SORRE ay SEE Sem agi 4 mt ARE : WofigSu toatl B48 ‘Sepator New'ands Has Scheme to el 3 Aid eee § > Barely . Washington.—A propesal thats the Unit Sto Glow SORE 7b from thege shores all J: e, Chinese ana Wer Asics! coli | LA he d siguati Ds is at- = Suan SRNR NL h lem | § 24%" =Ti% 4 fi oars adehe a D0 HE AEA RE 3 frog 2 > BE = ‘Bury Japanese Qnes ion. a NEVER MIX rr —— ge pa gg— Nationolities Barred Could Also Re: ject Americans, feaving hE | 3 ; Gause foriWar. now pugling fh sPacifigecoast states, and (gd at § for 3 a (letter by Senator Jb gngist G. 4 gags of Ne- vada, which he®sent to &o%ernor D. Dickexsonwof that, state. . 5 &. T bE pats letter Bape Nature. Bas classified the abi les | of the world mainly under three col- | ors, the white, the black and the | | | | brown. Confronting. ws on.the east | lies Burope, wiih a total population ‘of absut 300,000,000 white peoples. We are: findipg it difficult to assimilate even the immigrants of the-white race from that continent, and .have been obliged to carefully restrict such im- migration. We have drifted into. a | conditign regarding the black race | which “goustitvtés thes great’ problem | and peril of theifuture. 5 Bonfronting our cific ceast lies Asfa, with near- ly 1,020,000,000 *Feopls of ‘the brows | ce, hg, if there were No restric: | % would quickly setile on ind take | cslssibn of our éntlEh goast amd In- SPI entire Quast amd 4 #r-mountain: region. ’ “History teaches that it is impossi- ble to m#ke¥a homogeneods people by the juxtaposition of races differing in color uboir thle samessoil: Fa 3 _ “Race _ tolerance, under such, condi- fons” means race aifialgamation; and that is undesirable. . Race, .intoler- ance means, ultimately, race war and | smutual+destruction; or the reduction of one of the races to seryitude. ‘«“Thé admissten “of ‘a race of ‘a dif- geen color; in a:g¢onditron of indus: rial servitude, is foreign to our In- stitutions “which ‘demana. equal.rights to all within our jurisdiction. The - competition of. Suchid Face would in- volve indpstrial disfurbance and hos- tility, requiring the use of a large armed force to maintain peace and order with the probability that the nation representing the race thus pro- tected would never be. satisfied’ that the means: employed were adequate. Treaty Method Unsatisfactory. - “The presence of the Chinese, who are patient and submissive, would not create as many complications as the presence of the Japanese, whose strong and virile qualities would con- stitute an additional factor of difficul- iy. Our. frindship: with Japan de- mands that this friendship: should not be put to the test by bringing two sluch powerful races of such differing | views and standards into industrial dompetition upon the same soil’ :““This cen be prevented either by international treaty or by national law regulating, restricting” or preventing immigration. # “International negotiations and treaty is, in my judgment, an unsatis- factory method. It requires a na- tion, with which we have treaty rela- tions, to prevent its own people from going where they will, a restriction which we would never in any treaty apply to our own people. y . “There is but one -consistent posi- tion to assume, and that is to rele gate the whole question to domestic legislation in each country, permit ting each to make such laws regard- ing the regulation, restriction or pre- vention ‘of immigration: as-it-sees, fit. “The time has come, in my judg- ment, when the United States, as a matter of self-protection and. self: preservation, must declare by statu: tory epactment that it will not toler- ate further race complications.” SEVEN JUMPED FOR LIVES Narrow Escape of Inmates of Doom: ed Buildina Outside the > Water Limits. Battle Creek, Mich.—The Haskell home, a Seventh Day Adventist orph~ anage, located here, valued at $50,000, was burned to thé ground. : Thitty:seven children were in the building, and all escaped but three, who are missing and. are supposed to have .heen .burned, .1o death. They are: I {ena’ McFernie, aged 14. Cecil. Quotent, aged 15. ‘ir. (ddree Goadenow, «colored, aged 8. “Eng. fire” broke 6" *in. the - north wing ruder the chapel, and this wing, im. whieh “the. threes: ochildrep slept, “Ras totally destroyed before the fire- amen arrived. +. Soven girl Sumped -frem the third: rs; but all escaped .in- not fatally. e-'1s “a mile limits. outside the city wate Trained falcons to carry dispatch- es in time, oi, war have been tested in the Russian ‘army. Their speed is four times as gxeat as that oficarrier . pigeons. : = i = Long ‘Sheets for Nebraska. __ Lincoin, Neb.—After an exciting “gession the lower house of the. legis- fature passed Representative Sinks’ bill compeliing hotel proprietor furnish sheets nine feet in le “shitter fizht against the measure is ex- | “Fpected in the senate. and Char the Wh Morgan ed aboard J. Pierpont M. Schwab sa . Star liner mouth. Adriatie Mr. Mo said he y for pleasure. California ‘theni in residence districts at the op- | latter measure- failed , of passage bei | the courts. bound for Ply-| at the was VICTORY FOR-JAP HATERS House “Passes “"Sehool ~~ Bill—Others Lost. “Roosevelt Will Contest. * - : Bacramento, - Cah~-Grove L. : John- sons. bill compelling Japanese to at- tend separate public «schools passed the assembly by a vote of 48 to 26. 3 Mr... Johnson's: other bill, prohibit- ing aliens from heing members of boards of directors, and . restricting | . tion of supervisors, ~ were defeated, the: former by a:véte of 54 to 15. The cause. of a: tie yote, 37 to 37, John- son changed his vote from aye to Ho and “moved * to Teconsider. = Walter Leeds of“ Los Angeles changed his: vote from no to-aye on the school bill’ 3 and. moved to reconsider that also. Governor Gillett. received the fol-4 lowing telegram from . President Roosevelt: ; Gas 3 Your kind letter just received. What is the rumor that the California’ Legislature has ‘passed a bill exclud- ing the Japanese children from the public schools? This is the mest of- fensive bill of all, .and, in my. judg: ment, is clearly unconstitutional, and | i we should ‘at cnce have to tést it in Can “it be “stopped in the legislature or by veto? i Mr. Drew moved that the vote by which his land bill was’ defeated’ be recensidered. He offered to amend the measure by striking. out a section which, it has been declared, violated the treaty rights of several nations. He declared that as the school bilk had just been passed, and that was the one against which’ the president cbjected to most strenuously two years ago, the assembly should go a Step further and pass the land bill also.” and 38 noes, a gain of ten votes for the prononents of .the bill. i Carson, Ney.—The Giffen anti-Jap- anese resolution, passed by the House after having been shorn of its refer- | $10.000. bond of $5,000 “etach. ence to President Roosevelt, came up in the’ Senate’ and’ was referred to the Judiciary Committee. : It is said this committee will smother it in accord- ance with- the wishes of United States Senators Nixon and Newlands. SHOOTS UP TOWN Fires Indiscriminately Among Pedes- trians,” Groups of School Chil- dren and Into Houses. Memphis, Tenn.—Following a dar; ing hold-up on a. busy thoroughfare, Henry Morton, a negro, armed with a revolver and with pockets filled with ammunition,” ran’ © amuck, firing’ re- peatedly into street. cars:and houses and. at .pedestrians,. and. terrorized a section of North Memphis before he was shot to death by police and citi- zens. ? ee : ! Aftér relieving ‘another negro of a bundle of hides, Morton tried to force a trade. with a, produce dealer at. the point of his pistol. Failing, he sent a confederate ‘to dispose of the booty, ‘but! heth "escaped before ‘the police arrived. os Te Ee i . The’ negro; ‘was found aboard , a street car, but as an officer approach- ed he jumped from the car, firing sev- eral times. As he ran he continued: to’ fire.” fide ; nee) As pedestrians appeared the negro shot hurriedly. and continued his race. Several groups of school children were fired on, and firing into a house the bullets” of ‘the negro narrowly missed a woman. °° LE . A riot call brought a squad of po- lice. who were joined by. scores of citizens, and Morton was finally cor- ralled on a porch. At bay he con- tinued to fire upon his pursuers, but his bullets went wild, while:a volley from the pursuers put an end to the battle. bev id : Four rounds of unspent cartridges were found in the pockets of the dead . NAVAL CAPTAIN CONVICTED Georgia's Commander 1s Found Guilty of Drunkenness Ashore. 5 _. _Gibraltar.—It. is ujiofficially. unger stood the court-martidl ~ found the | specification against Captain “Edward | {| "F. 'Qualtrough of the’battleship Geor- gia proved; but whether with extenu- | | ating circumstances is not known. It | ds believed Captain Qualtrough will | not be restored to duty ,but that Liéu- tenant Commander Kline~will take | the Georgia home. Fort bz Captain Qualtrough was charged with drunken nessiat ar -official recep- tion - at Tangier; his. accuser n Rear. Admiral Wainwright. PROHIBITION BILL VETOED Then Tennessee - ‘Senate Passes .It Over Governor Patterson's. Head, Nashville; Tenn.—Governor. M, R. Tatterzon sent jo the senate a special message vetoing the bill. prohibiting the manufacturing of intoxicants in Tennessee after January 1, 1910. One of the clauses in the message says: “If this legislature shall destroy all the . distilleries. and y=preweries, why cannot the next forbid the rasing or ‘selling “of thé grains or cultivation of the grains out of which spiritous, malt er vinous liquors are made?” The hill was passed by ,the senate over the governor's veto by a vote of 20-to 12. ? 3 Of the 41,000900 persons of Japan only 441 have fortunes of $250,000 or over. To Press 25-Year-Old Claim. Mrs. W. Pa, other granddaughter of Taylor, who was | Maysville, Ky., is daughters Captain shot to death at 1874, ‘have ‘deter- three | boats and two tugs at New Orleans outbreak of the Civil is now being claim. Evid | substantiate the i Waiter R. Eaton. R,” Richie of" Lima; QO. secretary “of ‘the Indianolo Construct: | Haskell is" president; Muskogee, I Haskell, made Government to’ ‘enter his appearance j Friday ‘and® give bend appearance for trial. sued, are returnable fortawith. fore Judge Campbell. Los Angeles, Cal F. Young of McKeesport, | and al James | mined to press a claim against the | | United States Government, for 320,000 | | for the alleged seizure of four steam- | War. | gathered to | = COVERNOR ONE.OF oc IER NOCTED Others for Conspiracy. eT mA i. —4 Seven indict: hed’ by. the Federal, . Haskell} F. B: ~C. “We Turner, “| ing 1908 discloses the effects of the Federmpaepaitotas Haskell and | merce and labor. =| shown -by- the movements. ci «coal, iron : Ao -.. used by the building trades and the jues : of zOklahema railroads, although the partial cessa- =|while the additions to railroad mile- % indicted are: > : rE : YI on = + itis ip aan - - Es LOCAL OPTION BILL EFFECTS OF PANIC. Coal, Iron and Lumber Trades Also Show Results of 1907 Crisis. Washington. — Leading commercial movements in the domestic field dur- ‘October, 1907, crisis, according to a statement issued by the bureau of -statistiecs of the department of com- These effects are more clearly and lumber, the main raw materiais tion of building operations and the temporary suspension of improve- ments by the leading railroads some- what preceded the crisis. . The depression. in the : building trade continued during the greater -part of the year, continues the report, . Hill and: Walter R. Eaton, one of the men ndigted, ig. a brother-in-law of Walter He is the | ng - Colpahy, of * which Governors] and which, it « alleged, scheduled - the names of many’ ‘dummigs? to secure, town lots. Attorney. Thomas 6 H. Gwen of representing ~~ Goyernor ‘Arrangements for the of $5,000 for The writs is- Governor Haskill is at uuthrie. There is only one indictment against $ hig IE The motion was lost, ‘36: 'ayes | Walter R. Eaton and - Clarence W. Turner to defraud the Government. There are two indictments Turner and one others indi ‘charges ‘conspiring with against each against the ed. . J urnér i fn fkt to give bond of Hutchings and Eaton gave "All'swill probably be arraigned be- English is In Haskell Blames Hearst for It. Guthrie; ¢ @kla.—xGevernor Haskell when informed he Was indicted said: “I have just;heard of the indictment for conspiracy coupled with seven "or eight of 'theoldest and highest chaf- actered citizens of ‘Muskogee, men who developed and' built up that coun- try. by, their jungelfish, effort. From now on the proceedings will be open to both sides.r..: Hearst's crooked manipulations will be at a discount. I am ‘satisfied ‘the Interior Depart- ment has been misled by false state- ments. been a dishomest: act done by any of the indicted parties and that good citizens ‘in general regardless of pol- — itics foel the. spme: way.” ‘BIG "COKE “COMPANY Properties Owned by H. C. Frick In- ‘ tepests “Merged. : Another big coke company yyith a ) have It will be known -ag thes Republic-Connells- ville Coke Company, which has been of the Re- public Coke Company and the River - Coall Company--and the .Both the coal and coke companies, owned extensive holdings in Fayette county, and’ were controll ed by interests which. dominate the H. C. Frick Coke Company #¢f Pitts- capitalization of $2,500,000 is, headquarters in Pittsburg. formed by the merging Cempany. biirg:: * The Republic Coke Coripany was purchased about eight years’ ago -by the H. C. Frick interests from AW Mellon™ ‘and “other Pittsburg capital ists. ThiE .¢ erected near Orient. property ‘is ‘méar ‘South- Brownsville and has been rtiglly developed. ... TREASURY NEEDS MONEY National “‘Pocketbosk Low,- Secretary Calls: ‘ori.Depositories. for «3553 I0E BL “$36,000,000 % announced that he has made a cal positories for - about $30,000,000 fore February 24. aver. 1,600 temporary banks and". the thing above that sum. WASHINGTON NEWS ‘NQTES: peosegain’ a the rate .6f, 20 cents a mile, mow: a Towed to, ‘Senators, Representative and: delégates «if -Congress, shall b withdrawn. x = / rate States was favorably acted Upo by- the House Committee on Territo- i To insure its early considera "ion ‘a’ spécioF raile’ probably will be ries.” asked, . February.10 is proposed. Kirke Porter gave a dinner for their | house guests Me. and Mrs. Harmar Among the from Mayor ~des Former. Representative and Mrs: H. | D. Denny of. Pittshure. stuests were” the’' Ambassader | Ttaly and: the ;Baroness Planches, and the Ambassador from. Gréat' Britain and Mrs. Bryce. | On. to Inaugural by Mule Team. | known Columbus business men, C. M. Kinnaird, B. H. Harmon, Simon Laza- i { | | Tus and .J. W. Moore. | | 1 | a 40-horse team in a circus. old West Virginia hunter. I during the year decreased 32 per cent i from the preceding I am confident there has not River Coal comprised the big field on which. the. Filbett plant is being ; il] r ! The River goal resentative Fulliam is made a law. Corie He Taft Autos. Finally Provided. Washington 7<= Secretary. Cortelyou on all temporary National bank .de- c Gov: “erfiment deposits to be paid on orgbe- - There are. NOW depository secretafy’s call will leaye “exactly $10,000 in esl as the being | instructions will be to Toul every- Representative Cox (Indiana) pro-- pill that the mileage; at The Statehood bill which would ad- mit Arizona and New Mexico as sepa- Columbus, : O.—A. unique pigrimagel to. Washington to: attend the Taft in- augural is being planned by four well- | Get Disease. They will make the trip from Columbus in the | old Governor Tod carriage, pulled by | four mules, which. will be driven by | George Crouthers, who formerly drove They | will be guided through the West Vir- | ginia mountains by Sandy Wilkin, an year; domestic .iron ore shipments by lake during the year from Lakes Michigan and Superior ports decreased 40 per cent; shipments of packing hsuse products from Chicago decreased slightly, and the quantities of coal and coke mov- ed over the leading Eastern coal-car- ryving ‘roads in practically all cases show decided decreases ror the year when compared with the previous | year. | ERR a TARIFF CONVENTION Manufacturers Faver Bi-Partisan Body to Advise in Schedule- Making. New York.—Announcement was made that the convention of the Na- tional tariff commission, which will be held in Indianapolis on February 15, in an endeavor to bring about the esablishment of ‘a permanent bi-parti- san tariff commission, will be attend- ed by over 2,000 delegates, including representatives of manufacturing concerns, many congressmen and fin- lancial interests. The National Association of Manu- facturers, which is behind the move- ment for a tariff commission, states that it has never asked for a com- mission to be established with power to make rates, but will urge through delegates at the convention that only an advisory or recommendatory com- mission be asked of congress. SHIPS START FOR HOME Big American Fleet Leaves Gibraltar ..o- for Hampton Roads. Gibraltar —With the bands on board playing “Home, Sweet Home,” the fleet of 16 battleships under Rear Ad- miral Sperry left Gibraltar February 6 for Hampton Roads on the last lap of its famous around-the-world cruise of 45,600 miles. One hour later the vessels were. well clear of the land and steaming’ westward in double column formation at a speed -of 10 knots an hour. They will follow the southern route to Hampton Roads, and about 1,000 miles off the ‘Amer- ican coast they will be met and es- corted home by the third squadron of the ‘Atlantic fleet under Rear Admiral Arnold. ; La BILL FOR BONUS ON BABIES lowa Lawmaker Asks State to Pay $1 : for Each Birth. > Des Moines, Ia.—One dollar will be paid to the mother of every baby born in Iowa, if a bill introduced by Rep- The .bill provides. that. every mother shall be paid $1 by the county treas- urer upon receipt of a birth certifi- cate signed by the mother and: the at- tending physician. Representative Fulliam is a practicing physician of Muscatine. . Nol v Washington.—When Mr. Taft :be- comes president he will ride in an au- tomobile furnished by the govern- ment, That question was" settled by - the adoption of ‘the report of the ‘conference on the urgent deficiency bill, which carries $12,000 for the “purchase, care and maintenance of automobiles for the use of the presi dent. : i pt a © Six Blown to Pieces. Nancy, France.—Six persons "were blown to pieces by the explosion of a large quantity of dynamite and 10,000 blasting cartridges in {ne storehouse 1.| of a mine at Tucquegnieux. The s | windows of all the houses within a e radius of three miles were broken by the concussion. ’ 1 . TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. n | ‘/fhé Democrats of the lower house in the Indiana Legislature;-in caucus, agreed, it is said, upon a repeal of the county local option law and the substituticn cf the township and ward plan. . ¥: Must Present Health Certificate. Salem, Ore.—A bill requiring that applicants for marriage licenses ‘be provided with a. certificate of good health from a licensed physician unanimously passed the Senate. CATCH DIPHTHERIA FROM CA ~Children Who Played With Sick Pet Ashtabula, O.—Recently Mr. and Mrs. Ed diphtheria Its chief companion dur- ing its sick was the family cat, which was taken sick a few days ago | with throat trouble. The children all played with the pet, as usual. | Now four other youngsters down with the disease and the attend- a child of Counterman had | are Measure Indorsed by Anti-Saloon Election SUES INSANE ASYLUM Man Recently Incarcerated Declares He Was Victim of Plot. : Evansville, Ind.—J. D. Carnahan has sent word from Galesburg, 111, that he will institute suit for dama- ges against the State of Indiana ‘and the authorities at the Southern In- diana insane asylum in this city for unlawfully incarcerating him in: the .| asylum here several weeks ago,: Carnahan escaped from the hospital here on Jahuary 17 by sliding down a water spout from the second. story. He asserts he never was: 1n- sane and that the suit for insanity was instituted against him in order FOR KEYSTONE STATE League Presented. EXISTING LAWS RETAINED Shall Be Ordered Upon option - bill = prepared. by” the State Anti-saloon league was presented in Westmoreland county. question of “wet” or “dry’’ in the units of wards in cities, boroughs and constructed to save to the Common- wealth the old prohibitory 1870, and it is also to keep intact the Brooks law. and provides that this act shall not be construed to repeal any special or local laws granting of licenses to gell intoxicat- ing liquors; nor shall it be construed to prevent the granting or refusal of a license under same as if this act had not been pass- ed in boroughs, townships or wards of a city where the majority of the votes cast at an herein before provided prohibiting the granting of license to sell intoxicating liquors.” court. |'pose the President is authorized .to Petition of 25. Per Cent of Voters. local Harrisburg.—The “official” ‘age were only about 3,200 miles, a| the house by Representative Fair, of total smaller than for any year since 1897. The smaller traffic activity of the railroads also illustrates the re- “duction -in ‘industrial activity, which was the most characteristic feature . of the past year, especially during the t earlier months. The mevements of live stock, grain and cotton show niore normal totals, partly in re spense to the heavier export demand. Lumber shipreents fronr lake ports The bill provides for settling the ownships as a whole. 1t is also law of] This section is the last in the bill relating to the sale or existing laws, the election held as are against To secure an election on the ques- tion of saloons or no saloons, a peti- tion must be presented to the court of quarter sessions, signed by 25 per cent of the qualified district wherein an election ed. The election must be held in not less than 30 nor more than 40 electors of the is desir- days after the order is issued by the The regular election officers are to sit and the election js to be conducted as now provided by law, the polls to be open from 7a. m 107 p. m. The ballots shall be furnish- ed, as now at general elections. If the electors vote “ary,” it. is made unlawful for the court, or any other authority, to grant a license in that particular district. An election on the question is permitted every three years. The bill was referred to the law and order committee, of which Rep- resentative Schad, of Allegheny coun- ty, is chairman. He immediately announced that an early date would be set for a hearing of those favoring the bill, and as soon thereafter as possible the opponents would be heard. Quick action on the pill is antici- pated. ’ ars SEVENTEEN KILLED Cause of = Alabama Disaster Is Thought to Have Been Windy Shot. i Birmingham,” Ala.—Seventeen men are dead as the result of an explo- sion in the No. 2 Short Creek mines of the Birmingham Coal and Iron Company. Five of the dead are white and 12° are negroes. noon and is thought to have been caused by a windy shot. : The mines are about 10 miles west of Ensley, on the Birmingham South- ern railway, and are difficult of ac- cess. Seventeen bodies were taken from the mines and the rooms and passages are clear. The mine itself is practically uninjured. Officials of the company did not know the exact number of men in the mine at the time of the accident. Lincoin Day Made Holiday. The senate passed without amend- ment a house bill declaring February 12, 1909, the centenary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, to be a legal holi- day, and decommending a general ob- servation of that day, for which pur- issue a special proclamation. .. The bill also declares that as a part of a that his could get $45 per month from the Bur- lington Railroad relief fund. many years Carnahan was employed by the Burlington : wife now resides here with her moth- er, and while some moiiths ago Carnahan says -he was seized and adjudged insane by local officeials. : — ing: in favor of against Japanese, dore Roosevelt and designating the Japanese ‘as parasites of the world,” was reported favorably by a commit- tee of the whole in special session of the Nevada legislature. The explosion occurred just before |. wife and mother-in-law For company. + His visiting his family i en NEVADA JOINS ANTI-JAPS Legislature Passes Resolution Urging California to Shut Out Orientals. Carson, Nev.—A resolution declar- drastic legislation criticising Theo The resolution is directed to the California legislature and it declares in favor of that body's passing meas- ures that will prevent the influx of Japanese. 1t further recommends that the Cal- ifornia legislature pay ne attention to what is termed “coercion and inter- ference on the part of President Roosevelt. in the anti-Japanese move- +9 ment. BLACK SEA LION SLAIN Has Great Tusks and Hair of Mane Eight Inches Long. Los Angeles.—On the south side of San Clements island, John S. Hen- drickson killed a remarkable sea lion. Hendrickson had been on the island about a week with Robert Howland. During a storm at sea they saw the monster sea lion fighting its way to shore. As it flopped upon the rocks, Hendrickson shot it. It was jet black in color, which is rare in south- ern waters where most of these ant- mals: are tawny, and weighed nearly 1,800 pounds. : = Great tusks protruded from its jaws and the Hair of the mane was eight inches long. The lion meas- ured more than 16 feet and the hide is said to be worth $500. en 10,000-Mile Chase for Prisoner. New York—When the steamer Nile from South American ports reached her pier February 4, Police Sergeant D. F. Dooley, of Chicago, disembark- ed with a prisoner for whom he had had a chase of 10,000 miles or more. The prisoner was Charles E. Brander, who Sergeant Dooley said left Chicago last year under charges of having taken several thousand dol- lars which he had obtained as a col- lector for the American Express Com- pany. Vast Sum Is Given. Washington.—Funds raised by the relief organization for the earthquake victims in Italy have reached a total of $3,641,000, this sum representing the contributions which poured in from all quarters through the three leading organizations, the American National Red Cross, the Italian Gove ernment committee and the Italian Red Cross. Lincoln Cabin Is Moved. Louisville—In preparation for the observation of the Lincoln centenary at the birthplace of the emancipator, near Hodgenville, Ky., the cabin in which Lincoln was born, was removed to the memorial farm. This cabin, which was on exhibition in Louisville during Kentucky's home coming week in’ 1906, has been stored since In a warehouse. " Shooting in Court. national memorial ‘to: Lincoln there’ may be built a highway - from Wash- ington city to the battlefield of Get- tysburg,. Pa., to be. known ~ as “The Lincoln Way.” An appropriation of .$50,000 is made for a survey of plans and estimates for such highway. Knox ‘Lincoln Way” Goes Through. Washington. — Without amendment the senate passed the house of repre sentatives bill making February 12, 1909, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, a special legal holiday. The bill also author- izes $50,000 for a survey for the Lin- coln Way, the proposed Gettysburg- Washington boulevard fathered by Senator Knox. . 200 Perish in Floral Flame. Canton, China.—At least 200 lives were lost in a fire which occurred in a fleet of flower boats. The charred bodies of 170 victims already have been recovered, but many persons are still missing. Senators by Popular Vote. Indianapolis.—The Senate adopted a resolution calling for the election of United States Senators by popular vote. Railroad to Move a Town. Winnipeg Manitoba.— Cowley, in Canadian Pacific railroad, miles south of its present location. necessary. The railroad will the entire expense. | ing physician says the cat had an un- | mistakable case of diphtheria. months as heretofore. Southern Alberta, a small town on the will be transported bodily to a new site two Regrading on the Crows Nest pass | line made the moving of the town pay The Nevada State Assembly passed a bill providing that applicants for divorce in Nevada must be residents of the State two years instead of six Gatesville, Tex.—Using an automa- tié revolver, Miss Verna Ware; daugh- ter of a farmer, fired repeatedly into a crowded court . room, Killing John Hanes, a merchant, of Jonesboro, for whom the bullets were intended, and probably fatally «wounded... James Smith and David Ross, by-standers. A R. Wiley, .Jr., another by-stander, | was seriously wounded. = Forty-Seven Drown in Shipwreck. Meibourne.—The British steamer Clan Ranald is a total wreck near Edithburg and the captain and 46 of the crew, most of whom were Asia- tics, were drowned. Eighteen mem- bers of the crew, including 12 coolies; were picked up. The Clan Ranald was struck by a heavy sea and ren- dered unmanageable. driven ashore, she turned turtle. Carrie Nation Smashing Abroad. ~ London.—Carrie Nation became ac- quainted- with. the London police courts when she was fined $7.50 for thrusting her umbrella . through a window of a car on the underground railway upon which a cigarette adver- tisement was pasted. When the mag- istrate announced the amount of the fine Mrs. Nation said: “Thank you; I exvnected it would cost me more.” Schwab to Build Warships. San Francisco—The Union Iron Drydock Company, capitalized at $2,000,000, filed articles of incorpora- tion. The object of the corporation is to purchase or construct drydocks and other similar ctructures and t o bid for government and private ship- building and repair work. This is the company recently organized by Charles M. Schwab. : St. Joseph, Mo.—A tornado demol- ished the Tremont hotel and several buildings at Macon, Mao. : Then being 1 g s 0 w tl ooo AN ed rt eh NAS TD TD OS MY ed et din. 7 Phe
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