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SUMMARY OF NEWS
FROM WORLD OVER
SHORT ITEMS CLIPPED FROM
DAILY PAPER DISPATCHES
DURING PAST WEEK.
Review of Happenings in Both Eastern
and Western Hemispheres During Fast
Week—National, Historical, Political
and Personal Events Told in Short
Paragraphs for Busy Readers.
William Dean Howells celebrated his
75th birthday anniversary March 2.
Automobiles killed 11 persons and
injured 57 in New York city during
February.
The acquisition of former Senator
Beveridge of Indiana to the Roosevelt
forces is announced.
Mohammed Ali Mirza, the deposed
shah, accompanied by a few attend
ants, are now in Russia.
A heavy snow'storm prevailed over
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska,
North Dakota and South Dakota Sat
urday.
William J. Bryan has expressed vig
orously his entire approval of the in
come tax and free sugar bills indorsed
by the house democratic caucus.
Thirty-one cities in Prussia, includ
ing Berlin and other large cities, have
been affected by the strike of 30,000
men 's tailors who demand more pay.
Bardstown, Ky.—The monastery of
the Trappist monks at Gethsemane,
near here, was destroyed by fire Sat
urday. All the monks and students
escaped.
Bucharest.—Princess Elizabeth, eld
est daughter of the Crown Princess
Marie of Rumania, is engaged to marry
Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria, it is
announced.
London.—The sum of £100,000 has
been subscribed privately in three
The
mouths to Quegu Mary's hostel,
aim of the scheme, which was first an
nounced on the Queen's birthday, May
26, is to mitigate the present yearly
waste of infant life by training women
iu the healthy upbringing of children.
HOME OF PASTOR BURNED.
Just After He Is Indicted by Grand
Jury for Perjury.
Fort Worth, Texas.—A few hours
after the Rev. Frank ÿorris, pastor of
the First Baptist church, was indicted
on the charge of perjury, his hon^o
burned down.
The fire came as a sequel to a chain
of mysterious events in which the sa
loon fighting minister has figured. The
most startling developments came when
Norris was charged by the grand jury
with having written letters to himself
in which ho was threatened with death
if he did not leave town.
Norris attracted attention here by
for the enforcement of
Then he de
a campaign
the prohibition laws,
dared an attempt had been made to
assassinate him.
by the destruction of the First Bap
tist church by fire and Norris reported
a second attempt had been made on
his life, after which he traveled with
a bodyguard.
This was followed
Then ho exhibited the'
letters and he was indicted.
warning
CONGRESS LIVELY THIS WEEK
Dsmocrats and Republicans Mix Proper
Over Tariff.
Washington.—The liveliest of the tar
iff revision fights in the present session
of congress will-break this week, when
the démocratie free sugar bill and the
income, or excise bill, which goes with
it to make up the $60,000,000 a year
that will be lost in sugar duties, prob
ably, will go through the house and to
defeat in the senate. The passage of
the bills in the house seems assured by
the democratic majority, which ratified
In the senate the pro
them in caucus,
gressive republicans will oppose put
ting sugar on the free list, and many
democrats view in alarm the loss of so
much revenue with only a measure, be
set with the possibility of a trial of its
constitutionality, as the only offset.
Chink Smugglers Caught.
San Francisco.—The inner workings
of the smuggling ring credited with
having landed 400 contraband Chinese
in this port every month, are said to
have been revealed in the capture of
the launch Morning Star, which was
taken, into custody in Oakland creek in
attempt to evade the immigration
officials and land 21 Chinese brought
from Ensenada, Lower California.
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Sees Blow At Beet Sugar Mien.
Ogden, Utah.—The Underwood bill,
providing for free entry of sugar, has
caused consternation among Utah beet
sugar producers.
REAL SPORTING NEWS
Johnny Coulon, bantamweight cham
pion of the world, is 23 years old.
The crack tennis players of Califor
nia will be seen in action in Spokane
this summer.
Packey McFarland of Chicago and
Kid Burns are matched to meet at
Kenosha, Wis., on March 15.
At Chicago, March 2, Theodore Hub
bell equaled the world's three-cushion
record by making 50 points in 30
innings.
President Johnson of the American
league announces that Catcher Albert
Hart has been added to his staff of
umpires.
The Bankers' baseball league of Spo
kane will be reorganized again this
spring under the same arrangement that
was used three years ago.
Jack Herrick of Chicago and Bert
Pagan of San Francisco fought 20 ter
rific rounds to a draw in the middle
weight elimination schedule at Los
Angeles.
Temple, who was one of the leading ]
thé Springfield (Mass.)
has been I
pitchers on
baseball club last season
of
purchased by Walter McCredie
Portland.
The latest scheme proposed for secur
ing the reopening of the race tracks in |
New York state is through the appoint-1
ment of an executive investigating
committee,
Mike Donlin, veteran outfielder and
one time leading batter of the National
league, has been traded by Boston to
the Pittsburg Pirates for young Vin
cent Campbell.
Jack Dillon of Indianapolis, who
knocked out Fritz Holland in six
rounds February 27, will meet Frank
Klaus for the middleweight champion
ship on March 23.
With more than 4000 bowlers entered
for competition, the 12th annual tour
nament of the American Bowling con
gress opened in Chicago Saturday to
continue for 22 days.
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After a prolonged investigation Dr.
William G. Anderson, director of the
Yale university gymnasium, says he is
convinced that athletes live longer than
persons who take no part in sports.
Great as were the Olympic games at
London iu 1908, far surpassing any-1
thing the world had seen in the ath
lotie line, the battle of the champions
iu Stockholm, Sweden, in July, prom-1
ises to overshadow them completely.
Harry L. Cohn, brother of the Spo
kane club president and secretary-1
treasurer of the new Outdoor Amuse-1
ment company, will be the only assist
ant to President Cohn this year, taking
Uie position held last year by George
- '
Louis Rees of Los Angeles was re
cently awarded the decision
Bright.
over
Tommy Kilbaue of Cleveland in the
12th round of a scheduled 20-round
bout, Kilbaue being disqualified for
butting. The latter is no relation to
Johnny Kilbaue, the featherweight
champion.
William A. Lamed is, without ques
tion, the most commanding figure in
the history of American lawn tennis.
During the 10-year period from 1891
to 1901 ho was the "uncrowned king
of American tennis,'' although he was
never quite able to capture the na
tional title during that time. He in
tends taking up golf.
Joe Cohn of the Spokane league
team says the transportation item is
not by any means the most important
one for him to consider. He says when
the daily expense for the 32 players
during the training season of 30 days
is considered, together with the im
provements on the grounds and grand
stand, ho will be out over $3500 before
the turnstile counts a single four-bit
piece.
BANK ROBBERS TRAPPED.
Were Surrounded While at Work and
Begun to Fire When Ordered
to Surrender.
Montreal, Quebec.—Surprised while
they were dynamiting the West Mont
real branch of the Royal band here, a
gang of five bandits, all masked and
heavily armed, defied a police posse
and gave battle,
killed outright and Charles Fitzpatrick,
son of the local chief of police, was
badly wounded.
After two of the robbers were cap
tured another battle occurred in the
outskirts of the city and the others
are being closely pursued,
was taken from the bank.
The bandits were called upon to sur
render.
Suddenly there was a terrific dyna
mite explosion and the bank was com
pletely wrecked.
One robber was
No loot
Undertakers War.
Kansas City, Mo.—A price war is
on between the undertakers of Kansas
City, Kan., and funerals are cheaper
than they have been in several years.
ALL INLAND EMPIRE
TEACHERS TO MEET
OVER 2000 EXPECTED AT THE
ANNUAL SESSION APRIL 3 6
AT SPOKANE.
At Same Time Superintendents of
Washington Schools and State Board
of Education Will Hold Meetings—
Many Prominent Speakers to Give
Addresses—Entertainment Provided.
Two thousand delegates from Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
are expected to attend the 14th an
nual sessions of the Inland Empire
Teachers' association in Spokane, April
3 to 6, according to advices received
by Wayne P. Smith of Wallace, Idaho,
chairman of the executive committee.
The convention will be preceded by
the formal dedication of the Lewis and
Clark high school, costing $500,000,
April 1 to 3, in addition to which
there will be the annual meeting of
superintendents of schools in Washing
ton, April 2 to 4, and a meeting of the
state board of education, April 5.
List of Speakers.
I Among the speakers at the conven
tion will be Dr. G. Stanley Hall, presi
dent of Clark University, Worcester,
Mass.; Dr. A. E. Winship, editor of the
Journal of Education, Boston; Arthur
H. Chamberlain, Los Angeles, editor of
the Sierra Educational News and chair
man of the International Committee
of the American School Peace League;
Edward E. Krehbiel, of the Leland
Stanford Junior University; C. A.
Duniway, president University of Mon
tana; Dr. E. A. Bryan, president of the
Washington State College; Henry B.
Dewey, state superintendent of public
education, Washington; Grace M. Shep
ard, state superintendent of public
education, Idaho; L. R. Alderman, state
superintendent of public education,
Oregon; Thomas F. Kane, Dr. Steven
son Smith and E. O. Sisson, Univer
sity of Washington; Professor E. J.
UJings, University of Idaho; Miss
Wheeler, Helena, Mont.; Oliver M.
Elliott, Twin Falls, Idaho; Dr. Elsie
q._ Stewart and Jeanette Donaldson,
Cheney, Wash.; Ben Johnson, Seattle;
C. R. Frazer, Everett, Wash.; Dr. Car
roll Smith, Bruce M. Blake and C.
Marie Francis, Spokane.
Subjects Discussed.
Some of the subjects to be discussed
re j a j e improving the condition of
^he rura j schools, the chief tendencies
in education, physical and manual
j training, progress in the teaching of
I home economics, achievements in art
education and the introduction of agri
culture into the publie schools,
| The first general session is called
for 9:30 o'clock the morning of April
4, when, following the invocation by
Rev. John H. Dietrich, addresses of
welcome will be given by Fred P.
Greene, president of the board of edu
cation; R. Insinger, president of the
chamber of commerce, and Charles M.
Fassett, commissioner of public utili
ties. Grace M. Shepard of Idaho, L
R. Alderman of Oregon, and Thomas
F. Kane of Washington, will respond,
after which C. A. Duniway, president
of the association, will deliver the an
nual address, followed by an address
by Dr. Hall or Dr. Winship. There
will be three sessions daily in the
auditorium of the Lewis and Clark
school.
.Entertainment Provided.
The teachers will bo entertained at
receptions by the board of education
and the chamber of commerce the even
ing of April 3, other social functions
being the second annual banquet of the
Inland Empire Schoolmasters' club the
evening of April 5, when the Ella
Flagg Young club of the Spokane city
schools also will give a banquet, an
informal meeting of the deans of
women of the universities, colleges and
normal schools of the Pacific northwest
and automobile trips through the busi
ness and residential districts.
List of Officers.
The officers of the association are:
President, C. A. Duniway, University
of Montana, Missoula; vice presidents,
Norman F. Coleman, Whitman college,
Walla Walla, Wash.; Grace M. Shep
ard, state superintendent of public in
struction, Idaho; E. E. Bragg, La
Grande, Ore.; secretary, Paul S. Filer,
Spokane; treasurer, May Trumper,
county superintendent of schools, Kal
ispel, Mont.; executive committee, W.
P. Wayne, Wallace, Idaho; Philip
Soulen, Moscow, Idaho; Ida M. Pattee,
Spokane; chairman membership com
mittee, Bruce E. Millikin, Wallace,
Idaho; chairman local executive com
mittee, Bruce M. Watson, Spokane.
Maine's Burial March 15.
Washington.—The official burial at
sea of the old battleship Maine will
take place March 15.
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES
Senator Dixon took charge of the
Roosevelt campaign Monday.
Two resolutions giving relief to set
tlers on the Minnedoka project in
Idaho have been introduced in the
senate.
The mercury fell to 4 below at Butte
March 2. This is the coldest weather
Butte has had this year. Two inches
of snow fell there.
James J. Hill, chairman of the board
of directors of the Great Northern
railroad, will speak at the Spirit Lake
Chautauqua, Thursday, July 25.
Charles E. Arney, formerly a Boise
newspaper man, is now in Spokane to
take charge of the immigration and in
dustrial department of the Northern
Pacific.
W. E. Carlson, alias Arthur Laugh
ton, a convict paroled from Salem, Ore.,
was arrested at Boise recently, charged
with forgery, embezzlement and marry
ing under a fictitious name.
Plans of the Palouse country Chau
tauqua club for making a 14-acre lake
five miles northeast of Moscow' are
materializing rapidly,
extended scale w'ill begin early in the
spring.
To the efforts of several prominent
people a destitute little band of Cal
spel Indians, who live across the Pend
Oreille river from Cnsic, Wash.,
the movement now on foot to obtain
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government aid for them.
Despondent because of her inability
to earn enough to keep her four chil
dren from starvation, Mrs. L. F. Jell
son, aged about 36, administered a
drink of cyanide of potassium to each
of them and then drank a fatal -dose
herself. All five are dead at Salem.
The men and religion forward move
ment for Montana begun in Billings
Monday with the team of experts from
the east in charge of the work,
campaign is being conducted
cities on the continent, Montana and
northern Wyoming being covered from
Billings.
Because the Salt Lake & Idaho Rail
road company, a branch of the Harri
man system, has started to build across
the Minnedoka reclamation project in
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Idaho without permission of the secre
tary of the interior a suit for an in
junction and damages in the sum of
$50,000 was filed in the federal distriet
court at Boise by United States Dis
trict Attorney Lingcufelter.
Claiming that Bridget Madden is
the rightful heir to the estate of John
Cobertt. valued at $100,000, attorney
have filed an action in the probate
court at Coeur d'Alene City to set
aside the settlement of the estate. The
property has been administered and
distributed between L. F., J. J. and
W. C. Connelly and Ellon Udell, claim
ing to be cousins of the deceased.
Cattle losses in Montana will be con
siderably above the average this win
ter, according to a man whose holdings
have been ranked among the biggest
in the state. The range is sheeted
with ice in portions of Chouteau, Hill,
Blaine
counties, he says, and in addition the
wolves have been more numerous,than
usual, even forcing stockmen to sell
out before the wolves cleaned up their
herds.
The federal grand jury which, for
several weeks, has been investigating
alleged frauds in connection with the
operations of several land development
companies
alleged fraudulent use of the mails
against officials of the Columbia River
Orchard company and the Oregon In
land Development company,
lowing men were named in the indict
ments:
George C. Hodges, H. P. Humphrey, R.
P. McWhorter, all of the first named
company, and J. T. Conway, Frank
Richet and P. C. Lavey of the last
Valley, Dawson and Custer
returned indictments for
The fol
W. E. Da Lärm, > A. J. Biehl
named company.
LAWRENCE STRIKE CONTINUES.
Wage Increase Promised Is Unsatis
factory to Organized Labor
Leaders.
Lawrence, Mass.—Despite the
nouncement of increased wages in all
but two of the textile mills, the strike
of the operatives officially is no nearer
settlement than before the news of
the increase was received,
tude of the strike leaders and many
of the members of organized labor
bodies continued strongly in support
of the original demands, which greatly
exceeded the offer made by mill owners.
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The atti
3,000 Foreign Troops in Peking.
Peking. — Eight hundred foreign
troops patrolled the outskirts of the
legation quarter for three hours today,
but there were no disturbances. There
are now 3000 foreign troops in Peking,
and the natives feel safe. Five thou
sand Japanese troops have been ordered
from Port Arthur to Tien Tsin, where
there are only 1500 foreign soldiers.
Most of Yuan Shi Kai's troops left
Peking today for Pao Ting Fu, to sup
press the mutiny.
HAHN AMERICANS
TO LEAVE MEXICO
PRESIDENT TAFT HAS ISSUED
PROCLAMATION FOR OUR
PEOPLE TO GET OUT.
Ambassador Wilson Tells People to Get
on United States Soil and Leave Be
longings in Hands of Our Consuls for
Protection—Warning Is Heeded and
Trains Are Packed.
Washington.—The gravity of the sit
uation in Mexico caused President Taft
to issue a proclamation virtually warn
ing American citizens to refrain from
entering that country and those now
resident there to leave when condi
tions threaten to become intolerable.
The decision to issue such a warning
was reached at a special meeting of the
I cabinet. The proclamation was aug
1 mented by a telegram addressed by
1 the state department to Ambassador
| Wilson in the City of Mexico. The am
^ bassador was instructed to inform,
j Americans in peril to withdraw across
border, leaving their effects in the
care of nearest United States consuls.
Copies of the telegram were' sent also
1° all consular agents,
The president's utterance, it was ex
plained, was in no sense a recognition
of the revolutionary movement in the
sister republic to the south. Neither
"'as it to be looked upon as a declara
tion of neutrality. It was declared the
utterance was solely a warning to
Americans to avoid anything that
might savor of partizanship in the ex
isting -state of affairs.
The proclamation is interpreted fur
ther as an expression of this country's
intention to avoid by every possible
means any chance of intervention.
Consternation Among Americans.
The news quickly spread throughout
the American and caused
citemcnt bordering on consternation.
Unquestionably the advice will be
heeded by all Americans who can leave
conveniently without waiting for a
more serious state of affairs.
Already the exodus is well under
Railroad trains east for a feu
way.
j days have been carrying extra sections
to accommodate the travel, and steam
er accommodations are well booked for
two weeks in advance.
No Offense to Mexico.
The proclamation by President Taft
contains nothing objectionable to the
Mexican people, in the opinion of Gen
eral Calero, minister of foreign rela
tions.
President Madero read the proclama
tion through without comment, other
than to express approval of the tenor
of it.
El Paso, Texas.—Saturday's devel
opments caused Mexico refuges hero
to express belief that President Ma
dera of Mexico is facing a constantly
expanding menace in the form of the
revolution in the northern states, as
well as that under Zapata in the south.
Coll To Arms Is Issued.
Mexico City.—A call to arms for the
defense of the constituted government
by the patriotic people o( Mexico City
is the gist of a long open letter art
dressed by President Madero to "My
fellow citizens,'' through the press of
the capital, Sunday,
tion of affairs in many parts of tko
country is admitted, and the people are
reminded of the opportunity to sup
port tjie government by enlisting in
the regular arinjN
If present plans are carried out, Pres
A serious condi
ident Madero is soon to have an army
in the northern part of the republic
numbering 3,000 local men.
Annie Teamans, Actress, Dead,
New York.—Mrs. Annie Teamans,
who has been known as America's
"grand old woman of the stage ," died
Sunday after suffering recently a strobe
of paralysis. Since the age of 10 she
had been on the stage and appeared
before audiences in all parts of the
world. She celebrated her 76th birth
day on November 19. Mrs. Yeamans
was the oldest actress on the American
stage, and had the distinction of be
ing the only one whose birthplace was
the Isle of Man.
Fortune in Old Fireplace.
Asbury Park, N. J.—Behind a brick
fireplace in the old White homestead
on Deal Lake border, A. Jeffrys, who
acuired the property from his mother,
one of the White family descendants,
found a small fortune in silver and
gold coins that had evidently been con
cealed more than a century. Jeffrys
lifted a brick from its place and the
coins began to drop put. He declines
to state the amount of his find, but
neighbors say the sum aggregates $13,
000 .