PlUMBiS
President Mc Crea Calls
Conference of Officials on
Means to Safeguard.
OFFER LARGE REWARD
Xtilm make the fifth attempt In one
month nplke withdrawn and
End of rail bent In in order to
break working of the danger
Signals.
Pittsburg, April 9. As the result
of lnTentlgatlons which establish that
the derailing of the Pennsylvania
Railroad's westbound flyer, near
Hudson. O., was undoubtedly a con
tinuance of the work of wreckers
who hare brought about four similar
ly perilous situations within the past
month. Immediate measures to cope
against the menace to lives and prop
erty are being taken by the officials.
President McCrea gave orders for
the superintendents of all the grnml
divisions to present themselves In
Pittsburg for a conference. Rewards
of $10,500 for the capture of the
wreckers are posted already, and It
is expected that the amount will he
increased coHlderably.
Officials of the railroad say tho
manner In which the flyer was
wrecked last night shows conclusi
vely that the same methods were used
In the wrecking of the Manhattan
Mmited at Wtmerdlng, the Keystone
JSxpress at East Pittsburg, the Chi
cago Express at Turtle Creek and
'.be elghteen-hour flyer at Mineral
I ?oint
J The wreck at Hudson was planned
vlth diabolical regard to detail. In
,;ectlon showed that the spikes
. were withdrawn from along one
;all and tire end of tho rail bent
i'n. The fish plates were removed
ind wedged In between the rail ends.
This was done to prevent the break
.ng of the electric rail current, which
vould have caused a display of the
langer signals.
ruiXEo itv Tin: wall paper.
ill Three of Wat-son's Wives Have
Died Because of Its Poison.
Evansvlllc, Ind., April 9. It was
'earned that the death of Mrs Zacha
iah Watson, of Posey County, last
veek was due to wall paper on the
rails and ceilings of her parlor. The
taper was examined by chen'lsts and
.ound to contain virulent pt Ison.
Mrs. Watson cleaned the v.-alls tho
!ay before she was taken 111. Two
"ormer wives of Watson, who died
ne year ago and two years ago,
lied from the sn-.:o cause. They
oth cleaned tho paper the day be
fore they wero taken 111.
Peary asks for Leave,
Washington, April 9. Command
r R. E. Peary, U. S. N has applied
jr an extension of leave of absence
i order to resume his effort to reach
.ie north pole. The dash to the pole
111 be attemted In the Summer of
.908.
Robbed of Bogus Check.
Washington, D. C. April 10. The
olice are Investigating the robbery
;iat was committed here In the homo
f Mrs. Torillo FamigliettI, of No.
;14 Fifth street, when the thief or
hleves carried away an alleged check
or $10,900 and certified by a Yonk
rs (N. Y.) bank.
The police have received word that
.'.here is no such bank In Yonkeis
us that named.
Mayor Hies After Defeat.
Parkesburg, W. Va., April 10.
Mayor IS. D. Leonard died from
heart disease following the grip.
aeartdlsease following the grip. The
City Council, which had convened to
canvas the returns of the election
last Tuesday, at which the Mayor
was defeated for re-election by W.
II. Pedice, a newspaper man, at once
adjourned.
To Issue Jamestown Stamps.
Washington, D. C, April 10. One
ecnt, two-cent and five-cent postage)
stamps, commemorating the found
ing of Jamestown, will be resale ai
the postoffices throughout the count
ry beglning April 15. They will bear
pictures of John Smith, Pocahontas
and Powhatan.
"Cuncer Incurable."
Boston, Mass., April 10. "Cancer
t3 Incurable" Is the final verdict of
Boston's various medical schools,
after trying the "trypsin" treatment.
HARRY THAW 13 NOW SAN' 15.
Lunacy Commission lH-clnres Slayer
Mentally Bound.
New York, April 9. Through the
thick gloom that enveloped the ca-ie
of Harry K. Thaw ever since District
Attorney Jerome brought about tho
appointment of the lunacy comml
slon, there appeared Friday a broad
shaft of light when the commission
unanimously reported to Justice
Fitzgerald that the defendant was
sane and was able to continue with
his trial. Welcome as was the light
to the defendant, It became doubly
welcome when, after Justice Fit.
gerald had handed copies of the re
port to Jerome and Clifford W. Hart
rldge, the District Attorney launched
Into a long speech. He asked permls
slon to argue against the confirma
tion of the report; then he admitted
he still thought Thaw was insane,
but said he would prosecute the pris
oner nevertheless.
JOCKEY HERMAN RADTKE.
whose life has been insured for
$25,000 by Paul J. Rainy, of Cleve
land Ohio, the young multimillion
aire turfman.
NO KIND FOIi THAW'S WIFE.
Ofllriul Denial That His mother Has
Made Settlement on Her.
Pittsburg, April 10. Frequent ru
mors that Evelyn Nesblt Thaw would
receive a large sum of money for the
part she has played In the trial of her
husband have been denied here, and
Harry Thaw has once given out a
statement that such stories were cru
el as wel as untrue.
Frank. Sample, financial agent for
Mrs. William Thaw, at Pittsburg,
sent out the following:
"The statement that Mrs. William
Thaw has settled $250,000 on Mrs.
Harry K. Thaw is untue, and might
be characterized by even stronger
language. She has not settled any
sum on her daughter-in-law, and so
far as I know she has no Intention
of so doing. I hope this denial will
settle the matter."
Carnegie gives 32,500,000
Pittsburg, April 9. The gift of
$6,000,000 to the Carnegie Institute,
announced by Andrew Carnegie
swells the amount given by him to
the library, Institute and technical
schools of his benefactions In Greater
Pittsburg to $32,600,000
It Is said this Is the largest sum
ever given by one individual to any
one community In all history,
Peruvian Corporation Settles.
Lima, Peru, April 8. The agree
ment reached March 27. between the
Peruvian Corporation of London and
the government of Peru has been
signed. The newspapers give high
credit to Mr. William Eyre, represen
tative of the corporation, for his ef
forts in bringing about an amicable'
adjustment.
Chicago Road Consolidate.
Chicago, April 10. It was announ
ced authoritatively that the consol
idation of the Chicago City Rail
way and Union Traction Interests
was assured, and that plans were
under way for this important fea
ture of the rehabilitation of both
systems. Thirty days is the time
fixed.
Says He Stole for Fun.
White Plains.Aprii 10. A trusted
employe of the American Express
Company, James M. B. Gllllgan, was
arrested in his home, at No. 97
South Lexington avenue, on a charge
of having stolen about $400 worth
of merchandise from the company.
It is alleged he gave the property to
a girl.
Prisone rs Die in Old Jail.
Mount Holly, N. J. April 10.
Owing to the imperfect sanitary con
dition of the old Jail here several pri
soners have died and others are 111.
The jail was originally built in Bur
lington more than one hundred years
ago, torn down and brought piece
meat to Mount Holly and erected in
1810.
3 Years to go 12 Miles.
Paterson, April 10. Register of
Vital Statistics, Charles Gall, has re
ceived a letter, mailed July 23, 1904,
In MIdvale, about twelve miles awuy.
It waa addressed to J. T. Pollltt,
then filling the office now held by
Gall. What delayed the letter nr
one knew.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ID IB 1 1 ill
Covering Minor Happen
Ings from all Over
the Qlobc.
HOME AND FOREIQri
Compiled and Condensed for th
Busy Reader A Complete Record
of European Despatch and Im
porUat Event from Evrrywherd
Dolled Down for Haaty Perusal.
A delegation of Cuban planter
visited Secretary Taft to urge thi
the elections be postponed as long a1
possible to prevent disruption of cri
dit.
Albany N. Y. despatches declanl
that better feeling btweon the GoverJ
nor and the Legislature mad crtalnl
the passage of Mr. Hughes' reform
measures.
The Interstate Commerce Co mm I si
slon decided to ask the Circuit Coui'
for an order forcing Mr. K. H. Harrl
man to reply to questions he refus
to answer at the New York hearlni
Investigation of the alleged sen
dal In connection with the Penns;
vaula State Capitol construct!
found Important papers missing.
Sixteen American battle ships ha
been assigned to take part in
r.nval display at the opening of t
Jamestown Exposition, April 26.
The N. Y. State Assembly pass'
the Phillips bill limiting the expens!
of candidates at elections.
Judge Landls In Chicago lntlmati
that he would permit the Standa
Oil Company to Introduce evidem
showing a lack of intent to violai
th Interstate Commerce law.
Delphin M. Delmas ended hU
speech to the Jury on behalf of Harry
K. Thaw, at the end declaring that
"dementia Americana" was the form
of insanity from which his client
suffered when he killed Standford
White.
John S. Hujier, a candy manufac
turer caused the arrest of Mrs. Mary
A. Hart on tho charge of writing
threatening letters to him.
The United States Supreme Court
ordered that Charles C. Browne be
released from Sing Sing on the
ground that a person extradited
from Canada on one charge cannot
be imprisoned on another charge.
The United States Supreme Court
declared the Isle of Pines an integral
part of the Republic of Cuba.
Secretary Taft, In conference with
Cuban liberals, refused to set a date
for the withdrawal of the American
troops from the island.
Mis Emily O. Gibbes locked her
self in her villa in Newport and was
found in a starving condition.
Exercises held In the Assembly
Chamber in Albany N. Y. in memory
of Governor Hlgglns were partici
pated in by State officials, Judges,
legislators and many private citi
zens. Delphin M. Delmas began his long
speech to the Jury in the defence of
Harry K. Thaw for the killing of
Standford White.,
Dr. Samuel S. Guy, of Far Rock
away, N. Y. shot and killed his wlfo.
Aid of the American Civic Asso
ciation was enlisted in the war now
belngmade on unsightly billboards.
Traffic in the northern part of the
city was hampered through the burn
ing of the New York City Railway
Conivany's car barns in a $2,000
000 fire.
Secretary Taft arrived at Havana
and at once went into conference
with Governor Magoon regarding the
Cuban situation.
Odell men have begun a campaign
to pass a reapportionment bill that
wll give them an advantage over
friends of President Roosevelt.
Attorney General Stead, of Illinois,
doubts the advisability of the State
taking action against Mr llarriman
and his associates for the Chicago
and Alton Railroad deals.
Grover Cleveland has prepared a
brief for the Association of Life
Insurance Presidents opposing pro
posed legislation in Western States
to' limit salaries paid to Insurance
officers.
Three men hold the title of Mayor
in Chicago and a legal tangle may
result.
The Rev. E. G. Knight, rector of
Emanuel Episcopal Church, Philadel
phia, and some of his followers enga
ged In a fist fight with opposing
vestrymen In the church.
A canvass of all States in the
Union except the Southern showed
a strong feeling in favor of Presi
dent Roosevelt's renomlnation.
Washington despatches reported a
great demand for the renomlnation
of President Roosevelt from many
States.
Interests on the Pacific Coasts de
clared that the plan of Japanese
exclusion In return for admission of
Japanes children In the public scho
ols was a failure.
Many republican leaders in Albany
believe Governor Hughes wll call in
extra session if the Legislature shall
fail to pass a reapportionment mea
sure. By a decision of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme
Court the Postal Telegraph Comp
any Is held responsible for the not!
of 1U messenger boys.
BLOOMSBUKd. tA,
According to a despatch from
Paris the value of trained dogs as
police auxiliaries has been abundant
ly proved.
M. Camllle Pelletan. former Minis
ter of Marine In France, has made
the mistake of publicity declaring
that the Income tax is the law In the
United States.
By a fire in the Drngo Palace,
Rome, tho home of the United States
Ambassador, damages to the extent
of $10,000 were caused.
SPORTING NBWS.
Mishaps marked the races at Mon
te Carlo. Comte Lambert's hydro
plane took fire and the Daimler craft
and the Flying Fish were injured
by the seas.
King Alfonso has offered a cup for
a series of ruces between Spanish
and American yachts at Sun Sebas
tian, and the Eastern Y. C, of Bos
ton, will send boats there.
Miss Elsa Hurlbut, of Morris
county, and Mrs. E. F. Lefferts, of
Englewood, were appointed captains
of two teams of the Women's Metro
politan Golf Association.
Figures disclosed in a suit show
that $1,275,000 was paid in royalties
under the Selden patent by automo
bile manufacturers in four years.
Bad weather stopped the motor
boat races at Monte Carlo.
Sorel, in a De Dietrich automobile,
made a record run of 16th. 15m. a
cross France, from Paris to Nice.
Emanuel Lasker won the world's
chess championbhip from F. J. Mar
shall without suffering a defeat.
Frederick Herreshoff, the lnters
cholastlc champion, in a driving
competition on the Pinehurst links
averaged a fraction more than 26
yards for three attempts.
Annapolis defeated the Georgetown
University crew by six lengths la a
two mile race on the Severn.
Arrangements have been complet
ed for an Indoor tennis tournament
for women who desire to try for a
place on an American team that Is
schedulea to go abroad this year.
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
St. Louis is certainly a great base
ball town when It has anything that
looks like a winner. Eighteen thous
and fans turned out to the Saturday
game between the Browns and, the
Cardinals, and Sunday all records
were broken when the game had to
be stopped several times to prevent
28,000 crazy men from swarming
onto the Infield.
Besides being badly up against it
this Spring on account of Injuries
to fully half of his regulars, Manager
Lajoie Is playing in tough luck with
his twirlers. Joss is the only one of
the lot who is now in really good
condition.
The Cubs have not had a rosy,
Dixie this year. It took them ten
innings to beat Nashville the other
day. and then It was only a very,
timely three-bagger by Randall in
tho tenth that gave them a 3-to-2
win.
A report says that Catcher Dono
van, of the Pbllles. has made great
strides under the coaching of Billy
Murray and the veterans, and ho will
be a big aid to the club this Summer.
Belgrade, Servla, April 10. Wide,
spread floods, caused by the melting
of the snow, have wrought devasta
tion In many Servian towns. Rail
way traffic Is interrupted, and u
number of fatalities have beon ro-ported.
nn hi
Appalling Record of Politi
cal Murder and Its Pun
ishment in 7 Months.
SUSPEND SENTENCES
In the Last Ten Days, by Order of
Stolypln, None of the Military
Death Sentences Hm been Carried
Out- 1,242 Assaiwlnated, l.OHO
Executed.
" St. Petersburg, April 11. While
other questions are being hotly de
bated the Immediate future and the
whole situation depends upon what
final action the Ministry will take in
the matter of drumhead courts-martial
So far as can be ascertained Pre
mier Stolypln has kept faith, and for
ten days none of the death sentences
Indicted by tho military courts has
been carried out. Some have been
commuted, but In the greater num
ber of cases the sentences have simp
ly been suspended. It is fair to say
that the Premier U confronted with
great difficulties. Several of the
more Important provincial Governors
have challenged his authority to Issue
orders suspending sentence and the
conflict of authority Is before the
Czar for decision.
Tho campaign of assassination by
tho revolutionaries, with the excep
tion of several Insignificant murders
of police by irresponsible students,
has also ceased, at least for the
moment. What this cessation ot
crime, official and revolutionary,
means will be more clearly under
stood when I say that a careful ex
amination of the official figures dis
closes the fact that since August
1.0S0 men und women have been
hanged or shot under sentence of the
military courts, mostly within forty
olght. hours of arrest. The other side
of this gory picture Is equally appall
ing. During the same period 124 2
wearers of the Czar's cout, of high
M. STOLYPIN.
and low degree, died at the hands of
assassins. How many innocent by
standers were involved in these tru
gedles is not easily ascertained, but
the number Is conservatively esti
mated at 2,000.
THURSTON'S PICTURK TURNED.
Omuliu Club Shows Disapproval of
Anti-Roosevelt Sentiments.
Omaha, April 11. Because of
anti-Roosevelt sentiments expressed
by John M. Thurston, ex-Senator
from Nebraska, In his Philadelphia
speech, his picture, hangs in the
rooms of the Fontenela Club, the
leading Republican club of Omaha,
with the face to the wall.
Pasted on the back of the picture
Is a newspaper clipping with ex
tracts from the Philadelphia speech.
Bathed twice In a year.
Tiffin, O., April 9. Ezra Lang
aman, of this place, who Is suing his
wife for divorce on the grounds that
for years she refused to make his
bed and compelled him to sleep In
the -woodshed, went on the stand to
refute the testimony of his wife as to
his habits of cleanliness and indig
nantly denied that he never bathed.
Langaman asserted with vehemence
that he took a bath twice last year.
Vollva Conciliatory.
Chicago, April 10. The revolution
nary spirit of various factions haa
brought about a change In tactics of
Overseer. Vollva. of Zion City, who
declares he will make no move to
enforce regulations objected to by
belllngerents untill after May 6.'
Shuntthui Fears Revolution.
Victoria, B. C, April 8. Mr. J.
A. Mara, presient of the Board of
Trade, has returned from the Orient
und says that English residents of
Shanghai are fearing a revolution
In which the colony will be wiped
out.
Ward off Cuttle Kpldemics.
Washington, April 10. Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson has issued new
regulations governing the interstate
shipment of live stock, effective on
April 15, and Intended to prevent
tho spread ot cattle epidemics.
Rome, April 10. The Pope re
ceived Archbishop Qulgley of Chica
go In private farewell audience,
vurmly praised his work, cougra
. ilated him on the progress made by
the Archdiocese of Chicago, and en
couiuged him to continue his task.
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AGREEMENT WITH fllCRMAXT,
Action to he postponed Pending Ac
Hon by Congress.
Washington, April 10. Baron
Sternburg, the German Ambassador,
and Secretary Root have reached the
basis of a modus Vivendi which wll)
continue to American goods Imported
Into Germany the privtedge of the
mlnlmun tariff rates.
E. II. HARRIMAN,
v.hoso railroad system and public
Inr.d operations are being Investi
gated. STRIKE DKLAYS SHIPS.
At Hamburg ft 1.1 Vessels Arc Now
Waiting to Iiond or Unload.
Hamburg, April 8. The conflict,
between the shipowners of this port
aad the longshoremen has not yet
been settled. A total of 345 vessels
ure now watting hero to be either
lo.ided or unloaded. One hundred
aa.l forty of the Imported stevedore
v.eie returned to England.
Reunited After 20 Yearn.
Wllkes-liarre. April 10. Charlea
IT. Tuylor and Miss Edith Shaw, of
West Plttson, were lovers twenty
years ago, but they quarrelled and
Ti.ylor went West, and became rich.
Jii.-d Shaw married. Seven year
sr.o her husband died, Taylor recent
ly heard that his first love was a
idow and ho came East to see her.
T.'ow they wll be married.
Jersey Teacher Pensioned.
Trenton, N. J. April 10. After a
brilliant speech by Dr. Crouthers the
House members all voted against the
derate Trachers' Retirement Fund
bill, while tho teachers crowding the
galleries looked on in dismay. The
tears were changed to smiles when,
before the vote was announced, all
the members changed their votes to
"aye."
Third Victim in Week.
Springfield, Mass., April It).
A. Franklin Nicholas Is the third vic
tim who has died in Western Mas
sachusetts due to injuries received
from reckless auto driving. A furi
ously driven motor car hit him aui
did not stop.
FINANCIAL.
London operators were cheered by
the New York bank statement, but
are In doubt as to the permanency
of the easy, money conditions.
C. W. Morse and the New ilavea
Railroad reached an agreement on
the control of coast traffic between
New York and Boston.
The Southern Pacific Company
Issued a statement defending it
policy, as a result of the suit brought
to prevent dividend payments.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Wholesale Prices of Farm Prodc
Quoted for the Week.
The Milk Exchange price tor stan
dard quality is 3 V4 per qt.
Butter.
Creamrey, extra 2903
Firsts 27 019
State dairy, fancy 27 21
Cheese.
Fancy 140143.
Small 14tt14?4
Part Skims 7 8
Egs.
State and Penn 21 21
Western Firsts 17U
Duck 25 Q2i
uve t omiry .
Chickens, per lb 12 Qlt
Fowls, per lb It
Dressed Poultry.
Turkeys, per lb 10 OtS
Chickens, Phila. lb.... 11 1$
Geese, spring, lb 8 10
Ducklings, per lb 8 12
i runs rrean.
Apples Greenings
per bbl $1 60 $3 75
King, bbi 8 00 4 04
Ben davls, per bbl.. . . 1 60 8 IS
Vegetables.
Potatoes. L. I., bbl...$l 86$2 00
Cabbages, per 100.... 1 00 2 40
Onions, white,
per bbl 2 25 8 it
Beets, per bbl 1 00 1 68
Hay and Straw,
ilav, prime, 'cwt. $1 001 IS
No. 1, per cwt. 80 1 10
No. 2, per 'cwt 65 76
mi aw, iang rye. ovu oa
Grain, Etc.
Hour, Win. pats. $3 00 $S 86
sprlug pats...,, 4 20 6 00
Wheat No. 1,. 83 'A
No. 2, red 84 6i
Oats, mixed 48
Clipped white J2& 66 I
Live Stock,
rioeves.clty drs'd. 7
Country drs'd. 7ft llj
ft
neep, per cwi. ov i v