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BEPAREDFORTHE
BUSY READER
. lmportnt but Not Less tyei
l" . u.-nnnlnim from Polnti
eating rnw " "
Oulildo tho State.
a heat prostration is reported" from
K' 0f'' ..l.t l.ir fni-est
Four person were cr ,
JTLr Hurst. Mich.
.... f ill- Hnlknn confer-
The profit " ; -
frei near
b t. It i many protest!.
i is nil"""""
,. i,t in the pappr mum '" liasi
.''Vnanir famine at election.
"v .. .. visit luiL'laiul and
Roosevelt . .. Afrcfln
France o "ls ,v
i"1 I T
citv reop c were rewucu r
Roquf. MIC""
turning forests.
Cmoke is so "? " 11 5 "!?".! 7T
from forest fires tliat navigaiauii
pNt impossible
Forest fires have again broken om in
fliDoewa county, minii,i
SVtmng I" tl'c extreme.
fl American fleet encountered a tcr-
.' t ff tlie l .11111 1)1 l-UZUII.
An American aeroplane has been
. cited in Kngl-n.1 and the tnvcntSr
f'rt Demonstrations of the machine
m be'"? given before army men.
i rnlorcd woman has been arrested
at Oakland for robbing bouthcrn i'a-
O IK 0"S v"" . '... 'is... ...i.s.i.
ur ner i "i " t .
y been thrown from thc ainmg car
lj her confederate.
MiuiMinni mob of black men hung
5ilhf COIOfCU man.
miv vet testify in the bank-
nptcy proceedings against bim.
PWir miner fleet has left Hon-
ittV v
ttt.
tirli-im France and Russia have
anted on a program for tnc JJalkau
ftilnru mvs she is ready to give
"a"- . -
T. J - ...i,l..vntirn ffrtt 4lli !
cf territory.
TW i much activity on board EnK-
tsh.war vessels, as the result of the
Balkan trouble.
A Snttli man received fiO.OOfl volts
Wltltl, lit nill IHUU.1IJIV waw ii.a iiauM
ad feet.
A third li-illrxui. wliirli was takintr
Mr in iti intpiiinfiniinl rnrM nf Hrr1m.
tu fallen into the NoPlh sea. The oc-
atJ were rescued.
: mrn wrrt itictmitlv lilli1 nnil !!f
otbs injured by the explosion of a
raised charge of dynamite near Fort
Coilim. Col. Tlicv were nil Greek and
Meaiean laborers.
District Attorney Jerome is after
Ke York gamblers.
The Parifir" (! tin ritiniiii Tin.
- . I u .tv I ... J .VU(. W
Miula on its way borne.
Pacific cn.lt liininpq men !n T.i.
arc receiving a warm welcome.
Many Servian in Amrrirn nr nrc.
PWng to go home to fmht if ncccs-
ury.
Tfct Crown nrinr nf Qort.t Itiront.
s to attempt an overthrow of King
Peter.
Great Tint Alii nrniiAdne fSutnnlit i I!
W Turkey in comnensatinn for lost
territory.
Neither nt (I,- 4 1!i! I
PJ"ie$ arc receivimr verv larire cam-
n contributinim.
Govfrnnr T?1I. r r! .i
,i lum, ui iiiasouri, uc-
JM the United States is more in
c4 of reform than is Missouri.
One of the
race at Berlin fell into the
"Ann sea. The occupants were res-
riVP ihmt.HM.1 a. i
"wu3aiiu irr nns wr ninrrn
went to nr..,...: . r.."7:
from matf m rT . .i -f i V.
t "cinonsiraiion in inc
commons.
rvians have sei.,t
Roosevelt line .r i .
Jfjjjjjp ' IV.M3CU IU H1 Ull 111C
Ferdinaml lm. i e -
ar of Hi, L cu guiw
Torlf :
mM l crulse 10 t,,c
Wend p. '"assacrea . a party of
""gents unaiuKC ior m-
Cislro's ii.in. l.-- i .
much il . .'"I11" "as improvco so
Onih .1.. . "H'llll auio 10 uc oui
v vieeis,
Dllrinr.
let ' marrcl at Tucson. Ariz.,
other Wl? ca.rPentcr8, one bit the
""King his neck.
Wanlte!1, B9Yci:nent says the
the ni?"-. "oviiti be opened while
ulluie. is being scttlca.
Jlnes G. xri.:..i . ..
pit l . ' nil k iiiiiinr. nnr nw inn
i dT:.n .,MIew in secret orders.
- Ml n II n
fit,- ma UMiTirt n 'rnti i aiiha
balloon f. 11 n rltafnnr f(
"jured 'ri thc occupants were un-
eonir,. . r lo ,inc oouHicrn
5 D" EUar-inf.. f 1 nmciii n
M officer marr,ed tt Drlt
PREY TO GAMBLERS.
Thousands of Land Sookors Aro Loft
Ponnlloss In South Dakota.
Dallas, S. D., Oct. 13. It is esti
mated that 1.000 land.HfltkPi-a
'have conic to Dallas and Gregory
nave lost tncir money at gaming ta
bles and are "broke." Many more
who have lst all their ready cash
nave uccn forced to telegraph for
money.
Nearly 00,000 persons have r..r!.
tcrcd at these two points already and
nearly as many more arc exneetoil ti..
fore the period' of registration closes.
Hundreds return as quick as they have
registered, but thousands b avi rr.
maincd for thc drawing.
uamblcro have operated their
without restraint and arc said to have
made remarkable winnings. They run
pell mcll 34 hours a dav. with the
games as strong at daybreak as when
the sun sets.
To be brnke in ttn'a .mm,... .....
... ... is...i.jr iui;ail9
something to a man, because he is
without friends. Kcnctallv. and nt
time when it is not easy to make
new ones. Every OHtKoinir train car-
ncs many men who have lost their
money and risk their lives riding on
brake beams.
No land opening has ever brought
more people, and they all come with
money. Those who have thc gam-
blillK Spirit stick to the roulette nml
faro tables, with thc result that sev
eral hundred arc living on charity
until they can get out of thc country.
LONDON CENTER OF INTEREST.
St. Petersburg Watching Outcomo of
Conforonco in England.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 13. Thc cen
ter of interest in the Near East crisis
has been transferred to London, and
the Russian foreign office is marking
time in its negotiations with other
powers concerning thc convocation
of a congress until thc outcome of the
conferences between M. Iswolcky, Sir
Edward Grey and King Edward are
known.
Emperor Nicholas has decided to
leave the letter of Emperor Francis
Joseph unanswered until M. Iswolsky
returns to St. Petersburg. Count
Derchthold, the Austrian ambassador,
was closeted with M. TcharykoiT, the
acting foreign minister, thc entire af
ternoon. At thc close of the inter
view he reiterated the statement that
Austria would refuse to participate in
a congress unless the Bosnia question
was excluded from this program.
I he question of the recognition of
Bulgarian independence has for the
time being dropped out of sight, but
Russia has assured Bulgaria that she
will support her pretentions before
the congress.
The foreign ottice has received
from a score of cities in Turkey tele-
frams protesting against the Austro-lungarian-Bulgarian
action, which
have been adopted at mass meetings
held under the auspices of the Young
Turks. Thc telegrams are identical in
text, showing.a certain origin.
JAPANESE GREETING WARM.
Yokohama Turns Out to Do Honor
to San Francisco Business Men.
Yokohama, Oct. 13. Yokohama is
blaze of color with American and
Japanese flags flying from every
building, in honor of the delegation
of Pacific Coast business men who
arrived at 7 o'clock on the Japanese
liner Tcnyo Marti from San Fran
cisco. The visitors were greeted at
thc dock by a crowd which numbered
hundreds of representative business
men of Japan, assembled from thc
cities of Tokio. Osaka and Kyoto.
The nffleinllv nrcnared nrocram of
entertainment for the Americans com
menced as soon as tncy steppcu
ashore, and every day of their stay
in Japan will be completely filled with
receptions and sightseeing trips ar
ranged by their Japanese hosts. On
Thursday thc Americans wilbe the
guests of Count Komura, minister of
foreign affairs, at a luncneon in nonui
of thc visitors.
The Tenvo Maru had an excellent
trip across the Pacific
Chicago Air Very Dirty.
net. 13. The health de-
WIIIVll)V
partmcnt, in a report just issued,
. . . I. - ennf in the
states mat me umi ,
atmosphere of Chicago, as shown by
. :0 (l.r.. times ns
ICSIS JUSl IUKCII, ia n..w ...
great as that in the atmosphere of
London. Samples of thc air taken at
a height of 40 feet above the street
level at four points of the city were
subjected to analysis. The report
says: "This excess may be partly at
tributcd to the long continued drouth.
Thc dirt had not been washed out of
.1.. !- enme rime nrcVlOUS tO tllC
(lie Ull IUI o"..-
collection of specimens.
n..t, nmiilnK I Accused.
Denver, Oct. 13. Charged with a
. . V' t on,inn nnH .with haVIIlK
s nonage oi . ...... i.i
received deposits when he knew 1 U
bank was insolvent, Aaron G. 1 ratt.
cashier of the IIj.mmond.nort Stat
Bank, oi iiaminuinii""' i ' "t
Denver .for the east in cus tody of
Sber f 11. W. mniiiBi"" ii.
r. i i, a! f Tl.,...imii1nnrt. lie
K. i. ucnncu, ui urn - i --- v. .
was arrested at Longmont, , Colo.,
wiio " !.... .,( In irriiration
W Mere ic was imi.iwa.vv. .. -
enterprises, and be waived extradi-
tion procecuniKa. .
a. ..t.i. Still Ranchlne Out.
nuoiii. " ,
. i. TI. rinllv Mail's
BelKrade correspondent says that tnc
?al!gott.eServL,ninistry
nent anu mat a vw'u,l'7',:. IV't the
be formed. He also states that the
Austrians are preparing o seize two
islands in the Dnna river on the
ScrJo'nomlan frontier. Rumors of
war, he says, nave wuu a
1WS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
ISSUES REPORT ON CROPS.
Dopartmont of Agriculture Sends Out
Supplemental Bulletin.
Washington, Oct. 15. A supple
mental report on crop conditions has
been isiticd by the department of agri
culture. Besides giving thc crop fig
ures announced previously, it gives
thc following:
Condition per cent aged apples,
48.4; cranberries, 58.3; grapes. 83.9;
hops, quality, 02.0; peanuts, 85.4;
sorghum, 84.3; sugar beets, 85.4;
sugar cane, 89.0; sweet potatoes, 85.5.
I he preliminary estimate of rye
total production is given as 30,921,000
bushels, against. 31,600,000 for 1907,
and hay, 07,743,000 tons, against 03,.
077.000 last year.
The production estimates on a
basis of 100 representing a full crop
include: Beans, dry, 79; cabbage, 73.5;
clover seed, 00.8; hemp, S5.2; hops,
pounds per acre, 1,004.8; onions, 83.4;
tomatoes, 80.2; watermelons, 70.7.
The average condition of seventeen
important crops representing nearly
90 per cent of the value of all farm
crops, weighed according to their rel
ative importance, was on October 1
for the United btatcs 77.8, against
79.7 September 1.
Workmen Favor Private Yards.
Washington, Oct. 17, A special com
mittee representing 50U0 unemployed
workinginen formerly with the Bethle
hem steel w'orks, is preparing to visit
President Roosevelt next Monday. The
committee will endeavor to convince the
president that thc prosperity of thou
sands of workingmcn would be assured
if morp government contracts went to
private firms than to the navy yard.
President Kooscvclt was appealed to yes
terday by Representative J. D. Broad
bcad to enlarge the scope of private
contracts for government construction
work, on thc plea that many idle men
would be given work. Broadhcad ar
ranged for the workingmcn's committee
to see the president.
Now Cattle Rate.
Washington. Oct. 17. Thc sweeping
reduction of from to 5 cents per 100
pounds on range cattle shipments, which
the interstate commerce commission had
ordered on August 27, of this year, went
into effect today. The order was the
result of an investigation made by thc
commission in consequence of a protest
of thc Texas cattle raisers against the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad and a
great many other western and south
western roads, which bad advanced the
rates on range cattle last spring. Ihc
order, which went into effect today, ap
plies to 59 railroads in the western and
southwestern parts of the country.
Hospital Gets $1,000,000.
New York. Oct. 10. It was an
nounced today that James S. Ken
nedy, thc New York banker, had
given $1,000,000 to the Presbyterian
hospital of this city, of which he is
president. The money is to be used
in construction of buildings. Other
gifts made by Mr. Kennedy and pre
viously announced arc $500,000 to Co
lumbia university, $300,000 for a
building of the United Charities and
$350,000 to the School of Philanthropy.
Cruisers Reach Hawaii.
Honolulu. Oct. 15. The Pacific
fleet, commanded by Rear-Admiral
Swinburne, has arrived at this port
on its return from Samoa. The cruis
ers, which sailed from Pago Pago on
October 3, entered thc harbor at 11:30
o'clock in the morning and immedi
ately began coaling preparatory to
,ii.ir rotnrii in llu- Cnlifomin coast.
Thc fleet was delayed at Pago Pago
by the tardiness ot tnc cnartereu col
liers btrathyre ana atratniavcn,
Mexican Ambassador Resigns.
xf.-:n riiv Or 1ft The Mexi
can foreign office has confirmed thc
tcsignation of litmque v-reci as
ambassador to the United States.
Senor Creel for some time pi3: nas
held thc double position of governor
.ti. ctntr nf Chihuahua and am
bassador at Washington. His suc
cessor m thc post at wasnington,
which is the highest in me Mexican
diplomatic service, has not yet been
decided upon.
May Kill Li's Biographer.
r.t.;,i net in Madame Lien.
wife of the biographer of thc late
t : ir....rr dinner li.is heeii arrested in
Shanghai on imperial order. The
reason for thc action is louuu in uic
fo.. (liit Mflilnnip T.i mi has of late
been making brave efforts to clear the
character of a female teacner, wno
was beheaded last year charged with
revolutionary activity. Madame Lien
is a Chinese woman ot euucation.
Roads Improve Service.
Washington, Oct, 13. branklin
Lane, ot tuc interstate commerce turn
mission, opened the proceedings of
thc annual convention of the National
A ...i.i.r.n nf Rnilwnv f!nmmisS1011-
ers. He stated that during thc pres
ent venr nracticallv all American rail
roads had been able "to furnisli trans
portation facilities within a reason
able time.
Hands Off, Says Judge.
Davenport. Ia Oct. lO.JKiBe
Smith McPherson, m the United
States court, today gave a final de
cision in the case of the United
Breweries against the Civic Federa
tion of Davenport. He declared the
Iowa liquor statute n quasi criminal
law and said that the federal, court
bad no power to interfere with its
enforcement by state courU,
GOVERNMENT FIGHTS DUST.
Officials Trying to Make Roeds Suit
able for All Purposes.
Washington. Oct. 17. "Dust Pre
ventives," by Prcvost Hubbard, issued as
Bulletin No. 34, United States office of
public roads, is the latest contribution
to literature on road construction and
maintenance. Mr. Hubbard's paper has
been prepared to meet thc growing de
mand by road engineers for specific in
formation on thc important subject of
dust prevention. He has made a re
search of all literature on thc subject,
supplementing this with thc results of
actual experiments made by the office
of public roads.
Interest has been recently reawakened
in the problem of thc prevention of dust
on country highways, thc well-nigh uni
versal use of thc automobile being re
sponsible for the additional study and
experiments. Road engineers arc now
agreed that the automobile, when mov
ing at a high speed, is destructive to
macadam roads, thc broad soft tires
lifting the rock dust and scattering it
over adjacent fields.
AWAITS RIGHT MOMENT.
Roosevelt Said to Have Plan to Settle
Balkan Trouble.
Washington, Oct. 13. President
Roosevelt is watching the Balkan sit
uation closely. Instructions, it is
said in diplomatic circles, have been
sent to every American diplomatic
agent in thc Balkan peninsula, and in
all Europe, to report daily on the
progress of affairs.
When thc right moment arrives
President Roosevelt will have a plan
of arbitration ready to submit to the
powers, declare the friends of the
chief executive.
Thc visit of Charles S. Francis,
American ambassador at Vienna, who
is at home on a vacation, to President
Roosevelt recently is taken to mean
that the president will have some
thing to suggest, to Emperor Franz
Josef when the time arrives.
New Stamp Issue.
Washington, Oct. 15. The bureau
of engraving and printing is prepar
ing to issue the new postage stamps,
designs for which have been com
pleted at the suggestion of Postmaster-General
Meyer. The new stamps
arc to be the most simple printed by
the government for years. They will
be of the following denominations:
1, 2. 3. 4. 5. 0. 8. 10. 15 and 50-cent
and $1. The $jj and $5 denominations
now in use will not be reprinted.
I he printing of the 2-cent denom
ination is to be begun at once, and it
is thought they will be ready for dis
tribution some time in November.
The stamps are very simple in de
sign. Thc lettering is in straight
line's. At the top arc the words, "U.
S. Postage," and at the bottom the
words, Two Cents, or according to
the denomination. Thc 1-cent stamps
contain the head of Franklin and all
the others thc head of Washington.
Thc heads are all profiles. The col
ors are the reds and blues of early
stamps.
Make Them Go to School.
Washington. Oct. 14. In bis an
nual report just made public, Com
missioner Of Education E. E. Brown
recommends compulsory school at
tendance by the native children of
Alaska. He says: "Experience has
shown that in many sections ot
Alaska regularity of attendance in the
public schools for natives cannot be
maintained without a legal penalty
for truancy. The passage of a bill
requiting the attendance of all chil
dren of school age unless mentally
or physically disqualified -is desirable."
Diplomats Are Uneasy.
Washington, Oct. 14. Never since
thc United States began in a modest
way to boast a corps of diplomatique
at its capital has so much unrest been
observed in this august body of for
eigners as at the present lime. A gen
eral shift of envoys is imminent as the
result of the presidential election
Germany is to send a new ambassa'
dor. but he will not be named until
the kaiser knows whom he is to please
in his choice of representatives.
Cross of Honor for King.
Washington, Oct. 14. Victor Em
manuel III. king of Italy, will be
avardcd an American cross of honor
at a ceremony to be held in this city,
October 15'. The board of governors
of thc American Cross of Honor as
sociation will convene here on that
date and make the award to the king,
who was elected an honorary mem
ber of the order last February, and
who accepted by letter May 31, 1908.
12,000 Deaths This Year.
Washington, Oct. 13. Approxi
matelv 12.000 deaths from cholera in
the Philippines since January 1 of
this year arc announced m a detailed
report made to the public health serv
ice by Chief Quarantine Officer Mc
Clintick, at Manila. The report says
that cases of cholera continue to be
reported in the Philippines, but the
disease sbo.ws little tendency toward
spreading.
In Honor of Bryce.
Washington, Oct. 14. Ambassador
Bryce has gone to JJoston to attend a
banquet to be given in bis honor by
the British organizations of that city,
The occasion will be the first an-
pearance of the British ambassador
before the people of Mew England,
Stewart Is Out.
Washington, Oct. 14. President
Roosevelt has approved the report of
tnc retiring uoaru rccommcnuing tuc
retirement of Lolonel William 1,
Stewart, the Fort Grant exile, from
the army.
Conference to Be Called to Settle
Ownership of Land.
Berlin, Oct. 12. An international
conference will be summoned in the
near future to regulate the future of
Spitzbergcn, and it is expected that
delegates will attend from Great Brit
ain, the United States, France, Russia,
Germany, Sweden and Norway. Thc
Norwegian government, which has
taken thc initiative in proposing the
conference, desires to safeguard the
rights of thc Norwegian fishermen
who work along thc coasts of Spitz
bergcn by an international agreement.
Ihc Norwegian fishermen and
huntsmen were for a long time undis
puted masters of Spitzbergcn and
enjoyed unlimited freedom in follow
ing their occupations. Recently, how
ever, two mining companies, one
financed by liritish and Norwegian
capital and thc other financed by
American and Norwegian capital,
have begun operations in Advent Bay
and both companies have annexed
enormous areas of land, and have
prohibited Norwegian fishermen and
huntsmen from, trespassing on these
territories. It is expected that Nor
way will lay claim to the possession
of Spitzbergcn by virtue of the prior
rights of Norwegian fishermen and
huntsmen, but in this case it is ex
pected that Sweden will raise a coun
ter claim on the ground that bwcdish
scientific expeditions have been
mainly instrumental an opening bpitz
bergen to the outside world.
PUT POACHERS TO DEATH.
SPITZUERGFN IN DISPUTE.
Russians Make Short Work of Jap
anese Seal Butchers.
San Francisco, Oct. 12. Thc United
States gunboat Yorktown, which has
arrived here after a cruise in Alaskan
waters, confirms the news of the sum
mary execution of several Japanese
seal poachers by the Russian authori
ties on the Komandorsky islands.
After a speedy trial on charges of
piracy, the men were convicted and
put to death.
Two Japanese schooners, with their
crews, found sealing within the three
mile limit by the revenue cutter Bear,
were taken to Valdez. Following the
custom of previous seasons, it is
thought the men will be allowed to
go free.
Lieutenant-Commander Mohock, ot
the Yorktown. which has been doing
police duty around the Pribilof islands,
states tnat tne rooiceries mere are
covered with dead and dying pups.
Their mothers had been killed at sea
and the young left to perish.
During the season the Yorktown
encountered 11 Japanese sealers, but
none was within the three-mile Hmit.
While off Cape St. Elias the York-
town was in a terrific gale, and was
compelled to heave to for 36 hours
The gunboat was washed trom stem
to stern, and one of her lifeboats
was carried away. This was the same
gale in which the bark Star of Bengal
was wrecked on Coronation island,
with the loss of 111 men.
TRY WIRELESS TELEPHONY.
JOIN IN CONFERENCE
Great Britain Gets In Line With
Other Powers.
ACTION WAS A GREAT SURPRISE
Russia Would Rather Keep Straits of
Dardanells Closed Until New
Navy Is Completed.
London, Oct. 13. M. Iswolsky, the
Russian foreign' minister, has suc
ceeded in impressing upon Sir Ed
ward Grey, the British secretary for
foreign affairs, the necessity that not
only should a conference of the pow
ers be held to settle thc crisis in the
Near East, but this conference should
take under advisement other, ques
tions besides those involved in the
annexation by Austria of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the declaration ot
Bulgarian independence.
This change of front on thc part ot
Great Britain, which has caused great
surprise, was announced by the for
eign office at the conclusion of a long
conference between Sir Edward Grey
and M. Iswolsky, after a meeting of
the cabinet, in which bir lidward set
forth thc position he had taken and
explained the views of the Russian
minister.
It is doubtful whether Russia is
anxious to reopen the Dardanelles for
the present, for, if this is done, it
must be for all nations, and Russia is
not -likely to desire that while her
fleet is weak.
The point in her previous stand
Great Britain is1 continuing to insist
upon, apparently, is that no modifica
tion of a treaty can be permitted
without the consent of all parties to
that treaty, and at her proposal thc
powers have instructed their ambas
sadors at Constantinople to affirm
this principle. What end can be
served by this is not stated by the
foreign office, but it can hardly be
expected that either Bulgaria or Austria-Hungary
will consent to restore
the legal stauts in Bulgaria and
Bosnia and Herzegovina
FIGHT WITH MANIAC.
Apparatus to Connect Admiralty Of
fice With Ships at Sea.
London, Oct. 12. The De Forest
system of wireless telephony is short
ly to be put to the test by the ad
miralty, who will endeavor to com
municate -by wireless telephone with
the channel fleet from the admiralty
offices in St. James Park.
The experiments, which may extend
over some weeks, are expected to
demonstrate the possibility of the of
ficials in London keening in touch
with thc warships at sea and also of
the ships . communicating with the
land station.
Wireless telephony over long dis
tances has already been shown to be
possible by thc invention of Mr. Poul
sen, the famous Danish inventor. By
means of powerful arc lamps of a spe
cial form continuous electrical waves
can be sent from one place to another
impressed with the effects of speech
in such a way that these impressions
can be reconverted into speech at the
receiving station.
The electrical waves are bent out of
shape so to speak, by the telephone
connected with the transmitting ap
paratus, and these modified waves are
capable of carrying the Impression to
the receiving apparatus.
Not Aggressive, Says Servla.
Budapest, Oct. 12. Servia has re
plied to the Attstro-Hungarian de
mand for an explanation of her pur
pose in summoning the reserves to
tne colors Dy granting tnat ims step
has no aggressive character. Speak
ing at Saturday's session of thc Atts
tro-Hungarian delegation, roreign
Minister von Aehrenthsl expressed
the belief that he would be able to
carry through the annexation of Bos
nia and Herzegovina peacefully. He
said that already he was negotiating
with some of the powers with the
view of smoothing out difficulties.
Austria's Patience Strained.
Paris. Oct. 12. Official advices re
ceived here represented the situation
between Servia and Austria-Hungary
as extremely critical. Austria-Hungary
has served notice that she will not
tolerate further provocation and that
she is prepared for eventualities
should the Skupschitina declare war
or make an aggressive move. The
fifteenth Austro - Hungarian army
corns occupied the frontier along the
Danube, and river gunboats are con
centrating at bemlin.
Acquits Mob Leader.
Springfield, 111., Oct. 12. The jury
in the case 'of Ernest Humphrey, one
of the alleged mob leaders indicted
for malicious destruction of property
on August 15 last, has returned a ver
diet of not guilty. This is the third
case growing out of the recent race
riot in which a verdict of not, guilty
has been returned.
Policemen Tussle With Crazy Man
on Tall Tower.
New York, Oct. 13. Joseph Krats,
an insane man of Brooklyn, who in
an attempt to throw himself into the
East river Sunday fought desperately
with seven policemen on the dizzy
top of a Williamsburg bridge tower,
yesterday morning gave attendants
and physicians at the Eastern Dis
trict Hospital a furious fight. He
burst the canvas strait-jacket into
which he had been forced and with
maniacal fury assailed nurses and oth
ers in charge.
After a prolonged contest he was
overpowered and bound. Later he
calmed down and was taken before a
court, charged with attempted. suicide.
The magistrate, in committing him
to the observation ward of Kings
County Hospital, praised Policeman
Clarence Smith, who had followed
the crazed man in his climb to the
tower's narrow top and after an aw
ful VinnH-rn-hnnrt conflict. during
which Krats got out a razor, subdued
him and summoned assistance. ine
magistrate said:
"Hemec like vnu deserve special
recognition. You are a brave man."
PLEADS FOR LARGERNAVY.
Senator Lodge Says Pacific Coast
Must Be Protected.
Ttnetnn Oet 13. Declarincr that
Tnnnn wn c renrlv tn make inSllltSntT
demands on the United States, did
she dare, and that tne oniy way to
guard against them was to increase
tV, Amerienn nnvv. United States
Senator Lodge launched into a strong
and vigorous plea tor a. Digger ana
h.trer nnvv nt a Renublican ratifica
tion meeting last night, held under
the auspices ot tne KepuDiican ciuo
of Massachusetts.
"WVint- we want to look out for IS
our navy," insisted the speaker. "We
should protect DOtn tne vtiantic aim
Pacific coasts and it is the policy of
the Republican party to do this."
Nicholas Ready to Fight.
Pettinie. Mnnteneirro. Oct. 13.
The Montenegrin National Assembly
opened here yesterday in extraor-
uinary ticssiun. jiiiu
suiting from the annexation by Austria-Hungary
of Bosnia and Herze
govina has been strengthened by a
bellicose message to parliament irom
1 .1 1 1 4.1. A.
Frmce isicnoias, wno ueciarcu ui
lie nnnevntion of these two prov
inces had inflicted a crying wrong
. r . . t
upon thc people ot Montenegro, anu
that the people were prepareu to sac
rifice their last drop of blood unless
the peaceful endeavors now on foot,
resulted in righting the grievance.
Ready for Rosebud Drawing.
Dallas. S. D.. Oct. 13. Two 0-year-
old g'ris will draw the envelopes con
taining the names of winners in the
Rosebud land lottery next Monday
morning, according to the official an
nouncement. The applications will be
placed in a box on a platform, tne
sides of which will be covered with
wire netting, and the little girls, in
the sigjit of all, will draw the win
ners. According to the estimate of
Judge Witten, between 110,000 and
120,000 applicants will register.
All Except Austria Join.
Constantinople, Oct. 13. The Ger
man and Italian ambassadors yester
day made the same declaration to tho
porte against the infraction of treat
ies without consent of thc signatories,
as has already been made by the
British, French and Russian ambassa
dors. Austria still holds aloof.
the ueigrauc uaua.