THE NEWS, Domestic Carlo Giro, the burglar, who gave up his chance at escape to succor hi wounded pal during t!ie battle 1n the home of George it. Staber, at Flatbush, N. Y., during which Mrs. Sophia Staber was killed by a bul let, made a complete confession of his share In the crime. Thomas Tageart, former chairman of the Democratic National Commit tee, went before a Chicago court and denied that he knows anything about Miss Olngles. the Irish lace maker, who was assaulted In a Chi cago hotel. John Madson, charged by the po lice of San Francisco with bigamy, la said to have 10 wives and to have been engaged to marry 14 other women. Supreme Court Justice Oaynor de filed the motion to remove the Mar ry K. Thaw Insanity hearing from Westchester County to New York County. It Is reported In New York that the Fallstendt potash mine, In Ger many, has been sold to the Interna tional Agricultural Corporation. Detectives are searching ships ar riving at New York for men who robbed a London Jeweler of gems worth $r,nn,nno. Mrs. Elizabeth Clarkson Thomp non, vice president of the Daughters of the Confederacy, died In New Tork. E. R. Shields was shot and killed by Joseph Stevenson on one of the main streets of Wilmington, N. C. A suit brought by the banking firm of H. C. Brown & Co. to recover 1100,000 from the Lincoln Trust Company, from Henry it. Wilson, the former president, nnd Frank Tilford, former vice president of the trust company, on the mound of fraudulent representations In the Bale of 1,400 shares of Lincoln Trust Company stock, came before the Su preme Court of New Vrk. Mrs. Sophie Staber, wife of George Staber, an Importer of Dunne Street, New York, was shot and instantly killed in her horn- In Flatbush, L. I. , while aiding her son In a strug gle with a burglar. Mrs. Fukui, wife of a wealthy Japanese Importer In New York City, was fatally injured, nnd four mem bers of her household seriously hurt In a collision between their carriage and an automobile. Seven hundred thousand New York school children, although 4,000 miles from San Francisco, will as Hlst in the opening exercises of the Portala historic festival to be held there beginning October 19. Arno Boerner, a German Inventor, offers to build an airship for the United States government that will carry 400 passengers and Is to cost II, 200,000. Mrs. Sophie Llndeman corrobor ates parts of the story of Miss .Tin gleg, the Irish lacemaker, who claims she was assaulted In a Chicago ho tel. The cries of a deserted child led to the discovery that George Eng land, of Niagara Falls, N. Y., had shot his wife and himself. Thomas Hayward, one of the six men who organized the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, died at Marshall. Mich. Vern Zohn, an aeronaut, fell near ly 1,000 feet while giving an exhi bition near Chicago. He still lives. A Chicago Judge has decided that "'grafter" is not a glanderous word. I oreign The Grand Duke Cyril, who for some time was denied access to the Russian court because of his mar riage to the divorced wife of the Itusslan Empress' brother, has ar rived at the Czar's palace with his family following a reconciliation. The French Chamber of Deputies adopted a Socialist's motion to In- ' vlte the government to call tin In- j ternatlonal conference of the powers j Interested to secure the gradual re- ; auction of customs tariffs. The engagement was announced of l'rlnce Miguel of Braganza, Por tugal, to Miss Anita Siewart, of New York, a daughter of Mrs. Annie Armstrong Smith, a former Haiti morean. The London Police Court decided against the suffrauettes on the point raised by Miss Pankhurst regarding the right to petition Premier As quith. M. Slgestunoff. a reporter of the St. Petersburg Bourse Gazette, was aentenced to death for robbing a tea tore. There were 158 new eases of rholera and S3 deaths from the dis ease In St. Petersburg the last 2 4 hours. George Frederick Samuel Tlohln Kon. the first Marquis of Ripon, died in London. The Church of Eneland Council, In London, declared thnt marriage o a deceased wife's sister, recently legalized, Is contrary to the moral rules of the church. M. Calllaux. French minister of finance, was struck In the face by flharlea Boh, a former deputy. In Paris, who accused the minister of slandering him. The Duke of Albuquerque was ar rested In Madrid charged with com pllcltv In the assassination last year of King Carlos and the Crown Prince. The conference of International bankers at London failed to agree upon arrangements for Americans to participate In the Chinese rallrond loan. Cuba's refusal to recocnlze the Spanish debt claim Is not renarde.l as final, and the Spanish government rxpects to resume negotiations. King Edward laid the foundation atone of the new buildings of the Imperial College of Science and Technology at South Kensington, London. The fifth cruiser squadron of the British navy has been designated to attend the Hudson-Fulton celebra tion n New York In September. General Reyes, president of Co lombia, now in Parts, minimizes the revolution In bis country and will remain In Europe. Many peasants and numbers of horses and cattle have been killed by hailstorms In Russia. Russian troops have lauded at a Persian seaport and will proceed di rect to the vicinity of Teheran, the capital. Serious earthquakes occurred In the State of Chltrol, India, and also la Asiatic Russia. Ceo. de Oollifet, formerly French minister of war, died In Paris of ap oplexy. ' The French Senate adopted the Franco-American extradition con vention. Dr. Alexander Wekerle has been appointed premier of Hungary. The German potash syndicate has renewed its agreement. i'S LEADING scemsT is dead Professor Simon Newcomb's Life Work Ended, WAS A CAREER OF ACHIEVEMENTS. Having Completed Ills Studies Of "The Motion Of The Moon," The Famous .Astronomer Prepared For The Death He Knew Was Inevi tableWas Decorated By Many Foreign Governments And Uni versities Begun And Ended His Teaching Work In Maryland. NEWCOMB'S MANY HONORS. Dorn In Wallace, Nova Scotia, March 12, 1 h35. Received Koyal Astronomical So cle:y gold medal, 1874. Huygens gold medal, Dutch So ciety of Sciences, 18 7s. Director Nautical Almanac Office, 1 S 7 7 to 1897. Professor of mathematics and as tronomy, Johns Hopkins Uni versity, 1884 to 1894. Received Royal Society gold med nl, 1890. Made officer of the Legion of Honor of France, 1893. Received Bruce gold medal, from Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 1898. Received degree of LL. D. from Johns Hopkins University, 1902. Made Knight of the Prussian Or der of Merit for Science and Art In 190U. Received Schubert prize from Russia. Received Sylvester prize, Johns Hopkins University. Died in Washington, July, 11, 1909. Washington, D. C. (Special). Prof. Simon Newcomb, the famous astronomer, died at his Washington residence, 1620 P Street, Northwest, at 3.20 o'clock A. M. As Professor Newcomb was a retired officer of the Navy, with the rank and title of professor of mathematics, his remains will be given a military funeral un der the direction of the Navy Depart ment. Services will be held on Wed nesday morning at the Church of the Covenant, at which Rev. Tyler Den nett, of that church, and Rev. Dr. Chllds, of Chevy Chase, Md., will of ficiate. The Interment will be at the Arlington National Cemetery. Professor Newcomb's death was caused by cancer of the bladder, the first symptom of which appeared last September, Just after his return from Europe, and while he was attending a meeting of the overseers of Harvard University. He had spent last sum mer In Switzerland, and In spite of his advanced years did considerable mountain climbing and took daily walks, some of them for a distance of 16 miles. Just before sailing for America he visited Andrew Carnegie at Sklbo Castle. Prepared For End. A feature of his illness was that It was realized from the first that nothing could be done to check the disease. Professor Newcomb kept up his mathematical researches, and when It was evident that his strength would not hold out much longer he made every effort to complete his great work on "The Motion of the Moon." This work was finished a few weeks ago, and Professor New comb then made every preparation for his death. He leaves a widow, who was Miss Caroline Hassler, the daughter of Surgeon Charles A. Hassler, of the United States Navy, and a grand daughter of F. R. Hassler, the found er and first superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Sur vey. He leaves also three daughters, all married, one of whom is Mrs. Anita Newcomb McGee, well known for her Red Cross work In Japan and elsewhere; five grandsons and six granddaughters. Professor Newcomb was recognized In this country and abroad as the most eminent scientist of America. No American had ever achieved as many honors as were bestowed on him for his services to the cause of Bclence. A DESPERATE BATTLE WAGED O'l JOLO ISLAND Americans Suffer Severely In the fighting. On0 Private Killed And Three Of ficers And 120 Fnllsted Men And One Sailor Wounded As The Re sult Of A Bold Attack On The Bandits Who Pluckily Made Fight From The Cave Until Every One Was Killed JlkM The Leader Of Many llnld. Manila (Special). In a desper ate fight near Patlan, on Jolo Island, Jlkirl, the famous Moro outlay, was killed and his entire band extermi nated by detachments of regulars and constabulary under Capt. George L. Byram, of the Sixth United States Cavalry, operating In conjunction with a naval flotilla of the mosquito fleet under Lieutenant Commander Slgtior. The American loss was one pri vate killed and three officers and 20 enlisted men and one Bailor wound ed. Private O'Connell, of Troop A, Sixth Cavalry, was the one man kill ed among the Americans. The ofll cers wounded are Lieutenan's Ken nedy Miller and Arthur H. Wilson, of the Sixth. Captain Byram's cavalry with a few scouts and constabulary and a detachment of sailors under Lieu tenant Commander Slgnor discover ed and attneked the outlaws in the mountains not far from the coast. The Moros fled and took refuge In a large cave. The column of troops and sailors surrounded the place, but Jlkirl refused to surrender. A concerted attack was made, the Moros fighting desperately from the mouth of a cave until the last mem ber of the band was dead. Few details of the fight have been received. The division headquarters of the Army accounts for the large number of wounded among the troops on the theory that the cave was mined and that some of tho Americans were wounded by an ex plosion. In his brief report Captain By rani warmly commends Lieutenant Miller for bravery and gallantry In action. Captain Byram gave no de tails as to the condition of the wounded. Colonel Hoyt, commanding the troops In the Island of Mondanao, in whose department the operation took place, commends Captain By ram very highly, and In a report to Major General William P. Duval, commanding the Division of the Philippines, stated that his work In exterminating Jlkirl and his band was worthy of the highest commen dation. Colonel Hoyt also thanks Lieutenant Commander Slgnor for the valuable assistance given the land forces. The Notorious Jikiri. Jlkirl was one of the famous out laws remaining In the Islands. Ever since the American occupation he fought the whites and led raid after raid, In which numerous Americans and many friendly natives were kill ed. Detachments of troops pursued him time and again, but he always managed to elude them only to com mit further murders where least ex pected. Orders were finally given for a systematic campaign against him, which, after months, has re sulted in his death and the exter mination of his hand. Jolo Island, or Sulu, ns It Is also known, Is the largest of the Sulu group, in the extreme southwestern part of the Philippine Archipelago. Tho Sultan of Sulu is the native ruler. TORNADO KILLS SIX. Fifteen Also Injured In Terrific Storm At Ortonville, Minn. Ortonvllle, Minn. (Special). Six people were killed, 15 were Injured and much property was destroyed by a tornado which passed over this section. The tornado demolished two dwelling bouses, the roundhouse, coal sheds and five boarding curs of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. I'aul Railroad. About 40 Italian la borers were in the cars and of these five were killed and 15 Injured. Philip DeGriff, a 'bus driver, was killed by being hurled against a tree when his vehicle was blown over and crushed. The tornado was ac companied by a heavy rain and hall storm. The Wounded Officers. Washington. D. C. Many Inquiries reached the War Department dur ing the day as to the identity of the officers and soldiers reported to have been wounded during the at tack on Jlkirl, the Moro outlaw chief, and as to the character of their Injuries. The officials were unable to give any information on the subject, for the reason that no report of the fight, had been received up to the close of office hours. KILLS BRIBE AND HIMSELF. Cries Of Deserted Baby Loud To Dis covery Of Bodies. Niagara Falls. N: Y. (Special). The walls of a deserted Infant greet ing the ears of Charles Small, a milkman, brought about the discov ery of a murder and suicide at No. 2 4 os Whirlpool Street. George Eng land. SO years of age, during the nlnht had sent a bullet through the heart of hiB four-month bride and, Mining tho weapon on himself, shot a bullet through his head. England was a railway brakeman. Neighbors heard the couple quarrel ing late at night, but heard no shots. The Infant had belonged to Mrs. England's Bister, who died recently in Detroit. Antl-Ogaretto Law Void. Tacoma, Wash. (Special). Judge Clifford, of the Superior Court, de clared the new state anti-cigarette law to be unconstitutional, on the ground that It Is in conflict with the provisions of the Interstate Com merce Law. Kidnapped Boy Back. New York (Special). Johnnie Calandra, 5 years old, who disap peared June 9 last, was returned unharmed to his father's door. He does not know who took him away, where be was kept or who brought htm back, but his uncle was arrest ed and Is held without ball for a hearing on Friday, Tbe father says he received Black Hand letters be fore the boy disappeared He paid do attention to them, ha says, or it- subsequent demands for ransom. Soap And Sugar. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Special). Owing to a singular salve being used on a severe wound John Bhu mlck, of Georgetown, near here, who was taken to tbe hospital here for treatment, will probably lose his right arm at the shoulder. On the Fourth of July a giant cracker ex ploded In Shumlck's band, tearing It badly. Instead of going to a phy sician, he took the advice of a friend and put a quantity of a mixture of soap and sugar on the wound. Tbe lye In the aoap caused blood poisoning. j Cattle Loss $2,000,000. El Paso. Texas (Special). Two million dollars will no more than cov j er the losses sustained by stockmen ' from tbe drouth In Northern Mex I ico, ucordlng to conservative esti- mutes. The drouth, which has last- ed nearly a year, has been broken i by heavy rains, but cattle have died by the tens of thousands from star vation and thirst. Checker Champion Dead. Boston (Special). It became known Tuesday that Charles Francis Barker, for many years the world's checker champion, died in this city Monday night. He had been ill for some time with gastritis. Barker was born In this city 51 years ago. Before he was 20 years old he had met most of the famous checker play ers of the country and had defeated many of them. In 1887 he won the world's championship by defeating James Wyllle at Glasgow, Scotland. Roosevelt Honored At Geneva. Geneva, Switzerland (Special). Ex-Prealdent Roosevelt bat been nominated honorary president of the International Committee, In charge of the Reformation monument, tbe cornerstone of which wu laid Wednesday. SENATE PASSES THE NEW TARIFF DILI Action Taken After Continuous Ses sion Day and Night. THE SENATE HAD HARD DAY'S WORK. Chairman Aldrich Won After a Stan nous Session, Keeping Bis Steam roller Continuously at Work Rolling Orr Amendments Offered by Friend and Foa Last Stand by Ilia Op ponents Contervaillng Duty on Petroleum Tobacco Growera Win at Last. HISTORY OF TARIFF BILL. March 17 Introduced In the House by Chairman Payne, of the House Committee on Ways and Means. April 9 Passed by the House by a vote of 217 to 161. April 17 Introduced In the Senate as amended by the Senate Committee on Finance. April 19 Debate opened by Senator Aldrich. July 8 Passed by the Senate by a vote of 45 to 34. The bill contains 400 paragraphs. The Senate added 840 amend ments to the House provisions. Washington, D. C. (Special). The tariff revision bill which was passed by the Senate at 11.15 o'clock tives on April 9 and has been be fore the Senate continuously for a period of 12 weeks and 3 days was passed by the Senate at 11.15 oclock P. M., after the Senate had been In session withoh ' recess for more than 13 hours. The final vota was 45 to 34. All the Democrats, with the exception of Senator McEnery, of Louisiana, voted against the bill. Senator Mc Enery voted with the majority of the Republicans. These 10 Republicans voted against the measure: Beverldge, of Indiana; Brlstow, of Kansas; Brown and Burkett, of Nebraska; Clapp, of Minnesota; Crawford, of South Da kota; Cummins and Dolllver, of Iowa; La Follette, of Wisconsin, and Nelson, of Minnesota. The vote In detail. Yeas Aldrich, Borah, Bourne, Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs, Bulk eley, Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Carter, Clark (Wyo.); Crane, De pew, Dick, Dixon, DuPont, Elkins, Flint, Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Gug genheim, Hale, Heyburn, Johnson (N. D.) ; Kean, Lorlmer, Jones, Mc Cumber, McEnery, Nixon, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Perkins, Piles, Scott, Smith (Mich.): Smoot. Stephenson, Sutherland, Warner, Warren, Wet more 45. Nays Bacon, Bailey, Bankhead, Beverldge, Brlstow, Brown, Burkett, Chamberlain. Clapp. Crawford, Cul berson, Cummins, Daniel, Dolllver, Fletcher, Foster, Hughes, Johnston lette. McLaurln, Nelson, Newlands, Overman, Owen, Shively, Simmons, Smith (a. C); Stone, Taliaferro, Taylor 34. Senate Conferees Named. As soon as the bill was passed Senator Aldrich moved that the Sen ate insist on its amendments, that it ask for a conference with the House, and that the chair appoint confer ees. Senator Bailey, for the Democrats, objected to the motion on the ground that the course proposed was unusual. He thought the more cour teous method would be to give the House a chance to concur in the amendments If It desired to do bo. Mr. Aldrich claimed that his mo tion was usual and followed the course pursued in the past. The House, he said, could concur or not concur In the Senate amendments. Vice President Sherman decided that Mr. Aldrlch's motion was in or der and It was adopted by a vote di vision. Mr. Bailey announced that on ac count of the lateness of the hour he would not ask for a roll call. The Vice President thereupon ap pointed the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Aldrich, Burrows, Penrose, Hale and Cullom, Republicans , and Money, Daniel and Bailey, Democrats. Frazier, Gore, (Ala.); La Fol Martln, Money, PRESIDENT TIFT IS AGAINST WAR British and French Ambassadors Join In Sentiments. Executive And Diplomats Of Three Leading Powers Urge Eternal Peace At Historic Old Fort On Lake Chnmplnln -President Snys Great Achievements Of Humble Explorers Who Found America Should Diminish Heads Swelled By Modern Progress. Bluff Point, N. Y. (Special). With the arrival of President Taft, of Am bassador Jusserand, of France; Am bassador Bryce, of Great Britain; Secretary of War Dickinson and Vice Admiral Urlu, of Japan, the celebra tion of the three hundredth anniver sary of the discovery of Lake Cham plain, which had been confined dur ing two days to the states of New York and Vermont, took on an Inter national Bcope and a worldwide in terest. For Ambasadors Jusserand and Bryce and President Taft all commit ted their respective countries to poli cies of peace and. In the shadow of an old fortress, which had witnessed some of the bloodiest battles in all history, they expressed the hope that never again would the peace among the great nations of the world be In terrupted by a war. The President and the other dis tinguished guests had an afternoon of continuing Interest from the mo ment of their arrival at 2.30 P. M. by special train from Albany. The President arrived at Albany from Norwich, Ct., and New York; the French ambassador from Wash ington and the British ambassador from Lenox, Mass. The various cars then were made Into one train for the run to Old Fort Tlconderoga, where the principal celebration of the day was held. Taft Sees Historic Ruins. The President and the amassadors and the members of their staffs were shown through the historic' ruins of "Old Tl," as the natives call the stronghold, which Is now In course of restoration. There was historic Interest In the old place, alike for the representatives of Great Britain, of France and the United States, for the rocky promontory was held in turn by the French, the English and the American revolutionists. WOMAN FASTED 40 DAYS. Sho Says Abstention From Food Has Cured Her Ailments. Los Angeles, Cal. (Special). Mrs. Lillian O. Hoag has broken all records for fasting, abstaining from food for 49 days. The highest pre vious record was that of Etta Pris eilla Grove, a Chicago school teach er, who shunned food 41 days, a year ago. Mrs. Hoag's fast was broken, when she "dined" with her brother on a slice of canteloupe. She decided upon the fast as a remedy for illness. The result was more than was hoped for. Freeing herself of one ailment she got rid of others. A GIGANTIC CHEESE. Ten Tons of Milk Were Used In Its Manufacture. Utlca,, N. Y. (Special). The largest cheese ever manufactured In the Mohawk Valley was shipped to a Chicago firm by a local cold stor age company. The cheese was built In the usual shape, but it measured 32 inches high, 45 inches in diame ter, containing 41,728 cubic inches, and weighed 1,950 pounds. It took about 10 tons of milk to produce it and It was pressed into shape by a specially constructed press. SUICIDE ON WEDDING TOUR. Kills Hon For Burglar. Gallon, Ohio (Special). Mistaking his little son, Herbert, six years old. for a burglar, Fred Klopp shot and killed the boy. The lad was walk ing in hlB sleep. Chlcagonn And His Wife Row A Boat Over A Duni, South Bend, Ind. (Special). The man and woman who ended their lives by rowing a boat over the dam in the St. Joseph River here, were 11. Llndeman and his wife, of Chi cago. They were on their wedding trip They registered early at a South Bend hotel and Llndemnn told tbe clerk he and Mrs. Llndeman had been married at St. Joseph, Mo., tho day before. Searchers found Llndeman'a coat. The police opened the room at the hotel assigned to the Liudemans and by comparing the coat with other articles of clothing established the identity of the couple. Murders Wife And Kills Self. Lodi. Wis. (Special). George Knerzer. of this city, killed bis wife by crushing her 6kull with the butt end of a shotgun. He then commit ted suicide by drowning In a shallow pool. He was Insane. IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE Pullman Company's assessment In Chicago was raised 11,000,000. United States Steel is said now to have 87 per cent, of its plant In operation. Railroad earnings of the United States are now about 9 per cent, ahead of last year's figures. Production of pig iron in tbe United States In the first half of 1909 waa 11,000,000 tons, against 9,018,000 tons In tbe first half of 1908. Seaboard Air Line earnings In the fiscal year Just ended were 118,415, 000. Southern Railway Is now earning more than enough to pay a dividend on Its preferred stock. - United States Government 2 per cent, bonds, which constitute nearly three-fourths of the Federal debt, have recently sold at a new low rec ord. Anthracite coal shipments In June were 4,904,000 tons, compared with 5.704.000 tons in June, 1908. Le high Valley's output last month was 97 ono tons greater than that of tbe Reading. Want Nine-Hour Day. Raleigh, N. C. (Special). A nine hour working day 1b to be asked of the Seaboard Air Line Railway by the machinists, carmen, blacksmiths and boilermakers of the entire sys tem. A conference to take place between representatives of those and the superintendent of motive power of the Seaboard has been arranged to take place In Portsmouth, and a reduction from 10 hours to nine I hours will be asked. Nine Men Killed In Mine. Trinidad, Col. (Special). Nine men were killed by an explosion of gas In the mine of the Cedar Hill Coal and Coke Company, at Toller vllle, near here. All the dead were foreigners except one. The men were descending in the cage. The explo sion partly wrecked the shaft and those who were not Instantly killed were suffocated by gas. Rockefeller 70 Years Old. Cleveland, O. (Special). John D. Rockefeller reached the three-Bcore and ten period of his life Thursday. Seventy years, ago he was born on a small farm near Richmond, Tioga County, N. Y. Beginning life as a penniless farmer's boy, Mr. Rocke feller is today reputed to be the world's nearest candidate for a bil lionaire. His health Is good and he la enjoying a rugged old age. Through Fire To Have Bit by. . York, Pa. (Special). The explo sion of a coal oil stove at New Free dom caused a fire which resulted in the loss of the dwelling of Paul Harkenstlne and threatened for a time to destroy the whole borough. Efficient work on the part of the members of the town Are company and bucket brigades kept the flames from spreading. The explosion oc curred while Mrs. Harkenstlne was out In the yard, and the woman had to rush through flame and smoke to save ber baby, which was on tbe Inside. Caterpillars On Ship. New York (Special). Passengers on the American liner New York, here from Southampton, were as tonished when three days out to find caterpillars at table, In bed, overhead and underfoot. The ex planation crept out when It was learned that a consignment of them, carrying parasites supposed to be fatal for the devastating brown tail ed moth, bad crawled forth from a broken box at sea. The Senate voted six months' sal ary to the widow of Its late chaplain, Dr. Edward Everett Hal. . . PRINCELY GIFT FROM . JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Oil King Gives S10,000,COO to Gener al Education Board. BRINGS TOTAL UP TO $52,000,000. Additional Gift Made To Meet Edu cational Needs Of Great Import anre. The Income From Previous Appropriations Having Been Ex hausted Vast Fund Released From Restrictions And May Be Disposed Of As Directors Deem Best Ly Two-Thlrds Vote. HIS LARGEST GIFTS. General Educational Board $ University of Chicago Miscellaneous gifts prior to 1892. . . . Rush Medical College Churches (known).. Missions (known)... Baptist Foreign Mis sion Fund Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re search College. . . . Educational Barnard Southern Fund Union Theological Seminary Baptist educational Society Harvard University.. Yale University Juvenile reformatories Clevelnnd city parks. Nine Y. M. C. A.'s. . Johns Hopkins Teachers College... Vassar College 32,000,000 25,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 3,100,000 2,300,000 2,000,000 2,000.000 1,375,000 1,125,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000.000 1.000,000 845,000 750,000 500,000 400,000 Total $110,595,000 In addition to the big donations numerated. Rockefeller has given twenty-odd educational and relig- I lous institutions. I n trouble over THE LOSS OF A Revolution In the Columbia. Republic of Discontent Among The Colombians Over The Terms Under Which Panama Was To Assume A Por tion Of The Colombian Del- Reyes Leaves Holguln The Presi dent Designate Acting As The Chief Executive. , New York (Special). John D. Rockefeller Increased his donations to the General Education Board by a gift of $10,000,000, and also releas ed the board from the obligation to hold in perpetuity the funds con tributed by him. The gift, announc ed by Frederick T. Gates, the chair man of the board, brings Mr. Rocke feller's donations to the General Edu cation Board to $52,000,000. It was contributed, according to the state ment made by Chairman Gates, be cause the Income of the present fund available for appropriation had been exhausted and a larger Income to meet educational needs of great Im portance had become necessary. Mr. Rockefeller's action In empow ering the board and its successors to distribute the principal of . the funds contributed by him upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of Its members was said to have been tak en in consideration of the possibility, now remote, that at some future time the object and purpose of the Rocke feller foundation might become ob solete. Under the original conditions Imposed the fund would have had to continue In perpetuity Irrespective of whether a public demand for Its con tinuance existed or not. Rejected Suitor's Crime. Abbeville, S. C. (Special). Ang ered by Mrs. Maggie Penders refusal to bis suit, L. L. Patterson, a mill operative, shot the woman twice with a revolver and then killed him self. The shooting occurred at the woman's house In the mill village near here. The two were quarrel ing on the back steps when the shooting took place. The woman will recover. " WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH The tariff bill is now In confer ence committee of both houses. The House by a vote of 178 to 151 adopted a rule whereby the 84 7 amendments of the Senate were dis agreed to and the conference re quested by the Senate granted. Secretary Wilson, of the Depart ment of Agriculture, contradicts the report that 4 had entered Into an agreement wtth a representative of Nebraska millers regarding prosecu tions for bleaching flour. General Investigation of the op eration of the Civil Service Law is authorized to be made by the Senate Committe on Civil Service In a res olution introduced by Senator Borah. Congress will be represented by committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives at the Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc Exposition at Senttle, Wash. The Secret Service has discovered a new ten-dollar gold certificate which Is similar to the one unearthed in March, 1908. President Taft outlined his plan for his trips to Seattle, California, the Southwest and the South. It Is quite certain now that the large corporations will test the con stitutionality of the corporation tax law. Opposition is also brewing In the House. The Agricultural Department Is sued a bulletin showing tbe condi tion of the crops. P. II. O'Donnell, of Chicago, has given Georgetown University a fund for selsmographlcal equipment. Former Congressman McCleary, of Minnesota, Is likely to be appointed director or tbe mint. - - A naval board has been appointed to make a second inquiry into the cause or the death or Second Lieu tenant James M. Sutton, of tbe Ma rine Corps, at Annapolis. It is charged that a number of Interstate express companies have been organized by liquor Interests to evade the prohibition laws. The government haa ordered tho Issuing of clearance papers to the steamer Ethelwold, which bad been detained at New York on suspicion that she was a filibuster. President Taft, of the American Red Cross, haa acknowledged the receipt of a medal and a diploma from the Italian Red Cross. ,. The Senate refused to substitute the Bailey Income tax amendment for the Finance Committee's corpor ation tax provision. ' Both of tha Wrights returned to Washington and resumed experi ment! at tha Fort Myer aeroplane shed. . s i Colon (Special). A revolution has broken out in the Republic of Co lombia against the government ot Rafael Reyes, the president of the republic, who Is now In London, and as an outcome of the feeling against the separation of Panama. This news was brought into Colon by the British steamer Median, that has Just arrived from Savanllla. Bar ranquilla and Its seaport. Savanllla, 17 miles away, are In the hands of the revolutionists. The town of Santa Marta has fallen to tbe rebels. The trouble began at Barranqullla, and ended In the speedy overthrow ol i the governmental authorities at that point. A portion of tho army stationed at i Barranqullla took up arms on Sunday against tne government, made pris oners of the municipal authorities and proclaimed Gonzalez Valencia as president. Gen. Lorge Holquin, who If president in the absence of Gen. Ra fael Reyes, was strongly denounced and the gendarmerie were driven out of the city, later arriving at Carta gena. The revolutionists took pos session of the town and several steamers on Magdalena River. General Holguln has declared mar tini law throughout the country, Gonzalez Valencia has disavowed th rising and is coming to Bogota, with the acquiescence of the government, Valencia issued a manifesto express ing his disapproval of the revolution ary movement, as did also the re publican committee. General Perdomo left Honda with six steamers, having on board 3.000 men arfd 20 pieces of artillery. The objective point of the troops is Bar ranqullla. A Colombian gunboat was seen an. proachlng Cartagena, but no news ol what has occurred at that city has reached Colon. When the Median left the Colombian coast It was ru mored that an American warship wa expected momentarily at one of the coast ports. Fruit Grower Murdered. Amerlcus, Ga. (Special). W. F. McRee, superintendent of the Bag ley Ray Orchard Company, was as sassinated here. Henry Patterson, a colored employee, charged with the crime, is being hunted by a posse. McRee was waylaid and shot at close range, two charges of buckshot en tering his neck. Woman's Long Walk. St. Louis, Mo. (Special). Mrs. H. C. Schnelter, of St. Louis, announces that she will start July 28 on a 1,-500-mile walk to Boston. Mrs. Schnelter, who will be accompanied by her husband, expects to travel about 35 miles a day and cover the distance In 45 days. Corpse Devoured By Alligators. Pensacola. Fla. (Special). With the bones stripped of flesh by alli gators the body of Herman Wilcox, of Chicago, was found In Good Time Lake, two miles from Camp Walton, a summer reBort, where the past two months Wilcox has been residing with his mother. Not knowing that the lake contained hundreds of alli gators, Wilcox went for a swim. He had been missing for four days. MTOciihYTiiiUMiT Manila (Special). In a desperate fight near Patian. on Jolo Island, Jlkirl, the famous Moro outlaw, was killed and his entire band extermina ted by detachments of regulars and constabulary under Capt. George L. Byram, of the Sixth United States Cavalry, operating In conjunction with a naval flotilla of the mosquito fleet under Lieutenant Commander Slgnor. The American loss was one private killed and three officers and 20 enlisted men and one sailor wounded. Peacemaker Shot. Grayson. Ga. (Special). Much excitement prevails In this communi ty over the fatal Injury of Rev. E. L. Langley. who was ahot while try ing to separate his son, Bose Lang ley, and J. E. Webb, who were en gaged In a fight. Webb and young Langley fought a desperate duel with pistols. Each receiving two wound of a serious nature. The minister, in attempting to act as peacemaker, came within the range of the fly ing bullets and fell at his son's feet mortally wounded. Drank Acid For Whisky. Salisbury, N. C. (Special). Mis taking a carbolic acid bottle for one containing whisky, L. D. O'Kelley, a policeman, drank of tbe contents of the former and died in great agony within 40 minutes. O'Kelley arose from his bed about 6 o'clock and complained of feeling unwell. He remarked that he believed a little whisky might do him some good and went searching for the stimulant among several bot tles upon the pantry shelf. Senators To Be Witnesses. Seattle, Wash. (Special). Counsel for Mrs. Vera de Note said that senators and congressmen would be called to testify when the woman, who Is held In the Immigrant deten tion pen for investigation on the charge that she Is an alien and lack ing In qualifications to enter this country, has a hearing In court. Mrs. De Note says she is a native of Iowa, where she lived until 17 years old. She said that she for merly lived at Long Branch, N. J.. where she has relatives. She ar rived recently front Hongkong. Tha "Iron Trade Review" will sar today: "'The United States Steel Corporation has decided to build fifty-mill tin plate plant and fifty-mill sheet plant at Gary. These plants will be tbe largest of their kind In the world. An advance of $1 per ton In bars, plates and shapes by the Carnegie Steel Company has not been follow ed by ' the Illinois Steel Company. This Is an Important step toward abandoning tha time honored custom of making Pittsburg tha basing point Jor these products."
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