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PETITION IS HELD
WISDOM OF SENDING KISHINEFF
PROTEST TO RUSSIA.
PRESIDENT HASJIS DOUBTS
A Conference Held at Sagamore Hill,
Results of Which Have Not Been
Disclosed A Suggestion for Closing
the Petition Incident
OYSTER BAT, h. I. An important
conference was held at Sagamore Hill
Tuesday between the president and
representative Jewish citizens of the
Society of B'nai B'rith, regarding the
petition of the Russian government on
the Kishineff outrages.
Besides lac president, the parties to
the conference were Simon F. Wolf
of Washington, Oscar S. Strauss and
Leon Levi of New York.
The administration has been embar
rassed by the delay of the representa
tives of the B'nai B'rith society is pre
senting the petition. A draS. of the
document was handed to President
Roosevelt several weeks ago by Dr.
Wolf, but it -was decided after some
consideration to modify the text of
the petition before presenting it for
mally to the government for transmit
tal to Russia.
v Time was desired too to obtain the
signatures of representative citizens
of the United States of ail the reli
gious faiths. As a result the docu
ment was not placed in the hands of
the president until Tuesday.
The result of the conference at Sag
amore Hill has not been disclosed yet,
but a strong intimation is given that
the petition may not be forwarded to
the Russian government. The desire
of both the president and Secretary
Hay is that the Kishineff incident
should be closed as soon as possible,
s further delay in its consideration
might prove embarrassing to this gov
ernment in other diplomatic negotia
tions with Russia.
Inasmuch as the Russian govern
ment has indicated by the adoption of
severe measures a genuine disposition
to i-acish adequately the perpetrators
of the Kishineff murders, and in ad
dition those who instigated them, it
is a problem for the president and Sec
retary Ha- to solve whether repre
sentations concerning the incidents
are now either desirable or neces
sary. It is suggested that the whole mat
ter may be resolved into a brief state
ment through diplomatic channels to
the Russian foreign office that such a
petition is in the hands of the UniteM
States, thus leaving it to Ruscia to
say whether it would or would not
receive the document f it were pre
sented. It would close the incident without
subjecting the United States' relations
with Russia to a strain, and it is re
garded would be quite as effective as
the actual presentation of the peti-i
tion.
The number of persons in the pen
itentiaries of Iowa per 1,000 popula
tion has doubled in fourteen years.
Will Test His Airship.
WASHINGTON. D. C Prof. Lang
ley's new air ship was towed down the
Potomac on a house boat to a secluded
point on the lower Potomac where it
will be given its preliminary trial as
soon as sDnie few details can be ar
ranged. Prof. Langley, who is head of
' the Smithsonian institute, in planning
his air ship, it is stated, studied the
movements of the buzzard and tried
to develop a machine that would have
strong pinions.
Irvite President of France.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. An invitation has
oeen sent to President Loubet of
France by the lorrer Illinois division
of the French Fete association, invit
ing President Loubet to be present
in St. Louis next year and attend the
exercises commemorating the fall of
the bastHe. A monster petition in.
the nature of a similar invitation has
been gotten up by the St Louis so
ciety aud will be officially acted upon
Tuesday evening.
Her to Shoot. Where Is He?
CANDIDACY OF CLEVELAND.
What W. J. Bryan Has to Say of tho
Same-
MILWAUKEE, Wis W. J. Bryan
was interviewed here as to the Cleve
land movement. Mr. Bryan said: "It
is a comedy as it now stands, but a
tragedy if it should succeed."
Mr. Bryan declared that all he ds
sired to see was the nomination by
the democratic party of some one who
would stand by democratic principles.
"By democrats," said he, "I mean
the principles enunciated at the Kan
sas City convention of the democratic
party, the last opportunity the party
had to declare the principles on which
it stands."
Asked if there was any danger of
the old line of Cleveland democrats
capturing the next convention, Mr.
Bryan said: "I do not think such a
thing is a probability. If there were
such a probability, danger would be
the right word to use in connection
with the results it would work to tho
democratic party."
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE A JUDGE.
An Attorney Alleged to Have Offered
$250,000.
BUTTE, Mont. The disbarment
case of A. J. Shores, chief attorney
for the Amalgamated Copper com
pany, charged with attempting to
bribe Judge Harney, with $250,000, in
connection with the Minnie Heath
mine decision, was called for trial
Tuesday after six months' delay. F.
A. Heinze and John McGinnis of the
Montana Ore Purchasing company, to
whom the mine was awarded, were
subpoenaed by tho defense, which al
leges a business and political con
spiracy on the part of the opponents
through Shores.
of the Amalgamated Copper company
An affidavit of Charles W. Clark,
son of the Montana senator, was read,
admitting that he offered Judge Har
ney the money, with the approval of
Mr. Shores and other Amalgamated
attorneys.
MOVE TO CHANGE THE DATE.
Would Have Memorial Day Fall on
Sunday.
SALEM. O. Dr. A. C. Yengling.
Grand Army department commander,
and his stafT of this city have inaus
urated a movement in this county to
change the date of Memorial day from
May 30 to a later date. Posts of this
county and this section are asked to
take action along these lines. The
reason for taking this action is the
"manner in which the day is desecrated
in the eyes of the old soldiers by hold
ing sports and other events. Sunday
is suggested by the state commander,
as he believes that on that day the
event can be observed in the roanne;
originally intended.
Grain Yield in Hungary.
BUDAPEST The latest official re
port of the ministry of agriculture es
timates the yield of wheat in Hungary
at 39,600.000; rye at 12.120,000, and
oats at 11,100,000 metercentnos (a
metercentno is equivalent to 440.92
pounds).
Will Open IWanchurij. in Six Years.
ST. PETERSBURG. According to
the newspaper Novikrai, published at
Port Arthur, Russia has informed
China that she is compelled to exclude
foreigners from Manchuria and post
pone the opening of Manchurian ports,
owing to the presence of Englishmen
and American, who, in disguise, arc
engaged in espionago. Russia, accord
ing to the paper, promises to open
the ports six years heace, when the
country has been tranquilized.
One Famous Race Horse Dies.
LEXINGTON, Ky. Ths former race
horse and sire Foaso died Sunday at
C. F. Meekins Oakwood stud. Fonso
was 24 years old, by King Alfonso,
dam Itto. by Weatherbit He won the
Kentucky .derby in 18S0, defeating
Luke Blackburn. Amcag his get are
Rudolph, winner of 245 races and' $53.
039; First .Mate, winner of 116.380;.
Ellen, winner of $11,090; Appomattox,
Forerunner. Gonfaler, Lord Hussey
and Loudown.
MAY LIVE WEEKS
POPE AGAIN IMPROVES SO
TORS HAVE HOPES.
DOC
CHAM FW THE BETTEI
The Pope Too Weak to Drees Himself
and Finds it Necessary to Allow
Valet to Assist Him to His Chair
Massss Celebrated for Sick Pontiff.
ROME. Again the unexpected has
happened, and while not recovering.
Pope Leo Is slightly improved, so that
now several days, and possibly weeks,
are given him to live. The change
was first noted by the doctors at' their
usual examination Friday morning,
when instead of finding the pontiff a
stage nearer death, as they expected,
they were able to report him a trifle
t setter than the night before. The
rally, if so it may be called, continued
all day, the evening bulletin confirming
the morning hopes, and today the
news is still better.
Shortly after 2 the pope fell asleep,
resting fairly easy till 4, when he
woke, restless, but apparently no
worse.
During the day his holiness com
plained of soreness, got out of bed
and seated himself in. his armchair
for several minutes ; later he received
his confessor, and at 3 fell asleep for
a short time. Toward night his appe
tite partially returned and he took
some soup, a piece of toast and a little
wine almost with relish.
Dr. Mazzoni entered the pontiff's
bedroom at 8:30 Friday morning after
Dr. Laponni had reported to him how
his holiness had passed the night. He
found the patient, as Pope Leo him
self said, "unrefreshed and tired."
His holiness complained that, while
the doctors had promised that his
illness would not last long, it is now
two weeks since he went to bed.
The pontiff prefers to sit up on the
bed. as in that position he feels less
oppression on his lungs and can
breathe more easily. Dr. Mazzoni spent
much time examining him. As his
holiness is reduced almost to a sxeie
ton, if a new operation is decided
upon it will not be because of any
hope of saving the patient's life, but
simply for the purpose of rendering
the death agonies less.
The doctors, though not entertainine
the least hope of their patient's rw
ery. consider his general condition
somewhat better, whereas they f
pected him to be much worse.
The pontiff's pulse is exactly as It
was on Thursday and his teif perature
Is about the same, while hip respira
tion shows a little improvement, hav
ing returned to what .t was on Wed
nesday. His appearance, however, is
that of one who could not last another
hour.
MRS. MINNIE CUMMINGS GUILTY,
Jury Finds She Murdered Her Fourth
Husband.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. The sealed ver
dict of the jury, read In court Tues
day, finds Minnie Cummings, charged
with killing her husband. Dennis Cum
mings, April 18, 1903, guilty of murder
n the second degree. The penalty was
fixed at ten years' imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
Mrs. Cummings will, on July SO, be
tried for the alleged murder of her
third husband, Edgar M. Harris, who
died October 5, 1901. His death was
first termed suicide, but a later inves
tigation, after the death of Cummings,
led to an indictment charging murder
in the second degree.
Will Protect Indian Lands.
WASHINGTON. D. C Commis
sioner Jones has formulated a new
set of regulations governing the alien
ation and leasing by Indians of lands
allotted them by congress. Charges
of land-grabbing have reached the In
terior department, principally from
tte Creek nation. The new regula
tions will go into -effect as soon as
they are approved by Secretary Hitch
cock, who is out of the city. It Is said
the regulations will provide for the
certification of values by a properly
constituted board, which, as far as
possible, will be free from all im
proper influences.
Good Wheat Yield in Russia.
LONDON. The Standard's corre
spondent at Odessa says the cessation
of the recent heavy rains, followed
by hot and ripening weather, has
saved the crops at the eleventh hour.
Harvesting is now in full swing
throughout the whole of South Rus
sia and a 'fairly abundant yield
is assured.
Reducing Forces in Philippines.
WASHINGTON. D. C In carrying
out the program arranged for the re
duction of the American forces In
the Philippines, the secretary of war
has directed that three regiments of
cavalry and three regiments of in
fantry be returned to the United
States as soon as the transportation
for this purpose is available. The
regiments having had the longest serv
ice in the Philippines will be the ones
selected.
More Armistice in Venezuela.
SOLEDAD. Venezuela The armis
tice arranged between General Go
mez, commanding the troops of the
Venezuelan government and the rev
olutionary forces at Ciudad Bolivar,
commanded by General Rolando,
which was to have' expired at mid
night on Thursday, has been farther
extended until midnight of Friday.
The United States gunboat Bancroft
was at the port of Ciudad Bolivar on
Friday:
ABOUT RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.
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Postefnce Department Makes "en Ex
planation of Its Position.
WASHINGTON, D. C The postof
fice department has made public tho
following: '
"There seems to be a -wide mtoua
derstanding as to the present attitude
of the department regarding rural,
free delivery. The statement hss'fceea
published quite generally, particularly
hi the west, that rural routes that do
not handle 3,000 pieces of mall per
month and supply 100 families are to
be discontinued. It Is not the pur
pose of the department to disturb
routes already established unless they
are 'Manifestly: unnecessary. There
are now on file In the department pe
titions for more routes that will sup
ply more than 100 families than can
be established with the present appro
priation. This heimg the case, the de
partment does not feerifwise, equita
ble or just to establish a route supply
ing less than 100 families, the great
est good to the greatest number being
the fundamental principle upon which
rural free delivery is being establish
ed. As long as all the routes asked
for cannot be established because of
the lack of sufficient money, the routes
that will supply the greater number
of families should certainly have pref
erence." BOTH OPIUM MILLS TABLED.
Philippine Commission Will
Probe
Regulations Elsewhere.
MANILA The Philippine commis
sion has tabled both the opium bills.
The first bill provides for the pro
posed opium monopoly, the second Is
a substitute making the importation
of opium unlawful except by pharma
cists and permitting its sale on a
physician's certificate.
A commission was appointed to vis
it Oriental countries and investigate
the regulations in force there.
Governor Taft has championed the
theory of regulation and has demon
strated that the passage of the first
bill meant the prohibition of the drug
to the 8,000,000 Filipinos and Moros
and an effective regulation for the
100,000 Chinese in the archipelago
more stringent than the English reg
ulations. He declared that it was
generally known that the opium hab
it as practiced by nearly all China
men was less pernicious than whisky
drinking and mercilessly exposed the
corrupt combination of Chinese deal
ers who are circulating falsely signed
protests and raising money for the de
feat of the bUl.
ROOT AND MOODY ORDER
Army and Navy Now Work To
gether. WASHINGTON, D. C Secretaries
Root and Moody issued the following
joint order:
"The department of war and the de
partment of the navy hav agreed
upon the formation of a joint board,
to be composed of four officers of the
army and four officers of the navy, to
hold stated sessions and such extraor
dinary sessions as shall appear ad
visable, for the purpose of conferring
upon, discussing and reaching com
mon conclusions regarding all matters
calling for the co-operation of the two
services. Any matters which seem to
either department to call for such con
sideration may be referred by that de
partment to the board thus formed.
'All reports of the board shall be made
in duplicate, one to each depart
ment. All reports and proceedings
of the board shall be confidential. The
senior member of the board present
will preside at its meetings and the
junior member of the boar? present
will act as its-recorder."
WANTS LOAN OF $35,000,000,
President Palma Would Send Commis
sion to Negotiate.
HAVANA President Palma has
sent a message to congress recom
mending the appointment of a mem
ber of each house to net with an ap
pointee of the executive commission
ers to proceed to the United States
and negotiate the $35,000,000 loan.
The senate held an extended ses
sion Monday evening, but did not
reach the matter of ratification of the
United States naval stations treaty.
It approved President Palma's rec
ommendation to move the penitentiary
to Principe castle, from the presidio.
The latter is situated on the harbor
front and is desired for the erection
of a great hotel.
When David takes Goliath's weapon
he loses his heavenly ally.
New Training Ship.
VALLEJO, Cal. The official speci
ncations of the new steel training
ship to be built at the Mare Island
navy yard have just been received
here. The, vessel, which will be
christened the Intrepid, will have only
sail power and will be bark-rigged.
The estimates of the material requir
ed in the construction will be made
up and the work will be commenced
on September 1. The cost is not to
exceed $370,000.
Move to Open Foreign Trade.
TEKIN The Korean minister here
has urged Prince Ching, head of the
foreign office, to instruct the Chinese
minister at Seoul to authorize Korea
to open WIju, Korea, to foreign trade
as a means of mutual defense, against
Russian encroachment but his ac
tion is regarded as futile." Korea be
lieves her independence will he
strengthened and prolonged if she can
open northern Korea to international
trade.
PORTS ARE OPEN
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United States Prefers te.Ghm Privi
. leges in Pursuance of Past Plsdgss.
WASHINGTON The Manchuria
question has been settled satisfactor
ily to this government
Assurances have been received from
the Chinese government that it will,
in the near future, open, as treaty
ports, several ports now closed to tho
world's trade..-. . - - ..
The Russian government has con
veyed formal assurance to the United
States government that it will not In
any way oppose such opening. While
the ports to be opened are not yet spec
ified. It is gathered from the commu
nications received that they are Mouk
den, the principal island port of Man
churia, and Ta Tung Rao, at the mouth
of the Yam river.
The state department is highly grat
ified at the outcome, feeling that it has
secured not only for American com
merce, but-for the commerce of the
world at large, a very substantial' gain.
It now develops that the meeting of
Russian officials at Port Arthur, just
concluded, was but one of the steps,
though an important one, which the
St Petersburg government had plan
ned in execution of its purpose to place
matters of Internal administration In
Manchuria in such condition that the
ports desired by the United States and
Japan could be opened to trade with'
out causing disturbance or involving
undue sacrifice of proper Russian in
terests. It already had been reported that
much of the friction that had grown
out of the Manchurian question was
caused by a sort of triple yet independ
ent administration of affairs in Man
churia, by representatives of the dif
ferent branches' of the Russian gov
ernment The result was that one official
would not feel bound by the pledges
made by another, so that foreign na
tions complained of bad faith. It is
understood that now, following the
Port Arthur conference, a compact and
responsible direction of affairs has
been arranged for and orders issued
from St Petersburg are certain to
meet with speedy' and exact compli
ance. Although no set time is mentioned
in the promise to open the ports, it
is believed that this will follow soon
after the Russian .evacuation in Sep
tember. It is now known that the negotia
tions which have termined so success
fully were practically brought to their
present phase by Secretary Hay and
Count Cassinl at a meeting at the Rus
sian embassy on June 28, the day be
fore the secretary left for Newport
for the ambassador then had In hand
the necessary authorization from his
own government to .make the pledges
which are now In process of redemp
tion. ROOT BACK FROM OYSTER BAY.
Conferred With President Roosevelt
on Army Promotions.
WASHINGTON. D. C Secretary
Root returned to Washington at a late
hour Tuesday night from Oyster Bay,
where he had been in conference with
the president on various war depart
ment matters. A number of army pro
motions and retirements were deter
mined on while the secretary was at
Oyster Bay. and these will be announc
ed in a few days.
Secretary Root declined to make
any statement'bearing on the subject
of his retirement from the cabinet. He
will not discuss the matter in any way.
The secretary expects that the wo'rk
of the Alaskan boundary commission
will be completed in season to enable
him to submit his annual report to
congress on the assembling of that
body in regular session in December.
Burlington Borrows $5,000,000.
NEW YORK It was semi-officially
announced Tuesday that the Chicago,
Burlington ft Quincy railroad had si
cured a temporary loan of $5,000,009
on notes due next March at 5 ner
cent Interest plus one-half per cent
commission, making a total rate ot
per cent The Burlington company
will use most of the money for pend
ing improvements.
Disease Stamped Out
BOSTON Dr. J. A. Peters, chief of
'the state cattle bureau, was advised
Monday by Dr. E. W. Salmon, chief of
the cattle inspection, department of
agriculture, that the foot and mouth
disease apparently has been effectu
ally stamped out so far as the cattle
in Massachusetts were concerned. Dn
Salmon says that it will probably be
possible to entirely raise the quaran
tine in Massachusetts within the next
day or two.
Don't Want Labor Headquarters. -INDIANAPOLIS
D. M. Parry, pres
ident of the National Manufacturers'
association, has sent letters to direc
tors of the Commercial club, suggest
ing; that It is inexpedient for the club
to encourage the location in Indian
apolis of the headquarters of labor
unions. Mr. Parry says the manufac
turers are Inclined to be timid about
locating In a city where many labor
organizations have their execitire of-
I fees.
MRS. JAMES a BLAINE IS DEAD
Away at the Augusta
Heme
After Protracted Illness.
AUGUSTA. Me. Mrs. James G.
Blaine died at the Blaine homestead
here Wednesday.
Mrs. Blaine had been in poor bealtr
for several months and 'seriously ill
for several days.
Mrs. Blaine was 76 years of age
From Washington, a short time ago,
she came to the old family residence
on State street She was In an en
leebled condition and had been un
der almost constant attention since
During the past week she failed rap
dly. Her condition was due to a gen
eral breakdown of the system.
' Mrs. Blaine's maiden name was Har
riet Stanwood, the daughter of a lead
ing citizen of the state of Maine. She
met her husband while both of them
were teachers in a Kentucky school
Theywere married it Pittsburg, and
later came to Augusta, where Mr
Blaine became editor of the Kennebec
Journal.
IDEAS OF PEACE AND AMITY.
English Press Reviews the Events ef
the Past Week.
LONDON A number of this men
lug's papers, commenting on the
events of the past week, as marking
an extension of International ideas of
peace and amity, devote the greater
portion of their editorial articles to
the visit of the American squadron,
the king's message to President
Roosevent and more particularly his
majesty's speech at the review of the
Honorable artillery compqany. Tho
Daily Telegraph goes as far as to say:
"The net results of the last few
days are practically the inauguration
:of a new era and. clasping the hands
of our kinsmen across the orean and
holding our nearest neighbor as the
best of friends, we have given hos
tages to the future and pledged our
selves for the cause of peace."
IDEAS OF CORONER BURKE.
Will
Suppress the Details of All
Suicides.
CLEVELAND O. Coroner Burke
said that he will make an attempt to
suppress details in the cases of all
suicides.
"The publication of suicide stories
under glaring headlines, giving every
detail of the crime," said Coroner
Burke, "is most harmful to the public
at' large and is the direct cause of
so many suicides. I have noticed
that when a suicide is printed a num
ber of suicides immediately follow,
all taking their lives in the same man
ner." Coroner Burke said he would ask
the co-operation of the managing edi
tors of the local press in his effort?
to carry out his ideas.
Withdraw Troops trum Cuba.
WASHINGTON The secretary cf
war has ordered the withdrawal from
Cuba of four companies of tho coast
artillery, the Eighteenth and Twenty
first, now at Cienfuegos, and the
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth, now
at Havana. The Eighteenth company
is to go to Fort Schulcr. N. Y., the
Twenty-first to Fort Mctt, 7. J., and
the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
to Fort McKinley, Me. This discon
tinues the present post of Cienfuegos
and leaves in Cuba the Seventh and
Nineteenth companies at Santiago.
and the Twentieth and Twenty-second
at Tavana, which latter wil ultimately
garrison the two projected coaling sta
tions at Babia Honda and Guanta
namo. Sent to Investigate Plague.
WASHINGTON, D. C On account
of the plague situation in India, which
as yet continues very bad, Surgeon
General Wyman of the marine hos
pital service has determined to station
expert bacteriologists at Calcutta and
and Bombay. Past Assistant Surgeon
F. K. Spraguc has already been desig
nated for the post at Calcutta and
Acting Surgeon Hume will be assigned
to the port at Bombay.
To Locate Boundary.
LINCOLN, Neb. Governor Mickey
has appointed C. Sawnson of Oak
land, Dr. F. O. Robinson of Harting
ton and E. A. Lundberg of Wayne to
act as boundary commissioners to de
termine the state line between South
Dakota aud Nebraska. The change in
the channel of the upper Missouri
river is in a measure responsible for
the boundary line dispute.
Canal Treaty Dragging Along.
WASHINGTON. D. J. United
States Minister Beaupre cabled the
state department from Bogota that the
Panama canal treaty is dragging along
before the Colombian congress.
Investigating-the Riot
EVANSVILLE, Ind Coroner Wai-
(ang, who has been for the past weett
conducting an investigation of the re
cent riot, will finish Thursday. A
large number of witnesses were exam
ined by the coroner Wednesday. Tho
grand jury also examined several wit
nesses, but no more indictments were
returned. One of the witnesses be
iore the coroner Wednesday wa Jo
seph Allman, father of the girl who
was killed in the riot.
Ambassador to Mexico Visits.
WASHINGTON, D. C Powell
Clayton, American ambassador to
Mexico, who is on leave of absence
from his post. Is in Washington and
called at the state department Wed
nesday. He came north to see his
daughter, the Baroness Moncaeur.
wife cf the Belgian minister, off for
Europe, and will return to-Mexico in
a few days. The ambassador says
that Mexico Is In an eminently satis
factory condition.
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Postmaster General' Payne stated.
that he had been greatly benefited by
his trip to the Catskills.
Anthracite coal fields have been
discovered In Colorado equal In ex
tent to those of Pennsylvania.
Almost $30,009 has been collected
for the relief of the sufferers by the
Oakford Park dam at Jeannette, Pa.
The work of relief has been systema
tized. - The director of the mint purchased
75,000ounces of silver tor account of
Philippine coinage at an average of
53.85 cents an ounce, delivered in Phil
adelphia. , Signer Marconi, the inventor of
wireless telegraphy, is said to have
discovered a method by which oxy
gen may be extracted from air at a
vety.aHajst-eapenae.. -'
Dr. George Harris, president of Am
herst college, told the educators in
Convention in Boston that if sports
stopped at colleges and schools the
moral tone would suffer.
The secretary of the treasury has
selected as a site for the public build
ing at Grand Island, Neb., the south
west corner of Locust and Second
streets. The price is $9,500.
A representative of a Wisconsin tan
nery purchased $1,000,000 worth' of
hides from the Kansas City packing
houses. The hides had been covered
by water during the flood and were
soid at a discount.
' The executive Doard and officers of
the Iron Moiders! International anion
met in Cincinnati. Trade demands
and grievances affecting over 7,000
men in all sections of the country
will be considered.
United States Minister Beaupre ca
bled the state department from Bo
gota that the Panama canal treaty 13
dragging along before the Colombian
congress. He does not Indicate its
chance of ratification.
ExCongressman Allen of Mississip
pi is in Washington in connection with
his duties as national commissioner
of the St Louis exposition. He stout
ly maintains that the uattonal capi
tal is a fine summer resort.
Roger W. Woodbury, a pioneer
newspaper mrm and banker of Den
ver, died, aged 62. Mr. Woodbury
was a native of Francistown. N. H..
and had been a resident of Colorado
for about thirty years. He was" one
of the founders of the Denver Evening
Times.
At a meeting of the Oregon con
gressional delegation and the direc
tors of the Lewis and Clark exposi
tion it was decided to ask congress
for $700,000. Of this amount it Is de
sired to expend $100,000 on the Alas
kan exhibit and $100,000 on a Philip
pine exhibit
W. F. Thummel, who was appointed
by President Roosevelt to be a mem
ber of the board of general apprais
ers for the port of New York, has de
clined the position. Mr. Thummel is
a son-in-law of Congressman "Pete"
Hepburn of Iowa, and the position
which he declined pays $7,000 per
annum.
United States . Minister Wilson
makes from Santiago, Chile, a rather
long report by cable to the state de
partment touching the plague. He
says the disease has -spread to nearly
all Chilean ports; that the postal serv
ice is disorganized, and that no Amer
ican mail has been received at San
tiago for nine weeks.
Father Antrobus, the superior of
Brompton oratory, is dead In London.
He was regarded as a possible suc
cessor to Cardinal Vaughn as arch
bishop of Westminster. In his early
career he was in the diplomatic serv
ice, and for a time filled the post of
second secretary of the British le
gation at Washington.
- Dr. August Manns, who has been
the recipent of a presentation from
the Handel festival choir in London,
was born a Pomeranian some eighty
eight years ago, and has been asso
ciated with the Crystal Palace, as
musical director, for not far short of
half a century, and with the Handel
festival, as conductor, since 1883.
Hot weather and strikes are having
a marked effect upon the savings
banks. Amounts drawn oqt by depos
itors during the first few days of July
have beea largely in excess of the
money taken out during the same time
last year and the year before, while'
many banks say that in their cases
the withdrawals break all records.
Lord Salisbury has an old fashioned
weakness for huge fires of wood, and
at Hatfield House there is a species
of trolley for the conveyance of the
logs to the gigantic grates in tho
'drawing room, long gallery, and li
brary. Major Lazarovics, who Is credited
with firing the first shot at King Alex
ander, having threatened to resign be-'
cause his name was omitted from the
list of King Peter's birthday promo
tior.s. has been made a lieutenant
colonel.
General Dewet has become the
head of a large political party la the
Orange River Colony. Every Boer re
turned from British prison camps at
once joined General Dewet's party
and it now comprises a majority of
the white population in the colony.
Sir Frederick Treves, the famous
English surgeon, who has just retired,
established a record in performing
1.000 consecutive operations for ap
pendicitis without a death.
The most violent earth shocks in
two years were felt at Cape Town.
Frightened because he had set fire
to his father's ham at Perry, la., Ab
ner Carpenter, jr., 5 years old, hid
away in the hay jnow of the burning'
building and was consumed by the
flames.
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