V f Loup City Northwestern / VOL 1 ME XXVI _ LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1909 NUMBER 40 : IMPORTANT NEWS NOTES OF A WEEK LATEST HAPPENINGS THE WORLD OVER TOLD IN ITEMIZED *• FORM. EVENTS HERE AND THERE Condensed Into a Few Linee for the Perusal of the Busy Man Latest Pereonal Infor mation. r* ~ Foreign. General Charles Louis Tremaao hat> been appointed commander iu chief of the Kernch army in succession to General de la Croix. Joseph H. Leute, American vice and deputy consul genpral at Zurich, Switzerland, died in the arms of his young bride on the steamer Marquette just as the steamer was entering Ant werp. Mr. Leute was married in Philadelphia July 25. Death resulted from tuberculosis. Prince Herman of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach, the heir presumptive to the grand duchy of Weimar, has re nounced the succession of himself or his heirs, if any to the throne of the grand duchy or Its property. This action, which was carried out with ^ every official formality, is in conse quence of the prince's extravugance, vhi>h al-»a-*.y has caused his transfer r from the Curiassiers of his own ac cord from Berlin to the upland regi ment garrisoned at Saaraberg, and later compulsory to a regiment of gendarmes after which he was placed under a guardianship. The prince has been given the title of Count Ost heim, but he is totally bankrupt, and remains under the control of his guardians. Greece has replied to the Turkish note presented. which, although couched in friendly terms, practically demands the recall of the Greek offi cers serving in Crete, to the effect that the question is in the hands of t.he four protecting powers of Crete with whose knowledge and consent the officers in question were seat to the island. Turkey is appealing to the four powers. An early and successful outcome of the negotiations in the participation of American bankers in the Hankow-Sze t'liueu loan is anticipated. The Eng lish and French groups already have accepted the American terms, and it is expected that the Gei-mans will shortly do likewise. The central committee having in charge the earthquake fund announces that all but $25,0$0 of the total of $r>, 020,000 subscribed for the relief of the victims in southern Italy has been ex pended. The will of the late Don Carlos, thV pretender to the throne of Spain, leaves to the pope works of art and money totalling $2,000,000 in value. The American embassy at Paris has been formally informed that France will send a squadron of three battle ships to represent the government at the H"2'or. Fulton celebration next month. Domestic. Mr and Mrs. John W. Cravens of Spring Lake. . Iowa, were instantly killed as the result of a collision be tween their touring car and a limited traction car. one mile north of Alex andria, Ind. Mr. Cravens' head was almost severed from his body. Mrs. Cravens’ body was also badly man gled. Mr. Cravens was president of the First National bank at Spring •Lake. Iowa. Isaac C. Wolfe, aged seventy, of Paducah, Ky.. was killed by. an auto mobile on the highway near Belleve dere. 111. The machine was driven by F. A. Nott and his son. C. A. Nott, who were on their way to the Algon quin hill-climbing contest. Wolfe was a prominent Mason. One of the four surviving widows of Brigham Young died at Salt Lake City. She was Maanah K. T. C. T. Young. She was married to Young at Nauvoo. Illinois, before the west ward pilgrimage i of ., the Mfw^ioas. She was eighty-e.ght years old. No children were born to her. From all quarters of the state en thusiastic young Christian workers are flocking to Epworth-by-the-Sea, where the fifth annual encampment of the Texas Epworth league will hold forth during the next te,n days. George M. Shippy. chief of police of Chicago, tenders his resignation on the ground of ill-health. Advices say that cattle are dying avu.es -tuu. .’, Texas, as Hu>* result of a peculiar epilemic. Gen. P. P. Johnston, adjutant gen eral of the Kentucky state guard, was held to the grand jury for an assault on Denny B. Goode, editor of a weekly publication in Louisville. General Johnston resented a reference to him as “General Peacock P. John ston.” In an editorial. A strike of street laborers in Pitts» burg. Pa., which has been of small proportions for some days, has become widespread, and gangs of the men are parading the streets. Steps, It is said, have been taken to form an organiza tion among the 15,000 Italian workmen of Allegheny county. The Georgia senate has voted to remove from office Chairman of the State *Railrct4d :iCqn^t)is.sl<*a.a?.G.,Mc-, London. McLendon* was recently- bus pended by Former Governor Smith on charges of being too lenient with the railroads. Confirmation was made of a deal by which the Jones and Laughlin Steel company acquires more than 5,500 acres of coal lands from the Pittsbu.g BuiTalo company. The price is said to be $165,000. Harry C. Pulliani. president of the National League of professional base ball clubs, committed suicide in New York. Philo, Illinois, a Tillage in Cham paign county, was almost wiped out by fire. Half the 'business section was destroyed. Loss, $40,000. As a result of the anti-trust suits recently brought by Attorney General Sterling of Mississippi against the Re-' tail Lumber Dealers' association of Mississippi and Louisiana, fifteen out of the seventy-three defendant con cerns have effected compromises with the state, agreeing to pay $S00 to the state treasurer upon a decree rendered against them in chancery court. According to Vice-President Fred Robinson of Empire, the Dakota Western railroad, a branch of the Chi cago & Northwestern system, will comment* actual Construction of its line from Whitewood to Empire along the irrigation project, within the next thirty days. The light-of-wav has been practically ail secured and ne gotiations with the Redwater Power and Light coiiif)any are on to secure pt'Wer enough to operate the motor cars for the line. Charles H. Moyer was unanimously re-elected president of the western federation of miners. This is his eighth term in that office. James Kirwan. of Perry, S. D.. was elected as one of the delegates to attend the conference with delegates from the united mine workers of America. VV. A. Hams, formerly Laited states senator from Kansas, is dangerously ill at hl3 home in Lawrence, suffering from a heart attack. His weakened condition, due to the effect of the heat while horseback riding, is thought to have brought on the attack. In a quarrel over a ball game at Lee City, Ky.. VV. F. Larson was struck over the head and his skull crushed with a baseball in the hands of his brother. Clay Lawson. The injured man, who was fortv years old. died in a hospital at Lexington. The failure of Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota to arrive in Se attle in time to deliver an address on Swedish day at the exposition, which, according to President Chilberg of the fair, he promised to do. has caused a controversy and bitter feeling between the governor and the fair officials. Additional time for pleading to the federal indictment against them was granted' the American Sugar -Refining company and its officials by Judge Hans in the United States circuit court. The court extended the time until August 30. The sheep men of South Dakota report the best wool crop ever known In the history of the state. Twelve persons killed and a num ber injured is the result of a head-on collision at a small station twenty miles east of Spokane. Wash. Washington. David Williams, the negro mess at tendant on the batt'-’-Vp 4'eru.pnt, will be surrendered by the navy to. the Massachusetts state authorities, who charged him with manslaughter as the result of the death of the mess attendant. Foster, following a boxing bout aboard the Vermont. President. Taft sent to the senate the nomination of A. Platt Andrew 0f Massachusetts to be director of the mint. The nomination is to succeed Frank A. Leach, who resigned some time ago to become president of the People’s Water company of Oklahoma and California. l he new issue or Lincoln pennies will continue in circulation despite the criticism that the initials of the designer appear rather conspicuously on the coins. That was the statement made at the treasury department.' " President Taft of the United States and President Diaz of Mexico are to meet at El Paso, Tex.. October 18. This program has been arranged as the re: suit of correspondence between the United States and Mexico. The acting secretary of the interior has vacated the order of withdrawal in connection with the North Platte irrigation project in Wyoming, and re .,4t at the Uheyenne, Wyo.. land office. The va cated order of withdrawal is in con nection with the same irrigation pro ject in Nebraska, and restored about 1.280 acres of land to the public do main where not. otherwise appropri ated subject .to, settlement op and af*er October 26 and to entry, filing or se!;clion Novcatbsr i:< at lb? AH! a nee. Neb., land office. Nineteen members of a party of Maorie form New Zealand, who have been held up at quarantine at San Erancisco by the immigration authori ties because they were found to be af flicted with trachoma, were refused admission into this country by order of Assistant Secretary McHarg Distribution of the new cent:}, which bear the bead of Lincoln instead of that of the Indian which has orna mented them for so many years, will begin Monday. The Philadelphia mint has a total of over 30,000,000 of the new coins on hand with which to supply the orders Satisfied that the government has been ‘short changed,” either intention ally or unintentionally In the matter of "cuatohia duties'll inrtiorted biers. As siatafif ' Secretary Reynolds ot* the treasury department promulgated a change in the customs regulations to remedy this situation POSTMASTER GENERAL IS ONLY HIGH OFFICIAL LEFT. TAFT KEPT IN CLOSE TOUCH Members of Cabinet and Other High Dignitaries Hurry Away on Summer Vacations.’ Washington. — Direction of the af fairs of the administration is left in the hands of two cabinet officers— Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh and Postmaster General Hitchcock, and by Monday night the distinction will probably be enjoyed alone by Mr. Hitchcock. President Taft is keeping in close touch with Washington over the gov ernment wire from Beverly, Mass. Vice President Sherman is at his home in Utica, N. Y. Speaker Cannon left for his home in Danville, 111. Attorney General VVlckersham. accompanied by Mrs. Wicicersham, started for New York in an automobile. - While no definite time. has teen fixed for a conference respecting Pres ident Tart's plan to reorganize the In terstate Commerce commission, it is expected that the president and some members of his cabinet, including At torney General Wickersham and Sec retary of Commerce and Labor Nagel, will have such a conference early in September either at New York or at Beverly. The whole matter yet is in a tentative state. The president’s idea is to arrange for a division of the work now done by the Interstate Commerce commission. His plan provides that investigations into violations of the interstate ^com merce act, from which prosecutions may result, shall be conducted either directly by the Department of Justice or by the Bureau of Corporations in stead of by the Interstate commerce commission. secretary of State Knox left for his homd at Valley Forge. Pa. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh expects to leave Monday for Dublin, N. H.. where he has a summer home. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will leave Monday for the west. Mr. Wilson will spend a week at his home in Tama, la., after concluding some departmental work in Wyoming and Utah. He will confer at Rawlins. Wyo.. with the sheep raisers of that country. He is anxious to ascertain whether there are lands included in the forest reserves which are valuable for agricultural purposes. If there are such lands in the re serves he will recommend to the sec retary of the interior that they be listed for settlement and entry. Later Secretary Wilson will go to Ogden, Utah, where he will take up the same question. Since .lune, 1906, there have been 250,000 acres of farm lands in the forest reserves turned over to homesteaders. Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor will leave Monday night for his summer home at Marion, Mass., to spend ten days. He will then return to Washington for a few days on business connected with his department. He will then return to Marion again and will visit his home in St. Louis before returning to take up the winter's work here. CAR MEN WILL NOT STRIKE. Indications That All Differences Will Be Settled by Agreement. Chicago—According to present signs there will be no strike of the street car employes of Chicago and an amicable settlement is likely to be reached. It is said an offer of a wage increase will be made by Presi dent Thomas E. Mitten of the Chi cago Street Railway company in the negotiations which will be resumed Monday. John M. Roach, president of the Chicago Railroads company, has had his auditors at work figuring out a method of advancing wages and it is expected that his first offer 1o a com mittee of his employes will be on the same general basis as that proposed by Mr. Mitten. Don .Jaime iTo^Tgke. Wife. - * • ■ i . . * Paris—A special dispatch received here from Madrid says that Don Jaime, the pretender to the Spanish throne, shortly will marry a princess of the imperial German family. Em peror William has consented to the union. To Discuss Silver. Denver. Col.—The official call for the trwewth annual session of the American Mining congress, to be held at Goldfield. Nev., September 17 to October 4, has been issued from the office of the secretary here, The sil ver question will be discussed with a view of increasing the use of sil ver and of securing such an adjust ment of its value as will decrease the rate of exchange between the United States and countries with a silver standard. The Extra Session. Washington—The extra session of congress, which has just closed, is by no means the longest on record. Dur ing the last fifty years congress has been convened in extraordinary ses aion a great many times. The first session of the Fortieth congress was convened at noon on the 4th day of March, 1867, and did not adjourn sWe die, - until the date fi^l fjjj-, the meeting oP'tBie* swcondeesefen, Decern her 3 following, but there were re cesses from March 30 until July 1 and from July 30 to November l. ■ ■ ABANDONED! KILLING FOLLOWS BANK THEFT ROBBER AND ONE PURSUER DIE IN BATTLE. Several Others Wounded — Bandit Holds Up White Bear (Minn.) Cashier and Steals $565. White Bein'. Minn.—In a pitched battle with rifles and revolvers fol lowing the robbery of the First State bank of White Bear, Robert Pohl, said to be an ex-convict, and Edward Larken, chef at the Five Forks, a Bald Eagle lake cottage, were killed, and four others were wounded. The dead: Robert Pohl. the- -obber. Edward Larken. The wounded: Thomas Skeith, grazed by spent bullet. William Butler, shot through abdo men; at hospital in critical condition. Richard Doran, shot through arm. John Christie, shot through fleshy part of thigh. Pohl, who had been working at White Bear for a week, and who is believed to have been a professional cracksman, took a check for seven dollars to the bank at 8:30 a. m„ and while the cashier, Alfred Auger, was examining it he produced an auto matic rifle and told him to hand over all the cash in the bank. Auger com plied. As the robber dashed out of the bank with $565 in cash Auger raised the alarm, and citizens pursued the man to the Interstate lumber yards, where he hid. Larken entered the yards and was shot through the heart. The robber then ran to a pile of lumber a short distance beyond the lard and hid un der it. A desperate battle with the posse, during which at least 500 shots were exchanged, followed. John Brachvogel, one of the posse, who was armed with a repeating rifle, finally shot the robber in the arm. The man dropped his weapon, but picked it up again, and as he turned to Are Brachvogel shot him dead. Fif teen bullet wounds were found in the man's body. MOB WITNESSES BEHEADING. Great Excitement in French Capital As Murderer’s Head Is Cut Off in Public. Paris.—A sudden official announce ment that a public beheading would take place at 4:30 o'clock Thursday morning in the boulevard fronting the Sante prison, created a sensation in Paris, which had not seep' an execu tion in 15 yehrs. •* » Immediately immense crowds gath ered at the scene, but were kept back from the guillotine by heavy details of police and municipal guards. The victim was one Duchemin. aged 23, a butcher. In 190S he stabbed his mother and this not re sulting in her death quick enough he finished her by strangulation. The motive for the crime was robbery. More Apples This Year. Buffalo, N. Y. — An apple crop in the United States slightly in excess of that a year ago and 50 per cent, larger in Canada is the esti mate made by Secretary Rothwell be fore the International Apple Shippers’ association. The association elected W. L. Wagner. Chicago, president. Navy to Give Up Negro Boxer. Washington.—David Williams, the negro mesa attendant on the battle ship Vermont, will be surrendered by the navy to the Massachusetts state authorities. They charge bim with manslaughter, as the result of tbs death of Mess Attendant Foster, fol lowing a boxing bout on board tbs Vermont. V K Appointed, ..GpflNMgnd* Ain.Chief. Paris.—Gen. Charles Lodis Tremaau has bean appointed commander-in chief of the French army. SWEDEN’S CRISIS IS PASSING Many of Strikers Resume Work—Dis sension Apparent in Ranks of the Idle. Stockholm. — The tense situation arising from the general strike pro claimed a few days ago seems to be relaxing. The grave-diggers have returned to work and dissension is apparent in the ranks of the other strikers. The employers of the larg est plants in Stockholm announce that their men will return to work Mon day. It is reported that the Central Fed eration of the Trades unions has re quested the government to mediate in the present crisis, but this is de nied ' by the chairman of the federa tion. M. Von Sydow, president of the Employers’ federation, declared that intervention by the government would be without result, as the differences between the men and the employers were too great to be settled in such a manner. The National Labor union published a statement in the newspa pers disapproving the strike of the electric light and gds workers. As the strikers have been prevent ing farmers from bringing provisions into the city, troops have been de tailed to patrol the country roads The military authorities continue to dispense milk from the railroad sta tions for the use of children. The authorities have forbidden the sale of methylated spirits, as it has beenlcmnd that the workmen, unable to obtain their usual drink, are re sorting to drinking this liquor. KENOSHA JURIST IS FOUND Judge Clarkson Discovered Working in a Button Factory at Sabula. la. Kenosha, Wis.—Judge Joseph R. Clarkson, who disappeared from his home here on July 14, was found working in a pearl button factory at Sabula. la., by John Burns, one of his close friends, who has been searching for him since he left Kenosha. Judge Clarkson, in company with Burns, is expected to arrive here Saturday. It was only a few miles from Sabula that Judge Clarkson was found 28 years ago when he disappeared from Omaha under circumstances similar to the present case. After returning home to Omaha more than a quarter of a century ago. Judge Clarkson could remember nothing of the weeks during which he was walking about the country. One of the strange features of the case is the influence which caused him to retrace the steps which he took on his first disappearance. The clew which led the searchers to Sabula was received in Kenosha Thursday and Burns at once set out to find his friend. Clarkson was judge of the superior court here for several years. International Typographical Union. St. Joseph, Mo.—The annual conven tion of the International Typograph ical union opened here Monday with a full attendance of delegates and many others. President John M. Lynch was in the chair. The union’s health campaign, the label propa ganda, the old age pension and the proposal to establish an insurance fea ture are the chief matters that are before the convention for action, which closes on Saturday. Turkey and Greece Near Claah. Constantinople.—The Porte has sent a note to Greece demanding a formal declaration by that country of non interference In Cretan affairs. In the event of a refusal to accede to the demand, Turkey will break off diplo matic relations with Greece and the two countries may fight. Bald to Hold Foot a Yaar. London.—Whitelaw Reid will re main the American ambassador here for a year at leaat. according to his fel low members of the diplomatic corps TARIFF BILL PASSED NOT PERFECT, BUT A STEP FOR WARD, IS TAFT’S COM MENT. CONGRESS CLOSES SESSION President and Members Leave Capital for Their Summer Homes—Gore and Johnson Give Opinions of New Law’s Effect. Washington.—Whether for weal or woe. the United States now is under a sew tariff law, the extraordinary session of congress adjourning Thurs day evening, after fighting since March 15 over the bill. The president left Friday afternoon for the "summer White House” at Beverly, Mass., and all but a few of the members of congress have gone to their homes. The members of the conference committee and cabinet were dinner guests of the president Thursday night. The conference report on the bill was agreed to by the senate by a vote of 47 to 31, and the concurrent resolu tion making certain changes in the leather schedule was adopted by both houses. Following is the vote in detail: Yeas—Aldrich, Borah. Bourne. Brad ley, Brandegee, Brown, Bulkeley, riurkett, Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Carter, Clark (Wyoming), Crane, Crawford, Cullom, Curtis, Depew, Dick, Dixon, Dupont, Elkins. Flint, Frye, Gamble, Guggenheim, Hale, Heyburn. Johnson, Jones, Kean, Lodge, Lorimer, MeCumber, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Per kins. Pisles, Root, Scott. Smith (Mich igan), Smoot, Stephenson, Sutherland, Warner, Wetmore—47. Nays—Bacon, Bailey, Bankhead, Beveridge, Bristow, Chamberlain, Clapp, Clay, Culberson, Cummins, Dan iel, Dolliver, Fletcher, Foster, Frazier, Gore, Hughes, La Follette. McLaurin, Martin, Nelson, Newlands. Overman, Paynter, Raynor, Shively, Simmons, Smith (Maryland), Smith (South Car olina), Stone, Taliaferro—31. Senator McEnery of Louisiana (Dera), who was absent, was paired on the bill. He was the only Demo crat favoring the measure. The bill received all the Republican votes except those of Bristow, Clapp, Cummins, Dolliver, La Follette, Bev eridge and Nelson. The following are the new appoint ments made by Speaker Cannon for house committee chairmanships: Vreeland of New York, banking and currency: Rodenberg of Illinois, in dustrial arts and expositions; Mann of Illinois, interstate and foreign com merce; Weeks of Massachusetts, post offices and postroads; Alexander of New York, rivers and harbors; Parker of New Jersey, judiciary; Prince of Illinois, claims. President Taft arrived at the Capi tol at 4:45 p. ra., and 20 minutes later signed the bill, which became a law Friday. Bending over the president as he affixed his signature were Secretary Knox. Secretary MacVeagh. Attorney General Wickersham, Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock, Secretary Nagel and Secretary Wilson. Standing about the table were Senator Aldrich. Represen tative Payne and many other members of the senate and house. Mr. Payne got the pen. Taft also signed the Philippine tariff measure and other bills. After signing the tariff bill Presi dent Taft gave out a statement em bodying his views of the new act, which he designates officially as the "Payne bill,” in accordance with past custom of giving first recognition to the framer of the measure in the house of representatives. The president declares that, while the bill is not perfect by any means, nor "a complete compliance with promises- made, strictly interpreted,” it is, nevertheless, a sincere effort on the part of the party to make a down ward revision and to comply with the promises of the platform. The statement in part follows: “I have signed the Payne tariff be cause I believe it to be the resnlt of sincere effort on the part of the Re publican party to make a downward revision, and to comply with the promises of the platform as they have been generally understood, and as I interpreted them in the campaign be fore election. “This is not a perfect tarifT bill, or a complete compliance with the prom ises made, strictly interpreted, but a fulfillment free from criticism in re spect to a subject matter involving many schedules and thousands of arti cles could not be expected “The corporation tax is a just and equitable excise measure, which it is boped will produce a sufficient amount to prevent a deficit and which, inci dentally, will secure valuable statis tics and information concerning the many corporations of the country, and will constitute an important step toward that degree of publicity and regulation which the tendency in cor porate enterprises in the last 20 years has shown to be necessary." Another Indiana Banker Short. New Albany, Ind.—Frank Nicolai, assistant cashier of the City National bank, has disappeared, leaving a shortage of at least 95,004. Before his departure last Monday Nicolai bought a revolver and his friends fear he has committed suioide. Kitchener Is Inspector General. London.—Lord Kitchener, command er of the British forces in India, has been appointed to succeed the duke of Connaught as inspector general of the Mediterranean forces. IRRIGATIONJ0N6RESB OPENS GREAT NATIONAL GATHERING AT SPOKANE, WASH. Attended by Thousands of Delegates and Others Interested in Reclaim ing the Deserts. Spokane, Wash.—“Save the forests, store the floods, reclaim the deserts and make homes on the land," Is the watchword of the National Ir rigation congress which opened here Monday. The meeting has attracted apostles of irrigation, deep water ways, good roads and conservation of resources and recruits from various parts of this continent, England, Ger many, France, Hawaii, the Phlllippine islands, the Latin republics and China and Japan, representatives of foreign nations and colonial governments, offi cials of the federal reclamation, for estry and agricultural departments. President G. E. Barstow. governors and members of state anti territorial legislatures, railroad and bank presidents and members of ag riculturai horticultural, commercial and fraternal organizations. Arrangements have been made for the entertainment of about 4,000 ac credited delegates, and thousands of other visitors are coming in from the irrigated districts of the west and of British Columbia, Alberta and Mani toba. President George E. Barstow of Barstow, Tex., presides over the ses sions, aud the secretary Is B. A. Fow ler of Phoenix, Ariz. The regular program consists of ad dresses by officials of the reclame tion, forestry and agricultural depart ments of the United States, states men and scientists, railroad and finan-"*- * cial men, promoters of the Carey act reclamation projects and officials of private irrigation enterprises. The federal department of agri culture has taken charge of a 26-acre tract of land in the Spokane valley, where the latest approved methods of supplying the soil with moisture by artificial means are being demon strated by irrigation experts. Parades, banquets, receptions and excursions are the entertainment fea tures on the program. The congress closes Saturday. WOULD SHAKE OFF EAST. Time Has Come for West to Cut Shackles, Says Gov. Johnson of Minnesota. Seattle, Wash.— "It is time that ths west threw off the shackles of the east. I would preach no sectionai divisions and no sectional strifes, bill Minnesota and Washington and the states between them, with those to the south of us, should arise In theii might and claim for themselves that fair share of influence in the halls ol congress and in the administration of national affairs to which they are en titled by every law of common sensu as well as of political economy " This was the declaration of Gov John Johnson in his address at the Minnesota day celebration at the Seat tie exposition. "We, as an integral part of the American people should cast our in fluence and our votes not only to ad vance the material Interests of out own particular section, but we should be broad enough aud big enough te labor for the common good of out common country.” said the governor. Storm Panic at a Circus. Battle Creek. Mich.—During a wind storm which uproofed trees, blew down fences and telephone poles hero the menagerie tent of Barnum & Bailey's circus was blown down and two women seriously injured. A largs crowd was thrown into r panic. None of the animals escaped, but the roars of the lions created a panic. Miss Adelaide Hathaway of School craft, Mich., sustained internal in juries and a fractured hip. Miss Ber nice Platt of this city was severely injured. At Athletic park, where the local and Jaekson teams of the South ern Michigan league were playing Catcher Stringer of the local team was struck by lightning on the field and thrown to the ground unconsloua. Japan Will Ignore China. Tokyo.—Japan officially notified the powers Saturday of .her intention tc proceed immediately with the recon structing and Improving of the An tung-Mukden railroad, without . the consent of China, diplomatic negotia tions having failed. Delay laeue of Bonds. Washington.—None of the new Pan ama hoods authorized by congress will be issued before congress meets again and baa had an opportunity to i change the circulation tax.