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Show f Bashes From the Wire ADRIAN. Mich., Dec. 28. Willard Stearns, for many years editor of tho Adrian Press, and one of the most widely known Democrats in tho state, died here today, aged 73. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Some of the foremost composers of the, country are In attendance at the annual convention of tho Music Teachers National association, which began here today. A series of recitals re-citals will bo given. NEW TORK, Dec. 28. The flotilla of lightships and lighthouse tenders whJh sailed from Now York for California ports, departed yesterday from Callao, for Us destination, according to a report to tho lighthouse board's headquarters in Now York. ! CHICAGO. Dec. 28. The validity of the Illinois direct primary law was again upheld up-held today, this tlmo by Judge Mack In dismissing a petition for an Injunction t prevent tho payment of salaries to Judges and clerks of the primaries of August S. The caso will go to the supremo court. BUTTE, Mont., "Doc. 23. Lawrence Verdon, agod 23. occupation unknown, was shot and killed by Detectives Parlln and Larkln today whllo endeavoring to escape. Ho had just been arrested for holding up a Columbia Garden's street car, two wcek3 ago. WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Bearing Invitations Invi-tations from President Roosevelt to President Diaz of Mexico and Prcmieu Laurier and Lord Grey of Canada to appoint ap-point delegates to the national conservation conserva-tion conference to be held hero February 18, Glffonl Pinchot left today for Canada Cana-da and Mexico. MISSOULA, Mont.. Dec. 2S. John Vecdors. a professional nurso and a Civil war veteran, died here this evening of paralysis of tho heart, aged 71. Vecdors Vec-dors came to Montana' with the- Third United States Infantry In JS77 and assisted as-sisted in the erection of the first buildings build-ings on the slto of Fort Missoula. Ho was widely known as a cook, being familiarly fa-miliarly called "Gingerbread John." MOORHEAD, Minn.'. Dec. 2S. United States Marshal Mcrriflctd of Montana, arrived ar-rived today and Immediately Identified George Wolff as Goorgo T. Frankhauser, the man who e-scaped from jail In Helena hist March. He was herd tnere charged w!li,?bb,n8r ? ,NorU,wn Pacific tl tH Frnnkhauser aclmlttod that he was! W MoStnXnlClh 110 W,U turn& WASHINGTON, Doc. 28 The ntl'j 1 1 diplomatic circles entitled by the rcsUL I tlon of Embassador Cirlscom to UhW1&' led 10 much opeculatlon vcc;urdlncL---future of nil of America's diplomatic Ifc roEcntatlvcs abroad. Although no st?: ment hnn com from Mr. Taft, It inrfjrU Improbable that :l number of tho dll malic officers abroad will bo asked toSrfSt tain their poultlona. .ff,v BTOCKBRTDGK, Mass..Dec "''S ftIS Morse, a relative of WUlinm" G. M,k eon of tho hito Prof. S. V. 12 Morfle- dcr arrest In TrJnldad, Lower CallfoT charged with kifllnp a Mexican, todatfeeb eclved a dispatch from Trinidad. saP ji that Moi'50 n deed xvna done In BelIiWit! fcne. Mr. Morse wild William G. 2&-, iy.-itt not a classmate at Yale of PiVV dent-elect Taft. as had been Htu ted. Ir h0 |