THE NEWS,
Domestic
At the annual meeting of the Rub
ber Goods Manufacturing Company
In Jersey City, John J. Watson. Jr.,
was elected to succeed the laie
Charles H. Dale as president.
The date for the trial of the Star
Company, publishers of the New
York American, charged with cr'.mi
aal libel against John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., wa set for April 29.
Direct nominations as recommend
ed by Governor Hughes rece.ved
their deathblow In the assembly, at
least so far as the present session
of the legislature is concerned
It developed that 250 milch cowe
Infected with tuberculosis have been
found In one herd of 600 that fur
nishes part of the milk supply to
Cincinnati.
Dr. W. W. Carlton, pastor of the
Methodist Kplsco;al Church, has
been tendered the position of chief
of police of Mason City, Iowa.
Attorneys for Stanley McCormlck,
on of the "Harvester King," are
making preparations to combat
charges of mental Incompetence.
Wholesale raids by detectives In
the employ of the Prohibition party
t Mobile resulted In the seizure of
large quantities of liquors.
Charles McConnaughy, former
cashier of the Montlccllo (Ky. CM
sens' National Bank, was imitated at
Covington, Ky.
University of Michigan students
re raising $1,000 with which to
purchase a loving cup for President
James B. Angell.
The Now Jersey Senate pa?sed a
bill making It unlawful to shoot rab
bits, except between November 15
nd December 31.
A large portion of the tenement
house district Just south of the bus
iness center of Manchester was wiped
out by fire.
A conference concerning a joint
terminal In Portland between the Hill
and Harriman interests was held at
Portland.
Six boats, with tows of coal ag
gregating 2.1)00,000 bushels, left
Pittsburg for Louisville and other
South' -n ports.
The tug George Flood, with seven
men aboard, reported missing Wed
nesday, arrived safely at Falrpont
barbor.
Two men, Injured by flying debris
during the terrific windstorm at
Pittsburg, filed at the hospitals.
Many collieries throughout the an.
thracite coal region shut down and
will remain idle until next week.
Three workmen were killed In a
blast on the Northern Pacific con
struction work at Nlmrod, Mont.
Mrs. Otto Hoobler, of Streator, 111.,
and Ellas Ettell were run down by
automobiles In Chicago.
Fire at Midland, Tenn., caused a
loss of $500,000 in the business sec
tion of the city.
The father and mother and two
brothers of Mrs. Georgia Sampson,
charged with the killing of her hus
band, Harry Sampson, of Macedon,
N. Y., were called to the witness
stand to give evidence on which the
state Is depending to convict Mrs.
Georgia Sampson of murder.
The suit of the Metropolitan Se
curities Companv against the estates
of William C. Whitney and William
Elkins and againBt Thomas F. Ryan,
P. A. B. Wldener and Thomas Dolan
to recover $965,607 has been settled
by a check for $692,292 drawn by the
defendants.
W. F. Johns, superintendent of the
New York and Susquehanna Railway,
at Wllkes-Barre, Pa., was the chief
witness at the hearings of the gov
ernment's suit to dissolve the so
ealled coal trust.
The committee which has been
probing the commercial and financial
exchanges of New York will make
its report to Governor Hughes on
April 24.
1 John O. Milburn, senior counnol
for the Standard Oil Company, de
clared the trust was the country's ,
greatest developer of domestic and
foreign commerce. !
The condition of Oovenor George ,
L. LUley, of Connecticut, Is much !
better than for the past 4 8 hours, ac- I
cording to his attending physicians '
A hurricane paused over Ohio and J
Western New York, killing several
persons and injuring many more.
The damage to property Is large.
Cleveland Carroll, of Pulaflki Coun
ty, Mo., has been sentenced to six
months In a reformatory for stealing
two-cent postage stamp. .
William Darragh, the chauffeur
who fled from New York after the
death of Ingvanrd Trlmblo, has been
arrested In Texas.
The Hamburg-American line's new
18,000-ton ship Cleveland arrived in
New York.
Former Vice President Fairbanks
1s to spend a year in the Far East.
THE GREATEST OF
EASTER PARADES
Society's Show At Atlantic City
Eeats All Records.
FINE WEATHER FOR FASHIONS
The Boardwalk Parked With Beauti
ful Women And Gnllnnt Men, All
Arrayed In The Latest Styles
The Floral Display A Feature Of
The Pnssliig Show Over 175,000
People At The Popular Resort-
How Our Homo Folk Looked In
The Great Procession.
Atlantic City (Special). The
greatest crowd In years, a cloudless
sky, the ocean Its deepest bluo, with
Ju-it a tinge of cold In the air, and
a gorgeous array of spring fashions
comb i.e. I to make Sunday the best
has t r Day In the history of this
jKimla:' reort.
About 175,000 strangers are In
town and If they had wished for the
most perfect weather Imaginable a
lovelier day could not have dawned
upon them, l.ait Easter the weather
by way of snowing Its original. ty
alternated patches of sunshine with
snowstorms and hail and for several
years past there has been rain and
clouds to mar the holiday. Perhaps
that Is why Sunday was so enjoyable
by contrast and why the crowd on
the Boardwalk was in such Jolly
good splri's and so satisfied with lite
and the world.
And the Jam on the walk! It Is
Impossible to imagine that there
could be so many people in such a
space or that the hotels could ac
commodate such a multitude.
From lieinz's Pier to the Million
dollar Pier the walk was packed with
people. There was scarcely room to
put another dozen pairs of feet
either of Chicago or Baltimore. Thia
big ma-B of humanity paraded slowly
along, gazing and gazed upon. The
chairs moved regularly up toward the
Million-dollar Pier on the right and
down the left. In a steady l.ne the
pushers walked for one to go faster
than the car ahead a pusher Is lined
$20 on Raster Sunday. The law Is
strict. One pusher confided to the
occupants of his chair, "There is one
detective down hero that made hla
record by arresting pushers. He's
an awful contemptible man."
Only about 6,000 chairs were on
the march, and still more folks wait
ed anxiously for a turn at being roll
ed along. There Is something dis
tinct and Individual In the sensation
of being gently pushed ahead of oth
er folks walking folks; something
that is almost lordly In your sensa
tion of luxury. To be without a
chair on Easter Sunday why, It Is
an abomination. There was not
enough chairs in the city to accom
modate the people and In the after
noon exorbitantly high rates were
charged and paid willingly by the
sightseers. If it was possible the
crowd was larger after dinner than
It was before.
Invigorated and reinforced by the
fine dinners all of the hotels served
as an extra attraction for the Easter
crowd, the promenaders started out
again. It is a funny thing about that
Boardwalk anyhow. You can walk
miles and miles and not know it
until the next day, and after the
strolls of this holiday, there will cer
tainly be many aching bodies and
tired feet.
FIVE M LUONS I'J
BIG WHEAT DEAL
James
Attacks .Murder Theory.
McRae, Ga. (Special). In a long
statement the Mayor of this town
declared that Pope S. Hill, the
Macon attorney found dead In an
office here, was not murdered, but
committed suicide. The Mayor re
viewed the case In detail and point
ed out the alleged weakness of the
murder theory. The Governor with
drew the reward he had offered after
a conference with Hill's law partners.
I oreign
The Mexican government's annual
budget of expense carries more than
93,000,000 for a new national the
ater and $11,500,000 for Improving
Irrigation facilities and the water
system.
The German government denies It
bad anything to do with China ar
ranging the loan of $15,000,000 for
the Hankow-Canton Kallroad with
the German-Asiatic Bank.
An American auarchlnt named
MacPherson committed suicide by
leaping from a cliff into a deep ra
vine near Naples.
The board of directors of the Na
tional Hallway of Mexico will spend
$12,060,000 on the Mexican Central.
It is reported that King Meenllk
of Abyssinia Is again In a serious con
dition from heart disease.
Tbe preparation for the election
of a Colombia Congress to be held
next July are now well under way.
Hassan Fehmi Kffendl, editor of
tbe Liberal newspaper Serbestl. was
shot and killed In Constantinople by
an unknown man as be was enter
ing; his office.
Just before leaving for Mombasa
ex-Prealdent Roosevelt left a mes
sage highly commending the work
of Americana In the earthquake dis
trict of Italy.
Count Zeppelin's airship made a
successful flight of IS horus' dura
tion. Former President Castro, of Ven
evneli, lsjded at Port of France,
Martlulque. the British government
having refused to let him land at
Trinidad.
A tidal wave wrought destruction
on the Islands of Itblotong and
Mooree.
Oeneral Plcquart, French minister
of war, baa offered a prise for the
est design of an aerial cruiser.
The sealing steamer Vlrglala Lake
was abandoned off Notre Dame Bay
fa a sinking condition. '
General Sebastlno Custodlo d
Boss Telle bas succeeded In form
lag a mew Portuguese Cabinet.
Women For And Against.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Speaker Cannon received over 300
cards from women in Philadelphia,
evidently employed In factories, ask
ing that the proposed duty on hennery
be retained in the Payne bill. From
Cleveland, Ohio, came letters from
clubwomen asking the Speaker to
strike the il it y from the bill.
Bit; Vote In Hartford.
Hartford. Ct. (Special). Interest
In the license and other questions
brought out a large vote at Tues
day's annual election. License was
voted 7,921 to 3,252. a net gain or
about 700 for no license compared
with the vote of last year. The
Republicans carried the city by about
2,500 on the general ticket.
Auto Puts Atl On Level.
Springfield, Mass. (Special I. In
discussing the automobile at the
Western .Massachusetts Grange rally,
George S. Ludd. former state mas
ter, said: "The automobile has elitni
ated distinction among pedestrians
and there are now but two clashes
the quick and the-dead."
Brother And Sister Killed.
PlatUburg. N. Y. (Special).
Warren Kid red, aged 19, and his
slater, aged 22, were killed here dur
ing a tierce windstorm, while driv
ing to the r borne at Chazy, N. Y.
Without a moment's warning a tree
waa blown across the road over which
they were driving, killing both
brother and sister in an Instant.
I lorldn Fafct Mail Derailed.
Columb'a. 8. C. (Special) The
Florida fa-t mall train of the Sea
board Air Line, southbound, was
wrecked 46 miles south of Columbia.
Five white persons and three negroes
were injured, two of them tramps,
wbo are likely to die. There Is evi
dence that a switch had been opened,
the lock being broken and the
twitch light taken away. The entire
train. Including one Pullman car,
was derailed.
Nlgltf Itlders Again Active.
Paducah, Ky. (Spoclal). Night
riders are again active In Western
Kentucky and Tennessee, and anoth
er uprising Is feared. Tobacco beds
on tbe farm of Clarence Penny, near
Murray, were destroyed. Penny was
active In circulating a petition for
loose leaf sales. Gentry Miller.
whoe stables were burned, is an In
dependent planter.
Senator Darts' Wife Dead.
Little Rock, Ark. (Special). Mrs.
Jefferson Davis, wife of United States
Senator Davis, died here after a
month's Illness from stomach trouble.
A. Patten Cleans Up
A Fortune
THE PRICE SOARS UPWARD
Chicago Dealer Sells Six Million
Bushels Of Grain At From 120 To
120, Which Cost Him About 104.
Says Country Has To Have The
Whent And There Is Xot Knougli
To Go Around Pandemonium As
Prices Go Higher.
Chicago (Special). May wheat
touched a new high level Thursday,
126, and pandemonium reigned In
the wheat pit. This followed a de
ceptive calm on the floor daring the
first hour of the market, when it
looked as If the excitement which
reached a high pitch had ended.
July wheat suffering a reaction in the
first hour of one-half cent, was rush
ed to 112i. The Patten house sold
a little wheat at the opening. Then
the brokers for the bull lenders
switched suddenly to the buying Fide
and this started the entire trade
clamoring for wheat.
James A. Patten visited the ex
change about the time excitement
was at Its greatest pitch. He seemed
pleased at the developments of the
market. He has been able to sell
about 6,000,000 bushels of May
wheat from 120 up to 126, which
cos; him on an averace about 104
several months ago. Already Patten
has clcwred more than $5,000,000 on
his wheat deal since last October,
and the market has been forced high
er than by any other man. It Is
said on the Board of Trade that it
Is going higher. Patten believes it
ought to go hlpher.
"I believe that the present high
price of wheat is Justified," said Mr.
Patten. "The country has to have the
wheat and there is not enough of it.
to go around. Argentina Is shipping
very little wheat. Europe wants our
wheat. In this country many mills
are closing down because there Isn't
and wheat for them.
"A reresssion from the top price
is natural. There always are these
recessions and setbacks, but I do not
look for any permanent decline In
prices. Wheat Is not too high. It
is not high enough. I believe the
prices are Justified, and, to the casual
observer, It seems as though wheat
Is bound to go higher. That is my
opinion."
Dispatches from Kansas City re
ported the green bug, which did such
great damage three years ago, and
added 20 cents to wheat prices in
this market. Is again appearing in
Oklahoma and Texas.
FOUND GUILTY OF LIBEL.
Former U. S. Senator Butler And
His Brother Convicted.
Winston-Salem, N. C. (Special).
Former Untied States Senator Marion
Butler and his brother, Lester Butler,
were convicted In Guilford Superior
Court of criminally libelling Repub
lican State Chairman S. B. Adams by
the publication in the Caucnslon, a
weekly newspaper owned and operat
ed by the Butlers, of Berlous allega
tions against Adams' Integrity and
honesty.
Adams' acts as chief justice of the
Indian Court In Oklahoma In 1905
were severely condemned by the pa
per In Its fight against Adams' re
election as chairman of the Republi
can State Executive Committee. The
trial lasted six days.
Judge Long Imposed a fine of $500
on Marion Butler and of $J50 on
Lester Butler. A motion for" a new
trial was overruled. Notice of appeal
to the Supreme Court was given, the
defendants being released on bonds
of $1,000 each.
400,000 TOXS OF ICK MELTED.
Big Plant On Shore Of River In
Maine Destroyed By Fire.
East Waterboro, Me. (Special).
Nearly 400,000 tons of Ice, stored
in six Ice houses on the shores of
the Bartlett Hlver, were destroyed
by a fire during the night, which
practically cleaned out the plant
owned by the E. W. Clark Ice Com
pany. The damage Is estimated at
$50,000. The fire is believed to have
been incendiary:
Fanned by a high wind, flying
embers were scattered over a broad
territory and a colony of summer
cottages nearby were seriously
threatened.
IN JAIL FOIl TWO CENTS.
Youthful Mail Carrier Who Kmbcat
iled Postul Funds Sentenced.
Springfield, Mo. (Spoclal). Judge
John F. Phillips In the United States
District Court here sentenced Cleve
land Carroll, a Pulaski County boy,
employed as a mail carrier, to six
months in the Missouri Reform
School for embezzling postal funds
amounting to two cents.
Carroll is said to have appropria
ted two cents given hlra to buy a
stamp. He destroyed the letter he
was to mall.
Eighteen Colorado Towns Dry.
Denver, Col. (Special). The Anti
Saloon forces were generally victori
ous throughout the stale at the muni
cipal election. Of the 25 towns from
whloh definite returns have been re
ceived 18 voted to become "dry,"
while seven voted to license Baloons.
In several cities the re ult Is still In
doubt.
Tug And Seven Men Ixst.
Cleveland. O. (Special). Fear is
entertained here that the Ashing tug
George A. Floss ma have gone
down, with its crew of seven men,
during the storm on Lake Erie Wed
nesday. The tug. In charge of Capt.
William Barry, went ont into the
lake Wednesday morning. It was
known to have encountered the se
vere gale which all day whipped the
lake into a furious sea, but trace of
tbe little boat soon was lost.
Still Typewriter Champion.
Providence, IL I. (Special). A
typewriting contest, which was an
nounced to be for the. world's cham
pionship, brought to a close tbe an
naut convention of tbe Eastern Com
mercial Teachers' Asosclatlon. Tbe
championship was retained by Mlsi
Rose I. Frits, of New York, whose
average was (6 29-30 words a min
ute. In the school championship
typewriting contest tbe winner was
Miss Maud Linker, Springfield, Mass.,
'u an average of 64.8 words a minute.
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS
The Tariff Bill Goes Through the House
By 56 Majority.
PAYNE TARIFF BILL
PARSED BY THE HOUSE.
Final voting on the Payno Tariff
Bill in the House began at 3
o'clock and the measure was
passed by a vote of 217 to lfil
at 8.15.
The 1 per cent, duty on oil was
stricken out and oil was placed
on the free list.
After a bitter fight, lead by Taw-
ney, of Minnesota, the tax tin
lumber waa retained.
Barley Is taxed, but tea and coffee
are placed on the free list.
Several times during the session
the House was in an uproar
and Speaker Cannon called for
assistance In securing order.
The galleries were crowded dur-
ln the day and Mrs. Taft was
one of the spectators.
Until further ordered, the House
will meet only on Mondays and
Thursdays.
make his headquarters at any of the
surrounding ports.
Great Britain will not allow Cas
tro to take refuge In Trinidad, ac
cording to advices received by the
State Department.
The department had not figured
on Castro's getting beyond Venezu
ela In his trip and consequently has
not sounded seriously the govern
ments of Colombia, Panama and
Costa Rica as to their attitude. The
Guadeloupe, on whlchCastro was a
passenger, will stop at ports of these
countries after leaving Venezuela.
It Is suggested that St. Thomas,
Danish West Indies, about 400
miles northwest of Martinique, Is a
haven and a base of operations for
exiled revolutionists.
After three weeks of consideration
the Payne Tariff Bill was passed by
the House of Representatives by a
vote of 217 to 161. One Republican,
Austin (Tenn.), voted against the
measure and four Democrats, all
from Louisiana, Messrs. Broussard,
Fstoplnal, Pujo and Wlckllff, voted
for It. An attempt by Champ Clark,
the minority leader, to recommit the
bill with instructions signally failed.
The day was filled with excitement
from the moment the sessions began
at noon until the minute of adjourn
ment. The members were-keyed up
to the highest pitch, and a practi
cally full membership remained on
duty throughout.
The general public was greatly In
terested In the proceedings, and the
galleries were packed. Both the dip
lomatic and executive reservations
likewise were fully occupied, Mrs.
Taft being among those present.
After adopting a resolution that
until further ordered sessions shall
be held only on Mondays and Thurs
days the House at 8.20 P. M. ad
journed.
While more consideration in point
of time has been given by the House
to the Payne bill. It was passed In
fewer days than the Dlngley bill was
acted upon after being reported to
the House. The Payne bill was in
troduced on March 17, reported to
the House by the Ways and Means
Committee on the following day and
was under general debate for 16
days.
Charges Against Xicarauguan
President.
President Zelaya, of Nicaraugua,
Is to lie called upon for an explana
tion of the mutilation of dispatches
transmitted by the State Department
and the legation at Nicaraugua. In
many cases these were altered to
such an extent that they were ren
dered unintelligible.
This constitutes a very grave dip
lomatic offense, and, athough the
United States has not decided upon
any course of action In retaliation.
It Is certain that Zelaya will be oblig
ed to answer for the offense.
Curiously enough, the mutilated
dispatches refererd to the military
activity of Nicaraugua, which was
the occasion of the sending of Ameri
can warships to that country.
According to the latest advices re
ceived at the State Department, it
is evident that the danger of military
distubances has not yet passed.
Wlckersham On Xatlonal Banks,
Attorney General Wlckersham, m
an opinion submitted to the Secre
tary of the Treasury, holds that the
national banks of the State of Kan
sas have no right to participate 111
the assessment and benefits of the
bank depositors' guaranty fund un
der the provisions of a recently en
acted law by that state, upon the
same terms and conditions as apply
to state banks. The decision says
that only an act of Congress can
confer such powers upon national
banks.
May Extend The Patent Law.
If the bill recently Introduced by
Representative Stephens, of Texa3, is
enacted into law, foreigners desiring
copyright or letters patent will have
to subject themselves to the rules
and regulations and pay the same
fees Imposed on citizens of the Uni
ted States by the country of which
the applicant Is a citizen. Failure
to abide by tbe provisions of the bill
would operate as a forfeiture and
cancellation of such copyright or let
ters patent.
Xew National Bank Plan.
Lawrence O. Murray, the comp
troller of the currency, has put into
effect a plan whereby the national
banks whose five per cent, redemp
tion fund is good for the redemp
tions as they come in, will have
their new notes shipped to them the
day the old notes are redeemed, in
stead of waiting for a week or ten
days, or even longer, as under the
old plan.
Johnson As Military Aid. '
Capt. Graham L. Johnson, Sixth
Infantry, who had charge of the army
recruiting station at Scranton, Pa.,
has arrived here to assume duty as
a military aid to President Taft.
Captain Johnson is from Alabama
and had charge of the Philippine
Insurrection leader Agulnaldo until
he was released from captivity, in
1902.
Wlckersham Upholds Congress,
Acting on a question referred by
Secretary of the Navy Meyer, At
torney General Wlckersham has de
cided that Congress was fully within
its constitutional right in the legis
lation directing that marines be re
stored to duty aboard naval ships.
The Navy Department had already
Issued orders for carrying out the
legislation.
No Haven For Castro.
The efforts of the American gov
ernment to keep former President
Castro out of Venezuela and away
from the nearby mainland and Is
lands have every indication of be
Ing crowned with success.
Most of the powers, Including
France and England, having posses
sions In that part of the world have
Indicated to the State Department
that Castro's presence is not wanted
within their boundaries and that they
are willing to acquiesce In the de
sire of the United States that he
be far removed from the scene of
his former prestige.
Notwithstanding Castro's deposi
tion as president, he has still a great
many warm adherents in his native
country, and it is realized that his
return might be made the occasion
of a demonstration resulting In the
re-otitabliBhment of unsettled condi
tions. This government feels that Castro
ought not to be allowed to return
to Venezuela or to be permitted to
To Restrict Officeholders.
For a federal officeholder to be
a delegate to any convention called
to nominate a candidate for Presi
dent or other elective United States
officer is made a misdemeanor, pun
ishable by fine and imprisonment, ac
cording to the terms of a bill recent
ly Introduced by Representative
Richardson, of Alabama.
Taft To Honor Washington.
President Taft accepted an Invita
tion to attend a celebration of the
one hundred and twentieth anniver
sary of the first inauguration of
George Washington, to be held at
Alexandria, Va the afternoon of
April 30.
Fulton May Go To China.
President Taft tendered former
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, the post
of minister to China, to succeed W.
W. Rockhill. Senator Fulton re
quested ten days in which to con
sider whether or not he could accept.
Taffs Offer Is Declined.
Judge Meyer Sulzberger, of the
Court of Common Pleas of Philadel
phia, an eminent oriental scholar,
has been offered and declined the
ambassadorship to Turkey, prefer
ring to remain on tbe bench.
M Its. SAMPSON ACQUITTED.
Ovation When Jury Says She Did Xot
Murder Her Husband.
Lyons, N. Y. (Special). The Jury
which tried Mrs. Georgia Allyn
Sampson on the charge that she mur
dered her husband, Harry SampBon,
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Mrs. Sampson was trembling per
ceptibly when the Jury announced
its verdict, but she recovered her
composure Immediately and smiling
ly received the embrace of her fath
er and other relatives and the con
gratulations of her friends. She held
an impromptu reception In tbe court,
thanking and shaking hands with
her lawyers and each of the Juror
and also greeting and thanking the
representatives of tbe press. Mrs.
Sampson declined to make any state
ment for publication.
Judge Rich completed bis charge
to the Jury at 6.30 P. M., but he did
not immediately send the Jurymen
to their room to deliberate on a ver
dict. Instead be directed" that tho
men be first given their supper, and
It was so arranged.
District Attorney Gilbert, In speak
ing of the verdict, said:
"I am satisfied. I have done my
full duty by the people and by the
prisoner."
Mr. Gilbert, though a cousin of
Mrs. Sampson by marriage, stood to
his duty and prosecuted the case as
vigorously as tbe facts would permit.
100.000 ACRES BURNED OVER.
Incendiaries Apply The Torch To
The Vanderbilt Estate.
Ashevllle, N. C. (Special). Fires
set by Incendiaries burned over 100,
000 acres of second growth timber
In George W. Vanderbllt's Biltmore
Forest and also the undergrowth
which endangered tbe handsome
Vanderbilt residence In the Victoria
residence section, leased to tenants.
Three Submarines Launched,
Qulncy, Mass. (Special). A triple
launching of three submarine boats
took place at the works of the Fore
River Shipbuilding Company. Tbe
vessels are tbe Tarpoon, Stingray and
Narwhals. Tbo Tarpoon and Stin
gray are duplicates of the Octopus,
the sucessful submarine boat which
bas been In use for some time. They
are, however, much faster and of an
Improved type.
Orders bavo been Issued by the
War Department summoning th
Brownsville court of Inquiry
Had His Wish.
Flint, Mich. (Special). Alexan
der D. Cudley, 86 years old, a pioneer
of this city, whose long cherished
wish had been to see Genesee Coun
ty become prohibition territory,
dropped dead at bis home a few min
utes after learning that bis wish
would soon be realized, as the result
of Monday's local option election.
Genesee County voted "dry" by a
majority of 1,258.
Mother Of Texas Is Dead.
Fort Worth, Tex. (Special). Mrs.
Fanny Van Zandt, "mother of the
Texas Republic," died here at the
ago of 84 years. She was the widow
of the late Isaao Van Zandt, who ne
gotiated the treaty by which tbe
Texas Ropubllo entered tbe Union.
Tornado Kills Five.
Aberdeen, Miss. (Special). Five
persons are known to have been kill
ed, four others Injured and sUll oth
ers are burled under tbe debris of
tbo Illinois Central depot, which was
sseaoUsbed by a tornado which sweet
through the city of Aberdeen.
SIX LIVES ARE
LOST IN BiG FIRE
Four Business Blocks Ara Burred
In Lenox, Mass.
FLAMES DRIVE BACK RESCUERS
Fortunate Change In The Wind Saves
Tlie Residence Part Of The Beau
ful Massachusetts Town The Flrr
Started In A Hardware Store,
And An Explosion Of Paints Anil
Oils Spread It With Rapidity Los
About $2.-)0,000 A Relief Fund
Started.
I.enox, Mass. (Special). Six per
sons" lost their lives, three others
badly burned and a property loss of
between (200,000 and (300,000 was
caused by a fire in the heart of the
business section of this town. Four
business blocks, two dwellings and
two other structures were destroyed
In a section bounded by Franklin,
Main, Housatonlc and Church Streets.
The fire Is believed to have started
in the Clifford Building from spon
taneous combustion.
A fortunate shift of wind saved
the Public Library and the fashion
able Curtis Hotel. In the hotel there
were several Easter parties from New
York and Boston.
The loss of life occurred In the
Clifton Building, where the blaze
started, and resulted primarily from
a series of explosions among the tur
pentine, paints, oils and dynamite
stored In the cellar of the James Clif
ford & Sons Company, hardware
dealers.
The fire was discovered by George
Root, who lives with his mother and
brother in the upper story of the
Clifford block, a three-story building,
shortly after 1 o'clock A. M. Hastily
calling his brother and mother, all ran
down the stairs nl their night clothes,
shouting to the other occupants of
the upper floors as the went. They
found the front door In flames, but
the men wrenched it open and dashed
through, with their mother between
them. All sustained bad burns.
HER LOVE STORY
ENDS IN S0ICI0E
Miss Shaw, a Nurse, was Engaged
To Physician.
Left A Note Asking That Man She
Loved Not To Get Any Other Giil,
And Then Took Morphine ..
Albany, N. Y. (Special) .Disap
pointed In love, Etiet C. Sbaw, an
attractive woman about 28 years of
age was found dead in her room in
the Ten Eyck Hotel. Death was due
to an overdose of morphine and
strychnine taken hypodermically.
Miss Shaw was a nurse from New
York City. She has a brother liv
ing in Montreal.
The woman left several letters, In
cluding one addressed to Dr. G.
Scott Towne, health officer of Sara
toga, In which she said:
"My Dear Boy:
"Unfortunately I got very fond of
you, so the breaking of our engage
ment means to me complete wreck
age. Don't get any other girl to
love you.
"Yours,
"Ethel C. S."
The postscript read:
"No mother has a right to spoil a
son's life. When two people marry
they should be given a chance. Ev
ery woman knows this."
Miss Shaw evidently had made all
preparations for her death. When
found she was lying on tbe bed with
a silk robe wrapped about her, and
her arms folded across her breast.
A hypodermic syringe and a box con
taining morphine vials, one of which
was empty, were found at her side.
On the dresser were half a dozen let
ters. t
Among the letters was one to Mn.
Mackenzie, Free Delivery Route No.
2, White Plains, in which Miss Shaw
wrote:
"I am frightened and lonely, but
it seems so much worse to go on.
Love to all of you, Isabella and oth
ers. "Ethel."
In a letter to her brother, Allan
C. Shaw, Montreal, Canada, to whom
she left all her possessions, she di
rected the payment of 81,000 to Mrs.
Samuel Carey, of West Forty-sixth
Street, New York.
A bank book on the United States
Savings Bank of New York wai
found, showing deposits of $489
Several valuable pieces of Jewelry
also were found.
Miss Shaw was head nurse at the
Saratoga Hospital during the years
1905-6, and her home was said to
be in Canada. Dr. Towne, beyond
saying that he had been engaged to
M sg Shaw and had broken off the
engagement, would make no statement.
(N THE WORLD OF FINANCE
Michigan Central has decided to
issue 82.000,000 of 4 per cent. 20
year debenture bonds.
Westmoreland Coal Company of
ficers. Including Pre.-ldent IS. H. Mc
Cullough, were reelected.
Cripple Creek's yield last month
exceeded 1 1.3 SO, 000, which Is bet
ter than the average.
The Butte Coalition Is another
good shipper and Its dally output of
ore reaches 1,400 tons.
There was a further cut In Pitts
burg in wire naUs.
Arizona stilt leads the States and
Territories as a copper producer.
The output Is almost 1,000,000
pounds a day.
The Ely copper mines are showing
up handsomely. Last month' Neva
da Consolidated and Cumberland-Ely
shipped 3,800,000 pounds of copper.
This was their banner month.
Southern Pacific shareholders vot
ed to authorize 182,000,000 convert
ible bonds and 8100.000,000 stock
to provide for conversion of tbe
bonds.
ft all (h. rrtAt-la wh l-h ml-' Jlllh.
ject to fluctuation In price none
shows a larger decline In price than
aluminum. Two years ago It was
worth 11.000 a ton and now It is
about 300.
vrav hil lumned to the hlffhoat
nvlM In man VMM with t h A Ml n win
uwniinn of tiha Letter corner. f'hi
cago experts say tbe Winter wheat
.11, V. , a A A AAA AAA k.
CrUp Witt W uwiftfi WUUV,UUU U U -
beia.
It was said by Inside Interests that
tbo 110,000,000 of stock of toe new
International Smsltlng Company was
largely oversubscribed.
COIL OPERATORS
JOTE DEMANDS
0,'fer To Renew Old Wage Scale
For Three Years
MIIERS MAY APPEAL TO TAFT
Owners Decline To Consider Recog.
nition Of The Union Miner
Will Not Ilerlnre A Strike, But
May Leave The Operators To Dp.
clare A Lockout Meeting Ad
journs Until Labor Leaders May
Confer Over Plans,
Philadelphia (Special). At
meeting held here between commit,
tees representing the coat' operators
and the officials of the United Mln
Workers of America, representing
the anthracite workers of Pennsy.
vanla, to consider demands made by
the miners, the operators refused all
the demands and submitted Instead
a proposition to extend the wage
agreement brought about by the an
thracite strike commission for an
other term of three years.
The proposition of the operator
Is as follows: "Whereas, pusuant
to letters of submission, signed bv
the parties interested In 1902, all
persons at Issue between the respec
tive companies and their own em
ployes, whether they belong to the
union or not, were submitted to the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
to decide as to the same, and a;
to 'the condition between the re
specttve companies, and their own
employes,' and eaid strike commls.
slon under date of MaI"ch 13, 1903,
duly made and filed Its award upon
the subject matter of the submission
and provided that the sa'd award
should continue In force for thre
years from April 1. 1903, and tne
eaid period has expired,
"And, whereas, by agreement,
dated May 7, 1906, It was stipulated
that 'the said award and the provi
sions thereof and any action which
has since been taken pursuant there
to, either by the conciliation board
or otherwise, shall be extended and
shall be continued in force for three
years from April 1, 190G, namely
until March 31, 1909, with like force
and effect, as If that had been orig
inally prescribed as Its duration.'
"Now, therefore. It Is stipulated
between the undersigned In then
own behalf, and so lar as they have
power to represent any other parties
In Interest, that the award, and the
provisions thereof, and any actlosi
which bas since been taken pursu
ant thereto, either by the concilia
tion board or otherwise, shall be ex
tended and shall continue In force
tor three years from April 1, 1909,
namely, unt'l March 31, 1912, with
like force and effect as If that had
been originally prescribed as Its dui
atlon." The agreement does not provide
for recognition of the miners' union,
and this, it is said, is the bone of
contention, as the operators absolute
ly refuse to recognize the union. It
Is eaid that should the operators
refuse to make sny concessions and
Insist upon the offer to renew the an
thracite strike commission's award,
the miners will appeal to President
Taft for the appointment of a con--mission
to Investigate the conditions
controlling the mining and selling
of hard coal.
Miners' Demands Rejected.
Philadelphia (Special). After
conferences the anthracite coal oper
ators and the officials of the United
Mine Workers of America, represent
ing the miners, at which the question
of a wage agreement was discussed
to replace that brought about by the
Anthracite Strike Commission, the
operators rejected .the imodlfied de
mands of the miners and the con
ference adjourned deadlocked.
There will be no strike inaugura
ted by the mine workers, however,
and the only danger of a suspension
of mining in the near future, accord
ing to the mine workers officials,
arises from the possibility of the
refusal of the operators to ' permit
the miners to work without an
agreement.
THE OIL TRUST GOT
SECRET REPORTS
Headquarters for Work
of Sleuths.
Baltimore
St. Louis, Mo. (Special). "In th
Baltimore office of the Standard Oil
Company," said Prosecutor Morrison,
during tbe suit to dissolvo the oil
trust, "was the secret statistical de
partment. It was a place so secret
that employes of other department!
were not allowod to enter it. II
was no secret that no name was sign
ed to the reports received there, and
If a name appeared ou a report II
was at once obliterated., In this de
partment tho reports were received
of every gallon of oil that an In
dependent company sold, the price,
the destination and all data. Tbe?
were kept in card Index form read
lor use at a minute's notice
"This information," ho said, "wai
obtained by bribing railroad em
ployes, by keeping men around sta
tions to learn shipping direction!,
by following tank wagons and sales
men, and by employing detectives to
procure Information from employei
of Independent companies. It wa
used in violent and decisive move
ments to crush the Standard rivals
Tobacco Warehouse Burned.
Lancaster, Pa. (Special). Thl
tobacco warehouse of Charles W. Bit
ner was destroyed by fire with iti
contents, consisting of between L
300 and 1,400 cases of tobacco. Th(
loss on the contents is $80,000. ol
which there Is an insurance or 70.
000; on the building, $15,000, wittr
an insurance of $8,(100.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Secretnrj
of tbe Interior under Pre dents Mo
Klnley and Hoosevelt, died at Wash
ington. f
No More Drinking On Trains.
Little Rock. Ark. (Special). Tb
State Senate passed a bill placing I
heavy penalty on persons drinking In
toxicants on trains In the state 01
on station platforms. This wil1
probably affect buffet cars althoitgl
Intended only to stop rowdyism.
The prospects are for an Jce crof
above tbe average this sea-nn (r
Canada, with clearer and thicker let
than for three years past. Lui yesi
the crop was larglv snow Ice. owln
to alternate snow and freezing spells,
and the supply was exhausted befoH
rplember.