po MIKADD TALKS FOR PEACE Speech from Throne at Opening of Japanese Diet. EMIGRATION TO BE RESTRAINED All Contentions Raised by the United States and Canadian Govern- ments Will Be Agreed To. The Mikado of Japan is a man of peace. This he emphasized in his brief address to the house of peers n opening the twenty-fourth Diet. he emperor, in his speech from the throne, laid stress on the increasing- ly cordial relations with foreign pow- ers and the important bearing on peace in the Far East of the entente cordiale conducted with Russia and France by Japan. This was followed by a semi-official announcement that all the demands made by the United States and Canada for the restriction of Japanese immigration have been virtually granted by the Mikado’s government. ) A discussion of the Japanese gov- ernment’'s program and method of limitation of emigration has commen- ced between the foreign office and * American Ambassador O’Brien. Im- mediately after the departure of Can- adian Minister of Labor Lemieux, Baron Chinda, vice ministetr of for- eign affairs, drove to the American embassy from the station and discuss- ed the American proposals and sug- gestions offered by Ambassador ‘O'Brien for the helpsof the Japanese government. It was understood that the sion was eminently satisfactory and that a memorandum of the subject in the shape of a reply will. soon be forthcoming. It is quite evident now that the Japanese government recog- nizes that the mistake of administra- tion on the part a mine official in the past created the present difficult sit- uation. and is determined that the fu- ture restriction of immigration will make complaints from the American government and people impossible. he diiliculty of dealing with possibility of - emigrants going over the horders of Canada and Mexico is now occupving much attention be- cause il recognized that while the possibility continues it will be im- possible to prevent a recurrence of complaints. is TO EXPLORE VAST REGION Expedition Organizing to Open Coun- | an | Cleveland Police Chief Tries New try South of the Amazon. The exploration of the -vast known regions in the southern water- shed of the ‘Amazon river, between the fourth and tenth parallels, is the | I der making each Cleveland policeman | case of minor of- object of an expedition which is being organized in Boston, under the su- pervision of George M. Boynton. is expected to begin operations Pernambuco next July, and through five relay, expeditions in five succes- sive years. to open the region, which is known to contain great commercial | The co-operation of the and the Royal resources. Brazilian government Geographical been obtained and good getting donations of a ture is announced. Mr. Boynton, the leader of the ex- progress in financial na- pedition, has spent ten years in the | The party, which will | Amazon hasin. number 35, will be composed mostly of Americans. PICTURES BY WIRELESS French Inventor Exhibits New Tele- photography Apparatus. Pascal Berjonneau, an inventor, ex- hibited before the French postmaster | general and a number of persons in- | terested in scientific invention, a new telephotography apparatus, which can be adapted to the wireless system or to the ordinary telegraph wire sys- tem. He postmaster general without the aid of wires from one end of the hall to the other. The inventor claims that dis- tance does not interfere with fectiveness of his method. Photographs, he says. can be sent by it between New York and Paris. HOSTILE UTES INVADE UTAH Band Imprisons Cowboys and Herd in a Canyon. Colorado Ute Indians are traveling in bands in Southern Utah, attacking sheep and cattle owners, according to One a report received today by Governor | John C. Cutter. A small band of In- dians attacked three cowboys in San Juan county, and at the points of rifies compelled the herders to drive their cattle back into the canyon, whence they were trailing to the win- ter range. Cowboys and cattle are still confined to the canyon. Governor Cutter will take up the case with the authorities at Washing- ton, as, according to a ruling of the Commissioner of Indian ‘Affairs, the Colorado or Southern Utes are forbid- den to enter Utah. The hemp growers of Yucatan have organized a combine. It has a capi- tal of $15,000,000 and its particular purpose is to maintain prices of the hemp- product and to wage a fight against what is known as the ‘binder trust of the United States.” Oldest Living Yale Graduate. The much disputed question of who is the oldest living Yale graduate has been decided by an official statement made by Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, ecretary of the Yale corporation. He gives the honor to William Davis Ely, retired lawyer living in Providence. e was a member of the class of 836 and was borh in 1815. American warships sailed from Port of Spain for Rio Janeiro, 3,000 miles {stant, on the second lap of their age to Magdalena bay. discus- | | the fifth WOULD ABOLISH DAMS Ohio Man Has $100,000,000 Project for Providing Constant Stage in Ohio River. The plan for the canalization of the Ohlo river to a depth of nine feet by a system of fifty-two locks and dams, to cost $64,000,000, sinks into financial and commercial insignificance beside another plan which has been worked out by Marshall O. Leighton, hydro- grapher of the reclamation service, and which will be appended to the forthcoming report of the Inland Wa- terways commission. The latter plan proposes to do away altogether with locks and dams on the ‘Ohio and its tributaries and make them navigable at all seasons of the year by a gigantic system of reser- voirs, about 100 in number, to be lo- cated in the valley of the Youghio- gheny, Monongahela, Big and Little Kanawha, Kentucky, Licking, Tennes- see, Cumberland and Big Sandy com- ing into the Ohio from the south, and the Allegheny, Beaver and Miami coming in from the north. The esti- or 40 canalization at approximately per cent more than $100.000,000, the boar ofr "arffmy engineers that port is now held in the War de- partment. up FIVE TRAINMEN KILLED One Engine Plows Its Way Under Those of Double-Header. Speeding through dense fog at forty miles an hour, a Grand Trunk passen- ger train collided head-on with a dou- ble-header freight train half a mile north of Lenox, Mich. Five trainmen met death, four being killed instantly, dving three hours later. All of the passengers escaped injury ex- cept a baby, who was only slightly hurt by being thrown out of its moth- er’s. arms and over a seat when the trains crashed. The dead are: senger engineer, howski, freight James Bennett, pas- Detroit; engineer, the | un- | It | at | Society of London has | transmitted the picture of the | the ef- | troit: Williard G. "Pyvler, switchman, Detroit: Albert passenger fireman, Port Huron, freight Mich. The passenger locomotive plowed un-! der the engines of the double-header, | and the trainmen were buried in the wreckage. Their bodies were terribly mangled and scalded by escaping steam. The freight train had switched | siding to | | Reports That the New Year Will from the main frack to a allow the passenger to pass. NO ARRESTS FOR “PLAIN JAGS.” Plan for Removing Victims of the Flowing Bowl. Chief of PPolice Kohler has a storm among sociologists by his or- a trial judge - in fenses. No with the thrown will tell will the man morning jag be The policemen nore merry, early into a cell. him the evils him gently homeward. The violator of the city ordinances will be admonished, told to go his way and sin no more. Of _ course, if he in- sists on sinning he will finally his way before a police justice. | the offender before the police lieuten- ant, who is also expected to use judi- cial powers. Chief Kohler’s new move has the in- dorsement of Mayor Johnson, who be- jlioves the submerged tenth are more {| sinned against than sinning. | | | | | | | i BOOKS FULL OF ORDERS | Union Switch and Signal Has Little Time for Making Repairs. So full are TInion Switch and Signal Company that its big plant at Swissvale could | be shut down for only a few days | this vear for the annual repairing. { The plant, which has been closed a few days for repairs, is expected to | start up in full, summoning hundreds { of men back to work. Some big or- ders have been received from rall- roads. The company has a running contract with the Pennsylvania, which has amounted to a huge sum this year. NEW EDDY SUIT | | = | | | | Trustees Ordered Not to Give $1,000, 000 for Charity. | Disputing the power of Mrs. Baker Glover Eddy, head | Christian Science church, to | disposition of so large a part fortune formal notices have served upon Trustees McLellan, I nald and Baker, having in | Mrs. Eddy’s estate, ordering them not | to make the $1,000,000 gift to found | a charitable institution, recently an- { nounced, or any other appropriation from Mrs. Eddy's estate, pending the outcome of litigation. According to former United States Senator William E. Chandler this ac- tion is to be followed by a new suit involving the Christian Science head and her trustees, brought by the “next friends,” Mrs. Eddy’'s son, George W. Glover; his daughter, Mary Baker Glover, and Mrs. Eddy’s adopted son, Dr. Ebenezer J. Foster of Waterbury, Vt. At a special sitting, the French senate passed the budget, the esti- mates of which amount to a total of $770,800,000, an increase of $4,000,000 over the budget estimates of 19Q7. Mary of the been Fon- Three Dead in Wreck. Three persons were killed and sev- enteen injured in a collision on the elevated tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad just outside the station at Camden, N. J.,, when a Pemberton ac- commodation train ran into the rear of an Atlantic City express. A heavy fog was the principal contributory cause of the accident. The dead are: C. H. Brown, Moorestown, N. J.: J. L. Garbarini, Mount Holly, N. J., and T. L Webster, Merchantville, N. J. mated cost of these reservoirs is given | scheme recommended by the special | y made | the survey of the Ohio, and whose re-| | were | into quarantine. August Bo-| Detroit; | George DBoughner, freight fireman, De- | MeCall, | aroused | of strong drink and lead | find | If | | the patrolman is in doubt, he will take | the order books of the] make | of her | h { cember 3 charge | that a mA VESSEL LOST LIST JON Captain and Wife of Schooner " Drowned Off Cape Horn. COAL SHIP'S EXPERIENCES. Encounters Death, Disease and Mutiny on Voyage From Baltimore to "Frisco. When the American ship Atlas dropped anchor at San Francisco De- cember 24, 275 days out from Balti- more, it ended a voyage made. tragic by a collision off Cape Hom, attended ! by the sinking of another vessel, the drowning of the fated craft’s captain and the captain's wife, mutiny on its decks and death among its crew. One June 6, at 6 p. m., ‘the Atlas struck the Norwegian bark Viking, Captain Petersen, bound from Ham- burg to Callao. Both were badly damaged by the contact, but the bark fared worst. In the terror of the night 13 of the crew of the Norwegian bark boarded the American ship, crawling over tangled shrouds and dangling booms, but Captain Petersen and his wife were not among those who made the dangerous transit. It was too dark to render aid, though the Atlas stood by during the night, and next morning the Viking had disappeared. The Atlas put into Rio de Janeiro for repairs, leaking badly. On the way to this port a mutiny took place among the crew over some trouble with the mate, but it was easily quelled. : Before the collision off Cape Horn three of the ship's company met death. On May 23 J Schumacher and Charles Nolan, seamen, fell from the jibboom and were drowned. On June 15 John Hook, sailmaker, died, and was buried at sea. When the ship arrived yesterday the captain's son and the third officer ill, and the vessel was ordered of coal for The The Atlas had a cargo the United States Government. vessel had been 120 days out from Rio de Janeiro and was overdue. Re- insurance had been ordered at 10 per cent. The Viking was a new bark of 2,541 tons. Nothing had been heard of it after it began its last voyage until the Atlas brought in the tidings last night. MILLS WILL RESUME. Show Renewed Activity. Iv January 6, 1908, it is asserted, every one of the thousands of wheels of industry in the mills of McKees- port. Glassport. Duquesne and up the Monongahela Valley as far as Mones- sen and down to Pittsburg will be in operation, and more than 40,000 men, who have heen idle for several weeks, will have returned to work. There, also. are reports that every mill in Pittsburg—in fact, every mill in the Pittsburg district—will be in full oper- ation soon after the new year. One report even goes so far as to include the statement that the forces of men at some. of the plants will have to be doubled. SUIT BY GLASS WORKERS. Judge Says Association Illegal if Alle- gations ‘Are True. In Common Pleas Court at Cleve- land, O., Judge Phillips held that, if the allegations of the glass cutters and flatteners are true, the Amalga- mated Associdtion of Window Glass Workers of America is an organiza- tion in restraint of trade and contrary to law. The cutters and flatteners brought suit to enjoin the association for ex- pelling them for. accepting employ: ment in glass factories where machin: ery is used in their work. They as- sert that the expulsion clause de: prives them of an occupation and that only members of the union are al lowed by the association to work at the trade, and that the use of ma- chinery is prchibited. - Machinery is used almost exclusively by the so call~d trust factories. A demurrer filed in court today by he association was-overruled, and the | suit for an injunction will go to trial | non | court. its merits at the next term vol BANKS’ GOOD SHOWING. Controller Makes Public Totals From December Call. showing the condition banks of the United States at the close of business De- was made public by the Comptroller of the Currency, It shows the total loans and discounts of the banks aggregate $4.583,337.094; in dividual deposits. $4.176,873,717; cash resources, $660,784,736; capital stock, $901,681.6%2: United States deposits, $223.117,082. . The net balances vf A statement of the naticnal I clearing house certificates in the banks en the date named was $64,344,128. The percentage of legal reserve to de- posits is 21.31 per cent. To Arrange for National Gathering. Chairman Thomas Taggart, of the Democratic National Committee, an- nounced the following special commit tee on arrangement for the national convention: Roger C. Sullivan, Chi- cago, I1l.; James C. Dahlman, Omaha, Neb.: Norman E. Mack, Buffalo, N. Y.: R. M. Johnston, Houston, Tex.; John T. McGraw, Grafton, W. Va.; John M. Osborne, Rawlings, Wyo., and Clark Howell, Atlanta, Ga. CONSPIRACY IN ECUADOR. Plot Unearthed to Assassinate Presi- * dent and Overthrow Government. A new conspiracy to overthrow the Ecuadorian Governnrent has been dis- covered at Quito, and General Emilio Maria Teran, the leader in the con- spiracy, and several others have been arrested. The Government. captured a quan- tity of arms in the house of the con- spirators. The officials here state that the conspirators planned to assassi- nate President Alfaro. | BULLETS POSSIBLY ARMY~MADE. At Least, According to Recent Devel. opments, They Easily Might Have Been. The administration is getting ready to spring a Brownsville surprise on Senator Foraker, but is not ready to divulge its plans, which were sup- posed to be a secret between Presi- dent Roosevelt and Brigadier-General William Crozier, chief of the ordnance bureau of the army. The secret went the usual way. The surprise is this: It has been found that bullets of the ammunition issued to negro troops at Brownsville may have contained antimony after tall, in spite of the fact that the Gov- ernment fermula prescribes their manufacture without this harder-than- lead composition. The discovery will offset the dis- closures made by Senator Foraker when the Senate committee, which is investigating the discharge of a bat- talion - of negro soldiers, last met. Senator Foraker at that time produced the analysis made of bullets which had been picked out of the walls of nouses at Brownsville after the night raid on the Texas town. 4 The analysis showed that the bul- iets contained antimony, and, as Gov- ernment bullets were not supposed to possess this composition, sumed by the anti-administration Sen- ators that the bullets could not have been fired by soldiers. General Crozier had a large number )f Government bullets analyzed. It was found that in a number of in- stances the product of the private plants were not made in accordance with the Government formula, show- ing that they contained The manufacturers found that, oullets attained with less trouble. ~~ FORECLOSE CHICAGO ROADS. Two Street Railways Will Be Bought by the Third Company. 2losure on the properties of the Union street car systems on the North and West Sides of the city of Chicago and ordered them sold. Company. The sale was ordered under the ronsolidated foreclosure suits of the Central Trust Company and the Guar- anty Trust -Company of New York and the Fidelity Trust Company of Philadelphia. VICTIM BEAUTIFUL AND REFINED Denuded Body Found Twelve Hours After the Tragedy. About 2 o'clock in the morning a beautiful and richly gowned woman, accompanied by a stout and well- dressed man, passed over the Hacken- sack meadows near the town of Harri- son, N. J., and the following afternoon the nude hody of the woman was found in a shallow pond, with all the marks of a deliberate and cruel mur- der defacing it. Beyond this com- plete mystery shrouds the murder. The body is that of a woman prob- ably 30 years old, with fine features and perfect figure. MOSQUITO FLEET NEXT. Torpedo Boats, Destroyers and Sub- marines to Be Mobilized. The mobilization of the largest fleet of torpedo hoats, torpedo hoat destroy- ers and submarine torpedo boats in the history of the American navy will take place in Narragansett Bayv in the spring and summer of 1908, according to information gained here today. The to information‘ gained today. The fleet wil] be in command of Comman- der Charles G. Marsh, who will have under his direction about fifty besides the first and second flotillas of submarines. The little vessels will go through an elaborate series of drills, both day and night. Postmaster . C.. E. Lovely, of. the Ocean Park (Cal.) postoffice, was ar- rested by postal authorities on a war- rant charging him with stealing $1,800 from the Government. Lovely's ae- counts were found to be $1,800 short. MILLIONS OF GIFTS SENT. Ships by Express and Mail 3,840,000 Parcels This Season. It is estimated that during the Christmas rush 3,840,000 parcels were shipped out of New York City by mail and express. These figures are based on estimates made at the postoffice and the express offices. The value of the packages sent by express, where values were given, is said to be about 7,400,000. The number of packages sent out of the city this vear is about 8 per cent greater than last year, while it is estimated the value is 15 per cent less. This decrease in value is said to be due to the fact that goods are cheaper this year. It is estimated that not more than 1,900,000 parcels have beemreceived in the city. Almost Entire Block Burns. Fire destroyed nearly the block bounded by Mission, First and Second streets, »isco, Cai. Several factories and stores were burned out, and the loss will amount to more than $200,000. of the buildings destroyed were only temporary affairs, so that the loss was orincipally in stocks carried by the firms involved. Jessie, Santa Claus’ Mail Robbed. A mail pouch with about 1,000 let- ters, containing holiday presents of money, jewelry, money orders and checks, was stolen at Merrilan Junc- tion, Wis., Christmas eve. The empty pouch was found in a box car by two boys. It is believed the pouch was stolen from a truck at Merrilan. The Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern Railroad today declared the regu- lar quarterly dividend of 2145 per cent, payable January 20, to holders of rec- ord January 3. it was as-| | oughs | deposits of $225,000,000. | mous sum the net | since [ uted antimony. | by | 1sing the harder substance in a small | proportion, the process of molding was | easier, and the necessary point to the | | banks [dition | by State law. | ers of the certificates shows a reserve | of | banks show Judge Grosscup of the United States | Cirenit Court entered a decree of fore- | Traction Company, which operates the | The property will | be bought in by the Chicago Railways | | reduction | loss of less craft | entire San Fran- | | was $10,000. Most | FINANGIAL HOUSES STRONG Reports from New State Banks and Trust Companies Make Good Showing. CASH RESERVES KEPT UP. Concern Which Withstood a Run of Many Days Makes Brilliant Showing. Under call of the State banking de- partment for reports of condition on December 19, twenty-one trust com- panies and twenty-nine State banks | of Greater New York have filed their statements. The statements, body of depositors. The reports also show certain State banks did their share toward relieving | the financial situation in other cities. | They accomplished this by accepting | from the local national banks a large | certifi- | quantity of Clearing House cates, leaving the national banks in position to employ their cash in relief of customers and correspondents in the interior. The twenty-nine State banks of New | bor- | Brooklyn and the wvother of Greater New York, which have so far reported, show aggregate Of this enor- York, to distrib- August 22 amounted $3,056,117 The were among eighteen of the with total withdrawals of $13,925,761, while eleven banks showed an aggre- gate gain of $10,869,644. Allowing for all withdrawals and the purchase of Clearing House certifi- cates now held as collateral, the State indicated their prosperous con- by maintaining cash reserves One of the largest hold- losses the on 24 majority of of cash cent.” A an increase per hand. The official statements of the trust companies are, perhaps, fraught with the greatest interest. The institutions were forced to bear the brunt of the financial storm which broke with the suspension of the Knickerbocker Trust Company. The twenty-one companies which have thus far reported show a falling off of deposits from $27S,056,- 200 on August 22 to $190,256,500 De- cember 19. The Joss nied by the calling alin the amounting to $78,000,000. values of stocks, ete., show a decline about $20,000,000. In specie the twenty-one trust companies show a than $2.000,000, while in legal tenders and bank notes held as reserve they show’ an ‘increase of nearly $1,000,000. The trust companies all were put to a severe test, but their business af- fairs, according to the reports now submitted, have been so adjusted that many of the officers claim they are in a better position today than ever be- fore. The report of the Trust Company of America, which withstood a run of many days. was awaited with much interest. It shows a net decline in cash reserve of less than 1 per cent since August.1. The cash reserve of the company now on hand is $3,354.- 223, a percentage of 16.77, as against the legal 15 per cent requirement, The reserve of the company last August was something more than $11,000,000, or 17.52 per cent of the deposits. The deposits was in of loans, latter - instance The market of accompa- of capital of the Trust Company of Amer- | ica, as with all the other companies | submitting remains unim- paired. reports, BIG DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Cotton Industry of New Bedford Is More Prosperous Than Ever Before. Statistics just compiled show that the dividends paid to stockholders of New Bedford (Mass.) eotton mills in 1907 have been the largest in the his- tory of the city. The total dividends of 18 corpora- tions are $2,578,250, on a capital stock of $18,770,000, an average of 13.73 per cent. Last year the average rate was 8.92 per cent, in 1905 it was 6.6, and 0 in 1904 the percentage was 5.2. REBEL MOORS LOSE 200 MEN. Two Victories Are Won by Partisans of Abd-el-Aziz, the Sultan of Morocco. Recent fighting near Morocet= re: | victories for partisans the Sultan of Morocco. followers of Mulai sulted in two of Abd-el-Aziz, The Rehamnas, Hafid, the the Shragna tribesmen, partisans of Abd-el-Aziz, but were repulsed, with a loss of 200 men. After receiving {00 reinforeements from Mulai Hafid, the Rehamnas tacked a second time, but again suf- fered defeat. Secretary Root buys Old Home. The old Root homestead, “The Hem- locks,” on College hill, Clinton, N.Y. has been purchased by Secretary Root from Anna -Day Root, widow of brother, the late Dr. Oren Root, of Hamilton college. The purchase price The Proctor & Gamble Company has declared the regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent on the prefer- red .stock, payable January 15 to stockholders of record December 31. A Dozen Murders. Although scores of choirs sang “Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men,” and the spirit of Christmas shone in a broader and greater charity than ever before, New York's Christmas bore the marks of passion and trag- edyv. A dozen murders and as many more tragic deaths marked the day. The American Rolling Mill Com- pany, of Middletown, O., has declared the regular quarterly dividend of 114% per cent on preferred stock, payable January 15. as a | whole, testify to quick recovery and | the unwavering confidence of the great loss in withdrawals | ;... { his only | banks, | { ship the | cember | missioners, “Southern Sultan,” attacked | at- | | the his | MUTINY IN MANCHURIA. Chinese Soldiers Loyal Troops. News has come of the mutiny of & detachment of Chinese soldiers near Aigun, on the Amur River, in Man- churia. The men murdered their of. ficers and started on a march in the direction of Tsitsikhar, pillaging vil- lages and robbing Chinese and Rus- sian caravans on their way. Five hundred cavalrymen, with some artillery sent in pursuit, yesterday engaged the mutineers, who numbered 900 men, near Morgehen. The en- counter was not final, for the insur- gents continued toward Tsitsikhar by another route. Rebellious Fight Hog Digs Up Bombs. The curiosity of a straying hog at Akkerman, Russia, has brought to light a store of bombs at that place. The hog wandered into a schoolyard and turned over a half-buried bomb and exploded it. The police then made an investigation and found om the school grounds an extensive store of buried bombs. The hog was blown to nieces. Several arrests have been made. Bloodless Duel Fought. The duel between Premier Dr. We- kerle and former Minister of Justice Polonyi, growing out of a speech made by Dr. Werkerle in the diet, in which i the prime minister attacked Polonyli, | was fonght Sunday at Budapest. Dr. Wekerle was larger and stronger than opponent and pressed him from the beginning. The weapons used were swords. . Neither was hurt. Says Dead Will Be 317. Tonkay, a Greensburg steams who conducts a similae business at Jacobs Creek, says th dead in the Darr disaster will tota 317. He has made a careful canvass, in company with priests and preachers of the vicinity, and says that 380 men were employed in the slope. Of thess less than 40 laid off work the day of the explosion to celebrate St. Nicholas day in the Greek Catholic Church. John agent, Holland's Cabinet Resigns. The Dutch cabinet has resigned ber catse of opposition to its program of military and naval expenditures. These expenditures are always considerably swelled because of the practically per petual warfare which the Dutch are compelled to wage in their East In- dian colonies. There also some is i fear that Germany may some day at- tempt to annex Holland. BUSINESS BRIEFS. Statistics show that the railroads in this country have built approximately 0,220 miles of new road this past year, a ‘decrease of 8 per cent over the year previous. The Erie Railroad has decided to re- duce the salaries of its emploves in: the executive, administrative and cler ical departments. The reduction will amount to from 2 per cent to 10 per cent, and will affect about 1,500 men, whose salaries are more than $60 a month each. Directors of the Missouri Pacific Railrond declared the usual semi-an- nual dividend, but it is payable in stock instead of cash, as customary. The stock declined on the announce- i ment. Gross earnings for Missouri Pacifie for the third week in December were $725,000, a decrease of $90,000. Since July 1 gross earnings increased $748, 269. CURRENT NEWS EVENTS. Mine owners of Goldfield will seek to. enjoin the miners’ union, taking | their case into a Federal court at once. | They charge that the Western Feder- ation is unlawful in its methods. Thirty-three railroads reporting gross earrings for the second week in De- show a decrease of 65.08 per cent as compared with the same pe- riod of 1907, It is annovnced that the profit-shar- ing plan to bes brought out by the United States Steel Corporation in the interest of its employes will be ready | to be announced early in January. Many crimes throughout the coun- try marred the celebration of the sea- son of ‘‘peace and good will.” There were, too, many large charities in every important city in the country. Mayor McClellan, of New York, de- manded resignations of water com- who awarded a contract involving several millions to a high | bidder. The American Locomotive Com- pany. has declared the regular quar- terly dividend of 13; per cent on its preferred stock and of 1!4 per cent on its common stock. Five persons were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the house of John Clark, at Watertown, a sub- urb of Boston. Every member of the Clark family met death in the flames. A Great Northern passenger train was boarded by three armed men, who started to hold up the passengers. Some of the passengers knocked the robbers down, disarmed them and turned them over to the sheriff. John Andrews, former chief clerk in comptroller’'s office in Atlantic City, was found guilty on charges of forgery and embezzlement of sums ag- gregating about $24,000. Plans lave teen coinpleted for the fermation of a temnorary organiza- tion to emkrace all the bu'lding trad ss vnions in the country in accordance with the proposal made at the last annual meeting of the.American Fed- eration of Labor. New Senator From Florida. Governor Broward, of Florida, ap- pointed = William James Bryan, of Jacksonville, to be United States Sen- ator, vice Stephen Russell Mallory, deceased, for the balance of the term expiring March 4, 1909. Mr. Bryan is a prominent young attorney, only 31 years of age and now holds the posi- tion of county solicitor for this (Du- val) county. Flour shipments from Minneapolis for 1907 will fall short of the total shipped during 1906 by nearly 1,000,- 000 barrels.
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