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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT VALENTINE , NEB. 31. RICE , - - - - Publisher. THIRSTY .FOR BLOOD ANGRY CROWD ATTACKS GREEKS IN SOUTH OMAHA. Ton Injured ; Two Seriously Mob Seeks to Avenge Death of a Patrol man Police .Get Rioters Under Control After Heavy Damage. Three incendiary fires broke out in the Greek quarter about 1:30 : o'clock Monday morn ing , but by prompt action of the lire department they were put but without serious damage. One of these lires was discovered at Twenty- sixth and O streets in a building which iiad been partially wrecked earlier in the night. From mid-afternoon until far into Sunday night South Omaha was the scene of rioting , murderous as saults and pillage. More than thirty buildings have been burned , wrecked or badly damaged , and probably a score of persons injured , half that number seriously. The immediate cause of the trouble was the killing on Friday night of Policeman Edward Lowery by John IMasuredes. a Greek , whom the officer had placed under arrest. On Saturday a petition was circu lated in South Omaha and signed by 'hundreds of citizens setting forth that a large number of Greek residents of the place were of the undesirable class and calling a mass meeting at the city hall for Sunday afternoon to discuss .methods of ridding the city of them. More than 1,000 men attended the meeting , which was addressed by men of prominence , including two members - bers of the state legislature. SMUGGLED IN FROM MEXICO. twenty-Two Half Starved Chinese Are Taken from a Car. An organized plan to smuggle Asiat ics into this country was unearthed as the result of the discovery of twenty- two Chinese in a box car in San Luis C'-ispo , Cal. , Sunday. The most pe- ci Mar feature of the discovery was that the celestials were in a bonded car se-iled with the government stamp. The car was billed from Algiers , a town near New Orleans , where it left on February 10 , and was billed to San Francisco. On account of the numer ous landslides , the car was delayed on the coast division of the Southern Pa cific. While passing the sealed box i car in the yards Sunday Conductor j Page heard voices in it. In response tea a question who was in the car , he received - | ceived an offer of $2 for a bucket of j water in the pigeon English of the Chinese. The sheriffs office was notified , the seals broken and twenty-two half starved Chinese taken out. All had large canteens , but during the long journey had been drained of every -drop of water. INDIAN RFXS AMUCK. "Fatally Stabs Two Women in Union Station at Cincinnati. With an ear-splitting warwhoop an unidentified Xavajo Indian war chief .ran amuck in the union station at Cin- 'jcinnati , O. , Sunday and before he could be overpowered he had fatally stabbed and cut Mrs. Anna Devord , of Hunt ingdon , W. Va. , and Max Meyers , of Cincinnati , and serioushly wounded Jo seph B. Gordon , of Cambridge , 111. On the train the Indian , who had been to Washington to see the secretary - tary of the interior , was noticed by passengers to be brooding and sullen , -but he evinced no signs of frenzy. Stewart D. Robinson Killed. Stewart Douglas Robinson. ID yr \ * old , a nephew of President Roosevelt , and a sophomore of Harvard rfllejc. fell from a sixth story window of jHampton hall , a dormitory on Massachusetts - chusetts avenue in Cambridge , Mass. , and was killed. He was a son of Doug- Jas Robinson. To Be Given Medals. Americans who have served two years consecutively in the government service in the Panama canal zone will .be presented with the Panama canal -medals , to make which 1,000 pounds of old French scrap have been shipped - ped from the isthmus to the Philadel phia mint. Xo Cut in Steel Rails. ExJudge Elbert H. Gary , chairman of the Board of United States Steel corporation , declared emphatically In New York Sunday that the corporation would make no cut at present In the price of steel rails , which have ruled at $28 a ton for the last eight years. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Saturday's quotations on the Sioux City live stock market follow : Best -.steers , $5.30. Top hogs , $6.15. ProiK > scd Tariff Increase. The delegation of exporters which called upon M. Cruppi , minister of 'Commerce , in connection with American - can customs duties , visited Premier -Clemenceau and Foreign Minister .Pincheon in Paris Sunday. The pre- .mier stated that the French govern ment would give special attention to tthe delegation's demands. POLICE OFFICER KILLED. South Omaha Man Shot Tlirco Times by a Greek. Edward Lowery , a patrolman , was .shot and killed at. . Twenty-fourth and X streets in South Omaha Friday night by a man known as "Greek John. " Although Lowery was mor tally wounded , he fired a bullet into the Greek's lungs , which probably will prove fatal. The officer had arrested the Greek , who was in company with a girl , and 'was taking them to the jail when the prisoner suddenly drew a revolver and shot the policeman three times. The girl is under arrest. The Greek was able to make his es cape momentarily , but was soon locat ed near the place where the shooting occurred. He attempted to draw his clubbed into revolver , but was quickly submission. A maddened crowd gath ered around the officers and their prisoner to the police station oner on their way tion , but were prevented from making any show of violence. Later the Greek was brought to an Omaha hospital. The girl , Lillie Breese , is IS years old , a Caucasian , and her parents live at Grand Island. At the station she > ? ii'd the Greek had been in the habit of going to her room evenings , where she taught him English. She declared their relations were perfectly legiti mate. The Greek was at her room Friday night when Lowery went there to make the arrest. He took the man , and told the woman to come along , saying , according to her story , that she would be permitted to return in a short time. She says she was a few feet ahead of the two men when the shooting began , and that after being shot Patrolman Lowery rose to his knees and sent the bullet into the Greek's body. While the Greek was being taken to the county jail a mob followed for a distance , firing several shots after the ambulance , but no damage was done. MAY STOP BULL FIGHTS. Sentiment Against Sport is Growing in Old Mexico. To how great a degree has bull fighting had to do with the decline of Spain as a world power ? This ques tion has been raised by Andres Osuna , director of public education , who has askert the state government of Coa- huila to enact an order prohibiting school teachers and children from at tending bull fights. Senor Osuna contends the witness ing of such brutal exhibitions as bull fights tends to harden the minds of students and make them unfit for cit- izenship. The bull ring , contends Sen or Osuna , has been responsble for the decline of Spain as a world power , just as the gladiatorial contests and similar bloody exhibitions caused the decline of the Roman empire. Whatever action may be taken by the state authorities , it is a fact that the sentiment against bull fighting is gradually growing among the best ele ment of Mexico and probably it Avill not be long before this age honored sport of the Spaniards will have be come a thing of the past in that coun try. TO CUT PRICES AND WAGES. Steel Trust Reported to Have Decided to Make Reductions. Conferences between the heads of the subsidiary companies of the Unit ed States Steel corporation were held in Xew York Saturday to discuss con ditions in the trade. While no official statement has been given out , it was a current report that sweeping reductions in the prices of steel , except steel rails , had been de cided upon by the corporation , to be accompanied by correspondingly lower wages , and that to meet this situation the various independent steel compa nies were organizing for self protec tion. tion.E. E. H. Gary , chairman of the board of directors of the United States Steel corporation , expected to issue a state ment defining the position of the cor poration. MaurctanSa Keeps It Up. The turbine steamer Mauretania , of the Cunard line , not only broke her own record over the long winter course of 2,000 mile ? by 2 hours and 25 minutes , but she also hauled down the figures held by her sister ship , the Lusitania , and has set the new record of 4 days , 17 hours and 50 minutes , which is 1 hour and 4G minutes better than the Lusitania's best time over the course. Turmoil in Teheran. A special dispatch from Teheran says the guard before the Russian le gation there has been increased and that disturbances are expected. Race Track Sold at Auction. The Kenilworth race track was sold , Friday at auction in foreclosure proceedings - ( ceedings , to August Belmont , for $80,450. j Sergeant Dawson Suicides. A. H. Dawson , of the United States marine corps , stationed at the Mare island navy yard barracks , committed suicide Friday by shooting himself in : ho head with a rifle. Disappointment A in a love affair caused his act. He en- isted from Forest , Ind. Stork to Visit Helena. The Corriere Italia says that Queen Helena of Italy is soon to become a nother. TAFT MADE A MASOST. Presidcnt-Elect Receives Master De gree at Cincinnati. William H. Taft , president-elect of the United States , is a master Mason. The impressive ceremonies which brought him that distinction in Cin cinnati , O. , Thursday , were conducted by Charles S. Iloskinson , Ohio grand master. The highest Masonic authorities of seventeen states Avitnessed Mr. Taft'a admission into the order , as did the members of Kilwinning lodge , of which Alfonso Taft , father of the president-elect , was a member , and in which Charles P. Taft was inducted under the auspices of his father. Scottish rite cathedral was the scene of the ceremonies. Its main floor and gallery were filled when the distin guished candidate arrived. The pro cedure , which culminated in the dec laration that Mr. Taft was a Mason , oc cupied thirty-five minutes. Mr. Taft received many greetings on a new plane of fellowship as he was escorted from the hall by the committee hav ing in charge his initiation. The experience of being declared a Mason at sight was not ended with the afternoon session of the grand lodge. Mr. Taft witnessed during the evening the regular form of initiation of a member. Frank H. Hitchcock , at the request of Mr. Taft , came to Cincinnati Thurs day from Chicago and , after his con ference , left for Washington. That they discussed the undecided post of secretary of the treasury was admit ted , but beyond the statement that no decision was reached , no information was obtainable. The suggestion that the place likely will go to Chicago , or further west , was made. WOMEN CLASH WITH POLICE. Suffragettes Make a Demonstration in London. The suffragettes failed in London Thursday in their attempt to present Premier Asquith with a resolution of the Women's Freedom league declar ing for the continuation of the mili tant propaganda for suffrage. They first attempted to march in proces sion , but the line being broken up by the police , they mingled with a crowd of the curious , who had gathered to witness the scene , and sauntered sin gly towards Downing street. The police , however , completely blocked all entrances to the thorough fare and twenty of the more militant suffragettes , who tried to break through the lines , were arrested , charged with interfering with the po lice. For a time there was a scene of great disorder , the women time and again throwing themselves valiantly against a double line of police , only to be forced back , or if unusually persist ent , to be handed over to constables , who marched them off to the police station amid cheers , hoots and hisses from a throng. BANKER FOUND GUILTY. Financier to Serve Term in Prison. W. W. Ramsey , former president of the German National bank. Thurs day was found guilty as indicted in connection with the recent graft ex posures at Pittsburg , Pa. , The jury returned a sealed verdict , which waa opened when court convened. Ramsey was accused of bribing Councilman J. F. Klein by giving him $17,500 , for which Klein was to secure the passage of an ordinance making the bank a depository for city funds. Divorce for Mrs. A decree of divorce , with alimony of $0,000 a year and the custody of her son , was awarded Mrs. William J. Lemp , jr. , known as the "Lavender Lady , " by Judge George Hitchcock in the circuit court at St. Louis , Mo. , Thursday. The decision followed a sensational trial , which lasted more than a week and closed Tuesday last Many Girls in Peril. Many panic stricken girls leaped from the first floor windows and firemen - ' men rescued many others when a fire ' attacked the plant of the Kinley Manufacturing - ufacturing company , in Chicago Thurs- ! ilay. The building and contents were flestroyed , inflicting a ross of $325,000. Capture Negro Murderer. An unknown negro attacked Mary Dobbs , aged 14 , at Eagle Mountain , Va. , Thursday and then cut her throat. 3he died in a few minutes. The negro iias been captured , it is reported , and : he mob has started with him in the lirection of Clifton Forge. Heart is Sewed Up. With five stitches in his heart hold- ng it together , Albert Johnson , a 36- fear-old colored man , of Philadelphia s alive in the Pennsylvania hospital , 'ollowing an operation in which the : ut was sewed together by Dr. Francis ? . Stewart. Shercliffc in Prison. Frank Shercliffe , who was recently icquitted in Minneapolis of the iharge of robbing a Northern Pacific rain in Montana , arrived in Canon : ity , Colo. , Thursday in the custody > f Colorado officers and was placed n the penitentiary. Radium Institute for Germany. A gift of $32,500 , recently made to leidelberg university , will be applied o the foundation of the first radium nstitute in Germany , in connection vith a cancer institute in Heidelberg. Death In Explosion. Three persons were burned to death .nd four fatally injured Thursday by he explosion of a keg of mining pow- ler In a coal miner's house near Col- iers. W. Va. f NEBRASKA * GAS CAVSES TROUBLE. Explosion in Plumber's Establishment Shakes Tilings. An explosion occurred at Utica Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 which shook the entire community for miles around and did much damage. George Leonard has a plumbing es tablishment in the basement of the Merchants bank , and was forcing gas which was being manufactured out of carbide into a tank which furnished lights for automobiles. Suddenly an explosion occurred. The bank portion received the most damage. Ralph Hurlburt , the cashier , and E. L. Hurl- burt were in the bank , also E. H. Mul- lowney , of Lincoln , state bank examin er. They were thrown to the ceiling but received no serious injuries. The bank furniture was badly damaged and cannot be used , while money was scattered all over the building. The windows were all shattered. The tele phone office , which is upstairs , also came in for its share of damage. The loss to building , bank furniture and plumbing establishment will prob ably amount to about $3,000. Fully covered by insurance. JURY SUSTAINED TIIE WILL. Case Longin the Courts Again Settled. The jury in the Johnson will case at Plattsmouth , after deliberating for seventy hours , returned a verdict sus taining the will. The instrument was contested by a brother of the deceased who was not satisfied with the condi tions. Edward Jeary , of Lincoln , is the principal beneficiary under the earms of the will. The property dis posed of amounted to about $50,000. The Masonic home was bequeathed $1,000 , and annuities of $50 each to several relatives as long as widow survived. A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE. Woman Sets Fire to Home and Then Hangs Herself. Mrs. Edward Wehn committed sui cide in a sensational manner at Sew- ard. She set fire to her home and then hanged herself to a rafter in the garret. The firemen extinguished the blaze and discovered the partially burned body. ' She was a sister of the late Tobias Coster , who was prominent as a Ne braska pioneer and railroad builder. Her husband is a druggist. Sudden insanity is the only explanation given. Alcohol Makes Physical Wreck. Sheriff Peterson took Chris Larson , for many years employed about the Tiurlington depot at McCook as a jani tor , to the asylum at Lincoln. Tuesday night , for treatment for dipsomania. Larson's love for alcohol had so far ruined a splendid physique that he had to be carried to the depot on a stretcher to take the train at that point. Mrs. Lillie Sues for Insurance. A retrial of the Lillie murder case , with Lena Margaret Lillie on the stand to tell her story of the murder of her husband , is what is promised by the attorneys for Mrs. Lillie in their openIng - Ing statements at Lincoln to the jury In her suit against the Modern Wood- men. She is suing on the $3,000 life insurance policy of her murdered hus band , Harvey Lillie. Father and Son Freeze. Word was received in Alliance from the southeast hills that Frank Eich- thaler and his 17-year-old son were lost and frozen to death during the late storm while en route home from Alliance. The family had only recent ly taken up land in that section and was not very familiar with the coun try. Too Many Saloons. The powers that be at Columbus begin to think that sixteen saloons are too many for a city of that size , and they are trying to contrive a way seas as to not have so many , and will get up an ordinance accordingly , and it may be they will decide that half a dozen saloons will be sufficient for the parched throats. Escaped Convict Captured. George Williams , who some years ago left his bed and board at the state penitentiary without permission while out on parole , and who since that time has been serving a five-year term in the Minnesota penitentiary , will be brought back to Nebraska shortly. Store at Minden Burned. Fire broke out in J. H. ClearmanV store and it seemed for a while as if the entire stock was doomed to de struction. The fire department soon : had the flames under control. The loss to stock and building will range from $3,000 to $5,000 , fully covered by insurance. Lincoln Hotel Sold. The Lindell hotel at Lincoln has been sold by A. L. Hoover & Son to John W. Baughman , of Los Angeles. The consideration is not stated , but it is believed to have been in the neigh- hood of $175,000. Green Buys Out Partner. Guy W. Green bought the half inter est of his partner , John T. Smith , in the Lincoln Western league baseball : lub franchise and becomes sole own er of the club. Cash Bogus Checks. Three Norfolk men cashed bogus checks for William M. Wright , of Dmaha , now being hunted for bigamy , rhe Norfolk victims were R. Rees. > 20 ; James Pierce , $20 , and William iBerner , $10. Drops Dead on Train. Ferdinand Balloweg , 55 years old , Iropped dead on a passenger train be- .ween Creighton and Winnetoon. His laughter , who was at the train to neet him in Norfolk , anticipating a risit , was greeted by the dead body. CITY OFFICIALS DISAGREE. Mass Meeting at Fairmont Grows Out1 of Assault. A mass meeting of taxpayers and citizens was held in Fairmont for the purpose of determining on some defi nite action in connection with the misunderstanding between the city council and Mayor Hall. The meet ing' grew out of a trial where Will Lot- tridge , a temperance saloon proprietor , ' was found guilty and fined $50 for assault - , sault on Rev. John Gallagher. Several weeks ago three council men contracted - - ed for the services of a secret service man to secure evidence against Lott- ridge. The evidence was secured and $100 of the detective's remuneration was paid by the three councilmen , they expecting to be reimbursed out of the city treasury. Mayor Hall , however , refused to sign the warrant. ' He appeared in his own defense at the mass meeting , and stated tint he' ' would not sign the warrant unless pre-i sented with a petition signed by 3fi- ! per cent of the voters of the city. - Lottridgo appealed the case to the district court after Judge Bennett pronounced a fine of $50. His bond. wvas fixed at $300 , but because he was unable to get a signer , he was com mitted to the county jail at Geneva. GAMBLERS FINED. Cases Against Several Parties Arrested at Onl Settled. The alleged gamblers , who were ar rested at Orel a short time after waiv ing examination at the county court , decided to plead guilty. The affair was a sort of a compromise all around. Three of the men pleaded guilty on condition that the other two would be let off. Those who pleaded guilty were Arthur Hall , Butchie White and Fax Hughes. They were fined $100 each. The charges against Frank Crow and Charles Masin who had been ar rested with the gang were withdrawn. Xo action was taken in the case of John Turner. Charles Strom , who act ed as decoy and assisted the officers in the arrest of the gamblers went to Dakota last week and it was rumored that he had been hired to clear out and not appear with his evidence In the district court. Accordingly County Attorney Davis swore out a warrant and telegraphed for his arrest. He received a message by wire , that he was in jail at Dallas , S. D. . but as the case had th-en been settled he was at once released. WILL CASE DECIDED. Old Soldier Declared Insane and Be quest Set Aside. The Frederick will ease was decided the first of the week by the state su preme court , the decision of the lower courts being upheld. This case has created more popular interest than' any other in the history of Valley , county. Mr. Frederick was in the sol diers' home at Grand Island at the' time of his death and willed his farm' and about $1.500 in cash to Miss , Edith Robbins. The will was contested - , ed by the family on the grounds of undue influence being used and a plea of insanity was also entered. The supreme court in giving its decision , considered the old gentleman insane and therefore the will was set aside. A new hearing will be asked for. YOUNG GIRL DISAPPEARS. Missouri Senator in Omaha Searchinj for Missinc : Daughter. J. W. Peck , of Westboro , Mo. , mem ber of the senate of that state , was ir Omaha hunting for his eldest daugh ter , Miss Nellie Peck , aged 19. The young woman left her home two weeks ago to visit the family of W. A. Simp- kins , at David City , Neb. She stayed at the Simpkins home for six days and- left for Omaha. She wrote home from Omahathat she had arrived and would register at a certain hotel. No record of her can be found at the hotel and no word has been received from the girl since. The missing girl is stylishly dressed and of average height , with brown hair. NEW COMPANY FORMED. It Takes Over the Two .Street .Cai Lines in Lincoln. The consolidation of the two street car lines of Lincoln was affected by the formation of a now company which takes over the Lincoln Traction com- , pany. The authorized capital of the merger properties is $5,000,000. John W. McDonald , president of the traction company , remains at the head of the consolidated roads , and of the eleven flirectors ten are Lincoln men. The ? onsolidation follows a bitter fight of three years between the contending street car interests , and comes as a re mit of a gradual centering of the stock in the hands of local men. Racing Dates Fixed. O'Neill has been readmitted into tht STorth Nebraska short shipment racing circuit and the following initial dates Ixed : Norfolk , August 4 : O'Neill. \ugust 11 ; Neigh , August IS : Pierce , \ugust 25 ; Creighton , September 2 ; itanton. September 15 ; Madison. Sep- , ember 22. The purses were left at JOO. Graf ton Has a Small Fire. Sunday night the alarm was giver hat the general merchandise store ol Jrs. M. B. Hainey had taken fire at Jrafton" Owing to the prompt aid of he people and the excellent work of he fire extinguishers the flames were becked before a great deal of damage vas done. Child Fatally Burned. The 3-year-old child of Ray Elwoon iving two miles east of Harbine was so everely burned while playing with ire in the house during the absence f her parents that she died. A 2-year- Id daughter of Mr. Elwood's was also iadly burned but will recover. Fire at Butte. Butte had a disastrous fire Mnoday. > dd Fellows' hall , one of the largest 1A he town , being destroyed. The fire ; as caused from a defective flue. Tha icslie restaurant also was burned. Her oic efforts saved the Hotel Oxford nd Graves' general store. Both aught fire many times. I ] nb Closed on a Judgment. b The Walton saloon was closed at 'orfolk by Constable Flynn to protect * ] vo uncovered judgments obtained by . [ auler Bros. & Co. , 1 ESTER/ Fire to Moving Picture Film Sets Crowded Pl-y house at Acapulco and Panic Ensues. CORPSES BLOCK ALL THE EXITS , Whole Families Blotted Out by Dis aster Which Overtakes City Dur ing a Gala Performance. Three hundred people were burned . in a to death and many were.injured lire which destroyed the Flores Then * tcr in the City of Acapulco , Mexico , Sunday night. The news of the ilisas- ter readied the city of Mexico Monday afternoon , telegraphic communication , . - § > with Acapulco having been destroys , owing to the fict : that the telegraph office adjoining the theater was burned and all wires put out of commisison It is known that several Americans ? were among the victims. Tlic Flores Theater was a wooden structure , and Sunday night over l.OOC people crowded into it to witness n special performance given in honor nt Governor Damian Flores of the Stnttf of Guerrero , who Avas visiting the city at the time. One of the numbers - > i : the program consisted of a series of moving pictures. While the optratoi was exhibiting these a film caught lire and a blaze was quickly communicated to some bunting which had been usotl for decorative purposes. Corpses Cliokc Way. In in incredibly short time tin flames spread to all parts of the struc ture. There were hut three narrow ex its and the panic-stricken audience rushed to them , many persons failing , to he crushed to death , their bodies choking the way to escape for others. The screams of those imprisoned were terrifying. Owing to the rapid ity with which the fire spread and its Intense heat it was impossible to at tempt rescue work , and those impris oned were literally roasted alive , aa the fire burned with little smoke ar J few were suffocated. " The efforts of the fire department were confined to attempting to save the adjoining buildings , and the firemen succeeded so well that the property loss was small. The telegraph office , post office and custom house were damaged , but all of the government's records and the registered mail were saved. Monday pitiful scenes of grief wera witnessed on the streets of the city. Men , women and children were wan dering from place to place , hunting for relatives and friends. Many of the dead were from the first families of the State , the affair at the theater being a social event of considerable importance and calling out the wealth iest and oldest families for miles around. In some instances whole fam ilies were wiped out of existence. The municipal authorities have caused large trenches to be dug and into these the bodies of the dead were laid. Identification of the dead has been impossible , the bodies having been burned in most cases to a crisp. City Important Port. . Acapulco is an important seaport on a bay of the Pacific Ocean about 200 miles southwest of the capital. It has one of the best harbors on the Pacific coast , which has made it an important commercial center , though it has few local industries , and its population is only about 8,000 or 10,000. On ac count of the heat and the effluvia from a large morass to the east the climate of the town is very unhealthy for Eu ropeans , though a passage cut through the rocks to let in the sea breeze has tended to improve its snltibritv. TAPT CABINET IS COMPLETE. Knox Agrees to Serve , but Will Take jf N"o Increase in Salary , president-elect Taft has completed ' Ms cabinet. Announcement was'made Puesday that Senator Knox would ac cept the Secretaryship of State under t the enabling act passed by Con-ress , jut that at no time during his incum- aency of that office would he accept an increase of salary , even if Congress * -ere to vote one. Jacob M. Dickinson > f Chicago and Nashville is to be Sec- etary of War , accredited to Tennessee Fudge Willis M. Vanderventer of Wvo ning is to be Secretary of the Treas- iry. This was the last place filled by tfr. Taft and is subject to possible : hange between now and March 4. The emainder of the cabinet is to be as leretofore understood : Secretary of the Navy , George von L. ileyer of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Interior , Richard A. iallmger of Washington. Postmaster General , Frank Hitchcock f Massachusetts. Attorney General , George W. Wicker- ham of Xew York. Secretary of Commerce and Labor , Varies L. X le of Missouri Secretary of Agriculture , James Wilson f Iowa. The positive announcement that Mr. Cnox would be the now Secretary of itato w made by President-elect Taft imself at the \Vhite House. The state- lent was made after two conferences etween the incoming executive and Ir. Knox. in which Mr. Taft insisted hat all question of eligibility had noiv settled by the action of Congress.
