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ing hundreds of letters. He said he had
spoken to more than 100000 persons,
and had seen 10000 of them hold up
their hands and give themselves to Christ.
An additional religious order is now
represented in the Milwaukee archdio-
cese. The Rev. Conrad Ebert. o. s. B..
a Benedictine father from St. Vincent
arch abbey. Beatty. Pa. having been APP
pointed chaplain of the Sacred Heart
sanitarium in that city.
The fifth international Sunday school
conversion began its session at Rome,
Italy. about 1000 delegates being in at
tendance. representing 30O0O0OO people
throughout the world. At the opening
session messages of congratulation from
nearly all OF the rulers and chief execu-
tives of different nations were received.
On June 8 the National Jewish Hos
pital for Consumptiyes at Denver will
dedicate the beautiful new women's pa
vilion. the Adolph Lewisohn chapel. and
a number of other new structures
As soon as a favorable site is selected
che Adath Joseph congregation of St
Joseph. Mo, will erect a new synagogue.
which will cost about $4,000. The
present synagogue was built in 1859.
The Protestant bishops in Ireland. with
the exception of the primate. who IS a
graduate Of Oxford. have adopted and
issued a series of resolutions in which
they refuse TO accept the university
scheme outlined by Mr.. Bryce.
Brazilian admirers OF the Pope have
sent him an album made of solid gald.
On the inside is a likeness of Plus y. en-
graved on a gold leaf or plate, together
with a map of Brazil TO face ii. Dia-
monds are inlaid on these naive takens
of respect.
The Bishop OF London spends no great
amount OF time in the planning of his
sermons-forceful though they are. He
writes them only on special occasions.
Usually he selects suitable text. pom
ders il for a moment. notes down the
heads of his subject verifes his quota
lions and references. and in the space
of q few minutes be has settled the whole
matter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-04
POLICE OFFICER A RoBBER.
Chicago PatroIman Thrust Into Cell
After Contrasting HOId-Up.

Arrested while travelling beat as a
guardian of the law and thrown into a
cell in the South Chicago police station
while in full uniform, his star torn off
his breast, and other evidences of his au-
thority taken from him, Policeman John
Mckay of the Englewood station is held
a prisoner on the charge of highway rob-
berry. The charge was preferred by Tony
Jonkowski. He declares that the police
man and James O'Brien. now prisoner
at the bridewell, beat and robbed him of
S135 following a drunken spree. Mckay
has confessed and O'Brien will be brought
back from the bridewell, where he was
taken on a minor charge. and booked
with him as a highwayman. Mckay
broke down in Capt. Dorman's Office. He
wept and told his superior that he could
not give any explanation of his action in
attacking Jonkowski He said he met
O'Brien in South Chicago the night of
the robbery and that he later met JON
kowski in a saloon at Eighty
street and Superior avenue. All had
several drinks and were on the way to
Jonkowski's home, when O'Brien suggest
ed the robbery. After the robbery JON
kowski reported it TO the South Chicago
police and the search for the policeman
began. Mckay was arrested at 2 a. N.
BY Capt Dorman and Lieut.. Smith of
the South Chicago station. He was then
patrolling his beat in the vicinity of Six
ty-third street and Wentworth avenue.
He was taken TO Capt Dorman's private
office and confessed.
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THE CHINESE FAMINE.
Wretchedncss Reaches It's Deepest
Depths in the Stricken Rerfon.


Depths in the Stricken Region.
There is no abatement in the dread
full Chinese famine which confronts
100000 people and in which 5000
persons are said to be dying every
day. The horrors of this dreadful
visitation will never be accurately told.
for they are beyond the power of words
to express. Side by side are instances
of shocking depravity and of marvel
Gus heroism. Cannibalism is now COM
mon, and the living are rifiIng the
graves of the dead and devouring the
corpses Children are being offered for
eale on every hand and even offered as
gifts with the hope of saving them
from death by starvation.
In many cases now the famine vic
Tins are dying of disease or poison.
All kinds of wild weeds are being eat
en- and some of the latter being poison
Gus produce death. The fever which
always follows in the wake of famine
Ia beginning to claim its victims and
in some of the famine centers smallpox
has broken out and become epidemic
The wretched condition of the people
IL seen in an incident which befell Cap
tain Kirton, an Englishman, one of the
representatives of the Foreign Relief
Committee. The people in most parts
of the famine area had never seen
white man before, says Captain Kirton.
They We're intensely curious, but there
was an entire absence of hostility. In
one village they congregated in front of
the village linn in great crowds. Half
OF them were starving I was talking
to the head man, through my interpre-
ter, and he was in a state of terrible
distress on account of his people. l
thoughtlessly took tin of biscuits from
my own stock of supplies and began to
give them TO the youngsters, In a mo-
ment there was a wild rush of men,
women and children, and it was only
by a liberal use of sticks that my es-
cort of soldiers and yamen runners pre-
vented me from being mobbed and pos
sibly smashed up simply by the mad
rush of hundreds of starving human
beings
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-04
ATTACK GUARD AND ESCAPE.
Thirteen workhouse Prisoners at To-
Iedo Gain Their Liberty.

iedo Tain Thetr LlDerty-
Overpowering Guard Trempt. whom
they wutally assaulted with their fists,
thirteen prisoners at the Toledo. Ohio.
workhouse made their escape. The es-
cape had been carefully planned and the
attack was so sudden that the other
guards were taken unawares. Only
prompt action on the part of the other
guards prevented a wholesale delivery of
all the prisoners employed in the brick
yard The escaped men were employed
on the brick machine and guarded by
Trempt. Without warning all hands
sprang upon the guard and he was over
powered, choked and beaten. The pris-
oners made wild dash toward the fence
and after knocking of the boards made
their escape toward a railroad bridge.
After crossing on the ties they went IN
different directions. Immediately after
the escape had been made known armed
guards from the workhouse were sent in
pursuit of the men. The Toledo police
as well as the police and eonstables of
the surrounding country were immediate
ly notified Police mounted on motor
cycles overlook two of the prisoners at
Air Line Junction and placed them I'M
der arrest. One of the captured men is
said TO have been the leader in the de-
livery. All the prisoners who escaped
were attired in the regulation prison uni
form. Later FIVE more of the prisoners
were captured Three were caught by
the marshal and posse at Sylvania and
two were apprehended by Toledo officers
at Wauseon
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NEW YORK.

Crop and trade reports are irregular,
but there is slight improvement visible
as a whole, owing to higher tempera-
lures. Relatively the best reports as 10
retail and wholesale trade come from
the Pacific Northwest In the central
West, Southwest, Northwest, East and
South the volume of retail trade is be-
hind year ago almost without exception.
Foundry pig iron markets are frmer-
Business for 1908 is appearing in various
lines. Within the week $4,000 tons of
malleable Bessemer were sold in Cleve-
land for delivery in the first part of 1908,
the price basis being So per ton, valley
furnaces. Some southern iron has also
been disposed of for first quarter ship
ment, the quotation being $3.50 Bir-
mingham. Demand for basic pig for de-
livery in the last half of 1907 is quite.
heavy.
Business failures for the week ending
May % number 165, against 1S4 last
week, ITO in the like week of 1906. ITO
in 1905, 1S4 in 1904 and 1S1 in 1903.
Canadian failures for the week number
10, as against % last week and 13 i'm
this week a year ago.-Bradstreet' Com
mercial Report.
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THROWN TO FORTUNE
ROBBERY IN BLACK HILLS LEADS
TO WEALTH.
Rraspector Cast over Clfn Finds
signs of Gold mt Bottom--Kansas
Man Finds Corpse of Son in Dis
secfing Room.

Arthur Brewer, a young man who came
into the Black Hills eight or ten years
ago, is in a fair way to become rich as
the result of an attempt made to murder
him. Recently it has come to light that
Brewer was on his way from his home
up in the hills ives. of Sturgis, n. D.,
TO Whitewood with several hundred dol
lars which he intended to deposit in the
bank, when he was held up by two masked
men heavily armed. The bandits stepped
out in front of Brewer at a lonely spot
in the hills and commanded him to throw
up his hands. Instead of throwing up
his hands Brewer pulled his own revolver
and opened fire on the robbers. They re-
turned the fire and Brewer was wounded
in the left arm. The bandits finally over
powered Brewer, took all his money from
him and then threw him over perpendic-
ular cliff down into a canyon with muir
derous intent. Brewer was rendered un-
conscious by the fall but his injuries were
not serious, and ne was soon able to
pick himself up and look around. His
practiced eye quickly discovered signs of
gold in the canyon, and the next day he
set diligently to work, with the result
that he now has a lead for which he has
already been offered several thousand dol
lars and which bids fair 20 make him a
rich man.
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Irtereatin.r News fteua.

Joseph Milser is under arrest as the
result Of the finding Of the dead body Of
| T. Sirmans, a storekeeper at Sirmans'
station. Madison county, Florida.
More than score Of families were rem
dered homeless by a fire which swept
Lincoln. y. H.. entailing loss of $780,
600 Twenty-Five cottages and two large
residences were destroyed.
George w. Caldwell, a contractor, was
served a little Rock. Ark, with a war
rant based on al Indictment charging
graft in connection with the new State
capitol.
The steel steamer Saxon. owned BY the
Pittsburg Steamship Company. went
ashore on Caribou Island. Lake Superior,
during fog, and is declared 10 be in bad
shape.
Secretary Of State Schmall formally
denied to the Minnesota Retail Lumber
Dealers Association the right TO incor-
porate on the ground that its articles o.
incorporation filed March II were in
conflict with the State antitrust laws.
After consuming the warehouse Of the
Aetna Standard mill of the United States
'oitti Corporation ~ DiiNrtPo'A- C"'o'
fire. which threatened complete destruc-
ton to the 100000 plant of the con-
Germ. was subdued.
The Armenian Students Association
Of this country through its executive
committee at Hartford, Conn, has me-
morialized President Roosevelt to bring
before The Hague peace conference the
present conditions of affairs in Armenia
and further asks that he instruct the
peace ENJOYS to use every effort to secure
honor TO the Armenian sufferers from the
Ottoman government.
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GOES UP IN SMOKE.
Many Millions Eaten Up by Actual
Fires and by Fire Protection.

Many Millions Eaten Up by Actual
Fires and by Fire Protection.
In all this huge country of ours we
built about $jO0O00,O00 worth of new
buildings a year; our fire losses. includ-
ing cost of fire departments and insur-
ance, exceeds that sum- Two hundred
million dollars is actually burned up
gone into smoke fire departments, high
water pressure and all that sort of thing
mean nearly $500 100000 more: we an,
nually pay out $195000000 to the gen,
tlemen who condescend TO gamble with
us on the question of fire in insurance
premiums. We get back, after consider
able trouble and some litigation. about
So, 100000 from the insurance com
panies as a slight salve for our fire in
juries Surely not profitable gamble
Now then, the above are normal losses,
so called. One fire, like San Francis
cos. means $313, 100000 wasted in smoke,
81 1000 100000 in lost business to that
city and the country generally. $4,000
coo to clean up the debris and S3J0000,-
600 and 20 years time to get the city
in the condition it was before the fire.
To counterbalance all that vast total
the people of San Francisco may, after
long delays, much quibbling and firing
litigation and fussing, get $13J, 100000
from the insurance companies
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-04
JUDGE HAReIs FREED.
or the Second Time a Jury Finds
Him MT Chilly.

For the Second Time a Jury Finds
Him Not Guilty.
At Lexington. KY, the jury in the
case of Judge James Hargis, charged with
the murder of Thomas Cockrill, return
ed a verdict of not guilty.
Almost three years after the shooting
of Town Marshal Cockrill at Jackson
the verdict was rendered in the case OF
the first of those who were charged joint
ly with the murder, and another chapter
in the famous Breathitt county feud an
nails is concluded. June 81, 1904, Geek
fill was shot in the court house at Jack
son. He died at Lexington, where he
was taken for medical treatment.
During the trial several witnesses
swore that Judge Hargis, his brothers
and Sheriff Ed. Callahan had entered a
murder conspiracy, promising immunity
to any one who would shoot Cockrill,
DIR. B. d. Cox and J. B. Marcum, all
three of whom since then have been killed.
The defense, however, presented testi-
mony tending to disproye the conspiracy
charge, and Hargis. testifying on his own
behalf, denied all connection with the
shooting. Curt Jett, who confessed kill
ing Marcum, for which he was given a
life sentence, was a witness against Har-
gis.
The Hargis case had been on trial long
er than two weeks. More than fifty wit
nesses were examined. This is the sec
ond acquittal of Hargis, he having been
declared not guilty of the ,murder OF
James B. Marcum at his trial TAT Beatty
vile last July.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-04

On July 10, 1908, the College of st.
Cuthbert completes the centenary of its
foundation at Ushaw, Durham, England.
DR.. w. II. Mclaughlin of Minneap-
oils has been made general superintend-
ent of the Universalist church in the
United States, the highest honor in the
gift of his denomination.
The Rev. John o. Foster, superannu-
ated member of the Rock River confer
ence, is filling the chair of practical the
ology in the Kimball school of theology.
University of Puget Sound, at Tacoma,
Wash.
The Rev. A. X. Baird, D. D.. who
spent several years as synodieal mission
airy of Montana after similar service in
Iowa, Minnesota and the Daiotas. has ac-
cepted the position of pastor at large for
Helena presbytery.
During the farewell dinner at New
York in honor of Gypsy Smith, the
English evangelist, and Rev. James Law,
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xs5zaNEG;ssyk9os2g..
noooonAnno

The Sultan of Turkey is fond of ami
mails and has a wonderful collection at
Yildiz.
The King of Norway served as an or
binary apprentice in the Danish navy for
nine months.
The Gar of Russia has strong dis
like to being photographed alone. He is,
however. quite at ease when posing as one
of group.
Raisuli, the Moroccan bandit, is an
educated man, tracing his ancestry
through Mula Idris, the founder of the
Moroccan empire.
King Leopold of Brussels is reckoned
as the richest man in Europe so far as
real estate is concerned.
The German Emperor rarely prepares
speech and never uses notes when de-
hyering an address in public.
Lord Cromer is such an industrious
man for England in Egypt that he rarely
accepts an invitation to dinner.
NJ Rouvier, the French ex-premier,
has secured 100000 of the $1,400,0O0
necessary to start a new daily newspaper
in Paris. 1t will be the organ of the
Banque de Paris ct des Pays-Bas.
The crown of the King of Roumania 10
of solid iron. plain, and unadorned. Il
was fashioned from a cannon which he
and his troops captured from the Turks
at Plevne.
Lord Walsingham is so accurate a pis-
tol shot that he can hit wasps Oh the
wing. He is also learned entomologist
and has the finest collection of moths
and butterflies in the world.
The German Kaiser has two secretaries
employed in little else than supplying the
royal table with magazines, newspapers
and books. Those passages to which lis
special attention is TO be called are mark
ed with green pencil.
Hans Zuzel, an Austrian chemist, is
said to have perfected an incandescent
lamp which is made of ilaments Of cheap
material, but of great durability, and ca
pable of burning 3,5ee hours.
Emperor William has given permission
to the crown prince 10 use Horn with
a double note when motoring. This, Ike
the Kaiser's own motor fanfare, VIII en-
able the public to easily recognize the
approach Of a royal automobile.
The last few years Emperor Meneiik
has been an unusually strenuous ruler
Recently be was so interested IN having
the railway between Jibutil and Adds
Abeda finished that be commanded 5000
of his soldiers TO aid in the construction
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al Affections, encouraged him when
there was darkness at hand. She be-
lieved that his star of destiny would
never set until he had become Presi-
dent of this land and for more than
quarter of century cherished that be-
lief until her hopes were realized.
After President Mckmley's death
she expressed a desire to join him ana
prayed day by day that she might die.
Later, however, she frequently told
friends she desired to live until the
completion of the Mckinley mauso-
leum, which is the gift of the nation
and which is to be dedicated on Monu-
ment hill Sept SO next
Mrs. Mckinley was born in Canton
June s, 1917. James A. Saxton, her
father, was an intellectual and pro-
greSsive business man and banker, his
wife a laG5 OF culture and refinement.
Ida Saxton was reared in a home of
comfort and ease After attending
Canton schools she was a pupil at
private school at Delhi, n. Y. Later
she went to a Cleveland academy and
finished her education at Brook Hall
seminary, Media, Pa.
While she taught Sunday school in
the Presbyterian church young Lawyer
William Mckinley was superintendent
Of the First Methodist Episcopal Sun
day school. Among many admirers and
suitors the handsome young soldier,
who had been with Grant and Sher-
man and won distinction in the Shen-
andoah valley, was the favored one.
Her life as the wife of William Nc
Kinley was devoted one. They never
kept house" while he was in Congress
because of her invalid state. She, how
ever, desired to be with him MS much
as possible and spent much time in
Washington. On his campaign tours
while he was Congressman, Governor
and President, she jogrneyed with him
After McKinley's tenn as Governor
ended they came to Canton in Janu-
airy, 1896, in time to celebrate their
silver wedding anniversary in the first
home of their early married life. This
wedding anniversary was the begin
ming Of year and two months resi-
dence in Canton, during which time
Mr. Mckinley was nominated and
elected President of the United States.
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HORRORS OF FAMINE.
$4,000 HAVE Persisted IN RUS
SIAN PROVINCES.
Malignant Scrofula, Dnc to Insufh-
cfent Imprope- Food, RACES
Indian Territory Lawsuit Bares

From official representatives in east
ern Russia the government has recently
received narrowing accounts of the mis-
cry and restitution prevailing there. es-
pecially in the province of Ufa. Up to
the end of April 10000 cases of malig
nant scrofula were registered, all the
result of insufficient or improper food.
More than 100000 poor of the province
ere being fed in public soup kitchens.
Since the beginning of the year the num-
Der of deaths due directly to famine is
computed at 1900. Relief work is chief
ly by private individuals and societies.
The Russian government does little but
muddle and interfere The lower house
of the Russian Parliament, by 116 to
146 votes, adopted the bill providing for
the appropriation of SS.750.O00 for fam
inc relief purposes. The Poles and mem
bers of the group of toll abstained from
voting.
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regular night trip from Grand Haven to
Milwaukee.
Four of the victims were coal passers
Isenned down in the forecastle by the
flames where many of the rescued passen-
gers from the decks of the freghter Kerr
and the steamer Kansas saw them at the
port holes vainly imploring for help j.
NJ Rhoades of Detroit. a passenger, was
the fifth victim. He was terribly burned
in his berth and died soon after reaching
a hospital at Grand Rapids. BY the time
the three steamers had reached the scene
the Naomi's boats were in the water
filed with people and number of pas
sengers were still huddled ON the stern,
of the burning ship. The captain of the
Kerr ran his big steel ship up under the
Naomis stern so close that the imperiled
people leaped to her deck, The rescued
| passengers tell graphic and thrilling tales
OF their dangers and are unanimous in
praising the GOODNESS and bravery of the
Naomis crew.
The steamer was burned to the waters
edge. and was towed into the harbor a
smoldering hulk The burned bodies of
the four missing coal passers were found
in the forecastie of the Naomi when the
hulk was boarded.
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MRS. M'klNLEY DEAD.
widow of Martyt-d President Pasre

Widow of Mnrtyt~d President Passes
Away at Canton.
Mrs. Mckinley. the widow of the
martyred President, expired at Can
ton. Ohio, Sunday afternoon. Her
death was 50 peaceful that it was with
difficulty the physicians noted when
dissolution came Thers was no pain
and no struggle The body of Mrs. Nc
Kinley is to rest in the vault in West
Lawn cemetery, which holds the re-
mains of her husband, until the COM
pletion of the national mausoleum on
Monument hill, when both casketS will
be transferred to receptacles in that
tomb.
Although for thirty years Mrs. Me-
kinley had been something of an inva-
lid, she was comparatively well until a
week before death. when she suffered
stroke of paralysis
Throughout the long period of her
invalidism, dating from the death of
her two little children. Mrs Mckinley
showed a firm and unwavering belief
in the career of her husband and by
her cheering words, in spite of person
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Gen. Funston used to collect botanical
specimens for the Department of Agri
culture.
Leopold. King of the Belgians. is said
TO De the richest monarch in Europe, next
to the Gar OF Russia.
The Duke of Orleans -contemplates an
expedition 10 explore the northeast coast
OF Greenland this spring
The Sultan of Turkey eats sparingly,
eats meat seldom, and water is his prin-
cipal beverage. supplies of which are con
veycd to his palace in sealed barrels.
The Prince of Monaco is again afoat
on science bent. This time he has sailed
for Spitzbergen to prosecute his investi-
cations as to the currents of the upper
air
Col. o. G. Munson. a State Senator OF
Wisconsin. is also Gov. Davidson's pri-
vate secretary. lie has not drawn a dol
lar of his pay as Senator. returning the
whole amount to the treasury.
The Rev James Woodrow. who died re-
Gently. was deposed from his professor
ship in a southern theological, seminary
and convicted Of heresy about twenty
years ago for advocating the doctrine Of
evolution
The Mahoning county. Ohio. grand
Jury in its report dwells on the fright
rul conditions that are said to exist at
the county infirmary. 1t says that the
quarters are filed with vermin.
The Onion Abbatoir Company's plant
at Montreal, Que, operated by the ID. b.
Martin Company of Philadelphia, the
largest abbagoir- in Montreal, was de-
stroyed by FIRE, the loss being $4,000.
Speaker Cannon was talking OF the pro-
posal TO increase the salaries for mem
oers of Congress II have spent twice
ny salary OF $1,000 year." he said,
since have held my present job. but
am not anxious to give it up. The fact
3, / like it."