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"Good" Scientific Phonetic I of the Simplified Sp, C l By Ben jan " T is true that the ou 0 ing; it is unfortun not wholly unphone view little less t'ian ::reform it phonetical ation of the great n words, because it w alphabet. To say. struction should be goal to which a gradual approach m substitution of prolonged confusion a olution. But that the great mass 0f bury has said, have lost the phonetic gradually, through a transition period ic habits, their prejudices and their < or that of their grandchildren, may as seems to them utterly repulsive, is a unless one relies upon the scientific a, on one's knowledge of human nature. The full recognition of this fact chiefly distinguishes its program and All of its members. probably neartil3 may expect or hope that some time raphy; but they are agreed that it n principles in any reform for which i abandoned the standard of the earlier of attack and the plan of campaign. who are interested in their wo'rk and Using a Gia HERE are two caase call for exposure au and the second is t 1J~Iadvantage of a weal. In the future w - see a legal rate of sentiment against 1 against the misuse person will be allov act exorbitant profits from the peopl legal right to use his great physical 'In the savage state a person us chooses, but in a civiilzed communitl the wishes and needs of the com.mu on the brutal exercise of physical for and control the brutal (I know cf i force. Let me illustrate: I am a person strength and have a fair amount of wealth by physical force and anothe class is as harmful as the other to tl Every person endowed with ext: to compensation for all the extra ser ,owments, but he has no right to use his wealth unless we go back to a hir2scif." The(6 Passion By RuP .HATEVER the pen F~1may have been a there is a tremende 'eeling a musicalu - marine earthquake. The trouble hit II'~'~Iof a fibre that was not of flannel, and have simply been 1 bricks without straw, to go to musi, the telephone, the tyepwriter andt to give us leisure -to take up music We are beginning to learn that hIusk, and Nellie Was a Lady are all * and more interesting things in musi - There is an expression which n ately fond of music but I don't uti can't tell why." This speech has become a by wo cates a widespread cc-ndition that America as a nation is "passionately tion a. the means of expression.-Go Fellowshz .ByR. ~ ~.HAVE seen a few w 4so utterly lost to d I the friendly attenti igashamed in the *4++~4+4fit for expansion.3 '~tbetter of himself-1 am, I am not so ba< dog; and a dog is no hypocrite: ther nizes." The fellow is a little surpris For my own part, I have learned they set me the example in earlyc through his disgrace and disaster. I bility of character to me for the firsi saw it first in a dog. If I have enteri If I have initiative, so had may first d< If I am patient in adversity and Wil have acquired his poise of mind het watchful over weakness intrusted tc guarding my beloved. if.I have the< heroic instinlcts, I could havc had ::o Halves. Prcstid'igitateur (during his granr gold-piece act): I could take twent: dollar gold-pieces from your poiket a night. See'dy Individu:tl: Glo ahea I p:ard I'll give ye half.-Nev: York Weeki, "Old Jonas Lie." the most ier.E Norwegian writer, has return ?d to I nativ.e la::d after a tv:enty.-year -;olour SPar':s. He is s:venty and ;'l:no Spelling rinciples Groundwork . ling Board's Crusade. in E. Smith. to ' Co vy really good spelling is phonetic spell tely true that our orlthography, though tic, is from the true phonetic point of a nightmare; but it is also true that to ly would necessitate a radical transform iajority of the familia-r forms of English ould invcive extensive alterations of the as some do. that this alphabetic recon the end rather than the beginning-a ay be made-is only to recommend the id anarchy for a quick and sweeping rev English-speakers. who, as Prof. Louns sense. will consent to give up at once or of vexatious confusion. their orthograph !onvenience. in order that their spelling, sune a form which, from its strangeness supposition which cannot be entertained curacy of one's principles more than up >y the Simplified Spelling Board is what makes it a practicable and hopeful one. believe in the phonetic principle: they it may be embodied in English orthog iust be subordinated to other practical is reasonable to work. They have not revolt: but they have changed the point This should be distinctly grasped by all plans.-The Century. nt's Strength c V. Greer. s that hell, make the conditions whi4a d reform. The first is unlimited profit he right of a strong brain to take undue er brain. will see a legal rate of profit ;s we no)' interest. and there will be as great a lhe misuse of brain power as there is of physical power. In the future no ed legally to use his brain power to ex e any more than a pugilist now has the power to commit highway robbery. es his physical and mental force as he these have to be modified according to nity. We have put a restraining hand ce: now let us put forth the same effort ao better word) exercise of the mental of ordinary mental force and of ordinary wealth. One person tries to get my r by mental force (high finance). One e community. ?a physical and mental force is entitled vices he can render because of such <n such endowments to force from another aature where "every man is a law unto rowmgng rt Hughes. :entge of American musica'l illiteracy et years ago, it is beyond denial that 'us change at work. The whole nation is plift like a sea that swells above a sub herto has not been that Americans were dead to musical thrill. Our hearts are we are not a nation of soft pedals. We 0 busy hacking down trees and making c school. But now, the sewing machine, e trolley car are sufficiently installed and see what there is in it. ,while The Arkansas Traveler. Money very well in their way, there are higher usicians hear every day: "I am passion derstan'd it. I know what I like, but I rd among trained musicians, but it indi is at once full of pathos anti of hope. fond of music." It needs only an educa od Housekeeping. e .. p ofDogs H. Bell. retches in my dlay: but I never saw one cency that he could not. be flattered by ns of a strange diog. hope for the man who is capable of feel 1resence of an honorable dlog. That man ) him for advancement. His soul is still Vhen a strange clog greets him, he thinks enconsciousy he reasons: "Villain that 1 l after all as I might be. You can't fool a fore I have good in mue which he recog ed at himse!f and not a little flattered. a great deal fromt dogs. If I am natural, bhildhood. if I am faithful to a f. .d cannot deny that a dog revealed this no time in my life. lf I have gratitude, I ise. he did not neglect my early lessons. )g-frieni: if I am atfectionate, so was he. hcut arrogance in affluence. I could not cr from men than fronm (dogs, if I anm my care: if I am forgetful of self in ourage of my convictions, if I have any >tter teacher than :a doxg.-The (ulturist. Oh! As the steamxer was leaving the har -bo~ of Athens. a well dressed young 11passenger approached the captain and point ing to 1he tiist ant hills inottired: ~What is that white stuff on t he hills e$!ptain?" "That is -now'. mnadam.'' replied !t a catain. s "Is it. realI:-?" remuarked the lady~ n I thought so my'seif. but a ;gentiemar: ROLL Of NEXT IOUSE This Unofficial Statement con tains Interesting facts MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS 54 Congressional Statistics Figure Out the Returns and Give Out an Un official .Statement Final .Figures Give the Political Complexion of the Next House Nine New Mem bers Elected-A List of Those Who Failed of Re-Election-Some In teresting Facts About That Branch of the 60th Congress. A special to the Chaiotte Observer from Washington says: Congressional statisticans who have been here the past few days figuring on the status of the House of Repres entatives in the 60th Congress, have reached the conclusion that the Re publican House majority will be fifty four. This is as near final as the es timate can be made until the clerk of the House has received cortificates of election, and will stand as correct, probably, until all contested election cases have been finally decided. This unofficial statement contains some very interesting facts about the new House. Of the members elected to the Sixtieth Congre:s, 2S3 were re-elected, making 101 new members, of whom 61 are Domocrats and 40 Republicans. Of the new members 16 have served in Congresses prior to the Fifty-ninth, while 83 are entire ly new to the congressional experi er ce. Unofficial returns show that the Re publicans have eleted 219 and the Democrats 163. a Republican major itv of fiftv- t wo. There are two va cancies vet to be filled, one having been caused by the death of Gen. Ketcham. of New York. and the other by the death of Rockwood Hoar, of Massachusetts. It is expected both these districts will elect Republicans, giving the majority of fifty-four fig ured on. Figuring by States. The final figures give the political complexion of the next House, by States as follows: Dems. Reps. Alabama .. .. .. .... 9 0 Arkansas.. .. .. .. .. 7 0 California.. .. .. .. .. 0 S Colorado .. .. ..... .. 0 3 Delaware.. .. .. .. .. 0 1 Florida .... .. .. .... 3 0 Georgia .... .. .. ....11 0 Idaho .... .. .. .. .. 0 1 Illinois .. .. .. .. .. 6 19 Indiana .... .. .. .. .. 4 9 Iowa.. .. ......... .. 1 10 Kansas .. .. .. .. .. 0 8 Kentuckv .. .. .. .. .. 7 4 Louisiana .... .. .. .. 7 0 Maine.. .. .. ........ 0 4 Maryland ...... .....3 3 Massachusetts.. .. .... 3 11 Minnesota .... ... .... 1 S Mississippi.. .. .......8 0 Missouri .. .... .... ...2 4 Montana ....... .. ...0 . 1 Nebraska.. .... ......1 5 Nevada.... .. .......1 0 New Hampshire.. .. ...0 2 New Jersevy.... .....4 6 New York.. .. .. ....12 25 North Carolina .. ..10 0 North Dakota.... .. ..0 2 Ohio.. .................16 Oregon.. .. ...... ...0 2 Pennsylvania... .. 25 Rhode Island.. .... ...1 1 South Carolina....7. 0 South Dakota.. .. .... 02 Tennessee.... .... ...0 2 Texas..............16 0 Utah.. .. ....... ....0O 1 Vermont.. .... .....0 1 Verginia.... .. ...... 9 1 Washington.. .. ......03 West Virginia.... .... 0 5 Wiseodlsin.. .... .....2 .9 Wyoming.... ..... ...0 1 Total.... .. ......65 221 The total of this ta-bulation admits that the Republicans will carry the normally Republican districts repre sented by the late Messrs. Katcham and Hoar. Nine new members of the House will take their seats next month when the Fifty-ninth Congress convenes for its final session, having been elected to fill vacancies caused by death. These vacancies were filled as follows: Califrnnia-First district. WV. F. Ebglebright, Republican, elected in place of J. N. Gillett, Republican, elected Governor ot the State. Georgia-First district. J1. W. Over street. elected in p)lac~e of Rufus E. Lester. deceased. Illinois-Thirteen:thI district, Frank 0. Lowden, elected in place of Ro bert R. Hitt, deceased. Indiana-Twvelfth district. C. C. Giliams, elected iin place of N. W. Gilbert, resigned. Pennsylvania - Second district. John E. Reybur. elected in place of Robert Adams. deceased: third dis trict. J. Hampton Moore, elected ih place of G3eorge- A. ('astor. deceased. New York-Eighth district. Daniel J. Riordan, elected in place of Tim othy D. Sullivan, resigned. Virginia-Fifth district, E. N. Sanders. electedl in place of C'laude: A. Swanson. resigned to take the of fice of Governor of the State. Wisconsiu--J. M. Nelson in place of H. C. Adams. deceased. The following men have been elect ed to the Sixtieth Congress who are not members of thle Fifty-ninth, but who have held seats in some former Congress: B. F. Caldwell and ML B. Foster, Democrats. of Illinois; W. H. Jackson. Republican, of Maryland; C. W. Hamlin and Robert Lamar. Democrats, of Missouri: G. 3L Hiteh cock, Democrat. of Nebraska: Wil lam Hughes. Democrat, of New Jer sev: Francis B. Hairrison and Daniel J. Riordan. D)emocats, of New York: W. P. Crawford. Democrat, of North Dakota :t I. R. Sherwood. Democrat, of Ohio: W. R. Ellis. Republican, of Oregon; John E. Reyburn and C. N. Brumm. Republicans, of Pennsyl vania; Sam E. Cooper. Democrat, of Texas: Frank R. Lassiter, Democrat. Folloitwin" is a complete list ofl chairmen of committees in the pres e.;t house who were not elected to the Sixtieth Congress: James W. W'auswortlh. Agriculture: James H. Souti hard. Coinage. Weights. and Measures : Joseph V. Babcock. Dis trict of Colum bia: Frank C. Waehter Enrolled Bills: Edward S. linor. Ex penditures in the Interior Depart. ment : .James T. Cleary. Library: Jo seph C. Sibley. Manufactures: Charles Ii. Grosvenor. Merchant, Marine and Fisheries: Edward D. V. Morrell. Militia; Mines and Mining. Webster E. Brown; Public Lands, John F. Lacy; Ventilation and Acoustics, Rosewell P. Bishop; War Claims, Thaddus M. Mahon. The contest for thsse chairmanships will begin as soon as Congress con venes, although official announce ments will not be made for a year. FEARFUL STORM, CENTERING IN MISSISSIPPI DELTA. Death List Put at 8-Scores of Peo ple Injured and Property and Crops Suffered Great Damage. Memphis, Special.-Eight persons are known to have lost their lives, scores of others injured and proper ty and crops suffered great damage, the extent of which, because of the mcagre reports yet obtainable, can not be estimated at this time as a re sti:t of one of the most torrential rain and wind storms ever experienc ed in this section. The storm, which origin-?ted on the gulf Saturday night and early Sunday morning swept rrtheastward through portions of Alabama. central and northern Mis sissippi and western Tennessee and its northward course razed scores of substantial buildings, partially demol ished hundreds of others, caused a complete demoralization of railroad traflic and cut off telegraph communi cation with many points in the af Three Killed in Okolona. New 0rlea is. Special.-Three per sons were killed near Oklona and a number of houses blown down and others unroofed. At Macon, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wefford were caught in the debris of their home and are believed to be fa taliy injured. At Winoha, 40 persons are said to be iijared, but none seriously. At Mathison, all of the southern port of the town was blown away, in. eluding the Baptist church and the public school building. A negro woman was killed and sev eral other persons were injured. At Lexington the building occupied by the Lexington Advertiser ca ght fire and was completely destroyed. Serious Damage in Nobthern Louisi ana. Shreveport, La., Special.-A heavy wind, rain and electric storm swept' ova: northern Louisiana Saturday night and in some places caused seri ous damage. The storm lasted several hours, flooding streets and causing washouts. At Arcadia the electric storm was severe, several residences being .Lruek by lightning. The elec tric light plant was put out of ser vice. and the town was in darkness all :ight. Inspection of' Cattle. Montpelier,. Vt., Special.-Vermont Cattle Commission, which. recently re sined with the investigation into the sale of diseased - cattle for alleged food purposes. cost the State $82,732, according to its biennial report just published. The report states that a largely increased number of -farmers has asked for inspection, trebling the work of the commission. Burned to Death. Dallas, Tex., Special.-The Mabank Hotel, at Mabank, Texas, was de stroyed by fire and Abraham Mithall. of Dallas, a traveling salesman, was burned to death. THE SEA URCHIN. The Sea Urchin is a strange ant mal. It has four thousand spines, two thousand sukers and five hundred plates arranged in radiating zones so that every , alternate plate is perfor ated for the passage of the suckers. It moves easily over the rocks, the stones acting like creepers on a wall. The Sea Urclun has only five teeth supported by thirty-five muscles. When worn off they fall out. bitt groW rapidly again. The mouth ~of this urchin is called Aristotle's Lantern. The Sea Urchin lives in the sea near the rocky banks. Once upon a time a large Sea Ur chin got sisuclj on one of the ledges projecting from the rock shore. For -many days the poor. Urchin worked and struggled to dislodge him self, but withort success. One day when almost exhausted he heard a strange noise, a scratching and rat. tling of plates, and he saw the Key Hole Urchin. It was only a few moments before the poor prisoner was released fronm his perilous position. The Key Hole Urchin had unlock ed the spines that had become at tached to the rocks. The monstrous Sea Urchin ever afterward remained devotedly united -with his deliverer. SETTING THE TABLE. In the well-regulated houisehold the settng of the table is an important and carefully excnUtedl duty. for by the manner in which the table is laid can be judged the degree of refine men't and taste of the housewife. A few definite and simple rules are here gi--n: Lay the cloth even and straight. Place the knives and spoons at the right of the p)lates with the handles just reaching the edge of the table: the knives nearest the plates with the sharp edges toward them; the bowls of the spoons up. Place the forks at the left with the tines up. On the right and at the iint of the knife place the tumbler. The napkin should be folded fiat and FOR WORLD-WIDE PEAC Pittsburg Iron Master to Place $1, )00,000 in the Hands of Congress man Richard Bartholdt and a Peace Bureau. St. Louis. Special-The Post-Dis - aatch of Monday says: Congressman Richard Bartholdt left for New York at the invitation of Andrew (Iarnegie, who has promised to turn over to him $1,000,000 to be uesd in furthering the propaganda Eor international peace. One of these friends said that the money had been definitely promised and that the present visit of the eon gressman to the iron master is to ar range for the transfer of the funds and for the formation of a peace bureau. which will have charge of the campaign. Only the income of the fund will be utilized. This income will amount to $40,009 or $50.000 a year.. It will be expended in an effort to direct public opinion in favor of arbitration as a means of settling disputes be tween nations. The scope of the work . will be world-wide and those nations whiclj are oftenest engaged in wars and threats of wars will receive the nost attention. Literature will be scatter ed, meetings will be arranged and al] possible means will be adopted t% encourage a sentiment against wai and blodshed. DROWNED LIKE RATS IN TRAP Forty-two Lives Lost in Collision of Two Steamboats. Seattle, Wash.. Special.-Forty-tw' lives were lost in Sunday night's dis aster off Alki Point, when the littlE steamer Dix was run down by the Alaskan liner Jeanie. Thirty-sever of the 79 passengers on the Dix were rescued. Of the five female passen gers on the Dix the only one to es cape was Alice Simpson, a 15-year old girl. She is believed to be the only person who escaped from the main deck of the steamer. Port Blakely contributed almos1 the entire roll of the dead. Pori Blakeley is a town supported entirel by the lumber plant of the Blakele3 Mill Company and the town is help less in its grief. The collission oc curred while the sound was almos1 as smooth as a mill pond and aftei the boats had been steaming withir sight of each other for a quarter of an hour. RECEIVING TELLER INDICTED P. D. Dyer, Jr., Son of U. S. Attor ney in Missouri, Charged With Em bezzling S61,500. St. Louis, Special.-T he Federa: grand jury returned an indictmen1 against Receiving Teller D. P. Dyer Jr., son of United States Attorney Dl P. Dyer. Saturday. in connection wit] the shortage of $61,500 in the loca sub-treasury. The charge agains Dyer is embezzlement. The federal grand jury was .con vened on Wednesday and at once be. gan inquiry int othe shortage of $61, 500 alleged. When the inquiry was adjourned yesterday, 33 witnesse: had been examined. Soon after the grand jury convened a report of its findings was made to the court. Mr Der was taken-into oustody, but wa: released on a bond of $10,000. Dr. Crapsey Suspended. Buffalo, N. Y.. Special.-The Rev Dr. Algernon S. Crapsey, of St. An drew's Protestant Episcopal church Rochester, is condemned to suspen sion from the-Church as a result o: the decision of the ecclesiastical cour of review, which was made public or Monday. The court of review sus tains the decision of the lower court which was that Dr. Crapsey shout be suspended for heretical teachings It was stated by Bishop Walke: that. contrary to the general belief there could be no appeal taken fror the decision of the court of review. Dr. Crapsey. in his sermons an< writings, questioned the virgin birtl of Jesus. He also contended that there were fallacies in other beliefs an doctrines forming the foundation eu the Protes:ant Episegpal Church. Pittsburg Burglars Renew Their Ac tivity. Pit tsburg. Special.-Burglars be came active in this city and vicinit: Monday night after an abatement o: two days. Scores of houses were en tered. i number of people were he] up on the streets. A majority of the highwaymen were negroes. At Washington. Penn.. MacDe laney, a negro 17 years of age, wa stabed to death while trying to rol an Italian. Alfred Murray. a stu dent at tbe Washington & Jefferso: College, wais seriously cut by a negr, burglar whom he caught ransaekin; his rocm. A Negro Dies of Lock.jaw. Columbia. Special.--Jack Thomas one of the best negroes in Columia died Thursday morning from lockjai after an illness of but eight days. Th< wound which possibly and probabl: caused his death wi~as received from nail which stuck~ into his foot. Practically the entire business see tion of Fayette, Miss., was dest.roye< by fire Monday night, entailing a los of about $73.000, partly covered b: nsurance. Birmingham Attorney Killed in Aut Accident. Birmingham, Ala. Specia.-By th overturning of an automobile, cause< by the breaking of the stearing gear ner Five Miie creek. Friday after noon. "Jack'' Martin, a prominen attorney of this city, was instant], killed and David J. Fox, a well-kow2 hu~siness man. was seriously injured Martin eome to Birmingham 15 year mag frm Clarkesville Tonn. ',SCHOOL- SIP BURNS-1 Fearful Scenes As the lames Bteak Over Crowded Vessel LOSS OF LIFE WAS NOT IIEAVY Of the 500 Abo'ard the Algecirus at Toulon, France, It is Believed That None Died in Flames-Had Been Harbor Vessel for Years Burning Created Greatest Alarm Troughout City. Toulon, France, By Cable.-The Torpedo school shin Algeciras. sta tiened in this harbor. was totally de stroyed by fire at a late hour Sunday evening. There were 500 men on Board when the fire broke out, but it is believed that most of them were savcd. The Algeciras was a ship of the line and for a number of years she has been doing duty as a harbor ves sel and employed as a torpedo train ing ship. She was of 5,047 tons dis placement and was built in 1S53. The burning of the school ship created the greatest alarm through out the city. News of the fire was first conveyed at about 11 o'clock., by the firing of cannon in the har bor. The people hurriedly left the cafes and threatres and- rushed. to the do(ks. whence they could see the Alaeeiras. a mass of flames in the labor. The burning vessel siood out brilliantly in the encircling darkness. and the glare of the flames lit up the other shiping and the coast and wharves. There was terrible anxiety con e(rning the fate of the 500 men on board until the authorities announe ed that everybody had been taken off in boats aid saved. with the execep tion of three. Those men did iot answer the roll call and it is pre sumd they were burned to death. Roosevelt Was Nearly Wrecked. St. .Johns. N. F., Special.-Com mander Peary 's Artie steamer Roose velt is reported to have had a terri ble experience Wvhile coming south from Hopedale. Labrador. She had to lie up for 11 days in Battle Har bor. Labradbr, which is about 30 miles north of Chateau Bay, on ae count of a hurricane. In Battle Harbor the Roosevelt carried away her theaviest -anebor, Iand several lines had to be run out Ito keep her off the rocks. She was short of coal, and it became neces sary to augment this fuel with wood and blubber. IA portion of the ship's interior work was dismantled in order to se cure wood. During a blinding snow -storm. it is declared the Roosevelt was nearly wrecked on the west -coast of Newfoundland. Inland Waterways Meeting. SWilmington. N. C., Special.-The Inland Waterway Assocition, which was orgaized in Columbia, S. C. several years ago to promote the con struction by the United States of an inland waterway from Norfolk. Va.. to Beaufort Inlet. N.othi Carolina. will meet here Tuesday. The organi zat ion is composed of representatives from the commercial organizations.of -Maryland. Virginia. North and South Carolina and Georgia. <Their object is to increase the coastwise trade be tween the South Atlantic and North -Atlantic ports by avoiding the dan gers of Capes Hatteras and Lookout. Alabama Policeman Fatally Shot. D)ecaturi. Ala.. Special.-Policemani J. Lem Jones was shot and. fatally wounded at an early hour Sunday mo)rinig by WXill WXade. Jones had responded to a call to quiet a dis turbance and arrested Wayne Moore. It is alleged that Wade shot the of ficer in the back. He died several ours later. Wade and Moore are still at latrge. Rocsevelts Nearing Home. Norfolk. Va.. Special.-Tlhe Nor folk Navy Yardl receiyedl a wireless wmmI)flunication From the battlesip~ Lousiana coniveying President Roose velt from Panama. The medsage for transmissio: 10 the bureau of navi gation. Washing~ton. At S o'clock th? Louisiana was 200 miles southeast of Cape Her.Temessage request ed that the converteu yacht Mayflow er now :inchored at Hampton Roadis, meet the Louisiana at 1 o'clock Mon dayLi afternoon off Piney Point in the Che:.tpe.ake hay. Cars for W'tdtes and Blacks. Montgomery. Ala.. Special.-The city council has ordered that separ ate cars be provided for whites andI bleks. beginning at once. As the traction company has the only cars 'nJow ini use. the service will nmateri ally be reduced as one ear will be umd for one color and next for th'e oiler. Roosevelt's Action Censured. Texarkana, Ark.. Special.-Rev. E. M. Briggs. D. D., of Palestine. Tex.. in adldressiing the? negro Baptist coii vention said the negro has it in his power to become something in this coutiry. and if he fails he will onlyv have himself to blame. Lvnehine was condemned and President Roose velt esured by the convention for dis pharging the negro troops without 1trial. Pof. Knox declared the negr.: in the futeure will hav - to look to the Late JTew. In 'Brief A MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST STANDS PAT ON HIS ORD He Declines to Suspend the ,rder Discharging Negro Troops :Unless Facts Kgown to Him Are; Shown to be False. New York, Special.-A cablegram from President Roosevelt declining to suspend his order discharging colored troops of the Twenty-fifth Regiment . unless the facts known to him are shown to be false, but expressing his willingness to hear new facts bearing on the case,,was made public on Tues day by Gilchrist Stewart, of the Con stitutional League. Mr. Stewart cable to President Roosevelt at Ancon,*a'ama, as fol lows: "Republican county commit tee unanimously denounced discharge of colored troops. Parsons. Olcott, Bennet, committee petitioning De partment. Newspapers emphatic. De velopments and new facts warrant. Ask immediate suspension order." The President's reply contained the following: "Unless facts as known to me are shown to be false the order will un der no circumstances be revoked, and I shall not for one mcment consider suspending it on simple allegatiou that- there are new 'facts until these new facts are laid before me. Inform any persons having new facts to have them in shape to lay before me at once upon my return, and I will then consider whether or not any further action by me is called for. (Signed). "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Discharge of Colored Troops Begip. Fort Reno, Okia., Special.-The first -discharge of the colored troops at Fort Reno were made on Tuesday when 23 soldieres were paid off and given transportation to their homes. Twenty-five or 30 men will be dis charged each day as the rolls are com pueted until all of the three comp. ies of the Twenty-fifth Infant y' have been dismissed from the service. United Daughters of the Confeder acy met at Gulfport, Miss. Suffering among the peasants over a large part of Russia is increased by famine. The plan of concentrating the Jews of Russia in ghettos is said to have proved a failure. Discharge of negro ;soldiers in par- - suance of President's order began im Oklahoma on Monday. The friends of #Aisgraced negro sold iers contemplate '.itigation and legis lation in their behalf. Russian newspapers warns Cot Witte that he remains in Russia at the peril of his life. Secretary Shaw approves currency reform plans evoked by committee of fin neiers at Washington. .aie Norfolk and Western Railroak announced a 10 per cent wage in crease, effective December 1. The American Federation. of Labor at its annual session in Minneapolis, Minn., declared for woman suffrage. According to Commissioner ILeupp's. report the United States spent $12, 745859 on the Indians the last year. Senator Beveridge proposes to in troduce in Congress bills to prohibit child labor and to amend meat inspec tion law. Insurance Commisioner meeting in Chicago has drafted sixteen proposed laws for governing life insurance bus ness, Before leaving the Isthmus. Presi dent IRoosevelt congratulated the workers on the canal and replied to the critics. The 600 depositors who withdrew their aceounts from the Waslhigton, D. C., Loan and Trust Company lost $3,000 in interest. Andrew Carnegrie is said to have set aside $1.000,000, the income there-N from to be used in the furtherance of the international peace. A bomb exploded in St. Peter's in Russia on Sunday creating a panic, but no one was injured and practical lno dimage was done. The American armed erusier squad ro arrived at Cavite, the Maryland ar4 Pennsylvania exceeding their speed on their trial trips. At Philadelphia fourteen ice deal ers were placed on trial before Judge Wilson on rhe. charge of conspiracy to raise the prc of ice. The 'State Agricultural Segol -at Athens, Ala.. was wrecked by Mon day's storm adanme fhue oflf sreported. At least eight lives lost and great proprty damage done- in Tennessee. Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas. At Seattle. Wash., to the death list of the wrecked steamship Dix, eight names were added on Monday, making a total of 30 known dead. The Ecclesiastical Court- of Review to which the heresy case of Rev. Dr. Algernon S. Crapsey was appealed af ter the lower court had Pound him. guilty upheld the decision and decreed his suspension. Western Missouri and Kan.gs are tovered with several inches of snow. In Kansas a high wind is blowing and the snowfall continues. The temper ature has fallen 15 degrees. -The coroner's jurv which investi gated the death of Mike Ward last Friday at Grand Rapids,. Mih . re turnedi a verdiet findini !!::t Ward cme to his. death ".througzh al fall as the resu't of a bloxv sty i;y Harry Lewis (Besterton) whi!.e en2azed in