QUITS FRENCH WATERS BojcstYeoskj Gits Direct Orders From the Czar. TOGO IS SOUTH OF FORMOSA. R t Main Squadron Assembling la Readiness lor tb Russians- Indications Thai Ad miral Kamlmura May Soon Call at Manila Japanese Consul Tbtrt Haa Cablt Ad vices lor Him. Upon the request of France the Czar ordered Admiral Rojestvensky to re move his fleet immediately from French territorial water. Subsequently the French government was officially inform ed that the Russians sailed from Kam ranh Kay Saturday. Their destination is unknown. The Japanese had secured indisputable evidence that the Russians were in Kamranh Bay and receiving sup plies there. Admiral Togo's main squadron will assemble south of Formosa, according to advices received by the Japmese con sul at Manila. Vice Admiral Kamimura is apparently about to make a call at Manila, as the Japanese consul there has a cablegram from him. The Russians in Manchuria are mak ing a move northeasterly toward Korea, evidently with the intention of trying ro bar the Japanese from advancing on Vladivostok. The three Russian cruis ers at the latter part arc sailing about in front of the town when no Japanese warships are in sight. Czar'a Orders Promptly Obeyed. Paris (By Cable 1. The French gov ernment has been officially informed that Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron left Kamranh Bay Saturday. The des tination of the squadron is unknown. Officials here maintain that the gravity of the Franco-Japanese issue over neu trality has been considerably relieved by the vigorous measures which France adopted. Emperor Nicholas' orders to Vice Admiral Rojestvensky to leave French waters are the direct result. To have the Emperor give a decisive order, it is held here, signifies that such order must be obeyed, whereas Vice Admiral Rojestvensky had exercised his personal discretion as to observing or ders emanating from the Russian Admir alty concerning French water off the coast of Madagascar. The Journal des Debats publishes a long editorial article on the Franco Japanese incident, which says : "While .Japan's anxiety is naturally great over the approach of the Russian squadron, yet Japanese public opinion seems to have, been proof of too much emotion and sensitiveness. The facts concerning the presence of the Russian squadron in Kamranh Bay have not been exactly known and nothing indicated our intention to disregard known facts. Nevertheless, Japan shows great public effervescence. The J ipanesc press com ments freely, and public meetings have been organized to denounce our supposed hostile attitude toward Japan. It is sur prising that such things should occur hi a country where one hardly expects to ! see street opinion suostitutcd lor di plomacy." Japs Have Dots on Russians. Tokio (By Cable). The Navy De partment has issued the following state ment of indisputable witnesses who per sonally observed and report as follows about the Russian second Pacific squad ron in Kamranh Bay : "Two cruisers, one with three masts and two funnel", of the Dmitri Donskoi class, the other with two masts and three funnels, were seen cruising outside of the harbor. To four-masted merchant men and a one-funnel steamer were an chored outside, the northern entrance of the harbor. "Five vessels resembling battleships were anchored inside the harbor. "Two battleships with two masts and three funnels, flying admirals' flags, were anchored inside the harbor. "Six warships, anchored in single for mation, lay outside the harbor, off its southern entrance. "Heavy smoke was seen arising inside the harbor." Although the report does not say so, it is believed that Read Admiral Rojest vensky is using the harbor to clean his ships, to coal, adjust his torpedoes, clean his guns, prepare ammunition and receive fresh stores. The Japanese newspapers continue their unfriendly comment of the French government over the Kamranh Bay in cident, despite the efforts of the con servatives toward repression, pending the result of negotiations. Popular feeling is growing more intense. The govern ment continues to withhold the corre spondence with France regarding the affair. (iuus Roar at Sea. Saigon, French Cochin China (By Ca ble). The complete Russian fleet left Kamranh Hay April 22 at midday. At night heavy cannonading was heard oul at sea. It is supposed the Russian fleet was engaged with a portion of the Jap ancse squadron. Before the departure of the squadrcn Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky visited Ad miral Jonquiircs. No Russian officer or sailor landed from the fleet in Kamranh Bay. They had expected Nehogatoff's detachment of the squaaron to arrive at any mo ment. The natives were highly pleased with the great rise in the price of provisions, owing to the Russian visit. Moors Attack Walled City. Manila (B.' Cable). The walled city of Jolo was attacked by Moros on April 9. They fired into the Officers' Club and dispersed those present at a ball which was in progress. On April 10 the secre tary of Governor Scott was ambushed fand killed within range of ihe sentries. A datto refugee from Borneo has or ganized the Moros who are defying the Americans. Gen. Leonard Wood has arrived at Jolo from Zamboanga, and given the Moros 10 days within which 10 surrender the refugee datto. Prophet Down's Appeal. Washington. D. C. ( Special ). Acting Secretary I.oomis received a cabhgr.im from the consul general at Shanghai con firming the report of the attack by Chi nese on Mr. Kennedy, the Dowie 1111, sionary al Tsingli, and staling thai win). he had been badly injured (he nii- !on ary would recover. Before the cable gram arrived a message was received al the department from "Prophet" Dnvio. dated from a place in Arkansas on ins private car Rambler, imploring Mr. Loom is to put in motion all the machin ery of the government if necessary to protect hi di.ciplc and missionary. MIS IN SHORT ORDER. Ttt latest Happearage Candeaaed tar Rapid tcadlac Domestic. The Republicans of the First Con gressional district of Indiana nominated Judge Foster to succeed James A. llem enway, elected to the United States Sen ate. In a cave-in at a coal mine on Herron Hill, in Pittsburg, Thomas Fitzgerald, aged 14 years, was killed and two men fatally injured. Frank J. McKinnon, apprentice sea man, was the second victim of cerebro spinal meningitis at the Naval Training Station at Newport. The walled cily of Jolo, in the Phil ippines, was attacked by Moros. The secretary of Governor Scott was ambush ed and killed. United Slates Commissioner Ridgc way, in New York, discharged three men who had a stolen United States bond for $10,000. Sam Vandenbroeck blazed away into a charivari party near Lowell, Mich., wounding several of the crowd. Charles Hollenbeck committed suicide in Johnstown, N. Y., by taking carbolic acid. Nearly 10,000 immigrants arrived in New York. The total number of im migrants landed in New York during the month is 62,791, as against 4-2.447 landed during the corresponding period in April, 1004. Application was made in the United States Court at Chicago for the appoint ment of a receiver for the Equitable Society and for the distribution of its surplus among the stockholders. At Allcntown, Pn., 20 Hungarian la borers, residing in a boarding-house, were rendered insensible by chloroform and were robbed of their savings of more than $3,000. A panic was narrowly averted among the hospital patients on Blackwcll Is land by the overturning of a pot of boiling wax and the ignition of the floor. Three members of a gang of shop lifters from Chicago were sentenced to II months in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $500 each in New York. Prosecutor Kcelcr, of Cleveland, may try Mrs. Chadwick on forgery charge. Doubt is expressed if she can be con victed of conspiracy if given a n?w trial. A man who registered at the Hotel Hastings, in Brooklyn, as Henry Bren ner, of Philadelphia, committed suicide by gas asphyxiation. A woman and her two daughters were found dead in their home in New Y'ork, having been asphyxiated by illuminating gas. The handsome country home of Brutus J. Clay, minister to Switzerland, at Paris, Ky., was burned. The Montana Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the District Supreme Court of Silver Bow County in the Minne Haly case, Chief Justice Brantly dissenting. This decision favored Heinze. Mrs. (Florence Cunard, of London, formerly Miss Florence McFecters, of Baltimore, obtained judgment in a Phil adelphia court against her first husband, E. M. Padelford, for $0,469. The Cincinnati and Florida express on the Southern Railroad broke through a burning trestle near Rome, Ga. None of the passengers was injured. George Gould, who killed Alonzo R. Hammond, of Chicago, whom he accused of alienating his wifes affections, was acquitted in Chicago. Mine. Teetrazini, an Italian opera sing er, had Signor Uriburu arrested in San Francisco on the charge of misap propriating her funds. The snow along the Union Pacific is so deep mat telegrapn and tetepnone lines arc down and traffic is impeded. Dr. I. S. Wegand committed suicide in Lcnver, Col., because he had been indicted for illegal use of the mails. A man who registered as George Bur ro, of Washington, was found asphyxi ated in a New York hotel. Foreign, The strike at the orocelain works at Limoges, France, has ended by the pro prietors and workmen signing an agree ment which includes the removal of the foreman of the Haviland factory, whose conduct mainly caused the trouble. The central committee of the Russian journalists adopted resolutions of sym pathy with the mother of Ivan Kaleieif. condemned to death as the assassin of Grand Duke Scrgius. M. Delcas-e has yielded to the en treaties of President Loubet, of France, and his cabinet associates, and consented to retain the position of minister of for eign affairs. The Marchioness P;illavicini, Viscoun tess of Trent, Austria, committed sui cide by shooting in the Cathedral of Mi lan during the Good Friday services. llcdwig Niemann Raalie, a noted Ger man actress, died in Berlin. French orders have been given for the disarmament of the Russian cruiser Diana, which took refuge under one of the coast forts in August, 1904. She has undergone important repairs to essen tial portions of her machinery, which now will be handed over to the French authorities at Saigon, French Cochin Cliina. The Italian Premier having promised to consider a scheme for arbitration of differences between the railroad men and the government ,the strike of the former has about ended. It js reported that General Maximo vitch has resigned the governor general ship of Warsaw owing to differences with the minister regarding Polish con cessions. The docks and warehouses of the Ger man Nordsee Steamship Company at Bremen were destroyed by fire. It is reported that M. Shipoff, presi dent of the Moscow Zemstvo, will suc ceed M. liouligin as Russian minister of the interior. The Russian commission appointed to consider questions relating to peasant tenure of lauds is of a reactionary make up. M. Paul Lessar, Russian minister to China, died from the effects of having his foot amputated. In political circles in Sofia it is de clared that if Crete should be annexed to Greece, the Kingdom of Bulgaria will immediately be declared. .More companies of Cossacks arc ar riving in St. Petersburg in anticipation of disorders. Anxiety u felt at Gibraltar over the no,-.arrival of the gasoline launch Greg ory, which started to make a trip 10 1-". 11 rope from New York for a prize of v 1 0.000. She arrived at the Azores April 14. Emperor William lias engaged several .hatifieiirs on the condition that tfit.y shall be total abstainers. All labor leaders in St. Petersburg are being advised to arm themselves for May Day, and Governor General Trcpoff is taking rigorous measures to prevent .rouble. WERE TIPPED WITH POISON Daggers Used Bj the Russian Revo lutionists. STRICT ORDERS TO THE GOVERNORS. Revolution ry Soar, and Recitations In lbs Russian Theaters and Music Halls Accele rata Iba Movement lor Liberty Officials Fear Dangeroue Demonstrations During the Eaater Holidays. St. Petersburg (By Cable). In all re cent attacks on the police and adminis trative officers in Poland their assailants have used poisoned bullets and daggers. At the popular theaters and music halls performers are arousing great dem onstrations by singing and reciting revo lutionary verses. These arc introduced as encores, not appearing on the regular programs, which must be passed by the theatrical censor. Recently the performers did not hesi tate to lampoon the imperial family un der a thin disguise. On the trick being discovered rigid instructions were issued to the police not to allow a single encore which had not previously been approved by the censorship. In order to insure prompt action in case of demonstrations the governors and other officials of all the provinces have been directed to remain at their offices during the Easter holidays and be pre pared for any emergency. The central committee of the journal ists' organization, composed of many of the most celebrated Russian writers, in cluding Korolenko, Gessen, Annensky, etc., has adopted a resolution of sympa thy with the mother of Ivan Keleieff, condemned to death as the assassin of Grand Duke Sergius, expressing the hope that the time will soon arrive when Russian mothers will no longer be obliged to sacrifice their sons in the struggle for liberty. DID HE SEE V'OLNQ KILLED? Man In Chicago Saya Mao In Cab Shot Himself. Newark, N. J. (Special). The Vor waerth, a Jewish newspaper published in this city, has received a card from a Chicago man who says he thinks he was a witness to the killing of "Caesar" Young, for which "Nan" Patterson is on trial in New York city. The card is written in Hebrew and is signed by "B. Rosen, Fourth street, Chicago." The writer says he was in New Y'ork looking for work last June and was on West Broadway, near Chambers street, when hje noticed a cab containing a man and woman. The man was evi dently pleading with the woman. Sud denly the man pulled out a pistol and shot himself. Rosen hurried away and knew nothing of what happened alter ward. He knew nothing about the "Nan" Patterson case until recently, when he read about the case 'in a Jew ish newspaper. He is convinced that Young and "Nan" Patterson were ihe pair in the cab. BIO BLAZE AT NASHVILLE. Mala Ballding ol Vanderblll University Is Destroyed. Nashville, Tenn. (Special). The main building of Vanderbilt L'niversity was gutted by fire, causing a loss of about $200,000. The fire originated in the second story of the building from a de fective Hue. A high wind was blowing, and in a few minutes the structure was a mass of flames. On account of inade quate water supply the firemen experi enced much difficulty in figlrting the fire. The building was of brick and of splendid proportions. It was buiit in 1874 at a cost of $125,000, the architect being Col. William C. Smith, of Nash ville, who met his death in the Philip pines while leading the First Tennessee Regiment in battle. There was $75,000 insurance on the building and $40,000 on the furnishings. It was the first building erected on the grounds. The opeiation of the university will not be interfered with. FRANCE FEARS COMPLICATIONS. Dclcasse Oilers to Resign as Foreign Minister. Paris, (By Cable). After a notable service of nearly eight years in the di rection of foreign affairs, Theophilc Del casse Friday informed the President of the Council Rouvier of his desire and intention to resign. This announcement came as a sur prise and shock to M. Delcassc's col leagues of the cabinet, who immediately took steps to secure a reconsideration of his determination. A cabinet coun cil was held, at which M. Rouvier, in the absence of M. Delcassc, laid the situation before the ministers. It was the unanimous determination of the council that the interest of the country at this particular time required that M. Delcasse retain the portfolio of foreign affairs. Kuropalkin'a Salary. St. Petersburg, (By Cable). The Bourse Gazette says that General Kuro patkin's request for a continuation of his salary as commander-in-chief, at $72, 000 per annum, has been refused by the War Office. He now receives $54, 000, the same salary as Admiral Alexieff received as Viceroy of the Far East, whose four chancelleries will continue in operation until Ihe final fate of the Kwangtung peninsula is determined. Washed Feel ol Poor. Vienna (By Cable). The yearly cer emony on Maundy Thursday of feeding and washing the feet of the 12 oldest and poorest men in Vienna capable of being brought to the palace was per formed by Emperor' Francis Joseph. It was attended by all the magnificence of the Imperial court and was witnessed by the members of the Imperial family, the highest officials and members of the diplomatic corps. Joseph Jefferson Dead. West Palm Beach. Fla. (Special). Joseph Jefferson, the eminent actor, died at his home, The Reefs, in Palm Beach, at 6. 15 o'clock Sunday evening. The end came after many hours of uncon sciousness and after a heroic struggle of days, which had exhausted his vitality. The outcome was not a surprise to the patient's family. liver since his last sinking spell, which came after a rally on Thursday morning, and which was followed by an apparent improvement until Friday, the family haa been wait ing for the last moment. MRS. McLEAN elected. Victor After Clgbl Years, She Counsels Harmony. . Washington, D. C, (Special). Mrs. Donal McLean, a native of Maryland, after a contest lasting more than eight years was elected President-General of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The vote on the second ballot was 362 for Mrs. Mc Lean and 330 for Mrs. Sternberg. When the vote was announced the del gates cheered, leaping to their feet, wav ing handkerchiefs and some in the excite ment leaped upon chairs and threw their arms wildly in the air. Mrs. Sternberg, the defeated candidate, obtained the attention of the delegates, and in a few words of thanks to those who had worked and voted for her moved that the election of Mrs. Mc Lean be made unanimous. Mrs. Lippilt, who withdrew from the race after the first ballot, seconded the motion. Then the excitement reached its height. Mrs. Fairbanks put the motion and when the yeas were called the tumult shook the building. The nays were then called and, to the surprise of all and the astonishment of the two unsuccessful candidates, several voices in the rear of the hall voted in the negative. That was the signal for a hitherto unwitnessed scene in the Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution. There was a storm ofthisses from the floor and from the galleries. Mrs. Fairbanks stood with gavel up raised, a look of astonishment and disbe lief on her face. She rapped loudly for order, and when the noise had somewhat subsided she said: "It ill becomes a member of the Na tional Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to show such poor taste. The Presidcnt-Gcneral-elect has won a good fight, and it is not worthy of a Daughter to show her ill-feeling and animosity at a time when the defeated candidates ask that the election be de clared unanimous. I hope the mem bers who voted in the negative will with draw their votes." , There was no further demonstration on the part of the dissatisfied ones, and Mrs. McLean was escorted to the plat; form. To those acquainted with the bitter ness of the fight which has been carried on in the ranks of the Daughters of the American Revolution through the last eight years the meeting of the leaders of the two opposing factions was of de cided interest. After years of victory, Mrs. Fairbanks was defeated. She was welcoming as her successor the foe whom she had fought for so many years. Mrs. McLean' was triumphant and eager to take the gavel from the hands of the noted woman she had vanquished. Yet the bows of acknowledgment and the grasp of the hand did not indicate any feeling between these women. Mrs. Fair banks, cool and collected, with grave face; Mrs. McLean, smiling, triumphant and with emotion visibly suppressed they stood for the moment and gazed intently into each other's eyes. Then, with a smile, Mrs. Fairbanks turned to the congress and introduced Mrs. Mc Lean as the President-General-elect of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING. In 1898 earthquakes were felt indus trial on 209 days. The hottest and coldest months for the ocean arc August and February. Moscow is situated almost in the geo metrical center of European Russia. Tokio is a few degrees colder than London in January, and 15 degrees warmer in July. An English schoolboy was asked what "etc." meant. "It is a sign used in writ ing to make people think you know more than you do." Experiments justify the conclusion that increasing the intensity of light 200,000 times does not alter its velocity by as much as two feet a second. Lifeboats were launched on service no fewer than 294 occasions on the Ameri can coast last year and saved 519 lives. The fleet of lifeboats numbers 285. It is estimated by the commonwealth statistician that since 1S92 the popula tion of Australia gas gained 27,558 by new arrivals and lost 29,000 by depart ures. The fraternity of bellringers is known in Britain as "the exercise," as the dra matic profession is known as "the" pro fession. A bellringer is a "member of the exercise." Frank Vincent Du Mond, the famous artist and proprietor of the Lyme School, has been appointed chief of the art de partment of the Lewis and Clark Expo sition. Arabia has the reputation of being one of the hottest and unhealthicst regions on the globe; but all Northern Arabia has a winter season, with cold rains and occasional frosts. It is reported that an American syndi cate is negotiating for the purchase of a controlling interest in the E. B. Eddy Company, Hull, Quebec, the purchase price to be $4,000,000. The superior board of health of Mex ico informs dealers in food products, es pecially milk dealers, that the use of pre servatives in food is prohibited and pun ishable by the board as food adulteration. If the camphor bottle becomes roilly, it is going to storm. When it clears, settled weather may be expected. This idea has seemingly been utilized in the manufacture of some of our cheap ba rometers. The main trouble is they sel dom foretell the change until near its arrival. LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS. The governing board of the Bureau. of American Republics elected William C. Wells chief clerk against Gordon Cum mings, who was President Roosevelt's choice. The Daughters of the American Revo lution adopted resolutions denouncing Mormonism and urging the Senate not to seat Reed Smoot. Dr. Jacob H. Hollander has secured Olio Schocnrich to be his secretary in his mission to Santo Domingo, President Tuttle, of the Boston and Maine Railroad, continued his statement before the Senate Committee on Inter state Commerce. The Department of Justice has made application to the clerk of the Supreme Court for a niandate. for George W. Beavers. . The Secretary of the Navy has ac cepted the torpedo boat Stringham. Secretaries Taft and Morton -were invited to attend and make addresses at the opening of the Railway Appliance Exhibition, to be held in connection with Ui International Railway Congress. If PEOPLE PERISHED ni-n " One Nan, Nine Children, Four Old Ladies. A WILD ALARM AT MIDNIGHT. The Burned Building Stands In lha Little Vil lage of St. Oencvleve, Near Montreal, Can. Two Nuna Were Probably Fatally Burned In Heroic Efforts lo Rescue tba Children Villagers Hastened lo lha Scene. . Montreal, Quebec, (By Cable). A disastrous fire started early in the morn ing and reduced to ashes the convent in the little village of St. Genevivc. One mm, nine children and four old women lost their lives. As soon as the fire was discovered vil lagers formed bucket, brigades and every possible effort was made to save the building, but the fire had gained such headway that it was soon apparent that there was no chance of this. The occu pants, aroused by the smoke, rtttcmptcd to grope their way cut of the building. Sister Marie Adjutcur, in heroic ef forts to save the lives of the children in her charge, succumbed to the smoke and flames. The pupils who perished were in a part of the building where the fire had obtained too much headway before the alarm was given to enable those who responded to effect their res cue. ' The fire started about midnight. An effort was made to get Pointe Claire by telephone so thai assistance could be had from Montreal, but for some reason, yet to be explained, no response was re ceived from Pointe Claire. Meanwhile the fire was spreading with fearful rapidity. The excitement was frightful as it became apparent that many lives would be lost. The fire started in the old ladies' hos pice, and the smoke was so thick that the children on the floor above were un able to get down. The convent was called St. Anne's, and was a branch of the convent of the Sisters of St. Anne's of Lachine. The building was a gray stone struct ure, handsome, massive in character and, with the church, it formed a central feature of the pretty little village. St. Gencvive is a village and parish of Jacques Cartier county, on Riviere des Praries. It is three miles from Beaconsfield and five miles from Pointe Claire. Two nuns, Sister Marie Theresa and Sister Marie Robertine, who risked their lives saving the children, were so severe ly burned that their lives are despaired of. CONDITION OP THE CROPS. Weekly Bulletin Issued By the Weather Bureau. Washington, D. C, (Special). Crop reports from all sections of the country are summarized in the weekly bulletin of the Weather Bureau as follows: Oven nearly the whole of the coun try the week ended April 17 was abnor mally cold and unfavorable for germina tion and growth. In Western North Da kota the temperature fell nearly to zero on the 16th and on this and the follow ing date exceptionally low temperatures for the season occurred throughout the country cast of the Rocky Mountains, freezing temperatures occurring as far south as the northern portions of Ala bama and Georgia and Central South Carolina, with light to heavy frosts in the central portion of the East Gulf States and light frost at Jacksonville. The damaging effects of this cold period, which came at the close of the week, are not fully covered, in the reports col lected at the ciimate and crop centers on the I7ili and used in the preparation of thit bulletin. Heavy rains were un favorable in the South Atlantic and Central Gulf States, while the need of rain is beginning to be felt in portions of the Lower Missouri Valley and on the extreme North Pacific Coast. The temperature conditions on the Pacific Coast were unfavorable. While corn-planting has continued in Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois, none has been planted farther north nor in the L'pper Ohio Valley and Middle States. Preparations for planting have been active in the central valleys, where planting will be vigorously pushed as soon as temperature conditions are fav orable. In the South Atlantic and East Gulf States planting is about finished and early corn is being cultivated. ( Winter wheat continues in promising condition generally throughout the coun try, but is beginning to need rain in portions of Kansas and Michigan. Very slow progress was made with spring wheat seeding over the northern portion of the spring wheat region, as this work could be prosecuted only in the afternoons on account of low tem peratures. The early sown spring wheat does not appear to have sustained in jury from recent cold, except in Ne braska, where some fields were slightly damaged. Oat seeding was also delayed in the Dakotas, Minnesota lake region and portions of the Middle Atlantic States. While growth of the early sown has been checked and some injury sus tained in Nebraska, the general situation respecting this crop continues promising. While fruit must necessarily have sus tained injury from the severe cold dur ing the latter part of the week in the Central and Southern districts, it is probable that in the more northerly sec tions to the eastward of the Mississippi River the damage has been less serious. In New England and the northern por tion of the Lake Region it is probable that no serious injury has been done. Actor Shoots His Wile. Philadelphia, (Special), During a quarrel in a theatrical boarding-house, Edward Smeders, a member of Edna May's "The School Girl" Company, shot his wife Mabel and attempted to kill himself. The bullet entered his wife's breast near the heart, and her condition is said to be serious. Smeders was not seriously hurt. The man and woman are in a hospital, Smeders being guard ed by a policeman. "Your Verdict Disgrace." Rivcrhead, L. I. (Special. A jury in the New York State Supreme Court which had acquitted Frank Chanowski of the murder of Michael Bianco was told by Judge Wilmot M. Smith that its verdict was about the worst miscarriage of justice he bad ever known. Judge Smith said: "Never before have I said anything to a jury about a verdict, but your verdict is about the worst miscar riage of justice I have ever known. It is a discrace to Suffolk county. Yon may go." OPPOSED TO CIGARETTES. Drastic Lsws Agalosl Their Use In Western Statia. .Chicago (Special). Legislation 80 drastic that it probably will have the effect of driving the cigarette from many of the Middle Western States has been enacted or is pending in the Legisla tures of these Commonwealths, and in a majority of cases the doom of the "pa per pipes" apparently is only a question of a short time. Already laws have been enacted in In diana and Wisconsin, and the penalties for violation of the measure are so heavy that they will bankrupt the dealers if they attempt to run counter to the pro visions of the laws and are caught. Not only arc the foes and friends of cigarettes keenly interested in the fight, but temperance advocates all over the country are keeping close watch on the situation. In Indiana the law became effective last week, and local officers throughout the Stale, acting under instructions from police boards, began the enforcement of the law, and a large number of arrests are reported of persons found smoking cigarettes or having cigarette paper in their possession. In every case the per son arrested was fined where a trial was held, and in the great majority of cases the fines were paid. The new law prescribes penalties against anyone who sells, gives away or has in his possession any cigarettes or cigarette paper, and the penalties are doubled with each infraction of the law. Cigarette-smoking will cease in Wis consin July 1. Governor La Follette signed the most stringent law that has, been enacted by any State. The penal ties range from a fine of $5 to a fine of 500 and six months' imprisonment, and as an aid in the enforcement of the law half the money collected in fine goes to informants. In Illinois a measure is pending. In Nebraska a measure has been passed, and it wjll become effective on July I. In Michigan a bill has been passed by the House and is pending in the Senate. In Minnesota a bill was killed by its indefinite postponement 'in the Senate. FIRST AID ASSOCIATION. Articles For the Incorporation ol a National Organization. Washington, D. C, (Special). Ar ticles of incorporation were filed in the office of the recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia by the National First Aid Association of America. Miss Clara Barton and Julia B. Hubbel, of Washington; Mrs. Scwall Reed and Harry I I. Hartung, of Boston ; Ros coe C. Wells and Mary I. Kenzel, of West Somervillc, Mass., and George Grantville Darling, of Dedham, Mass., arc mentioned as directors, and General Miles is among the charter members. The purpose of the organization is de clared to be purely benevolent and phil anthropic. Classes for instruction in giving' first aid to the victims of ac cidents are to be established "in every community in America." ATTACKED BV COCAINE FIEND. Nlae-yeai-oM Child Thrown Over Viaduct a Hundred Feet Hlgb. Cincinnati, (Special). Lorctta Kecke- ler, aged nine years, was thrown from Liberty street viaduct to the ground, 83 feet below. The girl may die. Charles Finch was later arrested. The girl and her six-year-old brother, vvho was a wit ness to the assault, said Finch, who was sfn.nefied with cocaine, was the man con cerned. The children said the man grafrfced the boy's hat, and that the girl told him not to touch it. The man seized the girl and tossed her over the viaduct rail. Finch said he knew nothing about throwing the girl over the viaduct. He said a colored man gave him the drug, and he had not remembered anything after taking some of the cocaine. Panama Railroad Pays. New York, (Special). At its meet ing here President Simmons of the Pan ama Railroad Company reported that the net earnings of the road over its operating expenses for 1904 were $1,243, 679, and the net earnings above outlay for repairs, betterments and fixed charg es were '$710,895, or more than 10 per cent, of the capital stock. . His report showed that the increased business of the steamship line had necessitated char tering passenger and cargo steamers at a cost of $.200,000. Secret Seryico For Manila, Washington, D. C, (Special). Chiff Wilkie, of the Secret Service, left here for Honolulu and the Philippine Islands. A branch of the Secret Service will be established at the former place and pos sibly one at Manila. Mr. Wilkie ex pects to be gone about three months. Seven Children Perished. Quebec, (By Cable). Seven children of a family named Bouchier at Ste. Anne de Pocaticre, some miles from here in the backwoods, have been burned to death in the Bouchier home, which caugh fire accidentally. Dowle Has Option on Big Trad. City of Mexico, (Special). John Alexander Dowie, of Chicago, has, closed negotiations and obtained option on a tract of 2,000,000 acres in the State of Tamaulipas, where he proposes to found a new Zion city. FINANCIAL. T. C. Colkert, the Pcnn Square broker, was elected a director of the Philadel phia, Gcrmantown and Norristown Rail road. A. J. Cassatt is quoted by his friends as saying that Norfolk and Western's dividend is sure to be raised to 4 per cent, this year. Commodity prices, according to Dun, are rapidly falling. On April 1 price was 99.2, against 101.9 a month earlier, and 102.4 one year ago. President Grove, who is in Russia to get warship contracts for Cramps, sends word back that the Czar's Government has not yet decided what ships it will need. ' ' Since the beginning of the year al most 11,000,000 shares of Union Pacific have changed hands. As there are only 1,087,000 shares of the common stock outstanding, the trading has been ten times the actual umomit of stock. A subsidiary company of General As nhalt has secured a judgment for $cc - 000 against the' Hudson River Power Company for breach of a contract CHEAT COFFEE DRINKERS' But Americans Are Behind in (he Other Drinks. ENGLAND IS VERY FOND OF TEA. Tba World's Consumption of Colfee Is Ap proximately 2,250,000,000 Pounds In This lha United Statea Holds lha First Place, With Total Consumption In 1904 ot 961, 000,000 Pounds Oermany la Stcond. Washington, D. C. (Special). Ac cording to statistics collected during the past 10 years and published by the De parcment of Commerce and Labor, the United States is the first in the con sumption of coffee. England first in" the consumption of lea, Russia first in the consumption of whisky and other dis tilled spirits, France first in the con sumption of wine and Germany first in the consumption of beer. Of coffee the world's consumption is approximately 2,250.000,000 pounds. In this the Latited States holds the first place, with a total consumption in 1904 of 961,000,000 pounds ; Germany second, ,107,000,000 pounds, and France third, 108.000.000 pounds. Statistics of beer consumption are available for only eight countries, with a total of 5,573,000,000 gallons annually. Germany had a total consumption of I, 783,000.000 gallons ithcUnited Kingdom, 1,501,000,000; the United States, 1,414, 000,000; Austria, 492,000.000; France, 289,000,000; Hungary, 3S.333.ooo. ard Italy, 6,710,000. Consumption of whisky, brandy and other distilled spirits for which statis tics are available amounted to 687,000, 000 gallons, that for Russia being set down at 174,000,000 gallons; Germany second, 124.333,000, and the United States 121,000,000. Wine consumption amounts to 3,090, 000,000 gallons annually, principally in the Latin countries. Per capita consumption of various bev erages in the principal countries presents some sharp contrasts. Thus in the per capita consumption of tea the United States is credited with only 1. 134 pounds against 6 pounds for the United King dom. In the per capita consumption of coffee the relative rank of the countries is: I'nited States. 11.75 pounds; Germany, 6.65 pounds ; France, 4.29 pounds-. Per capita consumption of whisky and spirituous liquors is far more uniform in the countries under consideration. Austria leads with 3.09 gallons per cap ita; Hungary has 2.19 gallons and Ger many 2. 1 1 gallons, these three being the only countries with an annual consump tion in excess of 2 gallons per capita. The United States consumes 1.49 gallons per capita ; the United Kingdom 1.38 gallons, France 1.85 gallons and Rus sia I.26 gallons. SKIRTS HIDE WOMEN'S DEFECTS. Dr. Arnold Declarea Men the Alore Graceful Value of Dancing. New York, (Special). Women are far less graceful than men, have a poorer anatomical mechanism, and skirts are chiefly used to hide the ugly angles at the female knee, according to the opinion of Dr. E. H. Arnold, director of the New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics, as expressed at the conven tion of the American Physical Education Association. He thought dancing was very much more valuable scientifically for women than for men, as strengthen ing the weakest portions of their frames, Dr. Arnold denounced the social eti quette which bade women trip with mine inc stens. anil forbade ill em to run and jurr,Yv so tba thi circulation al the blood in the lower limbs was impeded. He ad vocated the hopping dance, saying that the, social dance, with its glide or walk, is useless hygienically. Among those elected to represent mem bers of the American Association not members of any local association was Dr. Rebecca Stoneroad, Washington, D. C. "Some of the men use language stren uous, if not biblical, about dancing," said Dr. .V. G. Anderson, about the in troduction of dancing at Yale. He was not so sure of its success there, but gave a number of statistics proving its wide spread use in gymnasiums throughout the United States. He said that Murphy, the Yale trainer, sends his men to the dancing class, as it makes them quicker and surer on their feet. Beef Witness Missing. Chicago, (Special). A sensation was caused among Federal officials interested in the investigation of the alleged Beef Trust when it developed that a much-sought-for witness has left Chicago. The witness is Carl Levi, head of the Bert hold & Levy Sausage Casing Company, of this city. A servant at the home of Mr. Levi said that Mr. Levi left Chicago more than a week ago and that a short time later his wife followed. No in formation is given at to their destina tions. Had Cigarette Papers; Fined. Muncie, Ind., (Special). Chester Bell was fined -$25 and costs on a charge of having cigarette papers in his pocket. Bell said he never had smoked a cig arette. He was arrested on another charge, and when searched the papers were found. This is the first penalty assessed in Indiana since the Anti-Cigarette bill became effective. May Vacate Oslar Act. Wilkesbarre, Pa.. (Special). Wilkes barre's Osier act, which provides that no man over 40 years old shall be appointed to the police force, is to be amended. It has prevented the appointment of John Clifford, Mayor Kirkcndall's appointee, as Chief of Police, and as Clifford is an athlete and well preserved, an effort is to be made to have th act changed. An amendment was drawn up this morning removing the age limit entirely. $250,00 For Colleges. Chicago, (Special). Gifts amounting in all to $250,000 will be made this year to small colleges in the rural districts of Tennessee, Kentucky, North Caro lina and Wfst Virginia. This announce ment was made by Dr. D. K. Pearsons, retired capitalist and benefactor of nianyi small colleges in the United States. "L am not going to give to any rich col-, leges," said Dr. Pearsons. "1 have a lot! of colleges to choose from in distributing the $250,000 which I have decided to: send down South, I am going to nick. out the very poorest and most worthy: and have the money readv hv Way
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