NATIONAL PACKING
COMPANY DISSOLVES
Formal Statement Showing
Distribution Of Assets Given
Federal Attorney.
Chicago. July 22.—A formal state
ment showing the method of distribu
tion of the assets of the Nationa
Packing company with a declaratioi
that the company has been dissolved
was presented to United States Dis
trict Attorney James H. Wilkerson, to
day.
Counsel for the packers assured the
federal officers that the distribution ot
the assets had already taken place and
told him that complete details would be
presented soon.
The plan of distribution adopted by
the owners of the National Packing
company, which was regarded by the
government as an instrument used to
control the meat industry, will be care
fully scrutinized by federal officials
and if it meets the approval of the
attorney general will be allowed to
stand. Should Vt be objected to changes
may be made or court action taken
by the government to induce compli
ance with its desires.
More i/onsoiiaauons.
According to the plan set forth by
counsel, the assets of the National
Packing company have been distributed
in the following manner:
The G. H. Hammond company is tak
en over by the Swift interests.
The Omaha Packing company plant
at Chicago, the St. Louis Dressed Beef
and Provision company and the United
Dressed Beef company, of New York,
are also acquired by these in control
of Swift and company.
J. Ogden Armour takes over the fol
lowing subsidiaries:
The Fowler Packing company, the
Anglo-American Provisions company
and the New York Butchers’ Dressed
Beef and Provision company, of New
York.
The Omaha Packing company plant
at South Omaha is taken over by Mor
ris & Co. There has been a similar
division of the branch houses and sell
ing agencies through the United States,
according to a statement Issued by Mr
Wilkinson, based on the packers’ re
port of dissolution.
Property Distributed.
The statement further declares:
The attorneys for the different stock
holders of the National Packing com
pany state that the division of the
property of that company in accord
ance with their plans to wind up busi
ness, has been practically completed
There has been an outright division of
the property of the company and ther'1
Is no joint ownership on the part of tlv
interest that formerly controlled it
The property has been distributee
among its stockholders in proportion
to the amount of stock held by them.
It is represented that as to absolute
ly none of these Is there any joint in
terests such as characterized the Na
tional Packing company and its sub
sidiaries.
“In other words the National Pack
ing company wound up its business
and its assets have been distributed
among its stockholders."
Car Company Dissolves.
Mr. Wilkerson said that complete
details of the distribution of the prop
erty would be ready in a few days. In
addition to the dissolution of the Na
tional Packing company, the National
Car Line company, operating the re.
frigerator car system of the packers,
has also been dissolved and the cars
apportioned to each of the stockhold
ers, the district attorney was informed
The announcement of the dissolution
was made after a conference between
Mr. Wilkerson and Attorneys A. R
Urion, Ralph Crows, M. W. Borders
and Henry Veeders, representing the
packers.
Mr. Wilkerson declined to express
any opinion whether the plans of dis
solution would be approved by the gov
ernment.
“All we ask,” said Mr. Wilkerson, “is
that the packers dissolve and dissolve
in reality, and not on a ‘paper’ basis
Whether the present plan will be ap
proved by the government cannot be
determined just now.”
TRUST DISSOLUTION
WILL NOT_BE URGED
Chairman Stanley Says Report
Was Circulated To Effect
New York Stock Market.
Washington, July 22.—Chairman
Stanley, of the House steel trust inves
tigating committee, today authorized
a denial of the reports that the com
mittee would recommend the dissolu
tion of the United States steel cor
poration.
Mr. Stanley declared he believed that
reports given out to that effect had
been calculated to affect the New York
stock market.
Some of the things the democratic
members of the committee really have
agreed upon follows:
That hereafter the records of tile
office of the commissioner of corpora
tions shall be open to congress.
That they will propose to amend the
act creating the department of com
merce and labor to make the investi
gations of the bureau available to
congress as well as the president!
This determination is said to have
been influenced by the refusal of Her
bert Knox Smith, former commission
er of corporations, to give to the Stan
ley committee the facts he had gleaned
from the steel trade.
WITHDRAW TROOPS.
Uncle Sam Evidently Thinks Mexican
Revolt Near End.
Washington. July 22.—All troops dis
patched to El Paso when the Mexican
'.rebels were moving on Juarez will soon
be removed with the exception of a
regiment of cavalry. A battalion of in
fantry, a battalion of field artillery and
a regiment of cavalry are now here.
HELD FOR MURDER.
George R. Harkness, Wealthy Real Es
tate Dealer Arrested.
New York. July 22.—George R. Hark
ness, a wealthy real estate dealer, of
Seacliff, on Long Island, was arrested
today, charged with having shot and
killed Mrs. Florence Hopp, of Lewis
burg, Pa., at the hotel here where they
were guests early today. Mrs. Hopp,
who was about 25 years old had been
•in Harkness’ company for several days.
Mrs. Hopp leaves a 7-year-old son in i
XLewisburg.
DEATH OF THE MIKADO
AWAITED BY SUBJECTS
Life of Japanese Emperor Ad
mitted By Physicians To
Hang By Slender Thread.
Toklo, July 22.—The condition of
Emperor Mutsuhito at 3 o'clock this
morning was so critical that the min
isters of state were assembled at the
palace and the announcement was
made that his majesty was sinking.
A bulletin issued by the attending
physicians gives the history of the em
peror’s illness as follows:
"Since July 14, his majesty has been
suffering from intestinal trouble. Great
drowsiness followed the early attacks,
this symptom increasing rapidly. On
July 18 his majesty became uncon
scious and his brain was affected.
“On the evening of the 19th the fever
suddenly increased, showing a temper
ature of 104.7. The pulse rate was 104
and the respiration 38.”
Has Acute Nephritis.
The court physicians in attendance
on his majesty at 9 o’clock this morn
ing diagnosed the case as acute ne
phritis.
Another bulletin Issued from the pal
ace at 3 o’clock this afternoon was as
follows:
“The emperor has been suffering
from diabetes since 1904. This devel
oped into chronic kidney trouble in
1906.”
It was announced later in the morn
ing that uremia had developed. His
majesty’s bed has been moved to a sit
ting room in the palace. The empress
remained at the bedside during the day.
The crown prince, Yoshlhito, who is
recovering from a case of chicken pox,
and is still confined to his bed. re
ceived the news of his father’s illness
this morning. He has not yet been
able to visit the palace.
Princes Summoned.
The imperial princes, have been sum
moned from their summer residence
and together with all the notables at
present in the capital, they repaired to
the palace, where they await the latest
news from the sick chamber.
The present situation is without
precedent in the history of the new
Japan. The news of his majesty’s ill
ness came as an absolute surprise and
its unexpected announcement resulted in
the quick collapse of prices on the local
stock exchange.
The return to Tokio of Prince Kat
sura, the former premier, who left some
days ago on a mission to Europe, is
expected. The prince was among the
first to be officially notified by tele
graph of the emperor's illness.
It became known today that his ma
jesty was unconscious from this illness
yesterday.
10 p. m.—No bulletin has been is
sued from the palace since 3 o’clock
this afternoon, but it was learned from
the imperial residence that his
majesty's condition remains unchanged.
He is semi-conscious. The physicians
in attendance have not given up all
hope.
Mutushito, the 121st emperor of
Japan, was born at Kioto, November
3, 1852, the second son of the late Em
peror Komei, upon whose death in
1867 he succeeded to the throne. He
was crowned at Kioto. October 12. 1868.
PROPOSES CURB FOR
HIGH COST OF LIVING
■Washington, July 22.—Representative
Lindbergh of Minnesota has introduced
a resolution in the house to name a
permanent committee on industrial re
lations, authorized to make a study of
the economic aspects of all legisla
tion.
Mr. Lindbergh, who is father of the
"money trust” inquiry, made a state
ment accompanying his resolution in
which he declared the business of the
country is resting on a false basis.
Unless something is done to put a
solid foundation under it, it is his opin
ion a gigantic collapse will come in the
near future. It is his hope, through
the proposed committee, to prevent this
collopse.
DENY REVOLT RUMOR.
Reported That Rebels At Lisbon and
Oporto Ar« In Arms.
Madrid. July 22.--The correspondent
of the Universe, published at Orense,
Spain, has sent a dispatch to this
city saying that a revolutiop has brok
en out at Lisbon and Oporto, in Por
tugal.
This news was received at Orense by
way of Verin, a town in Spain near
the Portuguese border.
Madrid, July 20.—Senor Barossa, the
Spanish minister of the interior, this
afternoon declared without foundation
the statement that a revolution had
broken at Lisbon and Oporto.
RIVER BILL PASSES.
Senate Agrees To Spend $6,000,000 To
Improve “Old Miss.”
Washington, July 22.—The river and
harbors appropriation bill, carrying
ibout $33,000,000, including $6,000,000 for
Mississippi river improvement, was
Anally passed by the Senate yesterday
when the conference report was
adopted.
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“MYSTIC” GOES TO JAIL.
Oriental Cult Leader Gets Three Years
For Swindling Wife.
Los Angeles, Cal., July 22.—Gorham
Tufts, )r., the Oriental mystic and cult
leader, convicted of having fraudulent
ly obtained more than $100,000 from his
wife, formerly the wealthy Mrs. Hoe,
of Fort Worth, Tex., was sentenced to
day to three years In San Quentin pris
on The sentence was Imposed after
Tufts pleaded for probation.
ITALIAN OFFICIALS
ADMIT NAVY DEFEAT
Warships Unable To Force
Way Through Dardanelles—
Turk Defense Is Strong.
Rome, July 22.—The Italian govern
ment admitted in an official note Issued
today that a flotilla of Italian torpedo
boat destroyers attempted yesterday to
tnter the Dardanelles. The destroyers
succeeded In advancing to Chanak
Kalesl when it was decided towith
8raw on account of the severe bom
bardment directed at them from the
Turkish forts and ships. The Italian
vessels, the note adds, were not much
damaged,
Chanak-Kalesl, commonly called
Dardanelles, is a town on a flat point
opposite Khilia-Rahrl fort on the Eu
ropean shore. The town Is defended
by Castle Chanak-Kalesl, which of late
years has been reinforced with heavy
guns and modern equipment.
SULTAN IS ALARMED.
Constantinople, July 22.—The gravo
nature of the government's difficulties
is revealed In a proclamation of the
sultan to the army, which was read to
the garrison here Friday. After an
nouncing the appointment of Tewflk
Pasha as grand vizer, the proclamation
reminds the troops of their oath of
loyalty and, referring to demands made
by certain officers as contrary to the
constitution and supreme rights of the
khaliflate, exhorts the army not to mix
in politics, but to devote Itself ex
clusively to the defense of the coun
try.
CATLIN DECLARES HIS
ELECTION WAS HONEST
Washington, July 22.—Representative
Theron E. Catlin, of St. Louis, in a
statement characterized as a “monu
mental fraud" the action of the House
committee on elections in voting to
recommend that he be deprived of his
seat in the House. The committee de
cided by a vote of 6 to 3 to report that
Mr. Catlin had not been properly
elected, because it was disclosed that
his relatives had spent approximately
313,000 in his campaign, contrary to
the state law.
"The action of the democratic mem
bers of the committee on elections in
declaring that Patrick Gill is entitled
to my seat violates every principle of
political decency and is a travesty on
elementary justice," said Representa
tive Catlin.
"Not a scintilla of evidence was pro
luced indicating fraud of any kind,
character or description. In order to
consummate this monumental fraud
and to seat Mr. Gill, the democratic
members of the committee arbitrarily
threw out votes of two wards, both of
which I carried by very substantial
majorities.”
MRS. MORROW IS FREED.
Woman Accused Of Killing Her Hus
band Found Innocent By Jury.
Chicago, July 22.—Mrs. Rene B. Mor
row was found not guilty of the mur
der of her husband, Charles B. Morrow,
an inventor, by a Jury in Judge Ker
sten's court last night. The verdict
was returned after the Jury had de
liberated three hours and 10 minutes.
The case was given to the jury short
ly before G s’clocg last evening.
Mrs. Morrow held her hands to her
face and wept several times during the
address of her attorney, Charles E.
Erbstein. He analyzed the state’s testi
mony and said the prosecution had
failed in its efforts to prove the guilt of
his client. He bitterly attacked the
police for the methods used in gather
ing the testimony.
The verdict is said to have been
reached by the Jury on the third bal
lot. Half crying and half laughing
with excitement, Mrs. Morrow shouted:
“I knew it would be this way; I knew
it would be this way."
MORROW CASE WILL
GO TO JURY TODAY
Chicago, July 22.—The trial of Mrs.
Rene B. Morrow, charged with the
murder of her husband on December
27 last, was expected to come to a
close today so far as the closing argu
ments of counsel and the Jury instruc
tions of Judge George Kersten were
concerned.
Attorney Charles Erbstein, who yes
terday began his closing argument to
the jury in behalf of the defendant, was
expected to finish during the morning.
He was to be followed by Assistant
State Attorney Northup in the closing
argument for the state. The instruc
tions of the court to the Jury it was
presumed would be delivered late in
the afternoon and the case passed into
the hands of the Jury.
COMPETITION IS KEEN.
Large Produce Dealers "Squeeze”
Smaller Ones, Court Is Told.
Chicago. July 22.—T. F. Gallagher, a
member of the quotation committee of the
Chicago butter and egg board, told Mas
ter In Chancery Morrison today that there
was much competition between butter and
egg dealers. His testimony was in the
Injunction suit brought to restrain the
board ‘‘from controlling prices of butter
snd eggs.”
“It is a struggle for us to make a dollar
now, because wo always have to meet the
prices offered by other firms,” said Gal
lagher. “There is a tendency for a few
large members or produce merchants to
iqueeze out the small man, isn’t there?"
isked the examiner.
“Yes, there is and it is a mighty strug
fle to stand up under it,” said Gallagher.
LADIES’ AUXILIARY ELECTS.
Chicago, July 22.-—The Ladles' Auxil
ary of the Ancient Order of Hibern
ians today elected these officers: Pres
ident, Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly, Paw
tucket; vice president. Miss B. A. Ma
honey, Calumet, Mich.; secretary, Mrs.
Adelia Christy, Columbus, Ohio; and
treasurer, Mrs. Mary Connolly, Amster
lam, N. Y.
COST COUJMBUS $7,600
TO DISCOVER AMERICA
Madrid, July 22.—The cost of the dis
covery of America was $7,600, accord
ing to ledgers Just found at Palos,
Spain, containing facts concerning the
outlay made by Christopher Columbus
on his expedition to the New World.
The armament of the fleet cost $2,800.
The personal expenses of Columbus
and his officers amounted to about $400,
and $4.40t was spent on the voyage.
According to the ledgers the crew each
received a monthly wage of $1.25.
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News Brevities j
WILKESBARRE, PA.—Two thou
sand partisans of the home team of
the New York State league, angered
t>y decisions which they evidently be
leved cost Wllkesbarre a close game
with Troy, swarmed out on the field
at the close of play yesterday and
made a rush for Umpire Cleary. The
situation looked serious for Cleary, but
seven members of the state constabu
lary who had witnessed the game went
to the umpire’s aid and beat off his as
sailants with their clubs.
EMPORIA. KAN.—Mrs. Hiram
Waite, 21 years old, of St. Louts, her
sister. Miss Nellie Anderson, 26 years
old, and Edward 8. Newlln, former
sheriff of Lyon county, were drowned
In the Cottonwood river near here yes
terday. The women were wading In
the shallow part of the stream when
they came to a "stepoff” and sank.
Hearing their cries, Newlln, who was
nearby, ran to their rescue, and while
endeavoring to save them lost his own
life.
MOBILE. ALA.—For tho first time.
It is said, in the history of Alabama, a
court was adjourned yesterday out of
respect to the memory of a negro.
Henry Kinney, the negro, born in slav
ery, became a janitor of the county
court house here soon after he ob
tained his freedom. He died last night
and today the circuit court, the only
one In the building, was ordered ad
journed until after his funeral.
PEKING—Prof. Jeremiah Jenks, of
Columbia university, and formerly of
Cornell, has been offered the post of
financial adviser to the Chinese repub
lican government. This marks an im
portant step towards governmental re
form and shows the desire of the Chi
nese cabinet to employ expert foreign
talent. Other advisers are to be ap
pointed shortly.
WILMINGTON, DEL.—The new bat
tleship Wyoming, which left Philadel
phia on her trial trip yesterday morn
ing, is stuck on a sandbar at Thre'e
Quarter point, about a mile and «. half
below this city. Government tugs have
gbne to her assltsance. Her commend
er reports no damage done, and it is
expected she will proceed with the high
tide.
PARKERSBURG, W. VA—Tho body
of a man, from whose clothing all
marks of identification had been re
moved, was found In the Ohio river
here yesterday. A paving block had
been fastetned around his neck with a
piece of wire and his skull haft been
fractured Other marks on the body
showed the victim had been beaten.
BRISTOL, TENN.-New York and
Memphis limited train No. 25 left the
track on a down grade curve south of
Bristol yesterday while running at a
high rate of speed. Bruce Hodges, a
mall clerk, was killed Instantly and his
father. M. L. Hodges, senior clerk in
charge, was fatally Injured. Others
were Injured, but not dangerously.
IRON MOUNTAIN—For a second
time within a few years the residence
of Mayor R. L. Hammond was partially
wrecked by dynamite yesterday. The
explosive was placed under the kitchen
and ignited by a long fuse. The rear
of the building was demolished and
furniture and glassware broken. There
is no clew to the dynamiters.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—The exper
iment of government by commission
for Atlantic City began yesterday when
the five commissioners elected a week
ago organized by selecting William
Riddle, as mayor. He succeeds Harry
Bacharach, who was legislated out of
the office of mayor, but was elected
one of the commissioners.
NEW YORK—Herman Rosenthal, a
gambler, whose charge of graft against
leading officials of the New York po
lice department led to a thorough In
vestigation into the workings of tho
department, was shot and killed early
this morning in West Forty-third
street, almost In front of the Hotel
Metro pole.
MUSKOGEE, OKLA— Joe Morris, a
youth of Sulphur Springs, near here,
was shot and instantly killed by J. R.
Barnes, father of the girl for whose
smiles he had just whipped another boy.
The two boys quarreled over who
should court the Barnes girl. In tho
fight that followed Morris was the vic
tor.
CORNING, N. x.—vvimnrn scnroe
j, der, engineer of the Lackaw anna ex
press which crashed Into the rear of
the passenger train here July 4, cost
ing the lives of 40 people, admitted at
the coroner’s Jury here yesterday that
he probably passed a block signal set
"caution” and the warning fuse placed
beside the track by the flagman.
VICTORIA, B. C.—The yacht Bonita,
of Seattle, was captured after a run
ning fight for poaching off the western
coast of Vancouver by the fishing pro
tected cruiser Newington. Many shots
were fired from each boat and tho
launch was finally run down and
captured.
MINNEAPOLIS.—Despair over her
failure to hold her position as stenog
rapher and fear that consequently she
w'ould become a burden on her father
caused 17-year-old Meta DIttmann to
end her life by poison, according to a
note left for her father. The girl re
cently had been 111 with typhoid fever.
BAY CITY, MICH.—Norman Stanley
yesterday shot and killed himself after
seriously wounding Police Sergeant,
Harry Anderson, who attempted to ar
rest him In connection with the murder
of Stanley’s 17-year-old wife. The
girl’s body with the throat cot was dis
covered today.
WILKESBARRE, PA.—A heavy ex
plosion of gas in No. 5 colliery of the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company
at South Wilkesbarre last night caused
the death of three miners and serious
injuries to three others.
QUINCY, MASS.—Lawrence Stafford,
17 years old, fell 2,000 feet to his death
In Quincy bay while attempting a para
chute Jump. The parachute failed to
open. Stafford’s mother was killed In
a similar manner.
ST. PAUL, MINN.—The condition of
A. B. Stickney, former president of the
Chicago Great Western railway, who
underwent an operation for kidney
trouble at a hospital yesterday, Is much
improved.
WASHINGTON—The demooratlc cau
cus of the House last night formally
elected Charles M. Riddell, of Indiana,
sergeant at arms of tho House, to
succeed the late Stokes Jackson.
AKRON, OHIO—Fire here yesterday
destroyed the Schumaeher block on
Main street, causing a loss estimated
at between $300,000 and $400,000. Several
firemen were Injured.
WASHINGTON — GlfTord Plnchot,
former chief forester and Roosevelt
champion, cannot increase his taxes In
the District of Columbia, though he
wants to. Mr. Plnchot recently decid
ed his mansion had been under as
sessed about $44,000 and proposed to pay
more taxes.
TACOMA, WASH.—J. J. Jensen, of
Cedar Falls, la., and George Sunday,
son of the evangelist, “Billy” Sunday,
while climbing Mt. Tacoma yesterday
became very ill, but revived and com
pleted the climb of 14,500 feet. Jensen
fell unconscious at the rim of the
volcano’s crator and remained In that
condition several minutea.
PRICE OF MURDER
PLACED AT $2,000
Detectives Trailing Crime Find
That Gunmen Have Market
Rate For Killings.
New York. July 22—The gang of gun
men and black Jackers that riddled
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, with
bullets Is believed by detectives today
to have been procured by "Raid Jack”
Rose, under pressure of the "police sys
tem,” which was seeking to effectually
close the mouth of Rosenthal against
further charges that gamblers had to
divide their gains with the police. Rose
is a close friend of Police Lieutenant
Becker, who was yesterday removed
as the head of the "strong arm" squad
which handles the gambling situation
In the city. District Attorney Whitman
has gleaned enough information to
convince him that Rose, at the sug
gestion of or knowledge of the police,
hired some of Jack Seelig’s gang of
gun fighters to make away with Rosen
thal. The market rate for killing men
by some of the East Side gunmen la
said to be $2,000.
Shapiro Turn* Informer.
From William Shapiro, driver of the
“murder car,” District Attorney Whit
man and prlvnte detectives employed
by him have learned that after ths
shooting the murderers loafed around
the scene of the crime with no apparent
fear of arrest. Shapiro has told enough
details to cause the public prosecutct
to believe that the private detectivei
will soon round up the gang of gun
fighters whom the police have daily
promised to arrest, but have failed sc
to do. That the gambling plot and mur
der will lead deeper into the police de
partment Is now generally believed.
Shapiro told the prosecutor and th«
detectives that he picked up Rose and
two other men, Itzky and Schaaps, by
appointment on Fourteenth street and
on the way uptown there were several
changes made In the party. Informa
tion regarding these changes of th*
passengers In the “murder car” Is be
ing withheld.
Slayers Were Leisurely.
Shapiro says that after the men shot
Rosenthal they put their guns in tliell
pockets anil stood around for a time.
After a while Shapiro says they
walked leisurely over to the car and
got aboard. The chauffeur said h«
worked with the motor, hoping the po
lice would come, but that one of tht
murderers pointed a gun at him and
said: “Quit monkeying and roll along.”
Shapiro said the car made only II
miles an hour and he did not Bee any
chase being made to capture them. Go
ing up Fifth avenue, Shapiro said on«
of the passengers said to him that h«
was a fool to get scared as no body
was going to get Into trouble, becauss
the Job had been fixed and the pollcs
were not doing anythtng.
Police Commissioner Dougherty se
cured from Rose the Information that
he was working for Lieutenant Becket
early Monday night. Rose told th«
deputy commissioner that he was
afraid of Becker and had gone to th«
house of Dora Gilbert, Rosenthal's di
vorced wife, on Monday night because
he knew she was going to make an
affidavit that Becker wanted an affi
davit against Rosenthal. Rose told the
commissioner that he was not surprised
when he was told that RoBenthal had
been killed, as he thought he would
get It because he talked too much.
MANY KOREANS HELD.
Russians Charge Them With Plot To
Assassinate Prince Katsura.
Seoul, Korea, July 22.—More than 100
Koreans have been arrested by the
Russian authorities at Harbin and Its
vicinity In connection with an alleged
plot to assassinate Prince Katsura,
when the Japanese ex-premier passed
through that Manchurian city on his
way to St. Petersburg.
ANOTHER PROBE SOUGHT.
Investigation Of Forest Service Ex
penditures Is Asked.
Washington. July 22.—An Investiga
tion of expenditures In the forest serv
ice by a special Senate committee Is
asked In a resolution today by Sen
ator Overman. The committee would
sit during the recess of congress. •
NO WORD OF MISSING MAN.
Washington, July 22.—The governor
of Puebla, Mex., has advised the
American embassy at Mexico City that
he has heard nothing of Patrick Dunne,
of Jersey City, N. J., recently reported
to have been condemned to death at
Beristain in that state. He says no of
ficial in Beristgin has authority to im
pose a death sentence, that such a sen
tence would have to be confirmed by
the court at I’uebla. The governor ad
vised that he was making further In
vestigation.
JENKS GOES TO CHINA.
Peking, China, July 22.—Prof. Jer
mlah W. Jenks, formerly of Cornell
university, who recently was offered
the post of financial adviser to the
Chinese government has notified the
government of his willingness to accept
the position. Negotiations regarding
the terms under which the American
professor will take over the post will
now be conducted.
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4 St. Louis. —uly 22.—St. Louis 4
4 society girls are wearing men’s 4
4 silk socks and using men's garters 4
4 to hold ’em up. 4
4 Some of the most riotous colors 4
4 are In demand. And nary a pro- 4
4 test against this tendency to ap- 4
4 proprlate man’s rights has been 4
4 heard. In fact, the men view the 4
4 combination of oxfords, short 4
4 skirt, men’s socks, and shapely 4
4 feminine ankles as a thing of 4
4 beauty and a Joy forever. 4
4 Although a filmy lace stocking 4
4 does not Impress one as being a 4
4 heavy garment, the advocates of 4
4 short ones say there Is a big dif- 4
4 ference. They wouldn’t go back 4
4 to the long ones for anything. 4
FIVE SAILORS SCALDED
ON ITALIANJTEAMSHIP
New York, July 22.—Details of the
accident reported by wireless on the
Italian steamship Principe Di Piemonte,
in which five men were killed, were
learned today when the vessel arrived
here from Naples and Genoa.
The captain, Domenicont, reported
that the men were killed in the engine
room on Wednesday, last.
A branch steam pipe burst, filling the
fire room and engine room on the port
side with a great volume of steam.
PARCELS POST BILL
FINALLY COMPLETED
Bristow and Bourne Comprom.
ise On Zone Arrangements— ,
Merchants Benefit.
Washington, July 22—After a dispute
of more than two months the Senate
committee on postofflces and poet
roads has reached an agreement on the
postofflce appropriation bill and the
ineusure will be reported on Monday.
The parcels post provision, the prin
cipal matter In dispute, finally was
threshed out by Senator Bourne, the
author of the provision In the bill and
Senator Bristow of Kansas, former as
sistant postmaster general.
The result was a compromise.
The maximum rate remains at 12
cents, the rate of the postal union.
Senators Bourne and Bristow agreed
upon the parcels posts zones as fol
lows :
First zone, length 60 miles; rate S
cents for the first pound; 3 cents for
each additional pound.
Second zone, length 150 miles; rata
6 and 4 cents.
Third zone, length 400 miles; rate 7
and 5 cents.
Fourth zone, length 600 miles; rata
8 and 6 cents.
Fifth zone, lenght 1,000 miles; rate
9 and 7 cents.
Sixth zone, length 1,400 miles; rate
10 and 9 cents.
Seventh zone, length 1,800 miles; rate
11 and 10 cents.
Eighth zone, length over 1,800 miles;
rate 12 cents per pound straight.
Maxim packages 11 pounds.
Senator Bourne originally proposed
six zones to range In length from 60
to 2,000 miles.
The Idea of shortening the zones Is
that It would be of benefit to the small
er merchants and that It would also In
crease the average Income of the sys
tem and make it self sustaining.
As completed by the Senate commit
tee the bill carries about $262,000,000 or
an Increase of about $4,000,000 over the
House provisions.
WOMAN SHOT; MAN HURT.
8cranton Girl Killed and Companion
Wounded—Suspect Sought,
Allentown, Pa., July 22.—Erie
Schaefer, of this city, a former the
atrical man, for whom the police
had been searching In connection
with the murder of Miss Lovin&
Price, of Scranton, Pa., who was
found dead In her apartments to
day, committed suicide on the Le
high Mountain this afternoon.
Allentown, Pa., July 22.—Miss Loving
Price, 24 years old, of Scranton. Pa.,
better known here as Lowanda Brown,
was shot dead, and William Free was
fatally wounded In Miss Price’s room
here today. The police are searching
for Erie Schaffer, who traveled with
a theatrical company as property man
and since his return to Allentown has
been employed as a bartender.
TENTH OF MILL ADDED
TO STATE ASSESSMENT
Des Moines. Ia., July 22.—The gov
ernor and state officers today levied a
state tax for this year of three and
four-tenths mills on the dollar on tax
able value of all property to raise state
revenue. This is an Increase of one
tenth of a mill over last year. Taxable
valuation of railroad property was
fixed at $65,951,444 and of lnterurbana,
$1,233,577. This Is an increase of $126.
962 on the former and $96,554 on the
latter. The Hawarden branch of the
Northwestern Is changed to $5,000 per
mile, the Rock River Valley branch
of the C., St. P., M. & O. tax is re
duced from $6,000 per mile to $3,000,
and the Sioux City Terminal Increased
from $6,000 to $7.500 a mile.
REGATTA STARTS.
Stockholm, July 22.—The yacht re
gatta. in connection with the Olympic
games, was started here today In mag
nificent sailing weather. Twenty-two
boats participated In the various events.
Today’s results were: Norway, 14
points; Sweden, 13; Finland, 4; France,
3.
$2,000,000 FIRE L03S.
Vancouver, B. C„ July 20.—Estimates
today of the loss in the fire at midnight
In the Main street warehouse district
place the damage at nearly $2,000,000.
Three warehouses.each valued at $250,
000, were destroyed, as well as a num
ber of other smaller blocks. The loss
on stock was very small.
SWATS 150,000 FLIES.
Vincennes, Ind., July 20.—Louis Schuff
is the champion fly swatter of this
city. In the three days’ contest young
Schuff brought in a water bucket full
of files. According to weight he was
credited with killing 150,000 and re
ceived SI0 in gold for his feat. ‘ Her
schell Jones, who killed 130,000, was
awarded second money.
NEW GOLF RECORD.
Rock Island, 111., July 20.—A new
record was set at the Rock Island Ar
senal Golf club today by Alex Robert
son. local professional, who covered the
18 holes in 67, the 450 yard hole being
made in two strokes.
The former record for the course, 70.
was held by Mason Phelps, of the Mid
lothian club, Chicago.
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4.NEGRO BABIES BETTER 4
4 HUMORED THAN WHITES. 4
4 - 4
4 New York. July 20.—Negro 4
4 babies, according to the child hy- 4
4 giene bureau of the New York 4
4 city health department, are much 4
4 better humored than other babies. 4
4 A large number of pickaninnies 4
4 are being cared for this summer 4
4 in connection with the depart- 4
4 ment’s infant milk stations, and 4
4 a report by the head of the bureau 4
comments on their conduct as fol- 4
4 lows: 4
♦ “The little negro babies seldom 4
are fretty. They are the most 4
philosophical baby patients we 4
have. You rarely hear one cry, but 4
■f the white babies cry a great deal, 4
4 especially when they are being 4
4 weighed." 4
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WILlThELP DOCKERS.
Gompers Says Federation Will Send
Money To British Strikers.
Washington. July 20.—That the
American Federation of Labor will
send financial assistance to the London
dock strikers who yesterday cabled to
Samuel Gompers, president of the fed
eration. was Indicated today by Mr.
Gompers. "We will take the question
up directly with the English union,”
said Mr. Gompers, "but I will not dis
cuss for publication any of the de
lils.”