The
Fulton County News
McConnellsburg, Pa.
HUSBANDS A3 PROPERTY.
' Considerable satisfaction will be felt
fcy mankind generally at the argument
isdvanced by a married woman In a
suit lnvolvlnK another woman that "a
husband la property to a wife and a
family, und to win him away la uoth
ng short of stealing." So It 1 the
husband and not the wife that Is the
'"human chattel." The admission con
trovert the theory upheld through
fenerations of feminist protest against
the serfdom ImpoBed by man ou hli
domestic partner through unequal mar
riage laws, says the New York Herald.
The honest confession that the con
trary la the case has been secured at
last, but at a cost to feminine con
"latency which may be expected to
bring Its proper rebuke from every
woman's club In the land. The fair
plaintiff to secure ber own ends has
proved false to one of the cherished
principles of her sex. Hut the truth
1a out It Is man who 1b the chattel,
possession of whom Is gained by the
marriage ceremony and the right, title
and Interest to whom has been estab
lished In suits for non-support or for
abandonment during marriage as well
as In alimony proceedings afterward.
HI status as matrimonial property
has, to be sure, long beeu a nmtter
of court record.
CONGRESS PASSES ALL
MONEY BILLS, ADJOURNS
President Taft Calls Extra Ses
sion April 4.
Tariff Board Bill Killed In House,
Passes SenateFilibusters at
the Close In Both Houses
Pension Increase Fails.
Here is high valetry and variety
with a vengeance! A roomclerk In
an uptown palace hotel tells of a pal
ace revolution that double discounts a
Jerked-beef mutiny in Itio Janeiro,
says the New York Press. He Rays:
"The valets and maids we get here
are far more difficult to deal w ith than
their masters and mlBtresses. Most
of them Insist upon having rooms with
private baths and turn up their noses
at anything else. It has happened at
times that the servants' rooms were
all occupied and we had to put a valet
or a maid Into a room with a bath, a
regular guest room, charging the reg
ular servant rate. The result Is that
every 'gentleman's gentleman' that
comes here now demands a 'bantu' as
his Inalienable right."
The coming generation. In our cities
at least. Is likely to have a more live
ly appreciation of the value of fresh
air than the one that has preceded.
Within the past three years nearly
fifty cities have established open-air
schools for the benefit of tuberculous
children, says the Boston Transcript
Providence began It and other mu
nicipalities have followed on, though
not all bave developed the idea to the
same extent. Boston, for Instance,
might profitably carry it farther than
she has. Pawtuckct, K. I., not only
has a fine open-air school, but pro
poses to havo at least one open-nlr
room In every school building In the
city, where delicate children can re
calve the tonic Influence which nature
to bountifully provides.
A. woman surgeon Is attached to the
Williamsburg hospital in New York
city, having been appointed because
ha surpassed all male contestants In
a competitive examination. She had
been an ambulance surgeon only a
few hours when she hud her first case.
It was cold and raw, and the experi
ence was anything but agreeable, but
the lady doctor was equal to the emer
gency and took excellent care of tho
patient. And she says Bhe has learned
Jtu-Jltsu and Is not afraid of "drunks"
and D. T. victims. That energetic lady
appears to bo ubundantly able to ac
complish what sho wlBhes without go
ing Into the sulTragrUo business.
RECORD OF THE SESSION.
Positive Results.
Provision of $3,00i),oou for
the fortltlcutlons of the Panama
Canal.
Provision for two new bai tic
ships. Recodification of tho Judicial
code regarded sb most Import
ant for the amelioration of the
law's delays.
Creation of foroBt preserves in
the Southern Appalachian and
White Mountains.
Providing for tho construc
tion of embassy and legation
buildings abroad.
Requiring the inspection of
locomotive boilers.
Creating Robert E. Peary a '
rear admiral on the retired list
of the Navy and formally ten
dering thanks of Congress to
him.
Creating a commission of five
senators and five representa
tives to investigate conditions
in Alaska.
Negative Results.
Failure of the Canadian recl-
procity agreement and conse
quent call of an extra session.
Failure of tho permanent
Tariff Board Rill, which passed
tho Senate, but was killed by a
filibuster in the House.
Failure of the resolution to
admit to statehood Arizona and
New Mexiro, klled by a filibus
ter In the Senate.
Failure of the proposal to ln
creaso the rate of postage on the'
advertising sections of the large
magazines, but a commission
provided for to investigate the
subject.
Failure of the resolution pro
viding for the direct election of
United States senators.
Failuro of the General Age
Pension Bill.
Failure to act on Ballinger
Plnehot Investigation reports.
Failuro to enact the ocean
mail subsidy, passed by the Sen
ate alone.
Failure of the effect to unseat
William Lorlmer as senator from
Illinois on the ground of al
leged bribery In his election.
Failure of bill fixing canal
tolls and settling form of gov
ernment for Panama Canal
Zone.
Failure of Congressional Re
apportionment Bill based on the
new censtiB.
who would vote for the recall o)
judges, telegraphed his resignation
from the Senate to the Governor ol
Texas, and asked Vice-President Sher
man to make t tie announcement, of,
his resignation to the Senate, Later,
when brought to his senses, he re
called his resignation.
Senator Gore assisted in tho pain
ful scenes or the Senate by erlticb;,
lug Vice-President Sherman in severe
terms at the very moment 'when th't
customary resolution of appreciation
for his Impartial discharge of duty
had been offered.
Thus ended in bitterness and dis
content the most unsatisfactory Con
Kress tlint has met In Washington lor
more than a generation.
Some of the Work.
A proposition by which the gov
ernment would hereafter bond lit)
own employees failed. An appro,
priation of $1,000, (inn was made to
extend the Postal Savings Hank sys:
t'-m. The proposition for the sub
vention of steamship linen carrying
the mails to South America and to
the Orient was lost In the House
and Senator llailey, of Texas, Is re
sponsible for the defeat of a proposl
Hon to experiment with the parcels
post on rural delivery routes. A bill
which further let clown the bars for
the veterans of the Civil and the
Mexican Wars, and which Is est!
mated to cost at least $4 5,0O0,onn
a year, was defeated only by a fill
buster Inaugurated by Senator l,nrtgo
In the very closing moments of tho
session.
All the conservation legislation
recommended by the President was
defeated, as was the legislation de
manded by the National Antlsaloon
League. A bill providing for the re
organization of the Postofflce Depart
ment and for the creation of a direc
tor of posts, who should have charge
of the collection and delivery of tho
malls, failed of enactment, although
Congress did create a commission
which will study the cost of handling
second-class mall, which Includes
newspapers and magazines. The
proposition to raise the rate of post
age on the magazines, so thnt they
would hereafter pay four cents a
pound on their advertising sections,
was abandoned.
Ample provision was made, as
usual, for prosecuting the work on
the Panama Canal, but an effort to
fix the tolls for using the canal fail
ed. The session ended without any
action whatever on the famous Bal-linger-Plnchot
case.
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN POISON CUP
Mother and Daughter Drink Cya
nlde of Potassium Also
Poison Orphan Boy.
THE EXTRA SESSION
President Will Have a Democratic
House.
Washington, D. C. President Taft
In his proclamation convoking Con
gress on April 4 mentions as a rea
son therefor only the Canadian reci
procity agreement. There were many
persons who held to the hope to the
very last minute that the McCall bill
might be rushed through the Senate
and an extra session avoided. There
: were others who declared that the
Washington, D. C. The Sixty-first j fact that no official statement had
Congress, which opened two years ('olne from President Taft might ar-
, . , , . . gue mat ne would dec de otherw so
ago In an extra session, closed short- . ..
ii. , , , r I . 4 . i reflection,
ly before. 1 o clock Saturday on the . ,,. . , , . .
verge of the extra session of Its 8c MAp m(atter of fact however the
CpBSor extra session proclamation had been
Within an hour after the gavel had 1w" upfor 8cv"Bl ,da,ys' ,,M!
fallen In each House President Taft ! fr t,,e 80BRl0n belng lpft va-
Issued his proclamation convening ..' .. . .. ,
. , , How long tho ex ra Bess on w
tho next Congress In extra session on . . . , . . ... .. ,, '
the first Tuesday In April, being the " Problematical. hlle he new
4th day of the month. Under the Congress may promptly ratify the
The Newfoundland government has
refused permission to American fish
ermen to buy herring for the purpose
of filling contracts. The request was
made because of a poor season which
prevented tho Americans from obtain
ing what they wanted In the waters
accessible to them under the terms of
The Hague decision. Newfoundland
! within its rights In taking such a
atand. Still, It Is not Indicative of the
best or most neighborly tomper, and
the action seems to show that the re
ult of the fisheries arbitration has
not been accepted In the propor frame
of mind.
A Jury In New York, In the case of
a young wife who had killed her hus
band, brought In a verdict of man
slaughter only, rerhnps they felt that
In the summary taking off of partners
now so fashionable In domestic cir
cles, the woman ought to have some
show.
The United States says through one
of Its courts that the hen Is not a
bird, but that an egg Is an egg In the
shell or out of It. Now It remains to
be seen whether modern science will
put Uncle Sam In the class of nature
fakers or rank him as an expert on
fowl decisions.
"Women wreck their nerves by talk
ing too much," declares Dr. Enrico
Sereflnt. Not to mention the effect
on the nerves of tho poor husbands.
Reports that a Now Jersey waiter
has Inherited a fortune emphaslzo the
homely buckwoods adage: "Them as
has, tits."
Another man has dropped dead
while shoveling snow, but It's abso
lutely no unc to tell your wife about
It. " ' '
reciprocity agreement, somo Demo
crnts are In favor of withholding con
firmation until two or three new tar
iff schedules nre ready. If tariff dif
ferences should arise between the
new House and the Senate, the ses
sion unquestionably would be a long
one.
Constitution this Congress expired by
limitation at noon March 4. The
closing hours of tho Sixty-first Con
gress were turbulent r.nd riotous bc-i
yond shame. I
In the House Speaker Cannon was
compelled to threaten the Democrats
with the mare after a shameful scene
In which Representative Johnson, of:
Kentucky, cried out to the Spca ker!
of tho House that if the Speaker were
a younger man he would throw a ! President to Spend Several Weeks in
brick at him, to which the venerable' Recroation.
Speaker hotly retorted that ho hadi Washington, D. C. During tho
never yet taken advantage of his ago. j nionth
TAFT TO REST IN SOUTH
Turmoil in the Senate.
tTs interim between Saturday
and the assembling of the extra ses-
T I.n Onnflla Mi Hii'n .1 .." .1
m mi Vslon of Congress President Taft ex-
a filibuster until within five minutes i
of the constitutional expiration of the f00'8 t0 Bnoml several weeks in tho
.session. The Sundry Civil Bill andSouth- most of 11 ln resting up from
the General Deficiency Bill were
threatened. Ho abandoned his fili
buster only to bring about the dra
matic resignation of Senator Bailey,
of Texas. Mr. Owen had been fight
ing to have the bill accepting the
Constitution of New Mexico coupled
with a similar bill for Arizona. The
proposed Constitution of Arizona pro
vides for the recall of the judges,
and when, on Mr. Owens' motion, a
score or more of Democratic senators
voted in Its favor, Mr. Bailey, in hot
Indignation, declaring to a friend
that ho could not serve an hour
longer in the same body with men
RELIGIOUS RIGHTS
Judge Says They Are a Important as
Property Rights.
New York. Religious rights ore
Just as important as property rights,
said Judge Foster in the Court of
General Sessions here ln granting a
trial by Jury to William Vernon Cole,
a faith heftier, charged with practic
ing medicine without a license. Wil
liam Travers Jerome, counsel for
Colo, and indirectly representing in-
Chlcogo would like to exchange Its
cold storage climate for something a
llrUe less strenuous. y
500 Babies on Parade.
Waukogan, 111. Five hundred
babies, each ln its carriage, ended a
big parado held at Zion City Satur
day by W. O. Vollva to celebrate his
purchase of the million and a half
dollar Zion estate and tho redemp
tion of the property of the late John
Alexander Dowle and his people from
the hands of a receiver. The babies
were the BpecUil feature of the pa
rade. Every woman who had no In
fant of her own borrowed one and a
carriage in which to push It.
tho strenuous rays he has had dur
ing the last few months and In get
ting ready for a possible entire sum
mer In Washington.
U. S. Tars Barred From Rink.
Seattle, Wash. The action of tho
management of a skating rink in re
fusing admittance to sailors from the
armored cruisers Maryland and West
Virginia, now In this harbor, because
they were In uniform, has been call
ed to the attention of Mayor Dllling
in a letter from the commander of
tho Maryland.
flueyitlnl Christian Scientists ln tho
city, demanded a Jury trial Instead
of a hearing before a justice, to
which a magistrate had sent the case.
The grand jury must now return an
indictment before the case can proceed.
Miss Elklns Sails For Colon.
Now Orleans. After 24 hours
here In strictest Incognito, Miss Kath
arine Klkins, her brother and his
wife sailed on tho steamship Aban
garez for Panama.
Mino Workers Expel Feehan.
Pittsburg. After receiving a de
cision front International President
T. L. Lewis, of the United Mine
Workers, that district convention le
gally constituted was absolute in au
thority and could dismiss and elect
otneers at will, the special conven
tion of the miners In the Pittsburg
district In session here expelled Fran
cis Fcchnn from the union for five
yenrs, declared vacant his office ns
president and those of all other
officers nd elected new ofllriala
throughout.
t
Philadelphia. Driven insane by
grlof over the death of her sister in
the German Hospital, Miss Janet
Lewis, 20 years old, killed her moth
er and her 9-year-old nephew by giv
ing them water containing cyanide of
potassium.
When she saw they were dead she
took a fatal doso of the poison and
died almost Instantly.
The tragedy was enacted at the
home of Miss Lewis' brother-in-law,
Edward Mldlen, 47 West Phil-Hllena
street, In tho Pelham section of Ger-
mantown.
With the death of his wife, the
death of his brother, who committed
suicide by hanging himself down
South last November, and the pres
ent triple tragedy at his home, there
are now five persons for him to
mourn.
Five Dead in Family.
The dead since November are:
Mrs. Edward Mldlen, 37 years old,
who died In the German Hospital
last night, following an operation for
gallstones.
Miss Janet Lewis, 26 years old,
Mrs. Mldlen's sister.
Mrs. Edward Lewis, 65 years of
ags, mother. ,
Edward Mldlen. Jr., 9 years of age,
son of Edward Mldlen.
Walter Mldlen, who hanged him
self while traveling in the South last
fall.
Of the family of six alive Monday
only two are left Tuesday Edward
Mldlen and his littlo 8-month-old In
fant.
The child had been ln the care of
a trained nurse since Mrs. Midlen
was taken to the hospital several
months ago.
Traveling somewhere In the South
Is Edward Lewis. Efforts aro being
made to reach him that he may
know that his wife, his two daugh
ters and his grandson have died
within the last 24 hours.
Camo From Baltimore.
The Lewis family came here from
Baltimore and Is descended from old
Colonial families. Miss Iewls and
her sister attended college in the
South and the family was one of cul
ture and refinement.
Miss Lewis has rerently been fol
lowing the teaching of Christian
Science. Mr. Midlen is manager of
the Gorham Silver Company, at 925
Chestnut street.
Miss Lewis was devoted to her
married sister, and during tho lat
ter's Illness in the German Hospital
sho was daily at Mrs. Midlen's bed
side. When the doctors ln attend
ance upon Mrs. Million announced
two months ago that an operation
would be necessary If her life was to
be saved. Miss Lewis was almost
prostrated with anxiety and worry.
The operation was performed, and It
was thought at first that Mrs. Mld
len would survive.
MARCH WINDS
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ALIO! CHINA
A Terrible Punishment of Starv
ing Robbers.
JOHN MITCHELL RESIGNS
Gives Up Civic Federation Office and
Membership.
New York. John Mitchell, former
head of tho United Mine Workers of
America and lately chairman of the
trade agreement department of the
National Civic Federation, made pub
llo his resignation of his office and
membership in the latter organiza
tion. It was also announced that Presi
dent Seth Low, of the Civic Federa
tion, had accepted tho resignation to
take effect at the close of the present
month.
Mr. Mitchell's severance of rela
tion with the Civic Federation fol
lows the stand recently taken by the
United Mine Workers of America In
declaring that any member of their
organization accepting a position
with tho National Civic ' Federation
would thereby forfeit membership in
the union. With this choice placed
before him Mr. Mitchell decided to
resign from the Civic Federation.
30,000 DEAD FROM PLAGUE.
Hundreds of Refugees Plundering
and Killing People In
the Famine-Stricken
Districts.
New York. After a urv
eral Sessions Court huj ,.,
V.n ..... ....... - - jij.
me ciiui-iii.c iui ill fen
brought in a verdict of tuil'y r; .,.
ory against Brougliton lir.ui.ni
the uiagazino writer, ami 1
hwanu sentenced hi:;i to glut s
Prison for a term of from (.,,',
to four years and six iimnM,,-''
almost collapsed when s. iii, 'M
pronounced.
Itrut.. I.. 1. 1. ...V.
huh iorgiug ami casiiing a ci,,..
$50 last summer, has figim-d jIlr(
proceedings for the pat t0 ),'.
notably in connection w it , '
uinu-r uiieguu mise I'l ete n.-i 3, ) 1
uiuciu iiriuruug 10 naw- !,..,,.
ten by the late Grovcr t 'l"v...Ulij
It IV 11 irh I Ti in 11 ii f , 1
Washington, D. C By a vote of thi Uw;Wlt , Aprll of
46 to 40 Senator Lorlmer was vln-jh,. wui Indicted on a ci.m.;oV,
(licated Wednesday. Senator Bever- talning money from tin- N.. y,
idge's motion declaring thot Mr. Lor-!' Nhioh, n'l'r false piet. i ;, s, ,Vl(
i..,. i.j ... . .......... M"K '",m an article nii,r ,.
" nuu nut iii-cii un:uu.u nils u-- 1 , . ,.. , '
I have been written by the !..( i;.c J
ouuh uuer 111c voie was an- ('ipvoland and representing hire
nounced Mr. Lorlmer, who had left advocating the election of Win
the chamber shortly before the vot-!"- T&tt. After its pui
LORIMER WILL HOLD HIS SEAT
Vindication For the Illinois Senator
--Wins By Vote of 46
to 40.
Broughton Brandenburg
Collapses in Court,
WAS ACCUSED OF FORGER
-.. . 10 Ncvvj,.,
xuicyou iu nan ueon Writtcnj
Cleveland, and Which .
dorsed Taft for President.
Victoria, B. C. Rendered des
perate by hunger, bands of hundreds
of starving refugees ore roving
through tho famine-stricken area of
China, plundering and killing, and a
reign of terror prevails, according to
persons who arrived here on the
Tnmba Maru, which just reached
port from the Orient.
At Kunsham, a walled village w ith
in KO milta rtt Si h a n i tli n t flia vitlncriira
aTter a desperate raid in w hich stores . ,,. , ' '
were looted and many killed, meted I " ' 1,1 1 ll "' S"'"t0'
out punishment peculiarly Chinese i '''l,r" b"Ra " fi VI' J or I n K apa Inst
i. iuie 011 1110 lai ni lioaru nui, ana
Ing began, re-entered the room and " . B B'"'ly nrn"
. . . pain literature, am
ud nuiuujr ruiigraiuimeu uy sena
tor Guggenheim, the millionaire sen
ator from Colorado.
The vote on the Lorlmer case was
taken at 1.30 o'clock, under the
agreement made Tuesday night,
whereby the filibuster against Mr.
Lorlmer was brought to a close, with
the understanding that the Tariff
Board Bill bIiouIi! be made the con
tinuing order of business. This was
the prlco which the Insurgent sena
tors demanded for abandoning their
opposition to Mr. Ixtrimer.
Withiu 10 minutes after Mr. Lorl-
punishmcnt peculiarly
in its callousness to the raiding refu
gees. A band of more than 500 are
reported to have been surrounded In
a compound and burned to death.
Tho refugees had taken possession
of Kunshan and for two days ran
sacked the stores of everything eat
able, killing or wounding all who re
sisted. Many villagers were slain and oth
ers were taken prisoners and held
for ransom. When the raiders moved
on to plunder the next village, the
Kunshan people held a council of
Senator Halo assisted by announcing
that he would keep appropriation
bills before the Senate Indefinitely.
To the chagrin of the Insurgents, the
Tariff Board Bill was laid aside at
3 o'clock, and tho Agricultural Ap
propriation Bill was taken up. There
remain eight other appropriation
bills, including the Naval Affairs, tho
PostofTlce and the Sundry Civil Bill.
The Naval Affairs Bill will bring up
the annual controversy over two bnt-
iMon
brought to tho attention of
Cleveland, who declared a n-.-apocryphal,
and an Inve -. i-.vion
sued which resulted In t he m
ment of Brandenburg on a charp
grand larceny preferred by tlio T:tr
Broughton Ilrandenbutg In-pat:,
writing career in the city ef r-;
111 ii." euriy Hpnng or i .r i ut
porter on the Knquirer, an af'cn.fi
daily newspaper. He lu, ar:;.
1 from New York city, landing in p
falo w ithout friends, money or r
pericneo as a collector or rivr
news.
The management of tln f;
American reposition win tt :
time busy In the prellminti l? :
later made the exposition on ut
most attractive of any similar v
prise conducted In this country.
urannennurg carried a r;in, vi
natty clothes and went niioijt
worn wit 11 a dasti ami v:tir tr
made his city editor look up and tit
notice. He became especially va'u
ble as a writer of "specinl storks"
connection with tho exposition
Then his wife came to the i ity. jc
haps three months after lie arrhf
She. too, claimed to possess liwr
lnti.nl n.l .. n n ..1 ,
tleshlps or one: the Sundry Civil domonf,traN, hir Xlr, .
" ..L "P . .?n'rover8yllenl,urg wrote fairly w
u.vi nit? iui Miirui ion 01 m? I'Bmuiin
war and offered to pursue the fupl
tives. They camo up with them in , CanaK am, ,he rostomi.e Approprlll.
.,... a..u BU1. ,.,-.. tlou nm rolltalm, the I)roviRnn for
the additional 'postage on the adver
tising section of magazines. Any one
of these propositions will furnish am
ple occasion for debate from now
until the adjournment of Congress.
Not a word has been said in all
the negotiations regarding the Reci
procity Bill, so that an extra session
Is still a certainty.
houses. The gates were locked and
the houses fired.
The refugees brought five prison
ers Into the compound in view of the
siegers and threatened to kill them
unless the siege was raised, and on
the villagers pressing them back to
the burning buildings, they slowly
hacked the five men to death. Three
other prisoners were tied to stakes
In the burning building and were
burned with their captors
SENDS IN SPECIAL MESSAGE
President Transmits Tariff Board
Facts on Canadian Products.
Washington, D. C. President Taft
sent a special message to Congress
transmitting Information prepared by
the Tariff Board relative to such ar
ticles and commodities named in the
Canadian reciprocity agreement, con
cerning which the board had avail
able Information.
The report was called for In a reso
lution offered by Senator Cummins.
The statistics transmitted dealt with
pulp wood, pulp and news print pa
per, farm products, Including live
stock, and current relative prices in
Canada and the United States of
wheat, barley and food products of
the farm, Including meats, poultry,
ggs, dairy products and vegetables.
Clark Will Lose $9,000.
Washington. If there is an extra
rtsslon of Congress Tteprosentativo
Champ Clark, of Missouri, tho Demo
cratic speaker-to-be, will lose $0,000.
Mr. Clark has signed contracts for
10 weeks on tho Chautauqua lecture
circuit at $900 a week and expenses.
Ha planned to start out from Phila
delphia on the Gth of March and talk
his way out to the Pacific Const and
back, but if the session is to begin
cn March 15 he will just throw up
lis hands and say good-by to the
19,000.
To Merge Cotton Mills.
Boston, Mass. Tlans are being
tiade by Boston financiers to consoli
lat nine cotton mill properties in
Couth Carolina. Tho mills are the
Victor, Monnghan, Apache, Greers,
Olympia, Granby, Richland, Capital
City and Beaver Dam mills, all sit
uated In tho vicinity of Columbia and
Greenville. Tho Consolidated Com
pnny Is capitalized at $10,000,000.
The nine plants have a total of 357,
852 sol-tulles.
200 DYING DAILY
The Awful Ravages of Famine and
Plague In China.
Peking. Famine and the plague
are sweeping over China. The known
deaths from tho plaguo number 30,
000, and, according to tho olUcial
statistics, the death rato averages 200
daily. Bnt tho officials have little
knowledge of the conditions In the
Interior, or If they have, they nre not
permitting the facts to bo known.
Thero aro few or no foreigners in the
interior and conditions there for this
reason aro not attracting much pub
lic attention.
It is impossible even to estimate
the number of deaths that have re
sulted from lack of food. Dr. Sam
uel Cochran, an American, who is en
gaged In tho work of relief, writes:
ORDER 100,000 BIBLES
ell, and !iy
became an adjunct to the po-iotr-
partment of the Buffalo Cm
owned by W. J. Conners. who n
also proprietor of the Kudui""''
TAFT TO KEEP UP FGHT
Tells Publishers He Is Doternrn
They Shall Pay More.
Washington, I). C. MaaazinfK
tors and publishers from varlc
parts of the country called on Pr
dent Taft Wednesday to ur-c fjrii'"
investigation Into the mi1 ra
their publications should pay. Tt
spokesman was Mr. T. L. Z;mr
man, editor of System.
"You mav be able to il. fct '
the rr. -
One Will Be Placed In Every Hotel
Bedroom.
New York. One hundred thousand
Bibles have been ordered for general present proposal
distribution by the Gideons, as tho i thorn. "These things ar
. - r...... .... .. ... . . i ly capable of defeat f
im-iuueis oi iiib iiii i.Hiiuii i ravriers
Association of America stylo them
selves. Tho order Is said to be the
largest ever placed, and It forms part
of a national plan to place a Bible in
every hotel bedroom iu tho country.
but as long as I havo anv por
lain going to recommend !'"' ,f":
leratlon of this question 'M "i! '' 1
settled. It Is not In the si:
spirit of hostility to th- "
thnt I have made this n' u:n:nir,i!
Hon, but hecnuse I ntu v : '
for tho government of t!ie
States and the administration olit
CUT OFF HIS LEG WITH AX
tho first crop is harvested. This will
be scanty, because the people have
not the strength to till the soil and
no auimals remain for plowing."
Maniac's Bites Kill Nurse.
Lebanon, Pa. Miss LIlllo Light,
aged 34 years, a nurse, died here
Haytian Rebellion Over.
Tort Au Prince. President Simon
Issued an official proclamation de-j
claring that the last vestiges of re-
i.n u 1, ,1 i. ,. .. ,. . : i ... n-. . !
t u . ...t. . . .t . . Inlured Woodman's Rem arnabU V
rivniue.iv, nu una ueen ai ine neau i --------
Saves His Life.
Ogdensburg, N. Y. Ken arttf'
grit saved the life of Dantel Snj'-
a woodsman, when he was i-anirlit bf-
neath a fallen tree. Snyder's W
crushed by tho weight of tons t
wood, hung by shreds and he
ranlillv l.leerlinir to dentil when
crawled to his ax. severed Hie ":t
with it. ripped off his shirt ami f,lf(''
ed the flow of blood by hindlnf
of his army quelling tho revolution
ary outbreak, returned Thursday. It
Is believed that he ceased his military
tinrl.nrltlea mwlnr nrfmeurA frnm Ilia
"One million people wiU dio before ; Tjnitetj states
She Can't Vote for President.
Topcka, Kan. Presidential suf
frage for women was voted down by
the IIouso In committee of the whole.
CO to 48, after It had been acted on i tightly about the stump. I'p ,w,
favorably by the Senate. Both
from blood poisoning, the result of branches f ne Legislature have al
belng bitten In tho wrist and nock 1 ready voted to submit a woman's suf-
uy an insane ioreign woman wnom "6 Bmvuuumiv iu um in-uiuu, uui.
she was nursing. She died in great 11,18 proposed amendment docs not another portion of the cm
agony. .extend to tho balloting for President. Ilia recovery Is expected
lay back and awaited the arrival '
help. When fellow-woodsmen
him to a hospital surgeons por'J
his crude amputation by vcniov'4
shod
For New Naval Militia.
Washington, D. C. The Fobs
Naval Militia bill, designed to build
up a naval auxiliary much along the
lines of tho State militia, passed tho
House by a vote of 102 to 137. Mr.
Cox, of Indiana, and Mr. Hughes, of
Now Jersey, opposed the measure-.
Mikado Gives $750,000 to Poor.
Victoria, B. C. Advices were
brought by the Tamba Maru that the
Emperor of Japan had donated $7'0,
000 to the poor of Japan from the
privy purse.
Bitter Campaign Ends.
Chicago. Chas. K. Merriam, pro
fessor of political economy at the
University of Chicago, a Republican,
and former Mayor Carter II. Harri
son, a Democrat, were chosen as can
jdldatcs for Mayor of Chicago at a
I primary election Tuesday. The elec
tion will bo held April 4. The Dem
ocratic voto was heavy, and Harri
son, who has been Mayor of Chicago
four times, led former Mayor Ed
ward Dunno by fewer than 2,000
votes.
Equal Suffrago Voted Down.
Pierre, S. D. An equal suffrage
measure was killed In tho lower
houso of tho South Dakota legisla
ture by a vote of 56 to 42. It bad
passed the Senate.
Equal. Suffrago Defeated.
rierre, S. D. An equal suffrage
measure was defeated In tho lower
house of tho South Dakota Legisla
ture by a voto of BO to 42. It had
passed tho Senate.
Ruef Going to Prison.
San Francisco. An order commit
ting Abraham Ruef to San Quentin
penitentiary, where he will serve- a
term of U4 yenrs for the bribing of
'Supervisor John J. Fnrey, was mado
I toy Superior Judge Willlnm V. Law
lcr. Ruef was granted a seven days'
stay of execution of Judgment to give
him time In which to settlo up his
affairs before going to San Quentin
penitentiary.
Partugal Portfolio to Pontcll.
Washington, D. C. Kepr- oi l"1
ITenry S. Boutell, of llli ioi?. '
nominated by President T:if 1 ,
United States Minister to r't
Representative Boutell v"; ,! f l '
for the Republican Com io. j("
nomination in his district at t'"' "'
primary election.
To Pension School Tcnolvrs .
Sacramento, Crl. The Ski'"
ate rnssed a bill provMin::
pensions for school tenelieis Yl!l '
because of ago limitation'
Cholora In Honolulu.
Honolulu. Tho nuanuiiKi
extended here, following f'r
tlonal deaths from cholera a'11
discovery of three new ear'-
municipal authorities dechn'
Americans are in no danger as
nd
vol.
Said to Be 107 Years Old
Nw York.- The death of "
la fl"'
Blla Goldberg, who'io ae Is (J
tit H7 years 6 months, was rrf"'
to t'ie roroner's office WcdtcsJ'