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 as we'll talk of controlling burglary. It is not sufficient to control or regu- late private monopolieS. They must he absolutely and totally destroyed. Cor porationS should be controlled and reg C!atetl hut private monopolieS must le exsermiaated root and branch. The next election will decide whether America is ta swallow the trusts or the trusts are to swallow America" :" The Florida Democratic executive committee has iadorSed MT. Bryan for sued by Representative Burgess et Texas declaring that Senator Bailey of Texas iS not candidate is regarded aS indicating that Mir. Bryan will have the solid south behind him.
 Formal announcement of the pur- pose of the government to prosecute the Standard Oil Conpany has been made by Attorney Geaeral Moody. Ii appears flolu his statement that the proceCtiIncs in the first instance will he had under the terms of the Elkins law. wk:c'l prohibits rebates in inter. state commeue. The attorney general. however, has given notice that in all probability. should the investigation he is still making justify the prosecu- tioa. he will bring further action against the Standard on company un- der the terms of the Sherman antitrust law and also will take steps to insure against the continuance on the part of the cesiiaany of diScriminst.oas in trade and transportation not now sub iect to prosecution under existing law. but especially provided against in the pending rate bill
 The correspondent of the St Louis Republic in dispatch 10 that newspa- Iser saws that President Roosevelt has told callers at the White House that In his opinion. William J. Bryan will se the Democratic nominee for preSi- dent in HOS and that the only man the Republicans can put up against him successfully is William H. Taft. the present secretary of war. The press- dent. il is known. has definitely hroacl- ed the matter of Taft as presidential timber to Senator Dick of Ohio with the evident purpose Of organizing Ohio in Mir Taft's interests" says the cor res?orsdent-
 At the interstate commerce commis- mines and railroads held hl Washing ton. k. Robertson. general manager of the Western Maryland. testified that the road operated sixteen mines. John R. Taayer. fourth vice president of the Pennsylvania. said that during the coal famine his road worked for the relief of the consumer. not the shipper.
 Dishonest mortar was responsible for nearly all of the earthquake dam age in Sdn Francisco" says Dr. I. NakaTuura. professor of architecture of the Imperial university of Tokyo. now in San Francisco Investigating the fire and earthquake for the Japanese government. There are still about 5o.- Oo0 persons dependent on the supply camps fer food
 The senate confirmed the appoint meut of Benjamin r. Barnes. now as sistant secretary to the president. as postmaster of Washington. Mir. Barnes confirmation had been delayed by Sen ator Tillman. who made the visit or Mrs. Minor Morris to the White House and her forcihle expulsion the occnsion of opposition to MT. Barnes.
 If statements made in Colon. Mich. by Mae Catherine Wood are true and a marriage certificate which she has turned over to her attorneys is genu- inc. then Senator Platt of New York may have to stand trial for higamy. She asserts that she was married to him in 1901. before his marriage to Mrs. Janeway.
 Waterbury (Connl scientists are studying a hlooded game chicken born in clutch of perfectly normal chick ems. The chicken has three eyes. one in the center of its forehead. The forehead rises into a sort of domelike double head. from which are sprouting three perfect peaks and Il double chin structure.
 Congress has passed and the presi- dent has signed q measure appronriat- ing So1.G10 for the travelling expenses of President Roosevelt for one year. the remainder of the amount, if it is not all expended. to be returned to the treasury. Each year the senate will pass upon the prop@.ety of the appro- priation.
 Philadelphia is to he the scene of the first great prosecutions 10 be brought by the government against the Penn Sylvania railroad and the Standard Oil company. The chief question under consideration iS that of the advisahil- ity ot individual prosecutions against \. ]. CaSSatt. president of the Penn $ylvania.
 In answering a Washington news parcT which asserted that the usual Whit House dinners consisted of teu courses or more President Roosevelt said that his breakfast generally con- sisted of hard boiled eggs. coffee and rolls. his luncheon of bread and milk and his dinner of two or three courses.
 The senate adopted the following resolution: That the people of the United States are horritiel hy the re- ports of the massacre of Hebrews in Russia on account of their race and re ligion and that those bereaved thereby