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The Valentine Democrat VALEXTINE , JTEB. 9. M. RICE , - - - Publisher. [ RICHARDSON TO QUIT DEXVER TiAWYER I/EAVES DE FENSE OP MINERS. JProwns on Darrow Methods Opposes Socialistic Preachments , in Murder Trials Where Man's Life is at Stake Two Leaders Part Company. Attorney E. P. Richardson , of Den ver , who was one of William D. Hay- wood's counsel in the famous trial at Boise , Idaho , has withdrawn from further connection with the defense of officials and others of the Western federation of Miners in cases now pending' before the Idaho courts. He is quoted as saying that he will network work with Clarence Darrow , the Chicago cage lawyer , associated with him in the case , any longer. "The whole sum and substance of the matter is that I cannot endure Sir. Harrow's methods , " said Richardson. "I do not sanction socialism , at least not when it is coupled with the trying of a legal suit , especially when that case is a murder case and means a man's life. " MAGII/LS HELD FOR MURDER. Illinois Banker and Bride Arc In- Dieted. The grand jury at Clinton , 111. , re turned indictments against Fred Ma- gill and Mrs. Fay Graham . Magill , charging them with having caused the death of Mrs. Pet Magill , former wife of Fred Magill. The indictments are exactly alike , and each contains six distinct counts. The six counts are as follows : That Ittrs. Pet Magill was murdered by the administration of strychnine poison ; that the murder Avas done by arsenic ; that she was smothered with a quilt ; that she committed suicide as the re- eult of a compact with the defendants by their advice and counsel , and that her death was caused by the defend ants by some means unknown to the jury. "Magill and wife were in the crowd ed court room when the indictments were read. PROFITS OVER 2.000 PER CENT. Pennsylvania Paid Contractor Over $2. 0 Per Foot for Painting. The Pennsylvania capltol commis sion , which is at Beach Haven , X. J. , preparing its report to Gov. Stuart , on Its investigation into the charges of fraud in connection with the furnish ing of the Pennsylvania state capitol , Friday made public certain papers bearing on the contracts for the inte rior painting of the building , which indicate the contractor made enor mous profits on the work. They show John H. Sanderson , of Philadelphia , contractor for most of the furnishings and decorations , paid the various sub contractors who did the painting 12 cents a square foot and that he had collected from the state $2.50 per square for the same. He received in payment more than $700,000 , and his profits were about 2,100 per cent. TROOPS 3IAY BE LAXDED. Powers to Take Energetic Action in Morocco. An1 extraordinary meeting of the French cabinet to discuss the Moroc can situation was held Friday after noon. Foreign Minister Pichon ex " pressed himself in favor of immediate energetic action by France to secure reparation for the murders of Euro peans at Casa Blanca and to insure the safety of the Europeans still there. Inasmuch as France and Spain .ir charged by the Afgeciras conference to act together in the matter of polic ing Casa Blanca , Pichon advocated as the first step proposing to Spain the Immediate landing of French and ii . .Spanish troops at the scene of the massacre. Connecticut Passes Utilitscs Bill. i I The Connecticut genefUl assembly i i has passed a bill providing for the a V pointment of a public utilities com mission in accordance with the recom mendation of Gov. Woodruff. " Slashes "Women's Dresses ; Arrested. Peter Magoffin , a laborer , was ar ly rested In Denver , Colo. , after he had slashed the dresses of nearly thirtj' -\vomen and girls on the streets. Ho could not explain his actions. Road to Inaugurate L w Rate. President W. A. Barber , of the Car olina and Northwestern railroad , tele graphed Gov. Glenn , of Xorth Caro- , Una , that his road would put the 2- cent rate Into effect Aug. S. nc Sioux City Live Stock Market PiVi Vi Friday's quotations on the Sioux live stock market follow : Butcher ' 'er er steers , $5.35. Top hogs , $6.00. St. Gnudcns Very HI. Augustus St. Gaudens , sculptor , Is seriously 111 at his home in Cornise , N. H. , and grave fears are entertained ny for his / recovery. St. Gaudens has been in failing health for years. ical. Powder Explodes ; 2 Clerics May Die. Two kege of powder in the show window of the McDowell hardware CO COVz store at Dalton , O. , exploded and W. Vz O. Resser and Amos Mosor , clerks , na ' -gcz.fi , jrtablr f-lr/'y inured. KOREANS IN BATTLE. Troops Resist Disarmament and Many Are Slain. In a conflict Thursday at the West- gate barracks in Seoul , Korea , be tween Japanesetroops and disbanded Korean soldiers forty or fifty were killed and wounded , including several Japanese who were arresting and im prisoning them. Firing has ceased. The American consulate was struck by several bullets. No foreigners were injured , and all are believed to be safe. According to official reports receiv ed by Gen. Hasegawa up to 9 o'clock Thursday night there were 120 cas ualties among the Koreans as a re sult of the riots growing out of the disbandment of the Korean troops. Marqyis Ito in his audience with the emperor Thursday afternoon as sured the emperor of his complete safety. Marquis Ito provided the for eign consulates with guards as a pre caution for safety. The Japanese military take the credit for a prompt suppression of an outbreak , having prepared to sup press all garrisons in the event of a sympathetic uprising. The imprison ment of fugitives from the Shiawa regiment continues. The remainder of the Korean army will be disbanded as fast as the re scripts reaches the different stations. No trouble is anticipated. STRANGLER STILL AT WORK. Aiiotlier Victim of Fiend in New York City. The excitement caused in New York fay the recent atrocious crimes against women and children was greatly in creased Thursday by the discovery .of the body of an S-year-old girl in the cellar of an east side tenement. The child had been assaulted and murdered. The body of the child was identified as Katie Dritschler , daughter of a German waiter. She had been missing - ing for a week. An examination of the body showed she was killed in exactly the same' manner as Sophie Kohrer was mur- dered. Deeply imbedded in the flesh of her neck was found a hair rib bon , probably taken from her own hair , drawn and tightly knotted. The Indications that the child was choken to death , taken in connection with the murder of Sophie Kohrer and of an unidentified woman by strangulation , lead the police to be lieve there is a maniac at large in the city who posses an insane impulse to kill women and children by the' same method. ASKS TO BJE SHOWN ; IS JILTED. Girl Wonts to Sec Fiance's Bank Book and Engagement is Off. Because his fiancee , he alleges , ask ed to see his bank book , Alexander Katz , a real estate man of Washing ton , D. C. , who was to have been mar ried to Miss Frances Dubb , of Bridge port , broke the engagement. He also retained counsel to sue for the recov ery of a diamond ring which he had given her. Katz came to Bridgeport and the wedding had been set for Thursday. Before he left for Wash ington Katz displayed a bank book showing that he had $7,000 on depos it He said : "Miss Dubb's demand was the most sickening thing a wom an coufld do. " TO CONDUCT THAW TRIAL. Martin Littleton Engaged by Accused Man. Martin W. Littleton , of Brooklyn , has been selected by Harry K. Thaw to conduct Thaw's next trial on the charge of killing- Stanford White. Lit tleton was formerly president of the borough -of Brooklyn , a lawyer and orator of wide reputation. . Thaw announced the selection of Littleton after a onference'with his "mother and wife..It is said Littleton's fee is to be $25,000. . As chief counsel for Thaw , Littleton will succeed Dolphin M. Delmas , Who assumed charge of the defense soon after the opening of Thaw's first trial. JJcg-islator Ward Arraigned. Representative Charles M. "Ward , speaker pro tern , of the state house of representatives and Chairman of the ways and means committee , was arraigned - raigned _ at Detroit In the police court on a warrant charging him with man slaughter in connection with the death from a criminal operation in 1 April of Miss Edith Pressley , proofreader - . reader for the state senate. T Dies at End of Race. J. William Neff , prominent in polit ical and sporting- circles , died sudden at the finish of an exciting horse race held at Schenley park , Pittsburg , Q Pa. , by the Schenley Ma-tinee club. Mr. Neff drove his own entry in the race , and just before he'reached the end of the course he suddenly drew rein , exclaiming , "I'm done for , " and expired. Now Cruiser in Commission. With appropriate ceremonies the new cruiser California , recently com pleted , was placed in commission at " Vallejo , Cal. , Thursday. CapL Thom- S. Phelps will command the cruis . nuntington Funeral in Paris. The funeral of Henry Alonzo Hunt- mgton was held in Paris Thursday. Many members of the American cole by were present. The condition of Alonzo and Elizabeth continues crit to . Billlk Sentenced to Hang. Herman Billik , of Chicago , recently convicted of the murder of Mary his Vzral by poisoning , was sentenced to nang on Oct. 11. TRIBESMAN IN RAD > . Natives and Europeans ifassacrctl in Moroccan Port. On the pretext that they were dis pleased with the harbor works three tribes Wednesday raided Casa Blanca , one of the seaports of Morocco , ami massacred the native guards and even Europeans. The other Europeans in the city , together with a number of Jews , took refuge on a German ship which has arrived there. The French cruiser Galilee sailed for Casa Blanca Wednesday night. The morning papers of London comment strongly upon the state of anarchy as revealed by the massacre at Casa Blanca , and declare that it Is evident that the sultan i powerless to preservs order. The powers therefore. they assert , are bound to take measures - ures to exact retribution and stop the lawlessness. The Daily News says : "Nobody would blame France for deciding that it is useless to proceed with a policy vhich merely toys with the fringe of ihe question. In the end , however , the Moroccan difficulty must be solved In Berlin before it is faced at Fez. " The Daily Graphic declares that the whole of Morocco is laughing at the inability of Europe to secure Mac- Lean's release. The Algeciras treaty , it says , is worse than useless , and the time has arrived for the powers to au- thorize France and Spain to occupy Fez. 'It is impossible * to believe , " says the paper , "in the face of the Casa Blanca massacre , that Germany Avill longer oppose drastic action of this kind , and nothing less will meet the grave exigencies in the present situa tion. " BIG SMUGGLERS CAUGIIT. Wholesale Operations Are Uncovered on Mexican Border. Silviano Montemayor , mayor of the city of Jaurez and one of the most in fluential citizens of the state of Chi huahua , Mexico , has disappeared. Jaurez had been in a fever of excite ment since the capture of a party of smugglers and the arrest of over thirty - , ty persons , including six of the most _ prominent business men of the town. Tuesday night the federal authori ties seized fourteen cars consigned as coal to Mayor Montemayor , of El Paso , Tex. , and found that five of the cars were loaded with - dry goods , clothing , shoes , etc. A thin layer of coal covered the merchandise in each case. Montemayor's warehouses , goods and papers were seized also , as was the large mercantile establishment of 'Ket- teson & Degetau. Yardmaster Villasure , of the Mexi can Central , and a large number of Mexican switchmen and car loaders were jailed Wednesday. The authorities - ties say that the evidence secured by' them implicates a clerk in the Banco Nacional , one Lecombier , and the son of A. Aguerillas , a prominent customs broker , both of whom escaped to this side of the river. ON HUNT FOR MURDERERS. Xew York Sleuths Search for Assas sins. District Attorney Jerome , of New York , has taken personal charge of the investigation into the plots of the Armenian blackmailers which led to the assassination of H. S. Tavshan- jian , and all the forces of the district attorney's office and the police depart ment worked zealously Wednesday to . ferret out more clews that would lead to the arrest of the murderers , who are believed to have masked their op erations under the name of Huncha- kists , an Armenian revolutionary so ; ciety. A trunk is reported to have been found in Lowell , Mass. , which is said to contain papers revealing the plots of the blackmailers. ; The grand jury Wednesday found' ' t three additional indictments against , Father Martoogesian. Two indict-j ments charge attempted robbery and \ the third extortion. TTorsc Balks ; Gun Kills Hunter. Telforo Tin ! , a prominent Itaiian < j n citizen of Ladd , 111. , was killed while | jp returning home in a buggy from hunt jpci ing. The horse balked , throwing him against the muzzle of a double-barrel Ui ed shotgun , both barrels of which were discharged , cutting his body al- J ir most in two. Xcw York-Colon Cable. Commercial service was begun Aug. over the new Ail-American cable laid directly from New York to Colon by the Central and South American . Telegraph company. cL Wrote "Blue and the Gray. " Former Judge Francis Miles Finch died at Ithaca , N. Y. ' , Wednesday , aged SO. He" wrote the ballad , "The Blue and the Gray. " 3 of WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL. Jj It Schedule of Games to Be Played at ' Sioux City la. Following Is a schedule or the West [ This 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 Denver August IS , ID , 20 , 21 ; ( - Omaha August 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ' 'fro Lincoln September 6. 7 8 | Stiletto Victim Shields Assailant. ; Louie Gorretti. an Italian , was stab the bed with a stiletto at Loretto , Mich. , . an Italian with whom he had quar . reled during the day. Gorretti refuses of tell who cut him. He cannot live His assailant escaped. Posse Kills Negro- Wife Slayer. George Thomas , a negro , who shot wife at West Chester , Pa. , Sunday and and then fled , was traced to a barn near there by a posse and killed. 10 * A * ? I Nebraska ! SHOT IX THE HEAD XOT FATAH 'Bullet ' Enters Temple and Passes Out of the Top of the Head. At about 8:30 Sunday evening Mer- .rlll Brown , a well known and well to do farmer , was shot in the temple by a bullet from a 32-caliber revolver , fired by W. A. Butts , his hired man. The shooting took place at the home 1T Mr. Brown , who lives about six miles east of Lyons. Butts got into argument with Mrs. Brown over a horseshoe , which he said had been taken from his buggy by one of the little girls , and made some very insulting - sulting remarks to her. When Brown came home and was told of the trouble - ble Butts was-making , he went out to settle with him. Words were ex- changed between Brown and Butts , and Butts , who has the reputation of k- befng a very quarrelsome person , pull ed out his gun and took < L shot at Brown , but missed him , and Brown rushing up grabbed Butts and threw him over a watering trough from where he fired again without getting up. This shot hit Brown in the left . temple f.r _ and came out the top of his head. Butts then got into his buggy and drove to town and gave himself ; up to the authorities , where he was held until Sheriff Phipps arrived on ' the scene. Sheriff Phipps started for Tekamah with Butts , who will be held "there until after his preliminary hear- Jng.Mr. Mr. Brown was attended by Dr. Hill , of Lyons , and who upon exsim- inatlon found that the wound was not 'ab serious as it was first thought to be. Brown probably will be out again In a short time. I Butts is a very quarrelsome person * and has made trouble for nearly every person whom he has worked for in the two or throe years that he has been in that vicinity. W. A. Butts , who was arrested by Sheriff Phipps , was arraigned at Te- kamah charged with shooting with In tent to kill Merroll Brown , whom he had been worklngr for. Being unable to furnish the $5,000 bond he waa placed in the county jail. BIG STORE BURNS AT FRIEND. Stock anfl Building of O. E. Champe Entirely Destroyed. Friend was visited by a disastrous fire In which one of its principal busi ness houses , that of O. E. Ghape , with all its contents , went up in smoke. Mr. Champe's stock was valu-ed at $30.- 000 and the buildingf at SS.OOO. But little can be gathered at this time , as to the insurance. Champe la sup i posed to have been Insured for about one-half of the value of his stock. The building was owned by Mrs. O. , [ . Waston and insured In the Columa bia , Home and Aetna for $8.000. South and adjoining the Champe store ' was the Packard building , occupied by Hoyt < & Dorwart as a drug store , and which was badly scorched and stock damaged by water. The build ing occupied by T.-W. Endlcott as a hotel was partly burned , with a portion tion of its furniture. On this and the Packard building there was no Insur ance. Hoyt & Dorwart are supposed at to have been Insured. The origin of the fire Is supposed to have been In the basement of the building occupied tlu Champe as a department store and upon whom the loss falls most heav ily. FIGHT ON IN NEBRASKA. .Control of the Republican Party In volved. A political battle , perhaps the most unique in the history of the state , is now In progress in Nebraska. The success or failure of the two factions means absolute control or emphatic defeat in the councils of the Republic an party of Nebraska. Chief Justice Sedgwick is a candidate for reelection - tion to the supreme bench. Opposed 'to him is ex-Judge M. B. Reese. These are the standard bearers. Burlington Building New Car. D. Clem Deaver , of Omaha , the ? pe- cial immigration agent for the Bur lington , was in.Plattsmouts looking at the new car to be used by the Bur- lington for exhibiting in the east the t products raised in the west , and especially - cially those grown west of the lOOtn meridian. The car will be ready for . use within a few days and will bo sent " " tc Omaha , where the exhibits are be- ins collected. Argument in Murphy Case. Judge J. G. Reeder. of Columbus , came to Seward and heard the-argu ments in the Bonacum-Murphy case. On July 30 a short session of count .was held to take further testimony , and thereupon took the ca e under advisement. It is probaWe that a de cision will be rendered in August or September. A Xarrou- Escape for Surveyor. While County Surveyor Patterson , * Papillion. was running a line near the Bellevue cottage over a deep cut the interurban road-r-he had to throw his steel chain across the cut. struck a live wire and the rail , 'making a complete circuit. Mr. Pat ' terson received a severe shock and C1 chain Is iit several pieces. Thief Gets i orty-Five Dollars. Gus Lang , of the Farnam dining hall , 1823 Farnam street , Omaha , was robbed of $45 by a sneak thief , who -entered his room and took the money mhis trunk. Steals Instead of Sleeps. Some light fingered vagrant went to rooming house at 2016 Cuming .street , Omaha , owned by Sam Over- .gard and asked for a room. Instead occupying' it he took a part of the bed clothing and made off with it. en Frontier Day at Hastings. but The organization of the Hastings Frontier Festival company , with a capital of $4,000 , has been completed , preparations are already under and way for the frontier tournament Oct. on , 11 and 12. * . the MERCHANTS MAY GO TO COURT. Biggest Taxpayers LJttWe to Appeal' from State Beard Int'reJise. The action of the state board o equalization in raising merchandise In Douglas county 15 per cent will add to the assessment rolls approximately $3:12,000 on a valuation of one-flfth. The assessed value of this item In the county was 52,285,434 as the figures left the county board and the Increase will send the amount up to $2.628,000. The raise will fall heaviest on threw or four department stores and whole- saJe houses that will sustain an in crease of about $50.000 or $60.000 on full valuation or from $10,000 to $12- 000 on assessed valuation. There w&re rumors Thursday that an appeal would be taken to the courts by some of the heaviest tax payers , though the attorney for those firms would not say what they Intend ed doing. County Assessor Heed , of Douglas county , said he had received no offi cial notice of the increase yet. Ho did not care to discuss the matter Jn detail , but said he was surprised t&at the increase was so large. County Commissioner Ure declared the to- increase was unfair to a large major ity of Omaha merchants because fost of them were assessed high before the raise. POPULIST COMM1TTE 3EEETS. . ' " : ! tinicnt is Favorable to Fusion with Democrats. A meeting of the populist state committee was held in the parlors of the Koehler hotel in * GrandIsland. } All sections of tlie state were represented by committee men or'party work-ors. A good feeling T.vaa evidenced by the reports made at tlie meetlnsr. Reso lutions were adopted looking toward c. close organization and the officers of the committee were instructed to urge that an active campaign be made In all counties In which an organization now exists , and the populists In eacla county bo urged to participate In the nomination of populists as a part the county ticket. All of the commit- tcernen and representatives expressed themselves favorable to a fusion with the Democrats for county , district an < 9 state officers. O. W. Meier , one of tlie candidates for supreme judge , was- present and addressed the meeting. STATE LEVY SEVEN MILLS. Boon ! of Assessment Places Figures tlic Same as Last Year. The state board of equalization completed its work at Lincoln recently - ly by making a levy of 5 mills for the general fund , 1 mill for the university and 1 mill for the redemption fund. The total amount of the grand ment ral cannot bo given at this time , because a number of the counties wcro increased on certain Items , and this increase has not yet been figured out. Douglas county merchandise -was created 15 per cent and Lancaster merchandise was reduced 5 per cent. The total levy of 7 mills IB the as last year , but Instead of the mill for the public schools , the al fund levy gets that , Increasing thte fund from 4 to 5 mills. . The board promised to pass on the bill of excep- t tions of the Union Pacific. . BIG PROGRAM FOR LABOR DAY. Prominent Mea Have Been Invited to Deliver Addresses. The Omaha Central' Labor union committee on arrangements for the Labor day celebration has extended invitations to several distinguished men to be present and address the la boring men on that day. Among those invited are W. J. Bryan , William H. Haywood of Denver , President Gom- pers of the National Federation of La bor , and Mayor James Dahlmah. Owing to the storm , the committee postponed Its Tuesday night meeting until Thursday night at which time all the details of the tri-clty Labor day celebration were completed. It is expected that between 3,500 and 5,000 laboring men will take part ti in the parade and negotiations ! are in U progress with 150 musicians to furnish the band and orchestra music for the St Wilbur People Victims. A number of parties in the vlclnit } of Wilbur , among them business men of long experience , were induced to take stock in the Egeira Fuel comSt ' pany on the representations of its | R president. Some time ago when they I became uneasy about their Investments - s ments they were told that coal from I , the mine would be on sale in the local market within a very short time , . which tinxj expired last winter. Sines1 a , the reef nt exposure they are very reti cent as to their present sta-tus with the concern. Sheldon and 3IcBricn at Normal. The.visit of Gov. Sheldon and State Superintendent McBrien to the Me- ' Cook junior normal school at McCook. < ' r,1 was a notable event. The governor , and state superintendent both addressed - dressed the normal and the third antr mial graduating exercises of the' ' eighth grade of the Red Willow counrc ty schools. j nc t he Xiccc of Plattsmouth Man Lost. Henry Boeck , of Plattsmouth , has 1 received word that I in * his ni ce , Mrs , Loise G. Xake , and her daughter , Jlisa aa Xellie , were among the unfortunate PJ1 ones who lost their lies in the recent i' collision of the ill fated steamer Co- 'mmbia and the Sa.n Pedro on the Pa.- dn cifis ocean. $1 els Picljpocket Cans-lit on Train. $2 Peter Peterson , of York , a passen ger on No. 44 , was robDed by a. piok- pocket just as the train pulled hate | and the station at Lincoki. His pocketbook - ' book , containing $10 and receipts , ' ' San were taken. Severe Ilail Storm at West Point. ca A severe hail storm , preceded by a heavy downpour of rain , broke over cei West Point at 6:30 Tuesday evening. dei This is the first hail storm doing any' serious damage that has occurred forj now twenty-five years past. Hail has fail-l tt all around the city several timesm ! \ never in the town. . at Tliresher and Grain Burn. the John Steariey'.s threshing machine ten acres of grain were bupnecS ( Gd Stowell's farm two miles north o j Gibbon stock yards. . i cent ALASKAN FARMS. ' Acres Soon to B j 3,000,000 f Opened for JSettler * . l \t a distance of some HO mUr * south , { of the Arctic Circle 2,080,000 acres of j land will be opened for settlement 10 j Alaska ; on Sept. 30 , by a recent order of J the Secretary of the Interior. This great tract has been bcid iu reserve for a na tional forest around Norton bay. but the project was abandoned , so many were the demands for entry on land which had been found more suitable for settlement. The spring rush for Alaska overwhelmed steamship accommodations and filled up- the wharves at Seattle with household freight , but the order of the Secretary is- expected to prolong the rush up to th0- approach of winter. Alaska has been in. the throes of a general strike and tie- up , but as usual in such cases this fea ture is wearing itself out. Th'Si trou bles were causedby the shortage of labor in southeastern Alaska , owinr to the ac tivity of railway building and tlie devel opment of ne\v mines , culminating in a. general demand for higher wage- ? . Agriculture is proceeding han I iu hand with the efforts of government experiment orations , which are constantly determin ing what will grow which heretofore lias- been exotic to the soil. So fir. all the- liardier vegetables have been made tc 'thrive , and in the large valleys of the in terior ' experiments are being ma do. with every prospect of success , to jrow hay , grain and stock feed capable of maintain ing work animals. The great val > v along : the Susitmi river in central Al.-i < ka , ex tending north from Cook's Inlet aud Res urrection bay , it is declared ha > a mihl clisiate eii tlie year , owing to the- warm currents of the ocean , and will grow al most anything that is raised in temperate zones. The permanent white population of Alaska is now 33,000. with GCHX > nomads at work here and there. The increase aini now averages 3,500 souls a year , u figure- niw which tlie coming opening of lan < is is ex pected ' to swell materially , ' .these people shipped to the States last year § 20,389- 2S6 worth of gold , silver , copier and merchandise ] in the form of fish products. Cable , telegraph and mail connections are being generally extended and .ihreckdy Alaska is ambitious to become a State. * ' Alicul-stw for MJPH. Eddy. Dr. George P. Jelly , the Boston mental specialist , and Dr. G. A. Blurnpr of Prov idence were appointed comasters with Judge Aldrich to examine Mrs. ilary , Baker G. Eddy , the aged founder and head ' of the Christian Science church , as to her mental competency to loot after her ' business interests. Judge Aidricb had written Judge Chamberlin that he- was averse to taking the sole responsibil ity in so important a matter. Later Dr- Blnmer declined to act and the defend ants strongly opposed the appointment of any doctors. Counsel for Mrs. Eddy and her trns- tees CJed exceptions to the appointment of < the two directors as comasters beca so- they are non-residents of New Hamp shire , and a e anthorized to render a de cision not predicated wholly upon tha evidence submitted to them , and' ' also to the issue framed by the court and the denial by the court of the previous mo tions by the defendant , all of which are- expected to result in carrying the entire- case , with all its complications , to the- Sspreme Court. France has 4.C2.J local unions , with ftggregate membership of 781,314. " Blacksnalce whips , whip lashes and rid ing quirts are practically all prison made Detroit , Mich. , secured the 1908 Conven tion of the Steamfltters' and Helpers' " Union. ; Plasterers of the Pittsburgt Pa. , dis trict have been granted a half holiday on.i Saturday. Wages of the carpenters of Stockton , . Col. , were increased 50 per cent recently. . The scale is now $4.50 a day. Drug clerks throughout the Atlantic- States are forming unions and joining the- Retail Clerks' International Union. As a result of the 'longshoremen's- strike at New York , the exports from that port dropped $0,944,980 in one week. The proposition to establish an old- age home for miners was defeated by tb.- Iowa mineworkers on a referendum vote. The Electrical Workers of Cleveland , Ohio , have asked for an increase of 5 cents an hour. The present pay is 45- cents. The "Patriotic Association of Labor- Unions" has been formed at ILtniburg- Gernmny , as a means of opposing Social ists in the labor movement of that coun > The superintendent of colonization has- received < from the Ontario ( Canada ) Gun ners' Association an earnest reruest for * help to keep their canning work * in op eration. A government bill has been introduced * the Hungarian Parliament prohibiting onpfoyes of State railnoads from Artici- pating in strikes , under pain of instant dismissal. /The United Brotherhood of Carjxmters during 1506 paid beaeOts amounting to- $107,000 , and the death and disability claims during that period amounted to- $218,202. San Francisco , Cal. , laundry workers- have all returned to their respective posts- the statement is made that lor three- years all will be quiet in the laundries of Francisco. Since the workmen's eoniponsation act came into force in Great Britain , the- members of the Dockers' Union have re ceived by way of legal awards for acci dents $185,371.26 , Cigarmatecs' International Uaioa Is combating a lockout ia Georgia and . strike at Mobile , Ate , , the latter for art increase ofwtges. . There is also i strike Havana , Cuba. Boilermakers and iron shipbuikers ! on northeast coast . o Englautf. ' mve 're newed their demand for an adx'aaoj.of Is per weekon time wages and 5 pey on piece work rates