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Rev. George W. Towson, pastor of
the First Preebyterlan Church, of
Woodbury, N. J., committed aulcldc.
He was engaged fo marry a wealthy
widow.
A petition asking that the Cotton
Evrhai ge firm of Crutchfleld & Co.,
of New York, be declared bankrupt
wss filed In the United States District
Court.
Four men were arretted In Harri
son County, Ky., charged with being
members of a gang of 60 which at
tacked tobacco wagons driven by
George Haley.
Finest Mornes. nine years old. Is
dying ns n result of a bullet wound
Inflicted by a yound companion while
playing cowboy, at New CaBtle. Fa.
A gas well, tho flow of which Is
estimated at 5,000,000 feet of gas
and II barrels of oil a day. was
struck near Mansfield, O.
It Is reported that the dissolution
of the American Tobacco Company,
known as the Tobacco Trust, will
take place shortly.
Two llremeu rescued n man from n
burning tenement-house In New York
by forming a liumun chain In midair
The McKlnley memorial monti
ment. which It to be erected by tin?
city nf i'hiladclphla. Is nearly com
pleted. The steamer Monterey, of the
Ward LiBe. and the steamer United
States, of the Scandlnavlan-Amerlrun
Line, collided in lower New York
Bay. Both ships were dnmaged. but
no person hurt.
Judge Bruggermcyer refused to
proceed with I brcnclt-rif-pmmtse snh
in Chicago hecuuse the litigants had
their photographs taken by newspa
per men In tho Judge'l private cham
ber. A desperate light look plnre at
Sulphur, Ok la . between a sheriff's
posse and a gang of horse thieves,
In which the latter were routed Aft ST
one of their number was mortally
wounded.
Sam Horton and T. V. Osborn,
fnrmers, were arrested at Sulphur,
Okla.. charged with being members
of a band of whlteeappers who horse
whipped two farmhands.
The scale committee of the Inter
state Operators and Coal Miners lias
reached an agreement on all the
important points at Issue.
John Muxwell uml Charles Utter
bach, trainmen on the Panhandle
Railroad, were crushed to death near
Pittsburg
Ferdinand Schumacher, for many
vears known as the Outmeal King,
is dead.
Herbert L. Heyl, assistant treasurer-actuary
of the Franklin Insti
tute, Philadelphia, who recently sev
ered his connection with the concern,
dropped dead in his home after ho
had been placed under arrest when
confronted with charges of embez
zling $1,200 of the Institutes funds.
Ira B. Smith, once president of the
Milwaukee Merchants and Manufac
turer's Assoclaticn. was sentenced to
the House of Correction fur two
years, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses
In a tight between Moros and reg
ulnr troops and constabulary near
Lanao, Island of Mindanao, two of
the constabulary were killed and
three soldiers wounded.
Heavy rains drenched out a forest
fire that burned over 10 square miles
of land near Oil City, Pa.
The villages of Craig ami llauser
Lake, Mont., were swept away by a
flood.
SITS THE INJUNCTION
IS A PROTECTION
An Attack on Federation of Labors'
Demands.
Foreign
A French force In Algeria was
fiercely attacked by Berber and
Arabs, but rallied and beat off the
latter. Twenty-eight French sol
diers, including an olllcer. were kill
ed and 100 men. Including 10 officers,
were wounded.
The Bussian Foreign Minister de
livered to the Oouma nn address on
the Balkan situation In which he de
clared that reforms in Macedonia
were Imperatively necessary.
A campaign against the growth of
great corporations in Russia Is about
to be started, the metallurgical trust
to be the chief point of attack.
The French War Minister's Investi
gation of the frauds army contractors
have been practicing threatens the
exposure of a great graft scandal.
An nrmy lieutenant and a sergeant
were shot to death at Krasnoyarsk,
Siberia, for leading an attack on a
detention prison
The President of Columbia has or
dered troops massed at. strategic
points as a precaution against the
threatened uprising.
Persia haa sent troops to cooperate
with the Bussian forces In putting
down the Kurdish bandits on the
frontier.
Generals Frock, Smirnoff and Relss
have been retired from the Russian
Army. They figured In the recent
investigation of army officers In con
nection with the surrender of Port
Arthur to the Japanese.,
The Bishop of London, heading a
delegation of the Church Army with
torches and a brass band, made a
midnight tour of the back streets in
London and gathered in a number
of the drunkards.
Alexander Stolypin, brother of the
Russian Premier, has been sentenced
to one week's Imprlconment and to
pay a fine of $50 for libelling Paul
Rulatzel, the noted reactionary lead
er More Russian troops have been
sent to Belesuvar, a frontier post,
to put down an uprising of Persian
brigands. The troops have Invaded
Persian territory.
Thirteen prisoners implicated In a
recent prison riot at Tobolsk, Si
beria, In which a warden was killed,
Here sentenced to death.
John Reditu nd. Irish parliamen
tary leader, In un address to the Unl
ed Irish League at Dublin, said the
linages In the ministry Involved an
alteration of Irelund's .vitrei, to
ft aid the Liberal party.
The French Department of Justice
has ordered an investigation of the
'ase of Paul Roy. the Frenchman ac
used by his American wife, "Glacla
''alia.'' of killing her brother at New
lagton. N. H.
The Shipbuilders' Employers' As
sociation of England has announced
that unless the ship-workmen on the'
northeast coast, who have been on
cl like, resume work by April 25 all
the yards ill the country will be
closed.
General Reyes has temporarily re
signed as president of Colombia to
make u tuur of the country for po-
lltical purposes.
The eighteenth annual exhibition!
of the Soclete des Beaux Art waal
opened in Paris. The tone of the!
exhibition W In the direction of ten:-1
pered Impressionism.
BIG PETITION IS SENT CONGRESS.
Citizen's Industrial Association Ob
jecting to a Rearrangement of the
Sherman Anti-trust Law, Charging
That It Would Benefit the Few at the
Expense of the Whole People.
Washington. D. C (Special).
With thi keynote. "Our members do
not protest against organization of
labor and rapital when for the pur
pose of peaceful and lawful benefit
to Its members, but trespass upon the
rights or attempted control of the af
flalrs of other free citizens must not
and will not he permitted," the Citi
zens' Industrial Association of Ameri
ca objects to a rearrangement of the
Sherman anti-trust law and to any
antl-lnjunctlon legislation by Con
gress In a petition sent to Ylce Presi
dent Fairbanks nnd Speaker Cannon.
The signers of the petition, repre
sented byHhe association, include the
various clnsses of business Interests
in all sections of the United States,
as well as "open shop" labor organi
zations. The petition says that "this asso
ciation Is conducted for the purpose
of defending the rights of citizens and
presenting organized reslstenc.e to the
abuses of organized capital and
labor," and then takes exception to
"nn Inslstant 'demand' by the mana
gers of the Aorerlcun Federation of
Labor, representing a small percent
age of the people, 'hat your honor
able body pass measures "r class
legislation Intended to favor mem
bers of organized labor, and place
within the hands of Its malingers i
power to force worl-.lngmen to pay
from their wages a periodical contrl-1
but Ion to Buch managers or be strip
ped of their freedom to work and earn
a living for themselves nnd families.
And, further, to compel all persons
who employ others, even the United
States government Itself, to hire only i
member! of this organisation and
subject themselves to the rules and
regulation! of the Federation of
Labor."
Continuing, the petition says: "Or
ganized labor now 'demands' a rear-1
rangement of the Sherman Anti-trust
Law In order to nllow labor unions
nnd railways to interfere with and re
strain trade and Interstate commerce
even to great Inconvenience and loss
to the common people. It also seeks
to legalize the boycott.
"It goes further," the petition
says, "and 'demands' the enactment
of an antl-lnjunctlon measure with
manifest Intent to take away from
our courts the right to issue restrain
ing orders, seeking to protect the per
sons of our working citizens and the
property of others. The enactment'
of a 'modified anti-injunction law'
would erect a small obstacle; a radi
cal antl-lnjunctlon law such as or
ganised labor seeks would remove all
obstacles and allow the members of
lauor unions complete license to com
mit acts of depredation nnd assaults
upon persons before the courts could !
restrain them.
"There comes no petition from the
peace-Intending citizen for an antl-:
Injunction law." the petition adds,
and concludes with a prayer that
Congress "decline to c nact into law
any measure Intended to benefit the:
few at the expense of the many, or!
any law under which certain favored
citizens may, under the shelter of1
that law, oppress others, prevent men
Ron working or from transacting
business or which will operate In anv
manner to restrain trade and com- i
merce or circumscribe the constitu-'
tional rights and liberties of the !
people."
II HOT MUCK
ON FINANCIERS
Accused of Being Bribed By One
Per Cent Profit
AN.YIols FOR WAR.
American Soldiers In lu vUnt To
Go To Venexnela.
Havana (Special l. The army of
occupation is watching with the ut
most Interest the developments In
the Venezuelan situation, believing
and hoping that it will be dispatched
to Venezuela In the event of the
United Status deciding to send a pun
itive expedition, which would doubt
lues assemble at Santiago de Cuba
or Guantanamo.
Two or three thousand of the
troops here could go without mater
ially affecting the Cuban situation
In the event of drastic uctlon being
taken against Venezuela. General
Barry, commanding the American
troops here, is now In the United
Slates, and if necessary he could set
tle details with the War Department.
JEALOl SY PROMPTS SUICIDE.
K. R. Taylor, A Washington Bock- !
keeper, Kills Himself.
Washington (Special ). In a fit of
Jealous rage Edward R. Taylor, n
bookkeeper, aged 25 yeara, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself In
the temple at his home, 101 H Street.
He had gone to the telephone and
called up Miss "Reggie" Gargas at
1019 Pennsylvania Avenue, only to
learn that tie had gone for a walk
with a rival suitor.
To (his message Taylor responded
In passionate language, and a young
man who was at the girl's home triej
to pacify him, but to no iurpose.
Taylor hung up the receiver, drew
a pistol and shot himself.
A Professor Robbed.
Manhattan. Kas. (Special) W. W.
Hutton, pilncipal of the Manhattan
High School, was waylaid by three
men, beateu into insensibility, rob
bed and thrown under the wheels
of a train. The profesBor was rescu
ed after one leg hud been cut off
Tho robbery occurred in the Union
Pacific Railroad yards, through which
Professor Hutton was passing on his
way home. The robbers eacuped.
Recruiting For The Navy.
Washington (Special). Anticipat
ing favorable action by Congress on
the proposition for 6,000 additional
men for the Navy, of whom 3,000
may he obtained prior to July 1st,
Instructions have been given by the
Bureau of Navigation to resume re
cruiting, which was suspended some
weeks ago, at which time the full
quota had been attained. The De
partment Is anxious to take advant
age of tbe prevailing willingness of
young men to enlist in the Navy
Washington, D. C. (Special).
In picturesque language., at times
violently denunciatory, Alfred O.
Crozier, of Wilmington, Del., told
the House Committee on Banking
and Currency that he had unearthed
n secret scheme for a compromise
on the Aldrlrh Currency bill. Mr.
Crozier intimated plainly that the
members of (he currency commission
of the American Bankers' Associa
tion did not act fairly with the bank
ing and currency commission In
unanimously opposing the Aldrlch
bill. While opposing the bill "on
principle." he said, "the members of
that commission objected to It be
cause the emergency currency was
to bear 6 per cent. Interest, and are
ready to support It now, If fhe Inter
est is reduced to 3 per cent.
"Our distinguished banking friends
held a conference," he said. "What
for? They are agreeing on a com
promise. On what basis? Just a
simple little amendment reducing the
tax to 3 per cent, and tome other
minor changes."
He declared that this conference
was held only after It was stated
that the hearings before the Banking
and Currency Committee bad been
closed.
"If this committee had not hon
ored me with this opportunity to
speak at this postscript to the public
hearing," said Mr. Crosier, "and If
one of the distinguished bankers who
addressed you had not mistaken mo
for one of Ultlr fraternity and un
reservedly told me the whole pro
gram. the trick would have been
turned quickly nnd suddenly. The
business Interes .- of the country
might never have known that they
hud been sold out by their hanking
partners, and even this committee
might not In time have become aware
that the great men who appeared
here against the bill openly were in
fact favoring It privately.
Culls It Gamblers' Rill.
"The Aldrlch bill." said Mr. Cro
zier, "Is a gambling game from start
to finish, brought here by gamblers
for gambling purposes."
He asserted stoutly that he knew
that the late financial stringency was
brought on deliberately by Wall
Street men. "I was told In Wall
Street that such a measure as the
Aldrlch bill would be brought before
this Congress and that a panic would
precede It."
Mr. Prince suggested that this
charge was a very serious one and
ought not to be made on opinion, but
on actual facts.
Mr. Crozier replied that If a com
mission was appointed, he would
furnish a list of witnesses to the
counsel by whom thlscharge can be
proved.
As an evidence of the conspiracy
to bring on a panic, Mr. Crozier said
a prominent financier told the pres
ident of the New York, New Haven
and Hurtford Railroad Company
that It was to be brought on before
the meeting of Congress, and on that
information he said the railroad bor
rowed $30,000,000. Urged to tell
tbe name of the financier who pre
dicted the panic, Mr. Crozier said he
did not like to give his name at this
time, but would give It to the coun
sel of any commission Congress
might appoint to investigate the
causes of the recent financial crisis.
He predicted that, when the panic
was finally Investigated, It would be
seen that there had been a concen
tration of bunking capita! in New
York.
Favor The Vreeland BUI,
The currency commission of the
American Bankers' Association held
a conference with Representative
Vreeland In relation to his bill to
provide for an emergency currency.
An agreement was reached to reduce'
from 110,000,000 to $5, 000,000 the I
aggregate amount of capital required
to permit national banks to form
voluntary clearing house associations
to hold commercial paper to be used
In addition to bonds as security for
emergency currency.
The bankers also desired to reduce
from 6 to 4 per cent, the initial rate
Of interest to be charged, and it is I
likely that a compromise will be
made on 5 per cent. No encourage
ment was given to their proposition
to allow the assets of the banks to
be accepted for one-half of the Issue
nf I'mnmpcifV rilrrencv.
The chief differences between tho
Vreelnnd ar.d the Aldrlch bills are,
that the former permits the uso of
commercial paper as well aB bond.s
for half of the emergency c irc ulation j
taken out; the omission of any
change In the law in reference to I
bank reserves and the omission of
the La Follette prohibition against
the loaning of money by banks to In
stitutions the officers or directors
of which are officers or directors of
l he bank making the loan.
FOOCE THE CASHIER
INTO A VAULT
Daring Bank Robbery in a Kansas
Town.
THE BANDITS CARRY OFF $3,000.
On of the Robbers, -Well Known In
Chautanqaa, Greeted by Number
of Acquaintances as He Leaves the
Bnnk Nothing in the Men's Appear
ance to Betray Them.
Coffeyvllle, Kan. (Bpeclal). The
Citizens' State Bank at Chautauqua.
25 miles west of Coffeyvllle, was rob
bed of about 13,000 by two men. The
men entered the bank and forced
Cashier C. C. Walterhouse and Dal
Easley, a business man, to go Into
the vault. The bandits locked them
In, secured all the currency In sight
and escaped Into the Osage Hills
across the line in Oklahoma. Four
posses are in pursuit, and. as the
roads are muddy, it Is believed the
robbers will be captured. The rob
bers secured but hnlf and hour's start.
The robbery was one of the most
daring ever executed In this part of
Kansas, the scene of many bold hold
ups on tbe part of the Dalton, Starr
and other gangs of outlaws who from
time to time have made their ren
dezvous In the mountainous coun
try of nearby Oklahoma.
Cashier Walterhouse had scarcely
opened the bank and placed his cur
rency on the counter ready for the
day's business when the two rob
bers entered. The only other person
In the place was Del Easley.
The robbers, both of them well
dressed, made their way leisurely to
the cashier's window. One of them
was a man well known about town
and when he commanded Walter
house and Easley to throw up their
hands, the latter took the matter
In the light of a joke.
The serious Intentions of the rob
bers were realized a moment later,
when they both drew revolvers, and,
pointing them at their victims, or
dered them to get Into the vault.
Without further ado Walterhouse and
Easley complied. The robbers slam
med the door shut and leisurely went
about their business of looting the
bank.
First they drew down the window
snades facing the street and locked
tne doors to prevent Interference.
When they had scraped up all the
money In sight they walked out the
front entrance and up the main
street. One of the men carried a
gunnysack. Several persons who
knew the man spoke to him In a
friendly manner. Nothing In the ap
pearance of the robbers betrayed the
part they had Just played. A block
away they mounted horses that they
had tied at the curbing and drove off.
After going a few blocks from the
center of the town they directed
their horses south toward the Oklahoma-Kansas
state line and whipped
them into a gallop.
The robbery was not discovered
till half an hour later, when J. H.
Edwards, president of the bank, en
tered his office. After releasing
Walterhouse and Easley from the
vault President Edwardn gave the
alarm locally and to surrounding
towns. Within another 30 minutes
posses had been made up in Chau
tauqua and at Elgin and Sedan, Kan.,
and Pawhuska, Okla., all contiguous
to the scene of the robbery, and
from three sides armed men began
a hot chase after the robbers.
JEAN VALJKAN IN It IM 1,1 1 I
.Man Arruscd Of Murder Now An
Honored Citizen.
Kingston. N. Y. (Special). Efforts !
were made to revive the Indictment
against John Taylor for manslaugh
ter, which was dismissed by Justice
Howard In the 8npreme Court last
week upon th consent of District
Attorney Cunningham and former
Supreme Court Justice A. T. Clear
water, who was district attorney
when Taylor was Indicted.
Taylor Is now living in some West
ern city under an assumed name,
which he took after escaping from
Ulster County. During an election
riot at Port Haven, In 1882, he Is
charged with having killed Thomas
Murray, but eluded Brrest. He has
since led a blameless life and, un
der his assumed name, has married,
reared a family of children and be-
come the head of a large manufac
turing establishment. To protect his
family he sought to have the Indict
ment of 26 years standing dismissed.
After statements in court by Dis
trict Attorney Cunningham and
Judge Clearwater, that they bad In
vestigated his life during that time
nnd found It faultless. Judge Howard
dismissed the old Indictment.
A DOUBLE TRAGEOT
IN GIRLS' SCHOOL
Physician Shoots Daughter and Kilts
Himself.
HIS MIND WAS UNBALANCED.
Dr. C. O. S wlnev, of Ashe vi Be, N. C.
Brooding Over Harmless Prank of
His Six teen-year old Daughter, Calls
Her From Class and Fires Two Bui
lets Into the Girl's Head.
BABY RI.OWN INTO LAKE.'
Youthful Hero Plunges In And
Makes A Rescue.
New York (Special). The high
wind that played about Central Park
blew baby Margaret Stagg into Con
servatory Lake, which la opposite
East Seventy-second Street.
Margaret Is 11 months old. Her
folks live at 19 East Ninety-ninth
Street. Her brother. iBnlah, who Is
12 years old, took her out for an air
ing and approached the water where
children float their toy ships. The
boy became Interested in the sailing
vessels and wandered a few feet
from his charge. A gust of wind
struck the carriage and sent It rapid
ly toward the lake.
The carriage rolled Into the water,
turning over and spilling the baby
out. Amoa V. Wilson, of 251 West
One Hundred and Twonty-elgnth
Street, Jumped Into the water, which
was about two feet deep at that
point, and pulled Margaret out from
beneath the surface. Dr. Parker
said the baby needed treatment after
Its Immersion and took It to the
Presbyterian Hospital.
GOLD HIDDEN IN WALLS.
Executors Of Estate Wreck House
And Find Bags Of Gold.
New York (Special). Convinced
that William Janes, who died last fall
at Hempstead, L. I., had possessed a
considerable amount of money, the
executors of hlB will made a thorough
search of his property and finally de
cided to tear down the dilapidated
cottage in which the man had spent
his life. After a portion of the wall
had been taken down the workmen
found two bags, one containing $5,
000 in gold, the other $6,000 in
banknotes. Later they discovered
bank books which will bring the
value of the estate to $25,000.
Ashevllle, N. C. (Special ). En
raged at his 16-year-old daughter
Nellie, because of a harmless school
girl prank, Dr. C. O. Swlnney, who
recently came here from New York,
fired two shots at her, fatally wound
ing her, and then placing the muz
zle of the revolver in his mouth
pulled the trigger, dying almost In
stantly. Badly wounded as she was,
with two bullets Imbedded in her
skull. Miss Swlnney ran upstairs to
the principal's room before she fell.
The tragedy occurred In the re
ception room of the Normal and Col
legiate Institute, a girl's boarding
school, where Miss Swlnney was a
pupil. Just what occurred prior to
the shooting Ir not known, as there
were no witnesses, nnd the girl,
while still conscious, could give but
n vague account. Dr. Swlnney, who
up to a few years ago had been a
prominent physician In New York
City, has for sometime past been In
poor health, and of late, It Is al
leged, his mind had been unbalanced.
Recently his daughter was one of
a number of the schoolgirls who, as
an April fool Joke, absented them
selves from school, and the fathei
brooded over the little escapade until
It assumed, to him, the proportions
of actual wrong-doing. When Dr.
Swlnney called on hlR daughter at
the school he was shown Into the
reception room, and a few minutes
later his daughter came down and
went Into the room, closing the door
behind her. 8he sat down at the
piano, with her father beside her.
Half an hour later glrlR and teach
ers were startled by four shots, and
then Miss Swlnney, with blood
treanrlng from her wounds, rushed
from the room. In a few mlnuaep
the wildest confusion reigned, but
Miss Koblnson, the principal, restor
ed order and summoned a physician.
There Is little hope of Miss Swlnney 's
recovery.
The room in which the tragedy oc
cured showed signs of a struggle.
Chairs were overturned and the pi
ano stool, with one leg broken, was
lying In the middle of the room. Dr.
Swlnney was lying on the floor dead.
The attempted murder and suicide
were evidently planned, as before
going to the school Dr. Swlnney
bought a revolver and cartridges at
a pawnshop.
Although it is said his mind has
been unbalanced for sometime, he
had never been violent and his fam
ily were unprepared for the dread
ful tragedy. He was the father-in-law
of J. A. Sinclair, a dentist of
this city, and since his arrival from
New York a few weeks ago Dr. Swln
ney had made his home with him.
WASHINGTON
PRINCE TURNED DOWN.
He Wanted Injunc tion Against An
American Woman.
London (By Cable). The court
refused to IsBue the injunction re
quested April 3 by Prince Victor of
Tburn and Taxis of Austria, to re
strain Josephine Moffitt. an American
woman, from alleging that she Is the
Prince's wife and that he fled from
America to avoid his creditors.
The Judge found that Miss Moffitt
was not responsible for the publica
tion In a London newspaper com
plained of by the Prince, which had
been copied from an American paper.
Counsel for Miss Molfltt declared that
she maintained that she had gone
through a form of marriage with the
Prince who then left her to settle his
debts.
FIGHT OVER CREMATION,
Probably Bubonic Plague.
Washington, D. C. (Special). A
disease supposed to be bubonic
plague 1b raging at I.aguayru. accord
ing to a dispatch received at the State
Department from American Consul
Moffat, at that place The dispatch
says: "Nature disease not officially
announced, doctors refusing all in
formation. Deaths continuing. San
ity condition not good. According to
best information at hand, have every
reason to believe disease plague."
To Suppress Thurimm Story.
Norfolk, Va. (Special). The Wom
an's Christian Temperance Union, of
this city, haa engaged counsel to pre
vent, by injunction. If possible, the
publication of the manuscript left by
Leo C. Thurman, who was hanged
here for the murder of Walter P.
Dolaeti The union understands thut
the book Is a horrible recital of
crimes committed by Thurman, and
it is feared that the effect on the
public mind, especially upon the
young, may be very bad.
Aimed At Anarchist.
Trenton, N. J. ( Special ) .Governor
Fort signed the bill passed by the re
cent legislature making It a misde
meanor to publish anyartlcle advocat
ing anyone's death The bill is aimed
at a newspaper in Paterson that was
excluded from the malls by order of
the Postofflce Department In Wash
ington. This paper Is anarchistic In
its teachings.
Ann ii.iif.it v sentiment is cutting
a figure In the political campaign in
Japan, but the Liberal party la con
fident of receiving a large majority.
Prussian Government May Soon
Remove The Ran.
Berlin (By Cablel. The Prussian
government Is about to abolish the
existing ministerial ban against cre
mation. This sub'ect has been under
active discussion for about ju years
past, during which period the govern
ment often has been interpellated in
the Diet In favor ol making cremation
optional, but certain members of the
Conservative and Clerical pnrtks
steadily refused to grant the conces
sion. Up to the present time all persons
living In Prussia who wlBh to cre
mate the bodies of their relatives had
to ship the corpses out of Prussia.
Physician Cuts His Throat.
New York (Special). Dr. Alexan
der B. McDowell, a physician, of 1 10
West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
Street, cut bis threat with a rr.o.
and died soon afterwards. .List be
fore death he urged his housekeeper
to summon medical aid. He was Mr
years old, a widower, and had a son
of 5 years. He appeared In good
health und spirits earlier in.the day.
POtal Suvings flank Rill.
Washington, D. C. (Special),
The Senate Committee on Postotllces
and Post Roads voted to report fav
orably the postal saving bank bill
drafted by u subcommittee, of which
Senator Carter waa chairman. An
amendment was adopted changing
the name of the proposed Institutions
to postal depositaries, "which meots
the objections raised against the bill
by bankers. The amendment does
not alter the purpose of the hill, the
objects of which are to furnish con
venient depositaries
17 Go Down With Stcumei.
Gothenburg. Sweden (By Cable).
Seventeen persons perished by the
capsizing of the steamer Goetaelf
here. These for the most part were
passengers The captain und crew
managed to swim ashore.
An estimate by the British Board
of Trade of the sugar production of
the world for 1906 makes a total of
14,312,716 long tons, of which 7,
317,472 tons were cane and 6,995,
2 24 tons beet, the production of both
kinds advancing practically at the
same rate since 1818.
Injunctions against the enforce
ment of state lawB can only be Is
sued by a majority of three federal
Judges who are to pass upon them it
a bill that passed the Senate becomes
a law.
Representatives Perkins and Slay
den intimated In Congress that Em
porer William did not look with favor
on Ambassador Hill because the lat
ter was not a rich man.
The Army Is practically assured In
creased pay owing to an agreement
being reached on the Army Appro
priation Bill by Senate and House
conferees.
Speaker Cannon flustrated a num
ber of Japanese newspaper men by
asking them if the journalists of Nip
pon wrote "think stories."
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency voted unanimously to
table the Aldrlch Financial Bill.
Senator Lafollette, of Wisconsin,
who has been confined to his room
for two weeks by illness, is much im
proved. The House, after a lively debate,
adopted a provision In the Navy Ap
propriation Bill directing the Secre
tary of the Navy to contract for
eight submarines. The bill was fin
ally passed.
Brigadier General John B. Kerr
i lias been assigned to duty as com
mandant of the Mounted Service
j School, at Fort Riley, Kan.
J. C. Lake, president of the Lake
Submarine Boat Company, was called
as a witness before tbe Lilley in
' vestlgatiug committee.
Former Secretary of State Foster
i filed a brief in the Venezuela contro
I versy In behalf of Americans having
j Interests in Venezuela.
Senator Burrows reported to the
henate a bill relieving Assistant
I ' lilted States Treasurer Boldenweck,
of Chicago, from the payment of
$163,000 mysteriously stolen from
the subtreasury In that city, i
Judge Kimball, In the Police Court
fined Hobert N. Harper, president of
the American National Bank, and
drug manu nciurer, $7.r0 for viola
tion of the Pure Food Act.
The Kenute agreed without oppo
sition, to the measuie adopted by tne
House piovldlng against gambling on
horse races In the District of Co
lumbia. Baron des Planches the Italian am
bassador to the United States may be
transferred to Constantinople oi
some other European capital.
The President notified Secretary
Pro Tern Frye that he will sign no
hills giving away water rights to cor
porations The government has declined Great
Britain's invitation for the battleship
licet to Btop at Hong Kong.
President Simon Luke, of the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company, und former
Senauu Thurston, president of the
company, testified before the House
ccuninir.ee.
Charles O. DaWes, of Chicago,
former comptroller of the currency,
urged the Aldrlch bill before the
House Committee on Banking and
Currency
Former Comptroller of tbe Cur
rency Dawes, argued before the
House Committee on Banking in
favor of i he Aldrlch bill.
Capt. Royal R. lngersoll, detached
from the battleship Connecticut, was
detailed as u member of the General
Board.
The President sent a special mea
sage to Congress urging an appro
priation for four bat 1 1, ships
OFFERS 98,000,000 MORE.
Carnegie will (Mrs Rig sum To
Pittsburg Technical Schools.
Pittsburg, Pa (Special). Andrew
Carnegie has offered a donate $3,
000,000 more to the Carnegie
Technical Schools of this city on con
dition that the city purchase 4 2 acres
of ground adjoining the present site
of the schools. It is estimated that
the ground will tost 11,8(0,000.
E. M. Blgelow, former director Of
public works and one of the trustees
of the Cnrnegle Institute, who has
been working out a plan to enlarge
the technical schools, talked with Mr.
Carnegte about the purchase of the
adjoining land, and made known to
the trustees Mr. Carnegie's proposi
tion. The trustees received nn announce
ment favorably and appointed a com
mittee to consider the matter and re
port to Mr. Carnegie.
The Carnegie Institute trustees
made changes In the by-laws provid
ing for the appointment of an audi
tor nnd for n pension fund for the
maintenance of superannuated em
ployes. B,000 was appropriated for
pensions.
M'KINLEY'S OLD HOME SOLD.
Mrs. Rose C. Klorer, Of Canton, Is
Now The Owner Of It.
Canton, 0. (Special ). The home
of the late President McKlnley was
formally transferred to Mrs. Rose C.
Kloror, of Canton, the price being
121,000. The sale was 'effected
through MIbs Helen McKlnley elect
ing to take the property under the
appraisement at $20,000.
Personal effects of the late presi
aent, including many presents receiv
ed by him during the ramous 1806
rront-porch campaign and later while
In the White House, are being divid
ed among the five heirs of the presi
dent, and will be widely scattered.
ClOWII An Heir To Millions.
Erie, Pa. ( Special ) Charles Mere
dith, of Toledo, O., a clown connect
ed with a circus In winter quarters
here, was informed by Atto'rney Keat
ing, of New York, that he was one of
two heirs to nn estate of $2,fi00,000
In Glasgow, Scotland. The search for
Meredith has been of eight months'
duration. He left for New York and
will sail for Scotland In a few days.
Says Wife Spunked Him.
New Brunswick. N. J. (Special).
-Augusta Pfell, aged 65 years, has
been arrested on complaint of her
husband, QUO, aged 81 years, who
charges her with assault. He de
clares she spanked him as a result
of a dispute over money matters.
She has been held for the grand lury.
The couple were brought together
by a matrimonial advertisement In
one of the Hoboken papers.
Troops To Leave Pcnsiuola.
Pensacola, Fla. (Spoclal). Gover
nor Broward ordered all the utate
troops sent here to preserve order
during the strike of the motormen
and conductors of the local street
railway company to return to their
homes. City officials are making ef
forts to have at least one company
of militia left on duty. Cars were
run Sunday without molestation.
The House decided upon establish
ing a naval atation at Subig Bay in
stead of Cavlte.
BIG BUTTLE FLEET
IN HOME WATERS
A Splendid Spectacle at Coronado
Beach, Cal.
San Diego, Cal (Special). Tho
American battleship fleet sailed Tueo
lay on a summer sea. Sapphires
waters, reflecting the deep blue of m
Moudless Southern sky; tropical
Islands jutting boldly out of the
ocean In the path of the Western
horizon, a mile of sandy beach crowd
ed with enthusiastic patriots proud
to welcome the Navy to California
and the green lawns and flowing
gardens of Coronado formed the set
ting for the most notable marina
spectacle the Wes1. Coast of the Uni
ted States has ever known.
In four regular Intervaled columns,
with flagships lending and pointing
the way to the first home anchorage,
the fleet has found In its four months
of cruising around the southernmost
end of the Western Hemisphere, tbe
16 ships swept Into the sheltered
cove of the sea behind the towering
headlands of Point Lama and halted
for four days of merrymaking for
men and officers.
Gov. James N. Gillett was hero
officially to welcome the fleet, and
his call was paid during the after
noon. Local committees also went
to the Connecticut to tell Admiral
Thomas, and through him all the
men of the fleet, how glad the peo
ple or California are to see such a
splendid representation of the Amer
ican Navy' as the "battle fleet" con
stitutes. At night Admirals Thomas, Sperry
and Emery and the commanding offi
cers and members of the various staffs
were entertained at an elaborate,
but Informal, dinner at the Hotel
Del Coronado. The beauty of the
day's spectacle, when, with flashing
signals and wonderfully executed
maneuvers, the ships were brought
to anchor In the lazy, rolling Pacific
waters, was rlvnled, when for three
hours every vessel was outlined In
fire.
During half an hour of the period
of illumination u searchlight display
was made, adding to the wonderful
effect.
On shore scores of red-signal fires
were maintained throughout tho even
ing ns a welcome sign, and above
all, high In the reaches of the sky,
shone a brilliant Southern moon,
iinrrylng Its way to romantic ful
ness. The thousands who journeyed
from San Diego to the beaches of
Coronado to witness the arrival of
the fleet remained to view the beau
ties offered by the night.
The fleet let go Its anchors all
splashing In the water with preci
sion at 12.47 P. M. Just iS minutes
before the anchoring hour arrived.
For two hours tne ships had been
In sight, and their coming had been
watched with wonder by the waiting
throngs.
The splendid condition of the ships
was manifested in every way. Out
wardly they were tho same -sparkling,
white and buff units of a powerful
aggregation of flghtlnr; force that
pointed their way out of Hampton
Roads on a home coast S.000 miles
away, with the President showing
the wny on his cruiser yacht the May
flower. Internally the ships were In
better condition than when they start
ed engines working with the smooth
trust and throw of perfect bearings
and careful handling, and boilers
mnking steam with less consumption
of coal because of the increased ef
ficiency In the ilrlng-rooms.
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas,
commanding, was on the bridge ol
the Connecticut as the fleet steamed
to its anchorage. The nbRence ol
Rear Admiral Evans, who is ill at
Paso Robles. Is deeply regretted on
all sides. Admirnl Thomas at the
dinner referred to the matter with
much feeling.
Verdict Of $4,750 For A Kiss,
Duluth, Minn. (Special). - - Mrs.
Olga Bergerman. of Hlbblng, got a
verdict of $4,750 for a kiss. This
is a reduction of $2 50 from the ver
dict awarded at the first trial. Sh
was atennnt of Jacob Kltz of Hlb
blng. and ulleged that he one day
kissed her by force when he called
to collect the rent. Kltz's defense
wan blackmail.
Seven Missing After Fire.
Forman, N, D. (Special). Louis
Orlan. wife and Ave children, whose
farm buildings were destroyed by o
prairie fire are missing nnd are be
lieved to have perished. The fire
burned over several square miles.
12 miles west of Cogswell, and was
the most destructive the county haa
ever known.
FINANCIAL
Li
Another 11,000,000 of gold was
engaged for export to Europe.
In nine years Pullman has paid
$51,655,000 In regular dividends.
New York banks have apparently
gained this week $0,798,000 cash.
8. M. Curwen was elected a di
rector and vice president of the J. (i.
Brill Company, lo succeed I he Isle
John Brill.
Amalgamated Copper declared a
quarterly dividend of of one ir
cent. This Is the same amount that
was paid three month ago.
Coal and ccke carried on its East
ern lines so far this year by the
Pennsylvania uncounted to 12,750
000 tons, compared with 15,961,000
tons during tho corresponding per
iod of 1907.
The receivership for the 1...1
underground railways was a depress
ing factor on the American market
A Philadelphia bank president
said: "This country can spare $25.
000,000 or more of gold 11 1 this llmf
and be none the worse for It."
National banks have more thai
$204,000,000 of Government monej
on deposit, so that a withdrawal ol
$50,000,000 would not hamper then
much. There is no chatigo in tho Bank
ot Englund's discount rate of 3 pe
cent.
The Baltimore & Ohio for Marck
shows a decrease of $1,182,628 la
gross earnings and a decreasa ol
$469,127 Iti net profits. In the nins
months of this fiscal yenr tbe nat
decrease has niuounted to $4,299,724.
The price of the stock has fully dis
counted a reduction In the dividend
from 6 to 5 per cent.
Pennsylvania State Sinking Fund
Commissioners are trying to buy us
State bonds. There is virtually
I 'enough money In tho sinking fund
tto wipe out tho entire State debtf
but the owners of the bouds are uol
eager to sell thorn.