Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 51, Number 20, Jasper, Dubois County, 5 February 1909 — Page 7
LI
COM IE
1
GCMEZ IS INAUGURATED AND AMERICANS QUIT ISLAND.
CUBANS NOW PADDLE OWN CANOE
Hava'a Takes on the Airs of a Real CJt. !. and Cuban Flags Float Everywhere.
I'
i d A
t ' 4
, Cuba, Cablo: A now era of ,.-peidonco dawned Thürs the affairs of the Inland. ,w iioon administered by itlkials for inoro than two .i r- ult of tho revolution
rnur President Palma in
for r.aily inmsferred to the
DRAGON RIDE TO HEAVEN.
Remarkable Language In Proclamation on Kuang Hsu's D:ath. Washington. Special: "Our lato emperor rulod tho Empire for thirty and four yoars. He kept on his cloth through the night and -look his food after dark, earnestly devoting hlmKolf to tho work of government. Wo hopo that his glory would bo long enduring, and that he would live to coin pleto tho ro-orgunlzatloti of tho gov ernmont. Ilut tho 'sacred body' was too frail. On the 21st day of tho 10th moon of tho 34th year of Kuans Hsu. ho 'took tho dragon rido to be a guost on high.' We have entered on the great succession; tho divine utensils' nre very heavy; tho responsibility rests upon the feeble body; wo think of our youth nnd scanty merit and fear we shall be unequal to tho test."
Tho above aro somo of the curious announcements In tho proclamation Issued in the name of the thn-e-venr.
.-d nntlvo oxocutive. Jan- i " ninose Kmpi-ror on the occasion I 1 1 n after take rank with of his enthronement In December, a a'lonal holiday in Cuba. which has come to the State Depart- . o , th- latter day in iyt2 i nienl. a: 1 was first transferred to '
I' t. the United States
IR
(l
JAPAN WANTS COO CATS.
Chicago Felines to Be Turned Loose on Rats' Dens of Orient. Wnib'nictQn, D. C. Special: Tho State Department is informod that Japan line ordered 5.000 common cats from Chicago. They will go to Tolci... nnd there bo turned loose on tho swarmliiK rat dons of that Oriental motropulig. It Ih said (hat tho rodents aro eat (lit till. millvno . I .....1
D..ni.. ....... I " "100 mil ji uiiiinu UIIU
r.w.,cn. men or Atraira Forget Bus Homo, and are threatening the forosts
GIVES BIG SEND-CFF TO ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.
BURLESQUE CURRENT HAPPENINGS
Iness In Good-Natured "Digs"
at Chief Executives.
hi of r. habilitation follow- -. n hh wa. i 'f this new day of Cu- j
b signaled uy a general fir wi.rks. the velvet black- . tr j'ifa! midnight being set s r. 'ching rockets and vdi si-nt down golden show :. ii rin and gleaming, vari::.ir i'i'ins probably were the ra t 'ttT seen here. Tho .id il f'r the purpose was i hi .ntdly and the parks iac ; thoroughfares of the rat -furraed Into a veritable Tl. streets were crowded :.ia hrong. among which :-ds of Amoriran tourists. roremony was tho deco!i d battleship Maine with wrt i lis of garlands nnd half mast on the protruding !' a new American flag. This a'tHl among the crew of tho hlp Maine, which now is .-?nr ;mez. who plotted against -ideut Pahna, and who was . l.v him for one month and i.iy when WUHara H. Taft Ij ...nd as the first official
m rican intervention, took
f office as President of the
USD 10 1
NINE FISHERMEN FOUND ADRIFT IN MIDLAKE.
FOUR OF THEM FROZEN STIFF
Rescue Made by Captain and Crew of the Michigan Lighthouse Tender at Eagle Point
Milwaukee, Wis.. Special: Tho most thrilling tale of hardship of the winter comas from Sturgeon Bay. Wis., where nine fishermen were rescued after bolng exposed for two davs to tho fury of last week's blizzard, and who were nearly dead when rescued, miles from shore, from the ice floe on which they had drifted out into the open lake. Four of their number had been frozen stiff nnd the others wore fast losing consciousness, after bavin
no. .ii. and within one hour -M-one,i hope, when they were res-
i'r -Ismnal Governor Ma- ,, J
ni Tn- army orarers wno i ... ... ...... ...... ,f i. orntiv,. ,.,n,,it. he men had lashed themselves with
.,d out of the harbor for holT fi--'-S nes to tho ice to keep
i mm oeing wasneu into the lake by tin- heavy waves. The party included John Larson, Frank and Elmer Anderson. Howard Perry. Edgar and Elmer Goodlet. Arthur Rudolph, Nels Anderson and Ole Abrabamson. Th- men were fishing with small slf ls on the Ice off Chambers Island whn the storm came upon them. Thty did not notice the blizzard an-
prouch until they found that a cake of
ice was drifting out into the lake with
iel Gnrroz goes into power
I.t of th- Libera) Coalition . .1 a reMilt of th' nver- . hr-.-r of th Cul people :oii .f last fall. Tiif "tl- . h' !d i again lormer
Pal-:. a that he was the
th m rican Govi-rnmi-nt
otn: 'nuts can be made In
r P: idenr Com z. for the
- :l. usly avoided any
nn.' oi advice nr siiggs
ht candidates or 'he plat-
lest r impaign
r.-ir..Ti:. s of Inauguration
P'.ri-ioly at noon Preeli'pd out upon tho IkiI-
ki:i the Plaza de Armas
'i mrh to faithfully en
ws nf the republic and to c nstitution. The oath
.-f-r.-u by the chief justice ;r irif Court. Afterward '.on.-, who is more of a m i pp-.ikr. delivere! a
fmm th balcony. War
Washington, Spoclal: Farewell to Presidont Itooaovelt and Vice Pros!dent Fairbanks in thoir olllcinl capaclty only -was said to them Sntiir.
day by tho famous Gridiron Club or poisoning powdors and paste, with no Washington. Tho occasion was the perceptible effect. Now tho Japs turn
annual winter dinner of that club, to Chicago cats
So forocious havo thev bocomo that.
tlloy attack Infants and crawl into tho beds of invalids and begin gnawing on ilesh. They thronten tho city as no invading foe has threatened it since the Russian war. The sowers, kitchens, yards and parks have been mined with powerful
There were nearly 200 guests, and. as is always the case, the roll includes many names that figure conspicuously in tho hall of famu.
Chicago horself Is overrun with these pests. In the wholesale mercantile district, and particularly that section bordering the Chicago river.
Justices of the Supreme Court of the rats grow to be as big as sriulrrols
and dfstruy hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of goods every year.
m
ACROSS ARMY
AREAWAY AND KILLED OFFICER'S DAUGHTER.
INNOCENT VICT.M OF ACCIDENT
I'nitod States. Cabinet oillcials. sen
ators, representatives, editors, publishers and men of affairs generally were in this gathering of guests of tho newspaper men. The temperance movement that has swept over the country showed its effect on the club. As the souvenir of the dinner, the guests were given "II. 2 O. illustrated Gridiron Almanacs, published by tho Gridiron water wagon press." Retwcon its covers there was no remedy given for ills of statesmen, journalists, real newspaper men. mollycoddles.- malefactors of great wealth, other than plain "H. 2 0." In this almanac the "Teddy bear" formed the center of the signs of the zodiac, while the entire production was marked as forwarded to Congress as "special message No. 232,323,232.323." The guests observed particularly that total eclipse of the year Is duo "early in March." and "will be viewed with interest by the United States, Canada, Africa and Oyster Uav." A
list of forecasts for every day was
gi
but
tend
this
w , . , " ' . . . I . !. . . I UVML'IL'l ill ICUklWUD uuni'i uiiitt: .March 4 there Is no te ntr what will wns accidentally shot and al- nf i, ci.i.
happen." most Instantly killed by George Russe. tho nlmr.-hos win brine nmeh nrmiro
The inauguration of Henry Hall, cor- brother of Mayor Fred A. Russe, oi t0 hear on him to veto tlie measure
Brother of Chicago's Mayor Was Ex-
Plaining Weapon to Servant When It Exploded.
ra i in i
LOOKS LIKE MOVE TO REPEAL IS
ALL OFF.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT TOO STRONG
Democratic Caucus Breaks up in Row
When Members Threaten to Bolt Kleckner Bill.
Chicago. Special: While standing
in iront or a mirror in her bedroom
and with tho thought of death rnr
Indianapolis, Special: To all ap
pearances the movement to rupuul tho county local option law, under which Indiana is going "dry" by leaps und
bounds, Is about ready lor the em
balming room. Thut it will never get beyond the House, is the prediction inn do ns tho result or tho caucus of tho Democratic members. The rumors that several of the Democrats would not "stand hitched" on tho proposition to repeal tho law wore more than verified ut the caucus. It is said that not less than 15 of the Democrats threatened to bolt ir any attempt was made to bind them to support the Kleckner bill, which provides ror a general repeal of the law and the substitution of,the ward and township unit, as advocated in the Democratic State platform. Tho advocates of the bill Insisted that the bolters were not standing by their own platform. The temporance Democrats camo back with a hot retort that they were as good Democrats as any ono. After three hours' wrangling the caucus was adjourned. The rosult was a blttor disappointment to the Democratic loaders, who feel that tho party is under obligations to the liberal element. Without amendniont or protest the Rrolley bill, to permit Sunday baseball games In Indiana, went to engrossment In the House. It Is believed now that the bill will be adopted by the Senate, and that it will bo
up to Governor Marshall shortly to
t. M . I
.-11 III UIIU btrciiun Ol UIO aimanaC. - - - UCMJriliail, . nlnrm ln .)nMinr tint tlm Rlnfn
the prognostications did not ex- of MMon. x. y.t known as "one of the Rimli imv Snn.ini. i.ncohnii .
beyond March 4. The reason for beautiful Girard sisters," daughter of Tim
. it was cxnlained. was that ".if tor Ung. uen. A. C. Girard. U. S.A.. re- nmi.nii.... .. n..i.,..
respondent of the Pittsburg Chronicle- 1 hicago. The shot was ilrod In
Telegraph, as president of the club, af- George imsses bedroom in his moth
forded the retiring president. James Pr 8 apartment, at 305 North Clark
S. Henry, of the Philadelphia Press. streeL
an opportunity to give the new official "rs- Gustavo Russe, the Mayor's some instructions. Tho new president mother. Mayor Russe and his wife, took tho oath with his left arm raised George Russe and Hertha Lempke. a
and two fingers crossed, swearing that servant in the Russe homo, were pros
he would keen the Ananias Club In a et at mo tlmo of the shoo tin.
flourishing condition, ride ninety-oicht George Russe Intended leaving Chlcu-
nines a uay anu Keep congress on us uu u iusm train nnn wns on the following bnsla: First, cities
rwerauon. '"'i'"'"""' l muuier uim uie ser- of more than 100 000 tinnnl.ulnn
ine dinner was well advancod when B - a revoivor. otl(t frnm -ir, nm tn mo nun- ti.i.wi -in.
the lights suddenly went out. Amid He took tho weapon a heavy ono 000 to 35.000; fourth, lO.OUO to 20.000,
uiu unrKiiuhs aim 10 me necompani- io wie Mine oouronni, the window of If the taxable property exceeds S3,
mem oi a woiru piano ptr mere was a which onenod unon the air shaft, ooo.ono in vniito- nrtii nil niti i,co
shullle or reet. and In rhythm came a Miss Lompke accompanied him to thnn lO.Ono. Tho measure in supposed
Biuiiuin .uiu iiiiftu-nuus mi-sii-sh. uiko nor lesson m tno nnnuiing or to give relief from the costly, burdon
Tho secret service sleuths were ap- firearms. The rest of the party were somo system of government nrovlded
when it comes to him.
In tho Senate the Stotsenborg bill, containing sweeping amendments to the present cities nnd towns law, was passed. It provides that South Rend and Torre Haute shall bo raised from third to second class, and that Jeffersonvillo nnd Elwood shall be lowered to the fifth. The measure fixes the class or tho various cities
them. They tried to shout to tho proaching. One of their number, alarmed a moment later by tho report In tho cities nnd towns lnw.
iiHimenon. expiainou mat tno sioutns oi tne revolver. Hushing to tho room The Senate passed Senator Kllng's
i-jw irjuiK iu nun um wwu congress- u was iounii mat wniie .Mr. Husso bill increasing the mortgage oxemp
mn uiu wiin meir i.auu a year, was snowing the revolver's action to tlqn from $70 to $1,200. Tho Demo-
cniei uiiKio admitted mat ho had do- the maid It had exploded. crats opposed It on tho ground that tectetl no counterfeiters, but added nnr n,,cc n..ini,i.. Mit,..t n. It would fnrrn tlnm tn mi. ihn inv
...1 r. .x.. th.it i.n i,r..i .i icr.,..i n ,.. f.. " -I'-.-v "' ..., :.,:.: :.." .. ... -
..d.-. ....... uuiiuni -oinui uuriuii, i ne ' . - -V" serious consequences wero nossible ,um B,ve u"' "epuuncans political cap keeper of the Eagle Point ll?ht. who flashers. The sleuths then sang, their nnd hurried out of his ntmrtm nt nmi Ital.
got out his tender and sUrtwl for repertory, including a song about acroRS the jialj to tno n,inrtnM,nt o A bill providing for an appropria
inwr rescue, uespito tno clanger to hiiS i (iumTOium ime uuuse t,0 Glrards. Ho arrived almost bo- uon or föon.ooo for a new State 11
höre, all yelling at once, but they were not sure that they had made any
one near. One lone fisherman, how
ever, was on another piece of 1c
WHICH had not drifted awav. This
CHALLENGED TO FLY From Canton to Cleveland on a $100,000 Wager, Is Martin. Canton. O., Special: W. H. Martin, civil engineer and farmer, who recently made several short but success ful trips In an aoroplnno of hin own Invention. Ins a chance for both famo and cash. W. It. Timkon, o wealthy Canton manufacturer, has offered Martin $100,000 for his machine providing ho files from Cantos to Cloveland and back, a distance or 100 miles, and f.10.000 ir he can make a round trip to Masslllon, a distance of sixteen miles. Roth flights aro to bo without touching ground.
Sale of 200,000 Acres of Texas Land. Rig Springs, Tex., Spoclal: Probably tho largest laud sale ever recorded in this part of tho State waa concluded when R. L. Sluughter, representing C. C. Slaughter, land owner and cattleman, whose homo Is in Dallas, sold tho "Long S" ranch, comprising 200.(100 acres, to Iowa capitalists. It is stated tho consideration was approximately $:i,000.000.
Cot a Plenty. Lansing. Mich.. Special: Frank P. Glazier, former Statp Treasuror, was found guilty by a jury In Judge Wiest's court of misappropriating $035,000 of the State's funds. The charge was converting State funds to the uso oC tho Chelsea Savings bank, of which he was presidont and the largest stockholder. Ho is liable to fourteon years' imprisonment.
Jap Student Assaulted. Rerkeley. Cal., Spoclal: Following tho renewal of agitation ror anti-Japanese legislation by the State Legislature. KenJI Knnoko. a graduate of tho Imperial University of Tokio, ar.;! a student at tho University o California, was attacked by eight whltjo. students and chased off the university campus.
Royalty In Auto Accident. Rome Cablo: An automobile in which Alice of Hourbon. youngest daughter of Ron Carlos,- tho Spanish, pretender, nnd several companions were driving, was wrecked in an accident near tho Vin Reggio. Tho princess nnd hor friends wero thrown out of the machine, but were not Injured.
Many Catholics In U. S. Milwaukee, Sporlal: Thoro aro 1-1,2.16.451 Roman Catholics in tho United States, according to ndvanco shoots of tho lflOO Wlltzius Ofilclal Catholic Directory, published in this city. The statistics aro furnished by tho archbishops nnd bishops of the United States, after the taking or a census In all dioceses. '
Lincoln's Head on Half Dollars. Washington. Sporlal: Presidont Roosevelt hns given his consent to tho placing of the head or Lincoln on one or the popular coins. It is probable that the half-dollar pleco will bo selected as tho priuclnnl coin io bear tho Lincoln head, but some legislation
may be necessary to make tho change.
hiinseir and crew.
Five Die In Hold-up.
London. Cable: Five persons axe
l.ar.or and the rorts on "d and more than twenty others are
in tne nospital at Walthainstow. a suburb of London, as the result of a sen
sational attempt by two Italians at
nianway robbery. The Italians were run down and surrounded by a posse
ami finally committed suicide. Three
of their victims, including a policeman
and a young boy. are dead. Two po
licemen and three boys aro among the
wounded.
al it. , in honor of the new
to the reception room of
( niz received from the Mr Macoon the final decree
r a!) the affairs of tho Isl
.r with an order from n terminating Mr. Magoon's :s as. Provisional Governor.
- a f-- ling of optimism ev
and for the time being ns an- putting aside their
- in th. general rejoicing at
'.- r own .government again
.pers joyfully predict sue-
sleuthing in particlar. Finally the
squad separated, one party going out "to the lettor boxes in order to keep
senator unman irom iranking a piano."
The music, as attractive as usual.
reached its culmination when n qunr-
fore Gen. Girard wns aware that his ""O' ad museum building was introdaughter had been shot. Tho old snl. duced in tho House by Representative
dier had heard the tinkle of tho glass t.inorci ot Franklin and Union coun in tho bedroom where Mrs. Tucker- es-
man was dressing with her 5-venr-old Tno provides that the building son Alfred playing about tho doorway. E,m-1 ho erected adjacent to the State
She staggered out or the room, hold- ""so grounds by a commission oi
Grind Begins March 10. Washington Special: Tile spoclal session of the Sl.xty-flrst Congress, which will bo called to rovlso the tariff, will begin on Wednesday, March 10. That has been practically dcalded by agreement of Speaker Cannon. Senator Aldrlch, Senator Halo and Senator Knox.
jet of members told Vice President ,ng her hand to her breast, as Mr. thrco- to appointed by the CoverPnlrhnnlra In onrn tnnt In Ihn nlnl.'c I . . ...... I ...... ni, i .
Billlk's Neck Saved.
Springfield. Special: Gov.
Charles S. Denoen has commuted to
life imprisonment the sentence of
new regime, and most of death which had been pronounced on 'he American officials for Merman Dllllk, of Chicago, who was have done for the Island, condemned to hang for the murder or
Man- Vranl. whom he poisoned with
other members of tho family, it was
charged.
Fairbanks in Bong that in the club's
memory his tall form would over fond
ly live.
The chorus Joined In singing to tho
tune of "On the Ranks of tho Wa
bash." Oh, the cocktails thoy are crowing in
the morning. And tho buttermilk is through the hay;
They aro waiting tho return of Mr.
Fairbanks, On the Ranks of tho Wabash Far Away.
nor. 1 ho commission Is authorized to
purchaso 24.000 square feet of ground
as a site for the building.
Senator Linton A. Cox. or Marlon
county introduced a bill for the repeal
or tno nnti-clgarette uw. Tho bill
would carry with it. in addition to the
WIRELESS TOWER.
e for 3.000 Miles Is Planned
Cy the Navy Department.
- "i. D. C. Spoclal: Fol-
arbievements of the wire-
rph In the recent collision steamers Republic and I" Nary Depnitment has i- fr-r locating a wireless
va:nngton ror communi-
'i ships at soa to the dis-
- miles.
t -a-lotus require that the Nation, shall bo capable or
- messages at all times
Will Eat "Crow" Together.
Washington. Special: Representa
tive James b. Watson, or Indiana, has
extended an invitation to give a "con
solation dinner" to tho Republican members or the Indiana delegation
who wero defeated for re-election.
Mr. Fairbanks has accepted the Invita
tion contingent upon his dining-room
table being large enough to seat so
many.
Advises Suicide; Men Try It. Cincinnati, O., Special: "Commit
suicide if you aro out of work." This was in ofTect tho advice which Miss Laura Hurke, suffragist, socialist and
graduate of Notre Dame University, gave to 500 unemployed men in the
Vino Street Congregational Church. Two of them tried to take her advice. Ii. J. McMasters swallowed morphine
and Frank Petors used carbolic acid.
but they will recover.
Russe entered the room.
"Father! Mama! I'm shot," she
gasped, the crimson of the wound be traylng Its presence upon hor cloth' lng.
Gen. Girard in a bound was hall way down the hall. Ho cnnirht his
dauchter In his arms ns sho lnrpliod repealing clause, a severe ncnnlty for
flowing to fall, and lowered her nulcklv to tho the sale or cigarettes to minors
rug. "I I think I'm shot in tho stoni- jX "ncueu ny me state uoard of
ach." gasped his daughter, her eves Agriculture, and providing for tho con
closing fast In unconsciousness. struction of a mammoth machinery
Gen. Glrard-s work for Tarty years , , , 0 -'a,r eroiindB. was In r .:..-:" troduced by Representative MI os Fur
He quickly removed as much clothing s l Knn'lolph comity. It provides ns .vns minssnrv tn rearh th.. t,n , I for a .n- lsse ' 10 State Ronrd of
His wire aided him. The other mem
bers or tho household looked on anxiously ns the grave race or tho general foretold the sad ending. General Girard is 64 years old and his physicians fear that the shock of his daughter's death may rosult seriously. He served, In the United States army 40 years and was rotlred five years ago.
Four Die in Snowslldc.
Grand1 Junction, uol.. Special: A
disastrous snowsllde swept over the
m asons to a radius of 3 000 Camp Hird mlno, at Ouray, killing
i navigable direction from lo"r nuH- ' ai"? siage coacn
niieu wiin pu&suiisfra oareiy escapod destruction, the two loading horses
having been carried away by tho rushing mass of snow and debris.
-s::r Leaders Must Pay Costs. L;-n. Special: Samuel Com Mltcholl and Frank Morri
rcenny were adjudged In
Would Colonize Scalawags. Chicago Special: At a meeting of
Chicago physicians. Dr. Eugono Dav
enport advanced tho application of tho
fundamental principles of eugenics
ror improvement or tho human race. His chier proposal was that all the
"culls" or "scalawags" or tho human race should be taken beroro tho
courts, scientifically Investigated, and,
ir found unworthy, colonized and al
lowed to dlo off.
Fugitive under Girl's Bed.
Dixon, 111.. Special: Lulu Johnson, a nineteen-year-old sophomore in tho
Dixon College, concealed under her
bod for threo nights John Hayes, a fugitive from tho police. Hayes was
the girl's sweetheart. Ho was wanted for tho alleged larcony of $100 from a friend In Sterling. Hayes was seen here, and then disappeared so mysteriously that the polico wero baffled.
Farmer's Wife Kills Neighbor.
Morcantown. iy.. special: Mrs.
"f court and sentenced to I Lizzie Taylor, wire or S. L. Taylor, one
n' in me District of Colura- of tho best known farmers of this
Condemned Man to Address Sotons
Rlsmarck, N. D.. Special: Tho joint session of the State Legislature
will listen to an address on capital
Seer's Prophecy Closes Mine
Pittsburg. Pa., Special: Decauso a
Pittsburg clairvoyant predicted the do
struction of tho mine by an explosion, punishment within a few days by I. D,
'e been ordered by Justice county, shot and killed Monroe Hud- ?nl' ,so f th0. ?,u0 H'?yo J10 .' ,8, nWa,t,,n 0X(,C0-
ii- ivisiritrr m nrnmn rr i enn ni nor iiuuii MiiriKnn nni uti i ""- r -. .... .... w uuu
costs incurm! in th Inm-teh. nolshbors. started in t ho t,.v. CoaJ Company, near Canonsburg, np- the first time that a mnn condemned
N.t.i.t - . I T , ..... . ' I nnnrml fnr vnrlf ntlfl inn ni nn tvno I in illn ia HPlii-wltilntl in. ttml-a n
ninrii rnanirAri i i t t-,tr-s-t ti'tion irs in"inr- aim iiti.i i iit-- " i iüv hwuvmimv-m tin alii
fr contompt. The costs son through the'hoart, killing him in- cIos0(1 tlU Monday- T1,e explosion did dress beforo a legislature on this sub
ctnntlt uuiuivui, jvw
.600.
Twms Make Town Holiday.
"ines. la.. Special: Recause t.rought twins to the home I Ketchom. the town of
-a. cuioorated a holiday.
.ii. aiurK a coming was an th mnvor Hnotn..t i
-:.d all the shops closed their
,, B'9 CaKe Wedding Feature, ivr '"?n,ar!0' Special: A B00-rj-fr i r"ke' t.hc of Chi-
ir-T tTCXn .f rank Cotta, stew-
thfi f.l. . mi 1 acmc n-el. was -M feature of a marriage in this city.
r E An r I i
Alligator Steak for TafL
U n nuc. . . u.- llllllLru
Illal l.UUiai.lli s-i.o.i .lui. ug IJUI1IIIII in furnishing uniquo and typical viands for the delectation of President-elect
i an. au, i '" ' j"j . iiin, mi the Progressive Union, plnns to give Mr. Taft, on his visit here, au alligator steak dinner.
Solon Would Mark Lobbyists. t Voh Snnntnl' Vnnntnr
lmuuiii. - wivi. .! . wul n rnatttitlnn Hint
UierS ili.." icio' tered lobbyists be compelled to wear badges indicating their calling and f.n nil others be excluded from the
Capitol building.
Eggs Selling at 4 Cents Each, rhlcnco. 111.. Sneclnl: Prien for
orrM wore advanced .1 cents last wnnk.
making a net gnln of 5 cenis for two
dnys. Extras, pneked especially for
the city trade, were quoted at 37 cents a dozen, which will make the price to tho consumor close to 48 cents a dozen. Lady of Czar's Court Poisons Self. St. Petersburg Cable: Uaroncss Tlesenhnuson, wife of a court otllclal, 1 t l.. 1 1 . 1 1 .1.. i . !
toon poiHun in cut: iiiiisr rnince, nnu was removed to a hospital in a dying condition.
Expunges Wlllet's peech. Washington Special: Tho House, with but a few faint nn.vs, last weok adopted tho report of the special committee on the Willet speech nt tacking ProRldent Roosevelt, striking it from the "permanent record."
Hero Medal for Jack Blnns. Paris Cable: Tho Fronch government has awarded a medal to Jack Rlniis, the wireless operator hero of the liner Republic, which wns sunk In collision with the steamer Florida, Inst Saturday.
Agriculture, the money to be advanced
out of the State treasury and the
bonds to be redeemable Nov. 1, 1910. Tho bill stipulated that tho bonds
shall be exempted rrom taxation. The
appropriation provided for is $1G0,000.
Representative Ciore Introduced a
bill providing that all persons, firms
or corporations operating nit Interurban or stonm railroad shnll furnish seating accommodations to all pas songers carried upon their cars or
trains for a distance or not less than
eight miles, nnd If such accommoda
tion Is not furnished the nnssonuor.
ono-hnir or tho fare shall bo refunded.
WINS THE 201ST GIRL.
Aged Alabama Man Finally Accepted
by Young Woman.
Rrcmon, Gn., Special: After having
proposed to L'uu Alabama girls. W. J. Hunter, of Rrompton. St. Clair county.
Alabama, was accepted by the 201st. Hunter has boon looking for a wife Tor a number of months, but owing to his ago had found It hard to find one.
I no maidens appronched by him balked at bis white whiskers and six ty-fivo winters. His 201st attempt was when he proposed to Miss Kmma Armstrong, seventeen yoars old.
Dig Game Preserve Proposed. Fort Collins. Col.. Special: The legislature will be requested to consider a bill setting aside 200,000 acres in Mstos Park as a game preserve, nnd every Influence will bo brought to boar to secure tho passage of tho bill. Poor Way of Deciding. Rnnton. Sneclnl: RcrmiKu li
unable to decldo which of two girls ho loved hotter. Hdwnrd W. Layto, 19 years old, killed himself with a rifle.
Iio (lieu in me iinns oi .miss i.yndolino Hopkins, onu of tho young women hi.
admired.
Former King's Son Is Singer.
Budapest, Cable: George Christie, son of former King Milan, of Servia, and at one time a claimant to tho Servian throne hns accepted an engagement to sing in a local cafe for $10 a day. King Milan abdicated in tavor of his son Alexander, who was nssasBinated inJlM. Milan died in IDOL What America Has Done. Washington, Special: Tho American people have contributed through tho Red Cross a total of ?S9S,990 to tho rund Tor the roller or the carthquako sufferers in Italy. During tho last weok tho fund was increased b $125,000. Army Scandal Scented. , Rolse, Idaho, Special: An army scandal Is threatened through tho death or Private Michael Nelson, of the Fourteenth Cavalry, who died alter receiving severe punishment In a prize fight Tho bout' was held Iii tho barracks and was given with the'eonsont or tho commanding ofllcor. THE MARKETS. Whoat No. 2j-oi1 .. $1.07
Corn No. 2 white.. G1J4 Oats No. 2 white... .52
Hay No. 1 timothy. 11.50 Poultry Cocks .00 Old torn lurkoys .. .12 Hon turkeys .17 Spring chlckons .. .11 Ducks .07
Ruttor Country .... .1715
12ggs Frosh .27
Cattle Prime steers C.ßO (f? 7.25
Hogs Honvlcs CIO i G.Gä Lights 5. SO S C.25 Sheep good to cholco 3.50 -1 .25 Com. to best lambs. 4.00 7.25 Chicago. Wheat No. 2 rod... 1.0715 l.OS',4 Corn No. 2 white.. .GO S G0i
Oats No. 2 white.. New York. Whoat No. 2 rod... Corn No. 2 white.. Oats No. 2 white...
.51V4
1.10 .Gl .C3
Law for Pistol "Toters." Charleston. W. Va., Special: Senator W. S. Johnson's "pistol totltiff bill" hns passed and become a law. Tho Johnson bill provides that all persons desiring to carry pistols nuiHt pay a $10 license. Carrie Nation Egged. Iondon. Cable: .Mrs. Carrlo Nnlion, who is attempting to deliver n series ot lectures hero, was rotten-ogged at tho Canterbury Music Hall. One or tho eggs struck her In tho face. From the boglnnlng tho audience maintained chorus of boos and hisses.