PENNSYLVANIA GAPITOL
GRAFTERS SENTENGED
Two Years to Prison and $500
Fine for Each
APPEALED TO SUPERIOR COURT
.
Bail Entered the Sum of $25,000
Each for the Defendants Till
Court
in
Decides.
Harrisburg, Pa.—John H. Sander-
son, contractor
the new State
General W. P.
urer W. L. Mathues and ex-Superin-
tendent of Public Grounds and Build-
ings James M. Shumaker, convicted
of conspiracy to defraud the State in
the first of the cases growing out of
furnishinz of
ex-Auditor
ex-Stat:
for the
capitol;
Treas-
Sayder,
the capitol scandal] to be tiied, were
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary, $500 fine and costs, the max-
imum punishment allowed by law,
and, after ‘being in custody cof the
sheriff for seven hours, were released
on $100,060 bail.
Their attorneys appealed from the
refusal of the judge to grant a new
trial and his senteneés to the super-
jor court and that tribunal, sitting at
Philadelphia, allowed a supersedeas.
When the terms of-this order stay-
ing the execution of the sentences
were received here, bail was entered
in the sum of $25,000 each for the de-
fendants, this bail to hold good until
the superior court decides their fate.
Charges That Were Sustained.
The case in which sentence was
imposed was the first to be tried and
charged Sanderson, Snyder, Mathues
and Shumaker with conspiracy to de-
fraud the State of $19,308.40 in a bill
for $53,318.60 “for mahogany clothes
trees, tables”and sofas. The charges
were made by tu. square foot, but
the State made its contention that the
items were wrongly charged, the item
number allowing
being selected instead of the number
on the schedule, by which they should |
have been charged.
MINE OWNERS EXONERATED
Verdict That Marianna Disaster Was
Due ‘to Blown-Out Shot—Legis-
lation Recommended.
Washington, Pa.—That the explo-
sion in the Marianna mine of the
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
vember 28 last, when 154 lives were |
lost, was caused by a blown-out shot
which’ ignited gas and dust, was the
verdict returned December 18, by a
coroner's j after taking testi-
jury,
mony for two days. The verdict fol-
lows:
“We, your jury, after hearing evi-
dence of mining experts, - inspec-
tors, miners and operators, find that
John J. Ivill came to his death from
an explosion in the Marianna mine,
West Bethlehem township, Washing-
ton county, Pa., Saturday, November |
28, 1908, and that said explosion was
due to a blown-out shot in Blanche
entry No. 3, which ignited the gas
and dust, and that a secondary ex-
plosion occurred in the main dip en-
tries almost simultaneously.
“We further find that no blame is
attachable for said accident and we
recommend that mine inspectors
- frame and submit to the incoming
legislature a set of rules to be adopt-
ed into laws, namely:
“For the employment of exper-
perienced shot firers, to fire all shots;
that all shooting be done between
shifts and that black powder and
other highly inflammable explosives
be excluded and the excessive use of
brattice cloth:be prohibited; that
charges of explosives be stemmed
with clay; that safety lamps be used
exclusively in gaseous mines; that an
efficient water system be installed
and the dust in all parts of mines
be fairly wet.
“And, further, owing to
rigid set of laws be submitted for
adoption.”
The verdict
W. H. Sipe, Joseph Morton,
Hathaway, Jesse Bigler,
man, Charles Theakson and Li. J.
Dotts.
signed by Coroner
Henry
is
NEBRASKA BANK ROBBED
Gang With Automobile Commits Series
of Daring Crimes.
Lincoln, Neb.—Robbers raided the
State bank of Ceresco, 18 miles north |
of this city, at night, over-powering |
a boy who surprised them at work, |
demolishing the vaults, secured $3,000
- and escaped.
The bank was attacked at 1:30 a.
m. Clarence Boyle, who was passing
in front of the building, was seized,
blindfolded and gagged. He was
tied in the bank and Cashier L. Lead
received his first intimation of the
robbery when he found the boy in the
morning.
Wednesday night a bank in Chase,
Chase county, was robbed. Thurs-
day night banks at Keene and Gib-
bon were looted, the robbers getting
$5,500. James Malone, chief of Bur-
lington detectives, stated that the
same gang undoubtedly robbed all
the banks. He believes they are trav-
eling in an automobile.
KILLED BY HIGHWAYMEN
They Got $3,000 from Rified Valise
Found by Posse.
St. John, N. B.—Patrick Green of
Montreal, a peddler, was killed near
Plaster Rock, N. B., by highwaymen,
who made their escape with a valise |
said to contain $3,000.
The rified valise has been found by |
the posse which started in pursuit of |
the murderers. Owing to the deep
snow it is believed the men will be
captured, as they cannot conceal their
tracks.
No- |
all |
the fact |
that the laws governing electricity in |
mines are very meager, that a more |road cut by the cheap moving pic-|
John Gay- |
HUMAN SACRIFICE MADE
Indian Native Kills a Boy as Offering
to Goddess.
|
Calcutta.—The : practice of human
| sacrifice is growing increasingly rare
| in India, but occasionally one hears
{of it in remote districts. A case has
| recently come before the sessions
| court at Chota Nagpur, whose bunia
{of the Ranchi district, on the Lohar-
daga Plateau, was sentenced to impri-
sonment for life on the charge of
homicide, for he explained that hu-
man sacrifice was part of his reli-
gion. The bunia’s fields turned out
to be so fertile that he determ
upon a sacrifice to the local gc
With great craftiness he engaged 4
boy to catch birds for him, and then,
luring the child into the jungle, he
set two of his cultivators to commit
in ceremonial form the sacrificial
murder and himself made the offering
of blood to the goddess. The boy
| was missed, the police tracked down
the men who killed him, and these
| confessed that the bunia had plotted
| the child’s death.
$2,000,000 HOTEL BUNKO
Brothers Who Organized a
Which Collapsed Arrested.
Trust
| Berlin.—Charged with . misappro-
| priating $2,000,000, two brothers,
| Adolf and Fritz FE? ach, hotel com-
pany promoters, h..e been arrested,
| the former in Silesia and the latter in
| Vienna. The men are charged with
| having founded a hotel trust with
| enormous capital, with ofilces at Ber-
| lin, Hamburg and Bremen; with hav-
| ing appointed dummy directors and
| having manipulated the funds.
When the trust went into liquida-
| tion the brothers disappeared, the
| shareholders receiving only 2 per
cent of their investments. Proceea-
| ings for the extradition of Fritz Eber-
bach, who, it is alleged, is the princi-
pal offender, are now going on.
NEW COAL ROAD PROBABLE
| J. V. Thompson Secures Properties
in West Virginia.
the highest price |
Richmond, Va.—The United States
court of appeals here rendered a deci-
| sion in the case of the Third National
| bank of Cincinnati versus C. E. Con-
| away and J. V. Thompson of Union-
town, Pa.
The decision of the court confirms
| the sale of the Jackson tract of 4,000
| acres in Harrison county, W. Va, to
| Mr. Thompson. This, it is believed,
yractically assures the construction by
| Mr. Thompson of his proposed coal
road into central West Virginia.
| Want Milk Used in Lauching.
Wilmington, Del.—The use of wine
lor anw fluid that intoxicates at the
christening of the new battleship
| Delaware, which will be launched in
| February, is being strenuously op-
| posed by the women of the W. G.. T.
| U. throughout the state. They want
| water or milk used, and those who
will have anything to do with the ar-
rangements are going to be besieged
by the women in order to bring such
| officials to their way of thinking.
BRIGANDS BLOW UP BANK
Robbers Hold Citizens of Gibbon, Neb.,
at Bay, Secure $2,500.
Gibbon, Neb.—Five robbers blew up
the Holloway Exchange bank of this
city, held the inhabitants at bay while
the bandits secured $2,500 from the
vaults and escaped in an automobile,
the citizens pursuing them.
Many Actors ldle.
New York—The Rialto is as
thronged with unemployed actors and
| actresses’ as in mid-summer, when the
| search for engagements is at its
| height. A well-known theatrical man
| estimated the number of thespians
lout of work in this city at 10,000.
| Others place the number at a much
| lower figure, but admit this season to
be one of the worst the theatrical
ture houses are the designated causes
| for the depression.
Autoists Drowned.
Milwaukee, Mis.—Two men were
| drowned and a third badly injured
when the automobile of A. J. Solliday,
proprietor of the Solliday Automobile
Company, dashed into the Milwaukee |
river off an open draw. G. Z. Bart-
|lett, a well-known member of the
| board of trade, and Albert Kunz, an
| empluye of the automobile company,
| were drowned.
| Burton Declines.
nounced that the offer of a cabinet
| position to Congressman Theodore
| Burton, of Cleveland, has been with-
drawn by President-elect Taft and
| would not be renewed. Mr. Burton
| had been mentioned as probable Sec-
retary of the Treasury, and it is said
offered to him.
Two Children Perish in Fire.
Traverse City, Mich.—Two little
children were
home of Edward Toner was burned in
the village of Interlochen, 14 miles
west of this city. The family were
all in bed,, when Mrs. Toner was
awakened by the fire. There was
just time for her.
British Torpodeo Boat Wrecked.
London, England—The British tor-
pedo boat 59 is a total wreck on
Sharpus Rock, where she
row escape from drowning.
New Swiss President.
Berne, Switzerland—Dr. Deuscher
council, which makes him President
of Switezrland. His term is for one
year.
LOWER HOLSE ASKS
PRESIDENT 10 SHOW 7
Evidence Demanded Regarding In-
sinuations in ¢/Vlessage.
RESOLUTION OF COMMITTEE
The President Asked to State Wheth-
er He Has Instituted Proceed-
ings Against Any Members.
Washington, D. C.—The House of
Representatives administered its for
mal rebuke to the President of the
United States for his insinuation, in
his aunual message, that members of
Congress were afraid of investiga
tion by the secret service.
A resolution was adopted, as pre-
pared by the select committee of
which Representative Perkins, Repub-
lican, of New York, is chairman, call-
ing upon the President for any evi
dence he may have, connecting any
member of the House with. corrupt
action in his official capacity. The
President is also asked to inform the
house whether he has instituted pro-
ceedings for the punishment of any
such member. I
The resolution reads
“Whereas
as follows:
There was contained'in
the sundry eivil appropriation bill
which passed congress, at its last
session, and became a law, a reference
to employment of the secret service
in the Treasury Department, and,
“Whereas, in the last annual mes
sage of the President of the United
States to the House of Congress, it
was stated in reference to the provi
sion, that the chief argument in favor
of the provision was that the Con-
gressmen did not themselves wish to
investigated by secret service man;
and,
Whereas, The plain meaning of
the above words is that the majority
of congressmen were in fear of being
investigated by secret service men
and that congress, as a whole, was
actuated by that motive in enacting
the provision in question, and
Whereas, Your committee appoint
ed to consider these statements of
the President, and to report to the
house, cannot find in the hearings be
fore committee, not in the records of
the house or senate, any justification
of this impeachment, of the honor and
integrity of congress, -and
Whereas, Your committee would
prefer, in order to make an intelligent
and comprehensive report, just to
the President as well as to Congress,
to have all the information which the
President may have to communicate
now, therefore,
Be it resolved, That the President
be requested to transmit to the house
any evidence upon which he based his
statment that the chief argument in
favor of the provision was that the
congressmen did not themselves wish
to be investigated by secret service
men and also to transmit to the house
any evidence connecting any mem-
ber of the house of representatives of
the Sixties congress with corrupt
action in his official capacity, and to
jnform the house whether he has in-
stitued proceedings for the punish-
ment of any such individual by the
courts or has reported any such alleg-
ed delinquencies to the house of rep-
resentives.
Mr. Perkins, in submitting the reso-
lutions, said that he hoped they
would be adopted without debate. He
then yielded the floor to Representa-
tive Williams, Democrat, of Misssis-
sippi, former minority leader, and one
of the members of the committee.
Mr. Williams said that he thought
the words used by the President in
the message Were an unjustificable
profession has ever known. The elec- |
tion, business depression and the in- |
New York.—It is authoritively an-|
that the portfolio had been definitely
cremated when the |
was |
stranded. The crew of 14 had a nar- |
|
was elected president of the federal |
| imputation of the honor and honesty
| of the legislative branch of the gov-
| ernment.
| KAISER REFORMS
|
| Takes Pledge to Abstain from Alco-
| holic Drinks for Rest of His Life.
|
i
Berlin, Germany—Emperor William
has become a teetotaller, according to
| a semiofficial announcement that
| came from the Potsdam Palace. Hs
| has pledged himself to abstain from
| alcoholic drinks for the rest of his
life.
This decision, his confidants say,
was reached during the recent refor-
mative period that the Emperor un
| derwent.
| Not wishing to compel his courtiers
| and dinner guests to follow his exam-
| ple, the Emperor has had a special
Ldrink concocted which has the color
and fizz of champagne, but which is
nonalcoholic. He will drink this on
all state occasions and public din
ners to:avoid embarrassment, but in
private even this substitute is discard-
ed. When invited to dinners, the m
peror takes his special drink with
him.
The temperance element of the na
tion is jiyously acclaiminb the Em
peror’s new departure.
{
ARGENTINE -ARMING
Authorizes the Expenditure of $75,
000,000 for Armaments.
Buenos Ayres.—The Chamber of
Deputies, in secret session, by a vote
| of 49 to 13, adopted the armaments
bill, which authorizes the expenditure
of $75,000,000 for increased arma-
| ments.
|
1
| Fire Does $20,000 Damage in Geolo-
| gical Survey Building.
| Washington.—Government records,
charts, maps and photographs, valued
|
{at more than $20,000, were destroyed
in a fire in the United States Geolog-
ical Survey building in this city. The
damage to the building was slight.
The survey officials were unable to
give an accurate estimate of the dam-
age, as the records de troyed were
accumulated at great c«
almost invaluable to the gove
U. S. RECORDS DESTROYED
mhde a remarkable flight in his aero-
d were |}
TO INVESTIGATE SECRET SERVICE
Senate Adopts Resolution on Account
of President’s Charges in Message.
Washington.—The senate followed
the lead taken by the house and de- |
cided definitely to enter upon an in-
vestigation of that portion of the an-
nual message of the President which
criticises the action of congress in
prohibiting the detail of secret serv-
ice men to duty in other departments.
There has been some difficulty in ar-
riving at the terms in which the reso-
lution should be couched and in agree-
ing upon the proper person, to intro-
duce it. Senator Aldrich was chosen,
Senator Cudberson, the caucus leader
of the Democrats, Republican and
Democratic leaders got together and
agreed upon a compromise. This’
provides for the adoption of the Ald-
rich resolution with ther addition of
the provision :n the Culberson resolu-
tion requiring that the appropriations
committee report on “what action if
any the senate should take with ref- |
erence to the message.”
The resolution was passed without
a rollcall. No opposing vote was
cast.
The resolution provides for a gen-
aral investigation of the secret serv-
ice and does not specifically mention
the complaint the senate has against
the President, that of using secret
service men to watch mémbers of
congress. vs :
NICK UPHOLDS CIGARET
Vociferously Votes “No” on Bill
Provide Yearly Tax in Dis- |
trict of Columbia. id
‘Washington.—Representative Nich-
olas Longworth, the president’s son-
in-law, played the part of solitary
champion of cigarets on the floor of
the house. The bill under discussion
was one providing a tax of $12 a year
on all dealers in tobacco in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. When Mr. Mann
of Illinois, referred bitterly to cigar-
ets as “coffin tacks” and offered an
amendment raising the imposts in
the case of cigaret dealers to $100, Mr.
Longworth left the hall in disgust
and smoked many cigarets in the
cloak room. He was standing there
when a resounding chorus of “ayes”
foretold the overwhelming passage of
the bill.
Tossing his cigaret away Mr. Long-
worth strode into the chamber, a long
wreath of smoke trailing behind him.
He was just within the railing when
the call for “those opposed” came and
his vigorous “no” sounded lonesome
on both sides .
Mr. Geer then arranged today to
come before Longworth’s committee
In behalf of the bill and Mr. Long-
worth arranged a suitable reception
for him.
to
BLOW FOR TOBACCO TRUST
Declared an lllegal Combination and
Enjoined from Interstate
Commerce.
New York.—The American Tobacco
Company suffered a heavy blow when
the final decree in the suit of the gov-
srnment against the “trust” was filed
in the United States circuit court.
The decree declares that the Ameri-
aan Tobacco Company, the American
Cigar Company, the American Snuff
Company, the American Stogie Com-
pany and the McAndrews & Forbes
Company form a monopoly and ille-
gal combination in restraint of trade,
and they are enjoined from engaging
in interstate commerce or any articles
used in connection with the tobacco
trade. An appeal will at once be
filed in the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Burned His Money.
London.—A special dispatch from
St. Petersburg to the Daily Mail
relates that a dying Moscow million-
aire named Petroff had his whole for-
tune withdrawn from the banks and
the bank notes brought to the sick
room. They were then piled before
him and set on fire. Petroff sum-
moned his relatives and showed them
the ashes, congratulating them on
having escaped from the evil of
wealth.
THRILLING AIRSHIP STUNT
Like a Rocket 240 Feet,
i Drops 50 Feet.
Le Mans, France.— Wilbur Wright
Shoots Up
plane December 16. Instead of ris-
ing gradually the machine shot up
like a rocket 250 feet.
The aeronaut then permitted it to
drop about 50 feet, at which altitude
he stopped the engine. The machine
glided down smoothly and gracefully,
landing about three-quarters of a mile
from the starting point.
Preacher Killed While Hunting.
Springfield, Mo.—The Rev. James L.
Sullens, pastor of a Methodist church
here, and the father of 10 children,
died after having been accidentally
shot while hunting. Two charges of
birdshot from a gun in the hands of
3. F. Jared, a merchant, entered the
minister’s side.
Refuses to Penalize Futures.
The House defeated, by 89 to 103,
the Garrett amendment to the penal
code bill penalizing the transmission
by mail of any advertisement or in-
formation having inference to deal-
ings in futures where the delivery of
the article bought cannot be made.
Oil Ship a Volcano.
Singapore—A first attempt to scut-
tle the British steamer Kalamo has
not been entirely successful. The
Kalamo arrived here from New York
with fire in her cargo of case oil.
The engine room and the reserve hole
were flooded and No. 2 hold was
pierced with a cannon shot to make
it possible to flood it. The oil is
burning furiously and the situation
government at
| Dutch are rejoicing over the stories
VENEZUELA IN STATE
OF WAK WITH DUTCH
Action Taken by the Netherlands
Caused Trouble.
MARTIAL LAW IS IN FORCE
Caracas Badly Crippled as a Result
of Rioting, and the Presi-
dent's Friends Flee.
Washington, D. C.—Venezuela has
declared a state of war. precipitated
by the Netherlands, according to ad-
vices received at the State Depart-
ment. This news is contained in a
dispatch from Secretary Paxton Hib-
ben, secretary of legation at Bagota,
Colombia. He states that the Colom-
bian minister of foreign affairs has
received the following telegram from
Caracas, dated December 14: :
“In view of the blockade establish-
ed and the capture by the blockade of
a Venezuelan vessel, the head of the
Venezuela, after as-
suming extraordinary powers for the
defense of the country, has declared
a state of war.”
The stirring events in Caracas are
somewhat of a surprise to officials in
Washington, where it had been gener-
ally expected that any manifestation
of hostile acts by a foreign power
against Venezuela would have the re-
sult of solidifying all elements of the
people and make them rally vigorous-
lv to President Castro and his govern-
ment.
Willenstad, Curacao. — Conflicting
stories were received from Caracas
regarding the uprising against Presi-
dent Castro.
One report says that the declaration
of martial law has had the elect of
curbing the people, while later re-
ports say that the revolutionary forces
are quietly at work and that the
present calm is but the forerunner to
a demonstration that will sweep Gas-
tro from power.
Caracas is badly crippled as the re-
sult of the rioting that took place the
first half ‘of last week. Scores of
citizens who were known to be friends
of Castro have fled to the interior for
safety and in another outbreak such
as! Monday's their property would fall
prey to the rioters.
The Hague, Netherlands.—All of the
of the uprising of the people of Vene-
zuela against the rule of Castro.
The foreign office believes that
Castro’s power has been broken and
that the people will force his abdica-
tion before long.
The Dutch anticipate that there will
be no trouble in coming to an agree-
ment with Venezuela just as soon as
the influence of astro is removed.
CASHIER LEAVES A LITTLE
Bank Defaulter Takes $85,000 from
Small Institution.
Somerworth, N. H.—The doors of
the First National bank of this city
were closed, following the discovery
of a shortage placed at $85,000, and
Fred H. Varney, cashier of the bank,
was arrested on a charge of being a
defaulter. After his arrest Varney
confessed that during the last sIX
years he had taken a large sum from
the bank, which had been lost in spec-
ulation, and that he alone was respon-
sible for the defalcation. Varney
was given a hearing, pleaded not
guilty and furnished bail of $10,000.
The Somersworth National bank
was organized in 1846 with a capital
of $100,000.
Appointments by President.
The President sent to the senate
the following nominations:
Envoy extradinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Romania and Ser-
vit and diplomatic agent to Bulgaria, |
Huntington Wilson, Illinois.
Third Assistant Secretary of State,
William Phillips, Massachusetts.
Governor of Arizona, Joseph H. Kib- |
+ GLASS MEN SHUT DOWN
Over 2,500 Men Thrown Out of Work
Indefinitely by independents.
Independent window glass manu-
facturers of West Virginia and South-
western Pennsylvania after a meeting
in Morgantown decided to close all
their factories and to remain closed
indefinitely. About 2,500 skilled
window glass workers employed in
the active factories of that territory
will be made idle.
The decision of the manufacturers
was brought about by an ultimatum
of the window glass workers, who
after a meeting held recently in
Cleveland, demanded the abolition of
the wage agreement that had been
in force for a year, and an advance
of 25 per cent over the present rate
and the maintenance of the new rate.
as a flat scale for the rest of the fire.
The men declared they
make a living at the existing Tates
and might as well be idle as work.
The manufacturers deciaréd that glass
sold at the present time was hased on
the existing agreement and they could
could mot
not pay the higher rate and keep
their contracts. The result was a
ment to disagree. The shut-down
may extend to other districts.
The order to close which goes into
effect tonight includes factories at
Morgantown, Fairmount, Weston,
Clarksburg and Charlestown, W. Va.,
Uniontown, Point Marion and other
Westérn Pennsylvania towns. ~
A SCORCHING MESSAGE
' Evidence in Support of:Con-
tentions He Makes.
Washington, D. C. — In language
probably more emphatically denun-
ciatory than was even used before in
such a document, President Roose-
velt, in a special message to con-
gress, arraigned Joseph Pulitzer, of
the New York World in particular and
other critics of the administration in
general, for their recent charges with
respect to the purchase of the Panama
canal.
He characterizes the accusations as
scurrilous, libelous and false, in every
essential particular, and declares his
purpose of bringing at once a govern-
mental action for libel.
CANNIBALS IN RUSSIA
Natives of the Karic Sea Prey on the
Neighboring Tribes.
Munich. — Prof. Killermann, ust
back from an expedition in the farth-
est north of the great Russian em-
pire, declares that cannabalism is
still practiced among the natives of
the Karic sea.
“The natives around the Karic sea,”
he says, “have meat and fish in plen-
ty all the year round, for game
abounds in the neighborhood and sea
food is always plenty, either fresh or
preserved. Yet whenever these peo-
ple, who are Christians, by the way,
can manage to steal a human being
from another tribe, they slaughter
and devour him or her.”
SCHOOL RIFLE PRACTICE
Provide Aid for Military Departments
of Civil Educational Institutions.
Washington. — With recommenda-
tions for their passage, President
Roosevelt sent to Congress drafts of
two bills providing aid for military
departments of civil educational in-
stitutions.
One authorizes the secretary of war
to issue equipment stores and sup-
plies, such as may be required for
field instruction in such schools and
the other appropriates $100,000 an-
nually for the promotion of rifle prac-
tice in public schools, colleges, uni
versities and civilian rifle clubs.
Both bills have the approval of Sec-
retary of War Wright.
BiG INCREASE DEMANDED
National Window Glass Workers to
Ask for 25 Per Cent Raise.
Cleveland, O.—A general increase
bey John A. Holmes, private secre- | of practicaliy 25 per cent in their
‘| tary to the Postmaster General, to be |
purchasing agent for the postal serv- |
ice, vice William E. Cochran, trans- |
ferred to the inspector in charge at |
Denver. - \
E. S. Slanker of Ohio, confidential |
wage scale to take effect December
19 next will be demanded by the Na-
tional Window Glass Workers. A. L.
Faulkner, president of the union, says
e members will make the fight of
eir lives in order to obtain the high-
is serious. It is impossible to go
~lose into the Kalamo because of the |
of explosions.
clerk to the Postmaster General, will |
succeed Dr. Holmes as private sec- |
retary. :
est rate of compensation.
The new scale will affect every win-
Fou dow glass factory in the United
: | States, both hand and machine, and
Pioneer Odd Fellow Dead : 3 ’
: includes a i .
Neshuilte™ Tenn Judge Jour udes about 7,000 skilled employes
Nolen, grand sire of the Independent | Move to Reform House Rules Fails.
Order of Odd Fellows the World, | :
died at a hospital. of orld, | Washington, D. C.—A movement in
jing house started by Representative
| Gardner (Republican, of Massachu-
TELEGRAPHIC BR v | ?
© EFS | setts) to reform the rules and curtail
the power of the Speaker was defeat-
The government mad - Dp er S
> t made a profit dur-| .4'y,,", yote ‘of 149 to 126.
ing the fiscal year ended June.390,
1908, of $10,541,371 on the coinage of | 5
sitves pd 2nd 1-cent bronze pieces. | n NS OTE of
arles M. Schwab, before the tariff | :
revision probe committee, declared | 11%, fists revenue. buretu for 418
the Bessemer process of steel making | y Es '
must give way to the “open hearth Progoshn of Jisiified a. Spirits
method within five years and that | ae more than 40,000,000 gal
Stectriely will take.the place of both | ns om Eee. io The 3
methods. : r
vance of the prohibition movement.
As the result of the explosion of a
keg of powder caused by a spark from
Governor Harris of Ohio, called a
a lighted mach, one man was Killed,
special session of the legislature for
five other people were injured and January at which a successor to
nine houses destroyed in New Derry, United States Senator Foraker will
Pa. be named. i
Camp & Son Lowest Bidders.
Washington.— The William Cramp
and Ship and Engine Company of
Philadelphia submitted the lowest bia
for the construction: of a steel collier
for the navy. The bid was for the
construction in 20 months for $775.
To investigate Pennsy.
Chicago. — Charges of rebating
made, it is said, against various rail-
roads, will be investigated by the
Federal grand jury which began its
work here. Among the witnesses
called into the inquisitorial chambers
were employes of the Pennsylvania 900:
lines and of a large farming imple- “Ik M vel" 1
ment company. The traffic relations New Hav A § Dead. ald G
between the road and the United Mitchel on Sonn: Le Donal tiod
States Steel Corporation, it was au- at Lis a aa el), the Aor, Se
thoritatively stated, would be inves- ofty Sr v AgeNaod . ba
tigated. 11 ut Six voars azo. iy =a
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