1 1 . 1'l iv ''.,.pyv?' """"''? ' -' ' "'"--. jyfv-'1 l'jsf-t-l t -.m j' . ,-iM i 'nict" ' .y mi --' t- r -'tVi MA -v ( tt ' ' t.i orntitott THE ONLY SCRANTON PAPER RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD i k. TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER IS, 1002. TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS. tn - ' PREPARING THE 0 Locals Throughout the Anthra cite District Began Electino Delegates Yesterday. NO QUESTION AS TO THE RESULT Prominent Officials of the Union Say That There Is No Fear That the Mine "Workers Will Offer Op position Strong1 Enough to. Defeat the Efforts of Those Who Are Anx ious to Go to Work Quiet at Head quarters Coal Companies Prepar ing to Meet Public Demand for Fuel. Ily Ku'lushe Wire fiuni TI.e A-n( i.iU'il l'rc-. Wllkes-BaiTC, P.i.. Oct. IT. In ac cordance with the rail issued yesterday by order of the executive boaids of the anthracite districts of the miners' union nil "locals" thioughout the coal Held begun electing delegates today to the convention which will lie held here next Monday to consider the acceptance or rejection of the arbitration plan sub mitted by President Roosevelt. Most nt the local unions held their meetings tonight. They all will have been elect id by tomorrow night. It Is practical ly certain that a majority of the dele sates will come to the convention In structed to vote in favor of accepting the aibltratlon scheme. The promin ent olllcials of the union say there Is no fear that the opposition will be strong enough to defeat the efforts of those who favor ending the strike by arbitration of their differences with the operators. President Mitchell does not care to anticipate the action of the convention, but from "his manner It Is taken that he has not the slightest doubt as to the result. lie will go Into the convention and make a strong speech for acceptance of the arbitra tion scheme. The Indications are the convention will last two' days and that there will be much debate on various features of the arbitration plan. The conditions at some collieries are different from those existing at other places. The principal questions to be discussed before the Ulan if accepted by the mlneis will be that of taking care of all the men. The condition of the mines are such that all workmen cannot be given work Immediately, and some will have to wait for weeks before the companies can take care of them. The operators will not dismiss the non-union men In order to give employment to a return ing striker. It is undei stood that the union will take care of all such men who fall to lind immediate employ ment. This will be done by drawing funds from the relief fund, which Is said to be still growing. Quiet at Headquarters. In contrast to the animated scenes during the past week, strike headquar ters was an extremely quiet place to day. Piosidetit Mitchell had nothing to say regarding the situation, except to say that there remains little to do but wait for the action of the convention. He had few callers and spent the entire day In his office. The district presi dents and the other district otllcers te lurned to their homes for the purpose of assisting in the election of the dele gates to the convention. The i mil companies will do all in their power to meet the public de mand for coal. Preparations for re suming as soon as the miners call the strike 1 1 if are going mi apace. It Is estimated that L'.'i per cent, of the col lieries will bo In operation the first day after the suspension Is over. The railroads are also making every effort to have enough curs on hand to carry the freshly-mined coal to market and are sending thousands of cars into this regions and placing them on sidings at the collieries. The state troops are having an easy time of It. and are expecting to hear of the withdrawal of a portion of tho division at any day. Major fleueral Miller and llrlgadler tieneral Oobln re fuse to predict when the homeward movement of the soldiers will begin, it Is not unlikely that the entire division will remain In the Held until after tho strikers return to work, General Gnbin said today reports of petty acts of violence, such as the throwing of stones at men going to work are still helug reported to him. The stationary llremoii alllllated with the stationary 111 emeu's association of Pennsylvania, who went on strlko mi .Tune -', along with the firemen belong ing iu the Mine Workers' union, met tonight and deckled to abide by the decision of tho I'nlted Mine Workers' convention, President Barrett and Sec retary Mullahy were authorized to go before llm arbitration commission and urge that tho firemen ha granted the eight-hour day. AGITATORS IN HUDSON VALLEY Efforts to Keep Men on Strike Com pany Has Cars Manned. Ily Kxelml.e Wire Horn The Associated Vim. Saratoga. Oct. 17 D. 1,. niiu-m-th. Ihalrmau of the international ex-pen. live committee of tho Street Railway Employes' union, is here encouraging Iuiifuii vuuoy strikers to continue the rike wltlt the promise of assistance; rlke loaders reiterate their determlfi. Ion to continue tho struggle indellnlte- une railway company, through rieral Manager H. & Jbsselyn, says I, Mm (Vinil htici i riiie..n...u...n... kto operate the curs, ,r FOX- CON ENTION FILIPINO ? N EXPLODED. Author of One Lurid Tale Depended Entirely Upon His Imagination. Ily llulmhe Wire from Tho Aroelatcil I'rws. Washington, Oct. 17. Several months igo, it paper In Pennsylvania con tained what purported to be a letter written by Wlllinm .T. Longenberger, of Company A, Fifteenth Infantry, to his mother In .Danville. Pa. In It he was made to say that the dead bodies of the Filipinos lay around on all sides, illibtirled, In various stages of of decomposition, and that when ti Filipino dropped, "Our boys all shot him seven or eight times, so that ho was covered with blood from head to foot. This story obtained general cir culation, and was the subject of severe criticism against the army. The matter was made the subject of an official Investigation by fleueral Chaffee, then In command In the Phil ippines, with the result that the story was shown to be wlthotu foundation. Private Longenberger, the reputed au thor of the letter, wrote to tho com manding olllcer of bis regiment that the story gives a mistaken impression. "I heard the story from another en listed man." he stated, "and have never witnessed the death of a native In the Philippines, and I now believe the story told me was only Idle boast ing.'" First Lieutenant K. M. Heeve, com manding Company A, Fifteenth Infan try, reports that the man who wrote the letter mentioned Is a member of his company, and "Ills record shows thati he has never been in action, nor near the scene of one: In fact, he has never seen a Filipino die, not even from sickness. The whole affair Is the work of Ids Imagination, and there Is not a. word of truth iu it. WRIGHT WILL NOT VOTE. Two-thirds Vote Will Be Necessary to Decide the Disputes of An thracite Coal Miners. fly i:rliMu' Wire Hum The A.ui luted Pi ph. Washington, Oct. 17. lion. Carroll D. Wright, as recorder of the commission to arb'ltrat e the anthracite coal dis putes, will not have a vote'. The fol lowing authoritative statement is made: "The commission is so constituted that it will require, a two-thirds vote to settle any point upon which there Is a dispute." That means that Colonel Wright is not to be regarded as a member of tho commission in passing on questions be fore It. An olllclal of the war depart ment with a great deal of experience, said: "In all military boards and courts the recorder has no vote, but he Is the man who runs the board." Colonel Wright will keep the records, summon witnesses, carry out the orders of the commission and perhaps prepare Its report under Instructions. NO RUSSO-TURKISH ALLIANCE. Foreign Office at Vienna Assured That Report Is Untrue. Ily i:.flti-lie Wile Irom 'I he A.-o.lil"il Pie.-v Vienna, Oct. 17. The Ausiro-IIun-garian foreign olllce entirely discredits the report telegraphed from Bucharest to the Loudon Dally Mall that Russia has proposed to Turkey a revival of the I'nklur-Skelessi tieaty or is:;:i. The old treaty established an alliance, Turkey undertaking to exclude In time of war all foreign warships from the Black sea, while Russia undertook to furnish aid to Turkey by land and sea if necessary. It Is pointed out at the foreign olllce hero that all tho European powers are concerned In the existing treaties gov erning the passage of the Dardanelles by foreign warships and that It is Im possible for Russia to modify them without the consent of the signatories. Tlie Austrian ambassador at Con stantinople has assured the foreign of fice that no political matters were dis cussed during the recent visit to the sultan or the ft fund Duke Nicholas of Russia, GERMAN SOCIALIST THREAT. Leader Vigorous iu Denouncing Tariff Dill in Reichatng. By llM'Imhe Wire from Tin- AsMxiiled I re.ni. Berlin, Oct. 17. During the debate on the tarhf bill in tho Reichstag todny, llerr Antrick, In behalf of the Social Democrats, vigorously denounced the measure, llo declared thut the party ho represented would not support tho bill, either In its original form or as amended by tho committee. If It wero passed, he said, It would stir up a popular movement which would "laud in hades all the support ers of the bill and the whole class of Prussian junkers." THE PANAMA WAR. Condition at Santa Marta Is Bad. Interests Without Protection. By Kxeliulic Wire from The Associated l're. Washington, Oct, 17. Tho navy de partment today received tho fallowing cablegram from Commundep Wilson, of tho Panther, now at Colon; "Montgomery arrived. Condition at Santa Marta had. Insurgents in small force, distance ubout eight miles. Bridges burned, railroad trains stopped; 200 undisciplined troops pro tect tho town; 58 foreigners, largo in terests. To open port one side or other must win," Children Burned to Death. Dy Exclusive l'ire (rora The, Aswclated Press. Crucer. Miss.. (Jet. 17 Three children of George Moorhenil wero burned to death Hero today. They had been locked Iu the house which cmiL-ht Urn iluilnir the nli. sence of the mother on an errand CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT. Events Leading to Appointment of Strike Commission Discussed. tly Ku-liidre Wlie from Tin- A,"nil.ded I'nvm. Washington, Oct. IS. Brigadier Gen eral John M, Wilson, member of the coal strike arbitration commission and Colonel Wright, recorder of the com mission, had an extended conference with President Ituosevoll today. They discussed pretty fully the events lead ing up tp the appointment or the corn mission, and tentatively, some of the details of the work. Alter leaving the white house. General Wilson said It was early to discuss the work of the commission for publication. The body will be assembled In Washington, but when and where Its sittings were to be held, he said, were details which were to be worked out by the commission It self, it Is known that the commission will not begin Its labors until the min ers have agreed to It. Later In tho day. K. AV. Parker, the mining expert of the commission called at the white house with Dr. David T. Day, of the geological survey and formally accepted bis appointment. Mr. Parker remained with the president and Col. Wright for a. considerable time, it Is not announced yet how the expenses of the commission will be paid. .The civilian members will be entitled to a per diem fixed by the president but from what fund the amount will bo paid has not been determined. DUN'S REVIEWOF TRADE. Settlement of the Coal Strike Re moves the Only Serious Handi cap to Industrial Progress. 11 Ku'lmhc Wire born Tlio Ayxiuuted l're. Xew York. Oct. 17. H. C. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: Settlement of the coal strike removes tin- only serious handicap to Industrial progress, five months or restricted fuel production had begun to check the wheels at many manufacturing' centres, while there was a perceptible diminu tion In consumptive demands as tho purchasing power of the wage earners steadily decreased. Savings have been exhausted and much money has gone out of the country because sof this struggle, but the nation's remarkably strong position assures a speedy restor ation of prosperous conditions. Transportation is now the worst rea ture, and threatens to continue disturb ing. While the grain crops are being moved the supply of rolling stock and motive power will prove insufficient, al though every effort is made at tho shops, liberal premiums being offered for early delivery. Inadequate supplies or fuel caused further banking of furnaces, but the effect of a decreased output or domes tic pig Iron has been partially neu tralised by larser arrivals from abroad. Practically no price can be named for immediate delivery of home Iron, and there is no disposition to make concessions on distant, contracts, owing to the abnormal coke situation. Fortunately, there has been Utile In terruption at finishing mills, and the output of rails, structural material and kindred lines is well maintained. Con sumers not only find dlfllculty in se curing steel from the mills, but en counter a further delay on the rail ways which are unable to handle freight promptly. Orders come for ward freely for the heavier lines, nu merous contracts being offered for steel rails for next year's delivery, and the plans for buildings' and bridges keep a lot of business In sight in beams, channels and angles. Plates for ship-yards are also sought freely, prices lending upward on tank steel. Higher freight rates htivo checked Im ports of finished steel. Footwear shops are actively engaged, many producers having added to their long list of orders. Prices are easily maintained, in cotton goods, the feat ure was a purchase of about 230,1)90 of print cloths, While quotations were not altered, the tone became decidedly firmer. Failure?, for tin week num bered 2uti In the I'li'lted States against 2JII last year, and 21 In Candada com pared wltli 31. TEXAS STATE HOUSE COMPANY. Auuual Meeting of Queer Corporation Held in London. By i:eludrr Wire from 'lliu Associated I'rws. London, Oct, 17. At the annual meet ing today or Karwell'.s Texas State House company, which Is registered here, it was decided to pay off SMO.OOO or its debentures out of a portion of the proceeds of the sale of 1.500,000 acres of Its lands during the past year, John V. Farwell, or Chicago, attended tho meeting. He returns to the United States next week. Former United States Senator Charles H, Farwell, or Chleago.wltli his brother, John V, Farwell, built the Texas stato capitol Iu 1SS7 ami received therefore 3,000,000 acres of land. OBSERVATIONS OF ECLIPSE. Good Photographs of the Moon Ob tained at Geneva, N. Y. Ily Kxcluhr Wire from Tin- AssoeUted I'reit. Geneva, X. Y Oct, 17. The eclipse of tho moon was a lino spectacle heie lust night. Dr. William It. Brooks, director of tho Smith observatory and professor of nstrononiy of Hobnrt col lege, successfully viewed the different contacts and obtained a lino series of photographs. The eclipsed moon had the usual copper-colored tint, but deeper than nt recent eclipses, Early In tho total phase, n peculiar, dark band extended across the moon's diameter, the, upper and lower portions of the globe appear ing quite luminous, producing a mar vellously beautiful effect, POWELL ON A MISSION. May Try to Settle Trouble in Santo Domingo. By t:teutle Wire from 1 lie Afaociatnl Press. San Domingo, Oct. 17. .Minister Pow ell has arrived hero from Port-au-Prince, Haytl, on u t-peelal mission from his government. KILLS TWO AND SELF Tragic End of the Garecr o! Wil liam G. Turner, of Gllmax Bottlino Gotnpanu. MURDER IN WALL STREET LAWYER'S OFFICE William C. Turner, Charged with Shortage of Accounts, Opens Fire on Men Who Demand Restitution, Threat of Criminal Prosecution Made Him Desperate Albert Ham ilton, of Pittsburg, and William J. Mallard, Jr., the Victims A Triple Tragedy In Wall Street District. By Ktclinl'.r Wire from The AmocIiIciI Prem. Xew York, Oct. 17. Using a new au tomatic magazine pistol, William C. Turner, former president and treasurer or the Climax Rattling compnny, today shot and Instantly killed W. J. Mallard, secretary and treasurer of the com pany, and Robert Hamilton, Its presi dent, and then killed himself with tho siime weapon. A second revolver, load ed la every chamber, was found In Tur ner's pocket, and It Is believed bo planned to take more lives than he did. The shooting was the result of a quar rel between the three men over an al leged shortage In Turner's accounts, tor which he was threatened with criminal prosecution. The tragedy occurred In the otllces of the law firm of Canton, Adams & Mclntyre, in the heart of the Wall street district, during the busy noon hour. Turner, who was 4." years of age and Jived at .Mount Vernon, X. Y., a suburb or this city, was a cousin of Covernor Odell, of tills state, and the head of the law llrm hi whose offices the shooting occurred Is President Can tor, of the boiough of Manhattan. Soon after the shots rang out In the olllce building, a wild rumor was started that the boiough president had been killed. All of the principals in the tragedy were married. Mallard was 34 years of age, a native or Atlanta, where he was well known In business and social cir cles. He was president of the Young Men's Democratic club there. lie had been 'in tills city about four years, and lived with his wire and two children In an uptown flat. Mr. Hamilton lived In Plttslnug, where he was president of the .1. T. and A. Hamilton glass fac tories. He was about 00 years or age. He arrived iu this city yesterday, In response to a telegram from Turner re ceived In Pittsburg, which said: ".Meet me in Xew York, Friday, and I will settle with you." The three men met In the law offices by appointment to allow Turner to make a partial settlement, and he was asked for a certified check. "1 have it." he said, and then he closed the door of the room. An in stant later he drew a revolver and be gan firing. Mallard fell, shot through the heart, and Hamilton lived only a few moments. A number of other per sons who were In the room, clerks and members of the firm, fled in a panic. After killing Hamilton and Mallard, Turner shot himself in the head. Some minutes later, hearing no more shots, the persons who lied ventured back into the room and found the three bodies. Turner's Accounts Short. Turner retired as president of the Climax Uottling company last April when he was bought out by Hamilton.' After the sale It was discovered. In examination of the books of the con cern that there was a shortage or $.",100 In Turner's accounts. The Climax company engaged John F. Mclntyre, former assistant district attorney and M. Goodman, both of the llrm In whose olllce the shooting occurred today to effect a settlement with Turner and he engaged Hdgar Leventritt to repre sent his Interests. Some dlfllculty had been met with In the negotiations which followed between the lawyers but It was finally agreed to uct-opt $2,700 and give Turner a release in full. Last night It was agreed that the settlement should take place In the offices of Cantor, Adams and Merntyre today be fore 11 o'clock, Hefore he left the con ference Inst night Turner anxiously asked that .Mr, Mclntyre he present at today's meeting and Mr, Mclntyre has said slnco the shooting that he did not like Turner's manner yesterday as the latter seemed. In his opinion, to hear himself recklessly am with the de meanor of a man who might do almost any desperate act. At the appointed hour today, Turner with his Inwyers.entered the law offices, Mr, Goodman ushered Turner nnd his lawyers Into the private office of Mr. Adams. Leventritt, It Is said, told Turner to remain outside. Turner re fused, saying that lie wanted In close tho matter at once. Turner Immediate ly after entering nsked for Mr. Mc lntyre and showed anger when told he would not bo at tho conference. Negotiations for a settlement began at once, Mr. Hamilton, Mallard and Cioodmaii and Adams being1 present besides Turner and his attorney. The conference iit llrst was in the (Inn's general offices, hut later Mallard asked to seo Mr. Adams and Mr. Hamilton in Adams' private olllce. Turner hav ing refused certain propositions, While the conference In the private ofllce was going on Turner walked in. His law yer asked him for his check to be used In the settlement and Turner said. "Yes, I'll let you have It." Panic Follows Shooting. Then Turner closed the dor of the .ufllce. Ho was fucliij; Mr. Mallard, who had askeiPhlm for the check. An Instant after he had shut tho door, he drew a revolver and, pointing it at Mallard, said. "I will kill you, you ." Then he fired two shots at .Mallard. Instantly there wus a wild scramble on the part of the others in the room. All except Hamilton dashed for tho door, hut Hamilton, when Turner tired, sprung at him to grapple. Turner was too quick for him, however, and, drop ping his weapon to a level with his victim's breast, fired. There is no wit ness to what followed. -Mr. Levlntrltt at the first appearance of the revolver, rushed out of the room, Cloodmnn fol lowed Leventritt, and Adams Jihnpcd to his feet as soon us Mallard was shot, brushed past Turner and got out or the olllce. As they left, two more shots were lieurd, followed by two heavy falls. There was consternation in the olllcj;. Clerks, boys and several women employes were for a few minutes later too frightened to do any thing. When pei sons connected with the law offices ventured back Into tho room, they found the three bodies lying close together. On Turner's body was found an un signed telegram reading: "Telepone message received. Will accept $2,700 either from Hamilton or Mallard." Light on the Case. On Turner's corpse the coroner also found a certified check for $2,700. The hitter Is regarded as throwing a pecu liar light on the case, for it is thought to Indicate that Turner went to the offices with the probable Intention of paying the sum of money which was to have settled tin- difficulty. If he did Intend to pay, It is argued, he changed his mind suddenly and decided to kill. Kdgar AV. Leventritt, who was Tur ner's counsel in the affairs preceding the tragedy and who was present In the room at the time the shooting be gan, made a statement tonight In which he defended Turner against the charge that he was a. defaulter. "Mr. Turner," he said, "was not a defaulter. He did not criminally misappropriate the funds of the Climax Bottle company." According to Mr. Leventritt, Turner had originally put up $3,00o In cash. Ills overdrafts amounted to $2,800, leaving $2,200, practically or which remained as the value or his holdings. Hamilton offered $2,000 for Turner's share, which the latter accepted and the deal was closed. Turner believed that this trans action relieved him of all connection with the company and closed all ac counts. Asked why Turner had been prevailed upon to agree to giving up a check for $2,700 to settle with Hamil ton and Mulhml, Mr. Leventritt said: "Turner was inlluenced by the fact, as I am Informed, that he was expect ing a political appointment, which would ho made impossible If the least hint of Irregularity, however unfound ed, should he made against him." The body of Turner was tonight taken to his late home at Mount Vernon. NEGRO LEGALLY HANGED. Jim Buchanan Pleads Guilty nnd Is Quickly Executed. By Exiluslie Wire from The Associated Press. Xaeogdoches, Tex., Oct. 17. Jim l!u chanan, colored, the murderer or the Hicks family, was tried here today, a plea of guilty was accepted by the judge and the negro was legally hanged within two hours after sentence had been passed. Ten days ago the dead bodies of Far mer Illcks, his wife and daughter were found in the Hicks home, and a week later Jim Buchanan was arrested and conressed to the triple murder. Buchanan was taken to Shreveport to escape lynching and later was removed to the jail at Henderson, where he was guarded by militia. He was brought to Nacogdoches today, under the pro tection of five companies or state troops. Upon his arrival here the negro was turned over to Sheriff Spradley, who told the people he would be given a speedy trial. The town hegan to till up rapidly, telegraph wires were cut, railroad tracks wero torn up and it was announced that an attempt would bo made to get possession of Buchanan. District court was at once convened, a Jury was empanneled without delay and the negro's plea of guilty was ac cepted by the court. Tin; judge ordered that the death sentence be executed Xovomber 17, but many people an nounced that they would not allow de lay. Buchanan then waived the thirty days allowed him by law and was hanged by Sheriff Spradley iu the Jail yard. In the presence of a largo crowd. GONAIVES CAPITULATES. Foreign Consuls Mediate Flight of Finnin Confirmed. Ily Kwltiaivo Wire Irom The .Woi-hled I'ipm. Port-au-Pilnce, Oct. 17, The foreign consuls at ti'onalves, after negotia tions with Genet-til Xord, commander of tho government forces, have brought about the capitulation of that town. Jt was occupied by the troops without any dhorilor. Tho report that M, Flrmln, the rev olutionary leader, embarked on the United States cruiser, Cincinnati Is continued. The Cincinnati, the Freeh cruiser D'Assas and tho German cruiser Falko, are off Cinnalves, for the protection of foreign interests. GUIDI STARTS FOR MANILA. Ily Kxclihlvr Wire from 'I'lie Associated l'ii'a. Rome, Oct, 17. Archbishop Guldl, the apostolic delegate In tho Philippines, and his secretary, Father O'Connor, started today from Marseilles, from which port they will sail for Manila. A largo gathering of distinguished Vati can otllcers, heads of religious bodies and representatives of tho ministers accredited to the Vatican, Including tho entire Hruidllan legation, badu them farewell at tho station. Tho archbishop has taken with him all his episcopal robes, as ho intends to enter Manila In full state. EARLY PEACE IN MACEDONIA. By llii-Iushr Wire Irom I'he Usoilated l're. London, Oct. 17 "In political and dip lomatlu circles here," cables tlm 'Conssll. noplo correspondent of the Times. "It Is believed that tranquility will soon be re stored hi Mncedonla." Snow Falls nt Lancaster. By Eielusbe Wire from Tie Aswelateil Press. Lancaster. Pa., Oct. 17.-.hoat u..".0 o'clock tonight there was a light full of snow in this city THE UNION NOT ROBERT H. DUNN KILLED. Terrible Fate of a Well Known Rest dent of Forest City. Special lo the Seranton Tribune. Forest City, Oct. 17. Robert II. Dunn was almost instantly killed at the Xo. 2 breaker of the Hillside Coal and Iron company this morning. He was em ployed at the foot of the breaker plane, and reaching down to uncouple two cars was caught between the frames and squeezed to death. Although still breathing when taken out, he was un conscious and expired In a few minutes. Mr. Dunn had charge of the prop yard and had worked at the plane only tho past few days. He was 6", years old and one of Forest City's most prominent citizens. He was a member of the Methodist church. He Is survived by his wife, one son, George S. Dunn, or Jorinyn, and two daugh ters, Miss Eunice, or this place, and Mrs. K. B. Goodrich, of Alford, Pa. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock on Monday morning. Rev. R, L, Clark will have charge of the services, and Inter ment will be made near his old home at Ararat. MISS IDA CRADD0CK COMMITS SUICIDE Driven to Death by Fear of Spend ing Her Days in an Asylum or Prison. By Kxclmbc Wile from The Associated Press. Xew York, Oct. 17. In fear of another term in prison or spending the balance of her days In an insane asylum. Miss f ruddock, high priestess and pastor of the "Church of the Yoga,", In Chicago, and missionary here of her peculiar heller, committed suicide today by in haling gas. Her body was round by her mother, Mrs. Decker, by whom the suicide was to have been accom panied to the United States court to day to be sentenced under a convic tion for sending obscene matter through tho malls. Fear oJf this sentence and also that her i' ither was planning to have her sent to an asylum led to tho suicide. She left a most affectionate letter to her mother la which she said: "I will not consent to go to the asylum as you are evidently planning to have me to go." Miss Craddock served three months on Blackwell's Island for circulating an objectionable book and upon her release was prosecuted by the federal author ities for sending the books through the malls. Before coming here she was convicted in Chicago and prosecuted in Philadelphia and Washington for cir culating her books, which were alleged by the authorities to be indecent. Miss Craddock came originally from Denver nnd first drew public attention by her defense of the dance du ventre at the world's fair, which she main tained was a solemn religious per formance. She was a woman of cul ture. SHIPPING TROUBLE IN ECUADOR. British Corporation Steamship Held Up at Guayaquil. By Exclusive Wire from The Asoelated Press. Guayaquil, F.euador. Oct. 17. The Pa cific Steam Xavlgation company (a British corporation) and the board of health hero are iu conlllct. Tho board has refused to permit the sailing of the steamship Guatemala, bound tor Pan ama, unless the company pays the line which was Imposed on four of Its steamships for hiding yellow fever cases on board the vessels. The company has Issued a protest, re fuses to pay the line,-and has uotllled the government that It will claim $7;'0 dally as damages for the steamship's detention, without prejudice to other claims which it may make for damages on other grounds. TURKEY PUTS DOWN REVOLTS. Leader of Albanians Captured and Russian Consul Installed. II) Hsclii.tM' Wlie lii. m The Ai.'.oi'.ateil l'ie.. Constantinople, Oct. 17. The military authorities at Mltrovlua, Albania, have secured complete control of the situ iitlon, They have captured Chief Jssa Bnljetlmiz, who, with his followers, 10 cently tore up the railroad between MitrovlUa and Vuchltrn and an nounced his determination not to al low the newly appointed Russian con sul to take up his duties at the former piaee. The chief has been taken to Haloulca under escort. Tho Albanians at Mltro vlua and in Its neighborhood have been disarmed, and the Russian consul will occupy his office shortly. Steamship Arrivals. By i:iludie Wire Irom The Am-lated I're.sj. Xew York, Oct. 17. Arrived: Columbia, Hamburg Southampton and Cherbourg; Liiennla. l.lvcprool and '.Miccnstowii. Cleared: I'mhii.i. Liverpool; Graf Will-derm-o, Hamburg via Plymouth and Cher bourg; Grosser Kurfnisi, Bremen via Cherbourg; Allcr. Genoa and Xaplei-i Potsdam, Rotterdam via Hoiilogne. Hailed: t'yiaile, Liverpool. Havre Ar rived: La Champagne, Xow Vnrli. Hum. bmtv-AiTlved: llliichei. Xew York. Ant werpArrived: Kensington. Xew York. Ilouloime- Sailed: Itottcrdaiil Xow. York. I.lzaid: Passed; I-'iiedeileh do GrpsjeK. for Southampton and Bremen. Liverpool Arrived: Germanic, New York. Sailed: Celtic. Xow York, via Kingston Nesbltt Nominated in 20th District. My Kiciujhe Wire from The Ateoclitcd Vlttt. Kaston, Pa.. Oct. 17. The Republican conferees of tho Twenty-sixth congress ional district today nominated Kredol Ic'c Xesbltt, of this city, us the congressional candidate Iu place of Dr. T. l-J, Davis, who declined tho nomination. PARTY RECOGNIZED GertiflGates of Messrs. Howell, Galnin, Phillips and Litts Arc Thrown Out. COURT DECLARES THEM INVALID The Court Stntes That It Is Unnblfl to Find from the Evidence in the Cases That Either of. the Nomina tions Was in Fact Made by tho County Convention or by a District Convention Other Certificates That Were Passed Upon. By Exclusive Wlie (rem The Aswiated Preis. Harrlsburg, Pa., Oct. 17. The Dau phin county court today declared in valid the certificate of nomination of Congressman lOrnest F. Acheson, of Washington, the Republican candidate for congress In the Twenty-fourth dis trict, composed of Beaver, Lawrence and Washington counties, on the ground that the nomination was made without the concurrence of Beaver county. The court has declared valid the cer tificate of Edward T. Brimmer, the Re publican candidate for representative In Carbon county. The court declares invalid the certffl cates of the following candidates of the Union party In Lackawanna county: George W. Howell, congress, Tenth district. P. F. f'nlpln, senator, Twentieth dis trict. Frederick Phillips and Wlllinm F. LIHs. representatives, Second and Third Legislative districts. The court states that It Is unable to find from the evidence hi the cases that either of the nominations was In fact made by the county convention or by .district conventions. THE BEEF COMBINE. United States Packing Company Or ganized at Trenton. By Eii'IiiiHe Wiiu fioiu The Associated Pies. Trenton, X'. J.. Oct. 17. The United States Packing company, which is un derstood to be the beef combine, was Incorporated here today with an au thorized capital of $1,000,000. It Is understood that this amount will he subsequently Increased to probably $.00,000,000. The company Is authorized to pur chase and deal in cattle and other live stock and to carry on the business of butchers, packers, storekeepers, con sliuct and operate steam ship lines, etc. The capital stock Is divided Into one-half preferred and one-half com mon stock. The incorporators are Horace S. Gould, Frederick K. Seward nnd IC. K. .McLaren, all or whom are clerks In a Xew Jersey corporation agency. - NEW YORK COAL PRICES. Fixed by Members of the Retnll Coal Exchange. Ily E.velu-he Wiie from Tin A-ocluled Pro. Xew York, Oct. 17. Members of the retail coal exchange met today and adopted the following schedule of prices to take effect on Monday next -ind to continue until further notice: Domestic anthracite. Including stove, nut, egg; and broken, .$1." per ton: sori. coal, $fl..".0 per ton; buckwheat. $tl.,"0 per ton; Xo. -J buckwheat. $."i..'0 per ton; pea coal, ?!) per ton. With regard to the visible supply. It was conceded that It Is very limited at present and that conditions arc un changed. Assurances have been re ceived that coal will be sold at whole sale prices, which will permit or the maintenance of tho foregoing schedule for a week or two. DRAWING MOLINEUX JURY. A New Panel of 150 Called to Securi the Twelfth. Member. Ily Km Imivi Wire from The Associated Pro,.. Xew York, Oct. 17. The work of com pleting the jury to try Roland I!. Mol iiieus, charged with the murder of .Mrs, Katherlne J. Adams, was continued to day and during tho forenoon one juror, John f, Reduer, a hotelkeeper, was se cured, Ho is the eleventh Juror. The panel of talesmen having then been exhausted, a new panel of 150 was called to secure the one man required to complete the jury. Court adjournec" till Monday. Blacksmiths Return to Work. Ily exclusive Wire from The Asv-clited 1'ie.s. Mt. Carmol, Pa., Oct. 17. Twenty meet lugs of locals of tho United Mine Worker were held In this' region today and dele gates to tho WllkesHarro convention wciti Instructed to follow tlm advice of Presidoiit Mitchell and the district offj. cers. A number of blacksmiths returnei' to work today shui-hm mules, DEATHS OF A DAY, "t I By Inclusive Wire Irom The Atuochtfd 1'reJi Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 17 James Hunter, formerly president of Allegheny council and for years political lender pf Allo- gliony. died lato today of la-art fill lure, aged 07 years. X WEATHER FORECAST, - -t- 4 Washington. Oct. 17.Forfcnst -frJ 4- for Saturday and Sunday: Bast- -fi f ern Pennsylvania Fair, followed by 4i fair and warmer Saturday nlBht; 4r -f Sunday lain; light northeast shift- -ft- -f lug to southeast winds. -fl - t . : . -H