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when I, was learned that the feet viii

visit that country.
Texas Pacific railway has discharged
over 1000 shopmen because they re-
fused u reduction In wages.
There seems now to be q deter
mined effort to check the Brya1
movement and prevent him receiving
the necessary two-thiris to nominate.
i Investigation shows that the "un-
limited" wealth of the Morse.Heinxe-
Thomas coterie in New York was
4 greatly exaggerated In the public
mno.
The brewery workers demand for
free bars Is endorsed by the Chicago
Federation OF Labor. which also ap-
proves the plan OF the Farmers I'm
ion stores.
| Up to date Taft has l26 uncoltested
delegates to the Chicago convention
while there are so anti-Taft delegates.
10 being for Fairbanks. Every indi-
cation points to continued success for
the ohioan.
Sumner reports that at Washington
there is theory that Bryan Will step
aside at the psychological moment
and pass the Democratic nomination
to Johnson, thereby Increasing his
hold upon his admirers and adding to
| his prestige as a lecturer.
VI, Cutcheglovitoff. the Russian min
| lister OF Justice, has asked the douma
for 81 100000 for the enlargement of
the Russian prisons, which are over
that there has been an Increase in the
number OF prisoners OF Ill per cent
| since 1906.
Secretary OF State Root will not go
as n delegate-at-large to the Republl-
| can convention at Chicago. even
| should Governor Hughes request him
To serve; nor viii Secretary Cortal
| you. In fact. it has been decided that
| no member of the cabinet shall 20 to
the convention as delegate. The
matter has been considered by the
president and the cabinet and sug-
gestiou by Mr.. Root that he be allow
ed to remain away from the conyen
tion met with the approval OF the pres
dent. 1t was felt that II cabinet
| members went to the convention 1t
might be susceptible OF misconstruc-
tion and contingencies might arise In
which there might be great embar-
rassment for the president and his
| official family.
The art OF good dressing Is found In
| avoiding the conspicuous and In get
ting into ones clothes properly. The
elegance of gown Is In It's fab,'.
| and cutrather than snowy colo"s and
shining trimmings. Some women
want 10 dress ike a Christmas tree.
| while others prefer the soft browns
and greens and rich low tones Of less
| gay growths. The cultured mind de-
cides u matters properly. 70 gain
culture II is necessary to cultivate
the friendship of cultured people. and
to drift away from the common, the
coarse and vulgar. The reading OF
hig-ciass books is a decided help for
the girl who would be womanly and
| correct.
| d. lie Roy Dresses. a New York
! merchant and society man, who failed
I for $4,000. 900 after the crash of the
shipbuilding combine, Is charged with
stealing $4,000.
President Roosevelt Instructed
fedeial prosecutor to urge jail sen
tence for a rich Washington druggist
convicted under the pure food ald
drugs act.
The United States supreme court
has upheld the decision OF the circuit
court Anilg the Burlington road for
granting and the Kansas City packers
for accepting rebates.
Senator Tillman bitterly denounces
President Roosevelt's domination"
OF congress- and charges that he has
made truce with the trusts to infiu-
ence the Chicago convention. Just
another Tillman spssm.
Ch.1 S. McNeir. attorney for the
Electric Boat company. admitted be-
fore the Lilley investigating commit
tee OF the house that the company
employed newspaper men to write and
distribute articles about submarines
Details have been received in Chi
cago Of the most remarkable run yst
made by the Pennsylvania Special
trains which Is on an 1s.hour sched-
ule between Chicago and New York.
The run was made last Thursday.
when the train covered the 1872 miles
between Fort Wayne and Crestline in
I2l minutes.
President Edmund James OF the I'm.
iversity of Illinois is In Washington
to exert his influence connection
with other state university profes-
sors and educators in behalf OF the
proposed University OF the United
States, which Is to be conducted
, along the lines OF state institutions OF
+ higher learning by the national gov