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New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
IN THE PETROLEUM FIELDS.

The market FOR refined petroleum has been steady
during the last week. and prices here and IN the
principal European markets remain unchanged
from those prevailing at the close OF the preceding
week Refined petroleum az New York is quoted at
760c in barrels and 40Oc IN bulk. Philadelphia
prices are on basis Of points lower At London
the quotation Is Jl6d per imperial gallon. at Ant
marks per 50 kilOs.
The work in the various fields during the week
has been more active and number OF important
strikes have been made. The most important de-
velOpment has been the new strike az East A5rOn.
Ohio. The we'll just drilled In by Miller q Mathers
Is producing from latest accounts, az the rate Ok
nine barrels an hour. This well has been connected
by the Buck Eye Pipe Line, and the OIL Is being
shipped from the wells In tank ears Another I'M
poFtant strike Is that OF the Imperial OIL and Gas
COmpanys No q IN the Woodneld district. IN Mon
roe County. When FIRST drilled into The ke-ncS
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
MASSACHUSETTS, BIG GAIN.
Manufactured Products Show Increase in
1905 of s75, 100000 Over 1904.

Boston. Aug. ga part OF the annual report OF
the Massachusetts, Bureau Of Statistics of Labor
for 1906. Just made public, gives the statistics for
1904 and 1905 OF manufactures carried in this
state Tabular presentations have been prepared
from the returns of 50ls establishments, each Of
which made a report for the years 1904 and 1905.
showing a gain in product for the year 1905 over
OF SIC 900 in nine chief industries. In
cludlng boots and shoes, leather. worsted goods,
metals and metallic goods. machines and machinery,
woollen goods, carpetings. cotton goods and paper
Only fourteen Of seventy-nine classified industries
show decrease in the value Of product
The report says:
In view of the figures presented the fact is forc-
bly, brought out that the year 1906 was one Of spe-
cial activity in business enterprises, the gain In
value OF product Of 1855 per cent having been par
aeled but in single instance that Of 1899, in the
last ten years.
In 1905 an average Of s2s57 more persons were en-
ployed in the industries of this state than the
case in 1904 The total paid in wages in the
50is establishments rose from 500 Ss4 in 1894
SIT, ,sS4 344 in 1906
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
HUSBAND DEAD; WIFE ON sHIPBoARD.
Woman viii Learn She Is Widow When
Astoria Docks To-day

Mrs James johnson. OF No 1OS ZabrIskie street
Jersey City. is aboard the Anchor Line steamship
Astoria due at this port to-day while her husband
whom she expected would be the first TO meet her
at the pier was found dead at his home yesterday
Mr.. Johnson. who was sixty-fve years old. was
superintendent OF the HoIbrook Soap Company
Manhattan. where he had been employed forty
years.
Some months ago, owing TO litigation over some
property he sent Mrs Johnson. who Is considerably
younger, abroad to obtain papers in the suit She
wrote her husband that she would reach New York
on the Astoria. On August Is Mr.. Johnson had an
apoplectic stroke. but soon rallied. and plan
ming to meet his wife Yesterday afternoon he
started for the yard TO latch gate. and when he
did return his niece investigated, and found him
lying dead at the foot OF the stairs. He had been
seized with another stroke. and had fallen down
stairs and broken his neck.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
TRIED TO KIDNAP CHIEF.
Policeman Says Man IN AUTO
Sought to Carry Him off.
IBy telegraph to me tribune ]

Worcester. Mass. Aug. PA man who gave his
name Frederic T. Reed. of New York. re-
leased from Police headquarters here yesterday
after putting UP q cash bond OF SO leaving him
only 50 10 continue by automobile 70 New York
Chief Of Police James A. Quinn. Of Leichter. who
arrested many Glidden tourists two years ago. made
the arrest Reeds car bore the number. $3.50,
n Y" He says Reed and his four friends tried
70 kidnap him. Reed. Il Is alleged. violated the
automobile laws yesterday. and refused TO put up
$50 After starting for Worcester with Quinn. Reed
ordered the chauffeur TO speed to Springfield.
Quinn seized the steering wheel and sent the car
against curbstone. Finally he got them to Police
Headquarters. where Reed consented to put up the
bail
According 20 the automobile register. No. $3.50.
N Y, is that Of z. E. Smathers. the turfman. OF
No 43 West s2d street At Mr. Smatherss home
last night 10 said that the automobile had been
left in Boston several days ago 20 be repaired.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
Books People Are Reodfn6.

NEW YORK PUBLIC LrBRARYlrhe hooks
most in demand in the New York Public
Library. circulation department, are as fol-
lows:
Adult FIction-Churchilrs "Coniston'': Deland,s
The Awakening OF Helena Richie''; WARDS
Juvenile Fteton-De Foes Robinson Crusoe'': Al
colts Little Women; Meade's ''svVeet Girl
sceIlaneous-Richardson's The Long r0a,,r.
Maeternck's The Life Of the Bee: 5.len7eY1s.s
The Primrose Way
CONGRESSIONAL SIoNAL LIBRARY. - Washington.
Aug. 24.-The following list OF hooks caIIa5
for indicates the taste OF readers in the IL
brary OF Congress this week:
History-Gris's Japan. Ffigginson.s ..ro,,. .t
Meyers General History iiiiA'e"I :
Reading Room for the BLIND O,ool,e .aI1a5 s->
Sissins 8 .Prixate Papers OF Henry Ryecroft'':
6tevenEon's Travels with a Donkev'': Tsl1aclr
erays Henry Esrnon6'': T7yfron1s .STsss F4as
ed and the Hauntera" ~A@A4s-
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
Lafesf Foreign Nesvs Abouf Bookc
London. AUGUST "a

london, August "a
The English translation OF Politovsky's ..Dsarv
of Rozhdestvensky's Voyage" which has inst
appeared. has aroused much interest and discus
sion among naval experts. Longmans. Green g.
Co. are publishing volume Of Canon sheehan's
on Emerson and other literary themes. and IT
Fisher Unwin has issued an agreeable hook os
sketches Of life In Provence. Clement HandIev
in bis new book on South Africa, assumes 70 give
the secret history OF the famous jameson raid
Fiction Is beginning 70 look UP again, with the
punhcauon OF new novels by S. r. Crockett,
Mary Cho1rnoaceley and series OF American
reprints. including Irving Bachelors ..s,l.s
Strong" and Justus Miles Fornan's ssBuchan-
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
FICTION.

THE INCOMPLETE AMoRIsT. By E Nesbit Illus
rrated by Clarence 2. Underwood. 12mo, pp.
Doubleday. Page & Co)
A story OF and social life IN Paris.
THE TREASURE OF HEAVEN. A Romance OF Riches.
BY Marie CorelL With photogravure portrait Of the
author. 12mo. viii, 427. CDodd Mead & Coz
THE U-EDEFnED Novel Of To-day. BY Frances
Ay-ar Mathews 12rDo. PIP 277. Harper & Bros)
The principal characters successful young
author and his wife New York social life furnishes
the background.
ScARLETT OF THE MOUNTED BY Marguerite MeF-
ington illustrated. l2rno. pp. 2l5- (Mohat. Yard
& Coz
A lively Of the Klondike-
RICHARD THE BRAZEE. BY Cyrus Townsend Brady
and Edward Peple illustrated by George Gibbs l2o,
pp VI 230 (8loffat Yard & Co)
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
T7HE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW

York oy Tie grace q God frc- and l1t-7-l.@-I .
Henrietta McEeaveF. Eodau. ctvor.
Thomas McIvor Elizabeth Neeiy Mary McIv0-s A-.aur
McI[eever Edna NlcE[eever WIDOW,
kn OF Alexander McHseveT. deceased ss1E sr-stl1ss
Whereas. John Glackner. % the City q. New
lately applied 70 the Surrosaes Court oc County oc
New have certain instrument writing
the 18Th OF December 1904 relating
personal property. duly proved VIZ.
Testament NcEeaveF
OF New York deceased thsrefors and each
cited before the Surrogate q Ccu,y q
New Yort az hts Office in the County o Nsv YORK Q:
the 18th OF October thousand nine hundred
ha1fpast o'clock IN the forenoon eAv.
then and there TO attend the probate Of the said W
Testament And such you ct..9. A .
the of twenty-one yeSrs required
appear your guardian. if Eavs
none 20 appear and apply for one % b a11or->c.
Of failure DO a
will appointed By the SrrOzate % rspress. and
y proceeding. we
seal OF the Surroxste1 Court
County OF New York be he-euntO a-ir.E- VE.--.s
Hon FRANK T. FITZGERALD 6urrOzzcs Or said
County of Nes York. ar sais County. the lo-a
q 81 day OF August. IN tie year %
thousand nine hundred
DANIEL J. uOVUNEY
% 8 I--1 R,Ir-f f5rfI-~
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
BURGLAR SCARE AT NEWPORT.
Police Searched NeighbOrhood of G. ". Lip
pitts Villa-BOy May Have Seen Shadows.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune

Newport, R. I. Aug. 26.-The cottagers living
near Baileys Beach had scare last night when
constant blowing OF policemen's whistles heard,
There was a report that burglar had been seen
at The Breakwater. the villa of Charles Warren
Lippitt. The police spent several hours searching
the neighborhood, but without result. and this
morning Mr. Lippitt informed them that he be-
neved his boy had shadow and thought IL
1t was enough 70 create a little excitement. how
ever, and this morning when a tramp was arrested
as he was coming out Of the H o. Havemeyer es-
tate 1t thought that the supposed burglar had
been captured The proved 10 be only a harm
less tramp, who said that he was simply looking
for something to eat.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27

York. BY the grace OF God free and Ex-usens q,
John Maxwell Lummis BENJAMIN r. LL--xlis E..zA
OBrien Lumnls Mary Florence Lgulnlis Ausus.a Fas-
Pauline PartoW. william OErisn P4-1O< Emily
W o'BEen. Mary PaTdow HcoPsr Ro6-rt r Psrd1ss
Glynu, Thomas J. Ducey. William LuIuuls snE Cra7tss
A IIInrns OF Eliza O'Brten,
Luulrnis and Mary Florelce LunlTuis Ex.c--
tor. ~ N
este n he
OF New YORK deceased. creditors l-xats-s.
otherwise send greeting You and each
hereby cited and required personally % be
before our Surrogate Of County Of New
Eurrogates Court of said County held az the County
October 1876 halfpasr ten o'clock n the ro-e7oo
day and there % attend tudc9l zsftscs--
q the account OF proceedinss Of Wlla4 Lurrzs eze
Charles A. Lumlis, Executors and Trustees Of tho
win and testament OF said DECEASED: and such q
as cited. under the
years required 20 appear By your guardian Z
E have uone. 10 eggear ana apply t--
one 20 be appointed, or tn oS your neglsc-
or failure TO do So guardian will Be appointed tV
Surrogate 70 rsprssDt sr IN the
testimony The-ep EAv- caused tns seal Of r1s
Su--Ozate's Court = salt Coup-y q New York
be heTeunto asxed. Witness Hon AENEE C. THOMAS
Surrugate OF said County. at the County OS New
York the eth day o august, IN the of Lord
DANIEL J. DOWoSEY. CfxE Of The Surrosat5l Court.
G. H CRAWFORD. Attorney Yor Exec-roIs. tl1e--T
81. Borough q Manhasta-. New York CITY
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
ENTIRE CREW STRICKEN WITH FEVER
British Schooner in Distress Puts in at Pen
sacola-Left Colon Fifteen Days Ago.

Pensacola, Fla. Aug 2s-with every member of
her crew sick, including the captain, and one man
dying. the British schooner Bonidon arrived of
Pensacola Harbor yesterday and asked for assist
ance She was fourteen days out from Colon for
Ship Island but the men were no longer able to
man her.
A pilot boat went out. and her captain was told
by the master that when out some days from Colon
one OF his men was stricken with fever and, one by
one his men took H. until every member Of the
crew was down. including himself One OF the
men was expected TO live He asked that
tugboat be sent 10 the schooner 10 Ship Island,
where he could go in quarantine and receive treat
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
NEW COMET TWICE SIGHTED.

Cambridge, Mass. Aug. 26,-The comet discovered
by Professor Kopf at Heidelberg University Au-
gust q has been observed since by Professor Faith
at the Lick observatory and by Professor Przyby
leok at K6nigsberg. according 10 advices received
at the Harvard University observatory At the
Lick observatory the comet August a 1858
1CSreenwich mean tme). in right ascension. y hours
az minutes OIL second, and in decnation plus 10 de-
grees is minutes 2 seconds. At K0nigsbUrg II was
seen August 24.3456 Greenwich mean timel in right
ssCenson % hours IS minutes 16-5 seconds and in
deciinaton plus 10 degrees 1s minutes IS seconds;
The daily motion in right ascension was recorded
as minus minutes IS seconds; in declination minus
n degrees 2 minutes.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
BROWNSVILLE OFFENDERS MOVED.
Escorted TO Fort Sam Houston Prison by De-
taehment of 5th Cavalry.

San Antonio. Tex. Aug. 2s-Three companies Of
the 25th Infantry, recently stationed at Fort Brown
arrived in San Antonio tonight their way 90
Fort Reno Oklahoma. They brought thirteen pris-
oners who are charged with having been involved
in the assault on Brownsville citizens, in which
one man was killed and one seriously injured
The prisoners were met at the station by de-
tachment OF the 5th Cavalry. and were taken 20
the Fort Sam Houston prison. where they will be
held awaiting trial Early Yesterday detachment
Of cavalry arrived at Fort Sam Houston from the
instruction camp at Austin. to act guard for
the prisoners.
has been instructed TO defend the prisoners and
he will begin at once by asking change of venue
from the court at Brownsville
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
MAINE DELAYED HY DEATH. SAILS.

The battleship Maine sailed yesterday at 8
o'clock from her anchorage in the North River
The sailing was delayed Saturday by the acct
dental death of Coxswain Patrick J. Kirwan. who
fell TO the deck from the admiral's barge while
cleaning The battleship directly TO sea
the Missouri the Kearsarge and the Kentucky hav-
ing preceded her on Saturday: The Maine will
1oin the others at Rockland. Me The officers OF
the Maine intended give the dead sailor a naval
funeral at the cemetery of the naval hospital in
Brooklyn with the usual hOnors. but his family
consisting Of his wife and mother, took charge OF
the body. The funeral Is TO be a private one He
captains certificate.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
OHIO RATE HURT THE PENNSYLVANIA
[By Telegraph TO The Trlbunsl

IBy Telegraph The Tribunal
Ptttsburg. Aug 36.-The Pennsylvania lines have
lost heavily on freight since the Ohio two-cent law
went into effect. The loss was on business going
out Of Pittsburg. owing 10 the merchants OF Ohio
getting better rates 20 their wholesale houses In
side the state than by coming 20 Ptttsburg. The
Pennsylvania lines west OF Pittsburs will. on Sep
ten1ber 90 put into effect interstate agreement
on fare between Ohio and Pennsyivanla points
The Pennsylvania has practically ignored the law
charging the straight three-cent ratio from points
in Pennsylvania or other states east Of Ohio 70
points IN Ohio or TO points q that state
Even these in Ohio wishing 10 go outside the state
LNere reQuIed % pay lAe thEee-cent rate.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
HILLS EYES ON CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco. Aug. 26.-"The CALI says to-day
that James J. Hill is planning extend the North
ern Pacific Railroad into California The article
says that twenty surveyors IN his employ recently
looked over the territory from Winnemucca New
TO the southern boundary Of Idaho. where they met
surveyors who had come south from GTantsdale
the end OF a small extension OF the Northern Pa
cihc on the other side OF the Rocky Mountains
The two parties then proceeded across the upper
portion OF Nevada and crossed over into California
as faE as Sacramento. where they ceased work
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
Citations.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW


York by the grace of God. free ara ir1cosr t-r:
To Henry IGeu Henry Schneider. Wilma ,lasr-rz-r
Dora Miller Joseph SchmenzsE Philip Charles
Mlnna Hohr Elizabeth schInsnxer Ir.nzs Ma-saTsr
Schmenger. Magazine SchmeugeF. fAfEs.l t,i.a N
SchmsussF. Dora schueussr Eizaheth Scluzslz-- az
all persons interested the ES.ate o1 Jcl~ mp
SchueuEsF. of the % EcW York. GSreas-t
creditors. Iesatess o. kin Ochervs-. SID
greeting:
You AMI each OF hereby cited art rerli-s-
County % New York az the SurEosatcs Court 81 ssi
County. held at the County Court House In the CoE O.
New York the 2Jlh day of September ls1r a. ls,
O'Clock IN the forenoon OF that r-r~
there attend judicial settlement of the
proceedings OF Henry I3en and HeuFY SchUei11-. as
Executors and Trustees oE VIII
deceased. and OF you hereby cited
under the % rWenrY-0lo years.
appear by guardian. u have one OF g yu4
have appear and apply for 70 Be aCEorce.
IN the event OF your neglect failure % Go
guardian will appointed BY the Surrcgacs
and act for you IN the proceeding
In Testimony Whereof caused the SecL q
SurToSates' Court Of the said County q, New
IL 81 York Be hereunt0 aflEed WituSs4 Eo1-
Abner @ Thomas. a Surrogate q SAT-
County. County YorE. 2Ise a. Ily.
IN the % Lord thousand nine hundred
DANIEL j. DCWUNEE
Clerk OF the CcI--:.
HARDY 8 SHELL.ABARiER. 14l Broadway. y u city
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
KILLED GETTING OFF MOVING TRAIN.

Arthur UhI fourteen years old. Of No. u st.
Nicholas avenue. Brooklyn. was killed at the Ca
narsie terminal OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit yes
terday afternoon while getting on a moving train
He was caught between the train and the plat
form and dragged thirty feet He died a few
minutes later.
The motorman not arrested. those who
saw the accident said he was not 20 blame
The boys mother is in PoughkeepSte. at the bed
side of her husband. who Is said 70 be diving.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
BOSTON CRICKET PLAYERS HERE.

Boston. Aug. ga cricket team made up Of mem
bers Of the Massachusetts State Cricket League
left here tonight for New York TO play several
games It is thought that this trip will be step
toward the institution of a series Of yearly games
between the cricket players of Boston and New
York The party headed by President @ @
Horsford the Massachusetts State Cricket League
and Robert Fairhurn OF Boston. who will captain
the team Games will be played with the Kings
County Paterson (N. j.. Brooklyn and Staten Isl
and teams. On Friday the Massachusetts players
will return here.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
wANr pRuM AolsrgRs 10 WITHDRAW.

On the complaint of the unions Of engineers the
Central Federated Union yesterday gave the Double
Drum Holsters Union until tomorrow either TO
withdraw its men from three contracts where IL Is
charged they working engineers at less than
the wages OF engineers stand suspended. The
three contracts are the McAdoo tunnel from Cedar
street to West street. which the ORourke Con-
struction Company has the for; the River
side extension and the Blackwells Island Bridge
According TO the engineers they working 30
ceiVinG
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
EARTHQUAKES HURT TEXAS OIL FIELD

IBy Telegraph 10 The Trtbune.l
Galveston, Aug. B.-The sudden drop in the oil
production last week IS attributed TO seismic dis
turbances. At Saratoga abandoned wells began to
spout and wells that had been flowing several years
dried up. Similar changes notsd in all the
Texas and Louisiana fields. well which had been
producing a crude suddenly spouted high gravity
oil about 20 gravity that burns without refining.
Professor Nugent. of London. who has been study
ing the American oil fields says the earth disturb
ances have shifted the oil lakes and that the
fields will be exhausted
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
FEELS EUROPEAN RIDICULE.
Anti Kissing Order in Indiana Public Schools
a Jest, Says Ex-Governor.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Indianapolis Aug. 26-Ex- Governor Durbin, who
is spending the year in Switzerland, has written
a letter to Attorney General Miller telling him OF
the estimation in which Europeans are holding the
Indiana State Board OF Health for the recent order
prohibiting kissing among school children
The newspap pers Of the Old World are inclined TO
make sport Of the boards order and the ex-Gov-
ernor confesses that he is greatly humilated over
the fact that Indiana has taken such a stand
against a demonstration common among
young. and heretofore considered harmless
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
MAN CHASE NEARLY CAUSES PANIC.
Pursuit and Arrest Of Alleged Piekpocket
Disturb Audiencs in Theatre.

Daniel Callahan. florist. of No 800 West ssth
street was arrested last night at Broadway and
42d street. charged with picking the pocket OF a
fellow passenger on a 42d street car.
Callahan jumped OF the when the other man
discovered the loss of his watch. and in moment
a bowling crowd pursuing him. Their shouts
and the calls for police disturbed the audience az
HammerStein's Roof Garden. and fifty or sixty
policemen who were In the audience rushed 20 the
street to aid in the pursuit.
For a moment there was danger Of panic in the
theatre over the tumult. but the excitement soon
died down.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
FOR WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL

[By Telegraph TO The Tribune
Worcester. Mass. Aug. 26-The Worcester Musi-
cal Festival management announced to-day the en-
gagement Of Miss Grace Munson. of New York
contralto for this years festival in October She
Will probably sing with Paul Dufaut of New York
in Israel of Egypt Her engagement completes
the list of festival singers.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27

Mrs Harry Pitala twenty-eight years old. of No.
26 Gilbert avenue Williamsburg. arrested last
night on a charge Of arson. She has q store In
Lorimer street around the corner from her home.
About o'clock last night fire broke out IN IL, and
the police say they broke in and found In corner q
bundle Of soaked cotton and candles. Miss
Anna Spear who lives nearby. said she saw Mrs.
Pitala in the store few moments before the fire
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27

The Baker & Taylor Company will bring out
this fall for the holiday trade. those chapters in
THE Pickwick Papers dealing with Mr. Pick
wick's Christmas visit at the Manor Farm and
including THE Tale OF the Goblin Who Stole a
Sexton" and the description OF the famous
sports on the ice" in a volume 70 which they
have given the title. Mr.. PickwicIzs Christmas"
The book VIII contain ten illustrations, in color
and line, by George Alfred Williams, who last
year made set Of similar drawings for "a
Christmas Carol" and "The Cricket on the
Hearth" The publishers authority for the
statement that the illustrations, while thev
preserve the main features OF the accepted
Dickens types. are humanized by the elimination
Of caricature," and that cit is pretty generally
conceded now that Dickens himself never fully
approved Of many Of the accepted interpreta-
tions of the artists who illustrated his books"
Indeed.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

NY TRIP TO NEW YORK 12mo. pp. ls1. Of. NJ.
Buckles Coupsny)
A blank book for notes and impressions with Illus
trations and brief historical sketches.
LETTERS TO A CHINESE OFFICIAL Being Western
View Of Eastern Civilization. BY William Jennings
Bryan. l6no PIP. vii. 9s. CMcClure, Phillips Coz
CONEY ISLAND THE PEOPLES PLAYGROUND. A
Souvenir Picture Book G3rooklyn B franklin Waite)
a collection halftones. accompanied by a
history o Island
N MEMORIAM Eliza Boardman Burnz. Printed IN
Roman type and In Fonic shorthand. 12rno. 123.
& COZ
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
SCENIC CAR JUMPS TRAcK-sIx HURT
tBy Telegraph to Ths Tribune. ]

lBy Telegraph 20 The Tribunal
Indianapolis aug. "A scenic railway car
Jumped the track at Broad Ripple Park this after
noon and fell ten feet. carrying with IL half a
dozen persons. three OF whom were women ne
occupants Of the were thrown against post
Miss Ora McCullOch is believed TO be fatally in
jured and five other persons were more or less
hfyrF
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
CITY MARSHAL KILLS DESPERATE.

BY Telegraph The TrfbuneI
Indianapolis Aug 26-William Woods a des-
perado, Of Warrick County. was killed to-day by
city Marshal schave as Woods was advancing
with an upraised axe. Mrs. Woods complained
that her husband had beaten her Schave accom-
panied her home. and Woods started toward him
with an axe, schave fred three shots, all hitting
desDArado.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-27

PALESTINE AND SYRIA With the Chief Routes
Through Mesopotamia and Bahyonia Handbook
for Travellers BY Karl Baedeker win twenty
Fo,irth Edition Fenodelled and augmented lamo. pp
438 (Irnported by Charles SeTfhner's Sons)
sFGHANIsTAS BY Angus Hamilton. With map and
illustrators svo pp. XXI. 5eS Imported oy Charles
ScribneTs Sons.g
A commemorative study o natural chal acteT-
country. the government the army IN
Glsries railways together Hith a chrome oslcal
sketch Of Afghan hisGaEZ.