PETER NISSEN LIVED IN THE RAPIDS. Bariaf Cblcajoan Goes Through Nl agara'i Mad Waters. THE BOAT WAS BADLY DAMAGED. Oaca During the Voyage He Wit Tarawa Oa His Head But the Navigator Seems Little lb Wan tar His Thrilling Joarne Failed M Take Soundings Muck Aaxloas Ei clteaeat Among the Spectators. Niagara Falls. N. Y. (Special). Peter Nissen, of Chicago, made a successful trip through the whirlpool rapids in his boat called the "Fool Killer." Never in the history of rapids navi gation, it is said, was a larger crowd of persons gathered to witness such a per formance, and the trip was enough to delight them all. The bridges, the cliffs tmd vantage points in the gorge were crowded, while down at the whirlpool other masses ascmblcd to see Nissen do or die. The people slalioncd on the bridges law the boat cross the river up near the falls about 2 18 o'clock. It ran to the American side and did n.it reappear in the stream until 330 o'clock, when it came out to midstream in low of a row boat. It was evident then that Nissen had drawn his fire and let off Meant. He intended to float through instead oi run ning through under a full head of steam, as the last steamboat did on June 6, 1861. Straight down the river the two boats came until opposite the old Maid of the Mist landing, w hen the row boat shot to shore and safety, leaving Nissen and his boat to drift ints the rapids. Nissen was in full view a'id there was much anxious txeitement among the spectators. Closer and closer the cur rent drew him to the rapids, and just as lie passed under the bridges at 3.40 o'clock he waved a farewell and disap peared inside oi his boat, putting the hatch hard down. Two minutes later the red smokestack ol the boat was licked off by a mighty breaker and then the boat tossed and Tolled under the influence of the tumultuous waters of the rock can yon. Time and again the bright red bottom was in full view, but the craft did not turn over For much of the time the boat was sidevvise, and at 4 44 o'clock it dashed into the w hirlpool. Nissen had provided for the loss of the stack and he barred up the opening be fore he started. Three minutes after his boat struck the pool the daring navigator appeared in the open hatch. He remained in sight only a moment, owing to the roughness of the water, but a few min utes later he climbed out on deck and in that position rode along the Canadian side of the pool as his boat swung around in the awful current. As it ap proached the entrance Nissen dropped out of sight and again closed the hatch. As the boat neared the entrance it was close to the shore and Frederick Pres ton swam out and caught it. Nissen raised the hatch and as the boat was pulled close to the rocks he stepped ashore. Once during the voyage he was thrown on his head. It- tailed to get any soundings in the rapid.;. DARINO burglars terrorize a town. Use a Watchman as a Shield From Bullets Finally Forced to Floe. Detroit, Mich. (Special ). A special to the Journal from Saginaw, Mich., says: "Burglars who had previously blown open the safe in the office of the United States Graphite Company here and se cured $.10 in cash and $600 in checks, terrorized the inhabitants of the village of Fosters, near here. "They captured Night Watchman Jones, bound and gagged him. Then they took him to Harden's hardware store, where they blew open the sate. Unable to open the strong box, they made the watchman conduct them to Harden's home, expecting to compel Harden to- go to his store and open the cash drawer of the safe. "Harden was prepared for them and opened fire. The burglars used the cap tive watchman as a shield to Harden's fire. Jones was shot in the hand, but nunc of the burglars was hit. The shooting aroused the villagers and the burglars fled." PAT CROWE TIRED OF BEING HUNTED. He Offers to Surrender It the Award lor HI, Capture li Withdrawn. Omaha. Neb. (Special). Chief of Po lice Donahue has received from Patrick Crowe, through a friend of the latter, an offer to surrender himself and stand trial in the courts if the reward of $50, 000 hanging over his head fur the alleged kidnaping of Edward A. Cudahy, Jr., is withdrawn. Chief Donahue did not accept the proposition. but made a counter offer, to waive th- reward himself, saying no body cl.e ci uld secure it. The chief says Crowe is tired oi being hunted, and is willing to take' chances of a trial if the reward is withdrawn. He says Crowe is less than 500 miles from Omaha and is not with his relatives. Florida Pojloffice Robbed. Orlando, Fla. (Special). W. E. Med ford. a young white man who had been employed by the electric light company, lias been arrested here, charged with Tobbing the postofiice at this place. The office was burglarized Wednesday or early Thursday morning and the matter was given no publicity until the officers bad investigated the clue leading to the arrest of Medford. The arrest was made by City Marshal Carter, and instruc lions received from the Postofiice Depart ment to-day order that Medford be turned over to the Federal authorities at Tampa. He will be taken there at once. Robber Band In itarrodsburg. Danville Ky. ( Special) . A band of five robbers robbed the postofiice at Har rodsburg, 10 miles distant, securing $30 and afterward attempted to effect an entrance to the .Moyer National flank. Before they succeeded thej were dis covered by police officers, who openc' fire on them. After about 40 shots had been exchanged and one of the robberr bad been wounded, the band retreated taking their disabled comrade with them and escaped. Jt is not known how seri ously the robber is hurt. A posse with bloodhounds is in pursuit. Veoeiuela Wants Pesce. Caracas, Venezuela (By Cable). Ven etucla is inclining toward favoring : (riendly and conclusive arrangement be tween Venezuela and Colombia, prin cip.illy because the Venezuelans wer defeated at Guajira. They tee smal chance of vanquishing the Colombian n the Tactiira frontier, and Presider Castro fears thj effect upon Nationalisn l another military disaster. Boer Officers Banished. Pretoria (By Cable). Eighteen trior Boer officers, captured since Septembc 15. nave been permanently banished iron the country, SUMMARY 6F THE LATEST NEWS. Domestic Harper's nitro-glycerine factory, at Ridge Farm, Pa., was blown to atoms, and Clarence Ward, the manufacturer, and his assistant were blown to pieces. Ground for a monument to commem orate the battle between the settlers and the Indians in 1774 was dedicated in Point Pleasant, W. Va. Wm. H. Williams, of Lima, Ohio, was shot and robbed by a negro tramp while both men were riding on a freight train. Four trainmen were killed and three injured in a collision on the Chicago Great Western between two freight trains. Wil'iam Gregman, a promoter, of Ar lington, N. J., shot himself while in his room at the Cadillac Hotel, New York. Mrs. Lucy H. Carroll, of Brooklyn, was shot by Capt. J. B. Niclson, a sea faring man, who then killed himself. The biennial session of the Grand Council of the Evangelical Church of North America was held in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Mary Ellen Grubbs. wife of the assistant postmaster of Richmond, Va., died at her home in that city. The body of Jack Haverly, the min strel, who died in Salt Lake City, was buried in Philadelphia. Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the Mormon Church, died suddenly at Salt Lake City. Indictments were found in Grand Rap ids, Mich., against City Attorney l.ant K. Saulsbury and Stiison V. McLeod. former manager of the clearing-house, for violating the United States banking laws. The committee on temperance of the PrcsbyterianGencral Assembly will con tinue its fight against the canteen at the army posts and combat the report of Surgeon General Sternberg. Vice-Chancellor Pitney, of New Jer sey, gave a verdict for $.100,000 against the directors of the Middlesex County Bank, this being the amount stolen by the cashier. It has developed that Mrs. Mary Belle Witwcr. of Middlctown, O.. who is suspected of poisoning her four hus bands, has a fifth, irom whom she was divorced. H. H. Courtright, a noted railroad man. and lately at the head of the West ern Trunk Line Committee, died in Chi cago of gangrene. Michael F. Crcman and his so:i Joseph were asphyxiated by escaping gas at the home of Mr, Creman's brother in Philadelphia. Miss Elizabeth A. Fennel, of Glens Falls, N. V., was married in Winchester, Va., to Thomas A. Fullum, of Brook lyn. George Dolinski, convicted of the murder of Anton Lisle, his brother-in-law, was hanged in Chicago. James B. Greenough, professor of Latin at Harvard University, died of paralysis. He was 68 years old. Col. R. F. Ligon, at one time lieutenant-governor of Alabama, died in Mont gomery, Ala. President Roosevelt, at the request of Mrs. McKinley. has named the trustees of the McKinley National Memorial Association, and in a statement to the public the trustees invite State and city olticials and religious, benevolent, fra ternal and all organizations to co-operate in raising the fund. Foreign. Laurent Tailhade. editor of an anar chist newspaper in Paris, was sentenced to imprisonment for a year and a fine of tcoo francs for publishing an article in citing to murder of the Czar and Presi dent Loubet. A Bulgarian official is authority for the statement that the brigands now have Miss Stone on the heights of Jokomda, in Turkish territory. Glav inovitch. the anarchist who was arrested in Rome, was sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment and then to be deported. Russian newspapers urge that Russia occupy Herat and other frontier points until Afghanistan is completely tranquil ized. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived at Toronto, and were given an enthusiastic reception. Forty vessels and many lives have been lost during recent storms in the North Sea. The German steamer Huclva, with her crew of 11 men, is believed to have been lost. More women victims of the fortune tellers Theodore and Laura Jackson in London testified as to the fantastic per formances and vows connected with in itiation into the Theocratic Unity. General Buller's statement that he ad vised the surrender of Ladysmith has provoked a storm of criticism, and it is now considered doubtful that he will be elevated to the peerage. Germany has repudiated the contention of Venezuela that territory of the latter was violated in an affray between sailors of a German cruiser and the people at Porto Cabello. A dispatch from Constantinople states that steps have been taken to pay the ran som demanded for the release of Miss Stone. The new Ameer of Afghanistan has in formed the British government that he wiil continue in his father's footsteps. Mr. Kniger received many gifts on the occasion of the second anniversary of the declaration of war in South Africa. Mr. Brodrick, the British secretary for war, replying to Sir Charles Vincent's c'Ter to raise fresh troops to as.sist the government in South Africa declines the proposal, lie states there arc 200, coo men and 450 guns in South Africa, and i';o,ooo men under training at home, and that the government has never interfered with Lord Kitchener, in whom it has en tire confidence. Meanwhile, General liotha has 'again escaped the British cor don. Financial. It is said the St. Louii Southwestern directors will take no action regarding a dividend on the preferred stock at the .iext meeting. The capacity of 246 furnaces in blast jn October 1, was 307.982 tons as com pared with 213 furnaces with a capacity i 223,169 tons on October I, 1903. Dr. John C. Barron has been elected ice-president of the United Railroads f New Jersey. Dr. Barron has for on'e time been a director of that cor poration The admision of Mr. Fish into the .Vestem Union board is said to be for hp Harriman interests while Mr. Spen er's election strengthens the Morgan .ntcrests. It is said in good quarters that white efiued supar is still quoted at 3'A nts at Missouri River points and an dvance to 4'A cents is probably a matter f a short time. The report adopted at the annual meet rig of the stockholders of the Great orthern Company shows: Gross, $30, ' 4,386; operating expenses, $17,298,683; ixes, $997,798; income from operation, 12,267,905; other income, $1,610,775; to al, $13,887,680. , " ' - MRS. MKINLEY WILL BE TOVIDED FOR. Congress Will Take Action According to Precedent. A PENSION OP $5,000 PER YEAR. As la the Cases ol Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. airfield, a Year's Sslary ol lbs Presi dent Will Be Voted to Mrs. McKinley Legislative Experts Looking Up the Pre cedents In the Two Similar Cases. . Washington, D. C. (Special). When Congress meets in December one of the firt acts will be the introduction of a hill by Senator Foraker to pay Mrs. Mc Kinley a year's salary, or $50,000, on her late husband's account. This will be following a precedent established in the cases of Presidents Lincoln and Garfield. At first it was agitated to pay her the salary of the unexpired term of Presi dent McKinley. but it was decided to follow precedent, especially as Mrs. Mc Kinlev has no children. It will be re called that in the case of Mrs. Garfield a popular subscription was also opened, and the handsome sum of $300,000 was quickly realized and turned over to the widow. It is also suggested that a pen sion of $5,000 per year should be voted to Mrs. McKinley. This will also lie in line with previous legislation in such cases. The question of compensation for the surgeons and physicians who treated President McKinley during his fatal ill ness is also being mooted. In this case the legislative experts are looking up the precedents. President Garfield lin gered Ho days. A board of audit finally agreed to compensate the surgeons and physicians in the following proportions: Dr. Bliss, $6,500: Drs. Agnew and Ham ilton. $5,000 each ; Drs. Reyburn and Boynton, $4,000, and Dr. Susan B. Ed son. $3,000. The board also allowed different parties $5.0,29 for services and supplies. This included $1,500 to the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and ?i,i6a to C. Jones, of Elberon. Extra compensation was allowed to certain government employes and the total ex penditure was $57,000. It is estimated here that an appropriation of more than $100,000 will le asked from Congress. Dr. McBurney's bill is expected to be at least $25,000, and the other physicians will file claims in proportion. President McKinlcy's fatal illness lasted oniy eight days, but the legislative experts believe that the bills presented will be twice as large as similar service rendered 20 years ago during a period ten times as long. First Elect. on ol Cuba Libre. Havana (Special). The elections for all officers of the Cuban Republic, except President, will be held December 21 next, and that for President will take place February 24, Cuba's national holiday. ATTEMPT TO BURN AN ASYLUM, Two Girls, According to the Evidence, Plotted to Fire the Buildings. Philadelphia. Pa. (Special). Emma Aim, aged 16. tearful and repentant, and Annie May Derr, aged 17, nonchalent and smiling, faced Magistrate Cunning ham at the Twentieth and Vine street station house, charged with setting fire to the Magdalen Home, Twenty-first and Race streets, thereby endangering the lives of the inmates. Details of a sensational nature were developed at the hearing. According to the evidence, the two girls had plotted the attempt at in cendiarism several weeks ago. Assist ant Fire Marshal Wm. F. Wilkins, who investigated the case, repeated a confes sion made to hjm by the girls, and which they confirmed at the hearing. Both were committed to prison without bail. Four girls Kate Wagner. Marie Ash mead, Hester Glover and Sophie Hoff man inmates of the home, were called to the stand by Magistrate Cunning ham. Shortly after Emma Ahn and Annie Derr entered the institution they talked of a fire, according to the Hoff man girl, that would soon break out in THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. President Kruger Received Many (lifts Upon the Occasion of the Third Anniversary. London (By Cable). The South Af rican War has begun its third year, and the papers are full of the subject. A dispatch from Hilversum, Nether lands, where President Kruger now is, says that he received many gifts and addresses upon the occasion of the an niversary. Among his visitors were the Burgomaster of Hilversum and other officials. From Middleburg, Cape Colony, comes a dispatch which shows how the war is now being prosecuted. It says: "Sentence of death has been passed upon Commandant Lotter, the Cape rebel whose commando, composed al most w holly of rebels, was captured by Major Scobell, south of Petersburg, early last month. Lord Kitchener has confirmed the sentence. F'ive of Lot ter's comrades have been sentenced to th penitctiary for life. One, a youth, has been sentenced to 20 strokes with the rod, to be followed by imprisonment until the close of the war." Number of British troops sent to Snuth Africa since war began (about), 325,000; number now there, 200,0017. FLOOD OF 10,000,000 GALLONS. Reservoir Bursts and the People Flee to Escape the Torrent. East Liverpool, Ohio (Special). A large reservoir containing 10,000,000 gallons of water bursted and caused great damage. No lives were lost, but a score of people had narrow escapes. The money loss will probably reach $150,000. The reservoir, which is own NOME IN STATE OF TERROR. Holdups and Robberies Occurring Nightly Men Sandbagged in Broad Daylight. Port Townsend, Wash. (Special). Reports from Nome by tg steamer John S. Kimball state th?', reign ol terror prevails at Nome. Holdups and robberies are of nightly occurrence. Men are being sandbagged and robbed in broad daylight when caught in lonely places. Sluice box robberies , are fre quent and several miners have,bcen rob- WORLD'S WHEAT CROP OP 1901. Important Estimates Agree Thst Prod act Ei ceeds K99 aod 1900. Washington (Special). The Depart ment of Agriculture announces that the three most important estimates ot the world's wheat crop of iqoi so far made agree that the crop is larger' than that of either of the two preceding years. The estimates follow : Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, 2, 671.360,000 bushels of 60 pounds; Becr bohm's Corn List of London, 2,711,600, 000 bushels of 60 pounds, and Bulletin des Halles of Paris, 2,790,310,000 Win chester bushels. The American Agricultural Depart ment withholds its opinion as to the de gree in which the world's crop has been approximated in any of these estimates until a considerably larger number of official returns is available. The official Hungarian estimate says the crop exceeds last year's by 209.881, 000 bushels of 60 pounds, or by 212,430, 000 Winchester bushels. According to Beerbohm the excess over last year's crop is 200.200,000 bushels of 60 pounds, and according to the Bulletin des Halles the excess is 136.777.000 Winchester bushels. The principal increase is cred ited to the LInitcd States, Canada and India, though various countries are credited with larger crops than they had in 1900. GEN. MALVAR ON THE MOVE. Believed to Be Planning War In the Pro vlnce ol Bulacan. Manila (By Cable). The military au thorities here have received word that Gen. Miguel Malvar, the Filipino lead er, is believed to have left the Province of Bataugas, Luzon, and to be planning operations in the Province of Bulacan, where conscription by the revolutionists has been progressing recently. The country there is mountainous and well adapted to guerilla warfare. The police force at Banan, Province of Batangas, has been disarmed. The chief of police and several others have been arrested on the charge of belong ing to a revolutionist society and using their offices to obtain information for the natives in arms. Captain Pitcher has practically stamp ed out the war in the Island of Mindoro. Major Braganza, a Filipino officer, w'ho, it is declared, ordered the execu tion of 103 Spanish prisoners and per sonally superintended the carrying out of the order, has been sentenced 'to be hanged. May Spend Lite In Jail. Altoona. Fa. (Special). James H. McCullough, the alleged defaulting Blair County Tax Collector, who was arrested in Baltimore and whose alleged stealings are estimated at $120,000, was sdntenccd to pay a fine of $5,000 and serve a year, less one day, in the county jail. As Mc Cullough is said to be unable to pay the fine, he may be forced to serve a day for each 50 cents, which would make his sentence 28 years. the institution. From scraps of con versation between the two, gathered by the rest of the inmates, it appears that the newcomers hoped they would be able to get away unobserved during the confusion caused by the blaze. On Saturday night, after supper, the two girls went upstairs, and shortly af terwards returned, apearing very much confused. They joined the rest of the inmates in the recreation room, but had scarcly seated themselves before the cry of fire echoed through the building. Assistant Fire Marshal Wilkins stated on the stand that the fire had been start ed in five rooms. In two apartments picture frames and bedding had been piled up; in two others mattresses had been ignited, while in the fifth a lighted candle had been thrust into a closet full Ol' clotllinff. Tn onlv twn rr,rttrc ! ever those of Emma Ahn and Annie ; ucrr am me nre no any damage, lie I further stated that the Ahn girl admitted to him after her arrest that she had put j the candle into the closet, while her I companion owned up to firing the mat I tresses. Losses up to September I, the date of last official report: Killed in action, 457'; died of wounds, 1509; prisoners died in captivity, 97; accidental deaths, 421; died of disease, 10,408; total deaths, 17,066; wounded, 19,078; prisoners, 9450; sent home as invalids, 55,485; grand total of losses, 101,079. Estimat ed cost of war to Great Britain, from $750,000,000 to $1,000,000,000. Boer soldiers in field since war be gan (about), 60,000; number now in field (about), 11,000; Boer soldiers held prisoners by the British, 36,000; Boer women and children in refugee camps, 137,000; total Boer population of Trans vaal and Orange Free State at begin ning of war, 300,000. The storm raised by General Buller's remarkable speech in which he admitted that after the battle of Colenso he ad vised Gen. Sir George Stewart White to surrender Ladysmith, continues to grow. It is believed that disciplinary measures will follow unless General Buller himself takes the advice of such a conservative supporter of the govern ment a the Standard and resigns. ed by the city, and which was only com pleted a few days ago, was rilled for the first time. It was taxed to its utmost capacity when the break occurred. A gang of laborers were laving pipes in a ditch near the wall which gave way, and miraculously escaped death. bed of from $500 to $2000. . Business houses nave been entered and even wo men walking on the streets are made victims. On September 29 two masked men entered the store of Mrs. S. M. Hovey and at the point of a pistol forc ed her to give up $500. The Discovery claim on Anvil Creek has again distin guished itself. ARRANGEMENT TO PAY THE RANSOM. Miislonarles EL.'"t and Haskell Trying to Find the Brigands. BULGARIANS DENY COMPLICITY. When the Mlssloaarlea Oct la Toach With the Abductors and Reach an Agreement As to the Amount ol the Ransom a Mcm ber ol the Legation Will Start lor the Meeting-Place Selected With the Money. Constantinople (By Cable). The situ ation in the case of Miss Stone is that Missionaries Baird and Haskell are still trying to get in touch with the brigands in order to agree on the amount of the ransom. It is scarcely likely that this agreement will be reached for some days. As soon as word comes from these mis sionaries that the amount of the ransom has been determined upon, a member of the United States Legation will start for the place named with the money. Since the brigands who abducted Miss Stone were located on the mountain of Gttltepe, the approach of the troops in duced them to change their retreat They are now hiding on the Tttrko-Bul-arnrinn frontier, ready to cross to either side, as circumstances demand. The decision to suspend the move ments of the troops was partially due to the difficulties of operating in the moun tainous country, and partly owing to fear that a further advance might endanger the life of Miss Stone, hence the Ameri can desire to try and negotiate for the payment of a ransom. It is hoped this .will result in the release of Miss Stone in a few days. The officials of the L'nited States Lega tion are much gratified at the Russian action in the matter. The Russian am bassador, I. A. Zinovieff, is supporting the American demands and the steps taken by the secretary of the L'nited States Legation, Spencer Eddy, in every way possible. Sofia, Bulgaria (By Cable). An offi cial communication which has just been issued here indignantly protests against the assertion that the Bulgarian govern ment has been conspiring with the Mace donian committee in regard to the ab duction of Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary. The note points out that while nothing is positively known of the composition of the brigand band, it was undoubtedly formed in Tur key ; Miss Stone was captured near Me homia, a short distance from a Turkish post and her captors were seen, October 9, in the hills between the Turkish vil lages of Elcschnitza and Jakorunda, all these facts tending to show that she has never left Turkish territory. Berlin (By Cable). According to re ports received here from Sofia the cap tors of Miss Stone demand that the ransom shall be deposited at SamokofT, Bulgaria. A Bulgarian cattle drover, who was an eye-witness of the kidnap ping, has been arrested upon suspicion of complicity in the outrage at 4 the in stance of the United States consul. KILLED BY PSYCHIC FORCE? Alleged Fulfillment ol a Woman's Gruesome Prophecy. Louisville, Ky. (Special). "Within nine days that fine marc will die; the colt that you value will die; your last hunting dog will disappear, and then you will die. " 1 Ins was the prophecy made by an unknown mysterious woman to Dr. Al fred C. Lemberger, and it came true to the letter, for Dr. Lemberger fell over dead of heart failure on the evening of the ninth day. The other conditions of the prophecy had already been fulfilled. Physicians say that the woman prob ably caused the man's death by the psychic effect upon him. Only Dr. Lemberger knew the woman's name and he never told it. The prediction was made several weeks ago. Dr. Lamber ger had been called to attend a child suffering with diphtheria, and the phy sician and family differed as to the diag nosis. He reported it as diphtheria, placard ed the house and then enforced the sani tary measures that the law provides. The family objected bitterly. The baby died. One of the family visited the phy sician's office on Goss avenue "to wish him ill." Dr. Lemberger was a mem ber of a little club that met each week at the home of some member for a so cial card game. At a club meeting the doctor hrst told the story of the strange prophecy. SU1NQ ALL RAILROADS. An Inventor Claiming Damages for Infringe ment ol Air Brake. Denver, Col. (Special). Fifteen suits. aggregating nearly $1,500,000. have been hied in the federal Lourt in this citv against all the principal railroads hav ing representatives in Denver. A larg er batch will be filed in Chicago and New York, and the total sum asked for greatly increased. The suits have been brought by Col. George W. Cook, for merly connected with the Denver and Rio Grande Railway. Thcv nre aimed at all the railways and car companies of tne United States and Canada. They involve adjudication of a patent car brake, which was originated in Denver nearly 20 years ago. The following are a few oi the prin cipal claims: Pennsylvania. $310,942; Southern Pacific. $111,500; New York Central, $205,207; Pullman, $283,125; Same Fe, $1 87,687 : Union Pacific. Sits.- 927; Erie, $254,947; Baltimore and Ohio, $-'53,594- France's Deficit $10,000,000. Paris (By Cable). A final estimate fixes the deficit in the budget at 50,000, 000 francs (about $10,000,000), half of which the Treasury proposes to meet by an issue of short-term bond:!, the re mainder to be met by suppressing pay ment of the public debt sinking fund. Found Fortunes In Alaska. Seattle iSneeialV Ten minora fmm the Kayukuk, Alaska's most northerly placer district, reached Seattle during the week hrinmnu. rtvrr :.. ., , - o o in placer gold with them. Among the . T? J w ' r t' - rt pai ly wcic j-icu ivjurns, 01 acio, ure., who took from a crevice in the bedrock near Coldfoot City $40 in about an hour. He informed his two partners, the Me Namer brothers. From their claims last year in the few weeks of the season re maining Mr. Morris and the McNamer brothers took about $9000. This spring they took about $.32,000. Storm Damages Number oi Towns, Omaha, Neb. (Special). Additional reports regarding the storm In Western Iowa show that it was general, and that a number of towns were more or less damaged. No loss of life has been re ported. At Villisca several buildings were badly damaged. At Shenandoah the deluge of rain following the wind caused the Nishnabotna river to spread over two miles of bottoms, covering the Burlington track and washing out the ungathered crops. The storm . passed within two miles of Clifton, Kan., leav ing a track from 40 to 80 rods wide in which timber, fencing and even houses were swept clear. NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS . Uncle Sam's Wireless Lines. Willis L. Moore, Chief of the United States Weather Bureau, returned to Washington from his inspection of the Weather Bureau's wireless telegraphy service between Cape Hatteras and Ro anoke Island, N. C. Mr. Moore expressed great satisfac tion with the result of the bureau's work and after a conference with Secretary of Agriculture Wilson announced that the Secretary had authorized him to ex tend the service to Cape Henry. As soon as this latter station is completed the one on Roanoke Island will be aban doned and niw experiments will be made from Cape Hatteras to Cape Hen ry, a distance of 13a miles. "The experiments so far conducted by the Bureau," said Mr. Moore, "have been highly satisfactory, Our system, which is different from any that has so far been exploited, is superior to any in the world. Just what our system is I will not say, as our work will be con ducted secretly. There will be no relay stations between Cape Hatteras Cape Henry." More Males Than Females. A census bulletin just issued give sonic interesting statistics as to the population of the country in 1000. by sex, general nativity and color. It ap pears that there are 1,815.007 more males in the United States than females, which is a larger excess than in 1890. when the males outnumbered the fe males by 1.560,370. But taking the to tal of the population the increase of males since 1890 was 20.9 per cent, and the increase of females 21. 1 per cent. The total increase in the population since 1800 was 13.233.631, and of this in crease 1. 151.904 were foreign born and 12,081,637 native born. The foreign born popuation now numbers 10.460,085 out of the total of 76,303,387. There are 9.3I2.585 colored persons in the United States, of which number 8.840,789 are of negro descent. 119.050 Chinese, 85,986 Japanese and 266,760 Indians. Exports lor September. The monthly statement of the exports of the United States lor September, 1001, issued by the Bureau of Statistics, shows them to be as follows: Bread stuffs, $20,432,480; decrease as compared with September, 1900, $900,000; cattle and hogs, $2,549,029; decrease. $400. 000; provisions, $16,000,764; fncreasc. $1,600,000; cotton, $16,498,966; decrease. $3,700,000; mineral oils, $0,696,496; in crease, $280,000. For the nine month ended September 30, 1901, the total ex ports of these articles were $602,035,745. as against $550,658,184 for the corres ponding period in 1900. McKinley Memorial Arch. The organization of the William Mc Kinley National Memorial Arch Asso ciation, whose purpose is to have a $2, 000,000 arch erected by national popular subscription to President McKinley, to be placed at the Washington approach to the proposed memorial bridge to con nect Washington with Arlington, is be ing rapidly completed. Henry B. F. Macfarland. one of the commissioners of the District of Columbia, is president, and Secretary Gage treasurer of the as sociation. The President and Cabinet (fill be honorary vice-presidents. Postal Receipts lucre: se The gross postal receipts for Septem ber at fifty of the largest postollices were $4,225,752, a net increase of $323. 822,or 8.2 per cent., over last year. Re ceipts at only two offices decreased, viz: Jersey City, N. J., $3760. or a little over 17 per cent., and Grand Rapids. Mich., $263, or over 1 per cent. Colum bus, Ohio, showed the largest increase. 30 per cent., with Los Angeles almost 29 per cent., a close seci.nd. The re ceipts of New York were $881,511. an increase of 8.2 per cent., and Chicago $69".i5i an increase'of 1.2 per cent. . Our Philippine forces. It has been determined at the Wn Dcpartment to send troops to the Phil ippines to take the places of those whose term of enlistment expires. Where the re-enlistments are not large in any one regiment their places will be filled by separate detachments of recruits. If any considerable number of enlistments expire in a single organization it it probable that the organization as a whole will be returned from the Philip pines and another regiment sent to take its place. Advised toWoll as to Cable. Attorney-General Knox had a long conference with President Roosevelt re garding the application of the Pacific Commercial Cable Company to lay a cable from the United States to the Philippines by way of Hawaii and Guam. Mr. Knox advised the Presi dent to await further information as to the purpose of the company after its cable is completed to the Philippines. Capital News In Ocnenl. The War Department made pulijc the report of Major General Wood, com manding the Department of Cuba. I President Roosevelt purchased a num ber of horses and carriages for his stable i in Washington. j The final census report on nonulntinn ' shows that the males number 51.2 per cent, of the total population. Surgeon General Sternberg made his annual report upon the health of the Army. Our New Posscssioai. Capt. A. C. Carter, formerly of Win chester, Va., was made judge of the Eighth Federal District in the Philip pines. A detachment of the Twenty-first Company of Macabebes had a sharp en gagement with a force of insurgents near l.ipa, in the Province of Batangas. The Macabebes were forced to retreat to await reinforcements. Eleven native policemen of Tayabas have been carried off by the insurgents, having apparent ly made no resistance. Daring Balloon Trip. Psris (By Cable). Much interest is shown in an attempt by the Count dc la Vaulx, an aeronaut, who left Les Sablettes, near Toulon, on a balloon voyage across the Mediterranean, with a view of testing the possibility of using balloons between France, Algeria and Corsica in time of war. . Officers of a steamer which has arrived at Marseilles report having sighted the balloon about 12.30 p. m. Sunday. The balloon was about 50 miles from Marseilles and shap ing its course for Algeria. Count de la Vaulx signaled that all was well. Dumout Falls Again. Paris (By Cable). Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian aeronaut, made another at tempt to win the Deutsch prize, but, owing to an accident to the rudder of his flying; machine, he was obliged to return to the starting placo after going fifty yards; Unable to Aid Dying Mia. Roanoke, Va. "(Special). In a wreck on the Norfolk and Western Road near Dublin, Va., Frank Lavender, a fire man, was scalded to death by steam. Hanging from the cab window he beg ged prteously for help, but the bystand ers were uowerlrg? to did him LATEST 'HAPPENINGS ALL OVER THE STATE. Two Pblladelpblins Chirfed With Ob. ilruclittf Switches. CAVE-IN WRECKS FOURTEEN HOUSES. Workings ol the Old Red Ash Mine Under the Towa ol Laurel Settle Cltliena Flee to the Mountains Pavements Discovered Thirty. Two Feet Under Oroued at Sharon-. Prisoner Tried Cremation. Pensions granted to Pcnnsylvanians: Francis T. Oliver Dorff, Johnstown, $10; Charles Miller, Berlin, $10; Charles Spadacen, Erie, $24; Ezra P. Bell, Gib onsburg, $17; Israel P. Whitmer, Em porium, $20; Mason Hart, Washington, $8; Frederick Bricdnaidcr, Pittsburg, $8; Mariton O. Way, Miles Grove, $6; Bar bara E. Dcannet, Puritan, $8; Abraham M. Ghere, McLallcn Corners, $8; John H. Wadding. Dayton, $14; William Flickingcr, Pittsburg, $8; Charles Fry, Allegheny, $12: Jesse W. McMichad, Tamarac, $12; George V. Demons, War ren, $10; Joseph N. Walkup, Lindsey, $12; Jane C. Stuart, Sugar Grove, $8. Charles Stoop, recently released from the Shamokin jail, was arrested on the charge of assaulting an Italian. About midnight the prisoner determined to cre mate himself by burning the station house. He ignited a blanket and the cell was soon blazing. When the heat be gan blistering him he called for help. Chief of Police Gilliam entered the cell and found him unconscious and almost dead. Gilliam dragged Stoop to a place of safety. While engaged in sinking a coal shaft at Sharon, Thomas Jones discovered, Ihirty-two feet under the surface of the earth, a brick pavement. The bricks were smoothly laid and were sixteen inches square. A few feet deeper another pave ment was found of similar construction, but the bricks were thirteen inches square. Mr. Jones has notified the Pitts burg Archeological Society of his find, and a further research will be made. An extensive cave-in occurred in the middle of, the little town of Laurel Run, and fourteen houses were affected. The main street was rendered impassable by big cracks appearing at a number of points. Great alarm ws caused when the earth began to shake and the fissures ap peared. The people fled from their homes to the mountain side, where they waited until the disturbances ended. Official notices have been issued in Pittsburg, ordering a resumption of work at factories of the American Window Glass Company and the Independent Glass Company on November I. This, at least for the present, disposes of the report that the factories would take an other month, perhaps two, before resum ing. One man was killed, another injured fatally and a third badly hurt through a fall of coal slate in the Spring Hill Mines, about a mile and a half east of Wilmcrding. The dead man is Thomas Prevost, who lived at Pitcairn. The in jured are John Williams and a man whose name is not obtainable. Two attempts were made at Pottsville to wreck incoming passenger trains on the Philadelphia & Reading Road at the semaphone switches. John Scanlan, of Philadelphia, is under arrest charged with the crime, and the police are looking for his companion, said to be James Gal lagher, also of Philadelphia. George H. Phillips, a miner employed at the Oakhill Colliery, Pottsville. had his head blown off by a blast while at work. Thomas Barrons, a conductor on the Jersey Central Railroad, was thrown from his. train and killed near Mauch Chunk. John Skromowsky was killed by a blast at Cameron Colliery, Shamokin, and Jos eph Putnavish was fatally injured by falling 200 feet down a nianway. Burglars robbed the Philadelphia and Reading freight station at Gilberton. High Constable Pashoski, of Durica, was attaclted and beaten by several men. His club, star and all his weapons were taken from him. The family of Jacob Boas, of Lancas ter, consisting of six persons, was nearly smothered to death by coal gas. Their condition was discovered by a roomer in the house. Burglars are operating along the Chester and Darby Turnpike. They robbed the wheelwright shop of Wm. Quinn & Sons, at Leipersville, and the Ridley tollgate house. Howard Lithlaen, aged 17 years, died from injuries received at Turkey Run Colliery, Shenandoah. The boy and several companions were amusing them selves by throwing pieces of wood be tween the spokes of a sheave wheel which they were" turning. One of the pieces flew out, striking Lithlaen on the head, fracturing his skull. These fourth-class postmasters were appointed: Aldenville, C. H. Wiltuarch; Jacob's Creek, N. T. Keck; Mainville, W. M. Lbngenberger; Valley Point, S. J. Erwin. - ' The drug store of Victor Shircr, at Swarthmore, was robbed of $50 worth of goods and $12 which had been taken, in on the pay telephone in the store. Thomas Hollins, a butcher, aged 65 years, of Chesitcr, fell out of the hay mow of the City Hotel stable and re ceived probably fatal injuries. Patrick Gibbons, an insane man, 60 years of age, killed his wile at their home in Scranton and mutilated the body in a frightful manner. Gibbons has been insane at periods for the last thirty years. The indications are that Gibbons hit his wife over the head with a water pitcher, clubbed her with the rung of a chair, and then muti lated her body with knives. A small excursion steamer, the I.a fayette, formerly a Schuylkill river pleasure boat, caught fire at a point ubout three miles below Bristol. The beat was burned to the water's edge. The origin of the fire has not been learned. Steve Barie was shot and killed by George Missnouch at Export. Both men are Hungarians. The killing oc curred during a quarrel between for eigners. An old score had to be set tled between Barre and Missenouch and pistols were brought into use. The murderer escaped. The tooth anniversary of the found ing of the Salisbury Church, near Em auS( was celebrated Sunday. The pres ent church is the third on the site. A tree dinner was served by the congre gations on the church lawn. The Crum Lynne Station on the Phil adelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Road was broken into and the ticket office ransacked for money, but noth ing of value was taken. A passenger train on the Philadelphia & Erie Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, known as the Erie flyer, crashed into a freight train at Strr ing Siding and Harry Snodgrass, engineer, on the freight, was instantly lulled.
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