‘-opened. PENNSYLUANIANS WANT KNOX IN WHITE HOUSE Republicans in State Convention Endorse Senator. MODIFICATION OF THE TARIFF. The Platform Calls for Such Changes as Will Meet the Demands i of Present Time. Harrisburg. Pa.—The Pennsylvania Republican convention instructed the delegates to the national convention at Chicago to support Philander C. Knox, United States Senator, for the pres- dency; nominated Justice William D, Porter, of Allegheny county, to suc- ceed himself on the Superior Court bench; nominated Morris L. Clothier, of Philadelphia, and B. F. Jones, of Pittsburg, to be electors-at-large, and elected Governor Edwin S. Stuart, James Elverson, of Philadelphia; Charles A. Rook, of Pittsburg, and R. P. Habgood, of Bradford, to be dele- gates to the national convention, and S. A. Kendall, of Somerset; Dr. T. L. Flood, of Titusville; M. E. Olmsted, of Dauphin, and Henry M. Warren, of Chester, to be alternates. The platform also expressed the opinion that Senator Bois Penrose is the party choice for re-election. Senator Knox stands upon a plat- form, the three national planks of which were written by himself. He commits the party to such “modifica- tions in the tariff law ‘as will adapt it to the necessities and equitable de- mands of the present time.” On the question of currency, he has drafted a plank which calls for a “system that will permit of more elas- ticity in times of excessive activities and yet one that will forbid the intro- duction of any medium of exchange that would not in itself, and indepen- dent of any government guarantee, be at all times worth its full face value.” The third proposition which he caused the party to embody in the platform is that of the improvement of the waterways and harbors. District presidential electors—First, John Burt; Second. Howard A. Davis; Third, Frederick T. Chandler; Fourth, Ellis A. Gimbel; Fifth, George J. El- liott; Sixth, Edward W. Patton; Sev- enth, George C. Hetzel; Eighth, Joseph B. Abbott; Ninth, John W. Bausman; Tenth, Reese A. Phillips; Eleventh, Theodore IL. Newell; Twelfth, John IL Mathias; Thirteenth, Adam H. Miller; Fourteenth, William J. McCabe; Fif- teenth, George W. Williams; Six- teenth, Walter J. Waller, Jr.; Seven- teenth, William S. Settle; Eighteenth, Robert C. Neal, Sr.; Nineteenth, Jacob C. Stineman; Twentieth, Thom- as Shipley; Twenty-first, William F. Reynolds; Twenty-second, Andrew W. McCullough; Twenty-third, John T. Rodgers; Twenty-fourth. James F. Taylor; Twenty-fifth, Jerome F. Down- ing; Twenty-sixth, Herman Simon; Twenty-seventh, Theophilus L. Wil- son; Twenty-eighth, Perry C. Ross; Twenty-ninth, Oscar C. Schultz; Thir- tieth, Oscar A. Babcock; Thirty-first, Alexander R. Peacock; Thirty-second, Homer L. Williams: Points from the Platform. President Roosevelt's work is com- mended. Needed modifications of the tariff are advocated. More liberal appropriations for in- land waterways. Pennsylvania delegation to Congress complimented. A currency system permitting of more elasticity is desirable. Increased appropriations for good roads and state schools demanded. Administration of Governor Stuart and work of Senator Penrose com- mended. Senator Knox warmly indorsed for he Zepuvlienn nomination for Presi- ent. Half of Michigan Goes Dry. Detroit, Mich.—About twe hundred and sixty saloons were closed April 30 in the cities of Holland, Charlotte and Berrien Springs, and ten counties as the result of last months local op- tions elections. WILL BE DEPORTED Five Who Are Said to Be Undesirable Will Likely Be Followed by Others. Washington.—In the round-up of anarchists of foreign birth by the au- thorities of various large cities of the country, orders were issued for the deportation of five Italians found in New York, all of which have criminal records. .. ‘They have been convicted of various crimes ranging from mur- der to petit larceny. Some, at least, of them are declared to be anarchists, and all ‘have heen proved to be bad. It is likely that several more in . New York’s, list will be deported as soon as the inquiry into the cases is “concluded. Bomb for for Club House. Cincinnati.—A: diabolical attempt was made at midnight to destroy the quarters of the Phoenix club at Ninth and Race streets, by placing in the main entrance an infernal machine that exploded when the door was Frank J. Beugel, a barkeep- er, opened the door, and the-greater portion of his left hand was blown off. The concussion entirely destroy- ed his hearing. Representatives Named. Washington.—The state department has designated Charles Page Bryn, United States minister to Lisbon, and Roland Dennis of the department of commerce and labor, as representa- tives of this country to the conference of the International Telegraphic union, to be held at Lishon, beginning May 4. looking to revise the tariff zell 3; ‘Dal and for | MANY PERISH IN FIRE MANY THRILLING ESCAPES Apparent Work of Incendiary De- stroys Densely Populated Brooklyn Tenement. Fort Wayne. Ind—Ten known dead, several missing and 13 seriously in- jured, are the result of a fire that de-- stroyed . the New, _Aveline, Fort WwW ayne’s principal hotel, early Sun- day. Chief of Police Anckenbruck said in the evening he believed. that twen- ty bodies are still in the ruins. The hotel register was consumed by the fire, and there is no accurate means of determining ‘who is miss- ing. The fire was discovered at 3:30 in the morning in the elevator shaft by Night Clerk Ralph Hipkins. He rushed to the upper floors alarming the guests until the fire drove him back. His efforts, however, saved many lives. The hotel was erected half a cen- tury ago and the woodkork was dry as tinder. It burned like match- wood and within a few minutes from the time the fire was discovered the whole interior -of the hotel was a mass of flames and the only means of escape left was by the windows. There were many thrilling es- capes. Claude H. Varnell of the Fort Wayne base ball team, his sis- ter, Mrs. John Hendricks, and John Hendricks of Chicago, manager of the Fort Wayne team, barely escaped with their lives. Varnell lost all his personal belongings, valued at sever- a] thousand dollars. New York.—An early morning fire in a four-story brick tenement at 17 Humbolt street, a thickly populated section of Brooklyn, caused the death of six persons and the serious injury of four others. Every member of one family, consisting of a mother and four children, are among the dead. There were many thrilling rescues by police and firemen, and it was due to their brave work that the death list was not larger. Half a dozen or more persons who were trapped in the upper stories were saved by jumping into life nets. The financial loss caused by the fire is estimated at $10,000. TRAIN ROBBED IN MEXICO Wells-Fargo Express Loses $63,000 from Safe. Laredo, Tex.—The Wells-Fargo Ex- press Company has reported to the authorities of Torreon, Mexico, a loss of $63,000 in Mexican currency, which they claim was taken from a through safe on their City of Mexico train. The money was consigned to one of the banks of Chihuahua. Two arrests have been made in Torreon, although it is not believed by the officials here that the men who were arrested in Torreon have the money. It appears that one cof the agents of the company boarded the express train at a station between the City of Mexico and Torreon, afterward leaving the train. It is said that he was the only man who was in the ear who knew ithe combination of the safe. He has not yet been appre- hended. AFGHANS ATTACK BRITISH. Forces Numbering Thousands Menace the English Army. An attempt was made by a large Afghan force, numbering from 13.000 to 30,000 which crossed: the border, divided into two bodies, to seize the blockhouses in Khyber Pass, near Landikhotal. The attacks were repulsed with trifling casualties among the British, but the Afghans remained in front of Landikhotal and another body is re- ‘ported to be moving into Bazar Val- ley by way of Lisote Pass. Maryland Does Not Instruct. Baltimore, Md.——The Democratic state central committee met, and par- tisans of William J. Bryan withdrew resolutions presumably favorable to him, which they had laid before the committee. Chairman Vandiver, in his speech, gave the word for an un- instructed delegation to the national convention. TO RECOVER ESTATE Claim Land Bought from William Penn by Swedish Prince Who Founded Coloney. Cleveland, O.—To recover the American estate of Charles Christo- pher Springer, prince of the royal house of Sweden, who gave up hon- ors and title to found a religious coloney in the State of Delaware, be- fore the Revolutionary War, 1,000 de- scendants have formed an association in Cleveland and will carry their fight into the courts. The land, bought from William Penn comprises one tract of 144 square miles. another of 3,600 acres and 62 smaller farms. On part of the land stands the city of Wilming- ton. Appropriation for Arbitration. Washington.—Senator Cullom intro- duced an amendment to the sundry civi] service bill, appropriating $100,- 000 to pay the expenses of the arbitra. -tion of the Northeastern fisheries case before the permanent court of arbitra tion at The Hague. The amendment announces that this arbitration is now being arranged with Great Britain un- der a specialeagreement. OHIO WHEAT SUFFERS State Agricultural Station Issues a Doleful Bulletin. Wooster.—The greatest damage done by the recent cold snap in this region was to the wheat, and it is feared thousands of acres are ruined. The crop was at its most tender stage, just turning to the first Members of the e staff at the Experiment t JIPANESE BATTLE SHIP GOES T0 THE BOTTOM Explosion Wrecks Vessel Causing Great Loss of Life. = FEW OFFICERS WERE SAVED’ Explosion Is Attributed to Decompo- sitioneof Cordite in Stock . _ Magazine. Ea Tekyo.—The ¢ruiser Ma pima of the Japanese training squad n, was sunk off the Pescadores 'isfands at daylight April 30 by the premature explosion of projectile. The cruisers Itsukushima and Hashaidate rescued 141 of the Matsushima’s men, but it is feared that 200, including Captain Yashire, have perished. The cause of the explosion is un- known. A report from Admiral Mosh- iamtsu, commander of the training squadron, says the explosion occurred in the stock magazine of the cruiser at 4 o’clock in the morning while the vessel was anchored at Makang. Ship Sinks at Once. The cruiser immediately sank until only the bridge was visible. Efforts at rescue by boats from the cruisers Hashaidate and. the Itsukushima con- tinued for five hours, and 141 men were saved, including some officers. The majority of the officers were not saved, and at the time of the admir- al’s report the cadets saved numbered 58 out of a complement of 300. The missing cadets include the only son of Field Mashal Prince Oyama, and the sons of Baron Chinda, vice minister of foreign affairs, who ‘is very popular, and Vice Admiral Uryu, who studied at Annapolis. Mme. Uryu was one of the pioneer girl stu- dents sent by Japan to the [United States and later became a professor of the girls’ higher normal school. Vice Minister Chinda is a graduate of an American university and at one time filled the post of consul an San Francisco. The wife of Prince Oy- ama is a graduate of Vassar college. The quarters of the Matshusima’s officers were in the after part of the vessel under a 12-inch rifte, and were surrounded by the magaziné. There is no hope that any who were in their quarters at the time of the explosion escaped with their lives. The acci- dent is attributed to the decomposi- tion of .cordite used in the ammuni- tion. Information Is Meager. Washington.—The news of the dis- aster to the Japanese training ship Matsushima caused genuine regret in naval and official circles in Washing- ton. Baron Kogoro Takahira, the Japan- ese ambassador, received a telegram from the Japanese admiralty, saying that the training ship Matsushima had an accident on the morning of April 30. Her after-magazine, the dispatch added, blew up and the ship sank. Three officers, 4 cadets, sev- en non-commissioned officers and 141 men were saved, the dispatch conclud- ed. Commander Naomi Taniguchi, naval attache of the Japanese em- bassy, said that the usual complement of the Matsushima was 355 officers and men and that she also had on board 60 cadets, making a total of 415 persons on board. According to the dispatch received by Ambassador Takahira 175 were saved. This would indicate that at least 240 per- sons are either lost or missing. Maryland for Taft. Baltimore, Md.—The state Republi- can committee named as delegates-at- large to the national convention Gen- eral Felix Agnes of the American, William P. Jackson of Wymacomico county and Congressmen Pearre and Mudd. A resolution was adopted in- dorsing Secretary Taft as a candidate for president and instructing the dele- gates to use all honorable means to secure his nomination. Business failures in the United States for the week, ‘ending April 30, number 280 against 254 last week, 163 in the like week of 1907, 139 in 1906, 193 in 1905 and 176 in 1904. ST. PAUL ORDERS 50 ENGINES Million Contract Just Awarded by Western Railroad. New York.—The St. Pdul Railroad has placed an order with the Ameri- can Locomotive Company for 50 loco motives to be delivered this summer. The cost of these: locomotives will be close to $1,000,000. This is the second large order for locomotives which has been placed by the railroads since the depression of last fall. - The American Locomo- tive Company recently received an order for about 150 locomotives for the New York Cenira] lines, the cost of which was in the neighborhood of $3,000,000. = SIX DEAD IN ONE ROOM Italians from Midvale, Pa., Run Foul of Escaping Gas. New York.—The bodies of six un- known Italians, supposed to be min- ers from Midvale, Pa.. were found in a room on the third flood of a Green- wich street lodging house. ‘ The gas in the room was turned on and the coroner said the men had been dead several hours. THOUSANDS HOMELESS Damage in Moscow from High Water Will Be Heavy. St. Petersburg.—The damage caused joint. | State | believe all the | wheat has been | | in Moscow by the recent floods is es- | timated at 20,000,000 rubles. Three thousand houses are damaged and | 50,000 persons are homeless. A part of the city water. Last night the wa H Ip 5 I'surrounding cc is under s began to sub- side. arriving from all the s him with revolvers EXPRESS ROBBERY Robbers Overpower Express Messen- ger and Carry Off Bags of Money. Two train robbers boarded the St. Louis express on the Panhandle Rail- road which left Pittsburg at 10:45 p.’ m., April 30, broke into the express car, securely ‘bound N. Roshen, the Adams Express messenger, covered . and looted the sife. - Four bags bt. ‘money were ‘Secured, death was threatetied to RoShen if he. attempted to give the alarm before they escaped; the bel] rope was pull} 4 ed and the train brought to a stop at Walkers Mill, 12 miles wést of Pitts® where the ‘men left the train and es- caped, Conductor William Lafferty ran for- ward to investigate the cause of the stop and found the express messen- zer securely bound and in a state of terror. * No.:25, the St. Louis special, Toft as usual on regular time. When the train had reached a peint midway be- tween Sheraden and Carnegie, Adams Express Messenger N. H. Roshen heard a noise and looking around, saw the muzzle of two revolvers pointed in his face. The two men behind the weapons Seized four bags of money and then pulled the bell cord. : The train stopped near Walker's Mills. The bandits jumped to the ground and disappeared. No trace of them had been found up to morning. How much was in the bags they took along the railroad and express people refuse to say. WET SNOW RUINS TREES Killing Frosts Nip Fruit and Vege- tables in Parts of West. Chicago.—Temperatures approach- ing freezing prevailed April 30 over nearly the entire country from the Al- leghenies to the Rockies. Frosts oc- curred as far south as Southern Tex- as. In many places heavy, wet snow fell, notably throughout Ohio and Ken- tucky. The snow that fell throughout Ohio ruined thousands of orna- mental trees. Many fruit trees were damaged. Two inches of snow fell throughout Kentucky, but fruit has not been hurt. In some parts of Kentcky the snow was the heaviest of the year. A killing frost is reported through- out Western Wisconsin and Southern Minnesota. Thousands of acres of garden truck, hundreds of flower beds and other green products were ruin- ed. For 100 miles west from the Missouri line in Kansas there was a slight freeze and a light frost last night. Damage to fruit is feared. A terrific windstorm destroyed con- siderable property east of Tallahas- see, Fla. Tobacco sheds, barns and other wooden structures were razed. Damage to crops is heavy. SNOW IN NORTHWEST Freakish Weather in Many Western 2 States. Chicago.—The freakiest kind ' of weather prevailed in the Central Western States Monday. A hurricane swept Wisconsin, frost damaged fruit trees in Colorado and Nebraska and heavy snow is reported from Minneso- ta. The damage by frost to orchards in the Arkansas and Grand valleys and other fruit growing regions of Colora- do is estimated at $1,000,000. The temperature in Nebraska dropped to 29, accompanied in some parts of the state by a killing frost. Intermittent snow fell throughout the northern part of the state and con- tinued today. Superior and other northern Wisconsin points exper- fenced one of the heaviest snowstorms of the year. Plans New Line. Owing to the activity of railroads in Western Pennsylvania, the Erie Rail- road Company has taken up plans for a direct line from Cleveland to Cam- bridge Springs, Pa., and it is proba- ble work will be started this year, as a new company will be formed and a targe portion of the money is said to have been raised. E. H. Harri- man is thought to be back of the pro- jected line, which will be a strong competitor for the Vanderbilt roads, Erie SEVERAL ARE KILLED Mayor of Fort de France Among the Dead After Battle at City Hall. Fort de France, Island of Martin- ique.—A fatal conflict broke outin this city between hostile groups of poli- ticians in connection with the present campaign for municipal elections. A band of men led by M. Labat, the vice mayor of Fort de France, en- gaged in an armed conflict at the city hall with another band leadership of the mayor, M. Severe. The mayor was killed in the fight- their lives, and a number of persons were waunded. Introduces Bucketshop Bill. Washington.—Representative Gil- lett of Masshchiusetts, introduced a bill seeking to suppress the opera: tions of bucket shops throughout the United States by prohibiting the send ing of telephone or telegraph mes- sages by such concerns. The of- fense is made a misdemeanor punish- able by fine and imprisonment to be imposed both upon the operator of the shop and on the telegraph and telephone companies carrying their messages. — New Jersey Against Bryan. Trenton, N. J.—The Democratic state convention to elect delegates to the National convention at Denver se- lected a delegation that is uninstruct- ed, except as to voting under the unit rule. A resolution to instruct the delegation in favor of William J. Bryan was, voted down. St. Petersbhurg—By order of the czar of Russia, 20,000 political prisoners have been released in celebration of Easter, under the: ing. Several other men also lost | MUTORMAN'S ERROR COST NINE LIVES Two Inter-Urban Car Collide at Full Speeed Head-On. CHANGE IN SCHEDULE CAUSE Motorman Who Was Crushed to Death Said to Have Misunder- stood His Orders. Detroit, Mich.—Two large interur- ban trolley cars on the Detroit, Jack- son & Chicago railway, a part of the Detroit United Railway system, run- ning from Detroit to Jackson, collided head-on, while running about 45 miles an hour, 25 miles west of here, near Ypsilanti. Nine men were killed and about 30 men and women injured, some of them seriously. All of the severely wounded were taken to the University hospital at Ann Arbor. Four of them are in a critical condition. A mistake in orders on the part of Motorman Isa Fay of the limited car; who was crushed to death beneath his vestibule, is alleged to have caused the collision. It is charged that he overran his orders. The dead are: Motormar Isa Fay, Jackson; John Paget, Detroit; Charles Carmen, De- troit; George E. Howard, Detroit; Jack McMullen, Syracuse, N. Y.; Gar- borine Gronni, Detroit; three unidenti- fied men. The limited car, with about 40 peo- ple, left Ypsilanti at 2:17 o’clock for Detroit. Instead of stopping at Har- ris switch, about two miles west of the scene of the accident where, itis said by the officials of the road, the cars should have passed, the limited rush- ed by the crossing point at high speed. As it rounded a curve four miles east of Ypsilanti the local car flashed into view, also running at high speed. It was a hopeless effort to try and stop the heavy cars, and they crashed together with terrific impact. Survivors say that there was a mo- ment of death-like stillness following the collision, and the uninjured and slightly wounded passengers crawled from the wreck and after a few dazed moments began the work of rescue. ' STEEL STRUST DIVIDENDS Earnings Smaller Than They Have Been but Increasing. New York.—The directors of the United States Steel Corporation de- clared the regular dividends of 13; per cent on the preferred and one-half per cent on the common stock and re- elected all officers. At the same time there was published the state- ment of earnings for the quarter end- ‘ing March 31, 1908. Total earnings are $18,229,005 over expenses, as com- pared with $32,553,995 for thé preced- ing quarter. A surplus of ‘only $7,865 remains after the payment of dividends. Though there was no great decline in earnings this quarter from the pre- ceding’ quarter, the earnings by months are in each case larger than the earnings in the worst month of the preceding quarter. In December, 1907, earnings were only $5,034,531, as against $10,467,293 in November, and $17,052,211 in Octo- ber. The earnings for October were the largest in the history of the com- pany, and the largest earnings for any quarter were $45,503,705 for the three months ended June 30, 1907. Fleet Not to Visit Chifu. Peking. —Certain Chinese officials have received information that the American fleet wil] not visit Chifu, as had been expected here. Eight of the battleships late in October will call for 24 hours at Amoy. This news is regarded here as meaning that the American government, has virtually abandoned the projected vis- it. This course is understood in Pe- king to be a result of representations made by American officials in China, who feel the fleet should not come to a Chinese port, as such a visit would | the intentions of the United States regarding Manchuria. Boston Wool Market. The local wool situation continues unsatisfactorily trade dealings De- lots. The leading domestic quota- tions range as follows: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces: XX, 32 to 33c; X, 30 to 3le; No. 1 unwashed, 35 to 36c; No. 2 washed, 34 to 35c; fine un- washed, 22 to 23c; half blood, comb- ing, 26 to 27c; three-eighths blood combing, 26 to 27c; one-quarter blood combing, 25 to 26c. Four Perish in Incendiary Fire. Laporte, Ind.—Mrs. Belle Gunner- son and her three children are believ- ed to have perished in an incendiary fire, which destroyed their home in the country, north of here. Joseph Maxson, a hired man, barely escaped with his life. Mrs. Gunnerson has had trouble for several months with a young man, who was annoying her. He cannot be found. $300,000 for College in Five Years. Springfield, O.—President Heckert of Wittenberg college, announced John W. Bookwalter has given the college $30,000. This makes $300,000 secured by President Heckert for the college during the last five years. Delegates Not Instructed. New Haven.—The Democratic state convention at a most harmonious con- vention chose its delegation to the na- tional convention, and the represen- tatives will go to Denver without be- ing bound by instructions in favor of any presidential candidate. Senator Curtis of Kansas surprised | the guests at a dinner given in honor | of Senator Knox at Trenton, N. J., by attempting to start a Taft boom among the y onests 3,000 PERISHED IN FLOODS Loss of Life at Nankow Heavier Than Was Estimated. Victoria, B. C.—News was brought Ly the Empress of India of a series of destructive conflagrations at Pe- king, involving loss of many lives due to incendiarism. Nine fires took place in as many days at the end of March and the beginning of April, and dynastic rebels are considered respon- sible and wholesale arrests have been made. The floods at Mankow, briefly report- ed by cable, were more destructive than was stated in the earlier reports, the loss of life reaching more than 3,000. A naval review of unprecedented scope is planned by the Japanese to welcome the American squadron On its visit to Kobe. “SAILING 42,500 MILES : That Is the Stunt of Battleship Fleet, According to Estimates. Washington, D. C.—A total of ap- proximately 42,500 miles will have been covered by the Atlantic battle- ship fleet when it arrives at Hampton Roads February 22, according to es- timates made by the naval officials. The longest lap of distance is that from Honolulu to Auckland, 3,850 miles, said by naval officials to be the greatest steaming distance ever made by any battleship fleet in the Ameri- can Navy without stopping for coal. This will require slightly over 16 days, and during about six days of that time the department expects to be in touch with the fleet through wireless tele- graph. HOMES FOR DIPLOMATS Congress Committe Would Spend $1, 000,000 a Year Abroad. Washington.—The house committeq on foreign relations decided to report favorably a bill providing for the pur- chase abroad of American embassy. le- gation and consular buildings and pro- viding that not more than $1,000,000 shall be appropriated each year for this purpose. Fory this year the bill appropriates $500,000 for the purchase of embassies at Berlin and Mexico City, and $500,000 for the purchase of consulates at Shanghai and Yokoha- ma. RAISULI ASSASSINATED? Paris Has Noted Bandit in Clutches of Tribesmen. Paris.—A news agency here has what purpots to be confirmation of the report of the assassination of Rais- uli, the noted ‘Moroccan bandit. = Ac- cording to the report he was ambushed by a number of Leymes tribesmen while returning to his home from a native feast offered in his honor. The native rumors current here are to the effect that Raisuli was am- bushed by a band of Leymes while journeying towards Taxrant. TROOPS AMBUSHED; 31 ARE MASSACRED Natives Attack Detachment of Soldiers and Not a Man Escapes. Paris.—A dispatch has been receiv- ed from Dagana, West Africa, saying that a detachment of troops, com- posed of 31 native infantrymen ang three European officers, was bushed by natives while on a march to Nouascliott. Every man in the detachment with the exception of one officer, was massacred. Dagana is a French trading post and a military station in Senegambia. Claim Charges Are Unreasonable. Washington.—An important com- plaint was filed with the interstate commerce commission by the National Paving Brick Manufacturers’ associa- tion, which represents 65 of the larg- est brick establishments in various parts of the United States and doing 90 per cent of the brick business of the country, against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and many other carriers. The association com- give China a false impression as to | ing almost wholly confined to small | plains that freight charges on its pro- ducts have been increased from 10 to 30 per cent, and alleges that the in- | crease is unreasonable, arbitrary and | unlawful. i THOUSANDS MASSACRED Kurds Pillage Villages and Put 2,000 ! to Death. | Teheran, Persia.—Dispatches were | read in parliament stating that the | Kurds around Urumiah, | Persian Armenia, had pillaged 36 vil- lages and massacred 2,000 people. . CURRENT NEWS EVENTS. iat It is announced that the American fleet has accepted an invitation to visit the Fiji islands. President calls congressmen to White House and then is given $350,- 000 to keep tab on rebating by ex- aminations of railroad company books. Maryland Republicans indorsed Secretary Taft for President, and those of Maine, while admitting the secretary is their choice, did not in- struct delegates. From a lancehead viper, imported from Brazil, the deadliest snake known, New York doctors extracted enough venom to supply the demands of the world for this serum for 50 years. Supply had not been renewed for 80 years, and a New York chemist still has some of that on hand. Hughes Calls Extra Session. Albany, N. Y.—Governor Hughes caused to be filed with the secretary of state a proclamation calling the legislature in extraordinary session on Monday, May 11. The proclamation does not specify any subject which | the governor will recommend for con- | sideration at the extra session. committee Ss plan to tax ns for pe new water way turned down users of in- © to support commission, nate +1 tl ams. a town of sul the
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