Show LITTLE TELEGRAMS NEW YORK Tonic Feb 9 WillIam William Dodsworth Dodsworth Dods- Dods worth president and editor of ot the Journal Journal Jour Jour- I nal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin Bulle Bulle- tin died yesterday aged Si ST. ST PAUL Minn Feb 9 9 Dr A. A Ross floss Hill president of the University of MIssourI Missouri Mis MIs- has declined the presidency of ot the University of Minnesota PARIS Feb 9 9 BJornson's remarkable vitality seems to have pulled S him through another crisis his condition condition condi condl- tion being reported O gUg as better A few i days s ago it was thought t the death th of f the Norwegian poet and novelist was nent W WASHINGTON Feb Fel 9 Secretary Ballinger Bailinger is again persona grata with the I senate A note from him explaining that he had not Intended to contravene the senate rules by sending up a bill for Its Us consideration as he did last week and promising not to do It again was read to the senate yesterday and was received with satisfaction WINNIPEG Man Feb 3 Judge D-Judge Judge Thomas Mathers of ot Winnipeg has been appointed chief Justice of of Manitoba PARIS PAnIS Feb 5 The The receipts derived from the first regular performance of Chanticleer Edmond Rostand's new play which was given in the Porte St. St Martin l theatre amounted to This sum has been donated to the fund for Cor the Paris flood sufferers ATLANTIC CITY N. N J. J Feb 9 9 Officials dais of the National Canners' Canners association association tion the Canning Machinery and Supplies Supplies Supplies Sup Sup- plies association and the National Canned Goods and Dried Fruit association went on on record at their combined convention convention convention con con- here In favor of strict government government government govern govern- ment inspection of all canning factories The convention also went on n record in favor tavor of a parcels post NEW NEWARK ARK N. N J. J Feb 9 The The Newark police are searching for a gang of footpads footpads foot toot pads who have been operating extensively extensively extensively exten exten- in the residence part of ot the city for a fortnight Their latest victim was Mrs James Johnstone wife of the National National Na Na- league umpire She was attacked last night while returning from a shopping shopping shopping shop shop- ping trip and robbed of a handbag containIng containing con con- taming in money and jewelry WASHINGTON Feb 9 The 9 The American Ameri Amen can consulate in the Canary Islands has reported to the state department that ex- ex President Castro of Venezuela has arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived there from Spain Nothing was as known as to his plans but It is suspected suspect suspect- ed that Castro has come to the nearest point of vantage to watch developments in V Venezuela with the purpose of oC returnIng returning returning return return- ing to that country if It conditions arc are fa fa- fa SEATTLE Wash Feb 9 The The Alaska Steamship company has notified the underwriters underwriters underwriters un un- un- un of the thc abandonment of ot the steamer The vessel was valued at and Insured for Cor The amount of salvage is uncertain dependIng depending depending depend depend- ing on the weather Captain Unter of oC the made an unfavorable report to the owners PARIS PAnIS Feb 9 The The usual Mardi Gras procession and fetes which were to have been ohi hi held yesterday T e were canceled fee owing ow ow- log ing to o the wish of the authorities h I to prevent prevent pre pre- vent a public merrymaking and so avoid the danger of the sewers being further choken with confetti washed into them from the streets W WASHINGTON Feb 9 Direct Direct from the superior court ourt for the county of ot Los Angeles to the supreme court of ot the United States J. J L. L Murphy of South Pasadena Cal has brought suit to test the validity of an ordinance of South Pas Pas- adena Murphy was convicted on a charge of opening and keeping a pool pool- room He claims the ordinance is in violation violation vio yb- lation of the constitution of ot the United States CALCUTTA Feb 9 The I.-The The press bill designed to suppress the dissemination of anarchistic literature has been passed by the Imperial council The measure re requires re- re quIrts quires tho proprietors of newspapers and Job presses to deposit with the government government government govern govern- ment a sum of ot money which will be forfeited forfeited for for- or- or felt d should tho depositor be convicted of ot an attempt to Incite to murder or se sedItion sedition so- so or to Influence tho the public against law and order HAMBURG Fb 9 The The annual statement statement statement state state- ment of oC the Hamburg American Steamship Steamship Steamship Steam Steam- ship company shows a dividend for 1909 of 6 per cent as against no dividend de declared def de- de dared in 1908 The gross profits for o the thelast thelast f re rec l of ts last year c were about a as compared corn com o pared with for the preceding year CHICAGO Feb 9 The The failure of the farm arm output to keep up with tho the growth of population was given as the explanation explanation explanation tion of the high prices of ot food tood products by E. E P P. In an address before I the council of oC North American grain ex cx- ex- ex changes Mr said it was ImpossIble Impossible impossible Im Im- imS im- im possible to decrease the price of ot beef bed S when this country showed fewer breeding cattle In January 1910 than In I January 1909 WASHINGTON Feb 9 Edmund Edmund Heilen Hel- Hel Heller len ler one of the scientists with former Cormer President Roosevelt In Africa has wrItten written written writ wrIt- ten to the Smithsonian Institution that the expedition had shipped forty-eight forty barrels of oC skin In brine forty eight cases of skulls of ot mammals and several cases of ot birds small mammals and alcoholic specimens The skins of ot three elephants are Included COLUMBUS 0 O Feb 9 Bessie Bessle Bessie Longnecker Long- Long rk necker exhibited ite itea throughout hou the e country country coun coun- h try as Baby Madeline a who h though only 7 years old weighed pounds died last night from burns received when her ber clothing caught fire from Crom a a. stove LONDON Feb 9 It It is reported that Lord MInto will retire from the viceroyalty viceroyalty vice vice- royalty of ot India before the end of ot the year ear and will be succeeded by Field Marshal Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- Lord Kitchener NEW YORK Feb 9 Six Six hundred thousand dollars will be paid by the National National National Na Na- Sugar Refining company to the government as restitution for Cor back duties duties duties du du- du- du ties for sugar The Tho amount was fixed at a conference be between between between be- be tween representatives es of the company and counsel for tor the government It Is reported the reported the settlement will Include a clause excepting tho the company from civil prosecution SAN FRANCISCO Feb 9 Crazed iL-Crazed Crazed by bythe bythe bythe the refusal of oC the parents of his fifteen- fifteen old year sweetheart to allow him to marry the girl John Allen a a. lumber camp cook aged 30 30 shot and killed Axel Anderson her father tather last night ir in in- inthe the doorway of ot his home chased the girl for two blocks through the streets sending three bullets Into her body from the ef effects et- et of which she died and then with witha Ilha a demoniacal yell blew out his own brains TOLEDO 0 O. Feb 9 A A brief illness of lung trouble caused the death of C. C E. E Williams grand tyler of oC the order of Elks BUTTE Mont Feb 9 Northern D.-Northern PacIfic Pacific Pa Pa- cilia train No 4 4 known as the Chicago express was wrecked five miles ea east t of here yesterday the entire train with tho the exception of the engine and two rear sleepers being ditched No one was seriously Injured The wreck was caused by spreading rails I MELBOURNE Australia Feb 9 The The commonwealth government has renewed tho the contract for tor the Vancouver mail mall service for Cor one year ear from July 31 NEW YORK Feb 9 Miss Miss Electra Havemeyer and James Watson Vatson Webb were vere married In tn St. St Bartholomew's church yesterday before a a. notable gathering gath gath- ering ening of New York and Newport society The bride Is a daughter of the late Henry O. O Havemeyer Mr 11 Webb ebb is a son of W. W Seward Webb and a grandson of the late William H. H Vanderbilt Mr and Mrs Webb will spend pend their honeymoon abroad and will live in Chicago |