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    ABE PAYING HOMAGE
COLUMBUS’ MEMORY
Unveiling Of Magnificent Me
morial Fountain Erected
By Congress.
Washington, June 10.—The United
States Is paying homage today to the
discoverer of America, by the unveiling
of a magnificient memorial fountain
erected here by congress to Christopher
Columbus, the humble Genoese navi
gator who opened the portals of this
hemisphere to civilization, Christianity
and liberty.
Standing at the very gates of the
nation's capital, the memorial seemed
a gigantic magnet drawing a repre
sentative throng from every corner of
America. One hundred thousand visit
ors crowded within the city, according
to the estimates of committees conduct
ing the ceremonies. Half of that num
ber are members of the Knights of
Columbus, gathered from near and far,
to give tribute to the patron of their
order.
Tile enthusiasm in Washington today,
is rivalled only by the inauguration of
a president. Imposing unveiling ex
ercises were planned for this afternoon.
President Taft is to speak his praise.
In recognition of the allegiance of
Columbus to the king of Italy, the
Marquis Cusani Confalonieri, the Ital
ian ambassador at Washington, was in
vited to unveil the memorial by re
leasing two huge American flags,
whose folds cling to the granite shaft
and marble statue of Columbus sur
mounting fountain.
A mammoth pageant had been
planned to accompany the unveiling
ceremonies. Simultaneously with the
beginning of the exercises the parade
forms in front of the White House,
moves along Pennsylvania avenue and
passes the union station, before which
the memorial is erected.
Outline of Ceremonies.
Massed about President Taft on the
stands surrounding the memorial are
to be members of cabinet and congress,
justices of the supreme court of the
United States, and practically the en
tire diplomatic corps. Monsignor
Thomas A. Shahan, rector of the Cath
olic university, has been selected to
open the ceremonies with an invoca
tion: Justice Victor J. Dowling, of the
supreme court of New York, to deliver
the initial oration; reciting the encon
iums of the ages upon America’s dis
coverer and James T. McCleary, of the
Columbus Memorial commission, to fol
low with an euology just before the
Italian ambassador, with a few words
of tribute to his illustrious country
man, reveals the monument to tho
view of the world.
Immediately the pile of granite and
marble is uncovered, the plans call for
a national salute of 21 guns to Chris
topher Columbus, whose statue with
the mien of the dreamer that he was,
gazes in the direction of the United
States capitol.
Wreaths from the president of the
United States and the Knights of Co
lumbus were ready to be laid about the
stone figure. Following the nations
tribute, spoken by President Taft, the
programme is to close with the simple
apostolic benediction of the Methodist
Episcopal church, pronounced by Bish
op E. Thirkield, president of Howard
university.
It is planned to have the parade,
under command of Gen. R. K. Evans,
IT. S. A., as grand marshal, pass in re
view of President Taft and James A.
Flaherty, supreme knight of the
Knights of Columbus.
STREET GAR STRIKE
TROUBLE IS FEARED
Pew Cars Running In Boston
and Many Of Them Are
Guarded By the Police.
Boston, June 19.—After a night of
complete suspension of street railway
traffic as a result of the strike of sev
eral thousands of employes, the Bos
ton Railroad company resumed opera
tions on all surface, elevated and tun
nel lines today, but the number of
cars in operation was noticeably much
less than usual.
Officials of the company, which con
trols nearly all the electric lines within
a radius of five miles, said that 90 per
cent of the average number of cars
were running, and that 1,000 new men
were ready to start work in the'places
of the strikers. The company also
claimed that the cars were being oper
ated practically on schedule time.
Fred Fay, international organizer of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employes, and the leader of
the strike, said that more than 4,000
employes were on strike, and that only
a small fraction of the usual number
of cars were in operation.
There were fears of trouble during
the afternoon, when thousands of
working people were having their
weekly half holiday. Policemen rode
on many of the cars, and the streets
through which the cars run were well
patrolled.
SENIOR CLASS BOYCOTT
BY WESLEYAN CO-EDS
Middletown, Conn., June 10.—Indig
nant at the snubs which they say their
sisters have received in the past from
the male students, Wesleyan’s last class
of co-eds has decided not to accept tho
invitation to sit with the men on class
day. They will hold their exercises by
themselves.
For 20 years or more the women have
been boycotted socially at Wesleyan,
as a protest against the continuance of
coeducation, and in 1909 the trustees
voted to make Wesleyan strictly a
men’s college, beginning in September,
1912.
The men in the rresent senior class
decided to lift the ban a few weeks ago
and invited the fair ones to join them
in their commencement exercises. It
was thought that the young women
would accept, and their refusal was the
chief topic of conversation about the
college today.
MILWAUKEE LINE RATE
ADVANCE IS SUSPENDED
Washington, D. C.. June 8.—An ad
vance in class freight rates by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
way in the states of North Dakota,
South Dakota and Iowa, ranging from
% cent to 19 cents per 100 pounds,
was susfended yesterday by the In
terstate Commerce commission until
October 8 next. Protests received from
shippers Induced the commission to
order an investigation of the proposed
increases.
SUBMARINE SINKS
WITH 26 ABOARD
Battleship St. Louis Runs Dowi
Vendemaire In Practice
Maneuvers.
Cherbourg, June 10.—The French sub.
marine Vendemaire was sunk today ir
collision with the Battleship St. Louis
The submarine was cut In two. It i»
feared that the whole crew of 26 were
drowned.
The accident occured during the prac
tice maneuvers of the French fleet
between Aurigny and Cape Hague, In
the Race of Alderney, where violent
tidal currents prevail.
The battleship was steaming along
quietly when the Vendemaire appeared
right under the bows of the warship.
There was no time to avoid a collision
and the next momen the stem of the St.
Louis struck the submarine with ter
rific force, driving the latter below
the surface. The engines of the war
ship bad been quickly reversed, but
when she was brought to a stop the
submarine had disappeared and only a
threshing of waters showed where the
under-the-surface fighter had gone
down.
The Venedemalre was commanded by
Lieutenant Prioul, a young ensign, and
a crew of 26 men. She was launched
on July 7, 1910, and was the ninth ves
sel of the Fluvlose type added to the
French army. She was 167 feet In
length, with a beam of 16 feet,
will join together this year and
HOW HAVEMEYER WENT
INTO COFFEE BUSINESS
Heard Reports That John Ar
buckle Intended To Go Into
Sugar Business.
New York, June 10.—How Henry O.
Havemeyer, who went Into the coffee
business in 1896 upon hearing reports
that John Arbuckle was about to in
vade the sugar Industry, was placed
upon the record in the government’s
dissolution suit against the so-called
sugar trust by Herman Sielkin, who
acted as Mr. Havemeyer’s chief lieu
tenant.
"I met Mr. Havemeyer by appoint
ment in November, 1896, and we talked
over the situation,” the witness said,
“He wanted a known brand of cof
fee to fight Arbuckle’s Ariosa and we
arranged to buy the stock of the Wool
son Spice company, makers of the
■Lion’ coffee, the next most popular
brand. Green coffee was selling then
at 9 cents a pound and roasted at
16.”
The witness said he purchased for
Mr. Havemeyer all the stock except 60
shares of the Woolson company at $1,
050 and $1,100. The Woolson com
pany was reorganized with Mr. Have
meyer and himself as directors and
himself as general manager. Through
the American Coffee company they
sold their product in the east, forcing
price down in 1898 to 8 cents for the
roasted product and 6 for green coffee,
and wiping out the profit on roasting
which had previously existed.
Although the Woolson company had
paid dividends of 100 per cent for
merly, he said, it began to lose money
in 1898. Until 1908 no dividends were
paid. In 1905 Mr. Havemeyer wanted
to get out of the Woolson company and
the witness purchased the entire stock
Issues, except 61 shares, at $500.
WILL PRINT PAPER IN
TRAIN’SJAGGAGE GAR
Seven States Sun, With Gover
nors As Editors, Issued On
a Special Train.
Chicago, June 10.—The Seven States
Sun claims the distinction of being the
most remarkable newspaper ever pub
lished for two reason. First, it is the
only newspaper ever printed on a rail
road train, gathering its news from
station to station and getting out a
special sporting extra in addition to
the regular edition. Second, it has on
its staff a3 contributing editors the
governors of seven states—Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho
Montana, Washington and Oregon.
This unique paper is the official or
gan of the Northwest Development
league special which is at present
headed for the Northwest Development
congress in Seattle, Wash. It is print
ed twice daily by the development de
partment of the Great Northern rail
road during the tour of the special to
Seattle and return.
The 6 o’clock sporting edition is
printed on pink paper and contains the
latest news each evening in the line
of sports. It Is also one of the few
newspapers devoting a whole column
on the front page to “wireless” news.
The publishing house on wheels will
travel over an area covering nearly
one-fourth of the United States and
will pass through 2,000 thriving cities
and towns.
The entire equipment—composition
room, press room and office—is housed
In the forward end of a baggage car.
No effort has been made to protect
the type from becoming pied when the
train rounds a curve, and it is predict
ed the editor. Hoke Smith, is going to
have a lively time getting his type In
the right place at the right time.
TERRIBLE SLASHEdIn
FAMILY INSURRECTION
Dubuque, la., June 8.—Clarence Mills,
aged 27, is probably fatally stabbed by
his fatherinlaw, Graham Fuller, aged
>5, last night in a quarry resulting
from family trouble. The victim Is
slashed across the neck, the blade sev
ering the arteries and scratching the
Jugular vein. The flesh was cut six
inches long across the hear. His con
dition is uncertain and the next 24
hours will tell. He is not expected to
live by the attending physician. He is
unable to swallow or talk.
MINISTER IS ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
New Sweden, Me., June 8.—On a
charge of murder the Rev. Charles
Emelius. a Lutheran minister, was ar
rested here today. He is accused ol
having killed his fatherinlaw, August
Jacobson, on June 12, 1911, The local
authorities at the time pronounced
Jacobson’s death a case of suicide, bul
representatives of the attorney gen
eral's office maintain that he had bees
murdered.
U. S. BATTLESHIPS
IN CUBAN WATERS
Missouri and Mississippi Join
Fleet Of Cainamera—Skir
mishes Reported.
Calmcnara, Cuba, Juno 10—Tho fourth
division of the United States Atlantio
fleet is now off the Guantanamo naval
station, the battleships Missouri and
Mississippi having Joined the Ohio and
Minnesota during the r.ght.
RIOTING BETWEEN
WHITES AND NEGROES
Havana, June 10.—Rioting between
whites and negroos occurred at Regia,
a suburb across the bay from this city,
early today, but order was promptly
restored by the authorities. Two
negroes were wounded.
Havana is absolutely quiet. The
government states that It has nq
further news from the province of
Oriente.
The rain, which has fallen heavily
for three days, is abating, with com
munication with tho country still in
terrupted owing to the condition of the
roads.
FOUR INSURGENTS
KILLED IN SKIRMISH
Santiago, Cuba, Juno 10.—Govern
ment troops encountered the insur
gents at Carldad Del Rosario, neat
Cobre. today and in a skirmish four
negro insurgents were killed. Four
soldiers were wounded. The Cuban
forces, which have been garrisoning tho
Firmesa mine, withdrew when the
United States marines landed.
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EARTH DISTURBANCES
PUZZLE WASHINGTON
Shocks, Some Severe, Have
Been Recorded Almost Con
tinuously Since Friday.
Washington, June 10.—Earth shocks
have been recorded by the seismograph
at Georgetown university almost con
tinuously since yesterday morning at
5 o’clock, the vibrations at times being
of extraordinary violence. It is esti
mated that the disturbance is within
2,400 miles of Washington. Following
heavy vibrations yesterday morning,
the seismograph continued to record
lesser shocks throughout the day and
night.
Vibrations beginning at 2:10 and at
4:09 this morning were even more pro
nounced than those of yesterday and
the university scientists believe the
shocks must have been destructive.
LEGISLATORS OF NEW
MEXICO FIGHT ON FLOOR
Santa Fe, N. M„ *June 10.—The New
Mexico house, after a turbulent session
In which members came to blows and
the sergeant at arms had to clear the
galleries of spectators to restore order,
rescinded Its decision not to vote for
a United States senator.
The house cast 25 votes for Albert
B. Fall to succeed himself, and two
votes for Speaker R. L. Baca. Twenty
two members refused to vote. Those
refusing to vote Included all the demo
crats, progressive republicans and
three regular republicans. The house
then invited the senate to join the
session and Senator Fall was declared
re-elected for the next six-year term,
beginning March 4, 1J13.
Senator Fall addressed the joint
session after being notified of his re
election.
MILLIONAIRE CRANDELL
SUED FOR SEPARATION
i New York, June 10.—Frederick H.
Crandell, who is said to have received
$2,000,000 from the estate of his uncle,
the late Edwin Hawley, found himself
defendant today In a suit for separa
tion, brought by Ills wife, Mrs. Ade
laide Crandell, charging him with
abandonment, cruelty and non-support.
It was because of Crandell’s Infatua
tion for Mrs. Crand.ell, formerly Miss
McManus, a telegraph operator In the
Southern Pacific office, where Crandell
also was employed, that Mr. Hawley
severed all r> lations with his nephew.
With the railroad man’s death, how
ever, Crandtil came In for a share of
his fortune, Mr. Hawley having died
intestate.
In her complaint, Mrs. Crandell re
cites that much of the alleged cruelty
on the part of her husband occurred
in the last few months, or after he had
come Into affluence. They have five
children.
DEMOCRATS TO AWAIT
THE OFFICIAL COUNT
Des Moines, Ia„ June 10.—None of
the democratic leaders have tried to
secure figures on the result of the demo
cratic primary and as a result it will
remain until the official canvass is
made known as to who was nominated
for governor. The few figures collected
by the newspapers showed Dunn ahead,
but they were very Incomplete.
4 SENATE AMENDMENTS 4
4 TO METAL TARIFF BILL 4
4 -*
4 Washington, June 10.—The 4
4 House ways ana means commit- 4
4 tee today reported in favor of 4
4 agreeing to the Senate’s amend- 4
4 ments to the meta! tariff bill, 4
4 relating to the rates on pig iron 4
4 and chronium, but refusing to 4
4 accede to the repeal of the Can- 4
4 adian reoiprociey pact and the 4
4 proposal for a universal duty of 4
4 $2 a ton on print paper. 4
4 The report of the committee 4
4 declared that the amendment re- 4
4 pealing the Canadian recipro- 4
4 city pact was a “political sub- 4
4 terfuge, designed to defeat the 4
4 passage of the bill.” 4
4 It is not germane to the metal 4
4 schedule and is a political sub- 4
4 terfuge to maintain protective 4
4 conditions,” says the report. 4
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BORROWED LOCOMOTIVE;
KILLED IN A COLLISION
Covington, Ky„ June 8.—Two round
house men, employed by the Chesa
peake & Ohio railroad, near here,
borrowed a locomotive to pick flowers
for their wives today and shortly aft
erward were killed when their engine
cblllded with another locomotive. Both
engines were demolished and thres
other men were injured.
ALUMINUM CASE
DECREE IS ENTERED
Agreement Made As To Dispo
sition—First Time This
Course Is Taken.
Pittsburgh. Pa., June 8.—For the pur
pose of destroying the alleged sub
stantial monopoly of the so-called
aluminum trust, an agreed decree was
entered In the United States district
court here today against the Aluminum
Company of America. Following close
ly the action of the federal government
In Its civil anti-trust suit tiled a few
weeks ago, charging the corporation
with monopolizing the Industry, the
decree abrogates alleged unlawful con
tracts and restrains the defendant com
pany from negotiating similar pacts or
pursuing unfair methods towards com
petitors.
The decree was consented to by the
Aluminum Company of America as a
result of protracted negotiations with
Attorney General Wlckersham prior to
the filing of the suit. The mandate was
drawn and accepted by both the fed
eral government and defendant long
before the suit was begun. This Is the
first time a decree has been agreed on
under the Sherman law before court
proceedings had been started.
Combination Forbidden.
The company Is forbidden to partici
pate In any combination or agreement
to control the output or prices of alum
inum. It Is enjoined from combining
by stock ownership or otherwise with
other manufacturers for this purpose.
The decree places a long list of speci
fied unfair methods to competitors un
der the ban of the court.
Provisions of alleged agreements to
suppress competition between the
Aluminum company and the so-called
Swiss or Neuhausen company of Eur
ope, the General Chemical company,
the Norton company, the Pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing company and Gus
tave A. Kruttschmltt and James C.
Coleman, both of Newark, N. J., are
abrogated by the decree.
Whenever It Is shown that substan
tial competition has arisen In the
aluminum industry the decree may be
modified on the production of evidence
that It Is working an Injustice. Appli
cation for modification however, can
not be made oftener than once In every
three years.
The decree was presented to the court
by Wm. T. Chantland, special assistant
to the attorney general, who devel
oped the government’s case and United
States Attorney Jordan, of Pittsburgh.
ISSUE OF BONDS FOR
PANAMA_CANAL SPENT
One Million Disbursed By Sec
retary McVeagh Cut Into the
General Fund.
Washington, June 8.—The entire pro
ceeds of Panama canal bonds of 1961,
issued less than a year ago, have been
spent. Officials of the treasury do not
contemplate issuing any more canal
bonds during the present administra
tion.
Secretary MacVeagh yesterday dis
bursed $1,000,000 for the construction of
the ditch. The amount not only ex
hausted the proceeds of the bonds and
their premiums, but In addition de
ducted $550,000 from the general fund
of the treasury.
The construction of the waterway,
like the ordinary expenses of thq gov
ernment, It Is’ expected, wllf be borne
h- the receipts from customs and In
ternal revenue for months to come. If
necessary, Secretary MacVeagh could
issue $136,307,000 in canal bonds at
once. That amount has already been
spent out of the general fund and by
the act of congress Is reimbursable by
bonds. The total cost of the water
way, it is estimated, will be $375,209,
900. Of this $274,908,000 has been ex
pended to date.
GAMBLER LOST LAST
“CHANCE” WITH COURT
Bernhard, Convicted Of Steal
ing Money From Employer, Is
Given Three Years.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 8.—When Wm,
L. Bernard Btood up to receive sen
tence for having taken $540 of his
employer’s money to stake himself in
gambling, Judge Kennedy hazarded an
opinion that Bernard would be willing
to bet the court on the sentence.
Bernard brightened up and said he
would ’’Take a chance,” and guessed
two years.
The judge told him he had lost again
and sentenced him to three years In
the penitentiary. A
Bernard, when convicted a few days
ago, asked that In lieu of a sentence
an operation be performed on his
brain to cure him of the gambling
habit. The alienist to whom his ap
plication was referred wanted Bernard’s
fingers cut off.
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4 ISSUES INJUNCTION 4
4 RESTRAINING STRIKE 4
4 4
4 Philadelphia, June 7.—Judge 4
4 Bregy, in common pleas court 4
4 here today issued an injunction 4
4 restraining federated commit- 4
4 tees of the brotherhoods of 4
4 trainmen, conductors, firemen 4
4 and engineers from taking any 4
4 action that may lead to a strike 4
4 on the lines of the Pennsylvania 4
4 east of Pittsburg and Erie be- 4
4 cause of alleged grievances. 4
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EXPLOSION IN OREGON
QUARRY KILLS THREE
Medford, Ore., June 7.—A premature
explosion In the Jacksonville quarry
resulted In the death of three men, the
fatal injury of another and minor in
juries to five or six workmen.
The explosion Is attributed to a
powder monkey, who is said to have
loaded a blast while smoking a clgaret.
He was blown to pieces.
John Simmons, of Jacksonville, and
Louise Lovovltch were the others
killed outright.
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STREET GAR MEN IN
A RIOTJN BOSTON
Sudden Strike Of Several
Thousand Men Followed
By Disorder.
Boston, June 8.—Violence marked tht
beginning of a strike of several thous
and employes of the Boston elevated
railway at daylight. Those who re
fused to work demanded recognition
by the company of a recently formed
union. The company refused to deal
with them other than idlvlduatly. The
street railway service and the elevated
roads were being operated on about
half time. Five arrests hav been made
for assaults on motormen.
Although the strike had been threat
ened for a week or more, It came
shortly after 4 a. m., with a sudden
ness and a clash that surprised not
only the company offlctals, but the po
lice of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge.
Somerville, Everett, Chelsea Medford
and Malden.
The men had been discussing the
matter nearly all night at a mass
meeting and as daylight was breaking,
It was decided to take a vote. As soon
as It was seen that those In favor of
going out were in the majority, the
gathering of nearly 2.000 men begun
cheering, and a rush was made for the
first eunly mornig cars.
First Car Is Attacked.
The first one was met on Tremont
street near the hall. The car was
stopped, the trolley yanked from the
wire, the windows smashed and the
motorman and conductor badly beaten.
A number of passengers were rushed
out of the car, although none was in
jured.
As the clash was proceeding, a mall
car suddenly came into sight, and rec
ognizing the authority of the govern
ment, those who had stopped the first
car suddenly ceased their activities and
permitted both cars to resume their
way.
A few minutes Inter, word of the
strike had reached the vicinity of the
north station and there two other cars
were stopped, windows smashed, some
of the gearing disabled and several
passengers were slightly Injured by fly
ing glass.
Several arrests were made at this
point.
A crowd coming from the direction
of strike headquarters encircled several
cars on Adams square about 6 o'clock
and more violence ensued. Two arrests
were made here. One of those taken
In custody was charged with assnult
on a policeman and the other was
charged with Inciting a riot.
8ubw»y Car Held Up.
A dozen men rushed down Into tho
Cambridge subway as the first car was
about to start and tried to persuade
the train hands to Join them. They
were unsuccessful, but held up the
starting of the trains for nearly half an
hour. About the samo time four of the
new semi-convertible viaduct cars
were so badly smashed that the traffic
between Cambridge and Boston was
completely blocked for several hours.
The outbreak In Charleston was al
most as severe, while similar occur
rences took place In Everett and Chel
sea.
It was announced during the fore
noon that the actual vote In favor of a
strike was 1,389 to 8.
The strike committee claims that up
to the time of calling the strike today
3,200 men had signed union papers and
had paid Initiation fees. At the same
time the company Issued a statement
that 3,500 employes were still loyal and
that every effort would be made to
keep the car system In operation.
Four hours after the strike began
cars were running on nearly all lines,
but with about half the usual fre
quency.
NORTH CAROLINA FOR
WOODROW WILSON
He Gets Eight Delegates At
Large and Is Indorsed By
the Convention.
Raleigh, N. C., June 8.—After an oL
night session the state democratic con
vention elected eight delegates at large
to the Baltimore convention and by a
vote of 603 to 396 Indorsed Governor
Woodrow Wilson's candidacy. The del
egates were uninstructed, but six are
said to favor Governor Wilson and two
are said to be neutral. The convention,
a tumultous one, adjourned at 6:39
o’clock this morning. Each delegate
will have a half vote.
The convention battled until after
midnight last night over the nomina
tion of a state ticket and a resolution
Indorsing North Carolina’s state of
ficers and representatives In congress.
Friends of Governor Kitchen vainly
endeavored to prevent the Indorsement
of the record of Senator Simmons,
whom the governor Is opposing for re
election.
Locke Craig, was unanimously nom
inated for governor and candidates for
other state offices were chosen without
opposition, except E. L. Daughtrldge,
for lieutenat governor, and George P
Bell, for long term corporation com
missioner, who won after a hard fight
The eight delegates at large are:
Ex-Gov. B. R. Glenn, B. C. Dowd, E
L. Justice, Gen. Julian S. Carr, MaJ. E
J. Hale, A. W. McLean, W. C. Ham.
mer, and Lieut. Gov. W. C. Newland.
Francis D. Winston and C. Ellis Gard
ner were chosen electors at large.
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4 STRIKERS AND POLICE 4
4 IN A STREET BATTLE 4
4 4
4 Newark, N. J„ June 8.—At 4
4 least six persons,Were shot and 4
4 many others wounded by mis- 4
4 siles in a street battle here to- 4
4 day between 150 striking labor- 4
4 ers and the police. Five strikers, 4
4 a policeman and a citizen are at 4
4 the city hospital, most of them 4
4 suffering from gunshot wounds? 4
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FIFTH BOMbIs^TOUCHED
OFF IN SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, Cal., June 7.—-The
fifth explosion In a series that began
last Friday night was touched off last
night In a garden at the rear of the
house occupied by Tom Corbett, a
brother of James J. Corbett, the pugi
list and aetdr.
Corbett was out at the time, but his
blind niece and a woman friend were
in the house. There appears to have
been no attempt to damage the house,
but to frighten or warn Its tenants.
WILSON FORGES WIN
FIRST DULUTH MOVE
John M. Freeman, of Olivia,
Named Temporary Chairman
Of Democratic Convention.
Puluth, Minn., June 7.—The con
vention here today promises to
be a battle. The Bryan and Clarlj
forces planned to make a stand against
the Wilson followers in efforts to send
24 delegates to Baltimore instructed fo»
the New Jersey governor. Part of thq
Bryan-Clark followers, declared thell
intention to attempt to prevent the re*
election of Fred B. Lynch, of St. Paul,
the Wilson candidate, for national
committeeman.
Wilson has the majority of the in
structed delegates. He carried every
district, but the Fourth and possibly
the First and Sixth, which is enough to
pass the unit rule if all his delegates
stand by him. There are but nine
districts. Each district was to select
two delegates to the national conven
tion and six were to be chosen at large.
But many of the Instructed Wilson
delegates and some of the uninstructed
ones who were said to favor him were
so strongly aligned with Bryan that It
was said they might refuse to put
through the unit rule. In the event
that it does carry, according to W. H,
Williams, Clark's state manager, the
fight will be carried to Baltimore.
Mention by Chairman Freeman of the
claims of W ilsen and Clark as candi
dates for the presidency brought cheer
ing, but it was weak as compared with
the outburst that greeted the name of
W. J. Bryan. The demonstration by ad
mirers of the Nebraskan lasted several
minutes.
WAITERS’ STRIKE IN
NEW YORK SPREADING
Carrying Out Threat To Bring
Electricians, Firemen and
Engineers Out.
New York, June 7.—The waiters last
night began to carry out their threat to
bring electricians, firemen and engi
neers out of the New York hotels on a
strike. The first instance ot success
was scored at the Hotel Netherlands,
on the Central Park plaza, late last
night when 10 employes of the engine
room left their posts and marched in a
body to Carnegie hall to Join a mass
meeting of the strikers. The manage
ment of the hotel admlted the walkout
and declared the places of the strikers
were Immediately filled by substitutes.
The strike spread for the flsst time
to the suburban districts last night.
Two hundred patrons of a fashionable
dog show at Mlneola were left dinner
less by the strike of 18 waiters and two
cooks employed In a hotel there. The
management was handicaped by the
unusually large number of guests and
was obliged to close up the dining
room for the night.
KRANZ HAD CORK LEG;
WIFE COSTHIM $2,500
He Got Money Back, She
Charges In Suit Filed For
a Separation.
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New York, June 7.—In an affidavit
before Supreme Court Justice Gerard,
Mrs. Mollle Kranz, who Is suing for a
separation from Isadore Kranz, a lamp
manufacturer, said her husband gave
her $2,500 to marry him because he
had a cork leg, and that shortly after
the marriage he induced her to sign an
order permitting him to withdraw the
money from a savings bank by telling
her that she was only signing a con
sent to release a mortgage.
Mrs. Kranz has also brought suit In
the city court for the money, arid has
obtained an attachment against It.
In reply, Kranz said his leg was cut
off In a street railway accident, and he
got $10,000 from the railroad company.
He said that the plaintiff knew of this,
and only married him to get all of the
money she could. Ho said they llvedi
happily until his wife caused trouble
because he wouldn’t give her money to
hand over to her father. The court
awarded Mrs. Kranz $9 a week alimony.
IOWA BANKERS FAVOR
CURRENCY REVISION
Resolutions Ask Legislation
Creating a New Department
Of Banking.
Cedar Rapids, la., June 7.—The state
bankers’ convention today indorsed the
program of the National Citizens’ alli
ance for a revision of the currency sys
tem. The resolutions ask the separa
tion of the banking from the depart
ment of the auditor or state and the
creation of a new department, and urge
the general assembly to permit banks
to loan money on property in adjoining
states. A committee of five was ap
pointed to co-operate with the author
ities and schools in the encouragement
of agriculture.
Hon. Adam Bede, of Minnesota, was
the principal speaker this morning. He
won applause by his plea for greater
co-operation between bankers and ag
ricultural districts, as did Joseph Chap
man, of Minneapolis, who urged a more
practical education for boys and girls.
Des Moines won the next meeting of
the State Bankers’ association.
Charles Shade, of Rock Rapids, was
elected president; F. B. Yetter, of Dav
enport, vice president, and C. R. Han
nan, of Council Bluffs, treasurer.
SHOOfSFATHERINLAW
THENKILLS HiMSELF
Leonard, Mo., June 6—Enraged at
the failure of his prosecution of Charles
Upton, his fatherinlaw, who wounded
him in self defense May 1, Thomas
Ralls went to Upton’s home this morn
ing, shot him through the right lung,
wounded Mrs. Upton and later killed
himself when about to be captured.
Upton is believed to have been fa
tally hurt. He resisted Rail’s attempt
to obtain possession of Rail’s child
from his home and shot him. Today's,
shooting followed Upton’s acquittaL