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t ^ > JO ; i- * -i;'k-F„Vi:*^r><<--•*«>,'!'*• ••:. rwA*wjsf\. r.„ > \ ^ " -~ "•'Y*V^7 "'f*^';-: i. Ilw Icflenry Pfaisdealer. pcrnusHitn »y F. 6. SCOBEIKJUI. MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. After all. Is it as muck fuj»;to win as itt roaSt the umpire? The chief trouble with the market is the speculative hug. wheat sfts ' A Chicago chemist gave six reasons for his suicide, but cowardice was not gmoiig the number. The Detroit girl who has been thrice •wedded to the same husband has no end of perseverance. New York has a woman stone cut­ ter Men will be particular about giv­ ing her the marble heart. The Infante Alfonso's names appear to be sufficiently numerous and for- midable to keep him off the cigar boxes. it Is consoling to realize that sun- ghittA can still be counted upon to fol­ low clouds and rain if we wait lon| enough. "What is whisky?" asks the Wash­ ington Herald, Now will there be a rush of obliging editors tc incriminate themselves? A cry of "Mice" broke up a woman suffragist meeting at Wimbledon in England. Is there no limit to mascu­ line depravity? As between aerial and submarine navigation, in their present stage of development, the prudent person still prefers hoofing it. It seems to be settled that the United States and Mexico want peace down in Central America, and that they will not have to fight for it It Is a serious charge to say that tbe women do too much talking through the telephone. Do they hin­ der other women from using the wires? fp" " r.:< m- Persons with matrimonial expert' ence win indorse Rev. Mr. Philputt's dictum that the cheerful heart comes in WifHy ijnaHtiefi and the clean loose afterward. PRISON FOR •AN FRANCISCO MAYOR IS CON­ VICTED OF EXTORTION. RELEASE ON BAIL DENIED HARFr ORCHARD III TEARS ATTACK ON HIS MOTIVE® MAKE# WITNE83 WEEP." • Raw eggs and sweet milk, taken In large and frequent doses, is the new­ est cure for tuberculosis. Wouldn't be so bad if the raw eggs could be put in capsule or powder form. Two Million Russians are starring. The rest of the Russians have trou­ bles of other kinds. If we were the czar we could not help feeling that we were doing a mighty poor Job of jpveroing. A bureau is to be established for the purpose of aiding tramps. The tsamps will consider it a failure if it does not limit itself to the business of providing free meals and wearing apparel. f New York is to Bpend $100,000 for free concerts on piers and in parks this summer. There is no city except Xondon where so much free music Is supplied, and the outlay this year ^rill be larger than ever. • Mr. Stfhwah says we shall have to ..ifeow away our expensive steel rails and put in new ones of nickel steel. If tbe capitalization of some of the roads not so moist they could afford to in a gold-plated roadbed. f f fr­ it there are 38,000 men working on Ike Panama canal, and they are dig­ ging something like 1,000,000 cubic yards a month, each man apparently digs something like a cubic yard a *y. Of course, however, a good many of the 38j900 never lift an ounce of . , It is probable that Maurice Francis Elgnn, who writes poetry for the maga- Slnes, will be appointed minister to Denmark. It would be a good joke on Alfred Austin, -who tMnks there are Ho poets in America, M the President Would make it a point when the next embassador to tbe Court of St. James ,ls appointed to select some good, gfteady poet for the job. . > ^ Fine old language, the Catin. Fine j. .Wsm slang, our own. We say, to-day, 1 J^hen a man is knocked down and out, *Hete got *his.'" The Romans, be- folding the dying gladiator, pierced Jhy the victor's blade, cried out across *he arena, "Habet." And they're prac­ tically and almost literally the same Statistics issued at the close of the .jear 1906 show that there were in use #1 the United States aloae more than 000,000 telephones, and an aggregate Of a little over 6,000,000 miles of wire used for telephone service. The tele­ phone industry gives employment to f0,000 persons in tbe United Stages, #n increase of 171 per ©eat in six jrears, while during the came period / • the number of stations has increased ; per cent and the wire mileage 349 per oenl. Rev. Dr. Aked's plea for a Chrlsto centric revival staggers his hearers a bit, but they may get at his mean­ ing in time. The distinguished Eng- i fish preacher, like one of his emi- tient countrymen, evidently deligida to indulge in terminological exactt- tudes. No Better Than Any Other Criminal, Intimates Court--Money Re* ceived from French Res­ taurant-Keepers. San Francisco.--Eugene E. Sehmits, mayor of San Francisco since 1901, convicted Thursday night by a jury of the crime of extorting money from the owners of French restaurants in the issuance of liquor licenses, asked Judge Dunne Friday to release him on ball until sentence is pronounced Thursday, June 27. The request was denied by the judge who directed that Schmitz be taken to jail. The court intimated that the mayor, like Any other convicted criminal, should be locked up in jail. ^ Now Mayor In Name Only. According to a statement made by Xctlng District Attorney Heney, Mayor Schmitz, being convicted, be­ comes mayor in name only. Though unable to perform the duties of his office, under the law of California, Sehmits, it is said, still retains the office. - A few years ago a law was placed upon the statute books of the state that a convicted person could not be ousted from office until such conviction had been upheld by a high­ er court.- As cases move slowly on appeal, it is considered likely that the higher court would not pass upon this matter until after the mayor's term of office has expired. Under the charter, however, Schmitz, by reason of his confinement in prison, should he be sent there, would be unable to perform the du­ ties of his office. Under the circum­ stances, the supervisors have no pow- ed to oust him, but must select some one of their number to act as mayor during Schmitz' disability. As chair­ man of the finance committee of the board, Supervisor Gallagher would be­ come acting mayor, leaving the gov­ ernment practically in the hands of the prosecutors, who, if empowered to install new officials, may succeed in effecting extensive reforms in the civil government. . There were five counts in each in­ dictment against Schmitz and all were for money extorted from the French restaurant proprietors. Two were for extorting money from An­ tonio B. Blanco, proprietor of the new Poodle Dog restaurant, which before the fire was a blaze of light every night in the center of the tenderloin at Eddy and Mason streets. Get Money in $1,000 Payments. The indicted men are said to have secured $1,175 from Blanco in Janu­ ary, 1905, and $1,000 in February, 1906. The third And fourth counts were for obtaining the same amounts from Joseph Malfanti, proprietor 6f Delmonico's restaurant in O'Farrell street, and from his partners, Charles Kelb and William La Frenz. The first indictment is a specimen of the others. It relates that Eugene E. Schmitz and Abraham Ruef on January 15, 1905, extorted from An­ tonio Blanco $1,175 by threats that unless he paid them the money and promised to pay $1,000 In addition one year from that date he would not ob­ tain a license and that Schmitz and' Ruef would prevent him from carry­ ing on his business. The second charges that Blanco paid $1,000 on February 6, 1906. Election Made Him Odd Figure. Mayor Schmitz' election as mayor of San Francisco in 1901 gave him a national prominence, as he was one of the most unique figures that ever appeared in American politics. He was not a laboring man, although he led the union labor party. He was, .n fact, a musician, the leader of the orchestra at a San Francisco theater. Although that was his profession he had as an outside venture acquired control of the Economist Gas Engine company. When the Klondike gold rush began in 1897 Schmitz chartered a steamer and took it to the Yukon as a business venture. Schmitz became allied with union labor interests in 1885, when he was elected secretary of the Musicians' union, a position he held for 15 years. D«ft{ar*s He is 8eekina <• Ms*s Rep­ aration for Crimes Because Hs Was Convert*#. Boise, Idaho.--The men who are battling to save the life of William *D. Haywood and the good name of the Western Federation of Miners made their greatest assault upon Harry Or­ chard ,Thursday, when, carrying the review by cross-examination of his life down to his confession, they bit­ terly assailed his guiding motives. Six days they spent in stripping him before the jury of every shred of mor­ ality of character, and then, suddenly turning upon him in final fierce at­ tack, they fought with every means known to the legal craft to convince the Jury that Orchard was committing a crime in falsely swearing away the lives of innocent men in the hope of saving his own. They carried their attack to the very language with which the witness answered their questions, and everywhere they al­ leged by forceful implication that it was put into his mouth by men con­ trolling him. Orchard broke down when they re­ cited to him the tale of David and Uriah, that Detective McParland re­ lated to him when he came seeking a confession. He fought to save him­ self, but tears filled his eyes and he rocked unevenly like a fainting woman. His voice lowered to huski- ness, and he hid his face in a hand­ kerchief. Then he steadied himself and went on strongly to the end. He defended his motives by saying that he had finally experienced conversion and penitence and had resolved to make all possible reparation by freely confessing all., McParland had told him that he was doing a great service for the state, and that states were kind to men who served them; there was no other promise. For hours the defense hammered away on the motive of saving his own life. It was suggested that Orchard had placed his future in tbe keeping of McParland; that the PInkertons had sent money to his family in Canada; that he had been supplied with dates to strengthen his story, and that Mc­ Parland had trained him as a stage manager would for his appearance on the stand, but all this Orchard denied. Then they tried to show him a pam­ pered, petted, hero-like prisoner, fed from the table of the warden, ad­ dressed as "Harry" by Gov. Gooding and Warden Whitney, given freedom and liberties,that no other prisoner ever had In the world, and all this con­ sideration implying directly that he would never be hanged for killing Steunenberg. At the noon recess former GOT. Pea- body greeted Orchard pleasantly and he wept again. Orchard , left the stand at 2:30 o'clock, after having occupied it for a total of 32 Vi hours. FAIR OF PR ICC-HO13TBRS. : * •> •$, ' m with Bug lifting Trast, What W ill Be Left fer the Paor Public f RUSSIAN JOUMA DEFIANT REFUSES TO 8USPENO SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MEMBER8. INVADERS ARE DRIVEN BACK. Salvador's Army Defests the Nlea- raguans and Revolutionists. Mexico City.--According to a cable­ gram received in this city late Wed­ nesday afternoon," the Salvadorean army has defeated the invading forces which captured the port of Acajutla ^Tuesday and has driven them back to the coast. pne of the leaders of the Invading army was John Moisant, a former res­ ident of San Francisco and an Ameri­ can. citizen. He is reported to have been capturted by the forces of Pres­ ident Flgueroa. Boodiers Are Pardoned. Jefferson City, Mo.--Julius Leh- mann and Emil Hartman, former St Louis councilmen convicted of bood- linsr and Rpntpnrnrt tn thp nnnltenHnrv over three years ago, were pardoned by Gov. Folk Friday and released after having served about half their sentences. FATAL EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE. Flvs Persons Killed and Buildings Ruined at Vaidivia. Santiago, Chile.'--A severe earth­ quake was experienced Thursday at Vaidivia. Several buildings and the railroad bridges were destroyed and five persons were killed. Kingston, Jamaica.--After an inter­ val of six weeks, an earthquake shock occurred here at 1:20 a. m, Thursday. It lasted four seebnds and came from a little west of north. The maximum movement was slight. There was considerable alarm but no damage was done. Dissolution of Body Nesr--Deputies Accused of Many Revolution* ary Crimes. St. Petersburg.--The dissolution of the lower house of the Russian parli­ ament appeared Friday to be a ques­ tion of only a few hours or at most of a day or two. With only 130 opposing votes, the lower house Friday night rejected Premier Stolypln's ultimatum for the immediate suspension of 55 deputies for membership in the social demo­ cratic party, and referred the subject to a committee. Although the com­ mittee has been Instructed to report Saturday evening, it is known iu ad­ vance that the decision on the main question will be adverse, and that the douma will accept the recommenda­ tion. An extraordinary session of the council of ministers was held Friday night to discuss the decision of the lower house. Up to a late hour no report had been received of the do­ ings of the council, and no decree of dissolution had been issued. The general impression was that no edict would be promulgated pending final action by the lower house. * The session of the St. Petersburg committee of the social democrats was attended by a large number of the accused deputies. The committee discussed a proposal to proclaim a general strike In the capital. This meeting was held in secret, the police having occupied the headquarters of the party. As soon as the house was called to order Friday the premier submitted an ultimatum saying that unless the demands of the government were granted, and granted Immediately, the government would find itself unable to cooperate with parliament. He then yielded the tribune to M. Kameshansky, the prosecutor of the St. Petersburg courts, who read a long indictment of the social demo­ crats. The prosecutor then read spe­ cific charges against M. Alexinsky, Prince Tzereteli, M. Dzhapardize, Gerus, Ozel, Annikin, Byolousoff, An- nislmoff, Kirienko, Lomatschldze, Lo- patkin, Mlttroff, Komar, Seyeroff, Sal- mikoff and Vinagradoff. The charges against the deputies named included almost every crime in the revolution­ ary calendar. SENATOR MORGAN IS DEAD. Veteran Statesman of Alabama Sue* cumbs to Angina Pectoris. Washington. -- United States Sena­ tor John Tyler Morgan of Alabama, for 30 years a member of the up­ per house of congress, chairman of the senate committee on the interoceanlc canals,, and prominent as a brigadier general in the Confederate army, died at his home here Tuesday night. Senator Morgah had been in bad health for a number of years but had more or less regularly attended the sessions of congress. He suffered SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN OHIO. Eddie Querin Is Set Free. London.--"Eddie" Guerin, who es­ caped to the United States from Devil's island, then came to England where he was arrested and ordered to be extradited to France, was set free by the divisional court, which de­ cided that the extradition .act did not apply to the case. „v; Jjfmthority connected ^Commission ef Dr. Eastwood, an eminent English with the Royal Tuberculosis, says that clearly one of the most import­ ant steps In fighting the scourge of consumption is to keep a watchful eye on the milk supply. « Loses Bank's Funds on Wheat. Seymour, Wis.--Thomas C. Coghill, cashier of the First National bank, has confessed that he hag lost $40,- 000 of the bank's funds In the wheat pit during the last six months, and the bank is In dharge of the national bank examiner. Dr. Earp's motto for after-dinner speakers that "It is better that a man SQL. - should be a flve-mlntbe hit than a 20- i r;, minute bore" should be inscribed in gold letters on all china and glass- v. »!'--(•' *are used for banquete. And it would £ „ not be amiss to put it on the cutlery, ^ ; > the table linen and the furniture. Manager Hibbard of the telephone y company complains that women' talk too much over the telephone. Other men, says the Chicago Daily News, have been known to make even mpre sweeping statements in regard to Ivomeu'* conversational powers. •L^V^ ...J&L. Women Burned to Death. ..Cincinnati, O.--Three women are dead and two seriously Injured as the result of the burning of the four prin­ cipal buildings of the Shaker settle­ ment at Whitewater, O., Friday. Lake Steamers in Collision. St. Clair, Mich.--The steamer Aus­ tralia and her tow, the Polynesia, and the steamer Bethlehem were in a col­ lision in the St. Clair river a short dis­ tance below this place Thursday, and as a result the two Bteamers are ashore, badly damaged. Kills Hi* Wife in Qusrrsl. Wausau, Wis:--Hettry Wolff, of the town of Easton, In a quarrel with his wife Thursday killed her with a blow of his fist as they were struggling for the possession of a revolver. Passengers Jump Overbosrd. Nome, Alaska. -- The steamship Ohio, owned by the White Star Steamship company, struck on Ice at Port Saffety early Wednesday morn- j. A huge hole atnvo in the ship's bow and she began to fill rapid­ ly. A panic ensued among the passen­ gers. Before the lifeboats could be lowered more than 75 persons had jumped into the watter. Two white men and a Chinaman were drowned. Horace Greeley's Secretary Insane. Allegan, Mich.--Don C. Henderson, once private secretary of Horace Gree­ ley, and for many years publisher of the defunct Allegan Journal, has been taken to the insane asylum at Kala­ mazoo. Man'Kills Wife and Son and Shoots Mother-in-Law. Ironton, O.-r-One of the most horri­ ble tragediesr ever enacted In this sec- of the state took place on Symes Creek at about noon Thursday, when Charles Shafer shot his wife, 'her mother, and his eight-year-old boy, the latter being Instantly killed, while Mrs. Shafer died about an hour later. Her mother, Mrs. Thacker, will recov­ er. Family trouble is given as the cause of the shootir^g, and back of that is a long story of cruel and brutal troatntont Senator John T. Morgan. from angina pectoris which was the cause of his death. He passed away at 11:15 o'clock. At the death bed were Ms daughters, Miss Mary Mor­ gan and Miss Cornelia Morgan, both of this city, and his secretary, J. O. Jones. Mr. Morgan was born iq Athens, Tenn., June 20, 1824. His home in Alabama was at Selma, where the funeral will take place, the body prob­ ably being taken from here Thursday. The senator had held a number of Important offices, including member­ ship in the Hawaiian laws commission and arbitrator on the Bering sea fish­ eries. His chief active Interest in the senate In recent years had been in connection with the Isthmian canal question. He was a persistent advo­ cate of the Nicaragua route. PRESIDENT AT 8AGAMORE HILL. Waif Heir to Big Fortu^e> Howard, Kan.--Harry Posner, aged 19, a waif brought here from New York in 1899, and now studying at the Normal institute in Howard, Friday received a message from New York city stating that he had fallen heir to half a million dollars left by his fa­ ther, who died In Cape Town, Africa. The boy's mother died when he was a child. His father disappeared and he had not heard from him in years un­ til to-day. Oyster Bay Gives the Roosevelts a Hsary Welcome. Oyster Bay, N. Y.--President Roose- •eit and his family are at home at Sagamore Hill. The trip from Wash­ ington, which was begun Wednesday morning in a drizzling rain, ended in sunshine at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. At Jersey City and Long Island City crowds surrounded the car, shouting greetings to the president, and when the train drew in here the station platform was thronged with neighbors, who extended Oyster Bay's usual dem­ onstrative welcome. After both the president and Mrs. Roosevelt had shaken hands with everyone, the family entered a car­ riage and were driven to Sagamore Hill. A chorus of followed them. • Typhoid Prevails in Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Pa.--Twenty-seven cases of typhoid fever have been reported to the Pittsburg bureau of health in the last 24 hours and a serious epi­ demic of the disease is feared by the authorities. Alasks Land for Settlement. Washington.--By authority of the secretary of the Interior there will be­ come subject to settlement on Sep­ tember 30, and to entry on October 30, 1907, about 2,980,000 acres of land in Alaska. 8pringfteld <lll.) Mayor Drowned. Springfield, 111.--Mayor David S. Griffiths, of this city, drowned at one o'clock Wednesday afternoon en­ deavoring to ford on horseback a stream of water ten miles southeast of the city. ____ Carrie Nation Arrestsd. Washington.--Carrie Nation, after haranging a crowd in front of a down­ town saloon Wednesday night, was arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct She was released oft W0 collateral. - Rules Against Mrs. Blrdsong. Jackson, Miss.--The supreme court Tuesday delivered its decision in the case of Mrs. Angle Blrdsong, charged with the killing of Dr. Thomas Butler, at Montlcello, on December 23, 1906, affirming the sentence of five years in the penitentiary. Immediately after the decision of the court was made Gov. Vardaman granted Mrs. Blrdsong a respite, which will act as a stay of execution for 30 days, In which time she can arrange and have published her petition for pardon, aB the law re­ quires. i 'V Sues to Preserve Indlsn Gravss. Leavenworth, ICan.--Lydla B. Con- ley filed a suit in the United States circuit court here Wednesday to en­ join Secretary of the Interior Garfield from disturbing the graves in the Hur^n cemetery, Kansas City, Kan., an old Indian burying ground. Fol­ lowing an act of congress, Secretary Garfield recently appointed three com' mii^ioners to sell the property, and the effect of the Suit will be to tie up the sale. Miss Conley is a descendant of the Wyandotte Indians and a law­ yer. r • 7,. 7- Tate Confesses Scrip Theft. Peoria, 111. Under promise of immunity from further prosecution and of a pardon from the Joliet penitentiary by Gov. Deneen "Eddie" Tate' the "gentleman" burglar," Thurs­ day night for the first time admitted that he helped to blow the school bftard safe and stole 6,000 pieces of forger scrip being held as evidence against the former superintendent of school, Newton C. Dougherty. ^J'FAlLiO'jN SMALL THING4 Congressman Evidently. Was 'It* Hers to His Wfte. There is & certain congressman who, whatever authority he may hold In the councils of state, is of compara­ tively minor Importance in his own household. Indeed, it has been un- kihdly intimated that his wife is "tha whole thing" in their establishment. Representative and Mrs. Blank had been to Baltimore one afternoon. When they left the train at Washing­ ton, on their return, Mrs. Blank dis­ covered that her umbrella, which had been intrusted to the care of her hus­ band, was missing. "Where's my umbrella?" si** IS# manded. • "I'm afraid I've forgotten it, my dear," meekly answered the congress­ man. "It must still be in the train." "In the train!" snorted .the lady. "And to think that the affairs of thft nation are intrusted to a man who doesn't know enough to take care of a woman's umbrella!"---Success Magfe •lne. • . _ PURIFIED LIFE INSURANCK," Benefits from New Law, Which Ra> . mains Substantially Unchanged. Through the influence of GOT. Hughes, the New York Legislature de­ cided to make no radical changes in the new insurance law. It was pointed out%y Gov. Hughes that the New York law has already accomplished wide­ spread reforms, with proportionate benefits to policyholders, and that it should be given a thorough trial be­ fore any amendments were seriously considered. It is estimated that the cost of the mismanagement of the past did not average tnore than 20 cents to each policyholder, while the benefits to present and future policyholders will amount to many times more and be cumulative besides. The speed craze of the big companies and the ex­ cessive cost of securing new business was the most extravagant evil of the old managements. Under the new regime the cost of new business has already 'been greatly reduced, along with other economies. The showing made by t&e Equitable Life Assurance Society In its report for 1906 was a strong argument against tued'Uinfe with the new law- In the Equitable alone there was a saving of over $2,000,000 in expenses, besides an increase in the income from the Society's assets amounting to as much more. The ratios of the Equltable's total expenses to its total income was 19.42% in 1904, 17.38% in 1905, and only 14.48% in 1906* The dividends paid to Equitable policy­ holders In 1906 amounted to $7,289,734, which was an Increase of more than 9% over 1905. While the Equitable made a better showing than any other big company, all reported radical economies and un­ der such conditions the -Legislature wisely decided to leave the law . sub­ stantially as it stands. Forgetting Somsthing. When the train that conveyed Pres­ ident Roosevelt through Virginia on his last tjlp south stopped at Char­ lottesville, a negro approached the president's car and passed aboard a big basketful of fine fruit, to which was attached the card of a prominent grower. In course of time the orchardist re­ ceived a letter of acknowledgment from the White House expressing the president's appreciation of the gift, and complimenting the donor upon his fruit. The recipient of the letter was, of course, greatly pleased, and, feel­ ing sure that his head gardener would be much Interested in the letter, he read It to him. The darky who served in the capacity mentioned lis­ tened gravely, hut his only comment was: "He doan' say nothln' 'bout sendin' back de basket, do he?"--Success Magazine. The Camera Fiend's Wanderlust. As the sun day by day ascends the heavens and the actinic value of his light Increases, rhapsodizes the editor of the American Amateur Photograph­ er, there seizes UB once more the fervor of the enthusiast. From the high shelf down comes the camera, the plate holders are loaded, and we tramp across the green fields looking for pic­ tures--or pretending to. For half the cause of our wandering has naught to do with the black box we carry with us. The primitive instinct for change, the ancestral wanderlust, it is, that has seized us and driven1 us forth to na­ ture. Text Somewhat Apropos. TJjg Rev. J. B Hammlll. the ehv quent preacher of the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn, was preaching at Sayville, L. I., from the text "Look well to your founda­ tions." J^fter repeating the text he leaned leavily on the pulpit desk, which rave way and plunged over the altar rail, nearly hitting the laymen In the front seat and scattering the Bible and the preacher's notes among the holders of the pews. The aged preach­ er barely escaped a tumble over the altar with the heavy desk, WENT TO TEA RUSSIANS OUtET BUT RIOTS 0* WORKMEN ARE LIKELY GOVERNMENT COtfFtDENT Alton Agreement Abrogated. New York.--The agreement be­ tween the Harriman interests and the Rock island company, entered into in 1904 for their alternative control of the Chicago & Alton railroad, has been abrogated by mutual consent, according to an authoritative an­ nouncement Friday. In the future, It was stated, the Chicago & Alton stock­ holders will manage the property. The Chicago & Alton officials explained that it was simply an instance of let­ ting stockholders manage their own affairs. Death Causes s Strike. St. Louis.--The death of James Stewart, an iron worker, who fell ten stories Wednesday in the new Third National bank building being con­ structed, resulted In the strike Thurs­ day of about 1,000 iron structural workers to enrosce demands that tem­ porary flooring be placed on alternate floors of buildings In course of con­ struction, ^ required by a city ordi­ nance. Contractors immediately yield ed and began putting in temporary floorings to prevent workmen from falling to their deaths. • And It Wound Her Bobbin. ects pep- In S alls- Tea drinking frequently affects pie as badly as coffee. A lady bury, Md., says that she was com­ pelled to abandon the use of coffee a good dnany years ago, because it threat «ed to ruin her health and that she nent over to tea drinking, but finally, she had dyspepsia so bad that she had lost twenty-five pounds and no tood seemed to agree with her. fihe further says: "As this time I w*is induced to take up the famous food drink, Postum, and was so much pleased with the results that I have never been without It since. I com­ menced to improve at once, regained my twenty-five pounds of flesh and went some beyond my usual weight. "I know Postum to be good, pure, and healthful, and there never was an article, and never will be, I believe, that does so surely take the place of coffee, as Postum Food Coffee. The beauty of it all is that it is satisfying and wonderfully nourishing. I feel as if J could not uing Its praises too loud." Read "The Road to WellvUIe," In pkgs. There's a Reason." Capital Well Protected by TrOOfpi i Nine of the indwted Dep- St. Petersburg.--An imperial ukaso was issued Sunday proroguing the council of the empire until Novem­ ber 13. v The dissolution of the second douma Saturday night was received through­ out St. Petersburg with perfect tran­ quility, thanks to the precautionary, measures, and.in no place in Russia^ so far as is known, were there any; serious disturbances. Demonstartions among St. Peters- burg workmen are anticipated Mon­ day, but the authorities are not alarmed. They profess to be chiefly apprehensive over the possibility of rioting and racial excesses iu Odessa and Kiev and. ether cities, where party, feelings run high. An outbreak of agrarian disorders in several regions of the empire is anticipated later, when the peasantry learn of the disso­ lution, but a spirit of quiet confidence in the ability of the government to handle the situation prevails in ad­ ministrative circles. Though Gen. Dracheffsky, prefect of police, was nominally in charge the provisions for public safety were virtually in the hands of Gen. Hazen- kampf, the aide to Grand Duke Nich­ olas Nicholaievltch, who returned from Krasnoye Selo to assume com­ mand of the combined garrison, in­ cluding the guard corps, the Thirty- seventh infantry division, a large force of cavalry and Cossacks and several machine gun detachments. The military was chiefly disposed in the industrial section, but a strong force occupied the Tauride palace vicinity. During the night nine of the 18 social democratic leaders, specifically, named in the government indictment; including Prince Tzertzereteii and M. Dzhaparidge, were taken into custody. FALLS FROM A MON8TER TREE. Peculiar Death of an American Nean Oaxaca, Mexico. „ Oaxaca, Mex.--After a career in Mexieo as the manager of large agricultural Interests Belonging to an American syndicate, J. W. John­ son, of New York, died a very remark­ able death near here Saturday, falling from among the branches of the fa­ mous "Arbor de Tule," a great tree,, said to be the largest in North Amer­ ica and located near this city. The authorities are of the opinion that Johnson's death was suicidal. The tree of Tule Is of an enormous; growth, and witnesses state that Johnson fell from branches 50 meters above the ground. TWO LIVES LOST IN 8TORM. Rain and Lightning Do Serious Dam* age in Minnesota. Sherburn, Minn.--Two lives are re­ ported lost and considerable property damage done by a severe electrical storm which raged for nearly six hours in this vicinity Sunday. Rain fell in torrents, amounting to a cloud­ burst In the vicinity of Fairmount. Streaips are running bank full, roads- and bridges are carried out and num­ erous washouts are reported; Many houses, barnB and windmills were- struck by lightning and badly dam­ aged. A man and a boy, names un­ known, are reported to have been, killed by lightning near Dunnell. REWARDED FOR SPANKING GIRL8> Iowa School Principal Punishes Pupils and Gets Mora Pay. , Bristow, la.--Prof. D. H. Corre!,. president of Bristow Mihools, was brought into court on a charge of Assault and battery. The charges were filed by girl students at the school who testified that the teacher made a practice of spanking them. The teacher's defense was that the girls were naughty and that spankings were necessary to maintain discipline. He was acquitted and the school board immediately increased his sal­ ary. Salutary Tsfi Wr!! Again. 8iou3p^alls, S. D.--Secretary of War Taft arrived here from St. Paul at 8:30 Sunday morning. He said he had entirely recovered from his In­ disposition.. No formal reception was planned but several hundred people called to pay their respects. Report That Aokl Will Be Recalled. Toklo--The Hochi says that Vis­ count Aokl, Japanese ambassador to America, will probably be recalled and. that he will likely be succeeded by- Baron Kaneko. £ • Rothschild Wins the Grand Prix. Paris.--Edmunde de Rothschild'* Sans Soucl II won the Grand Prix de Paris, which waB run Sunday under the most favorable conditions. There was a brilliant assembly of spectators at the course, including the king and queen of Denmark. % . • . ;-dK.; I Kansas City Lads Drww. " (. Kansas City, Mo.--Harry Whitney, aged 18, and Robert Corman, aged 17, were drowned in the Blue river ne§r : here Sunday, when their canoe efcjjjK sized. Cuts Divorced Wife's Throat. Okaloosa, la.--Ellsworth Rains Sun­ day night cut the throat of his di­ vorced wife in the presence of officers who had come to arrest him. Mrs. Rains probably will die..... Aftar struggle, Rains was arrested. ,1 Mr. Brycs Visits Geronimo. JLawton, Okla.--James Bryce, the British ambassador, spent Sunday partly herfe as the guest of the Cham* ber of Commerce, partly at Fort Sill, | neer here, where he visited QeronlBKfc , - the famous Apache warrior. Pj ' J ' 4r* > • r. "VVj.r- * v ' k 1 * V * " *r f «• r * _ JiftoiJ&iiKWWv * ^ 1 J . r ' w * : :'i;: i?: