The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS
Two New Trottina Records.

At Allentown, Pa, George G., with
pacemaking runner, made the, new
worlds record of a mile in 2:06% over
half mile track, and Sweet Marie
made the race record for a mile on a
half mile track of 2:0S.
Chicagos Win the Pennant.
In four successive victories the Chi
cago baseball club, champions of tie
National league, overcame the De-
troits, champions of the American
league and thus became the worlds
champions for 1907.
Awful Powder Mill Explosion.
The great Du Pont powder mills and
magazine at Fontanet, Ind, blew up
Oct. 10, instantly killing scores and
manning hundreds. The town was al
most completely destroyed and build
ings were damaged for many miles
around. The magazine contained 49,
600 kegs of powder, and the shock of
this explosion was felt as far as Gin
cinnati and Louisville. The militia
were called out by Governor Hanly to
protect the wrecked plant and town.
Lake Steamer Sinks.
The new steel steamer Cyprus while
on her second trip down the great
lakes with burden of ore, Oct. IL.
foundered near the south shore of Su-
perior, and only one of her crew Of
twenty-five was saved.
SiseI Statue Dedicated.
At One Hundred and Sixth street
and Riverside drive, New York, Oct.
10 the bronze equestrian statue Of Ma
jor General Franz Sigel, the little
hero Of the civil war;" was unveiled
with fitting ceremonies, Governor
Hughes speaking and state and federal
troops marching In the parade. Karl
Otter is the sculptor.
Short Hair Ere In Korea.
A noteworthy feature Of the Japa.
nese reform programme in the king
dom Of Korea is the prospective aban-
donment Of the custom Of wearing the
hair long. The new emperor has an
nounced his intention Of cutting OF
the characteristic topknot fashion OF
wearing the hair. All the subjects will
be expected to follow the example. and
hundreds Of the elder statesmen and
officials have left Seoul for remote
parts of the country to escape the bar
bers. 1t Is also announced that tho
emperor will give up the histories
practice Of drinking human milk.
approves the principle Of obligatory ar
bitration and specifies particularly GER
tain applications Of the existing trea.
ties as being susceptible to this princi.
pie without restriction. The declara.
ton further proclaims that, while the
conference made no formal treaty on
the subject, the differences of opinion
had more of judicial character and
that by working together for four
months the nations of the world had
learned to know each other better by
getting closer together and had de-
veloped high ideals for the common
welfare"
The conference approved Of General
Horace Porter's proposition that coer-
Give measures, implying the use of mil
ltary or naval forces to collect contra
band debts. shall not be resorted to
until the creditor country offers arbi-
tration and the debtor country refuses
1t or leaves the offer unanswered or
until after the decision of the arbi.
traitors is not fulfilled by the debtor
country" The motion that all the
countries represented at the conference
contribute materials and works of art
for the Palace of INace was adopted
by acclamation. The final session of
the conference was held Oct. 10.
Fitting Him For Kaiser.
AS part of his preparation for as