A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION Tb'rrteess Persons Killed and a Number Seriously Injured. BOILERS HURLED THROUGH ROOF. Swift ft Co't Establishment la Chicago Wreck t4 Adjoining Structures Torn and Twisted 7 the Fores at the Explosion The Em ployes Whose Csrtlessncss Caused the Disaster Also Perished. Chicago (Special). With a deafen ing report a boiler in Swift & Co.'s plant exploded shortly after to o'clock a. m. Thirteen lives were sacrificed and scores of employes, visitors and others were injured. Huge boilers were sent through the roof of the structure and hurled hundreds of feet. Nobody within the boiler-room survived to tell the story of the accident, and it may never be known what caused the explo sion, A careful investigation, how ever, convinced the experts that the explosion was the result oi carelessness on the part of an einplove. whose own life also was sacrificed. Five minutes alter the explosion nothing of the building hut a pile of twisted iron, bricks and mortar re mained. Sheets of flame sprang from the ruins, and the spectators realized that it would be impossible to save the lives of those who were caught in the wreck. The explosion was of such force that adjoining buildings were wrecked, torn and twisted like toys. Men. women and boys at work in adjoining departments were hurled through windows to the ground below. Many of them escaped with but slight bruises, but most oi the victims were hurt to such an extent that it was necessary to remove them to hospitals. Others were taken to their homes. It was rumored that from 50 to 100 persons had been caught in the wreck ed building. This report caused great excitement, and repeated calls were sent for police and ambulances. A dozen patrol wagons and as many am- fcuiances were sent trom all parts 01 , coaches injured. the city. Extra calls for tire engines tn a d"cl at Armottrdalc. Kan., hc iollowed. and soon the flames were be- ! twecn Ernest Damns and Charles W. jng fought from every side. While the I Tucker over a'wnitrcss both were mor fire was still burning police, firemen and employes of the packing firm be gan digging in the ruins. Soon the mangled remains of a man were discov ered. At the same time other rescuers were digging with desperation to res cue several victims who were still alive. Bodies torn, bruised or mangled were taken from the ruins and sent to the morgues. A boy. scalded from head to foot and bleeding from cuts and bruises, staggered toward the office of General Superintendent C. O. Young. He was Mr. Young's personal messenger. The lad, however, had been so badly dis figured that Mr. Young did not r cog nize him. Many theories were advanced asto the responsibility for the disaster. One inspector declared that the explosion had been caused by cold water injected into the boiler, but a majority of the investigators held the opinion that the catastrophe had been caused by low water. Nothing definite was learned, however, and as all the men in the boil er room were killed, it is not likely the cause of the accident will ever be known. It is not thought that the loss to Swift & Co. will amount to more than $50,000. Officers of the company de clare that this will cover the damage as nearly as they are capable to esti mate it at the present time. The build ing in which the boilers were located was the only structure to be entirely , destroyed, and it was a small brick building, one story high. The store house, which stood close to the boiler house, was badly damaged, a portion of its walls being torn down, but it is only two stories high. With the exception of the demolished boilerhouse there is no damage that cannot be repaired within 10 days. THE MINERS' CONVENTION. Mar Than Two Million Dollars Were Given for tbe Strike. Indianapois, Ind. (Special). It was officially announced at the national headquarters of the mineworkers that when the miners meet in national con vention here in January, to prepare a new wage scale, Secretary Wilson will report that the amount of money given by them for the strike was more than $2,000,000. The convention here last January changed, the constitution of the organi zation so that the officers are elected by the referendum plan. The locals make the nominations and every member has a vote on the candidates. A list of the nominations has been re ceived, but Secretary Wilson was not prepared to give it out. It is not likely that President Mitchell, Secretary Wil son or Vice-Preshient Lewis will have any serious opposition, although it has been rumored for some time that W. D. Ryan, secretary of the Illinois miners, and J. P. Reese, president of the Iowa miners, might be brought out for Mr. Lewis' place. It was also officially announced that the assessment of miners for the strike ceased November 15. Tried to Rob Bank. Dallas, Tex. (Special). The First National Bank at Morgan, Bosque county, was dynamited by robbers and $5,000 in gold, silver and currency se cured. The first intimation of the pres ence of the gang, believed to be three in number, was when a loud explosion was beard. Before citizens coud reach the bank the bandits had secured the money in the outer safe and made their escape. Soafricr's Flrey Torrent Kingston, St. Vincent (By Cable). Wednesday's eruption of La Soufriere occurred at the head of the dry river, Rabacca, where huge quantities of vol canic deposits have blocked the water course since the eruptions last May, in apitc of the subsequent heavy rainfall. After the eruption, a raging, steaming torrent flowed from the base of the La Soufriere and swept down the Rabacca, completing the destruction of the sugar works there. Sand at the same time leJl on Georgetown and other places. 0m Mile a Minute. Chicago (Special). When the Twen tieth Century Limited on the Lake Shore pulled into the Grand Central Station all records between Chicago and Elkhart had been broken and probably a new railroad record estab lished lor a continuous run of 101 sales. The train, consisting of engine und six heavy Pullmann cars rilled to their capacity, made the distance (101 miles) in 100 minutes, beating the Chi-rago-Elkhart record by five minutes. The run included slow-downs for wa ter and forpassagcthrough Mishawaka, South Bend and Laporte, where slow ftuuunf ordinances exist. SUMMARV OF THE LATEST NEWS. Domestic. Practically the entire business section of the village of Normal, near Rat Portage, Out., was wiped out by the fire which started in the extensive lum ber yards there. The total loss is es timated at $500,000, with an insurance of about one-third of that amount. A mob attempted to take William Glasco. the assailant of Mary Malony, from the jail at Ironton, I)., and lynch him. but the man was spirited away by the iailer. Charles F. Kelly, ex-speaker of the St. Louis Houe of Delegates, was ar raigned in Philadelphia and held to await requisition papers from Missouri. Harvey Logan, the train robber, was sent to the penitentiary by the Knox villc (Tenn.) Court for 20 years. Mrs. Hattic L. Whitten was arrested in Dexter. Me., on suspicion of having murdered her (laughter. Charles F. Kelly, former speaker of the St. Louis House of Delegates, un der indictment for complicity in the mu nicipal scandal, reached New York from London on the steamer Celtic. He was arrested in Philadelphia. A disastrous conflagration resulted from a spark being blown into a pile of cedar at Kat Portage. Ontario. Six steamboats, two barges, eleven houses and 25,000,000 feet of lumber were burned. Suit ha been brought against the American Sugar Refining Company to prohibit cutting rates on sugar and to restrain it from engaging in the coffee business, John McLaughlin was killed by an elevated train in New York, and Em manuel Dreyfus, who witnessed the ac cident, dropped dead from the shock. Florence Hums, who was exonerated of the murder of Walter Rrooks in a New York hotel, was quietly married to Charles W. Wildrick. The Cuban Cabinet has accepted the resignation of I amayo, secretary of the government, who was also president of the Nationalist party. Edward F. Croker, chief of the New York Fire Department, was found guil ty of a series of charges and dismissed from the service. The St. Louis flyer on the Rig Four was wrecked near Avon, Intl.. and a number of passengers in the sleeping tally wounded. A number of cases of foot-and-mouth disease were reported to the Massachu setts Board of Agriculture. Prof .Adolph I-orenz was made an LL. D. by the Northwestern Univcr- sity. Booker T. Washington has issued an open letter, in which he defines his postion in the matter of appointing col ored people to federal office. In it he says his policy is that of an education of the colored people. The constabulary are carrying out an aggressive campaign against the la drones and fanatics in the northern part oi the Island of Leyte and in the Is land of Biliran. A "Peeping Tom" who was caught in Yineland was found to be a member of a highly respected family. He was fin ed for disorderly conduct. Foreign. English advices from Morocco tell of the flogging and execution, by order of the Sultan, of the Moorish fanatic who murdered Dr. Cooper, a British missionary. The Transvaal continues in a state of seriov.s financial depression. Only about a third oi the mines are working, because of the scarcity of labor. Syndon, the French artist who killed M. David, a stockbroker of Paris, was sentenced to 10 years penal servitude. Passengers arriving at Panama irom Nicaragua state that earthquakes con tinue 111 that country. Imnortant steps were taken in Lon don through an Anglo-American bank er to satisfy all the financial and diplo matic cVaims by foreign powers and bondholders against Venezuela. If this succeeds, Germany and Great Britain will have no cause to take vigorous steps, now contemplated. The minority caused a big row in the German Reichstag over the attempt of the majority to railroad the tariff bill, and for the first time in the history of that body the president was forced to suspend the sitting. Great Britain is the only power that has replied to the Russian note regard ing the sugar conference, and offers to submit the question of sugar and all oth er goods to The Hague Arbitration Court. The convention of Irish landlords has declined the invitation to a conference of landlords and tenants with a view to the sale of the land to the latter. General Nord has issued an ultima tum demanding the invalidation of the election of friends of M. Firmin, the leader of the recent rebellion. The Berlin Vorwacrts reiterates the charges it made against Herr Krupp and resents the attack made upon it by the Emperor. The Turkish Porte is adopting bar barous methods in crushing the Mace donian peasants. Christians have been terriblv tortured. The Colombian invaders, after several defeats, were driven back across the frontier by the Venezuelan troops. By Herr Krupp's will the factory at Essen is bequeathed to his daughter, Bertha. Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, a noted Eng lish preacher, died in I.ondon. Emperor William, in his farewell au dience of retiring Ambassador White, presented him with the gold medal of the empire for science and art. After the audience Mr. and Mrs. White lunch ed with the Emperor. There is apprehension in Hayti that General Alexis Nord, who is on his way to Port au Prince with a large army, will precipitate a revolution by declaring himself president. Financial Rubber declares its regular quarterly dividend of i per cent. The Pennsylvania owns 38 per cent, of the Baltimore & Ohio's Btock. Mr. Baer is firm in the assertion that he will not lie president of Lehigh Val ley. Those Baltimore & Ohio "rights" are not so valuable now, with the stock be low par. Jersey Central's gross earnings in Oc tober fell off $450,000 and there has been a decrease since July I of $1,600,000, alt due to the coal strike. Atlantic Coast Line may issue $0,000, 000 new stocks to help pay or the Louis ville & Nashville. Westinghouse has declared its regular quarterly dividend of l per cent., pay able on January 3. Pittsburg capitalists are behind a pro ject to invest $5,000,000 in Red Moun tain gold mines, California. The assets of Canadian banks increas ed $57,000,000 within the past twelve months to $610,000,000. Ten years ago they were only $201,000,000. Exoorti of merchandise from New York for the week exceeded those of the corresponding week last year $1,750, coo, or about 16 per cent $3,000,000 FOR A HOSPITAL Armour's Qlfl of Gratitude fnr Child's Recovery. IT WILL BE NAMED THE LOUT A." The Building of the Hospital If Believed to Depend Much on the Progress by Mr. Armour's Daughter If Lolita Recovers, the Hospital May Be Established for the Treatment of Crippled Children. Chicago (Special). As a monument of gratitude that his daughter has been reclaimed from a life of helplessness and given one of activity, J. Ogden Armour, millionaire, now turned philanthropist like his father, has begun plans for the Lolita Armour Institute of Bloodless Surgery, which is to be endowed with $ .ooo,ooo. The first active step in this direction was taken at Mr. Armour's home, while the packer, bis wife nnd daughter were entertaining Prof. Adolf I-orenz and Dr. Fredlich Mueller, both of the University of Vienna. Mr. Armour's child, little Lolita Armour, whom Dr. lorenz nnd llr Mm-Mer had treated for congenital hip dislocation, was brought into the room and walked across the floor as spryly as any child. Mr. and Mrs. Armour looked at each other and both turned to Dr. Mueller. "I know," suid the millionaire, "that Professor Lorenz could not be induced to accept the invitation 1 am going to . 1 I n..n.A..,nn 1 exienu 10 you. 1 caiinui iiiiu tor my gratitude tnat my eiaugmcr is healed. Mrs. Armour and I have dis cussed time and again the best means of commemorating the seeming miracle. I intend to establish a hospital or institute for your school of surgery," he said. "You must be at the head of it. It make no difference what the cost may be ; my daughter has practically been given back to me. and I and my wife arc grateful. The first time since Lolita was horn we are happy. "Other parents are joyless because their children arc afflicted with the same trouble. They cannot afford to employ you and you cannot afford to come from Vienna every time one needs you. Stay here, make Chicago your home and you j will not regret it." j "Shall I?" asked Dr. Mueller, of the I famous chief and patron. "Almost envy you the opnortunity," was the reply. Then two men, one an American and another of the Teutonic race, both sealed the agreement in a grasp of hands, and the bloodles.vsurgcry hospital be came all but a fact. FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Four Men Met a Terrible Death and Others Are Seriously Injured. Shamokin, Pa. (Special). Four men were killed, three fatally and five seri ously injured by the explosion oi gas in the Luke Fidlcr colliery. Officials have not yet ascertained the cause of the explosion. They are of the opinion, however, that a miner carelessly opened a safety lamp. The workings are very gaseous, and the body of gas, once ignited, swept with a rush toward the. gangway, carrying death and destruction. Timbers were torn out, mine cars blown apart and brattices destroyed. Miners working near the scene of the accident made a rush for the foot of the shaft, and several were overcome by the after-damp following the explo sion. They were rescued by the relief party sent at once to the gangway. The faces of the dead men were mangled be yond recognition. Anxious wives and mothers gathered about the mouth of the shaft as the dead and injured were brought to the surface, and their grief was pitiiul. Cotton Crop ol 1902. Washington, D. C. (Special). The final report of the statistician of the Department of Agriculture shows the actual growth of cotton in the United States in the year 1901-02 to have been 9,906.478 commercial bales, of which 115.550 bales were marketed before Sep tember 1. 1901, and 9,696,336 bales be tween September 1, 1901, and August 31. 1902, 154-592 bales being carried for ward to the year 1902-03. The com mercial crop of the year amounted to 10,663.224 bales, thus exceeding the amount actually grown by 606.746 bales. This excess was due in the main to the very extensive marketing of cotton held over from previous years. Narrow Escape of Battleship. Hampton, Va. (Special). The battle ship Texas had a narrow escape from being blown up at the Virginia Capes. She left the Portsmouth N'avy Yard on a trial trip after having been over hauled, and went out to the Capes where gun practice was had. Two of tbe large turret guns exploded, filling the gunroom with glycerine and water, but the magnificent work of the gun ncrs saved the vessel Irom serious damage, as well as the lives of those on board her. The ship returned to Old Point. A special inspection board made an examination ot tne injury Constitution's Enemies Loose. Richmond, Va. (Special). Chief Jus tice Fuller delivered his opinion in the mandamus proceedings brought by Capt. John S. Wise, in behalf of sev eral unregistered colored voters, to test the validity of the new Constitution of Virginia, and refused on the ground of non-jurisdiction to issue the injunc tion prayed for against the State Board of Canvassers to prevent that body from issuing certificates to the recently elected Congressmen. Captain Wise declares he will take the case to the United States Supreme Court. Family Tragedy In Tennessee. Snecdville, Tenn. (Special). In Han cock county, in the mountains of Upper East Tennessee, Richard Green prob ably fatally shot his wife and daughter and then shot and killed himself, using a shotgun. The discharge of the gun ignited his clothing, and when found his apparel was burned from his body. It is supposed jealousy or insanity was the cause of the deed. Green, it is said, did the first killing in the Jones Green feud 10 or 12 years ago. Ran Into Open Switch. Indianapolis, Ind. (Special). The passenger train on the Pennsylvania road which left here for Louisville at 6.15 o'clock ran into an open switch at Safford Station, .iix miles south of here. Engineer George H. Frazier, of this city, was killed instantly and Fire man Lou Grant was fatally injnreM. Ba-g-gagemaster John F. Clayton, also of this city, was seriously injured. Three of the passengers were slightly injured. The engine crashed into a car loaded with stone on the tiding and was wrecked. A relief train brought the dead and injured to this city.. NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS. Postal Deficit $2, 937,649.81. The annual report of the Postmaster Central for the year ended June 30 last shows total receipts for the year o( $121. 8.18.0.17.26, as compared with the previous year's receipts of $111,631, '0339. The expenditures for the year were $124,785,607.07, as compared with $U5..154.02o.87 for the preceding year. The excess of expenditures. $2,037. 640.81, was less than the previous year's deficit by $"180,0-7.67. The estimated deficit for the year ending June 30, J004, is $8,242,856. The report says that the increase in postal revenues not only attests the wonderful prosperity of the people and the activity of busi ness interests throughout the country, but also indicates that the extension of postal facilities carefully directed re sults sooner or later in increased re ceipts and diminished deficits. Efforts have been made in the past and are now being made to better, wherever possible, the condition of postal employees, the report says. This is especially so in the case of clerks in postofficcs. There were upward of 12, 000 clerks promoted on July I last, the aggregate allowance for these promo tions being about $1,200,000. Fully. 11.000 of these promotions were of clerks who received less than $tooo per annum. The working hours of clerks in the larger postothees were also re duced so as not to average more than eight hours a day. The report con tinues: Rural free delivery service has be come an established fact. It is no longer in the experimental stage, and, undoubtedly. Congress will continue to increase the appropriation for this service until all the people of the coun try are reached, where it is thickly ciiougn settled to warrant it. the es timates of the Department are to the effect that the available territory for this service embraces about 1.000,000 square miles, or one-third of the conn try's area, exclusive of Alaska. The 11.650 routes now in operation cover about me-third of the available terri tory. The rapid extension of the ser vice will, of course, increase the de ficits during the next three years. Af ter it is completed the revenues will quickly feel the effect oi its establish ment, and whatever deficit may be occasioned will gradually disappear. It will also be interesting to note that rural free delivery carriers received applications during the past year for 625,)40 money orders. Secretary Moody's Report. The annual report of Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody, just submit ted to the President, is devoted largely to an argument showing the necessity for an increase in the personnel, which he regards as more pressing than pro vision now for additional ships. Mr. Moody presents a strong state ment advocating the appointment of sev eral hundred more officers, but he ad mits that the only source through which they can be obtained is the Naval Acad emy. 1 he question of providing new ships, he believes, may be left to the judgment of Congress without recom mendation, but it is suggested that at least two battleships should be author ized each year with any other vessels provided. 1 he report begins with a history of the operations of the fleets during the last fiscal year. J heir co-operation with the army is shown everywhere to have been most cordial and its shar in re storing peace in the Philippines is com mented upon. J he activity of s uds m the Caribbean sea since the Panama troubles and the necessity of establish ing n special squadron there for tne pro tection of American interests is one of the developments in the year pointed out by Mr. Moody. Uncle Sam Won Hit Case. The State Department was advised of the award of Professor Asser in the arbitration of the claims of American sealers against the Russian government, its information being to the effect' that the total award was $101,270, with 6 per cent, interest. It appears that the al lowance in the Kate and Anna case was the lump sum of $1,488 for 124 skins. The allowance in the Pigeon case was made up of $30,000 for loss oi catch minus $7,750 for indemnity, and the re maining items for owners' expenses, service of crew, provisions, board and scullers' expenses. In the Lewis case the principal item was $9,000 for the vessel, but $8,500 was allowed for imprisonment and $6,000 for probable catch, with $5,088 allowance for skins on board. The principal item in the White case was $12,000 for probable catch of i.oco seals, and there were allowances of $10,- 000 for the vessel, $3,000 for imprison ment and some allowances for personal claims. The Tradgedy In Guatemala. Minister Hunter, at Guatemala City, has cabled the State Department that his son Godfrey, who shot Fitzgerald, is 2 years of age, is in business on his own account, and therefore is not under the protection of the legation. All that he asks is that Mr. Bailey, the secretary of the legation, be allowed to testify before the Guatemalan courts. This permission has already been granted by the department. Two More Rebel Generals Surrender. The Colombian legation received a dis patch from General Perdomo, command ing the government forces on the Isth mus, announcing the surrender of Gen erals Vergas-Santos and Soto, two of the foremost of the revolutionary leaders. They surrendered to General Gonzales Valencia. The dispatch adds that this completes the pacification of the entire country. Ambassador Cambon's Farewell. M. Camhon, the French ambassador, presented his letters of recall to the President. He sails this week for his new post in Spain. In bidding him fare well the President expressed his appre ciation of the loss sustained by this country in the departure of so distin guished a diplomat. Items of Interest. Lieutenant Peary, in a lecture before the National Geological Society, said the North Pole could and would be reached, and urged that it be accom plished by American energy. Banker Siligman, of New York, submitted to the President the scheme of a syndicate to float the Venezuela debt, the United States government to guarantee payment. The President decided Upon the ap pointment of Judge L. T. Lewis, of Richmond, Va., as United States dis trict attorney for the Eastern district of Virginia, and Mr. Morgan If. Beach as United States district attorney for the District of Columbia. President Roosevelt ha decided upon W. J. Youngs, of Oyster Bay, for dis trict attorney for the Eastern district of New York. FLOGGED AND THEN SHOT Description of the Execution of a Mov Isb Fanatic. DR. COOPER'S SLAYER PAYS PENALTY. In the Presence of the Sultan and tilt Court the Fanatic Is Severely Whipped An Hour Later, I'pon Learning of Dr. Cooper's Death, The Sultan Command Execution of tbe Murderer. London (By Cable). An article de scribing the arrest and execution of the Moorish fanatic who murdered Dr. Cooper, a British missionary in Fez, on October 17, is published in the Times from the Fez correspondent of that journal. After mentioning the arrest of the assassin in the shrine where he had taken refuge, the correspondent says: "Within half an hour the assassin was brought into the Sultan's presence. His Majesty, who was seated in a chair under a tall archway, in' full sight of a'l his viziers, officials and some hundreds of troops, ordered the prisoner to be brought before him. Mr. Hastings and myself stood by His Majesty's side in order that we might hear what passed. The murderer was a man of apparently some 40 years of age, of tall stature and not unpleasing countenance. "He confessed to deliberately shoot ing Dr. Cooper because he was a Chris tian. Up to this time the news of Dr. Cooper's death had not been received. The Sultan therefore ordered the man to be publicly flogged for his attack upon Dr. Cooper, and the man received sev eral hundred blows from leather thongs across his hips and thighs, administered by soldiers in the presence of the Sultan and the entire court and troops. He bore his thrashing with great fortitude, and on its completion was able to rise up without assistance and walk. "He was then ordered to be publicly exhibited in the street, and, mounted upon a donkey and guarded by soldiers, he was taken from the palace for this purpose. "It was at this moment that the news of Dr. Cooper's death was received. The Sultan, who was still seated in the great courtyard of the palace, ordered the pub lic exhibition of the murderer to be stopped, and, after consultation with his viziers, he commanded the man's im mediate execution, requesting Mr. Has tings and myself to be present, together with all the viziers. "In a quarter of an hour all was over. The murderer was shot in the arsenal square, which had been quickly cleared of the usual crowd of people. He re mained extraordinarily plucky to the end." Change In Cuban Cabinet. Havana (Special). At a special meet ing of the cabinet presided over by President Palma. it was unanimously de cided to accept the resignation of Sec retary of Government Tamayo, Secre tary of Instruction Yero assuming the duties of the vacant post until a new secretary is appointed. That President Palma did not request Tamayo to re consider his resignation was unexpected by the Nationalist party, which hither to has been in the front of Cuban poli tics. The Republicans are jubilant at the practical removal of the president of the Nationalist party from the most important cabinet position, and claim that this step means the breaking up of the party. $100,000 Swindle Charged. El Paso, Texas (Special). The case against Mason and Richardson, the al leged insurance swindlers, may assume an international aspect. In the event that the coarts of the United States shall fail to convict them, it is said the Gov ernment of Mexico will demand them. The indictments already secured against them are on these charges: Conspiracy to murder VV. J. ijray. Conspiracy to murder an unknown person. Conspiracy to murder Marshal D. Sanguinett. Forgery. Conspiracy to swindle the New York Life Insurance Company out of $100, 000. The Mad Mullah's Defiance. Aden, Arabia (By Cable). A special dispatch from Garrero, Somililand, dated November 26, announces that the Mad Mullah recently sent into the British camp the train of supply cam els captured from Colonel Swaync's column. He was careful previously to render all the stores unfit for use. and accompanied his present with a defiant message promising to whip the British whenever they were ready to risk a second defeat. New Castle Prison Burned. Wilmington, Del. (Special). Fire of unknown origin damaged the New Cas tle County Workhouse to such an ex tent that it will have to be almost com pletely rebuilt. The 165 prisoners in the institution were gotten out without injury, though some of them showed an inclination to be unruly, and one had to be knocked down in order to bring him to terms. One man escaped. World's Fslr Souvenir Coins. St. Louis, Mo. (Special). Subscrip tions for the $1 souvenir coins are pouring into the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, the largest order so far received being one for 1,000 coins. Only 50,000 of the 250,000 coins have been placed on sale at $3 each, and it now seems probable that the remainder- of the issue will be sold at higher figures. Vonttey Ready to Talk. Frankfort, Ky. (Special). Henry E. Youtsey, concerning whose alleged sensational confession in the Goebel murder case so many stories have been circulated in the past two months, made a statement in which he said, in sub stance: "No document from me is in the hands of the prosecution. I have never been called to the witness stand, but I have been so abused that I feel now I should be' willing to tell what I know about the matter, no matter which side called me." ThIrlyNie. Natives Killed. Manila (By Cable). The constabu lary are carrying out an aggressive cam paign against the Lad rones and fanatics in the northern part of the Island of Leyte and in the Island of Biliran. In spector Crockett, with a force of con stabulary, engaged parties of natives-six times near the village of Ormoc, on the south coast of Leyte, and killed 39 of them. Corporal Montague, at the head of another detachment of constabulary, inflicted a defeat on a band near Tali baug, on Biliran Island, killing 13 and capturing 36 of them. The constabulary suffered no casualties. LOST IN STORM. A Steamer and Her Entire Crew Mlss'ng Sprung a Leak. Detroit, Mich. (Special). In n fu rious southwest gale on Lake Eric the steamer Sylvanus J. Macy sprtuvj a leak off Port Bnrwell, Out., and plunged to the bottom, probably carrying her en tire crew with her. The barge Mabel Wilson, which was being towed by the Macy, broke away from the steamer in the darkness and succeeded in sailing tip the lake to Amberstburg. The first news of the disaster was reported by Captain J. t. Autterson, of the steamer Albright. She reported hav ing passed through five miles of wreck age 30 miles southwest of Long Point, consisting of parts of the cabin, life pre servers and doors of some vessel. The cabin was painted white, but there were no distinguishing marks to tell what ves sel it was from. The arrival of the Wilson, however, leaves no doubt hut that the wreckage is from the Macy, as the last seen of that steamer was in the near vicinity. The Macy. with the Wilson in tow, left Buffalo with a cargo of coal. When half way up Lake Eric the gale was encountered, and when abreast of Port Burwell the tow line of the barge was thrown off by the crew of the Macy. leaving the schooner to shift for herself. When last seen by the crew of the Wil son the Macy was laboring heavily in the sea. and was evidently making for shel ter. If the crew bad time to leave their ship before the plunge to the bottom it is not believed that the small boats could have lived long in the terrible sea run ning. That nothing has been heard of them has convinced the owners that all arc lost. As the personnel of the crew of the steamer changes at nearly every port visited, a complete list is not available in the office. The crew of the Mac probably mimlwrs 18, as that is the num ber necessary to man a ship of her size GOLD MEDAL FOR MR. WHITE. Tbe Emperor Honors the Retiring Ambassa dor Good L'ndcrstanding. Berlin (By Cable). Emperor Wil liam in his farewell audience of Am bassador White presented him with the gold medal of the empire for science and art, which is given once a year to a person, cither a German or a foreigner, who, in the oninion of the government, is best entitled to it. Emperor William said that while it was a pleasure to make the nresentation. he 'id so on the rcconiinendat:on of Chancellor von Bui low and Foreign Secretary Von Richt hofen. His Majesty added that as a personal remembrance he was having a porcelain vase made at the royal works here for Mr. White. Mr. White's medal is somewhat larger and thicker than a 20-dollar I goldpiccc. Emperor William's head is on one side and an emblematical figure with an inscription on the other. With Emperor William when Mr. White handed bis Maiestv President oRoosevclt's letter of recall were Count Eulenberg, the grand marshal of the co.irt. and Baron Von Dem Knocsbeck. the introducer of ambassadors, who drove to the palace with Mr. White in ?n imperial carriage. The United States flag was raised over the palace as Mr. White approached. Emperor William was very cordial in his reception of the retiring ambassador. His Majesty said he appreciated how much Mr. White had done to forward a good understanding between the United States and Germany, and add ed: "The only thing you have ever done that I do not like is your leaving us." Fourteen Hu nters Killed. Milwaukee, Wis. (Special).--The sea son for hunting deer in the Northern woods closed Sunday. Fatalities have been unusually frequent in the woods this season, 14 men having been killed while hunting deer in the States of Min nesota. Wisconsin and Michigan. At least II others have been shot and seri ously wounded. Mississippi to Honor Lincoln. Jackson, Miss. (Special). A portrait of President Lincoln will be placed in the Mississippi Hall of Fame. Tbe pic ture was furnished by Robert T. Lincoln, of Chicago, son of the War President, in response to a request, and will be put beside that ot Kobert t. Lee. Intended to Throw a Bomb. Rome (By Cable). A former police man named Fineli, having in his posses sion a loaded bomb, was arrested in the neighborhood of the Chamber of Dep uties. Fineli confessed upon being ques tioned that he meant to throw the bomb among the deputies. It is believed that the prisoner is insane. ' A Jealous Man's Crime. VVafdner, Idaho (Special). Incensed bv jealousy. Arthur Goodc fired five shots into Mrs, James Aubcrry. The woman died a few minutes later. Goode then drew a second gun and attempted to turn it on the woman s husband, but the latter overpowered him. The Uprising In Morrocco. Tangier, Morocco (Special). The Sultan of Morocco's forces have been attacked by' the Zemmour tribesmen not far from Tangier. The Sultah dispersed the rebels, but his advance on Rabat has been checked. ODDS AND ENDS OF TH3 LATEST NEWS John Rohlback committed suicide in cab in Chicago. Arsenic was found in the candy which caused the illness of Dr. Manly M, Hues, of Oakland, Cal., and Miss Mar garet Cooper, hu attendant. The Canadian steamer Bannockburn with her crew of 20 men, is believed to have been lost on Lake superior, Two persons were fatally injured and six seriously hurt in a street car col lision in Des Moines, la. Ia Hancock county, Tenn., Richard Green shot his wife and daughter and then killed himself. The gold standard has been adopted in biam, and the mints have been clos ed to the free coinage of silver. Adolf von Menzcl, the painter, has finished a painting of Frederick the Great in the year 1778, inscribed "Dedicated to free America. The latest eruption of the Soufriere volcano completed -the destruction of the sugarworks on the banks of the now dry river Kabacca. The widow Krupp has given $750,000 to establish a benefit tund tor the work men at Essen in memory of her hus band. Tbe political situation in Santo Do mingo has been complicated by revolu tionury disturbances, which have broken out in the northern part of the republic, At the Thanksgiving dinner of the American society in London Ambas sador Choate said the Atlantic com bine unites tltc people of both coun tries. THE KEYSTONE STATE. Nowi Huppeoings of Interest Oathertf From All Sources. Patents granted. William J. Bollard, Pittsburg, ice cream dishcr; Matthew Dnffner. Allegheny, exerciser; John Dunford, Johnstown, furnace bottom and making and repairing same; Frank 'in S. Forry, Meyerstown, stop motion for knitting machine; Hoover V. Freed. Burnham, bicycle frame; How rd Grubbs, Pittsburg, hose coupling; Henry Haenzc. Pittsburg, strength tcst '.ng machine; Carl W. Koelbeck, Pitts burg, separator; George Laws Pitts burg, fruit parer and corer; William Maxwell, Pittsburg, pipe tongs; Jan. Morgan, Ellwood City, trolley : Isaac Morrow, Manheim, incubator; Frcder ick J. Moser, Kane, head for oil wells; ttenry M. t'oiter, rmsourg, eiectric -tit out; Julius Sadowsky, Pittsburg, punching machine; Louis F. Schodde, Allegheny, rail joint; Baptist 11. Scott, Allegheny, garment support; Charles A. Stark, Union City, chair seat sur facing machine; Samuel G, Wcllman, Corry, automatic sash lock. , Pensions granted. Erastus II. Page, West Pike, $8: Jeremiah Foltz. Port Royal, $12; Philip I'orney, Newvjie, $8; James M. Galloway. Huntingdon, $K; Andrew I'isher. 1'ittsburg, ij; Jacob Grubcr. Claysville, $16; Andrew J. French, Lcwistown, $12; Pctct Beige, Venango, $14: JacoD Jiarsnnap ger, Indiana. : lienry a. t'ress, Northeast, $17: Thomas Hudson, Rocli. ster Mills. $10: D. i. Gordon, KeeU, $10; Andrew Hoover, Suncliff, $12; Mclchia Summers, Potters Mills, $12: Orange J. Michael, Grant, $12; George koontz, Lvcrctt, $10; A brain K. I'nce, Mt. Union, $10: Herman Fosbrink. Ni- coly, $8; Sarah A. Fowler, Altoona, $12; James Noah, Burgettstown, $12. An attempt was made to blow the safe of the bank at Dayton, and only by the brave attack made by one ol Davtons citizens was the attempt frus trated. Mrs. Reed Marshall, who live! across the street from the bank, was awakened by an explosion. She wenl to a window and looking across trie street saw a light in the bank. Hci husband -loaded his Winchester rifle and. going down stairs to a front room, shot through the window into the bank five times at three Men he saw at work on the safe. His ammunition ran out, and while he was searching for more the robbers fled. Before they lclt. tlicj directed a shot through the window, where they thought Marshall stood. The Devonian Oil Company ha struck another gusher on the A. W. Starr farm, at Middletown. and the well is the best yet found in that territory, The well opened the fourth sand two days ago and in response to turthct drilling, began flowing at the rate ol 60 barrels an hour. The new strike it located 800 feet west of the Devonian Company's well on the same farm, which started off about two month! ago at a 300-barrcl-a-day rate. '1' hi; company has under lease all the terri tory in that vicinity. Although their terms have not ex pired, two young men named Carr and Crate, prisoners in the Brookville jail, have been released. Sheriff Chestnut! found they were covered with a rash resembling smallpox. Dr. Lawson, f resident of the Brookville board ol icalth, diagnosed their ailment as Cu ban smallpox. They were immediately started for their homes. Precautions to prevent a spread of the disease were taken, but as all the other prisoner) had been exposed, considerable appre hension is felt. The store ot" J. D. Wilkinshaw, ol Cokeville, was robbed of provisions by burglars. The annual reunion of Company -t, Seventh regiment, Pennsylvania Re serves, was held at Carlisle. George Stucke and William White were arrested at Meadville, charged with passing counterfeit money. The Continental Iron Works, at Wheatland, which have been closed down because of a lack of fuel, re sumed. An cpjdemic of typhoid fever hat broken out at Moncsscn, and each day new cases are reported to the board ol health. At present there are 40 cases, and at the same rate of increase a) during the past week, it is likely that the number of cases will reach the 100 mark. The Monessen Emergency hos pital is taxed to its capacity. The cause of the spread ot the disease is said to be the water used for domestic pur poses. Mrs. Mary E. Leech, aged og, the oldest woman in Erie county, is dead. She was a granddaughter of Rogei Sherman, one of the signers of the Dcclsration of Independence. The jury in the case of the Ellen Griesemer estate against the Olcy Val ley Railway Company, to recover $2000 damages" for the taking of hall an acre of the farm in Exeter Town ship, near the Black Bear, and for the "meanness of the company" in refusing to stop cars where desired after hav ing occupied the land, returned a ve' diet of $250 in favor of the plaintiff Viewers some mouths ago awarded the estate $350, but the plaintiff appealed K court. At the meeting of the Miffin Cottni; School Directors' Association in con ncction with the Teachers' Institute, the tobacco habit among teachers o' public schools was discussed, and it wai warmly condemned by all. The fol lowing officers were elected: President W. T. Horton; vice-president, J. M Wagner; secretary and treasurer, W VV, Trout, of Lcwistown. Thieves effected an entrance to tin office of the machinery establishment o1 Edward Conrey, at Malvern. They drill ed a hole into the safe, but three citi rents noticed a light in the office ane started to investrgate. Hefore the; reached the office a shot was fired, prol ably by a confederate, and -.when the? entered the thieves had escaped. A row of frame dwellings along tin Pennsylvania Railroad on the Iputski't! of Pottstown, were burned, Vhe fit' being caused by the upsetting of lighted lamp during a fight among th' occupants, J The Krupp family of I.ansdile are related to Herr Krupp, of Germany, the famous gun manufacturer! n dead. Rev. John Krupp bought farm in 1828 three miles from Lansd.ile, if New Britain Township, Bucks cuntj' near the county line of Montgolncry He was a Mennonite preacher anld 1"' grandson, Abraham Krupp, owlu 5 portion 01 tne same track. Eighteen cows belonging to Wilmel Cox, of Willistown Township, liaf( aeen coiKmnea oy a veterinarian will -be killed because they have tub! culosis. Howard VV. BroAii, of Pottstown Was Kent to i.-iif Ia nnwnl tUa Mtaru ' tne lar-cny ol n baud uniform. Un 1 1 a year ago he was a member of thf Wational Bind of Pottstown. and wor t uniform belonging to the ban When Be felt t lie band, it is allege; lie look the uiiuornt with him and hi refused to deliver it. Meulo Park, at Pcrkasie. has bef sold to Isaac tjrolr. Peter Snvdcr a' 1 Wilson Bcsh, for about Si 3,000.
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