The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03

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 Frank P. Sargent, commissioner of immigrationd an naturalization, who recently visited Hawaii, reports that the planters are greatly in need of labor. He believes that the im- migration of Japanese to the islands has fallen off, the bulk being divert ed to the United States.
 One of the finest law libraries in the world was ruined in an office building fire at Denver, Col.
 Alexander Johnston Cassatt, pres ident of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,, died suddenly of heart disease at his residence in Philadelphia. He was recognized as one of the fore most railroad men of the country. He leaves a fortune estimated all the way from $50,000,000 to $75,000,- 900.
 In a railroad collision near Ar broath, town between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, Scotland, caused by heavy snow, Is persons were killed and over thirty seriously injured.
 Arctic weather has prevailed throughout central Europe. In Great Britain violent gales and snow storms were accompanied by thun- der.
 Efforts on the part of the United States to effect a peace u settle ment in Cuba are not meeting with encourag cement from the Cubans. It is the impression of public men gen erally in Washington that the bet ter element of people of Cuba desire annexation.
 The director of the mint has pur- chased 100000 ounces of fine silver, to be delivered at the Philadelphia mint, at 7O.158 cents per ounce.
 Speaker Cannon wins fight for precedence over the chief justice of the supreme court at social func- tions.
 Archbishop Ireland planes the clergy for the situation in France.
 In 1897, the year before annexa- tion, the trade between United States and Porto Rico was less than $4,00O,000 annually. Now it will run over $40,000,000.
 It is believed that the investiga- tion by the interstate commerce con- mission of the Union Pacific system and the Southern Pacific system, growing out of their common agree ment, will not be finished before March. E. H. Hartman will prob ably be a witness.
 James Bryce, who will be made English ambassador to Washington, declined a peerage, and will come as a simple citizen of England, the first British ambassador who did not change his name on arrival.
 Fire that started in the second story of the E. A. Blount building, fronting the public square, at Nae ogdoches, Texas, caused a loss of $30O,O00; insurance, half of that amount.
 Mrs. Alice McWithey and her two children, Helen, :, and Elizabeth, 5, burned to death in their home at Pompton Plains, 10 miles from Pat erson, N. J. The husband and fath- CT was away on business.
 Mrs. Anthony Bolski died at Port Arthur, Mich, at the age of 105.
 Miss Mirth Clark, 20 years old, was discharged in county court at North Platte, Neb., after her prelim- mary hearing on the charge of mur- dering John Leonard on December 10. The testimony showed that Leonard had followed the girl from Vancouver to press his suit for mar riage, she repelling all his advances. The discharge was on account of the insufficient states evidence.
 Secretary Root may succeed Platt as senator from New York.
 Henry Wisener, negro implicat- ed in race riot on the Cliff Terry ranch northwest of Bristow, l. T., in which one person was killed, was taken to Tulsa. After his arrest about a month ago, Wisener escaped from the Sapulpa jail, but was re- captured near Norman, Okla.
 w. E. Coleman arrived in Marble Falls, Tex, few days ago, with 211