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YOUNGEST SENATOR DEAD
William James Bryan, Of Florida,
Succumbs to Typhoid.
Taken Down With Grip Soon After
He Was Sworn In and Later With
Disease That Proved Fatal,

Washington. D. C.-Deatn visited
the United States Senate for the sew
enth time since the adjournment OF
the Fifty-ninth Congress on March 1
a year ago. taking William James
Bryan, of Florida. who died in Provl-
dence Hospital here at sal O'Clock a..
m. For more than seven weeks Mr..
Bryan had been suffering from ty-
phoid fever. For days his condition
had been critical, his life hanging In
the balance almost from hour to hour.
When the end came his wife and
brother were with him.
Mr.. Bryan was the youngest mem
Der of the Senate, taking his seat
when only three months past thirty
one years Of age. His seat was next
to that occupied by William Pinkney
Whyte, of Maryland, aged eighty"
four, the oldest member. Mr.. Whyte
divided his time between coaching
Mr.. Bryan. who sat on his right, n
Mr.. Gore, the blind orator from Okla
homa, who sat on his left. Mr..
Whyte was buried two days before
Mr.. Bryan's death.
Mr.. Bryan actually served in the
Senate only a triie more than three
weeks. He took his seat January 3.
succeeding to a vacancy occasioned
by the death of Senator Mallory, u
Florida, December %, 1907. -.
The young Senator was a man q
pleasing personality n made p
large number Of friends during lis
brief service. He was an athlete
and apparently had enjoyed the best
of health. President Roosevelt took
a great liking to him and they were
COMPANIONS on several long walks.
The President often declared, Il wish
I could have Mr.. Bryan in my Cab
met"
William James Bryan was the
youngest nan to enter the Senate t0'
more than a century. Henry Clay
holds the record, having taken the
oath when only Twenty-Five years
old, being a year under the constitu-
tional requirement that a man must
be thirty. years old before acquiring
that honor. The Legislature OF Ken
lucky sought to evade this provision
of the Constitution by having Mr..
Cldy dUpOluLSu lAoICoo "
him. The Senate accepted this eva
sion and permitted Mr.. Clay to take
his seat.
William James Bryan was born In
Orange County, Florida, October 10,
1876. He attended the public schools
of his State and Emory College,
Georgia, and was graduated from the
latter institution in 1896. Three
years later he was graduated from
Washington and Lee University,
where he took a course in law, and IN
1899 he began the practice Of his pro-
fession at Jacksonville, Fla. From
1902 until a short time before his
. appointment by Governor Bonnard to
succeed Senator Mallory, he served
as a solicitor of the Duval County
Criminal Court of Record. He mar
ried Miss Janet Allan, of Lexington,
Va. .
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TIE
General Demand

of the Wel-Informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be-
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one Of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get it's beneficial effects always buy
che OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle:
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kits as Targets.

Admiral Lambton, at a certain
Highland Society dinner. told the for
lowing tale: When the Gordon High
landers were in Ladysmith, the order
came that officers were not to wear
their swords. This order was soon
supplemented by another, by which
all Highland regiments were com.
manded to cover their kits up, as IL
was thought that they served too well
as targets for the enemy. Sir George
White knew that such an order would
not be popular. At last he thought
of a way out of the difficulty. Let
them cover the fronts Of the kuts
up," he said, the enemy will never
see the other ide.'-London Opin'
ion.
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SENATOR LA TOILETTE
NAMES RICH MEN WHO
RULE THE UNITED STATES
Rockefeller and Morgan He Puts in a Glass by Themselves
With Three Lists Following in the Order OF
Importance in the Financial System.

Washington, D. C.--"Along with this enormous increase
in trust power has gone a steady process Of Capitalization IN the
control ofthat power until now the entire situation is dominated
by the Standard Ol-Morgan combination.
"The old fights between these two great powers have e ,ao
aside. Mr.. Moraan's picture adorns tho wall OF the o OF m
ockef.u.rs a Mo. as Broadway. In combination to-day, they ara
touether T. gather In the smaller powers
"Mr. Hill has been taught that he must not oppose the Dg
ones. Standard Oil got in on the Great Northern ore DEAL
The Gould interests are being swallowed by the combine
Morse and Heinze were neatly pocketed during the recent panic
The Smeter Trust was given a drubbing and started in the
same direction.
.sr,. v,,d..buts n 10 longer retain their important control and
nseIv se the handwriting o the WALL
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The Labor World.

Brisbane (Australia) coopers nave
built up a good union.
The Porto Rico branch of the A. +
Of l., has demanded the elght-houl
working day.
Chicago employers granted a sign,
increase in pay to $500 sash, blinc
and door workers.
The adjustment of the wages o:
Cleveland ironstone miners Tor ths
ensuing quarter has been carried out
The granite polishers went to Worf
bv an agreement reached between tne
strikers and their employers al
Quincy Mass
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HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating

AS old age advances, We require
less food to replace waste. and food
that will not overtax the digestive or
CANS, while supplying true nourish'
ment.
Such an ideal food Is found IN
Grape-Nuts, made OF whole whea,
and barley by long baking and action
OF diastase in the barley which
changes the starch into sugar.
The %phosphates also. placed up un.
der the bran-coat OF the wheat, are
included in Grape-Nuts. but left out
of white flour. They are necessary
to the building OF brain and nerve
cells.
81 have used Grape-Nuts." writes
an Iowa man, tor y years and feel as
good and am stronger than ! was len
years ago. am v e "a years old
and attend to my business every day.
Among my customers | meet a
man every day who is 80 years old
and attributes his good health to the
use of Grape-Nuts and Postum which
he has used for n last = years. He
mixes Grape-Nuts with Postum and
says they go fine together
For many years before ] began to
eat Grape-Nuts | could not say tnat
enjoyed life or knew what it was to
be able to say I am we'll suffered
greatly with constipation, now my
habits are as regular as ever in my
life.
whenever ! make extra effort
depend on Grape-Nuts food and it
lust fills the bill. | can think and
write a great deal easier"
There's a Reason" Name given
by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Read The Road to Wellvtlle." IN
obno
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Brewers Sued. by Union.
St. Louis.-Alleging violation Of
contract with the beer drivers and
stable mems union on the part Of
eleven st. Louis and two Fast st.
Louis brewers, suit "a filed in the
Circuit Court by William Rapp, John
| Nienaber and Louis Ebel, trustees OF
the union, for s1,100,000 damages.
Senator Nelson's Son Dead.
Colorado Springs, Col.-Henry
Knute Nelson, son of United States
Senator Knute Nelson, Of Minnesota,
died here from consumption after a
long illness, aged thirty-seven years.
"Jim Crow Telephone Booths.
Guthrie, Okla.-The House passed
the Senate telephone regulation bill.
The measure provides for separate
booths for negroes and whites and
imposes a fine for eavesdropping over
a telephone.
Local Option Law Upheld.
Jefferson City, Mo.-Judge Grant,
Of the Supreme Court, in an opinion
upheld the constitutionality Of the
Missouri local option law.
May Lounge on Corners.
Jefferson City, Mo.-The Supreme
Court decided that city ordinances
prohibiting persons from lounging or
loahng on street corners are uncon-
stitutiona1.
Stock Tax Bill Not to Pass.
Washington, D. C.-The Hepburn
bill levying a tax Of one-half OF one
per cent. on all stock transactions
will not be passed at this session Of
Congress.
New York Invests In Baltimore.
Baltimore.-When bids for ST.
600, 900 city stock were opened 1t
was found that the issue was over
subscribed nine times, the offers total
ling SIS, 100000. The prices accept
ed ranged from 101.O51 to los, d.
vided among six bidders, four OF them
being from New York.
Farmers Ask For Labor.
Lancaster, Pa.-So badly do the
farmers require help that the Farm
ers' League issued an appeal. to the
unemployed Of city and town to go TO
the country for work.
He Kissed Teachers.
Pittsburg.-Cara Wenseell, assist
ant principal of the Springdale school,
preferred oral charges against Pro-
lessor James H. Politt for being too
loving with teachers. She swoL led
while telling how Politt Rugged and
kissed the women. Politt denied the
charge. He Is married.
Arkansas Committee For Taft.
Little Rock, Ark.-The Republican
State Committee Of Arkansas In
dorsed Secretary Taft for President.
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The World Of Sport.

William Waldorf Astor's son has
won the English racquet champion
ship.
e. W. Gardner lost to II. A. Wright
in the tournament for the National
Amateur: 14.2 balkl;ne billiard cham
pionship.
At Duluth, Mimi, John Evanson.
Of Duluth, broke the American ski
record with a jump OF 131 feet in the
last tournament Of the season.
Billy Papke, of Spring Valley, Ill.,,
defeated Hugo Kelly, the Chicago
middleweight, in a ten-round battle
before the Milwaukee Boxing Club:
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Third Group of FilanCierS.

Of the third group, including the
rest Of the list, Senator La Toilette
said:
"While some. of them exercised
large power and held many director
ships, it was a delegated power exer-
cised by them in a mere representa-
tive capacity. This part Of the list
follows:
Edwin s. Marston, G. w.
Perkins, John s. Sterling, Otto
H.. Kahn, James F. Jarvis, A. w.
Krotch, Paul Morton, H. c. DEM
ing, Charles H. Russell, Chaun-
cey Nj. Depew, Oliver III. Payne,
w. S. Webb, James b. FOrgan,
Moses Taylor, Francis NJ. Bacon,
J. A. Stillman, Luther Kountze,
H. Z. Whitney, p. ID. Crayath,
Levi p. Morton, H. H. Vreeland,
w. Woodbury. Langdon, G. w.
Morse, Charles Nj. Schwab, e. F.
G.. Young, G. S. Fairchild, G. 5.
Whitson, A. ID. Juilliard, G. II.
Allen, v. Morawetz, j.. H. Par
ker, Frederick Sturgis, G. N.
Bliss, A. F. Orr, H. NICK. Twom-
bly,, Charles Dawes, f.. K. Ship
ley"
The net result of the speech was
another victory for La Toilette. He
demanded a Congressional commits
sion to consider currency reform leg
islation in order that Congress may
be assisted in promoting the enact
ment of a general currency law in the
next session. At the end OF the
speech Senator Beverage arose and
inquired Of Senator Aldrich what he
thought Of the plan.
Mr.. Aldrich said that the present
currency bill made no pretense Of en-
bracing banking reform, and added
that before this Congress adjourrs
legislation would be passed providing
for Just such a commission.
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Gyroscope and Bicycle.
One of the most wonderful instru'
ments in tna world is the gyroseope.
Some of the facts in connection with
this scientific toy have been the cause
of much investigation and study
among men Of science. A
bicycle really consists of two gyro-
scope-like wheels. When these are
in rapid rotation it requires consider
able force to change the direction OF
either axle. But that Is the same
thing as saying that it requires con-
siderable force to tilt either wheel,
and this, combined with the onward
motion, is the reason that the rider
has no trouble in balancing himseif
and avoiding a fall to either right or
left. So you see that the gyroscopic
principle is of great Importance IN
bicycles. In fact, there could be no
real bicy cles if it were not for this
principle.-From ]. F. Springer's
1.-THE G~yroscope," in st. Nicholas.
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L;ttlcfeld Quits as Congressman.

A sensation was caused in political
circles at Rockland, Me-, by the re-
ceipt by Governor William T. Cobb
Of a letter from Charles E. Littlefeld,
rendering his resignation as a MEM
Der of Congress, to take effect Sep
TENDER 80 next. It is understood
that Mr.. Littlefeld will engage in the
practice of law in New York City with
his son, c. w. Littlefeld.
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Millions of Radium, Gold and
Silver Going to Waste.

Washington, D. C.-Thomas F.
Walsh, the multi-millionaire mine
owner of Colorado, told the House
Committee on Mines and Mining that
millions of dollars worth of radium
and more millions worth Of gold and
silver are going to waste as a result
of improper mining methods, and
strongly recommended the creation
of a bureau Of mines. Later the
committee agreed to report the bill
creating such a bureau, and it will
surely pass.
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PENSION BILL PASSED.
Largest Amount Ever Granted by
, Congress at Washington, D. G.

Washington. D. C.-After several
hours of spirited discussion owe the
proposition to abolish seventeen Of
the eighteen United States pension
agencies and consolidate pension dis
tursements in Washington, the House
of Representatives passed the Pension
Appropriation bill, carrying $780,
$4,000, the largest sum ever author
tzad by that measure.
The House, by a vote Of sc to 1879,
stood by the Committee on Appropria-
lions and left unchanged its recon-
uendation for one general agency.
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SHO FOWLER DEAD.
Long a Leader in Missionary Work OF
the MethodistS.

New York City. - The Rev. DR..
Charles Henry Fowler, Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died at
his home in New York City at the age
of seventy-one years. Because of his
i'll health he was to have been put on
the retired list of Bishops at the ses-
sion of the General Conference of the
Church to be held in Baltimore in
May.
Bishop Fowler had been an active
and successful missionary worker for
his Church for more than forty years.
He was born in Burford, Ontario,
Canada, of S%cotch-Irish parentage.
He was graduated from Genesee Col
lege at Lima, N. yin 1859, and was
yaledictorian Of his class.
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Origin of GaIvanfSm.

Galvanism owes lis origin to Nine.
Galvania noticing the contraction OF
the muscles of a skinned frog, which
was accidentally touched by a person
at the moment the professor cher
husband) was taking an electric
spark from the machine. The hint
was followed up by experiments.
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MANY PERISH IN COLLISION.
steamer Matsu Goes Down With Most
of Her Passengers.

Toxic, Japan. - The coasting
steamer Matsu, belonging to the Nip
Don Yusen Ksisha Line, was sunk at
$50 a. m. in collision with the Hid
oyoshi, neal Hakadate.
The captain Of the Matsu, a ma
Iority Of her PA passengers and for
.;-three Of the crew persisted.
The survivors were rescued by the
steamer Hidoyoshi.
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Captain Made Soldier Parade at
Barracks With Bad Boy Ilacard'

Washington, D. Capt. Clark
n Dudley, of the Fourteenth Cav
alrv at Boise Barracks, Idaho, mas
been convicted by court-martial OF
the charge of cruelty in having CON-,
pelled a young soldier to paraue up
and down the porch of the barracks
for three hours wearing on his PACK
a placard with the words ,Bad Boy
His comrades filed a complain
Captain Dudley was sentences ~
he confined within the limits OIL hi'
most for four months.
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Impressed by Our Methods.

Impressed by Our Methods.
London.-Sir John Rodger, Gov
ernor of the Gold Coast, who has just
returned to England after a three
months tour in the United States
says he was greatly impressed with
the system of industrial education Tor
negroes and Indians in America. he
says he will build two schools on the
Gold Coast on the same plan as the
Hampton (Va.) Institute.
Stoessel Begins Sentence.
St. Petersburg. - Lieutenant-Gen-
eral Stoessel, whom a court-martlal
recently sentenced to death for SUE
rendering Port Arthur to the Japan
ese, but whose sentence was COM
muted by the Gear to ten years i'm
prisonment, began serving his term
in the st. Peter and st. Paul Fortress.
Big Military Review.
Halifax, N. S.-There will be a
great modifying of Canadian military
forces on the Plains of Abraham at
Quebec, in the latter part or July;
The full strength Of the artillery and
army service corps and fifty per cent.
Of the other corps will turn out.
Earl Dudley For Australia.
London.-The Earl Of Dudley has
been appointed Governor-General OF
the Commonwealth OF Australia IN
succession to Sir Henry STAFFORD
Northcote, whose term is about to ex-
pire.
Forty.seven Rioters Arrested.
Berlin.-A total of forty-seven ar
rests were made in Berlin in connec-
ton with the suffrage
lions. Nine policemen sustained IN
juries in the encounters Win the
people. It is estimated that ttty Oh
the manifestants were wounded.
Alleged Slayer Indicted.
San Juan, Porto Rico.-The Fed
eral Grand Jury returned an lnaict-
ment Of manslaughter against AleA-
antAr Dickson, the carpenter or the
United States collier Aberenda, VINO
killed Chief Officer Welchert.
$4,000, 900 to Improve Port.
Buenos Ayres. - The Argentine
Government has requested the firm OF
Schneider, Of CreuZot, to submit an
estimate for charging the harbor OF
Buenos Ayres. The Government las
appropriated $S,000,0OO.
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Union Labor's Demand.

Union Labor's Demand.
Washington, D. C.-Labor leaders
presented their demands to Vice-Pres-
ident Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon.
who assured them that an employers
liability law will be passed at the
present session of Congress.
500 Men Fought For Jobs.
Cleveland, Ohio. - Three hundred
' men, driven to desperation by hunger,
again fought for jobs at the Cuyahoga
plant of the American Steel and Wire
Company. The day before a man was
fatally shot in a riot. The police
dubbed the men to keep order.
F.. H. Hosford Ends Life.
Washington, D. Gin a fit Of de-
spondency Frank H. Hosford, a we'll
known newspaper correspondent and
former Reading Clerk Of the House
Of Representatives, committed suicide
here with a knife. MI. Hosford rep
resented a number Of Michigan news
papers. He was born in Marietta,
Ohio, in 1853.
Baseball Seasons First Death.
Montgomery, Ala.-The first death
from baseball this season occurred
when s.. H. Smith, a student at the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, sue
cumbed' to his injuries. He was
struck on the back Of the head by a
thrown ball while trying to slide to
the home plate.
Snowstorm at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va. - Perfect spring
weather was broken by a heavy snow,
which, with the northeast wind that
blew, reached almost the proportions
Of a blizzard. The snow has not in
jured early truck or fruit.
Mexico Grants Extradition.
Washington, D. C.-The Mexican
Government has granted the extradi-
ton Of William F. Walker, the Con-
necticut banker arrested for en-
bezzlement.
100000 Fire at Lowell.
Lowell, Mass.-The Fifeld Ma
chine Company was badly damaged
by fire. Several houses in the vicin-
ity were burned. The loss is $780,
900.
Train Robber Pardoned.
Sacramento, Cal.--George Sontag,
the notorious train robber, were par
doned by Acting Governor Porter.
He turned States evidence against
Chris Evans, his partner in crime,
and received a life sentence in 1892.
Wants Japs Admitted to Unions.
Seattle, Wash.-M. Saito, former
Japanese Minister of Commerce, ar
rived here from Toxic. His errand
Is to start a campaign among union
labor leaders for the admission OF
Japanese workmen to membership in
labor unions.
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Two National Game.

The St. Louis National CluD mas
signed catcher William Hurley u
Seattle. ,
It is stated that first II eman bon
Unglaub will again be Bo}son team
captain.
The recalcitrant Tomm Oeacn mas
opened a pool and billia arlor III
Cleveland.
In Manager Grifith's non ne
has in Atlanta the best 1ns spo'
in the South.
It is said that Umpi olnslonI
has signed a four-year cl WILL
President Pulliam.
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wind, J. B. Duke, F. A. Valen-
tine, w. D. Sloan, Adrian Iselin,
Jr., Frederick Cromwell, G.. w.
Young, @. Ledyard Blair, D. Gug-
genheim, v. p. Snyder, A. H.
Brady, Edwin Hawley, D. o.
Mills, Charles Steele, John j.
Waterbury, Oliver Ames, Natha-
MEL Thaycr, E. H. Gary, John
Clafin, John r. Hageman, G. H.
Mackay, F. w. Vanderbilt, j. j.
Mitchell, T. Jefferson Coolidge,
Thomas Dolan, Samuel Lea,
Charles Lanier, James G. Fargo,
d. o. Reid, Henry Walters, Nor
man D. Ream, H. L. Higginson,
P. A. B. Widener and F. B.. Nor
rio
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TRoLLEYs TO CARRY FREIGHT.
Legislation in Boston Affecting Elec.
trio Railways.

Boston.-The bill to permit street
railways to carry freight was reported
favorably in the House by the Com
mittee on Street Railways. The bill
permits trolley roads, under permis-
sion given with q two-thirds vote Of
the Aldermen, approved by the May
ors of cities traveTsed, to carry
freight.
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DEATH FROM A SCRATCH.
Mr.. White, Of Cincinnati, Injured by
a Finger Nail.

Cincinnati.-O. Maurice White and
his wife both grabbed frantically at
their infant, who stumbled and was
on the verge of falling downstairs on
March 7. In grasping for her child
Mrs. White accidentally inflicted a
small scratch with her finger nail on
the side of her husbands nose. Moth
ing was thought OF it until erysipelas
developed. 1t resulted in his death.
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Gave Away His Money.

A shabbily clothed nan giving his
name as James I. Taylor, from Pitts
burg, Pa, was arrested at st. Louis.
Mo, because he was handing out SIS
and SO bills to a crowd that sur
rounded him. He said be had fallen
heir to $4,000, and had a right to
give the money away.