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Wo uro at tho mercy of the aria tors. As "wo remember tt now, winter had fiomo good points. To orphan banana republics tho fatherland refuses to be a mother. Now hero couio tho dentists with that nnti-kissing thing, too. Going swimming looks like the only rational employment In hot weather. Tho army may hate to help devise means for a sane artillery drllL Are thore any records that this year's weather has not broken? Europo might try oxportlng Its surplus rainwater to our middle west. As a diversion to swatting the fly. keep your stable clean, if you've got one. Chopping Americans Into little bits Is still a favorite pastime of tho Moros. Speaking of weights and measures prosecutions, how'd you like to bo the Iceman? Swatting he common house fly Is now one of oar must popular Indoor lady sporta. Even tho lgh the water Is fine. If you rant sMni, don't go in beyond your depth. For the sakf of thirsty crops nny good citizen stould willingly sacrifice his straw hat "What's the right word for an aeroplane garage?" asks the Boston Globo. How's planobunk? What has become of the Chicago Joy rldor who killed a woman and was aftorward capturod? Tho assistant chef of a lake boat refused to cook fried potatoes and the chef at once mashed him. The boat rr ker and tho fallow who stands up in the boat are in evidence again, but have escaped so far. As If It wore not bad enough for the earth to fly up and hit aeroplanes, lightning has begun striking them. What bald-headed , man had hoped to live to sea a flyless world? Yet that Is what the scientists are planning. Giddy New York regards the idoa of closing its lobster palaces at 1 a. m. as very little better than a curfew law. We wondi r how one small cone can hold so many kinds of cbenilrnls.and have room left for a nickel's worth of Ice cream. It rogts ' 1 ouo a day o run the ' national go i.i'.-nt. Vhar will the j goemment -t !;cn aeroplanlng is in fa-hlon? Albican T" 'n for "uiere b r of a rat .; pn.bal y vas a Btfik with r ''rlaing slice of bre.iVnst t The gov" rr 1 tun 'ng out 3,Oft","ri pour-1 1 i rl h day. mio to tho sun.mer re .rtson btlng In full blast, we pr -':::ie. I nlted Sr. '"rtifleates of merit to rn!l.ted " n nro Roing largoly to thr r(.ks arl ::.-i'Man. Has no one a word for a 1 Per? Rudyard Kt; lin8 urges that airman wear pneumatic armor for protection in case of accident That is simpler than covering the oarth with feathei beds. Considering the size of the heads of some of the hatpins that the girls are wearing, they cortalnly do not come under tho law forbidding tho carrying of concealed weapons. The word-coiner has an easy task. All ho needs to do in expressing his views on a public policy is to select the name of u man ho dislikes and attach the syllablo "Ism." London and New York may soon bo connected with telephone communication. Nono of tho flctlous of fairy talcB can surpass this modern miracle of a chat over the ocean. Tho Kaiser has been writing poetry to a party of German malilens who called upon him and took him chocolate. Incidentally, It Is to be hoped the chocolate was better than tho poetry. Ono of the latest aeroplane accidents shows that It is bad to be in a flying machine bit by lightning, In tho air. But whero Is being struck by lightning cither comfortable or salubrious? Some of New York's most wealthy and fashionable women are importing French aeroplanes and preparing to learn to aviate. Philadelphia women have taken tho load at Newport, and there semi to be nothing for the New York ladles to do but fly high arouad fcorae.

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AMERICAN AVIATOR TRAVELS FROM PARIS TO LONDON, CAPTURING PRIZE. CARRIED SINGLE PASSENGER Le Blanc Wins $20,000 Purse In Cross Country Kace, Having Covered 485 Miles In Less Than 12 HoursLatham Craft Wrecked. London, Aug. IS. Aviator Molssanttho young American aviator, succeeded In making the first aorial trip from Paris to London, which, bIuco tho crossing of tho British channel by Dleriot and others, has been tho aim of many aviators. Moissant accomplished his remarkable flight from Paris to Calais and across"the channel with an oaso and brilliancy seldom surpassed. Dy making his remarknblo flight be captures tho cup that a London paper offered and tho procoeds of tho subscription ralsod In Englnnd for Graham Whlto. which tho unsuccessful competitor in the London-Mnnchcster flight offered as an award In the Paris-London competition. Latham's Machine Wrecked. Hubort Latham, who started from Issy, a suburb of Paris, to race Moissant to London, met with a serlos of accidents, the last at Amiens, culminating In tho wrecking of his machine ns ho was propariug to rosumo the flight Latham escaped unhurt, but is out of the race. Tho last stage of Moissant's flight, the trip across tho channel, was accomplished in a strong channel broezo, the wind being so high that experienced aviators looked upon tho start aB foolhardy. It was such n wind as repeatedly detorred Bleriot Latham and othor aviators from attempting the passage of the straits. Aviator Shows Great Skill. Moipsant. though one of tho youngest of the aviators, managed his machinery with the greatest skill, and. as tho Bleriot with its guide passed out of tho zone of grent03t danger near the shore, he seemed to steady It Wins Race and $25,000. Paris, Aug. IS. Alfred LeBIanc achieved a notable triumph by winning Lo Matin's $20,000 priao for a mapped out circular course of 4S9 miles, to 1h covered in six stages without regard to wind or weather conditions. LoBlanc covered tho distance in 11 hours and 50 minutes actual flying tim . He mado the lost leg of tho course, from Amiens to Paris, a distance of about 76 miles. In 1 hour, 42 minutes. Aubrun. the only other startor who qualified for tho prize In tho other five stages, mado tho distance from Amiens in 1 hour. 54 minutes. Both aviators UBed Bloriot machines with Gnome engines. Outflies Pigeons In Race. A flock of 47 carrier pigeons was released at Dounl nt the samo Instant that Le BJnnc, in his Farman biplane, started from the mark on his 50-mlle flight to Amiens. Rushing without a tremor through the calm air. the biplane soon outdistanced the birds and when Le Blanc reached Amions the flock was not in sight, the first pigeon arriving six minutes and twenty seconds after Lo Blanc. Before the last of the flock bad come In Legagneux. who bad started at the snme time n3 Lo Ulnnc, but consumed nine minutes more on the trip, arrived, beating tho last pigeon by 12 minutos. PEST IN ITALY SPREADING Twenty Thousand People Flee CholeraStricken Town Disease of Most Virulent Type. Home, Aug. 20. Tho cholera epidemic is rapidly spreading in southern Italy, but rumors that It had also roachod tills city nro without foundation. Not a single case has been reportnd bore anil tho health officials are on the qui vivo for any appearance of tho malady. According to tho latest reports tho dlsoase Is of a most virulent type and nccompanled by a high death rate. Thirty deaths are reported at Trnnl. Tho town Ih being rapidly depopulated because of the panic among the Inhabitants 20.000 of whom hnve already fled. Similar conditions prevail In Barietto. St. Petersburg. Aug. 20. The record of tho cholera epidemic for tho past week shows 23.991 new cases and 10,723 deaths, which brings the totnl number of cases for tho year up to tho treniondous total of 112,985. The percentage of mortalities Is placed nt 44.5. SPEEDING BANKER IN TQILS St. Paul Man Sent to Workhouse for Forty-five Days Without Optlon by Judges. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 19. Frank W. Wetermnn, president of the Rnmsoy County State bank, was given a straight scntenco of 46 dayB In tho workhouse, without tho option of a fine, by Judgo Flnehout In pollco court for speeding his automobllo In tho city above tho limit allowed by law. Twain's Daughter a Mother. Redding, Conn., Aug. 20. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. OsBlp GabrllowltBch at the homo of tho late Samuel L. demons. Mrs. Gabrllowltsch was before her marrlago Miss Clara Clemens, oldest daughter of "Mark Twin."

CALIFORNIA INSURGENT IN REPUBLICAN POLITICS

Johnson, Opponent of Anti-Machine Doctrines, Wins Nomination for Governor In Direct Primary. San Francisco. Aug. 18. California is Insurgent In Its Republican politics. Hiram W. Johnson, leading opponent of antl-machino doctrlnos, baa swopt tho field In tho direct primaries, wlunlng his party's nomination for governor by a plurality that will border on 50,000 when all returns are in. Just how great was tho extont of tho disaster to tho stalwarts cannot bo known until outlying districts have boon heard from, but every Indication points to a clean-cut declaration by tho party for Insurgency and ngalnst tho politlqal activities of tho Southern Pacific railway. Johnson's supporters nro crowding his headquarters offering him congrntillations. Among his callers was Theodoro Roosevelt, Jr. It Is asserted that tho progressives have carried to victory two now Insurgent nominees for congressmen, William Kent in tho Second district and W. D. Stephens in tho Seventh. Tho returns lndicato that those men havo been successful, although tho fight Is n close on In each district. FRANCIS JOSEPH IS EIGHTY Relatives of Austria's Aged Ruler Celebrate His Birthday In the Little Town of Ischl. Ischl, Upper Austria, Aug. IS. Francis Joseph, tho emporor-king of Austria-Hungary, is eighty years old today, and nil the country la colebrntlng, while horo In this Httlo town, scores of tho members of the bouso of Hapsburg are assembled to dö honor to the head of the family. Ischl is finely decorated in Alpine fashion with garlands of pine and juniper and all tho beautiful mountain flowers. So many of tho aged ruler's relatives nre here that ho had to receive thorn in groups nt the Imperial villa, whore ho has been living for more than n month. During tho day the emperor received messages of congratulation from all the rulers of tho civilized world and from hundreds of other persons in foreign lands as well as In bis own dominions whero ho Is so deeply beloved. Ho seems to be in robust health nnd has been taking long wnlks daily and going or. doer hunts whenever the weather permitted. GAYN0R IS GROWING STRONG Official Bulletin by Doctors Dispels Alarming Reports. Concerning Patient's Condition. New York, Aug. 18. Out of tho riotous tangle of reports concerning the nctunl condition of Mayor Gaynor at the beginning of the ninth day after he was shot by James J. Gallagher, a discharged city employe, came this bulletin from the doctors: "Yesterday was tho best day tho mayor has bad since receiving his Injury, nnd ho la stronger than at any time. There Is no foundation for tho alarming rumors that have been in circulation. If conditions cuntinuo ns satisfactory as they now are, only two dally bulletins will hereafter be Issued." CRESCEUS' TIME IS BEATEN The Harvester Trots Mile In 2:02 and Makes Four New World's Records. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. IS. Sensational racing tnarkod tho second day of the grand circuit nt tho Fort Krlo track. Several world's records wero mado In the final hoat of tho 2:07 trot, when The Harvester, driven by Ed Geers, covered the mile In 2:02, cutting a quarter of a second from tho world's rocord, held by Cresceus for nlno years. The 2:02 mile also gives Tho Harvester a world's record for five-year-old trotters; a world's third heat record, stallions, maros or geldings; n world's record for stallions. Tho track, horsemen said, was two minutes slow. PACKER'S COUNSEL IS FREED Armour's Lawyer Urion, Is Cleared of Charge of Attempting to Obstruct Justice. Chicago, Aug. 18. Alfred R. Urion, chief counsel for Armour & Co., was cleared by Judge Lnndls of a chargo of attempting to obstruct Justice in connection with tho burning of certain notebooks of the packing company, demanded by tho federal grand Jury. In announcing his decision Judgo Landls stnted that tho decision in tho cases of tho other threo co-defendants, W. W. Shaw, George M. Willltts nnd W. A. Helandcr, would bo considered at a later date. SHOT ON STEPS OF HIS HOME Chicago Hospital Storekeeper Slain In Presence of Wife by Discharged Watchman. Chicago, Aug. 18. Daniel Cummlngs, storekeeper at tho county hospital, was shot on tho steps of his homo, In tho presence of his wife, by Thomas J. Bent, a discharged night watchman at tho county Institution. Cummlngs died inter nt tho county hospital. Bent bcllovcd that Cummlngs was instrumental in his discharge. After the shooting Bent stood' over the body and waited until a policeman came upon the scene and arrested him.

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TURNS ON GUN LONGWORTH, AFTER CONFER. ENCE WITH TAFT AND OTHERS, MAKES STATEMENT. WILL NOT VOTE FOR SPEAKER Son-In-Law of Roosevelt Declares He Will Not Again Support Danville Man for Presiding Officer of House. Beverly, Mass., Aug. 19. Congressman Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, son-in-law of Colonel Roosevelt,' opened the fight of tho Republican party organization against Speaker Cannon. In n statement which he Issued Mr. Longworth declares that having voted for him in caucus on four differont occasions he has supported Cannon for the speakership for tho Inst time and that when tho proper time comes, namely the mooting of tho Republican caucus at tho assembling of the next congress, he will opposo Uncle Joe to that position. Says Cannon Cannot Be Elected. Mr. Longworth makes It clear that In his view harmony in tho Republican ranks and party success depends upon Cannon's diminution. "I am absolutely convinced." he says, "that Cannon cannot be again elected speaker." Tho Importance of the Longworth statement lies not only In the fact that tho Ohio congressman, a long time friend nnd supporter of Cannon, issued It, but that it was not given to the public until after a series of conferences with President Tnft and other leaden that havo called here, and that the president was acquainted with tho context of the statement In advance of Its publication, nnd that Vice-President Sherman likewise was informod Wednesday of the contemplated movo and gave It his tacit approval. Others to Follow Longworth. It Is said by n high authority that Mr. Longworth's statement is only tho first a series that will be Issued of a like nature in. nil sections of the country by Republican candidates for congress. The plan is to make it clear that Mr. Cannon cannot be reelected speaker even If the next house of representatives be Republican. Mr. Longworth issued his statemont at the executive offices, whore ho had called to say good-by to Socrotary Norton prior to his depnrturc for Nowport On Saturday he will go over to Oyster Bay as t"ho guest of his father-in-law for n fow dnys. Cannon Resigned to Opposition. Danville, III., Aug. 19. "I havo no quarrel with Longworth ns to who shall be speaker of tho next house, and there Is no room for disagreement touching this matter between Representative Longworth and myself," said Speaker Cannon after reading a statement by Representative Longworth. 'If any Republican candidnto for congress feels that his position op the Republican ticket would bo strengthened by pledging that ho will not support mo in a Republican caucus I hnve no onjeciion 10 nis mnKing tne pledge." LEWIS' LIFE IS THREATENED President of Mine Workers Receives "Black Hand" Letter Saying He Will Be Killed. Indianapolis, Aug. 18. International President T. L. Lewis of tho miners received a "Illack Hand" letter saying that he would be killed. Tho letter was from an Illinois town and wns In Italian. It had a plcturo of a cartridge, n dagger and a black hnnd. All the signs of tho Comorrn wero on tho letter. An Investigation wns Immediately started by President Lewis to find out tho name of tho man who sent it to htm. French Wheat Crop Short. New York, Aug. 20. Within the lost ten days 10,000,000 bushels of American wheat havo been purchaaod for exportation to Franco. Tho French crop of wheat this season, according to advices received hero, has shown a deficit of abofit C7.000.000 bushels.

FRANCE DEDICATES BRONZE STATUE OF WASHINGTON Replica of Houdon'o Marble Is Prosentcd by Col. James Mann of Virginia. Versailles, France, Aug. 10. In tho Napoleon hall of tho chateau of Versailles, In tho prosonco of tho Fronch mlulstor of war, Gonoral Brun; the Fronch nmbassndor to the United States, M. Jusserand, nnd his wife, nnd the American nmbassador, Robert Bacon, nnd Mrs. Bacon, tho bronze replica of Houdon's statuo of Washington In tho statehouse nt Richmond. Vn., presented by Virginia to tho French republic, was dedicated. Oeneral Brun, who presided, spoke fof tin statuo ns tho greatest work of tho greatest French sculptor of tho eighteenth century. Col. Jarnos Mann, chairman or the Virginia commission, delivered tho speech of prosontatlon. Ambassador Jusserand -accepted the statue on behalf of tho Fronch government. Ho declared that the friendship of General Washington and of tho American people constituted one of tho glorios of Frnuco. It wns, therefore, singularly appropriate that this statuo. "tho third erected on Fronch soli by our nncient allies, should bo placed In the palace consecratod to all our glories." Mr. Mann in his prosontatlon speoch recounted tho splendid deeds of "the father of his country" both In war and In peace, and paid fitting tribute to tho illustrious Lafayette who aided America in Its struggle for liborty. BROWNE JURY IS COMPLETE More Than 500 Persons Are Examined Trial of Legislator on Bribery Charge Is Begun. Chicago. Aug. 20. Tho Jury which is to try Leo O'Neill Browne on tho change of brlbory In connection with tho olectlon of United States Senntor Iorirnor was completed after four more veniremen who acknowledged thoy had been auroached, had been excused. Since tho examination or Jurors started August I, eight speolnl panels of 100 men each have been drawn for service, and more than 500 per sonally examined to ascertain their qualifications, etc. Judgo Korston chnrgod tho Jury and tho actual trial began. ILLINOIS CAPITAL IN TENT Governor Deneen Takes Up Official Residence in National Guard Camp for One Week. Peoria. III., Aug. 20. For ono week beginning today tho temporary cap! tnl of Illinois will be a tent on Head quarters' hill In tho lnrgost military camp in the United States this year. Governor Deneen has taken up his official resldenco thore and Is protected by 7.000 members of tho Illinois National Guard. With tho exception of tho Fifth In fantry, which was directed by the war department to co-operato with tho regular troops in the Indianapolis maneuvers, the entire strength of tho stntc's military establishment Is quartered on a 2,000 aero reservation four miles north of Peoria on tho banks of tho Illinois river. MnJ. Gen. Edward C. Young of Chicago, commanding tho division, Is In commnnd of Camp Deneen. Under his Immediate command nro three brigades of Infantry, embracing seven regiments, the cavalry regiments, the signal corps, nnd tho newly organized hospital service. Retain Lawn Tennis Title. Newport. It. L, Aug. IS. Frederick n. Alexander and Hnrold II. Herrlck retained their holding of tho national lawn tennis doubles championship by defeating the Pnclflc coast champions, Thomas C. Rundy and Trowbrldgo W. Ilcndrlck. tho challengers, by tho ecoro of C-l. 8-C, C-3. Objects to Ten Children. Cleveland, O., Aug. 18. Frederick Sprlnk draws the lino at "marrying an entire family.' Ho has asked for a divorce, saying In his potltlon that ho is willing to support his wife, but not her ten children by a former husband, and her son-in-law. 1

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THREE FORMER OFFICIALS ROAD ARE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. OF MORE ARRESTS -WILL FOLLOW Charges of Conspiracy to Defraud and of Confidence Game Placed Against Harrlman, Ewlng and Taylor In Car Repair Frauds. Chicago, Aug. 20. Threo of thi highest former officials of tho Illinois Central road wero arrested in connoc tlon with tho U.COO.OOO car repair frauds. Othor arrests are to follow, and fur ther disclosures la which now nru ., may be revealed nro promised at trial of tho men, who wero am i on churges of conspiracy and ob'a u ing money under falso protenses Those arrested are: Frank B. Harrlman, former gi?. i manager of tho Illinois Contral tern. Charles L. Ewlng, former gfn superintendent of tho Illinois (' n lines north of tho Ohio river. John M. Taylor, former stonkf. , , for tho Illinois Central. - Released on Bonds. Tho men wero taken before M clpal Judge Bruggemoyer, wh i leased them on $20,000 bonds cat Both Harrlman and Ewlng v . statements after their arrest. "Thoro is no turth absolute Mi charges, and I havo nothlugto f. i said Harrlman. "My record us t oral manager of tho Illinois Ontn an open book. Nothing will bo ngalnst ma" "I deny tho charges," said 11,'. "and I will be proven Innocent. I la., dono nothing to bo ashamed of "Immunity Bath" for Some. Certain men Identified with conspiracy will bo given an "imnt-at i ty bath" as a result of confessi. : they mado. Thoy will turn state 's c v denco, It Is said, and thtj alroa havo promised to take tho w itn -stand and tell tho Inside story of iL frauds, its origin. Its growth, its cr tinuntion and the namos of the i.:c who benefited. Tho history of tho car repair frau ' tho alleged fraudulent transact-.; betwoen tho ofllcinl and railroad f pJoyoa, and tho llko alßo will br tvL on the witness stand. Harrlman Next to Rawn. Harrlman, as general manager of tho ontlro system, wns tho m xt man. to Ira G. Rawn, tho vice-president who resigned to become president of theMor.on road, and who was killed w-L his own rovolvor in his Winiu'i home. Harrlman resigned his tlon in March, tho public annou v ment being made March 15. The w ' drawal of Harrlman followed the f tlon of W. L. Parks as vlce-prcsl to succeed Rawn. C. L. Ewlng resigned ns general perlntendent of tho northorn Ilm . Chicago soon aftor the first cxp"woro made In connection with th. covery of wholesalo frauds. Taylor resigned .ib general keeper May 1, at the time v4n-n I' dent Harahaii's olllce was bt-lnc od with resignations from oft; high and low rank. BABE SLAIN; WOMAN SLAS'TC Mrs. Dorothy Bartlett With T Cut Declares She and Child Were Man's Victims. .Chicago, Aug. lO.-MtosId' t. - Hyde Park wore thrown Into oxcitumont when Mrs, Dorotlr lett wns found lying on the t'--tho bathroom nt the home of Fortmlllcr. her son-in-law. mi ' throat cut from oar to oar. Besldo Mrs. Bartlott's pn form was nestled the body of htlo grnnddnuhtcr, Knthcrin months old, dead apparently strangling. Medical aid was Immediately and It waB declared by doctors Mrs. Bartlett has n chance of r ory. She told tho pollco that l granddaughter had been brutally ' dered and she herself ntU.cked U mnn who, ehe says, was concealcl tho building. Search was at onco lnstltutt'd t r man answering a description give" the nged wohian during brief intervi " of consciousness. Mrs. Bartlett has been suffer rg from what are described as scvrt pains in tho head for sotno montl." it was learned by tho police. NEW ZEALANDER IS WINNER Champion Arnst Defeats Barry of London In Race for Sculling Title on Zambesi River. Livingstone, Rhodesia, Aug 1 The sculling match for tho chnmpl n ship of tho world between Rlrhari Afnst of New Zealand nnd lm Barry of London was won by Arn' tho chnmplon, by two lengths Tin raco was rowed upon the Zamln si rivnr. n nhort dlstanco from tne m 'raous Victoria falls, ovor a course r f three and a half miles. Tho siaKes wero $2,500 a side. Love Affair, Double Shooting Morgantown, N. C, Aug. 20 - An at tendant at tho insano hospital here shot and fatally wounded Miss Mary Cuthbertson, an attendant at tho satno hospital, who refused to marry him He then fatally snot nimseu.