7 THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD. All the companies but one have now irrmnted me concessions demanded by the striking miners In the Unzleton district, and there were tnanjr parades and other demonstrations. Governor Roosevelt celebrated the torty-thlrd annlversnry of his birth by Campaigning through New York. It has been finally decided that the Fassale county (N. j.) authorities have JurlRdlctlon In the case of Jennie Bos ichleter, who was killed by knock-out drops. $ Minister Conner preferred charges of rownrdlee against C'n pt u I n Newt T. Hall second in command of the Marine Corps during the sclge of Pckln. Julian T. H. Arnold, son of tho poet, Bdwln Arnold. Railed for London from New York n prisoner on the charge of embezzlement. Capt. Wm. H. Tendleton, who killed Wm. I). Francisco In Richmond In self defense, was exonerated by the coro oeer's Jury. Professor Wltthaus reported that ho Tound nrsenlc and mercury In the stom ach and Intestines of millionaire nice. One man was killed and three In lured by n collision on the Uench Creek Kallroad, near Beach Creek, Pa. Tn a drunken fight Burdlck Weekly stabbed b best friend, Howard Hick man, near Clarksburg, W. Va. The transport Lawton arrived at Port Townsend with over six hundred itranded miners from Alaska. Three hundred miners employed at the Independence gold mine, near Vic tor, Col., went on a strike. Two wildcat freight trains on the Delaware, Iackawanna and Western collided near Henryville, Pa in a personal difficulty at Cuckoo, l-oulsa county, Va., Capt. W. B. Pendle ton, a one-legged Confederate soldier and ex-member of the Virginia House of Delegates, shot and killed William Francisco. J. M. McKnlght, former president of the German National Bank, of Louis ville, Ky., was BcntencOd to five years' Imprisonment for embezzlement. John Addison Porter, former private lecretary to President McKlnley, Is ly ing dangerously ill at his country resl Sence In Pomfret, Ct. Charles M. Hays, general manager ot the Grand Trunk Railroad, has been cclded upon as president of the South ern Pacific. Harry Gudgen, 18 years old, killed Mattle Nicholas, aged 46 years, and then committed suicide, In Chlllicothe, Oho. William J. Beckley was arrested in New York on the charge of embezzling tUOQ from N. W. Harris & Co., bank ers. Former Secretary of State Hawkins, it Delaware, pleaded guilty of embez clement In the Kent County Court. Miss Bertha Allen, daughter of Gov ernor Allen, of Porto Rico, was mar ried to Lieutenant Logan, U. S. N. President McKinley registered as a roter at his homo in Canton, O. The annual convention of the Wo man's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of the United States was held In Worcester, Massa chusetts. Rev. Dr. J. N. Craig, of Atlanta, I ropped dead In the pulpit at Newport News, Va., while addressing the Pres byterian Synod of Virginia. John D. Hawkins, former secretary of state in Delaware, who was to have been tried at Dover for embezzlement, escaped from the sheriff. A pension fund for employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company west of Pittsburg will be established by the company. The Woman's Home Missionary So ciety of the Methodist Church has raised $20,000 as its twentieth century thank offering. Dr. Lawrence Turnbull, an eminent physician and chemist, died at Phila delphia, aged 79. An endowment fund of $350,000 has been secured for Beloit College. The grand Jury at Monmouth coun ty. N. J., returned three Indictments against the Rev. 11. M. Wharton, who was charged with taking money Ille gally and fraud. Charles L. Alvord, Jr., note teller of tho First National Bank of New York, Is a fugitive from Justice and a de faulter to the extent of J700.000. Five men have been arrested at 'at tprson, N. J., for causing the death ot Jennie Bosschleter by knockout drops. The Marietta, Columbus and Cleve land Re II road Company was Incorpor ated at Columbus, O. C. J. Matthew was arrested at Seattle, charged with stealing In New York Jewelry worth $50,000. Kessam Hall was presented to Van flerbllt University. It is the gift of W. K. VanderbllL The Russian battleship Retvlznn was launched at Cramps' yards, Philadel phia. Professor D. S. Gibson died at Fair mont, W. Va., aged 36. Henry R. Youtsey wan put In Jail at Frankfort, Ky. President McKlnley arrived at Can ton, O. President Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers, Eald that If all the com panies will guarantee an actual ad vance of 10 per cent, till April 1st and abolish the sliding scale the terms would be accepted by the mlueworkets. Harry Bettls and Daisy Blydenburg. lovers, of Corry, Pa., wero found dead, locked in each other's arms. Uettis had shot both. The workers at the Scranton wasn ery, near Wllkes-Barre, were stnnea by a mob of boy? and women and forced to quit work. Daniel Asher was arrested for ab ducting the 17-year-old oaughtcr of W. C. It. Plank, of Seven btars, Adonis county, Pa, Marchers forced the n-en working nt the wauherles at Ollphant, Pa., to quit work and return to their honuM. The Civil Service Reform league re fused to accept tho proffered resigna tion of President. Carl Schurz. The twenty-fifth anniversary of Van derbllt University at Nashville, Tonn.i was celebrated there. Thomas Harman rode on his bicycle In front of a trolley car in Cumden, N. J., and was kl'lcd. Ten or sixteen persons were killed In a tornado In Texas. Charles It. Kastmannn Instructor In zoology at Harvard Unl verity, wai ar rested la Boston, charged with tne murder of Richard Grogun, Jr., last Fourth of July. Kastmun claims the tho ting was accidental. 1 resident Mitchell, of the Mire workers' Union, raid that nono of the miners would return to work until a 1 the collieries had posted notices guar anteelng the 10 per cjnt. Increase, Charles Bus i, a student of sccioloty lu Chicago University, made love to three girls for purposes of observation, GIVEN FATAL DRUG. DEATH OF PATERBOW FACTORT CIRL KOLVKII M Tnl'. FOLICK. FIVE MEN UNDER ARREST. Confession of Mnn Who Urate theCiih from hrlstopher Gonl'sMnloon to Whero tlnnnle Hrossrhtetnr's Hody wns Foil ml -Three of the Others I'rnrtlrally Admit Connection with the Dmniltnl Aft'ulr. Paterson, N. J. (Sprclnl). The last trace of mystery surrounding the kill ing of Jctinlo Bosschleter, the seventeen-year-old girl whose body wa found near the Wagaraw Bridge over the Passaic River, has been cleared awuy. The girl was lured to a drink ing place. There she wns drugged, placed In n cab with four men. driven to a remote place on the outskirts of the town, taken unconscious to the ground and there, being then In a dying condition, was criminally as saulted by three of her companions. When they found she still remained unconscious after being put back In the carriage and after all their efforts to restore her failed, 'they drove with her to the house of a doctor In Pater Bon who came down to the sidewalk, examined her In the carriage and pro nounced her dead. Then the carriage was driven to the remote place near Ayer's Ice house and there the dead girl was lifted out, carried to the place where the body was found, thrown down like a dead dog and her head deliberately smashed against the ragged-edged rock on which It rested when the body was discovered by one of Ayer's employees. That Is the story In outline of what Is regarded as one of the most horrible crimes in the his tory of New Jersey. The deed was the work of four men ranging In age from 41 to 24. every one of whom Is of excellent family anil who, with one exception, stood well In public esti mation In the community. All were active business men. All four of them are under arrest and locked up in the County Jail charged with murder. Their names are Walter C. McAUster, George J. Kerr, William A. Death and Andrew Campbell. McAUster. who is 30 years of age, is a member of the firm of James McAUster & Co. George J. Kerr Is 41 years old and is married to his second wife and has chllden living by her and his first wife. Kerr Is a member of the J. P. Dunlevy Company, dealers In paints, and painting contractors. William A. Death, who Is 25, was married only five weeks ago. He is an advertising solicitor. Andrew Campbell, who is 24 years old and unmarried, was a bookkeeper In Hand's silk mill at Lakevlew. Until the Bosschleter murder he, Death and Kerr bore excellent reputations, not withstanding the fact that Kerr was the Inseparable companion of McAIIb ter, who did not-have so good a name in the community. H1b character is suggested by the nickname that was fastened to him. "Sporty" McAUster was what he was callied and he was very often seen on the streets In the evening, generally In the neighbor hoods frequented by young girls. There were rather shady stories told about McAllster's exploits In the "mashing" line long before the dis covery of his connection with Jennie Bosschteter's murder. According to the information In the hands of the police. Information which comes pre sumably from McAllster's acomplices, it was he who led In the crime. He It was. It Is said, who drugged the girl's drink In the saloon where the quartet were last seen with her and he it was who led In the maltreatment of the victim as she lay unconscious and dy ing on the ground. Campbell, the po lice are Informed, did make some pro test when the girl was dragged from the carriage to the roadside, and re frained from Joining his companions in the culminating feature of the crime. Should It be proved that the girl came to her death through acts leading up to and In the commission of a felony, the law classifies the crime as murder in the first degree. Campbell's friends, or those who were his friends, are In clined to hope that his non-partlcipa-ton in the actual felony may save his life. McAUster is still unyielding. He is the only one of the four who has refused to confess. MAIMS TO II K HEMUVKI), Wreck of the llattlvkhlp la nn Obstruction to Kftvlg iitlon. Washington (Special). The battle ship Maine is to be removed from Ha vana harbor, as it is considered an obstruction to navigation. General Wood, on the recommendation of the harbor authorities of Havana, consid ers that the romoval of the obstruction to navigation has become imperative. It is sinking deeper and deeper into the mud of the harbor, and the more the work Is delayed the more difficult it will be of accomplishment. General Wood saw the Secretary of the Navy, and after laying the matter before him in detail secured the Secretary's con sent for the removal of the wreck. The work will be undertaken im mediately upon General Wood's return to Havana. rostinusler n Mllclde. Rochester, N. Y. (Special). Burr R. Northrop, postmaster of the town of Pcnfleld. committed suicide by shoot ing, near his home in that village. He went Into the orchard, placed a double barrelled shotgun crosswise on the top rail of the fence, tied a string to the trigger, placed his temple to the muzzle of the gun and pulled the string. Financial difficulties arc thought to have been the cause. Injuries I'lOVA Intnl. Parkersburg, W. Va. (Special). Daniel Dougherty, who fell between the cars of a moving freight train and hud both legs cut off near New Mar tinsville, died ut St. Luke's Hospital. , Clum riiirtoii 111. Gnlvei'.ton, Texas (Special). Cla:a Puiton Is dangerously 111 at her apart ments ut the Tremont Hotel, liver since her nrrivul In the city about six weeks ago she has been In Ill-health and at Intervals upon tho advice of her physician was compelled to remain Indoors. Of late her illness has as sumed a snrlous phase. A trulnel nuvBt from Washington has arrived here and In caring for tier. In the past two days there has been a change In Miss Bar ten's condition for the worse. She Is dally growing weaker, und ularmlng symptoms have developed. Ilfllik l'rulileiit toeillenred. Chicago, 111. (Special). William A. Tuultten, convicted of receiving a de posit in the Central Trust and Savings Hank, of which he was president, while knowing the bank to be Insolvent, was sentenced to serve an Indeterminate sentence In prlHon. A stay of execu tion for SO days was allowed to enable the defenBO to prepare a bill of excep tions for presentation to the Supreme Court. The flJureoccurrcd lu 189J. Joseph (bicr As-asslnsted. Norton, Va. (Special). Jo;eph Ches ter, a lumber merchant, was iisrassl r he was leaving a hotel here. NOT ENDORSING ALLIANCE. I'Niri.n htatf.s ami thrkk oTnr.n rowr.M iioi.n off. Washington (Special). In diplo matic quarters there Is felt to be some significance in the fact that France, Russia and Japan, as well as the United States, have not yet accepted the Invitation to accept the principles of the Anglo-Gcrmnn alliance. It Is understood that this nonaction of the powers Is not. due to any concerted movement among them, although each appears to be halting on tho third clause, A diplomatic official Raid that on mature consideration of this clause It was seen to Involve two construc tions: 1. That If any power took territory in China as a result of the present trouble, then Germany and Great Britain also would take territory; or, 2. That If any country took terri tory In China, Germany and Great Britain would r.eek to prevent this action, or otherwise Jointly act against the country seeking to extend its do main. Hither construction, It was pointed cut, was such that the powers not party to the agreement could not be expected to bind themselves to its acceptance. Under these circumstances it was said that the powers probably would seek to learn Russia's views on the third clause, as Russian approval un doubtedly would remove the Idea that there is any possible menace Intended. But It Is recognized among diplomatic officials that It would be extremely difficult to secure an expression from Russia on this point, as an unfavorable rejoinder, which she might be expect ed to give, would amount to a declara tion that she had some territorial de signs on Manchuria, and a refiual to answer would be similarly open to such construction. The impression is grow ing among the representatives of these powers that the present nonaction will continue for some time, and that the agreement will be confined to Great Britain and Germany at least until there Is a fuller understanding of the third clause than either of these gov ernments has given thus far. The Chinese Minister has received a dispatch stating that Kang Yl, a mem ber of the Cabinet with Yung Lu and one of the Intense anti-foreign leaders, whose punishment was demanded by the powers, died of illness on the 18th inst.; also, that Yu HBlen, the late gov ernor of Shansl, who Is said to have been responsible for the death of many missionaries, has committed suicide by swallowing gold leaf. Minister Wu re gards this act as the result of the dis favor which the high officials have re ceived from the throne. The death of Kang Yl Is an important event, as he is one of the ringleaders whoBe punishment was demanded by the powers. He held the position of assistant grand secretary and president of the Civil Board, and also was one of the six Chinese statesmen making up the Privy Council, or Cabinet, which Is the body nearest the throne. Fol lowing the demands of the powers for his punishment, an edict was issued handing him over to the Board of Cen sors to consult and decide upon a pen alty for his misdoing. TOKNAOO in tkvas. S' Killed and Other aliasing. Supposed to lie Vend Atlanta, Texas (Special). A tor nado struck about half a mile west of Lodi and 15 miles west of here. The path of the tornado was 200 yards wide and the wind swept everything before It. One house In tho center of Its path, occupied by negroes, was destroyed, six people being killed outright. Three others are missing, who are supposed to be dead. The cyclone traveled from the southwest to the northeast, crossing the Texas and Pacific Rail road at Campbellsvllle Spur, a lumber-loading station, two mlleB north of Ixidi. The lumber was carried away in all directions. It Is feared further loss of life has resulted in the country. lOltfclriN AKFA1KS. The revolution in Santo Domingo continues. The Boers continue to tear up the railways in South Africa. The Marquis Ito has completed the organization of the new Japanese Cab inet. The Queen prorogued Parliament un til early in December, when It will be further prorogued. Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, stated that half a million deaths in India were due to the famine. Lnrge orders for railway supplies for the Transvaal have been placed In the United States at 20 per cent, below English prices. The entire Spanish ministry has re signed as a protest against the ap pointment of General Weyler as cap tain general of Madrid. English newspapers, commenting upon the Anglo-German agreement, recognize In it a warning to other powers, especially Russia. There was a collision in the new Paris underground railway. In which two persons were fatally Injured and some others more or less hurt. The King of Belgium attended a luncheon given by Commissioner Gen eral Peck in Paris in honor of Thomas WalHh, national commissioner for Col orado. British Iron manufacturers will urge the government to favor them as against American manufacturers in contracts for railway and bridge con struction In South Africa. Insane Convicts Ksoni. Poughkeepsle, N. Y. (Special). There was a revolt at the Mutteawan Sttto Hospital for tho Criminal Insaqe, when six or eight keepers were as saulted and overpowered by about twenty Insane patients. Some of the patients escaped and seven are still at large. One or two of the keepers are badly bruised as a result of the UBKUllIt. 1 U.l.l OF l.AHOIt. Minneapolis bookkeepers have or ganized. Michigan has eleven beet-sugar fac tories. We use 2,000,000 pounds of camphor annually. Cupo Town has American-made street cars. Chicago baa a woman bookkeepers' union. During 1899 Spain bought slxty bcvcii vessels In England. Union bookbinders of Toledo fine themselves $5 for non-union shaving. At Battle Creek day laborers secured an advance in wages of 25 cents per day. It is 'said that owing to the Intro duction of electricity for the manufac ture of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco, several thousands of bands will soon be thrown out of work. Ctgarmakers' Union 97, of , Boston, has 1000 members, who paid an assess ment of $12 each In Installments for tho benefit of the striking and locked out clgarmakers of New York. The Dominion of Canada Iibcrr Ga zette Is issued from the Ottawta govern ment printing bureau. It apu'ears in the Kngltsh aud French langiagee. JOHN SHERMAN DEAD THE AGFD ftTATKSMA PASHF.S A WAT AT THF. CATITAf- . THE END NOT UNEXPECTED Mr. Khrrfnnn Hud tons Iteon In Ferhle Honlth, lint possessed Itelnnrknlile VI tnllty Sorved In the Cnhlnnt oT Two Ad ministrations Stood Three Times for 1'rnsldentlal Notnttintlon. Washington (Special). The Hon. John Sherman, former Representative In the House, for a long term a mem ber of the Senate and twice holding Cabinet positions, died at his resldenco In this city at G.45 o'clock a. m., In the 78th year of his age. Ills death had been expected for Rome days and loving friends gave him their unremitting care and atten tion to the end. Tho Immediate catiEO of death was described as brain ex haustion. Incident to extreme weak ness, due to old age and to several at tacks of sickness from which he had Buffered for the past year and a half. Since Saturday afternoon Mr. Sher man had been for the most of the time unconscious, rallying partially at In tervals when some slight nourishment was given him. Sunday afternoon evi dences of the approaching end were manifest, and he failed to regain con sciousness after 3 o'clock, passing away peacefully Just after dawn broke. About 1 o'clock he rallied somewhat from the stupor ond turned himself over In bed, but after that he grad ually sunk until the end came. During the day and evening a num ber of inuqirles were made nt the house concerning the condition of the. sick man, President McKlnley being among those who sent to ask about him. Several days ago, realizing the critical condition of Mr. Sherman, the members of the household and rela tives here sent telegrams to a large number of the family connections throughout the country notifying them of the extreme illness, and some were able to reach here before he died. MoRt of those who arrived were at the bed side when the end came, the number including Mr. and Mrs. Colgate Hoyt of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wlborg of Cincinnati, Mrs. William K. Otis of New York city, P. Tecumseh Sher man, a son of the late General Sher man; Charles M. Sherman of Chicago and Miss Lizzie Sherman. Mr. Sherman passed away in the handsome home on K street which he had erected eight years ago. It Is a large double structure with white stone front and with the hall running through the middle. The house faces on Franklin square, the prettiest reser vation and park In the Capital City. Some weeks ago the Secretary deeded this valuable property to Mrs. McCal lum. The Secretary was a large holder of real estate In this city, having Invest ed evtensively in that line from time to time during his residence here. Conservative estimates of his wealth place It at a round million dollars, most of which is believed to consist of Washington real estate. Other invest ments consist of securities, and It Is stated that the old family homeat Mans field. Ohio, remained In his possession, notwithstanding reports that he had disposed of it prior to his return to Washington last month. Mrs. Sherman's death In 1899 was a severe blow to the Secretary, from which he never fully recovered. He remained at Mansfield until the mid dle of September, when he returned to Washington. The Secretury was very much broken In health and spirits, but for a time was able to move about in the open air and to take short rides around the city. For the past three weeks or more, however, he has been confined to his bed, his gfneral debility being aggravated by nn irritating bronchial cough that hastened the end. 44 Years sit the Cnpltnl, Washington (Special). John Sher man's death removes one who was not only a national figure, but one who was Identified with Washington for 44 years. He came here at the opening of the Thirty-fourth Congress, in 1855, and from that day until he retired from President McKinley's Cabinet Mr. Sherman was either a Representative, Senator or a member of the Cabinet. He took no rest from the public ser vice until he retired to private life for the remainder of his days. Mr. Sherman was a candidate for Speaker of the House in the Thirty sixth Congress, the laBt in which he sat as a Representative. He was de feated after eight weeks of balloting, coming within three votes of election. He bad been placed in the race as the Republican candidate, but to be elected the candidate had to receive the voteB of certain Southern Whigs. Sherman had subscribed for Hinton Rowan's "Impending Crisis," a book that made a great stir in Its day. He did not know the character of the book at the time he gave his subscription. This did not satisfy the Southern Whigs, who wanted him to declare that he was not opposed to slavery. Thi3 ho would not do, and so was defeated. The cele brated Thad StevenB, long the Repub lican leader In the House, was one of Sherman's staunchest supporters. He made the extravagant declaration that he would vote for Sherman till the crack of doom. When he cast his vote for Pennington, who was elected, Sherman went over to the great Penn sylvania commoner and said: "Thad. I thought you were going to vote for me till the crack of doom." "So I was, John," Stevens replied, "but I thought I heard it crack." Trackman Killed. Martlnsburg, W. Va. (Special). Charles Payne, a trackman on tho Bal timore and Ohio Railroad, was run over by a train at Cherry Run and In stantly killed. M'eylor ltefflns Untlns. Madrid (By Cable). General Azcar ruga Is continuing his efforts to form a new Cabinet. In spite of the ministerial crisis, of which he Is the cause, General Weyter has taken up his duties as Captuin General ot Mudrld. He Is accused of anti-Parliamentary Intentions, and his appointment, which was made by the Minister of War, General Linares, un known to the other Ministers, Is re garded by them as tantamount to the abdication of power by Senor Sllvela, who thus "throwB himself into the arms of militarism." Agulnsldo Mill I'lsnnlng. Manila (By Cable). Senor Buencani lno has received what purports to be a letter from Aguinaldo ordering the former leaders of the revolution who are now in Manila to desist from the formation of political parties and to cease all their attempts at pacification. The letter mysteriously hints thai l.lans are maturing among the armed rebels In the field and describes thc-i as "best for the country." 8enoi Uuencamlno declares that the letter U genulue. The military situation was compara tively quiet lost week. STOLE NEARLY A MILLION. Chnrlrs 1. Alvord, r., n Note Teller In New York, Mtikes a Ilia lli.nl. New York (Specie!). Charles L. Al vord, Jr., note teller of the First Na tional Bank of this city, at No. 2 Wall street, Is a fugitive and a de faulter to the extent of $700,000. The announcement of the defalca tion, created the utmost excitement In the financial district of the city, but the well-known stability of the First National,, and a statement Issued by the bank, hnd a quieting effect. This statement was as follows: "The note teller, who has been In the employ of the First National Bank for many years. Is a defaulter to. a large amount. His operations have con tinued for a considerable period, and have been skilfully concealed through a manipulation of his balance book. The discovery was made by one of the bank's employes a few days after the completion of an examination of the bank by the United States examlneiB. During the continuance of his pecula tions periodical examinations have been made by several distinct corps of examiners representing the comptrol ler's department, all expert account nntR, and the bank hns also had fre quent independent examinations, neither of which has developed any Ir regularity. The aggregate of the false entries, amounting to $700,000. has been charged off on the books of the bnnk out of the reserve fund, without diminishing the surplus and profits of the bank, as reported In its last pub lished statement. It Is expected that tho shortage will be materially reduced by a substantial sum, of which there Is fair prospect of recovery." Alvord had been with the bank for twenty years, and was one of the most trusted men in the Institution. His stealings extended over a long period, but no suspicion of the truth was known until 10 days ago, when he sent word that he was 111 at his home. Al ter he had been away for a day or two the bank put experts at work, and some Irregularities were found. As the experts delved deeper and deeper Into Alvord's books the extent of the rob bery began to dawn on the officers, un til they were overwhelmed to find that It reached the enormous figure of $700,000. Whether that sum Is all that he took Is not yet known. It has not yet developed how the note teller was able to put his hands on so much money. But one of the di rectors Is reported to have said that Alvord waa enabled to take such a large sum because, as note teller, he wub in charge of the mall. This he opened every morning, and he hud ample opportunity to abstract notes, drafts, checks as well as money. Of eourse. he had to be especially SKiltul to make his accounts balance. This director admitted that he was at a loss to account for the failure of the bank examiners to discover Alvord's Irre gularities at their last examination. Forest Raynor is in charge of tho National Bank Examiners' Ollice hero. What Alvord did with all the cash is also a mystery as yet, except that, as usual in such cases, it is said that a large amount of it went in stock speculation. One story is that ho hnd lost $75,000 in one deal, but what deal It was is not stated. It has been dis covered that during the summer Al vord visited Saratoga, where he cut a great figure, spending money like a prince. He rented a cottage, kept a fine stable of horses, and besides play ing the races. Is suld to have frequent ed gambling houses. Ilnt ke'l llrmvir With u linzor. Lexington, Va. (Special). Miss Ma mie Taylor, of Denmark, Rockbridge county, aged 55 years, whose mind wus affected by the grip, attempted suicide by taking a box of "rough on rats." As the poison worked too slow ly, she tried a razor. With the Instru ment, made dull by rubbing on a brick, she cut her arms in twenty or thirty places. Then she hacked and cut her throat until nt least twenty gashes were made. The horrible mutllntion caused d until, and the victim was burled at Monmouth Presbyterian Church. Ilnrclnr Wrerk u Store. Parkersburg, W. Va. (Special). A loud explosion awakened persons liv ing near the corner of Seventh and Market Btreets. Investigation showed that burglars hud entered the Jewelry store of Charles Schaeffer and hod blown open his safe. The entire Inter ior of the store was a wreck. The safe was ruined and the stock and furni ture were scattered all over tho room. None of the goods were taken, the noise of the explosion evidently fright ening the burglurs awuy. The dumufre was heavy. New Mteitl Combine. Pittsburg (Special). A company composed almost entirely of Pittsburg capitalists has been organized, It is said, to engage in the blast furnace and steel manufacturing business on a gigantic scale. The capital of the new corporation Is $12,000,000 and included In the enter prise are the operating of coke ovens and the mining of coal in the Motion gahela Valley, with the possible build ing of a new line of railroad from the coke and coal works to Lake Erie. Letc mill Arm Cut Utr. Hancock (Special). Mr. Chas. Paine, aged 25 years, whoso home Is In West Virginia, four miles south of Hancoen Station, was run over by a shifting freight car and engine at Cherry Run. His right leg and arm were cut off and four ribs crushed. While being taken to his home be died at Hancock Sta tion. Lynched hy Colored Ulcii Vlcksburg, Miss. (Speclul). Gloster Barnes, colored, wus lynched by a mob of his own people in the northern part of this county. In a drunken fury Barnes murdered his wife, stabbed ai;d badly wounded a negro who InteriereJ and engaged in a rifle duel with u white man who uttemptcd to arrest him. H i t A'l ION IN CHINA. The Pekin column of the Puo Ting Fu expedition arrived at Chi Chou without encountering serious opposi tion. The North Germun Guzetto regards the Anglo-German ugreeiiieiit us u "reuBsurlng sign for the peace of the world." Reports to the Russian War OIllco show that when the Russlaus entered Mukden they found ull the buildings belonging to tho Furopeaus and con verts burning. The palace hud been looted and burned. President McKinley and Cabinet dls eussed the proposals of Li Hung Chung and Prince Chlng offering indemnity and guarantees for the future, and they have been accepted In good faith. Mall advices from China state that Bishop Fontosatl, In South Honan, was tortured to death, the murderers dis membering his body, covering the por tions with oil and setting them on fire, When the allied forces arrived at Pao Ting Fu they found that the city hud been occupied by an independent French column October 15. The Ger mans and the British are chagrined ut the premature climax of their expedition BIG STRIKE OFF. ACTION TAR F.N ItY OFFICIALS OF THF. I'NION. WEN WILL GO TO WORK. A f IiciiIhi- s Unit Out. In All tho Workers In the Aiithriicllo KeRlon I rglntf Them to Return In Work nt tho Collieries Where Notices lliive lloen Touted OIT-r-I It the Ten I'cr Cent, Increase Unzleton. Pa. (Sperinl). G. B. Mur kle Si Co., operating four collieries, and Cose Bros, Ac Co., owners of six col lieries, Rtanted the demands of the anthracite miners as set forth In the Scranton Convention resolution. This leaves only the Lehigh and Wllkesbni re Coal Company In the Ila zleton region which has not tonreded nil that the miners have asked. The latter company has grunted the 10 per cent, increase, but bus not posted a notice abolishing the Rllding si ale or guaranteed that the advance would bo pall until April next. Work has re sumed In every colliery in this region with the exception of the Lehigh and Wllkesbarre Company. The Mnrkle Company were latest to submit. A cnmmitfeo of the employees of that company called on John Mnr kle, managing partner of the concern, and presented to him the demands ns formulated by the United Mine Work ers In convention at Scranton. After a short conference Mr. Markle replied that the company would grant all trie demnnds presented. Parades signalizing the miners' suc cess were held In every town In the re gion. Hundreds of breaker boys turned out, all of them marching In their breaker clothes and carrying lighted mine lamps In their caps. President Mitchell returned here from Mahanoy City, and Inter left for Scranton, where he waa the guest of the breaker boys of the Lackawanna district. He expects to leave for In diannpolis at the end of next week. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company posted the following additional notice at its collieries In this vicinity: "In figuring the net advance of 10 per cent, noticed in the previous noti ces, the reduction of powder to $1.50 per keg und dynamite to 11 1-2 cents per pound Is considered equivalent to an advance of 7 1-2 per cent, to contract miners. The remainder of this class of labor will be made up by an advance of 2 1-2 per cent, to the present car prices. LAT11ROP, "General Superintendent." HOI. I) ATTEMPT TO KOH HANK. Two Thieves In the Kutnw Savings Instl. tutlon. Baltimore. Md. (Special). A desper ate, but unsuccessful, attempt was made to rob the Eutaw Savings Bank of this city. Through the fact that the package containing the prospective booty broke in half at the critical mo ment the thieves were foiled in their attempt. Just about noon, when there was quite a rush of business In the bank, which is situated on the corner of Eu taw and Fayette streets, two men en tered. One wns about fi-ve feet eight Inches In height, weighing about one hundred and fifty-five pounds, with dark clothing and a derby hut, while the other was some two inches taller, weighed probably one hundred and sixty pounds, and had on a derby hat. Tho shorter man took his place In the line, and at last reached the window. Ho put down a five-dollar note and asked that it be changed for the de posit stamps. As the receiving teller turned his back the other man deftly thrust a hooked wire through the grat ing, and in u moment a puckugo con taining $5000 was being hauled out. Just us It almost reached the hands of the thief tho packuge broke and the wire slipped off. Further delay would have meant cap ture, as the tidier was warned by the cries of persons standing near. Both thieves rushed from the bank building and before the situation could be taken In by those standing about had nmde their escape. The two men are said to have displayed weapons, also, and a fear of these probably proved an effec tual check to the bystanders. The de tective and police departments were notified und special men were detailed to run the thieves down. Fntal Collls-on Near Iteuch Creek. Willlamsport, Pn. (Special ). Wil liam Riddles, a flagmun, wns killed und three other persons were Injured In a rear-end collision on the Beuch Creek Ruilroud near Beech Creek. The In jured ure J. V. McCoy, brukeman, may die; W. S. Prilbles, brukeman, and W. C. Roberts, engineer of a steam der rick. Rid, lies was almost cremated, hla body being found under the locomotive. All the men were In the caboose of the first freight-train, which had stopped for water. The second freight train wus close behind, und the engineer not seeing that the preceding engine had stopped, his train crashed into the for ward freight before he could come to u stop. Ci III Accidentally Huiiuml. Parkersburg, W. Va. (Special). The 0-yenr-old daughter of Paul Ad klns, tin employe of the Ripley and Mill Creek Railroad, accidentally hung her self and her death is expected. The child wirj climbing into a trapeze when she slipped, and a rope gathered around her thruut, causing strangula tion and preventing her from giving an alarm. She wus rescued in two or three minutes, apparently dead, and since the accident has remained parti ally unconscious. . . . . Alnnr.cans tlusclicil. Manila (By Cable). Captuin I)e vereaux Shields, who, with 51 men Company F, Twenty-ninth Regiment, United Stales Volunteer Infantry, was captured by the insurgents last month in the Island o'l" Murlntluquo, w.u res cind by the American rescue force, with all the members of his party. T h t etiaiiH Flu'Mres. Washington (Special). The work nf counting the inhabitants of the United States is practically completed by the (Vmuis Luratu. and next week Dire t or Morrlam will announce tho popula tion of the country. Ills statement, however, will be subject to some slight revision. All the returns from Alaska are not yet In and the returns from the American soldiers und suIIoks serving In the Philippines und else where abroad ure not complete. Thsso figures will be estimated. The figures for the States and Territories will be official. May he OflTf red to Cleveland Newport News, Va. (Special). It is reported that an offer of the presidency of Washington and Lee University, Lexington Va., made vacant by the death of Wlllluin L Wilson, has been made to ox-President Clevelund. Rev. Dr. White, of the University, has been here attending the Presbyterian Synod of Virginia, Maryland anJ Wet Vlr giniu, but he left for Lexington be fore he could be seen In reference to the report. It Is said that a committee from the University will In a fey days go to Princeton and formally extend the offer. keystones! NF.W ...F.ANf:l),.,J t.ATF.ST ACCIDENTAL SHOOT I. re Hull was Vl.trik,.,, f. . ,. ny limn ont,tit, w llo '"' Hiol -Andrew i,,it, , " lr"' ..r -r . ' III,. ..... H,l ll.l i ni a l ri.ii.'.l.v nt ( i,P,.. , til l ' ive liiju,.,,,! In I Being mistaken for n r,, n humor In North Mr,,,,,;...., " burv. I.e.. iimi '' " i" Lee Hull nsjod about 2"i i l ..... M lit ! , .-I. Killed ny U ILMM11 y'n . ... hour saw behind a t:, ed to be n tin key. , one of i hem iiii , j,. piercing the fight U h, " .V" minutes after the ai; !,!,.,' Spooiihour riiMiui ic,vv',,.,, game and was mm. .v,,.,',! ' when he discovered t;v l; a man. He hurried mv.iy ,.''' and soon return. , U ih ',, Ul.,nu U........1 1J' irnt.' ;aJ 1 Hill a w; :s ail' isth .nilal ,)fiiiMiiiini- :;iv,. the custody of Squiie li llPUVi' ''liitii: wnn nr. ritocv, ucnt Wiicre thpv uuiit,,,,.... i 'I (In ' , " ' HIS l- ri ney Hoke and Coroner K;,,,,,.,, Chambersburg. The victim of the lun.t.', 5 was well known In t hu h 'irt State. He was a yoimc f.' ' worked for hla father. i-:,lll(mll( f ides ut .-aycttevillc, ami is ai5u known young man. A T d bei i and I Mm .dark ilar I nl?1 lit I Its. KlH'll Found .. I I ,!,... .P The body of Andrew CiMtfla" aged 34 years, a tinsmith. ville. was found in Uoliimi m , directly tinder the IVrkinnvn hr On Tuesday evening (intHhiiH bust seen In Colli'gevllle. It w,s posed thnt he lert for I'liih.lPl'ni visit his sister. Mrs. David Jluik:, His father. Andrew i:tici,.nl it bot rtry says that his son has bicn low-sii l 10 if hm mi- pun mice ur lour Wrrks.tli he can assign no reason for this Dr. S. B. Horning, in company' Coroner McGlathery, vieweil the i The neck Is broken anil t horo s cation that he cither foil or thrown from the bridge. About his watch and chain iitnl other J.m were found on his person untou: li I'nlal Holler I xi'l, ,,;. be s -.my the v Thomas Stephenson, njinl '.'1 v l M.n,.tn.i i.m..., ..... .. ' T liim iM-11, .vua Riiico and i lurry I bi.Tt. Robert Llndeninth Thump, i bert, James Wilson, John Jiusic. It don Evans. Lewis Klebcr and JcnI Ryon were injured by the expioi'.o nn engine ax MiiamoKm. Wilsons: were frightfully scorched. He Harry Daubert are in a critical i dition. The victims' aces ranee I 15 to 21 years. They were emerlnJ Ing with a one-hoi.se power rnil used to operate a warning mad Without warning a sniiill zinc b exploded. Ptnte FronchlncM t!nii'fl-1it. .llcssrs. Penhale. Whipple and Fi; rendition tin it tho N.'pw Vrn-lf Trn.il I have purchased the plant of the Fi nnngo vaney rcieomc i.ignt lomp.j for $75,000. Tf.e New York Trunt 4 lias also at quired possession ot ti loungslown, Sharon and Sharp electric light plants, the Valley St Railway, the Sharon and Wlieatl. autl Youngstown Kleciric lhllr franchises. Over two tnillicn doh will be expended in the three t orn; improving the lighting aud ruiln facilities. Wire 1 lllct l i,il;lit. l'or months- past the Delaware e Atlantic Telephone Company lias I) annoyed by the persistent thefts wire from their lines in Nuri-I.stov.-n l vicinity. Arrnnr.vmcotK were nr.n made so thut tampering with the wi can at ouce be detected. It wns discovered at the Con:l hot-ken office that connect"n had bi broken near there. Five officers wi at once put. on the ease ami at Wn. lune tame upon three men enpap'ii removing wire. The men lied, but o tv-ua euiWuriiil finil Kent to iilil til dt'131. of $1000 bull. He gave his name I Harry Baldwin. He is 5 years old a: J well dressed. m t-hi ci iiiinii ir e ii" I'--''-While climbing an electric Ibsht P ': ut Willlamsport George A. Gwlins nre Innin trimmer. slilMled ami e when 35 feet from the ground. He aj plunging head downward when, oy i.... . ...i. , ,,rf..rt he succcol tlllllURL DU11 "I 11 IllllCl ii".'. ed In turning? bis bodv hillf way aroiir In midair and alighted on Ills IM. tsi caping with slight Injuries. Worry Over lieht t aue l'i.r' u'1'1' mih, n .,.. tMn 1 K-veai-old son 1 George Pommy, o.' Milton drove. di j from the effects of u large uoe m green taken with suicidal intent, w i, ,r.-.,,,.K. uiinled ever my null iiri, ti1'"',, .a ihi'ontonnil low suit because ot failure to keep up the payments on a bicycle bought on the instaiim in i--- Ionic fur I fiends t Keieic" r1 The Eaton Academy lluildinK. mt rly used hs a young ladles ixwi ng school ut Kcnnctt Square. '' '' purchased by the Society i und will be converted Into a ,n"" aged members of that society, price paid waa $7500. A Chili! Trrivhly Itnriicl-1-our-year-old Bva Jacobs, Hip " iluughter of Alfred Jacobs, a l,'ii'4 Sellusgrove, was terribly t'U ' UFI.II. ..!.. I ...I.I, mnli'lli'S lei' CUl I tVllllC JIUJ1U(S "HU .,,,,,'11! Ing caught fire. Jack llalley, a printer, saw the child ami surcec'i mi extinguishing the flames. U " lU-ved her life will be saved. Illlllels for II Merchant' Kd ward Grim was arrested at M!' ilule charged with atlemptiiiK his employer, 11. J. Wnuiotli, a n"' chant. .,.,1. It Is alleged that Grim Il'"ve moth and Ills family from tin'"' and fired two shots at W'iiim't"- l:ri'vltiiH. John Hill, a lad of 14 yeiiw , f Mar- ton. is missing. , rr,,fr Burglars paid a visit to the S r.i m .. t! -iv,'iiu,, l.'l.-her. ai A IIU1UU 111 nil. O. no" .li-'lS bier. Two overcoats uml other nit'--wero stolen. j Kell Hull, the new dormlb'i) " tuning uuu oi MiwiDumn ne was dedicated. The delegates to Potomuc Reformed Synod utteime" ceremonies. . ,., While going to get a pair or u fixed Lewis A. Willis, employed Kolsom quurries. Chester, ws u0', burned by the explosion or a l ( powder which he was currying. , powder ignited from a sparK " from the tongs. - Torpedo Bouts In Collision t "tVL The torpedo boats Dahlgi'cu nn"1 t veu were lu collision while g' ,. of Newiiort liurbor bouud for mouth, JM. II. The Craven bow stove lu. In tryluu to i"1""' I)ahlgreuwent ashore on t ue flats. LlAutetiant W. O. M" 'r ut meuded tlL Duhlgren ami wlU'1 -Ford It. Jrwovjn the .Craven. .
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