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9Not So Easy Inv Even with a Really Goc or Overasty Ma Bring F By George Wet process of putting z simple as an inexperie: usually necessary to ci vention can be sold o0 necessary to follow up cles, otherwise the fru lost. Of course the man on the nature of the it of public consumption, which have a mor, and which are dealt with by the manufac After figuring out carefully the net cc sonable wholesale price which leaves a next secures trial orders from various co: If the article is to be sold to manul however good the device may be, the fir be assured of a reasonable certainty in tl occasion expense in changing over theii would also subject them *o disastrous I mand with their customers which they : The manufacturer, therefore, of the to make it a success, not seek for more being, and he must seek to obtain a t those orders. This is done sometimes b sometimes by advertising in trade pap( and a considerable outlay before there is An invention does not always succe of great merit may fail absolutely for w other of very little merit may bring its In fact, the case often arises where inventive novelty, has been pushed to si so much in excess 'of the manufacturer' sary to obtain some sort of patent cove ers very little worth covering, and acts to actually restrain them from entering Even where a patent cannot be obt words, "patent applied for" have, as is practice, if not in law.-Cassier's Magazi (y The ANew Ar By Gertrude HERE is no doubt tha tomed temptations, th and flatterers, the barr trials of life, develop latent, at least, in eve pride; and the constan what, for convenience, ference for the feeling An Englishwoman 1 Lome a number of wealthy American v maids invariably complained to her maid ployers. The English woman, who was allowances for these ladies, as she belie of the traditions of slavery. She was vt that the black slaves had been far bett aristccracy of fifty years ago than are t pered women whose grandfathers got th school, or kept a shop on the Bowery. who have framed their family tree and p fortunes have kept pace with the times, ated backbone of society, in New York, in some respects than the new-rich. W1 are so uneasily conscious of their posit too large to give them a universal recog their very blood, attenuated their feature: deprived them of any distinctive person said of them is that they are not, with 01 common use of the word. I have particularized the society of:3 and envy of all the social aspirants in1 extensive and detrimental; it is indubit: and arrogant; and because, small' as iti objective point in the somewhat vague t ter of fact, it not only represents an ab jectionable traits in the American chara< different from the fashionable life -of 0t Boston there is an immense amount of'3 ditions behind-a great deal of genuine ature, high American ideals, and that si people everywhere.. There are millions e. ing classes, but they are kept in the ba owners. In the classic language of one *oney in Boston does not stink," and 1 SSermon in Sa: . .Stor S By H. H. 2 HE ruins of Sa~n Francis set with ordinary car liT mings of fancy tile, of II~I ite, or other stone, all been shattered by the t lI~JIalmost inelastic and ca Ii~!Jbration, and it is not ofi grasp the occasion so t< the use of any such da the opportunity to encourage the use of struction for such purposes, that of reinf ried systems, so called, of reinforced-col all parts of the world, the principle is c cover only specia-l modifications, so that propriate, safe, and rapid method of cons -By using light skeletons of rod, sin with wire, and stretched with netting, ti crete, a method at once earthquake-proc artistic development, is found, and it is should turn to rebuild her shops, town ret method of construction also has the gre under proper supervision, can be readily so that the labor cost, otherwise certain of the city, may be kept at a minimum. though at first <questioned, appear to hayt imbedded metallic rods increase the elast probably by distributing the stresses thrc localization of strains as would otherwis this fact alone shows the immediate al: the reconstruction of the shattered and steel-cage system cannot be applied.-Ha Saving a Cathedral. Winchester cathedral, one of the noble ecclesiastical glories of Enagland. n is in such danger from the undermin in,. of its foundations by the river, c that there is now going on a strenuous endeavor to place under it a. great b sub-structure, which shall sustain its already shaken walls. It will est many hundred thousand dollars. but i~ it succeeds-andi the engineers are confident-'tWlil have been money well exedd-p~igil RepulJi to Make c entions Pay d Device, inefficient nagement May zilure. 1 0C more Colles. n invention on the market is not SO e aced person is apt to suppose. It is eate a public demand before the im a any considerable scale, and it is this demand by supplying the arti- 1 it of the labor in creating it will be ner of procedure will depend largely ivention, but I here speak of articles a or less general and distributed sale, :urer in wholesale lots. st of manufacture, and fixing a rea margin of profit, the manufacturer C acerns. acturing firms, it will be found that, as will not take it up unless they can e supply, for to do so would not only - former system of manufacture, but osses in case they create a new di- S ubsequently find it impossible to Mi. patented article, must, if he wishes orders than he can fill for the time teady continuance and enlarging o* y sending out solicitors on the road. rs; in either case, it requires time any certainty of returns. ed in proportion to its merits. One ant of proper management, while an promoter a rich reward. an unpatented device involving littie .ch good advantage and given results expectations that it becomes neces ring it, even though that patent cov rather to frighten off imitators than the same field. ained, it can be applied for, and the well known, a restraining effect in a t t I stocracy Atherton. t new fortunes. with their unaccus lir magnetism for parasites, toadies icade they raise against the ordinary abnormally three qualities that are ry nature; frivolity, selfishness and t exercise of these qualities hardens we call the heart, and breeds indif- j and rights of others. t who had entertained at her country omen once confided to me that the of the refined brutality of their em large minded, added that she made ved them to be merely the victims ry much astonished when I told her er treated by the genuine American I he highly paid servants of the pam-.y eir intellectual equipment at a night Those we have of ancient lineage roved their seven generations, whose and who form the somewhat attenu for instance-are more objectionable tile they ought to know better, they ion as real aristocrats in a country nition that anxious pride has bleached 3, narrowed their lips, and practically alities. The best thing that can be ae notorious exception, vulgar, in the Kew York because it is the cynosure the Union; its influence is the most ibly the most heartless, extravagant s in numbers, it has colle to be the erm "American society." As a mat- 1 normal development of the most ob-( :ter, but in many respects it is quite her cities in the United States. In realth and luxury; but there are tra cultivation, pursuit of art and liter mplicity that characterizes well-bred iough to excite the envy of the work ckground by the good taste of their e of the cleverest men ini America, his it certainly does in New York. Francisco's ' tes.. Vuplee. hw4* I co mark the failure of ordinary brick, e, in ordinary lime mortar. Trim moulded terra-cotta, of marble, gran went down in the fire after having remor. Such work at its very best is nnot be expected to stand heavy vi ;en at its best. San Francisco should revise its building laws as to check ngerous construction, and open wide the one appropriate system of con orced concrete. While many and va icrete construction are in service in pen to all, and proprietary interests there is r.z reason why this most ap t-uction should not be applied. ill structural material, etc., wrapped ie whole imbedded in first-class con f, fireproof, and capable of effective to this method that San Francisco idences and moderate buildings. This t advantage that much of the work, and rapidly done by unskilled labor, to be a heavy item in the rebuilding The experiments of Considere, al demonstrated the fact that properly ic limit of concrete to a great extent, ughout the mass and preventing such e cause the formation of cracks, and plicability of reinforced concrete to burned buildings to which the large rper's Weekly. Progress. In 1850 some people wouldn't eat to In 1950 some people wouldn't eat 1 anned tomiatoes. In 250 some people wouldn't eatc oric acid. Truly" cried the wise man of that me, "the human race is getting more istidious ever year."' A dispatch from St. John's states 1at the sealers' harv'est in the Arctic I IRYAN WE9MED HOME ne of the Largest Crowds in Lin coln's History. Linvoln, Neb.. Speeial.-William J. arvan returned to his home and the home folks" welcomed him with very evidence of approval and sat ;faction. It was a neighborly wel ome. planned as such, and carried ut as planned. It is doubtful whether Lincoln ever eld a larger crowd than that which ame to the city on Wednesday. It as a half-holiday in the city and ev rv train from over the State ar ived loaded down, bringing not only ebraskan people, but many from. ear-by States. The city was handsomely decorat d. The non-partisan nature of the eception was emphasized in every -ay possible. Two hours before the time for the xercises at the capitol grounds. 35, 00 persons struggled for points of antage around the speaker's stand. fr. Bryan was escorted to the stand y Governor Mickey from his private peech of welcome, Mayor Brown aid: "Before inrtoducing Governor fickey who will extend the greetings f the State, Mr. Bryan, I, as mayor, elcome you home; not as a states an,. not as a Democrat, but as that earest to us all, our beloved neigh Governor Mickey spoke of the wakening of the public conscience to 1-ie righteousness, and in this con ection spoke of "bogus reformers." 'he crowd seemingly -misinterpreting is thouzht, indulged in some hiss ng. As Governor Mickey concluded and 1r. Bryan arose, there was renewd heering and handelapping. Mr. Bry n began by saying that in his- travels e had learned that. the Arabic lan uage contained 600 words meaningw aiel. and that since returning to e United States he had wished that he American language contained as iany words meaning "I thank you.-" Ie dleclared the happiest part of the :1g journey was the home-coming, id then went into a general descrip. ion of his travels. Follow in Mr. Bryan's speech. a e(-ption took place in the capitol. 'here was a brilliant display of fire orks oil the State house grounds. No Postoffice Clerk's Union. Savannah. Ga., Special.-Conclud ng the most successful session in its istorv. the seventh annual conven ion of the United Association of ostoffice Clerks adjourned Thurs ay afternoon to meet next year in eroria, Ill. President. Frank T. Rogers. Chica o: first-vice president, Charles Kirk. ~oledo, 0.; second vice president. J. hwilow Barnett, New Orleanis; third ice presidenit. C. H. Mitchell, Port and. Me.; secretary. William Gib ons. Scranton, Pa.: treasurer, John . O'Brien, Post on. Mass.: sergeant t-arms. W. B. Hunt. Atlanta, Ga. It was announced that the asso ation would not become affiliated ith the American Federation of La or. The association took the stand hat while the attitude toward the ederation was most amicable, it could not be advisable to become af liated with it. Jack Sullivan of Seattle. intro lued a resolution for the establish neunt of a bureau of education and tubicity to assist in the passage of he classification bill now before :ongress. The resolution was passed. Baltimore Has 24-Hour National Bank. Bal timore,. Special.-The Third Na ional bank of this city last niight in ugu rated tw~enty-four'hour banking 'acilities. It is the first National ank in the country to make the hange. Wife Saw Him Suicide. Louisville, Special.-Harr'y B. ~ayne, head o fthe firm of Harry B. ~ayae and Company, machine manu aturer's commit ted suicide in the re'S'nce of his wife and several oth s by cutting his throat. He first red to shoot himself. Ill health was he cause. Two Negroes Expiate Crimes. Pittsburg. Pa.. Special.-Cornelius hoombs and "Bud'' Williamis, nie roe, expiated their crimes on the ~allows this morning. Coomnbs was anged for the murder of Mrs. Eli abeth Dickerson, February S. 1905. .illiams, after killinz his mother-mn a, Mr's. Maggie Quinceey at her ome, September 16, 100i5, followed s brother-in-lawv into the home of neighbor, where lie shot him twice. The murder of his mother-in-law' was nc of the most cold-blooded affairs ecorded in the annals of Alleghany ount v. ant Governor's Daughter to Act as Sponsor. Secretary Bonaparte. of the navy. rir the Newport News. Shipbuild n~ & Dry' Dock Co., at Newport news. a.. to correspond aat on(c with Gov rnor Glenn relative to the launching f the armored cruiser' North Carolina )ctober' (th. It is the desir'e oif See etary Bonaunarte to have the Gover or's' daughter act as sponsor' on the ceasion of the launching. Prominent Citizen Convicted. Cairo, Ga., Special.-Newton Thire1. :eld after the jury had been out five ours, was found guilty of the murder f Wiilliam Drew and sentenced to life term in the pen. having been ecommended to the mercy of the ourt. Thirekeld. on December 30. ast, met Williami Drew. and Dre-w -o'ung~ sonl. Hierbert. in the road anid hot the elder Di'ev:. who diedl. Youngt )re at the time shot Threlkeld zu he side and neck and for some tim's hre1-e1d wne- not expecterl to live, THE lOCENT LIMIT Southern Cotton Association fixes Minimum Price CROP SHORTER THAN THOUGHT After Two Days' Deliberation Execu tive Committee Adopts Resolutions Declaring That Crop Has Greatly Detefitorated Since -Aug. 15 and Urging All Southern Interests to Stand For 10-Cent Cotton as a Permanent Minimum. Hot Springs, Ark., pecial.-The executive committee of the Southern Cotton Association late Friday after noon recommended to its lcnibelrs and cotton growers of the South that no cotton be sold during the present season at less ithaii 10 eeits per pound. In a resolution adopted by the committee, it is stated that the crop is in a state of deterioration. and for that reason no estimate of the crop was made. The resolution states however, that the committee is satis fied that the crop will not be as large as the current estimate. The placig of the minimum price at 10 cents was in the nature of a victory for the con servative element of the association. The resolution adopted by the com mittee, which is in the shape of an address to the public, follows: "Inasmuch as we, the cotton grow ers of the South, know that there has been great deterioration in the cotton crop since August 15, and, "Whereas the consensus of opinion of the members of this committee is that the deterioration is still going on. we deem it unwise to make an estimate of the crop at this time. We are satisfied the crop wiil not be as large as the current estimate. "We therefore suggest and urge upon all our members and producers throughout the South not to sell their cotton at a figure less than the cost of production. "We call unon all Southern in terests to aid in maintaining for all time this price as a minimum. We urge the necessity of marketing slow ly and only on an advancing market. and withdrawing all cotton from the market at every decline." The committee took up the charges against Secretaary Richard Cheatham of dealing in futures while an officer of the association. After a spirited debate, in which J. A. Brown. of North Carolina, led the opposition. the committee decided to go in exe eutive session to eonsider the charges. Mr. Brown then left the room in which the committee were meeting and announced that he had refused to sit in executive session on th~e mat ter. Mr. Brown has maintained through out the session that they should be openP and not executive. Label Must State Contents. Washington, Special.-After num erous conferences between Secretary Wilson, Dr. Melvin, chief of the Bu reau of Animal Industry, and about 40 representatives of the various meat packing houses, the problems which have arisen over the auestion of labek which, under the law, must be put upon meat products, have been set tled to the satisfaction of all con erned. What prabably was the last conference was held n't the Depart ment of Agriculture Thursday and the packers announced that they would prepare the labels by October 1, when the law goes into effect. Throughout the discussions. Secre tarv Wilson stood for labels which would state exactly what the pack ages contained, and this the packers finally have accepted. SYMPLIFIED SPELLING BOARD. Have Names of 825 College Presi dents and Professors Agreeing to Use the 300 Reformed Words. New York, Special.--The simplified spelling board prior to August 1st re eived the signatures of 325 college presidents, professors, instructors and university officers, who had agreed to use .for 300 words as far as practica ble in their own correspondence. Illinois is next and Massachusetts third, California. Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Conecticut, Iindiana, Kansas and Md. in the order named. Found Dead in Lake. Newark, Ohio, Special.-The find ing of the bodies of Nellie Dieboldt aged 17 and Harry Kelly, a glass worker aged 35. in Buckeye rake re veals a mysterious tragedy. The couple went to the lake Monday for labor day holidav. That was the last seen of them alive. There were evidence of a struggle preceeding the tragedy. It is thought that p~er haps in the struggle both were thrown from the boat and drowned. Qurantine and Immigration Conven. tions Nov. 12. Nashville, Tenn., Special.-The Southern Quarantine and Imigration Convention will meet here Nov. 12, 13 and 14. Governors of all Southern~ States signified their intention to be prsent, and a number of ministers of the foreign countries are expected. The Southern Industrial Asociation will meet in conjunction with the (:.rantine convention. Delegates to both meetings are practically the s:1re. Shot While at Supper. Mfoultrie, Ga., Special.-John A. Johnson, a prom'icnt farmer of the lower part of this .country, and at former county commissioner, was as sassinated while sitting at his supper table surrounded by his family. He was shot and instantly killed with a load of buckshot that took effect in his head and brain. The shot was ATER TII[ DIRCTORY State Banking Commissioner Berkey Appoints Two Experts-Accounts of Hipple and Segal Overdrawn More Than $800,000 at Times. Philadelphia, Special.-To deter mine the responsib'Jity of the direc :Or of th. wrecked heal Estate Trust Comnany. State Banking C'.nanission er Berkey came here Ti.su-iay and appe;ited a-4 ;e.! bank examiners Ck.v!c 1M. Y 2llum and Mryer Gold smith, expert egistered nc.-nuntants, whol, with the consent of Receiver -::i iW, will :11 oice g.Wi: a th(Vrgh examzin,:a:ion of the assets and liabili 4itS cf the defunct c'rn. Receiver Earle after conference with the directors of the trust com pany, issued a statement announcing that he hopes soon to re-open the doors of the bank and that all de lfitors wi'i be protectel. Held in Heavy Bail. The prelininary hearing of Adolf t Sqal, the promoter; Wm. F. North, L"kasurer, and Marshali S. Colling wood, assistant treasurer, of the Real Estate Tru-: Company, took plaie and the three were h: d in heaxy bail for trial. The evidence presented through witnesses by District Attorney Bell at the hearing of Segal, North -nd Cpllingwood disclosed the methods by which Segal and Hipple wrecked t the trust company. How Wreckers Worked. The most damaging testimony was to the effect that both Hipple and t Se-al had repeatedly overdrawn their t accounts with the knowledge of the t treasurer and assistant treasurer. These overdrafts were carried as l cash aecounts. On the day Hipple died there was an overdraft of $64, 000 against the president which was 1 converted by Collingwood into a loan t showing Hipple's account to be ap parently straight. These overdrafts i of Hipple and Segal at times amount ed to more than $300,000. There was on deposit in the bank approxi mately $7,000,000 and the loans made to Segal amounted to $5,309,200. Many of the securities which have I since been found to be insufficient 1 were bonds and stocks of the Segal enterprises and weer approved per sonally by Hipple. Although Receiver Ea; ;( appears hopeful of opening the bank at an early date, many of the creditors ex press some doubis as to his ability to I do so. Many depositors who placed money in the bank on Monday and Tuesday after the directors knew that it was insolvent were allowed to withdraw their deposits. TABLET UNVETTED FOR "PEACE DAY." City Bells Runig at Sunrise, Noon and Sunset in Honor of Peace Between Russia and Japan. Portsmouth, N. H., Special.-The treaty of Portsmouth which ended the war between Japan and Russia was signed here a year ago Thursday at 3.47 o'clock in the afternoon and at the same hour today a tablet was uneviled to perpetuate ~the memory of the event. The day was observed as "Peace Day" by the ringing of all the bells of the city at sunrise, noon and sunset. Several hundred people qathered at the navy yard in front of the general stores building1 in which the envoys met a year ago, and with appropriate exercises, eel ebrated the first anniversary. At the first gun of the national saltete, a tablet in copper was unveil ed by Mis Margaret Edwards and Miss Margaret Parker, daughters of. Commanders James R. Edwards and James T. Parker of Portsmouth. The copper of which the tablet is made was alloyed with pieces of Ja panases and Russian origin so that the event might be perpetuated by. mingled metals. .The inscription read: "In this building, -at the invita tion cf Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, was held the peace conference between envoys of Russia and Japan. On September 5,i 1905, at 3:47 p. in., was signed the treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the war between the two countries." Peace Must Come. Havana, By Cable.-General Men oeal, commenting on the situation re marked that -"Peace will be arrangedI or it will be imposed." He explain- 4 ed( he did not mean peace would nec essacily be imposed by force of arms< but public opinion would compel the isurgents to submit to the reasonabe 'peace terms which the veterans are I <(fTeting in order to avoid further The Libe~ral leaders continue to de h'.and far more than the moderatesI are willinz to concede. In the mean-' while hostilities to all intents and I purposes have ben suspended on both sides.t Two Earthi Shocks in Hawaiian Group Honolulu, By Cable.-Two earth-c quake shocks are reported from Hilo, on the Island of Hawaii. but it is stated that no damage was done. Af ter one of the shocks hundreds of dead fish were thrown upon the beach es. Apparently, they hahi been scald ed to death by a sub-marine eruption. The earthquakes weer not felt on Oa hu. the island on which Honolulu is situated. Pour Shot by Assins. Albany, Ky., Special.-George Nor ris was killed and three other men were wounded in a shooting affray in Pickett county. Tenn.. three miles from Bridesville.' The wounded are: John Buck. fatally: Orville Huddle ston and Virgil Beatty. Luther Clark. Roscoe Reagan and .J. M. Gillintime are saidl to have (lone the shootinz. They have not been arrestedi. The shooiting, it is said, was the result of a mistake .the men attacked be 3TENSLAND COMINGI 3overnment Plans Maturing for His Return 'RESIDENT'S WARRANT WIALED state Department Decides to Cable Authorization to Defaulting Bank er's Captors to Bring Hi mto Amer ica, and Will Either Order Taking Passage by First Merchant Vessel or Waiting for Naval Refrigerating Ship Glacier. Washington, Special.-Shortly af er Charles L. Binns, chief clerk of he State's attorney's office of Cook ounty, illinois. appeared at the State 3epartment e(y:ipped -with a full set If extradition papers which had been ent along merely as a precautionary neasure, because they will not be iceded in all probability to secure he return to this country of Bank r Steslaid, under arrest at Tangier, fcroceo. Al difficulties have dis pepared exceptihg the question of ransportation, and that is now re arded as a minor matter. The De artmenL has d"eide.i to send by ea le authorization to Assistant State's Uttorney 01.en and James Keely, a "hicago newspaper man, both of whom are now in Tangier, to take tansland int eustody and fetch him o America. Two courses are open. one to place he :nari on the firt-t merchant ves el tocubing at Tangier on her way o Lhe Untel States, and the other o await the arrival at that port of he naval refrierating ship Glacier, lue in about three weeks on her way iome to New York. Naval officers are never anxious to ise their ships to convey prisoners, iut if the State Department makes he request, of course it will be hon red. In addtion to the cable author zatior, the State Department will end by mai! the President's warrant 0 Messrs. Olsen and ely to take tensl.and '%no custody, which docu aeut ria;y be cf service when the mn rrives in New Yor1: to thwart any ega fforts to secure his dischare y habeas corpus. The Preid1itent hims,: has shown reat ilerest in this case. having re eived manv commuications from eople in Chieao urgin,. the national overnment t do everything possible o secure a prompt return of Stens and for trial. The State Department tas anticipated these requests and has iotified Governor Deneen that the De )artment is perfectly willing to fully -epresent the Stute of Ilinois in this natter until the fugitive is delive7ed n Cook county. Willing and Anxious to Come. Chicago. S pecial.-Assistant State's tttorney Barbour received a mnessaze rom As-istant State's Attorney Oh en. at Tm' gier. requesting that the uthor ities at Washington permit ,tenslandO to return without waitinz or the arrival of legal documents. [he prisoner was said to be willing uLd anxious to return to Chicago at ine Receiver -Fetzer. of the Mil vaukee Avenue Sitte Bank received he following dispatch from Secretary law, in Washington: "Assistant Steretary of State con ulted the solicitor for the State De >artment concerning the $12,000 de >sited by Stensland in the French Bank at Tangier. The solicitor sees 10 course open but for you to attach :he fund according to law and ac ording to the procedure controlling udicial questions affecting the French 3ink at Tangier." Two Dashed to Death. New York. Special-Paul Pietjan, imachinist aged 50, and Louis Zoe >et, aged 26, a helper, fell five stories rom a swinging scaffold through au levator shaft on Broadway and 62nd treet and were killed. peech by Taft in Maine Campaign. Bath, Me.. Special.-William H. [aft, Secretary of War, addressed a arge audience at Alameda Hall here nd was given an enthusiastic greet ng. It was Secretary Taft's only aip >earance in the Maine campaigns. Mr. Sewall spoke of Secretary Taft is "the prabable successor of Pres dent Rosevelt."' Cruiser Boston Floated. Bellin'jm.m Wash.. Special-The .nited State cruiser -Bost on, damag d September ~3 on Pea Pod rcoek tarted for Bremerton navy vardi un er her own steam. The divers dis overed the leak int the hull. It is well mrder il'e bottom ant' is four feet ong. One of the plates v-as broken ~nd tends to overlap. making it difli uIt to stop) the flow. of water. Oak im wvrappedl ini canvas was inserzed in he crack and this was compressed rith hydlra : e jacks. plates being laced on over this. The flow of wvat ris so nearly cheekedl that no fur her damage i sfearcd. Lieutenant Dunn Dismissed. Washington, Special.-By direction f the president. Lieut. Edward HI. )unn, United States navy was dis nissed from the service of the Unit 'r States. Lieut. Dunn was attach d to the receiving ship Independ nec at the Mare Island (Cal.) navy ard, and was recently convicted by ortmartia! of scandelous conduct to he prejudice of good order and miu-I tary diclipine and sentenced to dis nissal. He's a Youngster at 99.. Winsted. Conn.. Special.-WilliamI 3. Phelps. Winsted 's oldest citizen, was 99 years old Thursday. He walk d half a mile for exercise. Mr. 'helps can read the newspapers with >ut the .aid of glasses and he has lone most of the work in his daugh er's garden this summer. He has tot lost a meal in eight years. a eith the exception of a slight illnesk en years ago. he has not had a <~U or in half a century. He write 00 vords daily to his nieces in Qo.J Late eovr t InBrief oA MINOR MATTERS Of INTEREST Russian Government Publishes Pro gram. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-An of ficial communication embodying the whole government program was pub lished Friday night. The program embraces courtmartials for political crimes and an increase of the penal ties for revolutionary propaganda and expresses -a firm determination to pre serve order. It also promises a liberal measure of reforms and. that useless restrictions orr Jews shall be abolish ed forthwith. Measures are promised in that direction of greater provincial autonomy. Zemstvost will be iitro duced in Poland and Baltic provinces. An income tax will be instituted. Re forms in the police and other public services are also promised. Wilwaukee, Special.-The latest re turns from Tuesday's primary elec tions indicate that Governor David-, son, Republican, swept the State win ning from Speaker Lenroot in, the race for the tiomination for Governor by 40,630 majority. John A. Ayl ward, Democrat, for Governor. rece ived the nomination over Merton. William J. Carey, Republican, defeat ed Congressman Oetjen in the fourth district. A special from Vicksburg, Miss, says: B. S. Adams, now manager of the Quin Sharpe Drug company, but formerly 'assistant cashier of the Citizens' National Bank was arrested by Marshal Wilson and taken to Jackson on the charge of being short in his cash to the amount of $48.000 while employed in the Citizens' Nat ional Bank. At San Francisco the strike of ie carmen of the United Rairoads,' which has been completely tied 'up since August 26, is practically end ed, the carmen voting to return to work and submit the question of wages and hours to arbitration. Tampa. Fla., Special-The first car load of Florida oranges of this seas on was shipped from Palmetto Thurs day. This is three days earlier than ever before in the history of the in dustry. The shipment consisted of 300 boxes. .At Washington, Pa., Ellmer Demp ster, the negro charged with mur dering Mrs. Samuel Pearce and her three children in- Cecil township on July 29. was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be banged. At, York, Pa., while leaning out from a -box ear to observe a'broken wheel on a ear ahead, George Mair, a freight conductor in the employ of the Northern Central railroad, struck a fence along the track and w as instantly killed. At Ottawa, 0., Mrs. Henry Knip pen of Cloverdale, cut off the heads of her two 'children with a butcher knife. She had been in an insane asylum, but was considered cured. The children were aged three and one and one-half years, respectively. The Moroccan Government having . exprissed its readiness that Paul 0. Stensland,. the defaulting Chicago bank jpresident, be taken back to the United States, he wili promaly bere turned in a mercantile vessel. *At Washington the director of the mint opened bids for silver, -all of which were declined on account of the price being too high. The lowest of fer made was 67 3-4 cents per fine ounce. At Rutland, Vt., complete returns' from State election show that Fletch er D. Proctor, of Proctor, Republican, was elected Governor by 15,676 overI Percival W. Clement, of Rutland. In dependent and Democratic. At Madison. Wis.. John Madison. Republican, was elected to Congress in the Second District for the unex pired term of Henmy C. Adams; de ceased. State Department officials declare there will be no intervention by. the United States in Cuba unless the con ditions in the island shall be more desperate than at present. The continuance of the rebellion in Cuba is eausing grave apprehension. A freight wreck on the Baltimo:-e and Ohio railroad near Sir John's run, west of Martinsburg, resulted ini the death of two men and the proba ble fatal in jury of another. The Departinent of Agieulture is makim: preparations for a thorough ernforcemecnt of the Pure-Food act. ihich goes into effect January 1, next. Congressman Richard Bartholdt of Missouri, arrived at New Yof. from Europe on the 'steamer Kaiser Wil iami der Grosse. The government of Brazil has ap propriated $300,000 towards the fund For the relief of the Chilean earth quake sufferers.' One person was killed and 10 or -nore injured by the colhipse of a bridge at Roanoke, 'Va.. a crowded brollev car dropped into the river. Three arrests were made in connec ~ion with the investigation of the Real Estate Trust Company's aftairs nu Philadelphia. G~en. W. S. McCaskey, commanding Ihe Southwestern division, reports. :hat the abolition of the canteen sys tem has affected injuriously the dis :ipline of the army. The Georgian church after a long struggle has won a partial victory iver orthodoxy in Ra~ssia. Ex-Judge M. H. Dent was nominat ?d for Congress by the Democrats of the Second West Virginia district. William J. Bryan arrived in Lin zoln. Neb., and got a regular "home folk'' reception. The North German Lloyd has been persuaded to run a vessel to Charles- - ton and Savannah experimentally. SSecretary Root went to Valparoiso d doate $1000for the earth