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BLUE IN
NEW ORLEANS
Domestic
Senator HHI, who has Just return
ed from Europe, Bald ho saw Hlclianl
Croker while ho wan In England anil
does not think that the former New
Yorker will again take part In local
politic.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has forwarded to the railroad
Man', showing Just what the com
mission want to knew concerning
the business of the interstate road
Senator Hale, of Maine, ha return
ed from Europe and In an Interview
t New Tork discussed the work of
the Monetary Commission, of which
he is a member.
Mayfleld Werno committed sui
cide by walking Into Lake Michigan
because she found It would be Im
possible for her to marry George
Mansfield, owing to her 111-healtli.
Senhor .Toaqulm Nabuco addressed
the sixty-eighth convocation of the
University of Chicago, speaking of
"The Mutual Approach of the ( hiet
Two American."
Rev. O. B. Mlllagln. pastor of the
FlrBt Presbyterian Church at Canton,
O., shot and killed himself. It is
thought the shooting was accidental.
Two trains crashed together near
Fort Smith. Ark., and an engineer
and a conductor were killed.
Phillips) Florreich, once a member
of Fremont's body guard, Is dead at
his home at St. Louis.
Rev. D. R. Ellis, a survivor of the
crew of the Monitor, died at his
home at Lebanon, Pa.
Evelyn Thaw is said to be 111. but
her friends deny that she has been
In a sanaiarium.
Hcroclio Mcndosa. mayor of Cnzey,
Porto Rico, was arrested, charged
with arson.
A wild desire to acquire great
wealth rapidly drove young E. (late
ly, of Memphis. Tenn.. to attempt
the operation of a clever swindling
Scheme by means of which he re
alized thousands of dollars.
Theodore P. Shonts. president of
the Alton and Clover Leaf Railroads,
declared at Chicago that the roads
of the country are spending only
what money Is absolutely necessary.
Harry K. Thaw approves the de
cision handed down by Commissioner
Hand relative to State's Attorney
Jerome, but disagrees a to his at
titude on the gambling question.
Receivers of the Metropolitan
Btreet Railway, of New York, have
challenged the nuthority of the pub
lic service commission to force Joint
rates upon the company.
Ctovernor Hughes, of New York,
will Impanel a special grand Jury
to return an indictment against the
Hains brothers, aecused of the mur
der of William Atinls.
William R. Wilcox denies the story
that Governor Hughes, of New York.
Is willing to withdraw from the
gubernatorial race in favor of Mr.
Wlllcox.
The American Bar Association,
meeting at Seattle. Wash., haB adopt
ed resolutions favoring laws that
will prevent the present delays in
litigation.
A New York woman has refused
to sail on the steamer La Touralno
because she dreamed that the ship
was wrecked In a storm In mid
ocean. Sheriff J. E. Bryant shot and kill
ed the negro, Jesse Coe, murderer
of Patrolman Sullivan, Indianapolis,
thus receiving 11,500 reward.
J. Harris, of Atlanta, Ua., was
shot and killed by his brother-in-law,
J. R. Earnest, in the latter
home for the abuse of his wife.
A freight train crashed Into a
passenger train near Mlllbrig, 111.,
killing the fireman on the latter and
fatally injuring the engineer.
E. H. Heckler, one of the best
known civil and construction en
gineers In the United States, drop
ped dead at Missoull. Mont.
James C. Cray, of Pittsburg, start
ed for Chicago and came to himself
in San Bernardino, California.
Loss of (1,500,000 in the Business
District
THE FIREMEN WERE AT A PICNIC.
I'lames Gained Great Headway Before
the Fir Fighters Arrived, as Most
of Them Were at Their Annual Out
ing In a Nearby Suburb Old Boild.
ings Burn Like Tinder.
New Orleans (Special). Fire,
which broke out in the oeuter of the
commercial district here, wept over
portions of three blocks, destroying
a large number of wholoeaie house,
manufacturing plants and small
stores. Originating at Bienville and
Chartrea Streets, the flame worked
their way north as far a Conti
Street and wet toward Royal, bring
ing about a property loss of between
$1,000,000 and $2,000,000 before
they were finally aubdued.
At the time the alartnod was turn
ed In, shortly before 3 o'clock, the
New Orleans firemen were In the
midst of their annual picnic at a su
burban park, and the engines and
patrols responded with a mere hand
ful of men. When the picnicker
flnallv reached the Bceno It was even
then Impossible to make a successful
fight against the (lames, owing to an
Inadequate supply of water.
The Are was one of the most spec
tacular that has occured In New Or
leans during recent years. The see
Uon devastated was made up largely
of old buildings, some over a half
century in use. They were like so
much tinder to the flame, and fan
ned by a high wind, the fire made
rapid progress.
Two warehouses, filled with wines
and liquors, were among the build
ings destoyed by the fire. As they
burned the barrels of whisky and
brandy exploded with roars which
could be heard for blocks, and which
shook the walls of adjoining build
ings, and dangered the lives of fire
men engaged in lighting the flames.
The lire was gotten under control
after several hours hard work.
Among the establishments burned
were:
Central Glass Company.
George D. Scott, lighting and elec
trical Instruments.
Hcidenbrock, Levy & Wels, shirt
manufacturers.
Hoehu & Dyetb, wholesale mil
linery. Host Commission Company.
Paul Gelpl & Sons, wholesale liq
uor dealers.
New Orleans Junk Company.
Isidor Kelfer & Co., boots and
shoes.
Thomas L. Harris, wholesale liq
uor dealer.
Foreign
The American Health Association,
In session at Winnipeg, Manitoba,
elected Dr. Gardner T. Swarts, of
Province, R. I., president. The con
vention will meet next year in Rich
mond The funeral of Ilaron von Stern
burg, late ambassador to the United
States, took place In Lelpsic, the
body being Interred In the family
mausoleum at Castle Luetzchena.
Indians at Salmon Arm, BritlBh Co
lumbia, are threatening to go on the
warpath, fearing their fishing rights
will be taken away.
Two men were killed and six seri
ously Injured by The premature ex
plosion of a shell on the Uanlsh culs
er Hekla.
The council of ministers which the
Rhah of Pe.-sia convoked last week
has resigned.
The Count de la Rochefoucauld,
at one time ambassador to England,
is dead.
Revolution in Persia Is In full
awing. All the tribes In Persian
Kurdistan are in revolt. In a battle
at the City of Herman hundreds
were killed and wounded.
General Fonsom, Brazilian-minister
of war, and General Morales,
of the Brazilian army, were guests
of Emperor William at Berlin.
United States Ambassador Hill
and other prominent Americans at
tended the funeral of Huron Von
8ti'iiburg, at Lelpsic.
Th Japanese officials have ar
ranged an elaborate program for
the reception of the American fleet
in Japanese ports.
The deadlock between the Cana
dian Pacific Railway and Its me
chanic continues.
The proposed Japanese Interna
tional Exposition has been postponed
until 1917.
A run on the Frledrichberger
Bank, in Berlin, caused intense excitement.
PERSIA 15 SWEPT
BY REVOLUTION
Hundreds of People Killed and
DEATH CLAIMS COLONEL
WILLIAM F. VILAS
Former United States Senator Dies
at Madison, Wis.
Madison, Wis. (8peclal). Col.
Wm, F. Vilas died at 10.46 o'clock
A. M . following five weeks of ill
ness. When Dr. Philip Fox called
upon the Colonel he found him un
usually cheerful and bright, and be
lieved he showed signs of remark
able Improvement.
Shortly after 10 o'clock, while the
nurses were administering a bath
to the itatlent, he weakened very
quickly. An attempt was made to
reach the doctor, but Colonel Vila
died before the physician reached the
house. Dr. Charlea H. Vila, of New
York, who haB been staying at the
home, was not present at the death.
It Is believed that the Immediate
cause of the death was a second
stroke of paralysis.
Col. William F. Vilas suffered a
cerebral hemorrhage early on the
morning of July 20 at his home, In
Madison. His condition waa so seri
ous that E. P. Vila, hie brother, of
Milwaukee, was summoned to the
bedside, and for two dayB the phy
sicians were unable to offer any hope
of recovery. On the third day
Colonol Vila' condition was slight
ly Improved, and there were two
hopeful signs first, there had been
no spreading of the paralysis, and,
second, he manifested marked signs
of intelligence. Although the peri
ods of consciousness were slight,
they gave the family and frlendB of
the distinguished patient much hope.
Since then his condition has remain
ed practically unchanged, although
he had moments of seeming rallies,
and on occasions would answer ques
tions by "yes" and "no."
GAGGED, TIED AND RORBED.
HUM For Kig Ituttb ships.
Washington (Special). Plans for
the two new 20.000-ton battleships
huve been completed and sent to the
President at Oyster Bay for approval.
As loon a he has acted upon them,
they will be turned over to the naval
constructor at the New York Yard,
Vbere the Florida will be built.
Wfi.fl advert iiemeuts will be Issued
(or the Utah, the other semi-Dread-nauglit,
which is to be built by con
ti act.
of People Killed
Wounded.
Teheran (By Cable). The late
est now that has arrived here by
courier confirms the report that the
revolution is In full swing in the
western and southern part of Persia.
All the tribes In Perian Kurdistan
have raised the banner of revolt un
der the leadership of the constitu
tionalists and demand the immedi
ate convocation of a parliament oth
erwise they threaten to declare for
Independence.
The government offices are falling
into the hands of the insurgentB
everywhere and a large number of
soldiers have been killed. The Gov
ernor of Sultanleh has (led with a
small remnant of loyal troops, the
remainder of the troops having join
ed the Insurgents. The Governor's
residence was pillaged and burned
The uprising In the provinces of
Larlstan and Kerman, reports of
which were received here a few days
ago, Is rapidly gaining ground. The
City of Kerman is entirely In the
hands of the revolutionists, the gov
ernment officials having either fled
or submitted. Tho vice Governor has
been killed.
The seizure of the city was pre
ceded by a bloody battle, hundreds
being killed or wounded. The insur
gent leaders, who Include Kazim
Khan, have organized a temporary
government and declared their In
tention to Ignore the central govern
ment until the parliament shall be
reconvoked. The Shah lacks the
necessary troops for the suppression
of the revolt in the different prov
inces. The seriousness of the situ
ation Is mitigated only by the ab
sence of a strong pretender to the
throne around whom the constitu
tionalists could gather.
FINED 16,000,000.
Venezuela Courts Assess French t a
ble Company Same As American
Asphalt Concern.
Caracas (By Cable). The French
Cable Company has been found
guilty of complicity In the .Mates
revolution by the Civil Court or
First Instance and sentenced to paj
a fine of nearly $5,000,000.
The decision Is practically the
same as that made In the Bermudez
Asphalt Company's case, the amount
being similar.
The cable company will likely ap
peal from the decision.
RAILROAD BARS KiARETTEH.
Rock Island Will Discharge Any Em
ploye Who I'se Them.
Memphis (Special). A bulletin
has hec-u posted at the Union Sta
tion, signed by F. J. Easley, division
superintendent of (he Rock Island
Hues, notifying employes that the
smoking of tobacco In the form of
cigarettes is forbidden.
It is understood that any employe
found using them hereafter will be
summarily discharged.
Minister Kills Himself.
Canton, O. (Special ) .Rev. O B
Mllllgan. pastor of the First Presby
terian Church, and well known in
the State, both as a minister and
golf player, killed himself by a
charge from a shot-gun. It is not
yet known whether the shooting wa
accldental or premeditated. Coronei
March stated that an Inquest would
be held. He was Inclined to bellev
death was accidental and would si
state under the circumstance?.
Neighbors attracted to the home
think the death to be an accident.
Small Boys Arc Victims Of Youths
In Chicago.
Chicago (Special). Stripped to
the skin, gagged and bound, two
small boys were beaten until they
were all but unconscious by two
larger boys in the lonely woods of
Forest Glen.
Their assailants were arrested by
the Irving Park police after a search
that lasted more than 15 hours. One
of the torturers of the boy was
caught In the act of mercilessly
beating the younger of the victims.
The boys who were beaten until
their skins are a mass of bloody
welts, some of them almost as big
as a man's finger, are Richard En
ger and Richard Keenly. Their as
sailants are Arthur Helmgren, 16
years old. and Joseph Caftlboln, 18
years old. Helmgren was released
on bail.
Forest Glen Is a lonely part of
a suburb of Chicago, where the
woods are thick. When the young
er boys were missing for some time
the neighborhood was thoroughly
aroused and a volunteer poBse was
formed. While the posse was search
ing a mail-carrier heard stifled cries
and entering a thicket saw Keenley
tied to a tree and Helmgren lashing
him pitilessly.
The mall carrier soon had Helm
gren by the coat collar, and, call
ing to another member of the posse,
rescued the almost unconscious lad.
Still further search revealed Joseph
Cafflboin, sullen and defiant, biding
In the vicinity.
Bl bodies RECOVERED.
Mood At Augusta Leaves Ruin In
Its Wake.
Augusta, Ga. (Special). The
flood water at Augusta Is receding
rapidly, and as the water leaves the
streets it is apparent that the loss
has been underestimated.
In addition to the disasters al
ready reported the Riverside Mills,
in damage to plant and loss of cot
ton which floated away, sustained
a loss of $100,000; the Reid cotton
warehouse, the finest In the South,
was greatly damaged, but It will re
quire a survey to determine the loss;
the triangular block where the
wholesale houses are assembled was
badly damaged. The Nelson Morris
& Co. warehouse has collapsed and
is being razed; the Augusta Grocery
Company's building was damaged to
the extent of $6,000; the National
Biscuit Company building was
wrecked. The Central Grammar
School and the Davidson Grammar
School were also damaged severely.
In addition to the fires already
reported, 10 smaller houses were
burned In different sections of the
city. As the water goeB down fur
ther It Is feared that further damage
will be revealed.
Twenty-two bodies had been re
covered and corpses are being found
every hour or so.
ALL ONITE TO
HELP THE VICTIMS
The Charities of Augusta Severely
Strained.
CONVICTS PUT TO WORK ON STREETS
Work of Believing the Sufferings of
Flood Victims Goes On With a
Will-Food and Clothing Badly Need
Mi -The Task of Cleaning Up Will
Begin Monday.
Augusta, Oa, (Special). The sun
shone out brightly Sunday. August
nns, puttings aside everything else,
began straining every energy to the
work of helping the sufferers,
Prominent men who made up the
advisory and relief committee, the
Board of Charities, the Associated
Charities, the Salvation Army and
Kings Daughters are working hand
in hand. The work Is very thorough.
The task, however, Is herculean.
There Is need of clothing, mattresses
and other necessities.
Bread gave out Saturday night,
but over 6.000 loaves arrived Sunday
from Atlanta and Charleston, and
Savannah sent 20,000 loaves at night.
The. work of cleaning up and clear
ing away wreckage will be begun
Monday morning. The county con
victs, the city convicts and as many
thousand men as can be employed
will go to work on the streetB, sew
ers and canals. The board of health
has the sanitation situation well In
hand. The police, with emergency
deputies, are In absolute control.
There Is no loitering or rowdyism.
The city has asked Georgia's
United States Senators to urge
the federal authorities to send an
engineer hero to Inspect the flood sit
uation along the river with a view
to the consideration of measures for
the protection of the city from flood
In the future.
WASHINGTON
("apt. Charles J. Badger, superin
tendent of the .Naval Academy, has
made application for the command of
the 20,000-ton battleship North Da
kota, the first American Dread
nought. The War Department has refused
leave of absence to Col. William F.
Stewart, "exiled" in an Arizona des
ert, and who wishes to visit Balti
more to see his wife.
American clerical employes are to
be given preference over alien em
ployes on the Isthmus of Panama.
The Rev. Joseph Himmel has been
appointed president of the George
town University.
A sweeping reduction of from one
half cent to five cents per hundred
pounds on range cattle shipments
was ordered by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
It was learned that the War De
partment Is caring for two lepeie
who contracted the disease while
serving In the Army.
The monthly statement of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau snows that
S.64G re(ttll liquor dealers have gone
out of business during July.
Enoch Han 1, federal gaugd
In Kentucky, dismissed tor his
pernicious acilw.y in politics.
Jose Augustine Arango, minister ol
Panama to the United States, has
been selected by President-elect Obal
d'a to be minister for lorelgn affatri
of the republic of Panama.
Wade H. Ellis, attorney general o!
Ohio, has accepted the appointment
SJ assistant to the Attorney Genera!
Ml the United States.
Consular reports refer to a renew
al of Industry and commerce at Yafs
md Gaza, In Palestine.
A FLAW IN THE
NEW CURRENCY BILL
May in One Respect Render It
Useless.
Washington (Special). The Ald-rlch-Vreeland
emergency currency
law at which Congress and President
Roosevelt worked so laboriously
last year and which cost so much
cracking of the party whip to secure
It passage bids fair, In one respect
at least, to be practically a dead let
ter. The principal feature of the
law waa the formation of national
currency associations by the nation
al banks of each locality, which were
to take out the currency for their sec
tions to and guarantee to the Treas
ury Department the securities put
with the Secretary as collateral for
bank notes. The banks In New
York. Baltimore, Chicago, Boston
and other large cities took up the
question of organizing local currency
associations, but two obstacles pre
sented themselves, with the result
that up to the present time the only
association that has been formed is j
that of the banks In Washington.
The few objections were, first, j
that under the law each bank would i
have an equal voice In the proceed-
ings of the currency association re- I
gardless of Its capital or surplus,
;,iid. second, that there was no pro- j
vision In the law by which a bank
COUld withdraw from an association j
after having once joined. The
national banks of New York and I
Baltimore wrote to Secretary Cor- j
telyou pointing out these objections,
and It was Intimated that unless j
there was a remedy the associations I
would not be formed. Secretary ;
Cortelyou referred both questions to
the Solicitor of the Treasury, and
received an official opinion that there
was no authority either in the Sec- j
retary of the Treasury or elsewhere j
to waive or amend the provisions
which were declared objectionable.
Mr. Cortelyou next called upon !
Attorney General Bonaparte for a j
decision on that feature of the law
which makes it impossible for a bank
to secede from an association. No j
opinion was asked on the relative i
voting power of the constituent banks
of an association, as Mr. Cortelyou i
held it was self-evident that each
bank must have the same voice In j
an association. But he realized that
unless the banks could withdraw, the
law would probably remain dead so I
far as It provided for the currency
associations.
The Department of Justice has :
rendered its opinion. It holds with ,
(he Solicitor of the Treasury that a ;
bank having once joined an associa
lion cannot withdraw, but It tug- '
gets that withdrawal may be pos- j
slble on the unanimous consent of
til the other banks which remain In
the association. As the only cir- j
cu instances under which a bank, j
when once In an association, would
want to withdraw are condition' j
when every other hank would Insist ;
on each bank assuming Its full share
of the association's responsibilities
It Is evident that Mr. Bonaparte's
opinion Is practically (he same us
that of the law officer of tho Treas
ury, namely, that a bank cannot
withdraw.
Mr. Cortelyou has accepted the in
vitation of the New York bankers
to meet them In that city next week
to discus with them the currency
law in its application to the banks.
JOHN W. KERN
FORMALLY NOTIFIED
Indianapo'is and Surrounding Country
Out in Force.
Indianapolis, Ind. (Special).
John Worth Kern, Democratic can
didate for Vice President, wau for
mally notified of his nomination.
The meeting was held In the elabo
rately decorated Collse im at the Slate
Fair grounds, and w i attended by
many thousands of people regardless
of party attracted by tire distin
guished speakers on the programme.
The weather wbb Ideal, clear and
cool, with a pleasant breeze that
swept over the grounds.
William Jennings Bryan and other
speakers, members of the notifica
tion committee appointed at the Deu
ver Convention, members of the Na
tional Committee headed by Norman
E. Mack and others of the official
party arrived on earl, trains.
The morning hour, were devoted
to conference by i irty leaders,
while a band concert I t the Denlsou
Hotel assisted In amu: :ig the crow ds
that poured through the corridors.
Later a reception was held by Mr.
Bryan and Mr. Kern In the hotel
parlors.
The programme for the day In
cluded luncheon nt th S hotel by the
speakers and membe.a of the no
tional and notification committees,
after which the official party was
driven to the State Fair Grounds
In automobiles, Mr. Bryan, Mr.
Kern and Chairman Bell of tho noti
fication committee, riding together.
The ride through the city to the fair
grounds was through the principal
business streets nnd past the Kern
residence. The doors of the Coli
seum were thrown open to the public
several hours before tho exercises
began.
Thomas Taggart, national com
mitteeman from Indiana, had been
selected to call the meeting to order.
He Immediately banded the gavel
to National Chairman Mack, who In
troduced Theodre E. Bell, of Cali
fornia, chairman of the notification
committee, who formally notified
Mr. Kern that he had been selected
by the Democratic party to go on
the national ticket with Mr. Bryan.
In advising Mr. Kern of his nomi
nation at the Denver Convention as
tho Democratic Vice Presidential
candidate Theodore A. Bell, chair
man of the notification committee,
after alluding CO the high esteem
In which Mr. Kern Is held by the
people of his own State, said:
"You will be able to show that
Mr. Taft is attempting to reach the
White House through a mirror maze
which Is likely to leave him on No
vember 3 Just where he started on
the 18th of June. After reading Mr.
Taft's letter of acceptance you will
be able to show that his candidacy
Is like one of those new-fangled
signs that we see on the streets so
often, when you are approaching it
reads one thing, and when you are
leaving it speils something else.
"And also in this connection you
will be able to show that In places
where President Roosevelt is sup
posed to enjoy great popularity It Is
sung Into the ears of his admlrerB
that If Mr. Taft Is elected, the spirit
of the departed Roosevelt will be
found crouching behind the throne
and directing new onslaught against
the corporations and that In sec
tions where Roosevelt has Incurred
grave censure by reason of his stren
uous policies they are whispering In
the ears of Standard Oil, the Steel
Trust, the transportation companies
and others of their Ilk that after
the 4th of March the shade of
Roosevelt will be found wandering
through the jungles of Africa in pur
suit of bigger game, leaving Taft
to deal complacently with the of
fending corporations.
"Even those who believed that be
fore Taft was nominated for the
Presidency he was thoroughly dip
ped in Rooseveltian waters now have
a lurking suspicion that somebody
held Mm, like Achilles, by the ten
don of the heel, so that he might not
prove wholly invulnerable to cor
porate assaults In the event of hi;
election."
Mr. Kern, In his speech of accept
Alice, devotfd some time to the ques
tion, "Shall the people rule?" He
deprecated what he charged Is ex
cessive power in the hands of the
Speaker of the House of Representa
tive, and denied that the people
have ruled, because he said their
will had not been given effect. He
cited the demand for a reduction
In the tariff on white paper and wood
pulp and the failure of the Babcock
tariff bill in 1902. Mr. Kern charg
ed that there is a power within the
Republican party determined that
the people shall not rule, which pow
er has manifested Itself whenever
effort has been made to check the
destructive work of unlawful com
bination, reduce the tariff or equalize
burdens by legislation. The Demo
cratic party, he said, would draw
a sharp line between lawful business
lawfully conducted and unlawful
business.
SKULLS CRUSHED
RY A
Three Ken Hit With Heavy Hammer
By Maniac.
VICTIMS ARE EXPECTED TO OIL
Cornelias Baker, an Aged Farmer;
Nathaniel Baker and John Bott,
Suddenly Attacked by John Boieer
man, Who Was on His Way to Be
Baptized Madman Overpowered.
York, Pa. (Special). It Is feared
that Cornelius Baker, 70 years old,
a farmer, and, John Cotl, 40 years
old, a plumber, will die from Injuries
received by being attacked by John
Bosserman, a maniac, who suddenly
lost his mind while riding along the
road In a bugfty.
Nathaniel Baker Is in a serious
condition, and may die, while his
wife Is unnerved by coming Into con
tact with the Insane m :i.
Young Bosserman went violently
Insane and ran from place to place,
attacking everybody v. it bin hli
reach. When he cume la the linker
farm near East Berlin i.e seized a
hammer and dealt J hn Bott two
blows, felling him to f - ground.
Bott's skull is thought . be crush
ed and he will likely
Young Bosserman -bowed evi
dences of insanity I . oit six years
ago, but be was not violent. The
father, to humor him, took him to a
minister to be baptized. The young
man had expressed a desire for the
ceremony. They entered a buggy
together, but had not gone far be
fore the young man leaped from the
vehicle and started to run through
the fields.
The father tried to overtake him,
but the son eluded him, and the
old man did not know what had hap
pened until Informed by the neigh
bors. When young Bosserman reached
the Baker farm he saw Bott and
Baker standing nnd engaged in con
versation. He asked Bott what he
was doing. Bott replied: "I am fix
lng the spouting."
"You'll not be doing so long,"
shouted the maniac.
He examined several hammers,
and seizing the largest, hit Bott's
head with It, crushing his skull In
stantly. He then turned upon Bak
er, who fell back for a club. Find
ing that his club was gone, he seized
a double rope, and with that' he pro
ceeded to beat oft the Insane man.
Bosserman succeeded in striking
Baker a glancing blow on the fore
head with the hammer, cutting to
the bone. Baker was knocked sense
less to the ground. Baker, quickly
recovering, rose and ran to the house
for his gun, out he was again hit
on the back of the head by the mad
man. Bosserman then attacked Corneli
us Baker, an old bachelor who was
sitting on the porch, striking him a
heavy blow on the head with the
hammer and crushing his skull.
Mrs. Baker, In the meantime, fled.
Bosserman was not overpowered
until, he reached the fa.-m of David
Bosserman. where he had gone with
his blood-stained hammer. He was
there chained, taken to Gettysburg
and placed in the asylum.
ACID TO DESTROY IDENTITY.
ATTACKED BY ROBBERS.
A lilnnk Cartridge Evplmied In A
Voimg Man's Mouth.
Chicago, 11. (Special). Throe
robbers, after having relieved Frank
Monroe, 528 Lasalle Avenue, and
Hazel William;, his fiancee, of valu
ables, thrust a revolver barrel Into
the young man's month and exploded
n blank cartridge, seriously and fa
tally Injuring him. Monroe and tho
young woman were accosted on tho
Lake Shore, at Erie Street, a resi
dence district In the north portloa
of the city.
An Indignity by on of the robbers
toward Miss Williams was answered
by Monroe with a blow, whereupon
the three men, after beating him,
chose the method described to teach
him "to stand still," they told him.
while being robbed.
DEAD AT AGE OF 114 YEARN.
Mun Evidently Burned His Face Be
fore Jumping Into River.
Pittsburg ( Special ). An unknown
man, believed to be from Massachu
I settB, was found floating In the Mo
! nongahela River, near McKeesport.
His face 1b badly burned from car
bolic acid and 1 identification is
thought to be impossible.
With the man's hat and coat on
the shore was the bottle which had
i-ontained the acid. The label had
i been partly scratched away, but
: enough of It remained to show it
j had been purchased in Massachusetts.
it Is supposed that the man ren
1 dered his features unrecognizable
with the add and then jumped into
! the river.
PLEA FOR UNWRITTEN LAW.
. Texas Grand Jury Wants It Placed
On statute nooks.
Eastlond, Tex. (Special). While
I urging mothers to give greater pro
tection to their daughters by curtail
ing their liberties, the grand jury here
openly recommended that the "un
written law" should ho placed on tho
statute books as a means of protect
ing the home in a remarkable ad
denda to its report.
"If the law cannot be so amend
ed as to visit punishment upon the
despoilers, then let the avenger be j
free," readB the report. "Let the 1
highest law be written on the Btatute
books and let the gay deceivers no
where rest In security."
Ballston. N. Y. (Special). Joho
Morris, believed to be the oldest man
In New York State, died at the alms
house here. He said he was 11
years old, and remembered events
that occurred 100 years ago. Mor
ris' wife Is living, and is considerably
more than lOu. A son In the town
of Day, where Morris lived many
years, is almost 90 years old. Mor
ris was a French Canadian.
8 1 IC4DE AFTER AWFUL error.
Flora, 111. (Special). Richard
Turner, who killed his wife and then
shot his son st Sailor Springs a few
weeks ago committed suicide In Jail
at Louisville. Turner had mistaken
his son in the darkness for an ad
mirer of his wife, from whom ho
had been separated, and opened Are
on both.
Explosion lllimls Officer.
Manilla (By Cable) Captain Sam
uel P. Lyon, of the Tweuly-nfth In
fantry, was temporality blinded by
the explosion of a bottle of mineral
water In his quarters at Parang, Min
danao. He has been ordered to t ie
United States for treatment and
leaves by the next transport. Cap
Ian Lyon may lose his sight, as a
fragment of glass struck has eye,
cutting through the Ud and eyeball.
Von Bteraborg Dead.
Heidelberg, Germany (Special).
Baron Speck von Stemburg, the Ger
man Ambassador to the United States,
died in the Hotel Victoria In this
city about midnight. The Immedi
ate cause of death was Inflammation
of the lungs, although the Baron had
long been a sufferer from an affec
tion of the ear and neck. Tho Baro
ness, who wai Miss Lillian May
Langham, of Louisville, Ky., was
with her husband at the end.
BiM.il-O Rats Killed In London.
Washington (Special). Former
Postmaster-General Robert J. Wyn
ne, who Is now Consul-General at
London, sends a report Issued In
London showing that by order of
the British port sanitary authorities,
in accordance with the scheme for
the extermination of the plague,
524,379 rats have been killed up
to August 1 in the warehouses and
vessels In the docks of London,
Wound Kills Preacher,
New York ("Special). The Rev.
Albert H. Frlck. 50 years old, ol
143 Lefferts Place. Brooklyn, wai
found dead in Room 4 64 in the
Mills Hotel No. 3, at Thirty-sixth
Street and Seventh Avenue. The
man was shot In the mouth. It hat
not yet been determined whether 11
Is a case of murder or suicide.
Anarchy In Persiu.
Teheran (By Cable). The latis,'
advices received here lndlcnte thai
all the provinces are In a state ol
anarchy and that the country is oil
the verge of civil war. Word has
reached here from Nuddea that a
party of liberal Mushtaleds has start
ed for Persia to proclaim a holy war
against the Shah among the" DJai
population.
MetluxUst Buildings Burn.
RusEellvllle, Ky. (Special). The
bulldlnga on the famous Methodist
evangelistic meeting grounds of Ken
tucky, Parsons' Camp Grounds, eight
miles from here, were destroyed by
fire. The lo3s has not been estimat
ed. The origin of the fire is not
known.
FIND TWENTY.ER3HT BODIES,
One Ktill In Mine Where Okluhoiuu
Horror Occurred.
McAlester. Okla. (Special). With
the bodies of 28 of the 29 ralnerB
who met death In the coal mine at
Hulleyvllle recovered, a search is be
ing made for the bo(Jy of the re
maining victim.
All the men were suffocated when
fire broke out at the mine entrance
and cut oft the air supply.
Three Lives Hucriricod.
New York (Special). Panic seiz
ed Mrs. Mary Abruzzo. of Brooklyn,
when a gas stove exploded and set
fire to the clothing of her 3-year-old
son, Joseph, and to a baby carriage In
which lay her Infant son Chnrles.
Mrs. Abruzzo threw the baby from
the third story window and then
leaped after It. both mother and chllrt
being mortally Injured. Joseph, left
in the apartment, was burned to
death.
It Is almost a easy to find trouble
a it ta to make excuses.
FINANCIAL
80 far in 1908 six New York
Stork Exchange firms have failed.
General Electric has declared Its
usual quarterly dividend of $2.
The Bank of England's discount
rate remains 2 V4 per cent.
Europe Is taking but an unusu
ally small Interest In American
stock Just at present.
The reported cuts In certain class
es of steel materials didn't seem to
discourage the bulls' In the stuck
market.
The two score railroads which
have reported for the second week
of August return an average de
crease in earnings of about 12 per
cent.
Fire insurance premiums to the
amount of $2,886,700 were collect
ed in Philadelphia during the first
six monthsof this year, according
to reports made to the. Philadelphia
Fire Insurance Patrol. Of this sum
$713,304 went to local companies.
E. H. Harrlman gets credit per
haps for gome things he does not do.
He "saved" Erie from a receivership.
Now It is asserted that he and his
Standard Oil friends saved Rock Is
land from a similar fate at the hands
of speculators. "At this rate," ob
served a prominent banker, "the
Union Pacific chleftlan will soon be
come Wall Street's patron saint."
In June the Rock Island system's
gross earnings fell $1,161,241, and
net profit decreased $54,284. For
tbe full fiscal year tbe net decrease
was $3,284,258, or about 18 per
ent.
Captain Shoots His Wife.
Port Huron. Mich. (Special).
Elmer E. Campbell, a lake captuln,
shot and killed his wife on th:j
I streets here near his home and then
! committed suicide. After killing his
i wne ne ran into uieir iiome ana
drank a dose 01 carDonc acid and
fired three bullets Into his body.
Sage Estate 04,lfiK,HOO.
New York (Special). Russell
Sage's estate Is valued at- $64,153,
800. This fact became known for
the first time through the signing
of the order for transfer tax payable
to the State.
20 Children In 20 Wars.
Pittsburg (Special) Twenty chil
dren In 26 years is the remarkable
record of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mc
Intyre, of McKees Rocks, and all 'of
them are "singles" and all living.
Married In 1882, the babies have
been coming at intervals of 15 V4
months. The latest arrival was bom
Saturday evening and Is a boy and
weighs 15 pounds. In the family
there are 12 sons and eight daughters.
Stole i- From Ibink.
Frankfort. Germany (Special).
Her Geltermann, cashier of tho cou
pon department of the Mltteldeulsehe
Credit Bsnk, shot himself dead In
this city. Geltermann had embezzled
$I2ft,000 from the bank and left a
letter of confession addressed to the
management Geltermann bad spec-.i
lated on the Lcndon exchange.
A gir' is uiually very Innocent ut:
less she's ashamed to mention tl
I u.iugt she walks wltO,
Shoots To Defend Wife.
Atlanta, Ga. (Special). J. Hauls.
28 years old, an iron worker, was
shot and killed by J. R. Earnest in
the latter's home whero Harris has
been living. The weapon used waa
a single barrel shot-gun. It Is al
leged that Harris, who la a brother
of Earnest's wife, had beer, abusing
the latter and Earnest betas notified
he ran to his house. Earnest says
that he shot Harris In defense of lis
wife.
Wolf Atuuk'. Marshal.
Lawton, Okla. (Special.) United
States Marshal John Abernathy, of
Oklahoma, war. severely bitten by a
large gray wolf, which he had cap
lured alive and bound with wire
about the head. The wire snapped,
releasing the wolf's Jaws, and in the
fight that followed two of Aber
nathy's fingers were badly lacerated
and IiIb knee injured. The wolf waa
recaptured.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Now York City has 133 depart
ment stores that employ 11,000 per
sons. Twenty million feathers arc seut
from Germany to England every
year for millinery purposes.
Argentina's aiea under cultivation
is now 36,000,000 acres, comparing
.villi 12,000,000 in 1905.
There la a llttla more than 26
mile of railroad in the United Su.te-i
for every 10,000 Inhabitants.
In the matter of paper production,
New York, Matno and Wisconsin
rank first, second and third, respect
ively. An unsuccessful attsmpt has been
made to give the Indian city of Del
hi electric lighting and street car
service. 1
Oysters arc wild nulmals, accord
ing to a Queensland judge, who held
that there was 110 penalty for steal
ing them.
It takes about 2,000,000 cords of
vnod a year to make the uowspapers
I bat go through Hie presses of New:
irh City. .