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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
WATCHING The
UyITEO STATES
Russia. Japan and China on the
Anxious Bench.
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF MANCHUUIA
The Interference Of the American
Consul Said TO Bare Made China
Aware of the Strength of Her Diplo-
matte Position-Russia May Reeog-
nize the Sovereignty of China.

Peking (By yCable)-There has come
an awakening to the possibilities of
the political position of the United
States in the matter of Russia and
Japan and the sovereignty of Man
churia. This situation has arisen as
a result of the organization and the
activity for a twelyemonth past OF
the American special consular serv-
Ice. The situation has been precipi-
tated by two things; first, the refusal
of Fred ID. Fisher, the American con-
sui at Harbin, to recognize the Rus
sian administration of that territory
and his support of the Chinese pro-
test against the establishment by
Russia of municipalities in the rail-
road zone at Harbin and Chailar indie
pendent of the Chinese government;
and, second, by the reconsideration
OF all Manchurian questions which
have been inaugurated recently at
Peking.
The throne fears that Japan is
about to promulgate ordinances along
the line of the Russian decree, maxi
ing Harbin an Independent munich
pality, for the purpose of converting
all Japanese communities in Man
churia into self-governing bodies, and
it has consequently summoned Tang
Shai-Yi, the governor of Mukden
Province and the chief OF the Man
churian administration, to Peking for
the purpose OF disposing Of all Man
churian questions in categorical
manner.
Russia and Japan. il is declared
here, are of the opinion that China
never would have been aware OF the
strength of her diplomatic position
in Manchuria, and especially at Har-
bin, where Japan supports Russia,
had ii not been for. the interference
or the consular representative of the
United States. Last November Rus
sia intimated that Mr. Fisher was re-
sponsible for the attitude of China,
and today it is declared in Peking
that she regards the United States
as responsible for the present COM
plication over the Harbin munich
pality
AS for Japan. for six months past
she has been trying at Washington
and elsewhere to cOunteract the ac-
tivlues of American consuls in Man
churia. Just at the present moment
this consular activity is held i'm check
pending settlement of China's dip
lomatic contest with the Russo-JaD-
anese coalition for sovereignty in
Manchuria. 1t is known TO the
Chinese government that Washington
supports the attitude taken by it's
consular representative, and il is no
eXaggeration TO say that for year
past the course Of the consul has ir-
ritated and disturbed both Russia
and Japan.
The Peking government encour-
ages, and il is glad of what has been
called here American intervention
in the ManchWian difficulty. The
ruling influence at Peking we'll under
stands the advantages to be gained
from this American policy in the Far
East, and it has shown its ability to
make use Of situation which is
believed here to be n direct outcome
of the diplomatic and naval policy of
America
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09

New York Especially Announce
ment was made that Andrew Carne-
gle would add S5,OOO,OOO to the
fund of the Carnegie Foundation, or
whatever sum might be necessary. to
include as pension beneficiares ELI
gible professors of state universities.
No provision was made for this
class of educators in the original gift,
for the reason. stated by Mr.. Car
negie at the time, that the donor
thought it possible that such institu-
tions might prefer that their rela-
tions should continue exclusively
with the state from which their chief
support was derived. This view was
not taken by the National Associa-
ton of State Universities, which. in
the year following the establishment
of the foundation, petitioned the
trustees for admittance to the bene-
fits of the retiring allowance system.
1t was then found that the earn
ings of the original fund of 10000
600 were exhausted through the out
let already planned, and that if the
faculties of all state universities were
to be benefited an additional $5,-
100000 would be required. The
situation was placed formally before
Mr.. Carnegie by Or. Henry S. Prit-
chett, president of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching, on March 81, and on that
same day Mr.. Carnegie replied that
the money would be forthcoming for
any state institution whose applica-
tiOn received the approval of the leg
islature and governor of its state.
In Five Per Cent. Bonds.
The additional donation will be in
5 per cent. bonds, providing an added
annual income of quarter of a mil
lion dollars and a total for yearly
disbursement of $3.50, 900.
The Carnegie Foundation was es-
tablished by Mr.. Carnegie on April
27. 1905, with a gift of a trust fund
of S1O,O0O,OOO in per cent first
mortgage bonds of the United States
Steel Corporation. This fund was
placed in the care of trustees, who
include the presidents of the better
known colleges and universities of
the country.
The revenue of the fund provides
pensions for teachers of universities,
colleges and technical schools in the
United States, Canada and Newfound-
land, who are retired after % years
service. or, having reached the age
of 65 years, have taught 10 years
preceding.
From the benefits of the trust were
excluded institutions supported by
state or colonial government and
schools under sectarian control.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
A NARROW ESCAPE.

New York Especially Hundreds
of persons watched Joseph Bailey, a
steeplejack, exticate himself from a
dangerous predicament at the top
OF a 200-foot chimney in Jersey
City. Bailey was sitting on a boat
swain's chair, when gust of wind
swirled the chair and he fell out of it,
AS he did so he grasped a rope
which was dangling from the Chin
ney top and the wind blew the chair
out of his reach. Several persons
witnessed the mishap and their cries
of alarm attracted the attention Of a
crowd to Bailey as ne struggled hand
over hand up the swaying rope to
the top, where he had barely strength
enough to crawl over the edge.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
THREE KILLED IN
TENEMENT FIRE
Many Others Injured While Trying
to Escape.

New York Especially Three per-
sors killed, 10 were injured, some
of them seriously, and the lives of
nearly a hundred persons were en-
1angered by fire in a five-story tene-
ment-house at No. "A Hester Street.
The dead are: Berel Weinstein, his
wife, Anna, and their one-year-old
son, They were suffocated and
burned In their apartments on the
fifth floor. That more lives were
not lost was largely due to the
prompt action of three policemen,
who, seeing flames in the hall, rushed
through the building and aroused
the members of 16 sleeping families.
BY that time the stairways were a
mass OF flames and the only means
of exit was by way OF the fire es-
capes. In their mad attempt TO es-
cape from the smoke and flames,
scores of scantily clad men, women
and children crowded the narrow
iron platforms and ladders until they
became wedged in solid masses, un-
able to extTicate themselves and
blocking the way of those who had
not yet succeeded in getting out of
the building.
This was the situation when the
firemen arrived and began to take
the panic-stricken fugitives from
their perilous position. The work
moved forward slowly, as in some
instances the combined efforts of half
a dozen firemen were required to
drag a woman or child from the
tightly packed platforms. In the
meantime the flames had been con-
stantly spreading. and the terror
among the tenants had carried them
past the point OF self-restraint. While
firemen on the ladders and others
on the ground were calling out to
them that there was no danger, they
began to jump from the windows
David Miller sprang from a fourth
story window and sustained injuries
which probably will cause his death.
Rosie Gallmann, Fannie Berzon and
Byman Mettlemann, who jumped from
windows on the second and third
floors have broken limbs and were
taken to hospitals. Several others
were internally injured.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
WASHINGTON

Speaker Cannon introduced reso-
lutions directing the Attorney Gen
eral and the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor to inform the House what
steps have been taken to investigate
the Paper Trust.
Representative Francis Burton
Harrison, of New York, rebelled
against Minority Leader Williams
scheme to devote the national sur
plus to building public roads.
A new postal savings bank bill was
introduced by Senator Carter, chair
man of the subcommittee of the Sen
ate Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads.
The House passed the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill. 1t carries an ap-
preparation of $11, 100000, which is
$4,000 more than originally report
ed
The LafOllette Employers Liabili-
ty Bill was favOrably reported to the
Senate from the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
tiOn of DR.. David Jayne Hill as am
bassador to Germany.
The House Committee on the Judi
ciary temporarily tabled the subcom-
mlttee's report on the Whitley affair
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency agreed to give hearings
on the Aldrich Financial Bill.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations decided to favorably report
the general Hague Treaty.
The new battleship Idaho was
placed in commission at the League
/ Island Navy Yard
The Senate committee voted down
both the Warner and the Foraker
bills providing for the reinstatement
of the negro soldiers discharged on
account of the Brownsville riot.
The Senate Committee on Educa-
tion and Labor made favorable re-
port on the Employers Liability Bill
introduced by Senator Lafollette.
The President sent to the Senate
the nomination of David Jayne Hill
to be ambassador to Germany, and
also nominated as ministers Arthur
NJ. Beaupre, of Illinois, to the Meth.
erlands and Luxembourg, and Spencer
f. Eddy, of Illinois, to the Argentine
Republic.
The War Department has ordere,
troops to Treadwell, Alaska, wher
striking miners threaten to dynamit
property.
The appropriation for the forest
service was finally adopted after
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
Foreign

First Lord of the British Admiral
ty Lord Tweedmouth refuses either
to confirm or deny the authenticity
of the letters published in a Munich
paper, represented as being the cor
resPondence between the Emperor
and himself relative to the British
Navy.
President Castro's official organ
publishes a part of Venezuela's an
swer to Secretary Roots last note.
saying 'the Venezuelan government
refuses for the time being to take
under consideration the insinuation
made"
King Frederick, at Copenhagen.
received Chancellor McCracken, of
the New York University, and re-
quested him to tell President Roose-
velt how cordially he appreciated his
labors In the interest of peace
Vigorous opposition is already de-
veloping to the bill soon to be intro
duced in the Prussian Diet increas-
ing the Kaiser's civil list to cover
the increased cost of living and pro-
vide for his growing family.
Natives and foreigners in Seoul.
Korea. are indignant over the action
ing notice opposing the message of
coincidence sent the family of d. w.
Stevens.
An anticlerical demonstration in
Rome, near the Austrian Embassy,
resulted in the troops firing upon the
mob. Two of the rioters were killed
and three fatally wounded.
A shakeup in the British Cabinet
&c {Vpog1
Campbell -Bannerman die or resign,
Chancellor of the Exchequer II. H.
Asquith will succeed as premier
The French Cabinet of Deputies
adopted the Amnesty Bill, which
grants amnesty to those who COM
mitted political offenses in connec-
tion with the winegrowers' revolt.
Alexander Dickson, carpenter on
the United States collier Aberanda,
was acquitted in San Juan of the
murder of Chief officer Walter
Weichert.
The French minister at Port an
Prince sent alarmist dispatches to his
govern ment indicating a fear that
the legation would be attacked.
Chancellor McCracken, of the Uni
versity of New York, delivered his
second lecture at the University of
Copenhagen.
Lord Roseberry was elected chan
cellor of Glasgow University to fill
| the vacancy caused by the death OF
Lord Kelvin.
President Fallieres' visit to Car
Nicholas has practically been ar
ranged for the middle of July.
Frau Malvine Won Arnim, only sis
| ter OF the late Prince Bismarck, died
| in Berlin at the age of 81.
Til Yasu, grandson and heir ap
parent OF the Emperor Menelik o.
&Dyssinia, is dead .r-umH
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
The News
Domestic

Mrs. Quincy Adams Shaw, of Bos-
ton, is to establish self-supporting
settlement houses in her home city.
Prof. Charles Zueblin, Of the Uni
versity of Chicago, will be in charge
of the enterprise.
Gov. Charles E. Hughes, of New
York, and Ambassador James Bryce.
OF England, have accepted invitations
to speak at the Founders Day exer-
cises at Carnegie Institute in Pitts
burg.
Ernesto Gussoni and Luigi Castel-
10, composing firm of GussOni G. Co.,
cotton brokers and exporters, were
expelled from the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange
Captain j. w. Isbister, OF Chicago,
master of the steamer Park Foster,
was run down and killed by a New
York Central engine in Buffalo.
The doors of the Broadway Saw
ings Bank, in Toledo. were closed be-
cause of run on it by excited de-
positors.
Rear Admiral Evans, accompanied
by his son, Lieutenant Evans, arrived
at Paso Robles, Hot Springs, Cal.
The Standard Steel Car Company.
at Hammond, Ind, closed, throwing
1000 men out of employment.
The Indiana Republican State Con-
yention indorsed Vice President Fair
banks for the presidency.
The battleships completed target
practice at Magdalena Bay and the
fleet sailed for California
The Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsyl-
yania and Vanderbilt interests are
deadlocked over control Of the Little
Kanawha Railroad, in which they
have S1O,00O,000 tied up.
The New York Methodist Episco-
pal Conference threw out charges
against Chancellor Day, resulting
from attacks cn President Roosevelt.
The two children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Ackcrknecht, of St Paul,
Mimi, died after taking soothing
syrup.
Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
has entered suit for absolute divorce.
Madame Anna Gould is ill with
bronchitis and stomach trouble in
the apartment of her friends. MIR. and
Mrs. Tyler-Morse in the Hotel st.
Regis. She went to the st. Regis
after stormy conference with her
brothers and sister at the home OF
Miss Helen Gould.
Give the Duke a chance; he's a
square shouldered young maan; an
opportunity is all be wants." says
Theodore +. Shonts. speaking OF his
new son-in-law. the Due de Chaulnes
Charles Dalmores, the French
opera tenor, has been sued by the
Conried Opera Company for alleged
breach OF contract.
Mrs. Martha Clark, Of Kansas City
chased her husband twice across the
continent, capturing him in Chicago.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
coal miners quit work pending the
signing of new wage scale
Miss Emma Kasey. who died in
Louisville, bequeatked 100000 70
the American Bible Society.
An offer of $65.0O0 has been made
Tor seat on the New York Stock Ex-
change.
Admiral Evans sailed from Magda-
lena Bay on the Connecticut for San
Diego.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
Senator Davis Fined.

Little Rock. Ark. Especially -
United States Senator Jefferson Davis
was fined $25 in police court for dis
turbing the peace. The fine was ad-
ministered for the Senator's action
in getting pistol and appearing on
the street where he had been at
tackled and beaten few minutes be-
fore by Thomas Helm, deputy prose
cutting attorney. 1t Is alleged Davis
fiourished the revolver and made
threats of taking a shot at his late
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
FARMER ROBBED AND BEATE,

Richmond Especially. - EIkenp<
Brooks, a Louisa Counts far'rIw ~.
held up, robbed, and niurd er6rsiy as
saulted by three negroes who aftert
ward dragged his body to the sidH
of railroad tracks and threw it intd
q cinder pit.
Brooks remained all night in thA
driZZling rain in an unconscious con-
dition, and not until late in thc-after-
noon could he give a connected Sc
count of the assault. He was taken
in charge by city physicians, and
while he was badly battered about
the head and back. his most serious
injury was his spine. which was huE5
when he was cast into the pit. -
His assailants took fifteen dOllah
in currency and coin and 4 gold
watch. They have so far escaped
capture.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
MANAGER FOR STAUNT<

StauntOn Especially = At al
meeting of the common cound
the aldermen, Charles f. Ashbufiissi.
railroad contractor of Richmond
was elected city business manager, at
a salary of $4,000.
The council. in attempting to
copy. in a measure, the Galveston
Houston form of city government. re-
Gently created the office of business
manager, to have charge of purchas-
ing all supplies and directing thQ'
work of all the departments of thf 4
city government. He is to have an
office force.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

Colonel Goethals says there Is no
sold in the canal zone.
Pay y-as-you-enteT cars were success
fully put into use in New York City.
The Better Times Association be-
gan big political postal card cam
paign.
General Bulkeley Wells was blown
up by bomb in Telluride, Col, mar
rowly escaping death.
The revolutionary claims commits
sion In Cuba has granted $1,3S9,2S7
out of $3,SO3,395 asked.
Frances friends in Portugal de-
clared war on all other political par
ties in the coming elections.
Winnipeg. Manitoba, decided to cut
out the company controlling its light
ing, power and street railways.
Samuel Gompers issued an appeal
to labor urging the holding of mass
meetings to protest against recent
court decisions.
The Premier Diamond Mining Com
pany, of South Africa, has refused to
renew its agreement with the dia-
mond syndicate.
The Rev. r. y. Kimber branded
some missionaries" at Ellis Island
as mercenary defrauders and told of
white slave" traffic.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
RUSSIA COMING AROUND.

May Formally Recognize China's
Sovereignty In ManChuria.
st. Petersburg (SpeciaD The
Russian government is considering
the issuance of a statement formally
recognizing Chna's sovereignty in
Manchuria insofar as is consistent
with the purely administrative rights
of Russia in the railroad zone. This
is thought to he the best way out
of the Harbin difficulty, which has
been brought to an issue by the
refusal of Fred d. Fisher, the Ameri-
can consul at Harbin, to recognize
the Russian administration OF this
territory
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
WILL BE 30 STORIES.
Plans Announced For Another New
York Skyscrapcr.

New York (SpeciaD Plans for
another skyscraping building to be
erected on the lower end of Manhat-
tan Island, facing on West and Wash
ington Streets, were announced. The
new structure is to be SO stories and
447 feet in height, and will consist
of a central tower 95 feet square,
flanked to part of that height by
wings of each side of the tower. 1t
will be equipped with 80 elevators,
will be erected by the Century Invest
ment Company and is to cost 4,6OO,-
600
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
BYRD NOT A CANDIDATE.

Richmond (SpecialD Richard Eve
iyn Byrd, of Winchester. speaker of
the house, in an interview, denied
that he was a candidate for any pub.
lie office in Virginia. Byrd has been
mentioned from time to time as
possible candidate for governor. lieu
tenant governor, and attorney gem
eral.
Byrd is expected to be chairman of
the State Democratic convention, TO.
be held in Roanoke.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
Admiral Evans ImprovIng.

Paso Robles, Cal. Especially .-Ad-
miral Evans went for a two-hour
drive with Lieutenant Evans and
Colonel Torney, of the Army. He
stood the drive well, returning fresh
and gay. He can now walk easily
with crutches and is rapidly regain
ing strength. The rheumatism has
entirely disappeared. He is much
gratifed by the kindness OF Califor.
MIA people, which Is evidenced by
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
Cleveland Continues To Improve.

Lakewood, n. J. (SpeciaD For
mer President Grover Cleveland, who
has been staying here for sometime
past, continues to show Improvement
in health. He goes for a short walk
and a drive daily, and is often seen
about the hotel. He was visited by
his friend and physician. DR.. w. S.
Bryant, of New York, whose call was
purely social
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
Robbed OF $4,000.

San Francisco Especially =. S.
Royster, millionaire planter, of Nor
folk, Va, who has been touring the
Orient and who was a passenger on
the steamship Mongolia when she
came up to the Pacific Mail wharf,
was robbed after landing of $4,000
in Bank of England notes, his rail-
road ticket and $3.50 in gold. A
number of persons have been ar
rested on suspicion.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
Scout Jimmy" Morrison Dead.

El Reno, Ok. Especially Jesse Nor
rison, better known as Jimmie Nor
risOn, who at an early age was en-
ploycd rs n government scout in the
Southwest service under Sheridan
and Miles, committed suicide at his
home by shooting. Although at one
time wealthy. little remained of his
wealth when he died Morrison was
born in Orange County, n. Y, in
lS43
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-09
News of Virginia
JEALOUS MAN SHOOTS.

Richmond Especially In a jeal-
Gus rage, John l.. Baltimore shot and
wounded his father in law, Byron
Naldrop, at the latter's home in
Goochland County, and then commit
TED suicide in the yard in front OF the
house. After he had shot himself,
his young wife, who had left him and
sought refuge at her fathers home,
was searching for him, it is alleged
armed with shotgun, determined to
aNenge her fathers death.
Baltimore and his wife had been
married two years, and had one child
year and half old. Mrs. Balti-
more three weeks ago complained to
her father that her husband had
treated her badly and was insanelyl
jealous of her. Her father immedi-l
ately advised the separation. Thel
Baltlmores at that time lived ind
Richmond, and Waldrop, in the abb
sence OF Baltimore, took his wife and
the child to their old home in Gooch-I
land. between Cardwell and Orville.
Accompanied by his brother. for
merly fagman on the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
way, he went TO the Waldrop home.
and demanded to see Mrs. Baltimore
and the baby. The old man is al
legged to have told him that he might
see the little girl. but that his wife
would not see him. The baby was
produced, and Baltimore took the
little one on his lap. Waldrop left
the room. but fearing that the father
might attempt to make off with his
child, returned Immediately and
warned Baltimore that he would pre-
vent any such attempt At this Bal
/ timore fired three shots at the old
/ man, who fell mortalIy wounded
Baltimore then proceeded to search
The house for his wife Not finding
her, he went into the yard and shot
. himself. 1t is supposed that he in
tended to kill the woman if he had
found her.
In the meanwhile, Mrs Baltimore
had entered the room. in which her
father lay. Realizing instantly what
1ad occurred, she is alleged TO have
armed herself with n shotgun and
gone in search of her husband, for
the purpose of avenging the death
Of her iather. Hearing the shots
from the yard she peered through the
1oOr, and was Mortified to see the
lead body Of her husband lying on
the sward.
The brother, who was arrested. de-
,lares Baltimore went to the Waldrop
nome for the express puprose of ef-
lccting n reconciliation with hfs-wife:
WALDORF is one of the most sub
stantial farmers of GOochland, and
has held many Offices OF public trust.