TWO LITTLE ANECDOTES
OF OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE
How His Regard for the Law Superceded His
Sporting Instinct.
111
I W * W if the cinilitry run- |
■ % M tie- I
vuit'il and enthusi- |
y ▼ astie spur Ism an ;
dent, well • 1111 hi'ii
tieatcd, shows tliat
1 / his loyalty to the
manly instincts.
' The inhabitants of a certain Colo
rado city were anxious to secure the
presence of Mr. Roosevelt at a civic
festival. It was when the famous
rough rider, then vice president, was
visiting in the state, and the problem
before the magnates of the festival j
■was to induce Mr. Roosevelt to pro
long his stay. Rut the man to
whom this task was delegated felt \
•that he could offer an inducement
•which would appeal irresistibly to the |
hunter heart of the man who has as
keen a s<-ent for "biff game" as ever
carried a man through the hardships
*>f a mountain trail.
After giving Mr. Roosevelt a cordial
invitation to attend the public fes- I
"tiva! of his city he added an invitation !
How Roosevelt "Captured" the Cowpunchers
ranch," said the stockman, "were I
just starling on a big roundup when I
Mr. Hotfe'erelt crossed their trail. Of
course, he was given an invitation to
join.
" 'Well,' he responded. 'l'm with you, }
boys -on one condition! That is that !
J come in on t lie ground floor and do my !
ishare of the work, the same as any 1
other member of the party. But if .
George Ade's YoutHful
Fancy for a Dog v 1
And How It Led Him To Be Somewhat Overzealous In
Recovering It From Danger.
*wi' N Lafayette, lnd.. is related
a story of the temerity of 1
\S w l ,ur l' oiie which has well
ÜBL served George Ade in his
career as a newspaperman
and writer since leaving the
lively Iloosier town in which his boy
hood was spent. Incidentally, it also
illustrates his fondness for dogs, a
foible which Mr. McCutcheon, the
«rthft who illustrated the earliest 1
GEORGE ADE.
*keches upon which Mr. Ade made his
reputation, celebrated in the quaint
canine figure familiar to the public
Us "Artie's Dog."
When in his teens, Mr. Ade conceived
a covetous desire to possess a brown
puppy owned by a playmate. But his
Hock of marbles, jackknives and kites
proved insufficient to tempt the owner
Didn't Miinl the ( lie.
They were performers in some ama
teur theatricals. During the progress
of the play at one time, while their
presence was not needed on the stage,
they stt together behind the scenes.
{She looked beautiful, indeed, in old
fashioned gown and powdered hair,
and he, in court costume of more than
a century ago, was the beau ideal of a
cavalier, relates London Tit-Hits.
For some time he had been very at
tentive to her, and, although people
had frequently remarked upon his de
votion, he had not come to the point
of proposing. Hut as they sat behind
the scenes he felt that an opportune
moment had arrived, and after vainly
casting his eyes in the direction of the
(•filing for inspiration he turned to
lier.
"Marie," he said, "you may not have
perceived my liking, but 1 cannot de
lay. I —l wuut to ask you to—to be—"
I urging the celebrated hunter to spend
1 the interim oft ime as lib private guest
' in his own mountain home. Then he
j incidentally added that, within four
| miles of his mountain house, was a
' fine flock of mountain sheep, the pres
ence of which was entirely unknown
to the general fraternity of visiting
and local sportsmen. This flock, he
intimated, had long been known to
him, and he had therefore come to con
sider it in the nature of private prop
erty.
Feeling sure that Mr. Roosevelt
could not resist so favorable an oppor
[ tunity to secure the head of a moun
tain ram, he sent the invitation and
complacently awaited a reply. It.
came promptly. After explaining that
1 official duties demanded his immediate
i return to Washington, the distin
guished hunter reminded his corre
j spondent that the state of Colorado
| had no "open season" permitting the
shooting of mountain sheep and that,
i while this game was of a kind to stir
the blood of the most hardened hunter,
I he could not for a moment consider
I the possibility of violating the laws of
| any state, no matter how seductive
the tempt at ion. No man. he held, who
' would violate the law of any state
| could have a true sportsman spirit!
! I'm not going- to take my turn with the
! rest in cooking the mess, caring for
! the horses and doing the general hus
! tling, why, then I'm out of it!'
"Now, if there's anything a row
i puncher hates it's to wait <>n a visiting
j st rangcr w lio'stoo nice to do the rough
work of camping for himself. It goes
ngainst the cowboy grain worse than
| anything else on earth! Consequently,
i tliis declaration of conditions from
] Koosevelt won the heart of every cow
| puncher on the ranch. Then, every one
iof them \s;■». anxious to do something
i for "Teddy." Hut he held them to the
agreement and did his share of the
most menial labor of the camp as faith
i fully as any other member of the party
—and he did it well, too!
"When the roundup was over Koose
velt could have had anything the boys
j owned. lie simply captured them
j bodily!"
to part with his pet. One day. how
ever. when the boys of the town were
disporting' themselves in t he sw i mining
hole, the owner of the puppy threw the
latter into the stream to add to the gen
eral merriment.
Ade arrived on the seene just as the
dog- began to battle with the current,
instantly lie ran to a log- which spanned
the stream lower down, and there |
awaited t lie arrival of the canine swim- j
mer- his whole nature in revolt j
against tlie supposed, cruelty of the j
owner, and quite unconscious of the
fact that the strain of spaniel blood
in the mongrel made the creature
naturally at home in the water. Reach
ing down from his insecure perch on
the log. lie seized the dog by the nape
of the neck, drew it tip and gathered
it into his arms.
Suddenly there was a struggle then
a splash. I Joy and dog both disappeared
into the stream. Hut when they came
to the surface young Ade still retained ;
his grip upon the mongrel. And he
held it, too, until they were safely j
ashore. Without pausing to dry his i
clothes, the future author made a
<111i<• K retreat for home, carrying the
puppy with him. He claimed the lat- I
ter by right of rescue, and against the
protests of his family and the former
owner of the dog. Nothing could
move him from his position, and ho
was eventually allowed full and tin
disputed possession of his prize. He.
never wanted anything so much as he
did that dog, and its capture afforded j
him more satisfaction than he lias
since secured from the popularity of
"Artie," or his "Fables in Slang."
Jnst then the prompter called the
jjirl s name, hut never stirred.
I hat's your cue," faltered the lover,
es," she answered,calmly enough, !
laying her hand on his arm. "but never
mind the cue. You seemed very earn- i
c-t jiisi now, and 1 want you to on. (
What were you going to say?"
fiettliiK at the Truth.
Grocery ( lerk—They's 'bout a bush- '
»el o' rigs daown culler thet orto be
j throw,i aout.
I Grocer Thrown aout? Say, you
I go fetch them nigs up here an' put a
j sign <>n 'em "Only 4!) cants a bushel. (
I These : igs can't be beat."—Judge.
I'm 111 i iM-nce.
"lie's becoming quite a prominent
i citizen, isn't he?" "Well. I should say!
j Why. he can get his picture in the pa
pers without having to be cured of
j something." Philadelphia i'retis. I
CAMERON COUNTY PRKSS, THURSDAY, SEfTEMBIiR 25, 1902.
A LOXCJ JOUMEY.
President Roosevelt Hegins His
Western Tour.
Tlie Trip Will Occupy Nearly Tlire*
Week* and lturlni: iliat 'l'iuio lie
Will Deliver a Number of
Add reante* wild Will I'an
Throimli Hail)' Slate*.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. ISecre
tary Cortelyou has made public the
following outline of the president's
tour to the northwest. September l'J
to October 7.
The president, Secretary Cortelyou
and \ssistant Secretary Loch will
leave Oyster Bay to-day, reaching
Jersey City in time to connect with
the president's train, leaving there at
2? 14 p. m. The balance of the party
will bp met at Jersey City. The first
public; stop scheduled is at Cincin
nati on Saturday. Gpon arrival there
the president and party are to be
escorted to the St. Nicholas hotel.
In the afternoon a visit will be
made to the fall festival grounds to
view tlie exposition, and later the
president will be taken to Music hall.
In the evening the local committee
*ill entertain the president and
party and others at dinner at the St.
Nicholas hotel and after the dinner
the president will deliver an address
at Music hull.
Leaving Cincinnati at midnight, the
president and party will reach De
troit the following morning, and re
main there until Tuesday. On .Mon
day the president will attend the
Spanish war veterans' convention
and will be taken later for a ride
on the river. In the afternoon he will
review a parnde. A banquet will b'e
given in the evening by the Spanish
war veterans.
On Tuesday brief stops will be
made at Logansport, Kokomo, Tipton,
Noblesville, Indianapolis and Muneie.
Three or four hours will be spent in
Indianapolis, where the president will
attend the third annual encampment
of the Spanish-American war vet
erans. One hour will be spent in Fort
Wayne and Milwaukee will lie reached
during the night.
About two hours will be spent at
La Crosse Thursday, the program in
cluding a drive to the fair grounds
and an address by the president. St.
Paul and Minneapolis will be visited
later in the day. At Minneapolis the
president will address the convention
of employer and employe. The party
will then proceed by electric car to
St. Paul, where they will be enter
tained at dinner by the Commercial
club of St. Paul and citizens. In the
evening the president will address
the National Civic and Improvement
league at its convention.
On Friday Sioux Falls and Yank
ton will be visited. Two hours will
be spent in Sioux City in the after
noon. Several points in Nebraska will
be visited Saturday, including Kear
ney, Grand Island, Hastings, Lincoln
and Fremont. Omaha will be reached
late in the afternoon and the presi
dent will review an electrical pageant
in the evening.
Sunday, the' 2Sth, will be spent
quietly in Topeka, where, on Mon
day, the president is to address a pub
lic meeting in the Auditorium. A
brief .stop will be made at Lawrence.
Kan., and Kansas City will be reached
about noon. The program here in
cludes the two cities of Kansas City,
Mo., and Kansas City, Kan. Leaving
Kansas City. Kan., late in the after
noon, brief stops will be made at
Leavenworth and Atchison.
A number of brief stops will be
made on Tuesday, September 110, at
points in lowa, including Clarinda,
Van Wert, Osceola, lies Moines and
Oskaloosa. At Ottumwa, in the even
ing, the president will deliver an ad
dress.
Leaving Ottumwa during the night
the train will goto St. Louis. In St.
Louis the president and party will
be taken for a drive through the city,
l'orest park and the world's fair
grounds. They will be entertained
by the Mercantile club, and in the
evening the president will deliver an
address at the Coliseum.
From St. Louis the train will pro
ceed to Springfield, 111. In the after
noon a drive will be taken to the
fair grounds, and in the evening the
: president and party will be enter
tained at dinner .it the governor's
mansion.
Chicago will be reached Friday
morning, October S. The program
for the day includes visits to North
western and Chicago universities and
to several organizations, an open air
meeting on the lake front and a ban
quet. in the evening,
i The president and his party will
leave Chicago during the night and
! arrive at Cleveland at 9:30 p. m.,
: Saturday, passing during the day
j through Buchanan, Niles, Dowagiac,
! Decatur, Lawton, Kalamazoo, Grand
Rapids and Jackson, Mich., and To
ledo and Sandusky, O. No public
program has been arranged for
Cleveland, as if is the president's in-
I tent ion simply to spend Sunday there
as the guest of Senator llanna. leav
ing there during Sunday night for
the east.
On October fi, two hours will be
spent nl Columbus, where the presi
dent will deliver an address from tlie
state house.
A Kliittle on (lie Orinoco,
'Washington. Sept. 1!).- A cablegrom
received here says that a naval bat
i tie between the Venezuelan govern
ment troops and the revolutionists is
' reported to have occurred off San
i Felix, on the Orinoco. The eable
| gram said that the government ves>-
j sels had been defeated.
I'liree Children Hurled Alive.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept. 19. A spe
cial from Williams Station says:
j Three children were buried alive
while on the way home from school
yesterday afternoon. John Ruther
ford, aged 5, and his brother Harry,
j aged 7, and Byron Moore, 5 years old,
stopped to play in an excavation be
| side i'he road. Digging in the ground
with pieces of board "to make a tun
nel'' they loosened the earth and
brought tons of it down upon them.
At supper time a search was made
j for the missing children and their
'bodies recovered.
SLOCUM'S MEMORY.
It is Honored on Gettysburg'!*
liiittlofield.
A l.nrjc Number of Viicram ami thr>
(ioveruorn of Tlirce State* I'ur-
Ciliated Iti the lCxerclnc« •
A Ucurrliitlnii of tlie
Monument.
Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 20.—The fine
equestrian statue of Maj. (Jen. Henry
Warner Slocum, a tribute t<» liis
memory from 1 he state of New York,
was unveiled Friday on Gulp's Hill,
where his line was located during the
historical battle. The governors of
New York, Mew Jersey and Pennsyl
vania. the Seventh regiment of the
New York national guard, which act
ed as escort, and veteran infantry
men and artillerymen who served un
der (Jen. Sloeum attended the cere
monies of dedication.
The unveiling of the statue was the
principal feature of the thirty-third
reunion of the Society of the Army
of the Potomac. At this meeting Maj.
(ien. John i!. Brooke, 11. S. A., retired,
was elected president, and Gen. King
was re-elected secretary, (ien. Dan
iel IC. Sickles was the principal speak
er at the meeting.
The march to the battlefield began
at 2 o'clock. The procession formed
at Tenter Square and moved out
Baltimore street to Gulp's Hill. In
the parade were the New York bat
tlefield conimisison. Gen. Sickles and
family, (ien. James ('. Rogers and
Gol. Archibald E. Baxter, the ora
tors of the day; the Seventh regi
ment. of New York, escorting Gov.
Odell and the Society of the Army of
the I'otomae; Gov. Murphy, of New
Jrrsey, and Gov. Stone, of Pennsyl
vania; the Gettysburg national mili
tary park commission and other of
ficers and veterans. The (J. A. B. of
Gettysburg, two troops of the Second
I'nited States cavalry and the Fourth
battery of I'nited States field artil
lery also participated.
GEN. SLOCUM'S STATUE.
The statue is an equestrian figure of
colu.ssal fcize erected during the sum
mer by the state of New York onStev
fn's Knoll, a prominent elevation be
tween the Gulp's Hill and Hast Ceme
tery llill, from which Gen. Slocum com
manded the right wing of the army
during the battle. The pedestal i» of
Barre granite and from the base to the
top of the statue the monument meas
ures 31 feet. In the west face of the
base is a bronze slab with the follow
ing inseript ion;
* MAJOIt-GEN. HENRY WARNER !
: SLOCT'M. (\ S V. :
: 1826-1594. :
: In Command of Right Wirn? of the ;
: Army of the Potomac at the Battle ;
: of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3, 1563. :
Beneath the inscription are the coat
of arms of New York state and the
famous advice given by (ien. Slocum
in the discussion at the counsel of war
called by (ien. Meade at Gettysburg:
"Stay and fitrht it out."
The bronze figure Is 18% feet high
and the length over all is 16 feet 6
inches. The monument cost $30,000.
Arriving at the monument a vast
concourse of people was assemoled.
The exercises were opened with music
by the Seventh Regiment band, fol
lowed by prayer by Rev. \Y. T. l'ray,
of New York, and an address by (ien.
Sickles.
After music by the Second United
States Cavalry band. Gov. Odell, of
New York, unveiled the statue and
the United States battery fired a ma
j»>r general's salute.
Gen. Rogers and Gol. Baxter then
delivered their orations, and they
were- followed by Gov. Odell.
Gov s. Murphy and Stone made brief
responses. Hewitt G. Sprague, of
Washington, I). ('., read a poem dedi
cated to the occasion. After the
benediction the Fourth battery fired
a salute.
KILLED IN A FLAT.
Pulitzer !tliir<ter I* Solved,
but the Hurderer fled.
New York, Sept. 20.—The mystery
of the murder of Mrs. Annie I'ulitzer,
whose nude body was found in tlie
Morris canal near Jersey City has
been cleared up by the discovery that
the woman was killed in a flat at No.
10,! West Fifty-eighth street, where
her clothing was found last night.
This announcement was made last
night by ('apt. Titus, of the detective
bureau, who alleges that the murder
was committed bya man named Hoop
er Young, who has recently been em
ployed in a cheap restaurant. Titus
has learned that the woman's body
was kept for some time under the
sink in the kitchen of the flat in
| which she was killed.
Young has not been arrested and
is believed to have fled the city. Ho
i is said to be have shipped a trunk
to Chicago Thursday night.
liini'i tfcueeu Die*.
i Spa, Belgium, Sept. 20. -Marie Ilen
: riette, queen of the Belgians, died
!lu re suddenly hist night. Neither
her husband, members of her family,
nor her majesty's doctors were pres
ent at tln' time of her death. 'She
was seated at a table eating dinner,
when she was seized with an attack
of syncope. Dr. Guillaume, who, in
the course of the day, had remarked
upon certain disquieting symptoms in
the queen's condition, was summoned
immediately, but her majesty was
dead before he arrived. Two members
of her suite were with the queen dur
ing her last moments.
ANTHRACITE COAL MINERS.
Delaware and Hudson to. start* llurfl
IVIII In slierlir Threaten* to tlulie
ltc«iiilnltlon lor Troon*.
WilkcsbaiTc, Pa„ Sept. 17. Presi
dent (ionipers, of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and National Presi
dent Mitchell and National Treasurer
Wilson, of the United Mine Workers,
together with the district presidents
of the same organization in the an
thracite region, spent Tuesday inn
conference here which was secret.
After the meeting Mr. Goiupers was
asked whether the federation will be
assessed to support the miners. He
said that the trades unions eompris-j
ing the federation are making volun
tary contributions to help the min
ers and that if It is necessary to trive
additional aid it will be done. "But
at present," he continued, "the min
ers are well able to take care of
themselves."
Scranton, Pa., Sept. 17. —The Dela
ware «£• Hudson Co. on Tuesday start
ed up three more collieries. This
makes six collieries and three wash
erics this company has in operation.
The Ontario <K- Western Go. has re
sumed operations at the Pine Brook
and West Ridge collieries in Scran
ton, and the Johnson No. t and No.
2 in Priceburg, just north of the
city. This company now has three
mines and three washeries going. Al
together, the companies having head
quarters here claim to be operating
19 collieries and 21 washeries, with an
estimated daily output of 20,000 tons.
Scranton, Pa., Sept. IS. —Slier iif
Schadt has sent a communication to
President Mitchell, informing him
that if there is a repetition of law
lessness which occurred in so many
parts of the county last Monday, he
will make requisition for troops.
!Hay the Iteport Prove True.
Ilarrisbnrg, Pa., Sept. 20. -The Tele
graph prints the following: "Infor
mation reached the Telegraph,
through a private source, yesterday,
that the end of the coal strike was in
sight. The report was to the effect
that one of the largest firms whose
representatives in .New York have
been discussing the situation for
some time, had decided upon a set
tlement and an official announcement
would be made either to-day or early
next week. The information seemed
to have considerable foundation."
IN SALOON QUARREL.
A I'roinlnent New York Hanker .Tlet
Heath at tlie llandn of a Stranger.
New York, Sept. 17.—The death of
Nicholas Fish as the result of a
quarrel in a saloon, and the arrest
of Thomas J. Sharkey, a private de
tective. on the charge of homicide in
that connection, is the subject of
close police investigation.
Mr. Fish was the head of one of the
most distinguished families in the
United States, a banker of great
wealth and at one time minister at
the court of Belgium. He died at
Roosevelt hospital from the effects
of injuries received during an alter
cation with a stranger in Elirhardt's
saloon, at the corner of Eighth ave
nue and Thirty-fourth street.
According to information gathered
by the police Mr. Fish's death was
due to a blow struck by Thomas J.
Sharkey, a private detective, who,
with two women who were present
at the time, was arrested after the
death. A policeman found Mr. Fish
lying unconscious on the sidewalk in
front of the saloon and summoned
an ambulance in which he was taken
to Roosevelt hospital, where his iden
tity was revealed by papers found in
his possession. A dispatch was sent
to Mrs. Fish, who reached the hospi
tal soon after midnight, remaining at
the side of her husband, who never
regalned consciousness.
Coroner Jackson held Sharkey in
SIO,OOO bail, and Mrs. Phillips and
Mrs. Casey, the two women who were
with Fish in the saloon, in s."<oo bail
each as witnesses.
DEVERY WINS.
Fx-Pollee f'ommlosloner Cialim III»
Fight for Political 1-eaUernlllp.
New York, Sept. 17.—Republican
and democratic primaries were held
Tuesday in Hie various assembly dis
tricts in the boroughs of Manhattan
and the Bronx. Interest in the out
come of the voting was keener than
for some years, inasmuch as in many
districts there were contests for the
distrid leaderships.
This was notably true in the Ninth
assembly district, where William S.
Devery. ex-deputy commissioner of
police, had for weeks conducted a
picturesque campaign as a candidate
for the Tammany leadership as
against Frank J. Goodwin, Tammany
leader, and John C. Sheehan, leader
of the Greater New York democracy.
At 11 o'clock last night the indica
tions were that Devery's campaign
had been successful and that he had
won. At that hour Louis Munzinger,
Siieehnn's campaign manager, con
ceded the election of Devery.
Among the republicans there were
few contests and all were of a more
or less mild nature. Lemuel E.
(}uigg won in the Nineteenth assem
bly district for the republicans.
A Doubly Fatal Wreck.
Cliillicothe, ()., Sept. 19.—The Royal
Blue flyer on the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern was wrecked at Lees-
S burg, near here, last night, the train
| having run into an open switch while
going at the rate of 50 miles an hour.
To add to the disaster the engine ex
ploded and the engineer, Philip lloe,
and Fireman Charles Studer, both of
j this city, were killed outright,
i Every coach on the train left the
j track, but none of the passengers
were seriously injured.
A Jlurderer I* Shot.
Pierce, Neb., Sept. IS.—County At
i torney Barnhiirt received word last
evening from Winside that two fit i
zc ns bad discovered Niegenfind, the
Pierce county murderer, in a corn
field near town. He resisted arrest
and was shot. Physicians in attend
ance believe he is not fatally hurt.
Niigenfind a week ago killed his di
vorced wife and her fathPr and
wounded his mother-in-law - and sis
ter-in-law. lie escaped and sent word
that he would finish the rest of the
family before he was done. Rewards
aggregating SI,OOO had been offered
for his capture.
DISASTROUS I',L\"IC.
Sevp.iiy-ilv<» Negroes Killed in
Church at Birmingham.
Aliont km ITlany More .Seriously In
jured Stampede <'au»»d l>v «ry
ol° "Plight" IVhlch tin' Audl
fni(! .tllntouli lor "Fire"
A WilU It uxli.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 20.—1n an
awful crush nf humanity, caused by a
stampede in the Shiloh Negro Baptist
church last night 75 persons were
killed and as many more seriously
injured. The catastrophe occurred afc
9 o'clock, just as Booker T. Washing
ton had concluded his address to the
national convention of Baptists and
for three hours the scenes around the
church were indescribable. Dead
bodies were strewn in every direction,
and the ambulance service was utter
ly incapacitated to move them until
after midnight. Dozens of dead
bodies were arranged in rows on the
ground outside the church, awaiting
removal to the various undertaking
establishments, while more than a
score were laid out on the benches
inside.
The church is the largest church
f?>r negroes in Birmingham and at
least 2,()0(t persons were in the build
ing when the stampede began. In
structions had been issued to allow
no more to enter, but the negroes
forced their way inside the building
and were standing in every aisle,
even the entrance to the church be
ing literally paeked.
.lust as Booker T. Washington con
cluded his address, Judge Billon, a
negro lawyer from Baltimore, en
gaged in an altercation with the choir
leader concerning an unoccupied seat,
and, it is thought, a blow was struck.
Some one in the choir cried: "They're
fighting." Mistaking the word "fight
ing" for "fire," the congregation rose
en masse and started for the doors.
One of the ministers mounted the
rostrum and urged the people to keep
quiet, lie repeated the word "quiet"*
several times and motioned his hear
ers to be seated. The excited congre
gation mistook the word "quiet" for
"fire" and renewed the struggle to
reach the doors.
The level of the floor is about 15
feet from the ground and long steps
lead to the sidewalk from the lobby
just outside the main auditorium.
Brick walls extend on each side of
these steps for six or seven feet, and
this place proved a veritable death
trap. Negroes who had reached the
top of tin- steps were pushed vio
lently forward and many fell. Before
they could move, others fell upon
them and in I.') minutes persons were
piled upon each other to a height of
ten feet. This mass of struggling
humanity blocked the entrance and
the weight of 1,500 persons was
pushed against it. More than 20 per
sons lying on the steps underneath
the heap of bodies, died from suffo
cation.
DUN'S WEEKLY REPORT.
A lloirato Iteport an to Commercial
< ondlll.in*.
"N'ew York, Sept. 20. —R. CI. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Keview of Trade says:
Domestic trade continues active,
high rates for money having thus far
failed to check industrial operations
or unsettle confidence. Stringency
is considered only temporary and
chiefly of importance to speculators,
while large imports of gold promise
relief. Crops are making encourag
ing progress, despite some injury
from frost. Labor disputes are few.
the anthracite coal strike being the
only one that retards progress, and
each week shows some increase in
output. Fall distribution of mer
chandise has begun unusually early,
while the volume of orders already
placed indicates much the heaviest
aggregate on record. At the south
and west conditions are especially
favorable, shipping departments
working vigorously, and payments
are promptly made.
Official returns of foreign com
merce during August show the im
provement in exports over the two
preceding months that was indicated
by the weekly movement of merchan
dise and staples, and imports far sur
passed the corresponding month in
preceding years. This liberal buying
In foreign markets testifies to well
sustained domestic consumption.
Failures for the week numbered
10!) in the t'nited States, against 15?
last year, and 25 in Canada, compared
with 20 a year ago.
FIVE MEN KILLED.
Two Faurngrr Trains Collide at Wlt«
mor Station, s*«.
Pittsburg. Sept. 20. Kive trainmen
killed and two seriously injured is
the result of a head-on collision be
tween Buffalo. Rochester <£• Pittsburg
and Pittsburg & Western passenger
trains at Witmer Station, on the
Pittsburg Western railroad yester
day. A number of passengers were
cut and bruised bv flying splinters
and broken glass, but none were seri
ously hurt. The dead:
George Chugerty, lirakeman of a
local freight train, who had been
riding on the engine of the Buffalo,
Rochester i<- Pittsburg train.
William Benedict, engineer of the
Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg train.
Thomas K. Dugan, fireman of the
Buffalo. Rochester Pittsburg train.
Fay I). Moss, a boilermaker, who
had been traveling on the Pittsburg
& Western engine.
William Graham, fireman of the.
Pittsburg & Western train.
Anthracite S;'ll« for >ll a Ton.
Philadelphia. Sept. 20. \nthracite
coal brought sl4 a ton in tlie open
markets when the board of inspectors
of the county prison contracted for
75 tons of the ordinary stove size at
that figure. The Philadelphia Bead
ing Coal and Iron Co. announced that.
It. had perfeMed plans for the re
lief i.f schools, hospitals and charita
ble institutions along the lines of
the Beading system N> a limited ex
tent. President Baer said that plans
were forming for the relief of the
general public so far as the really
poor arc conec""t»"d.
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