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THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF Buffalo. Thomas S. Stewart, 53, Jersey City, arrested on com plaint of switchmen's union of North America. He is charged with obtaining money on" false tences. Mexico. Col. Green Clay, former Ambassador to Italy, and Russia, died today. New York. Gov. Wilson left for Rochester early today. Will return here tomorrow morning. Ft. Collins, Colo. Mrs. Nan cy Borcherding alleged that her husband demanded he be paid for working on her farm and sup porting her and his family. She got her divorce. Berlin. John Watts and A. T. Atherholt, American crew of German balloon Dusseldorff, are still missing. Washington. Announced here that beginning today every man who enlists in U. S. army will be compelled to obligate himself to Uncle Sam's service for 4 years' active duty and 3 years' reserve dutyf Washington. Pres. Taft will leave this afternoon for New York, where he will leave for Utica to attend the funeral serv ices of Vice President Sherman. Crosby, Minn. J. D. Bryant, farmer, who lost both legs a year ago, thinks he is the champion of unlucky class. While hunting with the aid of tvb crutches yes terday he accidentally shot off his left hand. Minneapolis. Paul Hamlin, Cleveland, and Elfin Leifert. Ke- waskum, Wis, found dead in local lodging house. Gas. Be lieved foul play. Money missing. Baltimore. Mrs. Emma Bam berger, 45, mother of 8 children, found guilty of first degree mur der today along with A. J. Patter son, 50, over whom she and a son quarreled. Penalty is death. Milo, la. City Marshal Mow ery fired bullet into ajr to fright en village "cut ups" celebrating Hallowe'en. The bullet sturck Chas. Tidwell, 22, in the eye. He died. Mowery arrested. Racine, Wis. German Luth eran parochial school closed by Board of Health. Prevalence of scarlet fever. Four cases report ed in one day. Columbus, O. Talk today in the ''inner circle" at Ohio Repub licans headquarters that John M. Harlan may succeed J. S. Sher man as nominee for vice presi dent. Washington. Wherever the American flag is hoisted as an of ficial emblem tomorrow all over the world it will flutter at half mast as a mark of sorrow at Vice President Sherman's death. Champaign, 111. Springfield named today as the next place for the meeting of the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Illinois Methodist Conference. Sioux City, la. Fire today de stroyed the barns of the Western Transfer Co. $35,000 loss. 48 horses burned to death. Origin unknown. Cincinnati. Toe Tinker, of the