Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-12-26

Lord Kelvin. an electrician !
mathematician. successful inventor,
teacher and a politician. He was
knighted for his achievement in send
ing messages through the first Atlantic
cable
Peace Conference Closed.
The Central American peace confer
ence, which has been holding daily
sessions in Washington for several
weeks. has concluded its work except
for the formal signing Of the several
treaties agreed upon. The most i'm
portant step toward the preservation
of peace iii Central America is the
treaty establishing permanent court.
The other measures are those provid-
ing for extradition, for the establish
ment Of Central American pedagog-
ical institution, the establishment of
an international Central American
bureau similar to the bureau of Amer
lean republics at Washington, a fnan-
cial convention, a treaty for the estab-
Iishment of better communication be-
tween the countries and a general
treaty of peace and amity.
Enqland's Naval Filler.
The English turbine torpedo boat de-
stroyer Tartar in her final trials broke
all records in fast steaming, attaining
a speed of 37037 knots and maintain
ing the unprecedented speed of 35.363
knots on a six hour test.
Japan's Policy of Retrenchment.
The financial programme of Japan
was formally settled at the meeting of
the council of the elder statesmen. 1t
involves a reduction in the expenses of
the army and navy for the next six
years. whereby the government will
save 5000 100000
5000 ChiIeans Quit Work.
Dispatches from Santiago, Chile, indi-
cate that about 5000 laborers in the
Tarapaca nitrate fields have gone on
strike, and business is paralyzed. The
situation is considered critical, and
warships and troops have been sent to
the troubled districts, but up to the
present time there has been no yio-
lence.
Riotng Spreads In ireland.
1t is reported from London that the
growing lawlessness in Ireland has
become so grave that the authorities
had contemplated invoking the crimes
has not yet been done, however, as the
officials are Ioath to use severe coer-
Give measures.
Gear Wants Big Navy.
The reconstruction of the Russian
navy, which has been held in allegiance
owing to the pressure of important in
ternal affairs, has now been brought
to the front by the admiralty, which
is said to be carrying out the personal
wishes Of the emperor. The programme
submitted to the douma entails an ex-
penditure of $500,000,0O0. This, of
course, covers several years. The dou-
ma committee of the national defense
has sent formal demand to the min
lister Of marine for full particulars of
the scheme which has been worked
out.
FiIipinos Pass School Bill.
The first bill to come up for final
reading in the Filipino assembly was
one appropriating 100000 for the
construction of schools in the outlying
barrios, or villages. This has been
unanimously supported by the COM
mittee having it in charge, and it is
expected that it will be passed without
a dissenting vote.
King Oscar Laid to Rest.
The interment ceremonies of the late
King Oscar of Sweden were performed
at Stockholm Dec. 10 amid evidences
of the sincerest sorrow on the part of
the people. The funeral procession
numbered about 1900 persons, among
them being members of the royal house
and many representatives of foreign
nations.
Harden Again In Court.
Editor Harden of Berlin, who some
time ago was exonerated from the
charges brought against him by Count
Won Moltke, was again hailed into
court Dec 10 to answer charges in
criminal libel proceedings preferred
against him by the state. This is the
outgrowth of the articles recently pub
lished in Harden's paper, Die Zukunft,
and it is believed that the case is
forced by Emperor William in order to
clear the atmosphere of the unsavory
court scandal
Japanese VIII Welcome Warships.
The Associated Press sends reports
from Tokyo of interviews with high
officials Of the Japanese government
regarding the reception of the Amer
lean fleet should 1t visit Japanese
ports. In all cases they expressed the
most friendly sentiments and stated
that the reception given would be
hearty one.
Persia Appeals to World.