WASHINGTON CITY CHOSEN The Jaoanese and Russian Dip lomats Will Meet There. NATIONS COUNSEL THE MIKADO United States, With Other Countries, Urge Mikado's Government to Act With Moderation. America's National capital ha3 been selected as tha scat of negotia tions between the plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan for a treaty of peace. The choice of - Washington as the local convention of the peace conference murk) another foiward step In the negotiations toward ulti mate peace In the Far East institu ted by President Roosevelt. Official announcement, of the selec tion of Washington was made by Secretary William Lecb at the Whiu House. It was in typewiitten form and rend as follows: "When the two governments were in: able to agree i.pon litlicr Chetoo or fans, the iTesldent suggested The Hague, but both governments have now re quested that Washington be chosen ,as the place of meeting, and the Pres ident has accordingly formally noti fied both governments that Washing ton will be to selected." This statement was supplemental shortly afterward by a seml-olllclal announcement that "alter meeting and organizing, the plenipotentiaries of ihe iwo governments, If it should be found to be uncomfortably hot In Washington, may adjourn the meet ing to some summer rcsrt In the North, end there continue their sit tings until such time is the weather 'In Washington shall be more com fortable." President Roosevelt has used his Influence to counsel moderation nn Japan's part. Germany and France have abo counselled Japan to moder ation, but their voice is not 90 po tent as that of America. England has taken the attitude that whatever Japan, her ally, demands Is right. Here Is the Idea which prevails as to Japan's terms: An Indemnity not to aggregate more than the cost of the war and possibly not more than 1500,000,000, to be discharged oh easy terms. Japan's control of Korea, the Llao Tung peninsula; Japanese or Interna tional control of the Manrhurlan rail way. Restoration of Manchuria to Chi na, and removal of the adherence of Russia end Japan to the prlnclplo of the open door. It Is considered Improbable at this junctnn that Japan will Impose any restrictions regarding Vladivostok, regarding the movement of Russian naval forces in the far east, or that she will demand the Island of Sak halien. It was announced from Washington that an armislce will soon be con cluded between the' Rusp'an and Jap anese armies, pending , ,ce negotia tions. M. Negligoff, Russian am bassador to France, will probably act as one of tha czar's plenipotentiaries, while Marquis Ito may serve the mikado In the same capacity, If he cares to. The Russian foreign office Inform ed the public that negotiations toward the opening of the peace conference are progressing rapidly. PRISON FOR BANKER Burns Might Have Got Sentence of. 210 Years. Facing fhree Federal Indictments, containing 21 counts, the combined minimum sentence of which would mean a. continuous penitentiary sent ence of 105 yeaN and a maximum sentence of 219' years, Orus M. Burns, the Montpelier, O., banker, indicted by the Federal grand Jury for em- bezzlement, misapplication of bank funds, false entries and perjury, voluntarily entered a plea of guilty In the United States district court ' at Toledo on one count In one In dictment. , . Jidge R. W. Taylor sentenced Burns to seven years In the Ohio penitentiary. Kansas Needs -Harvesters. ; Kansas farmers will need 25,000 men and 2,2-!0 teams to harvest their i crops, according to a report made by j superintendent of the State Labor -Department of Kansas to A. B. Jam- , lson, superintendent of the Free Em- j ployment department of Missouri. ; The harvest, including the threshing, will last about 60 days, and the wages will, It Is said, range from $1.75 to $2.50 a day Two hundred men ; have alresdy been Bigned in Kansas j City for the work, and the shipping of men to the Kansas fields will be gin at once. Children Shot. At Valdosta, Ga., the 17-year-old son and the 16-year-old daughter of W. L. Carter, formerly a Baptist minister, attracted by the barking of a dog in the yard surrounding their home, went out to investigate, followed by a younger child. They were fired up on by Bome one from behind the smokehouse. The young girl fell dead, the boy crawled back to the house, where he died, and the younger child was wounded. Over 70 Miles an Hour. , The Lake Shore railroad establish ed a new record between Chicago and Buffalo. The distance, 526 miles, was covered In 453 minutes, thus beating the record of 470 minutes, made previously. The train was made up of four Pullmans, drawn by ne of the large Prairie type locomo tives. The average speed, deducting for stops, was 70.9 miles an hour. imports of raw material for Iron production In the Pittsburgh mills for May was the heaviest for two years. DUN'8 WEEKLY 8UMMARY Steel Mills Busy Little New Busi ness In Pig Iron Railway Earn ings Are Higher. R. Ci. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly -Review of Trade" says: Moderate Improve ment Is noted In commercial .condi tions, although progress is along con servative lines, and there Is no evi dence of speculative excesses. Seas onable weather has stimulated! retail sales of light-weight wearing upparel and jobbers report more disposition among dealers to place orders for fall and winter goods. Mercantile pay ments are also more prompt, the brighter crop on' look having a salu ary effect o.i all commercial opera tions Although little new business Is noted In pig Iron, the steel mills are busy and confidence Is expressed" in developments next month. Tex tile manufacturing Is In better condi llon Is in better condition than at any recent date, high prices for raw materia! exerting no retarding in fluence as yet. Railway earnings thus far available for June average 8.7 per cent, higher than last year's, and foreign commerce t this port for the last week shows gains of $1,:!!7.312 In exports and $2,i:i(i,8!)G In imports. In every de partment of business the past week makes a strikingly favorable com parison with the corresponding week of 1001 when prices .were tending downward and there was much com plaint of the early summer dullness, yet there Is no Indication at the pres ent, time of the unreasonable enthus iasm that threatens stability through reckless purchases In excess of whole some consumptive requirements. Irregularity continues In the hide mar ket. Many divisions are nominal and foreign dry hides have declined an other fraction, making a loss of a full cent from the recent top point. Hotter reports are received regard ing the leather situation, particularly Hemlock sole. Conditions In the 'foot wear Industry are without material al eratlon. Failures this week numbered 229 In the United Slates, against 257 last year and 25 in Canada compared with 10 a year ago. DISPUTE OVER MOROCCO Diplomatic Wrangle Arises Between France and Germany. The diplomatic strain between France nnd Germany Is undeniably serious. The chief cause of this Is the Inability thus far of either party to propose a remedy acceptable to the other. France Is tenacious to up hold her predominant position In Morocco without subjecting It to In spection nnd revision by the Interna tional congress proposed by Germany. On the other hand, Germany does not recognize French predominance In Morocco or the Anglo-French agree ment on which this predominance Is based. Thus Germany's issue Is equally against Great Britain and France, although the latter Is more Immediately involved. All parties are making appeal to the friendly co-operation of other nations so that Indirectly all Europe Is par ticipating In the controversy nnd this permits a wide range of speculation concerning a rearrangement of politi cal alliances. However, the officials maintain that the issue does not In volve such far-reaching questions, but is the renewal of the long-pending struggle over Morocco in aggravated form. RESIGN PORTFOLIOS High Admiral of the Navy and Head of Russian Admiralty Quit. j The sensa.ional announcement, wis made in St. Petersburg that Grand Duke. Alexis, the high admiral, who ! 1; an uncle cf the Emperor, and Ad-i mlral Avellnn, head of the Russian ' admirality department, had resigned. ' This announcement was followed a lew minutes later by an Imperial re script relieving the grand duke of the supreme direction of the navy, which he had held since the days of the Kin peror's father Alexander 111., when Russia resolved to erter the lists as a first-class sea power and to build up a great navy, the remnants of which were destroyed In the battle of the Sea of Japan. Kills Her Children. Mrs. Paul Klaus killed her four small chl'dicn and committed suicide at her home, near Kleler, Wis. She used a large butcher knife, cutting each of the children's throats. The I eldest was six and the youngest a j baby. The woman had been in ill health. Robbed of $2,000 in Jewelry. Mrs. W. ,T. Connors, of Buffalo, N. Y.. was robbed a few days ngo of $2,000 worth of Jewelry in the Hotel Cadillac, at Detroit. The jewelry was stolen from Mrs. Connor's bed room while she was in the bath rorr.i ad joining. The thief decamped with all the jewelry In sight. Including some diamond rings, a watch and chain and a brooch. It is thought that the thief was a woman. Eighteen Hurt by Exploring Shell During gun practice on benrd the British fira'-class battleship Magnifi cent off Tetuan, a six-Inch shell ex ploded. . Eighteen persons, including four officers, were wounded, 11 of them seriously. The officers ar3 among the seriously wounded. Every Russian Officer Perished. According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the London "Times" it is stated by the Russian admirality that the battle of the Sea of Japan not a single officer was saved from the battleships - Navarln, Borodino, Imperator Alexander II., 'or the Knlaz Souvaroff, all of which turned turtle. Justice Brewer declared In an ad dress at Vassar college that a woman may tecome president of United States within a generation. Stories of Men Who Took Part in Great Naval Battle. FIGHT WAS HOPELESS BUNGLE Rojestvensky's Plan Was Unknown and There Had Been No Practice In Gunnery. , A series of Interviews with naval officers who survived the battle of the Sea of Japan developed a most sensa tional story of the causes of the Rus sian disaster and the complete demor alization which followed the sinking of the flagship Knluz Suvnroff and the wounding of Admiral Rojestvensky. It Is explained that not a single offi cer of the fleet knew the Commander-in-Chief's plans. The Admirals In command of divisions knew no more than the sub-lieutenants and had to rely only on the signals of the flag ship. Admiral Nebogatoff, on whom the command devolved, had seen Ro jesvensky only once after the junct ure of their squadrons and then only for fifteen minutes. All the stories of extensive target practice In Madagascar It seems were false. The big gun practice was con fined to three shots per vessel. Ugly stories are told of the happenings at Madgascnr. Some of the crews were untrained In gunnery and exhausted by the eight months' voyage under trying moral and physical conditions nnd were no match for the veteran Japanese, whoso markmanshlp was wonderful. The Japanese concentra ted their fire on one ship until she was placed out of action nnd then on another, thus successively sinking the Oslnbya, Alexander HI. and Knlaz Suvaroff. Some ships develop ed deplorable structural defects. The Oslnbya sank without having a single hole below the water line. Heavy seas entered the vessel above the water line and the watertight com partments which were changed sever al times during the vcrn-re did not stand the strain they had been calcu lated to stand and hurst, flooding nnd heeling the vessel over until she turn ed turtle. Lack of homogeneity among the ships made It Impossible to maneuver In harmony. The Vladimir Mono mach, Admiral Oushakoff and Admiral Semavln had to lag behind, on this account becoming easy victims. Fl naly the ammunition was exhausted after the first day's fight. Even the very morning of the battle, while the buzzing of the wireless In struments on the Russian ships show ed that the Japanese scouts were communicating dispositions to Admir al Togo, Admiral Rojestvensky con tinued his careless maneuvering, and when the Japanese actually appeared the Russians were caught In an Im possible formation and were attacked on three fronts. Rojestvensky's posi tion was cramped and his transports were badly placed and caused confus ion. While the Japanese were rain ing projectiles, even from machine guns, on the Russian ships the latter were huddled together, blanketing each others' fire. Only the leaders of the columns could bring their guns to bear and even these the untrained gunners fired wildly. To render mat ters worse the mines and floating tor pedoes In the paths of the Russian divisions added to the confusion. The Borofllno, Admiral Naklmoff nnd N'avarln fell victims to these obstruc tions. THREE 8ISTER8 DROWN One Beqan to Sink and Others Lost Lives Trying to Save Her. Misses Halite, Funny anu Annie Belle Booth, daughters of Dr. Grant Booth, were drowned while bathing In the Ohio river, near Crecillus, Ky. Their tges ranged from 11 to 21. One of the girls got into deep water and quicksand and began to sink. The other three went to her assistance, and Halite, Annie and Fanny were drowned. Julia, tho youngest, was saved by Elum Vernon and others who were nearby In a gasoline launch. Two of the bodies have been recovered. Russian Cruiser Ordered Away. The Russian auxiliary cruiser Ku ban, anchored off Cape St. James, near Saigon, Cochin China, and the Gover nor ordered her to depart immediate ly and sent a French warship to en force the neutrality of these waters. Twenty-eight of the colliers which supplied the Russian fleet with coal have left Saigon and thirty more are preparing to sail. The British steam er Carlisle, which Is understood to have on board war munitions intend ed for the Russians, is detained. $1,750,000 for Princeton Seminary. The heirs of Mrs. Mary J. Win throp's estate have finally come to an agreement by which Princeton Theo logical seminary will receive $1,750, 000. This more than doubles the pres ent endowment of $1,525,3S7, exclus ive of buildings and real estate to the amount of $320,150. Appropriates $100,000 for Gomez. The Cuban house of representatives unanimously appropriated $100,000 for the benefit of Maximo Gomez. The preearlousness of the condition of i Gomez is increased by the spread of gangrene. Pelee Shows Reneweo Activity. For the past ten days Mt. Pelee has given signs of renewed activity. Dense clouds of smoke have been dis charged from the volcano nnd have slowly fallen over the White River valley, afterward disappearing on ar rival at the sea coast. Sharp lumi nous flashes have been perceived at the,dome of the mountain and a fair ly strong burst of flame was seen June 3, The collapse of part of the dome occurred. It was accompanied by an outflow of mud Into the river valley. TRAIN FALLS FROM TRESTLE Three Confederate Veteran Killed -and 29 Others Injured. Three persons were killed and 29 Injured In tie wreck of an east bound passenger train on the South em railway at Golden Gate, 111. The train was a special, carrying Con federate veterans to the reunion uf Louisville. While running at a speed of 50 miles nn hour the en glne struck a spread rail on a trestle. 20 feet high, and the engine nnd four conches were overturned and fell to the bottom of the ravine. The en gine turned completely over. The dead are: J. J. Uhles, Greenway, Ark.j J. D. Johnson, fireman, Prince ton, Ind. ; Otto Graotz, engineer, Princeton, Ind. GERMANY WILL FORTIFY Klaochou Bay to Be Made Safe Base for War.Wessels. An Imperial orWr to fortify Klaochou bay, the German conces sion In the southern part of the Shantung peninsula, has been Issued. The work will be done under the su pervision of the governor of the protectorate, Rear Admiral Truppel, and five engineer and fortiflction officers detailed for this purpose. It Is probable that the work now con templated is the beginning of an ex tensive plan. Flint Glass Plant Burned. Fire destroyed the $150,000 plant of the National Flint Glnss company, known as the Jenkins factory, at Kokomo, Ind., with $25,000 worth of stock. Two firemen were severely Injured by falling walls. Roy Har bert, who went to work nt the fac tory Is unaccounted for. CURRENT NEWS EVENTS. Consumption of American products Increased rapidly In Canada. Amerlen'n Steel & Wire orders are reported to be highly satisfactory for tho dull portion of the year. The National Coal. & Coke Com pany, capital $2,000,000, has been In corporated at Trenton, N. J. Secrets of bribes paid to settle strikes in Chicago were revealed be fore a grand Jury by John C. Drls coll. Securities worth $120,000 were stolen from the state-room of a Fall River Boat. The thief offered to re turn them for a small sum. People of the Danish Weat Indies may send commission to Denmark to urge the sale of the islands to the United States. The Tangier correspondent of the London "Times" says that the Aus trian government has accepted the Invitation of the sultan of Morocco to an International conference, con ditional on a similar acceptance by other powers. President Roosevelt directed that Immigration" Inspectors use discretion in enforcing the Chinese exclusion law In order that the threatened Chinese boycott of American goods may be averted. Count Zeppelin has constructed a new airship, with which he has made a successful trial trip, sailing from Manzell, on the north shore of Lake Constance, to Romanshorn, on the south shore of the lake , in three hours. A cablegram from Gov. Magoon of Ihe Tsthminn rntinl 7rinp rpnnrta fnnr additional cases of yellow fever, two Americans and two Jamaicans. Three of the cases occurred at Pana mn, and one at Culebra. The Ameri cans stricken are: S. L. Davis, book keeper, Panama, and Edgar Nlcholal, bookkeeper, Culebra. AUTO STRUCK BY TRAIN Man and Wife Are Instantly Killed i and Their Two Sons Fatally j Hurt. An automobile occupied by Mr. and j Mrs. Richard S. Sayer, of Englewood, N. J., and their two sons, was struck ; by an Erie train near Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. Sayer were Instantly killed and their sons were hurled to the side of the tracks. They are not expected to survive. The chauffeur saved his life by jumping. Bulgarians Defeated by Greeks. In the fighting at Pantchatin, near Vodcna, on June 2, It Is said that the Greeks lost three killed, while the Bulgarians lost 28 killed or wounded, besides 17 prisoners, who were exe cuted by their captors. On June 3 in a light nt Llbada, west of Gumendja, three Greeks and 16 Bulgarians were killed. Germany Reported Defiant. German friendship for Morocco has already been rewarded by several minor commercial concessions. This Is regarded In diplomatic circles here as a precedent liable to create com plications if other grants follow. Count von Tattenbach-Ashold, head of the German Mission to Morocco, is credited with having told the Sul tan that Germany Is quite prepared to protect him against France. Oyama Ready to Advance. The Japaanese have forced the ad vance posts of the Russian left beyond the Knoche river and are occupying the heights north of the river. A heavy force seems to be behind the movement. Field Marshal Oyama Is ready for a general offensive move ment. Japanese Surround Linevitch. According to the Tokyo correspond ent of the London Daily Telegraph. General Llnevltch is In a hopeless position. He is virtually surrounded and the correspondent says the Japanese army will earn equal glory with the Japanese navy if the cam paign continues... The teamsters' strike in Chicago has settled Jnto a mere question of endurance, and the employers ' ' de clared they will make no more overtures. Iron Companies In Pittsburg Will Meet Detroit Scale. TWO THOUSAND MEN AFFECTED Puddlers Will Get $5.75 Per Ton Other Ironworkers May Also Be Benefitted. The wages of 2,000 puddlers employ ed In non-union plant:! In the Pllt'sburg district will be advanced 38 cents per ton, us the result of Ihe decision of the manufacturers not dealing with the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers to meet the ad vance of tho.NdTtJ rdlw mfwy m m vnnce in wages granted union men by the Republic Iron & Steel Company at the Detroit conference. The men are now drawing practi cally the old scale of the Amalgamated which Is $5.37V4 P" ton, and when they get the advance will be paid $5.75 per ton. This lncrense In the pnyrolls of the several companies will call for additional disbursement In wages of $20,000 monthly. Among the plants fhat will meet the advance In the scale of the Amal gamated Association are: Olivers Mill Southslde; t"ne Republic works of the Nntlonnl Tube Company, South side; the Frnnkstown works of the National Tube Company, Second ave nue; Moorhend Brothers' plant, Shnrpsburg; Spnng-Chnlfunt works, Etna; Black Diamond works of the Park Steel Company, In Ihe Penn ave nue district. In addition to the above the Lindsay & McCutcheon works, al though not operating Its puddling de partment owing to the strike, wll meet the scale when It resumes oper ations shortly. Practically all the Independent companies dealing with the union, who did not participate In the Detroit scale conference, have notified the na tional office of the association that the scale Is satisfactory to them and thnt they would pay the advance ask ed starting July 1. THREE CHILDREN CREMATED Parents, Powerless to Save Them, Have Narrow Escape. Three children of Henry Herrs man, ranging from 4 to 8 years, were burned to death In a fire which de stroyed their home near Swnnton, three miles west of Piedmont, W. Va. The fire originated from a defective chimney. Herrstnan and his wife occupied the ground floor and the children slept upstairs. The parents were aroused by the smell of smoke and barely es caped with their lives. The fire left the family entirely destitute. PREMIER ASSASSINATED Gambler Take Revenge for Enforce ment of Laws. Theodore P. Delyannls, the popu lar premier of Greece, was stabbed and mortally wounded J a profess ional gambler named Gheraknrls at the main entrance of the chamber of deputies at Athens. The premier died within three hours. The assassin, who was immediately arrested, said he committed the deed 1n revenge for the stringent meas ures taken by Premier Delyannls against . the gambling houses, all of which recently were closed. Cortelyou's Order. A thorough enforcement of the nntl lottery law Is urged on postmasters and all other postal employes In a general order promulgated by Postmaster-General George B. Cortelyou. It calls on all employes to examine mall matter, especially publications, with the greatest care consistent with prompt transmission and de livery and to withdraw or exclude all such relating to lotteries and like enterprises. Many postmasters, the order adds, have been found negli gent in this regard as well as in the enforcement of fraud orders against lotteries in foreign countries. WAITING FOR FRANCE America and England Decline to Confer About Morocco. Great Britain ns one of the pow ers signatory to the Madrid con vention of 18S0, In answer to the re quest of the Sultan of Morocco to Join an International conference un less such action would be satisfactory to France. The United Slates has taken the same stand, the two powers being In accord with France that such a con ference would be the best way of prompting urgent reforms In Morocco. To Resume Friendly Relations. John Barrett, United States minis ter to Columbia, presented to the president, Senor Enrique Cortez, former minister of foreign affairs of the South American republic. Senor Cortez has been appointed, confiden tial agent of the Colombian govern ment In Washington, and will use his efforts to re-establish the cordial re lations between the two countries. Senor Cortez Is also charged with the duty of establishing friendly re lations between his government aud Panama. Refuse to Accept Crown. All hope that King Oscar or Crown Prince Gustave will yield to the re quest of tho Norwegian Storthing to place a prince of the house of Ber nodotte on the throne of Norway has now disappeared, according to a high authority. The Danish royal family has also set the stamp of disapproval on the acceptance of the throne by a Danish prince1.' - .'' "'" ' Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, brother of the head of the Austrian branch of the firm, died In Vienna, WEEKLY CROP REPORT Weather Conditions Favorable for tha Growing Crops. As a whole the weather laBt weeR was favorable for tha cultivation of crops. There was ample warmth throughout tho central and Southern portions of the country, but insuffi cient heat In the extreme Northern districts, especially In New England, Minnesota and the Dukotas. In the lake region and upper Ohio valley the condition of corn Is not promising, owing largely to unfav orable effects of low temperature and excessive moisture, but In the States of the lower Ohio, upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys the crop has made good progress and, as a rule, has shown decided Improve ment. In portions of the central and west gulf States corn would be Identified by rains. In the middle Atlantic States cutworms are prov ing destructive. Winter wheat harvest has begun as far north as the central portions of Kansas and Missouri and South ern Illinois and is In full progress In the more southerly sections, where tho yields are generally disappoint ing. In the more northerly portions of the principal winter wheat Slates the crop has Rcnorully elone wll, although complaints of rust and In sects continue In some sections, nnd heavy rains in Michigan and Wiscon sin have caused lodging. On tho Pa cific coast the outlook continues promising, exceptionally so In Wash ington. A general Improvement In the con dition of spring wheat in Minnesota and the Dukotas is Indicated, al though In the two last named States some fields continue thin and weedy. Spring wheat Is also doing well on the north Pacific coast, the outlook in Washington being the best In years. Oats have suffered from heavy rains In the upper lake region and from lack of moisture in Southern Illinois; elsewhere the reports re specting this crop are generally fav orable. Harvest Is general in the Southern States, with disappointing yields In Texas and Oklahoma. The weather conditions throughout nearly the whole of the cotton belt have been favorable for the cultiva tion of cotton, although a consider able part of the crop continues grassy. . RUSSIAN ASSEMBLY ASSURED Peace and a Constitution Appear on the Horizon at Once. The Russian experiment in parlia mentarism will begin In September. The Emperor has already given his approval of the scheme for a legisla tive body. The elections will take place during the coming summer. Al though the scheme clings with desper ation to the essence of autocracy, It marks the beginning of the end. The die once cast, there can be no re treat and the quasl-pnrliamentary re gime, which will be inaugurated, will prove to be only a transitory bridge over which absolutism must cross to constitutionalism. Pence and a con stitution appear simultaneously on the Russia horizon. The censorship, nt the instance of the council of ministers, has issued a blanket order forbidding newspapers to mention or to publish the pro ceedings of any congress or meeting held without the permission of the government. This step was advised by Gen. Trepoff, assistant minister of the Interior. ANOTHER BATTLE Operations in Manchuria Indicate Jar g Are Advancing. While the world is discussing and speculating where and when the peace negotiations will bo Initiated and the probable outcome, operations are going on in Manchuria which are generally Interpreted as being the opening of a fresh battle.. Reports from General Llnevltch and Russian correspondents specify movements and skirmishes which are apparently unimportant individually, but which are regarded by observers In Europe as showing that the Japanese are ad vancing In a vast semicircle, with the Intention of surrounding the Rus sians. General Llnevitch's reports seem to indicate that the left point of the semi-circle is near Fenghwa, 90 miles north of Tlellng and the right point at Ylngcheng, 60 miles east of Fengh wa. Wool Market. Manufacturers show a tendency to hold back on high prices at pres ent ruling in the wool market. The market is notably strong. As far as any medium grades of wool are con cerned the demand Is 3trong enough to warrant the belief that that por tion of the clip will sell at good prices. Pulled wools are "in small supply. Foreign and Territory wools are firm, with trading moderate. Leading quotations are: Ohio and Pennsylvania XX and above, 34(ffi35c; X, 3233c; No. 1. 38:i9c; No. 2, 39(540c; fine unwashed, 2627c; quarter blood unwashed, 3435cj three-elghqhst blood, 31Q,'l5c; half blood, 32 33c. Capt. James Wilson of the Alle gheny, (Pa.), police was convicted of receiving $30 from a woman for the privilege of keeping a disorderly house. Gives $50,000 to College. Morris L. Clothier, senior partner of Strawbridge & Clothier, and a members of the- class of 1S90, Swath more college, has gtvon $50,000 to his alma mater to endow a chair of phys ics In that Institution. This announ cement was made by President Joseph L. Swain at the meeting of the board of managers of the college. f j Thomas- F. Ryan has planned- a big trust company to take care of the funds of the Equitable Life As surance society. KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS ANOTHER GOOD PRODUCER Southern Oil Company's Hartunj N9 1 Making About 400 Barrels a Day, The Southern Oil company's. No. 1( Hartung farm In Butler county, came In at 20 barrels an hour, and declined a little below that figure. The well 18 500 feet southwest of the McBrlde gusher. The new well makes little gas and flows steadily, thus differing from the two big Waldron wells whlctt are each flowing 600 barrels a day. Tho Freehold Oil company, of rltts burg, has started a well on the Eber hart farm at White church, a mild west of the Waldron. The case regarding the annexation of Monessen and Wlreton came to a sudden termination. It , developed that a majority of the citizens of Wlreton had not become parties to the" petition asking to be annexed. That being a legal requirement to the petition, the case was dismissed by the court for want of jurisdiction. This means that Wlreton will not be annexed to Monessen unless by some future proceeding. Remonstrances against every ap plicant for wholesale, brewers' and distillers' liquor licenses in Butler county were circulated and signed In the Protestant churches throughout the county. The remonstrances were prepared nnd sent out by the Minis terial association of Butler county. License court will be held next week. Coroner W. P. Knox was summon ed to Aleppo township, Green coun ty to Investigate the death of Harry Yates, the 15-year-old son of Joseph Yates. He was killed by a shot from a revolver In the hands of another boy, Orvllle Hewitt. It Is alleged they were scuffling, each trying to secure possession of the weapon. A two-horse wagon containing Henry M. Conklin, 70 years old, and his son, Grover Conklin, 12 years old, was struck by a Panhandle express train at Washington and both orru pants were seriously Injured, the elder probably fatally. The wagon was demojjfbed and both horses were killed. A serious freight wreck occurred on the Erie and Pittsburg railroad near Wheatland. The breaking of a wheel derailed and wrecked 12 cars. No one was Injured. The track was torn up for half a mile and passenger trains were run around the wreck over the Erie. A bolt of lightning from a clear sky struck the barn on the George Paint- A tk... nlln. T I CI lai 111, 1111 CO U11ICS OUIIlll Ul 11 Will John Gongaware, a farm hand, was the building and was burned about the arms and hands. The building was destroyed. The loss Is about $10,000. Immigrant Inspector Thomas Thomas, who has nearly completed a census of the Chinese of the two cities, finds that there are 300 China men In Pittsburg and 30 In Allegheny. He will submit his report to Frank P. Sargent, commissioner general of Im migration at Washington. ' Caught In the Carney tunnel, three Italians, of Donohoe, were run down by a freight train, two being in stantly killed, the other dying later. The victims were: Antonio Marelli, Pletro Martini and Albert Pich narzgh. Gustave Albright, a young man Just past his majority, committed suicide a this home in Altoona by blowing out his brains. The act was commit ted at the home of his parents. Al bright had been sick and out of work.' Thomas Burkholder, 21 years old, committed suicide at Hopwood, by shooting himself. Burkholder for a number of years was one of the choir boys in the Protestant Episcopal church at McKeesport. Peter Conti, an 8-year-old boy, was terribly injured, having stepped on the cables operating a merry-go-round at a street carnival at New Castle, and being drawn into the ma chinery. Michael Garrity, 18 years old, of Conemaugh, died from a fractured skull. He attempted to climb a tele graph pole, came in contact with a live wire and was hurled to tho gTound. Thieves secured about $300 from the home of D. H. Colestock, a farm er living near Connellsvllle. Mr. Colestock resides alone and was away from the house when the robbery waa committed. Thomas Davis, 44 years old, a roll er In the New Castle tin mill, dropped dead on the street, from heart trouble He had been working and was appar ently In good health. J. M. Arman, of Markle, a black smith, had his eyes blown out while blasting. Mr. Arman is 75 years old and his recovery Is doubtful. While bathing In the Youghlogheny river at Connellsvllle, Michael Re mlck, 11 years old was drowned. His body was recovered. George Smith, of Bradford, was electrocuted while changing feed wires on a pole for the Bradford Electric Light company. John P. Elkin, Justice of the State supreme court Is about . to make a long European trip with his wife and daughter. Charles Long was killed by a train at Grove City. He was 40 years old and leaves a wife and six children. Miss Minnie Miller was crowned queen of the carnival of the Eagles at Jeannette. She received 14,570 YOtes. Miss Laura Rlrhter vast sec ond, with 10,736 votes. William TJrish, 62 years old, watch man at the Dauphin county alms house, was drowned near Harrlsburg, by the capsizing of a boat from which he was fishing. . Postmaster J. W.' Miller of South Sharon received word from Washing-' ton that his office has been changed from third to second-class. This will mean an increase in salary.
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