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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

President Roosevelt touched but
ton at the White House which open
ed the fair for the benefit of the
actors fund at the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York.
The American Fruit Union, of Gin
cinnati, brought charges before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
alleging unfair rates on strawberries.
William Parks, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home. shot fellow-soldier
and committed suicide.
The Viennese singers were re-
ceived by President Roosevelt and
entertained by the Washington Saen-
gerbund.
The Santiago difficulty was brought
up at the Cabinet meeting, Secretary
Taft laying before the President all
the information he has received from
Governor Magoon.
The Navy Department was advised
of the death of Naval Paymaster
James E. Cam, at Portsmouth, N H.
The Society of the Grand Army
of the Potomac adopted a resolution
favoring arbitration to avoid war
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
SCORES KILLED AND HUNDREDS hurt
Gunpowder Magazine In Canton, China
Explodes---Massive City
Wall Wreck.

Hongkong (By Cable) Great de-
struction of life and property was
caused at Canton by the explosion of
a gunpowder magazine. Twenty-one
bodies already have been recovered
from the ruins. Hundreds of per-
sons were injured.
Fifteen buildings were razed to
the ground and over 100 were seri-
ously wrecked. A section, 200 feet
long, of the massive city wall was
thrown down. The historical many
stored ragoda escaped with slight
injuries. The officials and STATS of
the hospitals are doing their best to
succor the sufferers.
In the Shamien suburb, where the
foreigners live, a terrific shock, caus-
ed by the explosion, was felt, but
the residents were unframed.
Some idea of the force of the ex-
plosion may be gathered from the
fact that the roofs of houses a mile
distant from the exploded magazine
were blown off. A number of i'm
portant Chinese and foreign mercan-
tile establishments were completely
demolished.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
OVER A MILLION IN OATS.
Chicago Operator Said To Have Cor
nered The Market.

Chicago Especially BY manipulate
ing the oats market Jim Patten, "the
king of coarse grains" is said to have
cleaned up $1,130,000. Patterns
holdings are estimated all the way
from 100000 to 100000 bush
els and he now has profit averag-
ing IL cents a bushel.
Had not Patten sold 100000
bushels of May during the last few
days the price would doubtless have
reached so cents or higher level.
BY manipulating the prices, the Pat
ten brokers have been enabled to
keep around the Accent level, al
though it has been up as high as 4S
cents, the highest since May, 1902,
when it reached 491s. A big fight
is on in oats, and it is expected that
Patten will win out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
FRANCE SEEKING
JAPAN As ALLY
Negotiations For Agreement As To
Far East.
A NEW GROUPING OF THE POWERS.
The Proposed Entente, 1t Is Explained,
Will Be Limited to the Maintenance
of the Status Quo-France Recog-
nizes Claims of Japan in Korea
and FOrmosa.

Paris (By Cable). = Official con-
firmation has been obtained of the
report that negotiations are in pro-
gress between France and Japan
looking to an understanding mutual
ly guaranteeing the political and
commercial interests of the two pow
ers in the Far East. The conferences
on the subject have been going on
at Toxic and are proceeding har-
moniously, but sometime, probably,
will elapse before they are concluded.
France has recognized that her
possessions in Indo-China and Siam,
as we'll as her commercial interests
in the Far East, would be extremely
vulnerable in the event of war, and
deemed it wise to conclude an ar
rangement with Japan, which is will
ing to guarantee French interests in
return for the recognition of the
Japanese claims in Korea and For
mosa.
At the same time, it is explained,
the entente will be strictly limited
to the maintenance of the status quo.
1t does not touch China, and has not
anything resembling an offensive or
defensive feature. Nevertheless, TAX
en- in connection with the Russo
Japanese understanding, which short
ly will be concluded, and the Anglo
Russian agreement, both of which are
supplementary to Anglo Japanese
and Franco-Russian alliances and the
Anglo-French, the entente creates a
combination in the Far East and a
new grouping of the powers of Eu-
rope of extreme significance. 1t con-
stitutes, in effect, another signal evil
dence of the success of Great Bri-
tain's diplomatic maneuvering for the
isolation of Germany.
1t was further learned that the re-
cent Japanese loan fioated in Paris
and London was involved in the ne
gotiations, and that Great Britain
and Russia already have approved
the general lines of the arrangement
Foreign Minister Pichon said Mon
day:
''The purpose of the entente is to
secure additional guarantees for the
maintenance of peace in the Far
East, being simply logical continu-
alton of Frances policy of concluding
arrangements designed to prevent
complications wherever France has
special interests
It is understood that the United
States was apprised in advance of
the aim of the negotiations between
France and Japan, and found no OBJ
lection thereto.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Chains Little Girl To Wagon.

Galveston Especially Mary San
derman, 10 years old, was rescued
from her father, Gustave Sanderson,
a farmer, who had chained her by
the ankle to wagon which he had
driven for almost six miles. The
child said he had chained her to the
bed at night to prevent her escape.
Neighbors heard the story, procured
a rope and were preparing to hang
him when deputy sheriffs arrived and
spirited the man to jail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Police Graft In Missouri.

Kansas City, Mo. (SpeciaD Fol-
lowing allegations of corruption in
the Police Department here. an in
vestigation having the approval of
Governor Folk will probably be start
ed at once. Governor Folk is quoted
as saying: IF there are crooks in
the Department they must be found
out, and if they are found out they
must be summarily dismissed. There
will be no hating. Conditions at
Kansas City are not reassuring."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
DEMAND ON GUATEMALA
Strained Relations Causing Some
Anxiety.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD The
strained relations between Mexico
and Guatemala arising from the fail
ure of the latter to surrender under
extradition proceedings for trial in
| Mexico General Lima, charged with
completely in the assassination of ex-
President Barrillas, is matter of
serious concern to the officials here.
They are sincerely DESTROYS of the
maintenance of peace in all of the
three Americas pending the meeting
and conclusion of the second Hague
Conference; otherwise the presenta.
ton of certain subjects to the con-
ference by the United States would
lose much of its force
With this in view the State Depart
| ment has gone to unusual lengths
! in it's efforts to terminate the war
between Nicarauga and Honduras and
prevent it's spread to other Central
| American countries, and also to
guard against further troubles in the
future by providing for permanent
peace commission to meet in Mica
ragua The details of this last ar
rangement, particularly as to time
and place, are expected to be dis
closed in the treaty of Amalpa when
the text of that recently negotiated
convention reaches Washington.
Hence the officials view with ap-
prehension the increasing friction be-
tween Mexico and Guatemala, and
there are frequent conferences at the
State Department, the last being be-
tween Secretary Root, Assistant Sec
rotary Bacon and Ambassador Creel,
of Mexico, in the pursuit of a COM
mon purpose to avoid a fresh out
break of war. AS the situation
stands, it may stated upon authority
the Mexican government does not be.
lieve it will be necessary to go to
the length of actual hostilities.
1t does feel that it has right to
demand of Guatemala the surrender
of fugitives who have committed the
greatest crimes upon Mexican soil.
It is feared that the demand for
Jose Lima will ultimately be srefus-
ed by Guatemala, if for no other rea-
son than because Lima is regarded
as the right hand man of President
Cabrera, in whose interest he is
charged with having connived at the
assassination of Barrillas. But even
in that event war might not follow,
according to this authority.
The Mexican troops that have been
modified on the Guatemalan from
tier to the number OF 10000 would
be retained there and diplomtic re-
lations of the two countries would
be terminated, but there would be
no declaration of war and no hostile
acts on the part of Mexico so long
as there was no fresh provocation
by Guatemala.
Such a situation would be I'M
pleasant, but not intolerable, and
might be terminated in one or two
ways-either by the breaking out of
revolution directed against Cabre-
ra's government, or by the decision
of the latter to yield to the Mexican
demand for Lima's extradition. The
Guatemalans asserts that very act
i've junta exists in Mexico, with the
object of financing and starting a
revolution in Guatemala against the
existing government, and it is point
ed out that General Barrillas was
assassinated because he was the head
of that junta.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
MANY DEAD IN
MINE DISASTER
Dreadful Explosion in West Virginia
C0lIiery.
Catastrophe Probably Due to an
Extraordinarily Heavy Shot-There
Were GA Men il the Mine at
the Time, but So Managed to
Escape Unhurt.

Charleston, w. Va. Especially =
Three men were killed, four were
severely burned and four others are
entombed and probably dead as a
result of mine disaster at the Whip
pie Mines in the Leap Creek district.
The mine where the explosion oc-
Cured is a shaft $50 feet deep. 1t
has two openings and belongs to the
Dixon interests, who also own the
Stuart Mine, where an explosion oc-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Children Burned To Death.

Sault Ste Marie, Mich. Especially -
Three children named Dominique
were burned to death in their home,
at Blind River. Their mother, a
widow, built big fire in the heating
stove and then went to a neighhbor's,
leaving the children alone in the
house. Neighbors discovered the
house on fire soon afterward, but
were unable to rescue the children
They ranged in age from six months
to five years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Calls New York Internal.

Madison, Wis. Especially. - New
York City is an edition de luxe of
hell, with profuse illustrations taken
from life" declared Rev. Joseph Car
den, rector of the Episcopal Church
at Beloit, in an interview here. Rev.
Mr.. Garden says that the habits and
lives of many of the people are of
the vilest and most unspeakable char
acter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Governor Under A cloud.

Washington Especially The case
against Governor Crawford, of South
Dakota, who is charged with Illegally
filing land patents, has been referred
to the Department of Justice. Com
missioner Ballinger, of the General
Land Office, stated today that after
considerable correspondence, and af-
ter canceling all patents filed by
Crawford, the work of the bureau on
the case has been finished. The De-
partment of Justice will now take
up the investigation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Higher Rate On Meat.

Washington Especially An excep-
ton to the general rule in fixing the
rates of duty on American imports
into Germany under the new arrange
ment now pending in the Reichstag
at the minimum extended to other
nations appears to have been made
in the case of meats. In that case the
present minimum rates for meats,
except bacon, and edible entrails, ex-
cept those of poultry, fresh or chill
ed" is 27 marks per 100 kilos. The
new rate on such meats is placed at
81 marks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Chas. j. steedman A Suicide.

Paris (By Cable). = Charles ].
Steedman of New York and Philadel-
phia, son of the late Rear Admiral
Charles Steedman, committed sui
eide by shooting at the Hotel de
POrlent here. Mr.. Steedman and his
wife, who is a daughter of former
Governor of Rhode Island. reached
Parts on April 80 from Italy. They
had been touring in an automobile
with Senator Aldrieh OF Rhode Is
land. Since his arrival here Mr..
Steedman had become respondent,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Killed BY Fan Down Stairs.

York, Pa. (SpeciaD. - Becoming
entangled in blanket which she was
carrying, Mrs. Rebecca Bixler, of this
city, tripped and fell down stairs.
She died shortly afterwards. Mrs.
Bixler was just recovering from a
severe sickness, and was alone in the
house at the time of the accident.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
King AIfonso's Sister iii.

Madrid (By Cable) .-Infanta Ma
ria Teresa is i'll, and it is feared that
she has contracted measles from her
husband, Infante Ferdinand, who
was attacked by the disease a few
days ago. Both patients are COM
pletely separated from the other
members of the royal family. In
fanta Maria Teresa is the only sister
of King Alfonso.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
WRECK OF A FLYER.
Disastrous Smashup On Ohio River
Division of B. 6 o. a.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Especially -
Train No. TIC, northbound, flyer on
the Ohio River Division of the Bal
timore and Ohio, was wrecked at
$50 o'clock at Pleasant View, 40
miles below here, while going at SO
miles an hour.
About 20 persons were injured
and three or four of that number
will die.
The relief train arrived here from
the scene of the wreck at s O'Clock
P. M. and about dozen of the in
jured, including the three mentioned
above, were removed to ST. Joseph
Hospital. The wreck was caused by
a bad rail- Not one of the train
crew was injured. Three coaches
rolled over an embankment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
To Talk On Railroads.

Washington (SpeciaD A discus
sion of the railroad question is to be
an important feature of the Presi-
dents speech at the unwilling of the
Lawton monument in Indianapolis on
Memorial Day, May 80. The particular
features of the railroad situation on
which he is to speak, it is authori-
tatively stated, have not yet been
selected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Hotel Mans Suicide.

New York Especially IF. w. Vert
heimer, proprietor of the Fairfax
Hotel, Norfolk, Va, was found dead
in his room at the Hotel York, Thir-
ty-sixth Street and Seventh Avenue,
with bullet wound on the right
side of his head. His body was found
on the bed in the room. The re-
volver with which the shooting was
done was in his right hand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Major Rathbone Dead.

San Francisco Especially Major
Gerald Rathbone died here after
brief illness. He was consul at Paris
under the first Cleveland administra-
ton. During the war he was aid on
the staff of General Scofield.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Millionaire Gives $4,000.

York. Pa. (SpeciaD = Theodore
Heb, a millionaire business man of
this city, presented $4,000 to the
endowment fund of the theological
seminary at Lancaster. The presen-
tation was made through Rev. H.
Apple, of this city, Mr.. HELPS pastor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
KIDNAPPED BOY
WAS MURDERED
Horace Marvin Found In Field Near
His Home.
WAS PLACED THERE BY SLAYER.
A Duck Hunter Finds the Four-year-
old Lad in Spot Where All
the Grass Had Been Burned Away
and Which Has Been Traversed
Daily by Searchers.
MYSTERY STILL DEEP.

The body of Horace Marvin,
who disappeared March 4 was
found near his fathers farm.
All indications point to the
probability that it was placed
there within the last few days.
DR.. Marvin, the father is GER
tain the boy was kidnapped and
murdered, and every effort will
be made to solve the mystery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Gas Kills Entire Family.

New York Especially. = William
Cross, his wife and their two boys
were found dead from inhaling il
Illuminating gas in their fiat in Jersey
City. Gas was pouring from a dis
connected pipe in the kitchen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
White Eagle For Rosen.

st. Petersburg (By Cable). =
Among the Easter honors announc-
ed Baron Rosen, the Russian am
bassador to the United States, re-
ceives the Order of the White Eagle,
and Baron de Siebert, second secre-
tary of the Russian Embassy at
Washington, is decorated with the
Order of st. Anne of the third class.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10
Foreign.

The British steamer Westgate ar
rived at Plymouth, England, with
the survivors of the crew of the
British tank steamer Silverslip, de-
stroyed by an explosion of benzine.
The engineer and four firemen were
killed and four others seriously
burned.
Under the drumhead court-martial
now abolished in Russia, 1,144 per-
sons were executed, 70 condemned
to the Siberian mines for life and
10 to minor terms of imprisonment.
In anti-European riots at Rawal-
pindi, Punjab, India, a Hindoo mob
burned the mission church, looted
the postoffice and smashed the win
dows of the residences of Europeans.
At the Primrose League demon
stration in London eX-Premier Bal
four, head of the Unionists, came
out squarely in favor of protection.
Charles ]. Steedman, of New York,
son of the late Rear Admiral Charles
Steedman, committed suicide by
shooting in hotel in Paris.
Two Americans are among the sus-
peClS drreSISu All 6udISHdid CITY III
connection with the attempt upon
the life of President Cabrera.
Twenty new battalions of Chinese
troops will be raised by CONSUMPTION
to form a special army for the de-
tense of Manchuria.
The British Cabinet is considering
plan for giving the colonies .quid
pro quo for their preferential treat
ment of British goods by substituting
lines of steamers between England
and the more important colonies.
Professor Curtis. who incurred the
imperial displeasure byhis publication
of the Won Hohenlohe memoirs. has
resigned the presidency of the Prot
estanf Cousistory of Alsace.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
Drawings by NJ. L. Blumenthal

surprised at anything that happens in Broadway
Every true Bro4dwayer has his pose or hers as the
case may be But this particular pose. as | say Is
never to be surprised. Ii he should be standing at
+2d-st. and Broadway, where he does stand much
OF the time. and down the road should come the
tabled Dinosaurs and the awesone but obsolete
Thunder Lizard walking arm in arm and comparing
modern conditions with the good old days Of the
Phocene period, my friend would give no outward
sign OF astonshment. He would merely step back
through the folding doors of the Metropolc and
over his shoulder tell the barkeep. casually as it
were, that Dnah and Big LIZ Just passed
A. "a matter OF fact. he would be intensely sur
prlsed only he wouldn't betray II for the world
Under the shellac he is credulous sort and easy TO
entertain. Most any time he VIII halt his rush hour
gait and spend fifteen minutes watching 4 blond
lady demonstrating new hair tonic drug
store window. And while yellow ice cart by the
sidewalk rim Is yellow ice cart and nothing more.
yellow ice cart that has cast q wheel and is
crippled down on the car tracks Immediately be
comes an object otab.dng interest to him and many
other~
Shes a strange highway. bo" confessed this
friend Of mine to me lately This trunk line pass
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

ins through ,hc principal stopover point Of the
mutual hemisphere IS certainly constituted peculiar
For thing 1t Is -he biggest Rube street in the
world The people YOU catch doing the fooshest
things along Broadway am the strangers from the
tall and ungarnered, they're the native born sons
and daughters We're all Ruhcs us regulars I'm
a Rube because I've been here So long I've forgot
all my early training back al Pine Bluff Old
Appetite Bill over Wonder by the lunch counter
aquarium, diving for dill pickles, he's a Rube by
rghts.-he was born here,-and YOUR a Rube-
no. | reckon not: YOU amt lived the main stem
long enough yet: bu, YOU viii be if YOU stay.
Sure7t thing YOU know all Rubcs Maybe were
pretty comical passing out our funny cracks abou.
selling admission ticket, for Central Park 10 the
Hon Heck ! Hicks of Nutcy, New Jersey and
lady; but when 1t comes right down to diagnosis il
ain red neckei hector just of the bosky
dels that really gets the poignant harpoon driv'
into hmm oitenes'. The party OF the second par
getting the gt1 Is usually some seasoned tendero.u
Leathertockng who's been scouting around the
town twenty years, and who's so sagacous TO every
thing that when he unires ing he feels like he wa
taking the covers OF table Of contents of Man
haitian Island G. W. ". may stand for Great
White Way. and then again IL may stand for G.
Washington Wabash, OF 42d-st., Broadway,
the original city raised hoosier
So We bluff II through II S the bull con-thc
real red brInde sorrel dun coiored bull of Durham
that hides the bitter truth How should a rank out,
slider know we re full OF the concentrated extrac,
OF stewed prune- as long chew the champagne
cork to give Us a breath ike a four-dollar quar-,
We bluff at being the goods, and people that know
no better come with paper and twne and offer -
wrap cm up for us. There's many a the
Big Road wearing high hat and undershir,
and passing for fresh laid mining king. And Il
ever he can raise money enough to have issue of
certificates run or ON a hand press, he can sell
stock IN new mine located five miles from Gold
feld.-as YOU 60 straight up,-and guaranteed t.
contain gold. silver, and amagam fllings,-just
fast the printer turn 1t out for him. I've
seen them pulling the tape out Of the stock ticker
with hand and purloIning the candestine pretze
of the free lunch with the other
Fr instance now, YOU see that full chested party
standing Wonder in front Of Rectors trying
to look as if he'd Just a nine-dollar portion of
golden pheasant. stuffed with uncut emeralds and
mounted by Tiffany: Well, he's actor He's
star But he aim q whole constellation; he amt