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I A: ' t DAKOTA COUNTY HERAjLB, ' . .7 i: I NUMBER 49. DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1907. VOLUME XV 'Ah I. K Li 1- i is n. ' - - "' at r . ! -k' -i a --. -ram vie n t WORLD'S DAILY NEWS CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND CONCISELY STATED, ANARCHY IN EUROPE NATIVES AND El'HOPEANS MAS. SACRED IN MOROCCAN PORT. London Papers Declare the Algeolraa Treaty Has Proved Failure, and I'rge that France and Spain Be Au thorlzed to Occupy Capital. , On the pretext that they were dls pl eased with the harbor works three tribes Wednesday raided Casa Blanca, 'one of the seaports of Morocco, and musBacred the native guards and seven Europeans. The other European' tn the city, together with a number, of Jews, took refuge on a German ship which has arrived there. The French cruiser Galilee sailed for Casa Blanca Wednesday night. The morning papers of London comment strongly upon the state of anarchy as revealed by the massacre at Casa Blanca, and declare that It 1b evident that the sultan Is powerless to preservs order. The powers therefore, they assert, are bound to take meas ures to exact retribution and stop the lawlessness. The Dally News says: "Nobody would blame France for deciding thfet It Is useless to proceed with a policy whlch-merely toys with the fringe of the question. In the end, however, the Moroccan difficulty must be solved In Berlin before it is faced at Fee." The Daily Graphic declares that the whole of Morocco is laughing at the inability of Europe to secure Mac Lean's release. The Algeclras treaty, It says, is worse than useless and the time has arrived for the powers to au thorise France and Spain to occupy Fes. "It is Impossible to believe," says the paper, "In the face of the Casa Blanca massacre, that Germany will longer oppose drastic action of this kind, and nothing less will meet the grave exigencies In the present situa tion." ' BIG SMUGGLERS CAUGHT. Wholesale Operations Are Uncovered on Mexican Border. Sllvlano Montemayor, mayor of the city of Jaurez and one of the most In fluential citizens of the state of Chi huahua, Mexico, has disappeared. Jaurez had been in a fever of excite ment since the capture of a party of smugglers and the arrest of over thir ty persons. Including six of the most prominent business men of the town. Tuesday night the federal authori ties seized fourteen cars consigned us coal to Mayor Montemayor, of El Paso, Tex., and found that five of the cars were loaded with dry goods, clothing, shoes, etc. A thin layer of coal covered the merchandise in each case. Montemayor's warehouses, goods ,and papers were seized also, as was the large mercantile establishment of Ket teson & Degetau. Yardmaster Vlllasure, of the Mexi can Central, and a large number of Mexican switchmen and car loaders were Jailed Wednesday. The authori ties say that the evidence secured by them implicates a clerk In the Banco Naclonal, one Lecombier, and the son of A. Aguerlllas, a prominent customs broker, both of whom escaped to thU side of the river. ON HUNT FOR MURDERERS. New York Sleuths Search for Ashom. gins. District Attorney Jerome, of New York, . has taken personal charge of the Investigation Into the plots of the Armenian blackmailers which led to the assassination of H. S. Tavshan jlan, and all the forces of the district attorney's office and the police depart ment worked zealously Wednesday to ferret out more clews that would lead to the arrest of the murderers, who are believed to have masked their op erations under the name of Huncha kists, an Armenian revolutionary so ciety. A trunk Is reported to have been found in Lowell, Mass., which Is said to contain papers revealing the plots of the blackmailers. The grand Jury Wednesday" found three additional indictments against Father Martoogeslan. Two Indict ments charge attempted robbery and the third extortion. New York -Colon Cable. Commercial service was begun Aug. 1 over the new All-American cable laid directly from New York to Colon by the Central and South American Telegraph company. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Wednesday's quotations on the Eloux City live stock market follow: Butcher steers, $6.00Q6.45. Top hogs, $6.11. Stiletto Victim Shields Assailant. Louie Gorretti, an Italian, was stab toed with a stiletto at Loretto, Mich., by an Italian with whom he had quar reled during the day. Gorretti refuses to tell who cut him. He cannot live. His assailant escaped. Poet Kills Negro Wife Slayer. George Thomas, a negro, who shot his wife at West Chester, Pa., Sunday and then fled, was traced to a barn Bear there by a posse and killed STEEL PROFITS GROW. Last Quarter's Hurfness Indicates Great Prosperity. AH records of the United States steel corporation In the manufacture of steel were shown to have been broken when the company's report for the quarter ending June 80, 1907, was made public Tuesday after a meeting of the board of directors. The report shows that the com pany's total net earnings for the spring were (45,703,545, a high water mark record for any single quarter In the company's history. The record break ing total Is an Increase of I5.S78.672 over the corresponding quarter last year. The amount of unfilled business on hand on June 80 last was 7,603,878 tons, an Increase of 784,289 tons over last year. The directors said the amount of unfilled business on the books was a barometric Indication of the steel making business. The statement also shows that $18, 600000 was set aside after all charges. Interest and dividends were paid, for ;ew plants, additional property and construction. This is an Increase of 15,500,000, as compared with the ap propriation for the same purpose for June 30, 1906. The total of the company's quarter ly earnings of $45,703,705 exceed the highest earnings for any previous quarter by $3,766,741. The balance of surplus for the quar ter, after all charges, Is $3,497,080, a decrease of $1,744,026 as compared to the same quarter last year. POWDER Tilt ST IS ATTACKED. Suit Against Combine Is Brought by Uncle Sam. The United States Tuesday began (suit against the so-called powder trust In the United States court at Wilming ton, Del. The government asks that the Du pont company, of Delaware, be re strained from exercising control over the subsidiary companies. The papers In the case were filed by Assistant At torney General Purdy at noon. Sub poenas were Issued returnable the first Monday. In September. The companies are charged with violating the Sherman antt-trust act. The court Is asked to determine whether the public Interests will be better subserved by the appointment of receivers to take possession of the Kproperty of the alleged trust with the view of bringing about conditions In trade and commerce that will be In harmony with the law. The prayer in this'respeot Is Identical with that In the so-called tobacco trust petition. . STRANG LER IN NEW YORK CITY. Police Spread Drag Net to Catch the Slayer. The bodies of two women with the marks of a strangler on their throats were found in New York Tuesday within twelve hours and the police have cast a drag net over the city to catch the slayer. The police believe one man committed both crimes. Neither victim has been identified. An examination of the bodies of the strangler's victims disclosed the fact that both have been mutilated. This fact leads the police to believe both the murders were committed by a person-or persons possessed of an insane desire to mutilate their victims. NO BLAME FOR CREW. Coroner Commends Officers and Men - of Burned Steamer. Coroner O'Neill, of Auburn, N. Y has completed his investigation into the burning of the steamer Frontenac on Cayuga lake Saturday, and he finds that no blame Is to be attached to Capt. Brown, of the ill fated boat, or any of the crew. He commends the captain and the crew for their heroic work in doing all In their power to save the passengers. The investiga tion did not develop the origin of th fire. 17 DEGREES IN THE SUN. Terrlflo Heat Wave Passes Over Small Section of Texas. The most terrific heat visitation ever known occurred at McGregor, Tex., Sunday, continuing about an hour and twenty minutes. The ther mometer registered 179 degrees In the sun and 117 In shade. An area of three miles In length and two miles wide was affected. Scores of people were overcome. Horses, cattle, hogs and poultry dropped dead, one man losing forty-five head of stock. Th phenomenon has not been explained. MIhh Root Is to Wed. The announcement was made Tu on lay of the engagement of Miss Edith Root, only daughter of Secretary of State and Mrs. Ellhu Root, to Lieut. Ulysses S. Grant. I. I. I., U. S. A., son of MaJ. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, commanding the department of the east. Lawyer Confess? Forgery. Thomas Black, of Kenton, O., law yer and mayor for two terms, gave himself up to the sheriff Monday and asked to be placed behind the bars. Black acknowledges the forgery of papers Involving $28,000. His opera tions extend, he says, over a period of nine years. Pettus Is Laid to Ruse The funeral of late United States Senator Edmund W. Pettus took place at Selma, Ala., Tuesday afternoon. It was attended, by state officials and members of the legislature and thou sands of citizens. Will Seek the South Pole. The Endurance sailed down the Thames Thursday with the English south polar expedition, commanded by Lieut. E. II. Shacklctun, on board. STKKL PROFITS GROW. I THUU ItrLE IX CONGO. WI ma i.u.h. n umwn-o. THUU RULE IN CONGO. Leopold Awaited In British House cf Lords. The "system of government In the Congo Independent ttftte Is one of un restrained tyranny, enforced by tho sword and bullet, by cruelty and by murder." " These words were spoken by Lord Monkswell, who raided the Congo question In the English house of lords Monday. The attendance in the house was small. Continuing, Lord Monkswell said the Congo government was a powerful engine of greed which Imprudently and Insolently violated the limitations and restrictions under which its rights over this territory had been granted. The speaker quoted authorities to sup port his statements, and added that an especial responsibility attached to Great Britain, because except for her determined action the king of Portu gal and not the king of the Belgians would at this moment have been the ruler of the Congo. The archblBhop of Canterbury de clared that tho Congo was one of the most disheartening and humiliating of contemporary questions. He snld It was a ghastly Irony to read today the words of the address presented to King Leopold by the city of Ixmdon tn 1884, congratulating his majesty upon his quite "bloodless victory." He declared the BrltlsH government should be reminded of the sense of re sponsibility of all Englishmen In this matter. JOHNSTON FOR SENATOR. Former Alabama Governor Will Suc ceed the Late E. W. Pcttus. The successor to Senator E. W. Pet tus, of Birmingham, Ala., who died at Hot Springs, N. C. will be former Gov. Joseph F. Johnston, of Birming ham. At the state primaries last year candidates for the alternate senator- ships were voted on, and Senator J. II. Bankhead received the highest vote j He was therefore given the first va t cancy upon Senator Morgan's death. Gov. Johnston received the next high est vote and will therefore be elected by the legislature In Joint session one week from Wednesday to the second vacancy caused by the death of Sena tor Pettus. I Gov. Johnston Is 64 years old, has a I fine war record and has always taken a lively interest In confederate affairs. He served as governor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900. Johnston will not only be elected for the unexpired term ' o Senator Pettus, but will be elected also for the additional term to which Pettus wan recently elected, which expires Marc'r 4. 1915. t FRANCE EXTENDS COTJBTE8Y. Earnest Hope that Pending Tariff Ne gotiations Will Be Successful. What has been characterized as ah obstacle in the way of continuation of the negotiations between France and the United States In regard to the tar iff has been removed, for France has notified the United States she has ex tended from Aug. 1 to Oct. 1 the re cree providing for the collection of a minimum duty on coffee brought In from. Porto Rico. France makes It clear she considers this extension not a right which the United States can claim, but purely an act of courtesy and good will on her part and evidence of her earnest hope that the pending negotiations will re. suit In an agreement. ANOTHER WARSHIP MISHAP. One Man Killed and Two Injured by Bursting of Boiler. A dispatch received at the navy de partment Tuesday from Commander Housh, of the gunboat Wilmington at Shanghai, Bays a boiler tube of the ves sel burst while the vessel was at Nan king. Three men were scalded, one of whom. Fireman Philip Hind, subse quently died. The other two were not seriously burned. Hind was a native of Maryland and entered the navy May 10, 1894. HI, next of kin is a brother, J. E. Hind, whose address is Chester, Md. ... Unofficial reports of several deaths from smallpox on the Wilmington have reached the navy department. Pray for Rain; Deluge Conies. The pastors tn the various ohurches of Joplln, Mo., by agreement offered prayers for rain during services Sun day morning to dispel the drought that has been destroying crops for the last-month. Three hours later a heavy downpour of rain began and deulged that section during the afternoon. Illinois Women Killed by Train. Mrs. Anna Shimnnltz, 87 years old, ind Mrs. John Belavlch, 64 years old, were killed by a train at Taunton. Ill . The women endeavored to get our of the way of a freight train on another track and were run down by a pas. senger. WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL. 6chedt-l of Games to II Played S4 Sioux City' la. ronowi:i' is a schedule of the West ern League games to be played at Sioux City In the Immediate future: Des Moines. Aug. I, 10, 11, If Pueblo Aug. 14, It. 16. 17 100 Years Old, and Vigorous. Alpheus Haynes, of Middletown Springs, Vt., celebrated his 100th birthday Monday. Practically every body In town called on Deacon Haynes and congratulated him. He Is in good health and mental vigor. Jealous; Kills Wife and Self. In a fit of jualirus anger J. D. Stack house, proprietor of a restaurant at Tulsa, I. T., shot and killed his wife, then committed suicide. Nebraska i State News i! SHOT IN "THE HEAD NOT FATAL. Bullet Enter Temple and Panne Out of the Top of tho Head. At about 8:80 Sunday evening Mer rill Brown, a well known and well t. do farmer, was shot In the temple by a bullet from a 82-callber revolver, fired by W. A. Butts, his hired man. The shooting took place at the home of Mr. Brown, who lives about six miles east of Lyons. Butts got Into argument with Mrs. Brown over a horseshoe, which he said had been taken from his buggy by one of the little girls, and made some very in sulting remarks to her. When Brown came home and was told of the trou ble Butts was making, he went out to settle with him. Words were ex changed between Brown and Butts, and Butts, who has the reputation of being a very quarrelsome person, pull ed out his gun and took a shot at Brown, but missed him, and Brown rushing up grabbed Butts and threw him over a watering trough from where he fired again without getting up. This shot hit Brown in the left temple and came out the top of his head. Butts then got Into his buggy and drove to town and gave himself up to the authorities, where he was held until Sheriff Phlpps arrived on the scene. Sheriff Phlpps started for Tekamah with Butts, who will be held there until after his preliminary hear ing. Mr. Brown was attended by Dr. Hill, of Lyons, and who upon exam ination found that the wound was not as serious as It was first thought to be. Brown probably will be out again In a Short time. j. t Butts Is a very quarrelsome person and has made trouble for nearly every person whom he has worked for In the two or three years that he hat been In that vicinity. W. A. Butts, who was arrested by Sheriff Phlpps, was arraigned at Te kamah charged with shooting with In tent to kill Merrell Brown, whom he had been working for. Being unable to furnish the $6,000 bond he was placed In tfie county Jail. BIG PROGRAM FOR LABOR DAY. Prominent Men Have Been Invited to Deliver Addresses. The Omaha Central Labor - union committee on arrangements for tho Labor day celebration has extended Invitations to -,evral distinguished men to be present and address the la boring men on that day. Among those Invited are W. J. Bryan, William H. Haywood of Denver, President Goni pers of the National Federation of La bor, and Mayor James Dahlman. Owing to the storm, the committee postponed its Tuesday night meeting until Thursday night, at which time all the details of the trl-clty Labor day celebration were completed. It Is expected that between 3,500 and 6,000 laboring men will take patt in the parade and negotiations are in progress with 150 musicians to furnish the band and orchestra music for the day. FIGHT ON IN NEBRASKA. Control of the Republican Party In volved, A political battle, perhaps the most unique in the history of the state, is now in progress in Nebraska. The success or failure of the two factions means absolute controls or emphatic defeat In the councils of the Republic an party of Nebraska. Chief Justice Sedgwick Is a candidate for re-elec tlon to the supreme bench; Opposed to him Is ex-Judge M. B. Rccsc. These are the standard bearers. Dolllvcr at Grand Island. Senator Dnlllver was the chief at traction of the Chautauqua assembly at Grand Island and held an audience of over 2.000 for two hours discussing "Public Virtue In Politics." The sena tor found a great advancement of pub lic morals in the past two decades and proved his position from public docu ments. Aged Woman Breaks Leg. The accidents for Utlca still con tinue. This time the victim Is Mrs, Anton Rau. She was going into the country with some friends and while stepping into the carriage the horses started up and she Jumped out, break ing her left leg In two places. Niece of Plattsmouth Man Lost. Henry Boeck, of Plattsmouth, his received word that his niece. Mm Lolse G. Nake, and her daughter. Miss Nellie, were among the unfortunate ones who lost their lives In the recent collision of the ill fated steamer Co lumbia and the San Pedro on the Pa clfls ocean. Severe Hall Storm at Went Point. A severe hall storm, preceded by a heavy downpour of rain, broke ovor West Point at 6:80 Tuesday evening. This is the first hall storm doing any serfbus damage that has occurred for twenty-five years past. Hall has fall en all around the city several times. but never in the town. A snail Revenue Law. Assailing the Nebraska revenue law. the Union Pacific will carry the meth od of assessing real estate every four years into the federal court. Attorney Rich filed a protest against the farm values, asserting that the scheme was nconstitutional, Hobson Urge Digger Navy. Congressman Richmond P. Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac, addressed a large audience at the Chautauqua at Hastings on the subject, "Peace and Our Navy." He advocated spending fSO, 000,0.0 each year for ten years tor the development of the navy. Olcwn for DUtrlct Judge, Forme State Senator Andrew Oleson. nf Wlxner. has fllori f,r R the nomination for Judge of the dlst Tlct At court on tne Kigmn judicial dlst pn ine.tepuuncan ticket. HOY CAUGHT IN TMUFSIIKB, I -.-. Mnn Vlw Sees Ar-i-lttont Hives Lad's Life ! Quick V tlon. Eugene Itillllps, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ceorge A. Phillips, who live west cf Tccumsoh, was the victim of a terrible accident, but es caped with his life. Meyer Pros, and a crew cf men were at the I'hlllipn home threshing and Eugene had boon given some light work about the machine. Hoy like, he climbed to tho top of tho thresher while it was In motion. Elmer Moyer, one of the threshers, had been climb ing Into the machine to Inspect the boater, which had needed attention. He went onto the machine, and with out paying attention to the boy, opS ed the trap doors to the beater. At this time the bey, who was evidently engaged In watching tho engine, took a backward step and his left foot was set down Into tho beater Jaws. Mr. Moyer saw what had happened at once, and, grabbing the boy, prevent ed the machinery from dragging him into a certain death. Mr. Moyer could not extricate the unfortunate boy's foot, but was able to prevent his leg from going Into the beater. A FAKE FIGHT WAS BAIT. Kentitcklan is Mceeod Out of $1,000 at Council Bluffs. A Louisville. Ky.. police detective arrived In Omaha to take back to that city R. L Thlelman and E. Alstadt. who are charged with fleecing Henry Hazelbaum, of Louisville, out of II, 000 on a fake prize fight which was pulled off last week tn a Council Bluffs hotel. Har.olbaum was induced to bet $1,000 on "Sure Thing" Casey, who threw up the sponge after three fake ruunus. i-ignieen mous&na aoitsrs "foney" money is said to have been used In the betting ring. ' ' Alstadt Is credited with having pull ed off other fights of this nature, but the dupes have refused to crosscuts. fearing they were equally culpable. Thlelman Is a brother of Pltqher Thlelman, of the Cleveland Americans, and resides In St. Cloud, Minn. ROADS FIGHT OVER A CROSSING. Burlington Blocks Effort of the Union Paclflo. The railroad crossing fight between the Burlington and Union Paclflo reached a climax at Central City. The new double track of the Union Paclflo Is completed and ready for the cross ing piece over the Burlington right of way. Tho Union Paolno had a crossing piece laid on tw o greased rails ready to slip Into position whoff opportunity of fered. At a moment when the Union Pacific men were off guard a Burling ton engine came along dragging a heavy .- chain and anchor, which caught the crossing piece, twisted St out of shape and landed It twenty yards away. The engine then took up a position which blooks further efforts by the rival road to use its Une. The fight between the roads Is over the maintenance of the crossing. ' Wilbur Pcoplo Victims, A number of parties In the vicinity of Wilbur, among them business men of .long experience, were 'Induced to taKe stock In the Egelra Fuel com pany on the representations of Its president. Some time ago when they became uneasy about their Invest ments they were told that coal from the mine would be on sale in the locul market within a very short time, which time expired last winter. Since the recent exposure they are very reti cent as to their present status with the concern. ( - A Narrow Escnie for Surveyor. While County. Surveyor Patterson, of Papllllon, was running a line near the Bellevue cottage over a deep cut of the Interurban road he had Jo wiruw nis steei cnain across me cut. It struck a live wire and the rail, making a complete circuit Mr. Pat terson received a severe shock anO his chain la in several pieces. Sheldon and Mcllrlen at Normal. The visit of Gov. Sheldon and State Superintendent McBrien to the Mc Cook Junior normal school at McCook was a notable event. ' The governor and state superintendent both ad dressed the normal and the third an nuul graduating exercises of tho eighth grade of the Red Willow coun ty schools. Killed by Switch Engine. Saturday night the switch engine Ir, the Burlington's yards In Nebraska City ran over a man who was sleep ing on the track. The man's head was crushed almost beyond recognition and his arms and shoulders mutilated. Nothing was found to Indicate his Identity except a union card Issued by the bricklayers' union. I jaw a Dead letter. The child labor law Is practically a dead letter In Lincoln as far as sweep ing enforcement Is concerned. Child ren have been employed in a large number of forbidden occupations, and there has been no protest. Truant Officer Wllllsford has been doing his best to enofrce the law. Body Heeovered from River, The bodyif Miss Thelssen, who was drowned in the Elkhorn river north of Oakdale on last Saturday evening, was discovered floating about a half mile from the bridge. Her clothing had caught on some snags on the bot tom, and her feet, as the river went down, appeared above the water. KlH'hlon Names Food InMpector. Gov. Hheldon appointed as food In spector under the pure food law Mrs. Harriet McMurphy, of Omaha, who had .the recommendation of the wom en's clubs of the state. Mrs. McMur phy had charge of the Nebraska food display at the Kt. Louis exposition. , Clarke Will lie lUiiged. The supreme court handed Mown a mandate directing that Harrison Clarke, convicted of murder In Doug las county, be hanged Aug. SO, be tween the hours of 11 a. m. and 8. p. m. Hue Wn Tries to Urcuk Jail. Klr,u m Hudson, uwaltlng trial in the Jolinton county Jull on a forgery charge, evidently Is getting tired op Ills new Quarters. Sheriff U IT. Mlnxr :i:ovcre;l where the prisoner was taking an attempt at Jail breaking. .1.1.5 MjmW.tiWAt- , Ttl'ni mm 1242 French defeated Henry III. at Taillcfcourg. 1540 Anne Axkew burnt tn London. loSS First of a series of engagements between the F.nglUb fleet and Span ish armada. 1021) Cbnuiplnin, after the capture of Quebec, taken prisoner to England. ....Capitulation of Quebec to the British. lGSo Duke of Monmouth beheaded. 1702 Peter III. put to death. " 1770 Pennsylvania adopted a State con stitution. 1705 Treaty of Basel between France and Spain. 1801 Concordat concluded between Pius VII. sod; Napoleon. 1808 Murat made King of Naples.... Spanish defeated the French at Bay len. ' 1812 Battle of Salamanca. . .Mackinaw surrendered to the British. 1821 Construction of the Lachlne canal begun.... Coronation of King Georgt IV. of England. 1824 Iturblde, who made himself em peror of Mexico, shot at Padlllo. 1832 Napoleon II- King of Rome, only child of Bonaparte, died of cousbmp tlon, aged 21 years. 1837 Queen Victoria's first visit to Par liament The Carlists defeated at Valencia. 1844 Bank of England charter act passed. 1848 Constitutional assembly met at Vienna. 1840 Restoration of tie temporal power of the Pope proclaimed. 1850 Daniel Webster ot Massachusetts became Secretary of State. . 1852 John P. Kennedy of Maryland be came Secretary of War. .. .United States recognised the independence ot Paraguay. ' 1S57 Gen. Havelock entered Gawtrpore .... Massacre at Cawnpore by Nana Sahib. 1SG2 James Glalsher reached height of five miles in balloon ascension la England. 1603 Abolition of the Scheldt dues. 1804 Battle of Peach Tree Creek.... Taking of Nanking ended the Tal ping rebellion in China. 1S00 Prussians occupied Frankfort. 1870 France made formal declaration of war against Prussia. . .Franco-Prussian war commenced. . . .Michael Da vitt tried for treason-felony. 1873 Don Carlos re-entered Spain. 1874 Spain declared in a state of siege. 1878 British flag hoisted at Cyprus. 1883 "Gen. Tom Thumb" (0. H. Strat- ton), famous dwarf, died. 1S80 Gladstone's cabinet resigned. 18'JO The National line steamer Egypt was burned at sea. 1801 Riotous miners , at Briceville, Teun., refused to allow convicts to work in the mines. .. .Destructive hailstorm in South Dakota. 1803 Great fire in Loudon; loss, 7, 000,000. V804 Many negro miners in Alabama killed by strikers. .. .Legs, the an archist who shot at Premier Crisp! of Italy, sentenced to twenty years' . imprisonment. 1805 Henry Irving knighted by Queen Victoria. 1800 Trial of Dr. Jameson and his fel low raiders 'In the Transvaal began in Loudon. .. .Princess Maud ot Wales married to Prince. Charles of Denmark, now King Haakon VII. of Norway. 1807 Statue of Gen. John A. Logan un veiled in Lake Front park, Chicago, 1800 Strike began on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines. .. .Gen. Kussell A. Alger, Secretary ot War, re signed. 1901 Karl Russell sentenced by the Brit ish House of Lords to three months' imprisonment for bigamy. 1U02 Sir Henry Irvlngs last appear ance at the Lyceum theater, Londou. 1003 Russia refused to receive the Kish lnuff petition from America. 1005 Peary sailed from New York for the north pole. To Disobey Hagae Coafvroace. Contrary to the fiuding of The Hague conference, Venesuela has intimated that she will not psy the $2,U(K),000 debt 'claimed by Belgian creditors. In the Chamber of Deputies at Druutels Foreign Minister D'Avlgnon confirmed this report from Caracas, snd added that no efforts would be spared to protect the interests rf the creditors. . V. S. Defeats W. Rockefeller. The Postmaster General has Issued an ord.-r re-etatlistiiug the postonlce at Itrandon, N. Y., which was recently ahoi- tolled, or removed to Bay Pond, at the Instance of William Rockefeller, whose estute largely surrounds the latter place. Owin; to complaints, the Postoffice De Vurtuient caused an Investigation to be wade, and on report of Its Inspectors has ordered the restoration of the Brandon oltice, although the now office at Bay Pond will not be abolished, since it sup plies a large number ot people with mail. CLASH OF AUTHOKITT FEDERAL COURT AND STATE GOVERNMENT IN CONFLICT. Nerth Carol I Jads KiHka Oat la Part State's New Hat Qoveraor Gleaa Ploaed OrM De elaloB and Orders Apnea!. The penalty clause of the new North Carolina rate bill bus been declared un constitutional and Told by United States Judge Prltchard In AahevUIe. James U. Wood, district passenger agent of the Southern, and C. Wllsoiv the ticket agent of the game road, who were recently sentenced to thirty days on the chain gung for violation of tbo law, were discharged on habeas corpus proceedings. When defendant agents of the com pany were fined a few days ago by Po lice Justice Reynolds and sentenced to jail a writ of habeas corpus was Issued, by Judge Prltchard, but the agents were again arrested by the State au thorities end sentenced by Justice Reyn olds to thirty days on tho chain gang. Contempt proceedings were then brought for resistance of the Federal Court. Plaes Woald Be MltlUaa.' In bis decision Judge Prltchard saltK that the penalties Inflicted by the stat nte would close the doors to a judicial, hearlag end would amount to t2G0,00O a day It the penalty was enforced or the sale of each ticket, which to eight times more than the amount Involved ; in the original suit Also that it would do violence to the comity which exists between the State and Federal courts. Continuing, Judge Prltchard said : "The equal protection of the law guaranteed to every cltisen of the United States and I shall raoploy all means within the power of the court to secure to all persons, who may Invoke ? Jurisdiction of this court, such rights- to- the fullest extent of the law. "This court is confronted with openr and avowed opposition by the powers ot the Rtnte. The Densities nrMcrtharl hr rtbe State statute for charging mors- than the statutory rates are so enor mous that If permitted to be enforced they would y practically bankrupt the railroads in an exceedingly brief time.. Woald Paralyse "If the criminal prosecutions agalnstr. the agents, conductors and employes sr - permitted to continue, the managers of the railroads cannot successfully oper ate' their trains, carrying the malls or continue their usefulness in Interstate commerce. "The State constitution as well Ba the statutory law afford ample protec tion to every person deprived of his lib erty without due process of law. It Is remarkable that anyone representing.. the State should oppose the granting of the writ of habeas corpus." , After Judge Prltchard had signed the" judgment Judge J. II. Merrimon,-spc cinl counsel for the State, gave notice of appeal and waived bonds,, but under the law the. court fixed a bond of 20X each for Wood and Wilson. Governor Glenn wired the State's At torney to appeal at once to the Supreme- Court of the United States from the declsion of Judge Prttehard. He states that even if Section 4, the criminal pen alty section, is stricken out the law Is not affected, and the Southern Railway r can be indicted under the common law Advices received are to the effect that -the Virginia authorities, In which State) a 2-cent fare law has been passed, . will adopt precisely the same course those in Ndrth Carolina. Judge Prltch ard presides in the circuit wnich braces Virginia. tatea' Rlskto Qaestlosk The Federal authorities In Washings . ton are Intensely Interested in the sit uation. It Is believed that Judge r TrtniniA1m fn-lntAn wilt nralnlfrni.' or crisis thnt may be serious in Its coa-. seauences. Federal officials are of the opinion i that It will again bring to the front aa -a political issue the old question of State rights, and while no one here ap prehends any such discussion of the -subject as preceded the civil war pe riod, the difficulty in North Carolina ls not underestimated. Peter G. Prltchard baa been prom--Inent in the Republican politics of North Carolina for many years. He -was United States Senates from -tljB.- State for six years, and on the expira tion of his term was appointed a Fed-3" eral district Judge by President Itoose -velt. Later he was promoted ' to thev Clrcult Court. While he has held aloof" from politics since he has been on-the -bench, Judge Prltchard has kept In touch with political affairs. State and f national. He ia a personal ' friend of President Roosevelt .dieted oa 1,524 Cossta. , Dispatches from Memphis state that the federal grand jury for the West Tennessee district has banded np an in dictment containing 1,524 counts, sack count a separate indictment in Itself, all. aimed at the Standard Oil Company. Japaaeee Merchant Appeal. Seven chambers of commerce, la Ion at Teklo, sent an address to the principal chambers of commerce in Amer-. lea and also to President Roosevelt ex pressing the fear that if such Mmfortn nate Incidents" as the California attarka upon Japanese residents are not speedily stopped the ill feeling which the Japanese now harbor against a section of the Unit ed States may embuitfer the development of commercial relations aud cause lacai culuUe Aos to both couuvries.
