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' CONGRESSMAN IN
DESPERATE
FIGHT
Domestic
Three joint indictments have been
voted by the San Francisco grand jury
agalnrt Abraham Ruef, Patrick Cal
houn and Ttroy L. Ford for having
given and offered a bribe to super
visors. The New York Assembly paused
the Agnow-llnrl amendment to the
Peroy-(iray law, which prohibits race
track gambling, by a vote of 126 to 9.
William Clark, a negro burglar,
was sentenced to prison for life by
Judge Foster, In General Sessions, In
New York.
The Rhode Island Republican Con
vention elected an uninstructed dele
gation to the National Convention.
The tobacco warehouse of T. S.
Hamilton & Co., In Covington, Ky.,
was destroyed by Night Riders.
Lawrence Stoltz, a bigamist, com
mitted suicide In Cleveland, O., be
:auso wife No. 2 drove him out.
Due de Chaulnes, who recently
married Miss Theodora Shonts in
New York and sailed away to honey
moon atiroad, Is made the defendant
In a suit for a $1,000 tailor bill. The
action was brought by James F. llan
uigan. assignee for James Cavannugb,
the London tailor.
The American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association has been informed
that the Ways and Means Committee
of the House of Representatives will
refuse to discuss tariff revision until
after the presidential election.
Policemen who formed a human
bridge over a chasm between two
buildings saved five persons from lio
ing burned to death in New York
Eleanor Eadie. aged 19, has had a
design for a soldier and sailors'
monument to be erected at Bayonne,
N. J., accepted.
The new bridge of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad over Raritan River, N.
J., was dynamited.
Rev. Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall,
president of I'nion Theological Semi
nary, Is dead.
Prince Helle de Sagan, suitor for
the hand of Mme. Anna Gould, Is In
New York.
Brigadier General Ellsha I. Bally,
U. S. A., died In California.
Judge Holt, In tbe United State
Circuit Court, New York, dismissed
the suit for $30,000,000 damages
brought by the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining Company- against the Amer
ican Sugar Refining Company for al
leged violation of the provisions of
the Sherman Anti-trust Act.
A boiler in a saw mill on the
Abrums farm, near Steubensvllle, O.,
exploded, fatally Injuring William
Abrams, James Oler and Bert Baker.
Two men were probably fatally
burned and the garage of Charles B.
Dinkey, in Pittsburg, was destroyed
by the explosion of an automobile.
Mounted Customs Inspectors
Charles Legal and Charles Jones
fought a pistol duel in El Paso, Tex.
Both were killed.
Bishop Charles II. Fowler, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died in
New York City.
Dr. John Bryant, a yachtsman of
international reputation, died at his
home, in Boston.
The Grand Pacific Hotel In Chi
cago, was damaged by fire to the ex
tent of $100,000.
Foreign
Speaking in the Richstag, Chancel
lor von Huelow gave a further nega
tive reply to the proposal for the in
troduction of secret and universal
suffrage for the election of members
to the Prussian and other diets.
The Japanese Foreign Minister
says the Chinese central government
haB shown a friendly attitude toward
Japan and a desire for the continu
ance of friendly relntions by conced
ing ample reparation.
The I'nited States gunboat Mariet
ta arrived at Port-au-Prince from
Guantanamo. The 16 refugees in the
legation left for Kingston on the Ger
man cruiser Bremen.
Wholesale arrests are being made
In Peking in an effort to check the
antigovernment movement which lias
followed the settlement of the Tatsu
Mam Incident.
The Japanese government h) exert
ing Itself to the utmost to relieve the
country's financial situation, which
grows weekly more serious.
China has begun preparations for
the entertainment of the American
battleship fleet on tour around the
world.
Seven men convicted of conspiracy
against the Emperor of China were
condemned to long terms of impris
onment. The Brazilian government has de
cided to encourage immigration of
Japanese for field laborers.
Rouniania hus Initiated a campaign
of persecution against the Jews, ac
cording to advices i.-ceiwd at Mer
lin, equaling anything of which tbe
Hussiun government has been guilty.
Emperor William, the Empress and
other members of his family were re
ceived and entertained in Venice by
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy.
The Britiih premier, Sir Henry
Campbell-Hannerman. has developed
a serious caBe of dropsy. His frienus
have abandoned ail hope.
Mr. J. P. Morgan was entertained
in Rome by Ambassador i.,oyd C.
liriscom.
The Duke of the Abruzzl arrived
In Loudon on his way to Rome.
The American ambassador, Henry
White, and Mrs. White, gave a bril
liant diplomutlc and olllclul dinner in
Paris.
Chinese officials who betrayed their
government's secrets, were sentenced
to long terms of Imprisifnment.
Baron Yanoauke Iwasakl, a leading
Japanese banker and business man,
. tiled In TnWin
The Spanish steamer Isla de Punay
was burned In the harbor of Barce
lona. There was no loaa of life.
Official experts of the German gov
ernment have declared the recent
discoveries for the manufacture of
.precious stones to contain nothing
jnew or sensational and of little val
'ue. The artificial rubies made by
the process are declared to be a suc
cess. The Municiplal Council of the for
eign settlements of Shanghai, China,
.voted to reduce the number of opium
dens In Shanghai by one-fourth.
Prof. Karl Hau, servlug a life sen
tence in Karlsruhe for the murder
of his mother-in-law, is reported to
ffce hopelessly ill with consumption.
I Mr. Heflin Shoots Negro to Protect
Woma.
TWO ARE WOUNDED BY BULLETS.
Statesman From Alabama Resents
Loud Talking and Drinking by
Colored Men In Pennsylvania Ave
nue Car Containing Several White
Women.
Washington, D. C. (Special). In
a desperate affray on a Fonnsylvai.ia
Avenue car a negro and a white man
were shot by Congressman Thomas
J. Heflin. of Alabama. Thomas l.um
bv, the negro, was shot in the head
and is in a critical condition, and
Thomas McCreary. a New York horse
trainer. Is suffering from a wound in
the leg The shooting of McCready
was accidental. Mr. Heflin was ar
rested and taken to the Sixth Police
Precinct Station, where the charge of
assault to kill was placed against
him. Later bo was released on $,
000 ball.
The shooting occurred shortly ar
ter 7 o'clock nB the car reached the
corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and
Sixth Street, bound for Capitol Hill.
Congressman Hctl'.P. geOOmPMlM by
Congressman Edwin J. Ellerbe, of
South Carolina, had boarded tbe
traction car at Twelfth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue, Mr. Heflin be
ing on his wav to deliver n temper
ance lecture at the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church, Four
and R Half Strict and John Marshall
Place.
Tobi Not To Drink,
Fpon boarding the car he observed
two negro pnsuongers, one of whom
was Thomas Luuiby, and who was In
the act of taking a drink from n
bottle of whisky. There were a num
ber of other passengers. Including
several Indies. Mr. Hellln says he
remonstrated with Lumby and asked
him to stop drinking, saying:
"Don't take tint drink; there are
ladies here, and It Is not right. It
is against the law for you to do this
thing in a street car. and I hope yon
will put that bottle away.'' The oth
er negro, who was sober, attempted
to take the bottle away from his
friend, but failed. It Is said that
Lumby became offended at Mr. Mer
lin's remonstrances and applied vile
epithets.
Then the colored man. It is said,
attacked the Congressman.
As the car reached Sixth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue Heflin and
Lumby were engaged in a desperate
struggle. Mr. Hellln. who Is a large,
powerful man, succeeded In throwing
Lumby off the car as it came to a
stop. Most of tbe occupants of tbo
car hastily alighted, including Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas McCreary. The
negro fell to the ground on being
pushed off the car. He rose and,
it is said, began cursing Mr. Heflin
again, and mnde a motion for his
hip pocket ng If to draw a weapon,
whereupon Mr. Heflin fired at him
through the car window, missing him
and hitting Thomas McCreary'. who
was about 20 feet from the car.
Mr. Heflin fired once or twice
again, one of the shots striking
Lumby in 1 the head above the
ear. Lumby ran a short distance
and fell. An ambulance was called
and he was taken to the Emergency
Hospital. The conductor of tbe car
disappeared, and Officer George N.
Scriven took charge of the car-and
ran it to Third and Pennsylvania
Avenues. There Representative Hef
lin was escorted by Officer Scriven to
the Capitol Hotel and later waa taken
to the police station In a cab. He
was not locked up. Mr. McCready'B
wound is not serious, and after treat
ment at a hospital he returned to bis
apartment.
KILLS GIRI4 THEM HIMSELF.
Young Man Poisons Ice Crenni Be
cause His Parent Forbid Marriage,
Milwaukee, Wis. (Special). Miss
Nettle Plaschek, aged seventeen,
laughter of Mrs. Ida Plaschek, died
from strychnine administered by her
sweetheart, Lee Wojelnskl. The drug
was mixed witn some ice cream.
When Wojeinski learned of the
death of the girl he Immediately took
a dose himself. He died an hour
later. The crime was probably fh
plred because the man's parents had
objected to a proposed marriage to
the young girl.
The Hoosevelts On A Cruise.
Washington (Special) MrB. Roose
velt, accompanied by Miss Ethel, Ker-
mit and Archie. Miss Hngncr and .Miss
Cornelia Land on. left on t lie 1 0.1 "1 train !
over the Southern Railway tor Vicks
burg, where they will take the May
flower t , vw Orleans, whence thev
will return to Washington by rail In
about 1 0 days.
The Idaho Accepted,
Philadelphia (Special). The bat
tleship Idaho was formally turned
over to t! e government by the Cramp
Ship and Knglne Building Company,
at whose yards the warship was con
structed. The Idaho was towed from
the shipyard to the League Island
Navy Yard, and will shortly be placed
in commission.
ADMIRAL EVANS
SHACKS ARMOR BELTS
Too Low and Too Narrow, Says
"Fighting Bob."
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Secretary Metralf made public the
views of Admiral Evans regarding
the location of the armor belt on
battleships, which he has just re
ceived In a lengthy report from the
Admiral on this and other subjects
connected with the voyage of the At
lantic fleet to the Pacific Coast. The
Admiral says:
"Judging from the figures con
tained In the several replies from
commanding officers which relate to
this subject. It would appear that
better protection might have been af
forded bad those belts been orlgln
nlly placed between six inches and
one foot higher; th'ls on the theory
that the commanding officer would
admit sufficient water before an ac
tion to sink the belt to wit!: in about
18 Inches above the water line. But
even this Is open to question, for it
has been noted that even when heavy
laden and In the smooth to moderate
seas, which have thus far character
ized this cruise, the ships frequently
expose their entire belts and the bot
tom plating beneath.
"It must be remembered that even
n five or a six inch shell (of which
there would be n great number)
could Inflict a severe and dangerous
Injury if it struck below the belt,
while otherwise the watfr line, even
with the belt entirely submerged, Is,
on account of the casemate armor
and coal, Immune to all except the
heaviest projectiles.
"The fact is that under the sea
conditions in which battles may be
fought a belt of eight feet In width,
If considered alone. Is too narrow to
afford the desired protection, where
over It may be placed, and the ques
tion becomes an academic discussion,
with certain arguments on each side.
It is understood that on the latest
ships this question is of little Import,
as the citadel armor Is but one inch
less in thickness than that on the
water line, and for those ships al
ready built It Is believed that when
all weights which will be landed.
should war break out, are taken Into
consideration, the ship will rise to
the 6 or 12 Inches which is believed
to be the maximum that It could be
desired to raise them."
The report of Admiral Evans Is
made In accordance with Instructions
given him by Secretary Metcalf be
fore he sailed from Hampton Roads.
The Secretary said It had no refer
ence whatever to the criticisms of
naval construction which have ap
peared since the sailing of the fleet.
SMASHED BANK WINDOW.
TOWNS IN RUINS
AND PEOPLE KILLED
Earthquakes Cause Terrible Havoc
in Mexico.
CHILAPA CITY SUFFERS THE MOST.
Starving Old Man Then Grabbed
Money Ami Ran,
New York (Special). A gray
haired, sickly looking man walked
into the bnnking office of C. B. Rich
ard & Co., 33 Broadway, and asked
for money to gat food. He was or
dered out, and after walking to the
street stood looking for a moment
at the firm's window, where a quan
tity of foreign money was exhibited.
Then his glance fell on a piece of
concrete lying in the gutter, and has
tily picking It up he threw it against
the plate glaBB. The window broke
in a dozen pieces and the old man
grabbed a 100 franc and a 50 franc
note and ran.
Two of the firm's clerks caught
him before he had got 18 feet away.
He fought with all his strength to
break their hold, and continued his
resistance even when Traffic Police
man McArevy got there. McArevy
had to knock him down with his
club before he would Bubniit to ar
rest. In the Church Street Station the
prisoner described himself as Thomas
Kennedy, 70 years old, a sallmaker,
with no home. He said he had eaten
nothing for 4 8 hours, and his ap
pearance indicated it. The police
sympathized with him, but charged
him with burglary and sent him to
the detective bureau to be photographed.
Tortured To Deutli.
Shanghai (By Cable). An officer
in the teli'graph service named
Chong, charged with complicity in
disclosing state secrets to a foreign
legation, died at Peking while being
examined tinder torture.
Will Not Save Gillette.
Albany, N. Y. (Special). There Is
no foundation for the persistent re
port that Governor Hughes has decid
ed to grant a reprieve for Chester
Gillette for the murderer's mother's
sake or for any other reason. This
statement was made on the best pos
sible authority. The general belief
here Is thnt the Governor will not In
terfere with the execution of the
young man, who Is under sentence
to die at Auburn Prison next week
for tbe murder of Grace Brown nt
Big Moose lake two years ago.
Bread l-an Of I "II I Invoked.
Pittsburg ( Special ) . Informations
have been made against about 25
different bakers In Pittsburg by those
who claim they are getting short
weight for a loaf of bread. The U w
of 1794 says a loaf of bread must
weigh a pound.
W ill Honor Memory Of Stevens.
Toklo (By Cable). The Fbreign
Office is arranging a programme for
funeral services for Durham W. Stev
ens in this city simultaneously with
the obsequies in America. There will
undoubtedly be a larger attendance
at the services than at any former
funeral In Japan. The entire Im
perial, diplomatic and foreign con
tingents, it is expected, will be pres
ent, together with thousands of Jap
anese. All the Koreans in Japan, in
cluding the Crown Prince, will at
tend. Bishop Harris will probably
return from Seoul to deliver the
eulogy.
Abe Hummel In England.
Liverpool (By Cable). Abraham
Hummel, the New York lawyer, who
was released from prison on March
18, wns a passt nger on the Lusltanla.
He was cheerful and laughing when
ho landed and exchanged hearty
greetings with friends, lie shows no
signs of being ill.
Gov. Guild Improving.
Boston (Special).--The following
' bulletin on Governor Guild's condl
i Hon, signed by Drs. Winslow, Shat-
iuck ann .losnn, was issued at U.4U
A. M.: "There has been further Im
provement In the Governor's condi
tion during the past 24 hours."
Police Arrest Town's Mayor.
North Platte, Neb. (Special). A
drug store belonging to Dr. Nicholas
McCabe, Mayor of this city, was en
tered by the police and Mayor Mc
Cabe wao arrested. He is charged
With selling liquor illicitly.
FINANCIAL
President Rigley, of Atchison, de
nies that he Ib to retire.
Lackawanna Railroad directors de
clared the regular quarterly dividend
of 2 Vt per cent.
United States Steel is operating at
50 per cent, of its capacity, accord
ing to the trade paper reports.
Fnlon Pacific with tts latest ac
quisition will have 1650 miles of
track on which there Is no mortgage.
Copper metal was again advanced.
In the December quarter New York
Central's net earnings decreased $1,
7 'J 7 . 1 70, or about 30 per cent.
Thu Pennsylvania's Eastern coal
and coke tonnage from January 1
to March 21 amounted to 10,004,000
tons, against 12,661,000 tons last
year.
A despatch from a largo New York
banking house to Winthrop Smith ft
Co., Philadelphia, said: "1 hear that
the railroads have decided to pay no
attention to the commodity law, and
claim that It 1b unconstitutional un
der the Supreme Court's decision of
the Minnesota railroad case."
Several Other Towns More or Less
Damaged - City of Mexico Badly
Shaken Up -The Island of St. Thomas
Also Feels the Shocks Severely -Disturbances
Recorded at Washington.
Galveston, Tex. (Special). Re
ports from Mexico City give bnet ac
counts of the destruction of Chllpan
clngo, a town of nearly 8.000 inhabi
tants nnd about. 120 miles south of
Mexico City. There are contsndic
tory reports aB to the loss of life, but
the property loss wns great. A suc
cession of shocks wrecked nearly
every building in the town. Several
hundred persons were Injured.
Coa tepee, Concepcion and Tot 1 1 i 11a ,
three towns with an aggregate popu
lation of about 2. 500 in the Stnte
of Guerrero, were wiped off tbe map
during t!:e night No report Is made
as to the number killed, but many
were injured. The loss of life at
Chilapu, which wns all but destroyed,
Is estimated nt between 100 nnd
300.
Three slight quakes were followed
by a fourth, which completed the
destruction. The injured are esti
mated at 2.000. The Mexican cable
which connects at Vera Cruz with
the land line leading direct to Mexico
City was not interrupted until late
in the afternoon. The cable sus
tained three earthquake shocks near
the Mexican Const, and for several
hours today the land wires were out
of commission.
A report says Mexico City experi
enced six shocks since Thurdsay af
ternoon, but that the damage is com
paratively small.
PANIC IN MEXICO CITV.
When The Tbenters Hock The Audi
ences Hush Out.
Mexico City, Mex. (Special). The
damage caused by the earthquake
shocks were greater than was Indi
cated In the early reports. The first
shock was n fair warning to many
persons, whose experience In earth
tremblings knew thnt something
worse was liable to occur later. This
fact, however, did not prevent the
theatres and the principal places of
amusement from drawing their usual
crowds. At these places were many
American tourists, who felt the tinge
of excitement given them by the
shock of the early afternoon. When
the buildings began to rock nnd the
cry of earthquake was raised there
wns n ru:h for the doors, and the
throngs of plensure-seekcrs soon
gained access to the Btreet.
It wnB.ln the midst of an act at
the principal theater when the se
verest shock occurred about 0.00 P.
M. The performers continued their
parts, but the audience flefl to the
street. It was in tbe poorer qunrters
of the city that the worst damage
was done. The Insecure walls of
buildings, which were damaged by
the earthquake of April 14, 1907,
fell, but the number of injured peo
ple is comparatively small. Tele
graphic communication with the in
terior of the Stnte of Guerrero, which
Is known in meteorological circles as
the birthplace of the earthquakes,
which are so severely felt In this
city at intervals, has not yet been
restored. It Is feared that there has
been a heavy loss of property, and,
perhaps, some casualties in some of
the mountain towns.
Mrs Emma Jeannette Dorville, an
an American, dropped dead of heart
disease In the Tiburclo Theater, In
Vera Cruz, during a panic which fol
lowed the earthquake. When the
quake was felt the audience rushed j
for the exits and mnny persons were
severely bruised, but none was serl- j
ottsly injured. During the crush Mrs.
Dorville dropoed dead.
ROOSEVELT SENDS A SPECIAL
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Characteristic Aggressive Tone Notice
ably Absent
WANTS TWELVE NEW LAWS.
Congress Is Told That Ample Time
Remains for the Consideration of
Certain Measures That Have Been
Repeatedly Called to Their Attention
Changes in the Anti-trust Law.
LEGISLATION DEMANDED.
i 1. Prohibition of child labor.
2. Enactment of revised em
ployers' liability bill.
3. Compensation 'or Injured
government employes.
4. Limitation of injunctions in
labor disputes.
5. Amendment of interstate
commerce law.
6. Federal co-receivers for rail
roads.
7. Modification of antl - trust
laws.
8. Financial legislation
!). Postal savings banks.
10. Preliminary work lor tariff
reform.
I 11. Wood pulp on the free list.
! 12. Permanent waterways commission.
MOUNTED POLICE CHARGE MOB
A Red Hurls BombThrower Blown to
Pieces and Companion Killed,
THE BOMB THROWER.
SllverBtein is about 20 years
old and a native of liinlislok,
Russia.
He is a tailor and made worn-
en's cloaks.
He lived with an uncle at Wil- 1
llamsburg, N. Y., but they part- j
ed, owing to Sllverstcin's radical j
ideas.
The police found letters lndl-
eating that the bomb-thrower had
been In anarchistic conspiracies.
The bomb was the size of a
large orange and was made of
lend pipe, encased in a brass
jacket and filled with bits of iron,
nails and nltro-glycerlne.
New York (Special). A red flag
fluttered in Union Square; a bomb
fell; two men lay dying in the Peo
ple's Playground, and New York
awoke to the fact that It harbored
those prepared to give their lives in
armed resistance to constituted au
thority. The bomb was Intended for the
police who, with rough firmness, had
broken up a meeting of 10,000 un
employed. It exploded prematurely
in the hands of the assassin, horribly
wounding him, killing his compan
ion, injuring slightly four policemen
and throwing to the ground a score
of those who were massed In the vi
cinity. Saturday night I'nion Square Park,
where the public demonstration had
been made, is roped off from pedes
trians; a hundred police patrol the
boundary Btreets, and at the stntlon
house 1,500 reserves, armed with re
volvers and night sticks, await iu
readiness to throw themselves into
any scene of rioting. No further dis
order has developed.
Red Flags In Line.
Bomb throwing in the foreign set
tlements of the East Side is a rather
common occurrence, but for the first
time Saturday saw an engine of de
struction openly and deliberately di
rected against n squad of police offi
cers. It was meant for Captain Reil
ly'B squad, of 20 men, and a longer
and slower burning fuse would have
perfected an instrument of death for
probably every man of the 21.
A labor, or more exactly, a labor
less meeting, without police sanction,
had been advertised to be held at
the park. In the thousands that
gathered were many of a riotous dis
position, n large number wore red
hats, and here and there a red flag
was displayed.
Suddenly nn order to cleur the
park was given, and the 150 police,
half of them mounted, charged the
jeering, hooting crowd, arriving in
time to drive them back to the square
circling the pnrk. In the wide streets
the crowds, fast assuming the nature
of a mob, fell into nn indllferent for
mation and marched about the
square. Having cleared the park of
all but n few apparently harmless
men who occupied benches, the pol
ice contented themselves with keep
ing the paraders moving.
Encouraged, the procession grew;
shouts of derision and oaths directed
at the police filled the air, and then,
as though by prearrangement, the
strains of "The Marseillaise" rose
from 10,000 throats. The police,
hastily reinforced, held themselves In
restraint. Captain Rellly's squad,
which had been stationed at the east
side of the square, started at a
double-quick pace, two abreast,
across the park.
Shock Shook Skyscraper.
As they nenred the fountain that
marks the center of the recreation
grounds a stoutly buj.lt man darted
out from the shadow cast by the he
roic statue of George Washington and
ran toward the officers, whose backs
were now turned to their pursuer.
A large man kept at the other's heels.
Within 20 paces of the moving squad
the two men halted and the smaller
raised a hand In which was clasped
a smoking bomb. Even as he drew
his arm to throw the weapon it ex
ploded. The shock that shook the sky
scrapers of the square threw a score
of people to the ground. The as
sassin and his companion fell, the
later dead with his breast torn out.
The-bomb thrower still lived, but his
right hand had been shot off, both
of his eyes were gougod out and his
skull and a shoulder was fractured
The four policemen who brought
up the rear were Injured, but not
seriously, one of them being hit in
the foot by a piece of the bomb.
THE ASSASSIN'S
COLLET IS FATAL
Durham W. Stevens Dies From His
Injuries.
San Francisco, Cal. (Special).
Durham White StevenB, the diplomat
who was shot down by the Korean,
Inwhan Chang, on Monday morning,
died at the St. Francis Hospital after
a operation which disclosed a more
serious condition of his wound than
had been apprehended by the Bur
geons. At his bedside when he died, be
sides the doctors, was the Japanese
consul general, Chozo Koike.
"This Is most unfortunate. This
Is a great loss to Japan, Korea and
to this country," were the words of
Koike, as he left the death chamber,
and Dr. Zumwalt, who had attended
him, added his appreciation of Ste
vens' character by saying:
"He had been calm, cool and
cheerful from the first and entirely
uncomplaining. I have never met a
braver man."
Inwhan Chang, the Korean who
fired the shots which proved fatal to
Stevens, when Informed at tho jail
of his victim's death, received the
news without surprise and with man
ifest delight. Since the day of the
shooting Chang has been expressing
the hope that Stevens' wound might
prove fatal. When asked if he was
sorry for what he had done, Chang
said:
J. W. Mather Ih-ops Dead.
Wellsboro, Pa. (Special). John
William Mather, a prominent mem
ber of the Tioga County bar, died
suddenly. He returned home from
a visit to his plantation in Maryland
and was walking home from the sta
tion with one of his sons when he
was stricken. Mr. Mather at one
time was aft attache of the Depart
ment of Justice at Washington and
was a United States deputy marshal
from 1883 to 1885. He was 61 years
of age.
Crushed To Death In Shaft.
YoungBtown, Ohio (Special). Dr.
Charles A. Balrd, a well-known den
tist, was caught In the elevator shaft
In the Wick Building and crushed to
death. He attempted to alight, when
the car started.
Miners Sign Old Wage Scale.
Clearfield, Pa. (Special). The
operators and miners of the Central
Pennsylvania bituminous coal field
met here and signed tbe old wage
scale for one year. The meeting was
harmonious.
WASHINGTON
Comptroller of tbe Currency Wil
liam It. Rldgely has resigned to be
come president of the National Bank
of Commerce, of Kansas City.
Senator John Walter Smith, of
Maryland, successor to tho late Sena
tor Whyte, was sworn in after a long
wrangle over the question of the le
gality of his election.
The War Department has ordered
troops to Treadwell, Alaska, where
striking minerB threaten to dynamite
property.
The Senate, by a vote of 42 to 16,
passed the Aldrlch Currency Bill,
which empowers the national banks
to issue, when necessary, $500,000,
000 of emergency currency. The
Bailey substitute, placing the control
oi' tbe Issue with tho federal gov
ernment, was voted down.
Major General A. W. Qreely, of
Arctic fame, having reached the age
limit, has been placed on the retired
Hat of the Army.
Washington, D. C. (Special). The
message which President Roosevelt
sent to Congress Wednesday was as
amazing by the mill conservatism ol
its tone as was that of last January
by the fierce denunciation of those
whom the President regarded as the
enemies of his policies. Senators
nnd representatives had learned with
in the paBt few day.j that the mes
sage would be one of conciliation,
but they were not prepared lor the
mild-mannered document which was
read to them Wednesday. Indeed,
some of them could harily believe
tbat the President had written it.
It lacked I1I3 characteristic expres
sions, and it uppeared to studlouulv
nvoid tho aggressiveness lhat has
heretofore been the molt marked
feature of President Roosevelt's com
munications to Congress.
Taklnl HP the various reco"--on-dations
he makes, it would sec 'i Lhat
some of them will be carried out. It
Is notable thnt in the very oj ening
of hlB message Mr. Roosevelt does
not demand legislation in his usual
determined style. Child labor, he
says, should be prohibited through
out the nation, but he does not In
his characteristic way demand Im
mediate ennctmcne of a natonal child
labor bill. Indeed, be would Beem to
be sntlsfied with a child labor bill
for the District of Columbia, and it
Is very probnble that a bill, restrict
ed in its application to Washington,
will he passed either at this session
or the next session of Congress,
t n n-11.: II Self-rest mined.
He Is similarly restrained in ask
ing for the Employers' Liability Law.
This bill, as already stated. Is to be
passed In the House shortly under
a stiBjension of the rules, and the
Senate will probably pass it without
delay. As for the liability law In
favor of the government employes
the Senate Tuesday showed its good
will by passing a bill to pay $10,000
to Yardmnster Bannon, who was In
jured while working on the Panama
Canal, the bill having been passed
in answer to a former recommenda
tion made by President Roosevelt.
The greater part of his message Is
devoted to explaining and urging on
Congress the bill Introduced on Mon
day by Representatives Hepburn to
amend certain features of the Sher
man Anti-trust Law. The conserva
tism of his recommendations will be
gratifying to financial and industrial
Interests of the country. No less
satisfactory to labor will be his rec
ommendations for labpr legislation.
Strikes, he says, while a clumsy
weapon, are entirely legal and should
be recognized as such, and he makes
an effective plea for legislation of the
working man. Nothing should be
dono to legalize either a black list
or a boycott that would be Illegal at
common law, he says, a position in
which all well Informed and patriotic
labor leaders fully sustain the Presi
dent. His recommendations for postal
savings banks will not be followed at
this sessions, although tbe House may
pass the bill in which Postmaster
General Meyer has shown so much
interest.
Outlook In Congress.
The recommendations be makes
for preparations for the revision of
the tariff in l'J09 are the results of
conferences between blm and the
leaders in Congress and will be car
ried out, and it is more thun probable
that Congress will act on his plea
made In his last message to place
upon the free MbI wood pulp and to
make a corresponding reduction upon
paper made from wood pulp.
The meeting of the governors of
all the states In Washington, on May
14 and 15, to discuss the conserva
tion of our national resources, will
point out to Congress a way In which
to make elective his recommendations
for conserving our resources, and his
plea for a permanent waterways com
mission, which he regards as an. es
sential feature of the conserving of
our resources, will probably be grant
ed. His notice to Congress that he
will hereafter veto any bill granting
water power privileges which does
not carry with It provisions for prop
er compensation of the government
Tramps Asleep In Burning Burn.
York, Pa. ( Special ).-Fourteen
head of cattle, 20 hogs and 7 horses
and mules perished in a fire of in
cedlary origin which destroyed the
barn and several adjoining buildings
and their contents on the farm of
Martin Baer, near here. Heroic ef
forts of a bucket brigade of neigh
bors saved the dwelling-house of the
farmer from destruction. The fire
was discovered by two tramps, who
were sleeping in the barn at the time.
They escaped. The loss is estimated
at $5,000.
Nnptliu Blows Fp Ship.
Chrlstianla (By Cable). The car
go of naptba on the ship Ingewood.
lying oft Mandal, tbe southernmost
town or Norway, exploded. The
vessel was destroyed and 13 of her
crew were killed. Of these 11 were
either British or American.
SOME ODD TALES
AS TOLD DY WIRE
Dog Convicted of Felony, Hange -Diamond
in Chicken's Crop.
Dog, Convicted Of Felony, Hanged,
Leipervllle, Pa. Like a convicted
felon, adjudged guilty after a fair
trial, Jack, the big Newfoundland,
dog belonging to Hugh McLaughlin, I
was hanged by the neck until dead.
The dog, which had suddenly de
veloped a vicious disposition a few
days ago, sprang upon five-year-old
Thclma Bergnr. a protty little glrl,
living nearby. Knocking her down.
Jack sank his fangs Into her flesh
and probably would have killed her
but for the fact that tho child's
screnms attracted help and the big
brute was driven off.
Then, according to nn old custom
on the con3f of Labrador, whee dogs
are hanged when It has been proven
Hint they have the blood lust of 11
human being, McLaughlin tied the
drg up in his yard.
The little victim, still suffering
from her wounds, was the prosecutor
and chief witness.
The ease against Jack was made
out. In tbe owner's mind there was
no question that his dog was guilty.
A noose wits slipped mound the
dog's neck and he was hoisted from
the ground. All day Ills body bung
suspended, as a warning to other
Canines, and then it waa cut down.
Jack Itai expiated his crime. Jus
tice wns satisfied.
Mi-siiig Diamond In Chicken's Crop.
Great Notch, N. .1. While clean
ing a young rooster for dinner, a
daughter of Mrs. John T. Wllkins,
of near here, found In its crop n
three-carat diamond lost by her
mother hist frill.
She thought It was a piece of glass
until she showed It to Mrs. Wllkins.
and It was fitted Into thb ring set
ting. Petrified Trout I'oiiini 111 Granite.
Helena, Mont. Dr. Charles Rci
nig, of Helena, has come into posses
sion of one of the most curious fOSti
specimens ever unearthed In Mon
tana. It is a petrified trout, which
W. T. Dall. nn English engineer now
in charge of the coke ovens at Lom
bard, dug out of a loose granite for
nation In the Huntley reservation
near Billings. The specimen wat
found imbedded in the granite nt a
depth of twenty feet, and was partly
broken by the laborers, who were
engaged in digging a well.
Many fish fossils have been found
In this section, but never one In
which the luster and color of tho
living creature have been preserved.
The specimen which has come Into
the bands of Dr. Reinls not only re
tains its physical contour, but Its
surface shows all of the Iridescent
colors of a live trout.
Pipe Caused Death Of Aged Woman.
Richmond, Ohio. The pipe thnt
hnd been her comfort for years
caused the death here of Mrs. Mar
garet Shedron, eighty-four years old.
She fell asleep nnd let the pipe
fall to her lap. It turned burning
tobacco over her clothing, and she .
rushed outdoors nnd burned to death
before help reached her.
Whistled Himself Into Jail And Out.
Pittsburg, Pa. Because "The Mer
ry Widow Waltz" grated on the ears
of Constable Deitrich when whistled
by Gilbert Zewe, the latter was ar
rested. When arraigned, Magistrate Had
fleld released Zewe, after making him
whistle the tune ten times.
DIRECT APPEAL TO
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Leading Kentuckans Ask Federal
Interference.
Carnegie Aids Firemen's Fund.
New York (Special). Andrew
Carnegie made a contribution of
$1,000 to tho firemen's memorial
fund. This donation, with others
received by Gen. Thomas L. James,
the treasurer, brought tbe grand to
tal of thu fund up to $27. .167 22.
Lexington, -Ky. (Special). The
failure on tbe part of the state au:
thorities to run down perpetrators of
outrages committed by "night rides"
culminated in a direct appeal to the
President of the I'nited States for
federal interference in Kentucky, in
the form of a petition prepared by
leading men of Lexington nnd Cen
tral Kentucky, which is being put
into circulation throughout this sec
tion. The petitioners are aware that the
President can take no action unlesB
the Governor so requests, but they
say it is their purpose by this means
to bring the two executives together
In the matter. The petition follows:
"To the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
President or the United States,
Washington. D. (5.1
"Your petitioners, all of whom are
citizens and residents of Kentucky, re
spectfully represent to you the turbu
lent conditions of civil affairs in this
state.
"The conditions in this community
have been fully Bet out In the news
papers, and the fact that those farm
ers who desire to grow tobacco are
prevented from doing so on account
of force and violence and the de
struction of plunt beds and burning
of barns, has grown into tbe burning
of dwelling-houses, to which crimes
has been added murder.
"We desire to further represent to
your Excellency the fact tbat the
state government is totally Incapable
of handling the situation, which be
comes graver every day. The grand
jury refuse to find Indictments and
tho courts are unablo to punish those
tullty of crimes already committed,
NIGHT niDERH INDICTED.
Kentucky Justice Ik-gins To Lay
Hold Of Lawless Mnruuders.
Hopklnsvllle, Ky. (Special ) .Tho
Christian County Grand Jury return
ed indictments ugalnst Herman Rich
ard Crenshaw, a prominent Trigg
County farmer, and Mat Gholston, Sr.,
of this county, a half-breed Indian,
I until King itiein nun uciiiK nieiiiueib
or the night rider band that raided
HopkliiBvllle last December, destroy
ing property valued at $300,000,
wounding one man and whlping an
other and shooting up the town.
For The Fumily Of Stevens.
Tokio (By Cable). The Korean
Cabinet has decided to give 50,000
yen to the family of Durham W.
Stevens, who was assassinated in
. San Francisco by a Korean zealot.
The amount that the Japanese gov
ernment will appropriate has not
I been announced, but it is generally be-
risen mat It win amount to 1 50,000
yen.
Bishop Collins, of Boston. Is soon
to go to Jamaica to take up the work
of rebuilding the churches ana
schools destroyed by tbe earthquake