed the Casablanca in- cident, It was reported that the meeting was called to take steps to prevent the Emperor pursuing an in. dependent course In forelgn affairs, The building of eight new British battleships and 24 destroyers in the immediate future was foreshadowed in Premier Asquith’s announcement in the House of Commons, Conditions in Northern Persia are gaid to be improving and Russia will not find it neccessary for interven tion, Washington, November 13, 1008 Sir: 1 hereby tender my resigna- ion as Secretary of the Navy, pame to take effect on the 1st JNO } the prox- Very (Signed) res] V. yectfully, H. METCALF, Secretary The President, White House, The able to my term I warmly for your faithful service in both at the head rved under me Metcalf, you thank and of the of throughout effi depart which cient ments, have s¢ Mr. have sn a cabinet on whose ald apd advice all, upon w hose staunch fast loyalty [I could rely and all occasions No could wish more loyal support than you have me thank you for minister up and, above and stead- | « upon any | President | | and hearty | always given it I shal he wi EXPLOSION HURTS 30. Mill Wrecked As Train Known To Be Dead. Kansas City, ial), — A | powder mill ¢ oimes P 12} of th exploded at sas City SBouth- | n was passing, i that a number were | only one body has Passos—{ne | + Dee arx, wos bY id Wy miies south 8 hoy just rn passenger t is reported killed, but so far been found. Thirty passengers on the train were Injured by ng debris, and bave been brought here and placed in the Kansas City Southern Hospi- tal The houses. a8 a tral and | anda fiyi explosion destroyed three Declares Dog Committed Suleide. Evanaville, Ind. (Special). —Mrs Vernon Shrode gave her favorite bul 1e animal lay around the house and refused to notice anyone Then it walked down to the electric railroad track, and as a oar approached de stood in front of it and was ground to pieces. Persons who witnessed the death of the dog de- that it was a deliberate case of Suleide. a Suicide Burns $2.000. Helena, Mont. (8Special).—