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1546 Martin Luther preached his fare
well sermon at Wittenberg.
2630 Civil government organized In
Connecticut with the adoption of
what Is said to be the first written
constitution known to history.
l(m Louis XIV. of France declared
war on England.
17V0 Lemoine d'Ibervills took possession
of tfae Mississippi in the name of
France.
1714 Robert Walpole expelled from the
FT true of Commons and committed to
(be Tower.
1791 rivet colonial assembly of Georgia
1760 Pitt advocated in Parliament the
repeal of the stamp act.
1777 Vermont declared itself a free and
mdepcasent State.
1778 France recognised Independence of
the United States.
1781 Americans defeated the Itrllish at
battle of Cowpens.
1784 American Congress ratified the
treaty with Great ltrltaln.
1780 Charles IV. proclaimed King of
Spain.
i!797 Weekly mnil service established
between the United States and Can
ada. ,
180G Michigan territory formed fro:n a
part of Indiana.
1809 F.nglish defeated the French at
battle of Corunna.
lS10-Maskcd units prohibited In New
York and Philadelphia.
1813 Americans repulsed the British at
Frenchtown, on I.nke Erie. .. .John
Armstrong of New York became Sec
retary of War.
" 1814 Thanksgiving in Great Dritain for
successes over Bonaparte. . .Ilayoniie
invested by the British.
1810 The French standards taken ot.
-Waterloo deposited in the Chapel
Royal, Whitehall.
1830 Fhurtpore
under Lord Combe
1840 Steamboat
Long Island
lives.
1847 Gov. Bent
in an uprising
1852 New ' constitution
. Louis Napoleon
1854 William Wolker, the filibuster,
proclaimed the republic of Sonora
in lower California.
1801 Lola Montes, adventuress who
eaused abdication of Louis Charles
of Bavaria, died in poverty in New
' York.
1871 United States1 Supreme Court de
clsred the legal tender act of 18! 12
eonstitutional. . . .King William of
Prussia proclaimed German Emperor.
1875 President Grant approved the net
for resuming specie payments.
1875 Steamer City of Columbus wrecked
off Gay Head, with loss of 07 lives
....New State capitol at l)es
Moines, dedicated. . f
1885 British force defeated the troops
of the Mabdl at battle of Abu Klea.
1801 Parnell presided o'ver meeting of
Irish National League in Dublin.
1890 Capture of Coomassies and end of
the Ashantl war.
1903 Several thoussnd lives lost In
earthquake at Andijan, Russian Tur-
1905 Japanese entered Port Arthur. . . .'
Fifty-nine lives lost in avnlaucbe at
Bergen, Norway. ) .
Prussia Saffrac IJprtalaar.
Tbe desir for manhood suffrage in
Prussia and the refusal ot the Germnu
chancellor, Von Buelow, to meet the de
mand with consideration, culminated Inst
Sunday in a tremendous aoaionatration
at Berlin, where more tliau 7A.WK) So
cialists and their frieads attaumted to
parade the principal streets and to hold
public meetings. Prior to this a pro
cession before the Purl lament buildiug
had been disported by the pelice with
great violeace after the Landtag had
voted down tbe soffrnge proposition with
out division. Von Bueiow bad told the
Landtag that parades and riots would not
influence the government a bit. Stornest
measures were taken to preserve ordr ou
ftanday, large bodies of police and sol
diers being stationed about tbe elty. In
nest eases the parades were broken up,"
tbs police charging with swords and the
people resisting with clubs and stones,
ae that many on both sides were Injured.
, Thousands ef women Joined m the demon
strations, man king and singing with the
men. ' Resolutions for the suffrage and
tbe secret ballot were passed by all the
meetings. The movement extends tbroush-i
out Prussia.
Namvroaa Theater Istdletmeata.
The grand Jury at Kansas City, Mo.,
has returned 100 Indictments agaiust per
sons engaged in theatrics) work, charged
with violating Hie old Hunday clcwiug
lew, many of those indicted being non
resident actors, who will bsve to return
for trial or forfeit bonds. Each manager
was radicted as many times as he had
actors! and employes working at bis the
ater the preceding Sunday, on th theory
that the employer violates th law as
much pi forcing his employes to work aa
does the employ by consenting to work.
arar Traat'a New Foliar.
t At the last annual meetlnc of stock'
holder of th American Sugar Refining
Company a formal statameut was made
that th old policy of secrecy would ba
abandoned, and a resolution was adopted
providing for the issus of a statement
bowing tbe company's asstts, including
th various plant, active and inactive. It
was alee decided to preserve the sccuinu
lated surplus as working capital. This
decision for publicity is attributed Isrge
rr te tbe efforts of Mr. Claus Sprecxels,
who is a large stockholder in tn com
pany.
(lit
I i tvi vMiiuinn i
taken by the British KJ WmmSmmfh ' -f
I-xinBton bnmed on , (ff ' $W&VJ
sound, with loss of 14 L; , .
of New Mexico killed t ' , '! ' I
of Mexicans. I , ' H 'V V. MM, I
atlon published by 1 ; 11 . v . ' '4 JiV;.s fj
of France. V- tH:'t ' i&m&m W
PROGRESS OF THE
W MURDER TRIAL
Court Refuses to Exclude the Public
While Defendant's Wife I
on the Stand.
EVELYN A MATCH FOR JEROME.
Drops Child-Like Pose and Fences
Well District Attorney Merciless
In His Examination.
Just as a year ago, Evelyn Nesblt
Thaw has lcui the stnr witness 'n the
second trisl of her husband for the
murder of Stanford White. District
Attorney J Tome, of whom It had been
hinted that, he would spore tto woman
no mercy this time, asked that the pub
lic be excluded, and Littleton, for the
efense, raised no objection, but Judge
Dowllng held that the prisoner had a
right to a public trial.
During the first week Littleton de
voted himself to demonstrate Tl:aw'a
Insanity, by right of inlierltniico and
fcy bis actions from Infancy to the cli
max of murder. His purpose In putting
velyii Thaw on tho stand was to dem
onstrate how the story of her alius?
hy White, which she says sl:e told
Thavf In Paris,, ncied on his erratic
brain with such force ss to make hlin
Irresponsibly Insane ;
Under his questioning she? maintain
ed her pose of the Ingenuous school
girl who In her innocence hud been
LEADING FIGURES IN
made the toy of a mounter. , Hue under
Jerome' severe cross-examination she
dropped the musk of girlish Innocence
which sho had worn when sailing on
the smooth waters of direct examina
tion. Sho revealed herself as u shrewd
woman of the world, at times more
than a match for her questioner.
(She tokl bow, when lie bail learned
of her relations with White, Thaw
aid: "Poor llttlo girl, you have done
no wrong." And yet, she was forced
to admit, that will. In two weeks he
made her bis companion and started on
a tour of F.urope which lasted for
months, during all of which time they
traveled as niun ami wife.
Jerome also forced her to admit
White' kindness to her. bis sending
her to school, his paying her surgeon's
bill, and his furulshlug both her ami
ber mother with money. She also ad
mitted that White gave her and her
mother money with-which to rt to Eu
rope, and that once there she went di
rect to Harry Thaw' quarters.
Evelyn told her story much as she
did a year njro. leaving out some of
the most Indecent detail nnd adding
a few more incidents. Mrs. Thaw hud
a remarkably cloar recollection as to
what she had testified to a year-ago.
Jerome confronted her with hundred
of tbe statements made then. In the
tope of confusing her or leudlug ber
Into contradiction, but she adhered to
her tory In every dotall.
Thaw heard his wife' tory with
mingled feelings of Joy and sorrow. At
time ne put hi handkerchief to hi
eye and wept. At other momenta he
untied with satisfaction that eemed
to have almost a touch of pride. Sei
er time he wagged hi bead at hla
wife in a way that caused Jerome to
believe that Le wa trylug to prompt
uer.
Other witnesses called after th con
cluslou of Evelyn' tory brought out
nothing In particular beyond what wa
flevojd at tbe former trial
rmere. . ' f " - ? ..v 'm, JSJA I
MILLION DOLLAR EIRE.
City Ball and Police Building of
Portland, Me., Destroyed.
Fire which caused damage of $1,
000,000 destroyed the Portland. Ma,
city hafl and ixiltce buildings and en
dangered the lives of more than 700
persons. Tho city hnll wtis occupied by
etty and county ofThvs, while the police
building sheltered tho Supreme, Judi
cial and municipal courts, in addition
to the police department. Delegates at
tending the Western Maine Knights of
Pythias Jublloe were In tlm nuditorlum
of the city hall when the Annie wore
discovered, but only u few persons were
hurt.
The estimated financial loss does not
Include pnpvrs In the ofllce ? the reg
istrar of deeds, where everything wns
destroyed. Oilier city departments lost
everything, with tin; exception of the
city clerk's and treasurer's offices. One
of the most valuable libraries In the
State, the Grecnlenf Law Collection,
wns destroyed, 'with a loss estimated
at 10,000.
The fire originated In the city elec
trician's ofllco and wns caused by
crossed wires, which mnde It Impossi
ble to ring a call for the Are depart
ment In any of the boxes.
The city hall survived the groat fire
of IHOfl, although It wns damaged at
that time. The building bad a front
age of 150 feet and, was 200 feet Iom.
Its central dome rose 150 feet above the
roof. The building was constructed of
colored Novn Scotia Albert stone, a ltd
contained eighty rooms.
TERRORS OF "FRAT" INITIATION.
Sorority Ceremonies Shatter Serves
of Novitiate and Arouse Mothers.
The nerve rackthg, even though fancied,
terrors of an initiation into n Greek let
ter society of girt students in private and
THE THAW TRIAL.
IHKiLS- CHIEF
preparatory schools in New York City
cuumihI a meeting of twenty ani;ry mothers
lit the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Moore.
lhcir fust purpoae is to lireuk up the
local organization of the Sigma Gamma
hueicty, ami their second in to start a
campaign '.lu-oiishout the country against
secret siM-Ielles among school girls.
It was the story of Julia Mills, not yet
17, told by her to her mother, that
(mixed Mrh. Mills to take the first step.
Julia Mills was "iuiliuted" the other
night. '
11 ink .niun, accorumg to tier story, was
smimmiie:! to appear at the Moore home.
lien she wns ushered In nhe was led into
dimly lighted room between two col
umns of lila vk robed, black uiSHked Be
llies, trp to the nigh prlcMtcNi.
Hint will be a test of your fortitude,
i your nines io lie a sister. Jou are
ordered to thrust your hand into a small
caldron of molten lead, which you see be
fore you. Iteudy! Obey orders '"
Miss Mills dashed her hand Into the
luinld nnd sunk to her knees in fricht.
After she recovered her composure in part
she was surprised to note that the caldron
wus filled with mercury.
Suddenly the light a went out. Miss
Mills felt the floor give way beneath her
and she felt herself go down, down, and
then land on the pillows.
The candidate wus ordered to grasp th
linnd, tor which she could only feel, fchud
dermg, she involuntarily drew back ber
arm When she felt the clammy fingers,
She hsd grasped a wet chamois akin glove
ulleu with sand.
Again she was led forth, this time te
drink a liuiiseatins Mould ont of, a ukulL
which liquid "would Verve to mske her
of one blood with her other prospective
sisters."
Revolting at each gulp, she was cota-
pclled to drain the skull.
Blr Africa Itrldar Toatraet.
Diapatches from Loudon report that th
Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Com
pany, a British concern, has received
from the Soudan government contract
for tbe construction of a combined, road
and railway bridge over the little Nile at
Khartoum, where the length of water
way to be croased is 1,701) feet. It
expected tbst the bridge will be complet
ed by tb end of 1000. This is said to b
tbs moat valuable bridge contract ever
placed for auy port of tbs African con
tmeut.
T TMn
RAILROAD OVER OCEAN
NOW RUNNING TRAINS
Henry M. Flagler Has Lin t
Key West Already Partly
Completed.
CONCRETE ARCHES ARE USES.
Novel Engineering' Feat Is Described
as th Most Remarkable in
the World.
The most remarkable railroad In tbe
world, which Henry M. Flagler Is build
ing on concrete arches through the shal
low waters of the oce.in along tbe gar
land of palm groves that cover the keys
south of Florida, is now in operation
'or a distance of eighty-one mile to
Knight' Key, and regular trains are
running over It. Through sleeping car
will be provided from New York aid
Chicago, and they ultimately will b
carried across on n ferry from Key
West to Havana, making tbe distance
In six hours. The railway is more than
half done, and, a the present termlime
at Knight's Key has nil the facilities
for handling the traffic, Mr. Flagler
decided to place the completed portion
In operation and hare it earnJnj th
expense of maintenance, at least, whU
the remclnder-of the track Is finished to
Key West. Practically 80 per cent of
nil the construction work is done and
everything will be ready for through
trains to Hnvaim by the opening of th
toitfltt sens'in next winter. N
Knight's Key, tin? present terminus
of the Flagler system, Is 109 miles
south of Mlnini, forty-seven miles north
of Key West nnd 115 miles north of
Hiivnnn. Tho rotul between Miami and
Knight's Key Is built twenty-eight mile
ii;kiii tho main land of Florida and
eighty-one miles across nud between
forty-two keys. For nearly one-half of
the distance the railway track passes
aver the water on concrete arches,
whoso foundations rest upon the bottom
Df tho sea.
At the town of Homestead, twenty
eight mile south of Miami, the track
leaves tho continent of North America
ami starts upon Its way over the ocean.
Never.teeu miles south of that point It
reaches Key Largo, the largest of the
koyp, which is fifteen miles long, and
from there Jumps from key to key by
means of massive masonry and em
bankments of .cement nnd cdral rock.
n crossing the deeper channels several
drawbridges liavo been roMded to per
mit of the passage of vessels. The In
tervening water between the forty-tw
keys varies in width from a few hun
dred feet to two miles or more, and
In depth from a few inches to thirty
feet. The embankments are rlp-rapd
with rock to prevent washing, aad are
dufeuded by piles aad every other de
vice that the engineer could Invent
to protect the roedway from the at
tack of the water, which 1 sometime
stirred up into great violence by th
force of tbe wind. The tsack I tklr kr
one foot above high water, so that the
passengers In the raUway train may
sit In the windows of Pullman car In
serenity and have an opportunity ef
Seeing how tbe Atlantic Ocean look
in a gale.
A severe earthquake razed bouse on
th island of Hayti
Canada waa officially assured that Jap
anese immigration would be restricted.
Japan and Canada came te a final
agreement on tbe immigration question,
Mounted police bad serious work to
quell socialist riots in the streets of Ber
lin,
The peace terms submitted by th Sbah
of I'ersia were accepted, and peace again
reigns in Teheran.
'M. Bleriot, the noted aeronaut, tell
from his machine, in Paris, and bars!
escaped with bis life,
The Russian War Department ordered
the formution of a war automobile corps,
based on tbe German idea.
Henry Farnam, French aeronaut, won
a $10,000 prize for piloting an aeroplane
successfully four-fifths of a mile.
Berlin was brought face to face with
the problem of feeding 12,000 starving
school children during the winter.
European students of affairs declared
the only hone for Portugal's salvation
was the establishing of a republic,
A sensation was ciiused in the Germas
court scandul b the revelation that
sinter of tbe Kaiser supplied the informs'
tiou upon which the accused Hardea
based bis editorial attacks.
l'riuce Bernard of Saxeweimor, who
renounced bis rsnk to wed the widowed
Couuteas Lucchesini, died in Berlin.
Russia was reported to be considering
the construction of five squadrons of bat
tieships at aa estimated cost of $2,000,-
oou.ooo.
Japanese authorities professed great
coucern over reports from tb United
Stales indicating the adoption of a strict
exclusion measure,
The pretender was proclaimed Sultaa
of Morocco under condition that b would
expel th French troops and reject the
Algercltas convention
lriuc Joseph Roapigliosi mad aa et
fort to .bav the Pope review th first
marriage of bat wife, k contending tkat
it wss irregular.
A retired Germaa army efflcer. la
pamphlet, highly praised officers ef taw)
United State army, but said b theagtt
little ot It personnel
Winthroe Scarrit, a Uenteaeakt of Stay
veMiit Fish ha tbe ceOecUea ef EMl
proxies, was Ik row a froat a ballooa Ca
Imdon aad aeriooaty hurt.
England we reported u staking plasM
to send large fleet evtr the path
by tb United State Pacific quaVU
Tb British ships ars to staff la March,
n rt r;';r ... .
V,
V.'.is!iI:.slo;i in lio-.ir.ili-d on the ens',
by the ipllol and nil the we.it by the
White Hon e. Iltwce;i liicin flows a
restless stream of sihlscr.4. Thcru
limy lx other illstrlits of the national
capital worth seeing, but only u Wash
Initlonlan knows' It. The tourist has
time and strculli only t hit l lie l !'!i
(ilaccy. In New York th.re arc proV
nbly ns many t.mri.ilH as in Washing
ton, but with this ill.Tef.'iirc, the New
Yorker docis not i::iiul i:!i.ing with tli'
tourii't cIkks. In fact. I" the tourist
have money nnd a fondness for Broad
way mid continuous resorts, the Ne'.
Yorker Is more than" willing, so Mr
i'uui-lst emerge.-, ills identity wl'.h the
Now York "push." Washiiiloiiiun?
never let j'ou forxi-t you are n tourist.
Itesldelit vomea 'slightly raise thell
skirts with nn Indescribable yet elo
(tient air wlicn they happen to rub
elbows with a mere tourist of tho
same sex In a hotel or department
store elevator. A Wasliliigtonlon looks
straight abend at nothing; the tour
ist Is known by the tingle at which
she crooks her neck. '
Congressman Hohsn of Alabama,
fatuous us the hero of Santiago and
later of several kissing cniiipulgiis. Is
said to favor the establishment by the
government of an ollielal weekly news
paper for frco distribution, for which
li wishes Congress to appropriate
fS.'O.tiOO. This periodical would con
tain a Miinuunry of the work of Con
gress and nil' departments of tho gov
ernment, so far us It might Interest
the public. He sayti the journal is !n
tci'deil to form a connecting link be
tween tli'J government and the people,
and that the project grew out of his
having iiMeeralned that a vast nmo'.:i:
o?. valuable material did not r.Nich tin
people for whom It was Intended. He
thinks the i',".;!lcntio:i of such a pai).1;
will reinow distrust and suspicion a:nl
create a renewed Interest ami -on!l-Sciice
nuinng the luas-s in g.ivcri:
c.;'i:tal rffr.lrs.
Fennlus left in
mute patrons for
stamps from the
th' boxes by rural
the purchase or
carriers will be let
nio!:e
Fourth
If thc recommendations of
Asyij-'tant Postmaster Cciicr;1.!
Craw and Superintendent Spill
li of he rural delivery service is
u.i;kwI. In colli weather it has al
ways been a palntnl duty of the carrl
urs, this hunting around in the Ice-,
cold bottom of a metal mail box with
are hands. It has been said that
sometimes fingers of curriers get so
old und stiff that they nre unable to
write ont money order receipts. The
recommendation of the two olflcials is
that patrons place a small wooden box
n the imiil box, and therein put all
the pennies with which they wish to
my stamps or anything els?. The car
rier cor.lu then, without removing' his
gloves, empty the contents and go ou
its way rejoicing, foiling the attack of
J.1ek Frost. If tho pennies arc not In
the box the carrier will not he ru
in! red to look for them.
Cy. Sullovvay, of New
Hampshire,
the bluest
Btlll relaitis his place ns
nan in the House of -Representative
itatlve.
ed that
and so far no one has appeare
may claim honor to second place abend
of Olllo Junius, of Kentucky. Sullowuy
Is something more tliau six and a half
feet tall und weighs but a pound less
than S.'O. His breadth Is proportionate
with his height, and ho towers ulovo
his colleague, Frank I). Currier, as he
docs above most all the meiiiliers of
the House.- He is one of the members
who does not exercise his prerogative
of taking his luncheon on that side of
tbe House restaurant where the sign
proclaims "for members only," but
each dtiy partakes of a sparing lunch
on the public side of the room, where
the motto Is that anybody's money Is
good.
The application of George M. Austin
of New York for a restraining order
against Secretary Cortelyou. pt event
ing him rrom ullotting $-'l..MU)()0 ol
Pnr.uniu Canal bonds to certain na
tional banks, lias been denied by Judge
Could of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict or Columbia. Austin charged that
the secretary had violated tlm law lu
rejecting his bid for $:i.ooo.(mjo of ls;;ds
and allotlng tho Isinds to nutiiiis.1
banVi und others at a lower figure.
Peiituiaster General Meyer's order In
regard to the disposition of souvenir
posU.I cards which reach the dend let
ter i.iliee Is a source of happiness to
thousand of unfortunate children.
Tho curds, Instead of being destroyed,
lire now sent to the orphan asylums
and children's homes und hospitals In
Wutblugtoii. where they give a delight
whlh even the Intended recipient
ulj'it not have felt.
Rome of the government buildings
ertcd within a quarter of a century
were designed by men who hud rich
Ideas In color, but who lacked In every
thing else. Consequently harmony and
artistic effect wero uot drawn ujKn
nnd these piles of the crazy-quilt or
der are out of pln.ee alongside the new
ones which excel In artistic merit and
which nre worthy of the capital of a
nighty nation.
The United State Mint at Philadel
phia during the year 1007 turned out
1S.1,5!KS,043 coins, representing a value
of $U3,2i3.10-1.03, a considerable in
rene over the previous year' output.
The total value of the gold piece
coined was over $54,000,000, and of the
silver dVer $5,000.ots). while pennies
mi nickels represented a value of ov?r
3.'ioo,ooo, lu ndditlmi to the United
States coins, considerable work was
don.) for the Philippine and Pai-cca
Ktrrument.
"S
II BRIDE OF COUNT
Wealthy American Girl Led to the
Altar by a Member of
garian Nobility.
Hun
BROTHER GIVES HER AWAY.
Mgr. Lavelle Performs Ceremony in
the Presence of 350 Quest in
New York Mansion.
The wedding of Miss Cindy Moore
Vanderbllt, daughter of Mrs. Cornelius
Vnnderbllt, to Count Lnsulo Szechenyl,
member of the Hungarian nobility, lieu
tenant of hussurs and hereditary mem
ber of the Austro-IIungarluu parlia
ment, was celebruted In New York at
tbe Fifth avenue home of the bride's
mother.
The ceremony was performed In the
presence of about 3o0 guests In the
salon on the Fifth avenue side of the
Vauderbilt residence. At on? end of
tbe long room an altar was placed un
der a bower of bonding palm trees, the
tops of which came together, formlngJ
an arch under which the bridal party
walked to tbe altar. About the trunks
of the palms were twined thousands of
orchids. ,
M'ss Vanderbllt'was accompanied by
her elder brother, Cornelius, and the
count w.as accompanied by his best
man, Count Anton SIgroy. The cere
many was performed by Mgr. M. J.
Lnvelle, rector of St. Patrick's Cathe
dral, wearing purple silk vestments nnd
a lace cope. He was assisted by Rev.
John, J. Byrne. The wedding chorus
from Gaul's cantata "Ruth" was sung
by thirty boys of the St. Patrick's chan
cel choir, attired in surplices and red
cassocks, accompanied by the organ nnd
assisted by the cathedral male quartet.
Wear Gown of Ivorjr Satin.
The bride wore a gown of ivory satin
with embroidery, point lace and gar
lunds of orange blossoms. Her veil was
of poiut lace, caught with sprays of
orange blossoms. She carried a shower
bouquet of orchids and gardenias.
The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth
Vanderbllt Twombly, her cousin, and
Miss Dorothy Whitney, daughter of
William C. Whitney. The bride was
attended also by her little niece. Flora
Payne Whitney, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hurry Payno Whitney. Amoiig
the ushors were Count Stefan Szechen
yl and Count Paul Esterhazy.
Amoug the guests were Buron Hen-
gelmuellcr von Hcugervar, Austrian
ambassador to the United States, and
his wife, and Alfred and Reginald Van
derbllt. brothers of the bride. Many
of the most prominent members of New
York society were guests, while outside
tbe residence a great crowd of tbe curl
ous public thronged the sidewalk and
street.
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served, the guests being
tested at tables throughout tbe house.
Chaaeaa at Goldaeld.
Goldneld, which has had prominent
place In tb public eye since the strike
and the summoning of United States
troops to preserve order in consequence,
is declining secernent. It has more
than its soar of paying mines, but the
way people have been Imposed upon by
buying stock in mines which exist ouly on
paper, has hurt the camp beyond calcu
latiou. Hundreds of such have beeii ex
plotted and it is safe to say that where
one miue return fair dividends 100 do
uot. This disparity in profit-earning
telling against Goldtield and it is safe to
say its best days are over.
AFTER THE SUGAR TRUST.
Government Claims that It Evaded
Duties by Fraud.
Suits to recover fl.WiO.OOO from the
American Sugar Ucliuhift Company
will be Instituted by the government.
This sum represent the difference be
tween the duty paid by the sugar trust
since the passage of the Dlngley tariff
act a ud the amount that should have
been paid, according to the govern
ment's claim, but which wn evaded,
by the use of fraudulent scales on the
dock of the refineries.
Secret agents of the treasury, 'on
whose evidence criminal proceedings
are pending against severnl employe
of the sugar trust, have obtained whot
they consider jiosltflve proof thut ev
ery cargo of sugar for the trust that
bus reached the port of New York in
the last 10 years has been uiiderweiKh
ed through manipulation of scales.
From careful investigation, tho re
sults of which arc now before the
gruud Jury, treasury agents und cus
toms official believe there has loen
an average shortage of one per cent In
the weight of Iniixorted sugar recorded
in the government's books. On the
basis a force of clcrsk Is now calculat
ing bow much the sugar trust owes to
the government.
Records that have been filed awny
for year are. being brought out and
searched. The exoct weight on which
duty was paid on every shipment of
sugar received by the trust Is being
unearthed.
The grand total has not
heen reached, but It Is declured it will
amount to more than $300,000,K) in
duties paid.
One of the decisions reached by the
Investigators Is that there has been
bribery of customs ollicials, in some in
stances on nn extensive scale. Evidence
on this point Is being collected care
fully by the most thorough scrutiny of
Mrs. Vanderbilt's Big House,
Where the Wedding Took Place,
and Monsignor M. J. Lavelle, Who
Perpormed the Ceremony.
the methods of weighing cargoes that
has ever been undertaken. More than
one charge of improper conduct has
been laid before tbe authorities, nud
was learned that some men who
have been for years lu the Bervlce ore
under suspicion and will be culled
upon to explain tbelr actions.
Low Death Rate in Navy.
Much interesting information in re
gard to the navy is found in the recent
annual report of Surgeon General Rixey.
With an average strength, including the
Marine Corps, of about 4'J.OOO, both uflcat
and ashore, the total number of deaths In
jHie navy for the year was 241, a ratio ot
5.00 per 1,000.
It is natural that a nicked class of men
umTer constant surveillance should make
better record than the .heterogeneous
population of a city. But tbe contrast
between a rate of 5.00 in the navy and a
rate of from 30 to I55, or even higher,
in-the cities is a good showing for the
former. "
Of these 241 deaths only 144
were
v ere
from disease. The remaining 07
from injury, including poisons.
Aliens Took t 1 0.OOO.OOO.
According to figures compiled by tht
North German Lloyd liue, $110,000,1)00
was taken out of the United States last
year by aliens returning to their former
homes in Europe. This computation is
based on figures furnished by steamship
agents, money changers and others in a
position to be informed, and is made on
the assumption that the average amount
carried by returning foreigners is $'JIK,
and that 5.ri0,o45 immigrants returned to
their native land. It is estimated that
this $200 will maintain him in absolute
idleness for a year or more, and when
the money is gone he will return. A pe
culiar fuct is that the returning ulien
will uot uccept anything for his American
baviugs except the gold of bis own conn-'
try.
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.
Fire destroyed the Sunflower Gl.uu
Company's plant at Coffeyville, Kuu,
Loss $100,000.
Fire destroyed the pattern shop nud
armature winding plant of the Cleve'.uud
Steel Castiug Company. Loss $10),(K.
Emperor William of Germany in dis
guise attended a masked ball given by
Prince Adalbert, oue of bis sons, at Kell.
Lord Curon, elected a representative
peer of Ireland, may lose his place by uot
having qualified us a voter at tho election.
Tbe Mine Operators' Association at
Goldtield, Nev decided to abolish the card
system which required all employes to
sign an agreemeut renounciug Ilia West
ern Federation ot Miners.
District Judge George M. Bourquin at
Butte, Mont., baa approved a loan of
$200,000 by Edward Creighton Largey
to the State Savings bank, a suspended
Heimte Institution, to resume business.
For the first time in twenty-Qvs year
a woman hits been convicted of arson in
New York. Mrs. Aggie Ackerly a a found
guilty of setting bra. to an apartment
building in a tenement district in Brooklyn.
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