V FflNAMt R:JcCTS C0L0MB1HS OFFER REJOICING IN THE ISTHMUS. Raly Ucon United 6tatet to Help Them Maintain Their In dependence. The Panamanian Commission, com posed of Scnors Arias, Morales and Arosemena, which loft Tanama to meet tho Peace Commission from the department of Rollvar, hoarded the Mayflower and held a short conference with tho Colombians who represent tho department of Bolivar. Tho Co lombians, assuring them concessions and considerations on the passage of a canal treaty. The Panamanians re plied that they would not return to the Republic of Colombia, and declared the assurance camo too late, as Pan ama's position was so advantageous and strong that they could not see any reason for changing. During the conference Nloanor Inslgnares, a brother of tho Governor of the Stato of Bolivar, who was the spokesman of the Colombians, made a strong ap peal to the Panamanians net to dis rupt the Republic of Colombia, and he supplemer'ed his appeal by the solemn assurance that Colombia would grant all the rights demanded by the Isth mians and eventually carry out their grand project of building tho canal. Replying to Senor Inslgnaros, Benor Thomas Arias, representing tho juta, said that the Bogota government and the Colombians generally did not ap pear to grasp the actual conditions prevailing on tho Isthmus. The revo lutlon, Senor Arias said, was born ab solutely of the unanimous desire of the entire people of Panama and was Irre vocable. It. was the act of a now in-! dependent government already I thoroughly organized and formally recognized by the United States Gov- eminent In receiving Its represents-1 tlve. Senor M. Philippe Bunau-Va-; rllla, as well aa by the governments ' of France and Italy. The threat of ; Senor Inslgnaros that the Republic of j Colombia would enforce Its alleged ' rights In tsthmJan territory, did not cause apprehension to the Panaman ian commissioners, who received It with equanimity and did not give it any serious consideration. NEW CANAL TREATY. Will Give Panama $250,000 More Than Offered Colombia. i The canal treaty with Panama, which Is now being negotiated and which has been practically finished for several days, provides for a cash i payment of 110.250,000 to the young republic, which is an addition of a j quarter or a minion dollars to me amount which was to have been paid Colombia under the Hay-Herran treaty. This payment alone will give Panama greater wealth per capita than any of the other and much older Central American Republics. It Is probable part of the money will find its way into Colombian treasury In the guise of a slight balm for the loss of the Isthmus. The United States Is urging the young republic to assume a part of Colombian debt and to pay its proportion of the cash payment for the canal. The Government of Pana ma shows willingness to accede to the request, of the United States. Ac credited to the United States, France and the world at large as minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordin ary of the Republic of Panama, M.Phil ippe Bunau-Varllla hag addressed a note to the envoys of the Powers, represented at Washington requesting that they notify their respective gov ernments of the formation of the sov ereign State of Panama and express ing the hope that bis government will receive recognition at their hands. Panama Treaty Signed. Secretary Hay and Philippe Bunau Varllla, minister from Panama, signed the treaty for the construction of the Panama oanal by the United States. The keynote of the treaty Is the pro vision by which Panama cedos to the United States whatever lands through out the republic of Panama this gov ernment shall find desirable In con nection with the building or the oper ation and maintenance of the canal. The treaty gives to the United States absolute sovereignty over the canal strip, which comprises between eight and ten miles on each side of the canal. Within this zone the power of the United States is as absolute as If the zone were port of this country. President and Cashier Suicided. Miller Boyklns, president of the Farmers and Merchants bank and the DcKalb cotton mills, at Camden, S. C, was found dead with a gunshot wound through his heart. Edward Zamp, cashier of the hank went to the Boyklns house and alter remaining a few minutes, went back home. He was missed for several hours and was found after dark tn his barn. He, too, bad shot himself dead. Lost Control of Train, Fast freight train No. 98 on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad ran wild on the steep Sand Patch grade this morning and at Phllson struck a de railing switch, plunging over a 30-foot embankment. Fireman William V. Bluebaugh of Connellsvllle was in stantly killed and Engineer Walter Purnell of Cumberland sorlously in jured. CABLE FLA8HES. In the elections tor the Prussian Diet Conservatives secured 136 out of 230 districts, the Socialists electing none. Russia and Austria threaten danger to Turkey unless the Macedoniun re forms are carried out at once. A dirigible balioon of Lebaudy brothers made 46 miles In 95 minutes In France. The daughter of Henry Labouchere waa married to the Marquis Ul Rudlnl In Rome. PLEDGES OF PEACE. King Edward Entertains Vctor Eman uel and His Queen, King Edward and Queen Alexandra entertained King Victor Emnnuol and Queen Hclene of Italy and 160 other Kiicfits, including princes, TTlncesses, ambassadors and army and nnvy of ficers, at dinner In St. George's hall, Windsor castle. Tho tables bore the famous royal gold plate service and there was an Incomparable display of J"wels. In proposing a toast to their Italian majvstlcs. King Edward said: "I remember as If it wore but yes terday that your 'Illustrious grandfath er 48 years ao came 'here as tho guest of my beloved mother and my lamented father. At thnt time we were at war. and our armies fought together. Thank God. wo are now at peace, and the aim of our countries Is to maintain It and to work together In the paths of progress and enlight enment. I have not forgotten the kind and cordial reception." King Victor Emanuel replied In English, saying: "The memories to which your maj esty refers live In my heart and In the hearts of all Italian since the his toric and eventful period which led Italy to unity and whlc.i tendered to England, always greater and more powerful, the feelings of sympathy and friendship which now unite the two peoplvs. For my people these reelings have continued to Increase, and they constitute a tradition for my government. They are Important fac tors In Italian policy, which, like the policy of your majesty s government, is one of peace and civilization." COST OF LIVING. Comparison Between Years of High and Lew Prices. The Bureau of Labor has Issued a bulletin on the cost of living of worklngmen's famllloa. showing that of 2.567 families. In 33 States, from which data waa obtained the average income per family was $827.19; aver ago expenditure for all purposes, $"68.64; average expenditure per fam ily for food. $326.90, and the average size of family, 6.31 persons. The last figure le seven-tenths above the average of private families In the whole country, as shown by the census of 1900. The focd expense is more than 42H per cent of the ex penditure for all purposes. An ex tended investigation covering the years 1890-1902. shows that the cost of food reached Its highest In 1902, the average then being 10.9 per cent above the average for the decade 1890-1899, and an Increase of 16.1 per cent, compared with 1806, the year of lowest prices. It Is announced as a conservative "conclusion that the In creaso in the cost of living a.4 a whole In 1902, when compared with tho year of lowest price,, waa not over 16.1 per cent., the figures given as the Increase In the cost of food as shown by this Investigation. This, of course. Brumes always the purchase of the same articles and the same quantities In years of low prices, low wages and more or less irregular employment. and tn years of higher prices, higher wages and steady employment. Money for Missions. Tho general mlscionary committee of the Methodist Episcopal church in session at Omaha, adjourned, after ap propriating over $1,600,000 for home and foreign missionary work and se lecting ltoaton as the place of meet ing next year. Among the final ap propriations was one of $2,400 for ! uonemian and Hungarian work In Pittsburg, $3,000 In Philadelphia. $400 in Erie, $2,600 in Central Pennsyl vania and $3,000 In East Ohio. Standard Oil Dividend. The Standard Oil Company declar ed a quarterly dividend of 12 per cent. This makes the dividends for the year 45 per cent on the capital stock of $100,000,000. Of the total stock, John D. Rockefeller, is sup posed to bold $65,000,000. Rockefel ler's income from his Standard oil holdings for the year amounts to $20, 000.000. The stock advanced five points Monday on the curb, selling at $665 a share, the par value being $100. Miss Gould Against Smoot. That Helen Gould is in the fight to unseat the Mormon apostle. Sena tor Smoot, of Utah, was brought out by inquiries as to where the money was coming from to pay John G. Car lisle for conducting the case against Smoot before the Senate Committee. Miss Gould's support was enlisted by her colleagues In the Interdenomina tional Society of Women. . Tin Mill Starts Up. The entire tin plate plant of the American Tin Plate Company at South Sharon. Pa., went Into opera tion Monday morning. Only 10 of the hot mills had been working for some time past and 10 additional mills were started. The company has or ders booked that will keep the plant in operation for several weeks. Over 1,000 men are employed in the mill. Bequest to Masons Invalid. William I.. El kins' bequest to the Masons of $250,000 In cash and a $250,000 lot of ground for the erec tion of a home for Masonic orphans, has been declared inoperative. It has developed that the bequest was made within 30 days of the donor's death, and therefore, according to the act of 1885, Pennsylvania statutes, falls ot its purpose. Lincoln's Cane Bought for $145. In New York at public auction a walking came of the late President Abraham Lincoln was sold for $145 to H. H, Wlbert. The cane is a black stick with a bone handle. On the handle are silver trimmings and the name of "Abraham Lincoln" is spelled out in silver letters. Jews Massacred. A hundred MoorUh Jews, fugitives from Taza, have arrived at Marina. They say the Sultan's troops, while In occupation of Taza, massacred many Jews and assaulted women and girls. mm sun is serious SAN DOMINGO TORN UP. Insurgents Continue to Bombard the City Want Recognition by the United States. The political sltuMon In Ban Do mingo Is serious. The Insurgents are bombarding tho city. Generals Wen ceslno Flgiicro and Juan Francisco Sanchei are refugees In the foreign legations. The city Is completely Invested by 4,000 men under Plchardo and four other generals. A general attack Is expected within the next few days. General Wos y Gil refuses to capitulate, and It Is believed that the fighting will be severe. The United States cruiser Baltimore has been compelled to leave to recoal. United States Minister Powell is endeavoring to protect American Interests with the limited means at. his disposal. A German naval vessel is ready to land troops at a moment' notice. The In surgents endeavored to have Minister Powell recognize them, but this the minister refused to do. The revolu tionists fired on the Clyde line steamer New York as she was entering the port of Samnna. The vessel was un injured. The revolutionists of San Domingo applied to the State Depart ment for recognition by the United States. The application was present ed to the department by J. M. Gior dan that It is the policy of the State Department to recognize only de facto governments. EAR GRAFTING. Operation from Head of Restaurant eur to Millionaire. Dr. Andrew N. Nelden, a New York surgeon, reported the grafting of a $5,000 ear of a German restaurant keeper on the head of a millionaire minor. He performed the operation, he said. In a Philadelphia physician's private sanitarium Tuesday evening. The two patients, the ear seller and the ear buyer, are said to be lying heads together, feet pointing In oppo slt directions and must so He for about 12 days. The upper half of the German's $5,000 ear was scalped off down to about the first notch, togeth er with about four square inches of skin. This flap and ear were then twisted around and clapped to the prepared raw surface of the place where the millionaire's ear ought to be, and fastened there with long sil ver needles. As soon as circulation Is certainly established between the old ear and Its new owner it will be cut loose the remainder of the way and the German will lose possession, as he has already sold all title to it. Dr. Nelden said It was an ordinary grafting operation of 30 minutes and was only exceptional as to ears. It was frequently done with the nose. Dr. Nelden Is guarding well the pro fessional secret of who the two men are. His patients are in the sanita rium under assumed names. DIVORCED FOR MONEY. Young Wife Accepts $26,000 Instead of Husband. George Whtttell, the San Francisco mlllonalre, has Just paid Mrs. Flor enco Boyer Whlttell. his son's wife, who was a poor girl, $26,000 to re lease the boy from marriage. Whlt tell gave his son the option of getting a divorce from his wife or 'being cut off without a dollar. The young man. Uldn t relish poverty, so he agreed to get a divorce. His wife also agreed, but sho stipulated that $25,000 be paid to her. In addition to this sum she was given $1,000 on condition that she leave the city. WINS PALEFACED BRIDE. Full-Blooded Indian Carries Off Belle of Illinois Town, Frank Cayou, a full-blooded Indian graduate of Carlisle Indian school, won the belie of Areola. 111., Miss Anna Snyder, and the pair eloped to Tuscola Monday night and were married by tho Rev. Mr. Brandon of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Cayou appeared at Areola two years ago, coming from Champaign, where he had been taking a post-graduate course In the Univer sity of Illinois. He was a great athlete and coached the Areola hose team, which won the championship of Illi nois, and at the same time won the heart of Miss Snydor, who Is a mem ber of one of the oldest and most aristocratic families of Douglas county. Three Killed, Others Hurt. By the collapse of a wall during a lire at the car barns of the Cleveland Electric railway barns three firemen were killed and two others Injured. Tho loss is estimated at $300,000. The dead are: Robert Duffy, truck No. 2; James Schweda, truck No. 2; Rob ert Reed, truck No. 2. The Injured: Michael Corrigan, truck No. 1, legs broken; Harry Vandevelde, truck No. 2, suffering from shock, In hospital; outcome uncertain; Battalion Chief Andrews, slightly Injured about body. FIVE VILLAGES BURNED. Mussulmans Take Vengeance Upon Bulgarians. Tho Mussulmans In the district of K'.rk-Klllsseh have burned Ave Bul garian villages In revenue for, an at tack made by the Bulgarians on the Mubsuimaa village of Zarasa. The revolt In the vilayet of Yemen, Arabia, Is extending southward. Otto man troops advancing on Hodalda were determinedly opposed by the re volt Inn tribes and werj forced to re treat. Another attempt to advance from Mokha failed, the Turkish troops bolcg defeated. Increase of Railway Disasters. The Interstate commerce commis sion has Issued a statement that dur ing the year ended June 30, 1903, 8,533 persons were killed and 46,997 injured In railway accidents, compared with 2.818 killed and 89.800 injured duriug tho preceding year. PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE. Official at Washington Not Surprised by Revolution. President Roosevelt sent the House 11 the correspondence and dispatches relating to the Panama revolution as requested In the resolution adopted by the House last week. This cor respondence shows that the United States Government knew of the revo lution before it took place. Secretary Hay states that on the afternoon of November 3 a press dis patch announced a revolution In the State of Panama. Acting Secretary of State Loomls sent the following telegram to Vice Consul Ehrman at Panama at 3:40 o'clock that after noon: "Uprising on Isthmus reported. Keep Department- promptly and fully Informed." Vice Consul Ehrman, replying tn a cablegram received at 8:15 o'clock, says: "No uprising- yet. Reported It will be.at night. Situation is critical." lh a cablegram to the State Depart ment, received an hour and 35 minutes later, the Vice Consul reported the success of the revolution and the cap ture of the Colombian officers. President Roosevelt, one hour and 28 minutes after the receipt of the cablegram announcing the revolution, caused this dispatch to be sent the commander of the gunboat Nashville; "In the Interests of peace make every effort to prevent the Govern ment troops of Colon from proceeding to Panama. The transit of the isth mus must be kept open and order maintained. Secure special train If necessary." Commander Hubbard of the Nash ville immediately replied: "Troops will not be moved." Quay' Service Pension Bill. Senator Quay has put In a service pension bill applying to all soldiers and sailors of the Civil war who serv ed more than 90 days not now receiv ing pensions or who get less than $12 a month. Veterans from 60 to 55 years old are to receive $6 a month: 66 to 60 years, $8 a month; over 60 years, $12 a month. All widows' pen sions are to be not less than $12 a month. LATEST NEWS NOTES. The Hague Tribunal completed Its hearing In the Venezuelan claims. Archbishop Davids was assassinated by Armenians at Uschmladsln, in the Caucasus. His assassins escaped. At the first public consistory of Pope Plus X. Mgrs. Merry del Val, Callegari, Ajut.1, Talllanl and Katsch thaler were made cardinals. ' A fleet of 18 steamers, towing 6, 000,000 bushels of coal loaded In 148 coal boats, 70 barges, 10 light boats, five square coal boats and two model barges was sent out from Pittsburg. Five men were Injured and $300,000 worth of property destroyed as the re sult of the explosion of a boiler used In heating the Park theater and Arm ory building, Butler, Pa. By a vote of delegates representing 11,282 members to that ot delegates representing 2.185 members the Fed eration of Labor rejected resolutions pledging it to Socialism. The Supreme Court of New Jersey has decided that the boundary line between New Jersey and New York lies In the middle of the Hudson riv er end Now York bay. The supreme court has decided valid the law of Tennessee of 1889, taxing the Pullman Palace Car Com pany for passengers carried solely within the State limits. The tax on cars Is held unconstitutional. The plant of the Shelby Steel Tube Company at Greenville, Pa., haa re sumed operation. In all departments after a two months' shutdown. J. J. Dunn, of Sheloy, O., succeeds the late Fidel Bubser as superintendent. The reports of tho pension bureau show that the pensions Issued during the first four months of the present fiscal year exceed the same period of last year by 25 per ent. The pension issue last year was the largest in 10 years. Gov. Pcnnypacker will not call an extra session of the Legislature to make an appropriation to rebuild the bridges across the Delaware river be tween Bucks county and New Jersey, which were destroyed by the October floods. The lowest record for a week's pro duction in coke in the Connellsvllle reelon since 1893 was made last week. The total tonnage was 110.000, or a drop of 30,000 tons for the week. Fur ther orders havo been Issued for bank ing evens. At Denver, Col., killing of beef by Jewish methods has been ordered stopped by Secretary Whitehead, of the Humane Society, and 4,000 ortho dox Hebrews In Denver are deprived ot meat until the courts pass upon the matter. Covered by a repeating rifle In the hands of County Detective R. L. Mc MUIen. Lawrence Minor and Frank, alia "Tony." Pierce, the two desperate negroes who escaped from the Wash ington county Jail Monday evening, were taken into custody just on the edge ot this county. Values of railroad properties. as represented by the money actually expended in their construction, are to be taken Into consideration by the Interstate Commerce Commission In the futuro when determining the Reasonableness of advances made in relght rates. The mall steamer which has Just re turned to St. Johns from Labrador brings no news of the expedition to explore the Interior of Labrador, head ed by Leonldas Hubbard, Jr., of New York, assistant Editor ot Outing. All the settlers believe the party perish ed. It was announced semi-offlclally that Mrs. Nellie Grant-Satorls, daugh ter of Gen. Grant, Is to be selected a president of the board ot lady managers of the world' fair. In place ot Mrs. John Blair, whose resig nation will he tendered to the Na tional commission at Us meeting on December IB. THIRTY-ONE LIS SMflCED. NEGLECT OF ORDERS THE CAUSE. Freight Train Crashed Into Construe, tlon Special Running at Full 8peed In Deep Cut. Thirty-one men were killed and at least 16 Injured in a head-on collision between a freight train and a work train on the Big Four railroad, be tween Mackinaw and Tremont, III, AH the dead and most of the In jured were members of the work train, the crews on both engines jumping In time to save their lives. The col lision occurred in a deep cut, at the beginning of a sharp curve, neither train being visible to the crew of the other, until they were wlthlng 60 feet of !ach other. The engineers set their brakes, sounded the whistles then leaped from their cabs; the two trains striking with such force that the sound was heard for miles. A second after the collision the boiler of the work train engine ex ploded, throwing heavy iron bars and splinters of wood 200 feet. Conductor John W. Judge, of In dianapolis, who had charge of the freight train, received orders at Ur bana to wait at Mackinaw for the work train, which was due at 2:40 p. m. Instead of doing this he failed to stop. The engineer of the work train, George Becker, had also re ceived orders to pass the freight at Mackinaw, and was on the way to that station. The work train was per haps five minutes late, and was running at full speed. The dead are residents of neighbor ing towns and the scenes about the wreck were beyond description. Wives and "children of men who were missing thronged around, asking If their hus bands or fathers had been killed. Out of 35 men who constituted the crew of the work train only four are living, and two of these are seriously Injur ed. GOVERNMENT DEFRAUDED. Faulty System of Invoicing Proves Very Expensive. Frauds in the declaration of goods exported to the United States which cost tho United States $1,000,000 a year are laid 'bare in the report of Third Assistant Secretary of State Pelrce of the American consul service In Europe. Under the present system the fee for certifying an Invoice Is $2.50. It matters not whether the In voice Is for $100 or $100,000 worth of goods. No charge Is made for cer tifying an invoice of less than $100. The large shipments of goods are fre quently listed in invoices of less than $100 and scores of distinct Invoices arc often combined In one invoice to avoid the payment of more than one fee. Thomas W. Peters, tho United States consul at Plinten, Germany, re ported one case in which a merchant combined 105 distinct Invoices In one. Mr. Pierce recommends a complete re vision of the method of certifying In voices. He would have a certification of every Invoice worth more than $25. Hn would have a minimum fee of 25 cents and a maximum fee of $50. DYNAMITE KILLS FOUR. Workmen Caught by Explosion While Clearing Land. A dynamite explosion occurred on the stock farm of Dr. J. B. Hart man, south of Columbus, O., killing four men. They are Jesse H. Dyer, John Cox. Richard Cox and a man i:amed Senilis, all residents of Colum bus, A crew of men has been work ing on the farm during the summer, blasting rock and stumps. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The formal presentation of M. Phi lippe Bunau-Varllla. as MlnlBter of the Republic of Panama, took place at the White House.. It is bold that by the recognition ot M. Bunau Varllla by the President the United States also recognizes the existence of a government do jure on the Isthmus ot Panama. Senator Reed Smoot. of Utah, de nies that as an apostle of the Mor mon Church he took an oath ot any sort. Hawaii Wants to Be a State. Congress has received a memorial from Secretary of State of Hawaii, transmitting a resolution which was passed recently by the Legislature of that Territory, asking that it be ad mitted Into the Union as a State, and that the peoplo of tho Territory who are qualified to vote bo authorized to meet in convention for the purpose of framing and adopting a State Con stitution. DYNAMITER CAUGHT. Confesses That He Threatened to Blow Up Hotel In Chicago. The threat to blow up the Plaza hotel unless $00 was handed to the maker of the threat at a place desig nated was the work of Charles Wright, according to a confession which Wright made to tho police. Wright, who Is 19 years old, declared that be wrote the threatening letter at tho Instance of a man whose name he did not know, but whom he de scribed. Wright's arrest was brought about through a second throat which he made. A decoy package was left for him at a saloon which he desig nated, and when he called a detec tive who bad been In hiding made the arrest. 8enator Charged with Bribery. The Federal grand Jury this even ing returned true bills against United States Senator Charles II. Dietrich and Postmaster Jacob Fisher of Hast ings, Neb., charging them with con. splracy and bribery In connection with the appointment of Fisher to the position of postmaster. REVIEW OF TRADE. Encouraging Feature of th Steal Trade Generally Favorable Reports of Winter Wheat. It. G. Dun & Co.' "Weekly Review of Trade" says: tabor organizations are accepting reductions in wages without controversy, which removes one threatening Industrial factor, and In several branches of business or ders are more numerous, but In the steel Industry there Is little expecta tion of liberal buying until 1904. Con- ( structlon work Is decreasing, despite optimistic report of more building permits Issued last month than a year ago. Mild weather still checks distri bution of merchandise. There Is no complaint of traffic congestion, rail way earnings, 6.1 per cent higher than '. In November to date In 1902, testi fying to the Increase In facilities. A week has passed without any further material reduction In iron and steel, and sentiment In trade favors stabll-1 lty at the present pof.'tlon. Conces sions are not readily obtained, espeo Il ly on distant deliveries. Much discus sion regarding prices of steel rails failed to produce any alteration, and railroads have placed orders for sev eral thousand tons. Meanwhile for eign markets are sought with more eerslstence. Machinery and hardware ..ave felt the reaction less thus far than structural material and other heavy shapes, while new shipbuilding plants and machinery for the Panama canal are encouraging features of the future. Report regarding wlntet wheat are generally favorable. Dry weather delayed planting along the Ohio belt, but recent rain have been beneficial. Failures this week were 249 in the United States, against 266 last year, and 17 in Canada, compared with 24 a year ago. Bradstreets will say: Wheat, In cluding flour, exports tor the week ending November 19 aggregate 2,974, 277 bushels, against 3,659,823 bushels last week, and 6.277,672 bushels this week last year. For 20 weeks of the cereal year they aggregate 64.876,128 bushels, against 105,257,326 bushels In 1902. Corn exports for the week ag gregate 1,391,625 bushels against 1, 688.282 bushels last week, and 243, 381 bushels a year ago. For 20 weeks of the present cereal year they aggre gate 72,982.694 bushels, against 2,388, 180 bushels In 1902. OPERATOR MURDERED. Victim Called for Help by Wire As sassin Escaped. "Send switch engine quick to me! I am being murdered by " This message was flashed Into the chief dispatcher's offlce at Jersey Shore, Pa., by William Clendennln, operator at Brown tower, on the New York Central railroad, five miles be low the station. The wire opened and not another word came. . Half an hour later the mcagfe was verified by policemen who rush ed to the place on a special engine. Clendennln's dead body was found on the floor of the tower undor the desk on which his Instruments were fixed. The body was still warm. In addition to the wound from a bullet his head was crushed In. A bloody spike maul lay on the floor. The work had evidently been done af ter the s limiting. The theory is that the operator was killed for money he was believed to carry. Tho alternat ing operator at the tower Is known to carry with him regularly between $400 and $500. It Is believed that the mur derers got the men mixed and killed Clendennln for the money they thought they would find In his clothes. FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Some of the Many Hundred Measures Introduced at the Extra Session. The House on Monday mado a fair start on the legislation for which It was convoked In special session, adopting a rule under which a vote will be taken at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon on the bill to make the Cuban reciprocity treaty effective and entering on debate of tho Cuban bill. At 4:45 p. m. the committee rose and the speaker announced the fol lowing members of the committee on enrolled bills: Messrs. Wachter, Maryland; Burke, Pennsylvania; Wil son. Illinois; F. K. Landls, Indiana; Lloyd, Missouri, Johnson, South Car olina; Llvernaah, California. The last throe are Democrats. A letter from Mr. Ball, of Texas, announcing his resignation was read. Tho House adjourned at 4:50 p. m. When tho Sonate convened several petitions protesting against Senator Smoot retaining his seat were pre sented and referred to tho committee on privileges and elections. CUBAN TREATY PASSED. House Voted to Endorse President's Policy by Large Majority. The House on Thursday by a rising vote of 335 to 21 passed the bill to make effective, the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The dissenting votes were about equally divided between Repub licans and Democrats, but there wss no record vote, the minority having too few votes to order the yeas and nays. The debate which began Monday was continued up to within a few min utes of the time appointed to take a vote on the final passage of the bill. The Democrats, under the leader ship of Mr. Williams, sought to the last to secure amendments to the bill in accordance with the action of the Democratic caucus, but wore defeated steadily. Mr. Williams made the final effort when he tried to have tho bill recommitted to the ways and means committee with Instructions to amend, but a point of order under the special rule providing for a vote on the bill without intervening motion was sus tained. Many Factories 8 tart Up. Over 6,000 men, including Iron, steel, tin and wocd workers ot the Monongahela valley towns, will re sume work next week. Many cf them have been Idle for a month or two, while other have had but from ten days' to two weeks' vacatlnn. I . . 'SECRET SAFEST- They Are Hidden In th Writing Dssli , of th Up-to-Dat Woman. Secret drawer of the olden time were made In a romantic age, presun bly for the romancer to hang their tales on. Tbe woman of today I nothing If net practical, and, while he may have a secret drawer or two In her desk or dressing table, she plac es her chief dependence upon a safe, ays the Washington Star. Try to open on side of a dainty writing desk, and if it opens at all It turns slowly and heavily, ;or It Is a safe door made cf layers of steel and Iron welded to resist the drill of th burglar. These safes, which are built Into writing desk and closets or set away In convenient places, are baby affairs, and look aa If they might belong to a doll house, but they will do good ser vice. They are only from 12 to 14 inches high, but they weigh from 150 to 200 pounds not a convenient weight for a burjjlar to carry off unob served. They have regular oomblnatlcn locks, like the safe of larger size, and are as carefully made. But Inside they present a different appearance. They are lined with velvet In rich col. or, and some of the larger one are made with shelves and library rack. In them Jewelry, as well ae private correspondence, I aa safe aa anything may be. ' The very small safes appeal partic ularly to women, but there are larger size which are equally useful and these are more frequently built into closets where a woman has a special amount of Jewelry that she keeps with her; or, for silverware, they are built Into the butler's pantry. The larger small safe will ramge from one and one-half to two and one-half feet In height. Inventor Rebuke HI Critic. Santo Dumont, the Brazilian aero naut, lost his temper when he listened, unwittingly, to the unfavorable criti cism ot two Americans who had wit nessed an attempt to sail his dirigible balloon. Later these Americans ob tained an Introduction and they ques tioned Santca aa to the future ot hi balloon. "I have a story which will aid you In the appreciation of my ef forts," said the Inventor. "A merchant wished to deliver a heavy package to a customer some distance away. A small boy and a wheelbarrow were placed into service. The sidewalks were broken and un even and the crossings without In clined approaches. As the boy strug gled along be aroused tbe sympathy of the men along the wayside. Sympathy turned into indignation and publto sentiment compelled the boy to return to his cruel master. The merchant was wrathy. He said: 'The men who objected shall now assist me In the delivery of these gocds.' The pack age waa neatly wrapped In Infant' clothe and placed In a baby carriage. His beautiful daughter was then told to deliver the package. "At every declivity, ready to assist her, stood a shirking gallant. Tbe vehicle waa carried bodily over dangerous cross ings. Protesting men had become meek menials, and without a drop of perspiration upon her brow, the lady placed the package in the astonished consignee's hands." The story was appreciated, but the point was not evident. "You do not understand," observed Dumont. "In America they call Ignor rant criticism 'hot air.' Will not some of the 'hot air' generated In the criti cism of my efforts aid me In sailing the balloon T" Hard to Tell. The prisoner' lawyer now took the wltnoss In hand and smiled knowing ly at u In tho jury box. "I It not true that you are a con victed perjurer?" he pleasantly inter rogated. "No." "Then It Is true?" "Yes. I mean no." "Be very careful, tr. Now we re coming to It. You say that on the morning of the 17th you noticed the prisoner eating his breakfast. Now be very careful. What was he eat ing?" "I dont know." "You don't know! You don't know! You mean to Insult the Intelligence of tails Jury by saying you don't know what be was eating?" "I don't bellove the prisoner knew himself," rejoined the witness. We all looked breathlessly at the prisoner, who waa gloomily wagging bis head In confirmation of the wit ness's testimony. "It was hash!" corroborated the prisoner Id sepulchral tones. New York un. 8mith Retaliated. One day rocently the following ad vertisement appeared in the column of a certain local newspaper: "In consequence ot annoying mis take Thomas Smith, the baker, begs to announce that he is not tbe sajue person a Thomas Smith, the sweep, and that he fcas no connection what ever with the latter Individual." But doubtless the advertiser felt rather sorry for himself when he saw bis sooty namesake's reply published! promptly the next day: "Thomas Smith, the sweep, who was stated yesterday to be a different person from, and to be in no way con nected with, Thomas Smita, the bok ir, wishes, for the sake ot dlstlnc lion, te be known tn future a lucky rhomaa Smith." Tit-Bit. The proportional Increase In th pop ulation of the cltle was lesa daring th past ten year than previously.
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