FIRES TWICE UPON
MAJOR ALFRED DREN:
French Military Officer Has Nar-
row Escape from Bullets.
AFFAIR CAUSES A SENSATION
People Attacked the Assassin and
Rain Biows Upon Him Until
He Was Arrested.
Paris.—Just at the close of the cere-
monies attending the canonization of
Emile Zola in the Pantheon June 4,
when the President of France, the
premier and .a host of ministers of
state were taking their departure,
Louis Anthehne Gregori, a military
writer of note drew a revolver and
fired two shots point blank at Major
Alfred Dreyfus, for whose liberty
Zola fought and won.
Men distinguished in all walks of
life filled the Pantheon and when the
shots rang out there was intense ex-
citement in fear that the President
had been assassinated, but even the
attempt on the life of Major Dreyfus
created a profound impression. Sol-
diers speedily surrounded Gregori,
and he was taken to jail bruised and
bleeding, with his clothes almost torn
from his back. :
Affair. @auses Sensation.
The affair has created a tremend-
pus sensation in Paris, and the motive
of the would-be assassin is the cause
of much mys=tification, for Gregori, in-
stead of being an ordinary fanatic
such as is carried away by the politic-
al passions of the moment, is a man
of mature age, having been born in
1844, and was highly esteemed in the
circles where he was known.
Although born of Italian parents,
he has been an ardent Frenchman for
years and has written authoritatively
on military subjects enjoying close re-
lations with many high French of-
ficers. He was one of the corre-
spondents who followed the big
French and German maneuvers for ob-
taining data for technical papers.
Mathieu Dreyfus, the brother of
Major Dreyfus, who sprang forward
to save him, chivalrously protected
Gregori from the crowd which was
raining blows with canes and umbrel-
las on the man, shouting, “It is not
for us to punish; let the law take its
course!” .
Gregori made a statement to the
police directly after his arrest, and
during a second interrogation tonight
he said:
“I did not wish to kill Dreyfus. It
fs true I aimed at him, but I only
wanted to graze him. My object was
to protest against the participation of
the army in the glorification of Zola
and the rehabilitation of Dreyfus. My
blow was aimed less at Lreyfus than
at Dreyfusism."”
Major Dreyfus was not seriously in-
jured. A bullet entered his forearm,
but did not injure the bone. At a
late hour tonight the official state-
ment was made that his condition was
very favorable, and that no complica-
tions were feared.
MINERS SCALE ADJUSTED
Cleveland Agreement Means Work for
Miners of Eastern Ohio.
Cleveland.—Coal operators and min-
ers of the eastern Ohio district reach- |
ed a two-year agreement. All differ-
ences were amicably adjusted and
work in all mines wil be resumed. In
the eastern Ohio or No. 8 field 10,000
|
men are directly affected.
The scale decided upon is the same |
as that of two years ago, a machine |
rate of 611% cents a ton. For load-
ing the miners will be pald 50%
cents a ton and for cutting, 11 cents.
Both the operators and miners made
various demands and wanted changes
in the former scale, but in the wind-
up all these were cast aside.
At this meeting the action taken at
Wheeling, doing away with a two-
cent-a-ton rate for dead work, was
confirmed. In addition to the regu-
lar scale agreement an extra agree-
ment was reached regarding slate.
200 BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Two Dead at Charles City, lowa, and
Three Others Reported Missing.
Charles City.—A tornado struck
Charles City, demolishing about 200
buildings of various sizes and killing
W. R. Beck and a child. Three chil-
dren are reported missing.
The path of the storm was about 10
rods wide and 10 miles long. Tele-
phone wires are down and details as
to the destruction wrought in the
country are meager.
The tornado started three miles
southwest of town, tearing down farm-
houses and barns and killing many
head of stock. It struck the south-
west part of Charles City, plowing a
path through to the northeast side,
and spent itself a few miles from
town.
Zion City Again on Easy Strect.
Chicago.—John C. Hately, receiver
of Zion City, announced to Judge K.
M. Landis in the United States dis-
trict court that the legal troubles of
the community founded by John Alex-
ander Dowie have been settled. He,
therefore, presented his resignation.
The court. postponed action of the re-
signation until Friday.
HOKE SMITH DEFEATED
Brown: Nominated for Governor of
Georgia by Big Majority.
Atlanta, Ga.—Returns indicate the
election of Joseph M. Brown as Gov-
ernor of Georgia, in the general Dem-
ocratic primary held today, by a plu-
rality of about 15,000. The Constitu-
tion estimates Brown has won by from
15.000 to 25,000. The Brown mana-
gers claim the plurality is larger.
r his cam-
state-
v
Sm 1
will made a
her Governor
managers
FOUR LIVES LOST ON CRUISER
OFFICERS HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Explosion Took Place a Few Minutes
After Admiral Sebree Was in
the Engine Room.
San Pedro, Cal.—A terrible accident
occurred on board the United States
armored cruiser Tennessee June 5.
While the ship was steaming at 19
knots on a speed trial off Point Huen-
ene, Cal.,, a steam pipe. in the star-
board engine room burst under
pounds pressure, killing four men and
235
injuring 10 others, all the men in the |
Two of |
compartment at the time.
the injured are expected to die.
The explosion, the cause of which
is unknown, occurred only a few min-
utes after Admiral Uriel Sebree, Cap-
tain F. B. Howard and Chief Engi-
neer Robertson had left the engine
room on a tour of inspection. Four
of the men were killed instantly.
The Dead—George Wood, water ten-
der, Scranton, Pa.; BE. C. Boggs, sec-
ond-class fireman, Woodlawn, Ala.; A.
Reinhold, machinist’s mate, second-
class, Germany; George W. Meek,
first-class fireman, Skidmore, Kan.
Fatally Injured—S. §S. Stemattis,
first-class fireman, Norfolk, Va.; F. S.
Maxfield, second-class fireman, Tough-
kenmon, Chester county, Pa.; died of
injuries.
Seriously Injured—E. J. Burns, coal
passer, New York; Walter S. Burns,
coal passer, Brooklyn, N. Y.; J. P. A.
Carroll, second-class fireman,
ford, Conn.
Slightly Injured—R. W. Watson,
second-class fireman, East St.
Jil; R.. B. Rutledge, coal
Athens, Pa.; G. M. Corns;
passer,
second-
class fireman, Ironton, O.; A. Hayes, |
water tender, Brooklyn; H. Fitzpat-
rick, first-class fireman, Brooklyn.
Tube Blew Out.
There were 14 men in the fireroom
when the tube, which is four inches |
in diameter and inclosed with water
inside the boiler, blew out, driving
a torrent of scalding steam, coal dust,
cinders and hot ashes through the ash
pit, and showered the half-naked men.
EIGHT KILLED IN CRASH
Annapolis, Md.—In a head-on colli-
sion between two special cars of the
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis
Electric Railroad Company, eight
persons were killed outright and a
score of others were seriously in-
jured, some of them perhaps fatally.
The collision was due to a confu-
sion of orders, as the line has been
running several extra cars each way
in connection with the commence-
ment festivities at the Naval acade-
my.
The Dead—Richard Norton, Balti-
more; A. H. Schultz, Baltimore; Po-
lice Patrolman Shriber, Academy
Junction; unidentified woman, about
25 years old, said to be from Balti-
more and attired in ball costume;
Zach O’Neal, New York, motorman of
one of the wrecked cars; Ruth
Slaughter, 6 years old, daughter Gen-
eral Traffic Manager William E.
Slaughter of the road; J. W. McDan-
iel, Baltimore; George White, Balti-
more.
The catastrophe occurred just be-
yond Camp Patrole, which is the first
station after leaving this city. Both
the wrecked cars were specials, one
of them bound from Baltimore for
Annapolis, the other running from
here bound for that city. The latter
carried few passengers, while the
other was well filled. The impact
was terrific, and the car bound for
this city was thrown from the rails.
ROB AND BURN
Posse After men Who Engaged in a
series of Holdups at Raw-
hide, Nev.
Rawhide, Nev.—A gang of eight
men and two women in a series of
holdups, coupled with an attempt at
arson robbed the Rawhide hotel of
| $300, lining the occupants against the
wall, held up two men in a tent, held
up and beat a stage driver, robbed a
drug store, held up three other men,
| securing small sums, and set fire to
{ the Rawhide Hotel to prevent being
followed. They escaped to the hills
with $400.
The sheriff with posse, aided by the
| state police, is in pursuit.
|
| TORNADO KILLS 21; MANY HURT
- |
| Nebraska Storm Hits Many Towns Three Packing Companies
and Claims Heavy Toll of
Human Lives.
Neb.—A tornado
|
Omaha,
has visited that
years.
region in
others hurt.
Platt Must Pay Wife's Lawyer.
New
pay to a law firm $2471
tion.
of a jury.
Shoos on Full Time.
again, and before the month is out it
extra.
taken back.
Bank Robbers Get $10,000.
pursuit.
Railway
line to
bonus
tee of a port
Hart- |
Louis, |
At least 21 persons were Killed, five
were fatally injured and a score of
York.—United States Senator
Thomas C. Platt will be compelled to
expenses
which they paid for Mrs. Lillian Jane-
way Platt, the senator's wife, during
the pendency of her suit for separa-
This was the sealed verdict
Cumberland, Md.—The shops of the
Western ‘Maryland Railroad, at Elk-
ins, W. Va. have been put on full time |
is expected the men will be working
All old employes are being
Tulsa, Okla.—Robbers cracked the |
safe of the Bank of Fairland at Fair-
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS
[ID NOT INGTRUGT
Convention Names Delegates, but
Chooses no Candidate for
the Presidency".
'
TARIFF REVISION DEMANDED
| Centralization Is Condemned in Plat.
form Adopted—-States’ Rights
Doctrine Upheld.
{
Baltimore.—The Democratic State
convention was held June 3 and dele-
| gates to the National convention at
Denver were elected and a platform
adopted.
The latter makes no mention of
the candidacy for the presidential
| nomination of William J. Bryan, and
| his followers, who had been demand-
| ing half the delegation sent to ,Den-
|*ver, and count but four sure Bryan
| men among the 16 delegates chosen.
The delegates at large are Gover-
| nor Crothers, Murray Vandiver, Con-
gressman Talbot and Atyorney Gen-
eral Isaac Lobe Straus.
Platform Is Adopted.’
The platform promises “the candi-
| dates named at Denver the ‘generous
| and loyal support of thoroughly united
| Democracy of Maryland,” but makes
| no suggestion as to.who the candi-
| dates should be.
| It demands a revision of the tariff
| ence to the doctrine of states’ rights
{and condemns that of centralization,
| condemns the President for “his per-
sistent attempts to dictate and coerce
legislation,” demands the regulation
of interstate commerce under the
“commerce clause” of the constitution
with a view to relieving the people to
the utmost limit practical from the
grasp of illegal trusts, and declares
against government ownership and
management of railroads.
Louisiana for Bryan.
Baton Rogue, La.—The Democratic
state convention met here to choose
delegates at large to the national con-
vention. Simultaneously with the
state convention delegates are being
chosen from the seven congressional
districts to the Denver convention.
Events preceding the convention made
it appear that William J. Bryan will
be indorsed. go
Des Moines, Ta.—According to re-
turns received, Senator W. B. Allison
is nominated for United States senator
by a majority of fully 12,000 "ver
Governor A. B. Cummins.
Twin Falls, Jdaho.—The Democratic
party of Idaho split on the Mormon
question and amid wild scenes held
two conventions in the same hall. Both
claim-to be regular and a bitter con-
test .before the national committee at
Denver is certain.
The anti-Mormon faction, led by
Former Senator Dubois seemed to
other faction elected twelve delegates
to the national convention, each en-
titled to half a vote. :
BIG PLANT RESUMES
Glassworks at Greensburg Gives Em-
ployment to 350.
Greensburg, Pa.—With their pro-
duct for the next two and one-half
years already sold the Stahl Glass Com-
pany, employing 350 men and boys,
has resumed operations and will run
continuously during the month of
June. The summer shutdown will
extend over the months of July and
August, but the forces will be in-
creased with the blowing-in on Sep-
tember 1, and the plant will be run
| night and day to capacity.
| John D. Stahl, a Homestead bank-
i .
| er, president of the concern says that
| by January 1 orders will have been
| booked to keep the plant running to
capacity for the next five years.
{ Washington, Pa.—All the mines
| from Dunkirk to Acme in the Pigeon
| Creek valley resumed in full after pro-
| tracted shut downs. Fifteen hundred
| men will be given employment. The
| mines recommencing operations are:
| Dunkirk, Haze] Kirk No. 1, Hazel
| Kirk No. 2 at Van Voorhis, Hazel
| Kirk No. 3, and the Acme.
by the next congress, affirms adher- |
have a majority of the delegates. The |.
DAWN OF PROSPERITY
Railroads and Big Plants Make.Ready
for Business Revival.
New York.—President Underwood
of the Erie Railroad issued instruc-
tions that all the roads’s locomotive
and car shops be placed on a 10-hour-
a-day basis. : It is the dntention of
the company to immediately” begin re-
pairing all equipment which has been
idle by reason of lack of business.
The resumption of work will give em-
ployment to several thousand men.
Beaver Falls, Pa.—The Keystone
driller works, is being crowded with
orders for drilling .- machines each
costing about $3,000. Almost every
mai] brings an order, and the plant is
kept working to its capacity.
" Sharon, Pa.—It is stated officially
that the business of the United States
Steel Corporation shows marked ad-
vance over last week as a result of
the heavy demand for pig iron. Or-
ders for finished steel have been much
larger and steady improvement is
looked for. .
Atlantic City. N. J.—The fourth an-
nual session of the National Wholesale
Grocers’ association opened here with
600 delegates in attendance. . Presi-
dent William Judson of Grand Rapids,
Mich., in his annua] address declared
that- despite the times the past year
was one full of activity.
PRESIDENT GETS WETTING
Horse Rears and Falls With Him
tnto- Stream.
Washington.—President Roosevelt
had an exceedingly narrow escape
from a serious accident while horse-
back riding in Rock Creeks park.
The President was riding a new
horse,” a young animal, and ac-
companied by Mrs. Roosevelt, rode
down through a cut in a bank, forded
a creek and was ascending the bank
on the other side. The President’s
horse reaved, the President leaned
forward in the saddle and slackened
the reins to avoid pulling the horse
backward, but the animal stood up
straight on its hind legs and then
went over backwards into the creek.
The President slipped from the sad-
dle and fell into the creek close be-
side the. horse, which landed on its
back.
The President scrambled nimbly
out of the way of the animal's hoofz,
and when it had regained its feet he
remounted and rode for an hour and
a half before returning to the White
House. The fall from the horse’s
back to the stream bed was a distance
of more than 10 feet. The stream
was about two feet deep. with an ex-
ceedingly rocky bed. Neither the
. President nor the horse received the
slightest injury.
- COLLISION KILLS THREE
Freight Train Crashes Into a Subur-
ban Electric Car Near Joliet, lil.
Joliet, I11.—Three persons were kill-
ed and 20 injured in a collision late
between an Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
freight and an Aurora and Joliet elec-
tric car seven miles west of Joliet.
The Dead—W. W. Walfield, of Au-
rora; C. H. Whittington, of Plainfield;
F. W. Beale, of Chicago.
Kennebunkport, Maine.—Six pas-
engers on an open electric car on the
Cape Porpoise and Kennebunkport
branch of the Atlantic Short Line
were injured, one fatally, when the
car collided with a string of empty
coal cars, pushed by a motor. Miss
sustained such injuries that she died.
BREAK IN BAR STEEL PRICES
Big Manufacturers Make Reduction fo
Meet Cut Declared by Small-
er Concerns.
At a meeting of the representatives
of several large steel companies “in
New York it was decided to reduce
the price of steel bars from $1.60 to
$1.40 the 100 pounds, thus making a
reduction of $4 a ton in bars.
Among the companies represented
were the Carnegie Steel: Co., the Jones
& Laughlin Steel Co., the Republic
Iron & Steel Co. the Cambria Steel
Co., and the Crucible Steel Co. of
America. :
Full Time Work for 800.
Pittsfield, Mass.—The Eaton Crane
Pine Company, manufacturers of
stationery, started their mills on full
time after operating on a short time
| schedule for three months. About
| 800 operatives are employed.
Methodists Re-Elect Editor Cooke.
REBATERS PAY FINES
and One
Railroad Settle.
which | Kansas City, Mo.—Three packing
passed over Southern Nebraska and | companies and one railroad company,
portions of Northen Kansas, was the
most destructive and covered the most
territory of any similar storm which
g many
convicted in 1906 of rebating and
sentenced to pay fines ‘aggregating
$60,000 today handed to the clerk of
the United States court a check for
the total amount of their fines, plus
costs. -
Each of the fines was for $15,000.
These fines were paid by Armour
Packing Company, Cudahy Packing
Company, Swift & Company, and the
road. :
There is still a fine of equal amount
against the Morris Packing Company
of this city.
Taft Wins Contests.
Chicago.— Without ‘roll calls-the Re-
publican National Committee decided
the contests from Alabama and Arkan-
sas, involving 24 seats in the Repub-
| the delegates instructed for Secretary
1 Taft Contests from Florida and
| Georgia also resulted in seafing the
| Taft delegates. y ot
|
Accounts Short; Teller a Suicide.
New York.—On -being questioned
| about an apparent discrepancy in his
land, Okla., 30 miles east of here and | accounts, Charles T. Muir, paying
escaped with $10,000. — The robbery |teller of the Forty-second street |
was committed by three men, who es- | branch of the Corn Exchange bank, |
caped on horseback. Posses are in | asked to be excused until he could
| obtain a deposit ticket to explain the
| matter, went to the basement, and,
after writing a brief confession
He died within an hour
1. Viee P Frew,
hange bar id that
in the head.
at the hosj
of the co
1
€ (
1 EL) k,
Muir's shortage was $9,068,
lican national convention, in favor of |
that |
his accounts were short, shot himself
Baltimore, Md —Rev. Dr. R. J.
| Cooke, of Tennessee, was re-elected
| editor ef all the book publications of
the Methodist Episcopal church, This
| action was taken at a meeting of the
{ general book committee, made up of
| representatives of all the general con-
| ference districts of the denomination.
en —
| Cunarders Not Fast Enough.
| New York. — The announcement
| from London that the Cunard Steam:
| ship Company will issue debenture
| stock to the extent of about $4,000,00C
| has given rise to a report that the
| company has decided to build a new
| steamer to beat the Mauretania ané
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-|y ygitania.
| 270 Lives Are Lost.
Victoria, B. C.—The Canadian-Aus-
tralian liner Manuka has arrived here
bringing news of the destruction ot
the pearling fleet in a typhoon ofl
West Australia, involving the loss o:
|! 40 luggers -and 270 lives, 20 being
| whites.
Charles Henry Brent Bishop of the
| Philippines, declined to accept the
| post of Bishop of Washington, in suc
| cession to the late Bishop Henry Y
| Satterlee. 3
1
| Former Judge Now Convict.
| San Francisco.—C. G. Richie, form
| erly a juudge of the surrogate court
| at Louisville, has been sentenced by
Judge Ogden of Oakland to spend 18
months in the penitentiary at San
| Quentin. Richie heard the sentence
| with bowed head. He had confessel
| to having passed a fictitious check.
E
=
ghty-Nine
"ovs]
Persons Drown.
Asiatic,
Russia.—A
POLITICAL LEADER
| litical reporter and in
Sarah L. Corliss of Cape Porpoise, |
SUED FOR LIBEL
Warrant Issued at the Instance of
Mayor's Clerk.
MYSTERY OF LOST $10,000
Prosecuted State Senator Says Kauf-
mann Is the Man Who Got
the Cash.
Philadelphia.—A political sensation
was caused here by the issuing of a
warrant for the arrest of State Sena-
tor James P. McNichol, the Republi-
can leader, on a charge of criminal
libel preferred by Max Kaufmann, sec-
retary to Mayor Reyburn.
Kaufmann’s action followed the
making public of a letter written to
Secretary Clarence Gibboney of the
law and Order Society, in which Sen-
ator McNichol named Kaufmann as a
go-between to whom he thad paid
£10,000 during the political upheaval
in 1905, with the understanding that
Gibboney was to raid gambling houses
and other resorts and discredit the
administration of Mayor John Weaver.
The developments followed utter-
ances made by Senator McNichol at a |
banquet last week, in which he told
of having paid with others $10,000 to
an agent of Gibboney to have the.
Weaver administration exposed. Sen-
ator McNichol said the promised ex-
posure of conditions was not made and
the money has never been returned
to him.
Secretary Gibboney denied knowl-
edge of any transaction involving the
name the person to whom the money
had been paid.
In compliance with that request
Law and Order Society naming Kauf-
mann as the man who had received
the money.
Kaufmann, who was formerly a po-
close. touch
with Mr. Gibboney, denies he ever re.
ceived $10,000 from McNichol, and de-
clares the story a wilful, malicious lie.
He adds that prior to writing the let-
ter to Mr. Gibboney Senator McNichol
came to the Mayor's office Monday
and made two proposition to him in
consideration of his assuming a’ posi-
tion to substantiate the story of the
alleged payment of $10,000.
Kaufmann says he invited McNichol
to leave the office, and frankly told
“him he would have to go elsewhere
to find a “goat.” Kaufmann also
points out that he was appointed sec-
retary to Mayor Reyburn with the ap-
proval of McNichol a year and a half
after the alleged transaction.
BATTLE WITH HUNGRY DOGS
Missionary Physician Has Thrilling
Experience on Ice Pack.
St. Johns, N. F.—Battling for 40
hours against a pack of hunger-mad-
iened dogs on an ice pack off the
zoast of Labrador, with the tempera-
ture 10 below zero and with only a
knife to defend himself from being
torn to pieces by the savage brutes,
Is the thrilling experience that Dr.
Wilfred Grenfell, the celebrated mis-
sionary-physician, has recently pass-
ed through. The story of Dr. Gren-
fell's escape from death is told by
Captain W. Bartlett of the Steamer
Strathcona, which has just arrived
here from the north. Captain Bart-
lett’ was with Commander Peary on
tic.
BLOODY BATTLE IN MOROCCO
‘Left Dead on Battlefield.
Mtouguis left 150 dead on the field.
Rabat, Morocco.—General Bagdani,
Aziz, arrived here Saturday, May 20,
with his command completely disor-
ganized.
mediately disbanded.
being garrisoned by regulars.
Returns to Judaism.
Boston.—The Rev. Samuel Freuder
of New York, a clergyman of the Epis-
copal church, who was in this city
attending a meeting of the Boston
council of the Sabbatical Messianic
society, stated that he had renounced
Jew in religion.
convert Jews.
POLITICAL NOTES.
John Hays Hammond has decided to
of Vice President on the Republican
ticket. ~ :
Governor George E. Chamberlain,
Democrat, is the choice of the people
of Oregon for the United States sen-
atorship to succeed Charles W. Ful-
ton, Republican, and a Republican
Legislature has been chosen to elect
him.
Little Rock, Ark.— United
Senator Jeff Davis was defeated for
delegate-at-large to the National Dem-
votes of the total of 559 cast in the
State Democratic convention. he
convention adopted resolutions in-
structing for Bryan.
Thirty Bombs Are Found.
tity of explosives, and a collection of
ten. The inmates of tlie house re-
search it, and a lodger was killed and
Wuerten’s wife and daughter were |
| wounded. |
Mexico City.—Twenty lives were |
| lost and property damaged $20,000 by
5 cloudburst in Guanajuato. One of
|
dhe main tunnels has been flooded.
DEFICIT FOR MAY
Expenditures of the Government Coie
tinue to Increase as Receipts
‘Diminish.
Washington.—The monthly
expenditures show a deficit for the
month of May, 1908, of $11,958,991 as
against a surplus for May, 1907, of
$7.575,212..
The receipts for May, 1908, show: a
decrease as compared with May, 1907,
of $14,789,960 and the disbursements
an increase of $20,534,202.
For the 11 months of the current
fisca] ‘year the receipts are shown to
have aggregated $546,407,150, and the
disbursements, $610,010,755, leaving a
deficit for the 11 months of $63,603,
605.
The statement also shows that the.
recepits for the last 11 months were
$56,187,522 less than for the corre-
sponding period last year, and the ex-
penditures, $72,467,046 greater, leav-
ing a net difference in 11 months of
$128,634,568.
CRANK AT WHITE HOUSE
Has a Little Check for $3,000,000 He
Would Like to Have Cashed.
Washington.—Max Barr, a Russian,
who gave his address at
Brook street, New York, was arrested
at the White House and locked up in
the First precinct police station here.
He went to the main entrance of the
executive mansion and endeavored to
force his way in, demanding to see
the President at once. He said he
had heard that Mr. Roosevelt was giv-
ing away money in large sums and he
wanted some of it. He had a check
for,$3.000,000 he said which he thought
the President might be willing to
| cash.
$10,000, and called upon McNichol to |
Senator McNichol sent a letter to the |
|
|
|
When the policeman at the door
told him to go away Barr insisted on
entering and tried to brush past them.
They easily overcame him, however,
and there was only momentary excite-
ment. At the White House after it
was over everybody was extremely
non-committal, and no one would ad-
mit that anything out of the ordinary
had occurred.
MORE TROOPS FOR ISTHMUS
United States Will Have 500 Men
There During Election.
Washington.—The 300 marines on
the Isthmus of Panama, officers and
men, are soon to be increased by about
200 others. These men will be taken
down on the cruisers Prairie and Ta-
coma, which will leave the United
States about June 12.
The marines going down to the
isthmus, it is said, will relieve a like
number who have been c. duty there
for a year and eight months.
is no likelihood, however, of getting
any of the marines now stationed on
the isthmus away from there before
the presidential election in the repub-
able in the event there is any neces-
sity for their services in keeping or-
der during that time.
A COSTLY NECKLACE
Original Price, $340,000; Duty, $204,-
000; Lawsuit Expenses.
New York.—Customs duties of 60
per cent must be paid on the $340,000
pearl necklace imported from France
by Mrs. William B. Leeds under the
decision rendered by Judge Lacombe
in the United States court. This de.
cision sustained the ruling made by
the Collector of the Port which subse-
quently was set aside by the Board
of General Appraisers. It was the
result of an appeal taken by the gov-
ernment from the finding of the Gen-
eral Board.
several of his expeditions to the Arc-
All the tribesmen were im- |
The city isi
enter the contest for the nomination |
States |
ocratic convention, receiving but 196 |
Baku.—Thirty bombs, a large quan- |
arms ané ammunition were discovered |
in the house of a Swede named Wuer- |
sisted the efforts of the authorities to |
| in Paris the pearls
were separated
| and brought to this country as indi- .
| vidual gems
| in the belief that they
One Hundred and Fifty Tribesmen | Would be admittted on the payment
| of 10 per cent duty which the law pro-
| vides for individual pearls.
Magador, Morocco.—The Anfloos | tr es i el
tribesmen, supported by the Cherifian | LYNCHED MAN HAD FORTUNE
troops, recently engaged the Mtou- | : —
gals tribe near here, and defeated Hunt for Widow of Homicide Who
them after a bloody battle. The loss-| ww H ed t i
es on both sides were heavy. The 25 fianged 10 Pols in Nevaga.
Reno, Nev.—Friends of the late
| Joseph Simpson, who was lynched by
chief of the army of Sultan Abdel. | Being hanged to a telegraph pole at
Skidoo, for shooting a saloon man of
| that place, are trying find his
widow.
It is stated that he left over $25,000
| and that his wife will receive the en-
| tire estate if she will apply for it.
to
| Vessel Lost; Had Crew of 27.
| Norfolk, Va.—All hope has been
| abandoned for the steamer Europa,
| which sailed from Hamburg, Germa-
| ny, 45 days ago, bound for Norfolk,
| loaded with fertilizer. The trip
should have been made in 21 days.
in 40 days.
men.
She carried a crew of 27
| Serve Papers on Southern Pacific.
Los Angeles.—Papers in connection
| with the indictment of the Southern
| Pacific on 27 counts for rebating by
ithe federal government were served
{on General Superintendent R. H. In-
| graham of that company. The com-
| pany is directed to have its officials
| appear in court on June 15.
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.
A parcels post convention between
the United States and Uruguay was
approved at: the cabinet meeting.
| “The Reading anthracite coal tona
nage for May was 1,261,000 tons
against 1,249,133 tons for May, 1907.
{ The Bryan men have decided that
Representative Henry D. Clayton of
Alabama, shall deliver the keynote at
the Denver convention.
Cheap Postage to Great Britain.
Washington.—Postmaster General
Meyer announced that an agreement
had been reached with ‘the British
government providing for a letter
postage of 2 cents an ounce between
the United States and Great Britain
and Ireland, to become operative Oec-
tober 1,
1908.
state-
ment of the government receipts and 2
292 East .
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