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The Kead Christ a
By ANTON VAN E
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AN EAS1
-s -Mnrrmmifl I R0M the ln" ily limited' he
disputable of the close pre
evidence o f appointed auto:
I the calendar nation in turn
- "w ^ey knew horror as he de<
^at they ^ac* *n 'e*terir
been married realized that ii
just six years in his apartmei
6br Easter ? but He had scar<
the recollec-1 tal eauilibriuir
^y) tion brought evident pertui
1 /-i-'V joy to aeither. but just what
Five of the was relegated t
' (BMKSxxnl six he had al- ing close upon
ternated abroad, or, when in town, at sequious man i
his club. between them I
She, curiously enough, had never "if monsieu
ceased loving him, and had, by her monsieur coulc
^charming personality, won a warm senses the duo
place in his parents' affections, with sundered the ?
. whom she dwelt. and disclosed t<
A mere triviality had separated elaborately gilt
them. Just at first wounded pride centre with a b
silenced her. But when days merged "Monsieur's
themselves into years without word nounced the m
or sign, her anguish increased pro "when Monsie
rata, so it came to pass that the riage waits be!
wealth of love cemented itself in her hending and c<
honnie little flve-year-old son his tbeir exit, he g
father had never seen, though cog
nizant of his existence. . .
There were times when she felt an -,C?T.,
Indescribable longing for his presence ; 'y? .
?then she would summon all her \)
dignity to her aid and strive to overcome
it?but our wills are not al ways
under control, and feminine na- ' Tsv
ture is still an unsolvable quantity.
Thus, she decided that concessions. nffr
it any, must certainly emanate from jHA'r i'9
her if their embittered lives were 1/
ever to be welded into one harmoni- /, > Jj
ous whole. * " ytf/fj j
So, like a thorough tactician, she
formulated her plans and resolved to / 'ctX-'
storm the citadel. Her anticipation
of victory was heightened by the enoouraging
reports of mutual friends
who assured her that his misery ox- Jjgfljlr
ceeded hers?his loneliness in the
midst of social distraction more pro- S?:'" ... >
nounced?and his stubbornness ntil!
bis besetting sin.
Easter morn with the scent of lilies
in the air; the glorious radiant sun
lavishing her quivering spears of
abundant gold on the fashionable
throng promenading the avenue. And
he?Irreproachably attired, nodding
nonchalantly to passing acquaintances
from his point of vantage?allows a
shade of annoyance to mar his cynical
countenance as an express van
suddenly halts in front of this habitat
of swelldom.
But annoyance quickly gives place j>\^ ^
to consternation as a huge pacl'ing
case, profusely perforated and hand- p?L?\
led with- solicitous concern by some ^9' *?&>
^person?presumably a footman?and
dainty befrilled French maid, whose I jPlf
ristaataneous appearance mystified v nu
im more than the congregated spec
itors.
His range of vision being necessar- nove^
1 S'^gerly^
nid the Holy Women.
'YCK, in the Berlin Gallery.
rER STOR?V.
remained in ignorance within that of the astonished elder
iximity of a faultlessly man, and, with the abandon and conmobile.
But, conster- fidence of prattling babyhood, lisped,
gave place to absolute "Me want mamma, oo turn too!"
Sphered his own name then spying the glistening fob, ejaclg
upon the case, and ulated, "want dat, too," suiting the
t was to be deposited action to the word,
it. Having gained one point he grew
:ely regained his men- loquacious anent his woolly dog, his
t, ere his valet, with chu-chu ears, gran'ma and gran'dad,
rbation, announced? interlaced witn spasmodic anacKs 01
he intended to impart mamma; his attentive listener, albeit
0 oblivion, for, follow- a clumsy nurse, was strangely afhis
heels, were the ob- fected by this hum-drum domestic
and maid servant aud recital until the demands for mamma
the obnoxious case. dominated all else with the exception
r permits" ? but ere of a piteous little, "Ise hungry, too."
1 collect his scattered Then he hastily pressed a button,
had swiftly and deftly but in lieu of the valet he expected,
ieemingly clumsy box, the demurely smiling maid awaited
) view an immense egg With a cry of delight the little felled
and tied about the low sprang i^nto her arms. The maid
road satin ribbon. reluctantly turned toward the door.
Easter gift," an- Suddenly he bounded from her emaid
demurely, adding, brace and scampering toward his
ur is ready the car- erstwhile nurse, lisped plaintively,
fum Iaa " mlfVt on irrociatihlo
iuw. ouaiuc tuuij;ir" vv i>uiu wv, ttawu *** w4w*m*v
jrtainly unconscious of but familiar little gesture.
azed apprehensively at The man flushed dully, hesitated,
;.S- ^ IkkutT>*no by Sqwi*fM*as
The Child is the Future incarnate ? . xfism
A Spirit unfallen and free? jSg|2
T^e sPot^ess forerunner of manhood? ?aH|
T^e lype of a raw that sha^ be- vmk
Ti*i ir^^^rfcilg Oh, white is the soul new-created,
|*C- By the prayer ot a mortal beguiled, rjSL^
And the holiest thing under heaven fgSL
js t^c jnnoccnt heart of a Child!
And yet to no eye save the Mother's 3P^
' Life's difficult secret is plain;
She has sounded the deeps of Creation? ryp?>
She has passed through the furnace J
^ **cr soui i3 tiic soui ?*a Virs?ni fL T
l\- Jr*5rC J By the passions oC,earth undefiled ggbgzl
/? And the angels in heaven do homage Sgfcg
her Chi
?Harper's Bazar.
?this chef-d'oeuvre? then, as the insistent "tum-tum" beapproached,
while con- came more clamorous, suddenly belts
spread through his stowed an involuntarily caress, gathered
him in his arms and paced the
inspection, however, apartment with uncertain Bteps.
aerous perforations, he Halting before the wide window he
lieved, and, under the perceived for the first time the waitt
some eccentrif friend ing automobile.
him with a rara avis, The child evidently recognized it,
to untie the knot of too, for a joyous gurgle escaped him
?"Tum-tum wif me," he pleaded *
? 0SS parted?aiscios- eageny. ine mau gianueu Butuiny
led nest in which re- about?the maid had noiselessly disetest,
chubbiest minia- appeared. Straining the child closely
self. The little man to his breast, he showered burning
i a middy suit, and the caresses upon the wide-eyed, wonderttered
cap had slipped lag little face. Then, hurriedly, as if
g a glistening mass of fearing a revulsion of feeling, he
donned his outer apparel and softly
clinched hand held a departed, holding the little one close,
woolly dog. its gleeful laughter echoing strangely
leepily, the big brown through th? \ofty corridor and she
?watching, waiting, catches a
and with perfect un- glimpse of two happy faces?murlambered
from his bi- murs tremulously " Verily; a little
" - *- "J v?4t. T?y, <X>o Irs TTNfAW
tna, nice a lesson wen cnnu uatu icu mm. ?^ ?
d his dimpled hand | ing Times. |
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RUeSIAfH?10NARCHiSTSL0SE|:)!
The Duma Ejected a Democratic Jp
President by a Heavy Vote. s
UTILITIES COMMISSIONS
WOULD HMfE BBCIIPOWEB
Governor Hughes' Views Carried
Out in Drastic Bill.
SWEEPING CONTROL OF ROADS
Present. Commissions' Functions
Taken by Slate ard Nc'.v York
City Hoards?Franchises Restricted?10
Men at .*510,000.
Albany, N. Y.?Immense powers
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OI regulation ilUU auycmaiuu ui
street an'd steam railways, express
companies, sleeping car companies,
freight companies, gas pipe line companies
and gas and electric corporations
are lodged in the two public service
commissions created in the Public
Utilities act drafted along the
lines of the recommendation of Governor
Hughes by Senator Page, of
New York City; and Assemblyman
Merritt, of St. Lawrence County.
There is provided one commission
for New York City and one for the
remainder of the State. Each is to be
composed of five members. Each
member is to receive ?10,000 a year.
The New York City commission is
vested v/ith all the powers of the
present Rapid Transit Commission
and with many additional ones, including
sweeping powers over all the
railroads and common carriers operating
exclusively in that district
and over those portions of other railroads
inside the lines of the city and
also over all the gas and electric corporations.
Both passenger fares and freight
rates mav be regulated bv the two
commissions in their respective jurisdictions.
The new commissions have
power to compel adequate service.
Mergers are prohibited unless consented
to by the commissions. Present
holding of public service corporation
stock by stock companies is not
prohibited, but no new holding companies
are to be permitted. *
The penalties for disobeying the
mandates of the commissions range
from $1000 to $5000 fines, while
officers and employes are to be guilty
of a misdemeanor. Private suits for
damages by injured parties also may
be maintained. Shippers, as well as
the corporation employes may be adjudged
guilty of misdemeanors for
violating any parts of the act.
The worst fears of the corporations
are realized in the details of the bill,
and they are arranging for a battle
that will be memorable in the history
of the State Capitol. Many great
fights have been waged by the corporations
here for many years, but
those contests will be pigmies alongside
the colossal conflict that is now
impending.
Governor Hughes went over the
bill, is familiar with every section of
it, and it has his approval. The corporations
do not know just yet how
to fight the Governor. He is the uncertain
element in the calculations
they have made. It is pointed out
that all the other States are watching
New York's lead in the war to make
the corporations treat the public
right, and that if this State is successful
there will be similar successful
fights against the corporations in all
the other States. So it is hinted that
public corporations outside the Empire
State will find it worth their
while to join in the fight here and
crush out the movement in its inception.
JUMPED TO HIS DEATH.
Actor Loses Presence of Mind at
Hotel Fire.
Chester, Pa.?In an effort (to escape
being burned to death, John
Conly, a comedian, of the "Vanity
Fair" company, was instantly killed
by jumping from a third story window
of the Arcade Hotel, in this city,
where the theatrical company was
staying. The flames broke out on
the first floor of the building and cut
tiff the escape of all the members of
the company.
Firemen were on the scene before
the flames gained much headway, and
rescued allfhe occupants of the hotel
except Conly, who seemed to have
lost his presence of mind and jumped
from the window, despite the warnings
of the firemen. Mrs. Watson,
also a member of the company, was
burned severely. She is in a hospital
in a serious condition.
BOY MURDERER EXECUTED.
p^nlr T7nv7 TCillo/E Hie nn?- Ufhilo
i iuiia a uiiuiijj miiitu ins 4&uiit ?? "Aiu
Befriending Him in Her Home.
Ossining, N. Y.?Frank Furlong,
known as the "boy murderer," was
put to death in the electric chair in
Sing Sing Prison, N. Y.
Furlong, who was only tweruy
years old, is the second youthful
slayer to die in the chair at Sing Sing
within eight days, George Granger
having been executed previously.
Furlong was the son of a Bronx
fireman and was convicted of the
murder of his aunt, Mrs. Margaret
Keeler, at her home, No. 82 East
ll&th street, in November, 1904. He
was a dissipated youth and his aunt
frequently befriended him. He had
gone to her house and she was preparing
a meal for him when he struck
her down, beat her to death and
robbed her of some jswelry and a
small sum of money.
NEW GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO.
Reginald Post, Now in Insular Service,
Succeeds Winthrop.
Washington, D. C.?Reginald Post,
of Bayport, L. I., and a former Assemblyman
for that district, has been
selected by the President as Governor
of the Island of Porto Rico to
succeed Governor Beekman Winthrop,
who is to become an Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Post is now Secretary of the
Insular Government and is about forty-one
years old.
To Erect Skyscraper in a Courthouse.
Henry Hornbostel, of New York,
is preparing plans for a twenty-story
building to be erected within the
square inside of the courthouse at
Pittsburg. Tho work of construction
will go on without disturbing the
present structure.
Police Raise Corruptiou Fund.
J. Aspinwall Hodge said at the legislative
hearing in Albany. N. Y., on
the Bingham police bill that the police
had assessed gamblers $750
apiece for a corruption fund to defeat
the bill.
Riot Follows Dispersal of Body, iTi
Troops Charging the People? >
Determined Straggle is Due.
St. Petersburg, Russia.?Feodore
Golovine, Constitutional Democrat. ,ic
president of the Moscow provincial >f
zemstvo, was elected president of the m
lower house of the Duma. He re- ;ic
ceived 331 votes on the first ballot, iw
The candidate of the Right (the Gov- ?ic
ernruent party) .Khomiakoff, received >h
only ninety-one votes.
An enormous crowd gathered out- Pe
side the Taurida Palace, where the Hi
lower house of the Duma sits, to fh
fcACCL LUG Uicuiurio KJL K.11C 111? W LJ U J lit I
as they arrived. Cheers, mingled p?
with cries of "Amnesty!" were raised $t
as the deputies entered the palace, ;if
the approaches to which were guard- ^
ed by police and troops. Finally the gi
troops were ordered to disperse the ,n
crowd. th
There was a brief riot after the 3j
Duma had dispersed. Two of the 0l
revolutionaries received dangerous c<
sabre wounds. The news spread and ta
revolutionaries, students and work- nc
men gathered in thousands near the ^
university.
M. Golubeff. vice-president of the ^
council of the empire, formally p(
opened the Duma. The Secretary of ^
State read the imperial ukase which j-j
convened the assembly. \ The Social w
Democrats did .not attend the open- p
ing ceremony, but afterward took f?.
the oath. The budget estimates for ( ,
1907 were introduced by Finance
Minister Kokovtsoff. It was accompanied
by a memorandum which a
placed the war expenditures up to j1(
January 1 of this year at 51,299,000,- ^
000, and showed that the revenue _
during 190C er.ceeded the expendi- Vt.
tures by more than $15,000,000. p
The first test vote was taken on jt
the final ratification of the president's ^
election. The oppositional parties st
combined their votes and cast 356 f,
for the Constitutional Democrat Go- ^
lovine, whom tlie Laborites and Peas- Sf
ants had previously agreed to sup- ^
| pore. me uovernment parties uusl ^
I 102 votes for Khomiakoff. ^
The Duma separated in good or- ^
der, the parties of the Left going ^
into conference to arrange how to Vl
force the question of the abolition of
summary court martials and the ^
granting of amnesty to political of- H
fenders.
This experience confirms the belief p
that since the dissolution of the first ^
Duma the Russian people have w
learned more than the Government. B;
VOTES FOE DISESTABLISHMENT. a
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Discndowment in England and Wales g
Approved by 198 to 90. ti
London.?A resolution in favor of ^
the disestablishment and disendow- t1
ment of the Church in both England ,
and Wales was adopted by 198 votes t'i
to 90 in the House of Commons. '
This resolution does not commit the p
Government, but the debate upon it ^
was interesting on account of a statement
made by Augustine Birrell, the
Chief Secretary for Ireland. Mr. Bir- R"
rell said he failed to see how the
continuance of the established Church jX
could be justified. The Church had p
done the State no good, and the State
. had done the Church only harm, a
Personally, Mr. Birrell said, he be- w
lieved that disestablishment, far tl
from harming the Church as a spir- u
nuai uouy, wuuiu resiuie 11. i.u a yusition
of spiritual authority through- o
out the land. The Government's a
hands, however, were already too full d
to assume any responsibility in the
matter.
This is the fir3t time in its history
that the House of Commons has ^
adopted such a resolution. The only
previous time a similar resolution
waB pressed to a division was in May,
1871, and it was then rejected by a "
large majority. ~
N. Y. CENTRAL FOUND GUILTY. ?
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Coroner Holds President and Direct- g
org Responsible For Wreck. a
New York City.?President New- P
man and tfce directors of the New
York Central Railroad were held responsible
by Coroner Schwannecke ti
for the wreck which sent twenty-two b
persons to death on the Brewsters e:
Express, near 201st street, in the ti
Bronx, on the night of February 16.
The decision of the Coroner, based r:
upon a Verdict of the jury that the ci
railroad lawyers had at first hailed ' fi
as a practical victory, compels Presi- is
dent Newman and the directors of tl
this road to appear and give bonds ii
just like any other offender. S
Here is the full list of the direct- h
ors: President, William H. Newman; ir
directors, George F. Baker, Samuel
F. Barger, George G. Bowdoin, Chas.
C. Clarke, Chauncey M. Depew, Darius
O. Mills, J. P. Morgan, William j
Rockefeller, James Stillman, Hamilton
McKay Twombly, Frederick W.
Vanderbilt, William K. Vanderbilt.
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Will Keceivc Tainted Money.
General Booth, head of the Salva- w
tion Army, who arrived from Eng- w
land, wants $5,000,000 for his work,
saying he does not care if it is }?
tainted.
Congressmen Visit Panama. in
Speaker Joseph Cannon and a party
of members of Congress sailed h(
from New York for the West Indi38 a
and Panama. SI
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Saved From Insane Kidnaper.
At Prescott, Ariz., Miss Burr,
daughter of a wealthy Philadelphian,
was rescued by a posse, after being
gagged by an insane man and left in
a gorge, lie evidently was seeking rc
a ransom. ^
Bequest to Museum.
The will of the late Stephen Salisbury.
of Worcester, leaving $3,000,
000 to* the Worcester Art Museum, CE
has been sustained by the Massachu- re
setts Supreme Court. of
Sporting Notes.
Lamenberg won the speed skating ^
champiouships of Germany.
Hackenschmidt announces his re- er
tirement from wrestling for a while. j
The Boston A. A. is once more tak- er
ing a genuine interest in the track
and field sport.
England has selected a strong team \A
of aeronauts, who will try to win the 0E
International Cup. at St. Louis, Mo.,
next November.
That the rules of golf are cumbersome
and often conflicting is admitted
abroad as well as in this coun- vi
l to
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PLOSION SHAKES 3 STATES j
arkSeLs Off Dynamite at Hurlon
Tunnel in Homestead, N.J.
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y
cck is Felt Severely in New York, y
lew Jersey anJ Connecticut?
Many Thought It an Earthquake. tl
d
New York City.?Tlig'tl investiga>n
lia^ been begun for the purpose Jjj
fixing the responsibility for the re- q
irkable dynamite magazine explo)n
which shortly after midnight b
ayed New York City to its founda- P
>ns and spread a tremor through jj,
ree States. d
It occurred nea^ the porta! of the
innsylvania Railroad tunnel, at
omestead, N. J., a small village in ti
e township of North Bergen, a mile j
id a half back from the face of the 0
ilisades. Following the hard rock a
rata, the vibrations wrecked many
?ht structures near the scene of the ^
cident and broke hundreds of plate a
ass windows in Union Hill. Snread- ^
g fanlike eastward and northeast,
ATf nnrnlr/>nr\/l 4- U ~~ ? ,, J ? it..!.. "
.c.y <x waiv^iicu uiua^uub liUUl tuexi
umbers in the metropolis and in
ltlying suburbs of Long Island and
onnecticut, nearly 100 miles dipnt,
yet were not felt in the populous T
immunities to the west across the *
ae.kensack Meadows. T
One watchman has not been seen
nee the explosion, and there are re)rts
that nortions of a human body
ere seen by one of the farmers in
te neighborhood. Only four persona
ere officially reported as injured,
he terrif'C detonation, the fact that
le inpn in the tunnel were at the
me changing shifts and the great
image done to nropevty caused the
; ports to spread that there had been
great loss of life. These rumors,
owever. proved to be unfounded,
he missing and injured are: Missing
-George Johnson, general night
atchman, fifty years old, lived in
ulton street. Perg^nline avenue,
nion Hill. N. J. Injured?Felice .
'alherti. nineteen years old, Home:ead;
face and chest lacerated by
agments of cl?ss; taken to North
[udson Hospital: Henri Malberti,
?ven years old; face and hands cut;
orth Hudson Hospital; Josephine
[alberti, twenty-four years old; face ^
nd arms lacprated by fragments of ^
lass and snlinters; North Hudson <
'ospital: Antonio Matchek, forty
ears old, watchman of magazine;
)und unconsrions, suffering from {
ruises and shock; North Hudson ;
[ospital.' '*
A If tm o mr 1>in1/i!n<rc
xviLJi-vJuc. ?i xiiivii J ''uiruit^o
[omsstead were wrecked some that
ere close to where the magazine
as escaped unscathed, and the most
jrious effect.?? were noted more than
mile away from the spot..
This was due to peculiar geologiil
formations as well as to the vaaries
of air concussion. The strucires
which surround the mouth ol
lie Pennsylvania tunnel are built
lostly on a marsh beneath which are
lirty to .forty feet of red Jersey
lay. Their location is just beyond
le long ridge of rock which ends
bruptly at the Hudson River in the
'alisades, and through which yie
ore 13 being driven.
The magazine was a wooden shan,
ted feet square. It rested on bog
nd clay.
To keep the dynamite from freezlg
the employes had warmed the reository
with steam pipe, which was
?d from the power house, 100 yards
islant. The effects of the upheaval
ere violent enough in some parts ol
le reservation. The magazine went
p in the air and the only trace of it
hi oh has been found so far consists
f two bits of charred board. It left 1
bowl shaped excavation ten feet 1
eep and twenty-five in width. ^
SENATOR SPOONER RESIGNS. *
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'he End of His Term Precipitates J
Contest in Wisconsin.
Washington, D. C.?Great surprise ]
'as occasioned by the declaration ol '
enaior John C. Spooner that he had
silt his resignation as United States
enator from Wisconsin to the Gov- <
rnor of his State, to take effect on 1
[ay 1. With remarkable frankness
pooner, in his letter of resignation,
dmits that he gives up the honorable
osltion of Senator to gain wealth i
)r himself, supposedly in the prac;ce
of law in behalf of the corpora- (
ous and railroads for which he has (
een a leading exponent during his
otire service in the highest legislate
ohamliAr
Beginning as a lobbyist for the
lilroads in Madison, Wisconsin's
ipital, Spoo'ner never wandered fai
om the line of their interests. It
i known also that since he came to
le Senate he drew the articles of
icorporation of the United States
teel Company, or "Steel Trust," and
as been an agent of other corporate
iterests.
FIVE CARS ROLL OFF BANK.
hrcc Killed oil Grand Trunk Line?
The 130 Passengers All Hurt.
Toronto, Canada. ? The Grand
runk Railway passenger train leavig
Toronto at 1 o'clock p. m., left
le track two hours later three miles
est of Guelph and the five coaches
ent topsy turvy over a seventy-five;ot
embankment. In all, 150 pasangers
were on board the train.
Three were killed and practically
rery one of the rest was moi-e or less
ijurcd. The dead are Charles Ranin,
of Stratford, a well known
Dckey player, who was married only
week ago; ex-Mayor Donahue, of
tratford, and the three-year-old
lild of H. G. Walker, of Peterboro. D
Wilgus Denies Responsibility.
William J. Wilgus, vice-president ?
! the New York Central, held relonsible
by the Coroner'3 jury, deed
before the New York State Jln.il- j?
iad Commission the blame for the 1
ronx wreck.
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Europe Needs Foods.
An English statistician estimated
iat the importing countries would ,
quire at least (50,000,000 bushels t
< ? J fkA TT ntfA/1 *
VV UCdl dUU 11UU1 11 Will lug Uiiiica ^
,ates during the nest four months.
oman Gets Five Years For Forgery. ^
Miss Ellen Puckett, formerly an ?
aploye In the Agricultural Department
at Washiugton, D. C.P who had
eaded guilty to the charge of forg- "
y, was sentenced by Justice Bernard .
3erve five years in the penitentiary.
iss Puckett was charged with obining
money by forging mortgages p
i nronertv which she did not own. ; ...
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Great Coal Co. Sned.
The Kelly Coal Company, at Diu'.- .!
lie, III., producing about 2.000,1.100
ns annually, has been sold for ?
i,oqm.?q. ?
W*
I / : $
SITS ?I NEWS !
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WASHINGTON.
The United States_-Corernment
ued Mesmin & Co., or jparis ana New
'ork, for $500,000, alleging undervaluations
of imported dress fabrics.
Secretary Taft made plans to go to
he Isthmus to see whether the Gatun
am is practicable; if not the sea- ,
jvel plan must be adopted.
President Roosevelt decided to apoict
Senator J. C. S. Blackburn, of
Kentucky, a member of the Isthmianlanal
Commission.
Central American republics have
een asked to report to the State Deartment
at Washington any violaIons
of netrality with reference to
he war between Nicaragua and Honuras.
Two veto messages of House bills *
rere received from the President in
he House,- one of them against tho
Ziowa Pasture Townsite bill and the
ther against a bill for the relief of
civilian who served in the Civil War.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
ecided that trained or performing v
nimals imported for use or exhibiion
in theatres or menageries are
ntitled to free entry under bond.
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.
The Japanese training squadron,
fhicn has been visiting Honolulu.
las sailed for Hilo, where the officers
rill make a trip to the volcano.
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Plans of Cuban grafters were
oiled by President Roosevelt's ap roval
of the purchase of buildings
lsed by the Cuban Government.
The Philippine Commission will
nove from the capital to Baguio for
he hot season. Governor Smith is to
eave Manila.
At S$n Juan, Porto Rico, the Legslative
Assembly adopted the bill providing
for the abolition of the death
>enalty, thus saving the lives of sev>ral
persons who were awaiting execution.
Right Rev. W. A. Jones was consecrated
Bishop of Porto Rico.
Three hundred Liberals, instead ot
:he thousands expected, took part in
:he cock fight demonstration in Harana,
Cuba. '
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DOMESTIC.
A tornado almost destroyed the
town of Washington, Ark., killing
:wo negroes and injuring several
sther persons.
D. F. Meetze, a Federal agent, be- . >
jan the work of verifying all naturalzation
papers held by Government
ind city employes in New York City.
Anti-suicide bureaus were opened
sy the Salvation Army in all the principal
cities, to save from self-destruc- v
:iqn the despondent sick and impov- .
irished.
Henry W. Conner, president of the
low Louisiana Jockey Club and promnent
in Cotton and Stock Exchange
circles, died in New Orleans.
Sixty-eight cases of firearms for
Nicaragua and Honduras held up at
Mew Orleans by Federal officers have
jeen released. * V ;
The Indiana House of Representa;ives
passed a bill appropriating
$ 50 00 for a statue of General Lew
Wallace, to be placed in Statuary
3all at Washington.
General Grant explained his Philalelphia
speech in which he was reported
to have criticised the President.
Myron J. Hazeltine, a chess au:horlty,
died in Thornton, N. H.,
)ighty-two years old.
Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian Ambassador
to the United -States, told the
Liberal Club fti Buffalo; N. Y., that
Pan-Americanism meant peace among
;he American nations.
Dr. L. W. Bliss, brother of A. T. *
Bliss, late Governor of Michigan, died
From heart disease at San Antonio,
reras. Dr. Bliss was born in 1836 in
Madison County, New York.
Governor Terrell, of Georgia, appointed
Senator A. O. Bacon United
States Senator for the ad interim
:erm.
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Wiscuusiiu uaa ayyi ujji inicu
JOO for a Jamestown Exposition display.
FOREIGN. \
Finland refuses to aid Russia in
irresting revolutionary suspects.
King Edward conferred upon
iauntless Prince Henry the Order of
.he Bath.
Santo Domingo is reported satisfied
ffith'the treaty.
Khorassan's Governor, accused of
:onnivance in the sale of Persian chiliren,
has been dismissed.
Constitutional Democrats assert
:hat they will hold the balance of
lower in the Russian Duma.
TJtioetan trnnnn pvaonatprf Tsifsihar.
md a Chinese garrison advanced to
he city.
The general feeling of alarm over
;he increase of crime in France was
>choed by an interpellation in the
Chamber of Deputies.
The British naval estimates provided
for the building of one battleihip
less if "an understanding beween
the naval powers is reached at
The Hague Conference."
Seventeen persons condemned by
:ourt-martial for participating in the
ecent rising at Tukum, Russia, were
ihot.
Unionists captured the Brigg divison
of Lincolnshire for the first time
ince 1894. .
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
las published an article giving his
easons against objections to discussng
the question of limitation of araarnents
at the nextpeace conference.
The Italian Minister of Public Intrur.tion
announced that Italy would
arry on the excavations at Herculaieum
without foreign aid.
Rosina Brandram, who was princlal
contralto of the Savoy Theatre,
,ondon( is dead.
Five Constitutional Democrats and
ne Radical were returned to the Rusian
Parliament from St. Petersburg.
The Paris Matin declares the docuaents
seized in the Papal Nunciature,
a Paris furnish irrefutable proof that
he Vatican was guilty of interfernce
in the affairs of France.
The Italian Government ordered
he sequestration of the rest of the
ran Dyck paintings, several of which
'ere recently sold to Mr. Morgan.
The Vatican issued another statelent,
saying that the documents'
eized at the Nunciature in Paris hadt
een misrepresented, and denouncing
tie action of the French Government.
The Japanese cruisers Tsukuba and
Ihitose left Yokohama for Jamesawn,
to take part in the naval reiew
there.
The Chinese Ambassador to Ber
n, laug icaeng, iias retuiuuicuucu
tiat the Chinese Government send!
fflcers to Germany to study the,Ger~;
lan arsenal service