REFUSE Id SH M CONTRACTS LIMIT OVERSTEPPED. Ceel Carrying Raltroada Defy the Power of Interstate Com merce Committlon. Counsel for the anthracite coal car rying railroads at a hearing In New York April 22 before the Interstate 'ommrrre commission refused to pro duce the contracts between the rail roads and Independent coal operators for the purchase of coal. They took the stand that these contracts had nothing to do with Interstate com merce, but are mere matters of bar ter and trade. The commission or dered the contracts produced, and W. W. Ross, counsel fof the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Com pany, says the matter will bo taken to the United Slate Supreme Court. During the argument or Mr. Shearn for the complainant, Judge Campbell of tho Reading rompr-iy Interrupted with: "Where do the complaints come from? From the Independent companies? Na! From the owners of the palaces about Central park, the crowded tenements and the business buildings In the lower part of tho city? Yes! I( the price of coal is re duccd, will your rents bo reduced? Not a bit of it! Cheaper coal Is the hysterical demand of your newspa pers, not of the thinking public. We will show the people of New York the facts. We will show this com mission that for more than a quarter century the people of New York have wrung the bowels out of the coal re gions of Pennsylvania, and practically retting their coal for nothing, and whine like a pack of whipped dogs when a decent remunerative price is asked by the miners. Hero is where the surplus comes, and here the coal la cheaper than anywhere else. You pay less than I nav In Philadelnhla Yon dan't pay enouRli, and I am going to appeal to the commission to order tho rates on coal to tide-water ad vanced. " e appreciate very much," Mr. Shearn replied, "the courteous words of the representative of the coal regions. Tho people of New York city, of Albany, of Buffalo, and of BoBton will be grateful for the, com parison with whipped dogs because they objected to being robbed ." l think the hearing Is going beyond even the wide limits we purpose to allow." put In Chairman Knapp of the commission. Legislature Cancels Subsidy. Tne British Columbia legislature has hastily passed a bill to cancel the grant of East Kootenai coal and oil lands made to the Columbia Western Railway Company for the Canadian Hallway Company. It is contended the grants were made In error and that so subsidy Is due. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL. uonas to the amount of $36 ' "4,150 have been offered up to April 21 for exchange at the treasury department in compliance with tho refunding plan vi Decreiary s.naw. The Greek Congress has ratified the treaty of commerce and amity, and also regulating consular affairs botwecn the United States and Greece, negotiated by Charles F. Francis. Postmaster General Payne has or dered the discontinuance of the ser vices of inspectors of cancelling ma chines and has directed them to re turn to the postofflces to which they are accredited. It is said that Attorney General Knox has asked President Roosevelt to appoint Charles W. Russell, of West Virginia, as Assistant Attorney General to succeed James M. Beck, of Philadelphia, who retires on May 1. Postmaster General Payne has sus tained the action of First Assistant Postmaster General Wynno In order ing the posting at rnral free delivery postofflces throughout the country of names of residents on the routes. The Roosevelt family, notwithstand ing the gymnasium In the old Cabinet room, feels the need of still . more means of amusement. A tennis court is being built on the grounds south of the White House, alongside of the fountain pool. Secretary Root has directed the court-martial of a number of army of ficers in Alaska who have been charged with making use of commis sary supplies for their individual proat. The papers have been referred to Gen. Funston, with Instructions to proceed against the officers. General Davis, commanding the di vision of the Philippines, cabled the war department that General Charles F. Humphrey, recently appointed quartermaster general of thn armv transport Sherman, which leaves Ma nila Ajiril 23. Chief ' Engineer Towno, of Cramps' shipyards, conferred with navy de partment officials regarding the Maine's boilers. After thorough ex amination of the battleship at League island ha insists that the bending and bursting tubes Id her boilers were due to the incompetency of ber en gineers. The Judge advocate general, by di rection of Secretary Root, refused Gen. Funston's request for a court of Inquiry into charges that Funston had teen guilty of cruelty to Filipinos. Funston said that if court of in quiry found that he Issued orders which would Justify the giving of "no quarter" to the Filipinos he 'would resign from the army. The gross value of manufactures produced in the United States was in 1890 11,000,000.000, and in 1900 $13, 000.000,000. The exportation of man ufacture in 1850 was (17,000,000, and In 1890 It was $483,000,000. Agricul tural production was twice a great, and agricultural exportation a little more than twice as great In 1900 as In X75. BLINDER CAUSED WRECK, Seven Roasted In Flames, Victim of Collision en the Erie Railroad. Bight persons were killed and 10 Injured, three seriously, In a colli sion, April 20, between a passenger train and a freight train on the Erie railroad, near Red House, N. Y. Of the dead only one, Robert H. Hotchkiss, of Meadvllle, Pa., a brakeman, could De identified. Seven bodies, apparent ly those of three men, three women and a child, were burned beyond rec ognition In the fire which followed the wreck. The women are said to have boarded the train at Youngs town and to have come from Pitts burg over the Pittsburg and Lake Erie. R. U. McCready. a mall weigh er, of Meadvllle, Pa.. ei Frank Bar hite. of Jamestown, a traveling sales man, are missing, and It Is likely two of tho unidentified bodies are those of the two men. The Injured nre: H. Pulsifer. New York cltv: C. W.'Mes- Ick, 228 Adams street, Chicago; Anna St. Sel, Brooklyn: H. F. Clomlnger. Gerry. N. Y.; John Drougouan, Du blin; Mrs. Foote. 80 years old, St. 1'aul; B. A. Cooke. New York city: C. 8. Johnson, Somerville, N. J.; 11. C. Gnbler, express messenger. Marlon. O.; R. T. Bell, fireman. Mrs. Foote, Gabler and Fireman Bell were sent to the hospital at Salamanca. The others went on to their destination. The wrecked passenger train was No. 4, running from Chicago to Now York, and was made tin of engine 545. In charge of Engineer Samuel Cook and Hreman Bell, one combination car, two day coaches, three sleepers and two private cars. It was derailed by striking a freight train which was taking a siding at Red House. The wreck took fire and the combination car, two day coaches and two sleep ers were consumed. The freight was drawn by two engines. Some trou ble was met In entering the siding, and the foremost engine of the freight was sent In along the siding with a flagman to hold the express. It Is al leged that the operator In the tower, Lawrence Vale, 17 years old, saw the light engine of the freight which was bringing up the flag and supposed the freight was on the siding behind it. Vnle then displayed a white signal toward the passenger train. Indicating to tho engineer thnt he had a clear track. MUST KEEP THEIR 6LAVES. Condition Under Which Moros Accept Sovereignty. General Davis returned to Manila, Philippine Islands, from the Jolo arch ipelago. Ho did not see the sultan of Jolo. as the latter wont to Sing apore three days before General Davis arrived. The sultan's absence com pels a temporary abandonment of the negotiations for the abrogation of the Bates treaty. General Davis reports mat nine-tenths of the Lanao, Minda nao, Moros have accepted American sovereignty and pledged peace and iricnusnip. Representatives of 40 towns north of the lake professed al legiance to the United States before Major Ballard. Peace Is assured until an attempt is made to abolish slavery. It Is believed that would unite the Moros In opposition to the Americans. . BRIDGE WORKERS 8TRIKE OFF. . American Bridge Company and Em ployees Settle Differences. At a final conference between com mittees representing the American Bridge Company and the Brldgework ors' Union, a satisfactory agreement was arrived at. Neither 8l:le would state what Is in tho agreement, but It is known that the salient features are that tho non-union men be dis charged, the bridge workers to re ceive an Increase of 20 cents a dav. or $4 a day, after May 1; that hereafter an disputes 'be referred to an arbitra tion board 80 days prior to the order of any strike, and that tho brljge workers report for duty to-morrow morning. The agreements were sign ed in short order by both Bides. MAY ONLY CROSS THE RIVER. Ballot for New Headquarters of the Glass Workers' Union. Indianapolis has entered the con test for the National headquarters of tho American Flint Glass Workers' Union, which Is to be removed from Pittsburg. The second ballot by flint giass woruers an over the United States showed the following vote: Al legheny, Pa.. 1.183; Toledo. O.. 1.078: Wheeling. W. Va.. 935; Indianapolis. 142; Columbus, O.. 91, and Monaca, Pa.. 5. A third ballot has been or dered, as it requires a majority vote to effect the change. TROUBLE IN RED CROSS. Suspended Members Will Try to Ob tain Redress. The trouble within the Red Cross Society will be brought to the atten- tlon of Congress. An effort will be made to obtain Buch an amendment to the charter as will be satisfactory to members suspended by the execu tive committee. A suggestion has been made that a new organisation of the Red Cross be made, but this has not met the approval of the susDended members, as there are technical and legal difficulties in the way. .Made Desperate by Famine. . The famine in Kwang Si province. China, is killing tena of thousands of persons, ana women mere are selling themselves into slavery to escape starvation. The American consul at Canton has Inaugurated a relief fund. Seal Catch Increased. . The seal fishery this year will re sult In a tout catoh of at least SIS. 000 seals as against 274.000 teals caught last year. The price thlt year la higher. HICK IDE CERTAIN Of DEATH FIRED TRAIN HIMSELF. Story of the Manner In Which Brave . Haitian Admiral Met Hit Fata la Retold. An interesting history of the scenes attending the enforced retirement of General Sam as President of Haiti and of the revolutionary period following Is told in the Haitian series of diplo matic exchanges appearing: In the forthcoming volume of foreign rela tions of the United States. Speaking of the contemplated .resignation of (eneral Sam, Minister Powell said: "The first dissatisfaction on the part of the people toward the government was caused by the course pursued by tho President In the late election for members of the House of Deputies. which they termed unwarranted Inter ference on the part of the government In the elections. It was charged that the only persons permitted to vote were those who would promise to vote for the government's candidates." Fol lowing Is an extract from the report of Minister Powell on the destruction of the Flrmlnlst gunboat Crete and the death of her commander. Admiral K11- lick, whose surrender was demanded by the German warship Panther. "It Is reported that the Panther reached there (Genalves) about 12 m on Sep tember 6. On ber arrival she signalled the Crete to surrender and fired one shot; that she had five minutes to cio so. Most of the officers and men had shore leaves, and were not on the vessel. Kllllck, the day previous, had had an operation performed and was In bed at his home. On hearing the report of the cannon he hastily dressed, and, with tho officers and crew, rowed to the Crete. In the meantime a delay had been granted by the German cnptnln In order to afford time to consider his demand Kllllck on reaching the ilerk of the Crete say that It was useless to fight so ho ordered the ofTlcer3 and crew ashore and the same tlmo directed three kegs of powder, some large cartridges and a can of kerosene oil to be placed In bis room. After the most of the men left tho ship Kllllck re. tired to his cabin with two men. The last thing he was seen to do was to light a cigar, fire this train and take a seat In a chair, dressed In his uni form. Before the boats could reach the shore nn explosion wns beard and no rear portion, or officers' quarters el the ship, was destroyed. A few mln utes thereafter tho Panther, which was within range of the Crete, opened fire and continued until tho last shot entered her magazine." HAD ENOUGH OF WILLS. Navy Department Requires Him to Take the Oath or Quit.. Secretary of the Navy Moody re- reived a letter from Rev. R. C. wylle, pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Wilklnsburg, Inquiring If It would be posslblo for 8. R. Wills who was recently appointed nn In- spector of steel material In the navy department, to take the usual oath of office, and at the same time file a supplementary statement with the de partment that .ho docs not approve of the omission of the word "God" In tho Constitution. Secretary Moody re plied that Mr. Wills would either have to conform to the usual oath re quired of all navy employes without any restriction or else some other man will be selected for the position. The officials say thnt too much promt nence has already been given to so small a matter, and no further no tice is to be paid to it. AMERICANS VOLUNTEER. Will Join Garabaldl in Crusade to Free Macedonia Rlcclotto Garlbadl, at Rome. Italy, leader of the Italian volunteers In Greece during the war with Turkey, has received lottors from almost every country In the world from men who volunteer to Join his expedition to free Macedonia from Turkey. These oners include tne formation of a bat talion of yoemanry and cavalry In South Africa. Many offers to volun teers have been received from the United States. Proposals of assist ance also have been received regard ing an enthusiastic letter from Count- ess Hortense do Nlcolal, vice: presi dent of the Pennsylvania Women's International Alliance for Peace, FIVE DEAD IN THE WRECK. St. Loult and San Francisco Passen ger Train Derailed. Five persons were killed and 15 in jured by a wreck on the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad near Everton, Mo. A passenger train that left Kan sas City was derailed and thrown Into the ditch. The dead are: E. R, Mead, engineer; Bert Coffman, fireman; C. B. Campbell, postal clerk; Clyde Wllkiiis, postal clerk'; L. Coleman, postal clerk. Louie Columbia was the only passen ger seriously Injured. Big Verdict Against Railroad. A verdict for 175,000 damages was awarded by a Jury in the supreme court in New York in the suit brought against the New York Central railroad by the heirs of Alfred M. Perrln, of New Rochelle, former president of the United States Paper Bag Com pany, who was killed in the Park ave nue tunnel accident. One Passenger Killed. E. C. Btuhlfelr was killed and Adolph Slmonson, F. H. Joslln and James Mullen were injured la a train wreck on the Chicago, St. Paul, Min neapolis and Omaha railroad, near Spring Valley, Wis. Chooses New President. Professor Charles R. Van Hlse waa formally tendered the presidency of the University of Wisconsin by the Board of Regents. LATEST NEWS NOTES. Ore rate from Clevetand to Pitta Durg remains same. President Hadley of Yale tayt ne gro was given surfrago too soon. The New York legislature adjourn ed after a session of unusual Interest Mgr. Dennis J. O'Connell was In stalled as rector of Cathollo Unlversl ty or America. Andrew Pnrnpala ava 11 Rnn nnn tnm court house and library for The Hague arbitration court. President Baer grew very Indignant wiuie tesutying oerore interstate com merce commission. Raklno- nnn,1iii. will I.a asked to turn state's evidence in Mis souri Doodle cases Lake carrier will mrnina knHmnt al Increase of ID ronta Inn fur tinna portation of Iron ore. Alexander Ramsnv anrretarv nf war iiiuirr i-rcaiuent Hayes, died at his nome in St. Paul, Minn. New process has been Invented Where hv lillll.m. nr tn. r Qfro,.i,.i iron ore can be smelted. George .T n Idency of King college, a Presbyterian inaiiiuuon. at ilrlstol, Tenn. Westlnglion tract for 200 electric traction cars irom London county council. England Postmaster flpnAral Pa vntk Hpnloa - . . w " - the rennrl nf nnv rtntalda IntnrforAnna with the Investigation of the postal service. Fire at Falrlinrv Mol Ho.trnrert 1R uuHiness nn iRM anil mimitav nr mi nonces. Losses aggregate over 1100,000. Dr Ira TipmRAtl rtrpftlrlnnf Tnr.nl Hopkins ITnlvernl tv Itna hpnn alpntpH vice president of the National Academy oi ocienee. According tr trarlltlnn A nrll 91 wal the tWO thnilRAml filv hlinrlrpft . nnrl fifty-sixth anniversary of the founda- nun oi nome. Deaf-mute electrical workers went on a strike In Chicago, causing the losing down nf llin Aiittitmitlr- RIpp. trie Company's plant. Judgo Adams, of the United States District Court in St. Louis, refused to extend the henedts of the bankruptcy law to a liucketshop Thomas N Mrf!nrtr-r lina rpalcrnprl as attorney general of New Jersey to uvcome president or tne bis New Jer sey trolley combine. New evidence against counterfeiter Dana accused of "barrel" murder in New York was found In letter written in riltsburg in January. Rolnnd L. Morgan, of Elgin, 111., died suddenly at bis winter home, In Pensaccla, Fla.. after eating some pre pared rood sent him by mall. Sam Waters, a negro, waa hanged at Norfolk, Va., for tho murder of a v.mto man January 10. The victim's Identity was never learned. Internal revenue inspectors made a rail on a moonshine plant In Mount onion, n. y., and captured the plant but the moonshiners escaped. The arrangements for the $5,000,000 loan for the William Cramp & Sons' Ship and Engine Building Company, at rnliadelphla, were approved. Field Marshal !vr,1 Rnliprta nf Vnir land will likely be appointed special commissioner to represent Great Brit ain at the St. Louis Exposition. The Itallnn. German Ttuaalan nml Austrian ambassadors to Turkey have urgou upon tne Sultan the Imperative necessity or cuecning the Albanian uinuiuf rs. Every Important newspaper In Pennsylvania was represented at the Hearing on the urady-Salus libel bill ny uovernor 1'ennvuac Uer at llnrr a burg. Pa. The Civic Federation of New York was organized. Branches will lo formed In St. Louis. Cleveland. Pitta burg. Philadelphia and Boston, In the oruer named. The commander nf thn envornmrn forces at Teiuan. Morocco, hna vIpMii to the Kabylo tribesmen, who are be sieging iliac piace with the view of gaining time. President Lores announced thnt thn Baltimore and Ohio railroad had au thorized the ordering nf 100 nr ir.n new locomotives, to accommodate the transportation demands. The German-Chlnose Railway Com pany was incorporated In Berlin with a nominal capital of $2,500 to construct railroads In China. It embraces the strongest banks in Germany. Albert J. Adams, the "uolicv kino-" of Now York, was sentenced to Sing Blng or not less than a year, and to pay a fine of $1,000, for having policy paraphaualla In his possession. Daniel W. Anderson, former trpnaiu-. cr of Weccacoe trlbo. Improved Order of Redmcn, was sentenced to ono year in prison, at Philadelphia, for embez zling $2,470 of tho organization's funds. Daughters of thn American Rsvnin. tlon held their annual church service in Old Trinity Church. New Vnrir and then decorated the gravpa nf nv- olutionary celebrities in the church- yara. E. O. Thomas, recent.lv rilonhorooH from a nenitentiarv. wan a rraaH , Owensboro, Ky., charged with arson. ror mo Durmng or tne Owensboro Trousera Manufacturing plant. -Loss $80,000. Orders have been received from the navy department that the second class of midshipmen be graduated at the close of the soml-annual examination next year. The examination will be held on Fobruary 1, 1904. Several county sheriffs and other of ficers aurrounded James McKlnnev. the California outlaw, In a Chinese house at Bakersfleld, Cal. In a fight to capture him the outlaw was killed, as was also Deputy Sheriff Tmbbets, and a constable wat fatally wounded. The simultaneous ringing of the church and fire bells at Mt. Holly, N. J., wat a singular feature in connec tion with the burial of Edward Groom, the oldest resident of the city, who was Instrumental in securing all Its bells. PIPERS till COliEHI SAFL PURLOINED BY WOMAN. Wife of Assistant Postmaster General Entered Husband's Office Forc ibly Removes Documents. The greatest sensation yet developed in the Pofltomce scandal at Washing. ton care when Postmaster General Payne, April 23, announced he bad summarily dismissed James N. Tyner, Assistant Attorney General for the PoBlofflce Department, and had sent Information to the Attorney General looking to criminal prosecution. Mrs. Tyner. wife of the Assistant Attorney General, some time after 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon entered Tyner's of flee through the anteroom. She open, ed a side door leading Into the corrl dor and admitted Mrs. Barrett, mother of Harrison J. Barrett, General Tyner's former assistant, and O. O. Hammer, an expert employed by the Mosler Safe ft Lock Company. At the direction of Mrs. Tyner Hammer opened the safe, and nil the papers and documents therein were taken away by Mrs. Ty ner and Mrs. Barrett. Postmaster General Payne satisfied himself that Mrs. Tyner acted with the knowledge and consent of General Tyner. He then removed Tyner from ofllce. Some time ago General Tyner, at the request or Postmaster General Payne, tender ed his resignation, to take effect May in his letter dated March 9 General Tyner, who at one time was Postmas ter General of the United States, ex pressed great regret at being com pelled through Illness to rellnaulsh his duties after 42 years devoted to governmental affairs. Replying to this letter on the same day Mr. Payne re fercd to General Tyner's long service and granted him leave of absence un til May 1. The remiest for General Tyner's resignation was conveyed to nun tnrougn a friend. The reouest followed developments In which It was alleged that officials of the Assistant Attorney General's office had received largo sums of money from various con cerns conducting fraudulent business enterprises. This money was paid to prevent them from being barred from using the malls. Attorney General Knox received all the papers In the case, with a request from Mr. Payne that he Indicate the course to be pur sued. Nothing will be done until Knox acts. H Is susnected at the depart ment that the papers have some con nection with, the recent conduct of the office. Some weeks ago a turf invest ment concern whose affairs were aired In court alleged that Its operations and working methods had been sanctioned by the Assistant Attorney General. FORBIDDEN TO RAILROADS. Commission Decides Grain Freiahte Must Not Be Increased. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion gave out a decision that the pro posed advances by the railroads In the freight rates on grain products be tween Chicago and New York are not Justified. The commission announced that further proceedings will be com menced against the roads unless they readjust these rates on or before May Ihe rates on other articles, such as Iron and steel, dressed beef and packing house products, are not con demned. In its decision the commis sion says: "An increase which re sults solely from the withdrawal of a lower export rate, or from the main tenanco of a published tariff, cannot ordinarily bo condemned ns unlawful. Railways are entitled to share in tho general prosperity of the country; they nave surrered severely In .the nast and should be allowed to recuperate while mat prosperity continues, but It does not follow necessarily that they are entitled to advance former rates which were not reduced on account of fliinti. clul depression." The commission holds that tho charge of 17V4 cents on grain and grain products from Chicago to New York Is ample and that the In creaso to 20 cents Is Illegal. GIVEN TO MRS. BURDICK. Pennell's Instructions Conveyed to the Woman $25,000. The effort of Ihe company which is sued a policy of insurance for $15,001) on the life of Arthur R. Pennell to havo J. Fredorlck Pennell Interpleaded In Attorney Thayer's suit against the Insuranco company camo to an end in Bpeelal term of the Supreme court at Buffalo, N. Y. Churles B. Sears, at torney for the administrator, wlthdrow all claim for the payment of the pol- cy to uio estate Tho sealed Instruc tions which A. R. Pennell left with his attorney, Mr. Thayer, regarding thb purpose of tho $25,000 trust which he left with him, were not produced in court It was reported they were opened, and the attorneys, on finding they named Mrs. Burdick as a bene ficiary, decided a contest would be use less. BEEF TRUST'8 LAST RESORT. Must Appeal Its Case or Accept the Prohibitory Order. No answer to the bill of the govern ment had been filed at Chicago April 21 by the packers In the beef trust case. This waa the last day within which an answer to the ruling of Judge Giosscup could be entered. It la not believed that the packers will bddIv for further extension of time to an swer, and If they decide to appeal from the order overruling their demurrer they will have 60 days In which to do so. Lumbermen Re-Elect Officers. . The present officers of the National Lumbermen's association were re elected for the ensuing year, at Wash ington, D. C, as follows: E. C. Fos burgh, Norfolk, Va., president; Ed ward Htnea, Chicago, vice president; A. Freeman, St. Louis, treasurer; George K. Smith, St. Loult, secretary. The board of governors as now con stituted, also waa re-elected. If REVIEW OF TRA Buslneet Satisfactory Railway Earr ings continue on the Upward Turn New Record. H. O. Dun It Co.'e "Weekly Review Trade" savs: Trail rnannnitwl of promptly to better weather In many oevuuiiB ot me country, notably activ ity appearing In seasonable lines of warelng apparel, yet wholesalers re port conservatism as compared with M.I U. a.. .1. . I ... .ic uiuiiius mis year, aitnougn business Is more active than It was a year ago. Structural im.iorouinoa call for large quantities of lumber and uiiuuiiig materials. Lake navigation has redttred rail froii,. nr,n.ir.n and shipments are more prompt, yet there is no diminution In the splendid Increase of gross railway earnings. Which Show a o-oln i t over last year s figures for April thus far and 25.3 per cent over 1901. Three facta are especially noteworthy as to the situation In the Iron and steel In dustry. Scarcity of coke is no longer cause for complaint; on the contrary, in some cases deliveries are so large as to threaten accumulation, and pre dictions as to the permanence of high prices have ceased. Ample supplies of fuel make It posslblo for blast fur naces to turn out pig Iron in abund ance and a new hlghwater mark of production may be expected for April, nusim-uicu EtucKs or coke and pig Iron fall to result In llfflrrlanfr 4onl as yet, billets being In urgent request. A rail mill has commenced work on billets and other similar changes are contemplated, which Inilimto. thn pressure, as steel rails are made more readily marketed than Bny other pro duct. Settlement of structural labor troubles has renewed activity on bridges and buildings, which revives interest In steel. Billets will be brought from abroad at the earliest possible date, but thpra la rlimniio In securing sales, as foreign produc ers are also holding large contracts. rig iron is still unsettled as to price, with b livers nlaclmr mntranii ,n.nr.j. atlvely. Failures this week were 1C0 iu i ne united states, against 212 last year, and 15 In Canada, compared with is a year ago. Brndstreet'a enva- wimni Ing flour, exports for the week end ing April 23, aggregate ,3.888,542 bushels, nenlnal 9 977 777 lnot 3.750.589 In this week a vear ago, and' 4.282.129 In 1901. Wheat exports since July 1 aggregate 185.079.093 bushels, against 210.sr,fi aas i.qt iu. son, and 171.n60.338 in IHOi). Corn ex ports aggregate 1,499,906 bushels. ajjnlust 1,077.021 last week, 378.186 a year ago. and 1.344 anii i icim r- the fiscal yenr exports are 63.109.795 bushels, against 25.399.S21 last sea son, nud 154,266, 645 in 19(1. MAIL FOR PENSIONERS. Commissioner Makes New Rule Con cerning Postofh'ce Address. Tho commissioner of pensions has promulgated this rulo for the deliv ery of mall to pensioners. "Pension ers and claimants for pensions desir ing their mail sent to cities cr town3 having free mnll delivery must give their postofflco addresses bv street and number, number of postoflice box, ru ral free delivery route, nr general de livery, as the case may be. General delivery addresses will bo accepted only In case It be shown thut no such other address Is available. Addresses In care of another person will not he accepted for the transmission of Den- slon certificates or anything nf value, or which might be Improperly or wrongfully made use of by another person, nor will any communication be mailed to a claimant for pension for delivery at a street and number or postofflce box address which is the Fame as that of the attorney prosecut ing tuo claim. CABLE FLASHES. Premier Zanardelll, of Italy, was seized with a fainting spell Just after a conference with the King. Twenty-five Jews were killed and 275 wounded, many fatally, during anti- Semitic riots at Klshineff, Russia. rue steamship Hanalel sailed from Honolulu to establish Pacific cable sta tions on Midway and Guam islands. Fort San Carlos, at the lake en trance of tho San Juan River, Nicar agua, has been recaptured by the Nlc- araguan rebels. By the advice of his doctors Slanor Prlnettl, at Rome, Italy, has resigned as foreign minister. His successor Is UKoly to bo Vice Admiral Morln. The royal commission to rcoresent Great Britain at the St. Louis exposi tion will bo appointed in a few days. It Is said the Prince of Wales will be president of the commission. Tho budget Introduced In the Hou of Commons, England, by Mr. Ritchie, chancellor of the exchenuer. nro. poses the abolition of the dutv ion grain and the reduction of the Income lax. In Its official report of the distress In Northern Sweden tho relief com mittee says the funds at the disndmal or the committee are sufficient, Pro vided tho growth of the pasturagb is not retarded. Alfred Dreyfus, at Paris. Fralnce. has submitted to Minister of fVVar Andre a lengthy letter in which he earnestly asks for a reopening on his case by means of an Investigation by the minister. F The withdrawal of the military guards on the railroads has torn menced in the northern and Jjuern provinces or nouana. cut tne gi.ards will be maintained for the presejnt In the central provinces and at Aopster- dam. The Vienna, Austria, Post the arrest ot a Hungarian so connection with an alleg among .Hungarian troops to Emperor Francis Joseph, du military maneuvers. King Edward reviewed 8.0 I blue- Jackets and marines at Valeul kalaml of Malta, and later. -with 1 borate ceremony, he laid the foundatl f stone of the breakwater which Is ti Irotect the entrance of the barbo 'TAKED" OLD MASTERS SOLD. Many Spurious Canvtset Turned but 1 by London Swindlers. The manufacture of "faked" pic tures by old mastera It not confined to Paris, The great Increase in the value ot Romney, Gainsborough and Lawrence portraits caused the pro duction of many spurious canvasee, and lately these "masters" have been put on the American and English mar ket. One copyist In London has. at tained astonishing accuracy in repro ducing Romney't workt, Theae fraud ulent pictures are never exposed to the test of a sale at Christie's. They change hands privately, and most col lectors are so vain about their knowl edge that when they discover they have been deceived they make no fuss, especially as the dealers do not give a guaranty. Antiques are manufac tured on the biggest scale of all In Nuremberg, where sham brasses of tho sixteenth century, silver cups, Jewels, Ivories or whatever curios are In special demand at any time are turned out In profusion. -The art dis played In these copies Is scarcely In ferior to that In the original. It de ceives the keenest and most knowing collector. Baron .Rothschild bought here recently a sliver bell supposed to have come from the Hermitage pal ace at St. Petersburg and reputed to be a famous work of Benevuto Cel lini. Rothschild paid $30,000 for it, but discovered afterward that two of his continental relatives had bought similar bells about the same time. Bach of the three contained one-third of the genuine bell, which bad been broken up and the original pieces had been worked In with the' Imitation. The leading collectors are talking of try for works of art In which the gen uine "pedigree" of objects of all kinds shall be registered so that their his tory may be traceable. But there are many difficulties in the way of such a project, not the least being that the dealers are dead set against It. Science and Fact. Senator William P. Frye is an ar dent lover of the sport of fishing. Once, after his return from his sum mer outing, says the Saturday Even ing Post, lie met the celebrated nat uralist, Agassi. Olowlngly Senator Fry described his experiences. "Among my triumphs," said he. "waa the capture of speckled trout that weighed fully eight pounds." Dr. Agassis smiled, and said: "Reserve that for tho credulous and convivial circles of rod and reel celebrants, but spare the feelings of a sober scient ist." "This is not a campaign whop per I'm telling; I weighed that trout carefully, and it was an eight-pound-cr." "My dear Mr. Frye." remonstrat ed Dr. Agasslz, "permit me to Inform you that the Salvellnus fortlnalis nev er attains the extraordinary weight of eight pounds. The creature you raujht could not have been a speck led trout. All the authorities on Ichthyology would disprove your claim." . "All I can say to that," said, Senator Frye, "Is that there are, then, bigger fish in Maine than are dreamed of In your science." The next season lie caught a speckled trout that weighed nine pounds. He packed It In Ice, and sent it to Dr. Agasslz. A fow days later he received a telegram, which read: "The science of a life time kicked to death by a fact Agas slz." One hundred and thirty kinds of wild flowers are found near Nome, Alaska. 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One day I noticed in the newspapers the case of a man who was afflicted as I was and was cured by the use of Doau's Kid ney Pills. His words ot praise for thla remedy were so sincere that on the strength of bis statement I went to the Hugh Murrey Drug Co.'s store and got a box. I found that tho medicine was exactly as powerful a kidney rem edy as represented. I experienced quick and lasting relief. Doan's Kid ney Pills will prove a blessing to all sufferers from kidney disorders who will give them a fair trial." A Fbib Trial of this great kidney medicine, which cured Mr. Walls, will be mailed to any part of the United States on application. Address Foster Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price &P cents per boy. Wax From Trees. The wax palm of the Andes la a veg etable wonder. It grows to a height ot nearly 200 feet and thrives not only on the plains, but the mountains. The wood Is tough and durable and is em ployed in carpentry. The wax cornea from the pits between the trunk and fronda t it yellow or grayish white. It at pure aa beeswax and la used for making candles. A peon climbing the trees can gather from 20 to 30 pounds from aca, -M&rV&gK I HARD TO BEAR. Q3 Li
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