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"CZAR OPENS PARLIAMENT
Grand Ceremonies Mark Begin-
ning of Russian Legislation.
RADICALS WERE DISAPPOINTED
The Democrats Had Hoped to Hear
Something in It About Liber-
ating Prisoners.
Without a single hitch, and with
only a minor accident to
memorable occasion, the Russian par-
liament was inaugurated May 10
Emperor Nicholas, surrounded by
courtiers and all the pomp and
panoply of delivered the
speech from the throne at the Win-
ter palace to the members of the two
houses. Such a spectacle perhaps
never before has been witnessed on
the earth’s stage.
The message in realty was less a
throne spcech than a greeting, and
required only three minutes for its
mar the
power,
delivery. {Emperor Nicholas read
slowly.
The admirable and even cordial
tone of the sovereign, in renewing
his pledges, and asking the co-opera-
tion of parliament for the regenera-
tion of tlie country, was only nega-
tively satisfactorily.
Almost Precipitated Matters.
Courtiers and spectators, other
than members of the national parlia-
ment, led the cheering. The mem-
bers were ominously silent, expres:
ing neither approval nor disapprov-
al. . What rankled most was the
failure of the emperor to mention
amnesty, and later, when the mem-
bers assembled in the Tauride palace
away from the spell of the throne
room, many of them were with dif-
ficulty restrained from precipitating
matters by offering resolutions on
the subject.
The Constitutional
feaders, however, who
everything, were anxious not to
weaken the reply which the lower
house will prepare to the
from the throne, in which
whith the crown will be joined, and
Demoeratic
succeeded in staving off premature |
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action.
Real Flashes of Fire.
The only genuine flashes of
which showed the real temper of
members of the house, were
Prof. Mouromtseff, who had
fire,
been
elected president of the lower house, |
invited government officials and
clerks to leave the hall, and when
Ivan Petrunkevitch, in a few elo-
quent words from the rostrum, told
the auditors that the first thought of
the parliament should be for those
who had suffered in the cause of
liberty, who now filled the prisons,
and whose arms were stretched out
in hope and confidence to the peo-
ple’s represenflatives. More ‘enthu-
siastic cheering than- that which
greeted this appeal never was heard
in a political convention in the
United States.
Constitution and amnesty were the
key-notes of President Mouromtseff’s
speech.
In his address the emperor said:
“The supreme providence which
gave me the care of our fatherland,
moved me to call to my assistance
in legislative work elected represen-
tatives of the pcople. In the expecta-
tion of a brilliant future for Russia. |
I greet in your persons the best men
from the empire, whom I ordered my
beloved :ubjects to choose from
among themselves.
“A difficult work lies before you, 7
trust that love for your fatherland
and your earnest desire tn serve it
will inspire and unite you.
“I shall keep inviolate the institu-|
tions which I have granted, with the
firm assurance that you will devote |
to the service of
and especially to the
all your strength
your country
needs of the peasantry, which are so |
close to my heart, and to the educa-
tion of the people and their econom-
_ ical welfare, remembering that to the
dignity and prosperity of the state
not only freedom, but order founded
upon justice is necessary.
“I desire from my heart to see my
people happy and hand down to my
son an empire, secure, well organized
and enlightened.
“May God bless the work that lies
before mien in the unity with the
council cf the empire and the im-
perial douma. May this day be the
day of moral revival of Russia, anid
the day for the day of renewal of its
highest forces.
“Approach with sclemnity the la-
bors for which 1 call you, and he
worthy of the responsibilities put
upon you by
peeple.
“May Ged assist us.”
Dispatches from all parts of Rus-
sia indicate that the opening of the
parliament was celebrated
where.
Dowie and Voliva Reach Agreement. |
John Alexander Dowie and Wilbur
G. Voliva reached an agreement in
court upon the proposition for
representation
City. The Dowie forces sappointed
John i.ewis White. Voliva name
Alexander Granger. The third mem-
ber of the committee is still
chosen.
Victory Over Paper Trust.
The United States Government se-
cured an unconditional surrender in
the United States Circuit Court at St.
Paul, Minn., before Judge Sanborn,
fn the suit which the Attorney Gener-
al began December 27, 1904, to dis-
solve a combination between the
General Paper Company and 23 other
defendants on the ground 1at [an
agreement had been entered into by
the defendants in restraint of inter-
‘State commerce.
dominated |
speeca |
1Ssues |
the emperor and the
every- |
sep- |
in the manage- |
ment of the financial affairs at Zion |
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DEATH OF CARL SCHURZ
Was Patriot of Two Countries and
Ex-Cabinet Minister of the
United States.
Carl Schurz, patriot of two countries
and statesman of one, died May 14 in
New York City.
Car! Schurz. was a native of Prus-
sia. When a young man he entered
the University of Bonn and became
allied with the revolutionists who
timed to make of Prussia a republic.
While engaged in the publication of a
revolutionary journal he was forced
to flee from I.ater he entered
t
he revoluti v army in the south of
Germany, part in the de-
fense of Ras .ater he was fore-
ed to flee to is, and came to the
United States, settling in Wisconsin
n Iie entered polities, fought
thr » Civil War, and was chos-
en d States Senator from Mis-
souri in 1869. In 1876 he entered
Secretary of the
3 cabinet as
p ater he became editor of
the New York Evening Post, which
postion he held for years.
Mr. Schurz, who was 76 years old,
suffered from a complication of dis-
orders.
CALLS FOR ACCOUNTING
Attorney General of
Brings Suit.
Attorney General Carson filed a bill
in equity in the Dauphin County,
(Pa.), Court for the recovery of
about 200,000 in actuarie’'s fees paid
by Robert H. Forester, actuary of
the insurance department of Pennsyl-
Pennsylvania
| vania, to former Commissioners
| George B. Lauper, James H. Lam-
| bert and Israel W. Durham and J.
Clayton Erb, actuary under Durham.
| I'he Attorney General claims that
| these fees belong to the State and
that no accounting has ever been
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| made to the State of this money.
| He also asks that Durham be di-
| rected to account for the money paid
to Edward J. David, R. M. J. Reed,
Gray and Israel G.. Stone,
| whose names, it was revealed during
| a Legislative investigation. of the
epartment last winter, had been car-
icd on the State pay roll by Durham
hout any service being rendered
in return.
TAKE OVER INTERESTS
Mutual's British Policyholders Are
| Transferred to Home Company.
An important development has
lken place in connection with the
policyholders of the
» Insurance Company of
ork living in Great Britain.
l.ast week the North British &
rcautile Insurance Company pro-
| nosed to take over the New York Mu-
{ tual Life's holders’ interests on the
| payment of the same premium they
| now are paying, without further med-
ical examination and with liberal
privileges and an immediate partici-
pation in the profits of the company.
This was found to be practicable
with regard
100,000 and subject to
ate full surrender value.
| $45
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immedi-
$400,000 FIRE LOSS
at Guifport, Miss.
leans Naval
Bhotter & Co. at Gulfport, Miss.
were totally destroyed by fire, six
acres occupied by
warehouses, commissary and
age rooms being entirely swept by the
flames.
The fire is supposed to have origi-
nated in loose hay in the commissary,
| The loss was about $400,000, with
| $200,000 insurance.
Four Men Killed.
A freight train crashed into the
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| rear of another with two pushers a
short distagce east of Lynchburg, Va. |
! on the Norfolk & Western railroad,
derailing two engines, killing four
vinmen and injuring four others.
e dead are J. A. Walden, Roanoke,
Y J+ FB. Carrol, Lynchburg,
fireman; Harry Bondurant, apprentice
fireman, Clays, Va.; William Lang-
horne, a brakeman, (negro) of Roan-
oke.
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The steamer Manchuria arrived at
San Francisco, from Oriental ports,
bringing $612,815 worth of opium.
WHEAT CROP DECLINING
{ Reports to Department of Agriculture |
Shows Area ‘of Winter Wheat
| Less Than Last Year.
| The crop reporting board of the
| statistics of the depart-
ment of agriculture, from the reports
of the correspondents and agents of
the bureau, finds the area under win-
ter wheat remaining in cultivation on
May 1, to have been about 29,623,000
{ acres. This is 6 per cent.; or about
1,718,600 acres less than the area re-
ported as sown last fall, and 1 per
cent, or about 241,000 acres less than
the area of winter wheat reported as
| harvested last year.
The average condition of the grow-
ing winter wheat crop on May 1 was
91, as compared
11906, 92 on May 1, 1905.
| The average
| rye on May 1 was 93, as compared
with 91 on April 1, 1906.
bureau of
| mowing lands on May 1
| against 93 on May 1, 1905.
The average condition of sprin;
I e on May 1 was 91, against 9?
on May 1, 1905.
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Rockefeller Lets Big Contract.
Contracts were awarded to the
Patton & Gibson Company of Pitts-
of track
Texas railroad, owned by
¢ S
Tahan 9 10(
ccember 321, 19(
completed by
to policies representing |
Naval Stores Company’s Plant Burned |
The enormous plant of the New Or-
Stores Company and S. |
the rosin yards, |
stor-
i with 89 on April 1,
condition of winter |
The average condition of meadow |
was 92.1
burg for the construction of 100 miles |
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or the Missouri, Kansas & |
1 John D. |
between Denison, Tex., |
cAllister, Indian Terri-
tory. The contract involves the |
handling of about 5,000,000 cubic |
vards of earth. All grades are to be
reduced to a r-tenths of 1 per
cent. basis contract is 1
TWO LIVES LOST IN FLAMES
| Little Ones Perisn in Spite of All
Efforts to Sav: Them.
ART TREASURES ARE GONE
Adults—Efiorts of Neighbors
Were Fruitless.
Margaret and Marcus,
ively 21 and 8 months; the pretty
children of Mr. and Mrs. Maréus A.
Woodward, perished in a fire which
destroyed their pretty country home
at Clifton, four miles from Bridge-
ville, Allegheny County, Pa.
After the * flames had - practically
consumed the building and destroyed
books, furniture, works of art and
other household goods which had been
handed down from Mr. Wgodward’'s
ancestors the charred remains of his
children were taken from the deb-
ris. The children were asleep in their
blaze started in one of the
on the second floor.
The horror overtook Mr. and Mrs.
Woodward with frightful sutdenness,
the flames having gained such head-
way before they were discovered that
no heroism, no sacrifice, could avail
to save the lives of the two children.
After the flames had died out the
charred bodies of the two children
were found in the debris directly un-
der the place where formerly had
been the room in which they usually
slept.
In a last desperate attempt to save
{ his children Mr. Woodward placed a
16-foot ladder against the building. He
climbed the ladder and broke the win-
dow, but the flames drove him away,
and he was forced to slide down the
ladder to save his own life,
Neighbors rushed to the place and
joined the frenzied parents in heroic
efforts to save the children. All were
driven back. With almost incredible
swiftness the entire building was re-
duced to ashes, the work of a hastily
formed bucket brigade having no ef-
fect. A few pieces of furniture were
removed from the lower rooms by
neighbors. Everything else was lost.
SAN FRANCISCO LOSSES
rooms
Insurance Companies Face Heavy
Obligations in Wrecked City.
The state insurance department
made public the figures showing the
losses in the recent California con-
flagrations of the fire and the fire-
marine insurance companies doing
business in the state of New York.
They show estimated net losses to a
total of $113,441,595. The report shows
in most cases any impairment of cap-
ital will be made good by the di-
rectors or stockholders.
The Pennsylvania companies suffer-
ing losses and the amounts follow:
Alliance, $500,000; American Fire,
| $500,000: Delaware, $402,000; Tire
i Asscciation of Philadelphia, ~$1,200,-
000; Franklin Fire, $800,000; Insur-
| ance Company of North America,
$2,000,000; Insurance Company State
of Pennsylvania, $3,250; Pennsylvania
| Fire, $2,250,000; Spring Garden,
| $150,000; Union, $150,000; United
$200,000. :
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
‘he Wabash’s earnings for March
| amounted to $2,100,503, an increase of
$225,041. 8
| D. H. Houston, ‘inventor of the
original of the modern kodaks, died
at Fargo, N. D. ht
The correspondent at Constantin-
ople of the London Daily Telegraph
reports that in fighting between
Turks and Armenians, at Caesarea,
75 Armenians were killed.
By an explosion in a rolling mill
of the Dupont Powder works at Wil-
mingteon. Del.,, William McCrea was
killed and James Camac so badly
hurt that his death is expexted.
An incoming train on the Chatta-
| nooga Southern rallrcad struck a
car on the Chattanooga electric line.
Two men were killed and a third re-
| ceived prebably fatal injuries.
{ The Baltimore & Ohio has an-
nounced that it will rebuild the shops
i destroved by fire at Keyser, W. Va.,
and that plans have been prepared
for a plant to cost about 335,000.
Several hundred funeral drivers in
the Manhattan and the Bronx went
| on strike in suport of a demand that
their wages be increased from $12
to $14 a week, thatmo non-union men
be employed and that their hours be
shortened.
The Agricultural Department is to
be investigated. The House empow-
ered the Committee on Expenditures,
in the Agricultural Department, of
which Representative Littlefield of
Maine is Chairman, to conduct such
an examination.
The city government of Lawrence,
| Mass., has voted to accept the plans
of Morris Knoles of Pittsburg, an ex-
pert in water works construction, for
a covered filter bed for its water sup-
ply, at a cost of $70,000, and will open
bids May 25.
he House Committee on foreign
affairs authorized a favorable report
on the diplomatic and consular ap-
propriation bill. The measure, as
amended, carries a total of $2,744,000,
which is an increase over the current
appropriation of about $259.000.
Dr. Crapsey Found Guilty.
By a unanimous verdict the
ecclesiastical court which tried the
Rev. Dr. Algernon Crapsey of Roch-
ester, N. Y., -on charges of heresy,
has found him guilty, and a majority
of the fiva members of the court
have voted to unfrock him.
The Rev. Richard Wharton, pastor
1e Fairview Methodist Episcopal
and one of the best known
ral Pennsylvania conference
rs, dropped dead in the lobby
Altoona hospital,
Fire Starts During Absence of All the |
ged respect- |
room on the second floor when the fire |
broke out and it is supposed that the |
WILL CHANGE BUSINESS CENTER
City Willi Be Laid Out in Fire Proof
Compartments, Like Those of a
® Shis.
Following the return of Edward H.
Harriman from his record-breaking
flight across the continent, plans
were perfected in New York City in
organizing the giant corporation
which will shoulder the burden of re-
storing immediately the great San
Francisco office structures and other
destroyed buildings, covering an
area of four square miles.
As announced, between $125,000,00(
and $250,000,000 and possibly more
will be involved in this labor, of
which the Harriman interests are
ready to advance $100,000,000, pro-
vided the reconstructed city be laid
out under the Burnham pian, and in
conformity with ideas of the South-
ern Pacific magnate.
Agreeable to this. program, it was
definitely decided to adopt the Burn-
ham plan, subject to -such changes
as may be necessitated.
Seen directly after-protracted con-
ferences with the secretary of the
treasury, Leslie M. Shaw, and presi-
dent, Morris K. Jessup; of the cham-
ber of commerce, Mr. Harriman ad-
miited that the restoration of the
Golden Gate city was discussed in
both conferences. He added that him-
self, conjunction with President H. S.
Black, of the United States Realty
and Construction Company; W. K.
Vanderbilt, the Rockefeller interests,
the Goulds, Thomas Magee, Rudolph
Spreckels, D. H. Burnham, author of
the new plan: Benjamin Ide Wheeler,
Rarius O. Mills, and others, represent-
ing a billion or more of capital, will
finance {he enterprise.
Evidence that these powerful finan-
ciers are in earnest is shown by the
announcement that President Black,
of the United States Realty Company,
and managers of the Fuller Construc-
tion Company, which practically re-
buiit Baltimore, will leave for San
Francisco in a few days.
them
ing the Rockefellers;
Gates, P. A. Valentine, representing
the Armours; Charles M. Schwab,
and other powerful interests.
ADMITS THEFT
Young Clerk Took $100,000 from
Brokerage Firm.
Charged with having embezzled up-
wards, of $100,000 from his employ-
ers, Edwin S. Greenfield, head clerk
of the banking und brokerage firm of
Harrison Snyder & Son, of Philadel-
phia, was arrested and held in $10,-
000 bail by a police magistrate for a
further hearing. In default of bailee
he was sent to the county prison.
Greenfield has made a full confes-
sion and is doing everything possible
to assist the firm in straightening out
its tangled books. Following the pub-
lic announcement of the embezzle-
ment, creditors filed a petition in
‘bankruptey against George E. Sny-
der, trading as Harrison Snyder &
Son in the United States court, and
later Judge McPherson appointed
Charles M. Vollum as receiver.
Boston Wool Market.
The small supply of stock avail-
able and a considerable number of
cancellations reported as received by
leading manufacturers are respon-
sible in great part for an unusually
quiet wool market. There is little
buying in the west. Pulled wools are
quiet and firm. A supers pass at 62c
and white Bs at 35¢. Ordinary Bs run
as low as 52c. Territories are with-
out interest. Foreign grades are
firm. Leading quotations follow:
Ohio and Pennsylvania, XX and
above, 34 to 35¢; X, 32'to 33c; No. 1,
38 to 39¢c; No. 2, 383; to 40c: fine un-
washed, 25 to 26c¢; quarterblood un-
washed, 32 to 3214c; 35 blood, 33 to
3315c; half blood, 323; to 33c; un-
washed delaine, 28 to 29c: fine un-|
washed delaine, 361% to 37c.
More Money for Frisco.
The President transmitted to Con-
gress a letter from- Secretary Taft,
recommending
an additional
ditions in San Francisco.
Taft’s letter shows that of the $§2,-
500,000 appropriated for the relief
of San Francisco, $2,405,353 has been
expended, or contracts have
made which will consume this sum.
MINERS CRUSHED TO DEATH
Three Men Are Killed by the Collapse
of the Roof.
Three miners were crushed to death
in the Mammoth mines of the H. C.
Frick Coke Company,
burg, Pa., by a fall of roof coal. "he
dead are Joseph Pillney,
Kewalsich and Andy Musick.
drawing ribs they failed to
the roof snd a heavy mass of coal
fell,, completely burying them. All
the men were foreigners and
death was instantanous.
While
Want $250,000 to Convert India.
The board of bishops of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church issued an ap-
peal to Methodists throughout Ameri-
ca asking for a jubilee gift of $250,- |
work of |
000 for carrying out the
Back of |
are James Stillman, represent- |
Charles G. |
the appropriation of |
$500,000 to meet con-|
Secretary |
been |
| many years.
near Greens- |
Joseph |
*“sprag’’ |
MINERS WILL GO TO WORK
Convention at Scranton Ratifies
Decision of Scale Committee.
RADICALS WANTED TO STRIKE
Resolutions Advising Local Unions to
Use the Baliot in Interest of
Laboring Men.
Work will be resumed by the mine
workers throughout the anthracite
field. The repairmen and many oth-
ers necessary to repair the collier-
ies for general operations will report
for work at once.
Those things were decided upon at
the closing session of the convention
at Scranton, Pa., May 8. At: the
morning session the agreement, ent-
ered into Monday, between the oper-
ators and the sub-scale committee,
was formally ratified.
At the morning session a few of
the radicals once more took the floor,
upon the motion to ratify the Mon-
day agreement was made, and once
more urged that the suspension be
turned into a strike, but they were
hopelessly in the minority, and the
remarks were listened to in silence.
The general scale committee went
into session immediately after the
morning session had adjourned, and
drew up a formal resolution fixing
Thursday as the time for the resump-
tion of work.
The first matters brought up were
two resolutions condemning the State
constabulary. One of them referred
to the constabulary as cossacks and
also compared them to the ‘‘evicting
Irish constabulary.” The
characterized them as a “roving band
of armed men.” Both resolutions
pledged the miners to work for the
repeal of the constabulary law.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously.
A resolution providing for the hold-
ing of tri-district conventions annu-
ally was offered, but was promptly
tabled. The following résolution urg-
ing the taking of political action by
the organization was offered and
adopted:
“Whereas, the representatives of
all political parties to the State
Legislature have done nothing for
the mine workers of this State; be
it
‘“Resolvéd, That the mine workers
in convention assembled at Scran-
ton, go on record as advising all lo-
cal unions to take action in getting
representatives placed in the field to
represent all crafts of labor in the
State of Pennsylvania.”
LAKE STRIKE SETTLED
Men Will Work for Last Year's
Wages Pending Another
Conference.
Following conferences between
President Keefe, of the Longshore-
men’s Union, and allied labor inter-
ests, and representatives of the dock
managers, it was announced that the
strike of longshoremen on the lakes
has been settled.
The men will go back to work on
the basis of last season’s wages pend-
ing another conference.
The strike was inauguarated at mid-
night May 1, by the longshoremen for
recognition of the mates’ union. Tug
firemen, oilers ¥nd water tenders, al-
so quit with the ’longshoremen and
as a result lake carrying traffic has
been tied up since.
STORM SINKS SCHOONER
Captain and Two of Crew Go Down
Outside of Cleveland Harbor.
The schooner Algeria sank about
two miles off Cleveland harbor and
three are known to have perished.
Following are the names of those who
are known to have gone down: Capt.
Matthew Elen, aged 65, married, resi-
dence Detroit: George Wellon, engi-
neer, aged 40, resident of New York
city: Thomas Sullivan, cook, aged 42,
residence Cleveland.
The storm is said by vesselmen to
be the most violent experienced dur-
ing the month of May on the lakes in
ROBBERS HOLD UP TRAIN
Mail Car on Canadian Pacific Rifled
of Registered Letters.
The imperial limited was held up on
the main line of the Canadian Pa-
cific railroad, near Kamloops, 250
miles from Vancouver, B. C. The
robbers compelled the engineer to un-
couple the mail car from the rest of
the train and. haul it a mile away
where they rifled it of the registered
| letters.
their |
Christianizing India. It is expected |
that $50,000 of the sum will be rais- |
ed from native converts in India, and |
the remainder from
this country.
During .the voyage of the steamer
Faukla from’ India to Suva, Fiji
islands, 124 coclies were taken sick
with cholera and 61 died.
SIX ARE KILLED
Rear of Cigaret Factory Collapses in
Havana.
The pillars supporting the sécond
floor and roof of the rear part of a
large, new cigaret factory belonging
to Jose Gener, at Havana, Cuba, col-
lapsed and of the 40 men and wo-
men working in that part of the fac-
tory, half were caught in the falling
stone, brick’ and timber. Six per-
sons were taken out dead and a doz-
en more were injured.
Methodists in |
The holdup occurred near a small
station called Furrer, between Kam-
loops and Ducks. Special officers
have been sent from Vancouver to
pursue the robbers. The bandits
made no attempt to interfere with the
passengers.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
Flood Causes Destruction in Province |
of Hunan, China.
The State Department at Washing- |
ton received the following cablegram |
from American consul at
China:
“Immense flood in Hunan province
Great loss of life and property. All
foreigners safe.”
PHOTOGRAPH FROM BALLOON
War Department Securing Pictures of |
San Francisco.
The signal corps. of the United
States army is photographing San
Francisée’s ruins from balloons. A
series of pictures is being taken to be
kept on file by the war department in
Washington.
Several hundred negatives have
been already taken of the different
buildings and an order sent for three
balloons, that a complete panoramic
picture of the city can be had.
STEEL STRUCTURES STOOD TEST
Secretary Metcalf Says 'Frisco Fire
Was a Big Object Lesson.
Secretary Metcalf, of the depart-
ment of commerce and labor, has re-
turned to Washington from San Fran-
cisco, where he went as the special
representative of the Government,
shortly after the earthquake, to in-
vestigate and report upon the condi-
tions as he found them.
Secretary Metcalf explained to the
President and cabinet that the re-
ports of the devastation wrought by
the earthquake and fire were not ex-
aggerated. He said the destruction
of San Francisco and the other Cali-
fornia cities and towns furnished the
best object lesson to: architects and
builders in this country and, indeed,
the world. It was proven conclusive-
ly, he said, that steel structures had
best withstood the shocks and fire
and that granite, under intense heat,
was practically worthless.
Another point which he said im-
pressed him considerably was the
fact that the sifuation disclosed a
smaller proportion of .poor persons in
San Francisco than generally had been
supposed. It was found that there
was on deposit, the day of the ca-
lamity; in savings banks over $165,-
000,000, or an average of $300 per
capita for every citizen of the city.
ASSASSINATED WITH TEETH
Arab Exile Grips Official’'s Throat
Like a Bulldog. i
Nedjim Eddin Bey, Procurator
General of Tripoli, North Africa, has
other |
Hankau, |
been murdered in a ‘highly sensation-
al manner by All Shamyl Pasha, form-
er Military Governor of Scrutari.
According to the reports received
here Ali Shamyl, who was exiled to
Tripoli on the charge of being con-
cerned in the murder of Redvan
Pasha at Constantinople, was under-
going an examination when he sud-
denly rushed upon the Procurator Gen-
eral, fixed his teeth in his throat and
held on like a bulldog until his vic-
tim was dead.
EARTHQUAKES IN CONNETICUT
R:sidents of Barton's Ledge, See
Their Dishes Slide from Cup-
boards.
At Barton’s Ledge, a hamlet in the
northwestern section of the town of
East Hampton, Conn., the earth trem-
bled and shook in two distinct shocks.
The first lasted three seconds, and
the other a second. There was an
interval of several minutes between
shocks.
Glassware and crockery was shak-
en in cupboards, and in one house
dishes are said to have slid off
shelves. The earthquake of today
was foretold about two weeks ago by
“Uncle Horace” Johnson of Middle-
haddam, who has achieved a reputa-
tion for his prognostications.
Savings Bank Closed. !
Owing to the existence of a liabil-
ity which, it is stated, it has had
since its organization and which did
not appear on any of its statements,
State Banking Commissioner J. A.
Berkey closed the doors of the Colum-
bia Savings and Trust Company, 219
Fourth avenue, Pittsburg. The doors
did not open because Commissioner
Berkey prevented it by long-distance
telephone.
“The institution had between 2,000
and 3,000 depositors, most of them
small, the total deposits amount to
only $220,000, on
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.
he new American Minister, John
Biddle, presented his credentials to
King Peter.
After examining 104 men a jury was
secured at Newark, O., to try George
Raab for the murder of Homer Lear.
President Roosevelt signed the bill
recently passed by Congress provid-
ing for a delegate in the House from
laska.
At Salenica, European Turkey, a
Bulgarian band massacred 14 Greeks
between Kataranitsa and Niaustia.
Several horsemen wearing Bulgarian
uniforms killed three Greeks at
liigovan.
‘he police at Barcelona, Spain dis-
covered an Anarchistic conspiracy.
There have been 16 arrests and eight
bombs have been seized. #
The breaking of a dynamo in a
freight house of the Chicago, Mil-
waukee & St. Paul railroad in Des-
plaines street, Chicago, started a fire
that caused $75,000 damage.
The Governor-General of Ekater-
noslav, was assassinated Saturday
evening by six unknown persons who
fired from revolvers at him and es-
caped.
A tornado, accompanied by an elec-
trical storm, did $10,000 damage at
Ann Arbor, Mich. The Methodist
Church steeple was struck by light-
ning and burned nearly down to the
roof of the church.
Victor Freeman and Rufus A.
Evans, partners in a rubber concern,
with offices in New York city, were
arrested upon receipt of a telegram
| the chief of police of Chicago charg-
ing them with larceny of $13,000.
The President sent the following
| nominations for postmaster to the
| Senate: Pennsylvania—F. Wisener,
| Beaver Falls; A. B. Clark, Hastings;
{| J. N. Watson, Halboro; G. H. Moore,
Verona. Ohio—G. S. Sedgwick, Mar-
tins Ferry.
| Addition to Sultan's Domains.
| A strip of land along the Syro-
| Egyptian frontier, from the coast
eastwards, having an area of over
100,000 square miles and which for
many years has been regarded as the
territory of the Bedouins, has recent-
ly been formally added to the domain
of the Sultan of Turkey, resulting in
great irritation among the Arabs.
The San Gabriel forest reserve,
Southern California, is to be stocked
| with 100 2-year-old elk from Yellow-
stone Park.
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