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Show BRIEFLY TOLD WASHINGTON. June 10. Tho Interstate Inter-state commcrco commission todav issued an order requiring the equipment with power brakes of Sfi per cent of the cars in any train operated In interstate commerce. com-merce. Tho ordor will become effective on September 1. PrilLADKLPTIIA, June 10. Kev. Dr. Charles A. Uk-kcy, ono of the best known Presbyterian clergymen in tho United States, former moderator of tho general assembly, died at the Prcsbvtcrlan hospital hos-pital early today, llo had been 111 for some time. DES MOINES, la.. June 10. The Iowa supreme court today handed down an opinion affirming the lower court In hcii-tcnclng hcii-tcnclng John Junkln to bo hanged Friday, Fri-day, July 29, for murdering Clara Ttoson, a while girl, as she was returning homo In Ottuniwa one night In the winter of lfOS. KANSAS CITV, Mo., June 10. Robert W. Davis, a negro, IA years of age, was hanged at the county jail here today for the murder of Harry H. Evans, a negro. 17 years old. Governor lladlcy granted Davis two respites, but when an appeal was made to him this week for a further fur-ther postponement of the execution, the governor refusd to Interfere. WASHINGTON, Juno "10. Tho Canadian Cana-dian government has Indicated to the secretary of state its desire to take up as early as possible tho subject of the negotiation nego-tiation or a trade treaty with Iho United States. Formal action may be dclavcd until autumn bccnu.se of the anticipated absence of Finance Minister Fielding and Customs Minister Patterson. BOSTON. Juno 10. A general strike of from 20.000 to H0;000 cloak makers In Now York City was authorized this afternoon aft-ernoon by the Lady Garment Workers" International union, which is In session in this city. The convention voted to loavc the dale and arrangements for the strike In the hands of tho special committee of which Albert Block of New York Is chairman. chair-man. F.L TASO, Tex.. June 10. An extensive forest fire is ravaging Curtlss canyon In tho .Sacramento mountains, destroying much valuable timber. A number of sa.w mills ami homos In the district are In danger. There hits been no rain for numv months, and the lire Is spreading rapldlv. A force of men under Forest Ranger Anderson An-derson Is lighting the flames. SALEM. Mass.. June 10. Charging that undue intlucnce was exerted on the part of the trustees of Princeton university univer-sity anil that the testator was of unsound un-sound mind when the will was drawn. Mrs. Mary S. Cutler of Andovor. said to bo a niece of the late Isaac C. Wyinan of this city, who left several million dollars to found a graduate college at Princeton university, today entered an appearance In tho rogislery office in this city. Mrs. Cutler. It Is said, Is the daughter of the late John Morse, who -was a half brother of Mr. Wyinan. Her home Is In New Y'ork City. |