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The Valentine Democrat VALENTINE , NEB. r. M. IIICE , - - - - Publisher. CAKOL1NA MOVES ON JBTATE COURTS CONTINUE TO IN DICT RAILWAY PEOPLE. Assistant Attorney General Sanford Turns His Face Homeward and Will Report to Washington His Inability to Pacify NOrth Carolina Officials. Assistant United States Attorney General Sanford spent part of Friday la conference with railroad officials c.nl with Judge Prltchard at Asheville , N. C. He will report to Washington that his efforts to restore peace was fruitless. Judge Lyon , of the superior court , is holding the grand jury in session at Marlon , and It is stated it has report ed a true bill against the ticket agent at Marion. It Is reported the grand jury re turned an indictment against the rail roads at Old Fort also. The places tielng in McDowell county , all prepa rations were made for the issuance of writs of habeas corpus. Several superior court judges have ignored the subject of a conflict be- 1ween | the federal and state courts , and Judge Moore advised against fur ther Indictments of ticket agents. Judge Xiyon , however , declared the ticket agents were violating a criminal stat ute and should be Indicted "like a pig , or a horse thief. " ' Officials of the Southern railway here contend that the governor's de i mand that they should put the 2 % - cent rate into effect at once Involves the company's surrender. It also Involves - volves , they assert , the surrender by the United States court of the protec tion of the interlocutory Injunction , which means that the governor of a state con control the limit of the pro cesses of a United States court and that the governor can dictate to lit igants in the United States courts the measure of relief which they have the right to apply for. This , they say , is a limitation by order of the governor of their constitutional rights. JAPAN'S NAVAL PLANS. Not Changed by Developments of Post Few Weeks. Gil Bias , of Paris , published Friday -an interview with Vice Admiral Ihuln. 'commander of the Japanese squadron now at Brest , on the Japanese navy. Asked if Japan had not decided , in view of the recent happenings , to en large her program In naval construc- jtlon , the vice admiral replied : "We have a naval program for several - ; eral years ahead , and we shall execute jit punctually and righteously , as do the great nations of Europe. But this program has not been enlarged of recent - ( cent months , and it stands as it did jwhen originated by the admiralty last year. " The vice admiral said it was Inexact to declare the Japanese loan would bo msed for increase of naval power , and explained that this money would be devoted to the construction of rail- .roads and other communication in Manchuria. TO PROSECUTE THE MAGILLS. , $4,000 is Raised by PopAlar Subscrip tion. The approaching arrival in Clinton , 111. , of Fred H. Magill and bride , Fay Magill , arristed in California charged nvith the murder of Magill's first wife lias aroused the citizens of the town to such an extent that within six hours $4,000 was raised to aid in their prose cution. , The subscribers to the fund are pledged to secrecy , because none of them cares to incur the enmity of Ma- igill's relatives , whose business inter ests in the community are extensive land practically control half the real estate and farm property in the coun ty. WAS FIEND OF MORGAN ? JMrs. Leslie , Swindler , Sentenced to Prison. Mrs. Josephine Leslie , of London , T\as Friday found guilty on a charge of defrauding members of well known ( families by false pretenses and was sentenced to five years in penal servi tude. It was her custom to represent herself as a friend of J. Pierpont Mor gan , and declare he guided her invest- tments. Morgan appeared in court and testified that he did not know the pris oner and had never had any dealings with her. Mrs. Leslie was formerly 'Josephine Eastwick , of Philadelphia , Sioux City Live Stock Market. Friday's quotatlonsonthe Sioux City ' /live / stock market follow : Top beeves , $6.00. Top hogs , $6.10. Head of University Resigns. - The Very Rev. Father William fBanks Rogers , S. J. , has resigned the ( presidency of St. Louis , Mo. , unlver- jslty because of falling health. His sue- icessor has not yet been selected. Educator Accidentally Shot. Richard H. Hnlsey , president of the Oshkosh , Wis. , normal school and well "known in educational circles , was ac- ( cidehtally shot and killed at Geogeblo Wis. , Thursday. I ! TO DISARM KOREANS. Largo Japanese Force on Way to Seoul. Arrangements have been made with the railway authorities to quickly transport 4,000 Japanese bluejackets from the squadron at Chemulpo to Seoul which the admiral in command has offered to Marquis Ito. But on ac count of military technicalities they will not be called for except a. great emergency arises that makes it abso lutely necessary. A mixed force of probably 7,000 troops began arriving at Fusal Friday evening , Marquis ltd having finally consented to bring Jap anese troops to Soul on account of two urgent problems. First , the dis armament of the Korean army , and second , the separating of the ex-em peror from his troops and advisers , both of which the cabinet- prepared to do as soon as there is sufficient show of troops to overawe any at tempts at resistance and to quell any trouble that such action might occa sion. sion.A A wave of great excitement crept over the peninsula Thursday when the new agreement with Japan and the emporor's proclamation were pub lished in the provinces. All the priv ileged old ladies attached to the court arrived in crowds at the palace con doling weeping , wailing and incident ally carrying away in their customary loose clothing everything detachable and portable. The palace was looted of all possible souvenirs. The ex-emperor wept , saying that his efforts for many years had been a mistake , and that he should himself have taken the proposed course and was then unable to continue his speech. FOR DEATH OF A GIRL. Michigan Lawmaker is to Be Put Un der Arrest. Prosecuting Attorney Robinson , of Detroit , Mich. , announced Thursday at the inquest into the death from an op eration at a local sanitarium , of Miss Edith Presley , a proof reader for the state senate , that he will Issue a war rant as soon as It can be prepared for Representative Chas. E. Ward , speak er pro tern , of the Michigan house of representatives , charging him with manslaughter in connection with the girl's death. Edith A. Presley was an heiress to $75.000 , and since her babyhood has ben a familiar figure in the state house. She was the daughter of Geo. Ci Presley , former head of the state corporation department. She was 24 years old. WOMAN DEES ON GALLOWS. . Russian Authorities Execute Madame Fromkina With the observance of the greatest privacy Madame Fromkina , who in March last attempted to assassinate Gen. Rheinbot Moscow , ex-prefect of the cow police , and who In May made an attempt to murder the Inspector of the political prison , wounded him with a 'pistol ' which had been mysteriously smuggled into her cell , was hanged in Moscow Thursday. The authorities made every effort during the past fort- .nlght to persuade the woman to plead ( for the mercy of the emperor , but she obstinately refused to do so. It is be lieved her mind is unbalanced. BIG FAMINE IN JA3IAICA. /Ten Thousand Inhabitants of Island hi Need of Assistance. The famine in the St. Elizabeth dis trict of the island of Jamaica , is grow ing in seriousness. The local govern ment is blamed for not taking proper measures to prevent suffering. Gov. Oliver , who is investigating the situa tion , learns that , there are 10,000 vic- tlms. tlms.A A scandal has been disclosed in the Newton district of St. Elizabeth. The starving people , naked , without schools and ignorant of all religion , have nevertheless been paying taxes. Unique Birthday Party. Frank Tilford , of New York , took a unique way to celebrate his birthday. He Invited 760 "little mothers , " poor girls who bear some of the burdens of their families , to take a trip to Coney Island , where they * were introduced to the wonders of the resort at Mr. Til- ford's expense. Hits Standard in Mississippi. George R. Mitchell , prosecuting at torney for the First judicial district of Mississippi , has filed suit in the Lee county circuit court at Tupelo against the Standard Oil company for $1,480- 000 , charging that corporation with a violation of the Mississippi anti-trust laws. To Accept American Certificates. The French government has notified Ambassador White that American meat may be brought into France on American certificates and that micro scopic examination will not be insist ed upon. This ruling , however , is only temporary. Dny of Intense Heat. The temperature at St. Louis broke the record for the year when the ther mometer registered 96 degrees for four hours during Thursday after noon. Two deaths and forty prostra tions were reported as caused by the heat. Kitson to Kansas City. Pitcher Kitson , of the New York American league team , has. been sold outright to the Kansas City club. It is said that Kitson has signed'a two years' contract to play in the outfield the Missouri team. Plumbers Strike for $8 a Day. The Butte , Mont , plumbers struck $8 a day. The men now receive J7. Buildings to cost $1,000,000 un der construction are tied up. KOKEANS TO APPEAL Envoys Start for Washington to Sco Roosevelt. Two members of the Korean delega tion that was refused recognition by The Hague peace conference , Yi , Tjy- ongoul and Prince YI Tjying Chi , left Southampton , Eng. , Wednesday on board the steamer Majestic for New York. The former said : "I shall travel direct to Washing ton , where I hope to see President Roosevelt. It is my intention to show America that Japan made its treaty of November , 1905 , without the con sent of the emperor of Korea or the cabinet , and that Korea never gave up her Independence or consented to the Japanese protectorate. " Advices .Sated Seoul say that a new convention between Japan and Korea has been concluded. The text of the convention has not yet been made pub lic , but It is reported to consist of sev en articles. Its main feature Is that it Ivests'the resident general with com plete control of the internal adminis tration of Korea and appoints Japan ese officials for the Korean govern ment It Is reported that the easy com pliance of the Korean government with Japan's demands was due to the fact that the terms were much easier than were apprehended. WILL EXPEND MILLIONS. Milwaukee Road to Harness 87 Miles of River. Nine million dollars will be expend ed by the Chicago , Milwaukee and St Paul Railway company in developing 180,000 horse power by harnessing thirty-five miles of the St. Joe river be tween North Fork and St. Joe , In northern Idaho , east of Spokane , and this electrical energy will be utilized in carrying freight across the Bitter Root divide and operating a score of saw mills and plants. The work is to be completed in three years. This will be the first" practical test of the sub stitution of electricity for Jiteam pow er in this country , and if It is success ful it will be employed on the entire line between MIssoula , Merit , and the Puget sound country , a distance of nearly 600 miles. DEFEAT FOR GOV. HUGHES. Extra Legislative Session Adjourns. After Beating Primary Bill. The extraordinary session of the New York legislature adjourned Wed nesday evening after an eventful day. The direct nominations bill recom mended by the governor which was defeated by amendment the last day of the regular session was beaten directly on the assembly floor. So was the Page bill , which would have permitted the punishment for contempt of persons refusing information to non-judicial investigation bodies. This also will be recommended by the governor. The cost of the extra session as cumputed by the comptroller was $15,000 , and a bill appropriating that amount for the purpose was passed by both houses. The senate congfirmed all the pend ing nominations by the governor. KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS TRUST. Syndicate Runs a Corner on Famous Product. A syndicate composed of J. S. Wil son , E. F. Spears & Sons , of Paris , Ky. , and D. S. Gay , of Winchester , Ky. , Wednesday closed a deal by which they become the possessors of about 700.000 bushels of Kentucky blue grass seed , practically all there is in the country with the exception of one par ty holding about 10,000 bushels. It is estimated it will take $500,000 to finance the deal. The seed is to be de livered by Aug. 1 , the market opening on that day. The annual demand av erages abput 500,000 bushels , a largi ? part of which goes to Europe. Runyan Pleads Guilty. Chester B. Runyan , paying teller of the Windsor Trust company , of New York , who recently defaulted with nearly $100,000 of the company's funds , came into court Thursday , pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was remanded for sentence. Sues the Harvester Company. Attorney Genei'al Jackson , of Kan sas , has filed criminal proceedings against the International Harvester company , alleging eight distinct violations lations of the anti-trust law. The pun ishment in each case is a fine of from $100 to $1,000. Gasoline Explosion Kills Woman. Mrs. Samuel Blackburn , of Evansville - ville , Ind. , was fatally burned and several other members of the family had narrow escapes by the spontane ous explosion of a five-gallon can of gasoline. _ _ _ Beer in Tablet Form. A Danish civil engineer , says a con sular report just issued , has succeeded in producing beer in the form of tab lets. These are dissolved in hot wa ter. When cooled the beverage is beer of excellent quality and flavor. , WESTERN LEAGUE BASED ALL. Schedule of Games to Be Played at Sioux City la. Following Is a schedule of the West ern League games to be played at Sioux City in the Immediate future : Des Moines Aug. 9 , 10. 11 , 12 \ ] Pueblo Aug. 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 } 1 Thread Story Denied. The published reports that the American Thread company intends to advance the retail price of thread ' to ten cents a spool , was denied Wed ' nesday by officers of the company. ! Big Fire in Victoria. The greatest fire in the history of Victoria , B. C. , occurred Tuesday night destroying five blocks and many detached buildings. The lose Iff $250- 000. BOYS HELD FOR MURDER. Accused of Killing a Chinaman to Get Money. Bassll Mullen and Morris who were brought before the police xsourt for arraignment on the charge of killing Hah Pak , a Chinese res taurant keeper on Douglas street , In Omaha , a week ago , are both mere boys. boys.Mullen Mullen was arrested In SL Louis and brought to Omaha. He declares that he was with Almack and "Doc" Pumphrey , whom he alleges to be the authors of the crime. Pumphrey has not yet been apprehended , but the po lice expect to SGCU > his arrest in a town near St. Louis within a day or two. two.Almack Almack also denies having been re sponsible for the killing of the China man. He says he was present at the time , but denies having any part in the murder , although he admits he received part of the money. He says the three divided $103 which they took from the Chinaman's till. The Chinaman was found dead In his Kitchen by an iceman , who called about noon on the day of the killing. Hah Pak's skull was badly fractured and his face badly beaten up. The room was strewn with broken furni ture and the floor covered with blood. The employes , Mullen and Almack , and a companion , Pumphrey , did not show up for duty the following day and were suspected of knowing some thing of the crime. They wore located In St. Louis by a postal card Pu'mph- rey wrote to a waitress employed at the Her Grand hotel. Mullen is only 17 years old , and broke into tears whenever he spoke In the court of the dead Chinaman. Both of the boys implicate Pumphrey as the principal In the crlma Charges will not be filed against the young : men until Pumphroy can bo located. LYNCHING J/UVJCU IS DYING. Only Little of it Left , Soys T. L. Sloan , Ponder Attorney. Thos. L. Sloan , attorney of Pender , was In Omaha recently on a brief business trip. "I think the lynching fever has not completely died out yet up our way regarding Louis HIgglns , the murder er of Mr. and Mrs. Copple. * But then , it Is confined to a very few excitable persona The general sentiment , said Mr. Sloan , "favors letting the law take its course , and I think that when the time for the trial comes that the excitement will have died out com pletely. "We are going to have some great crops up In Thurston county and all over the reservation this season. Nev er saw corn look bettor at this sea son. Twenty-five and thirty bushels were the acre average for wheat and the oats crop is the finest ever. We have had rains Just at the right time " NOW WANT COMPROMISE , Express Companies Make a Proposi tion to Nebraska. In a conference with the Nebraska Railway commission representatives of the five express companies doing bus- ness in Nebraska offered a 15 per cent reduction in rates. The attorneys asserted that the 25 per cent cut provided by the SIbley law would be fought to the bitter end. The express companies claim that Nebraska - , braska ' business Is almost unprofitable. The 'railway commission took the proposal and the arguments of the companies under advisement. It was stated that the commission probably would reject the compromise and at tempt to enforce the SIbley law. Railroad Fare Situation. The Missouri Pacific sells a ticket from Plattsmouth to Omaha for 38 J cents. The Burlington sells one to the same city for 42 cents , which Is just 2 cents per mile. From Platts mouth to Chicago , a distance of 480 miles , the fare is $12.75 , the same as before the 2-cent rate went into ef fect , the 19th. Packers Give Up Tax Fight. The Armour , Cudahy and Swift Packing companies at Lincoln an nounced submission to the franchise tax imposed under the new state law , and will not appeal to the supreme court. The three companies were each assessed $2,000 on their franchise for doing business in Lancaster county. Severe Storm Near Walthill. A heavy thunder storm struck Walt- hill Tuesday evening , being accompa nied by hail and wind. Several miles north of town there was considerable hail , doing some damage. Several cases of lightning striking trees were reported. J Ticket Scalpers Accused. On motion of the Northwestern and Rock Island railroads , Judge Munger at Omaha cited four ticket brokers for contempt. It is alleged that these men violated an 'injunction granted by the : federal court last August , restraining them from scalping tickets. Governor at Kearney Normal. Gov. Sheldon arrived in Kearney recently and was met at the station by a number of prominent citizens. After the informal meeting at the train the governor was driven out to the state normal , where he spoke in the chapel to the normal students. New Theater for Fremont. Fremont expects to have a new theater. Work was begun clearing the ground for the theater which J. R. 'Henry is to build on Fifth street back 'of the New York hotel and will have the building r ? ady by the beginning of the season. Colored Men Wield Razors. Monday afternoon two negroes , Sam Olden and Jum Blieu , participated in a razor fight at Falls City. Blieu was badly cut about the head and throat , but Olden was not injured. STOR3I WIPES OUT CROPS. Inimcnee Damage Ln Northern P-art od Holt.County. . Tuesday night about 5 o'clock a d < > structlve hail and wind storm swept northern Holt county clean of all kinds of crops and doing great damage to buildings and live stock. A terrific downpour of rain folio wee the hail and swept the streams of ai ! kinds of bridges , which will entail great expense upon the county and tha various townships f6r their replace ment. The storm started about twen- ty-two miles north and about three miles west of O'Neill , and s > rept Qzs ward along Eagle and Honey creeks , covering a territory from the Eagle to within about six miles north of O'Neill about fourteen miles wide. When directly north of O'Neill the clouds split , the main one extending eastward along Eagle and Blackbird creeks. The main storm extended nearly to Disney and was from eight to twelve mfles wide and about twenty-five miles long. The portion of the cloud that swept over O'Neill passed southeast , and it has been impossible to ascertain the distance traveled in that direction , as all telephones in that section are out of order. The wind was terrific and completely demolished the grand stand at the fair grounds , but did lit tle damage to other buildings in the city. Crops In the country traversed by the storm never looked better than they did before the storm. Farmers who then expected from 50 to 70 bush els of oats per acre have today been gazing upon their fields , In some of which the last vestige of the abund ant crop that was growing thereon had been removed by the floods of water that followed the'storm of hall. SLOT MACHINES HIT AGAIN. Omulia Case May Be Apjxjaled to Su preme Court. Slot machine owners of Omaha- were given another rebuff when Judge5 Redich , In the district court , refused to enjoin the enforcement of an order of the fire and police department that all slot machines be removed. Judge1 Redlck declared that the machines were clearly defined for gambling and therefore the order of the board shall stand. The petition for the Injunction waa , made by Moretz Meyer , a prominent wholesale and retail cigar dealer , and recited that the machines paid In mer chandise , and that the expenditure of $10 In nickels on a machine would insure $10 worth of cigars. The court , declared , however , that while one * might get $10 worth of cigars for a nickel all the rest of the contributors of nlcteslB would receive nothing , and that this condition brought the ma chines within the provisions of the law. even though full value wore given - on a stated amount of deposits. The order of the board will remain In force , although the caee may be appealed to the supreme court. FUSION WINS IN NEBRASKA. Scores Big- Victory in State Supi-em * Court. The Democrats and popullsta of .Ne braska won a complete victory for fusion - sion In the supreme court at Lincoln. The judges ordered that a writ of mandamus be issued to compel Score- tary of State Junkln to place the name of J. L. Sundean , of Wahoo. fusion candidate for regent of the state uni versity , on the official primary ballot as , the candidate of both the Demo crats and populists. T. S. Allen , brother-in-law of W. J. Bryan , filed the suit to test an adverse ruling } made by Attorney General Thompson. The latter declared that a candidate could represent but one party under the new primary law. The decision resurrects fusion and gives the fusionlsts until August 3 to complete the Hat of nominations for the primary on Sept. 3. Child Labor Law Violated. County Attorney Rawls filed in Jua- tlce t Archer's court complaints against four Plattsmouth citizens , charging each with having violated the Juvenile law by sending their children under 16 years of age , usually between the ages of 7 and 11 years , to the .saloons and purchasing liquors. New Bank for McCook. One of the most important financial moves of the year Is the recent organ ization of the McCook National bank , which has just received from the comptroller of the currency notice of the approval of its application. The bank will have $50,000 capital and will be composed entirely of McCook men. Harvard's Harvest Home. Commencing on Thursday , Aug. 1 , and continuing three days under the direction of Harvard Commercial club , there will be held in Harvard a carni val and business men's harvest home o festival. . Extensive arrangements for amusements and general attractions have been made that promises to give those attending good sports. Young : Man Seriously Ilurt. Richard Paine , the 13-year-old son of George E. Paine , a prominent farm er east of Ansley , while returning lome from camp meeting Sunday was badly hurt , his right shoulder be ing broken and his arm nearly torn rom his body. He was leading a tiorse in company with his older brother when the accident occurred. Seriously Injured by Horse. Frank Jurgens , living three miles east of Pickrell , had six ribs broken and received severe cuts and bruises about the body by being trampled up on by a broncho which he was trying to unhitch from the buggy. His con " " dition is serious. Sioux Indian Dance. An unique affair and one that will soon be of the past , viz : a war dance by the Sioux Indian braves at Chad- ron , was given In the public square. About 500 participated , being dressed in full war paint and feathers. Light Vote Cast in Fairnury. The election held at Fairbury sub mitting the question of municipal ini tiative and referendum was very quiet and less than raif of the usual vote was polled. The measure carried y a majority of 325. fEIETY PERSONS DIE' KILLED IN WRECK ON PERB MARQUETTE RAILWAY. and Freight Train * Together Nenr Snlcin , ? Iicl . Accident Seventy Are Injnretl Due to Blunder of Freltr'it Crew. Thirty people are dead nrvl more- than seventy Injured , many of t' -n se riously , as the result of a heart-f % fl col lision Saturday morning benv t -i Sa lem and Plymouth , .Mich. , whe'i . ? Pere- Marquette excursion train bo ; : > - i from Ionia to Detroit crashed lilt' * a west bound freight in a cut locntii l at * > sharp curve about a mile east of Sa lem. / The passenger train of elevi-t cars , carrying the Pere Marquette fem : - oloyes of Ionia and their inies - 1.000 in all to the Michigan n. ro Us for their annual excursion wa < run nlng at high speed said to ha. been fifty miles an hour down a steep grade , it struck the lighter locomotive ot the freight train with such . n-riflc force as to turn the freight engine completely " " pletely around. " The wrecked locomotives a few hoursj later lay side by side , both 1 waded' eastward. Only a few of the freightj train's cars were smashed , and it wa j only a few hours' work to remove all ) traces of them from the scene. Coaches Are Shattered. Behind the two wrecked locomotlvest six cars of the passenger train 1-ty piled- In a hopeless wreck. Four of the pas- , eenger coaches remained on the track undamaged and were used to convey ) the dead and injured to Ionia. One coach was undamaged , with only Ita * forward truck off the rails. These were ; the rear five cars. The two jcoachea next ahead of these were telescoped.- One of these was the smoker , where- most of the victims were riding. The next car forward stood almost on- end after the wreck , its forward end resting on the roadbed and the rear- end high in the air upon the two tele- ecopcd. coaches that had been following - ) ing it Two coaches were thrown cro wise of the track and lay suspended from bant t bank of the cut high above the- rails. Of th baggagR car not enough re- ! to show where It had beenj Portions of the baggage car and of the locomotive tenders audi ; freight cars were piled In an indescrib able mass of debris. Engine Creiv Jump * ; One Hies. The'freight/train was moving sdowiyj up the grade in the cut when the er- > curslon flyer bore down on it. L. B. Alvoxd . , engineer of the passenger. si\r ! the crash was inevitable , and after set ting the air brake jumped , with hlsi fireman , Knowles. Alvord escaj d serious - | rious Injury , but Knowles died of his hurts. ! After the first frenzy of terror snb-l eJded the uninjured passengers began to give succor to those who were hurt and remove the bodies of the dead , which were seen on all sides , pinned down in the debris. Fear that the wreckage might tak ' fire lent speed to their efforts. Bodies Taken from "Wreckage. The dead were placed In a rovr alongside , the track , and the injured were made as comfortable as pos ibl until the arrival of wrecking train * from Saginaw , Detroit , and Grand Rap ids made it possible to send th m to Ionia and Detroit The twenty-eight bodies first taken from the wreck were sent to Ionia and * the injured wereplaced on two trains , one of which deaded for Detroit. an < 2 the other for Ionia. There wove about thirty-five injured people on each train. Later in the day the body of Ed Oor- nran , the head brakeman of the paen. - ger train , was taken out of the wreck. Fireman Knowles died in the lelief train en route to Detroit , making th& list of dead thirty , with a possibility that several of the injured may die. Freight Crew Blamed ; 3Ii. sls . Responsibility is put squarely on to the crevr of the freight train by oSIHals the road. One of them , who arrived * at the scene of the wreck soon after the accident , took from the crew of the freight the orders under which it was running. They clearly showed t : e po sition of the passeiger excursion train- and that the freight had encroached on the other train's running time. The special train was due ar Salem at 9:10 a. m. and at Plymouth at 9:2O a. m. It passed Salem on time. The time card of the special was legraphed to the freight crew in th& lonn of a train order , and this orler , with the signatures of the freight train crew attached , was recovered by the officials. The freight crew disappeared imme diately after being interviewed by th& rail chiefs. They explained that they "forgot about the special. " Telegraphic Brevities. In the population of New York City there are 789,000 persons of German par entage , 735,000 of Irish , 2oO,000 of I'.us- dan and 223,000 of Italian. The Catholic Educational AssocSatioa of th * United States chooses Cariinal Gibbons for honorary president and cs greater effort in building up collets. Working women in the fruit field ? of , California will henceforward work only ] eight hears a day instead ofr. . > ' = bg from sunrise to sanset , as they have hiih erto dona