1 USED THE SHERIFF AS A SHIELD Iscaped Convicts in Kansas Capture Their Pnrsuer. POSSE WERE FINALLY ELUDED, jkn felied by Men Trylaf to Gain Liberty Fartaer Wooster Wounded Fruitless Effort ! tc gala Custody o! Two Prisoners Who Had Been Conlined at Fort Leavenworth Mrs. Wooster Fainted During Excitement Topcka, Kan., (Special). Sheriff Cook and Deputy Sheriff Williams. Of Shawnee county, were captured at Pau line, five miles from Topcka. by two es caped convicts from the Fort Lcavcn worth Military Prison and held prison ers for several hours in the farmhouse jf a man named Wooster. The convicts escaped through a line of police sent from Topcka to reinforce the Sheriff. Both were slightly wounded. Wooster was badly wounded by one of the convicts when' he tried to fire on them. Mrs. Wooster and Sheriff Cook were held before the convicts as a shield to make their escape. At 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon several farm boys living near Pauline learned that the convicts were in the neighbor hood. Hastily forming a posse armed with target rifles, pistols and clubs they went in search. Neither of the convicts was armed, and they were unable to make a stand. Later Sheriff Cook and Deputy Williams arrived. Coming upon the convicts both officers fired, wound ing the men, but not disabling them. The convicts then fled through a small opening in the timber and ran into the house of Farmer Wooster. Sheriff Cook telephoned to Topcka for assistance and then took up the chase. Thinking the convicts had run around the house. Cook darted through the open door, intending to surprise them at the rear door. But instead of this the convicts had gone into the house and the officer almost fell into their arms. Sheriff Cook was ordered to give up liis gun, which he did. Deputy Williams by this time had reached the house and entered without knowing what had hap pened inside, and he, too, was made cap tive by the convicts. In the meantime Chief Stahl. of To pcka, and eight policemen were on their way. They arrived at the Wooster house about an hour after the officers had been imprisoned. Chief Stahl immediately began negotiations with the convicts to. give up their prisoners and to surrender themselves, but they only laughed. Farmer Wooster then got a gun and was about to make an attack on the con victs when one of them felled him with a blow from the butt of a pistol taken from one of their captives. The con vict broke Wooster's right hand and made an ugly gash in his head. One of the convicts told Sheriff Cook that he would be killed if he made the slightest move looking toward their cap ture. In the meantime the policemen on the outside had surrounded the building, but were afraid to make the move lest Cook and Williams would suffer. Then after exacting a promise from the Sheriff that he would not permit any of the officers outside to fire on them they started for the open. As they 3eft the house the frightened farmer, his wife and the submissive Sheriff before them, the convicts passed between a cor don of police who easily could have cap tured them and started for the railroad track. The Sheriff in turn had exacted a promise from the police that they would not molest the convicts, and they lid not. After covering a considerable distance down the track the convicts suddenly disappeared through a hedge fence, bid ding the officers a mocking farewell. BULGARIA WARNED. Her Troop Must Stop Hampering the Negotiations. Sofia, Bulgaria (By Cable). Informa tion has been received here from Doub nilza that the band of brigands holding captive Miss Ellen M. Stone, the Amer ican missionary, called about a fortnight go at the village of Smetchevo and sub sequently went to the monastery of Rilo, but the movements of the troops com pelled the brigands to flee toward the frontier, where they are now in hiding. It is also said that the brigands have recently been treating Miss Stone with more severity, in order to exercise press ure and compel a more ready acceptance of their conditions. Consul-General Dickinson is inflexible. Tie insists that the surrender of Miss Stone must precede or be simultaneous with the payment of the ransom. His attitude is justified by the known deter mination of some members of the band, particularly the captain, Yanne Sandan ky, to kill Miss Stone and her compan ions as soon as the ransom is received, owing to the fact that the captives have now acquired information concerning the secret committees. Competent per sons, however, express the opinion that the cupidity of the brigands will over come their fear of revelations. Mr. Dickinson has made energetic rep resentations to the Bulgarian Govern ment against the movements of the Bul garian troops, reproaching the officials with the fact that, notwithstanding their oleum promises to give him all the as sistance in their power, their action was embarrassing the negotiations, retarding a settlement and putting in jeopardy the life of Miss Stone. He made a definite declaration that the Bulgarian Govern ment would be held responsible for the death of Miss Stone and of all the con sequences of her death, should it be pToved that the attitude of the Govern ment forced the, brigands to kill the cap tives. Thieving Postal Employe. St. Louis, Mo., (Special). Samuel Selig, foreman of the city distributing department of the St. Louis postolfice, was arrested, charged with stealing lct fters. It is stated that 50 leters, some containing money orders, were found on his person. Grand Vizier of Turkey Dead. Constantinople, (By Cable). Hall Rifat I'asha, the grand vizier, died Sat urday, and Abdurrahman Pasha, minis ter of justice, has been appointed to suc ceed him ad interim. BroLea Coupling Causes Wreck. Youngstown, O., (Special) : In a rear nd collision on the Pittsburg and West ern Kail road, at I-owellville. eight miles east of here, J. T. Shennel, brakeman, Pittsburg, was killed, and Engineer (iates and Brakeman Conerty were in jured. The first section of a freight train was delayed by a broken coupling, and the second section ran into it, wrecking the engines and trains. Two Children Die fa flames. , Quinrv, III, (Special): The farm J-vue of IX B. Miller, twelve miles from i.rre was destroyed by fire s-ud Iao chil dren perished. SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS. Domestic. Three out of five of the convicts who escaped from the stockade near Leaven worth, Kan., were killed and the other two wounded in a fight with a posse. The five men had taken refuge in a barn. A secret inquest into the death af Mrs. Mary E. Gibb and Mrs. Annie Gordon, alleged to have died of poison administered by Jane Toppan, was be gun by the coroner at Buzzards Bay, Mass. Governor Hunt, of Forto Rico, re ports that the sugar and coffee crops will be heavy Fifty thousand children arc now attending the schools, and 200, 000 are unable to obtain tuition. James Callahan was found not guilty of perjury, thus being acquitted practi cally the second time of complicity in the Cudahy kidnapping. Mrs. Archibald S. White, wife of the president of the National Salt Compa ny, slipped on her bathroom floor and fractured her skull. Viola Bender, aged IS years, while in a rage, took strychnine, near Martins burg. W. Va and died from its effects. The Ellis Glenn ease has been carried to the Supreme Court of the United States. John D. Sarninghauscn, a German ed itor, died at Fort Wayne, Ind., aged 82 years. Adolph F. Kraus, the sculptor, died at the Danvers (Mass.) Insane Hospital. The battle-ship Illinois will be sent to Algiers to test the new steel dry-dock. Admiral Schley has accepted an invi tation to go to Nashville in January. Anibark Benhady. an acrobat, was killed by a train at Chester, Pa. Oil has been found in Smyth county, Virginia. Fire in Bradford, Pa., caused a loss of $150,000. The police arrested in St. Louis Laura Bullion and a man named Longbaugh, who are believed to have participated in the express robbery on the Great North ern Railroad near Wagner, Mont. Fifteen thousand acres of coal lands in Hancock county. West Virginia, and in Green township. Beaver county, Penn sylvania, were sold to the United States Steel Corporation at $25 an acre. Melvin Weisentalc. 15 years old, was shot and fatally wounded in Hanover, Pa., by his cousin. Harry Miller, who did not know the gun was loaded. Telephone companies of Southern Pennsylvania have been united into a corporation, to be known as the Cumber land Valley Telephone Company. Rev. P. H. Nugent, Episcopal city missionary of Richmond. V'a., was de posed from the Episcopal ministry by Bishop Whittle for doctrinal reasons. The convicts in the United States rison at Leavenswortn, Kan., mutinied, "wentv-six escaned, one man was killed and three seriously wounded. The Chicago police have located the house in Chicago in which Natali was murdered. Four arrests have been made in the case. Charles Dunn, who killed Alice Cot tercll, a 10-year-otd girl, in Fort Wayne, Ind., was convicted of murder in the first degree. Gen. James Hagan, who commanded a brigade under General Wheeler during the Civil War, died at his home, in Mo bile. Ala. The British schooner John S. Parker was wrecked off Orleans, Mass., and the crew was saved by means of life-lines Grant Householder, a hackman, was caught smuggling Chinamen from Can ada into Buffalo. Mrs.. Julius Yankee was burned to death in Chicago and her husband ser iously injured. Foreign. United States Consul General Dickin son, in reply to Miss Stone's letter, has urged the brigands to still further re duce their demands and accept the amount subscribed, as the United States government will not contribute to the ransom. The French government announces that the Sultan of Turkey has yielded to all demans, and it is expected that in two or three days Admiral Caillard will cease to occupy the ports of the island of Mitylene. The Liberal forces have captured the town of Tumaco, about 500 miles south of Panama. They took 400 sol diers prisoners and captured five or six cannon. Yuan Shi Kai. the present viceroy of Shan Tung, has been appointed to suc ceed Li Hung Chang as viceroy of Chi Li. The Duke of Cornwall and York has been created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. Sir Joseph C. Dimsdale was installed as the new lord mayor of London. The British government has decided to dispatch 4.000 cavalrv to South Africa. A Nottingham, where Lord Roberts went to distribute war medals, there was a popular demonstration against the British Comandcr-in-Chief. Lord Kitchener reports that in the bat tle of Brakenlaagie the Boer loss was 44 killed, including Genral Opperman, and loo wounded. The Turk sh government has further yielded to the French demands, and has granted authority in them to rebuild or repair a number of churches and con vents. No international complications are anticipated by the French govern ment. Admiral Caillard has landed ma rines on the Island of Mitylens. It is reported from Sofia that an agree ment as to the amount of the ransom for Miss Stone has been virtually establish ed, although advices from Constantino ple state that negotiations have been temporarily suspended from the Bulgar ian side. , President Castro acepts the offer of the Chilian government to arrange the differences between Venzuela and Co lombia, stipulating, however, that Co lombia pay damages for losses by inva sion. Financial The Burlington has hauled 500.000 pounds of wool out of South Dakota this season. Bullion amounting to 113000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England for shipment to South America. The Commercial Pacific Cable Com pany has increased its capital stock from Si 00.000 to $3,000,000. The Argentine wheat exports for sea son are 29.2 Aooo bushels, as against 70,705,000 bushels last year; corn, 37,. '71.000 bushels, as against 22.305,000 bushels. The St. Louis and San Francisco di rectors have declared the regular quar terly dividend of 1 per cent, on the sec ond preferred stock, payable December 3. The New York Sub-Treasury state ment shows the banks lost $1,004,000 last week. It is reported that one of the matters discussed at the Burlington meeting was the consolidation of all parts of the sys tem under one set of officers, instead of three sets, as at present. It is said the United States Steel Cor poration October net earnings were $n, 000.000. The official statement for the six months ended September 30 showed $54 954.71 net, an average of $9,159,145 per month. NAVY'S COAL BILL SHOWS ITS GROWTH Admiral Bradford Presents Some Inter esling Fac!$ in His Report SUBMITS SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. Coaling Stations llav Been Locate' at Port Isabella, Dassalio Island, and at Polloc, Mindanao A Complete Station Has Been Established at Yokohama, Japan, and It Is . Now Fully Stocked With Coal. Washington, D. C. (Special). A striking illustration of the growth of the American Navy is presented in the single statement in the annual report of Rear Admiral R. B. Bradford, Chief of the Equipment Bureau of the Navy, that he spent $2,273,111 last fiscal year for 324, 108 tons of coal at an average of $7.ot per ton. The report says that this was nearly '05.713 more tons of coal than were used I during the preceding fiscal year. Ten ! years ago the coal consumption was 73,- 1 ti. . .1 1 UlJ lull ptr fllllllllll. 1 IIC UOIIICSUC IU.1I costs $0.20 per ton, and the foreign coal, of which there were used 105,000 tons, cost $8.50 per ton. Admiral Bradford has scattered Amer ican coal all over the world wherever suitable storage could be found. He has placed 12.000 tons at Yokohama and 5.000 tons at Pichilinque, Mexico, and he has sent large quantities to Guam and to the Philippines. He carried 9,000 tons by water from the Atlantic coast to Mare Island. California, where it came into competition with English Cardiff coal. They have averaged the same in cost, viz.. $0.29 per ton, but at present, owing to the scarcity of American freight vessels, the best Cardiff coal is considerably cheaper at Mare Island. It is recommended that two large steam 10,000-ton colliers be built to keep de pots supplied in time of peace and to ac company the fleets in time of war. Summarizing the work accomplished during the year the report takes up Ca vitc and says that the bureau is about to open bids for a 45.000-ton coaling station there. Efforts have been made to obtain a site for a coaling station at Ccbu, but thus far without success. Coaling sta tions have been located at Port Isabella, Bassalin Island, and at Polloc, Minda nao. A complete station has been estab lished at Yokohama, Japan, and it is now fully stocked with coal. The same state ment is true at Pichilinque, Mexico, where, through the courtesy of the Mex ican Government, coal and colliers of the United States have been admitted to the station without port or customs of any kind. In the West Indies a little work lias been clone at San Juan on the coaling scale, but Admiral Bradford expresses regret that little progress has been made in securing sites for other coal depots in the West Indies. It is said to be essen tial that some of the deep water ports-of Cuba should he made available for this purpose, as the entire waters surround ing Cuba are most important in a strat egic sense and supplies of coal should be near at hand. Estimates are submitted for improvement of coaling stations at most of the Atlantic ports, including a complete modern plant at Norfolk. Ad miral Bradford specifically says: "As the department is aware, efforts are being made to establish other naval coal depots at important localities, which it is deemed unwise to discuss in a port of a public character." During the year the navy paid for pilotage $23.511 a considerable decrease over any previous year since i8q6. Naval officers are suposed to pilot their own ships in all ports, but there are occa sions in tortuous channels and where charts are not considered reliable where prudence requires the employment of a pilot. The system, however, is gradual ly disappearing from the navy with im proved charts. BOERS DYING BY HUNDREDS. English Newspaper Shows Up the Horrible Work of the Government In Africa. London, (By Cable). The Daily News exhaustively surveys the concen tration camps in South Africa, with the following conclusion : The truth is that the death rate in the camps is comparatively worse than any thing Africa or Asia can show. There is nothing to match it even in the mor tality figures of the Indian famines, where cholera and other epidemics have to be contended with. Statistics are produced in proof of this assertion. The government's advertisement for teachers for the camp children, setting forth that "the term of employment will be one year certain" is prominently dis played as evidence that the authorities have no intention of ending the 'whole sale destruction of human life." The Daily News urges all humane men not to wait for official reports, but to insist "on the camps being broken up and the people, distributed among their friends." The Maccabees Defalcation. Port Huron, Mich., ( Special). It de velops that if Charles D. Thompson, ex. supreme finance keeper of the Supreme Tent, Knights of the Maccabees, who embezzled $fo,ooo from the order, is prosecuted, the Maccabce officials will have to take the initiative. By the terms of Thompson's bond with the Fi delity and Deposit Company, of Bal timore, which was in force when most of the money was stolen, the organiza tion must apply for the warrant in the event of a defalcation and prosecute, with the assistance of the bonding com pany. Supreme Counsellor D. D. Ait kin has all the necessary papers in his hands, and Thompson's arrest is expect ed soon. Fatally Kurt In Football. Cincinnati, Ohio, (Special). Two football players were probably fatally hurt in games here. In the game be tween the University of Cincinnati and the Hanover (Ind.) Collge, James Kirk patriek, left halfback of the University of Cincinnati, while making a tackle, had his spine injured and is reported to be in a very serious condition. Louis Runrk was also carried off the field dur in the game between the Newport Xav ier College and the Newport High School. Kunck was left tackle of the Xavier team and was seriously injured Jeflerson Statue In Louisville. Louisville, Ky., (Special). A statue of 'lhoinas Jefferson, the gift of I. W. and B. Bernhciin to the city of Louis ville, was unveiled in front of the court house here Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large assemblage. Former Gov. William C. Bradley delivered the oration of the day. Miss Ethel Bern heim, the six-year-old daughter of B. Bernheim, unveiled the statue. The fig ure represents Jefferson with the Decla ration of Independence in his right hand. 'I he statue was formally accenti-d for the city by Mayor Charles P. (Weaver. Sir Moses Ezekiel, the trull tor, was yrernt. A EARL LI ANGERED BY RUSSIA. A Violent Dispute Caused the Aged Vice roy'a Death. Pekin, (By Cable). A violent dis pute with M. Paul Lcsar, Russian min ister to China, over the Manchurian Treaty appears to have been the immedi ate cause of the death of Li Hung Chang. The diplomatic events preceding this tragic climax have enabled Japan for a moment to frustrate the designs of Rus sia. A fortnight ago the Japanese Lega tion secured a reliable outline of the terms of the treaty, and thereupon de manded that the Chinese plenipotentia ries officially lay before them the text, basing the demand upon the allegation that Japanese interests were involved in any change of the status of Manchuria. The Chinese plenipotentiaries refused to comply with this demand. Thereupon the Japanese government from Tokio comunicated with the Southern viceroys and induced them to use their influence with the Empress Dowager against the treaty. In the meantime the Empress Dowager instructed Li Hung Chang to comunicatc the treaty, after certain mod ifications, to the ministers of the pow ers, and if they did not object to sign the same. Li Hung Chang visited M. Lassar and explained to him the instructions. The Russian Minister strongly objected to revealing the text of the treaty to the ministers of the other powers, and a stormy interview ensued. Li Hung Chang went home in a violent passion and had a hemorrhage, which the doc tors attribute to the overexertion of a weakened system. While these things were happening in Pekin the Southern viceroys sent to the Empress Dowager a memorial against the treaty. On receiving it she telegraphed to Li Hung Chang counter manding the order to sign. This instruction came after Li Hung Chang had become unconscious. When M. Lassar endeavored to have Li Hung Chang's seal affixed to the treaty, Chou Fu, provincial treasurer, had arrived from Pao Ting Fu, aid had taken charge of the seals as the temporary suc cessor of Earl Li. Pekin, (by Cable). An imperial edict has arrived here appointing Yuan Shi Kai. governor of Shan Tung province, to be governor of the Province of Clu Li, and appointing Wang Wen Shao, who is vice-president of the Foreign Of fice and a member of the Cabinet, to succeed Li Hung Chang as plenipoten tiary. They arc both ordered to come to Fckin forthwith. Another edict creates Li Hung Chang a marquis, and bestows on him the new name of Li Wen Chung, by which he will be known in history. CONVICTS SHOT DOWN. Three of the Leavenworth Fugitives Killed and One Wounded. Leavenworth, Kans. (Special). Five of the twenty-six convicts who escaped from the stockade of the new federal prison here have been accounted for. Three of the five are dead : James Hoffman, aged 20 years, white. J. J. Poffenholn, aged 25 years, white, a soldinr convict. John Green, aged 21 years, white. The fourth, Willard Drake, white, aged 19, is wounded and recaptured, and the fifth, Fred Moore, aged 16, a negro, is recaptured unhurt. The five men were discovered in the barn of Fay Weishaar, near Nortonville, Kans., about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Weishaar went into the barn and was ordered out at the point of guns. He rushed to Nortonville and gathered a posse of men, who, with revolvers, shot guns and a few Winchesters, hastened to the scene. The convicts saw them coming and rushed from the barn. They had two shotguns and revolvers. The posse pursued them and a running duel resulted. The convicts were at a disadvantage and their shots had no effect, while at every volley from the posse one of the convicts fell. After two of them had fallen, two of the others gave themselves up, one being wounded, the other unhurt. The fifth was fully 200 yards away when a man with a Winchester drew a bead on him and fired. Fie evidently had been hit. but tried to go on. A volley was fired at him and he fell dead. None of the citi zens was hurt. Reports come from numerous points of the arrest of men supposed to be fugi tive convicts, but none of the suspects has been identified. The oldest of the fugitives is aged 28. Quinn Fort, who was killed, was 19 years old. One of the convicts still at large is a military prisoner, and the re mainder were serving terms for robbery or assault. BANK ROBBERS IN THE WEST. In One Place They Miss $25,900, In Another They Take J 5,000. Darien, Wis., (Special). Robbers made an attempt to loot the Farmers' State Bank here, but were foiled by an overcharge of nitoglyccrin. The vault was wrecked and the front of the building blown out. In the vault was $5,000 in cash and $20,000 in nego tiable securities, but the robbers were frightened off without securing any plunder and drove away in a buggy. Scotland, S. D., (Special). The Bank of Scotland was robbed of $5,000. The safe was blown and its contents carried away. The explosion aroused residents, who hurried to the building, just in time to see the robbers making their escape on horses. Conflict at an End Constantinople, (By Cable). M. Bapst, councillor of the French F-mbas-I sy, has received a satisfactory commu nication from the Porte regarding the remainder of the French demands. The conllict between France and Turkey may, therefore, be regarded as ended. Wonderful Leap by a Morse. Chicago, (Special.) At the Horse Show here in the Coliseum the high jumper Hetherbloom, a bay gliding, 6 years old and 16 hands high, owned by Howard Willetts, of White Plains, N. Y., broke the world's indoor record for jumping horses. Hetherbloom cleared the bar at 7 feet 4't inches. The pre vious record was made by Rosebery, who made a jump of 7 feet 3'A inches in competition with F'ilemaker in this city several years ago. Younger Reluscs the Oiler. Minneapolis, Minn., (Special). A. A. Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis, tendered Coleman Younger, the notorious bandit now out of the Minnesota State Prison on parole after serving 25 years of a life sentence, a position as captain on the local police force. Younger took up the subject with his friends in St. Paul, where he is now engaged as clerk in a grocery, but upon their advice he de cided to refuse the offer. Edgar Cauisius, recently returned from the Congo Free Slate to London, stated that the Belgians are massacrcing the natives. COL- WALLER WINS A HARD FIGHT Carries a Samir Stronghold After a Long Struggle. TWO AMERICANS WERG KILLED. First Attack of Waller's Marines Repulsed By Natives Artillery to the Rescue Forty Men, Supported by Heavy Guns, Successfully Storm Strong Position Twenty-Sit Rebels Fell Under Final Assault. Manila, (By Cable). Advices from Catalogan, capital of Samar Island, re port that Major Littleton W. T. Waller attacked a force of natives occupying a strong position at Sojton, 'two 3-inch guns being used to shell their strong hold. Throughout the first day the native! held the place, but on the second day Major Waller renewed the attack, and after a desperate engagement carried the position. Privates George Lynch and E. A. Klonan, of the attacking force and 26 Filipinos were killed. Major Waller destroyed 70 houses. General Smith has issued orders for bidding the purchase of hemp in the Island of Leytc. All the ports in Lcytc are closed and traffic is forbidden where it cannot be supervised by the military. An Aggressive Campaign. Washington, (Special). On the rec ommendation of General Chaffee, com manding the division of the Philippine Islands, the Secretary of War has issued orders for a reorganization of that divi sion. L'p to this time the division has comprised four military departments, as follows: Department of Northern Lu zon, commanded by Major General Lloyd Whcaton : department of South ern Luzan, commanded by Brigadier General J. F. Wade; department of the Visayas, commanded by Bridadicr Gen eral R. P. Hughes; department of Min danao and Jolo, commanded by Briga dier General G. W. Davis.' In accordance with the action of the War Department Saturday the division will be divided into only two military departments, to include within their lim its the entire Philippine Archipelago. They will be known as the departments of North and South Philippine. The department will be commanded by Ma jor General Whcaton and will include the islands of Luzon, Mindora and Mas bate and all the intervening territory. The Southern department, which will be commanded by Brigadier General Wade, will embrace the remainder of the archipelago, and include the large islands of Samar, Panay, Mindanao, the Visayas and Jolo. CHARLESTON'S GREAT FAIR. Many Exhibitors and Exhibits Already on the Grounds. Charleston, S. C, (Special). Exhib itors and conccssionnaircs are coming to Charleston in large numbers, and during the last few days 100 carloads of exhib its have arrived here for the exposition. Mr. S. C. Meade, president of the New York State Commission, and four other members aud employes of the commission reached Charleston Sunday by the steamer Comanche, and Monday 12 members of the advisory board of the architect- in-chief, Mr. Gilbert, will arrive from New York. The New York commission has come to inspect the New York State Building, and Mr. Gilbert's board to advise with the architect as to the last few finishing touches on the work he has done. Mr. Huston, architect of the Phila delphia Building, is here also to receive the building from the contractor. It is ready for the Liberty Bell, which it will shelter during the exposition. More than 2,000 men are now employed on the exposition grounds, and the Midway city is going up as if by magic. The housing committee of the woman's de partment has already secured more than to.ooo lodgings for exposition visitors in private families and boarding houses. INDIAN RELICS TO ORDER. Missouri Farmer Indicted, Charged Willi Misusing the Malls. St. Louis, Mo., (Special). The Fed eral grand jury indicted Daniel Lever ng, a Green county farmmcr, on a charge of using the mails to defraud. Levering's scheme was a novel one, and his alleged victims were mostly pro fessors of colleges throughout the coun try, and collectors. Bogus Indian relics ot every description axes, pipes, images and various other curiosities were pro duced before the jury by witnesses, who said Levering had told them that he dug them out of mounds thousands of years old, where they had been placed by In dians. Levering's alleged victims pur chased large numbers of these "relics," paying large prices for them. OREAT YARDS FOR PITTSBURG. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, It Is Said, Will Spend Millions. Pittsburg, (Special). The Pennsylva nia Railroad Company has in contempla tion new yards for freight handling, which will be the largest in the country. Agents of the company have been tak ing options on property from Thirteenth to Twenty-third streets, between Liber ty and Pcnn avenues, for the purpose, and it is now almost certain that the 10 blocks will soon be acquired and the yards established. For real estate alone the cost of this improvement will be be tween $4,000,000 and $5,000,000. This amount, udded to the cost of the other improvemenas a new union station, ele vated tracks, etc made by the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company in this city re cently, will make the total $10,000,000. Robbers Dynamite a Bank. Campbellsburg, Ind., (Special). A gang of robbers wrecked the Bank of Campbellsburg with nitroglycerine. The noise aroused the citizens, and before the robbers could reach the money in the safe armed citizens drove them from the building. Fifty shots were fired by the citizens, but apparently without ef fect. The fire was not returned. The robbers escaped. Senor Urzaiz, Spanish minister of finance, has resigned, and a cabinet crisis is threatened. Suffocated by Gas. Phoenixville, Pa., (special). Edward Glenn, of Akron, Ohio, was found dead in bed at a hotel here, having been suf focated by gas. Glenn was employed by the Stirling Company of Barberton, O., and was here superintending the placing of some boilers for Jhe Piioenix Iron Company. After sittings covering 40 days, and with a record which, when completed, will cover alwuit 2.000 pages, the Schley court of inquiry Thursday adjourned its last public session, Capt. S. C. Lemly, the judge advocate, making the closing argument. NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS. New Oerman Tariff. Consul John E. Kehl, at Stettin, Ger many, in a report discussing the effect of the proposed new German tariff, says the first effect of increase over the pres ent import duty on foodstuffs coming into the Empire will be an advance in the price of these articles. The cost of living in Germany, Mr. Kehl says, at present is from 10 to 50 per cent, higher than in the United States, while wages are about one-third those paid in America, To balance the increased cost of living, wages must be increased, which again will enhance the cost of production and the selling price, thus placing thediurden of a higher im port duty on the people in general. Germany, the consul says, has not the natural resources to supply her people's demand for meats and agricultural prod ucts, and with the constant increase in population and the evolution from an agricultural to an industrial company it is quite natural, he says, that the demand for food would advance and the produc tion decrease. Mi. Rnnt Mas Ills Troubles. Secietary Root is tety much perplexed in preparing his annual rcpott of: account of the delay in receiving the report of the Philippine Commission. The commission's report, together with a special envoy sent to the Philippines to report on the banking and currency con ditions of the island, left Manila on the transport Sheridan. Two weeks ago the Sheridan broke down in Japan and the Warren was ordered to bring her passen gers and important mail. A few days ago the Warren broke down, and the Hancock has just sailed from Manila to take her place. These accidents will prevent the reoort of the Philippine Commission, as well as the report of the special representative on currency, from reaching Secretary Root in time to be used in his annual report. Meanwhile he is using such information as has already been prepared in the Bu reau of Insular Affairs, but it is likely that a supplemental report will be made by the Secretary, covering the Philip pines and based upon the commission s report. Great Change at West Point. Secretary Root has just issued an or der changing the regulations relative to admission to West Point so that the Academic Board may accept candidates who are graduates of high schools or students of colleges and univcrstitics without requiring them to pass the men tal examination prescribed by the De partment. The important paragraph added is: "The Academic Board will consider, and may accept,' in lieu of the regular mental entrance examination the proper ly attested examination papers of an ap pointee who receives his appointment to a public competitive examination, or the properly attested certificate of gradua tion from a public high school in which the course of study covers the range of subjects heretofore prescribed for candi dates, or a properly attested certificate that the candidate is a regular student of any incorporated college or university." Sword to Go Next. Army officers consider it as probable that the ornate swords worn in the serv ice at no distant day will be discarded as a part of a soldier's equipment. The sword is believed to be of little use in these days of long-distance fight ing and serves now little other purpose than as an emblem of authority. Brit ish officers in the South African cam paign have found the sword often ham pered them in battle, and there have been few, if any, occasions where it was used as a weapon of attack or de fense. Hand-to-hand encounters are thought to have passed tiway with the advent of smokeless powder and modern small arms. The cavalry may continue to use the sword, but there are so few reasons for retaining it as an implement of warfare that it is regarded as likely to be the next arm rejected as obsolete. Investigating Dr. Mary Walker. The Pension Burea is investigating ut terances attributed, to Dr. Mary Walker, an cx-army nurse who has worn mascu line attire for many years, and who is alleged to have spoken of the execution of Leon F. Czolgosz as a murder, and the late President himself a murderer on account of his policy in the Philippines. Special Examiner F. C. McLaughlin, of the Pension Bureau, is at Oswego, N. Y., investigating the case, and his report will be kept on file at the bureau here in readiness for submission to Congress in case that body should call for it. Com missioner Evans says he has no authority to revoke the pension, but that Congress could do so if it desired. Christmas Gifts to Soldiers Free. Secretary Root has issued the custom ary order suspending the operations of the local tariff laws in the Philippines and Cuba so as to permit, under reason able conditions, the free importation into the islands of packages and articles clearly intended as Christmas presents for soldiers and sailors anil other United States employes. The order which takes effect immediately, will run until January 15 next. Philippine Cable Extended. Gen. A. W. Greeley has received a cablegram from Manila announcing that the Islands of Masbate and Panay have been connected by cable. It is expected that this cable will materially assist the army operations in progress. Capital News In Geajral. Chairman Payne, of the Home Ways and Means Committee, has decided, after a conference with the 'President and Secretary Gage, to introduce into Con gress a bill for the repeal of the war taxes. C. E. Sapp, internal revenue collector for the district of Kentucky, has yielded to tin pressure of the reform element and resigned. President Roosevelt appointed Win. F. Willoufjhby, a Johns Hopkins graduate, treasurer of the Island of Porto Kico. The report of the United States Com mibsioner of Navigation shows a great increase in American shipping in the last fiscal year. Baron Ludovic Moncheur, the new Belgian minister, was presented to the President and the usual exchange of felicitations followed. Captain Sigsbee reported that all-the money collected by the Battleship Maine Relief Association $31,378 has been distributed. Graduates of good colleges may enter West Point without passing the en trance examination. Gen. A. W. Greely, chief signal officer, returned to Washington, after an ab sence of five months in the Philippines. President Roosevelt appointed Robert E. Houston collector of customs for the district of Delaware. A serious freight wreck occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at North Mountain Station, nine miles west of Grafton. The wreck was caused by a broken flange on the front car of the fast eastbound freight train No. 98. Ten loaded steel cars were piled up on all three of the tracks, delaying ull .traffic. The crew escaped injury. PENNSYLVANIA BRIEFLY TOLD. The Latest News Gleaned From All Over fhe Stale. A $150,000 FiRE IN BRADFORD. City Hall Among lb Doten Buildings Burned Carnegie Men Receive Stock Pltlstoo Woman Entertained Friends on Her 107tb Birthday $700 Found With Corpse Coraopolis Oil Plant Damaged by Fire. . These pensions were granted : Fenn sylvanias -Henry J. Westerman, Alle gheny, $6; Frederick M. Atkinson, Pittsburg, $6; Charles Matz, Pittsburg. $6; John Stauffcr, Pittsburg, $6; John Ashman, Greenwood Furnace, $12; Har mon Moser, Waynesboro, $8; Jones Shell, Miffiinbtirg. $8; John F. House holder, McConnellstown, $8; David H. Harsbargcr, Mattawana, $24; Andrew Donaldson, Mercer, $6; Isabella Moon, Connellsvillc, $8; Aggie A. Groscope, Pitcairn, $8; Sarah A. McKcown, Pitts burg, $12, Margaret Moodic, Fisher, $12; Fliza J. Irwin, Barnards, $12; William B. Weston, East McKecsport, $6; Cur tis D. Cross, Parthenia, $6 ; Daniel Ringer, State Line, $6; Loth Mader, Fie, $6; Henry Peoples, Allegheny, $8; Samuel Humcr, Newburg, $8 ; Henry C. Cannon, Huntingdon, $10; Martin Wortsc, Tyrone, $8; George Wigner, Lcwiston, $10; Justus Routh, Altoona, $8; Henry C. Huhn, Smithfield, $8; Dan iel Haas, Mt. Pleasant Mills. $10; Wil liam B. Krape, Johnstown, $8; Rebecca Risheberger, Johnstown, $8; Caroline Kellogg, Sayre, $8. Melvin F. Weisensalc, son of Amos Weisensale, of Midway, a suburb of Hanover, who was shot by the acci dental discharge of a revolver in the hands of his cousin, Harry Miller, died of his injuries, after suffering for about ten hours. An inquest was held. After hearing the testimony, a verdict was ren dered that young Weisensale came to his death by a gunshot wound, caused by the handling of a shotgun by Harry Miller, without any incntion or fore thought of discharging the gun, and without any intention of voluntarily tak ing life. Miller was afterwards arrested, to appear before the Adams County Court. Twenty-one department heads at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, of the Carnegie Company, at Braddock, have received blocks of company stock rang ing from $30,000 to $60,000 each. It) each case the 5 per cent, interest guaran teed on the bonds will produce an amount equal to the recipient's salary. At other plants it is said similar awards this purpose as rapidly as the department heads are thought to deserve it. The beneficiaries at Braddock have their pay doubled by this arrangement, and in ad dition will have the principal of the bonds when they are due. Caniille Mcr cader, chief draughtsman of the com pany, who is said to be a Hungarian count, was given $75,000 worth of bonds. One of fhe worst fires in the history of Bradford occurred Friday morning. It originated in the livery stable of Frank P. Beamer and consumed a dozen buildings, including the $35,000 city hall. Thirty-seven horses in one livery stable fierished in the flames, and the $10,000 ibrary of Brown & Schoonmaker, city attorneys, was totally destroyed, to gether with valuable maps. The fire was discovered at 3.30 A. M.. and it burned fiercely until 5.30, when the firemen gain ed control of the flames. The fire burned buildings on three streets, Kennedy and Boylcston streets and Patent avenue. The loss is estimated at $150,000. The city records were in fireproof vaults and were not damaged. , ..While driving from Factoryville to Scranton, John McAnulty had an ex citing experience with a bear which rush ed from the woods adjoining the road. McAnulty had a quantity of meat in the wagon and this first attracted the atten tion of bruin. While the bear was munching the meat, McAnulty left his horse and wa,gon and fled to a house some distance away for help nnd a gun. A crowd of hunters was organized, but when they arrived on the scene bruin had finished his meal and. disappeared again in the woods. Miss Elizabeth Huey, of Reading, fell dead in the drug store of John B. Raser & Son. After the body had been re moved to the morgue three purses were found on her person. Two of them were sewed into the lining of her skirt. In addition, gold and greenbacks were concealed in various parts of her cloth ing. The money aggregated $700. Of this $450 was in gold. Death was said to have been caused by heart disease. The Luther League of Williamsport District, at ' their recent session in Hughsville, elected these officers: Presi dent, Rev. J. M. Reimensnyder, of Mil ton ; treasurer, Rev. J. W. Lake, Mont gomery; statistician, G. W. Shellen hergcr, of M0"tgoinery ; recording secre tary. Miss Nell Bowcrsox, of Jersey Shore. A fire in the plant of 'the Pittsburg Oil Refining Company, at Coraopolis, de str6yed the main refining building, the waxhouse, compound houses, filtering houses and boiler house and spread to the tanks, 100 in number. The buildings destroyed covered four acres and the loss may be $70,000. Perseverance Lodge, No. at, of Ma sons, celebrated its 120th anniversary of its organization at Harrisburg by a banquet at the auditorium. Among the speakers were Governor Stone and Pres ident Reed', of Dickinson College. Mrs. Sarah Kelly, of Pittsburg, Friday evening gave a party to celebrate her 1071I1 birthday. She was born in Ireland in 1794. Mrs. Kelly is able to read the daily papers regularly without the use of glasses, and her memory is good as to events which occurred in the early part of the last century. A car loaded with shoes and dry goods consigned to merchants along the Bath Railroad was broken open in Bethlehem and robbed of a portion of its contents, which were shipped by a Philadelphia firm. Governor Stone fixed the date of the execution of Rowe and Keiper, the youthful Dauphin county murderers, on January 16, but at the request of Sheriff Rciff, he extended the date to January 28. Natural gas in the Gaines field has de creased in volume so much that the peo ple of that region have gone back to the use of coal and wood. WilliaM Ilcckman, of Alpha, N.' J , died in the hospital at Easton without regaining consciousness after he was t.vtcn from a stable in Phillipsburg. N. J. Tiiere is some suspicion that Beikmaii met with foul play, as his skull was fractured. The following fourth-class postmas ters for Pennsylvania were appointed; Franklindale, T. 11. Selleck; Mcllhaney, K. W, Altemose. George Erb, aged 75 years, of near Norristown, died on the streets of Becti telsville, while on his way to visit Hem S. Gilbert.
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