The log cabin Democrat., 1908-01-30
Startling developments in the plos

service agents in New York in con- nection with the arrest of Jose M. Giordani, on the charge of counter feiting Haytian money. The officers say they have ascertained that the prisoner was the agent of formida- ble conspiracy, whose operations probably would have extended beyond the limits of Hayti into Santo Dom ingo and even into Cuba had the revolution in Hayti been a success, and the agents in NeW York remain ed unmolested.
 As a result, it is said, of the dis covery that much of the cash drawn by policyholders from the treasuries or the big life insurance companies and loans during the recent currency panic, were taken to Wall street and sold at premium, movement has been started among influential in- surance men, 1t is learned, to obtain at the present session of the New York legislature, legislation restrict ing to a considerable extent the freedom with which policyholders have hitherto been able to borrow on their policies.
 Fred Hamlin of the banking firm of Hamlin X Co.,, of East Bloom field, N. r., has applied for letters of administration for the estate of Catherine Devine, the "Little Egypt" of Seeley dinner fame. who died alone in her flat in West Thir- ty-seventh street, New York city, two weeks ago. Mr. IIamlin asserts that he married the dancer nearly twelve years ago.
 The Pope has written to Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore. asking him to exhort the Catholic press in the United States to disso- ciate itself from yellow journalism in its endeavors to stir up strife with Japan and adopt a pacificatory tone. Mgr. Riordan, archbishop of San Francisco, now in Rome, received similar instructions from his holi- ness.
 Floating in he lake at the foot of Sixtieth street, Chicago, the body of woman was found Monday. The body was almost headless and there was no clothing. An attempt will be made today to ascertain whether she drowned or was thrown into the water after being murdered. The lack of clothing is believed to indi- cate murder.
 Barry Griffith, the negro who as. saulted and murdered West Crowell, the tender of the draw bridge of the Southern railroad over the Yazoo river at Fort Loring, Miss, was lynched by mob of citizens who followed in pursuit of him and found the negro shortly after he had been turned over to the officers.
 Dropping from the forty-secend story of the new Singer building, on lower Broadawy, New York City, 6 red-hot fve-pound soldering iron landed on the head of a mason helT. CT who was at work on the twenty seventh floor of the adjoining City Investment building, burning and fracturing his skull.
 Robert J. Vandusen, state man. ager at McVicker's theater, Chicago, and Joseph La Blanch, were arrested OF complaint of Robert Evans, that Vandusen has conspired with La Blanch and offered the latter $100 to cut off Evans ear.
 Believing that the religious part of the proceedings of the house of representatives should be preserved in official form, Mr. Houston of Tennessee offered a resolution direct ing that the prayer with which the chaplain opens each days session be printed in the Congressional Record.
 Recommendations for an increase and reorganization of the army, in- creased pay for officers and men and the restoration of the canteen are the most important features of the an- nual report of Maj.-Gen. J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the army.