Loup City Northwestern
VOLUME XXVI_LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY . MARCH 11, 190!> NUMBER 1#
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Congress.
The salary of the president of the
United States has been definitely
fixed at yTSJKki per annum, without
any additional allowance for travel
ing expenses.
A complete agreement was reached
by the conferees of the general defi
ciency bill. The amendments mak
ing an appropriation of $500,000 to
pay the first two installments to Co
lombia under the provision of the
treaty recently ratified and appropri
ation of $2b,0t'0 to pay the expense
of a commission to investigate the
interests of the United States in Li
beria were adopted.
Senator Burkett's bill to amend the
T derul court law governing the Ne
braska district passed with some
amendments in the senate and was
sent at once to the house.
A bill was presented in the house
b Representative Bird S. Mctluire
of Oklahoma to confer upon the
court of claims jurisdiction to hear
ar.d determine claims of the Pawnee
’ribe of Indians in Oklahoma against
he United States government.
. Senator-elect Joseph L. Bristow of
Kansas has reached Washington, and
was a visitor at the capitoi. where he
was- introduced in the senate side by
-—•Senator Curtis.
Now tnat billion-dollar sessions of
congress are the rule, little other
than appropriation legislation can be
enacted during the short session. The
appropriations for ihe session prob
ably will be the largest on record
—even exceeding the Jl.OOthdOO pro
tided for at the first session.
Representative Hinshaw Introduced
a bill appropriating $2aJ'<'» to pur
chase a quarter section el land near
Beatrice. Neb., for the purpose of a
public park.
The immigration commission, com
posed mainly of members of the sen
ate and of the house of representa
tives. was sharply criticised in
th senate by Senator Clary of South
Carolina.
The senate ship subsidy bill was
lost in the lower bouse.
Congress worked nearly all night
on the od to finish up business.
The president sent to the senate
die following nominations: To be
consul at Boma, Congo Free Slate.
William W. Handley ol' New York.
To be associate justice of ihe sn
prem ■ court of New Mexico. Howard
A. Mann and Ira A. Abbott.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska intro
duced a bill providing for an inspec
tion of locomotive boilers similar 10
that now required in the case of
.steamboat boilers.
Genera'.
President Taft had a flood of call
ers on the first day of his admiuis
I ration.
The new tariff has been tentatively
completed by the republican members
of the house ways and means commit
tee aud the tariff framers are now de
voting their attention principally 10
discussing the proposed provisions
for additional means for securing
- revenue.
Permanent headquarters, for the
National League of Republican clubs,
of which John Hays Hammond is
president, will be established in
Washington in ih* near future in
order to keep the .‘I.8M0 clubs and
1 .ffhii.''lift members active throughout
the year.
Tii*' inaugural address of President
Tait published in Toldo evoked ap
preciative comments lor the states
manlike views embodied in it.
The ceremony or inauguration of
Taft and Sherman took place the
usual way and at the usual time, ex
cept that exercises were held in the
senate chamber on account of severe
storms. Immediately after Taft had
taken the oath of office Roosevel. left
for Oyster Bay. The street parade
and grand ball in the evening were
features of the inauguration.
President Taft will convene con
gress in extra session March 15th.
S'-cretary Wright approved the find
ings of the retiring board in the case
of Colonel William P. Tucker of the
pay department of the army, and son
in-law of Mrs. John A. Logah. This
places Colonel Tucker on the retired
list for life on three-quarters pay.
It is rumored mat Harr.man has
made a deal for an entrance to Seattle
over St. Paul tracks
State Senator Skinner charges that
the saloon element is spending large
sums of money in influencing legis
lation in Colorado.
J’he lower bouse cf the Arkansas
legislature has passed a state-wide
prohibition bill.
Deadlocks in Illinois am] Wisconsin
may cause two senate vacancies in
the next congress.
The pope of Rome is indisposed
front a severe cold.
The ninth attempt of Mrs. Eliza
beth Lowery of St. Louis to end her
life was successful. She (‘rank car
bolic acid because of despondency.
Many new faces for both house and
senate will be seen in the coming
congress’.
The house passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill after a debate
marked by much bitterness.
Appropriations of the present con
gress will pass the billion dollar
mark.
The price of May wheat surpassed
all records of recent years on the
New York produce exchange, when
It advanced 2 cents a bushel to
$1.22%. The final price was $1.22%,
a net advance for the day of l%c.
The negro who killed the young
woman at Ottumwa. Ia.. has been ar
rested and made full confession.
The house, by a majority of four,
adopted a rule reported by the com
mittee on rules creating what is to
he known as "Calendar Wednes
day."
The Kansas house and senate voted
to concur in the second conference
report on the bank guarantee law and
the bill will become a law as soon as
it is signed by the governor and pub
lished.
One hundred thousand strangers
were in Washington to witness the
inauguration.
Mobilization of tropps by the Ser
vian government continues.
Venezuela is not regarded a safe
place for ex-President Castro.
Prominent cigarette dealers
throughout the country have decided
to abolish cut prices ou standard
brands of cigarettes.
The Columbus Memorial commis
sion lias awarded the contract for
making a statin of Columbus, lo be
erected in the plaza of the union sta
tion in Washington, lo l<orado Taft,
of Chicago, a relative of the presi
dent-elect.
Th< inquiry into the beef trust may
result in binding big game.
The purchase of upwards of $21,
•'OO.OOt* of general development
bo:k1- of the Southern Railway com
pany by p. Morgan & Co. was an
nou ced. The price was stated to be
about 7.7
Bishop Richard Scannel of Omaha
was a passenger on the steamer
Adriatic which arrived in New York
from Southampton.
.Judge Taft says lie has been mis
quoted on his tariff views.
The Kansas senate passed the bill
already passed by the house prohib
iting bucket shops in Kansas. Not
only the establishments are illegal
but telegraph operators taking quota
tions for such purposes are subject
to heavy penalties.
The International Harvester com
pany paid to ft. L. Thomas, clerk of
the Shawnee county district court
$13.i02. the fine and costs assessed
against the company by Judge A W.
Dana tor violating the Kansas anti
trust laws.
Kentucky's governor has pardoned
an editor who lias been found guilty
of telling the truth about certain
evildoers.
Washington.
Final nr pa rat ions are are now be
ing made at the Smithsonian institu
tion for the scientific expedition to
Africa to be headed by Theodore
Rt oseveh. The work of preparing
and packing ihe collecting apparatus
is now well advanced.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
has decided to establish at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin a laboratory
plant for the testing of various kinds
of wcods in the eastern part of the
United States.
This is President Taft's cabinet:
Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania,
secretary of stale. Franklin Mc
Vtagh of Illinois, secretary of die
treasury. Jacob M. Dickinson of
Ten lessee, to be secretary of war.
George W. Wickersham of New York
attorney general. Frank H. Hitch
cock of Massachusetts to be postmas
ter general. George Y. L. Meyer of
Massachusetts secretary of navy.
Richard A. Ballinger of Washington
secretary of the interior. Janies Wil
son ol' Iowa to be secretary of agri
culture. Charles Nagel of Missouri,
secretary of commerce and labor.
Thos.” E. Stone, now chief usher
at the White House, succeeds Major
Charles D. A. Loeffler as doorkeeper
to the president.
An immense lug stick, handsomely
carved and beautifully colored, was
cleared through the customs house
here. The stick is a gift to Presi
dent Roosevelt from the American
colony at Chihuahua. .Mexico, and
carries with it their wish that Presi
dent Roosevelt may he recalled to of
fice. so that he may use it.
Nebraska millers, and there are
nearly 1150 of them, according to re
cent statistics, are face to face with
a situation that spells reduced prices
for their flour unless Secretary Wil
son modifies his recent order com
pelling Nebraska millers to mark
their packages of flour "artificially
bleached."
Representative Pollard has been
getting many letters about the recent
decision of the agricultural depart
ment in the bleached flour cases. He
called on Secretary Wiisou and raised
with hint the question of whether the
matter might be reopened. Mr. Wil
son said he had held hearings for
five days on the subject and was
satisfied the decision was right.
Both the president and the presi
dent-elect and their wives occupied
the White House the night before in
auguration. •
The senate committee on judiciary
nted i r> report a disagreement on
the resolution providing for an inves
tigation of tire absorption of the
Tennessee Coal A: Iron company by
the Cnited State;. Steel Corporation.
Personal.
A committee to wait upon Mayor
Busse of Chicago and ask for work
was appointed at a meeting of 300 un
employed at Hull house.
Dr. Wm. D. Crum has resigned as
collector Qf customs ai Charleston,
S. C. *
The Honolulu legislature gives a
premium to big families.
Nebraska legislators are half
through with their work. No more
hills will be introduced.
THE EXTRA SESSION
UNDER THE CALL IT CAN DO ANY
BUSINESS IT DESIRES.
PRBBALY PASS CENSUS BILL
This Matter, the Statehood Bill and
Other Measures Are Likely to
Be Considered.
Washington. D. C.—When congress
meets on the 15th inst., upon the call
of the president to consider a revi
sion of the tariff, there will be no
constitutional restrictions upon the
nature of the business that may be
transacted, it is generally conceded
that at least two months will be re
quired for the representatives to
conclude consideration of all the
schedules involved in this legislation.
The house itself will not receive the
bill for some weeks, as the commit
tee on way aud means will require
considerable time to report the meas
ure. During this long period the
senate will have nothing to do in
respect to the tariff, and even after
me bill leaves the house it will he
in the hands of the committee on
finance for some time before the
senate actually gets possession of it.
and the debate begins. Then will l><
gin a long wait by the house of rep
resentatives until the state amend
ments can be known and conferees
appointed to bring about an agree
ment upon them.
This procedure will result in each
house having to remain in session
with nothing to do in relation to the
tariff covering a |**iiod of a couple
of months. Three days is the extent
cf a recess that may be taken by
either body.
In view of the extended period of
inactivity that would face each house
should nothing he considered except
the tariff, many senators are consid
ering the advisability of entering nit
on other legislation which they be
lieve ought to be passed in time to
send it over to the house when that
body has disposed of its bill and will
only have to wait for senate action on
the tariff. The advocates of portal
savings banks have talked of the pos
sibility of such a policy being adopted
ever since they became aware of
their inability to secure legislation in
the last -session of congress.
There art' many earnest advocates
of a change of date in the inaugura
tion from March 4 until a later day.
when favorable weather is likely to
prevail. Senator Depew took the
first legislative st“p in favor of such
a change when he introduced a reso
lution proposing an amendment to
the constitution to change the date
of the inauguration from March 4 to
the last Wednesday iu April.
Advocates of statehocu for New
Mexico and Arizona were greatly dis
appointed that no progress could be
made toward the enactment of an
enabling act during the last session
and they are restless over any propo
sition to delay action until the regu
lar session of congress because they
fear that the mass of legislation that
will then come up will crowd their
claims to the bacKground.
The president's veto of the census
bill make mandatory some action to
provide for the enumeration of the
thirteenth census, and while legisla
tion might be delayed until early
next winter, some of those who are
-nterested in the passage believe that
the extra session would give an ad
mirable opportunity to dispose of it.
HARRIMAN AND GOULD DEAL
Union Pacific and Wabash Will Ex
change Business a Kansas City.
Chicago—The Record-Herald says:
Negotiations are in progress which
will eventually laid for Edward Hy
Harriman's Cnicn Pacific line west of
iansas City the greatest traffic cotip
in its history, it is understood that
beginning early in May there will be
an interchange traffic agreement be
t ween the Wabash and the Union
Pacific at Kansas City which will be
of immense value to each system.
Wireless for Storm Use.
Philadelphia. Pa.—One result of
wire prostration due to the blizzard
will be the establishment by the city
of a wireless plant on top of the city
hall tower.
Loeb Goes to Gotham.
Washington—William Loeb. jr„
who was named by President Taft as
collector of the port of New York,
will take charge of the New York
customs house Tuesday morning.
No War in Sight.
New Orleans*. La.— President Ze
laya of Nicaragua, in a cable to Con
sul General Altschul here, denies pos
itively that preparations are beine
made in his country for a war with
either Costa Rica or Salvador.
Simplicity of President Taft.
Washington. D. C.—Domestic sim
plicity characterized the first Sunday
in the White House of the Taft fam
ily. President Taft, accompanied by
his brother, Charles P. Taft, walked
to the Unitarian church for morning
services. The capacity of the church
was taxed to its utmost with wor
shipers and strangers whose curiosity
impelled their presence. It was ex
pected that the president would ar
rive in his automobile, and his ap
pearance among the crow'd. of several
hundred.
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FWO HUNDRED DIE III QUAKE
MASRAN DESTROYED AND JERU
SALEM BADLY SHAKEN.
Sultan Orders Turkish Officials to Or
der Money and Provisions to
Stricken City.
Jerusalem.—This city was shaken
Wednesday by an earthquake which, it
was learned later, destroyed the vil
lage of Masran. near here. At least
150 persons are dead and how many
more are buried in the ruins is not
know,i at this time. Relief parties
were at once sent out to the scene and
early reports front th* tu indicated that
'.he disaster is greater than at first
supposed.- They reported that every
home in the village was destroyed
ind that the groans of scores of buried
persons, still alive, can be heard from
the debris. Soon several had been ex
tracted from the ruins, but most of
them had suffocated.
Constantinople.—The sultan was
notified by Pasha Katha that a serious
a-thquake had taken place near Jeru
salem and destroyed the village of
Masran, killing probably 200 persons.
His majesty at once notified the heads
of municipal governments at different
points in the realm to prepare succor
for those of the victims who still lived
tnd forward provisions and money as
generously as was* possible iu the
limited time.
Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey.—Municipal
officials of this city immediately upon
learning of the destruction of Masran,
which is near Jerusalem, by an earth
quake. ordered aid to be pent to that
village. It was reported here that the
dead would number between 200 and
100. Fifty rescuers at once set out
from this city with full equipments
for taking care of those of the suf
ferers who had been spared death.
Relluno, Italy.—Thirteen persons are
known to have been crushed to death
Wednesday in a landslide that struck
the village of Tassei. Scores of houses
were buried, and it is feared the
death list will be greatly increased.
Troops have been dispatched to the
scene.
Innsbruck. Austria.—The detach
ment of six officers and 25 men of the
Austrian army who were reported as
being overwhelmed by an avalanche
neat La Frann have been rescued.
They were found in a tunnel where
they had taken refuge. The tunnel
was covered with snow.
Blow to “Easy Marriages.”
Springfield, 111.—A bill which seeks
fo restrict the divorce evil in Illinois
and to throw now safeguards around
the issuance of marriage licenses was
introduced in the house Tuesday bv
Representative Dillon of Galena.
The bill has the backing of Episco
pal and Catholic clergymen of the
state. It seeks to prohibit the ‘easy
marriage'' of divorced persons and im
poses both a heavy fine and a jail
sentence for divorced persons who
make a false statement in the request
for a license.
Girl Stenographer Claims $6,000,000.
Lansing. Mich —Miss lone Rickerd.
a stenographer in the office of the sec
retary of the Michigan grand lodge
3f Odd Fellows, is reported to have
established a claim to a $6,000,000
share of a $44,000,000 estate in Scot
land and Canada which was left by a
great-uncle.
Would Rescue Arctic Explorer.
New York.—Rear Admiral Schley,
on behalf of the Arctic club of Amer
ica, of which be is president, in a let
ter appeals for financial aid to enable
Dillon Wallace, explorer, to effect a
rescue of Dr. Frederick Albert Cook
from the Arctic regions, where be has
been iost since July, 1907.
Noted Architect Dead.
Detroit, Mich.—Elijah E. Myers,
.noted architect and designer of state
capitols and public buildings, died yes
1 terday in this city.
REFUSES TO AID IN LIBEL CASE
Federal Attorney at Indianapolis Re
signs Place.
Indianapolis. — The resignation of
Joseph B. Healing. United States dis
trict attorney, who refuses to take part
in the government's Panama libel suit,
has caused much comment here and
there is much speculation concerning
his probable successor.
It has been xuown to a few of his
friends that Mr. Keating did not ap
prove of the methoQ adopted under in
structions trout President Roosevelt of
prosecuting the Indianapolis News and
New York World editors, but his resig
nation came as a surprise to many.
Mr. Healing hits held the office of
United States district attorney for
nearly eight years, and his standing
with the department of justice is said
to be high. In connection with the
Elkhart bank case Mr. Healing prose
cuted and convicted all the officials of
that institution. including Walter
Brown, who was his close personal
friend and a member of the Republic
an state committee.
TEN MEET DEATH IN A FIRE.
Tenement House in New York De
stroyed by Blaze.
New York. — Cut off from escape
by a burning stairway, ten persons
perished Wednesday in a five-story
tenement house at 372-4 Seventh ave
nue. The victims, who were all Ital
ians. w ith the exception of an uniden
tified Frenchman, ranged in age from
60 years to an infant girl of five. Five
persons, including a policeman, who
was cut by flying glass, and a male
child about a year old, were injured
and taken to hospitals. It was at first
believed that the blaze was incendiary,
following a “black hand" blackmailing
letter which an occupant of the build
ing received several months ago.
The fire marshals and police after
investigating reported that the fire
was not of incendiary origin.'
The only member of the Travisano
family who survived the fire was Min
nie. aged 10. who left home to visit
friends.
WOULD EXCLUDE ORIENTALS.
California Senate Adopts a Resolution
Addressed to Congress.
Sacramento. Cal.—In lieu of an anti
Japanese statute tiie senate has ex
pressed its view on the subject of
Asiatic immigration by adopting a
resolution calling upon congress to en
act an Asiatic exclusion law that
would keep Japanese as well as Chi
nese aliens out of the country.
Senator J. 1$. Sanford tried to amend
the resolution so that Japanese would
be denied the right of naturalization,
but this was voted down. The vote
on the resolution was 28 to 7.
Standard Oil Official Dead.
Newr York. — Wesley H Tilford.
one of the vice-presidents of the
Standard Oil company and a former
treasurer of the corporation, died at
his home in this city Tuesday after
an illness of two months. Mr. Tilford,
who was born 58 years ago in Lexing
ton, Ky., had lived in this city since
his early youth and had been asso
ciated with the Standard Oil company
for more than 30 years.
Monument to 170 Children.
Cleveland, O.—The plot of land in
ColHnwood, upon which stands the
ruins of the schoolhouse which burned
a year ago Thursday and snuffed out
the lives of 170 children, will be pur
chased by the state as a probable site
for a monument.
King Edward in Paris.
Paris.—King Edward of England ar
rived here Friday afternoon from Lon
don. As he was traveling privately
there was no government reception at
i the railroad station.
FINDS GEMS WORTH SI00.000
GREEK TRIES TO SELL MRS.
HEINZE’S PEARLS.
Is Arrested in Omaha, But Says He
Found Necklace in Gutter
in New York.
Omaha. Xeb.—While trying to sell
to Albert Edholm, a local jeweler, a
necklace worth at least $100,000, and
possibly much more, John D. Sclavi
nitis, a Greek who tor the convenience
of Americans calls himself Savis, was
arrested Thursday by the Omaha po
lice.
The necklace consists of a single
string of 00 pearls, carefully matched
and fastened with a clasp set with a
diamond of unusual size,' Accordi ng
to Mr. Edholm. whose opinion is cor
roborated by other experts, the strand
.may be valued as high as $300,000.
Savis entered the jew’elry store and
presented a single pearl which he of
fered to sell. Assuring himself of its
genuineness. Mr. Edholnt gave him a
valuation of $50 or $00. whereupon the
Greek offered to sell him a dozen at
$40 each, but said a friend had them
By a ruse the jeweler succeeded in
notifying the police and two detec
tives were sent to the store, where
the man was attested. At the station
a search revealed the entire necklace,
which he was carrying in his pocket
The C^reek was heavily armed when
arrested, but made no effort to resist
the detectives.
Th-> police had received from the
New York police department the de
scription of the necklace, which was
said to have disappeared from the
Knickerbocker hotel in that city No
vember 20 last. This information,
however, did not reveal the name of
the owner. Savis said he was em
ployed by the Knickerbocker hotel fof
13 months, in a position known as
sidewalk man.
He was sweeping refuse from the
walk into the gutter, and as he
brushed it over the curb he saw the
necklace lying in the gutter with
some rubbish.
SPERRY RELIEVED FROM DUTY.
Seaton Scliroeder Appointed Com
mander of the Atlantic Fleet.
Washington.—Rear Admiral Charles
S. Sperry Tuesday made formal
application to be relieved from duty
as commander-in-chief of the At
lantic battleship fleet, and Rear Ad
miral Seaton Scliroeder has been ap
pointed in his place.
Admiral Sperry was tendered the
presidency oi the Naval War college,
but declined the position, indicating
his preference for subordinate duty
there.
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright
will remain in command of the second
squadron of the fleet, Rear Admiral
William T. Potter is transferred from
commander of the Fourth division tc
command the Third division, formerly
in charge of Rear Admiral Schroeder
and Rear Admiral Edward B. Barry,
w ho has been supervisor of naval aux
iliaries at New York, has been ap
pointed to a higher office.
Admiral Sperry will haul down his
flag as commander-in-chief on the 8th
inst.. when Admiral Schroeder will as
suine command. The impression U
that his tenure will be but temporary,
and that before the summer is ovei
he wdll turn over the command te
Admiral Wainwright.
WAS INDIAfiA MAN SLAIN '
Chicago Girl Held to Explain Valpa
raiso Merchant’s Disappearance.
Chicago.—Lillian McDermatt, 24
years old. Albany avenue, was taker
into custody by detectives of the Cen
tral police station Friday in connection
with the mysterious disappearance ol
George Lafuure. 35 years old. a wealthy
shoe merchant, who Inis been missing
from his home in ^Valparaiso. Ind.
Lafoure came to Chicago three
weeks ago with a large amount oi
money in lus'possession to put through
a business deal. His wife declares
she has uoi heard from him since he
left home. According to Capt. O'Brien,
a check for $20. bearing Lafoure's sig
nature. was found in the prisoner's
possession
Cabinet Approved.
Washington.—All the members? of
| President Taft's cabinet except Seere
tary of the Treasury MacVeagh. Secre
tary of War Dickinson and Attorney
General Wickersham were sworn in
Saturday. Personal business keeps
Secretaries MacVeagh and Dickinson
in Chicago for a week. The attorney
general took the oath of office Friday.
The senate confirmed all the notnina
tions as had been expected, and the
cabinet members, who have been
sworn in began their duties Saturday
Win Eight-Hour Day.
Cincinnati. — The union men won
and the employers lost in the long
fought case o; the Typothetae of
America against the International
Printing Pressmen's union, according
to a decision rendered Tuesday after
noon by the Vnited States circuit
court of appeais.
Kansas Woman ■'Mysteriously Sain.
Atchison. Kan.—Mystery surrounds
the killing of Mrs. Jerome Hoover,
who was found dead at her home. The
undertaker discovered a small wound
behind her right ear. The wound was
probed and a bullet found.
Admiral Cervera Near Death.
Cadiz.—Vice-Admiral Pascual Cer
vera, who commanded the Spanish
fleet destroyed by the American fleet
off Santiago, Cuba, in 1898, is dying
at Puerto Real. The last sacraments
were administered Friday.
TO LEAVE MARCH 23
ROOSEVELT ANNOUNCES DATE OF
START FOR AFRICAN HUNT.
HE SPENDS QUIET DAY
Receives Thousands of Messages and
Finds It Impossible to Answer
Them—One of Last
Acts.
Oyster Hay, N. Y.—Ex-Rresideiii
Roosevelt announced Friday for the.
first time that he will sail from New
York for Atrica on March 23 at noon
He will take passage on the steamer
Hamburg.
Mr. Roosevelt said also that he had
received so many letters, telegrams
and cablegrams that it would be
physically impossible for him to an
swer oue-teutb of them. Wearing a
Knickerbocker suit be took a vigorous
walk through the woods near Saga
more Hill.
Leaves for Africa March 23.
Finally, however, hi* consented to
say a few words and made the first
public announcement of the date and
steamer on which he is to depart for
Vfrica% which is March 23. by the
steamer Hamburg.
It is a happy family at Sagamore
Hill. Mr. Roosevelt is enjoying an
uninterrupted democratic life and in
tends to continue to enjoy it until
starting on his hunting trip.
Several bouquets of American
Reautv roses, the gift of admiring
friends, were sent to Sagamore Hill
for Mr. aud Mrs. Roosevelt from New
York.
More than anything else Mr. Roose
velt needs he found is his secretary.
A deluge of letters, telegrams and
cablegrams ]>ouied into Sagamore Hill
bringing to the former president the
kindly sentiments of friends from all
parts of, the world. So great is the
number of these messages that he
asked the press to announce that
while he appreciated these and would
like to reply to each, it is a physical
impossibility for him to answer even
one-tenth of them.
Brings Treasured Picture.
Mr. Roosevelt brought with him
from Washington a portrait of his
mother's old home in Georgia. It was
presented to him by Mrs. Ella D. I.ong
street, widow of the late Gen. James
Longstreet, postmistress at Gaines
viile. Ga. as representative of tht
donors, 2:; women postmasters through
out the country.
One of his las* acts before retiring
from office was to issue an order sup
plementing that made by him August
1. 1905. prohibiting the use of influ
ence to obtain assignments to duty by
officers of the navy and marine corps.
The order directs that hereafter all
requests and recommendations, writ
ten or verbal, received at the navy de
partment from or or. behalf of such ,
officers of whatever nature—other
than those received through regular
official channels—are to be filed with
or noted on their record.
MORE INDICTMENTS FOR LIBEL.
New York World Publishers Accused
in New Federal Bills.
New York.—The federal grand jury
here, which has been investigating ai
leged libelous publications in con
nection with the Panama canal pur
chase, has returned indictments
against the Press Publishing Com
pany, publishers of the New Y’ork
World, and Caleb Van Hamm, one of
the editors of the World.
The indictments were filed with Dis
trict Judge Holt, silting in the crim
inal branch of the United States cir
cuit court. While the indictments
were placed under the seal of the
court, it is understood that the return
will be made oii them Friday. It is un
derstood the indictments are framed
under the federal omnibus statute
which authorizes the prosecution for
an offense committed on federal terri
tory not mentioned in the United
States revised statutes to be con
ducted according to the existing state
laws. I
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GOVERNMENT WINS SUGAR SUIT.
Verdict Gives Federal Authorities
$134,116 Damages.
New York.—A verdict awerding the
United States government $134,116
damages in unpaid customs duties
from the American Sugar Refining
Company was rendered Friday by a
jury which heard charges of misweigh
ing sugar imports.
The verdict rendered was for the
full amount sued fof by the govern
ment on the contention that this sum
was due through underweighing by
the companies' employes of sugar ini
ports on the company's Brooklyn
docks.
Language Professor Drops Dead.
Orono, Me. — Joseph \V. Carr,
Pb. D.. professor cf (4* rmacic lan
guages at the University of Maine,
died suddenly Thursday of heart
trouble as be was on his way to hi~
class room.
Lawyer Again Indicted.
Danville. 111.—Charles E. Brown, a
prominent Danville lawyer, who was
indicted at the September term of the
federal grand jury on a charge of be
ing a maker of spurious coin, was re
indicted Thursday morning on the
same charge.
Russians and Chinese Clash.
St. Petersburg.—I”, was rumored in
St. Petersburg that theve has been a
conflict between Russian and Chinese
troops near Harbin, but no .confirma
tion is possible.
