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Loup City Northwestern I VOLUME XXV LOUT CITY. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1908 NUMBER 49 ONLY BRIEF 1ENTIQN MUCH !N SMALL SPACE FOR THE HURRYING* READER. EVENTS COVERING WIDE FIELD Something of Congress. Political Gos sip Here and There, and News and Notes of General Character. Political. E. W. Kirkpatrick, president of the Texas farmers' congress, has won out in his fight to become the independ ence party candidate for governor of his state. Judge Taft will spend three days m Ohio, make a short trip south, spend three days in Indiana and a week in the state of New York. Governor Hughes in his speech at St. Joseph said that Tammany hall was lined* up against the reforms that t the people cf the east have won. Democratic leaders have decided, that Mr. Bryan shall make & trip in New York before the campaign closes, with another speech in Madison Souare garden. As a result of exposure while intro ducing Eugene W. Chafin. Prohibition candidate for president, who made a speech in Appleton. Wis., Dr. Elijah D. Kanouse contracted pneumonia from wTiich he died. Dr. Kanouse was one of the best known Prohibition workers I in Wisconsin. He was S& years of age. ■ President Roosevelt says he is sat isfied with progress of the campaign. Chairman Mack of the democratic national committee suffered a physi cal collapse at Chicago from overwork in the campaign. Judge Taft concluded his tour of the west at St. Louis. Governor Hughes of New York spoke to a large audience in Omaha. “President Roosevelt at present has no intention of taking the stump in be half of Mr. Taft,” is the way in which persistent reports to the effect that he was to make a speaking tour in favor of the candidacy cf the republi can nominee are now denied. General. The long delayed annuities of Sis seton and Wahpeton Sioux are to be paid at an early day. the rolls having The Presbyterian synod m Nebras ka formally approves the plan for a great Presbyterian university in Om aha. E. L. Collins, wanted in Omaha for bank irregularities, is caught is Phil adelphia. The American Book company, rep resented by E. O. Garrett, is held by the attorney general of Texas to be a trust. The Waterways congress at Chi cago adopted resolutions emphatically fn favor of carving out the projects for water transportation by the na tional government Colonel Goethals, general director of Panama canal construction, de fended himself against charges of fa voritism brought by certain contrac tors. Secretaries Root and Straus will make speeches before the end of the campaign. A mail pout h containing eight reg istered packages destined for the east disappeared at Salt Lake and are be lieved to have been stolen while re posing on a truck at the Denver & Rio Grande station. Attorney General Eonaparte has or dered suit of western ■ railroads to re strain application of lower rates on live stock advanced on the docket ahead of all other pending litigation. Bulgaria formally proclaimed its in dependence of Turkey and Austria Hungary announced that it has an nexed Herzegovina and Bosnia. The extensive plant of the Philip pine Products company was destroyed by fire, causing a loss in excess of si'Oe.OOO. ^ With every department filled with choice displays the annual exhibition of the Utah state fair association opened under promising conditions. Complaint has been made against the Illinois Central for overcharges on banana shipments. The total cost to New York county of the prosecution of Harry K. Thaw for the shooting cf Stanford White has been $54,837, according to papers submitted by District Attorney Jerome to Justice Mills at Newburgh. Japan is preparing to outdo all other countries in the welcome it will extend to the American fleet. Bishops of Ireland are uniting in a crusade against intemperance at Wakes. Governor C. N. Haskell has thus far received $3,000 in response to his ap peal to the people of Oklahoma for funds with which to fight President Roosevelt, W. R. Hearst and others. Nebraska counties rejoice over the fact that relinquent tax lists are much smaller than ever heretofore. ^ Thomas W. Lawson, the well known financier, was thrown from his car riage while driving near North Scitu ate. Mass., and severely injured. Judge Taft will make his final speech of the campaign at Youngs town, 0., on the night of November 2. . All railroads running to registry ' points for Tripp county lands are taxed to the capacity to handle the crowds. In one day Judge Taft delivered six teen speeches in Kansas, beginning at 6 o'clock at Syracuse and conclud ing at Topeka. Vice Presidential Candidate Sher man. while riding in a launch on the Ohio river, got an invitation from boys to ‘‘Come on in, the water's fine.” Charles A. Howland, president of the Quincy (Mass.) Mutual Life In surance company, died last week, aged seventy-nine. Danger again threatens in the Bal kans through a plan to unite all Bul garian people into an independent na tion. Testimony taking in the Standard Oil ouster suit began at Chicago. Allegations of drunkenness were made against Mrs. Howard Gould. Washington. The position of the American gov ernment in regard to the acute situ ation in tlie Balkans is largely that •of a looker-on. It is a situation, the officials say. with which the signa tories to the treaty of Berlin have to do. The United States does not tolerate the interference of the Euro pean governments with American af fairs. and this government not being a j signatory to the Berlin treaty, has no ! voice in the complications or devclop ; ments which may arise out of the car ■ rying into effect of the breaking of j that convention. In putting into effect a 2-ccnt po<e age rale between the United States | and Great Britain and Ireland, the ! contracting governments raised an un foreseen question as to the meaning of ! the words "United States.” The Brit ish postal officials are unwilling to in clude the insular possessions of the United States. They think the low rate should be confined to the United States as they existed prior to .the Spanish war. Attorney General Bona parte has been called upon for a defi nition of the terms of the treaty for the guidance of American officials. The United States produced (10 per cent more coal than Great Britain in iftOT. over 100 per cent more than Germany, and, exclusive of Great Britain, produced more coal than all other reunifies of the world combin ed. The geological survey in a re port on (he world's production of coal estimates such production at 1,209, 1 £4.10ft short tons, of which the United States furnished almost 4v per cent. Foreign. Charles H. Trotter, an American, and Vincente Toledo and Jose Cay anan. Spaniards, were killed near Lua bao, in the province of Pampagna, by a party of Filipinos. The men were murdered with bolus and their bodies were badly mutilated. The proclamaMon of the union of the island of Crete with Greece may not be accepted by Turkey without re taliation. It i' reported that the Turk ish government has ordered four of its warship: . which are at present at Smyrna, to proceed to the island c-f Samos, The invitations to the proposed con gress of powers to discuss the Balkan situation have not yet been issued. The test of a circular note has been cabled to Roreign Minister Iswolsky, who is now >! Paris, for approval and possible changes. It is announced that France and Great Britain are in complete accord on the principle of an immediate in ternational conference to consider the Bulgatian situation. it is annouii' •-<] with authority that Russia will prop jse a congress of the powers for a general revision of the Berlin treaty. This is an outcome of the proclamation of Bulgarian inde pendence. Turkey is not inclined towards war with Bulgaria, and it is believed she will call a conference of the powers to consider the matter of Bulgaria’s proclamation of independence. Personal. People of the island of Crete added to the confusion arising out of the political situation in eastern Europe by declaring their union with Greece. Tinley sent a note to the powers call ing attention to the action of Bu garia, alleging that it violates provi sions of the treaty of Berlin. Mail carriers in convention at Oma ha went on record as in favor of good roads. Judge Taft sees a benefit to rail roads in the improvement of inland waterways. Evidence tends to show Baird was the chief man in the land deal now being tried before the federal court in Omaha. Mr. Bryan told his committeemen that the tide is still running towards democratic success in the west. Judge Taft and W. J. Bryan were guests at the annual banquet of the Chicago Association of Commerce." The comptroller of the treasury rules that the signal corps at Fort Omaha cannot sell hydrogen gas to private parties for experiments in bal looning. President Roosevelt aimounces pos itively that he will not take the stump in support of the republican ticket. Josephus Daniels sent a letter to Attorney General Bonaparte asking him concerning trust prosecutions. A license has been issued for the marriage of Rr.doph Unholtz, the pugilist, and Miss Elizabeth Stich. It is reported that Governor Has kell of Oklahoma has thus far receiv ed $3,000 in response to his appeal to the people of Oklahoma for funds with which to fight President Roose velt, W. H. Hearst and others. Thomas TV. Lawson, the well known financier, was thrown from his carriage wb ile driving near North Scituate, Mass., and severely injured by the fall and being kicked by the horse. It is said that President Roosevelt will jump into the political arena for AMERICAN AERONAUTS DROP TWO THOUSAND FEET. QA1.L0QN BURSTS IN THE AIR Parachute Spreads After Drop of 2.000 Feet and Fall is C.iecked, Neither Being Hurt. Berlin.—The international balloon race which started front the suburb of Vchmargendort. was the occasion of a thrilling accident. two American heronauts having a miraculous escape .front death. The Amt riean balloon (Conqueror, the only American built craft in the contest, having on board A. Holland Forbes and Augustus Post, less than two minutes after the start burst at an altitude of 4.000 feet. For 2.000 feet it shot down lika a bullet, and then tiie torn silk hag assumed the shape of a parachute, thus check ing the rapidity of the descent. Corn ling close to the earth, however, the (basket smashed into the roof of a 'louse, but the two men escaped with slight injuries. The race, in which twenty three bal loons participated, represented Great Britain, France. Germany, the United States, Switzerland. Italy. Belgium and Spain, started at 2 o'clock Sunday af ternoon in the presence of at least 8.000 spectators. The sun shine was brilliant and the heat was that of sum mer. Amid the strains of “America” and volleys of cheers, the first balloon was sent away. It was the "American II,” under command of James C. Mc Coy, who was accompanied by Lieuten ant Yoghman. The balloon was de corated with the stars and stripes and it sailed away to the southeast at a rapid pace, the aeronauts waving their | hats. A representative of each of the oth er nations followed the American bal loon in succession at intervals of two minutes, the national hymn of the respective countries ringing forth ss the ropes were cast loose. The second batch of eight balloons was led by Forbes, in the “Con queror,” which was started with some difficulty owing to a gusty wind and too much ballast. But eventually it shot up and reached a high altitude in an incredible short period the; basket swaying violently. Then almost in stantly a cry of horror arose from the crowd, who saw the silk collapse and shouted, “the balloon is ripping up.' Thousands who had gathered there stood for a moment petrified. Some turned away,-fainting as they saw the balloon falling with light liini rapidity. At the tame time, showers of sand and appurtenances of the bal loon shot downward with equal rapid ity and then daylist was seen through f the silk showing on either side. “They are killed,” went in a hushed wisper through the crowd, but shortly the remainder of the envelope ap peared to take, first a triangular shape and then was transformed into a sort of parachute at the top of the net and the progress of the wrecked balloon was considerably arrested. It came down slower and slower, meanwhile being swept by the wind, far to the southeast, and finally dis appeared from view behind a block of houses. The suspense among the crowd was terrible. But a few minutes later a telephone message was re ceived from Friedenau which an nounced that the men had landed and not’ neen seriously injured. Cholera at Manila. Manila—Five new cases of cholera are reported in this city for the day ending on Sunday morning, while | three new cases were discovered for the day ending Monday morning. These figures were secured after the first two days of the resumption of the domiciliary visits, the inspectors calling at each house twice during each day. Yokohama Elaze of Color. Yokohama—Preparations for the re ception of the Atlantic battleship fleet are assuming tremendous pro portions. The popular demonstration of eagerness to participate in the cer emonies is the greatest thing of the land ever witnessed in Japan. New York Banker Arrested. Denver—Charged with a shortage of $80,000 and with having received deposits when he knew his bank was insolvent Aaron G. Pratt, cashier ol the Hammondsport State bank of Hammondsport, N. Y., left Denver for the east in custody of the sheriff. Hundred Ten Years Old. Rochester, N. Y.—Mrs. Charlotte Dacker of Tyre, Seneca county, died Sunday night at the age of 110 years, lacking one month and sixteen days. There was much comment when at the age of 102 years Mrs. Decker mar ried her third husband. ' AUTHOR KILLED BY INDIANS. James Oliver Curwood Shot In Wilds of Hudson Bay District. Winnipeg, Man.—It is reported here that James Oliver Curwood, the well known author of Detroit, Mich., who recently went into the Hudson Bay wilds for a Detroit publishing firm, has been killed by Indians in the Lac La Ronge country. The trader who brought in the report says that the. Lac La Ronge Indians claim that the white man began the trouble by shoot ing one of their number. TURKEY HESITATES. /^>ASM t*"S \ l BUS nESS } \^ahy*ay y i v. /'■jS r The Prince Has Raised a New Flag and Stands Ready to Defend It. GOBS DEFEAT THE GIANTS CHICAGO WINS PENNANT IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York Out-Played—Tremendous Crowd at the Polo Grounds— Westerners Play Perfect Ball. Chicago .0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0—4 New York .1 000001 0 0—2 New York.—“Chicago 4, New York 2”—this was the tale in a phrase told at the end of the most decisive base ball game played in this country in many years; played at the Polo grounds in this city Thursday to de cide the National league championship for the season of 1908. In the presence of a record-breaking crowd, which swamped the grounds and left many thousands outside long before the game began, r. game was played dn Ce&dly t-arnest, “straight . baseball with no frfTls;” to settle as tensely dramatic a situation as the most ardent lover of sport could imag riue. Chicago won and New York lost. It was great baseball, witnessed by the greatest of great baseball crowds. .Spectators who know the game, how ever bitter they may feel over the tie decision which made the game com pulsory, seemed to concede that the J work of the Chicago team was practi icallv perfect. The Giants, well though they played. Were outplayed. They lacked, among other things, that certain indefinable something, absence of which is prob ably in this instance explained by the results of the great and steady strain they have been under the past week. Chicago, fresh from rest and wrell judged practice and coaching, was superb in form. Brilliant, errorless fielding, snappy base-running and op portune hitting in the third innning, which made effective in scores a dou ble by Chance, won the game. New York could not hit at critical times. The two great innings of the game were the third and the seventh. In the former Chicago made all its runs. In the latter, opening with tremendous enthusiasm following the loud-shouted slogan, “The Giants' lucky seventh,” hopes were renewed, but died after one run, which kept company with that made in the first inning on the mammoth bulletin board far out afield. H. A. 5ARFIELD COLLEGE HEAD. Inducted Into the Office of President of Williams. ■Williamstown, Mass.—Harry Augus tus Garfield of the class of ’85, son of President James A. Garfield, was in ducted Wednesday into the office of president of Williams college. Seven ty-five college presidents had accepted invitations to be present and the cere mony of induction was witnessed by 'men prominent in civil and profes sional life. The state was represented by Gov. Guild. James Bryce, ambassador of Great Britain, was also present, as well as United States Senator Crane and President Garfield's three bro thers, Secretary of the Interior Gar field, Irvin McDowell Garfield and Abram Garfield, all Williams men. Wounded in Sham Battle. Askabad, Turkestan.—During man euvers of the Turkestan army corps Friday in the vicinity of Askabad. Gen. Mistchenko, who played a con spicuous part in the Russo-Japanese war and who is now governor general of Turkestan, was wounded in a sham battle. A revolutionist plot is sus pected. Fatal Motor Car Accident. Auburn, Me.—Dr. Charles E. Wil liams of this city and Mrs. Williams were the victims of an automobile ac cident at Leeds Friday. Their ma chine was overturned, pinning them beneath. Mrs. 'Williams died and the condition of Mr. Williams Is serious. Case of Cholera in a Theater. St Petersburg.—A case of cholera was discovered during a performance at the Souvorin theater. There was a panic- in the audience, but no one was hurt. BIG ELEVATOR EXPLODES. — Thirteen Persons Killed in Disaster at Richford, Vt. Richford, Vt.—With a concussion which shook the entire village, a large grain elevator, having a capacity of 500,000 bushels, exploded late Wednes day, causing the death of 12 men and a woman. The explosion blew off the entire roof of the building, scattering tim bers in all directions, and almost in stantly flames burst out all over the structure. Twenty-one men were em ployed in the building, of whom 11 are missing and undoubtedly perished. All lived in Richford. The elevator was owned jointly by the Canadian Pacific and Boston & Maine railroads and was occupied by the Quaker Oats Company of Chica go. The amount of grain it contained wus very large. The. flames, which are supposed to have been started by spontaneous combustion in the dry dust of the grain, spread so quickly that the limited fire apparatus of the village was of r:o avail. Nothing could prevent the entire destruction of the elevator and its contents. The heat set fire to a flour shed near the elevator and the shed, to j gether with 75 freight cars standing near it, were burned. The wreckage and fire blocked the tracks of the Canadian Pacific rail road completely for many hours, so it was necess"ry for trains to make a detour by way of Sherbrooke. Que. The total loss is estimated at $100,000. SLAIN BV SISTER-IN-LAW. Capt. Erb. Prominent Philadelphia Pol itician, Shot During Family Quarrel. Philadelphia.—J. Clayton Erb, cap ! tain and regimental quartermaster ot the Third regiment. National Guard of Pennsylvania, was shot and killed at his summer home near Village Green, Delaware county. Tuesday j night. His sister-in-law, JIrs. Gather- j ine Beisel, is under arrest in the Media jail, charged with the murder. The woman admits that she did the shoot ing during a family quarrel. Capt. Erb, who was private secre tary to Israel W. Durham, political leader of this city, was one of the best known men in political circles in Phil adelphia. About two years ago he was married and moved to Delaware county. For a time everything went aiong smoothly, but recently then? were family quarrels. Found Dead in a Thicket. Warrenton, Va.—Ernest Robinson. 24 3rears old, a member of the Warren ton Rifles, who with his brother Wal ter disappeared from their home here six weeks ago, was found dead Friday in a thicket near the railroad tracks at Casanova, a small station between Warrenton and Calverton. There is no clew to the whereabouts of the other brother, who is two years older. Both the young men were well known and owned the general store here. Nebraska Attorney Disbarred. Lincoln, Neb.—Capt Allen G. Fisher of Chadron was disbarred by the supreme court Thursday for a period of one year. Fisher was charged with raising a claim against the state from $1,500 to $11,500 and presenting it to the legislature. E. H. Goss, Banker and Author, Dead. Melrose, Mass.—Elbridge Henry Goss, author and banker, died Friday of pneumonia. He was 78 years old. Mr. Goss had been treasurer of the Melrose Savings bank for 24 years and was the author of numerous historical works. New Surgeon General of I. N. G. Springfield, 111.—By virtue of an or der issued Friday by Adjt. Gen. Scott, Dr. Charles Adams of Chicago is ap pointed surgeon general of the Illi nois National Guard. He succeeds Dr. Nicholas Senn, Chicago, deceased. Trainmen Perish in a Wreck. Spokane, Wash.—A passenger train was wrecked near Foller, Mont., on the Shelby Junction branch of the Great Northern railroad Friday. The engine went into the river and a fire man and a watchman were killed. PRETTY Ml SLAIN FOUND MURDERED BY ROADSIDE NEAR WADSWORTH. O. HER FIANCE IS DETAINED Marriage Was Set for Saturday and No Motive for the Crime Has Been Re vealed. Wadsworth, O.—With unusual en ergy the police authorities endeavor ing to unravel the mystery of (he mur der of Ora Lee, 21 years old, a hand some factory girl, whose body, pierced by two bullets, was found early Fri day on the road between Wadsworth and the hamlet of Custard Hook. Guy Rasor,. the man whom Miss Lee was to have married Saturday, is detained by the sh'-rilf pending devel opments of the police investigation. Rasor denies all knowledge of the tragedy and in support of his denial exhibits a marriage license procured at Wooster Thursday. The body of the young woman was found by Charles Rasor. a cousin of Guy Rasor, as he passed along the road. Two bullets had entered the girl's skull, one piercing the forehead while the second crashed through be tween the eye and the nose. Motive Is a Mystery. No positive motive for the murder of the young woman yet has come to light. The band of farmers, led by Marshal Bricker, that hurried to the scene of the murder as soon as word of the tragedy was received, met Guy Rasor on the road, walking toward Wadsworth. The police theory is that Miss Lee was killed while riding in a buggy with a male friend. The principal clew that led to ihe detention of Guy Rasor is the fact that along the road where the murder was committed are plainly seen the tracks of a horse with one shoe missing. An examina tion of the stables at the Rasor home disclosed the fact that one of Rasors horses has a shoe missing from one of its front feet. Rasor re fuses any explanation concerning this feature of the case. He declares he can prove an alibi. May nave tseen Discarded Lover. Another police theory is that a rival for the affections of Miss Lee may have shot the girl on learning of her approaching marriage to Rasor. Miss Lee left Wadsworth Thursday night ostensibly to prepare for her wedding. When the body was found the hands were folded over the breast and the legs straightened out as if the corpse had been carefully arranged after death. The girl's suit case was on the ground beside her. Her hand bag was still on her right wrist and in her left hand she clutched a handkerchief. There was no evi dence of a struggle. A hundred yards from the body tracks in the dust in dicated where a horse and buggy had been bitched to the fence. Rasor apparently is overcome with grief. He declares the last time he saw his fiance was Wednesday night when they went driving. GEN. IRA C. ABBOTT DIES. Former Collector of Internal Revenue in Michigan Expires. Washington.—Gen. Ira C. Abbott, formerly collector of internal revenue in Michigan, and for several years clerk in the pension bureau, died at his home here Friday after a protract ed illness. He was 81 years old. Gen. Abbott was a native of Burns, N. Y., was for some years postmaster at Burr Oak, Mich., served throughout the civil war and yas brevetted brigadier general for his splendid record on,the battlefields. He was president of the Michigan State association in this city and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Military Loyal Legion and other patriotic organiza tions. Alleged Mobe Leader Acquitted Again. Springfield. 111.—After 16 hours' de liberation, the jury in the case of Abe Raymer, alleged mob leader, charged with destruction of property during the recent riots, returned a verdict of not guilty Thursday afternoon. Raymer had previously been acquitted of murder in connection with the lynching of W. K. Donnegan, an aged negro. Mrs. Yates Passes Away. Jacksonville, 111.—Mrs. Richard Yates, mother of former Gov. Yates and wife of the Illinois war governor, died Tuesday afternoon at the age of 86 years. Her illness dates back to two years ago, when she fell and frac tured her hip. Since that time she had been gradually failing. She took great interest in politics, both state and national. Fishermen Fight with Rifles. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.—A battle with rifles between American fisher men and Canadian officials is said to have been fought on Lake Superior op posite White Fish point. New Orleans Gets Mothers’ Congress. Washington.—At a meeting of the board of governors of the National Congress of Mothers in this city Fri day it was decided to hold the next annual meeting of the congress in New Orleans in February next. Red D Liner in a Hurricane. San Juan, P. R.—The Red D line steamer Philadelphia, from New York, October 1, for this port, ran into a hurricane on Monday and was blown off her course. The steamer had to heave to for 36 hours. DEEP WATER ROUTES, _ -c Lakes-to-Gulf Association Begins Con vention. Chicago—A picture of days when stately ships shall carry the rich pro ducts of the central states from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico through a deep waterway, returning with products of no less value, waa conjured up Wednesday heiure tne delegates and visitors to the third an nual convention of the Lakes-to-the Gulf Deep Waterway association by able speakers headed by Judge Wil liam H. Taft. Wednesday's utterances were au thoritative. for they came from Sec retary Saunders of the association; President Kavanaiigh. head of the organization; Governor Charles S. Deneen of Illinois, who spoke of the first link of the great waterway, the Chicago drainage canal, and W. H. Taft, who had general supervision in Washington of the building of the Panama canal until he resigned to be come the presidential nominee of the republican party. The need of such a waterwaj was insisted upon by every speaker. The question of transportation, it was de clared, is one of the most serious questions with which this country has | to deal. Judge Taft's insistence that I not only the deep waterway, but the i conservation of the national re ! sources, were related subjects which I called for immediate action, elicited | great applause. His statement that the waterway was not a project, but j a policy, found a ready response in i cheers of his auditors. Judge Taft said: | ‘‘We find that during the ton years ending with 1905 the internal com merce of our country has increased 118 per cent, while railroad transpor tation facilities during the same time have increased only 2 per cent. It has been pointed ou that to supply this deficiency by the construction of additional railroads and necessary terminals would require a capital in vestment of $5,500,000,000, and this construction when completed would make no provision for the further in crease of our commerce.” The only solution of this problem the speaker found in deep waterways. The convention opened at 10 o’clock with a prayer by Bishop Fal lows of Chicago. William K. Kava naugh. president of the association, then delivered his annual address, and William F. Saunders, secretary, read his report. The work of making up the committee proceeded until there came an- inierrnnfiou for which all had been waiting, the appearance of Judge Taft. Crops Average Up Well. Washington—The corn crop on Oc tober 1 was 77.8 per ccnr; spring wheat quality, S8.I per cent: total pro duction of spring wheat was indicated as 233,090,000. the yield per acre aver aging 13.2 bushels; combined aprodtie tion spring and winter: wheat indi cated as about 659,030.000 bushels ot 89.4 per cent in quality and the cars crop quality was 81.3 per cent: tha production being 789.161,000 bushels, with yield per acre averaging 24.9 bushels. These were the salient feat ures of the Department of Agriculture crop report. _ European Powers tc Meet. Paris.—An international conference to consider the Bulgarian situation is now assured, according to the state ment made here. It will be proposed by Great Britain. France and Russia, acting together, instead of by ono power. Mack Back at his Desk. Chicago. — Chairman Norman E. Macli of the democratic national com mittee, who was reported to have suf fered a nervous collapse was on duty as usual Wednesday in good condition. Pugilist Killed by Train. Kansas City, Mo.—Henry Baker. 42 years old, once a not' d heavyweight pugilist, was run over and killed by a train here. Baker foueht Jim Jeffries to a standstill for eight rounds, May 19, 1897, in San Francisco. WILL RID HERDS OF DISEASE. Tuberculin is the Means by Which Cattle Will Be Treated. Washington — The world’s greatest scientists have agreed that the use of tuberculin is the weapon most essen tial in the warfer against tuberculosis in cattle. This was one of ihe signifi cant results of prolonged discussion during the International Congress on Tuberculosis, and the fact chat on this vital point in the campaign against this deadly disease foe there was unanimity of opinion of the foremost figures in the medical profession was made public Wednesday in a state ment made by Dr. Leonard Pearson of Philadelphia. Dr. Pearson was presi dent of section 7 of the congress, es pecially devoted to the subject of tuberculosis of animals and its rela tions to man. “Tuberculin is not infal lible,” said Dr. Pearson. “Nothing is, but the errors that follow ,ts use are less than 6 per cent. This view as to accuracy of tuberculin was unani mously accepted by the congress. Jerome Quits in Huff. White Plains, N. Y.—After charging that Harry K. Thaw, who killed Stan ford White in the summer of 106 wa3 still a dangerous paranoiac and recent ly had threatened to kill himself, Dis trict Attorney Jerome withdrew rrom the case Wednesday when Justice Mills refused to transfer the hearing on the question of Thaw’s sanity from Westchester to New York county. Thereupon Justice Mills declared that he would name two experts to examine Thaw as to his sanity between Wednesday and Saturday.
