New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

OF William Marsh Rice. were lawful and william
DaTragh. the chauffeur who ran down and killed
a boy In Hornngsde avenue in March sen
tenced TO an indetermnate term OF from 10
twenty years in Sing Sing prison
The federal government, I'm its prosecution in
tine United States District Court in Indianapolis Of
Delevan Smith and Charles r. williams, owners
OF The indianapolis News on the charge Of Grim
inal libel for publishing intimations that there was
enormous graft In the purchase OF the Panama
Canal by the United States. a point when
Judge Anderson permitted the prosecution to con-
tinue the case until October that It might pro-
duce witnesses. The government lost a point the
day before. when the Judge held that express. not
implied. malice must be proved before he would
consent to the forcible removal OF the defendants
from their home city to Washington. where the
Indictment against them was found by "A grand
jury. The defendants contend that they should be
prosecuted at the place where the libel II any.
was published, and not in distant spot, like the
capital, where 1t was circulated"
II learned when / at school," commented
Busy Man, that OF the grievances which
brought on the American Revolution the as
sertion by Great Britain OF right to send Ameri-
cans abroad for trial 1 don't think We have
changed views this point. Any more hap
peDings worth remembering?
"A tornado killed than thirty persons In
the village of Zephyr, in Brown County, Tex. Mrs
Margaret ]. Plant Graves widow OF Henry B.
Plant, founder OF the Plant system of railroads,
steamships and hotels in the South, died in this
city leaving an estate estimated IS 900 Henry
Wolfsohn. a widely known concert director. also
died in this city. DR.. Theodor Barth. German
publIcist and editor and ex-member of the Reichs-
tag died at Baden Baden. Hans s. Beatte, once
we'll known in political circles here, escaped from
the Kings Park State Hospital. where he had been
a patient for years. The OF the lieutenant
generals Of army, Arthur Macarthur, retired
from active service. Two politicians convicted OF
conspiracy defraud the city of Boston were SEN
fenced to three years hard labor IN state prison
The Department OF Agriculture at washington
issued a statement that rats destroy commodities
worth about s00 Oo0O00 in this country every year
New York magistrate committed man to Jail
for six months for smoking In elevated railroad
train. Cooper Union completed It's first half cen
tury of good work. Justice William ]. Gaynor, OF
the Supreme Court, OF Brooklyn, demanded that
Mayor Mcclellan remove from office Police Com
missioner Bingham. charging that the Commits
sioner has been guilty of oppression and violation
of the in subjecting innocent citizens TO the
process of 'nugging' at Police Headquarters before
they have been tried and convicted 'Mugsing
consists of measuring and photogrsphing them for
the Rogues Gallery. The Mayor at once began an
investigation of the charge. scientist, DIR. Fred
erck Gowand Hopkins, in lecture on dietetics
before the British Royal Institution In London, de-
clared that the cannibaI in eating human flesh
unconscousy chooses the diet which is most easily
and effectively assimilated into his system and
supplies exactly the right sort OF protein which
his vital forces need
II have two or three aequaintances who am
certain would disagree with me. no matter how
thoroughly roasted EN- cackled Busy Man.