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institutions and for missionary work.
w. A. Tawney. a brother of former
Congressman Tawney OF Minnesota,
committed suicide at his farm In
Pierce county. Neb.. Thursday night
BY hanging himself TO a rafter OF
barn.
Drawing the chilly winds and driz-
ziing rain. an immense throng. yari.
.ousiy estimated from 10000 to 200,
900. stood In the streets In Cleveland
on Wednesday and paid silent tribute
10 the memory OF Tom L. Johnson as
his body was conveyed from the fam.
ny apartments to the Union depot
Jacob w Clute. three times mayor
of Schenectady, ". H., killed himself
with pistol shot In the bathroom OF
his home on Wednesday while the
sheriff was waiting at the door with
a body execution for him growing out
OF alleged Irregularities in the hand.
ling OF an estate.
WASHINGTON
The Democratic party met its first
serious trouble IN the house of rep
resentatives on Friday At the close
OF a session marked by insurgency in
the Democratic ranks, by reason OF
which the Republicans narrowly miss
ed scoring triumph, the house pass
ed the Rueker bill for publicity Of
campaign contributions before cleo
tion.
The Canadian reciprocity bill for
mally was laid before the house just
before adjournment Friday.
The resignation of David Jayne
Hin, ambassador to Germany, has
been presented to the president. Am.
bassador Hill wishes to be retired
July /.
Rural mail carriers will not be re.
quired to wear uniforms hereafter,
under the terms of bill introduced
by Representative Hamlin of Mis-
souri,; and they will have the right to
communicate TO members of congress
any complaint or petition they desire
to make, a privilege now denied them.
Representative Baker Of California
the president for all correspondence
In possession of the president and
secretary of state and secretary of
war relating to Japanese immigration
to the United States and its posses
sions.
The first expression In congress
the situation on the Mex
lean border was heard Thursday
when Senator Rayner of Maryland
addressed tho senate on that subject
Although Democrat. Mr.. Rayner
spoke in confidence OF the attitude of
President Taft and expressed the
opinion that there would be no war
with either Mexico or Japan.
FOREIGN
Nine. Anne Marie Louise Jude, IA
nous as light opera singer, died at
Nice, France. April Ia.
Edward Jardine was found guilty
at Goderich. Ont, of the murder of
Lizzie Anderson on September 20
last and was sentenced to be hanged |
on June 16.
Lieutenant Byasson of the French |
navy. while making an aeroplane
flight at Chevreuse, France, fell with !
his machine and sustained injuries
rom which he died later. He was
monoplane over the |
field when the machine capsized.
The Mexican revolution was carried |
10 the streets of San Francisco Fri |
lay night In an attempt to assassi-
nate Colonel Alexis De Clairmont, |
agent of President Diaz, commission
I'd to purchase the formula for an ex-
plosive In San Francisco Two shots |
we're fired at De Clairmont as he was
his house. He returned the |
ire, but the would-be assassins es-
,aped
Thomas d. Murphy. general man.
lger OF the El Favor Mining COM
pany. operating in the Hostipaquillo |
district OF Jalisco, Mexico, was killed
by Carlos and Macario Gervantes,
brothers. The Gervantes brothers
we're tecrorising the camp and attack.
I'd Murphy when he ordered them to
cave the camp.
Bandits not connected with the in.
began to operate near Chi
luahua on Thursday. A gang held
up train of the chihuahua Mining
company, an American concern, and
ook $500 In gold,
The frenzy of the rloting wine max.
YRS In France exceeds all bounds, and
I Is feared they will use dynamite,
large quantity of which disappeared
rom the Quarrles last week News
'omes from Ay that bomb was
brown at the cavalry, wounding
hree troopers and killing horse.
Although 1t was officially declared a
week ago by the health authorities
hat the recent outbreak of cholera at
honolulu had been stamped out. an.
'ther case developed on Wednesday.
rs was the case In the recent epI.
iemic, II is a native Hawaiian who
vas stricken with the disease.