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-. - . . Bv Profossor R. K. HE commonest thing in the every-day vegetable -world is cellulose the material of 'which are made the cell, walla of every plant. -' Cellulose, which makes up one-third of the plant life on the globe, is capable, like gold and. silver, of resisting the efforts of time. When" pure, it neither rusts nor decays, but can endure through all generations. Yet, common as it is, it is one of the avr.AoratnnA STlhStaJlCfiS. ana IIS Krettiel wuuuci a fact that every tiny chip of knowledge we have been-able to. extract m " Las led to the establishment of some new industry, and has added enormously to thj resources of mankind. .. . ... . - Lineu is almost -pure cellulose, and so is cotton, and so silkr yet altbo Jgh the chemical substances are to same,, their structure" very different, and their qualities vary with the structure. The paper on which The Companion is printed is made from, cellulose and this-would' be true whether .' were linen or cotton or wood-pulp paper. It can be .extracted either mechanic, or cheir jcally from "the wood. Wood cellulose is,not as && as lasung as cotton cellulose. The chemist cannot disUnguish ,wheiein the difference liet. yet .a fortune awaits-the man who can discover how to make the one as good as the. other. . t . . namt, aC!'tr t The entire cotton industry Is based upon cellulose, and it seems as ; if it were a mastered scence; yet so little do we know aboutthe basi c matenu ttet even a simple discovery;. in connection with. it can still open the toon to enormous changes. John Mercer discovered that if a piece of cotton which is' pure cellulose, be placed In a strong soiuuon 01 cellulose unites -with water, the cotton shrinks twenty per cent and fifty pr cent, stronger, and it has greater dyeing capacity. .But if 1 under tension so it-cannot shrink, the whole fabric assumes the f silk. A great Industry has sprung up in the manufacture of mercerized .Cellulose will dissovle in a hot solulion of zinc chlorid and akes a sticky sirup. When forced through a tiny orifice into alcohol this Jlpi pre cipitates a fine thread, which, when caroomzeo. manes a r:. 'loan- descent lamps. Paper soaked in the solution and worked up forms ize.rfib ;r." Dissolved in another, solution cellulose forms a material whlcn reuders goods dipped in it water-proof, and such goods pressed together form bullet-proof sheets, such as were used for barricades in South Africa, is solved in nitric acid, the cellulose forms guncotton, a high explive. Jy a slightl different treatment it becomes celluloid, and by another, lodln'u Ono of the newest and most wonderful of its uses is in the 'Manufacture of artificial silk from "viscose," or cellulose mercerized and ded injw ton Klisulphil. Forced through tiny holes by tremendous Pressure ""gj in threads which solidify and are led to bobbins, eventually passing through the spinninr and weaving processes to emerge lustrous silken goods. iar per's Magazine. ." A Women's ,. Bv Velina Swanston I HE city cf Stockholm, Sweden, can boast the only women a co n,t,rr. ir, r-ho wmM sharpholders ' management, buy- B UpClULlVC i3lUiC iU wuv " w ' II : 1 ers Hnd seiiers are all women. Only two men are employed, L I . . . ... Tin a whitirv leader - these drive the delivery of the woman suffragists in Sweden, was the promoter ot scheme. Her appeal . was to the cultured women of small o-u .m i k nnccKnuta! tj s o movement in itti-s iiltfcliia. ullU UUU1UCU jwoxuiiinto v before the women's clubs of Stockholm. Her propaganda witn lav or in .the Frediika Bremer association, Students and Workers, White RibDcn ana the Woman's club. On April 5, 1905, Svenska Hem, as the women's co-operative society is called, was incorporated, with a membership of 391 women and a capital of about $6,000. Quarters were found in Jacobsberg, Gatan, and the women went to work with a will attuned, and plenty of enthusiasm. But they found themselves, as the Americans say "up against it!" They vrere boycotted on all sides. The retail, dealers made up their minds to crush these women, who had dared to compete with them. The women soon learned that the markets of their own country were closed to them, for eyerj wholesale dealer had been warned. To sell to these women would be noth lag short of suicidal! It meant the loss of all other customers. Drivers, who IeUver to letailers, were also warned, but they got around the thing by making night, deliveries. They did not dare, however, to drive boldly up to the women's store, as detectives were always on the alert, but they stopped in a side street, some distance away, where the women sent their-workmen to haul barrels, sacks, etc., to their own storerooms.--Good Housekeeping. The Wife qf a , Brilliant Husband , ' By Mary Stewart Cutting. T is no doubt a most bewildering thing to a woman if she does Url Y 'l see that her husband is distancing her. Ther so many kinds of being clever that a man is expected to be that it isn't especially daunting to find him cleverer than she expected. ; But when .his brains and his efforts raise him into a society where she has no foothold, where not only the men are on this differ ent plane, but the women also, then she becomes conscious that theru is a new condition of things. , . i She can let him move in this orbit entirely without her and drop down to thv homo level when he comes back there. She can try to take her place with him, defiantly, with, the feeling, "I guess I'm as good as they are, any way!" or humbly and sensitively, feeling every mistake, .every lapse self-con-sciouslj. That is the trouble, that terrible self-consciousness that will! not let her sit, or smile, or speak or hold her hands naturally, in the presence of people who know so' well how to do these things. She can only answer ques tions, an J that badly; she can't converse with them. If by chance she for gets herself and does tallr naturally she suddenly feels as if she has said the wronig thing and that her husband is ashamed of her. She knows that he looks and talks like the other people, and she doesn't, and she knows that lie knows it. - j No one can be fitted either mentally or socially for another sphere of lif-3 by precept, but cne's mind can learn a wider range even by reading novels -and magazines of the day and talking about what is -read. A very slight article may sometimes call out a real interchange of thought if one talks ahout it. Harper's Bazar. . . Japanese M orality By J. Ingram Bryan, M. A., M. Litt., Professor ot fcnglisri in the Imperial College . ;,;-,'"'1; -. . of-Commercertagasaki. o j ; JAPANESE observers assert influence in China, and the statement is still more true of Japan. The aveiage Japanese who has anyrconception of the difference between one religion and another, feels that Buddhism has a scant message for the twentieth century. The real religion of Japan is Ancestor Worship a reverence for, and service of, ceparted ones whose spirits are believed ever to pour their mighty forces into the life of today. To a large number of the more in telligent Japanese, this creed is no more satisfying to the spiritual nature than the-anniversary of a funeral would be to us; and as" for the masses, they are slaves to the most blood-curdling superstitions, amounting in many ves to a worship of demons. In a very able 'article in. the "Shia Jin" (New Man), Mr. Ebina contends that notwithstanding its philosophical excellence. Buddhism is destined to be overcome by the practical efficiency of "Christ!- , anity. Japanese Christians are now exerting a powerful ..influence at home, anl that influence has conspicuously followed the flag into Formosa, Korea and Manchuria. When the main points of the ethics of old Japan, loyalty and filial piety, are consecrated by the social service of a pure and noble character, a . great and lasting leadership will be assured to Japan, not only in statesmanship, but in religion and morality. ' In this ino3t vital point of all morality, Japan is weakest, and so long as sho continues so, she will lack one of the most essential requisites of as , sured Vuccessf In assisting her to feel rightly on this question, Christianity must prove a potent factor. But at present Japan's social morality is the greatest menace to her advance " . " ' ' Ifews Notes. Church' ; and State bill up in the French Senate. , . i . - .Meetings of ' scientists at Brown University. , ' S. A: E. Fraternity elcctof fleers in Atlanta. Thirteen lives lost in railroad wreck in Scotland. Dissatisfaction over woman's hotel st New York. Duncan. s - ;. t Co-operative Store Howard. wagons, iuiss au" - mi that at present Buddhism has no Current Events. Negro appointed to postoffice po sition at Hattiesburr, Miss., warned not to accept. : v,. . , C. W. Perkins and C. S. Fairchild indicted at New York in connection with New. York Life Insurance af fairs. - Evidence damaging to- negro sold iers "adduced in investigation Leld in Brownsville, . Tex., at instance of Pres ident Roosevelt. STEELVORKERS CRErJATED J!l MOITBI METAL Pittsburg Furnace Explodes and Victims Caught in Fiery Rain. ONLY CHARRED BONES REMAIN But One Man Escapes Uninjured Officials Lock Gates Police Drive Back Widows and Orphans Who Strive to Reach Their Dead. , Pittsburgh The worst mill disaster In the Pittsburg "district in years oc curred at 6.30s p. m.t when an explo sion threw the entire contents of the Eliza blast furnace of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company high, into the air, raining white hot cinders and metal on the scores of workmen employed there. ' Three bodies have been recovered, half a dozen men are believed to liaye been incinerated, and a dozen victims are in the Mercy Hospital. Several of these will die. The entire plant took fire, adding to the horror, and two alarms called a dozen fire companies to the scene. Assistant Fire Chief Peter Snyder, in directing the work of his men, fell with' a collapsing trestle and , was probably fatally injured. Several fire men were overcome by the fumes; and a second explosion hurt many. The night shift, composed of about sixty men, had hardly gone to work when the explosion occurred. With out warning the acumulation of gas was let go, blowing the top off the furnace and scattering the fiery con tents over a radius of 300 yards." The workmen in the mil yard below were caught in the rain of molten iron. The frame buildings about the ! fur nace were ablaze in an instant, as were the miles of high trestle work from which the cars of ore, coke, etc., are unloaded. In a moment the greatest excite ment prevailed. Men with their faces burned to a crisp, and some with even their hands burned off, ran wild ly about, their shrieks of agony sounding above the roar of flames. To add to the confusion, hundreds of wives, mothers and friends of the workmen who lived in the neighbor hood hurried to the scene, knowing full well the terrible results of a fur nace explosion. While the shrieks of the injured filled the mill yard, the cries and walls of those battling at the gates could be heard for blocks. The managers refused admittance to any one and for a time bedlam reigned. The injured were placsd on board the cars, and hurried to Mercy Hos pital. One man died on the way, and after the injured had been taken from the car it continued to the morgue with his body. Tils was the first intimation the morgue officials had that any accident had occurred. Deputy Coroner Hugh Dempsey was at first refused admittance. At the base of the furnace he found the charred leg of a man protruding from the pile of still red-hot cinders. He at once ordered that a search be made for other victims. A gang of men was put to work, and within a few minutes two more bodies -were un earthed. All three of the bodies were burned beyond recognition, only stumps of the arms and legs remaining. "One was not yet dead, though apparently only half of a man. Dempsey believes that there are at least half a dozen other victims whose bodies will never be recovered. Caught under the thickest of the fiery shower, they were no doubt burned to ashes that mixed with the cinders thrown from the furnace. Several pieces of charred human bones were found, which indicates that this the ory is correct. . TO CLOSE CARLISLE SCnOOL. Senate Sub-Committee Strikes Out the Appropriation For It. Washington, D. C. Carlisle Insti tute, which was established at Carlisle,-Pa., in 1879, for the higher ed ucation of theIndian, may be abol ished. The sub-committee of ; the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has agreed to report an amendment to the Indian Appropriation j bill striking out the appropriation' for this school. They say that a school so far away from Indian reservations is not so effective as the Western in stitutions, and that not many Indians have benefited by the higher . education..:-; ; The appropriation bill, as it passed the House, carried $169,000 for the support of the school for the year. GRIP AFFLICTS BALTIMORE. Mild Weather Responsible For the 100,000 Estimated Patients.' Baltimore, Md. There are 100, 000 sneezing, snuffling, feverish per sons in Baltimore, according to the estimates of Health Commissioner Bosley. Grip in a mild form is epi demic, and physicians have their hands full. Pneumonia is also preva lent. Kaleidoscopic weather changes are responsible. The mercury rose to seventy-four, the highest In any Jan uary of the records of the local Weather Bureau. A severe thunder storm, a peculiar phenomenon for January startled the citizens. Ten days ago the river and bay were full of ice. Freezing weather prevailed all over the State. No Need For Coolies. - The Congressional committee which inspected, the work on the Panama Canal arrived in Washington, D. C, and reported -progress', with no. need for coolie labor apparent. " Cortelyou Resigns Chairmanship. , Postmaster-General Cortelyou an nounced his retirement as chairman of the Republican National Commit tee. Harry S. New. will be acting chairman. THE SHAH OF PERSIA. OEM) Eldest Son Succocds- ta,- the Throne at Teheran. " The New Shah Was Born in 1872 and is Liberally Educated In--' 1 French and English. Teheran, Persia. Official an nouncement of the death of the Shan was made from the office of the grand vizier. The news was received quietly. . ., :.' . The heir apparent and the Minis ters were summoned. The women of the palace also began , preparations for mourning. Soonafter sunset the doors of the harem were closed. This was' the sign that all was over. Muzaffar-ed-Din. late Shahi of Per sia, was born at Teheran March 2 5 1853, anC succeeded his father, Nasr-ed-Din, on the death of the latter on May 1, 1SJ. Muzaffar-ed-Din was the ejeond son of Nasr-ed-DIn, . but had : been appointed 1 heir - to the throne. Previous o his accession he was Governor-General of the Prov ince of Azorbaijan, his. elder brother, Masud-Mlrza, being Governor of Isp ahan. Nasr-ed-DIn was assassinated in the mosque of Abdul Azim, near Teheran. While Muzaffar-ed-DIn as cended the throne the same day, it was not until June 8 following that he was formally invested with sover eign power. ' The late Shah visited Europe in 1900, and while In Paris an unsuc cessful attempt upon his life was made by an anarchist. He again went to Europe in 1902, visiting Germany, England, France and Russia. In 1905 he made another European trip, visiting the Czar at St. Petersburg. Long before that reports were cir culated that the Shah was suffering from melancholia. . He had a fainting spell owing to the heat while in Paris July 6, 1905, and in February, 1906, it was reported that he had a stroke of apoplexy. Last May he was again reported seriously ill. Last August, as the result of long continued agitation and many dis turbances of a serious nature, the Shah granted a constitution to Per sia, with a national Assembly and other reforms. The late Shah leaves many chil dren, and is succeeded on the, throne by his eldest son, Mohammed All Mlrza. until now Governor of the Province of Azorbaijan. The new Shahjwas born In 1872. He has shown strong force of charac ter and marked energy and ability. He is a devoted sportsman, being par ticularly attached to motoring and hunting, and he received an excellent education, both Persian and Euro pean. Muzaffar-ed-Din's fortune is re ported to amount to $10,000,000, most of it represented by diamonds, the largest, the Derya-i-Nur, of 186 rearats, and the Taj-i-Mah, of 146 carats, being among the crown Jewels. PAVLOFF SLAIN BY TERRORIST. Czar's Procurator Long Marked For ' Death. St. Petersburg, Russia. General Pavloff. Chief Military Public Prose cutor, was shot and killed at 9 o'clock a. m. in the courtyard Qf the Military Tribunal, where he had his official residence. The assassin, who was disguised as a private in the Army Service Corps, fired three times with a revolver and then ran down an ad joining street. He killed a police man and wounded another and in jured several other persons before he was arrested. : . The name of General Pavloff was among those, of the twenty-seven functionaries condemned to death by the Terrorists, a list of '.whom was found by the police in the series of domiciliary visits they made in St. Petersburg and Moscow last month. After the murder of General von der Launitz, the Prefect of St. Peters burg, on January 3, the revolution aries succeeded in circulating a man ifesto declaring that their dictates would be carried out and that : the work of extermination would be pros ecuted until the last remnants of. the present regime had been destroyed. .. SUITS AGAINST GOULD MERGERS. Attorney-General of Missouri Moves Against Wabash and Other Roads. Jefferson' City, Mo. Suits to dis solve the alleged merger of the Wa bash, Missouri pacific and Iron Moun tain railway companies and the! Pa cific Express Company, and to revoke the . licenses and charters of the Pa cific Express Company, American Re frigerator Transit Company, Western Coal and Mining Company, Rich Hill Coal Mining Company and Kansas Missouri' Elevator Company were filed in the Supreme Court by Attorney-General Hadley. The petition alleges the stocks of the companies named, are owned by the same interests, the, Goulds, in vio lation of the provisions of the Con stitution and laws of Missouri. . TO INVESTIGATE ' BAILEY. Resolution in the Texas Legislature j Signed by Twenty-eight MembersT" f A x 'm A 1 X 1 ausuq, xexas. a resolution pro viding for a sweeping investigation of the conduct of United States Senator J. W. Bailey was introduced in the House of Representatives of the State Legislature. It is signed by twenty-eight mem- bers of the Legislature. Senator ' Bailey's term, expires on March A. Pastor in Church is Made Governor. The Rev. Dr., Henry A. Buchtel, Chancellor of Denver University, w?a inaugurated aa Governor of Colorado in a church. He wished to take the oath., in. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he had been pastor. Chinese to, Regain Manchuria. Chinese commissioners sent to Manchuria have recommended an at tempt to regain the railroad and mln- ing privilege granted to the Russians and Japanese. Wholesale Prices Quoted In New York II ILK. The Mil lc Exchange priie for standard quality is 3c. per quart. HOTTER. CreameryWestern, extra. $-32 (2$ 33 Firsts.. .... ... ...v 29 (3. 31 State dairy, firsts, j. 27 . (3? 28 ; Seconds ... 24 (. 26 Factory, thirds to firsts... 18 ; 21 ' CTTKESE. . State, full cream, fancy.... 13tf 14 Small 13rfi 14 Part skims, good to prime 7tf 8 Full skims .... 2 3 EGGS. .Tersev Farcv... 30 StateGood to choice.,... ' 25 2S Western Firsts. . ..7. ... 25 26 - , : f BEANS ANP TEAS. -." Bejins Marrow. choice.;. . (3? 2 30 Medium i- choice 1 i)2( 1 fi!S Red kidney, choice. ..... 2 30 (9. 2 35 Pea 1 47 1 . Yellow eye... 2 05 2 10 Black turtle soup 2 10 (S. 2 15 Lima, Cffl.. 2 95 3 00 FRtriTs Axn BKantES n?Kfir. Armies Green iftg, per bbl. 1 50 S 3 00 King, per bbl .... : . 2. 00 2 3 25 Ben Davis, per bbl....:. 1 50 2 50 Cranberries. C.Cod, per bbl 00 (cb. 9 00 Jersey, per bbl.... 6 00 7 00 - "I ' r.i vpi vnvixnT. . . : . . v Fpring chickens, per lb.... Ob. 12 Fowls, per lb.... a. 14 Roosters, per lb.... ...... (S? 10 Turkeys, per lb. . i ....... . (2? 14 Ducks, per lb (2 13 Geese, per lb 10 11 Pigeons, per pair.. 25 nnssKD pour,". Turkevs. prr IK... ...... 11 17 Thickens. Phila. per lb.... 18 25 Fowls, per lb 8 (3 13 Geee, spring, per lb 8 (a). 15 Ducks, sprint, per lb 8 (3) 15 Squab, per dozen 1 50 4 75 HOPS. Stnte. 190C. choice.... .... 21 23 Medimr.. 1905 9 W .. 11 Pn-ifie Coast. 1906, choice. . 1 17 Prime to choice, 1905.... 12 14 I! AT AT STRAW. Har, prime. rer 100 lb.'... 1 10 (St 1 15 No. 1, per 100 lb l'OO (S 1 05 No. 2, per 100 lb 95 (S) 1 00 Clover mixed, per 100 lb. 75 (3) 1 00 " Straw, long rye... GO 65 VEGETA-PT.E? ' Potatoes, State, ner bbl... 1 37 150 . Jersey, per bbl. 1 25 1 45 Sweets, per bbl.... .... 1 50 (3) 3 50 Tomatoes, per carrier 2 00 (2) 5 00 Egg plant, per box 2 00 (5) 4 00- Squasb, per bbl 75 1 25 Peas, per basket ' (3) 1 00 Peppers, per carrier...'.. 1 50 (3, 4 00 Lettuce, per basket 50 (3) 3 00 Cabbages, per- to,n...... .. 9 00 (5)12 00 String beans, per basket... 2 00 (3) 8 00 Onions, Ct.. white, ter bbl-2 00 i (2 5 00 Orange Co.. uer bag. ... 75 (3 1 50 Carrots, per bbl 1 25 (a 1 75 Beets, per bbl.. 1 00 (5, 1 25 Turnips, per bbl 65 (3 80 Olerv. per doz. bunches.... 15 (S. 50 Okra. per carrier 250 (3)350 Cauliflower, per bbl ... 3 00 (3 9 00 Brussels sprouts, per qt... 6 (3) 12- Parslev. per 100 bunches.. 1 00 (3) 2 50 Pumpkins, per bbl 50 (5) 1 00 Soinach. per bbl 1 25 (a). 1 50 Watercress. per 100 bunches 1 00 (3) 1 50 Kale, per bbl.. 90 (3? 1 00 Shallots, per bbl J (3) 1 50 Radishes, per basket 1 25 (3) 2 00 Parsnips, per bbl 1 25 1 75 - Horseradish, per bb! 5 50 6 50 ORAIX. ETC. Flour Winter patents..... 3 60 (3) 3 75 Spring patent 4 10 (3) 4 90 Wheat. No. 1 N. Duluth., , (3 88 No. 2 red 79 (3) 80 Corn, No. 2 white (3? 50 No. 2 vellow 3. 49K Oats, mixed.... 39 (3? 39 Clipped white 40 (2 44 . Lard, city.. 9 LIVE 8TOCK. Beeves, city dressed . 7 (3) 9 Calves, city dressed 8 (3) 14 Country dressed........ 7 (3) 12 Sheep, per 100 lb 4 50 (3 6-80 Lambs, per 100 lb. 8 00 (3) 8 50 Hogs, live, per 100 lb 6 85 (5) 7 10 Country dressed, per lb.". S '10 BUSINESS OUTLOOK IMPROVED. Labor and Facilities Are in Demand For Trade Expansion. New York City. It Is not difficult for even moderate optimists to see improvement in the market outlook. There is nothing new In the country's prosperity conditions r.they simply stand pat. Men in every branch of business, everywhere, are making money. Ordinary limits are far .sur passed. Actually the chief difficulty to-day is to obtain facilities whereby to meet the requirements of trade ex pansion. This is true upon the great railway systems only more conspicu ously than elsewhere relatively the proportion exists Nin virtual universal ity. In all important departments we outrun supply. Capital is short of la bor, using all available, having need for vastly more than can be com manded, and labor isshbrt of time offers of employment, appeals for help, running stupendously beyond what all the men in all the hours can anywhere . near supply. , This ts " the r cause, the gist, the meaning, of what , is so much called the embarrassment of prosperity." To folks unlighted by the superior wisdom of profes sional : Wall Street this sort of thing might hardly be hooted at as calamit ous for, security values, but so it'has been for a full year past. Wherefore, .the hearty reception extended here at the New Year's opening to a -few signs that some sentimental change appears. - No Dullness in West. It is especially noticeable in dispatches- from the West that there was less than the customary lull In busi ness during the holiday season, while bargain sales are rapidly disposing of the moderate supplies remaining on, hand. Few Railways Bankrupt. During 1906, six railroad compan ies have gone into the hands of re ceivers. The mileage of these roads was 204 miles, the smallest total for any year since 1881, 'with the single exception of 1901. s Strength of Prices. Prices of ' staples show remarkable strength, and iron and steel, leather, raw wool, cotton and cotton goods display notable firmness. ; ' ffll II .Ifcws of Interest Gathered From AH . of llor or Less Inportanctv : TTfcat tht World s Doing. Col. Patko Andrieff, Chief of Gend armes in the Lodz, 4istrict was assi- nated. - rfv 1 -" v-i .V, - ' The assasin of General Pavloff was sentenced by-." court-martial to be hanged. ' "'-" Severe1-earthquake shocks are re ported from Norway, Sweden and Russia. Corporal Knowles,- of , the Twenty fifth Infantry, will .be5 tried by court martial for attempting, to kill Cap tain Maeklin.-' - The gold production of the United States in the calaentfar year 1906 amounted to $96,101,400: President Roosevelt has been in vited to deliver the oration at James town, ;Va., on May 13. The Senate passed the , La Follette bill providing that railroad employes tive hours in a day Senator Foraker gave ' notice that be would try to get a vote Saturday on his resolution ' for an investiga tion of the Brownsville affair. A personal encounter on the floor of the House between Representative Gaines, ' of Tennessee, and Repres entative Mabon, of Penns31vania, was averted by the intervention of freinda Wallace C: Mays, aged 25, unmar ried, shot and killed at Roanoke Mrs. JEtta Murray, aged 30, the wife of Frank Muray, and then blew out his own- brains. Mays and Mrs. Murray were . cousins and he was madly in love with her.' Charles Goode was convicted at Lu .ray of the murder of bis sweetheart, Miss ' Fannie S troop, ; and was sen tenced to be banged on March 8. Governor Dawson, of West Virgin ia, made a number of important rec ommendations in his message to the West Virginia Legislature. The Seaboard Air Line Railway Company "will issue a new mortgage for $18,000,000. Howard E. Young, of Baltimore, and Karl Jungbluth, presidents, re--spectively of the J. S. Young Com pany of Baltimore and the MacAn drews & Forbes Company, were ac quitted by the jury in the licorice paste case, while the companies were convicted on two of the three counts. Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, read his mesage to the Legislature. Representative William Alden Smith was nominated by - the Michi gan Republicans to succeed Russell A. Alger in the United States Senate. Archbishop George Montgomery difl nt Ran "FYnnfiiscO- Writs are to be issued against E. H; Harriman, William Rockefeller and others, to compel them to remain within the jurisdiction of the Inter state Commerce Commission until they have testified. . . What are believed, to have been earthquake shocks were felt in Penn sylvania, and Michigan. President Roosevelt has accepted a place on the Simplified Spelling Board. An order for a special uanel of jurymen to try Harry K. Thaw was signed by Justice Fitzgerald. , . A conference of members of the Thaw family is to be held to get the consent of Harry K. Thaw's mother to an examination of him by a lun acy commission. A negro was hanged to a tree and riddled with bullets in 'Alabama be cause be bad attempted to assault a banker's daughter- in her room at night. - The terrorists are said to have condemned Grand Duke Nicholas, Premier Stolypin and others to death. President Roosevelt "ordered that all private fences inclosing public land be torn down at once. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion sent to. Congress a request that an appropriation be made for test ing automatic appliances , to prevent train collisions. . i- The president gave a special din ner at the White House in honor of Speaker Cannon. With liabilities of $150000 and few assets, ex-Mayor J ohiab Quincy, of Boston, was petitioned into bankrupt cy. Mrs. Lydia K. Commander and Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes advanced some very radical views on race suicide and wealth. Governor Folk in his message rec ommended the enactment of a law making lobbying a crime. A great increase in pneumonia as a result of the epidemic of influenza i reported from New" York. Hundreds Swallowed - In Great Tidal Wave. . - The Hague, .By Cable. A tidal wave has devastated some of the Dutch East Indian islands south of Acjbin." The loss is "very great. Ac cciding to a Lnef official dispatch 300 persons perished on the island of Tena, while 40 are known to have been drowned at tlie island of Sim alu. i "-'