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DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1907.
VOLUME XV
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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.
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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
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the
nomination for Judge of the dlst
Tlct
At
court on tne Kigmn judicial dlst
pn ine.tepuuncan ticket.
HOY CAUGHT IN TMUFSIIKB,
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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.
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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.