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isvoo'-cl ac-lion 1 I t'cc't Vhc 1 1 cf I crcJ Tcv.tj -i VLliz'i tL3 Ztztz. Jt BLACKMAILER AT PAN A. ij I ty, r.il decroy-d a turnbfr AR( i) I no waia'n t.a.l p.tvoa unl i Cher was dene. Congressman CharH-a E. LlUK-nel of Mr.ini?, speaking fit a bnnum the Ui.inn League club, Bru.kly.

characterize! congressmen as tl most cowardly class in America, Countess Gianotti, daughter of the late trancis S. Kinney, trie tobacco king, id coming: from Home to Amer lea to Ftle his estate. Expectations are that the wheat crop In the Canadian west this year will be 120,000,000 bushels, the In creased acreage being about 2,000,000 acres. Threat of railroads to cut wages of employes unless freight rates are in creased stirs shippers, business men and rail employes, Last delegates to the Republican national convention are chosen and Secretary Taft has a clear majority, insuring his nomination on the firs ballot Hope has been abandoned of savin the hull of the big German steel hip, the Peter Rickmers, which ran ashore on Jones beaen two weeks ago and from which her crew of 30 men and about sixty fchore workers bare- ly escaped with their lives when a storm a week ago drove the ship higher on the sands. The heavy seas have been pounding over the wreck ever since that time.

President Roosevelt In address to Methodists points out the best way to assure the nation's future through morality based on sound family life. New York Investigator detects fraud In spiritualistic seance and finds a little girl Is giving the whole performance. The Laporte county council has appropriated $9,000 for the use of ficials concerned in the developments in the Gunness case. This assures the continuance of Sheriff Smutzer's investigation at the death farm and also makes certain the plans of Cor oner Mack for a chemical analysis of portions of some of the bodies. All Brooklyn is suffering from an invasion of eels.

They have found their way into the water mains by the thousands in the last few weeks and there is not a section of the borough from which, the residents have not appealed to the department of wa ter supply for relief from the slimy wrigglers. Plumbers have reaped a harvest' Paper-maker testifies before select committee of congress which is investigating pulp question that price of raw material has gone up $7.50 a ton in recent years and profits have" decreased. Wives of millionaires In Chicago and elsewhere are mulcted for thou-aands of dollars by "book through a scheme resembling "old lightning rod game." Harry Thaw has overcome the ob jections of his attorneys and will take the stand and tell his story of the shooting of Stanford White when the rebuttal evidence is begun in his hear ing. Apologies and sore heads have re sulted from the free-for-all fist fight in which Senator Eck Brook, received a stinging blow on the Jaw; Senator Reuben M. Roddie of Ada, a black eye; Senator J.

Sfl Mor ris of Hooker, a skinned nose, end Senator Bill Johnson of Calumet, a de cidedly bruised head. An exact counterpart of the Chester Gillette murder case was revealed when Alvin Heaton, 18 years old, con fessed that he had murdered his sweetneart, wary Stevens, in a can yon back of the tewn of Ordeville. Admiral Evans says secret report of target iractice of his fleet while on cruise womd startle world, as all records were smashed; wants forty-eight ships; firalses personnel of navy, but dodges war and politics. Heirs of Millionaire Dantel C. Sto ver, windmill manufacturer, have determined to make an effort to have his hundred-year trust will set aside in the courts.

His two children, who by the will receive but a petty annuity, have retained lawyers to commence suit to have the document de clared invalid in the Stephenson county till.) court Student journalists of the Univer sity cf Kansas, who had charge of a local daily for one Issue and who print ed a list of the joints being operated in Lawrence, now see the results of their work. Of nine cases against negro Jointists brought on evidence, the students submitted, the first case tried resulted it, a change of plea and the jointist was fined $100 and sentenced jail for 30 days. The other defendants pleaded guilty as soon as brought into court Over 50 students who bad patronized the negro Joints had been subpenaed as witnesses. Gov. Hughes says he will not be a candidate for the vice-presidency and elected he will decline to serve.

Cardinal Loguo, in an interview in New York, declares America does not need vast war power. Fifteen to 18 persons were killed and more than a dozen seriously injured, according to reports being received of the havoc wrought by a tornado which swept Omaha and the country to the south of there. In a brief petition reciting that she had been abandoned and treated with cruelty. Bessie Johnson JIariani, only daughter of Mayor Tom L. Johnson, 3-cer.

fare traction champion, has brought suit for divorce. She was mar ried March 23, 1907, to Signor Freder- ico MariacI, aa Italian steel expert close associate cf her father. a to J. C. UTTfiACK.

Pi EALL.M, ILUNOiJ THE LATEST NEWS OF TH WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD wes Foreign Lands, Throushout the tion, and Partieulaly From the Great Southwest. CONGRESSIONAL. The senate amendment to the Vree- lasd currency bill was disagreed to by the bouse and the bill sent to con ference, 149 to 101. The endowment of schools of mines and mining from proceeds of public land sales outside the Irrigation states is provided for by a bill passed by the senate Friday. A bill appropriating $50,000 for memorial to Abraham Lincoln on the site of the Lincoln birthplace In Ken tucky was passed by the senate Fri day.

A favorable report waa ordered Fri day by the house committee on inter state and foreign commerce on the Burton bill to continue in office until until July 1, 1909 the members of the inland waterway commission. The work of cleaning up legislation in the bouse preparatory to adjourn ment May 23, proceeded at a rapid pace Friday. With only a short time allowed for debate, both' the military academy appropriation bill and the omnibus public building bills were passed, leaving of the supply bills only the general deficiency bill to be considered. This probably will be taken upon Monday. In addition, 825 private pension bills were put through.

A bitter and sensational attack on former Speaker Kelfer of Ohio by his colleague, Gen. Sherwood, was a feature of the day's proceedings. The Vreeland currency bill, which was passed by the house Thursday, was delivered to the Senate Friday and a once pent to the cenimlttee on finance. Senator Aldrlch promptly made a report from the committee substituting the Aldrich bill in an amended form for the house measure and In that form it was passed by the senate. This action threw the bill Into conference and an effort will be made to reach an agreement at an early bay.

A bill was passed by the house Wednesday providing for the protection of owners of. United States patents appropriated government. The bill permits claims for damages to be filed with the court tf claims. The great sundry civil appropria tion bill, carrying a total of about J120.000.000, was passed by the sen ate Thursday. This Is -the last of the large supply bills and Its passage places the senate squarely alongside the house In the consideration of the appropriation bills and of the entire 14 leaves only the general deficiency and the military academy bills to be considered by either house.

A portion of the session was devoted to the con sideration of the bill suspending the penalty feature of the commodity clause of the railroad rate bill. MISCELLANEOUS. The licenses of eight fire insurance companies and of five life companies to ao ousiness in Illinois were revoked by Fred W. Potter, state superintendent of insurance, because of the failure of the company officials to file 'annual statements with" the Illinois Insurance department, as jequired by the laws of the state. The last vestige of doubt that they have a thoroughly practicable flying machine removed from their minds by the past few days testa, the Wright brothers of Dayton, are practicing with their steering gear preparatory to attempting a flight, of 30 mller.

The three miles' is in some respects the most convincing of any they have yet' made. H. G. Lewis was acquitted by tho peremptory order of Judge Riner in the United States district court at St. Louis of the charge of using tho mails to defrzv.d in the organisation of the People's United States bank.

Kme. Gould and her children, accompanied by Prince Helie de Sa-gan, have arrived at Monte Carlo. Mme. Gould remained in an apartment reserved for her at the hotel, while the princv. dined In the restaurant, later going alone to the Casino, where he played for some time for small sums.

After being out 35 minutes, tne Jury In the United States court in the suit cf Jtobert H. Hollo well against his troiher. John F. HolloeH and 27 ether alleged night riders of Caldwell county. Ky, for $50,000 damages, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 133.000.

YIth the election cf William C. Wallace, senator from the district, New Ycrk. and the pros-recta of the recovery cf Senator Hughes leaders are confident that tte anti-race track bills will be enacted. "iss Jessie Shay, the beautiful and tinted pianist who tcureci the United States as solo pianist with Jan the Bcher.ian violirlst, is dr ir; in the Presbyterian hospital in New York. She fcns been eroded ur" litre, but no hope is fcr 1 tr recovery.

to if MAN, WIFE, BA2Y AND SERVANT ARE FUDDLED WITH BULLETS FC.l 13 Authorities Think Robbery Protably Led to New Jersey Tragedy. Farm Hand Suspected. Wlkatunk, N. J. W.

B. Sliep- ara, ma wire, Jennie uenay, a servant, and ten-montbs-old child of the Shepards were found dead in t'ae faAn house near here Saturday. All bad been riddled with bullets. The position of t'ae bodies, and the general circumstances point to brutal murder. A farm hand who was em ployed on the place is missing, end the entire countryside is being hunted by hundreds of farmers.

The motive Is not yet apparent, as It Is not known whether robbers had been Invited to the place by reports of large sums of money hidden on the premises. Baby Die, Too. The baby was not wounded as badly as the others, but died just as help arrived. The police suspect a farm hand who was discharged a week ago. Neigh bors declare a fortune teller, ten days ago, warned Ehepard that within a fortnight his entire family would be wiped out by an Insane murderer.

Shepard was a breeder of poultry and also conducted a kitchen farm. He always had a large amount of money around the house. The tragedy was discovered by the on of a neighbor, who bad been sent to the Shepard place to milk a cow. REYES IN FEAR OF DEATH. President of Colombia Heart of a Plot to Kill Him.

City of Panama- President Reyes sudden abandonment of his tour of Colombian coast cities and hurried de parture for Bogota is considered sui gestive here of alarming political con ditions at the capital. As a protection against an attempt at assassination, he is traveling heav ily guarded and orders have been is sued to the authorities at all the Co lombian ports to examine strictly all Colombians returning from abroad In the hope of arresting the man the po litical refugees in Costa Rica are reported to have sent to kill the presi dent Act of Congress Anticipated. Yvasningxon, u. u. me passaee by congress of an act restoring to United States coins the words "In God We Trust" has been anticipated to some extent Dy tne treasury de partment, and although the act doer not go into effect for 30 days, the mint at Philadelphia already ha3 made the necessary changes in its dies so that, if required, it could at once begin to turn out the new coins.

It is stated that within the 30 days' limitation the mints at San Francisco, Denver and New Orleans will be similarly equipped. Appeals for More Troops. Columbus, Ohio Early Friday morning a patrol of Troop of Col umbus was fired upon a farm near Higglnsport hut none was hurt The owner ef the house, James 'McAfee, was taken into custody. He claimed he thought the soldiers were burglars. Capt Knauss of Troop left Friday night- for Columbus to- appeal for more troops to be sent here.

It is said that evidence has been collected warranting the arrest of about fifty night riders i nthis section. Parcel Carrier Scalps Girl. New York Kate Gorham, cash ier in a Williamsburg department store, is in a hosnital In a critical condition as the result of a curious accident While standing in her booth in the store a wire parcel basket at tached to a swift moving cable caught in her hair, which was stripped from her head. Practically her entire scalp was torn away and the hospital surgeons have little hope of saving her life. Macomb (III.) Merchant Indicted.

Macomb, 111. Walter S. Farmer, prominent merchant of Colches ter, Ind, Friday was indicted on a charge that he is responsible for four fires which burned one-quarter of the business section of Colchester. Farmer furnished bonds signed by prominent Colchester and Macomb men. Woman Would Be.M.

P. Toronto, Ontario Miss Clara Brett Martin Friday last announced her determination to run for the pro visional legislature at the forthcoming election in East Toronto in opposition Dr. R. A. Pyne, minister of education in the provincial cabinet Miss Martin is Canada's first woman lawyer and hopes to be the first Canadian woman member of parliament Nine Killed In Wreck.

Hamilton, Ontario A westbound train on the Grand Trunk rail way was wrecked at Dustln Saturday. Nine persons are known to be dead, and it is thought more are in the wreck. More than 25 persofls were injured and some of them seriously. Minneapolis Warehouses Burn. Minneapolis, Minn.

The Minne apolis. Storage Company central warehouse at G30-70 First street north as destroyed by fire Friday. Los MANY COTTAGES ARE BURNED. Fire In East St. Louis Does Damage.

East St. Louis. Twenty-seven families were rendered homeless by a fire that late the other day gutted the plant of the General Roofing company and, driven by a high wind, communi cated to and destroyed 27 cottages in the vicinity. It is estimated that the total loss will aggregate $150,000. town wag partly destroyed by fire.

The Presbyterian church and two schoolhousea were burned. Mrs. Wiley, wife of the Presbyterian minister, and her small child were seriously Injured. ILLINOIS MINERS RESUME WORK Tollers Vote to Accept Contract After Six Weeks' Idleness. Springfield.

Wor was resumed the other day in all the coal mines in the state which were in condition to do so after six weeks' idleness. The vote on the proposition to ac cept the operators' proposal of the scale of 1906 was announced at the miners' headquarters the same day the men returned to work. It was 21,107 for accepting to 19,146 against Play Trick on Town. Streator. Evans township, Mar- i shall county, went "dry" at the last election, thus, closing the seven sa loons of Wenona.

Within two blocks i of that town, but In Osage township, LaSalle county, a settlement, of sev eral hundred persons voted to incor porate as the village of East Wenona, that the saloons voted out across the county line might resume business there. Winchester Appointments Made. Winchester. The city council met In regular session with three new members, G. Clark, John Dugan and Samuel Whitmer, at their desks, Mayor McGIosson made the following appointments Thomas Drake, city marshal; Thomas Welch, night police, and T.

B. Dawson, city sexton. AH were confirmed by a full vote of the counciL Licenses were granted to four saloons. Hit by Auto; Asks $6,000. Danville.

Addison Brown, a dentist of Champaign, and the Chambers Shea Automobile company in this city are defendants in a $6,000 damage suit brought bv A. G. Woodbury, a busi ness man of Danville, who says the de. fendants were riding in an automobile which struck him last New Year's day, breaking one of his arms and knock ing him unconscious. Leaves Thousands to Daughter.

Beardstown. The will of the late William Huppers, who died here, has been admitted to probate. He leaves an estate ot $30,000 In real estate and $15,000 In personal property to hla only daughter, Miss Lulu Huppers of Beardstown, except a bequest of $2,000 to Mrs. Robert (5arls, a foster daughter. The decedent was a clothing detler.

Man's Rescuer Killed. Robinson. Prof. Cockerell stepped on a live wire, which had been blown down during the storm, and escaped with a slight injury. While he was endeavoring to remove the wire, John Fox, 23 years old, came along and in aiding him became entangled in the wire with one foot and fell, entangling the other.

Death was instantaneous. Medora Teacher Corps Appointed. Medora. The board of education an nounced the appointment of the fol lowing corps of teachers for the en? suing year; Principal, 'George A. Smith; grammar department Miss Rosa I.

Carson; intermediate department, Miss Lora Lane; primary department, Miss Nellie Derr. From Jail to Altar. Havana. On promise to wed Miss Mary Jane CoVway, whom he had wronged, Clarice Mibbs was released from the county Justice of the Peace Edward Gill married the couple. Alleged Blackmailer Arrested.

Lincoln. Roy Waller, aged 18, was arrested in Lincoln, charged with threatening Hiram L.Keays, a wealthy resident of Elkhart, with death unless he placed $300 in a designated spot Fait from Scaffold Kills. Alton. William Rolloff, a plasterer of Upper Alton, fell from a scaffold into a running engine at the Luer packing plant and was instantly killed. To Divide $1,000,000 Estate.

Peoria. Mrs. Rosa Jack McGonlgle of Chicago, daughter of the late E. H. Jack of tHs city, filed a partition suit asking that the estate of her father be divided among the heirs.

The estate is valued at $1,000,000. Says She Filled Pies with Pint. Danville. Alleging that his wife attempted to kill him by feeding him pies and cakes which were seasoned with pins and needles. Thomas Atkinson has filed suit for divorce in the circuit court here.

Threatening Letters Are Sent to CoaJ Operator. Pana. Warren Penwell of the Pen- well Coal company received a letter through the mails threatening his home with destruction unless he placed t'JiO under a rock in Linwood cemetery, and dire results were of fered if he Informed the police. As result of the letter Jessa Waller, young man of Pana was confined in the city Jail charged with being the originator of the missive. Waller was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Frank Cheney and Chief of Police Spears at the cemetery at a late hour at night and brought to Pana.

The following is the letter received by Mr. Penwell: Mr. Penwell: Put $500 under the rock in the southeast corner of the East graveyard by the corner of the fence Monday night or we blow your house up. Tell the police and we blow it anyway. rt Pana.

Jesse Waller, who. It is al leged, attempted to extort $500 from W7arren Penwell through blackmail, waived his preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand Jury In the sum of $1,000. Failing to secure a bondsman he was taken to the coun ty jail. $100,000 IN SIGHT; PAUPER DIES. Inmate of Illinois Poorhouse Succumbs on Verge of Wealth.

Freeport. After 20 years la the county poorhouse, Johnnie Jenks, an aged Irishman, died when a fortune of $100,000 recently willed to him was about to be turned over. Jenks proved to be the nearest rela tive to Mrs. Lucy Millets, who died several months ago in San Francisco and left him her entire estate. It was with difficulty that Jenks was found by California attorneys.

The preliminary steps in the transfer of the property had been taken when Jenks died. He was a pioneer settler of this locality. He was never married. New Berlin Teachers Chosen, New Berlin. At a recent meeting of the school board the following teachers were employed for next year; Principal, Thomas E.

McCue; grammar room. Mabel McCue; Inter mediate. Florence Eisele; primary, Mabel Oder. There will be no grad uating class this year, the high school course having been changed from a two-year to a three-year course. Mrs.

Gish to Study Music. Pittsfield. Mrs. G. Gish of Chambersburg, widow of the late Rev.

Gilbert A. Gish, of that place, has returned to her. former home at Cincinnati, O. She will enter a conservatory of music there. This is the last chapter In the tragedy in which Rev.

Mr. Gish lost his life by poison several months ego which will perhaps never be explained. New Loaml Board Meets. Loami. The first meeting of the new village council was held.

The members of the council now are: President, H. C. Foster; trustees, W. W. Joy, C.

C. Colburn, H. D. Brown, C. C.

Greenwood, N. B. Gardner and J. W. Nipper.

After the routine busi ness was transacted J. O. Joy was appointed treasurer and Peter Doyle street commissioner. Teddy's Cousin Lives Like Cowboy. Libertyville.

John Keene Roose velt cousin of the president has arrived in Libertyville from Phoenix, with a consignment of race horses. He Intends to leave for Long Island in a few days, planning to make the trip on horseback. His wealthy father has a stock farm near there. Fishermen's Association Opens Office. Havana.

The Hunters' and Fisher men's Jrotective association has established offices in Havana, rooms having been obtained above the Pfet2-lng Wright drug and jewelry store. The president, Harry Bell, and secretary, J. C. Stevers, will attend the office. Dies at Birthday Party.

Freeport. As he was telling his dinner guests to draw up to the table, Jacob Stiffier, a wealthy farmer of McConnell, suddenly dropped dead, a ruptured blood vessel causing his death almost Immediately. It wathe fiftieth birthday of Stiffler's wife. New Rabbi to Scve Lincoln. Bloomington.

Rabbi George Fox of Cincinnati. has accepted a call of the Jewish congregation of this city. He will also serve the Lincoln Hebrews, Let Odd Fellows' Home Contract. Lincoln. The contracts for the domestic science and central heating plant buildings cf the Odd Fellows' home were let to John A.

Simpson of this city. The contract prices are $7,846 and respectively. Says She "Froze Him Out" Danville. In a bill for divorce filed in the circuit court here, Matthew H. Jamison says his wife Tillie, almost "froze him to death by her coldness and acted so formal toward him that he could net live with her." Thousands of American women la our homes are daily sacrificing their lives to duty.

In order to keep the home neat and pretty, the children well dressed and tidy, women overdoi. A lemala weakness or displacement is often brought on and they suif er in silence, drifting alonaf from bad to rorse, knowing well that they ought to have help to overcome the pains and aches which daily make life a burden. It i3 to these faithful women that comes as a boon and a blessing, as it did to Sirs. F. Ellsworth, of Mayville, N.

Yn and to Mrs. W. P. Boyd, of Beaver Falls, Pawho say: "I was not able to do my own work. owing to the female trouble from which I suffered.

Lydia E. Puikham's Vege-table Compound helped me wonderfully, and I am so wcU that I can do as bis day's worlr a I ever did. I wish every sick voind trv it. facts Fen ticii For thirty veers Lvdia Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been tha standard remedy for female ills. and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, irresrularities.

periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, nervous prostration. Why don't you try it? Sirs. Pinkham Invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has truided thousands to health. Address.

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