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11EINZE NOT MIILTY
JURY ACQUITS COPrilH KING
FRAUDULENT RANKING.
Ol
Defendant Declare In Statement Hint
Relay of tlio Case Han Cost film
Between Four n ml rive Million
Trial Ijists Thr-e Weeks.
Frederick A. Ilelnzo was acquitted
of charges of misapplying the funds
of the Mercantile National bank of
New York while he whs president of
the Institution in 1907, and he wus
cleared of the. charge of over certify
iriK the checks of his brother's firm,
otto Ilelnze & Co.
A Jury In the criminal branch of the
t'nlted States circuit court, in New-
York, after a trial lusting three weeks,
found him not guilty at 9:50 o'clock
Thursday night, and ho was discharge
ed. The' Jury was given tho case at
fi:30 o'clock.
Thus failed the government's ut
iempt to hold Ilelnze responsible for
the financiering during the panic of
three years ago, alleged to he in vio
lation of the national hanking laws.
John I!. Stanchfleld defended the
young millionaire; Henry A. Wise, the
I'nlted States attorney for that dis
trict, sought to convict him.
Ilelnze Issued the following state
ment Thursday night:
"1 have been ready for trial every
day since the llrst Indictment was re
turned two years and a half ago. This
delay has cost me between $4,000,000
and $5,000,000. The ruination of my
credit seems to have been the object
most viciously aimed at. However, I
still have some of the best copper
properties In the world and I Intend
to devote my whole attention to
them."
POWDER HOUSE 1U.OWS IP.
Twenty Residents of Trimmer, Ind.,
Injured by Want.
Three hundred pounds of powder
stored n the magazine of tho Casparls
Stone company at Trimmer, Ind., ex
ploded Thursday night, Injuring about
twenty residents of the town. John
Elroy, in charge of the magazine, can
not be found and Is believed to have
been blown to atoms. Houses In the
town were badly damaged, and the ex
plosion could be felt for miles in ev
ery direction.
Most-of the Injured were cut by fall
ing glass, and none, It Is said, was
si rlounlly hurt.
A burning house caused such n
bright glare that It was thought from
neighboring towns that the whole
town was burning. Doctors hastened
from LogunBport to assist the injured.
The town of Trimmer has about 409
Inhabitants, mostly foreigners.
WIFK CAUSES HIS ARREST.
Chicago Man Held for Heating an
Aged Aunt to Death.
Charged with beating to death his
unit, Mrs. Elizabeth .Shoenwolf, 84
years old, Henry Btiumann was ar
rested In Chicago late Thursday after
a knlfo light with detectives. Mrs
Khoenwolf died early Wednesday and
until l!auniann's arrest It was thought
by friends she died of heart disease.
The police have ordered a coroner's
liMiuest und the stopping of the funer
al. According to the police, Ruu
mann's arrest resulted from a state
ment and confession made by his
wife.
Ducked" in Salt Ijike.
More than 100 persons, two of them
women, were precipitated Into Great
Salt lake Thursday when the stair
way leading to the Bait Air Hippo
drome at Salt Lake City gave way.
They fell twelve feet Into five feet of
water.
Brokuw FIWn an Appeal.
William Gould iirokaw, of Mlneola,
J-. I., Thursday filed an appeal from
the decision and decree of Judge Put
nam, wherein he was ordered to pay
to his wife, Mary Ululr Brokaw, all
mony and counsel fees.
Not Yet an Invalid.
President Taft Thursday night set
rumors at rest that he was confined to
the White House by a threatened at
tack of pneumonia, by attending th
theater with Mrs. Taft.
Simon Mlstorosa, a baker, of Gary,
Ind., was murdered with an ax while
he slept. His partner, John Demllro,
Is sought by the police.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City Jive stock market follow: Top
beeves, $7.65. Top hogs, $9.40.
Rrukcman Blown to Atoms.
Two brakemen employed at the Du
pont powder mills, thirteen miles from
Tacotna, Wash., were blown to atoms
Thursday by the explosion of a car
containing ten tons of dynamite.
Fires a Fatal Shot.
Wallace A. Bussell, of Seattle,
Waul)., 23 years old, walked Into the
Monte Carlo saloon and gambling
house and fatally shot the proprietor,
Joseph Bonner.
Caviller Found Guilty.
W. Cooper Morris, former caBhle
of the defunct Oregon Trust and Sav
lugs bank, of Portland, Ore., Thurs
day was found guilty of embezzlemen
of $75,000 of the bank's funds. Tha
Jury recommended leniency.
Fights Follow Strike.
The reopening of the American
Jute Manufacturing company's plan
at Williamsburg. N. Y., Thursday, waa
marked by a series of desperate fights
between the atrlkers and others.
RAM, p.ii.l ADOPTED.
House Members Pass Measure by Vote
of 201) to 120.
Without a single dissenting repub
lican vote the house Tuesday pnsHcd
the rallrond bill, one of tho chief
measures that President Taft wished
enacted at the present session of Con
gress, by 200 to 126. Fourteen demo
crats Joined the majority.
The bill makes many changes In the
existing law that, If accepted by the
senate, will greatly affect Interstate
commerce. Tho court of commerce Is
created to adjudicate cases on appeal
from tho Interstate commerce commis
sion. It Is provided that this court
shall be organized by the Justices of
the supreme court of the United States
future appointments to membership
on tho court to bo made by them.
Stock and bond Issues of railroads
are controlled by the bill I'nder this
clause a railroad, before Issuing any
additional stock, must, among other
things, fix the price at which the se
curities of the road may be sold. A
similar provision Is carried In respect
to railroads which are organized
through the courts. A provision Is
made that upon the reorganization of
a railroad through court proceiMiingn
stocks and bonds cannot be Issued for
more than a fair value of tho property.
The long and short haul clause of
the measure provides that a railroad
cannot, without lirst gaining permis
sion, charge more for a short than for
a long haul over the same line. The
interstate commerce commission Is al
so g'ven authority, whenever a new
rate Is proposed, to suspend the taking
effect of that rate for a period of four
months, so that the commission shall
have an opportunity to consider Its
reasonableness.
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WOMAN DRINKS POISON.
Former Chorus (.III Will I'robublj
Die as a Result.
Florence Jleynerman, of Sacramen
to, Cal., formerly a chorus girl In New
York and divorced only three weeks
from Otto II. lleynerman, of San
'ranclsco, one t'me secretary to the
hlef of police there, drank poison
In her room In a hotel in New York
Tuesday evening and was taken un
conscious to a hnsp'tul. She will
probably die.
To the press the girl left a pathetic
note begging as one "good fellow" to
others to give her death only "local
brevity." Other letters were address
ed to relatives, Including a note to her
husband In San Francisco. lie sued
action. She went to New York from
for divorce on tho ground of Intem
perance and she did not contest the
the west only recently and had been
despondent since. She was 30 years
old.
MAKES ANOTIIF.Il LEVY.
Okluhoina Hoard Assesses, Im-rcuscd
I)chjhUs. of State Hunks,
The state banking board of Okla
homa, it was learned Tuesday, has
made an assessment of 1 per cent on
the Increase of deposits of the 668
state banks, as appeared on March 11,
In order to replenish the state guaran
tee fund, which was greatly depleted
by the failure of the Columbia. Dunk
ing and Trust company, of Oklahoma
City, last fall. i
The increase in deposits Is $14,786.
713, which means an addition to the
guaranty fund under the assessment
of $147,687. Hy this assessment the
board hopes to be able to wind up the
.affairs of tho Columbia bank.
Announce Troth ut Bedside.
The engagement of Miss Frances
Robinson, daughter of the late J. Kelly
Hoblnson, the Diamond Match king, to
aul McEwen, son of a Chicago con
tractor, was announced Tuesday at
the bedside of Miss Robinson at
Urldgeport. Conn., where she is crit-
cally 111 as tho result of burns In an
cetyleno explosion.
Charged With Fraud.
With $14,990 In currency strapped
About his waist, which ho Is charged
with having secured by fraudulent
drafts deposited with banks of Denver.
Colo., T. C. Mowery, 54 years old, was
arrested Tuesday.
Freed From Jail; Drops Dead.
Less than twenty-four hours after
his discharge from the Alameda, Cal.,
Jail, where he had served a year's
sentence for land fraud, John A. Ren
son, a Contra Costa county millionaire,
dropped dead while motoring to his
ranch near Sun Ramon, Cal.
War Cloud Still In Sky.
Active preparations for a possible
war with Ecuador continue In Peru.
Volunteers are enlisting dally and the
war fund Is being Increased by pri
vate donations.
Woniun Bitten by Dogs.
With her face, throat, arms and
body lacerated by the blt-s of two
bull dogs, Mrs. Mary Ryan, of CMcago,
72 years old, was reported dying Wed
nesday. The attack occured In front
of the home of the owner of the dogs,
Drops Dead hi the Pulpit.
The Rev. Dr. J. M. Oldfather of
Hanover, Ind., dropped dead soon after
starting his sermon Sunduy in the
Smyrna Presbyterian church. He was
74 years old.
Naval Rill Reported.
The naval appropriation bill was re
ported to the senate Tuesday. It car
ried $130,707,934 In comparison with
$127,829,603 carried us It wus passed
by the house.
Mun Nails Self to Cross.
While brooding over possible 111 ef
fects of the comet's visit, Paul Hum
merton, a sheepman near Bun Her
nurdtna, Cul., became Insane and cru
cified himself, nulling both feet and
one hand to a rude cross.
llcgln Serving Time.
Lucy Suyier, Jointly convicted with
Dr. W. R. Miller of the murder of
Mrs. 8ayler's husband, a Crescent City,
111., banker, wus taken to the Illinois
penltentlury at Juliet Tuesday.
AERONAUTS II KD FA ST.
Forbes and Yale In ft, Kentucky Farm
1 1 on se.
After a thrilling flight of 400 miles,
during which they ascended to an
altitude of 20,600 feet and encounter
ed two snowstorms, A. Holland Forbes,
of llrldgeport, Conn., vice president of
the Aero Club of America, and J. C.
Yates, of New York, lost control of the
baloon, the Viking, Tuesday afternoon
and lecended with such precipitation
that both aeronauts were badly bruis
ed and the baloon partly wrecked.
The baloon came to earth near Ontep,
Ky.. dropping through the final 100
feet like a stone. The escape of the
baloonlsts from instant death was lit
tle short of miraculous.
We left Qulncy, 111., at 8:66 o'clock
Monday evening," said Mr. Forbes.
"We were hoping to strike favorable
air currents from the west that might
give us a chance at a long distance
record. We were carried In a semi
circle, passing over parts of Illinois.
Missouri and Kentucky. Tuesday we
encountered intense cold and a se
vere snowstorm at an altitude of 16,
000. Tuesday afternoon at an altitude
of 16,000 feet we ran Into another
snowstorm. Shortly afterward we shot
up to 20,600 feet. From that time on
the cold was so Intense that we became
benumbed and half stuplfled and grad
ually lost power to control the baloon.
"I cannot tell whot the altitude was
Just before" we made our final drop,
but efforts to let out gas by the valve
had not succeeded In bringing us to
the ground as fast as I desired.
'Final! I decided to use the rip
cord before we lost consciousness en
tirely. In some manner as yet undis
covered the cord did Its work entire
ly too well and ripped the bag from
top to almost the bottom. The decent
was terrific and I Judge that for the
last 100 feet there was very little gas
left In the baloon as it fell like a
stone."
FIRED OX HY NEGROES.
Six Soldiers Shot, Two Being Dan
gcrously wounded.
Six soldiers of the One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth company of coast artll
lary stationed at Fort Fremont, on
St. Helena Island, were shot by negroes
Just outside of the reservation lines
between Monday night and Tuesday.
Two of the men, Privates Qulgley and
McNally, are dangerously wounded.
while Privates McCarthy. Stransberry,
Callahan and Sleder are less seriously
hurt. The negroes who did the shoot
ing. Will and Isaac Potter, have left
the neighborhood and' had not been
arrested yet on Thursday.
About a week before Isaac Potter
and a soldier from the fort had a fight.
' Potter being cut up by the soldier. It
is said the Potters threatened to shoot
the first soldier caught off the reserva
tion. Monday night Privates Callahan.
McCarthy, Stransberry and Sleder
were shot. Shotguns were used.
Tuesday six soldiers are said to
have gone to the Potter home to see
tho Potters and fiid out whether they
had anything to do with the shooting.
It Is said the seldiers began shooting
Into the negroes house and the fire
was returned, Qulgley and McNally
being wounded.
MADE MV11KKH THREATS.
Illinois Man Captured by I'oshc, but
Is Saved from Lynching.
Chased by an armed crowd of citi
zens of Georgetown, 111., near Dan
ville, Wednesday, George Dexter, who,
It Is said, had threatened to kill a
farmer because he refused him some
thing to eat, turned on his pursuers
and fired five shots.
A half dozen revolvers were emp
tied at him and he fell shot through
the leg. The crowd threatened to
lynch Dexter, but officers succeeded
In placing him In Jail at Danville.
' Ship's Deck Penetrated.
In target practice ut Port Towns-
end. Wash.. Tuesday an 18-pound
projectile tire from a mortar battery
at Fort Case struck the steamer
Evans Thomas, which was towing a
turget, and went through the steam
er's deck.
Potlcrton'ft Hearing Delayed.
The preliminary hearing of Louts
W. Potterton and Mrs. Emma A. Al
len, of Arkansas City, Kan., charged
with causing the death of Mrs. Fran
cis K. Potterton, wife of Potterton, by
administering arsenic poison, was con
tlnued Wednesday until May 26.
To Settle Wage Dispute.
Judge William Lea Chambers, of
Washington, D. C, Tuesday was nomi
nated as third arbitrator of the contro
versy between forty-nine railroads op
erating In the territory west of Chi
cago and the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Knglnemen.
Where Lincoln Was Nominated.
A bronze tablet waa unveiled Wed
nesday at Market , and Lake streets.
Chicago, the Bite of the old "wigwam"
where Abraham Lincoln was nomi
nated In 1860.
To Arbitrate All Disputes.
An agreement has been reached by
the manufacturers und the unions en
gaged In tho hatting industry at Dan-
bury, Conn., wh'ch provides for arbl-
tratlon of all disputes.
WUhelni to Give Prl.c.
Emperor Wlll'am Wednesday nuth
irlxed the Kiel Yacht club to announce
.hat he would give a prize for the
American-German aonderklusse yacht
races, to be sailed at Kiel In 1811.
Fireworks Factory Destroyed.
The factory of the Novelty Fire
works company, about a half mile
south of Newark, N. J., wus almost
completely destroyed by an explosion
Wednesday, supposed to huve been
cuused by spontaneous combustion.
41oy. Davidson to Retire.
Gov. James O. Davidson, of Wiscon
sin, It was authorltiitlvely announced
weuneaauy unci nuuu, win noi be a,
candidate for renomlnution as gov
ernor or for any other office.
Nebraska ra
News of Ihe 1 OMJ UJilU In Conc'rc
Week gj j hi Form
Slate News
TO COME IN WHISTLING.
Omaha Rooster linn to Wake the
Natives en Route.
When the Omaha and South Omaha
business men are within a mile of
Sioux City on their South Dakota-Nebraska
trip they intend to announce
their coming with long blasts of a si
ren whistle which they have attached
to a baggage enr that It may be blown
on the entire trip without changing
from one engine to another.
The party will arrive In Ploux City
promptly at 7:30 p. m.. May 16. and
lifter their march to the principal
street Intersection will visit the mer
chants and business men in their
stores and offices. They are not look
ing for entertainment, but want to see
as much of the town and learn as
much about It and the country sur
rounding it as possible.
Those towns which have n siren
whistle to give (Ire alarms will prob
ably have some useless runs If they
don't remember the time of the or
rlval of the Omaha train, as the blasts
of the whistle have taken many a re
ception committee from the depot,
where they Intended to meet the visit
tors, to grab a hose cart nnd run to
put out a fire. For this reason the
Omahans want it known that they will
blow such a whistle and avoid the
trouble of looking for a lire.
ENGINEER BADLY SCALDED.
William II. Mathews, of Teciinisch,
Seriously Iturned by Steam.
Wm. H. Mathews, of Tecumseh, a
day engineer ot the city water and
light power house, wus terribly scald
ed Sunday. Mathews had cllmed to
the top of the boiler to repair a leak
ing safety valve. In working the valve
he either broke It or released It and
It opened, allowing the steam to pour
on his body. In attempting to get down
Mathews was so badly burned he fell
to the floor. He succeeded in remov
ing most of his clothing, after which
he went to the telephone and'lnformert
the superintendent of the accident, for
he was alone at the time. He then
telephoned, persons living near the
plant, who arrived a few moments
later to find him exhausted.
He was taken home and It was
found that a large portion of his body
had been seriously scalded. There was
a slight scald on his scalp, one or two
on his face, and from his chest down
he was a vast blister. The most seri
ous Injury is to his abdomen and right
thigh and log to his knee. The at
tending surgeon things he will recover,
TO MFET IN RIOATRICE.
Nebraska State Sunday Schools to
Convene June 7, H and 9.
The Nebraska state Sunday school
convention, which meets, at ISeatrlce
June 7, 8 and 9, promises to be the
most largely attended and best con
vention ever held In the state. Not
only Is this assured by the list of
speakers and workers who will appear
upon tho program, but also by the
stote-wlde Interest manifested In this
meeting. State workers say that the
prospects were never so good for a
record breaking attendance as they
are this year, ns evidenced by the
large numbers from all parts of the
state who have already signified their
intention of attending. The local com
mittees are preparing for entertain
ment of 1,200 or more delegates.
Still Several Yucaiicies.
At a meeting of the new board of
education of Fullerton last Monday
night the salary of each of the grade
teachers was raised $5. The board
still has the following vacancies to till:
Principal of high school, science teach
er in high school, and one other posi
tion in the high school. The eighth
grade Is also vacant.
Hayes Visits Peru.
Superintendent D W. Hayes, of Al
iiunce, president or reru normal, was
In Peru Friday and was the guest of
President J. W. Crabtree. This was
Mr. Hayes' first visit since his elec
tlon, and he was busy familiarizing
himself with the duties which he will
have to take up when he ussumr
chuge June 1.
Small Grain Doing Well.
About an Inch of rain fell at Arcadia
the latter part of last week and the
ground is pretty thoroughly soaked
Farmers report all small grain look
ing much better and it is the general
belief that winter wheat will be a bet
ter crop than was though u short time
ago.
Cuse Is Dismissed.
The case against C. S. IV Puss, which
has been hanging In the county court
at Nebraska City for some time has
been dismissed by the county attorney
lie was charged with passing checks
on banks In which he had no funds.
Goes Ruck to Farm.
William Si hrelner, who was denied
a saloon license by the Nebraska City
council, has taken down his money
und will return to the farm.
Still Going Dccimt.
Another thousund dollars Is being
subscribed to go further with the work
on the deep well at Nebraska City
The well la now down 1,485 feet und
all are hopeful of striking somethln
within the next 100 feet.
Jacob Weiss Hound Over.
Jacob Weiss, ajiurgeu with attempt
Ing to murder Frau Zook. whom h
bronght from Germany, promlsln
marrluge. which he refused, wus boun
over to district court.
NOT LIKKLY TO RE GRANTED.
Judge Ioks With Disfavor on Club
Injunctions.
At the conclusion of the trial of th
Lincoln club Injunction cases In dis
trict court Thursday Judge Frost indi
cated that the application for a perma
nent Injunction forbidding the city and
Its officials from raiding the club
rooms and seizing the Piuors found I
therein without proper warrant, would I
be denied and the temporary Injunc
tion dissolved. Iast June all of the
clubs' obtained restraining orders to
prevent the officials Interfering with
them and later these orders were mod
ified so ns to forbid the officers Invad
ing the clubs and seizing their liquors
without a warrant regularly issued.
The clubs sought to have these orders
mitde permanent.
All parties admitted that the ques
tion was not an Important one, as
would have no legal right to do things
from which It was sought to enjoin
them; that Is, they could not legally
enter the club houses and seize the
property of the organizations without
first securing a warrant from the
proper court.
LINCOLN'S PI.ANT IS LOSER.
Itcjmrt of City Auditor of Lincoln on
Wuter System Shows Yearly Lohh.
The Electrical Workers association,
which opened at Lincoln Thursday,
took exceptions to the statement of
Mayor Love, who. In his welcome ad
dress, said that tho city owned the wa
ter plant !at Lincoln and had netted
the city some $30,000 in addition to
furnishing water to consumers at 15
cents per 1,000 gallons and the city
for nothing.
Mr. Scoutt. of the Kearney Water
and Electric Power company, was ap
pointed a committee to investigate
the report of the city auditor of Lin
coln and give his anaylsls to the con
vention. Mr. Scoutt's report showed
that instead of showing a net revenue,
the plant was actually run at a loss
of $3,000.
The analysis of Mr. Scoutt Is based
on the contention that the city audi
tor's report overlooks charges and
losses, such as arise from taxes, break
age and the like.
CROPS GET A GOOD SOAKING.
Entire Grain licit of Nebraska. Kansas
and Eastern Colorado Wet.
Rain worth millions.
The -entire wheat belt of Nebraska,
iyhuhhs ana eastern Colorado was
visited with a general rain Thursday
morning. Continuing at Intervals dur
ing the day and becoming a atendv fn 11
II Thursday and Friday night.
The Union Pacific reports that it was
raining Thursday over the entire sys
tem, with temperatures varying from
5 .to 55 degrees. All of the stations
long the Hurllngton route, where
cloudy weather was reported. Ac
cording to Northwestern officials there
is rain all along the Nebraska lines
from Merrlman southeast.
R LA I It ROY LOSES FOOT.
Jesse Rigclow Falls Under Union Pu-
cillc Truiu at Sidney.
Jesse lilgelow, aged 18, son of T. S.
ilgelow, or lilair, while trying to
oard a moving freight train in the
'nlon Pacific yards at Sidney, slipped
nd fell from the cars and mangled his
eft foot so badly that it necessitated
amputation above the angle. Dr. Si
mons, the county physician, assisted
by Dr. Graham, performed the opera
tion.
The young man wus trying to steal
ride with another fellow when the
accident took place.
M INTYHE MURDER TRIAL.
Judge Overrules Motion of Defense
for ii Continuance.
Judge Ilanrt Thursday overruled
the motion of the defense in the case
of Harry G. MeUityre, charged with
the murder of O. F. Hamilton, for a
continuance, and the trial will be held
at the present term of court at Mullen.
The law firm of Sullivan & Squires
has been appointed by the court to
conduct the defense, and W. D. Old
ham, of Kearney, has been engaged to
assist In the prosecution.
West Point Divorces.
A divorce was granted at the last
term of court at West Point to John
Anderson from Anna Christina An
derson. In the case of Hartman v
iiarinian, a decree oi divorce was
granted plaintiff, with the custody of
her 3-year-old daughter and title to
the homestead at Reenter.
Jury Attaches No Rliime.
Tne coroner s jury empanelled at
Rttrtlett to Investlguts the sudden
death of Pearl Newman, a colored
girl, decided that death resulted from
poisoning but failed to attach blame
to any particular person.
liiittsmouth Votes Paving ltonds.
At a special election at Plattsmouth
the Issuance of paving bonds carried
by a large majority. The bonds are to
be Issued for the sum of $3,500.
Killed by Savage Hull.
While Rudolph Jenney, a prominent
farmer residing six miles south of
Leigh, was leading a bull to town he
was attacked by the animal, which In
jured him so severely that he died
within a few hours.
Sent lo Reform School.
Guy McDanlela, of Falls City. 11
yeai of age, was sentenced by the
county Judge to the industrial school
at Kearney. The parents admitted,
their Inability to control the lad.
It)
By the passago cf a Joint resolution
In the hour.e, Cungrc33 gives consent
to the states of Michigan. Indiana,
Wisconsin and Illinois, to determine
the Jurisdiction cT crimes committed
on Lake Michigan. The purpose of
the resolution la to permit the Rtatee
named, by proper act of their respec
tlve legislatures, to enter Into arrange
merits by which persona commuting
offenses on Lake Michigan, where II
la now often practically Impossible to
prove the state In which the offense Is
committed, may be punished by the
authorities of that state that first se-
cures JurlsdkUm of the person, or
such other arrangements as the states
.day determine among themselves.
In recent years 'here have been occa
sions when perstns owning or hiring
lake vessels deliberately engaged In
the commission ol' offenses that would
have been punishable In any of the
states mentioned, but where no pun
ishment was or could- be inflicted be
cause of the Impossibility of showing
the state In which the offense was
commit;. d.
The rumor that the Navy Depart
ment was planning an extended for
eign cruise next fall was confirmed
Tuesday, when an official letter waa
sent from the department to Lieut. A.
W. Pressey, the officer In charge of
the naval recruiting office at New
York. The sixteen new battle ships
of -ae Atlantic Fleet will be sent to
the Medlterrarean, while the Pacific
Fleet will visit South American ports
and take part in the celebration of
Chill's independence day. The recruit
ing office has prepared a circular to
be sent broadcast over the country,
describing the great opportunities
open to young men who would see th
world at Uncle Sam's expense.
As the result of Increases in re
ceipts from postofflce8 all over the
country, it is announced by the post
master at Washington that the postal
deficit is rapidly being wiped out.
During the week the postmaster gen
eral signed an order returning to the
general fund of the treasury
000 of the amount transferred to the
postal service. If the present rate of
increase is maintained it is predicted
that by June 30 the Postofflce Depart
ment will be self-sustaining for the
first time in many years.
With patriotism immortalized in
eloquent phrases and in a setting of
the national colors enfolding memen
toes of the days of '76, the National
Society of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution inaugurated its nine
teenth continental congress. Presi
dent Taft made an address of greet
ing.
A. D. Thompson, of Duluth, was ii
Washington in opposition to the long
and short haul provision of the pend
Ing railroad bill. Mr. Thompson takes
the position that if this provision be
comes a law it will have the effect of
increasing rates on the shipment of
grain from middle Western points.
Congress has been asked to author
ize the creation of a new division in
the Treasury Department to have
charge of bonding and contracting
matters, the head of which will be a
commissioner whose annual salary
will be $4,000 per annum. '
Chicago billposters have gained a $3
a-week Increase and Improved condi
tions.
Chicago iron workeis have a scale ol
iZ cents an hour and are asking for
e5 cents. .
Children under 16 years can not be
employed In New Jersey factories ac
cording to a law just passed.
A board of arbitration may be ap
pointed to settle the disputes between
the C. N. R. and its mechanics.
The question of establishing an old
age pension fund is being considered
by several of the big International un
ions. The old age pension fund of the
International Typographical Union has
been raised to $218,000.
The brewery workers' strike at La
Crosse, Wis., has been settled. The
men won on all points. A wage in
crease of $2 a week was granted and
the workday,, which had been nine
hours, was cut to eight. Various other
demands were granted.
The giving of a commission or bonus
to domestic servants or others making
purchases for their employers Is made
an offense In New Jersey and Wash
Ington, the receiving of tips by wait
ers in hotels and restaurants and the
giving of such tips being also prohibit
ed in the latter State.
Plans are rapidly nearlng fruition by
which the three separate organization
of carpenters in the country will be
amalgamated with the United Brother
hood.
The United Garment Workers of
America have been great sffTeres as a
result of the prison output of shirts,
overalls, trousers and the like, used
by worklngmen in their trade.
The executive of the Labor Educa
tional Association of Ontario, Canada,
is making arrangements for the hold
Ing of mass meetings In various ceil
ters throughout the Dominion.
In Rhode Island a new law provide
that no cnuu under 18 years of age
uhall work after 8 p. in. Nearly 1,000
children In the State are affected.
Four hundred and fifty thousand
wage earners in Greater New York are
receiving wages smaller than $800 a
year, the "minimum of decency" fixe
by the annual report of the committee
on congestion of population.
The Central Federated Union of New
York City has issued an appeal . to
Samuel Goinpers and other national
labor leuders demanding the organl
aation of a national labor party In thi
country, modeled on the lines of the
I RUIa Labor party,
The Week
in Congress
The postofflce appropriation bill.
carrying about $240,000,000, was pass
ed by the Senate Friday without
amendment As the result of this ac
tion no conference will be required
upon this bill. A large number ot
bills were passed, including one to
provide for the division of the lands
in the Crow Indian reservation and
one granting pensions of $12 a month
to nurses who served in the Civil
War. The Seate adjourned until Mon
day. The House practically conclud
ed with the consideration of the ad
ministration railroad bill for the adop
tion of amendments before adjourn
ment and agreed that a final vote
would be taken Tuesday. The section
authorizing mergers between railroads
was struck out by a vote of 131 to
128. Efforts of Democrats to strlk
out the sections relating to the capi
talization of railroads were ineffect
ual. The Senate was not In session Sat
urday. A sharp exchange between
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Shackleford. of Missouri, over an nl
leged breach of order by the latter in
a speech of St. Louis subtreasury con
ditions under a former regime fea
tured session of the House. Mr.
Shackleford complained of "coercion"
by the Speaker and asked if he were
to be "traduced" and "bulldozed." Th
Speaker heatedly and repeatedly called
the MIssourian to order, but overruled
an objection by members of the com
mlttee which Investigated the situa
tion In the St. Louis subtreasury, and
Mr. Shackleford spoke for an hour. A
personal tribute of both parties to
Speaker Cannon in commemoration of
his seventy-fourth birthday was ex
pressed for the House by Democratic
Leader Clark and replied to by the
Speaker. Several minor bills on the
private calendar were passed. The
House adopted a resolution of sympa
thy for the family of the late Kins
Enward and the British people, and as
a "further mark of respect" adjourned
Previous to adjournment at 3 o'clock
Monday, on account of the death of
King Edward VII. the Senate devoted
two hours to the consideration ot the
railroad bill. Senator Overman of
North Carolin". spoke in favor of the
long and short haul clause of the bill.
while Senator Piles of Washington op
posed that provision of the measure.
Earlier In the day Senator Stone of
Missouri introduced a resolution In
structing the committee on postofflces
and post roads to make Inquiry Into
the propriety of the use of franks in
circulating a pamphlet In support ;f
the Payne-Aldrlch tariff law. The res
olution was referred to the postofflca
committee under a promise of a speedy
report, there being some indication
that the inquiry might take on a
broader scope and that the mlsuso of
the franking privilege generally might
be entered upon. In the House legis
lation relating to tho District of Co
lumbia occupied the entire session.
Continuing the consideration of tho
railroad bill, the Senate Tuesday
heard arguments by Senator Brlstow
in support of the Dixon amendment
prohibiting a greater charge for short
than for long hauls on the railroads,
and by Senators Lodge and Piles
against it. There were many Inter
ruptions and much sharp colloquy. To
ward the close of the session a resolu
tion authorizing an Investigation into
alleged abuses of the franking privi
lege was adopted. By a vote of 200
to 126 the House passed the adminis
tration railroad bill, with many of
the original provisions stricken out.
A proposition to revive section 12 re
lating to the acquisition of competing
lines was voted down before the bill
was finally placed upon its passage.
Some of the New England Republi
cans joined with the Democrats in vot
ing down that provision. The bill now
goes to the Senate, where a bill simi
larly introduced as an administration
measure has been pending for nearly
three months. The House passed sev
eral resolutions calling for identity of
the real purchasers of the Philippine
friar lands and adopted the conference
report on the bill to create the bureau
of mines and mining, which now goei
to the President for approval.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
The Soo railroad intends building 4
line from Ryder, N. D., to Elbowwooda,
on Fort Berthold reservation.
The Calgary Milling Company's 150.-
000-bushel elevator at Calgary, Alta,a
was destroyed by fire recently.
James H. Simpson, who served as an
aid to Gen. Custer, Is dead at his home
nrst presiueni vi x l-ujub 0 imim vi
Dover.
The mystery surrounding the Identi
ty of the Harvard alumnus who had
offered $300,000 to build a new bridge
over the Charles River as an approach
to the stadium was cleared when It
was learned ' that Lars Anderson of
Brookllne was the man.
A weird story about the crucifixion
of a Slav by miners ut Avella, Pa., Is
declared to have no foundation.
Frederick Christian Havemeyer, eld
est brother of Henry O. Havemeyer,
died at New York. He was 78 years
old.
Commander Robert E. Peary sailed
from New York on the Kronprinzesaln
Cecille for a lecture tour of England
and the continent.
Friends of Richard Croker, the old
time Tammany leader, say he will re
turn before the summer is over t
make New York his permanent home.
A schedule of the gross assets of the
big spot cotton firm of Knight, Yan
cey & Co., of Decatur. Ala., which
went into bankruptcy, as made pub
lic in the bankruptcy court in Hunts
vllle, Ala., lends some hope that tha
losses of the unsecured creditors will
not be so great as was anticipated.
The Society of Colonial Descendants
has been organized, with headquarteaf
In Washington. Chapters will be lnX
stltuted in aH parts of the country.'
Ilrigadler General Carl A. Woodruff,
U. S. A., retired, Is Governor General,
and Dr. Joseph G. C. Bulloch, relative
of Colonel Roosevelt, Is deputy gover
nor general.
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