The Yale expositor., 1910-06-17

rison OF New York In a newspaper In
terview growing out of the debate on
the Ballinger-Pinchot AFFAIR, the presi-
dent bluntly refused to see Harrison
In the executive Offices. Harrison
called with delegation of prominent
men of New York who desired TO
shake hands with the president
A message of felicitation TO Presi-
dent Taft. the adoption OF a platform
strongly indorsing the national admin
istration, the selection of William ID.
Conner of Marshfield as state chair
man, the choosing of campaign COM
mittee of 20 members, or two from
eacr district was the extent OF the
business transacted at the closing
days session of the conservative Re-
publican state convention of Wiscon-
sin.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill, containing the pro-
vision for the lakes-to-gulf deep water
way survey. was adopted in the SEN
ate by vote Of 40 to IL, and also
was adopted in the house.
Indictments against Mrs. jeanette
Stewart Ford, leading figure in the
trial of Charles l.. Warmer, now
serving a term in the Ohio peniten-
tiary for confessed embezzlement,
have been dismissed at Cincinnati.
Official dispatches from Managua,
Nicaragua, state that the war is fast
reducing western Nicaragua to a
state of panic. The expectation of
fruit products has been prohibited
and money exchange is rapidly In
creasing.
The postal savings bank bill passed
the house by a vote of 1872 to 113. re-
ceiving "a Democratic votes. al
though 1t was a Republican caucus
measure. This is the last of the
presidents legislative measures to
have to pass the house at this SEES
sion-the last, at least, that the pres
ident will insist on.
In deporting William Peterson, who
reached New York. the authorities
held that as he had only his pen to
depend upon for living. he was un-
desirable. Peterson lived in New York
for IL years, but did not take out
naturalization papers. He was return
ing from a visit to Denmark.
The fourteenth annual convention
of the National Congress of Mothers
opened in Denver, with Mrs. Frederic
Schoff of Philadelphia in the chair,
and all parts of the country repre-
scented by delegates.
Admitting frankly that defeat had
been the fate of the western railroads
in their fight with the shippers, F. A.
Delano, president of the Wabash rail-
road, was sponsor for the prophecy
that the railroads could not live un-
der the existing freight rates. He was
one OF those who met President Taft
on the rate question.
President Taft will send a letter
Of welcome to former President Roose-
welt. Capt Archibald w. Butt, the
presidents aide, will deliver the mes
sage to the returning hunter from a
government revenue cutter. In the
meantime President Taft will be roll
Ing westward on Pullman car to VII
la Nova, Pa, where St Thomas col
lege will give him a degree.
With telegraph wires cut and oper-
ators murdered or forced to fee, def
mite information is lacking as to the
present situation at Valladolid, Yucca
tan, the scene of a massacre by In
dian insurgents. Meager government
advices received estimate the number
of killed at 40. More than 1000 In
~ cd
in the attack.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, the Arctic
explorer, has begun suit in the Berlin
courts against Commander Robert E.
Peary to recover $4,000 which he al
leges TO be due him in payment for
bearskins and other products deliv-
cred TO the commander.
Gov. B. F. Carroll was renominated
for governor at the Iowa primaries
by an estimated majority Of from 1000
to 1000 over Warren Garst, the pro-
gressive candidate.
Charles F. Stealey. a telegraph op-
orator of Brooklyn. N. Y, who left his
home last Thursday for Washington
to testify before the grand jury in the
government cases against the bucket
shops, is missing.
The historic mill on Pennypack
creek, near Philadelphia. has been
burned The building had existed
since revolutionary times.
The notorious Mad Mullah" Moham-
med Abdullah. who long troubled
Great Britain and Italy in Somaliland.
was captured in a recent fight at
Hardega by friendly natives and shot
to death.
At the end of four-hour conference
with President Taft in the executive
Offices. the representatives OF the
Western Trunk line committee con-
sented to the announcement that they
would withdraw the proposed in
creases in freight rates which the ad-
ministration had enjoined by the fed
eral court In Missouri early last week.
Senator Cullom laid before the SEN
ate a memorial prepared by the Legis-
latiye Voters league of Chicago en-