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Show ran imims TWO IS SETS Of NEW RULER OF AUSTRALIA namf DELEGATES T CLOSE CULL Forcer Bolt the Anti-Duboi- s Conven-- , and Select Representatives to Go to tha Denver Convention. tion Military Writer Attempt! to Murder Man for Whose Liberty Zola Fcught and Won. at Close of CereAttack Occurred monies of Canonisation of Zola. In the Pantheon, Dreyfus Escaping With Slight Wound in Arm. Paris Jusl ar I In rlum? of !lii ceremonies attending the canomstlon uf Emile Zola, in the Panthmiu, when the uf France, the inmler and a host of ministers of slate were taking their departure, IamiIs Antlr-nGregori. a military writer of note, drew a revolver and fired two shots olutblank at Major Alfred lreyfua, for whose IILerty Zola fought and e Won. Men distinguished in all walks of 4fe filled Hie Pantheon, and when the ihnts rang out there was Intense In fear that the president had been aaaasslnated, but even the attempt on ihe life of Major Ireyfus created a profound Impression. Solsurrounded diers speedily Gregorl and lie was taken to jail, hrulaed and bleeding, while his elothns were almost torn from his body. The affair has created a tremendous sensation In Paris, and the motive of the would tie assassin Is the cause of much mystification, for Gregorl. Instead of being an ordinary fanatic, buch as Is carried away by the pollii-jra- l passions uf the moment, la a man bf mature age, having been burn In 3 Ml, and was highly esteemed In the circles where ho was known. Although born of Italian parents, he has been an anient Frenchman for years, and has wrlttcu authoritatively on military subjects, enjoying close relations with ninny Fronch officers. Borne do not hesitate to express the opinion that he may have been the tool of a littlt rlan of royalists, who, under the name of L'Actlmi Frau-galse- , have never ceased to Insist that the court of cessation illegally prevented an appeal of the Dreyfus rase, nor abandoned hope of seeing a revision favorable to the contention of Ihe nationalists. Major Dreyfus was not seriously Injured. A bullet entered his forearm, hut did not Injure the bone. CREMATED HER HUSBAND. ' Washington Woman Thought She Had Clever Plan to Gst Rid of Helpmeet, Seattle. Mrs. Madeline King of Olalla, Wash., who hna Just been brought here and plnced In Jail, rharged with the murder of her husband, Edward King, and admitting that she burned bta body, hnd never heard of rrematlon aa the ineami ot disposing of human remains until .a fortnight ago. She was visiting her daughter, Mra. Anna Mario Fisher of West Seattle, when n nelghlmr brought up the aubject of cremation. Do they really burn bodies Instead nf burying them?' she asked, and when assured of the fart eagerly asked concerning the details of Incineration. It waa a little more than a week later (hat she almost completely destroyed the body of her husband by building a funeral pyre along- side her little cabin In the wood. BANKS MUST PAY INTEREST, New Law Provides for Payment of Internet on Government Funds. Under the terms of Washington. the new currency law passed by congress in the closing hours of Ihe Iasi session, hanks In which binds of the government sre deposited must hereafter pay Interest for use of aurh funds. An exception Is rnsdo In the associations pane of those bunking designated as national depositories, in which funds are placed strictly for the use of the government's own expenses. There are outstanding about l7S.0nn.nf0 of government funds on which Interest must he puld by bank, and by an odd toincldenre a similar amount rests In depositories not subject to the tax. Battle Against White Plague. St. IajiiIs. Mo. The American league, an organization and laymen composed of physician from all parts of the country, banded together for the purpose of stamping out the white plague," began Us first annual convention here Thursday. The league work Is practically divided into two departments, medical and legal, and the main purpose of the organization 1 to devise the best methods for eradicating the disease from the standpoint of medicine and legislation. The league owns no property and Is wholly charitable. Australians Preparing for Fleet. Victoria, B. C. Mail advices from Australia state that great preparations are being made to receive the American battleship fleet at Sydney, Melbourne and other porta. The Australian newspapers comment at b ngth, the Sydney Telegraph saying the visit will give Aertr.tlians an Im. pression nf what sea power lie delirious round will a of There balls, picnics, banquets, reyaMas, cricket and linseball matches, and all the cities visited will be elaborately decorate1 im-ar.s- JB Of Twin Falls, Id ilm Two conven-- ' Ilona of Democrats weic held In this city on Wetuesday, and two eets of delegates were selected to represent Idaho at the Denver convention. It la now up t'i Ihe national committee to which fucthn will be recognized cmivi-iitlon- . at the nation:-The trouble liege n shell fjlen P. was chosen temporary McKinley ihainnan. by a done vote. When Mr, McKinley was Intmdueed as fhalrman. the split occurred, a number of the delegates gathering around thu detested candidate, Judge Perky, ol i Ada county, and began to organize a Later these dele-- ; iiinili convention. Kali s held a separate convention and selected their delegates. selected by the regu-The ilclegati-lar convention are Fred T. Dubois, itexburg; Henry Ilcitfeld. Iwlston; L. II. Jackson, Wallaee; Timoihy Boise; Henry L. Day, Wallace; j j . 1a Hcclea. Washington. The bolting delegates rhose as their representatives to tho Denver convention W. II. McFarland, Cueiir d'Alenea; Course Lle, No Perce; J. T. I'lerca, Ada; S. H. lamiberton. Elmore; D.. I Evans. Oneida: J. H. Mllsaps. Fremont; John t Itlce. Canyon; T. II. Hawley, Ada; Hen Cray, Blaine; J. II. Garrett. Elmore; W. H. Carrlday, Idaho; J. F. Nugent, Ada. The delegation was Instructed to vote for William J. llryan aa long as hia name la before the convention. Although there waa much noise and confusion in the convention hall when the boll occurred, there waa no pnyal-ra- l flush of the optioning delegates, each side, while being determined not to yield to the demands of the other, being apparently in a good humor. The report of a narrow escape from riot and a clash of arms ia far Peculiar Political Situation Prevails in Oregon, Owing to Popularity of Governor Chamberlain. Although tho Next Legislature Will be Almost Solidly Republican, If tho Expressed Wiahea of tho Voters Art Compiled With, They Muat Vote for a Democrat . 1 s : niched. William Humble Ward, second earl of Dudley, who hae been appointed of the Australian commonwealth, hae crowded a great deal of experience Into 42 years of lift. Since his Eton daye he hae traveled round tha world and visited tho great country he Is now called upon to adminiater. He haa served In the imperial yeomanry, and took part In the South African campaign. Ho haa been parliamentary secretary to the board of trade and lord lieutenant of Ireland. Lord Dudley Is the owner of extensive estates and the patron of many livings. Lady Dudley was the youngest daughter of Charlea Gurney, and her marriage to the earl took place In 1891. They havo five children, two boys and three girls. Viscount Ednam la tho oldest on. FLOODS IN MONTANA. LATEST WAR TERROR rraln Servlet In a State of Demoralisation aa a Result of Heavy Ralna. null, Mont Train service In Mom lana Is In a stale of demoralization POWER OF EXPLOSIVE PROVED Another type of target waa iinctpiulleil in the history of railroadshielded gun and caisson with the BY IN TESTS ARMY. ing In the northwest. The Northern caisson chest loaded with shrapnel Iuclflc and SL Paul right of way west and shell and with five dummy canrunt Deer Lodge, Mont., resembles noneer at their posts. Fort at Riley Show That The i long gen, In places almost as far as Experiments of ahota litrain Ammunition Would Annihilate ;he eye can reach the tracks are tore In the It erally target pieces. Infantry In the Field and Siunder water or washed out, afwas set on fire and many of the shells lence Other Batteries. in the caisson cheat fording little chance of any trains were exploded. The cannoneera were - killed," icing gotten across the break for a the Fort Blley, Kan. The field artillery dummies at IcasL The Hell Gate and been hit many times. having Missoula river la steadily rising aa board of the army, which la stationed The third target on the program ,h result of huavy rains, the rlvei at Fort Riley, haa just concluded one was made up of two atone walla, each there being nine feet above the non of the most Interesting and at tk.' six yards long, three yarda high and aine time thorough tesla of aramuii-tlo- one mal stage and tearing away at the yard thick. It waa assumed that for field artillery that have taken roadbed of the Northern Pacific. these targets sheltered troops and the In northern place In the Uulted States. Two Urea were lost wan to destroy this shelter aa a afternoon, i'ontuna Wedensday For the last two years the army has object rancher and hla wife drowning In the been experimenting with a high expl- well as to burst the shells over them and reach the troops assumed to be righ waters In a coulee. osive shrapnel and ahell with a view behind them. These walla were razed of Increasing the killing power of tbe In short order. The second wall waa HONOR MEMORY OF DAVIS. former and the destructive qualltlei of five ahota of the high exthe latter. The ammunition used In destroyed by HunOne South of Celebrate People plosive. this teat, which occupied a week, was dredth Anniversary of Confeder-atthe product of a German firm. General. WETTEST" TOWN IN LAND. There were many feat urea of the fiNew Orleans. With appropriate ring which were spectacular and iff Exorcises the people of the south cel- great interest to the layman. From Benbow City, lllM Haa 23 Saloone and 18 Voters. ebrated the loot It anniversary of tho vantage points on the reservation and Ldrth of Jefferson Davla on June S. afe beyond the danger zone, thq Benbow City, 111. Benbow City, the The day waa observed as a, whole or flights of the Bhetls could be plainly partial holiday In Kentucky, Florida, heard, and the bursting of the niaay flat town, which baa grown up around Ten- shells could be seen as they hit about the Standard Oil companys new Renrgla, Alabama, Mississippi, eight miles south of Alton, Is nessee, Texas, South Carolina, Louis- the targets or, striking them, tore the wettest" town In Illinois, and beiana and Virginia, find varied be- them to pieces. The terrific power of this new am- cause it ia the wettest It ia also the tween the entire cessation of business and tho mere closing of publle munition waa plainly demonstrated, richest schools. In lioulslana the day la a and the testa, which were conducted - It began Its corporate existence aa legal holiday. It was made memor- under the personal supervision of tho a village with 18 registered voters and able In New Orleans this year by the members of the board, proved success- 23 saloons. Within the corporate limdedication of the site here for the ful beyond the fondest expectations. its of Benbow City there are 300 permonument which la to bo erected to The first target to be attacked re- sona and one saloon for each 13 inhabthe memory of President I Hurls by presented Infantry In eolunin on the itants. In addition to the 23 saloons Ihe people of the south. march. Eight board targets, each 40 there are seven brewery agencies, and yards long, two yards high anil of Inch each dramshop and each agency pays Penny Postage Put In Effect planking, were arranged one after tho 50U a year license. London. Penny postage between other and 25 yards apart. Both shrapPayments for the coming year have America and Great llrltaln will be- nel and shell were used on these tarbeen made, and the little vilalready come effective oil October 1 of tills gets from a distance of 3,im0 yards. lage starts out In live with a 815,000 year. The rate will he the same as The shells were exjdodcd over these? nest egg. The liquor interests have between Great Uritnin and her col targets in order that the living piece, paid 850 for each man, woman and .uiles, 1 penny (8 cenlw) per ounce. would go downward. After the flnt child In the village, the per capita Postmaster General Buxton. In an shot the targets were riddled like a wealth of which by reason of thla revenoiinetiig tbls agreement In the house sieve, showing what the clmmv woakl nue from the liquor Interests Is greatjf commons on Wednesday, expressed be for a column of troops moving tn er than that of any town or city in the his confidence that this reduction the ojhu and in the face of such tiring. United States. would greatly Increase tho rommer-Ma- l feelIntercourse nnd mutual good ing now happily existing between the two countries. The announcement of .be postmaster general was greeted with hearty cheers. well-directe- d hld-le- n . n - e A Queer No Golden Rult In Chicago. feaMich. Wednesday's Detroit, tures of the convention of the Inter national Association uf Police Chiefs were an extent puraneous talk at the session by Chief Shipley of I btcago, who scouted the golden rule theory of dealing with offenders, and n review of the Detroit police In the There must have been a afternoon. t'me In Chicago when the golden rule was followed In pottre practice, said I hlef Shipley, but the new rule la do others before they do you."" Paying Teller Suicides. New York. On being questioned by the banks officers about an apparent discrepancy In his accounts, Charles T. Muir, paying teller of the Forty-seconstreet branch of the Corn bank, asked to be excused until he eould obtain a dejHn.lt ticket to explain the nintter, wont to the basement. and. after writing a brief that his nccountw were short, shot himself in the hend. He died within mi hour at the hospital. Frew of the Corn Exchange e.tnk aald that Muir's shortage was JiUU8. Vice-Preside- nt Cargo from China. Firecrackers, Pigtails and Joss Sticks Fill British Ship, Baltimore, Md. I An unusual arrival consists principally of matting, which will be discharged at thla port. When the Jeseric reached port she had practically covered the distance around the world. On August 28 ahe the other day was the British steamer Jeseric, Cat. Thomson, from China ailed from New York loaded with and Japan, with a cargo of matting ud ten complete locomotives destined for general merchandise from the far cut Dalny. Manchuria, to be used on the The Jeseric Is the third steamer m Manchurian railway. She tailed from load Chinese products for this poet Yokohama January 4; Kobe, 10; the first being the French steamship Shanghai, 18; 27; Singar Tlbergheen and the Boron l the HrltUU pore, February 25; Penang, March 2; steamer Athol. Heretofore sslllhg Colombo, 9; Sues, 25; Port 8.Jd, 26; vessels have been used generally fcr Algiers, April 4, and came by way of 7 this trade. St. George, Bermuda, where she arYoung America will be please dio'l rived April 25, after a stormy voyage, know that stored In the caiucinus hold which depleted her bunker supply of of the steamer are 2.000 tons of coal. The crew of the Jeseric consists cracker, which will, hnwevi-rof 55 men all told, 17 of whom are Macharged at New York, where they Vl1 laya. 23 Lascars, and the rest Eurobe distributed to all parte of the oon. peans. try in time for the national celebration of the Fourth of July. In tit's ship! Growth of Princeton University. ment also Is a large quantity of Altogether during the year 1908 sticks to be used In the Chiu-- e there will have been under constructo drive awny evil s; irlis, tion buildings directly or Indirectly three ton of Chinee tn connected with Princeton university .gi converted Into im'ielianiaKe product, representing an expenditure of nearia this country. The rest of the ly 82,000.000. Hong-Kon- j , d con-torsio- Washington Former United States Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas died at hia residence here at 5:30 Monday afternoon, after an Illness of a few hours, aged 69 years. He waa one of the leading Democrats In the senate from 1885 to 1903, and waa one of the strongest supporters of William J. Bryan, having, aa chairman of the Democratic national committee, conducted the campaigns of 1890 and 1900. Since leaving the senate In 1903, he has conducted a law practice in thla city and has not actively engaged in politics. A native of Mississippi, where he was born in 1839, James Kimbrough Jones received a classical education and fought aa a private soldier In the confederate ranks throughout' the civil war. He waa elected to the and the two succeeding congresses, and In 1885 succeeded to the seat of James S. Walker In the United Statea senate, where he served three terms, retiring In 1903. Senator Jones was a delegate to the national Democratic convention of 1896 which gave Mr. Bryan hla flnt nomination, and aa chairman of the committee on resolutions he reported the 16 to 1 platform. He waa made chairman of the national committee after the convention, and aa such conducted both of the Bryan campaigns for the Ore. Governor C. E. Portland, Chamberlain, Democrat, la the choice cf the people of Oregon for the United States aenatorahlp, to succeed Charles W. Fulton, Republican, and a Republican legislature has been chosen to elect him. Chamberlain's victory la more In the nature of a personal triumph. Oregon normally Is Republican, and In 1904 Roosevelt's plurality waa 42,434. Governor Chamberlain haa twice been elected governor cf thla state. The selection of Chamberlain by the people la but a preliminary step to the aenatorahlp. In Oregon candidates for the legislature alllgn themselves either In the Statment No. 1 column or In the No. 1" column. Statement No. 1" la a pledge to support In the legislature the candidate having the endorsement of tha people, and the antla prefer to elect presidency. a senator by the old system. CIRCULATION. The complexion of the next legis- PUT MONEY INTO as Indicated by the returns, Preparations Being Made for Carry-Inlature, will be almoat solidly Republican, and Into Effect New Currency Law. It may be the lot of a Republican legWashington. Treasury officials are islature to send a Democrat to the senate. Already there la talk of de- making active preparations to carry tections from the ranks of the "State- Into effect the new currency laws ment No. 1 legislators, and It la not passed in the closing hours of conimprobable that In the seven months gress. Assistant Secretary Coolldge intervening between now and the date conferred on Monday with Director of the next session of the legislature of the bureau of engraving and tome plan may be devised to beat Rolph, and with W. Aldridge, of the printing, Chamberlain and send a Republican curof the of office the comptroller to the United States senate. From the figures at band It would rency, and the statement waa authorappear that there will be about forty-eig- ized that the actual printing of the Statement No. 1 men In the notea would be begun within the next next legislature, including seventeen ten days. The new notea will be senators and thirty one representaIdentical with the national bank notes tives. It requires about forty-sinow in use, except that the legend votes to elect at the top of the face of the note, United LEAPED FROM BURNING HOUSE. "secured by bonds of the States," will be changed to secured Guests of New York Boarding Housa by bonds of the United Statea . or other securities. Fact Death In Awful Form. of the currency The New York. Fire in Mra. Mooneys now hascomptroller In the vaults about 8208,000,-00- 0 house in West Thirtieth boarding In old notea belonging to various rtreet on Tuesday completely cut off national banka, and these will be the escape of Mrs. Mooneys twenty used aa required until new notea arc boarders, and when the firemen came printed and seasoned ready for use. a young woman had thrown heraelf from the roof to the pavement and WATER INTOXICATION. waa dead, several others were severely burned and the upper windows, Chicago Doctor Saya Too Much Water la aa Bad aa Over Indulgence In front and rear, were crowded with men and women begging to be saved. Liquor. The dead woman la Miss Marie InWater Intoxication, Chicago. who occupied a hall room on water of use duced the copious by the top floor. Sira Mary Haggerty, who waa burned about the hands, face externally or Internally, waa pointed and body and overcome by amoke, lr cut Monday night by Dr. L. D. Mason, Soof the American in a critical condition. Alof the for Inebriety, Study ciety Commission for Toklo Exposition. cohol and Drug Nerosls. aa being danin alcohol. Washington. Secretary Root haa gerous as I have a friend who la a victim of decided on the personnel of the comHe spends he aald. mission to represent the United States aquamania, at the Toklo exposition in 1912. The hours In a bathtub and drinks ao rommtssioners-genera- l will be Francis ranch water that he has reduced the solids of the body and worked seriB. Loomis, former assistant secretary ous Injury to himself. Many men and of state; Frederick J. V. Skiff, director of the Field Museum of Chi- women drink too much water and are cago, and Francig D. Miller, the well victims of that form of Intoxication." known artist The first work of the Anticipate Trouble In Panama. commlaalon after Its formal appointment, which la expected to be made Washington. The Panfuna presiwithin a few days, will be the aele dential campaign, which ia to culmitlon of a secretary and other clerical nate In an election the first week In assistants. July, has recently developed revolutionary tendencies to such an extent Haa Political Ambltlona. Hammond as to cause grave concern, and the consideration serious Intention Washington. After to employ severe 3f the auggeatlon of hla western measures on the part of the American Mends, John Hays Hammond haa degovernment to insure a fair and honrided to enter the contest for the est election, probably the first In the on the tomlnatlon for history of Central American politics. Republican ticket. He la being urged The 500 American marines stationed by hla friends on the ground that he on the Isthmus will be detailed to the ia a Californian by birth, has a very election Aa some precincts miniate knowledge of all problems,-politica- will need places. no armed supervision, and and economic, affecting the othera will need several troops, they west, and la now a resident of Gkmce-- ' will be distributed where they will do iter. Mass. Mr. Hammond was for-- ' the most good. nerly connected with the Guggen-lelHarriman Road Again Indicted. kilning company, but haa no connection with the smelting trust . Los Angeles. The federal grand haa returned a large number of jury Automobile Racers of Declares King indictments. Including three against Ho Has Quit tho Game. the Southern Pacific company for alI xtwell, Maes. Barney Oldfield hs of the leged rebating In violation made hla last automobile race, ao he Sherman law. Twenty-ninLast Sunday nlghta accident counts were contained In the three iaya. waa enough for me, he said. To show Indictments and specific Instance lhat he la In earnest Oldfield haa ob- were cited of alleged unlawful retained employment aa a chauffeur for funding of charge to customers. The H. W. Whipple, an Andover banker, rompany ia charged with rebating on whose only car Is of thirty horsepower shipments of oranges and lemons from ind probably could not go over thirty Riverside, Cal., to various eastern miles an hour. Oldfield says he haa cities, and also. on of rice cancelled all hla engagements for from San Francisco shipments to local Chinese races. merchants. "Anti-Stateme- governor-genera- l j 1 ten-jd- e c.-g-0 DEAD' Leader of tho Democracy for Many Years and a Strong Supporter of Bryan in Both Campaigns. forty-sevent- Re-ga- u IS h g ht x Bel-ctraln- e, tine-preside- over-indulgen- vice-preside- m anti-tru- Murdered by Moras. Manila. News that Harry Ickla, a government mining expert, and companion, were killed by Moros on AJrril 1. while asleep In a hut, haa just been received here. Ickis was engaged In geological survey work and waa accompanied by one guard. While In a i emote section of the mountains the two men were murdered In their beds bv two Mores, brothers, whose father was killed fifteen years ngo by Span lards. It Is said that the murder waa In revenge against the whites for tha tiling of their father. . st e Confessed Murderer Released on Peculiar Grounds. Dowagalc, Mich. James Brlmmlng-BtnW- , who waa arrested two weeks ago on the statement by hla wife that he strangled to death David Huff, who lived with them, and who waa afterward suspected by the officers ot seven other murders, was on Monday released from rustory. It waa established that Brlmmingstahl was legally married to hla wife and therefore she could not testify against him. There was no other evidence to uphold her statement defl-rltel- y |