THE WHITE HOUSE WEDDING
Marriage of Miss Roosevelt and
Congressman Longworth.
OVER ONE THOUSAND PRESENTS
Parts of the
Over
Gifts Came from all
World and Represent
$200,000 in Value.
The marriage of Miss Alice Roose-
velt and Nicholas l.ongworth took
place in the East room of the White
House at noon on Saturday. The
Right Reverend Henry Yates Sater-
lee, Bishop of the diocese of Wash-
ington, who performed the nuptial
rites, used the stately ceremonial of
the Protestant Episcopal church.
Miss Alice had no bridesmaids, for
from her host of girl friends she
could scarcely have selected any
without hurting the feelings of the
others. The bridegroom was attend-
ed by Thomas Nelson Perkins, of
Boston, a member of the corporation
of Harvard University. Nearly all
of the ushers were Harvard men.
The list of those invited included
certain official classes, aside from the
relatives of the Roosevelt and Long-
worth families. It was announced
officially that the list of guests in-
cluded the members of the cabinet
and their wives; former members of
the cabinet who are now in the Unit-
ed States Senate, and their wives;
the heads of foreign ambassies and
missions and their wives; the justices
of the Supreme Court and their
wives; the official members of the
Taft Philippine party; the Ohio dele-
gation in Congress; the New York
delegation in Congress; immediate
members of both families and the
personal friends of Miss Rceosevelt
and Mr. Longworth.
Miss Roosevelt probably received a
greater variety of wedding presents
than was ever before given to ‘an
‘American bride. From every. part of
the world, from every class of soci-
ety, the remembrances came. They
number considerably over a thous-
and, and probably represent in mone-
tary value nearly a quarter of a mil-
lion dollars. :
Practically all of the rulers of
Furope paid their respects in hand-
some and valuable tokens.
‘The Empress - Dowager of China
gave a carved dowry chest containing
Chinese silk. .
The President of France sent one
of the finest pieces of Gobelin tapes-
try that could be obtained. It is 5 |
by 8 feet in diamension, represents
the allegorical figure ¢Manuseript,”
and cost approximately $25,000.
The republic of Cuba appropriated
25,000 for a beautiful pearl collar.
Emperor William’s present was a |
costly and artistically wrought brace- |
let.
Two gifts are said to have come
from Great Britain's royal family,
one from King Edward and one from
Prince Louis of Battenberg.
Prince Henry of Prussia sent a tok- |
en no less magnificient than that con- |
tributed by his imperial brother.
Presents were received from
€zar, the Mikado and the Pope.
The gift of the King of Italy was
a table of fine mosaic work depicting
Italian scenes. |
The Emperor of Austria sent a dia-
mond and pearl pendant. :
The Japanese Emperor's present
was a repouse silver bowl, carvings, |
embroideries and other specimens of
native handiwork.
King Alphonso, of Spain, sent an |
antique piece of jewelry.
Following is the official description |
of Miss Roosevelt's wedding gown, |
prepared by her social secretary:
White satin, made princess: waist
trimmed with point lace; elbow |
sleeves and no collar; court train of |
silver brocade, tulle veil, caught with |
orahge blossoms.
The dress worn by Mrs.
velit is officially described thus:
Heavy brocade, cream-colored. blue
and brown figures, with golden |
threads; .made princess with yoke of
brown chiffon, embroidered in blue
and gold; skirt has panels of em-
broidered chiffon and long train.
1
the
Roose-
DEATH OF JOHN A. McCALL
Formerly President of New York Life
Insurance Company.
John Augustine McCall, until re-
cently president of the New York
Life Insurance Company, died at the
Laurel house, Lakewood, N. J., where
he had been taken three weeks ago
in the hope that the change might |
benefit his health, which had suifered
a breakdown two months ago.
About three weeks ago his condi-
tion became such that his physicians
and family deemed it advisable to re-
move him to Lakewood. During all
this time Mr. McCall worried con-
‘ stantly about his business affairs. He
was compelled first to mortgage and
then to sell his handsome country |
place at Long Branch, N. J., in order
it was stated, to repay to the New |
York Life Insurance Company $235,- |
000 on the Andrew Hamilton account.
Mr. Hamilton, the legislative agent
of the company, having made no ac-
counting for this sum.
General Kouropatkin
Batjanoff, commanders, respectively, |
of the First and Third Manchurian
armies, have been recalled.
|
and General |
Fire Destroys Six Bjocks.
Six large brick blocks in the busi-
ness section of Rutland, Vt., occu-
pied by nearly a score of firms and
many smaller tenants, were destroyed
by fire. The loss on the entire prop-
erty is estimated at $750,000. The
fire went beyond the control of the lo-
cal department and help was sum-
moned from Whitehall, N. Y., and
other places.
J. Pierpont Morgan sail
York for the Azores, Gil
Nap
from New
iltar and
i Crowe as one of the kidnapers.
| Sensation Promised in
| creased vigor, and it is reliably stat- |
| ed that in the near future a number
| train ran into
| member of the special committee in-
‘officials
CHICAGO BANK CLOSED.
With Manipulating |
Institution’s Funds,
he Bank of America, "incorporated
in Chicago last December, with 4a |
capital stock of $250,000, was placed |
in the hands of a receiver by Judge
Chytraus, of
complaint of
stockholder.
Officers Charged
the Superior Court, on
John E.
The bill asking for a
receivership "holds former Judge Ab-
ner Smith, president; G. F. Sorrow, |
vice president; J. V. Pierce, cashier,
and F. EK. Creelman. a stockholder, |
responsible for the alleged insgolv-
ency.
In the few weeks since the opening
of the bank, President Smith is!
charged with having so manipulated
securities, mortgages and noies and
the stock of the bank that he has ob-
tained amounts aggregating $146,000. !
The other three officers are G. F. |
Sorrow, vice president; Jerome V.
Pierce, cashier, and F. E. Creelman, |
director. It is charged that they have
dominated the directorate, have vot- |
ed themselves each salaries ag they
desired, and have lent the money of
the incorporation as they saw fit,
Judge Smith is said to have bor-
rowed money and placed it in the
treasury to deceive the state auditor
into that the stock had
been Notice of the alleged
Kavanaugh, a
believin
paid
insolvency is said to have come to
the notice of Kavanagh and other
stockholder two days ago.
TWO DIE ON SAME SCAFFOLD.
Both Pay the Death Penalty for the
Killing of Women.
Stephen Fellows and Jacob Hauser |
were hanged at Ebensburg, Pa. The |
men were executed at the same time
sent to Johnstown for burial.
Both men were estranged from
their wives. Fellows shot and killed
his wife and wounded his son, aged
16, in the railroad station at Barnes-
boro, Pa. Hauser's wife lived with |
her mother. in Johnstown. Hauser, |
pried open a window in the house |
and Killed his wife while she wq
sleeping. The woman's mother at-
tempted to summon aid, and Hauser
also killed her and wounded a half-
sister of his wife. Hauser killed his |
victims with a Filipino bolo. The
last double hanging in Cambria coun-!
ty was in May, 18656, when two men
were hanged for the killing of Polly"
Paul, an aged woman.
PAT CROWE ACQUITTED
Man Charged With Kidnaoing Eddie
Cudahy Five Years Ago.
and on the same scaffold. Both men |
strangled to death. After they were |
pronounced dead their bodies were |
|
Pat Crowe, charged with the rob- |
bery of Edward Cudahy, the Omaha
packer, of $25,000 in connection with
the kidnaping of Mr. Cudahy's son
The kidnaping of Eddie Cudahy
December 19, 1900, and his rele:
upon payment by his father of $25,-
000 ransom, created a great sensa-
tion. Mr. Cudahy offered a reward of |
$50,000. Crowe was arrested in!
Butte, Mount., last October. There was
no evidence positively. to identify
IND!AN FRAUDS
| the" United
| ciated
! received to
| ation
| ing war preparations, in which she is
| possessiong is feared.
| entertained over the Chinese designs
Feb. 13. All of
| vocated by the Governor passed with
| service bill, which failed in the house
: . | per’ repealer will be allowed to be-
i five years ago, was acquitted at Oma- |
{ ha. The jury was out 15 hours. | other legislation which has been en-
| bridges: :
WAR WITH CHINA FEARED
Russia Said to Be Preparing for
Trouble in Far East.
JAPAN MAY BE AIDING CHINA
Russian Force in Manchuria Will Be |
Maintained on War Footing.
In view of recent in Cuina,
the Russian government, like that of
States, has found it ad- |
visable to take the necessary military
events
measures to be prepared for all even-
tualities.
Through the foreign office officially |
scouts the alarmist tone of the Rus- |
| sian press and declared to the Asso- |
Press that
excite
no news had been |
apprehension, the |
council for national defense, which |
hag been preparing to reduce the!
force in the far east to a minimum,
takes a more serious view of the situ-
and is revising its plans for
the evacuation ol the armies in Man-
churia in order to retain there a force
“sufficient to maintain Russia's spec-
ial interests on a plane with the other
powers."
According to the <Slovo' the gov-
ernment jis in possession of informa-
tion to the effect that China®is mak- |
supported almost openly by Japan,
and that an attack on Russia's Ussuri |
Fears, the ‘Slovo’ says, are also!
to overthrow the Russian’ influence
in Chinese Turkistan that has grown |
up in consequence of the special]
trade and military arrangements in- |
stituted before the breaking out of
the Russo-Japanese war,
EXTRA SESSION ENDED.
All Measures Except the Civil
vice Bill Passed. |
The extra session of the Pennsyl- |
vania Legislature, which met Jan. 15, |
concluded and adjourned
legislation ad- |
Ser- |
its work
the
the single exception of the State civil
after passed the Senate.
One of the last aels of the session
was the adoption of a resolution for
an investigation of the Philadelphia
& Reading Railroad Co. The resolu-
having
tion authorizing this investigation
must be signed by the Governor be-
fore it becomes effective.
Two bills—Greater Pittsburg and |
the insurance commissioner's salary
measure-—have been signed. by the
iovernor. The Philadelphia “rip-
come a law by default, Among the!
acted and which has not yet received
| executive approval is the following: 2
Senatorial and Representative ap-!
portionment; uniform primary elec-,
tions; Philadelphia civil service; lim-
iting the amount to be expended by
the State annually for the erection of |
personal registration for
cities; State Treasury regulations, and
the Secretary of the Commonwealth
salary bill. The two salary bills wipe
| out the fees of the offices of the Sec-
Probing of
Affairs of Red Men,
President Roosevelt has taken per-
sonal interest in the charges of fraud !
and corruption which are said to have
occurred in connection with the af-
| fairs of the five civilized tribes in the
indian Territory.
ference
But for his inter-
indictments against several
| parties alleged to have been engaged
in illegal practices would have been
quashed. Now, however, under his |
orders, the Interior department is |
pushing itg investigations with in-|
of new indictments will be reported !
against not only several men already |
indicted, but they will also include a !
| number of persons whose names have
not heretofore been brought into the |
cases, including a high government
official in Washington.
— ee” |
Entire Family Murdered. |
In the ruins of a fire-which the au- |
thorities belicve was set deliberate- |
| ly to conceal the work of a murderer, |
the charred bodies of Antone Stetka, |
his wife and two children were found |
near the Dominion coal mine, 10 miles |
from Sydney, B. C. The skulls of the
children appear to have been crush-
ed in with an ax: The skull of the
man was found some distance from
the body, as if the head had been
severed by the murderer.
Three Cremated.
St. Louis and San Francisco pas- |
senger train No. 118, northbound, |
was wrecked at Columubs, Kan.
Ha Roundtree, of Fort Scott, the |
express messenger; one passenger !
and a newsboy, names unknown, |
were burned to death. The passenger
a string of box cars
that a broken loose from a freight. |
The entire passenger train, except
the sleeper, was burned.
Stuyvesant Fish has resigned as a
vestigating the affairs of the Mutual
Life Insurance company. He gave as
his reason fo retiring that he was
tired of insurance.
Rude Turks Are Punished. i
Full reparation for the ill-treatment
of Miss Elsie Stern of Buffalo and
Miss Anna Snyder of Cedar Rapids,
Icwa, has been made by the Turkish |
government. Secretary Root has re-
ceived a dispatch from Minister
Leishman at Constantinople announc- |
ing that the Governor of Pera call- |
ed and made apologies for the arrest
of the young women, and stated that
responsible for the arrest
had bee
| their s
| tra session since 1883.
! Nothing
| a hole in the ground.
lof a convention of
| cuss
retary of the Commonwealth and In- |
surance Commissioners. The Gov- |
ernor has 30 days in which to dispose
| of the legislation left with him.
The cost of the session was about
$200,000. Senators and Representa-
tives are entitled to $500 each for
ervices. This was the first ex-
Nitro-Glycerin Explodes.
The magazine of the Hercules
Torpedo Company, one mile from
Geneva, Ind., was destroyed by an
explosion, Edward Gates, of Hart-
ford City, and Lee Howard, of Bluff-
ton, were blown to pieces, and two
teams of horses were killed. The
men were engaged in unloading 1,500
quarts of nitro-glycerin from the
wagons when the explosion occurred.
is left of the magazine but
INSULTS THE FLAG.
Negro Bishop Says United States is
Worse Place Than Hell.
In an address before 500 delegates
negroes to dis-
race problems Bishop H. M. |
Turner declared the American flag to
be a “dirty and contemptible rag,”
and that “hell was an improvement
on the United States when the negro
was involved.” In closing he said:
“If a little, ignorant and stupid
white man who was never heard of
and never would be heard of until 10,- |
000 years after the resurrection trum- |
| pet wished a little notoriety. he be-
gins to belie and slander the fiegro
and bounds into popularity.”
Offenders Sent to Siberia. |
Five famous Russian political pris-
oners, the last inmates of the Soldus-
selburg fortress, were sent to Sibera
to serve the remainder of their sent-
ences. They were Karpovich, who |
killed Minister of Education Bogaleff |
in 1901; Gershunin and Melinikiff, ac-
complices in the assassination of In-
terior Minister Sipiaguine: Sasoneff,
the murderer of Interior Minister Von
Plevhe, and his accomplice, Sekrosky. |
el |
Detective ‘Convicted of Fraud, |
Ferdinand Palma, of Detroit, Mich., |
detec- |
Antonio Or-/
United |
a former member of the city
tive
lando were
department, and
convicted in the
States District Court of
ing Italians to procure
lent naturalization papers.
aid-
fraudu-
The British bark Drumcraig, with |
a crew of 20 men, which sailed from |
Portland, Sept. 22, for Manila, and |
| is now 100 days overdue at that port
| is given up as lost.
i concerned,
| damaged at six points and the prin-
| siderable
| thing in
! death was
| and false economy.
+ others injured at the plant of the TIlli-
| notable
| ives and bombs, who it is
| group.
| ditched.
| by the Panhandle road for 1906 was
| for locomotives already
| five hurt.
FAMINE IN SPAIN
Southern Provinces Visited
Se Scourge of Nature.
The famine in the meridional pro-
of Spain is very grave. The
killed “the
provinces of Se-
Malaga
With |
vinces
recent
sugar
ville, Cadiz, and
ruining the and
large numbers of people out of worlk. |
Numerous bands of men unable to
obtain work are scouring the country, |
pillaging farms, bakeries and’ provis- !
ion stores, and threaten to attack the |
land owners. In the cities large num- |
bers of people have been fed by pub-
lic subscription, but the loss of crops |
|
intense cold has
crop in the
|
|
|
1
|
|
Granada,
regions throwing |
puts an end to this, in so far as the
greater number of unfortunates is
Thousands are awaiting the com-
mencement of government famine
works, which are indispensable to ef-
fect any improvement in the frightful |
situation, the consequences of which
cannot be measured if the conditions
are prolonged.
VESUVIUS ACTIVE
Much Property Damage Has Been
Done—Railroad Suffers Heavy i
Loss.
Mount Vesuvius's eruption is as-|
suming alarming proportions. The
{ Funicular railway track has been
cipal station is threatened with de-
struction. An effort is being made to
save the station by the construction
of a thick wall of masonry, rein-
forced by embankments of sand.
Streams of lava are flowing with con-
rapidity, destroying every-
their course.
STARVES HERSELF TO DEATH
Woman Worth Nearly $1,000,000 Sac-
rifices Her Life. :
Miss Marin Corsa, aged 56, whose
fortune is estimated from $500,000 to |
$1,000,000 died at her home in the
Bronx, where she lived alone. Her |
caused by starvation and
exposure, due to her life of seclusion
She denied: her-
self even the necessaries of life, and
refused even the warmth of a fire.
Woman Over One Hundred Years Old.
Mrs. Mary Smith, of Meadville, Pa.,
celebrated her one hundred and first!
birthday anniversary. More than 100
friends called on the aged woman.
She was born in Middlefield, Mass
and has lived in Meadville 28 years.
A sister, Mrs. Thankful Durant, is 94
years old. Her son, John Smith, is an
inmate of the Old Men's home in
Philadelphia. Mrs. Smith, who has
work about the house.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
Governor Dawson of West Vir-
ginia is being urged from all parts of
the State to call a special session of
the l.egislature for the consideration
of railroad legislation.
Twenty-one persons were caught
in a raid of an alleged poker joint in
Wellsville, O. Over $200 was put up
in forfeits. i
Raynard Bavard, a miner at the
Morris Ponton mines at Upstill, O.,
was killed by a mine motor. The
dead man had just saved enough
money to send to Hungary for his
bride.
* Counsel representing the Delaware
& Hudson Company have pleaded not
guilty to violating the rebate law in
its dealings with the General Electric
Company of Schenectady, N. Y.
One man was killed and seven
nois Steel Company, in South Chica-
go, when the man who lost his life
struck with a shovel some dyna-
mite.
Ferdinand Schoppee, an Austrian,
arrested in Chicago, several days ago
on a charge of embezzling $18,000
irom a bank in Vienna, has confess-
ed. He will be taken to Austria.
John I.. Doyle, managing pariner
of the stock grain brokerage firm of
I’. R. Fabey & Co., of Cleveland, O.,
which recently suspended, was ar-
raigned on an indictment charging
him with operating 4 bucket shop.
The French Government has made a
concession to American in-
surance conipanies whereby the new
insurance law will not be applied so
as to injuriously affect their inter- |
ests. This closed a long controversy.
Charles H. Wilmans, mayor of.
Newport, Ark., and prominent in state
politics, is dead as a result of a pis-
tol shot wound inflicted with suicidal |
intent.
An important arrest of six social
revolutionists, provided with explos- |
believed !
were planning an attempt on the life
of Gov. Gen. Doubasoff of Moscow,
has been made at St. Petersburg.
The police also took into custody
eight Terrorists belonging to another
Killed While Sleeping.
At Bucyrus, O., John Hill went to
sleep at his post and paid for his
nap with his life. He had been left
to protect the rear end of a train on
the Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking
railroad, but went to sleep in the ca-
boogse. A following train crashed in-
to the caboose and Hill was instantly
killed. Three cars and an engine were
Over Half Million for Locomotives.
The list of motive power purchased
announced at the general offices of |
the system in Columbus. The orders
placed will
mean an expenditure of $570,000.
Trains Collide Near Cincinnati.
In a collision on the Louisville & |
Nashville railroad near Maurice sta- |
tion, Ky., a few miles south of Cin- |
cinnati, two employes were killed and
| president of
TOWNS ARE SWALLOWED UP
Earthquakes Cause Death and
Destruction In Colombia.
’
MANY BODIES FOUND FLOATING
Eruption of Volcano Caused Disturb-
ances Along the Coast That En-
gulfed Many Villages.
Capt. Holroyd of the steamship
Quito, wu.ch arrived at Guayaquil,
Ecuador, Feb. 14, from Panama via
Tumanco, Colombia, reports that it is
{ believed that all of the coast towns
between Tumanco and Buenaventura
| have been entirely destroyed by tidal
i waves occasioned by the earthquakes
of January 31.
In several cases, the earth opened
engulfing small buildings. Already
70 bodies have been picked up on the
beaches near 'umanco.
Passengers from the province of As-
meraldas, in -the extreme northwest-
ern part of Eucador, who arrived at
Guayaquil, report that earthquake,
chocks were {felt there January 31,
and that several towns in the pro-
vinces of wmsmeraldas and Manabi
were seriously damaged. At Esmer-
aldas city several houses collapsed, in-
cluding the government house. The
village of Pinguagi, near the Colom-
bian frontier, was inundated by a tid-
al wave and many inhabitants were
drowned. Ninety bodies were washed
ashore at Tumaco. At Rio Voide
several houses collapsed. During
eight days 25 shocks were felt in
Esmeraldas. tne Colombian village
of Guacada also was inundated by a
tidal wave and 200 persons were
drowned. The eruption of the Colom-
bian volcano of Cumbal caused the
earthquake.
An earthquake of considerable
magnitude was reported by the steam-
er Sarnia, which arrived at New York,
Feb. 14, from Cartagena, a seaport of
Colombia. The shock was felt Janu-
ary 31 last while the Sarnia was
moored at a dock in the harbor of
Cartagena.
Senate Passes Subsidy Bill.
The Senate’ cast its final ballot on
the subsidy shipping bill, which was
passed by a vote of 38 to 27. All the
votes for the bill were by Republican
Senators, and five Republican Sena-
tors voted with the Democrats in op-
position. They were Messrs. Burk-
ett, Dolliver, La Follette, Spooner and
Warner. As passed, the bill estab-
lishes 13 new contract mail lines, and
increases the subvention to the Ocen-
ic Line, running from the Pacific
coast to .australia. The bill also
grants a subvention at the rate of $5
per gross ton per year to cargo ves-
sels engaged in the foreign trade of
the United States and at the rate of
$6.50 per ton to vessels engaged in the
Phillippine trade, the Philippine
coastwise law being postponed until
1909.
RAILROADS AND SHIPPERSAGREE
Commission, With Power to Fix
‘Maximum Rates to Be Created.
The Ohio Shippers’ association and
the railroad companies have agreed
fo the enactment of a law creating a
State Railroad commission of three
members, who are to receive an an-
nual salary of $5,000 each.
The commission will have power up-
on complaint that rates are unreason-
able or discriminating to fix a reas-
onable maximum rate, which shall go
into force pending review by the
courts should the railroads desire to
appeal.
The operation of the two-cent fare
law will not be interfered with.
Strike Big Oil Gusher.
The Hinchberger Oil Company of
Butler, Pa., has struck a 600-barrel
gusher on the farm of Steighner in
Clearfield township. The well started
on its spouting career without warn-
ing to the drillers and in the neigh-
borhocod of 1,000 barrels of oil worth
over $1,600 have run to waste. One
tank has already been erected and
two others are in course of construc-
tion. :
Big Delaware Brokers Assign.
H. L. Evans & Co., brokers, of
Wilmington, Del., made a voluntary
assignment to John H. Danby, vice
the Union National
Bank. Unprofitable investments and
carrying customers who had not set-
tled is the reason. The liabilities are
supposed to be between $300,000 and
$400,000, and the assets are estimated
at $150,000.
Two Cents a Mile in Virginia.
The Virginia House uf Delegates
passed the bill requiring
poration Commission to fix a rate of
two cents a mile for passenger trans-
portation on railroads until it can
establish a regular rate for such
transportation. The vote was 80
fo 1.
Senate Confirmations.
The Senate in executive session
confirmed the following nominations:
George KE. Anderson, Illinois, consul
general at Rio de Janiero; Albert R.
Morawetz, Arizona, consul at Bahia,
Brazil; Benjamin F. Burwell, associ-
ate justice of the Supreme court of
Oklahoma; James W. Reynolds, New
Mexico, secretary of New Mexico.
Snow Causes Wreck.
Three trainmen were killed, four
others were injured, one probably fat-
ally, and six passengers were slight-
ly hurt, in a head-on collision of a
special freight and a passenger train
on the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road. The dead are Thomas Laffer-
ty, engineer; Joseph Maher, fireman,
and Fireman Bermish of Barabo.
Conductor R. A. Peck of the freight
train is said to be dying. The wreck
! was due, it is said to a snow-storm.
SITUATION HAS BECOME SERIOUS
Thousands in the Northern Section
Are Said to be on the Verge of
Starvation.
President Roosevelt took official
cognizance of the famine which has
grown to such serious proportions in
Northern Japan. In an appeal to the
American people, the President re-
quested that contributions for the suf-
ferers from the famine be forwarded
to the American National Red Cross.
The appeal, -which was made public
by Secretary lL.oeb, is, as follows:
«The famine situation in Northern
Japan is proving much more serious
than at first supposed, and thousands
of persons are on the verge of star-
vation. It is a calamity such as may
occasionally befall any country. Na-
tions, like men, should stand ever
ready to aid each other in distress,
and I appeal to the American people
to help from their abundance their
suffering fellowmen of the great and
friendly nation of Japan. 1 recom-
mend that contributions for this pur-
pose be sent to the American Nation-
al Red Cross, which will forward such
funds to the Japanese Red Cross to
be used as the Japanese government
may direct. Contributions can be
made to the local Red Cross treasur-
ers or sent direct to Charles Hallam
Keep, Red Cros treasurer, United
States Treasury department, Wash-
ington.”
BURNED TO DEATH
Candle Sets Fire to Furniture While
Man is Asleep.
Robert Arthurs Baggaley, son of
Ralph Baggaley, of Pittsburg, was
burned to death in his cabin near
Bullfrog, Nev. It is thought that he
retired leaving his candle burning,
and that when the candle burned down
it set” fire to the table on which it
rested. An effort was made to save
Baggaley by the-.night force on the
Montgomery-Shoshone mine, a short
distance away, but before they reach-
ed the cabin and gained entrance
Baggaley had been overcome.
He was found near the door stand-
ing erect, showing that he had at-
tempted to escape, but probably was
blinded by flames and smoke and
could not find the door. When res-
cuers attempted to drag the body from
the building it fell back into the
flames and was burned beyond recog-
nition.
IN CABIN
AGAINST THE RAILROADS
Wisconsin Moves for Two-Cent Fare
Test Case Will be Made.
Steps have been taken looking to
the establishment of a two cent per
mile passenger rate on Wisconsin rail-
roads. ‘
Secretary of State Walter L. Hous-
er, as a test case, filed a personal
complaint with the Wisconsin State
Railroad Commission against the Wis-
consin Central Railway, alleging that
he travels frequently between sta-
tions on the Wisconsin Central road,
paying at the rate of three cents per
mile, which charge he believes to be
excessive. He believes that a fair
.rate of compensation for such ser-
vice should not exceed two cents
per mile.
‘1ae petitioner prays that the: Wis-
consin Central Railway Company be
made to abolish the present passenger
tolls, the State Railway Commission
to fix a reasonable rate.
GOV. BRADY RESIGNS
Lieut. D. H. Jarvis, Formerly of
Revenue Cutter Service Likely to
Be His Successor.
President Roosevelt received and
accepted the resignation of John G.
Brady as governor of Alaska. The
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two bullet wounds, one just below the
heart, and the other in the left arm.
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resignation was handed to the Presi-
dent on behalf of Gov. Brady by Judge
York. No announce-
ment of the successor to Gov. Brady
vet has been made, hut it is known
that the President has in mind the
man he desires for the office. It is
not unlikely that the appointment will
g0 to Lieut. D. H. Jarvis; formerly
i officer of the revenue cutter ser-
vice.
HUSBAND USED GUN
Man Whom He Found in Company
With His Wife Shot Twice.
G. W. Durphy, superintendent of
the Chicago Dock company, shot and
wounded Daniel Padfield, of Belle-
ville, Iil., when he discovered the lat-
ter in the company of Mrs. Durphy.
Mrs. Durphy is a prisoner in the Har-
rison street police. station on a
charge of disorderly conduct. Pad-
field is in the hospital, suffering from
Neither wound is serious. Durphy
was arrested, but later released for a
hearing.
Heavy Losg to Creditors.
A loss of approximately $2,000,000
will fall upon the creditors of the
bankrupt Enterprise National bank of
Allegheny. Statistics gathered by the
office of the Comptroller of the Cur-
rency show the collections made on
assets that are called doubtful and
worthless amount to but very little.
The Enterprise has a comfortable
amount of that kind.
Knock Out Games of. Chance.
By a practically unanimous vote the
Kentucky house of representatives
passed a bill prohibiting the opera-
ting of povl rooms and fixing the pen-
alty of a fine of from $1,000 to $5,-
000 daily.
Four Killed in Southern Wreck
The official report of the accident
on the Southern railway at Greens-
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{ boro, N. C., states that four employ-
es were killed. No passengers were
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