THE NEWS, Domestic Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale, Ih an address before the Association o Life Insurance President Bald the Insurance companies would find It profitable to spend money In better ing public hygiene. The Abingdon (Pa.) quarterly meeting of Friends recommends that Friends be permitted to marry out side the church. The proposition to submit state wide prohibition in Texas to a pop ular vote was defeated In the House. Edward E. Cule, a brother-in-law Of Vice President Fairbanks, is dead. The brown-tail moth has appeared In Connecticut. As the result of an Investigation Inaugurated by William II. Edwards, who was recently appointed street cleaning commissioner of New York City, eight employes of tUat depart ment and the foreman of a private contractor were arraigned In court On charges of grand larceny by the use of fraudulent snow removal tick ets. Anna M. Saltan, a nurse, says she saw Nicholas F. Hca, the Italian real estate dealer, in front of the home of Magistrate Frank Wilheim, of Newark, N. J., at about tlic time Wilheim was murdered. L. A. Worthy, wanted by the fed eral authorities on the charge of operating a fake matrimonii bureau, Wee arretted In New York, disguised as a priest. A petition In bankruptry was filed gainst Fraztn & Oppeuhelm, or New York, who conduct a chain of retail hoe stores. E. II. Harrlman has been elected director of the I.nke Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad. Thomas Lowrey, president of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, and of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Bault Ste Marie Hallway, died at Minneapolis. A fireman and two trainmen were severely injured In a collision be tween a train on the Illinois Central Railroad and two freight cars at Chi cago. The bark Mohican Balled for Hono lulu carrying two gigantic disappear ing guns, wiilch will form a part of the defenses at Pearl Harbor. Tennessee joined the prohibition States when t he House passed the bill forbidding the manufacture of liquor over the Governor's veto. Robert P. Easton, formerly one of the best-known lumbermen In North ern Michigan, died at Muskegon as the result of a fall. Fire destroyed seven business buildings and residences at the low er end of Riverside Avenue, Croton, N. Y. William P. Sinnock, of Newark, N. J., died suddenly as the steamer Nile was nearlng New York. Three lives were lost In a fire which destroyed the home of Mrs. Frank Lathrop, near Brentwood, Ark. Unix tut i idt i in till inc la J i LHr OF A FAMOUS CRUISE Big Fleet's Departure From Gibraltar a Splandid Sight REAR ADMIRAL SPFRRY'S ADDRESS. Gliding Over A Sunlit Ken, The 10 Huge Battleships, With The Geor gia landing, Arouse Enthusiasm Of Crowds Of Spectators Ily Their Perfect Alignment 1.0(H) Allies OAT the American Coast The Fleet Will lie Met And Escorted Ry The Atlantic Sqtimlron. Foreign Rear Admiral Sperry approved the findings of the court-martial which tried Captain Qualtrough, of the bat tleship Georgia, at Gibraltar, on a charge of Intoxication. While the findings were not made public, it Is rumored that the ofllcer has been disgraced and possibly he win be dismissed. Debate In the French Chamber of Deputies concerning the anti-government manifestations at St. Pierre Miquelon resulted In a vole of con fidence In the government to carry out reforms In the colony. President Legula, accompanied by the members of his stafT and For eign Minister Porras and Minister of War Ontaneda, of Lima, Peru, called upon Rear Admiral Swinburne. The disabled Mexican revenue cut ter Josevus Llnantour was saved by wireless telegraphy. A new treaty has been signed by the G ;rman and Venezuelan govern ments. Another earthquake shock Is re ported to have occurel in Montreal. The compromise arranged by one ! of the committees of the Internntlon- ! al Naval Conference, in session In I London, defining what constitutes "an enemy" Is not approved by tho ' State Department at Washington. j French exports to the United Stateg in 190s aggregated $91,776,- j 658, a decrease of $3G,2M;,i4, as i compared with 1907, the falling off I being due to the financial stringency . in this country. 1 Fighting has occurred In Abyssinia I between followers of a brother of the Emperor and forces under the father of Llg Yosu, the designated heir to i the throne. I Moscow pi llco arrested a man giv ing the name of Richard T. Stevens, of Washington, I). ('., on the charge ' of associating with revolutionists. M. Nemeshuleff has accepted the portfolio or minister of Russian rail- j roads In succession to Lieutenant , General Sfhati haunt n. 1 Clprlano Castro, former president of Venezuela, who underwent an ci- i eratlon in Berlin, has left the sani- ! tarium well. i Odd Fellows Temple at Chatham, j Ont.,' was robbed of Jewels and j copies of secret work of the order i tolen. Carrie Nation was fined $7. SO by I a London court for destroying a cigarette advertisement in a car. j Count Casslnl, nearly f,4 years In the Russian Diplomatic Service, has applied for retirement. Tornado Kills Six Persons. Birmingham, Ala. (Special). Re ports have reached hers that a tor Dado struck Booth, Miss., killing six persons and destroying much property. A dispatch from Stuttgart, Ark., says a storm struck that plat. today, killing two persons and Injur ing a number of others. Two resi dences and a barn were blown down Cattle And Sheep Drown. Marysvllle, Cal. (Special). Flvt hundred cat Lie were drowned by the flood wat-ir on tse Stanford ranch, near Tehnmu. and 1500 sheep perish d near Cclusa. It Is estimated that the damage in Colusa County will lie In the neighborhood of fl, 000, 000. The loss in Butte County is estima ted at about $60,000, and in Glenn, Tehama, gutter and Yuba Coiintlua approximately a quarter of million. Fund raised by the relief organi sation for the earthquake victims in Italy total $3.41.0io. THE WORLD CRUISE. Sailed from Hampton Roads ' December 16, 1907. Arrived at Rio de Janeiro, Bra zil. January, 12, 1908. Arrived at Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan, January 31, 1H0H. Arrived at Valparaiso, Chill, February 14, 1908. Arrived at Callao, Peru, Febru ary 20, 1908. Arrived at Magdalenna Bay, March 12. 190S. Arrived at San Francisco, May C, 190S. Arrived at Honolulu, Hawaii, July 16, 190S. Arrived at Auckland, N, Z., August 10, 1908. Arrived at Sydney, N. 8. W, August 20. 1908. Arrived at Melbourne, Victoria, August 29, 1908. Arrived at Manila, October 2, 1908. Arrived at Yokohama, Japan, October 18, 1908. Arrived First Squadron at Manila, October 3t, 1 908. Arrived Second Squadron at Amoy, China. October 30, 190S. Arrived at Colombo, Ceylon, December 12, 1908. Arrived at Port Said, Egypt, January 5, 1909. Arrived at Naples, January 10, 1909. Arrived at. Villcfrunche, Janu ary 11, 1909. Arrived at Malta, January 14, 1909. Arrived at Marseilles, January 13, 1909. Arrived at Gibraltar, January 21 and February 1, 1909. Sailed for home, February 6. Gibraltar (Special). Rear Ad miral Sperry, prior to the departure of the battleships for Hampton Roads Saturday morning, expressed the greatest degree of satisfaction with the results of the around-tho-world cruise. Ho then made the following statement: "This cruise marks an epoch In our naval annals, for the fleet has found Itself been welded into a unity. An aggregation of battleships Irrespective of the power and efficien cy of the Indlvunl unltB is not a fleet In the highest sense of the term un til by long, faithful and harmonious work on the part of the personnel, the spirit of the fleet has been de veloped. That now has been accom plished. The American people have come to appreciate the importance of sea power . as one of the most potent factors in the preservation of a Just peace, and they should appre ciate what it means to have a fleet like this. "The lessons of the cruise have been many, and It is no exaggeration to say that the condition of the ships Is better today than when they sail ed from Hampton Roads, In Decem ber of 1907. During these 14 months the fleet has been practical ly self-sustaining in the matter of repairs. The. officers and men re sponsible for repairs have met every test and the results prove that the ships have been better cared for than when they depend upon tho navy yards. "Enlistments in the Navy certain ly will be stimulated by the general interest in thin cruise and the splen did opportunities afforded tho men to see the world. "New stnndards of efficiency In steam engineering, which means economy In coal consumption and In creased radius of action, have been es'abliahed." A HAKE-FOOTED HEROINE. Girl Sines Two Children And Home From Munich. Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). With feet bare because her mother was too poor to buy shoes for her, Annie Lubowltz, 10 years old, walked twica across tho burning floor of tholr home Kt 1409 Our Alley and rescued her baby brothers. The cradle ln: which a six months' old child lay sleeping whs blazing vigorously when barefooted Annie rushed through the flames, lifted the little brother from the burning bed and carried him to safety. Again she dashed Into the blazing room and led out another brother, six years old, who w ten badly frightened to escape alone. Then Annie summoned neigh nolo, who Bent in an alarm and saved the rest of the house. She was not seri ously hurt. Alabama Pistol Imi Void. Montgomery, Ala. (Special). The Alabama law which prohibits the car rying of a pistol less than 24 Inches in length was declared unconstitu tional by the State Supremo Court, the opinion reversing a recent de cision. The law applies to olllcerj of the law, as well as to civilians, and the decision declaring tho law null and void was rendered In the case of Lon Taylor, a constable, who had been found guilty of carrying I an unlawful weapon. ' ISIII To Regulate lied Sheets. Lincoln, Nb. (Special). After an exciting session, the lower house of the legislature passed Representatlvj Sink's bill compelling hotel proprie tors to furnish bed bheets nine feet long. Teething At 7H Fatal. Pittsburg (Special). Cutting her third set Of teeth at the age or 78 years and complications produced by It are aligned as the cause of the death of Mrs. Theresa SuckOeld, at NAVY'S GREATEST FIGHTER Delaware, Heaviest Warship in the World, Launched. Diamond State Girl Breaks Wine As Monttcr Slide Into The Jnmes. Newport News, Va. (Special). In the bright, glorious sunshine and balmy breezes like those of an April morning the monster battleship Del aware, the biggest and heaviest war ship ever given to the seas, was suc cessfully lanuched Into the James River, shooting from her berth as lightly as a canoe. "With this wine 1 christen thee, good ship, Delaware," said the spon sor, Miss Anne P. Cahall, a relative of Delaware's Governor, as she dash ed a bottle of Bparkllng native Dela ware champagne against the tower ing vessel's starboard bow. The ship had already been freed from her braces and had slipped a few feet down the ways. The flags and pen nants of the navy, the builders, the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry dock Company and of the State of Delaware were unfurled to the breeze from the ship's false tops and the whistles of scores of craft in the river screeched their welcome to a new defender of American waters and the queen, or king, more proper ly speaking, of all the seas of the world. For the Delaware, as she was launched, was bigger than any war craft ever heretofore sent Into the water. Although a sister ship of the North Dakota, launched last Novem ber, she went In more than 1,000 tons heavier than the former, which was heavier than any other vessel ever previously launched. SEVENTEEN MEN DIE IN ALABAMA MINE The Explosion Occurred Just Before the Noon Hour. Birmingham, Ala. (Special). Sev enteen men are dead from an ex plosion In the No. 2 Short Creek mines of the Birmingham Coal and Iron Company. Five of the dead are white and 12 are negroes. The explosion occurred Just before noon, and it is thought to have been caused by a windy shot. The mines are about 10 miles west of Ensley, on the Birmingham South ern railway, and are difficult of ac cess. The "17 bodies were taken from the mines and the rooms and passages are clear. The mine Itself is practically uninjured. Alexander Bonnyman, manager of the company, was the first to leave Birmingham for the scene of the dis aster, although Mine ispectors Hill house and Flynn hurried to the scene to render what aid they could and to make an Inspection. Ofliciala of the company did not know the ex .et number of men In the mine at the time of the accident. Ambulances were sent from Ensley to the scene, and late. tonight coffins were rushed to the ill-fated mine, which was running on short force. WILLS HIS ALL TO JOHN D. Jersey Man's Only Condition Is That Oil King Find Ills Wealth. New York (Special). In the ef fects of John Crom, formerly of Shamong Township, N. J., has been found the following will, duly signed and executed March 15, 190G: "I, John Crom, do hereby give and hcqueat all my real estate and personal property, horses, cattle, gold m I lies, farms, railroads, steam ships, canabcat8, telegraph lines, oil well, ocean cables, airships, cran berry bogs, cattle ranches, auto mobiles, and also my castle in Spain: also my castles in the air, to John D. Rockefeller, providing he can find them. "John P. Crom. "Signed in the presence of witness. e: William Handspring, Spring Williams. William Earlysprlng, Wil liam Cantiprlng and William Wlth-out-a-Sprlng. "This is to certify that I. John Crom, beirif in right mind, sign this, my last will." WILLIAM .1. HRYAX HURT. In Hunger Of His Life In Automo bile Accident. Tampa, Fla. (Special). While re turning from Sutherland Collega, where be delivered his lecture, "Tli" Prince of Peace," William Jennings Bryan came near losing his lile. The machine in which Mr. Bryan was ridng exploded a tire on a bridge near Tarpon Springs, plunged Into trestlework and threw the occu pants out. Mr Bryan, on the side next to that which struck the woodwork, was jammed against a rail nod suf fered considerable Injury. It was it first thougUt that his leg had been broken, but when he arrived at Tam pa an examination revealed that the leg was only badly brul-ed. Spain To Build Squadron. Madrid (Special). The Cabinet has decided to accept the tender of Vickers' Sons & Maxim, the English shipbuilders, for the construction of the new Spunlmn squadron, on condi tion that the firm consents to certain modifications. The amount of the contract Is $40,000,000. Prohibition Astir In Iowa. Des Moines (Special). Represen tative C. A. Meredith introduced in the lower house of the Legislature a joint resolution demanding that steps bo taken toward amending the State Constitution so a-t to prohibit the manufacture snd sale In Iowa of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Meredith represents, the prohibitory forces of the State, and this is re garded as the beginning of the cam paign for a prohibitory amendment. Forty-Six Drown In HrltlHh Wreck. Melbourne (Special). The British steamship Clan Ronald Is a total wreck near Edlthsburg. and the cap tain and 45 of tho crew were drown ed. Most of the sailors were Asia tics. Eighteen members of the crew, Including 12 Lascars, were saved. Earthquakes In Russia. Bt. Petersburg (Special) Severe earthquakes have continued for sev eral days in tha northern part of the Island of Bakhatlsn, according to re ports. A sever quske Is also re--"ted at Alexsndrovsk. GOV. HASKELL FACES TRIAL FOB FRAUD His Friends of Muskogee Are True To Him. MR. HEARST NOT BACK OF SUIT. Okluhnnin Is Stirred ny The Indict ment Of Seven Of The State's Mont Prominent Men Friends Of The Governor Declare He Will Not Resign Prominent Men Eager To Sign His Bond. Guthrie, Okla. (Special). Oo v. Charles N. Haskell, who, with six other prominent men, was Indicted at Muskogee by the Federal Grand Jury, charged with conspiracy to de fraud the Government, still pro tests his entire Innocence, Governor Haskell, when Informed that he was indicted, Issued the fol lowing statement: "I have Just heard of the Indict ment for conspiracy, coupled with some of the oldest and highest char actered citizens of Muskogee men who developed and built up that country by their unselfish efforts. From now on the proceedings will be open on both sides. "Hearst's crooked manipulations will be at a discount. "I am satisfied the Interior Depart ment has been misled by false state ments. I am confident there has not been a dishonest act done by any of the Indicted parties, and that good citizens in general, regardless of politics, feel the same way. "C. N. HASKELL." Other Men Indicted. The accusation is that Haskell and his associates obtained Muskogee townslte lota In 1901 and 1902 by manipulating dummy owners and by forging quit claim deeds to the prop erty. The men Indicted with the Governor are F. B. Severs, A. Z. Eng lish, C. W. Turner, W. T. Hutchins, Jesse V. Hill and Walter R. Eaton. The first Indictment was returned against Governor Haskell, Clarence W. Turner and Walter R. Eaton, and alleged that 47 overt acts In alleged conspiracy to defraud the Govern ment. The second indictment re turned was against William T. Hutchins and Clarence W. Turner, and alleged 13 overt acts in conspir acy to defraud the Government. The third Indictment was against Albert Z. English, Frederick B. Severs and Jesse W. Hill and alleged 92 overt acts In conspiracy. Muskogee is Haskell's home town, and all of those Indicted live there, and ore counted among the wealthy citizens. As r.oon as they learned of tho indictments, all of them, with the exception of Haskell and Eng lish, the latter being now in Los Angeles, surrendered. The bond waa fixed at $5,000 in each case, and was promptly given. Friends of Gov. Charles N. Haskell denied the truth of rumors that he would resign as a result of the in dictment returned against him by the Federal Grand Jury at Muskogee. Muskogee, Okla. (Special). The Indictment of Gov. C. N. Haskell, of Oklahoma, and six others was dis cussed by 60 leading business men of Muskogee at a meeting. Expressions of confidence In the integrity of the indicted men were made, and a com mittee of seven was appointed to correot what as termed an erroneous Impression as to the legality ot land titles existing In Muskogee and East ern Oklahoma. Mayor Martin pre sided over the meeting. SPECIAL FIX!) A JUNK HEAP. All Kinds Of Exx-ndituroe Made From "War Deficiency." Washington, D. C. (Special). President Roosevelt's request that the reply to t'.ie Foraker resolution, call ing for an Itemized statement of ex penditure made from the war de ficiency fund of 1899 be considered confidential, may be ignored by the Senate. Several Senators who have exam ined the statement sent In say that It shows that the fund had been used as a "financial junk heap." that several "Junkets" were paid for from this fund and that in certain In stances the fund was used to pay for the entertainment of military visi tors from other countries. Eagle Steals A Child. Utica, N. Y. (Special). While playing in the barnyard of her home near Gouverneur, tho 5-year-old daughter of Joslah Olmtree, was picked up and carried skyward by it bald eagle. The outcries of both parent and child frightened the bird and it dropped the girl on the roof of the barn. IN THE WORLD Of FINANCE I.ako Superior has crdend a third open hearth furnace. Anither lot of tZTiG.OOO gold was engaged for export to Argentine. New York Central's gross earnings In December Increased $351,884 aud net profits ro6e $878,778. Employees of the United States over-subscribed stock allotted to tiieni by tho company. With but few exceptions railroads report larger earnings than a year ago. American Car and Foundry sold at a high record price. The company's orders for new work are increasing. The president of a large steel plunt In this State said this week that busi ness In January was the best In more than a year. With J. P. Morgan, II. C. Frlck, C. M. Schwab and D. G. Reld off for Europe, with E. H. Harrlman going West, and the Rockefellers out of Wall Street, brokers do not expect big do'ngs In the stock market for the present. It looks as If the big mon financially were taking their va cations pending the settlement for tariff, and so be ready for the great campaign which every one expect! lalcr on. Isador Wormier, Jr., was suspend ed from the New York Stock Ex change for sixty days. He was ac cused of using Indecorous language. "Dun's" report of commercial fail ures In Uie United State during Jan uary shows 1,344 In number and $13,. 409,662 in liabilities; this compares with 1,949 in the corresponding month last year, when the amount Involved was $27,099,614. Since the Pennsylvania has no fur ther interest in the Chesapeake A Ohio Railroad, Vic Presidents Sam uel Res nd John P. Green, of ths Pennsylvania, are likely to retire as directors ot thai company. ORPHANAGE BURNED Two Girls and Negro Boy Probably Incinerated. Boy Of la A Hero By Helping Girl To Jump To Ground In Safety. Battle Creek, Mich. (Special). The Haskell Memorial Home, a 3,4 story brick orphanage situated on the western boundary of this city, was destroyed by fire. Three of the 37 little Inmates were missing when the roll was counted In cottage on the orphanage grounds after the the fire. The missing are: Lena McFerney, 14 years old. Cecil Quotent, 13 years old. George Ooodenow, 8 years old. In the panic that ensued when the children were awakened at the first alarm several girls jumped from a third-story window, but it is thought none of them was fatally hurt, though Ruth Roff, 12 years old, was seriously injured in the back. James Armstrong, 12 years old, standing on a shed under the win dow from which the girls had to Jump, directed them how to make their fall as easy as possible, and caught two of the smaller girls in his arms. Mrs. R. S. Owen, who with her husband was In charge of the Insti tution, fought her way down the main stairway while It was a mass of flames, carrying a 6-week-old child In her arms and with two small children clinging to her skirts. The fire started in the north wing and spread rapidly through the en tire structure. The property loss will be about $50,000. BIG FLEEl'S TRIP OFFENDS Spanish Situation Delicate From Dip lomatic Standpoint Madrid (Special). The failure of the American battleship fleet of 16 ships to stop at a Spanish port Mur ing the fleet's stay in Mediterranean waters has caused an undercurrent of resentment in government circles. For diplomatic reasons, the gov ernment is not voicing Its displeas ure, but one has only to hear the comments that are common In ad mlnetratlve circles to learn that this displeasure Is deep-seated. The ports of France, Turkey, Al giers and other countries were visit ed, while Spanish coast towns, al most within sight of the ships as they pased, were Ignored. Spain would have welcomed the hope of doing honors to the fleet, seeing in such an event the complete effacement of the last trace of bit terness growing out of the Spanish American War. The situation was so delicate, from a diplomatic standpoint, that Spain culd not urge her claims, though It was hoped until that at last the American government would so ar range the Mediterranean Itinerary of the fleet to Include at least one Span ish port. SUICIDE'S ODD FAREWELL. Lcuves Itimlzed Rill Of His Account With The World. Cleveland, O. (Special). "The world, debtor, in account with Ed ward Melian, creditor. To one life, ruined; to carbolic acid, 10 cents; to hell, one eternity. This account may be squared by giving me a de cent grave." This is all that remains to tell of the identity of a man, who died by his own hand in a lodging-house here. The Inscription, written cn a torn and dirty scrap of paper, was found on a chair in the suicide's room. The man who died was not of the lodging-house type. He was falrlv well dressed. His thin face was that of a man of refinement. SAID TO HAVE 50 WIVES. Harry J. Itauman Gets Indeterminate ' Sentence In Chicago. Chicago (Special). Charged with having married and swindled 50 women In as many cities of the Uni ted States and Europe, Harry J. Bau man, alias Dr. Herman Brandt, was given an Indeterminate prison sen tence by Judge Clifford in the Crimi nal Ccurt here. Bauman Is said to have wives In New York. Watertown, N. Y., Troy. N.. Y., and Mabanoy City. Pa. The prosecution asserted that ho had swindled his many wives out of $50,000, and on the witness eland he smiled when asked if his matri monial ventures netted him more than the amount mentioned. WRIGHT HAS NEW MOTOR. Iltays Up Six Minutes And Notices Improvement. Pau. France (Special). Wilbur Wright's aeroplane has beep equip ped with a new motor, which has turned out to be a great Improve ment. The aeronaut, having made a thorough test of his machine, brought It forth and made the first of a series of flights before a large crowd of spectators. He was In the air for six minutes. DAKOTA'S 2-CEXT LAW PASSES. Railroads Kuid To lie Remly To En Join It In Every County. Pierre, S. D. (Special). The Two Cent Rate bill, as an emergency measure, going Into effect at once, was signed by Governor Vessey. It Is reported that the railroads, through the United States Court at Sioux Falls, will at once seek In every county ot the State In which the rail roads operate en injunction to pre vent the law going Into effect. Nine-Fee t Sheets Win. Lincoln. Neb. (Special). After an exciting session the lower house of the Legislature passed Representa tive Sink's bill compelling hotel pro prietors to furnish sheets nine feet In length. A bitter fight is expected In the Senate against the measure. Alive In Ruins 30 Days. Naples (Special).-- Word from Messina declares that a man who was burled in the ruins for 80 days was taken out by workmen and la till alive. It Is aald that ths man hat a, fair chanoe of recovery. BI3 STORM SWEEPS SOOTH CENTRAL STATES Houses Are Blown Away and Tele graph Wires Prostrated. SCORE OF PERSONS REPORTED KILLED Vivid Flushes Of Lightning And A Heavy Fall Of Hall Accompany The Wind, And Daylight Is Turn ed Into Darkness During The Con tinuance Of The Storm Dig Buildings Quiver. Louisville, Ky. (Special). Death for probably a score of persons, losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars in property and the crippling of many telegraph wires resulted be tween noon and dusk from a series of small tornadoes which swept the South Central States from tho Ten nessee line to the Texas Panhandle. The storms were accompanied In most cases by rain, hall, darkness, terrific lightning flashes and sheets of rain. Most of the towns where losses of life occurred are off the railroads, so that news from them has been coming in slowly. Known casualties are: Stuttgart, Ark. Mrs. Garfield and a child of Will Story. Mrs. Story is reported fatally Injured. Sulphur Springs, Tex. Mrs. James Ardls and Mrs. C. Caldwell. From Rolling Fork, Miss., just before the telephone wires broke, word came that four had been killed. Booth, MIbs., reported to Birming ham that six had met death there. In other towns, such as Ennls and Waxahachle, Tex., and Boscoe, La., many dwellings are said to have been demolished by the wind. Arkansas and Upper Louisiana rice fields were Injured to the extent of many thousands of dollars, while the larger cities experienced rains and darkness and lightning bolts and made large buildings quiver. At Chattanooga there was a ter rific storm of hall. Reports from Birmingham state that several persons were killed by a tornado at Cullman, Ala. HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED. Bulletins Of Death And Destruction From Many Quarters. Fort Worth, Tex. (Special). A heavy rain and windstorm of tornado proportions which swept over North Texas and Southern Oklahoma re sulted in considerable damage In sev eral localities. At Ennls, Tex., a dozen residences were blown down. Waxahachle was also damages by the tornado. At Sulphur Springs tfie storni wrecked eight dwellings and Mrs. James Ardis was killed by flying glass. Mrs. C. Caldwell was also killed. The total damage from the storm In Northern Texas will be about $100,000. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH The House Committee on Public Buildings approved a request made by Representative Denby that $7, 500 be diverted for the construction of an annex to the pos:offlce at De troit. The House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds agreed to a favorable report on the Rodenberg bill to purchase the Oldroyd collec tion of Lincoln relics. President RoosevaU received a re port from a commission appointed by him last spring to revise and codify the laws applying to safety of life at sea. The statehood bill to admit Ari zona and New Mexico into the Union as separate states was favorably acted on by the House Committee on Ter ritcr.es. An amendment appropriating $200,000 to enable the United States to participate in an exhibition at Brusseli In 1910 was reported to the Sena'.e. A resolution demanding an Investi gation of the Steel Trust was intro duced In the House by Representa tive John Wesley Gaines (Dem., Tenn.). The Becre'ary of the Treasury will make another call on the temporary depositaries to be paid on or before February 24. President Roosevelt issued a state ment reiterating his belief that the Secret Service should not be hamper ed. John Norrls, of the American Newspaper Publishers' Assoelat'on. sent a letter to the House committee charging the Paper Trust with mis representing- tne wages they pay. The War Department wants Con gress to pass a retirement bill for civil employes of tho Philippine gov ernment and charge the expense up to the Filipinos. A bill was Introduced In the House requiring all ocean-going passenger vessels to be equipped with wireless telegraph Instrument. The scores of the battleship fleet practice at Manila show a notable Increase In efficiency. To defray expenditures for fitting the Capitol for the inauguration of William H. Taft. a Jo nt resolution was agreed In the Senate appropri ating $16,000. Senator Bacon's resolution estab lishing tile line of succession to the presidency by amendment to the Con- sUmtion was reported favorably. me senate passed a muse bill declaring February 12, 1909, the centenary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, a legal holiday. Representative Sperry introduced a bill to appropriate $1,000,000 for federal building at New Haven. William Loeb Is slated to become collector of the port of New York. The Secretary of tho Treasury sub mitted to the Hours estimates of ap propriations requhtd for the remain der of the year. An opportunity will be given the House to act on the Sherley Bill amending the bankruptcy laws of the United States. f. The petition tor a rehearing In the New York gas case was denied by the United States Supreme .Court. Charles H. Brent, bluhnn of tha Philippines, was elected chairman of tha International Opium Commission. BLAZE IN QBAflLOTTESIflLLE1 Four Business Buildings Destroyed and Others Damaged. University Of Virginia Students Aid Firemen To Subdue The Flames. Charlottesville, Va. (Special). The most destructive fire that has visited Charlottesville In 30 years wiped out four business houses and damaged, much . other property, en tailing a total loss of over $220,000. The fire was discovered at about 4.30 A. M. In the building of tho Charlottesville Hardware Company, on East Main Street, and soon spread to the Gllmore Furniture Company's establishment, next door. These structures, two of the largest In the city, were soon In ruins. The flames continued their course westward, first destroying a vacant store room, the property of Phil Oberdorfer, and later the clothing establishment of J. B. & W. H. Wood- and the shoe store of James N. Waddell. The local firemen made the fight of their lives In an efTort to save the People's National Bank, on the corner of the block adjoining the Gllmore Furniture Company. They were in some measure successful. The two top stories were partially gutted, but the bank proper suffered only a slight loss, the damage being due mainly to water. The Wheeler Building, just across Main Street from the bank, caugbt fire in several places, but the flames were extinguished. The fronts of the five store rooms cn this side of the street were burned out. Just be fore daybreak it looked as If the flames would make a clean Bweep to Union Station, but the firemen stuck to their task bravely and a half hour later the fire was well under control. Five thousand people watched th fire, Including several hundred stu dents from the university, who aided In subduing the flames. The largest losers are: Charlottes ville Hardware Company, $100,000; Gllmore Furniture Company, $50, 000; J. B. & W. H. Wood, clothiers, $35,000; J. M. Wade'.l, shoe dealer, $20,000, and the People's National Bank, $15,000. MI-JAPAN :SE BILL 13 BADLY BEATEN The Drew Measure Fails By Vote of 48 To 28. Sacramento, Cal. (Special). Af ter a debate extending from 11 oclock A. M. until 6 P. M., the Assembly by a vote of 48 to 28 re jected the bill drawn by A. M. Drew barring aliens from ownership of land In California. The bill had been amended at the request of President Roosevelt and Secretary Root so that the clause ap; plying to Japanese only was elimi nated, making the bill apply to all aliens, but the measure arouse such a Btorru of opposition that long be fore the debate was closed by Mr. Drew It was , apparent that the measure would be defeated. In substance the objection to it was that it would drive at least $1, 000,000,000 of foreign capital out of the state and might jeopardize the present friendly commercial re lations with Japan. The supporters of the bill contended that the -State was being overrun by thrifty Japanese, who were grad ually gaining an Impregnable posi tion as landowners, and whose gov ernment was trying to d'e'ate to Cal ifornia regarding legislation. Sensatlomil Speeches. Two sensational speeches were made, one for and one against tho measure. Assemblyman Grove L. Johnson, of Sacramento, ex-Congressman, and author of four bills segre gating Japanese In schools and resi dential districts and preventing aliens being members of corpora tions, made an Impassioned appeal for the enactment of the Drew bill. At the climax of his speech he walk ed backward from his seat to the lobby rail, and, seizing In his arms a golden-haired girl of three, held her aloft and declared that he was "In favor of this as opposed to th Japanese menace to our Institu tions." Nathan O. Cole, of Enn Francisco, who was elected with the endorse ment of the Uion Labor Party, op posed the Drew bill cn the ground that It was In conflict with the state Constitution, that it was Inimical to union labor and that it was not favored by the national administra tion, which he said was dealing with a delicate problem and should be supported by ine people of Califor nia. If Roosevelt Cumc. Dramatically confronting Assem blyman Drew, he said: "ff President Roosevelt should throw open the doors of this Assem bly chamber and, laying his hand oo your shoulder, should request for reasons of state, thnt vu withdraw this bill, you. Mr. Drew, kt a patriot ic citizen of tho United States, would assent without a murmur." This sally was received with great applause. In reply Mr. Drew, closing his ar gument for the bill, declared that h had received a letter from the Presi dent in which the President stated that he was not opposed to the bill as It had been amended at his request. Killed Stepmother; Paid $150. Way Cross. Ga. (Special). Klncb WIlllaniB, a young man who, in No vember, 1904, shot and killed hit stepmother returned here, after be ing a fugitive from justice for four years, surrendered to the sheriff and was given an Immediate trial. He was allowed to plead guilty to "shoot ing at another" and was fined f 160, or nine months' imprisonment. He paid the fine. Body Cut Vp In, Trunk. New Haven, Conn. (Special). In a boarding house on' Eaton Street a human body cut up into bits was found at midnight In a trunk, said to be owned by James Hazleton, col ored. He and his wife, Mary, have not been seen here since Christmas. The room was broken into, and the, trunk was opened. The body Is be- lteved to be that of Hazlt ton's wlfej The police are looking tor Hazeloton.' Ths coks buslnsw, which Is a fsln Index of the Steel trade, shows steadyi improvement. Ot Connellsville's IT J 846 ovens 23.614 are now la bluU
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