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acrSgdPeat , Visited Upon Guatemala's Troops by Salvador Army. TWO THOUSAND SLAIN * Bloody Fracas in Pigmy Republics to Be Stopped By United States. Our Good Offices Welcom> ed By Both Sides. >* r Aorordin?- tr> ?dvirR<s of (Sundav I from San Salvador Saturday night the Salvadorean army again attacked the Guatemalan forces at Platanar and obtained a victory over them. The Guatemalans suffered a loss o*. 2,000 men in killed, wounded and prisoners. * Nicarauga to Remain Neutral. In reply to a request for a statement as to the truth or falsity of reports that 'Xacaragua has assisted in the war against Guatemala, the Associated Press Sunday received the following statement from President Zelaya: "Nicaragua has been, is and will 4 remain neutral. (Signed.) "ZELAYA." Gua:emala, with a strong army, has invaded Honduras and Salvador and l)attles are being fought in both countries. Guatemalan troops are advancing in Honduras. American Diplomats at Wcrk. A Panama special says: United States Ministers Cocmbs, at Guate ' mala City, and Merry, at san Salvador, have approached, respectively, Presidents Cabrera and Escalon in an endeavor to re-establish peace between Guatemala and Salvador. President Cabrera informed Mr. Coombs that he is willing to enter into negotiations for peace provided the United States government will guarantee that further hostilities against Guatemala will cease. Assistant Secretary of State Bacon, on Saturday, cabled instructions to Messrs. Coombs and Merry to renew their efforts to establish permanent peace between Guatemala and Salvador. * Honduras Not Involved. The following dispatch has been received by the Associated Press at New York from President Bonilla of Honduras: "Honduras has not declared war. ? innatamsio invaded territory without previous declaration. > (Signed.) "BOXILLA." Uncle Sam Intervenes. A Washington dispatch says: Both Guatemala and Salvador have accepted the tender of the good offices of this government looking to a settlement of their differences. This Information is conveyed in official dispatches received at the state department Sunday from the American diT plomatic representatives in Guatemala ^ and Salvador, announcing that the two belligerent countries have avail* ed themselves of the tender of the good offices of the United States looking to their approaching each other in a conference having in view an adjustment of their differences, the cessation of hostilities and the bringing about of peace. It is stated that while both Guatemala and 'Salvador have accepted in principle the proposition for a peace conference, the question of arbitration would be a subject of future consideration. The advices regarding the Central American situation were forwarded to the president at Oyster Bay by Acting Secretary of State Bacon, who is in charge of the state department affairs during the absence of Secretary Root. It was stated that the next step looking to peace negotiations is the fixing of the time and place for the meeting of conferees, and that while these matters are being determined the American diplomatic representatives in Guatemala and Salvador will 1)? the mediums through which communications will be exchanged. This procedure may consume some time. WRIT OF ERROR FOR ROSE. Case cf Kansas City Mayor Goes to United States Supreme Court. W. W. Rose, mayor of Kansas City, Kans., has been granted a writ of error by Justice Brewer of the supreme court of the United States, which reverses the decision of the Kansas supreme court, and stays its judgment in fining Mayor Rose $1,000 and demanding that he relinquish his office. Mayor Rose will continue to per form his duties as mayor until the case is acted upon, and it is believed his term of office will expire befora that court decides the case. SALVADOR GENERAL KILLED. Former President of Republic Falls in Fracas With Guatemalans. Regalado, former president of Salvador and the leader of Salvadorean troops in the present conflict with Guatemala, was killed in battle Thursday. The announcement of his death reached the state departrjf*nt through 3. dispatch from United States Minister Merry at San Salvador. W-: / SCRAP NOW LIVELY' 1 Guatemala and Salvador May Have Real Little War, FIGHTING ON THE BORDER With 40,000 Troops Available, Guatemala Seems to Hold Key to the Situation ? Uncle Sam May Act as Peacemaker. A cablegram received at the state department in Washington Friday from Minister Merry, at San Salvador, states that fighting is proceeding on the border line between Guatemala and Salvador, and also that Guatemalan troops have crossed the line into Honduras. This latter is understood to be part of the Guatemalan attack on the fugitives of Regalado's I army after that leaner was killed on j/hursday. From those advices the impression is given in Washington that President Cabreia of Guatemala holds the key to the situation, and the question of war or peace depends upon the success of the efforts which the state department is now making to induce him to forego attacking either Salvador or Honduras in retaliation for the part played in the attempted revolution by the Saivadore ^ troops under Regalado. The state department is informed that CTtbrera has gathered a force of no less than forty thousand men under arms. At the instance of tlie state department the navy department cabled to Commander Mulligan of the Marblehead at Panama to proceed immediately to La Liberia d, on the coast of Salvador, to safeguard American interests. She could arrive at that port Friday or Saturday. There is no other American warships within 2,500 miles of the scene of trouble, so the Marblehead may have to divide her time between Salvadorean and Guatemalan ports. During the day a cablegram was received at the state department from Mr. Brown, secretary of the legation at Guatemala City. He reports contfnued fighting near Conte Pequei, in the neighborhood of the place where Regalado was killed. The aggressive attitude of Salvador toward Guatemala was, Mr. Brown says, really on account of the personal acts of Regalado's troops. Consequently his death has removed the principal obstacle to the restoration of peace. Minister Merry at San Salvador also sent a cablegram to the department stating that Salvador was quite willing to cease hostilities, but complained against the aggressive attitude of Guatemala. Call to Arms by Guatemala. Fresh hostilities have taken plaoe on the border. The invasion of the -1 ? 1? ff?iiro/?firoon trnona I country uy cue oairauwvuu is considered to be a declaration of war. War is accepted by official decree. The country has been placed under martial law and there Is a general call to arms in Guatemala. STEEL TRUST IS FAVORED. Combine Gets Its Slice in Award of Armor Plate Contract. 'Secretary Bonaparte of the navy department announced Friday that the Carnegie and Bethlehem steel companies will be given the contract for the armor of one of the new 16,000 ton battleships at the price named by the Midvale Steel company in their bid. The contract for the armor for the other battleship will go to the Midvale company. The Carnegie and Bethlehem companies are to share equally the contract given to them. The Carnegie and Bethlehem companies, which are controlled by the steel trust, put in much higher bids than the Midvale company, which is an independent concern. Charles M. Schwab went to Washington after the n-ora onnniiTireri in the interest of IJ1UO IT the trust armor plants. Congress provided that the contract should be let to the "lowest responsible bidder." FERTILIZER MEN LOSE OUT. Decision of Court at Richmond is Against Them. In the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company case, at Richmond, Va., Judge Goff denied the writ of habeas corpus, thus sustaining Judge Waddill. Mr. Tinsley, representing the Virginia defendants, was remanded to the custody of the marshal. Judge Waddiil's decision was that the case should be tried in the jurisdiction of the Tennessee court where the indictments were brought. Notice of an appeal to the supreme court of the United States was given. IMPURE MEATS CONDEMNED. Health Inspectors at Philadelphia "Clean Out" Cold Storage Plants. Inspectors of the bureau of health at Philadelphia Wednesday concluded the condemnation and destruction of 33,000 pounds of impure meats found in the cold storage plants of the Delaware Freezing company. The stuff was carted away as fast as it was condemned, and turned over to a fertilizing plant t. ' - 'V >; i CHILD LABOR MEASURE ' Is Again passed Overwhelmingly by Georgia House of Representatives, j Approval by Senate Assured. The Bell child labor bill was passed ! by the Georgia house of repreeenta- I lives Monday just before the adjournment of the morning session by a vote j of 12-5 to 2. The bill was passed without material amendment, such amendment as it receive being recommended by its author. It is assured of passage in the senate, inasmuch as it is identical in its terms with a bill introduced in that body a few days ago as the joint act of twentythree senators. The Perry amendment, confining to j eight hours a day the employment of j children under 16 years of age, was j lost by a vote of 61 ayes to 70 noes, I Messrs. Alexander of DeKalb, Coving- { ton of Colquitt, Judge Perry of Hall, and others, urged the passage of the amendment as wise and humane. Mr. Covington, in explaining his j vote, said the time was not far distant when children over 16 years and children under 16 years would not work over eight hours in a day, j law or no law, which sentiment was greeted with wild applause. The principle features of the bill j are shown in the following extracts: j That from an after the approval j of this act, nc child under ten years j of age shall be employed or allowed j to labor in or about any factory j or manufacturing establishment with- j in this state, under any circumstances, j That on and after January 1, 1907, no child under twelve years of age, shall be so employed, or allowed to j labor, unless such child be an or- | phan and has no other means of sup- i port, or unless a widowed mother, j or an aged or disabled father, is dependent upon the labor of such child. That on and after January 1, 1908, no child under fourteen years of age shall be employed or allowed to labor in or about any factory or manufacturing establishment wifhin this state between the hours of 7 p. m. and 6 a. m. That on and after January 1, 1908, no child under fourteen years of age shall be employed or allowed to labor in or about any factory or manufacturing establishment within this state, unless he or she can write his or her name and simple sentences, and shall have attended school ior uiree months each year until each child shall have' passed the public scht?ol age, six weeks of which school attendance shall be consecutive. That it shall be unlawful for any owner, superintendent, agent or any other person acting for or in behalf of any factory or manufacturing establishment to hire or employ any child unless there is first provided and placed on file in the office of such employer an affidavit signed by the parent, guardian or person standing in parental relation thereto, certifying to the age and date of birth of such child, and other facts required in this act. Any pesson knowingly furnishing a false affidavit as to the age, or as to any other facts required by this act, shall be deemed guilty of a/misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished as prescribed m section 1039 of the penal code of "Georgia, 1895. That the affidavit and certificates required in this act shall be open to inspection by the grand juries of any county where such factory or manufacturing establishments are located. That any person, or agent, or representative of any firm or corporation who shall violate any provision - " ' * J + ' of this act snau De neemeu suubj of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished as prescribed in section 1033 of the penal code of Georgia, 1S93. Any parent, guardian or other person standing in parental relation to a child, who shall hire or place for employment or labor in or about any factory or manufacturing establishment within this state, a child in violation of any provision of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. REAPPORTIONMENT ASKED. Governor Urges Convict Fund for New Georgia Counties. Governor Terrell has forwarded to the legislature a special message urging legislation whereby the new Georgia counties created at the last session of the general assembly may secure an apportionment of the educational fund arising from convict hire. The law governing the distribution of the convict hire became a statute in 1904 and provided the apportionment of the fund for five years. There was no provision for the distribution of the fund in the new counties. STANDARD OIL ENTRAPPED. Moody Thinks He Has Sufficient Evidence Against Octopus. Basing his opinion upon the testimonye already submitted to the federal grand jury of the Cleveland, Ohio, district, Attorney General Moody believes that the government has at last secured the evidence which will lead to bringing the Standard-Oil company to its knees. MOB IS ARRAIGNED Nineteen Men Haled to Court in North Carolina, I ON CHARGE OF LYNCHING Denfendants Accused of Murder of J. V. Johns:n, a White Man?Stiff Charge is Delivered by the Presiding Judge. A special term of Union county, North Carolina, superior court con vened at Monroe, Monday, for the trial of the following alleged lynchers of John V. Johnson at Wadesboro on May 20th: John McLaurin, Tom Adams, Zekd" Lewis, Joe J. Meacham, Clyde C. Bowman, John Jones, Elmer Dunn, Lester Johnson, John W. Nevins, B. F. Timmons, Ottis Martin, Fred Dunn, May 'Gulledge, Lewis Adams, Jim S'wink, Frank Graham, Willi C. Dunn, "Willi A. Nevins and Will Dew. Judge Thomas J. Shaw presided. When the jury had been called into the box and his honor had put the usual questions as to taxes, etc., Judge Shaw said: "It is a matter of common knowledge, gentlemen, that this is a special term of court, called for the trial of citizens of Anson county charged with lynching. If any of you have formed and expressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the do- j fendants hold up your hands." Two jurors were excused and the judge continued: "The reason I have asked these questions, gentlemen, is that from newspaper reports, I learn that parties have been in this county seeking to mould public opinion, either for or against the defendants, and I want to know if any of you gentlemen have been approached on the subject." In charging the grand jury Judge Shaw said: "There is no reason why we should deal with this question with gloved hands. I had just as well face it squarely. The charges against these men overshadows all the other charges on the docket, and I don't know what else is on the docket." He emphasized then the oath they had taken and elucidated the crime of perjury. The only escape for the guilty men is through perjury. So help him God, he declared to the jury, if justice should miscarry in this case, he (the Judge) would not be responsible for it. He described the ljmchers of Johnson as a mob of cowards and satirized their claim to good citizenship; he warned the jury i ?-j??i jinflnonoos and said I against iui^iup&i iuuuvu^V,M v.? that the issue here was clearly drawn between law and lawlessness, and that the men who participated in that mob "are guilty of murder in the first degree." With the conclusion of the charge the grand jury retired to consider the indictment against the alleged lynchers. At the afternoon session four true bills were returned and one no bill, five cases being considered. Motion to quash the indictment was made i and argued, and decision reserved. | Both sides are represented by able attorneys, and it is evident that the case will be * fought hard. The trial is being held in Union county, having been removed from Anson, the county in which the lynching occurred. ROAD HELD RESPONSIBLE. Fast Running Caused Big Wreck at Salisbury, England. The coroner's jury investigating the cause of the wreck of the Plymouth Express at Salisbury, England, July 1, resulting in the death of twenty-seven persons, found that the disaster was caused by too high a rate of speed. Counsel for the London and Southwestern railroad announced that the railway accepted full responsibility for the accident and all the legal consequences. FOMENT REPORTED IN BRAZIL. The Insurgents Start Insurrection and Fearful Carnage Results. The London Leader's correspondent at Lisbon says that the insurrection in Matto Grosso, Brazil, is swelling to huge proportions. The insurgents, it is reported, have organized a large army and are marching on Rio Janeiro and already have captured several cities. General Riberoe, with 40,000 federal troops, has been sent against the revolutionists. Fearful carnage is reported and the killed are said to be already more than 4,000. TAGGART WINS DECISION. Court Refuses to 'Appoint Receiver for His Hotel. Judge Thomas B. Buskirk, at Paoli, Ind., Monday, sustained the third section of the demurrer of the French Lick Springs and West Baden Hotel companies against the quo warranto of the state f-cr a temporary receiver and a temporary injunction against gambling at the resorts. v.'; :p? ' /> " ' fPSPf A Naughty Girl. Sometimes when I :ini naughty 1 And sent away to bed. My bedstead heaves a mighty siga j And shakes its walnut head. And. as I He and look about. What do you think I see? My little yellow booties Sticking out their tongues at me! ?Augusta Kortreeht, in Good Housekeeping. I The Flight of Birds. The course of flight is a distingufshing character of many birds. The grouse rises gradually while flying in a straight course; the woodcock rises to a height of several feet, or even yards, then flies straight away; the cuckoo's flight is also in a straight line, but peculiarly arrowlike, being graceful and silent, the long slender tail and body of the bird still further suggesting an arrow. A number of the birds, notably the brown thrasher and the song sparrow, progress in short flights, as from bush to bush, with a queer, eccentric or bobbing motion as if their flapping tails were a great hindrance. A Wilson snipe flies in a zig-zag line; a goldfinch in long undulations or bounds. All of these and many other ways of flying can be indicated by dotted lines in the notebook, supplemented by such words as "sailing," "rapid," "slow," "heavy," or "graceful" flight, and "rapid," "slow," "silent" or "clattering" wingbeats; the wings of the grouse hum, those of the woodcock and the mourning dove whistle.? From "Nature and Science" in St. Nicholas. Blind Man's Buff by Profiles. When this game is played with care and some little art, it is very rm. amusing. me uuuu-111a.11 uucs uui have his eyes bandaged; he needs them all and his wits besides. A white cloth is hung against the wall in the same way as for magic lantern pictures. The blind-man is seated on a stool low enough to prevent his own shadow from being thrown on the cloth. At some distance behind him is placed, on a high table or other suitable support, a single lamp, and all the other lights are put out. When all is ready the persons in the party form a sort of procession and pass in a line, one after the other between the lamp and the back of the blind-man, who is forbidden to turn his head. The light of the lamp,* being intercepted by each of the persons who pass before it, makes upon the white cloth a succession of shadows very clearly defined. As the shadows pass before him the blind-man is obliged to name aloud the person whose portrait he imagines he sees in profile, and the mistakes made cause much amusement. Each one has the privilege of changing his appearance as much as possible by stooping, limping, making faces, or trying in any way to make iin^AnAomi7ahlo T?r>rfoftc mnv UXUiO^ll UUiW'WgmauwAVi 4. V4*v*VM ? ? j be given by the person guessed if de-' sired.?Philadelphia Record. Ruby. She was playing in the sand at the back of the house; at least so every one thought. There was company expected that day, and it was such a help for Ruby to amuse herself! When at last the work was done, mamma thought of the child and wondered where she was. She went to the kitchen door, then out on the front porch, calling "Ruby! Ruby!" but there was no answer. For a while the little one had thought it great fun to play all by herself. But bye and ble she grew lonely. She thought of Grace and Tommy at school. Then she dropped her shovel and slipped away. Her hat was lying on the ground, but she did not notice that. The teacher heard a strange noise outside. She opened the door and saw the little girl standing on the porch. Her hair was in her eyes; there were little streaks of dirt on her chubby face. Her dress was torn and cnilprl She looked?as indeed she was? like a runaway. "I corned," she said calmly, and walked in, seating herself at her brother's side. When the spelling-class was called, she arose and marched up with the rest of the children. Just then mamma tapped at the door and said, "Is Ruby here?"?Rena Reynolds, in Youth. The Real Value. Young people must, every now and then, hear it said or see it written that all the real value in literature can be put upon a small shelf. That is to say, the really important part of all 11 - *- - ? iXX? ?. ?> f A Arl i'? A t?LQX IS Wrilieii is cuuunucu w a itij few good books, all the rest being either unimportant or different ways of saying the same things that have been said before. The statement, of course, is not true of it be taken liter- ( ally. There are certainly many hundreds, perhaps thousands, of 1 books that contain original thoughts or experiences that are truly valu- ' able; but, generally speaking, the I best part of all that has been written i is to be found in a few volumes. To i understand how this is possible, we : must remember that nearly all rules < are the same as other and simpler < rules. In arithmetic, for example, the < I . . -.^1 whole science consists of only four simple ways of treating numbers. We can add, subtract, multiply and divide and that it all we can do to numbers. The rest of the book is only the working out of these four articles. Thus, all of the arithmetic could easily be put into a little page that one could carry in the vest pocket All behavior, ail right living, is also set forth in a few simple laws. These illustrations will show what is meant by saying that all literature is contained in a few great books. The Bible, and the works of a few famous poets and essayists, contain all hu? III it II VYlSUUlii, itllU tiicoc a ic niuiiu the reach of every purse. ? ?4 Nicholas. Barnaby and Graycoat. Once there was a donkey named Graycoat. He was a good donkey, when he wanted to be, but he never wanted to be good more than once or twice a year. He belonged to a man named Barnaby. One morning }'J Barnaby awoke and went to harness Graycoat. Graycoat was very amiable indeed, and trotted out with the wag- ' on as gently as a lamb. "This is fine," thought Barnaby, "I will be '-3 early .to market." But just as he finished thinking it, Graycoat stopped. "What is the matter?" asked Barn- $jj aby. \'ff "I want two cf those roses," said Gray lock, "one on each side of my head." "Nonsense!" said Barnaby. "Go "I won't go on," said Graycoat, "un- i| less you give me the roses." <3r> Pflrnahv crnt rinwn anrJ frjlVP him the roses. They made Graycoat look very fine and he was so pleased that he went .^jj again quite fast. "I will get to market in time yet," Jjj thought Barnaby to himself. "This is pretty good, isn't it?" But just as '3 his thoughts got to the question mark, ' and before he had time to answer .M himself, they came to the cross-roads . >3 and Graycoat stopped. "What's the' matter now?" asked Barnaby. "I'm hungry," said Graycoat, "and jA I'll take the wrong road if you don't get me some blackberries." So Barnaby had to get down and VJ? waste ten minutes picking blackber- ' ries. When Graycoat had eaten the ij blackberries, he went on again. "This is all right," said Barnaby,.;.f| after they had gone another mile, "I'll ; ^ get to market before it closes." But ,3jfl at that instant Graycoat stopped. "I'm hungry again," he said. "Give ^ me some straw." "I haven't any," said Barnaby. 1^1 "I'm going to buy some at the mar- ,-Jl ket." ; . "Then give me your hat," said M Graycoat. "I'll eat that." "Indeed I won't give you my hat!"' cried Barnaby. "Then I won't go on," said Gray- ' ^ coat So Barnaby gave Graycoat his hat, ' and Graycoat ate it up?every bit of it Then he went on again, but not ' %% very quickly, and he jogged into the M marketplace just as every one was' leaving. "Now you see," said Barnaby, "we are late." ; "I don't care," said Graycoat "Now we must go home again," ',3 said Barnaby, and he turned Graycoat 4 around. Graycoat was good for about fifteen minutes, and then he saw some ' '% lovely red apples hanging on a tree. ||j "Unless you get me some of the appies," he said, "I won't go on." "I don't care," said Barnaby, "I am in no hurry." So Graycoat waited about half an |f hour and Barnaby took a comfortable nap. Then Graycoat went on again. "Never mind," he said, "I know , '% what I'll do." So he went on till he came to the cross-roads, and then he . '|j said, "If you don't get me come of those peaches up there, I'll take the . wrong road." "I don't care," said Barnaby, "only you won't have any place to sleep to- % if ..A.. lAef " illglJl IL JKJ U ZgflM So Gray coat changed his mind and 3p went on. He was pretty good the rest , of the way home, and he really did y-3s feel quite hungry when he got to the stable again. He was just thinking of his nice bin of straw when Barnaby said: "I'm sorry I haven't any straw A for you. We got to the market too " J late to buy any." And he left Gray* coat by himself. Graycoat thought a good deal that ?: evening. And the next morning there wasn't in all the country a nicer, gentier, sweeter, kinder, or more obedient donkey than Graycoat.?Doris Webb, .' J in Children's Magazine. Wood Boring Bees. The other day I was watching a strong colony of wood-boring bees, - \ % which are not leaf-cutters. They are little bigger than grains of rice, but fj much that they did was very interesting. For instance, when the hole was finished and stored, the bee closed it over with a film something like that which a spider spins. She then ^ brought, one by one, little crystalline np-hhies. which she elued. to the num ber of about six, in the middle of the film, and just over the hole. I can Dnly imagone that this is done In order to prevent other bees from boring the post just in that spot. In that :ase, it may either be a positive bar, Dr by way ?f a notice: "Please don't ; rS dig here."?London News. , .o: