AFFAIRS JUST DRIFTIN8 QoveraB at Awaits Kattla's Sefly With lairnte Aasicty. wmi. BE WA* on PEACE VE1V SOON. N* DtofsKbn IU*i Bms Rtctl»*S la Wast> la ik: Lati Ft* Oa;t EUkcr Iraai

kaa*r al LoaSaa Tkr*««| Mack AAdllkiaal Ufkl aa Ike S-laaliaa.

SKAU IIRTTI RATE; HUM LIVINQ. Ck'cafa Praia*>*r Blaawi Lara al Laur;

far Maar Saak FaarilWa.

Chicago l Special).—To the high Mandard ol living today ii the alarming decrease in the birth rate m the United States was the declaration of Prol. H. 1. Davenport, professor o( sociology at

•he University of Chicago.

In speaking to a clast Professor Davenport said the American birth rate would soon be almost nothing as compared with that of European stations, if the present Inxury of home life is kept

up or increased.

•'Americans will not have children if thqs cannot afford to support them in

Washington. D. Q (Special).—United States Minister Griscom reports to

lb* State Department from Tokyo that ! haSoTaaid t^'Profei»or~T^hive' there has been no change in the situa- | to follow every fashion and spend their turn there relative to the* Russian ne- foolishly. Many men with salFoliations. Imm.t .nlorou i, ishib.ltd. ! * "Vi.”' , , not jnarry. \V omen today must have

but the Japanese are awaiting with pa- everything they want, ticnce ior the decision of Russia. | J ' Although he called for another pur- i NEWS IN SflORT ORDER

pose. Sir Mortimer. Durand, the British |

ambassador, had an inl„™,,l lalk with Ll|I „ Coadnitd I.r

Mr. Loomis, the acting secretary of

State, about affairs in th^ far East. No Kaptl KeMWg. dispatches haxe been received here- in . Psneitk.

the last lew days either from lhe foreign Dr Athbtl P . Grinnell. of the Unioffice or th^ American embassy at Lon- versity-of Vermont, secured a verdict don throwing much additional light on • f° r Wi^.soo damages against Edwin the situation, but it is known that the I Werton in New York, who had him

, . arrested as a swindler.

Japanese government is awaiting the ar- Seventeen indictments were found by rival of the Russian reply with "intense j the grand jury that investigated the anxiety.” ' charges of boodling in Kansas City.

The "British ambassadors throughout ]. Bonier was sottenccd in Buf-

! lalo to be electrocuted during the week

the far Eastern negotiations has been closely advised on both sides oT the

. Fowler, leading r

"When japan decides to take action.” he added, "die will announce it frankly to Russia and the rest of the world.” According to Baron HayashL the sitnation is unchanged. He continues to take the glo<f liest view of the situa-

Bcatiat Ik* Death Trust. Chicago (Special).—The end of'the “death trust" is m sight, according to a statement made by Secretary Pritchard, of die City Health Department. Mr. Pritchard announced that within 48 hours the medical profession of Chicago will be supplied with antitoxin serum at a premium far below that of the al leged trust's prices. What the sources are from which the Health Department expects to secure the supply Secretary Pritchard was not prepared to say, but every effort is being made to frustrate the attempt of the three antitoxin manufacturing firms 10 form a monopoly at the expense of human life. B•oSlers to Ike Bar. Kansas City (Special).—The grand jury which for the .past month his been investigating charges of boodling Kansas City. Kan., in connection witlT the Board of Education in the appointment of teachers and the awarding of school contracts, and the city officials m the protection of gambling and illicit saloons, practically finished its work and. ii is said, has decided to return 17 indictments. Although the citiaens' committee which was formed some time ago to push the investigation urged the grand jury to contihuc its work. Attorney General Coleman, who has had charge of the jory, declined. Arrests Fsllsw a ItsM-Up. Jacksonville. Fla. (Special) .—S. A. Petty and M. Petty, charged with holding up and dynamiting the SeAoard Air Line passenger tram at Sanderson January 17, have been captured. Vi arrested the men had dynamite in their possession They have been identified by the engineer and baggageman. The United State* authorities will charge ■fbern whh firing into a mad coach and jeopardizing the tile of the mail agent. Ts Vacdaats Catvew * Berlin (By Cable.)—Every calf in Germany will be vaccinated upon reaching its third month wish specially prepared tuberculosis bacilli, taken from husnaa brings, if the proposals of Prof. Behring are accepted.

1 New York

| Empire Theater Stock Company,

——- t nutted suicide in Columbus, O.

St. Petersburg.—The necessity of an i Harry Landon. arrested in South exchange of views between Russia and ‘ Norwalk. Ct., for passing counterfeit

the other powers interested regarding 1 com, committed suicide,

the application of their rights in Man- I V incenzo Roccho. an Italian contrac-

efcuria. "so as to avoid misunderstandings and harmonize the interests of Russia and the other powers in that prov-

ince,” is emphasized in Russ. This paper says it learns ■anthcrita-

tivcly that the announcement that Russia has recognized the inviolability of the xights acquired by foreign powers in Manchuria under existing treaties has no connection with the ratification of the commercial treaty between the United States' and China or the JapaneseChmese treaty. The Rnss also denies that Russia has givr-i her assent to the ratification of these^treaties. "because, as China is not a vassal to the state, she' has perfect liberty "t^ conclude any

treaty." /

"Nevertheless.” adds the Russ, "foreign powers must take into account the Russian occupation of Manchuria, which, although it does not eliminate the authority of the Chinese government, places certain restrictions Am th< exercise of that authority which eannot escape the notice of foreign repr^ •entatives who wish to enter into relw tions with the Chinese administration

of that province.”

London.—There is no confirmation here of the reports that Japan has occupied Masampho. Baron Hayashi. the Japanese minister, not only discredited them, but said that the Japanese govern^, mem had previously decided not to > teJie 1 any half measures, or any sieps-wBich. could be construed as bring prejudicial to the negotiations, so long as they arc

PANIC IN A SKYSCRAPER E*cilia* Flra as* Mlracaloaa Escapes

la Masoak Temple.

MANY- P RSON’S INJURED IN RUSH. All Occapaa* *1 the Bit BaMlai Etcayi Witfcaat StrUas Irjary Tprea|h Ik* Brav. ,*<v al Ik: E «valar Mta. Wka RamalaU al Tkrlr Peals, Cperat.ai tka Car* WkUa Deast ClaaSa af Saak* FUM tk* BaMtaf. Cltfa^j. III. (Special).—Fire in the Mastarfc Temple here caused a panic among the 4.000 occupants of the building and damaged the stock and fixture* o( tenants to the extent ofvffzo^oo All occupants of the building escaped without serious injury through the bravery of the elevator men, who remained at their posts, operating their cars while dense clouds of smoke filled the building. The fire broke otit in the suite of five rooms on the fifth floor occupied by Robert Fricdlander ft Co, manufacturers of

X-ray apparatus.

A lighted match carelessly throw-n by an employe into a pile of excelsior lying in a comer of the packing room is believed to have started the fire. ^ There was a large number of X-ray icuum tubes stored in the company’s rooms and these exploded the moment the heat readied them. Robert Fricdlander. senior member of the firm, rcal-

of the | >*ed the danger from these tubes and

orked until overcome by smoke throwing them out of the window. The fire spread rapidly from the packing room to the other rooms and in a few minutes the entire suite .was in flames and the light shaft of the building was filled

with names.

The occupants of the building, with the memory of the Iroquois Theater holocaust, which occurred but one-half iquare away, fresh in their minds, were alarmed when clouds of smoke filled every floor and rushed to the elevators Many women fainted in the scramble to

F-eld

request for

1 appropriation of

of Louisville, died of heart disease. A fine specimen of Icthyosaurus'was

found in South America.

Three men'are dead, three will probably die and seven others Were seriously

mjured as the result of the explosion at | ^"f tI to V ''the" ekvatori!' bm ^ were

the Cambria Steel Company s plant at ^riously iniured. The large building . „ ----- —. - Johnstown, Pa. was emptied within half an hour aftc-: ,0 ,he Hon ‘ e ,rom ‘he War DepanFormer Judge Alfred Hug*, the Nes 1 tbe fire wa , discovered. Hundreds of , . . . , tor of Camden county bar ; was ace- ] nlcn an d women groped their way . A eoramumeation from Genera! Chaf- !

IROQUOIS RtfiPONfl.IUTY. *U*ax«r F*w*rs Btaat* ft* Tragedy •* ft*

Chicago (Special).—Harry J. Powers, one of the "resident owners and associate managers” of the Iroquois Theater. took the stand as a witness before

the Coroner's Jury.

Mr. Powers said the Iroquois Theater had no fire apparatus * cause the house fireman. Sailers, had not ordered it, as was Sailer's duty. He also placed responsibility on the Fuller Construction Company, which, he said, was supposed to be constructing th* building according

to law.

Manager W. J. Davis, when called to the aland, said that a few davs'before the theater opened he had talked with Building Commissioner Williams after the latter had inspected the'theater, and said that Mr. Williams declared that it was the safest and most complete theater building he had ever seen. LIVEWASBIN6T0N AFFAIRS S *iifi:*Bl Aclioa of Dr. Herru Coloablu Ckirge. Dirty Mtuey May Be Aka.Ukt*. To abolish dirty money a hearing will be given by the House Banking Committee this week. No longer able to resist the demand of bankers throughout the country for dean bills, members of the House will make a strong endeavor to secure legislation at this sesston abolishing the use of dirty money. A bill has been introduced providing that when a bank has accumulated $1000 in bills it can forward such bills to the Treasury for redemption. The Government is to pay tbe charges for shipment both ways. Some time ago a bill was received from Cuba which was found full of microbes. Instances are numerous where the Treasury has received filthy money to be disinfected and later the office had to be disinfected.

LIVES LOST BY FLOOD Thirty-Seve* Killed aad Maay Hcrt la

AN ALABAMA TOWN IS WRECKED.

la ft* MMI* af ft* Nix hi lb* Mara Sweeps Tkraafk MaaadsriUe-Peaple Crashes la Death la Ibt Bala* af Ti:lr Hatars-Depal aa* Ha el DeMrayea—Freight Cars B awa Frati the Tract*.

Tuscaloosa. Ala. (Special)—The most disastrous cyclone that ever swept over this section visited Moandville. Ala., a town of 300 inhabitants. 15 mile* south of Tuscaloosa, at 1 o’clock

MRL BECHTEL ACQUITTED. Mather al Msrfcrt* Qirl free* By ATaatawa

Jary.

Allentown. Pa. (Special^.—Mrs. Catheiine Bechtel, the aged mother of Mabel Bechtel, who was found_ murdered last October, was ari]tf?tVcif crf'being an accessory to the crime. Her trial occupied nine days and the jury deliberated an hour before rendering the verdict. The gray-haired woman received the news of Iter acquittal with tears and expressions of joy. She was immediately released from custody and went to her home, accompanied by her tons and daughters. Martha, her youngest daughter, and Jfer sons, John and Charles, are under indictment on a similar charge, but their trial* have hern (Ketponed until the April term of court.

ROBBERS SET SSO.RN.

Twenty-eight persons were^plled and more than too injured. Every business house in tbe town except a small drug

store was destroyed.

The cyclone (truck the town from

the southwest. Its path was a quar-1 f xpres*

ter of a mile wide.

Following is a list of the white per- j sons who were killed. j San Luis Obispo. Cal. (Special).— E. P. Seymour, of Nashville. Tenn, j Southern Pacific train No. 9, which left who accepted a position as telegraph I San Luis Obispo at 10.40 P. M. for San

afe i* Taken Frcm Sub set

Limited.

operator at the railroad station only last evening. A. H. Warren, ol Birmingham, employed by the Alabama Grocery Com-

pany.

J. H.-Redmond, of Nashville. Robert Powers, of Tuscaloosa. Miss Nettie Farley, of Tuscaloosa. The negro dead are: W. N. Miles; wile and six children. Albert Holstein, wife‘and three chil-

dren.

Isaac Holstein, wife and three chil-

dren.

Five other negroes yet unidentified.

Francisco, was robbed of the expres 1 safe on Questa grade, about six miles

northeast of tht* city.

Messenger Sullivan, hi charge of the express car. had occasion to leave the car wrest of tunnel No. 6. and when he returned he found the door burst open and the safe gone. The safe is said to have contained about $80,000 Officer* from this dty as soon as notified went to the scene to search for the robbers. San Francisco. —At the offices ol j Weiis-Fargo ft Co, in this city, little inj formation regarding the robbery was ole 1 tained. It was admitted that the safe ; of Messenger T. Sullivan had been take-i I during his temporary absence from the

TiV MMS'S V j-niii Wot!;>'• •s ■>(a, ,t th, unoa.lr mioccd: ■ i ^ Compm*

. Grubbs, of Kentucky. Griffin, sprained back.

Mrs. R. T. Griffin, arm broken. Lee Griffin, badly bruised. A. B. Griffin, eyes torn out.

Mr. Farley, blinded.

Mrs. Farley, face cat and ankle

II MIIU WUUK-II ICMUK-U uieii — - ; — .

dentally asphyxiated in his bedroom in ; through the smoke and came down the , ,ec accompanies tbe request, in which , Camden. N. J, by the fumes escaping M ,; r( hr declares field maneuvers to be of ' broken

fr ? n ' l0Vf t r. v. 1 That the damage to property and in-. Per« professional valne. It is the gen-; Mrs. F. T. Gailey, badly lacerated.

Ex-Alderman James O. McCool and j ury lo individuals was not greater wa- cral scheme, he ways! to hold the ma- I A b Taylor leg broken

ex-City Clerk Isaac F. Lenoreaux, ac- probably due largely to tbe efficiency of I neuvers in two of the four military di- | Mr . U c Can^» breast crushed, cased 1b Grand Rapids. Mich, of accept- the fire drill of.the employe*. When the ' ''‘ions ol the copntry each year. Dur-; The names of the injured negroes

mg bribes, changed their pleas of not great bell at The top of the rotunda ; |ng the present year they are to be held have not obtained, guilty to guilty. . . ; sounded the alarm of firC every janitor, in the Atlantidand ftxeifie f ^ ^ .

The cyanide mill of the United States - engineer and fireman in the building re-

- . — engineer and fireman in the building reReduction and Refining Company, north ^ponded, and long before the fire deof Florence, Col. the largest in, the partment h*d reached the scene the world, was destroyed by fire. Loss ; j emple Fire Brigade had attached htAe $100,000. I to the standpipes, which extend from the The stock warehouses of the Shelby j basement to the roof of the structure Tube Steel Company at Shelby, O, were and eight streams of water were turned

destroyed by fire.

upon tbe conflagration by the volunteer

firemen.

The fire department used but little ofits hose, the budding equipment being

called '

the Atlanta and Pacific divisions and : Surgeons'were rushed to Moundville m 1905 in the Northern and Southern | fronl Greensborb and Tuscaloosa,

divisions. Jt isvalso proposed - - -

reticent. The report that the amount taken aggregated about $8o,coj was denied and the statement made that the conftnts of the purloined safe were of little value. No definite figures, how-

ever, were given.

KILLED IN HOTEL WRECK:

ItidtB.

The third anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria was observed in England, the King and the Querei and other members oi the royal family at-

ISH5 JSS". issa. “rL'ES- - •' the English Church in Berlin and nn- , T *” c Feapa. veiled tablets in- memory ol Queen Vic- j Marion, Ind. (Special).—In an explo-

fan " hich Seitz Hotel

Alsatian priUt has revived the animos- three people were killed, two fatally h«*t ities growing out of the’Franco-Prus- land ten seriously injured, sian War. and a pro-Alsatian demon-1 n* ; n j ur cd were all guests of the i" " ,M » a- *■: to,,!. Tl, tqtofa, b errfi.ri „ m. rest ol 00 persons. , ... . . . . The Sultan-of Turkey ordered that tural gas, which escaped into the basegeneral amnesty be granted the Bui- ; ment from a pipe line running near tbe

garians and Macedonians who have been hotel

J.niop.ij^ in ito db-1 ^ , two . w b**.

the dis-

turbances of last summer. , , The chief of the bacteriological labo- I having five butiness rooms on the first

{Story of the Russian Imperial Jnsti- • K "" 1

BedloetL Ind. (Special).—Tbe body of Miss Sarah Schaefer, teacher of Latin in the BWford High School, was tomid in a carriage house. She had heer. assaulted and robbed and the body Ijpdly mui»Iated. Tbe appearance of the shed indicated « terrific struggle, Mia* Schaeicr'camc here from Elkhart. Ind., a Year ago and was much admired. There was much excitement over the nwrder and bloodhounds will be put. on the seem

tulc of Experimental Medicine died at Fort Alexander from the plaghe. # The Middle European Economic Society was formally organized in Berlin to wage commercial war on America. Secretary of State Gromofl was wounded in the right hand in a duel

near Budapest.

Lieut. Prince Prosper von Arenbcrg of Germany, who was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for the murder of a native suspected of being a British spy while engaged in tbe colonial service in German Southwest Africa, has been granted a new trial it being doubtful whether he it pane. The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech at a banquet, said (he Somaliland campaign had proved more costly than anticipated and thaRhe was afraid he would not be able to propose to Parliament a remission of taxa-

tion.

Kenna's Somali Infantry had a brush with the Mad Mullah's forces near Eilinaade, killing 50 spearmen. The Far East Japanese railway men have been attacked by Koreans along the Seoul-Fu-xan Railway, and the Korean authorities have been notified that if the disorders are not stopped Japanese troops will be sent for that purpose. The answer of Russia to Japan's latest note will it is said, be dispatched in two day*, and the Russian view, as made known in Paris, is that the real issue is the maintenance of white supremacy in Northern Asia. The United Stale* government quietly made inquiries of the foreign powers with a view to learning whether any-

press of China is determined, sary to fight for the freedom of Manchuria from foreign control. A' Russian squadron. mcludmH battleship, a cruiser and six torpedo-boat destroyers, sailed from Suez for (he Far East.

Pig lead was advanced %3 a ton. ‘Nearly all thd professionals are bull*. Coffee, sugar, cotton, wheat and stocks are all moving upward. European capitalists were induced to buy securities on the more hopeful outlook in tbe far fast. Amalgamated Copper directors declared'tne regular quarterly dividend of one-half of I per cent. Tbe Southern Pacific has sold fSxno.xi of its 454 per cent, bonds at gB to tro large banking bouses.

floor, the hotel occupying the second floor and having about 30 guests. The outer walls were blown out, the second floor falling on the first with the roof on it. The guests were under the w reck, which at once ignited. They were asleep in their rooms when the explo-

sion occurred.

Rescuers had great difficulty in takin| the injured from the wreck. The gai could not be shut off and fed the fire, which continued to gain headway. TRAINS COLLIDE ON CURVE. Freight Cars va ft: Praasy.vista Wrecked—

Takes Fire.

Altoona. Pa. (Special).—An eastbound freight train collided head-on with a westbound freight at the Horseshoe Curve on the * Pennsylvania Railroad and as a result two engines, a cab and 11 car* were wrecked. The wreckage at once took fire and burned fiercely; A hurry cal) was sent to this city, and a fire engine of tbe city depart men: has gone to the scene. Bad* H a KM the Prea'dcaL New York (Special).—E. A. Eri a baker, who claimed that mystic influences were at work on him through the agency of his stomach, bidding him Vi!I the President, was committed to Bellevue Hospital for examination as .0 Ms sanity, trier, who was arrested after writing a long rambling letter to Police Commissioner McAdoo, greeted the officers as "deliverers from hi* bondage.”

New York (Special).—Captain Nelson, of the supervisors’ tug Lamont, reports at 7.30 the steamer Waceamaw, from Georgetown, S. C- while coming np the swash channel abreast the Rome r ran «J6wn the fishing schooner Julia Graham, carryitw away a part of the rigging and did other damage. The schooner was picked up and towed to

New York by the tug Ariota.

. Sharon. Pa. (Special)- — Reports which have juft reached here state that tbe Sharpiville bridge has been swept

e when it fell. Tbe current is very at that point aad tbe four men d deeperately for a time

crease the number of troops participating to 40.000. from 10.000. and the time

likewise to be lengthened. T* Prek: Saeet Cbsrgs.

The^Scnate Committee on Privileges and Elections decided to investigate tne charges made against Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, in connection with the demand for his expulsion from the Senate and authorized Senator Julius C Burrows (Rep.. Mick), chairman of the committee, to present a resolution in the i Senate permitting the committee to send for witnesses and documents. The committee did not attempt tp decide at present how extensive ihe inquiry should be. Some of the members express the opinion that ijhen the investigation is once entered upon it will be impossible .to prevent opening the doors wide and going into ail the points thoroughly. They agree it is wise to leas e the extent of the work to be done

to future developments. ■uciaa's New Cqual BCL

Senator Morgan caused surprise by introducing a bill which specifically recognizes tbe independence of the Republic of Panama, provides for its annexation to the United States and for the construction of the waterway. His colleagues do not think Mr. Morgan would vote for his own bill, and attribute it* introduction to a •desire on the part of the Senator from Alabama to complicate

the situation by giving the people of! molished. Later he

the new Republic to understand that the •"'"re"

United States intends to annex it.

Salma. Cal.—The Snnset Limited trair on the Southern Pacific, which left Sat Prancisco at 6 o'clock P. M.. wa* held up by robbers between Paso Robles and San Ardo. The engineer, so the report says, pulled up at tbe sight of a red lifdit displayed as a danger signal, wher the trainmen were overpowered and th» I robbers forced an entrance into the ex-

were Wo'wn^d^ds’of f^TroST^'r i ™nuXr 0/^1 Jxd* in the tlackness of night Through 0E otQi FRvNCIS TRAIN DEAD. terror, a father, mother and three chu- | -

dren fled from their home to seek ref- ; t’ge, and in-their excitement left a 5-1 year-old boy m bed. In tbe morning Tie j

wis puffed from beneath some timber, | New York (Special).—George Frar»

Ecccutric (ha as aad PMIasapker Sacctmkr

Is Attack al Heart D.stase.

and (bus far it it impossible to other member of the family.

Bedding, carpets and wearing apparel are scattered for ten miles through what was a forest, but is now as clear

if it had been cut by the woodman*

Freight cars were torn to splinters, the trucks under them being hurled hun-

dreds of feet from the track.

The depot, thq hotel warehouses, cotton gins. 30 homes, the stores occupied hv R. W. Griffin ■ A. W. Wiggins ft Son. W. j. Domenick, A. D. Gnffin and W. P. Phifer, together whh their stocks, were destroyed Where tbey stood it is impossible to find even the pillars on

which the buildings rested.

Bales of cotton stored in warehouses were blown to atoms, the fragments of lint, together with the debris lodging in the trees, making it appear as if the section had been visited by a snowstorm. Heavy iron safes were carried asr»y M the storm and the doors tore from their

hinges.

A . young clerk employed by W. P. PhifCr. hearing tbe terribie roaring of the approaching cyclone, let himself down' into a well in the center of the store. He no sooner had found his place of safety than the store Sfas de- -* T ' drawn out un-

STKl TRUST LOSES

j ds .Train died from heart disease. 1 Mills Hotel No. 1. where be has liveV for some years. Heart disease, from which be died, followed an attack ol acme nephritis. George Francis Train was born in Boston, March 24. 1829. In 1833 hi: father, mother and three sisters died of yellow fever in New Orleans. lo 1842 he was in college in Cambridge. Mass. He was married October 5, 1851. In 1853 he established the house of George Fsancis Train & Co., shippers. in Melbourne, Australia, and during the same year declined the presidency oi the Australian republic. In l&fo-bl he devoted himself to the introdnetior of street railways in London, but. not succeeding in this, returned to America in lS6g and became noted as a public speaker. Many of his speeches hare been published, and be has also written various works, among others "An American'Merchant in Europe,” "Asia and Australia.” "Young America in Wall . Street,” “Spreadeagleism." In tfifiz Train wa* assaulted in Boston, Dayton and elsewhere on account of his utterances, and an attempt was also nude to assassinate him at Alton,

I1L

The House passed the Hepburn purefood bill on a rising vote—201 to 68— its opponents being unable to secure a

roll call on tbe bill.

The bill fixes die standard of foods

Eatirc Preset of Shelby Tube

Destroyed By Fire.

Shelby. Ohio (Special).—Tlie United States Steel Corporation sustained enormous los* by TBtc at the plant of the

SL'lCWF FEARED HIS CREDITORS

and drugs as to their purity, strength ! Shelby Steel Tube Company. The fire and character and defines what shall be , ftarted in on< . of ^ j^ier stock rooms considered adulterations or misbranding ■ , , • - - . . . of food and drugs. It also prohibits : from a ^feeme electric wire, and spread inter-State commerce, importation and , to the larger stock rooms completely deexportation of such misbranded or adul- stroying all of them. The product of tcrated articles. | t h e entire plant for- the past six months 1^—, P Ol tex. ! wt * ‘kMreycd within an hour, consisting

Tnayer, ol M.-wto- i ?' "“?? ^

introduced, b, cue., *, .mend- : ! m ,,ral “ n *'

ment to the Constitution providing that ’-t^ 03 ’ 000

the lands of the United States shall be so divided as to give each citizen of the country eight acres, m as nearly a square

_! possible.

The commission has selected tbe t:

irteenth streets. North-

west, for the statue of Pulaski and one of the corners of Lafayette Square for

that of Von Steuben.

Chief Jnstice Fnller and Justice Harlan called on the President to complain of the action of Major McCawley in giving tbe diplomats precedence over The Democratic senators at a conference decided to introduce a resolution asking for the correspondence whh

The Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bill as compared by the House Coro-

.mitter, carries a tout of

It has been practically determined that there will be no financial legislation at the present session of Congress. The House Committee on Rivers and Harbors decided that there should be no river aqd harbor appropriation bill “ MMion of Congress al-

f«w surveys may be author-

Battered and twisted, tbe finished product lies in a heap and is almost a total loss. Tube works officials state that a portion can be worked over, but h will require the entire capacity of the plant and will delay the mills on other orders. Tbe stock consisted mostly of locoenotite boiler flues and other government work of various kinds. The fire was confined to the stock buildings, which were built at an expense of $ioo/xx>. The tubing manufactured by the Shelby plant was used extensively by the government for boiler floes in United States war vessels. Tbe demand of the government alone is sufficient to keep a good sized plant running continuously the year round. The United States government has been the best customer of tbe local plant. The plant wa* erected in 189c and has made gigantic strides

forward. ,

FavsrsM* to Onyfas.

Paris (By Cable).—The report of Attdrney General Baudoin is favorable to Dreyfus, following the view adopted by the court whicht recommended a revision of tbe case. The Attorney General today finished the examination of tbe case before, the Court of Cassation. The decision of the court, which is no* expected for some weeks, un- .« di to in (svot ol Dmriru.

-I Won't Have to Meet Thra New" SeM Harry S. TwaaMey. Biddeford. Mr. (Special). — Rather than face his creditors, Harry S. Twambley, a well-known jeweler ol this city, ended his life by taking syanidc of potassium. A 'week ago his firm assigned. Mr. Twambley, who with his brother-in-law, Prentiss a Freeman, remained at the store late, learned by a telephone message at midnight that a committee representing his creditors, proposed to call on him Thursday. Mr. Twambley, on the pretext of getting a drink of water, went to the sinkroom and procured a solution of cyanide of potassium and, returning, drank it in the presence of Freeman. With the exclamation, "I won’t have to meet them now." he fell dead. WANT THE HAVOC REWQVEOAaer can la Mt *f Fines to Nttttoa Pres-

Havana (Special). — United States Consul Steinhart, having declined to interfere in the grievances which tbe Americsn residents of the Isle of Pine* have agzust Mayor Sanchez, of Nneva Corona, in connection with the arrest and imprisonment of Morgan Penrcy, the son of a prominent American, a petition to President Roosevelt is being prepared for tbe signatures of the Americans. 4 STARKS FROM TRd WOKS

Mrs. Arthur derous insanity, beheaded her old son and a pet dog at Oswald,

lag* in New Jersey.

The Iroquois Memorial Association will offer fte the of the Iroquois Theater for the erection of an

the s’ - ' '

the victims of the fire. Tram* and trolley Hi