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throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
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guests never negiecieu.
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OFF THE ANNAM COAST.
Russian Fleet Said to Be Mak
ing For Vladivostok.
Remains of Paul Jones Found Cause
of Advance In Beef Hiram Cronk
105 Years Old Trust's Secret Ac
countsInternational Railway Con
Qreas Next N. E. A. Convention.
No news of the movements of the
fleets of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky
and Togo has been received, but
according to a statement made by one
of tho doctors on board the Russian
hospital ship Orel at Saigon, the ships
of the Baltic squadron were going to
Vladivostok.
Tuesday being tho last day the Rus
sian vessels were sighted, It Is the
general opinion In London that Rojest
vensky has changed his course, pos
sibly to the eastward, as otherwote
It Is considered certain the fleet would
have 'again been sighted by pausing
steamers.
The correspondent at Hong Kong of
the Daily Mall telegraphs a report
made by a steamer on April It ti.at
tho Russian warships presented a ser
viceable and businesslike appearance.
Torpedo Boat Fiflht Looked For Soon.
There Is no 'Information from Ro-
Jestvensky's squadron, but the Rus
sian admiralty would not be surprised
to learn of skirmishing between scout
ships at any time and the Inauguration
of torpedo buat warfare soon is not
unexpected. The naval organs ex
presses the opinion that Togo was
taken completely by surprise when
Rojestvensky suddenly appeared at the
entrance of the China sea and Is now
concentrating his widely scattered
fleet near the Pescadores, where it is
believed a sea fight will probably oc
cur.
Strengthening Vladivostok.
It is reported that the Russians are
reinforcing the garrison at Vladivostok
and that the work of strengthening
the fortress is progressing constant
ly. It Is said that the plans of the
Russians contemplate a garrison num
bering 100,000 men with 500 guns.
Many additional batteries, redoubts,
barrlirs and pits are in course of con
struction and tnornious stores of am
munition are being accumulated. The
Russians, it Is said, hope to so equip
the fortress that it will be capable
of withstanding a siege.
Eighteen Russian Vessels Sighted.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Prinz Heinrich reported at Slnga
port that sho sighted 18 vessels of
the Russian Baltic squadron in Kam-
ranh bay at noon on Friday last. The
steamer did not sight any Japan war-
skips, i
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jiussam vrxEis
JAP WARSHIPS
ZJAJ SCOUTS
MAP SHOWING SCENE OF OVEUATIONS.
The seven Dutch cruisers now at
Rhio will return to Batavla Monday.
Kamranh bay Is In Cochin China, about
200 miles northeast of Saigon.
Russian Submarine Vessels.
It is reported at Toklo that the
Russians at Vladivostok are dally
conducting experiments with six sub
marine vessels and that these boats
are all of. foreign manufacture and
include French, British and Ameri
can types.
No Information has reached Toklo
that would in any way Indicate the
plans of Admiral Rojestvensky or the
destination of his vessels.
Japanese Army 400,000.
Captured Japanese spies at Siping-
hai place the numbers of the
Japanese army at 400,000 and state
that the losses at the battle of Muk
den are already being replaced by
drafts from home battalions. Lieu
tenant Koniayasl, one of the spies, cal
culates that the Japanese losses at
Mukden were over 100,000.
Remains of Paul Jones Found.
Ambassador Porter has cabled to
Washington from Paris announcing the
successful results of his long and diul
cult search for the remains of Admiral
John Paul Jones. The body is In a good
slate of preservation considering that
the Interment took place over one
hundred vears ago.
The bodv was placed In a handsome
casket and deposited in the receiving
vault of the American church on the
Avenue DeL'Almu until the ambassador
can learn tho opinion of the govern
ment concerning the most appropriate
means of transporting it to the Unite I
States and giving a fitting sepulchcr
to the body of the illustrious sailor
whose place of burial had so long re
mained a mystery. '
) DVTCh-YT S I
XSOMOA STItilT
Only Survivor of War of 1812.
Hiram Cronk of the town of Ava
N. Y., only survivor of the war of 1812
will celebrate his 105th birthday Wed
nusday, April 19.
HIRAM OHONK, VETKI1AN OF 1811
Mr. Cronk's career has been notably
that of a true and patriotic American.
Horn April 13, 1800, in Herklmei
county, N. Y., to Mr. and Mrs. James
Cronk, who were among the first set
tlers of the Mohawk valley, he was
reared on a farm until 12 years old,
when he enlisted with Captain Edmund
Fuller at Western, N. Y., In the New
York volunteers.
Cause of Advance In Beef.
Prices of beef have advanced In
every Important market of the United
States. The consumer Is paying the
advance price, which to him repre
sents several cents per pound ovet
what he paid up to 10 days ago.
Swift & Co., speaking for tho pack
ing interests, Issued this statement:
"During the last six weeks the pro
ducer of beef cattle has been receiv
ing about a dollar advance over pasl
prices for choice cattle. This simply
means that the advance to the consum
er In prices would be about f 2 on the
one-half of choice cattle that can be
used for food purposes. The range
cattle producer Is the master of the
situation."
Trust's Secret Accounts.
Further and full investigation by
the federal grand jury which Is In
quiring nt Chicago Into the work
ing methods of the alleged beef trust.
It is asserted, Is to result from the
examination of contents of the I;,ht
trunks taken from the safety vaults
In the B'irst National bank building.
Whpn thfi trunks were nnenprl. It Is
sRid, the entire secret transactions ol
the Aetna Trading company, a cor
poration through which the alleged
secret business of the packers was
transacted, were revealed to tho Jur
ors and as a consequence many new
witnesses will be subpoenaed.
Good Condition of Winter Wheat.
The monthly report of the bureau ol
statlstflW)f the department of agrl
culture will show the average condi
tion of winter wheat on April 1 to
have been 91. G against 7G.5 on April 1,
1904; 97.3 at the corresponding date
In 1903, and 83.3, the meap- of the
April averages of the last 10 years,
The average condition of winter
rye on April 1 was 92.1, against 82.3
on April 1, 1904; 97.9 at the- corres
ponding date in 1903 and 87.9 the
meanfif the April averages of the last
10 years.
Joe Jefferson Critically III.
Joseph Jeffersou lies critically 111 at
his winter residence at Palm Beach,
Fla. His condition, reported by his phy
siclan, Dr. R. B. Potter, Is llttlo If any
Improved. He is Biirrounded by his
family and they are prepared to ex
pect death at any minute. Three
weeks ago Mr. Jefferson visited ex-
President Cleveland at Hobe Sound,
where he caught cold, and upon his
return was forced to take to his bed
He convalesced and was up after a
few days confinement, when Monday
he suffered a relapse.
International Railway Congress.
Nearly 1,000 delegates, the owners
and operating officials of 400,000 miles
of railway In 44 different countries,
constitute the personnel of the Inter
national railway congress which Is to
hold a 10 days' session In Washington
beginning May 4 next.
An extensive exhibit of railway sup
plies will be made. No such assem
blage of representatives of railway In
terests has ever been brought together
In the United States.
Havllanda' Factory Mobbed.
The porcelain factories at Limoges,
In France, have decided to shut
down because of the demand ol
wie workers. About 20 000 workmen
are Idle. Crowds of strikers paraded
the city and broke into Beveral fac
tories, incrudlng the Havllanda', where
the manager hoisted the American
flag. The men endeavored to haul
down and seize the flag but were pre
vented by a police commissary.
National Educational Association
With the president of the United
States as the chief guest and leading
educators from all parts of the country
as the speakers the next general session
of the National Educational associa
tlon, which will be held in Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove, N. J., next
July, promises to be tho most notable
In the association's history. Tho meet
ings will begin Monday, July 3, and
contlnuo five days.
President Will Visit Chautauqua.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
Invitation to visit Chautauqua as
sembly. Ho will speak on "Democracy
and Popular Education," ou Aug. 11
NEW YORK BAKERY LAV
Declared Unconstitutional by
U. S. Supreme Court.
Case Involved Was That of Joseph
Lochner of Utica, Who Was Fined
Under the State Law For Permitting
Employe to Work Over Sixty Hours
a Week Four Judges Dissent
Washington, April 18. In an opin
ion by Justice Peckham, the supreme
court of tho United States held to be
unconstitutional the New York state
law making 10 hours a day's work
and GO hours a week's work In bak
eries In that state.
The law involved la section 110 of
the New York state labor law, pre
scribing the hours of labor In baker
ies In the state. Lochner Is a baker
In Utica and was found guilty of per
mitting an employe to work In his
bakery more than GO hours In a week
and fined $50. The judgment was af
firmed by the New York appellate
courts. Chief Justice Parker of the
court of appeals held that the meas
ure was within the police power of the
state.
Act Ib an Absolute Prohibition.
The opinion dealt entirely with the
constitutional question Involved. Jus
tice Peckham said that the law is not
an act merely fixing the number of
hours which shall constitute a legal
day's work, but an absolute prohibition
on the employer permitting under any
circumstances more than 10 hours
work to be done In his establishment.
He continued:
'The employe may desire to earn
the extra money which would arise
from his working more than the pre
scribed time, but this statute forbids
the employer from permitting the em
ploye to earn it. It necessarily Inter
feres with the right of contract be
tween the employer and employes con
cerning the number of hours In which
the latter may labor In the bakery of
the employer.
'The general right to make a con
tract In relation to his business Is
part of the liberty of the Individual
protected by the 14th amendment to
the federal constitution. Under that
provision no state can deprive any
person of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law. The right to
purchase or to sell labor Is part of
the liberty protected by this amend
ment unless there are circumstances
which exclude the right."
The Justice referred to the excep
tions coming under the head of the po
lice powers of the state and after con
sidering that point at length, conclud
ed that the present case did not fall
within the police power. .
Right of Contract Infringed.
"The question whether this act Is
valid as a labor law. pure and simple,
may," he said, "be dismissed In a few
words. There Is no reasonable ground
for Interfering with the liberty of per
sons or the right of free contract bj
determining the hours of labor In the
occupation of a baker. Bakers are In
no sense wards of the state. Viewed
In the light of a purely labor law, with
no reference whatever to the question
of health, we think that a law like
the one before us Involves neither the
safety, the morals, nor the welfare of
the public, and that the Interest of the
public Is not In the slightest degree af
fected by such an act.
"It Is a question of which of two
powers or rights shall prevail the
power of the state to legislate or the
right of the Individual to liberty of
person and freedom of contract. The
mere assertion that the subject relates
to the public health does not necessar
ily render the enactment valid. The
act must have a more direct relation
as a means to nn end nnd the end It
self must be appropriate and legiti
mate before an act can be held to be
valid which interferes with the gen
eral right of an Individual to bo tree
In his person and In his power to con
tract in relation to his own labor.
We think tho limit of the police power
has been reached and passed In this
case."
He quoted statistics to show that the
trade of a baker Is not an especially
unhealthy one nnd said men could not
be prevented from earning a living
for their families.
He concluded;; "I.t seems to us that
the real object and purpose was simply
to regulate the hours of labor between
the master and his employes, all be
ing men sul juris, In a private busi
ness not dangerous In any degree to
morals or In any real and substantial
degree to the health of the employes
Under such circumstances, the free
dom of master and employe to contract
with each other in relation to their
employment and In defining the same
cannot he prohibited or Interfered
with without violating tho federal con
stitution." Justices Holmes and Harlan both de
livered dissenting opinions and Jus
tices White and Day concurred In the
views of Justice Harlan.
High Dive Record Broken.
Blnghaniton, April 18. Frank Hunt
of this city last night broke the Amer
ican Y. M. C. A. record for the "high
dive," which was formerly six feet
Ho made six feet one Inch.
Struck and Killed by Train.
Blnghamton, April 18. (ieoige W.
Purvis of tills city, C5 years old, was
struck and instantly killed by n Dela
waro and Hudson passrnger train at
Balubrldge.
8ECRETARY SHAW'8 COACHMAN
Mr. Cooley Tell Why Man He Wanted
Was Not Among the Three Eligible.
Washington, April 18. The recent
employment by the government of an
alleged grave digger as coachman to
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw un
der certification from the civil ser
vice commission, called forlh a state
ment by Commissioner Cooley. The
statement defends the three names
certified from which Secretary Shaw
could chooso.
It shows that the alleged grave dig
ger was for many years coachman to
the superintendent of the government
hospital for the Insane and Mr. Cooley
states there could be no criticism ol
his ability to perform his duties.
Mr. Cooley then proceeds to show
that the fourth name on the eligible
list was the one Secretary Shaw ap
parently wanted to reach. He comes
to this conclusion because on March
17 the treasury department requested
the certification of the name on the
ground that Its possessor was a dis
tinguished driver and understood
horses thoroughly. The name In ques
tion was Robert B. Shepard.
"Under the regulations," continued
Mr. Cooley, "the commission was with
out power to grant the request of the
secretary, but on Its face It appeared
so reasonable that a form of executive
order was prepared to be submitted
to the president making a special ex
ception in the case.
"At this point In the proceedings
Mr. Shepard made the mistake of call
Ing at the office of the commission and
exhibiting a letter from the Republican
leader of the 23rd assembly district
of the county of New York eulogizing
very highly Mr. Shepard's admirable
work for the Republican ticket In the
late election and assuring all whom II
might concern that he was entitled
to some recognition.
"The attention of the commission be
ing called to the case, a further Inves
tigation of the facts was made before
submitting the order to the president,
which disclosed, on Mr. Shepard's own
sworn statement, that there was noth
lng to indicate that he had driven a
horse for several years.
"It seems that In his younger and
unregenerate days, he was a valet tc
John Whalen, a prominent Democratic
leader In New York city and counsel
to the corporation under the adminis
tration of Mayor Van Wyck. It ap
pears, however, that he saw the erroi
of his ways and entered the employ
ment of Alfred Henry Lewis In the
same capacity, the latter having ren
dered no inconsiderable service to the
Republican party In the last- cam
paign. "The doctrine Imbibed there and the
efforts he was led to put forth were
of so distinguished character as to
call forth the praise of the Republican
district leader aforesaid."
Mr. Cooley concludes as follows:
"Our action in this case was dictated
solelv by a desire to guard the secre
tary of the treasury from possible
physical injury at the hands of the ap
parently Inexperienced driver who was
being forced upon him by political in
fluences, and to assure his retention
in the high office for which he Is so
admirably qualified."
A CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.
Dr. Goss Claims to Produce a Germi
cide That Kills Tubercle Bacilli.
Watertown, N. Y., April 18. The
Standard In a two-column article says:
.Dr. Alfred Goss of Adams, as the
result of long research In the realm oi
electro-therapeutics, has worked out a
treatment for tubercular troubles thai
promises a possibility for cure of tu
berculosis. While the results of the treatment
In the 44 cases that Dr. Goss has had
are most cratifylng. he Is not yet pre
pared to state that the treatment Is
an fissured success.
Dr. Goss has succeeded in introduc
ing bv means of static electricity' a
germicide that will not affect the al
bumen of the blood and has been prov
en to kill tubercle bacilli In lung tis
sues. The ccrmiclde decomposes un
der the action of the electricity and
the atoms of the resultant gas com
bining with the electrons pass on into
the tissues.
Dr. Goss hns treated 44 cases of tu
berculosis of which 32 "have been pro
nounced cured.
Tull's Suit Against Equitable.
Albany, April 18. Superintendent
Hendricks of the state department ol
insurance was served with a copy ol
the 6rder Issued by Justice Scott ol
the supreme court on application ol
Herbert G. Tull, a policy holder in the
Equitable Life Assurance society, re
quiring the superintendent to show
cause why he should not bo restrained
from taking action on tho amended
charter of the society which has been
submitted to him by the board of di
rectors for approval. The order Is
also directed against tho board of di
rectors. It Is returnable at part 1 ot
the supreme court of New York county
on Thursday morning. Superintendent
Hendricks has requested Attorney Oen.
eral Mayer to represent him on tho
return of the order and a representa
tive of the attorney general's depart
ment will be present at the hearing
on Thursday.
Water Company Levied On.
Saratoga. April 18. Deputy Sherifl
Curtis, representing Sheriff Kavanaugh
ot Saratoga county, has levied on the
property of the Hudson River Water
Power company at Spier Falls, against
which the National Contracting com
pany of New York recently secured
Judgment for over a half million dol
lars for the construction of a dam
thrie.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Pointed Paragraphs Chronic
ling the Week's Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Paits
of the World Shorn Jf Their Padding
and Only Facts Given In as Few
Words as Possible For th Benefit
of the Hurried Reader.
Controller of the Treasury Trace
well declared the government was vio
lating laws in accepting rebates from
railroads.
Six trunks, supposed to contain the
secret set of books kept by the beef
trust, have been seized uy the govern
ment in Chicago.
Another Russian squadron has been
reported near Java, and Its present ob
jective Is to attack Admiral Togo In
the rear should the latter oppose the
vessels which passed Singapore.
Japan is meeting tho Russian plan
of reorganization and reinforcement
of Its Manchurian army with an ex
tensive expedition and Is arranging tc
have 1,000,000 men In the field by
fall
Thursday.
Earthquake shocks were renewed at
Simla, India, causing great alarm;
the total of last week's death roll is
about 13,000
John D. Rockefeller's $100,000 gift
was formally accepted by the Pruden
tial committee of the American Board
of Foreign Missions.
John Claflln & Co. of New York are
reported to have bought the control
of the J. N. Adam company of Buffalo,
Including the business of the William
Hengerer company.
A dispatch to an Amsterdam news
paper reports that a naval fight has
taken place east of the Malay penin
sula, according to a telegram from Ba
tavia. Island of Java,
Friday.
Ambassador Meyer presented his
letters of credence to Emperor Nicho
las at Tsarkoe-Selo.
The Duke of Manchester says he
means to spend a year or more In
learning the railway business.
House of Brooklyn barber who dis
regarded lettera bearing the signature
of the "black hand" society demanding
$500 is partially wrecked by the ex
plosion of a bomb.
Panama canal commission execu
tive committee decides to experiment
by employing 4,000 coolies, and If the
plan proves successful will use cooly
labor exclusively in dipglng the canal
Headed by the lawyers' congress,
the Russian Intellectuals plan a new
league which shall direct the aglti
tlon for a parliament. All classes of
professional men are expected to rally
to this organization.
8aturday.
Equitable officers offer a bonus to
agents and the Hyde party calls the
move a bid for policy holders' prox
les.
Alton B. Parker was the principal
speaker at tho Jefferson day banquet
in New York and William J. Bryan at
the feast in Chicago.
Beef grand jury indicts four em
ployes of Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
company on charge of obstructing ser
vice of a subpoena.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet
was reported at noon on Tuesday about
200 miles southwest of Saigon, Bteam
lng north-northeast In the direction of
Formosa.
London naval experts are of the be
lief thnt the great naval fight in Far
Eastern waters will not take place un
til early In May. and then will be
fought before Vladivostok, where Togo
can consolidate his vessels.
Monday.
Rojestvensky's fleet Is believed to be
steaming directly toward Formosa for
the purpose of meeting the Japanese
fleet in a decisive battle,
Cornelius Vanderbilt has been grant
ed a ptitent on a new steam generat
ing appliance for locomotives, which
is said to work great saving In cost of
fuel.
New steamer line between Canada,
Cuba and Mexico Is expected within a
few weeks. It Is believed tho servlco
will be in charge of Elder-Demster
company.
James H. Hyde in a personal letter
denies having made any restitution
to the Equitable, but deposited a
check for $(11,440 profits as a member
of an underwriting syndicate until it
Is decided whether ho or the company
Is entitled to the money.
Tuesday.
Eighteen Russian warships are sight
ed In Kamranh bay, 200 miles' north
east of Saigon, by the crew of tho
liner Prlnz Heinrich.
President Roosevelt Is to be tho
chief guest at the convention of tho
National Educational association
which meets at Asbury Park July 3.
Llmogese porcelain strikers attack
ed the prison nnd threw bombs at fac
torles, being especially threatening In
their attitude toward the American
firm of Havlland.
All the railway employes In Italy are
to go out on strike, according to a ca
ble dispatch from Rome, and tho gov
crnment will attempt to operate the
railroads with the military.
In an opinion by Justice Peckham
the supreme court of the United States
held to be unconstitutional tho New
York state law making 10 hiairs a day's
work and GO hours a week's work In
bukerles iu that state.
80LD MINERS' CERTIFICATES.
Examiners Charged With Issuing
Them Illegally In Anthracite Field.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 18. Con
stables are searching in Hazleton.
Freeland and other towns for James
Rhodda, a member of the miners' ex
amining board, and two other mem
bers whose names are not made public
They are charged with Issuing miners'
certificates Illegally.
Rhodda has confessed and It Is ex
pected that the greatest violation ol
the miners' certificate law since It was
passed will bo unearthed. Officers ol
the United Mine Workers declare that
over 1,000 of these certificates have
been Issued since Jan. 1 and that they
were for sale at saloons for from $1
to $5 each, being purchased by newly
arrived mine workers and by others
who found It impossible to pass the
examination or who did not desire to
undergo the two years' experience
necessary to comply with tho law.
How much loss of life the issuance
of these fraudulent certificates has
caused It is impossible to estimate
There were over 100 fatal and 250
other accidents In the affected district
last year and the mine Inspectors
agree that half the accidents are due
to the incompetence, Ignorance and
carelessness of the mine workers.
WOMAN MUST HANG.
Gave Her Husband Poisonous Powders
Supplied by a Colored "Voodoo"
Doctor.
Philadelphia, April 18.-The supreme
court has decided that Mrs. Catherine
Danz must hang for the murder of her
husband, William O. Danz. George
P. Hossey, a colored "voodoo" doctor,
Is also under sentence of death for the
part he took in the murder of Danz.
A postmortem examination revealed
the fact that Danz died of arsenical
poisoning. His wife and Wossey were
arrested charged with murder.
The woman testified that she had
bought powders from Hossey and ad
ministered them to her husband for
the purpose of curing the drink habit.
Hossey was first placed on trial and
convicted of having sold the powders.
Mrs. Danz was then tried on tho
charge of murder for having adminis
tered the poisonous powders. She
was also convicted nnd both were
sentenced to be hanged. Yesterday's de
cision leaves only the pardon board
between the woman and the gallows.
PICTURE FOR HIS SHARE.
"War Governor's" Son Takes Only
Painting From Father's Estate.
Bellefonto, Pa., April 18. W. W.
Curtin of Philadelphia, a son of the
late ex-Governor Andrew C. Curtin of
this place, has received a picture as
his portion of his father's estate. It
was the one thing the other heirs were
least disposed to give.
When the "old war governor" was In
St. Petersburg as minister to Russia,
a friendship was formed between him
and Czar Alexander II. When Mr.
Curtln's appointment expired In 1872
the czar gave him a magnificent life
size oil painting of himself. Since its
reception by the Curtin family here It
has been the grentest prized article In
their ancestral home.
After the death of Mrs. Curtin, W.
W. Curtin proposed thnt If the picture
were given him he would renounce
all clnlms to any further part of the
estate of his father. After months of
deliberation the majority of tho heirs
agreed -to the son's proposition.
New Church Dedicated.
Vandergrlft, Pa., April 18. The
First Baptist church of Vandergrlft,
recently completed at a cost of $12,000,
was dedicated Sunday. The dedica
tory sermon was preached by Rev.
J. A. Maxwell of McKeesport. The
service was in charge of the pastor
of the church, Rev. Alexander Wild
ing. A debt of $1,500 was practlcully
wiped out.
Killed In Fight For 5 Cents.
Philadelphia, April 18. In sn en
deavor to part two friends who wero
quarreling over a C-cent stake In a
game of cards, Angelo Gentile was
stabbed to death with a stiletto, tho
police allege, by AntonI rionl, nt Man
ayhunk, a suburb of this city, Ploni
was captured by policemen after a
long chase.
Blows Up House For Revenge.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 18. Because
to had been ejected from a boarding
house at Luzerne, a suburb of this
city, Andrew Bygash, a Hungarian,
blew up tho building early Sunday
morning with dynamite. All the win
dows and doors were blown out, but
tho 15 inmates escaped Injury. Bygash
Is In jail.
Won't Join English Union.
Indianapolis, April 18. Tho pro
posed plan of affiliation with tho
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters,
an English organization, submitted by
tho organization after an overwhelm
ing vote in Its favor, has been reject
ed by tho Carpenters nnd Joiners of
America by a vote ot almost 3 to 1.
Dress Caught Fire From Grate.
Connellsvllle, Pa., April 18. Mrs.
Dora Flynn, aged 47 years, of liroad
foru was burned as tho result of her
skirt catching fire at a grate. Tho
flesh on her legs, arms and abdomen
was burned to a crisp.
Connecting Trolley Road.
Bellefonte, ra.TAprll 18. The build
ing of a trolley road to connect Belle
fonte and Suite College, taking In
Milesburg, Colcvllle, Axe Maun, pleas
ant Gap and Litnout, now seems as-lured.