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Hiding in the woods in Russia for
months, momentarily expecting 70 De
captured by the Emperor's troops.
and seeing two companions shot to
: death by the soldiers, and then es-
Gaping himself, was part of the testi-
mony given by Jan Janoff Pouren,
the political refugee whom the Rus
sian government is seeking to ex-
tradite.
r. X. Hissem, president, and
Charles e. Mullin. cashier of the
Farmers and Merchants National
Bank, of Mount Pleasant, Pa, and
e. H. Steinman, formerly president
of the Acme Lumber Company, were
placed on trial in the United States
Court at Pittsburg in connection
with the failure of the bank.
After listening to arguments in
snit In equity brought by James
POLITE, stockholder, to have de-
clared illegal an issue of refunding
mortgage bonds authorized by the di-
rectors of the Wabash Railroad Com
.pany in 1906, Judge Ray, in the
United States Circuit Court of New
York, reserved decision.
The Presbyterian Ministers As
ISOLATION of New York expressed dis
agreement with President Roosevelt's
statement in a recent letter that re-
fusal to vote for candidate for high
Office because he is Roman Catholic
is marrow, unwarranted bigotry.
The hoof-and-mouth disease has
appeared in Philadelphia and several
cattle were killed as method of
precaution. The Pennsylvania au-
thorities are taking vigorous meas
ures to check the spread of the dis
ease.
There were a number of callers on
President-elect Taft at Hot Springs,
and variety of subjects were dis
cussed. Among his callers was Judge
Crumpacker, of the House Ways and
Means Committee, who assured him
that the tariff would be honestly
/. revised.
Charles A. Walters, a veteran of
the Civil War, and his daughter,
aged 40, were found dead in their
apartment, in New York, from inhal-
ing gas. 1t is supposed that they
committed suicide.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has written
an article for December Century, In
which he favors tariff revision. but
insists there is no occasion for haste
or for any revolutionary step.
MRS.. F6LGT VdbA " llSoAA6CAg WAA~
Of the Chicago forger, said that her
husband had kept all OF his doings
a secret from her.
An official Of the Boston Steamship
Company. at San Francisco, owners
of the big steam freighters fremont
and ShaWmut, Is authority for the
statement that the government Is me-
gotiating for the vessels with a view
to using them between New YORK
and Panama.
John Krauss, who is said to have
been connected with the Pacific State
and Sunset Telegraph Company, OF
San Francisco, committed suicide IN
his cabin on the steamer Adriatic
while the vessel was going from
Cherbourg to Queenstown.
Edward, Ira and Mrs. Sarah Nor
ris, executors of the estate of the late
Nelson Morris, filed an inventory IN
the Probate Court, Chicago, the value
of the estate being fixed at about
SIS. 00O,0
q. q. Weiser, the Anaconda
banker on trial at Butte, Mont, for
the second time for forgery in con-
nection with the failure of his pri-
vate bank in Anaconda. was found
not guilty.
The State Live Stock Sanitary
Board officials have not yet received
any detailed information about the
English embargo on Pennsyivanla
cattle because of the prevalence OF
the foot and mouth disease in Penn
sylvania.
Samuel E. Campbell, an auto
mobile dealer. was held criminally
responsible for the death of Rev.
DR.. G.. Brinley Morgan, of New Hav-
en-, Ct, who was struck and killed by
CampbelPs machine.
The necessity for a trained mill
tary body among the citizens OF this
country was emphasized by Major
General Franklin Bell in an address
before the Association of Agricultur-
al Colleges and Experiment Stations.
Rear Admiral James B. Adams, re-
Gently promoted, has been relieved
of duty as captain of the New York
Navy Yard, and ordered to assume
command on the naval station at
Charleston.
The Stock Exchange creditors of
A. o. Brown & Co. received a FL per
cent, dividend ON their claims from
the sale of two Stock Exchange seats
for $4,000.
Unofficial adyices received at the
navy 0CpoASAACnt obeAIS tA0e OAO SesA
wage of the Yankee, wrecked on
Spindle Rock, at the entrance of
Buzzards Bay, will be complete.
Capt. N. e. Niles. U. S. NJ. has
been detached from duty in command
of the Hancock, New York Navy
Yard, to duty as governor of the
naval home, Philadelphia.
EOYeiQn
Emperor Williams statements to
y chancellor Won Ruelow Regarding