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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
MASKED MEN HOLD TOWN AT BAY
Newell, w. Va, Reused by Dyna'
mite, Pursues bandits.

Newell, w. Va, Reused by Dyna-
mite, Pursues bandits.
Highwaymen entered the office build
ing of the North American Manufacture
ing Company in Newell, w. Va. at
2:S0 o'clock the other morning, blew
open a safe with dynamite and held up
the entire community, which had been
summoned by the connection Only
5000 in cash, but many valuable pa
pers, were stolen. Four masked men
were implicated. While the two were
inside third was in the corridor of
the building and the fourth stood
guard at the street entrance. When
the safe was blown the charge startled
the occupants of the building on either
side. AS they rushed into the streets
the burglar on guard ordered them
back at the point of a gun and when
they returned with arms the robbers
had fed. Police of five communities
and possess with bloodhounds were
put on the trail.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
.N%415E;jNza/

Chicago-Cattle, common TO prime
$500 to $3.50; hogs, prime heavy, 500
TO 1915; sheep, fair to choice. s45f
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, SLIP to s115;
corn, No. 2, Goo to SIC; oats, standard
4Oc TO 42c: rye, No. 2, nc to 7Sc; hay
timothy, $1,000 to $500; prairie, $500
to $1400; butter, choice creamery. 25c
to 2sc; eggs. fresh, lie to zoe; pota-
toes. per bushel, 24c to 33c.
Indianapolis-Catt shipping, $500
to s7.75; hogs. good to choice heavy,
500 to $3.50: sheep. good to choice.
$500 to $3.50; wheat, No ?. $1.05 TO
S1.07: corn, Ne white, 62c to Gao;
oats. No. white. 42c to 43c.
St. Louis-Cattle, $500 to sS25;
hogs. 500 to 1915: sheep. $3.50 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, s113 to S115;
corn, No. 2, &c to CSC; oats, No. 2,
4Oc to 42c; rye. No. 2. nc TO 79c
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to s7.25;
hogs. 500 to $3.50; sheep. $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. ?, s1.10 to SLIP:
corn, No. 2 mixed, Gle to SIC; oats,
NJ H-iAOOs III " TO- i9ts ~
SIC to SAC.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to 500; hogs,
$500 to s10.s5; sheep. $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, s109 to SL10; corn. No.
yellow, Gle to &c; oats, standard,
43c to 44c; rye, No. 1, roc to Sic.
Milwaukee--Wheat. No. 2 northern,
s1.06 to S1.09; corn, No. 3, sc to Gle:
oats, standard, 40c to 42c; rNe. No. /,
7Sc to soc; barley, standard, 64c to
Csc; pork, mess, Spills.
Buffalo - Cattle. choice shipping
steers, $500 to sS15; hogs, fair to
choice, $500 to s1O.05; sheep, common
to good mixed. $500 to $3.50; lambs,
fair to choice, $500 TO 1885.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $500:
hogs, $500 to $1,000; sheep. $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, s1.15 to s1.16:
corn, No 2. Csc to CSC; oats, natural.
white, 45c to 4sc; butter. creamery.
&c to soc; eggs. western, 19c to 22c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed. s1.Os
to Sill; corn, No. mixed. SOC to
Coo; oats, No. mixed, 42c to 4sc:
rye. No. 2, 7Sc to 79c; clover seed,
$3.50.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Is KILLED IN DYNAMITE BLAST.
Baseball Spectators, Viewing Fire
in Explosive Factory, Victims.


Fifteen persons were killed and fifty
were injured By an explosion which
wrecked the plant of the General Elk
plosiyes Company of Canada, four
miles from Ottawa and one mile from
Hull, Quebec.
Just as baseball game was near
ing its end fire was seen in one of
the small buildings of the powder
plant. The crowd deserted the game
and began to swarm up the hill to get
a better view of the blaze Warning
of the danger came to the onlookers
in two minor explosions soon after the
fire got we'll under way A shower
of sparks and fragments of the wreck
ed building fell among the spectators,
and there was a scurrying out of what
was considered the danger zone. Then
the main magazines exploded There
were two stunning detonations. Ey-
erything within radius of mile and
n half was torn and shattered Even
in Ottawa, four miles away, hundreds
of plate glass windows were shattered.
The scene where the crowd from the
ball field stood resembled a battlefield
with mangled forms strewn on the
ground. At Hull forty small frame
dwellings were shattered, and many in.
jured persons were imprisoned in the
wreckage.
Rideau Hall, the official home OF
Earl Grey, and the buildings on Par
lament Hill caught the full force of
the explosion. Every window on one
side of Rideau Hall was blown out aud
two great stone chimneys toppled over
The Parliament buildings were badly
damaged The building in which the
main explosion occurred was built of
solid stone, the walls being two feet
thick. Fragments of stone weighing
up TO a half ton were shot through the
air for quarter of a mile, SCATTERING
the frame dwellings of workingmen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

explosion was such that none of the
men in the interior could possibly be
alive.
The Palos mines have been worked
for a number of years and the entries
were extensive. 1t is thought that the
explosion was caused by the accumu-
lation of gas in some of the abandon
ed entries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
TWINS Daughter Gets Estate.

The will of Samuel l.. Clemens
Mark Twain) was filed for probate
with Judge John n Dickerson in Dan
bury, Conn, and leaves practically the
whole estate to his daughter Clara,
Mrs. Ossip Gabrilowitsch The Red
ding home of the humortst is sched-
uled at $4,000 and it Is estimated that
there is $4,000 in cash on deposit in
banks. The literary assets of the es-
tate are estimated at upward of $780,
400
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
eoyish Prank Has Fatal Result

Philip Saunders, IL years old, died
In Danville, H., from the effects of a
humping he received at school two
days ago as the result of conclusion Of
the brain. Saunders and Bud" For
bes, of the same age, were marching
into the school room when Forbes ac-
cidentalIy bumped his head against
Saunders. The boy became uncon-
scious at once and did not regain his
senses again. Young Forbes is also in
a serious condition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

King Edward was sincerely loved
throughout the length and breadth of
England's possessions. He was loved
as the great son of a noble mother
and he was loved for himself because
he had in his character that rare COM
mingling of democratic simplicity with
kingly dignity which made him justly
"the first gentleman of Europe"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Convicts I'm Mother Hubbards.

All the male convicts of Floyd Coun-
ty, Ga. were the other day CARRIED in
mother hubbards by order of the Coun-
ty Commissioners This action was
taken because of the numerous escapes
recently. The convicts bitterly opposed
the change, but the authorities found
means to make them don mother hub
bards, and so clothed they were put
to work on the streets.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Kills SELF as a Baby Crows.

After playing with her baby, roll
ing from side to side of the bed. Mrs
Ida May Crockett, of Cincinnati, sud-
denly reached under a pillow, seized
revolver and shot herself in the
head. While the child was still laugh
ing, the mother rolled to the floor and
expired. She had been a victim of
melancholia.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
burglars Dynamite safe.

Burglars looted the postoffice in
Vaudeville, Mich, blowing the safe
with nitroglycerin and securing about
500. In their haste they overlooked
$500 that was within easy reach. The
interior of the building was wrecked,
the door of the safe being blown
across the room and every window
hrrn1
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
cockIebur Causes Girls Death.

Miss Kate Wallace, aged Is, is dead
at Evansville, Ind. from the effects of
a cocklebur in her throat She swal-
lowed the bur four months ago. and
physicians never succeeded in remov-
ing il.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
EARTHQUAKE KILLS 500 PEOPLE
Many Hundreds Injured in the De-
struction of Cartago. Costa Rico.

large part of Carriage, Costa Rico,
was destroyed the other night by an
earthquake. Details are meager, as
the telegraph wires have been leveled
between San Jos and Carriage. The op-
orators at the latter place were killed.
1t is known that at least 500 persons
are dead and many hundreds injured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Explodins Tire Fatal to Three.

Three firemen were killed in Macon,
Ca, and three others were injured
when the tire on an auto engine ex-
ploded on the way to fire and over
turned the engine. The engine was go
ing at high speed when the accident
occurred.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Pushed on Car; Killed.

While returning from an amateur
ball game in Pittsburg, Frank Benzor,
aged AZ, was brushed from a crowded
car while passing another one and re-
ceived injuries from which he died FIVE
minutes later. Two others are in a
hospital in a serious condition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Xmas Death Killed Her.

Mrs Sarah ]. p Mobley, aged 20,
and wealthy, lies dead in the county
morgue at Minneapolis, Mimi. Coroner
Seashore pronounced her death due to
heart failure brought on by reading of
the death OF King Edward, of England.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Crombie
Irvine, u. S. A, retired, died of heart
disease in Detroit, Mich. He was born
at g.: Johr, n. B., in 1851, was APP
pointed to the army by President
Hayes, and distinguished himself in a
campaign against a Sioux Indian up
rising in 1SS0-1SS1.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

In the Senate Tuesday the traffic
agreement provision and section u,
dealing with the combination of rail-
roads, were stricken from the railroad
bill. The Senate also passed. House
bill creating an art commission for
Washington. The House also re-
moved from the traffic agreement pro-
vision from the rail bill. The House
agreed to the ong-and-short-haul
clause of the House bill in the form
that ii came from the committee ex-
cept that it provided for an investiga-
tion by the interstate commerce COM
mission of data relating to that class
of rates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

John McGuicken. aged SO years, of
Philadelphia, a union conductor, was
shot and killed during fight between
unien and non-union motormen and
conductors near the barn of the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

A woman who registered at the
Knickerbocker Hotel in New York as
Mrs. John w. Snow, Savannah, Ga.,' -
shot herself in her room. A bullet en-
tered her left side and lodged in the
body She was taken to hospital,
where it was said she would probably
recover.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

The American fishing tug Sprudel
was brought into port at Port Stanley,
Ont, by the Canadian cruiser Vigilant.
1t is alleged that the tug was poach-
ing in Canadian waters.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Railroad Enoineer killed.

Engineer ]. A. Brown was killed and
q fireman was seriously injured when
the boiler of the engine attached to a
passenger train ON the Pennsylvania
Railroad exploded two miles east of
the Union Station in Pittsburg. Pa
Several passengers were injured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Young Jay Gould to Wed.

1t is reported that young Jay Gould,
son of George Gould. and brother of
Mrs. Drexel, who was married short
time ago, has become the fiance of
Miss Beatrice G. Van Drummer of New
York
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
LIFE TERM FOR BOY BANDIT.
Thomas j. HOal, Indiana Bank Ter
ror. Convicted of Murder.

ror, Convicted of Murder.
Thomas Jefferson Hoal the boy ban
dit, was found guilty of murder in
Corydon. Ind, and sentenced to life
Imprisonment. Hoal is the 17-year-old
Louisville boy who last November exc
cuted an amazing single-handed at
tack on the Merchants National Bank
of New Albany, Ind, with the motive
of robbery. He shot and killed Cash
Ter ]. Hungary Fawcett, wounded Pres
ident j. K Woodward and also a ne
gro chauffeur.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
MONARCH is PNEUMONIA VICTIM
British Sovereign Succumbs to Dis
ease After Illness of Less
than a Week.
FIRST GENTLEMAN OF EUROPE
Late Ruler Was sincerely Loved for
Character of Democratic SIM
plfcity and hingly Dignity.

King Edward VII. of England died
from pneumonia at 11:45 Friday night
at Buckingham Palace, London, and a
the same moment the crown and scep-
ter of the empire of Great Britain
passed automatically to his son and
heir, Prince George of Wales. now
George V.
King Edward died almost before his
subjects had begun to realize that he
was seriously ILL., He was taken sick
a week before After three days seri-
Gus complications began to develop.
The fourth day his physicians issued
a bulletin that stirred the whole ma
ton to its depth. On the sixth day
the king was dead The shock to
Great Britain and to the world has
been tremendous, not in a material
way, for the death of the king has
been discounted in the markets for
many years.
Nearly all the members of the kings
Immediate family were at his bedside
when the king died. Just before the
end came the royal patient rallied and
spoke weakly to those about him.
II know it is all over" he said,
but i think I've done my duty.
These were King Edwards last words,
the end coming peacefully few min
utes later
The first official act of the new king,
George ", was performed immediate
ly after his father had breathed his
last. He dispatched to the Lord May
or of London the announcement of
Edward Wis death, in pursuance to
an age-old custom.
Pneumonia, following bronchitis. is
believed to have been the cause of
death, but the doctors thus far have
refused to make statement. Some OF
the kings friends are convinced that
worry over the critical political stu
alton which confronted him together
with sleepless nights, aggravated, If ii
did not cause, the fatal illness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Knox. Jr., and Bride Forgiven

State to his young son, Philander G.
Knox, Jr., has been made complete in
the reception of the youthful lover and
the college widow" bride in the par
entail mansion on X street, N. W..
Washington, where they were house
guests for the week end.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Mark Twain Left Wealth to Daughter.

Mark Twain Left Wealth to Daughter.
The will of Samuel l.. Clemmens
MARK Twain) was filed for probate
1T Redding, Conn.,, and leaves the en-
tire estate to the surviving daughter.
wife of Ossip Gabrilowitsch- The
amount of the estate is not given.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
One Thousand Chinese Killed

A report has been received from
Pekin, China, to the effect that 1000
Chinese soldiers, members of the gar
rison of Lhasa, have been killed as a
result of sudden uprising of Lamas.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Ruth Bryan Leavitt Il. a Bride.

Lieut.. Reginald Owen and Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Leavitt were united in marriage
:. Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., the other
day. The strictest secrecy was main
tanned. All information concerning
the wedding was withheld.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

The annual report of the American
National Live Stock Association pre-
sents synopsis OF the work of that
organization during the past year The
principal activity of the association
has been in the direction Of securing
improved legislation with regard TO
transportation of live stock and in pro
noting the industry in all parts of the
country
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
The Week
in Congress


In addition to considering the rail-
road bill two hours, the Senate Monday
discussed at length and passed the bill
creating bureau of mines in the In
terror Department. The bill had re-
ceived the sanction of the House and
now only requires the signature Of the
President. The long and short haul
amendment to the railroad bill pre-
pared by Senator Dixon was the sub
ject of lively debate. 1t was "suspen-
sion day in the House and numerous
bills were passed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Big Dairy Plant Burns.

Several buildings constituting the
major part of the plant of the Will
lam G.. Funke Dairy Company in Hyde
Park district of Cincinnati were de.
stroyed by fire Loss. $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

Lottie Collins, formerly we'll
known music-hall artist. died in Lon
don of heart disease. Lottie Collins
was the girl who first sang that whinl-
steal refrain "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-A Aye
in an English music hall.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Mark Slater Gets Four Years.

Mark Slater, former State printer
Of Ohio, was convicted of defrauding
the State, was sentenced to four years
10 the penitentiary by Judge Dillon
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Statue of Clay Placed.

The new stone statue of Henry Clay,
designed by Sculptor Charles j. Null
ligan. of Chicago, is now completed,
an has been placed in position on
top of the Clay shaft in the Lexington
Cemetery. The dedication ceremonies
are planned for July 4.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

Six thousand bushels of onions of
six acres. This is the mark which F.
III. Gibbs, of st. Paul, Mimi, expects
to attain this year. In 1906 Mr.. Gibbs
obtained 5000 bushels from three acres.
half of the land which he annually de-
votes to the growing of onions. That
year he received an average price of
SIS cents per bushel, so he dug $1,65e
worth of onions from his three acres.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Police Prosecutor Arrested.

The police of Youngstown, Ohio,
have renewed their crusade against
automobilists. The first TO be arrest
ed was Police Prosecutor Clyde Os-
borne
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

There are probably not less than
100000 farms in the United States.
These represent at least an equal num-
Der of families residing upon or ada
cent to tae lands which they own or
till. According to the census of 1909
proportion of 64.7 per cent of the
farms of the country were then occu-
pied by owners.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
CLIFF TOPPLES; ONE KILLED.
Woman Dies of Fright I'm an Ohio
Accident.

Mrs. Emma Miller of South Ports
mouth, o., died from fright and two
companions were seriously hurt when
a ledge on top of high cliff on which
they were standing crumbled beneath
their feet Mrs. F. s. Carter, 60 years
old, wife of Chicago dentist, and Miss
Minnie Albright fell 100 feet with the
mass of earth and rock, but escaped
death. Mrs. Carter's condition is seri-
OuS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Baby scaided to Death.

Harry Bartram, son of Smith Bart
ram, died after falling into a tub Of
boiling water at Marseilles. Ohio. The
child was two years old.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

In the Senate Thursday Senator
Dixon gave voice to complaint
against what he asserted was the prac-
tice of characterizing as "insurgent"
every Senator who did not agree with
Wat the so-called regulars demanded.
He declared that the regulars" them
selves were as much inclined as others
to ally themselves with the Democrats
whenever an advantage was gained by
so doing. Senator Bourne of Oregon,
lauding the election laws of his State,
provoked a general discussion of rep
resentative government, in the course
of which Senator Bacon entered Wig.
orous protest against the present meta
cd of selecting officeholders in the
South AS a remedy for these CON-
plants, Senator Carter suggested the
elimination from politics of. NE $4,000
postmasters of the United States. The
railroad bill was before the House dur
ing the entire session, and many
amendments being offered and voted
upon. An amendment by Mr.. Know
land of California. providing that when
a railroad reduces its rates, because OF
water competition, it shall not raise
them unless the interstate commerce
commission finds that the proposed in
crease rests upon changed conditions
other than the elimination of water
competition, was adopted
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

Killing frosts in Nebraska with a
temperature of 80 degrees registered
at North Platte. were reported to the
weather bureau.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

Over 1000 potato diggers are used in
the State of Maine alone to harvest
the crop. If these were all hooked to-
gether with team of horses to each
it would make a procession fifteen
miles long
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

Brewery Burns; LOSS 100000.
The large Buckwood brewery, locat-
ed in the center of Winnipeg. was de.
stroyed by fire. Loss, 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

The wages of ali men employed by
the Oliver Mining Company, the min
ing end of the United States Steel Cor
poration, were given an increase in
wages amounting to from 8 to 10 per
cent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

AS no one cared to discuss the rail
road measure the Senate Wednesday
took up bills on the calendar Mr. ST.
mons delivered speech ccndenining
the method of the Department of JUS
tice in its prosecutions of the cotton
pools. The Senate passed the pension
appropriation bill, carrying s155,O0O,-
600. The House devoted much consid-
Grafton to bills relating to Indian
lands
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12

The postofice appropriation bill
carrying about s240.0O0,OO0 was pass.
ed by the Senate Friday without
amendment. AS the result of this ac
ton nc conference will be required
upon this bill A large number OF
bills were passed. including one to
provide for the division of the lands
in the Crow Indian reservation and
one granting pensions of SIP n month
to nurses who served In the Civil
War. The Seatc adjourned until Mon
day. The House practically conclud.
ed with the consideration OF the ad-
ministration railroad bill for the adop-
ton Of amendments before adjourn
ment aud agreed that final vote
would be taken Tuesday The section
authorizing mergers between railroads
was struck cut by 2 vote of 131 TO
f2S. Efforts OF Democrats to strike
out the sections relating to the capt.
taliZation OF railroads we're ineffect-
uai.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE
OF KING EDWARD VII

1S41-Nov. .. Born at Buckingham
Palace.
1S60-Visit to the United States and
Canada.
1S63-March 10, marriage TO Princess
Alexandra of Denmark at Wind
sor.
1S6i-Prince Albert Victor, Duke of
Clarence, heir to the crown,
born he died Jan. IA. 1892.
1S65-June 3. Prince George. Duke Of
York, subsequently Prince of
Wales and now king, born.
1S7l-rangerously i'll with typhoid fe-
Yer.
1S72-Feb. q. National thanksgiving
for his recovery.
1S75-Visit to India.
lS96-Won the Derby with Persimmon.
1901--Jan. %, succeeded to the British
throne.
1902-June "a, operated upon for peri
typhlitis and thought to be dy-
ing; his coronation postponed.
1902-Aug. 3, crowned King Of Eng
land and Emperor of India.
1910-May 6. died at buckingham Pal
ace.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-12
Cannon seventy-Four Years Old.

Speaker Cannon was "a years old on
May Z. His rooms across the corri-
dor from the floor of the House in
Washington, ID. c., were decorated
with flowers, the gifts of political and
personal friends, and all day he snil-
lngly received congratulations. The
Speaker was in one of his happiest
and merriest moods. The Illinois dele
cation presented him with huge bou-
quet of American Beauty roses
seventy-four in all. or one for each
rear of his life.