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Judge Robert M. Douglas, son of
Stephen A. Douglas, has been nomi
nated by the republicans of North
Carolina for the offlce of state cor
poration commissioner. Mr. Douglas
sonthe grandson of the great
Stephen A. was recently appointed
postmaster of Greensboro.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Cronstadt Bays: "Admiral Rojestven
sky, whoso trial on the charge of sur
rendering to the enemy after the bat
tle of the Sea of Japan, began before
a courtmnrtlal July 4, was acquitted
today after tho court had deliberated
ten hours. Four officers of the tor
pedoboat destroyer Bedovi, who were
on trial with the admiral, were found
guilty of having premeditatedly sur
rendered the Bedovi. All four were
condemned to death by shooting. The
emperor will be requested to commute
the sentences of the four officers to
dismissal from the service."
the effort to continue his tenure of
office.
Tho Washington- correspondent for
the Chicago Record-Herald says that
tho department of agriculture predicts
the largest grain crop in the history
of the country. This correspondent
says that the government reports pres
senta the following figures: "Total
indicated grain yield, 4,291,444,000
bushels; indicated yield July 1, 1905,
4,283,673,000 bushels;, actual yield last
year, 4,518,267,000 bushels; area of
grain fields, 177,772,000 acres; area
planted in wheat, 47,612,000 acres;
area planted in oats, 27,678,000 acres?."
ed in the subject, favoring a reduction
of all armies. He is much pleased at
the stand taken by tho British gov
ernment. In an interview Mr. Bryan
said: 4I listened with great pleasure
to Minister Haldane's speech. I be
lieve the scheme he advocated may
mean a new era in a general reduc
tion of armies. I am much opposed
to any increase in the fighting strength
of America or other nations. . What
is wanted is the application of an in-
itelligent principle in the organization
of forces on the basis of efficiency and
economy. I can not say whether the
United States will follow the example
proposed by Mr. Haldano, but I hope
the scheme will go a long way towards
bringing about peace in the world.'
Mr. Bryan added that the stand taken
by the British government should
prove gratifying to the next peace conference."
enemies took place In tho chamber ot
deputies. Several fights ensued and
at the close of. the session a duel took
placo between, an under secretary of
state and a member of parliament
The under secretary was seriously, al
though not fatally wounded. Colonel
Picquart was also rehabilitated, "his
loyal and courageous efforts for the
triumph of truth at the risk of definite
ly breaking his career" being recognized.
Fire, supposed to be of incendiary
origin, destroyed the town of Flynn
ville, Ind.
The Kansas City Journal says:
"Joseph F. Sinnott, a distiller of Phila
delphia, who died last we 5k leaving
an estate of more than $1,000,000, be
queathed $10,000 In trust '.o the Uni
versity of, Pennsylvania hospital for
equipping and maintaining a room for
one sick person at a time who shall
have been a newspaper writer or a
journalist in prefereuce to any other
calling. The endowment is in com
memoration of his deceased son,
An Associated Press dispatch from
Denver follows: "Names of some of
the most prominent persons engaged
in philanthropic work In the world
appear on the committee announced
by Judge Llndsey, which will have the
task of organizing a permanent inter
national society for the protection and
betterment of children. - At the Chi
cago meeting, held recently on the call
of the National Society for Charities
and Correction, Judge Lindsey was
elected chairman and empowered to
appointment of the committee. He
has just announced the following ap
pointments: Chicago, Miss Jane Ad
dams, Henry Thurston, T. D. Hurley;
New York City, Rev. William Byron
Forbus, Miss Lillian Wald, Jacob A.
Rils, Luther Gulick, Homor Folks;
Federal Judge Landls assessed fines
against tho Chicago and Alton rail
road; J. M. Falthorn, Its former vice
president, and F. A. Wann, its former
general freight agent, on the charge
of giving rebates to a packing firm.
The fines aggregated $60,000.
Governor Sarles was renominated by
the republicans of North Dakota. Con
gressmen Marshall and Gronna were
also renominated.
fS,3ii?? Wh Wa3 a r0Prter Boston, A. E. Winshlp, Joseph Lee';
in Philadelphia.'
United States Senator Crane of
Massachusetts and Miss Josephine
Porter Boardman of Washington City
wi e mmu iu m i iuB. r Hattie Van Wyck; Nashville, Mrs. Ben
Crane was a widower and Immediately U mriurinii. t 0 Qnv
Louisville, George L. Sehon; Toronto,
J. J. Kelso; Cincinnati, Max Senior;
Washington, William H. Delacey;
Philadelphia, Mrs. Hannah K. Schoff;
Milwaukee, Edward W. Frost, Mrs.
War Secretary Haldane, speaking In
the house of commons announced the
government's plan for a more suitable
administration for the British army.
He declared that, however men might
differ in other subjects, "they were
unanimous to lighten the crushing
burden due to armaments now resting
upon them."
A. H. Hennings, former city treas
urer of Omaha, Neb., committed sui
cide during a fit of insanity. His ac
counts were straight, but the loss of
his personal fortune due to his activity
in politics Is said to have been respon
sible for his trouble.
John H. Chapman of Chicago was
for the sixteenth time elected presi
dent of the Baptist Young People's
Union of America. The association
met at Omaha and elected the follow
ing officers: President, John H. Chap
man, Chicago; vice presidents, George
A. Miller, Baltimore; A. C. McCrim
mons, Toronto ; George W. Truett, De
troit; recording secretary, H. W. Reed,
Rock Island, 111.; treasurer, H. B. Os
good, Chicago; members of the execu
tive committee, IraM. Price, Chicago;
J. W. Low, Chicago; Charles S. Bur
ton, Chicago; H. G. Baldwin, Cleve
land; W. S. Mustek, St. Louis; B. G.
Hurd, Kansas City; John Nuveen, Chi
cago; Fred A. Well, Chicago.
Eight little girls participating in
a picnic near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went
wading in the river and were drowned,
July 12.
fvn IWnlWtlUoTi TlotrtrnT. TVTia Onrali
after the marriage ceremony he was piatt Declter ThQ Mnanttoe probaDly
,.; i ;"r,"T will meet in Chicago the first week
ior vuo uiov. "t""' , "UX "r ?.? in December and remain in session
been born to Mr. and Mrs. Crane, Jr.
for a week."
The policy holders of the Mutual
Life and the New York Life Insurance
companies have organized to drive out
of power tho present management.
Richard Olney, former secretary of
state, Is chairman of the committee.
Thomas P. Wickes, for years famous
as a lawyer in New York City, but
recently sent to prison on the charge
of i attempted blackmail, has been
pardoned by Governor Higglns. Wickes
nas gone to Alaska to begin life anew.
Martin Tlghe, who five years ago
killed his. wife and was sent to the
asylum, has pleaded guilty and been
sentenced to nineteen years in state
prison. Tjgho confessed that he sham
med Insanity to fool the doctors and
experts who were called to pass upon
his condition.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is
now making a tour of the packing
houses of the country. He says that
the inspection will be very strict.
Brazil has announced a new tariff,
which reduces the duty on flour and
many other American exports, 20 per
cent.
Complete fusion between the Lin
coln republican party and the demo
cratic party of Pennsylvania has been
accomplished. In return for the demo
cratic nomination of Lewis Emery, Jr.,
the Lincoln republican candidate for
governor, the Lincoln republicans have
nominated the democratic candidates
for state offices.
An Associated Press dispatch from
New York follows: "The manager
and proprietor of a theater has a right
to say who shall enter his place of
amusement and who shall not, his
playhouse being a private and not a
public place, is the gist of a decision
handed down today in the appellate
division of the supreme court. The
decision dismisses the complaint of
James S. Metcalf, the dramatic critic,
against Charles Burnham, a member
of the theater managers' association,
for excluding Metcalf from Burnham's
theater."
Brigadier GeVieral L. H. Rucker, re
tired, died at Los Angeles, Calif. He
enlisted a3 a private in the Eighth
Illinois volunteer cavalry during the
civil war, and was appointed brigadier
general in 1903.
The number of immigrants arriving
in the United States in the year end
ing July 30th was 1,062,054.
Samuel Untermyor, attorney .for tho
policy holders, charges that President
Peabody of the Mutual Life-insurance
company is using company funds in
An Associated Press cablegram
from Sebastopol follows: "Vice Ad
miral Chouknln, commander of the
Black Sea fleet and one of the most
hated of Russian officials, is at the
point of death from a bullet wound he
received today. He has been con
demned to death by the revolutionists.
One of these men, a sailor, hid among
the bushes in the garden of the ad
miral's headquarters here. As Chouk
nln was walking in the garden the
sailor fired, the bullet piercing the ad
miral's lung. The sailor fled and has
not been captured."
An Associated Press cablegram un
der date of London, July 13, follows:
"William J. Bryan today dined with
Minister Haldane, The two discussed
more completely a project advanced
by Haldane in the house of commons
yesterday for the reduction of arma
ments in the outlying plans of the
British government for aimy reorganl-
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington follows: "Secretary Bon
aparte today awarded the contracts
for the two 16,000 ton battleships,
South Carolina and Michigan, one to
the Cramps of Philadelphia, and the
other to the Now York Shipbuilding
company of Camden, N. J. Tho Cramp's
bid was $3,540,000, and that of the
New York Shipbuilding company $3,
585,000. The secretary of the navy
was obliged to distribute the contracts
in this way because congress had" pro
vided that not moce than one ship
should be built by any one concern,
The boats are to be of the reciprocat
ing type so far as engines are con
cerned, the secretary having approved
the finding of the board of construc
tion to the effect that it would be well
for the department to await the com
pletion of the turbine ships now under
construction before embarking on an
other experiment of that kind."
The czar of Russia has offered the
premiership to Dmitri Shipoff, nut he
has refused the post.
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