U. S. SA VES HEIRESS FROM '
A BOGUS ITALIAN COUNTi
Secretary Knox Acts Just in
Time to Stop Unfortunate
Marriage in Italy.
"SECRET CABLE CODE USED
Washington. June 8.—The state de
partment has co-operated with the
Italian government to break off the im
pending marriage at Rome of a bogus
Italian count and a wealthy American
girl.
The Rev. John T. Quinn, assistant
pastor of Ascension Episcopal church,
Washington, representing the parents
of the girl, who are said to be promi
nent Washingtonians, invoked the aid
of Secretary Knox, when news was re
ceived that the marriage was about to
bo celebrated.
Making an unusual concession, Secre
tary Knox permitted the use of the de
partment cable code. The American
FRANCE PRESENTS
GOLD MEDAL TO CITY
OF SAN FRANCISCO
■...
Ambassador Crosses Continent
to Make Presentation Speech
for His People.
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4 San Francisco, June 8.—Am- 4
4 bassador Jusserand, Mayor 4
4 Taylor and about 2,000 members 4
4 of the local French colony who 4
4 attended a reception to the am- 4
4 bassador and Mme. Jusserand 4
4 last night entered vigorous pro- 4
4 tests to the statements made by 4
4 President David Starr Jordan, of 4
4 Stanford university, in a state- 4
4 merit at Bryn Mawr that France 4
4 was a decadent nation. • 4
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San Francisco, June 8.—Rendered the
more Impressive by its simplicity, the
•ceremony attending the presentation
to San Francisco of a gold medal ex
pressing the admiration of the French
republic at the wonderful rehabilita
tion of this city since the earthquake
and fire of 1906, took place at the Or
pheum theater today. Jean Jules Jus
serand, ambassador to the Unite States
from France, made the presentation on
behalf of the people of that country,
and tlie medal was received by Edward
Robson Taylor, mayor of the city.
The beautiful playhouse recently re
placed on the site of the theater de
stroyed by the great fire, was thrown
open to the public at 10 o'clock, and
when, a half hour later, the strains of
overture from "Robespierre” died
-away and M. Jusserand was introduced,
the house was crowded with city of
ficials and well known citizens. There
was a large representation from the
French colony and the boxes were
filled with leaders in social and offi
cial circles.
Following the ambassador's speech
•of presentation, the “Marseillaise” was
rendered by the orchestra, and the ap
plause was prolonged until Mayor Tay
lor began his reply of thanks. The
•ceremony was concluded to the inspir
ing music of the "Star Spangled Ban
ner.”
In the afternoon the ambassador and
Mme. Jusserand were driven about the
•city in automobiles and later enjoyed
an outing on the bay. An official ban
•quet will be given tonight.
Meaning of Medal.
“This medal, of which one single
-opy in gold has been made,” said the
ambassador, “is 'destined to the Amer
ican people and the town of San Fran
cisco.’ One side emblematically shows
your city rising from her tomb, and,
powerful and handsome as ever, throw
ing aff her shroud; on the other side
the figure of Franco is seen presenting
a branch of laurel to America.
"Accept this gift, Mr. Mayor," he
said, "and receive it you all, Ameri
can citizens, in token that what once
was, still is; that we, French, continue,
as of old, to feel with you in your mo
ments of happiness or of anguish, and
if I may be permitted to appropriate
the words of Mr. Elihu Root, let me
say in my turn, that ‘we have in
France a feeling for America; and a
•sentiment, enduring among a people,
is a great and substantial fact to be
reckoned with.’ Long live your city,
.and may continuous prosperity be the
lot of the American nation.”
Mayor's Response.
Responding to the ambassador's ad
dress, Mayor Taylor expressed in behalf
of the city, his grateful appreciation
of the French government's gift, allud
«ed to the high historic friendship of the
two republics and in conclusion said:
"San Francisco begs you will assure
vour government that it is In no per
functory spirit she receives this medal,
but with a spirit of gratefulness and
inded of exultation that so great a
■ountry as yours should deem our city
worthy of its special regard and favor.
At the same time we cannot but realize
that while the medal is given to our
city it is in large measure a gift to the
people of the United States and truly
symbolizes that warm and enduring
friendship which has for so long a time
existed between your country and
mine.”
CAT OUT A-COURTING;
RAT BITES A BABY
Philadelphia, June 8.—Because the
(family cat was out a-courting and didn't
-leave a substitute to watch its pot rat
hole, Mary Cullen, 2 years old, of 83(1
Boland st„ and her father, had their
dingers bitten.
"Sumpin’s in there, daddy!’’ the baby
.shrieked, sticking her finger in the rat
hole and drawing it out bleeding.
“Baby just imagines it," said her fa
ther. “See!" and he thrust his finger
.town the rathole. The wise old rat
got another square meal, and the fa
ther and child were botli hurried to
St. Joseph's hospital, where their
wounds were cauterized.
ST. PETERSBERG—Emperor Nich
olas the empress ar.d the dowager
■empress, came to St. Petersberg this
morning from Tsarskoelo, to take part
in the dedication of the monument to
Alexander III., that has been in course
of construction for more than 10 years.
His majesty unveiled the monument,
after religious service by the metro
politan of St. Petersberg, and then led
a parade of detachments of the guard
and other regiments associated with
the late emperor. The empress, who
has long been in ill health, appeared
today to be well and in the btst of
■Spirits.
diplomatic agent at Rome was put In |
possession of all the facts at once. He j
Immediately got in toucfi with the Ital
ian government Just in time, it is said,
and the marriage was prevented.
It is understood that the Italian gov
ernment was fully aware of the spur
ious claims to nobility of the masquer
ading “count,” and readily assisted the
American representative in preventing
the marriage.
These facts were extracted in driblets
here last night, after a day of mystery
at the state department.
The Rev. Mr. Quinn reluctantly ad
mitted the truth of the foregoing last
night, saying:
“It was simply a case of a deluded
girl, daughter of parents who are com
municants at Ascension church, who
was about to wed a bogus count. They
asked my assistance, and I invoked the
good office of the state deparement,
with splendid results. The Italian gov
ernment knew that this alleged count
was bogus, and they readily co-operated
with the American representative at
Rome to prevent the marriage.”
SHOOTING AFFRAY
TAKES PLAGE IN
FRONTIER TOWN
Six Shots Are Exchanged Be
tween Combatants in New
Town of Rosebud.
Colombe. S. D„ June 8.—This place,
which is one of the thriving new towns
in the recently opened portion of the
Rosebud Indian reservation in Tripp
county, has just had its first serious
shooting affray. The principals In tho
encounter were Jack Owens and Will
iam Jones, the latter being a local car
penter. A total of six shots were ex
changed, one of which, fired from the
revolver of Owens, took effect In the
calf of Jones' right leg, inflicting a
serious wound, which may cause the
loss of the leg. Great excitement fol
lowed the shorting. Jones' friends
gathered about the premises where the
shooting occurred and to vent their
wrath demolished all the doors and
windows of the building, and doubtless
would have used Owens very rough
ly could they have captured him be
fore wiser counsel prevailed and the
excitement subsided.
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4 Spokane, Wash., June 8.— 4
4 Grant Turnbull, a stage driver, 4
4 operating between Newport and 4
4 Elk, Wash., north of Spokane, 4
4 had an experience he will not 4
4 forget for some time. While 4
4 driving along the narrow moun- 4
4 tain road near Rogers' Pass 4
4 his horses became frightened 4
4 and bolted. The driver man- 4
4 aged by sheer fortune to keep. 4
4 the wheels of the coach in the 4
4 ruts, and after the horses had 4
4 expended their energy he made 4
4 an Investigation. Perched in 4
4 the rear of the coach was a 4
4 ferocious cougar. Before the 4
4 animal could spring upon him. 4
4 Turnbull used the butt of his 4
4 heavy whip, but the big cat 4
4 leaped over his head and dls- 4
4 appeared in the timber before 4
4 he could inflict the death blow. 4
4 Settlers in the northern part 4
4 of Spokane county report eou- 4
4 gar numerous, hut this is the 4
4 first instance of a stage driver 4
4 having one as a passenger. 4
4 Turnbull claims a new record 4
4 for driving a coach from the 4
4 point where he discovered the 4
4 cougar to Newport. 4
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PHILADELPHIA STREET
CAR STRIKE IS OVER
Philadelphia, June 8.—With the call
ing off last night of the strike of the
motormen and conductors of the Phila
delphia Rapid Transit company, which
was inaugurated a week ago today,
normal street car service was resumed
today on all lines. The first cars start
ed out at 4 a. m.
There was some confusion about the
18 car barns during the early hours in
assigning men to various runs, but
these little difficulties gradually
straightened themselves out and when
the morning rush came at 7 a. m. the
service was practically normal and
grew better as time passed.
The men will receive 22 cents an hour
and 10 hours will constitute a day's
work.
PITTSBURG GIRL DELAYS
STARTING OF BIG LINER
New York, June 8.—Because of tho
traditional right of a woman to change
her mind, the steamship Kaiser Wil
helm II was delayed many minutes
in sailing for Europe. The Misses
Julia and Georgia Carson, of Pittsburg,
had booked passage and early in the
day Miss Julia declared that she was
indisposed and would not sail. Their
trunks had been sent aboard and Miss
Georgia went to the pier a few min
utes before sailing time and ordered '
the trunks taken from the ship.
After four of them had been taken
off, it was discovered that thy fifth
was in the hold and this trunk con- 1
tained about $24,000 worth of Jewels.
The captain ordered the hold opened
and the sailing time of the vessel had
passed when Miss Julia Carson arrived
in a taxicab and announced that she
had again changed her mind and would
sail on the ship.
The sisters went aboard and several
minutes more were lost In putting the
four trunks back on the vessel.
“HORNED TOAD” PIN CONDEMNED
Portland, Ore., June 8.—Jewelers of
this state will go on record as opposed
to the slaughtering of the harmless lit
tle ' horned toad," which is now being
made into hatpin heads and worn by
the fashionable women of the country.
$370,000,000 IN DENVER MINT.
Denver, Colo., June 8.—With the ar
rival of a shipment of $7,500,000 in gold
coin from San Francisco, * the Denver
mint ts now the treasure vault of the
nation, with $370,000,000 In gold stored
in the government coffers here. This
is the greatest amount of gold ever
housed in the local mint.
DETROIT, MICH.—The steamer
Iron Age, of Huron, Ohio, burned to
the water's edge off Bar Point in Bake
Erie. Captain William J. Willoughby
and his crew of nine men escaped in
small boats. I
SENATOR BURKETT
HAS A CLOSE CALL
Automobile Skids to Edge of
Bridge 100 Feet Above
the Surface.
Washington, Juno 7.—Senator Bur
kett, of Nebraska; O. Skyback, secre
tary of the Norwegian legation, and
several others had a miraculous
escape from serious Injury last night,
when the automobile In which they
were riding skidded while crossing the
Sligo, Md„ bridge, 10 miles northwest
of this city, and was prevented from
plunging over with Its occupants by
the chauffeur's presence of mind and
quickness In applying brakes.
They were returning from a dinner
given bv the Seven Day adventists, nt
which they were guests. The heavy
rains had made the bridge floor slip
pery. The automobile slid to the edge
of the bridge, which stands a hundred
feet above the ground. Just at the
edge the brakes stopped the heavy ma
chine.
AIRSHIP MYSTERY
OVER SALTON SEA
Eos Angeles, Cal., June 7.—A special
dispatch to the Times from El Centro
says:
All Imperial valley is excited over
reports of a mysterious airship which
is making nightly flights over Salton
sea.
At first the ship appeared to be sta
tionary at a point directly over Salton
sea, near the intake of the Almo and
New rivers. Then it began a rapid
flight, swerving from a southerly
course to one directly northwest, and
apparently passing directly across Sal
ton sea at its widest point, until it dis
appeared in the shadows of the San
Jacinto mountains.
At Brawley a party of 20 men wit
nessed tiie flight across the sky. Se
curing field glasses they closely studied
the machine. Its appearance was that
of a basket fastened between two wide
wings, and when the turn was made
the propeller could be plainly seen. The
observers were unable to distinguish
any person in the basket.
AERONAUTS GO TO
SEE WRIGHTS FLY
Omaha, Neb., June 7.—Lieutenants
Frank P. Lahm and B. D. Fulois, the
aeronauts connected with the United
States signal corps, will leave this
evening for Wash.ngton to witness and
take par* in the aeroplane flight of
the Wright brothers.
Lieutenant S. S. Banberger, J. G.
Winter and O. A. Dickinson will re
main at Fort Omaha for several days
yet.
Experimental flights with the captive
spherical balloon are being made daily
at Fort Omaha when the weather is
favorable. It is expected that the
dirigible will be sufficiently repaired
early next week to resume its experi
mental ascensions.
HARRY THAW MUST
STAY IN MATTEAWAN
New York, June 7.—Harry K. Thaw
must remain in the New York asylum
for tlie criminally insane at Matteawan
under a decision today by the appellate
division of the supreme court in Brook
lyn. Thaw's application for a writ of
habeas corpus was dismissed by the
supreme court several months ago. He
then appealed to the appellate division
which today sustained the lower court
and dismissed the writ. Thaw contend
ed that Justice Dowling's order com
mitting him to the asylum after he was
declared not guilty of the murder of
Stanford White was illegal.
BALDWIN CO.’S CAPITAL
WILL BE $20,000,000
Philadelphia, June 7.—Instead of a
nominal capitalization of $10,000, as was
first intended, the new company, which
will own and operate the Baldwin Loco
motive works in place of a private
partnership, will be capitalized at $20,
000,000.
It has been concluded best to make
the company capital equal to the part
nership capital, as now Invested In the
business.
The new Baldwins will be one of the
largest privately owned corporations in
the world. The works were founded by
Matthias Baldwin, in 1831, and since
then more than 30,000 locomotives have
been built by this firm.
ST. LOUIS REPORTER
UNEARTHS LOTTERY
St. Imiis, June 7.—Information about
.he operations in St. Louis of the “Mex
ican National Lottery" uncovered by
arrests In New York last night, was
obtained today from Jack Lintner, 1520
South Twelfth st. Under the name,
"John Smith,” Lintner received mail at
1019 Rutger st., the home of his sis
ter.
A newspaper reporter who asked for
“Smith” at the Rutger street address
was directed to the South Twelfth
street number. There he was met by
Lintner. who agreed to get the report
er numbers for the next drawing al
though he said that he had quit han
dling the tickets about six months ago.
The local postal authorities said that
they had not been notified of the case.
PASSENGERS IN PANIC
WHEN STEAMERS COLLIDE
New York, June 7.—The Metropolitan
line steamer Yale, plying between New
York and Boston, collided In the North
river today' with the Lackawanna ferry
boat Bremen. The Yale was only
slightly damaged, but the Bremen's
side was badly stoved in above the
water line and part of the upperworks
on the portside carried away. An in
cipient panic among the passengers on
the Bremen was checked when it was
seen that tile boat was in no danger
of sinking. They were speedily landed,
as were the Yale's passengers.
HOURS’ WORK BY LAZY
MAN NETS HIM $100
Catskill, N. Y.. June 7.—To yvork off
n lazy streak, as he expressed It. George
(’onlne put out in a fishing skiff to try
for a sturgeon. Within an hour he was
back to dock with a sturgeon which
yielded 65 pounds of caviar and for
which he received $100. It dressed 111
pounds of meat.
Either you hate your relatives for
having money or you despise them for
not having it.
MIKADO IS CORDIAL
TO MR. FAIRBANKS
—
Sends to the American People
Assurance of Continued
Growing Friendship.
Tokio, June 5.—Charles W. Fair
banks and Mrs. Fairbanks were re
ceived In audience by the emperor and
empress of Japan, being presented by
Ambassador O’Brien. and afterward
had luncheon in the palace.
Princes Fushimi and Arisugawa and
other princes of the royal blood were
present at the Interview and luncheon,
The emperor was in high spirits and
especially gracious. He wanted Mr,
Fairbanks to*inderstand that he was a
welcome visitor to Japan and he
wished him to carry home to the
American people an assurance of
Japan’s continued friendship and of the
ever increasing reliance of the Japa
nese people upon American good will.
The emperor inquired particularly aft
er President Taft’s health.
The former vice president of the
United States responded in the most
cordial terms.
CAR STRIKE SPREADS;
RIOTING RAMPANT
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! Philadelphia. June 5.—At 10 o'clock
this morning the elevatel and subway
system of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company, which had been a
bulwark of strength for the company
since the strike begun, became tied up
by a partial strike of Its employes.
The trouble started when a west
bound train reached the Forty-sixth
street station. Here the crew deserted
and the train was run to the Sixty
ninth street terminal by men sent out
from that point. Subsequently other
crews deserted their trains at the
Sixty-ninth street terminal. The com
pany’s officials would not discuss the
situation, but the ticket windows were
closed and the crowds on the platform
took to the streets.
1 The company gave out a statement
that at 8 a. m. today it was operating
698 cars, and at 9 a. m., 716, 200 more
than at the same time yesterday.
Strike Leader’s Statement.
At 11 o’clock, C. O. Pratt, the strike
leader, announced that he had called
out the elevated and subway men and
, that 85 per cent of the service on that
system was tied up. The company
claims there is no strike; that two
crews quit and their places were filled.
It is understood that some of the men
who stopped work this morning re
turned to their trains when assured of
protection. Ample police protection
now accompanies each train.
All at those injured in last night's
rioting will recover. About 100 are
under treatment in hospitals. The sta
tion houses were filled to overflowing
with persons arrested for rioting.
Strikers Are Ugly. t
I As illustrating the ugly feeling en
gendered by last night’s rioting there
were more minor disturbances this
morning probably than at any time
since the strike began. The strike
sympathizers devoted their energies to
i the harrassment of the strike breakers
! and others who are running the com
paratively few cars that are on the
streets. Each car carries one or more
i policemen, but few passengers, the
' public evidently being afraid to ride
Thousands "walked from choice, how
ever, as a means of "getting even,” with
the transit company for its recent in
crease in the rate of fare.
Four hundred additional sub-police
men were sworn in this morning.
Timothy O'Leary, assistant superin
tendent of police, who has been in ac
tive charge of the policing of the city
since the strike began, said today that
if necessary to preserve order 10.000
extra men would be enrolled for police
duty.
At noon subway and elevated trains
were running 20 minutes apart. The
usual schedule is four to five minutes.
Threats of Violence.
Benjamin Rice, the first motorman
to abandon his train, said his wife
found a note on the porch of his little
home in West Philadelphia this morn
ing reading: "If you go to work we will
blow up your house.”
This unnerved him and ho quit.
When the train was abandoned the
passengers sent up a loud cheer, and
this influenced the crew to also quit.
This afternoon the mayor ordered
the suspension of Captains Dungan
and Thompson, two veterans in the
city's police service. No reason is as
signed, but it is presumed they are
charged with failure to vigorously push
the erders against rioting.
Some Near Riots.
During the noon hour when the
streets were filled with men and boys
employed by business houses, there
were several disturbances that bor
dered on riot. One block from the
postoffice a crowd surrounded a car,
dragged the motorman and conductor
off and b‘-at them, and for a while the
air was filled with missiles. The win
dows and shew cases of a drug store
were smashed.
Women passengers in the car
crouched terrified on the floor, while
the car windows were being smashed.
A policeman was hit on the head by
a brick and seriously hurt. On a riot
call a patrol wagon filled with police
men scattered the crow'd and made
several arrests.
Quieter After Night Riot.
Philadelphia, June 5.—Conditions
were quieter this morning In Phila
delphia following last night's riotous
outbreak in certain sections when the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company
put into effect its order to run after
nightfall, a thing that has not been
attempted since the strike of its mo
tormen and conductors began, last
Saturday.
One policeman shot and probably
fatally Injured, nearly a hundred per
sons bruised and battered either by po
licemen or strike sympathizers, and five
cars wrecked and then burned, was the
result of an attempt on the part of
the company to operate cars at night
by Imported strike breakers. The point
at which the most serious rioting oc
curred is known as the Kensington
Mill district. _ _
BOSTON—Announcement Is made of
the engagement of Miss Marion Law
son, second daughter of Thomas W.
Lawson, to James Fuller Lord, of Chi
cago. The wedding has been set for
June 30.
VETERAN ABOLITIONIST DEAD.
Kalamazoo. Mich., June 5.—Henry F.
Montague, one of the three dozen men
who organized an abolition party in
Michigan in 1836 at Ann Arbor, is
dead at his home here at the age ol
96 years. Mr. Montague was one ol
the leuding agents of the “underground
milway" by which many fugitive slaves
were assisted in their flight to Canada
BULL FIGHTER GORED TO DEATH
Chihuahua, Mex., June B. — Juan
Tenorlo, an amateur bull fighter, was
gored to death here while trying te
get the animal Into fhe ring.
DR. BARTH, GREAT
GERMAN RADICAL,
DEAD AT BADEN
Worked 35 Years in Interest
of Liberation—Admired
America.
Baden-Baden, Germany, June 5.—Dr.
] Theodore Barth, irader of one of the
radical parties In the German relch
stag, died here last night of a malady
of tho digestive organs. He was born
In 1849.
Dr. Barth had behind him 33 years
of work for liberalism In Germany. He j
believed In the responsibility of the
ministry to parliament and In reduc
ing tho influence on the government of
the landed Interests; he was opposed
to a too great expenditure of the na
tional energy' on naval expansion and
the enlargement of the army', and he
favored the equitable redlst,acting of
the parliamentary constituencies and
tho substitution of the “one man one
! vote" principle for the three class prop
erty system prevailing In Prussia.
Dr. Barth had been styled an ex
i tremo radical, and for some years ho
had been the leader of that group in
the reichstag. He lost his seat at the
1 last election because he gave up a sure
dictrlct to a friend and ran in a doubt- ;
ful constituency.
He was an Intense admirer of the In
stitutions and political personalities of
tho United States, and he made sev
eral long visits to America. He wrote
freely and temperately of American at- |
! fairs and issued a study of "American 1
Economic Life" In 1884, and a book
named "My American Impressions," In
1S96. He traveled for several months
In 1896 with William J. Bryan and
other American campaigners, studying
electoral methods, and has spent a con
siderable portion of the year 1907 in
America.
SERVANT LEAVES
ALL TO MISTRESS
—
Chicago, June 6.—Because she was
kind to her servant. Miss Mary Synon,
i a public school teacher, has been paid
$1,500 out of the estate of Mary O'Don
nell.
Several months ago the servant girl
became. 111. and Miss Synon turned
nurse, and for several weeks cared
for the sick woman. A few days be
fore Miss O’Donnell's death, last week,
the servant confided to Miss Synon that
she had saved more than a thousand
dollars and hud given it to her in her
will.
| "You were good to me when I was
sick and friendless," said the dying
woman, “and I want you to take this
money when I am dead. There is no
one who has any claim on It, so I am
giving It to you.”
"I had no Idea that she had so much
! money," said Miss Synon, "and I hard
ly think any one else knew that she
had been saving. My mother and I
have known her for years, and she
lived with us for 25 years.”
CHICAGO POLICE
CAPTURE EXTORTER
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I Chicago, June 5.—Benjamin Miller,
alleged to have attempted to extort
$300 from Mrs. Benjamin Porter, whose
husband, a life insurance agent, dis
appeared mysteriously several weeks
ago, was arrested here today. Accord
ing to the police, Miller wrote an un
• signed letter to Mrs. Porter stating
for $300 to be secretly left tucked over
a door knob at Taylor and Halstead
streets.. This letter, like previous ones
of similar purport, Mrs. Porter turned
over to the authorities.
A woman dressed to resemble Mrs.
Porter visited the address given In the
letter early today and did as request
ed with the money. Miller, it Is
, charged, grabbed the money and start
ed to run away. Detectives broke from
hiding places and gave chase, firing
several shots. They Anally overhauled
the fugitive.
Miller told the police he had been
hired by a man to get the money. This
man, he said, he had met only a
few days ago. The man said he had
stabbed the husband of a woman who
was In love with him and that the
woman wanted to give him some
money. He was afraid to go for It
and paid Miller to do the Job.
The disappearance of Mr. Porter
has been a mystery which has baffled
the police for several weeks. He car
, ried with him $200, which he had col
] lected for the company which em
ployed him. No trace of him has been
discovered.
BLOODHOUNDS LEAD THE
POLICE TO MURDERER
Hamilton, O., June 6.—A murder fol
lowed by a spectacular arrest occurred
at Middletown early today. The body
of an aged umbxella mender was found
in a lot. The head had been crushed
and the man robbed. The police sent
to Dayton for bloodhounds. The dogs
three times led the police direct to the
home of Perry McNeal, who was ar
rested.
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WHOLESALE GROCERS
WANT A UNIFORM
PURE FOOD LAW
Detroit. Mich.. June 5.—Uniformity
in pure food regulations with the na
tional pure food law as the standard,
was the gist of a resolution presented
today by the legislative committee of
the National Wholesale Grocers' asso
ciation in convention here. The reso
lution strongly advocates the amend
ing of all state laws to conform to the
national act now in force, the elim
ination of statutory standards in the
different states and the substitution
of a system of determining standards
in conformity to the methods now in
use by the government.
GOT STEEL STOCK CHEAP.
Paris, June 5.—-A financial newspaper
says today that the syndicate formed
here to place the common shares of the
United States Steel corporation on the
Paris bourse obtained these securities
at 63.50 each.
STRAWBERRIES, SIX
QUARTS FOR A QUARTER
Woodstown, N. J., June 5.—There Is
an immense crop of strawberries in
the vicinity of Woodstown, and fine
ones are selling at retail on the street
; six boxes for 25 cents.
CINCINNATI. O.—The Lincoln Me
morial association has accepted the
gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Alms, of
J100.000. This gift assures the erec
j tion here of a fine Lincoln memorial.
JUNKEN GUILTY;
MUST HANG FOR
HEINOUS MURDER
Sentence Is Pronounced and
Negro Is Remanded to the
Penitentiary.
Des Moines, la., June 4.—Negro John
Junken last night was found guilty at
Centerville of the murder of Clara Ros
en, the Ottumwa choir singer, February
5. last, and was sentenced to death by
Judge M. A. Roberts.
The jury returned its verdict after a
deliberation of less than four hours at
7:60 o’clock. There was an immense
crowd awaiting the result of the trial
and as the last words were read by the
clerk a shout went up which was taken
up by the crowd In the court house
square.
Attorneys for the defense waived
their customary right of three days be
fore sentence of death Is passed and
agreed that Judge Roberts pass sen
tence Immediately, which the court did.
Junken will hang the last Friday In
July, 1910. He was rushed to the train
and taken to Fort Madison for safe
keeping till the day of his execution.
Junken's crime was one of the most
atrocious In Iowa. He confessed to kill
ing Clara Rosen on the night of Febru
ary 6. last, while she was returning
from the home of her sister. Rater he
dragged the girl Into an excavation and
assaulted her. Her dead body was
found by a searching party next morn
ing.
Under the state laws of Iowa the
day of hanging must be removed from
the date of sentence at least one year.
This Is for the purpose of granting the
defense sufficient time to perfect an
appeal to the supreme court.
A large mob gathered at the court
house when the verdict was announced.
Guards formed about the prisoner and
made a dash for a street car, fighting
their way aboard. The street car was
run to the Burlington tracks, where a
special train was waiting and Junken
was hurried to the Fort Madison peni
tentiary.
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4- DYING, SHE HUGGED 4)
4 ROOSEVELT’S PICTURE 4
4 New York. June 4.—With a 4
4 picture of Theodore Roosevelt 4
4 clasped to her bosom, aged Mrs. 4
4 Dora Watkins died. Hor burial 4
4 In Greenwood cemetery marked -4
4 the final step In the passing of 4
4 a woman who, if she had cared 4
4 to boast, might have called her- 4
4 self the best friend he ever had 4
4 except his mother. 4
4 Mrs. Watkins, who was 92 4
4 years old, had nursed Roose- 4
4 vtlt from the time he was 11 4
4 months old and remained with 4
4 the family until young Theodore 4
4 left home to go to college. 4
4 4
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ARREST A PHYSICIAN
FOR MURDER OF WIFE
Chicago, June 4.—Dr. Haldane Clem
lnson has been formally booked for the
murder of his wife, Mrs. Nora Jane
Clemlnson. Dr. Clemlnson attended the
funeral under police guard.
The woman’s stomach was placed In
the hands of experts for chemical ex
amination.
Chief of Detectives O’Brien stated
'hat Dr. Clemlnson’s declaration that
his wife had been chloroformed by
burglars and that he himself suffered
from poison was utterly unworthy of
credence. The money and spoons
which It Is alleged the physician said
were stolen, were found in a closet In
his house.
The mystery surrounding the death of
Mrs. Clemlnson was brought nearer so
lution today when Captain of Police
Thomas Kane announced that he would
examine a woman and a man who he
believed would be able to give some in
formation concerning the domestic re
lations of Dr. Clemlnson and his wife.
According to Captain Kane, Dr. Clem
lnson told him today that Mrs. Clem
lnson had tried to commit suicide two
weeks ago by taking chloroform.
“BILLIKENW IS NAMED
IN THIS DIVORCE SUIT
Washington, Pa., June 4.—Charging
that his home and health had been
broken up by the Americanized Imita
tion of a Hindu Idol, T. Herman Kline,
a hardware merchant, Introduced the
Billlken as a cause for divorce in the
papers filed against his wife, Henriet
ta. Kline charges that his wife was
gripped by the Billlken fad nine months
ago and seemed to take an unholy de
light In filling every nook and cranny
In their home with the paper-macho
statues of Billlken, the “god of things
as they ought to be," ranging in pric®
from $10 to 10 cents.
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4 THEY’RE FLYING HIGH 4
4 FOR PASTORS’ SONS 4
4 4
4 Cedar Rapids, la., June 4.— 4
4 The Wright brothers, of airship 4
4 fame, are really Iowans, instead 4
4 of Buckeyes, though the fact is 4
4 known to comparatively few 4
4 people. When little boys two 4
4 of the brothers attended one of 4
4 the city grammar schools and 4
4 an older brother, Loren, was 4
4 enrolled as a student at Coe 4
4 college. Loren Wright is the 4
4 manufacturer of the ship. 4
4 The sister, Kate, whose por- 4
4 trait has been appearing !n va- 4
4 rious magazines throughout the 4
4 entire world, was quite young 4
4 at the time the family lived in 4
4 this city and attended the old 4
4 ward school held in the Adams 4
4 school building. The father was 4
4 pastor of the United Brethren 4
4 church and later was elected 4
4 bishop, removing to Ohio. 4
4 On June IS there is to be a 4
4 big home day in Dayton, Ohio. 4
4 and the persons who will furnish 4
4 the main attraction of the day 4
4 will be the Wright brothers, 4
4 Dayton having been their home 4
4 for a time rfter they left Cedar 4
4 Rapids. 4
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SLICED COIN TO PAY DEBT.
Piqua, Ohio, June 4.—Constable HI
Bumbli, of Troy, who is well known
as a preserver of the peace and up
holder of the dignity of the state of
Ohio, is In danger of arrest. Bumbli
may be hauled into Justice Fullerton’s
court on a charge of mutilating the
coin of the realm. The constable owed
the justice of the peace 2’A cents on a
transaction whose nature Is not made
public. He paid the 'debt by turning
over to the magistrate two coppers and
a half of another, W'hich had been neat
ly divided. Circumstances point to the
guilt of Bumbli, but he says the court
will have to prove It. _ »