~ NAVLES, April 1H. —No Letter evi affairs in the section affected by the eruption of Mout Vesuvius cau Le thau the folluwlug special from Director Mattucel a the observatory on the niount: “The activity of Vesuvius aud the agitation at the surface of the volcano Las sensibly diminished Electric dis - jcharges have censed. and the discharge is Jess abundant. From the presuined formation of the crater and other ludi- cations, and if the uews towing 10 We is troe of the cessation of lava at Bes cotrecass, I predict with reserve that in two or three days volcanic calin will reigu” But in other quarters there Is no es- caping from the awful evidences of the volcanos fury. At Boscolrecase the extumation of the dead is Lelug carried on by soldiers, who, owing to the advanced state of decomposition of the corpses. are nonable to work more than an hour at a time, Many of the bodies are merely shapeless, le masses of flesh and lle others are but Httle disfigured. As quickly as possible they are buried in quicklime to less eu as far as way be the danger of epidemic. None but those engaged iu the work of recovering the corpses are permitied lu the viclulty. The weather is fine, and the wind has shifted 20 that the clouds of ashes from the Yolcano lustend of suvelopiug Naples were carried in the direction of Ca- wren. After the last great eruption, which occurred In 1ST2 the land covered by cinders did not produce crops for seveu years, and the losses In this respect sions averaged $20,000,000 yearly. is Delleved that it will now take ten years to bring the land under cuitiva- tion again’ The people as a demobstration of In the crater, Lut as the cone bad jdiminished cousiderably in height and the showers of ciuders thrown out had besn transformed lute ashes, be be lieved the end of the disturbance was .} Several men who braved the terrors of the wild wastes of lava about the Royal observatory oo Mount Vesuvius returned and gave an account of a most interesting conversatiom which ity will entirely cesse. “Until the crater definitely sssumes its new shape—that is to say, when the bave been smoothed down— there is a°possibility of further dis i | : all probabliity carry the direction which will leave further annoyauce of iE i bs iH 2 Hi A 8 - I Ti; "Ez ~ NEW YORK, April 14. Attacked by two robbers In bis flat at 220 Bast Thirteenth street, Herman M. C. 3i- ler, formeriy a United Btates cavalry man, lately returned from the Philip. pines, killed oue and bit the other with Miller's wife, who was belag beaten by the robber that was fatally shot. The Intruders were Edward Scanlon, 8 bath attendant, and Patrick J. Douo- van, both sequaintauces of the Millers. Miller and his wife were awakened early In the moruing by the riugiag of their doorbell, and Mrs. Miller opened the ball dow. Scanlon sprang st ber, clutching ber throat and beating her uamercifully. Dooovan dashed into the room where Miller lay asleep. “Where's that stuff? Gimme the mobey and that ring apd stud” de manded Donovan, whom Miller at once recognized. Under his plilow Miller had $100, 8 diemdhd ring, a stud & locket and a revolver. In an lustant the for ter soldier seized the revolver and Jammed it against Donovan's stomach and pulled the trigger. The bullet tore through Donovan's coat and vest. wade a slight wound snd theu struck Mrs, Miller, who was struggling fu the doorway with Scan- lon, In the right leg Next Miller took careful alm at Scan- jon. He bad not wen sharpshootir's medals for picking off Filipluos in the Luzon jungles for nothing. While Scan: lou was clutching Mrs. Miller's throat her husband sent a bullet Into the man's right temple, causiug him to drop to the Boor. Donovan then turned to help his pal, whereupon Miller fired at Lim. The bullet missed Douvvan, but struck Scanlou in the Lreast The shooting and Mrs. Miller's cries attracted the police. Three officers who bappened to be lu the neighborbood in- vaded the fat. They arrested Douo- vau, who was about to escape, seut the dying Scanlon to Bellevue hosplial, where be expired soon afterward, and made a technical charge of homicide against Miller, TRAITOR, SAYS GORKY, Famous Russian, en Visit te New York, Condemine Father Gapen. NEW YORK, April 14—-"Had Ga- pan died om ‘bloody Bunday’ be would bave been a martyr, Now Le is caly a traitor.” This statement was made by Maxim Gorky In discussing the Russian priest who for & time led the St. Petersburg workinen, “His soul was teo small for a great task.” he added. “Gapon was bribed to betray those whose cause he was supposed to cham- plen. A committee of the Socialist Democratic bund Tuvestigated Lis con- duct after he hed fled from Russia to the gambling tables of Monte Carlo, and it was found that the Russian gov- ernment through a secret service agent bad paid bim 100000 rubles. From Witte Limself he had received 60,000 rubles, from Tymirszoff, the assistant Secretary of state, 30,000 and from Aisthusheckoff, through his secretary, 29.000 more.” Gorky has sent out an address to the Jews of this country, telling them of his bellef that the new Russia will be to them as safe and prosperous & howe as America. Hace Hoveea and Stables Burned. LEXINGTON, Ky. April 14. Three stables at the Lexington race track and five cottages just outside the grounds were destroyed by fire, togeth- er with ten borses belonging to George W. Bissell of Pittsburg and James Baker of Lexington. The loss 1s about $50,000. Six of the horses burnad to death belonged to Mr. Bissell and were promising two-year-olds. Baker lost the two-year-old Bandido, a recent winoer at New Orleans, and Brousze Wing, Eurecia and Mayor David 8. Rose. A Coal Scandal at Albany, ALBANY, N. XY, April 14.—Allega. tions have Leen made that coal pald for by the state bas been taken from the boller house situated a block fyom the state capitol and from which the state bullding is heated. Governor Higgins, after consulting with the oth or trustees of public bulldings, bas called upon District Attorney Adding- ton of Albany county to make an ia vestigation, aud the matter will be sub- mitted to the grand jury ou Tuesday next, Strike of Mail Carriers at Vienna, VIENNA. Apri 14. — Without any warning 700 drivers of mall carts in this city went on strike for an Increase of pay. They had been receiving about $20 8 month and demanded an addition of from $2 to $4. The postal Lusiness was temporarily disarranged, but the authorities were soon able to secure a sufficient number of men to take out the carts, each driver being guarded by = policeman. Bedy Found by Log Drivers. OGDENBEBURG, N. Y., April 14. Log drivers found the badly decom- posed body of Willlam McDoonah Nor wood, who had Leen missing the past alr mouths, in a pocket of logs In Racket river near Slasouville. It Is thought Norwood fell Into the river while crossing the ralirosd hreidge at BRISON AND BIG FINE , Greene and Gaynor Sentenced at Savannah - RECORD CONVICTION FOR CRAFTERS Men Were Indicted In 1808 For Em- benslement From Uncle Sam on Harbor Co cte=Extradited Canada, BAVANNAH, Gu, April 14 -1In the United States court Benjamin D. Greene nud John F. Gaynor were sen- teiced each to a terw of four years In the peniteutiary and to a flue of $370,- 740.00, the amount each is charged with having fraudulently obtained from the United States government The conviction of Greene and Gaynor has bean one of the longest and most expensive criminal procedures ever un- dertaken by the United States govern- ment, and a heavy sentence was ex- pected. The case bas lasted over six and a half yeard and is estimated fo have cost the government between $150.00 and §200.0600. Nor Is the end yet at hand. because the defense has the right JOHN F. GAYNOR. of appeal to the United States supreme court if any sfrors can be shown (no the thirteen weeks’ trial. The defeudsuts are sald to have vipended $350,000, Greeus and Gaynor were indicted at Savannah in December, 15W, charged with embezziewent and couspimcy to defraud the guvernment in connsction with coutracts for barbor [wprove meuts In that vicinity. Captain Ober lin M. Carter of the sugiueer corps, for alleged complicity lu the frauds as gov- eroment supervisor of the work, was dismissed from the army and Impris oned fer five years at Fort Leaven worth, A few days after their Indictment Greets and Gaynor surrendered {n New York, but United States Judge Brown discharged thew on the ground that the proceedings bad been defective. More indictments were found in Savannah ju Juss, 1000. The taking of testimony before Commissioner Shields lasted un- til Jaa. 20, 1901, when Judge Brown or dered their transfer to Savannak for trial. Web. 11, 1902, they were released pending trial on $40,000 bail each. Soon thereafter they Sed to Quebec and defled the United Btates to extra dite thems. Their ball was forfeited. In May, 1002, they were kidnaped from Quebec aud taken to Montreal, where It was thouglit there was a bet: ter chance te secure thelr extradition They were released ou a Canadian writ of babeas corpus and taken back to Quebec, The Uulted Btates then sp pealed to the English privy council, which on Feb. 8 1005, ordered them back to Moutreal. Greeue and Gaynor appealed In vain fo the king's beach, to the Canadian supreme court and to the Buglish privy council. They were ex- tradited to New York on Oct 7, 1906. Their trial at Savanoah began on Jan. 11, 1600. Most of the time was used by the prosecution. #ix Dead In Texans Toraade, DALLAS, Tex, April 14—It is re ported that six persons were killed and several injured in the tornado which swept over Briggs, Tex. The dead are M. R. Hickman and daughter, Briggs: Armet Taber and wife, Briggs, and HR. A. Patterson and wife, Several build. ings (n the district were destroyed At Cleburne, Tex, the storm blew down the grand stand fo the ball park during the progress of & game. Sever al persons were injured. The heaviest rain in years fell in Dallas, aud a gen- eral rain is reported over north Texas French OMcers to Visit Roosevels, WASHINGTON, April 14,~The navy department has arranged a tentative programme for the satertaluient In Washington of officers of the Freuch cruisers who are to attend the Paul Jones ceremonies at Annapolis on April 24 Admiral Campion and his staff will be escorted to Washington froin Aunapolis ou Monday, April 2 and will be entertalued Uy the presi deut at luncheon In the White House, Castro Physically Ezsbhpusted. WASHINGTON, April 14. President Castro's temporary retirewent from the head of the Venezuelan government has uo political siguificance so far as is knows, according to a dispateh recely. of by the state department from W. W. Ri the United States minister fo Veneauels, The dispatch states that tnt Castro says be i oxhatisted and desires (6 take & rest. SAILOR BOY WON EASED UP. Beaninge Handicap Captured by Daly Estey~Miller Lands Five Races. WASHINGTON, April 14. While the card offered by the Wasliugtou Jockey club as an attraction at Beonlogs was not particularly luviting, the races de veloped good sport. aud the great crowd preseut was immensely pleased. Five favorites and = strong second cholee fnishied firet u the six races. The real feature was the riding of Jockey Miller. He bad a mount In every eveuf, winning the last five races and finishing third In the first When be lauded Sailor Boy two lengths lu frout of Peter Paul in the sixth the spectators cheered him heartily. and be was cheered again and cordially congratulated when Le rode back to the stand to welgh ln. The baudiesp at a mile, which was offered as the sixth event, was the best event. Speculation on It was heavy, as good prices were obtainable against all of the starters Every one of them was played, each baving a fol lowing. The Daly entry, Baller Boy and Amberjack, flnally went to the post a bare favorite over Royal Win- dow In the odds for the place. At the rise of the barrier Miller took Ballor Boy out to the frout, apd he was In so danger afterward, finishing eased up two lengths lo frout of Peter Paul, the old horse coming fast In the stretch and taking the place easily from Royal Window. All of the other races were won in bollow fashion, Moute Carlo, an even favorite with Blue Coat, taking the first from a feld of fourteen starters, Lady Vera the second, Tileiug the third, Paeou the fourth and Riggs the fifth. Edict, which started in the fourth under the Lorillard colors, was Eiven beavy support on the strength of good reports of his condition and au Impressive warm-up. He faltered his friends by leading until the horses were straightened out in the stretch There the pace was too bet for him aud be falled to show. QUAKERS DOWNED GIANTS. Knocked “Irom Man" nity Out of the Box, PHILADELPHIA, April 14. — The Quaker City Inds gave “Iron Man” Mec- Glonity an awful drubbing lu the ninth and tenth lunings In yesterday's game aud won the game with only one mau out in the tenth, McGlonity was clearly rattled when Thomas walked up to the platter aud smashed out a single. Gleason then laid down a pretty sacrifice, aud Thom- as rested on the second cushion Then the “Iron Man” tried to pitch the ball over the grand stand and Ihowas was on the third sack San: telle, the next batter, put over a sin gle, and Thomas crossed the plate with the winning run. The Giants took what looked at the time a comwauding lead iu the eighth inning, whet McGann, Mertes and Daliléen lined out two baggers io suc cession and Devlin Lit for a single, net ting two runs, but the Quakers came back with two ruus lu the last of the niath and tied up the score, winning in the naxt, At Philadelphia- New York 00011 Philadelphia 00101 Hits—~New York, 1; Errore—New York, 1; Philadelphia. 3 aligtied McGiunity and Bresnahan, , ane, Duggleby and Doolin At Brooklyn geeten siessn 8°4 0 320006 0 1-17 ropkiyp 30100000 0-4 ts—Boston, 11; Brooklyn, 3 Errors Boss. 0; Brookiyn, 3 Batteries—Pieffer and 2 ham: Stricklett and Bergen. At Cincinnati- Chicago 10 Cincinnatt 00001000 Hits—Chicago, §; Cinclanatl, § Errorg— Chicago. 0; Cincinnatl. 8. Batteries—-Har- per and Bchiel; Wicker and Kling Nearly Metin. 0290 0-4 000 21-8 Philadelphia, 11 901302 0-6 0-1 Beacon Light at Nashville. NASHVILLE, Teuu, April 14. — Turee outsiders, two second cholces and one favorite were successful at Cumberland park. In the steeplechase for maldens Port Warden was io a coutending position when he stepped in a hole near the last jump. but Garlic remouvated and finished third. In the bandicap Beacon Light stood a long drive gawely and beat out Jobu Car roll, Three Favorites at Oaklawn. HOT SPRINGS, Ark, April 14-—-A wistake lu colors caused the place in the second race at Oaklawn to Le giv. en to Tourrenune when Captain Jarrel finished second snd Tourrenne eighth No claim was made by the owner of Captain Jarrel until the result was de clared officially and too late to rectify Three favorites wou. Cure and Hoppe Won. NEW YORK, April 14. — In the world's billiard tournament Cure won from Sutton lu the twenty third tanning by a score of 500 to 427. Willle Hoppe, the young American expert who holds the world's champlouship title at 18.1 billiards, defeated Ora Morningstar in the afternoon gnie by the score of 500 to 207. Dau McKenna and Lady Ethel. NEW ORLEANS, April 14.-A sharp shower hardly disturbed the condition of the Fair grounds track, and It was In good condition, Dan McKenna and Lady Ethel were the only beaten fa vorites. Bedell rode three winuers Colombia ‘Bays Beaten 22 te 0, BALTIMORE, April 14. After lLav- ing defeated the Johus Hopkins nine the Columbia college baseball team suffered a shutout at the bauds of the Baltimore Eastern league temw, the secure belug 22 to UO, Ueverner Smith fo Take a Hews. BAN FRANCIBCO, April 14, ¥. Buifth, governor general of | DEMOCRATIC = FEAST Predict Victory For Folk, Bryan or Towne, GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI ON GRAFT Speakers nt Kansas Cy Press Han. qurt Call For Party Harmony as Harbinger of Suseessful Presi- dential Campaign, KANSAS CITY, April 14. Five hun- dred Missouri Democrats, including 150 Missouri editurs, attended a banquet last night given by the Missouri State Detuocratic Press association to com Hiciiorate the birthday anulversary of Thomas Jefferson. The principal speak ers were Governor Joseph W. Folk, United States Senator Willlam J Stone, Congressman Charles A. Towne of New York and Charles W. Knapp of the St. Louls Republic. All the speakers made a plea for party harmo uy In this state, nnd all predicted that at the next election Missouri would again be found lo the Democratic col umn It was predicted that the Democrats would be successful at the next ua tional election and that the nominee for president Iu 1008, “whether It be Folk, Bryan or Towne,” will be elect ed by a large plurality. Goveruor Folk of Missourl was loud- iy cheered on arising and sald: “The life and teachings of Thomas Jefferson ure an luspiration to the lovers of representative government everywhere. Jeffersonian Democracy means the rule of the people, not of any class nor of any clique nor of any special Interests. Whenever the peo ple cease to rule anywhere and gangs nod bosses govern instead then special privileges aud corruption which springs from special privileges as a necessary cousequence follow “Jefferson anuouuced the cardinal doctrine of true Democracy when he tleclared for ‘equal rights to all, special privileges to none’ This maxim ex [iresses every esseatial element of true Democracy. It embraces every essen tial element of good government. The plirnse sounds slwple, but It Las taken weuerations for men to attalu a prac tical understanding of its wisdom and Justice, It cowes to us today as an luessage frotu the past. for it applies to the conditions today with even greater force thau when It was first ausounced Ly the father of Democra- oy. “That was one of the first declara tions agalust what is known lo wodern times as graft. Graft iu its last analy sis is a special privilege, either exer cised coutrury to law or one the law itself may give. Sowe special privl- lege Is at the bottom of every graft. No one ever beard of an official Lelong corrupted In order to give equal rights to all. It Is aiways for the purpose of obtaining some special privilege for a few “A very good rule to follow is to as certain on which side the enemies of the people and of representative gov ernment are fOghting and then get on the other side and oppose them. One way rest assured tht he cannot then be far from the right.” Charles A. Towne of New York city sald in part: “Times change, and we change with then. New exigencies bring uew du ties. The issues that arise in the life of a great people wust be solved lu the light of their attendant conditious Slavish obedience to the letter of tra: dition may involve disregard of Its essential spirit. Tle highest honor we CAn pay to the mewory of Thomas Jef: fersan is to weet the problems of to day not by trying to discover their analogy tu the specific questions hie en countered, but by bathing our souls in the high inspiration of his great gen eral principles of government and lb- erty and addressing ourselves as prac. tical mea to the solution of practical difficulties. Let us have his faith In the peuple, his sense of obligation to the welfare of the whole citizenship, his opposition to class rule, his cou. ception of the dangers of speclal priv- llege and the sacreduess of honestly acquired private property In this spirit may the great party he founded offer a shelter at the preseut crisis in our industrial history from the tyran ny of privilege on the oue baud and the unsounded perils of Socialis on the other.” A Sulelde Near Circleville, MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. April 14-— The lifeless body of a youug wap which was afterward identified as that of George Pryor, an Englishman who had lived recently In New York, has been found uear Circleville with a bul let wound lu the bead, A pistol was found uear by, and the police conclu ed the case was one of sulclde. Youug Pryor, it 18 learned, claled to be the son of wealthy Eaglish parents from whois be bad heen estranged several years Hate Bill Discussed by President. WASHINGTON, April 14 ~Railroad legislation again was discussed at the White House Tle president talked over the subject with Senator Nelson of Minnesota, one of the stanch sup porters of rate legislation, and later discussed It with Scontors Simmons and Overman of North Carviios a A ——————— en —. Care For Locomotor Atasia. LONDON, April 14 -1t Is sald that Le Grand Norton Denslow, an Amer! mu doctor residing In London, has dis It In ported. has effected of wonderful recuveries Dr. PRICE ONE CENT SATURDAY SPECI mmm === Silk Specials . "I he spirit of Easter is abreadin the land. We offer the most siylish silk ns an Easter special, quoled in New York City today at 00c and 89¢, 27 in. wide, pure silk, all the now shades, Old Rose, Pongee, Alice Blue, Reseda, Grey and Cream. Eas- ter special, 59¢. : The Right Kid Gloves Are here, backed by guarantees for quality “that have never been broken. Mascolt kid gloves inall shades. The best and best known popular priced glove, $1.00, : One clasp “Dudress” Kid Gloves for shopping and general wear, $1.00. = Silk and Lisle gloves in all shades from the best makers in the coun try. Thirty years’ experience has taught the buyer for the “Globe stores” where to buy gloves. Guar antee with every pair of the beller grades. - New Collars Washable collars done in shadow, oyelet, baby Irish, plaids and nov cllies. Scarf Specials Silk scarfs, tle “nally” thing neck wear, special 39¢c. New Hand Bags All sizes and prices, latest shapes and leathers, p——— Sema Smart Summer Fabrics sxbvery line represented in will be cheerfully shown in a pros fuse line in the store. Many new things constantly arriving. as “Big line today : And more on the way." Plums Worth Gathering Dress Goods 3 Another lot of Panamys including black, same line as sold last week, 52 in. all wool, full range of colors, Easter special, Hc. : Ope-half bale 10 in. linen {owel- ing, same as before, sp cial Gc. One case children's hose, fast black, double heels, knees and toes; 15¢ kind Saturday and Monday 10a: Umbrellas 50c kind, 39¢; 75¢ kind, 6¢ kind 89¢. A —————— Long Cloth Same as cther case, worth 12fe, specisl, Ye yard or 12 yards $1.00. a Globe Warehouse Talm "#8 Block, Eimth Ave. Wm. B. McDoneld,D.D. S. A he 5 = All modern metbods for the scien titic pea formance of painless tions on the mouth and feeth 104 South Elmer Ave, OVER THE GLOBE STORR, R. H. DRISLA|
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