The .Sheets Stav you to Mercorsb.M MJf A daughter liLllUi and Mrs. Satr" Mercersburcomestlc Of last wpolf )f ,ho Ani,'rlran fanners' in last, weOK navp pach B(?ri.pd to plly rrj po-i. '.m all Roods packed, tbe okj ueuis lip .1S(l(1 t() a(lverllae lu between r the guaranteed purity of Mercers"0'1 1,,'"I'"',R- line, .'harles V. llendrick against Ulggar, tho forirnT actress, (or Mrfutlng the affections of Mrs. Hcn- Btrok" s "v"r,','ll husband. tIbh Klcanor Hutlpr Alexander, agOjoap engagement to Theodore ooaevelt, Jr., has Just been announc 'd, gave some interesting facts in an j Interview. Mayor Gaynor has practically tak. ' er charge of the New York Police De. partmcni. and members of the force and their Mends anticipate a big ehakcup. Senator Hen Conger tes'lfled that Senator AlUis. of New York, demand ed $5,(100 for the Assembly Rules Committee killing bridge legislation In 1901. Madame Periwinkle, convinced that jeering audiences a generation ago really acclaimed her the great est actress of her time, died In Cin cinnati. T. F. McClure and J. A. Kberhardt. Cincinnati contractors, were Indicted on charges of conspiracy In connec tion with paving contracts. George Kbellng, who confessed he took part in the train robbery near Kureka, Mo., pleaded guilty to a charge of robbing the malls. Lewis G. Tewksbury, known as the skyrocket financier, died friendl.ss and penniless In New York. The hearing of the minority stock holders of the Ohio and Indiana in dependent telephone companies in New York adjourned for a week aft er It was brought out that the Hell interests have acquired control. Dr. U. C. Hyde was arrested In Kansas City and chargej with the murder of Col. Thomas II. Swope: the philanthropist millionaire. He was released on $.,0,000 bail. The announcement was made In New York of the engagement of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. son of the former President, to Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander, of that city. Oliver Spitzer, former refinery superintendent of the Sugar Trust, was sentenced to two years in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., by Judge Martin, In New York. L. A. Sears, of Ohio, was elected president, and Frank K. Correll. of Maryland secretary of the Canners" Association, In session at Atlantic City. Fire, caused by an explosion in a hardware Ftore, destroyed several buildings at Lancaster Pa., the Joss amounting to $400,000. Fire following an explosion de stroyed the four-storv building occu pied by the G. V. Miller Wall Paper Company. In St. Louis. Six men were killed by the ex plosion of a boiler in a sawmill at Crump. Mich. Robbers looted the Hank of Mem phis, Neb., and etcapej with $2,700 in currency. Bennett Silver, in Harlem prison. New York, pulled out his mustache hair for hair in an effort to avoid being identified. Mrs. Russel Page, who was In San Antonio, Tex., en route to California, divided $l,f00 among local charities The Inlted States Steel Corpora tion gave $10,000 to the Y. M. C. A., of Pittsburg. Protesting minority stockholders of the six independent telephone com panies of Ohio and Indiana recently punhascd by J. P. Morgan & Co. began a hearing in New York, with the view of checking the consumma tion of the deal. The National Sugar Refining Com pany formally turned over to the I'nlted States Treasury the sum of $604,304 due the government for shortage In Importations of sugar be tween 1907 anJ liios. The TrMate Canners' Association In session at Atlantic City, resented a letter sent by Secretary of Agri culture Wilson, requesting the asso ciation fo refrain from condemning benzoatu of soda. Clarke Howell, editor of the Con stitution. Democratic national com mittemnn and a director of the As sociated Presw. was operated on for appendicitis at his home, In Atlanta. Miss Hei.sis Ryan, of Hinsdale, was killed and between 25 and HO other persons were injured in an electric far accident at Hinsdale, Mass. Tlie application of Harry K. Thaw for his dlscharee from Matteawan was denied by Justice Tompkins, at Nyack, n. y. The shareholders of the I'nited Gas Improvement Company of I'hil.'u dclohla voted to cut a $9,000,000 melon. Amelia Clover, the dancer, famous 20 years ajo on the stage, died in New York. Col. Gabriel Conrad, chief of ar tillery of tho Nicaraguan revolution ary forces, was severely wounded in he fighi:ng near rianta Clara. The advaiKo of tho revolution! toward hp capital is reported temporarily checked. In the States General of the Neth erlands the Foreign Minister denied the report that Emperor William had threatened to occupy Holland unless It was jlaced in a state of defense agilnst England. In connection with the reorganiza tion of tie French Navy It Is pro joscd to revive the deep waterwavs canal project to connect the Atlantic with the Mediterranean. Tho first meeting of the British Ministry since the election was held nt Promler Asqulth's residence. In London. Dissension In the cabinet Is apparent. The Antarctic exploring steamer Pourquol Pas, was spoken In the f trtlts of Magellan, but Dr. Charcot, the explorer, refuse,! any Informa tion. The Belgian government has a number of schemes for reform in the administration of the Congo. King Uustave of Sweden, who un derwent an operation for appendici tis. Is steadily Improving. German Socialists are grejtly sal uted over the question of the Prus r'n election ro'orm bill now undel dlxcuiwlon In the Diet. Harold Vanderbilt, of New York, rat to ray $4,'00 damages to. a Tmrts hsrnes maker who was Injur ed by his automobile. Tbe esfumptlon of , the premier ship of Spain by Joso y Mendex radtcti and Anticlerical, has caused sur rise In Spain. . Former Vice Presldont Falrbanki received many cablegrams congratu Intiug blm en his sUnd In the con troversy with the Vatican. BACK 10 LIFE Remarkable Case of Resuscita tion in Chicago. THE MAN HAD CEASED 10 BREATHE. A Patient Who Wu Afflicted With Neurotic Oedema The Nurse Finding Him Apparently Kend ('nils The Physician Atropliine, Nltro-Glyccrine And Oxygen I's-mI DflVrtiiiilly -Now The Man Is Out Of Hunger, But Weak. Chicago (Special). Breathing and pulsation ceased entirely In tho body of Frederick McNear, at the Chicago Baptist. Hospital for about 10 min utes, and now he Is clamoring for a hcekstenk. McNear was brought to the hospital suffering from neurotic odemii. His face and neck had been badly swollen while he was at home and when his tongue, glottis and larynx began to swell he was rushed to the hospital. He was hardly able to breathe and through the greater part of the night had a nurse to hold his tongue out If his mouth with n pair of forceps so that he might breathe. Mr. Fran, cis W. McNamara was at his bedside almost constantly, giving him exter nal and Internal treatment. Toward morning he seemed Im proved and Dr. McNamara ani the nurse, Miss Anderson, had both left the room for a few moments. Re turning with an oxygen tank, Miss Anderson was horrified to find him apparently dead. She screamed for Dr. McNamara and hasty examination showed that he had ceased to breathe and that his heart was not beating. Miss Ander son again seized his tongue with forceps, while Dr, McNamara began to furiously massage his breast, while an attendant brought a loaded hypo dermic needle and the oxygen tank close to the bed. Injections of atrophine and nitro glycerine were hastily administered. Dr. McNamara continued his efforts at artificial respiration and at the end of about 10 minutes McNear gasped. Oxygen was then administered, and for more than half an hour the physician and the nurse continued to work over him vigorously. His breathing had then resumed a some, what normal status and his pulse was fairly regular, though very weak. Now he is much improved and Is con sidered out of danger. THIRTY VKAKS FOB MIKDKRKH. Accused Declared He Intended The Bullet For Someone l.'lse. Durham, S. C. (Special). Solo mon Shepard, charged with killing Engineer Holt, of the Southern Rail way, 14 months ago, was convicted by a Jury In Judge Biggs' court of murder in the second degree and sentenced to serve 30 years in the penitentiary. Tho defendant testi fied that the killing was accidental and that he fired a shot intended for the brakeman of the train. In his charge to the Jury Judge. Biggs declared thut, as the State produced no other evidence than Shepard'n confession, a verdict of murder In the first degree was Im possible. Cut Seven Teeth In A Day. Columbus, Ohio (Spoclal). Cut ting seven teeth In one day, Richard Hugh Stevenson, 10-month-old son of Rev. W. C. Stevenson, died after an illness of only two days. The boy had cut teeth at different times, hav ing five In all, when, last Friday, he cut seven in h few hours. The brain was affected, and from the first no hopes were held out for the child's recovery. Blind Girl See Again. Minneapolis, Minn. (Special). Totally blind for almost three weeks as the result of a nervous shock, sight returned to Mlsg Christine Can field, a stenographer. Nearly three weeks ago the sudden closing of a typewriter desk shocked Miss Can field so that when she opened her eyes after the crash she found her self sightless. Niiie-Ycai'.OliI Kills Mother. New York (Special). Whllo play ing wl'.h his father's revolver. John Brady, 9 years old. shot and killed his mother, Agnes Brady, in their homo In Harlem. The bullet plowed its way past the cheek of John's baby brother, Thomas, whom the mother was carrying, and entered tho woman's heart. She sank to the :!oor without a cry, dead. Mrs. Bndy wes 31 years old. SplUcr's Sentence Iteginv. Atlanta, Ga. (Special). Oliver Spitzer, former duck superintendent of the American Sugar Refining Company at Williamsburg, New York, who was convicted of conspir acy in tho sugar undcrweighlng frauds, has started on his two years' sentence at tho Federal peaiteutlary here. IEuIhuII IteMrtcl Poisoned. Tangier, Morocco (Special). it Is reported here that Ralsuli, the Gov ernor of DJebala Province and for mer Moorish bandit ohlef, has died of poison. Baby Set House On Fire. York. Pa. (Special). While tho mother was at market Raymond, the 2 '4-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Warner, set fire to the house and burned Itself to death. Minerva. 11 years old, was in the front yard when the blaze started. She tried to rescue the little one, but he had crawled to the top of the stairs to uve himself from tho flames. Frank Wc.ttorhoid and the father of the ifilld were nearly suffocated while trying to got the little one from the blaze. Gov. Hartley To II A Farmer. Jefferson City, Mo. (Special). Governor lladley, a Arm believer In life on the farm as the idoal ex istence as well as a partial solution ef the high cost of living problem, demonstrated his sincerity, when he bought a 120-acro farm near this city and nnnountel that he will move his family thither as soon as warm weather conies. The Governor sayi he will ralsa stock and poultry, and devote his spare time to scien tific farming, as taught by tho Ag ricultural College at Columbia. FIFTY DROWNED Steamer Lost in Straits of Magellan. The I'ncillc Navigation Company's Stenmer I.lmn Goes Ashore In The Da onerous Hiiambuld Passage The British Steamer llathiimct Itescues Most Of Those On Board, But Is Forced To lave The Oth. ers To Their Fate. Santiago, Chill (Special). The Pacific Navigation Company's steam er Lima Is ashore on one of the islands of the Huamblln Pas sage of the Straits of Magellan and will probably' be a total loss. The chief pilot and fifty passengers were drowned. The British steamer Hathumet rescued 205 of the persons aboard the stranded steamer, but was forced to leave many persons aboard whom It was Impossible to rescue. The stranded steamer Lima Is a British vessel owned in Liverpool and plying between that port and the ports of South America. She was last reported as sailing from Bahla Blanca, Argentina, on January 26 and wns on her way to Chilean and Peruvian ports. The Lima is 401 feet long, regis ters 3,115 tons, and was built in Glasgow in 1907. The place where the steamer was wrecked Is probably Huamblad Pas sage, located between the south shore of San Pedro Island and Chiloe. It Is a narrow passage, full of dan gers anJ very difficult navigation. Hunmbllng Rocks, two In number and 65 feet high, mark the entrance of this passage. JOINED IV CHASE FOB HIMSELF. Youthful Bank Bobber Escaped A Posse By This Ituse. San Bernardino. Cal. (Special). Surrounded In an orange grove by a sheriff's posse, the boy highway man who robbed the First National Bank of Highland of $1,600 escaped arrest by contriving, unnoticed, to mingle with pursuers and Join In the chase for himself. The boy held up the cashier and two other ofliclals with a pair of big revolvers. On Joining his pur- suers In tho grove, he lent one of his pistols to a member of the posse. At the first opportunity the youth ful robber disappeared, and the truth dawned on the chagrined man hunters, who have not yet found him. AGAINST HYDE WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH The Home Market Club, of Bos ton, Invited President Taft to a din ner to bo given in his honor at any time during this spring that will suit him. The President said he would probably not be able to accept. The subcommittee of the House Committee on Naval Affairs decided to report adversely the bill to retire Commander Robert E. Peary, with the rank and pay of a rear admiral. Secretary Knox, it Is said, will write to the I'nlted States represen tatives abroad acquainting them with his desire to promote commercial re lations with foreign countries. William B. Turner, of Oregon, printing clerk of the Senate, resign ed following nn Inquiry which show ed that he had caused delay in the printing of reports. Secretary ot State Knox was sub jected to some caustic criticism by Representative Harrison in the House. Solomon Napoleon Cone, a big cot ton operator, of Greensboro, N. C. defended the cotton exchanges at the meeting of the House Committee on Agriculture. The position of assistant attorney general soon to bo vacated by Wade H. Ellis, of Ohio, has been offered to James A. Fowler, of Knoxville, Term. The House passed a bill to es tablish an art commission to pass upon proposed monuments and buildings in Washington. The Military Committee reported to the House and Military Academy Bill, which carries an appropriation of tl.876.3S2. The abolishment of 17 out of 18 pension agencies is recommended to the House by the Appropriations Committee. The Agricultural Department re port shows the live stock receipts for 1909 to have been the lowest since 1004. A number of shipping men were before the Senate committee to urge a government-owned line to Panama. Senator Rayner was formally noti fied of his election to the United States Senate to succeed himself. Immigration Into tho United States during 1909 was twice as great as during the previous year. A Japanese exclusion bill wns fav orably reported to the House by the Committee on Immigration. ('apt. Alexander Hliarp. president of the naval inspection board, died at the Naval Hospital. The Langley medal of the Smith sonian Institution was presented to the Wright brothers. The Pension Appropriation Bill, carrying $155,674,000, was reported to the House. A number .of sanitation experts. In eluding Dr. Welch and President Remsen, of the Johns Hopkins Uni versity, anJ Bernard N. Baker and Chief Engineer Hendrlck, of Balti more, called on President Taft to urge the appointment of a commis sion to study the sewage problem. The Senate passed a bill conferring the rank of rear admiral upon Com mander Peary and retiring him with the highest salary paid a rear ad miral. V The President issued a proclama tion granting tho minimum tariff rates to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Mexico, Panama and Li beria, There was a hearing before the House Committee on Agriculture on the bill to prohibit dealings In fu tures on the cotton exchange. The Scuute passed the resolution for a thorough Investigation of the Increase lu the cost of commodities and necessities of life. The Prulsdnnt ordered ,4,000,000 acres of public land withdrawn from tbe forest domain and offered to homesteaders. Doctor Arrested For Killing Millionaire Swope. BAIL FIXED AT $50,000. RELEASED. Accused By Attorney John O. Tax. ton, Executor Of The Philan thropist's Estate Looks Upon His Predicament Calmly And Asks That Wife Bo Telephoned That lie Will Return Homo For Dinner Dr. Hyde Dlsmlss-s His Libel Suit For 9000,000. Kansas City, Mo. (Special). As a climax to the lengthy Investigation of the mysterious death of Col. Thomas H. Swope, on October 3, 1909. Dr. II r IlvHo kn.Konj f k late millionaire's niece, was arrest ee here charged with the murder of the aged philanthropist. The warrant upon which the ar rest was made was tKSiirrl at the request of Attorney John O. Paxton, iecmur 01 me swope estate. First degree murder is charged. The war rant says that Dr. Hyde, with felon ious intent, administered strychnine to Colonel Swope on the day of his ueain. Across the back of the complaint filed by Mr. Paxton asking for a war rant Prosecutor Vlreil rnnklln? wrote above his signature: "I hereby Indorse this complaint." JJr. Hyde surrendered quietly. He loarned that a warrant was holnv sought, and with his attorney went to the prosecutor's nftlrn tn nwnlt tha return of Mr. Conkling. He submit- iea to arrest without demanding to hear the warrant read. From here the party went to Independence, Mo.. Where Dr Ilvfln u-nu Qi-rnlci-ne,1 ho. fore Justice W. F. Loar. The phy sician pleaded not guilty. He was released on a bond of $50,000. Prosecutor Conkling originally planned to have the bond fixed at $25,000. But Hyde's attorneys had arranged for a $30,000 surety, and as they expressed a willingness to give this amount it was accepted. The bond was signed by F. B. Neal, president, of the 8outhwest National Bank; H. F. Hall, president of the Hall-Baker Grain Company; M. D. Scruggs, a livestock dealer; William McLaughlin, a horseman, and John M. Cleary, Frank P. Walsh and Judge John Lucas, attorneys. The calmest man In the Justice's office In Independence was Dr. Hyde. While attorneys busied themselves making out the papers In the case and while the few spectators whisp ered loudly and vied with one an other for a view of tho accused phy sician he sat near County Marshal Joel B. Hayes, who made the arreBt. and read a paper that told of the developments in the Swope Investiga tion. "By the way. Mr. Hayes," he said. folding up the paper, "I wish you would call up my house and have my wife Informed that I will be home for dinner. She will be worrying about me." Just as soon as the bond was ac cepted Dr. Hyde hurried to his home In an automobile. The arrest followed quickly after Judge Ralph 8. Latshaw called a grand Jury today to investigate the death of Colonel Swope. Prosector Conkling made a request for a Jury. By dismissing his libel suit for t600,000 against Attorney John O. Paxton, Dr. Frank L. Hall and Dr. Edward J. Stewart Dr. Hyde remov ed himself from the range of the at torneys who have been using every legal means known to them to get ibis depositions in the case. One suit for $100,000 Is still pending against Attorney Paxton, It alleges Blander. The death of Col. Thomas H. Swope on October 3 Inst was attended by circumstances which mystified the millionaire's family and close friends. Dr. Hyde had treated Colonel Swope during his last hours, and had. In signing the death certificate; given apoplexy as the cause of death. SURRENDER OVER ' JHALFA MILLION National Sugar Company Gives Up $604,301,37. THE IMPORTS WEREllNDER WEIGHT. Government Receives Big Shortage Due. On Sugars Paid Voluntarily, But Does Not Affect Criminal Pro feedings Total Receipts By Fed oral Authorities From Undcrweigh lng Frauds Now Over Three Mil lions. ' ALL ON BOARD LOST BUT ONE 156 Persons on French Liner Perish The Sole Sur vivor Crazed by His Sufferings. Soldiers And Ofliclals Who Were Returning To Their Posts In Al geria In A Territlic Storm On The Mediterranean The Steamer Gen eral Chanzy Goes To Pieces On The Beefs Near Tho Island Of Minorca Kvery Man In The Crew Dead Ships KeHrt Tho Worst Storm On The Mediterranean In Many Years. Palma, Island of Majorca (Spec ial). Driven helplessly from her course in one of the wildest storms that has swept the Mediterranean Sea In 40 years, the French Trans atlantic Steamship Company's steam er General Chanzy crashed at full speed In the dead o! night, on the treacherous reefa near the Island of Minorca, and all but one of the 157 persons on board perished, Tho solo survivor is an Algerian customs official, Marcel Kodel, who was rescued by a fisherman and who lies In the hospital at Cludadela. rav ing as a result of the tortures through which ho passed and unable to give an account of the disaster. In tho ship's company there were 87 passengers, of whom 30 were in the first cabin. The crew number ed 70. It is not thought that any Americans were aboard the liner. The ship was in command of Captain Cayol, one of the most careful offi cers of the line. In bis long experi ence he had never before met with an accident. Ho had intended to re tire from the service in the near fu ture. The passengers of the Chanzy were mostly French officers and officials returning to their posts in Algeria. accompanied by their wives and chil dren; a few soldiers, some Italians and Turks and one priest. The only Angio-saxon names on the passen ger list were Green and Stakelv. They were members of an opera troupe of eleven which had been en gaged to sing at . the Casino in Al giers. The Chanzy Is a total wreck. Steamers have been dispatched from Spain and from points In the Bal earic Islands to the scene of the ca tastrophe. Among the victims was the cele brated Paraslan music hall singer, Francis Dufor, as well as other prom inent music hail favorites. The General Chanzy struck at 9 o'clock P. M., after Captain Cayol, with all his experience, had been un able to cope with the tempest of al most unprecedented violence. Oth er ships In the neighborhood had safely ridden out the storm, but the Chanzy fell prey to the elements, was lifted off her course through the Balearic Archipelago and brought up on the coast of Minorca, In the vi cinity of Cludadela. Fishermen at daybreak picked up Rodel clinging to a piece of wreck ago. The General Chanzy was a steamer of 2,2i7 gross tonnage, and her engines had a horsepower of 4 78. Marseilles (Special). The nows of the wreck of the General Chanzy caused consternation in this city, whence the vessel sailed Wednesday for Algiers. Relatives and friends of the passengers and crew rushed to the steamship office Imnlorlnir de tails of the accident. Pathetic scenes were enacted when they were inform ed that with the exception of one passenger all on board had perished. The government la arranging' to as sist the families of the crew, who all were members of the merchant ma rine. A girl whoso bethrothed was on board the lost vessel went to the quay here about the time of the wreck, which occurred near mid night, In a state of great excitement and shouted time ami again: "There has been a disaster! I had a vision of It." The news of the foundering did not arrive until some hours later. NO DAXGF.lt FIIOM COMKT. Coliimbiu Professor Says Gases Will Cause No Ilurin. New York ( Special ).-r-Prof. Har old Jacoby, head of the astronomical department of Columbia University, said In reply to a question as to dan. ger from the approaching comet, that the amount of matter In the tall of the comet was so sail that no danger was prohablo. 4'Halley's comet has been here be fore," be said. "We know all about It, and It Is safe to say that Its tall Is so attenuated that even If It dis charges deadly gases there will not be enough to cause serious harm." F.scap? From Fire In Derrick. Duluth, Minn. (Special). 3lx men made a spectacular escane from the top floor of the building occupied by Schulzet Brothers, wholesale sad dlers, when fire which practically ruined the building hemmed them In, The men clambered out of windows to a derrick used In constructing a building on the next lot, by which they were lowered safely to the ground. Her Kisses Too Ixiug. New York (Special). "My wife's kisses last 10 minutes, and I don't like 'em that long," was Sol Lowen thal's defense in Magistrate Corrl gan's court when his wife accused him of not loving her any more. Lowenthal bad his wife In court for leaving bim. She declared her hus band didn't love her any more. Magistrate Corrlgan declind to act as a Solomon In love's court and sent the couplo home with the Injunction to agree upon tho length of time a family kiss should consumo. Kat Meat, Hays Wiley. . Boston (Special). -Meat eating Is necessary to the protection of health, according to Dr. Harvey V. Wiley, rnlef chemist of the Department of Agriculture, who talked before the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo gy Society of Arts. He averred that be would eat meat as long as he bad the price and that It was crimi nal neglect to deprive tha child of his meat. "Tha race may survive If it .becomes vegetarian, he declar ed, "but It will be a queer kind of an animal." COVXTV MIXCS JAIL 7 VKAHS. Wrangle Over Site Prevents Its Krectlon. Lansing. Mich. (Special) Through Attorney-General Bird, the State of Michigan admitted the necessity of interposing the power of the State to end a seven years' wrangle among the Supervisors of Alcona County over tho selection of a site for a Jail. Since the old Jail burned the coun ty has been wlihout a prison, and condlti6ni under which prisoners have bcrn detained became so bad that the Board of Corrections and Charities petitioned the Attorney General to begin mandamus proceed ings to compel the Alcona supervis ors to settle their differences and erect a new Jail. The Attorney-General agreed to begin the mandamus proceeding. Now High Iteoord For Hogs. Omaha, Neb. (Special). The hog market at South Omaha established a new high record when several car loads of heavy hogs soM at $8.75 a hundred pounds. The highest point ever rearhed before the meat boy cott was $8.70. New York (Special). Tho Nation al Sugar Refining Company, the $20, 000,000 corporation In which the Sugar Trust holds stock, has paid into the United States treasury $804, 304.37, which the government has proven to the' satisfaction of tho National Company was owed in du ties on under-weighed sugar import ed by that company between 1898 and 1907. The official announcement of the refund, as stated by Henry L. Slim son and Wlnfred T. Dennlson, the government's special counsel in the customs cases involving the under- weighing of sugar, is as follows: "In July last Messrs. Stimson and Dennlson, as special counsel for the government, commenced an Investi gation as to the weights on which duties were paid on sugar landed on the docks of the sugar refineries of the National Sugar Refining Com pany, of New Jersey, at the port of New York. "That company voluntarily gave them access to its books and a thor ough Investigation was made of those books and of the books of the constituent companies and of the company's purchasing agents and of the custom-house records. As a re sult It was ascertained that tber had been a shortage In tho payment of duties on Importation of sugar made by representatives of that company and IU predecessor between 1898, when the refineries began business, and the end of- 1907, amounting to $604,304.37. This storage was re ported to the officers of the com pany, and as soon as they had verified the government's figures they volun tarily offered to pay this sum with out suit into the treasury of the United States, and to make good the offer they deposited are full sum in cash. "This payment has been accepted by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Attorney General and on the recommendation of the solicitor of the Treasury an 1 the. special counsel for the govern ment. "This settlement In no wise affects the criminal prosecution of any in dividuals who may be shown to have been responsible for any criminal frauds." James R. Post, president of the National Sugar Refining Company, refused to discuss the situation In which his company found itself, nor would he say anything In explana tion of the statement made by him Inst December that the stealing from the governent had been done. If done at all, without the knowledge or con fent of any of the officlnls of the National Company. Mr. Post refer red his questioners to his counsel, who was out of town. Tho $604,304.37 turned into gov ernment treisurv b the National Compenv bring the total of payments madn by the various Bugar companies for short weighed sugar importations, nn.1 In one ease a fine for short welshing Un to In round figures $3, 434.877. Th American Piiear Re fining Com'-sv r'unde1 $2,000,000 nnd was Prod $I3',000. and Ar bucklo Bron. made a refund of $695,573. Glad Over His Death Sentence. Toledo, Ohio (Special). "I am glad It's all over," cheerfully said Joseph J. Mackley. 33 years old and married, when sentenced to be elec trocuted June 3 for the murder ot Caroline Hunt, aged 18 years, De cember 27. She had rejected his at tentions. Mackley was taken to the State penjtentiary. His brother Jer ry is awaiting trial for complicity In the murder of Mrs. Hunt, the girl's mother. AN AMERICAN EXPEDITION SI Miners Blown Up, Stearns, Ky. (Special). An explo sion, caused by a windy shot In Mine No. 1 of the Stearns Coal Company, killed . six white miners outright. None of the other workers In the mine was injured. The explosion oc curred In one of the Innermost re cesses of the mine anJ expended Its force uopn the men in the immediate vicinity. The hoisting machinery was not damaged and no difficulty was experienced in recovering the bodies. Holler Wows Vp. Bay City. Mich. ( Special ).-Wh lie a score of workmen were warming themselves n the boiler-room of Prlncing'a sawmill at Crump, waiting for the , whittle to start the day's work, the boiler exploded, Instantly killing bIs of the men and Injuring all the others. The mill was wrecked, debris being scattered 100 feet In every direction. It la believed that cold water was forced Into- bo boil er when the water was low, causing tbe explosion. On Woman Suffrage. New York (Special). New York women will have a chance to fight out the suffrage question alone, free from the machinations of prejudiced man, If the bill introduced by Sen ator Brackett Is made a law. The measure provides that a special elec tion shall be held on the Monday preceding the day of general election next fall, at which women only will be allowed to vote. Nurses Bescue 1'otlents, Savannah, Ga. (Special). Bravery of tho nurses in Parkview Sanator ium, a private hospital here, prob ably prevented a destructive fire. Eighteen patients were carried from the burning wing of the hospital, the nurses saving, some of the sick after making their way through thick smoke. With the private fire fight ing apparatus the nurses kept back the flames until help came. 4,000,000 For Flood Victims. Paris (Special). The Cabinet de cided to ask Parliament for $4,000, 000 as the additional credit neces sary for the relief of victims of the flood. Foreign subscriptions to the flood relief fund now exceed $800,-000. Saved Daughter, But May Die.. .Toledo, Ohio (Special). Quick -wit of Mrs. George Croll, living in Tontogany. saved her daughter's life, but it was feared that her devotion a a mother may cause her own death, the daughter, entering tbe bouse, was mistaken for a burglar by her father, who had a large sum of money in tbe house.' Mrs. Croll recognized her daughter Just In time to throw her self In front of her husband's revol ver as he fired, and she waa shot twice. , , Farmer's Horrible Death. Wheeling, W. , Va. (Special). West Virginia Is experiencing tbe coldest weather of the winter, Of ficial temperatures range from 2 de grees above sero to 1 0 below. At Morgantown a farmer was froxen to death Sunday. ' The man was dellv erlng a load of feed, and when bis wagon tipped over be was burled under heavy sacks. He could ,not move, and waa frozen stiff when found in tbe roadway. FOR THE SOUTH Pj)LE: The Teary Expedition, Iiut'ct Commander Peary. National Geographic Society l)cridlea To I'nite With The Peary Arclto (Tub In A Campaign For Funds-! American Fxiiedition To Start From Coats Land, While British Expo (lit Ion Will Make Attempt From Other Hide, F.vplorcd By Shackel ton. " Washington, D. C. (Special). America has decided to seek for South Polo laurels similar to those won for her by Comamnder Peary at the North Pole. The National Geographic resolves to send an expe dition In search of the South Pole provided the necessary funds tan be ralBed. It is not believed that there will be any lack on this score. Com mander Peary, who is in New York, where a testimonial In his behalf was given at the Metropolitan Opera, House, was notified immediately of the action of the board of nu uagcra of the Geographic Society. Captain Dartlett, who was In command of the Roosevelt, which Peary used on his successful trip to tho North Pole, probably will be plac ed In charge of the expedition Into the Antarctic regions. With the ex ception of Commander Peary, the members of the expedition, will be the same as those who returned last year from the frozen North. The Roosevelt, including complete equipment, sledges and all, is practi cally In readiness to be stored with provisions and start on her search of the only big goal on the globe which has not yet been reached. Before the Geographic Society makes final decision In the matter there will be consultations with the members of the society to find oat whether the project will receive suf ficient financial assistance to war rant the undertaking. Question Of Funds. . It Is not felt that the money should be taken from the funds of the society, but it is believed that no difficulty will be experienced in rais ing sufficient money to fit out the Roosevelt. After a meeting lasting more than an hour the board of managers of the Geographic Society adopted the following resolution: "The National Geographic Socloty believes that It Is of great Importance' to science that tidal, magnetic and meterological observations shall be obtained at or in the vicinity of Coats lanj during the same period that the British expedition under Capt. Robert F. Scott. R, N., la making similar observations on tbe other side of the Antarctic area 1.800 miles distant, and at the same time that this recently discovered land shall be explored. "That the society is ready to ac cept Mr. Peary's proposition that It shall undertake Jointly with the Peary Arctic Club an expedition to the Antarctic regions as outlined above, provided that the board of managers, after consulting with the members of the society, finds that the nroject will receive sufficient fi nancial assistance to warrant the un dertaking." Xo Rivalry To British. It Is thought probable that the ex pedition may be ready to set sail from New York, where 'the sturdy little Roosevelt Is now lying at rest after her hard labors in struggling through northern Ice fields as early as July. The rapidity with which resnonse for financial - assistance ta made by members or friends of the society will determine the date. Tt la hoped to have the South Pole seek, ers start out not later than Septem ber next. No spirit of rivalry to the ' British attempt to reach he Sonth Pole is being manifested, it was de clared, In the American expedition. Wrights Given Medals. Washington, D. C. (Special). Wilbur and Orvllle Wright reoelvel the recognition of the Smithsonian Institute for their s'at achievements in the science of aviation. This was In the presentation to them ot the "Langley medal," authorized by the regents of the institution and named in honor of Samuel W. Langley, late secretary of the Institution, who was a pioneer in aeronautics In this country. No Hunting On The B. F. D. - -Washington, D. C. (SneclalL, The shooting and hunting of game ny rural mail carriers while they are officiary employed on the service or their rmitpn. nr tha parrvtmr F n. for that purpose. Is to be prohibited in tne ruture. An order to this ef fect has been Issued by the Post; Of fice Department. Prohibition For Hawaii Proposed. Washington, D. C. (Special). A drastic form ot prohibition for Hawaii is provided- for In a bill -Introduced by Representative Scott, of Kansas. The bill provides that it shall be unlawful to manufacture, or sell, or to give away, except la a private residence, any alcoholic liquors. Aged Woman Frozen To Death. Toledo, O. (Special). Mrs. '12112a beth O'Neill, aged 71, who has liv ed alone for 30 years, froze to death in her bed In hor home at Miami, a village near here. Her body waa found by a neighbor, who bad bees giving her assistance. Throe Burned To Death. , Jersey Shore, Pa. (Special). A Are In the First National Bank Building In this place caused the death of three persons, tbe Injury of two others and the complete destrue-' tlon of the building, Mrs. Dravenstadt and child were burned to death and Mr. 'Draven stadt died from lnjurtca received la" Jumping from a window. Tho lowi is estimated at $45,000. The Ore was caused by crossed flectrlo wlros. Said Ho Had Tooth In hung, . Los Angeles (Spert.il). rR, V. Ptll secured a Judgment for ' $3,090 against Dr. A. A. Shaw, ft den tint, on the allegation that tho dontlst in extracting throe teeth had let on of the molars slip down Into bis lung. For two years, thereafter, according to the complaint, Pell was treated for tuberculosis, but the real cause of ' his shattered health was finally re vealed when a paroxysm ot coughing ejected the tooth. Feed the tax assessor well, tot m, full belly mnUeth light band.
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