HUNDRED OR MORE
PERISH WHEN SHIP BURNS
Terrible Scenes Follow Fire on
Board Steamer off the
Island of Malta.
CAPTAIN CREMATED AT HELM
Dead Are
Tells
Majority of Those Arab
Pilgrims > Survivor
Story of Disaster.
Valetta Island of Malta.—A terrible
disaster, in which more than 100 per-
sons lost their lives, occurred at the
entrance to this port on the morning
MINE EXPLOSION
HILLS HUNDREDS
Terrible Loss of Life in Works of
Piitsburg-Buffalo Company.
Monongahela, Pa. — An explosion
took place in the Marianna mine of
the Pittsburg-Buffalo Company in
“I Washington county in which all the
men in mine except one were killed.
The number of workmen is not known,
but the highest, estimate is two hun-
dred and forty.
The explosion occurred at 10:55
| o’clock Saturday. The cause is not
| definitely known, but it is believed
that a pocket of gas was struck by a
miner, inducing the explosion. .
The ‘explosion came just as a big
of November 25, within sight of the
whole populaticn of the city who were
powerless to give aid. The British
steamer Sardinia of the Ellerman
line, from Liverpool for Alexandria,
with a crew of 44 Englishmen, 11 first
and six second-cabin pilgrims aboard,
caught fire and with a few
was a roaring furnace.
Safety lay only in the sea, for no
one could save himself
jumping overboard and taking chances
of being picked up. Assistance was
hurried to the burning vessel from
the warships in the harbor and from
shore, but the work of rescue was
greatly' impeded by the. strong tide
that was running. Even the naval
launches were unable to go along side.
Among the Arabs there was a panic
that could not be controlled.
of them were too terrified to jump and
they were burned to death. Others
were drowned.
casting themselves into
The crew behaved with admirable
courage, serving our life preservers
to the last and working the pumps.
‘When the pumps became useless, Cap-
the
tain Charles little, commander of the |
the helm and directed
5 the shore so leng as
ted. He perished
First Officer Frank Wat-
Sardinia, took
his ship towar
it could be
at his post.
scn, all three engineers, Seagraves,
Hislop and Neeil, 18 of the ship’s
company and two first-class passen-
gers, one of them a boy named Grant,
are missing.
Fifty or more bodies have been re-
covered and 70 persons rescued. It
is impossible at present to say just
how nany were drowned or burned
e the list of Arab pil-
lete, but the number
will doubtiess far exceed 100. After
the vessel refused to obey her helm,
she drifted around three times and
finally was beached broadside cn the
rocks at the mouth of the harbor,
to death, becar
grims is incompl
The British Vice Admiral, Sir
sheton, Curzon-Howe and Admir
Fisher directed the rescuing boats,
saving
which did gallant work in
those who were yet alive and bringing
the bodies of the dead ashore. Cap-
tain Little’s body, which was terribly
mulitated, was landed in the
noon in the presence of great crowds,
who stood uncovered. The - other
bodies were also mutilated and burn- |
"ed. The injured are being cared for
in hospitals. One of the rescued
passengers gave a graphic account of
the disaster.
ANARCHY IN HAITI
Wholesale Butcheries by Both Sides
Privately Reported.
New Orleans.—Private cable ad-
vices from Port-au-Prince say the cen-
sored dispatches from Haiti give only
a faint idea of the reign of terror now
existing on that island. Anarchy
reigns throughout Haiti; the country
is literally running with blood and
foreighers are making frantic appeals
to their government for protection.
French and German representatives
are said to have cabled their govern-
ments for ships.
Wholesale executions are in pro-
gress, both by the Government forces
and the revolutionists. Persons sus-
pected of sympathy with the insur-
gents are being summarily shot by
order of President Nord Alexis. The
same course is being followed by the
revolutionists, who have
the southern portion of the republic.
Every person in that section who
sympathies with the government is
promptly put to death when his sym-
pathies become known to General Si-
mon, leader of the ins«rgenis.”
It is. the general opinion in St.
Thomas that intervention by the
United States is necessary to protect
life and property in Ha:ti.
WRECKED BY CYCLONE
Sweeps Through Wisconsin
Damage Estimated at $150,C00.
Stevens Point, Wis.—A
one man,
partially wrecked the plants of the
Polish Brewing Company, the Coye¢e
Furniture Manufacturing Company
and the Joerns Manufacturing Com-
pany, unrocfed mere than 25 houses
and leveled almost two score of barns.
The damage is. estimated at fi150,000.
The path of the storm was about
175 feet wide along
river. It followed a day which had
been unusually warm for the season
of the year.
tently during the evening hours and
the atmospheric conditions had given
rise.to apprehension to many people.
$3,000 Is Secured by Bank Robbers.
£1 Dodaro, Kan.—Robbers blew the
vault of the State bank of Towanda.
a town near here and secured $3,000.
The men escaped on a hand-car going
toward Wichita. Posses are in pur-
suit.
Washington.—A
i > of a
» believe
» rlations be
rentina tock action
ich
will 1
minutes |
except by |
Many |
waves
after- |
control of |
Town. |
cyclone
which passed through this city killed |
made 20 families homeless, |
the Wisconsin |
It had rained intermit- |
force of men were completing the
| connection between the two 500-foot
| shafts of the mine. One cf these
| shafts was intended as the fan or air
| shaft, but the fans were not working,
{the shaft being filled with heavy tim-
i ber. The connection of the two shafts
| was practically the last thing to be
{done before starting mining opera-
| tions.
The first intimation that a. catastro-
|
{ phe impended was a deep rumbling
and trembling cof the earth. Almost
|at the same instant tons of debris
shot from the mouths of the two deep
shafts and as the walls of the shafts
{ crumbled, filling the deep holes and
| being covered with tons of dislodged
{ earth, those on the surface realized
that their fellow-workers were en-
tombed with but little hope that they
could be reached in time to save their
lives. :
Rescue work began as soon as pos-
sible. One man was found alive and
by midnight Sunday 138 bodies -had
been found.
NATION’S WILL ACT TOGETHER.
Will Resnect Each Other's Posses-
sions, Maintain Open Door by
Peaceful Means.
Washington, D. C.—Despite official
reticence information from
sources has been’ obtained of an
agreement between the United States
and Japan, covering the policy of the
two countries in the Pacific.
The agreement is based upon
idea of encouraging and defending
free and peaceful commercial develop-
ment in the Pacific. It contains not
only a mutual guarantee to respect
each other’s territorial possessions |
there, but defines the attitude of the
two countries toward China, binding
each to defend by every peaceful
means China’s independence and in-
tegrity and to give equal commercial
211 nations. But more important still
the agreement,
plications threatcning the status quo,
binds the United States and Japan
to consult each other with a view to |
acting together. .
Five Articles in Agreement.
The agreement has been drawn up
in the form of a declaration and con- |
the |
following is an accurate and faithful |
sists of five articles, of which
description:
The first article gives expression to
the wish of the two governments to
| encourage the free and peaceful de-
| velopment of their commerce
| Pacific.
The secend is a mutual disclaimer |
|of any aggressive design, and con-
tains also a definition of the policy
of each government, both as directed
to the maintenance of the existing
fense of the principle of equal op-
in China.
The third article contains a state-
ment of the consequent ‘“firm’” recip-
rocal resolution of each government,
each
sessions in the Pacific of the other.
Two Powers Stand Together.
In the fourth article the United
States and Japan express their deter-
mination “in the common interest of
al tlhe Powers” in China to support
“by all pe aceful means at their dis-
posal” the independence and integrity
|of China and the principle of equal |
| commercial and industrial opportunity
for all nations in the empire.
The fifth article mutually pledges
the two governments, in the case of
“th'e occurrence of any event threat-
ening the status quo as above de-
scribed. or the principle of equal op-
| portunity, as above defined,” to com-
i municate with each other for the
purpese of arriying at a mutual un-
derstanding with regard to the meas-
ures they may consider it useful to
take.
1100 DROWN WHEN
Philippine Coasting Steamer Comes |
to Grief in a Storm. Bodies
Float Ashore.
Manila.—The coasting steamer
Ponting, carrying a large number of
laborers from Narvacan to the rice
fields in Pangasinan province, struck |
a rock and sank during a storm off |
the town of San Fernando in Unicon
province.
It is estimated that 100 of the pas-
sengers and crew were drowned. The
steamer Viscaya rescued 55.
{ A patrc! of constabulary, which was
| established immediately after the ac-
| cident, picked up 15 bodies and many
| were coming ashore.
| It is not known whether any Ameri-
{cans or Europeans were aboard the
| wrecked steamer.
Immigration Fund Short.
Washington.—Congress will face a
| deficit in the immigration fund by rea-
son of the extraordinary expenditures
by the immigration commission, which
has been carrying on its work under
jan indefinite a ‘opriation. The
fund already been overdrawn and
the short amount, it is said,
to about ration com-
ports of
reliable |
AMPHERE FOUND
“ GULTY OF MRSON
Sentenced to Prison for Burning
House of Mrs. Gunness,
‘NEW TRIAL WILL BE ASKED FOR
Some Members of the Jury Held Out
for Murder in the First Degree.
La Porte,” Ind.—Ray Lamphere,
charged - with arson and the murder
children by setting fire to the Gun-
ness house April 28, was wound guilty
of arson by the jury, which had the
case under consideration for 24 hours.
Within five minutes after the ver-
dict was reported Judge Richter sen-
tenced the defendant to the State pen-
itentiary at Michigan City for an in-
determinate term of from two to 21
years. He will be taken to Michigan
City to begin his sentence.
Previous to the handing of the ver-
dict to Judge Richter Foreman Hill
said he wished to make a statement
to the court, but Judge Richter in-
formed him he could not hear any
statement until after the verdict had
been received and read. After it had
been read Judge Richter asked him
if he cared to make the statement,
but he said it would do no good now.
Following the withdrawal of
jury Judge Richter bade
to stand up. The prisoner's face
looked haggard and his eyes were
downcast. He held his hands before
him as if his wrists wre still shackled
and then, just as the church bells of
ter asked him if he had
any reason
pronounced. He replied slowly but
distinctly: “lI have none.”
Attorney Worden,
said a motion for a new trial would
be made, and should it be refused an
appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court
| would follow. Mr. Worden declared
the verdict to be ridiculous.
“If he was guilty at all,” said the
attorney, “he was guilty of murder.
He should have been acquitted.”
the |
opportunity in the Chinese Empire to |
in the event of com- |
in the |
status quo n the Pacific and the de-|
portunity for commerce and industry |
to respect the territorial pos-|
SHIP HITS ROCK
The motion for a new trial will be
based on the Court’s instruction, tell- |
ing the jurors they could find Lamp-
| here guilty of arson under the indict-
| ment. Should the verdict be re-
| versed in any way the State will like-
ly try Lamphere on one of the other
| indictments against him.
But for two .jurors Lamphere would
| have been found guilty of murder or
| manslaughter, the verdict being a
| compromise. Several members of the
jury, it is said, held out long for mur-
der in the first degree with a life sen-
tence. So far as could be learned
ncne was for hanging.
Lamiphere said he is confident the
| dead body im the fire was that of Mrs.
| Gunness, although his counsel had
| tried to prove otherwise. He reiter-
ated his innocence of setting fire to
the house, though admitting he was
on the road and saw the
| night. He also declared he did not
| see Mrs. Gunness kill Andrew Helge-
lein.
“lI have no
about the verdict,”
complaint to
verdict might have been worse.”
All the members of the jury made
the following signed statement:
“We, the undersigned jurors, here-
by say that it was our judgment in
the sonsideration of this case that the
ault body found in the ruins of the
fire was that of Belle Gunness, and
| that the case was decided by us on
an entirely different proposition.”
| FOUR LIVES LOST
Heavy Fog Causes Collision and One
Steamer Sinks.
New York. — Fog, the heaviest
[ known for years, which has paralyzed
{ traffic in the New York harbor for
| four days, caused the loss of four lives
| when the Panama Railroads steamer
Finance, bound for Colon with 85 pas-
| sengers on board, was sunk in colli-
| sion with the White “Star freight
| steamer Georgic in the main ship
| channel off Sandy Hook. .
William Todd, the third assistan
| engineer, was partially overcome by
the fumes, and, staggering to the rail,
threw himself overboard. He was
not ‘again seen. Three passengers
| also are missing. They are Miss
Irene Campbell of Colon, Henry Mull- |
a conductor on the Panama Rail- |
| ner,
{ Canal Zone police.
VICTIM OF BLACK HAND
Weaithy ltalian Murdered After Re-
ceiving Theatening Letters.
Salvatore Baldona, a wealthy Italian
walk near his home in Chestnut Hill,
a suburb. His head had been crush-
| ed and he had been shot twice. Sev-
eral arrests have been made.
Baldona recently received a num-
ber of threatening letters demanding
money and the police beileve he was
the victim of a Black‘Hand plot. He
was returning from a visit to his
mother when attacked. It is be
lieved he was followed from the city
and killed on his refusal to accede
to the demands contained in the let-
ters.
Gayley’s Resignation Accepted.
New York.—The resignation of
James Gayley as vice president and
direclor of the United States
of directors of the corporation.
frcd Clifford of St.
a director to succeed Mr.
Ala.—The home
Woodland ills, 17
, was burned to the
Gayley.
Hartzelle,
of Tom
dson i
1st ¢f here
night, a
r and three cl
death.
NO JAPANESE TREATY
Secretary Rcot “Declares None Has
Been Signed and None Is
Contemplated.
Washington.—Secretary Root de-
nied “that a“freaty has been signed by
the United States and Japan regard-
ing. the protection of the principle of
Cisnese independence and the regula-
tion of immigration between the two
couniries, as stated by the Hawaii
Shiape in a recent issue, and he added
that no such treaty was in contempla-
tion.
«+ The report of the signing of o
treaty regarding Chinese independ-
ence probably had its basis in the
publications respecting’ diplomatic ex-
i changes with Japan on the proposed
| re-statement of the position of both
of Mrs. Belle Gunness and her three |
the United States and Japan regard-
ing China.
As for immigration question, the
present understanding with Japan is
working satisfactorily in keeping
down Japanese immigraticn.
IOWA'S NEW SENATOR
Governor Cummins Will Fill Vacancy
Caused by William B. Alli-
son's Death.
Des Moines, Ia.—By a strict vote of
109 to 35, Governor Albert B. Cum-
mins was elected United States Sena-
tor to fill the vocancy by the death of
Senator William B. Allison, whose
terin would have expired on March 4,
the |
Lamphere |
the city were ringing out, Judge Rich- |
to state why sentence should not be |
for the defense |
fire that |
make |
said Lamphere. |
“Things looked pletty blue, but the
road, and Policeman Rhineland of the |
grocer, was found murdered on a side- |
Steel |
Corporation was accepted by the board |
Al- |
Louis was elected |
1909. The joint session of the Legis-
iature quietly fulfilled the mandate
| of the recent primary vote. The
Democratic minority voted solidly for
| Claude Porter.
| Xollowing the election of Governor
| Cummins to the Senate, he resigned
ithe Governorship, and Lieutenant
Governor Garst was installed as Gov-
| ernor for the remainder of Governor
Cummins’ term, which will end Jan-
| nary 15, 1909. :
STOLE FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS
Friends Fail to Save Chicago Letter-
Thief, Superintendent of Sun-
day School.
Chicago.—The most servere sen-
tence ever given by the Federal court
in Chicago to a letter thief was meted
out to Robert F. Palmer. Palmer,
who was president of the City Letter
Carriers’ Association of Illinois, and
superintendent of a Sunday school at
Joliet, Ill., admitted that he had been
pilfering money from letters intrust-
ed to him during the last 17 years.
He pleaded guilty and dgspite pleas
for leniency by a banker, two State
senators and other prominent friends,
he was sentenced to serve three and
one-half years in the house of correc-
tion.
MAN SHOULD LIVE 150 YEARS
Prof. Metchninoff Will Devote His
Noble Prize Money to Further
ing Longevity.
Paris.—Prof Metchnikoff, the fam-
| ous sub-director of the Pasteur insti-
| tue, who will receive half the Noble
| prize this year for medico-physiolog-
ical research, said that he will devote
| the sum, $19,000, to further study of
means to promote longevity.
The old savant believes, in spite of
all discouragement, that men ought to
live “at least 150 years’ under ideal
cencitions, as that is the normal per-
iod of the body’s power of resistance.
He says that if, through discoveries,
power effectively to fight certain in-
testinal germs can be secured, this
dream will be realized.
Uncle Joe and the Tariff.
Washington.—Declaring that there
will be an honest revision of the tariff
and that there is no present need of
“fretting” about the selection of a
speaker for the House in the Sixty-
first Congress, Speaker Cannon arriv-
ed here from his home in Illinois for
the approaching session of Congress.
He added to the newspaper men who
greeted Lim that he believed that the
peorle would get the sort of tariff re-
vision that they voted for.
Catholics Demand * Liberty.
London.—The House of Commons
| by a vote of 255 to 48, agreed to the
first reading of the bill introduced by
William Redmond to remove the ex-
isting Catholic disabilities, including
the prohibition of street processions,
and to abolish the anti-Catholic clause
in the oath taken by the sovereign.
This bill has practically no chance of
further consideration during the pres-
ent session.
Persian Shah Backs Down.
| Teheran, Persia.—The Shah already
| has repented of his proclamation, ‘re-
| fusing to revive the constitution. He
| sent out urgent orders to withdraw
this proclamation from circulation and
to destroy all copies of it, which was
| done. This sudden change of front
is attributed here to vigorous repre-
| sentations by the British and Russian
legations.
Mound- Builders’ Bones Found.
East St. Louis, Ill.—Human
believed to be those of 16 mound
builders were found in East St. Louis
by workmen digging an excavation.
Despite efforts to keep the bones to-
gether most of them were carried
away by persons living nearby. In
the bottom of the chief's tomb were
found five pottery bowls, two flint ar-
row heads and stone hatchet.
Cannon Favors Revision.
Chicago.—Joseph G. Cannon, speak-
er of the House of Representatives,
while in Chicago en route to Wash-
ington, placed himself on record in
favor of a revision of the tariff in ac-
cordance with the
publican party pls
| x pt
Berlin.—Variocus
merce in Germany ¢
I1 i Secretary
com-
petiticning the
Posts to estab-
TWO COLORED MEN
MEET SWIFT JUSTICE
the Sentence Wanted.
TROOPS ARRIVE TOO LATE
Governor Was Advised of Situation
and Ordered Militia to Proceed
at Once to Scene. :
Union City, Tenn. — Tiptonville,
bordering on Reelfoot lake, which
recently has been the scene of many
stirring incidents, witnessed the *le-
galized’’ lynching of three negroes
who were arrested for murdering on
Saturday Special Deputy Sheriff Rich-
ard Burruss and wounding John Hall,
a deputy sheriff.
The execution of the negroes was
given a semblance of legality by a
hurried “trial” arranged with the un-
derstanding that the men would be
condemned to death as soon as the
“trial’’ was over.
The negroes lynched were Mar-
shall, Edward and James Stineback.
Thése brothers created a disturbance
at a religious meeting near Tipton-
ville Saturday night. When Officers
Burruss and Hall attempted to arrest
them, the negroes shot the officers.
Tuesday morning they were surround-
ed and captured in a swamp near
Ridgely. The negroes, covered by a
jail at Tiptonville.
when arrested, had
were out of ammunition.
Soon the jail was surrounded by a
mob which had no hesitancy in
light.
J. L. Burnette, a lawyer, begged
the mob to let the law take its course,
promising that full justice would be
done the three black men. This met
with a long growl of disapproval, and
Mr. Burnette, seeing that his remarks
were of no avail, pleaded
men if they were determined to lynch
the negroes, to wait until nightfall.
Taylor Hall, a brother of the wound-
ed. deputy sheriff, seconded Mr. Bur-
nette. The mob, however, was rest-
less and it was apparent that delay
would not be brooked.
As a last resort, S. J. Caldwell and
Sheriff Haynes went before Justice
Lee Davis and explained the situation.
Justice Davis at once agreed to “open
court” at 5 o'clock, “summon a jury”
and allow the negroes, after “all avail-
able evidence” was heard, to be “duly
sentenced to death.”
Meantime, Governor Patterson was
advised by telephone of the situation
and he ordered a company of militia
to proceed from Union City with all
negroes and conduct them to a place
of safety. The troops started at
once, but failed to arrive in time to
prevent the lynching.
At the ‘“‘trial” all the evidence of
those who had seen the killing was
heard, and in an incredibly
time the “case” was givey to the
“jury,” which in a few minutes “re-
turned a verdict of guilty,” and “fix-
ed the penalty at death.”
The “sentence” had barely been
passed on the three negroes when
the mob, with a wild whoop, swarmed
into the court room, seized the pris-
oners, rushed them to a large tree
near the edge of the town and “duly
executed the sentence of death” by
hanging them, firing volley after vol-
ley into the air as the bodies were
drawn up from the earth.
FLOOD DROWNS MANY
Thousands of Houses in Costa Rica
Destroyed—Rain Pours for
Thirty Days.
San Francisco, Cal.—According to
C. C. Smith, a mining engineer who
returned from South America, floods
of a terrific nature have done great
damage in the interior of Costa Rica.
compelling many mines to suspend
operations.
Smith tells of a storm during which
bones |
the rain poured down continuously for
30 days, washing out railroads ana
| completely altering the appearance of
| the country. Thousands
‘houses were destroyed
{natives killed.
and
PRAYING FOR TARIFF
bes
| Missouri Clergymen Send Up Petition
| for Duty on Zinc.
| Joplin, Mo.—The Rev. Dean C. Dut-
| ton of Webb City and the Rev. C. M.
i Davenport of Joplin, both in the
| Union Thanksgiving services held by |
the churches in the two towns peti-
Hastily Instituted Court Passes |
with the | 4p, political character of its delega-.
haste to Tiptonville, seize the three’
hundred guns, were quickly placed in |
The negroes, |
two guns but 389;
NEW COUNTERFEITS FOUND
“Indian Head” $5 Silver Certificates
Closely Resemble Genuine.
Washington.—Chief Wilkie, of the
secret service, announced that a new
counterfeit $5 silver certificate (Indian
head) has been “detected in circula-
tion, having first made its appearance
in Providence, R: I. = The counterfeit
note purports to be one of those au-
thorized by the act of August 4, 1886,
series of 1899, check letter D, face
plate number 2, back .plate number
666, with portrait of Onepapa. ~~ =
The officials declare it is_a dan-
gerous 2
printed on one piece of heavy bond
paper, but a defect in the plate gives
the Indian chief a cross-eyed expres-
sion. : = «
The back of the note is a very de-
ceptive piece of work, and except for
being lighter in color, appears much:
like the genuine. ‘ 2
A new counterfeit $5 United States
note also has been discovered. It
purports to be one authorizéd by the
act of March 3, 1863, series of 1907,
with a portrait of Jackson, check let-
ter D, number A524176. This pro-
duction is a’straight photograph with _
the seal and denominational design on.
the face of the note touched up with
color and the back painted a muddy
green.
HOW CONGRESS.STANDS
Republicans Lost 10 Votes on the
Full Number. .
The Republicans in the lower house
of congress will lose 10 votes on full
roll call at the next term. ° Now the
majority is 57; then it will be 47. The
full number of congressmen now is
next congress it will be 391,
| consisting of 219 Republicans and 172
Democrats. This is a net loss of
threatening a lynching in broad day- four Republicans and a net gain of
six Democrats. In the dast election
the Democrats gained 17 districts and
the Republicans 12. The most Re-
publican slaughter was over in In-
| diana, where before, there were eight
Republicans and three Democrats;
| now there are two of the former and
|
|
|
|
1)
|
{
on zinc and to direct the actions of |
| the representatives of the minings of
this region before the ways and
means committee at Washington.
Several ministers in the smaller
towns in this region also made this
| petition part of their prayers.
Can Get Drinks on Boat.
Ripley.—Thirsty “ citizens in dry
counties along the Ohio river are now
| afforded relief by a newly started line
| of boats. The large gasoline boat
| Kitty Southgate has been chartered
{and licensed to ply between Cincinna-
{ti and Rome, a hamlet on the Ohio
| river in Adams county. She is load-
| ed with whisky and beer. Drinks
| can be obtained on board.
| Mr. Bryan Shies at Jaguar.
| Monterey, Mex.—William J. Bryan
| has balked on the proposition of go-
{ing on a jaguar hunt in the mountains
| southeast of Monterey.
{tive plans which had been made for
| this character of entertainment for
{him have been abandoned and we will
confine his sport to duck
while in Mexico.
Berlin.—An official census of Berlin
‘bs shows that there are
40,124 persons with-
11 of the latter. Colorado changed
tion entirely—from three Republicans:
to three Democrats. The most in-
teresting Republicans gains were in’
North Carolina, where three were
elected, and = in Oklahoma which
transferred two from the Democratic
to the Republican column.
BRYAN CAMPAIGN FUND
Report Says It Was $620,000
There Was $1,000 Over.
Chicago.—The Democratic National
Committee received in all $620,544.77,
and spent $619,410.06 during the re-
cent Presidential campaign, leaving a
balance in hand of $1,234.71. So
reads a statement made public by the
officers of the committee, and the:
itemized statement will be filed for
record in the office of the Secretary
of State of New York in compliance
with the resloution adopted by the
and
national] committee at Lincoln, Neb.,
short |
in July.
Rockefeller Is Modest.
New York.—Credit for the creation
of the Standard Ojl Company of New
Jersey was given by John D. Rocke-
feller, as a witness under cross-exam-
ination in the federal suit to dissolve
the Standard, to two men—Henry M.
Flagler and Samuel C. T. Todd. Mr.
Rockefeller gives them full credit,
saying he was sure it wis not himself
as he did not possess the ability for
S80 progressive a move.
While under cross-examination Mr.
Rockefeller was questioned closely re-
garding rebates which the Standard
was charged with receiving, but with
the exception of the agreement with
the Pennsylvania railroad, which Mr.
Rockefeller explained gave the Stand-
are a rebate because it effected an
equalization of oil shipments, Mr.
Rockefeller could not recall any other
rebates, though he thought it was like-
ly that he might have heard of it at
the time.
Weman Operated in Chicago.
Denver, Col.—Through the medium
of ‘a photograph and her handwriting
on the hotel register of the Auditdfium-
of native | Annex in Chicago, Mrs. Allen F. Read;
many | who attempted
to
Genevieve Phipps
for $20,000, has
been positively
identified as the
woman who went under the name of
Alice: Cheney Brown and procured
_ Post Office: Report.
Washington.—In his annual report
| for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1908,
Postmaster General Meyer gives the
tioned the Almighty to grant a tapif | total receipts for the year as $191,478;
633, and the expenditures as $208,
351,386, thereby showing a deficit of
1 $16,873,222.74, the largest in the his-
tory of the department, with an addi-
| tional loss from fire, burglary, ete.,
| of $37,056.
| ooiimared again. will exceed $16,000;
|
The _tenta- |
shooting |
The deficit of 1909 it is
7
Austrians Are Denounced.
Rome.—About 20,000 people gather-
ed in a mass meeting held for the
purpose of expressing disapproval of
the attitude of Austria. Three depn-
ties delivered violent
1 speeches, de-
|nouncing the Austrian policy. After
the meeting rioters attempted to
| storm the Austrian embassy, but were”
prevented by troops, who are guard-
|ing all the territory near the embassy.
Balloon Travels 250 Miles,
Los Angeles, Cal—The balloon
“United States,” which ascended
from Los Angeles for test of the
coast air currents, landed safely next
day at Ehrensberg, Ariz., nearly 250
miles from Los Angeles. The bal-
loon was in the air six hours.
Republicans Gain in Tennessee.
Nas Tenn.—Tennessee’s of-
ial vote in the recent national elec-
follows. For President, Bryan,
0; Taft, 118,287; Watson, 1,081;
1,878; Hisgen, 332; Chafin, 360.
photo-mechanical . production.
blackmail Mrs.
from a brokerage firm in Chicago, on
November 2, $20,000 worth of bonds.
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