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FEBRUARY 24, 1905
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Condensed News of the Week
Secretary Taft, who is a graduate of the clas3
of 1878 at Yale university, will be the orator at
the commencement exercises of that institution in
June.
The house of delegates of the Porto RIcan gov
ernment has adopted the following resolution:
"First To protest against the false accounts pub
lished by the press of the United States attributing
to the house sentiments of hostility toward the
American people. Second Tp declare that the
house of delegates of Porto Rico is inspired with
a fundamental sentiment of adherence to the peo
ple of the United States and with the most cher
ished ideal of preserving the personality of the
Porto Rican people and promoting their welfare."
An Associated Press dispatch, dated London,
Feb. 12, says: "The Torrey-Alexander revival rath
er hung fire in London in the beginning of the
week, probably owing to fear of difficulty of finding
seats, but the later days of the week have brought
crowded audiences and tonight Albert hall was
packed within fifteen minutes after the opening of
the doors, and fully 10,000 persons were turned
away."
King Edward has appointed, the Prince of
Wales to the position of lord warden of the Cinque
ports, to succeed Lord Curzon.
A large sled, upon which fourteen persons were
cca3ting, collided with a wagon on the grounds of
the University of Kansas and several of the party
were badly injured.
Official announcement has been made of the
promotion of Ambassador McCormick of Russia to
the Paris embassy., Mr. Meyer, the new ambas
sador to Russia, will take his place sometime in
March.
Fanny Moran-Olden, the famous opera singer,
died in Berlin, Feb. 13, in a sanitarium where she
has been a patient for some time.
The Battle House, Mobile's historic hotel, was
destroyed-by fire February 13. The loss is $400,000.
The eight-story building of the Schwabacher
Hardware company at Seattle, Wash., was de
stroyed by fire February 12. The lo3s i3 $400,000.
Twenty-four families were made homeless by a
fire which destroyed a four-story flat building in
Chicago, February 13. A most thrilling escape
from death was made by Mrs. A. J. Donaldson, who
after throwing her little child to safety, leaped
from the second-story window. A fireman, seeing
that she would probably strike the ground head
downward, caught her by the 3houlders, thus turn
ing her body so that her feet struck the pavement.
Mrs. Donaldson fainted but was not injured.
- The Kentucky Wesleyan college, the main
school of the Methodist Episcopal church, was
destroyed by fire February 14. The loss is $75,000.
William Allen White, the Doted author and edi
tor, is dangerously ill with erysipelas at Manitou,
Colo.
A panic was narrowly prevented, at the Mac
auley theatre at Louisville, Ky., February 14, when
Maxine Elliott was presenting her play. Someone
in the gallery shouted "fire," which set the audi
tors on their feet It took considerable effort on
the part of the attendants to quiet them. An in
vestigation proved that there was no fire.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra have sat
for their portraits, in their robes of state. The
artist is John Colin Forbes, who is commissioned
by the Canadian government to make these paint
ings for the p6"miion houses of parliament.
Iri Reynolds, the man who is said to have held
a package of $5,000,000 in securities belonging to
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, is dangerously ill at his
home in' Cleveland,
Former Governor Boies of Iowa is dangerously
ill at Hot Springs, Ark., "where he went recently
for his health. Hi3 family hag been summoned.
An Associated Press dispatch, dated Harris
urg, Pa., Feb; 14, says: "A monster petition, urg
ing Governor ,)Pennypacker to commute to life im
prisonment the death sentence of Mrs. Kato Ed- '
wards was presented to the governor this after
noon by three women from Cleveland, O. The peti
tion, which contains the signatures of 175,000 men
and women of uulo, is two miles long and weighs
fifty pounds. The delegation argued that Mrs.
Edwards' sentence ought to be commuted because
she was not responsible for her crime and that
she killed lier husband in self-defense. The gov
ernor said that the matter was out of his hands,
but promised to refer the petition to the board
of pardons. The petition contains the signatures
of lawyers, ministers, public men and thousands of
women. Carl Mueller and H. H. Anderson, Cleve
land attorneys, have obtained permission from the
board of pardons to appear before that body at
tomorrow's hearing In behalf of Mrs. Edwards.
The two houses of the state legislature of
Wyoming adopted the following resolution, Feb
ruary 14: "Whereas, An attempt was made to
introduce certain malicious resolutions in the
Wyoming senate reflecting on the character and
services of F. E. Warren, senator from Wyoming
in the senate of the United Slates; and whereas,
The people of Wyoming at large, as well as mem
bers of this legislative assembly, have full knowl
edge of the untruthfulness of each and every
charge contained In said resolutions and of the
high, honorable and faithful service rendered In
the state and nation for many years by Senator
Warren, Therefore be it resolved, That we here
by express our confidence intho wisdom, patriot
ism, integrity and fidelity of "Senator Warren, and
in his entire devotion to the interest oi the Wyom
ing people and the nation."
After taking the twenty-second ballot, the
deadlock still remains unbroken in the Missouri
legislature, which, for the past three weeks, has
been engaged in the work of choosing a United
States senator.
Miss Annie Fitzhugh Lee, daughter of General
and Mrs. Fitzlfugh Lee, became the bride of Lewis
Brown, jr., of the Seventh United States cavalry
at Norfolk, Va. The marriage occurred at tho
, historic St. Paul's Episcopal church and .was a
" full .military wedding.
The Misourl supreme court has rendered an
opinion in which it holds that while osteopaths
are not physicians and surgeons under the laws
of .the state, they are liable for damages resulting
from injuries sustained by persons whom they
treat.
General Lew Wallace, world-famous as the
author of "Ben-Hur" Is dead at Crawfordsvllle,
Ind., aged 78 years. General Wallace was a veteran
of the Mexican and civil wars and was at one time
tho United States minister to Turkey. His health
has been bad for several years and recently ho
hjas suffered greatly. His last words were: "I am
ready to meet my Maker." His wife, son and
daughter were at his bedside.
Nearly 300 Philippine scouts, who have been
at the World's fair, have remained here and will
go to Washington for the presidential inaugura
tion in March, after which they will return to
their homes.
Susan B. Anthony, the famous woman suffrage
advocate, celebrated her eighty-fifth birthday
Wednesday, February 16, on which occasion she
wa3 the recipient of many gifts and congratulations.
Under date of Florence, Italy, February 15, tho
Associated Press says: "The affairs of Countess
Montignoso (former wife of King Frederick Augus
tus of Saxony) took a dramatic turn today. For
some time the countess has suspected that her
German nurse, Mahote, was planning to abduct the
little princess, Anna Monica Pia, and place her in
care of her father, the king. Today, under the
pretext that the German consul was waiting to
see the nurse at the gate of the villa, where the
countess is residing, the latter led Mahote to tho
gate. Then quickly pushing the nurae outside and
closing and locking the gate, the countess cried:
'Go to your master, spy.' Entering the house, the
countess ordered all of Mahote's belongings thrown
out of the window to tho street. The nurse pro
tested against her ejectment, but unavaillngly, and
later applied to a. locksmith to aid her in re-enter
ing tho villa, saying she had lost hor key. Tho
locksmith declined."
William Cullen Bryant, publisher of tho Brook
lyn Times and secretary of tho American News
paper Publishers' association, is dead at, Piainfield,
N. J. Apoplexy was tho cause of death.
A non-commissioned officer has confessed that
ho was bribed to placo tho loaded shell in tho
saluting gun which was fired on the chapel where
the czar and his family were attending the bless
ing of the waters some weeks ago.
Emperor William has been given the degrco
or doctor of laws at the University of Pennsyl
vania. Ho will receive the honor February 22 at
the same time that it is bestowed -upon President
Roo3evelt.
Twelve buildings were destroyed by fire on
February 17, at Bryant, S. D. The loss Is $00,000.
A resolution, has been passed In tho West Vir
ginia senato to Investigate the charges against
the governor of tho state. The resolution con
tains the following provisions: "Senators Marshall,
McGinnis and Carlgan are constituted an Investi
gation committee to probe corruption charges
made on tho floor of the senate, In newspaper re
ports and whatever may be gathered from tho
four winds."
One woman was burned to death and fifteen
men and women had narrow escapes from death
in a fire at the Winton Hotel In Now York, Feb
ruary 17.
Great excitement prevails at St. Petersburg, as
the result of the assassination of Grand Duko Ser
glus. The czar is prostrated and the widow of
tho murdered man, who Is very popular among tho
people, is bowed with grief. The assassin has been
captured, but Instead' of displaying fright he Is
said to have coolly remarked that he did his
work well and was satisfied.
On Wednesday last tho republican city conven
tion of Chicago met and nominated the following
ticket: For mayor, John M. Harlan; for city at
torney, John F. Smulskl; for city treasurer, Moses
E. Greenebaum; for city clerk, Francis P. 'Brady.
Grand Duko Serglus, tho governor-general of
Moscow, was assassinated February 17.
Jay Cooke, the great financier, died at the
home of his son-in-law In Orgontz, Pa., of old
age, February 16. He was 83 yeara, and though
ho. has been ailing slightly for some time, he
recently gave a reception to 125 young women of
the Ogontz school and was in good spirits.
It has been definitely announced that the
Wells-Fargo company's bank and the Nevada Na
tional bank have merged. The entire capital will
be $6,000,000 and the surplus $3,500,000. Isaac
Hellman, president of the Nevada National bank,
will be president of the new Institution, which will
bo knows as tho Well3, Fargo, Nevada National
bank of San Francisco.
An Associated Press dispatch, dated Salt Lake
City, Utah, Feb. 16, says: "The annual meetings
of stockholders of the Oregon Short Line Railway
company, the Union Pacific Railway company and
the Union Pacific Land company, which were origi
nally set for last October and have been ad
journed every thirty days since, were again post
poned today.
The recent trouble In St. Petersburg labor cir
cles seems to have taken new life. All the men
who returned to work demanded that their com
rades who were arrested during the riots be set
free. It is said that Father Gopon Is directing
this movement.
Two men Tvero killed and a number of others
' Injured in an explosion which destroyed a British
submarine boat, off Queenstown harbor, Ireland.
Emperor William and Empress Augusta Vic
toria, with a small but brilliant company of cabinet
ministers and high officers of both services, were
present at .tne unveiling of the statue 'of Admiral
.Cblfgny in. front .of one wing of the palace at
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