COUNTERFEITED IN PEN PeMiTtvaoia Convicts Occupied Tbclr Time Making Bad Money. 'WSCOVERED BY THE INSPECTORS Tfcrm It Belief Tbil Certain Employed Who fa Favors tor tht Prisoners, Such at Maftlni Letters, la Violation ot the Rulti ol 1st UtUlatlM, Were dlveo tht Bofns Hoacy 11 Tips. Philadelphia, Ta. (Special). Coun terfeiting within the walls of the East ttra penitentiary, where more than half score of men are now expiating s;m Sar crimes, is the latest sensational de velopment in the investigation that is lcing made into the alleged loose meth ods in the institution. Criminals, principally men who arc undergoing sentences for counterfeiting and it is believed at least one employe 4 the institution have been discov ered in a combination to manufac ture and put into circulation a large quantity of bogus dollars, half-dollars and quarters. It is known that a large quantity the coin is already in circulation in the prison, but how much of it has gone cnittide is undetermined. Enough cvi timet has been established to show that at least a dozen men are concerned in the conspiracy. It was learned from a man who was released from the prison less than a neck ago that the discovery of the crime bas been the sole topic of dis cusiion within the prison nails fr weeks past among prisoners as well as employes. That the conspiracy, bold in its con ception, daring in its execution, dis playing a cunning that has so far baf fled the secret service men, reveals a criminal condition that is almost with out precedent, is the view expressed by Jiromincnt police officials to whom the details are known. According to the statements of the Tnsn referred to above, it has been ap parently established that the man who is looked upon with the greatest suspi cion by the officials and the detectives is J. G Hoffman, the expert coiner, who was arrested in this city in De cember last for "shoving the queer" in Schuylkill county. A companion of his, who was arrested for the same offense, is believed to be in the institution also. Another, whom the same informant indicated was looked upon with sus picion is Bart Ruello. who is probably the most notorious of all '"coiners." In the same institution are members of the notorious gang of "coiners" Jcnown as the Julian gang. From statements made bv this man it was apparent that the knowledge of the counterfeiting conspiracy was known throughout the prison for a long time. A statement issued by the prison in spector infers the counterfeiting has not been extensive. This is not believ ed is the case. There is a report to the effect that five men were engaged in the work, the head of the counterfeiters being a Phil adelphian now completing his second term for this offense. The others were professional crimi Tials. who secured through the plumb ing department of the prison the nec essary metal made of solder, tin and around glass. The molds, it is believ ed, were made of plaster of paris scrap ed from the walls of cells. Some of the coins got into circulation, but in what manner has not yet been fully deter mined. TERRORIZED By CRACKSMEN. SafcMowcrt Tika a Towi sad Rob lbs Bank. Sioux Falls, S. D. (Special). Valley Springs, 13 miles east of Sioux Falls, was between 2 and 3 o'clock A. M., the scene of a regular Jesse James band of robbers. Residents of the town were aroused by a number of explosions, and when they appeared on the street to as certain the cause, discovered that the town was picketed by seven or eight armed men, who drove the residents ixom the streets, threatening death if they attemped to interfere with the rob itrs. The Minnehaha County Bank was the t'bject of the desperadoes, w ho blew open the safe, which stood outride the vault, and secured between $8,000 anil $10,000. The vault was not touched. During the robbery one of the pickets fired at a citi zen, but, owing to a shortage of firearms, the citizens were compelled to keep in the background until the robbers had completed their work and left town. SCIT AGAINST LABOR UNIONS. CaaoccUcvt Maoa'actnrcrs Invokj Sherman Antitrust Law. Bridgeport, Ct. (Special). In the t-mted States District Court here D: E. i Lot Vie & f V, i.l D-,.,1,,,,.. l,... . f ,f 1, , . , ce a. ot Uanhury, hat manufac- 1 turers instituted against tbe national off.-i ctrs ot the American Federation cf La ter, the national officers of the United Hitters of North America and against 250 members of these organizations, resi. ients of Danbury, who were formerly in the tmploy of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs allege that because they s-efuse to employ only union labor 111 tht ,r factory, upon demand of the union in "jd ere boycotted both m the L nited States and in Canada, and in looa the union men employed by the plaintiffs were called out tin slnke. Dam ar.ts of $240,000 are asked for under the &herman anti-trust law. Shot His Wllo W'hll Sbe Slept. Washington, D. C. (Special). ller aran F. Dcnham shot and killed his wife and then ended his own life. The bul let that ended his wife's life penetrated the left temple, while the leaden missile tht was sent from the weapon imme H'utely tfter the first shot was fired en trred the right temple of the man. Ex ccj that the husband was insanely jeal ous of bis wife, without cause, no 1110 re can he ascribed by friends for the nn s conduct. Rciectcf Sailor's Crime. Lynchburg;. O. (Special). Samuel Shapes- shot and seriously injured Miss den Woodrow while she was being es corted home from a party by a Mr ilitihell. Mits Woodrow had repeated ly refused Shaper's attentions, and he 14 threatened her. Recently he threw Monet at her escort, when both narrowly cacaped injury. After the shooting Sha yrt tied to the woods, and a posse with Uoodhounds spent the night hunting hua. Saturday the posse found his ody i the woods? He killed himself with the same weapon. It is thought Jlua Wuodrow will recover. THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER, Domestic. D. E. Locwe & Co., hat manufac turers, ot Danbury, Conn., sued the national officers of the American Fed eration of Labor and the United Hat ters, under the Sherman antitrust law. for declaring a boycott on the firm. William A. Hoffman, who shot and killed his father-in-law, William Brandt, near Maeystown, III., and threatened to take the lives of others, is under arrest in Belleville, 111. Federal officials have not been able to find Isaac S. McGichan and George il. Huntington, New York lawyers who arc wanted in connection with the postoflice scandals Mrs. Leslie M. Shaw, wife nf the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Misses Shaw arrived in New York on the American liner New York, from Southampton. Frank Day, of Detroit, was killed in an automobile accident at the State Fair at Milwaukee while riding Tom Cooper's big machine in a five-mile race. Another accident to the propeller of I'rofessor I.anglcy's acrodome pre vented the te.-t at Widcwatcr, Ya. Heavy snows fell upon the Colorado mountains and in portions of Minne sota and North Dakota and snow is several inches deep. Mr. Georgia S. Hatcher, a promi nent ciub woman of Washington, died at the residence of II. C, Bannard, iif Chicago. Morris Head, aged 26, tried to com mit suicide by taking chloroform at Ins home, in l'hiladelphia, and Lillian Schaefcr. his sweetheart, on learning of his attempt upon his life, tried to throw herself in front of a trolley car. Harold Vynne, newspaper man, poet and novelist, and once editor of Town Topics, was sent to an insane asylum in Chicago a mental wreck. Sheriff McCord. of Clark county, Ky., has been declared entitled to the $500 offered for the arrest and convidion of the assassin of J. B. Marcum. William A. Hoffman, a farmhand of Mayestown, III., shot and killed his father-in-law, and told his wife he had two more persons to kill. Rev. James V. McGill. nrnvinri.il of the Eastern Province of the Congrega tion of Missions, celebrated his golden jubilee in l'hiladelphia. The failure of the Mrxir.in riav Manufacturing Company caused the suspension of the Bank of Willoughby, 1 w iiioiigiiby, .. i. A number of men were arrested in Chicago charired with consnir.icv to rob wholesale houses by an ingenious method. The Cripple Creek Mines resumed operations with nonunion men under the protection of infantry and cavalry. Dr. William H. Smith was killed mid eight persons were injured by a falling wan caused by a hrc in Nashville, Icnn. Miss Alice Roosevelt took a trin to the bottom of the bay at Newport. R. I., on the submarine boat Moccasin. A general strike was ordered at thi Nelson Morris oackiniz nl.-int at South St. Joseph, Mo., uoo men going out. rcieign. Seven persons were killed and 27 wounded in a fight between several thousand Armenians and police and troops at an Armenian church near Llizabcthpol, Russian Transcaucasia. Negotiations between renresentativrs of the large steel works in Germany, Belgium and I-ranee for the formation I a buropean stcc trust are progress ing favorably. lurkish otticta circles are exercised over the action of the Greek Premier 111 protesting to the powers against the atrocities perpetrated by the Turks. Russia has reciuested permission of China to postpone the evacuation oi the frontier provinces of Manchuria for several months after October 8. One French warshin will be sent to Turkish waters without waiting for the other ships of the trench Squad ron to get in readiness. '1 he Germany army maneuvers, con ducted 111 person by Emperor William, were more spectacular than ever. It was rumored in London that the While Star Line will secede from the shipping combine. United States Minister Leishman presented a demand to the Turkish government for the dismissal of Rcs hid Pasha, vali of Beirut, on the ground that so long as he was retain ed in office the lives and property of Americans in Beirut were insecure. It is reporteil that, the objectionable vali has been dismissed and Nazini Pasha appointed to the office. The British Foreign Office has made representations to the United States government concerning the recent seiz ure oi several islands off the northeast coast of British Borneo by a United States gunboat. The question will likely be submitted to arbitration. A diplomat in London says the Turkish government has been warned again-1 engaging in war, and there fore hesitates to make a move which may result in armed intervention of Eur i e. Advices from Athens sav the Greek ..v.... . ...j, uirtu I gov. rnmcnt is determined to co-oner- ! with the Porte j the suppression ji me insiii recnou 111 .Macedonia. 1 Hip Trad.. t ';,.., r...,r.. :., I center, F.ngland, declared for an airi tation in iavor of an eight-hour day generally. Six hundred Turkish troops were ro-i!ed bv Macedonian insurgents at Vcliepe, Koum.lia. Rear Admiral Cotton confirms the reports that he can land 500 marines, if necessary. Arthur W. Ufer, a New York stock broker, dropped dead in a restaurant. t Earthquake shocks were felt in Northern Colorado. Financial. A cablegram savs an American Com pany has offered S'io.ooo.ooo for the chiv mines in Dorsetshire. What will stockholders get out of a receivership for Lake Superior? Very lit'le, it is (uite evident. ,I,,i'"h'1'? arf. money on the I lnladelphia hxchaiigc at 4 per cent., or one per cei.t. le-s than the bank rat". 'I here was a break in sterling rates of from ten to fifteen points, owing to the large amount oi cotton bills offer ed yesterday. There were many rumors about con cerning the reasons tor the decline In United States Steel common. The (ol lo.ving wereenunieratedin a private des patch from a big New York house to Wirithrop. Smith & Co., of Philadel phia: "1-irst, that a big loan has been sold out: second, Schwab has been selling; third, a rich Pittsburg man has reduced his line by 5000 shares; fourth, Houseman has been a large seller of stock that he accumulated in support ing'the market some time ago." Dan Sully is reputed to be long ,. coo bales of future cotton. T. H, Price is working for the Standard Oil people on tbe other side of the market. EXPLOSIONM OLYMPIA Terrible Accident in the Norfolk Navy Yard. TWO KILLED AMD SEVERAL INJURED. The Master-at-Arms ol the Cruiser Missing Sailors Hail Been Stealing Alcohol Front a Barrel Standing Near the Cruiser la the Drydock Ao Officer Orders That the Barrel Be Placed on Board. Norfolk, Ya. (Special). The explo sion of a barrel of alcohol on the su perstructure of the cruiser Olympia, in drydock at the Norfolk Navy Yard, killed two men, severely injured sev eral others and set fire to the ship. The master-at-arms of the vessel is missing. The damage by fire was confined to the deck of the vessel and embraced only the canvas awnings and their fix tures. The decks, however, were slight ly injured. Immediately after the explosion fire quarters were sounded and the crew, navy yard fire department and a de tachment of marines under Captain Botits soon put out the llamcs. The explosion, according to reports from eyewitnesses followed the theft of a barrel of grain alcohol, containing 56 gallons, by a party of sailors. This barrel, it is said, was taken from one of the storehouses of the yard and re moved to the dock, near the Olympia. There it was opened. Shipkcepcf Dalv, on board the Olympia, detected tlic odor of tlic spirits and summoned the ship's master-at-arms. A search led to the discovery of the barrel, which was taken aboard the Olympia and piaccd on the hurricane deck. With the exception of a small quantity which had been consumed, it was intact. Cor poral Yerkes and the unknown sailor went to the barrel, and one of them struck a match. An explosion instant ly occurred and both men were envel oped in the (laming liquid. They pcr- isnel belore a hand could be raised to save them. The ship at once caught fire and the blaze for a while was stub born, but was finally extinguished. In the excitement the sailors concerned in the affair escaped the parties sent out to arrest them. The ship's company was assembled and the master-at-arms failed to respond to his name. It is not known what became of him. One report has it that he was not on the ship at the time of the explosion. No one was admitted to the navy yard, and all accounts of the explosion and attendant circumstances were se cured from outside sources. The injur ed are said to number from four to seven. Immediately succeeding the explo sion the wildest excitement prevailed in the navy yard. Rumors that the Olym pia had been blown up and the drv dock destroyed floated about Ports mouth. Public anxiety was increased y tne immediate closing of the gates and the sounding of the general alarm. It is said the wn who were killed and injured were blown many feet and the bodies of the dead mangled terribly by impact with the railings and fixtures of the dock. A board of inquiry will be appointed by Admiral Coghlan, commanding the Caribbean Sea Squad ron, of which the Olympia is flagship, to determine the cause of the accident. The Olympia was damaged during the recent naval maneuvers off the Maine coast. During a terrific storm she encountered on her way down the coast to the navy yard here for repairs it was at one time feared by her offi cers she would sink. JEALOUS of her brother. X Cincinnati Girl Killed Herself Because Op posed to His Marriage. Cincinnati (Special). Two lives that were shadowed by the tragic death of pretty Josephine Distler, who recently committed suicide because she was jeal ous of her brother, have been joined in wedlock. George Distler, aged 21, the brother, and Miss Muriel Day, aged 16, were married at the bride's home. Josephine Distler. the sister of the groom, recently took her life by drink ing carbolic acid, leaving a note in which she confessed her love for her brother. "I cannot give him up to another," said she before death claimed her. At the time of her death George Distler was engaged to Muriel Day. and a few days before had told his sister of his approaching marriage. "After darkness conies the dawn." said the pretty young bride, comment ing on her own marriage. "Poor Jo sephine ,was unbalanced. She did not want George to marry me, but we are happy at last." POLICE CANNOT GET SOLDIER. Shot Man Who W as Stealing Copper at the Pittsburg ArsenaL Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). William Crowley, of Monaca, Pa., was shot in tile it, in Uv ti c.l.i;... ... t - i U1C sillied States .ir-rn.tl. 1 1,. 1 ... :, he Vt.,t i.cnn H0,ital , s,riml. . , , .. . ' now on he tween the police authorities and the commandant at the arsenal concerning the arre-t of the soldier who did the Mioonng. Thefts of copper and lead from the roots of the barracks have been fre quent of late, it is alleged that Crow ley, with several others, was detected removing the copper. Crowley refused to halt when commanded, and the sol dier shot him. The others escaped. The police authorities demanded the arrest of the soldier, but the command ant barred the gates and refused to surrender the man. Killed W oman He Loved. Mexico, Mo. (Snecial). W. A. Rey nolds, 24 years old, shot and killed his sweetheart, Miss Ruby Kcnnett, 16 years old,- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kcnnett, in the east end of this county, and then 'committed suicide. Reynolds is supposed to have been jealous of Miss Kennctt because she went to a circus in company with Al fred Lehnen. Reynolds was from Kane, III,, and had worked for Mr. Kcnnett until a few months ago. The Deadly Automobile. Paris (By Cable). A fatal automo bile accident occurred at Barbe, near Bordeaux. A car conducted by an American, whose name was given as Martin, said to be a hotel man in New York city, and who was accompanied by a party of guests, became deranged and the vehicle dashed into a ditch. One of the occupants, M. Cuivillier, had his back broken and was killed outright. Martin had a shoulder in jured, but the two other occupants of the car escaped uninjured. Martin has been identified as the proprietor of the Hotel Martin. New York. NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS. Monthly Report oa Crop Conditions. The monthly report of he Chief of the Bureau of Statistics of the, Depart ment of Agriculture shows the con dition of corn on September 1 to have been 80.1, as compared with 78.7 on August t, 1903, 84.3 on September 1, lyoi, 517 at the corresponding date in loot, and a 10-ycar average of 79.3. These figures, as well as those on other crops, indicate the condition on September t, and no attempt is made to anticipate the results from further weather conditions. The average condition of barley on September 1 was 81.1, against 83.4 on August 1, 1003. 89.7 on September 1, tooi, 83.8 at the corresponding date in 1001, and a 10-year average of 82.2. The average condition of rye on September 1 was 84.1. against 87.J one month ago, 90. j September 1, 1902, 84.9 at the corresponding date in toot, and a 'to-ycar average of 85.5. The average condition of buckwheat on September t was 91.0, against 93.9 one month ago, 80.4 on September 1, 100.2. 90.9 at the corresponding date in 1901. and a 10-year average of 84.4. The average condition of llax on September I was 80.5, against 80.3 one month ago, and 86.2 on July 1, 1903. The average condition of potatoes on September t was 84.31. against 87.2 one month ago, 89.1 on September 1, 1002, J2.2 at the corresponding date 111 loot, and a 10-ycar average of 76.0. The average condition of tobacco on September 1 was 83.4. against 82.0 one month ago and 85.1 on July t, 1903. j nc average condition at harvest of winter and spring wheat combined was 74 7. against 80 on September I. 1002: 82.8 at the corresponding date in 1901, and a 10-year average of 78.3. The average condition of the oat crop on September 1 was 75.7, against 79-5 n August 1, 1003: 87.2 on Septem ber I. 1902; 72.1 at the corresponding date in 1901, and a 10-year average of 80.6. The average condition of rice on September 1 was 93.6, as compared with 92 one month ago and 93.5 on July 1, 1903. Extra Session to Meet In November. After mature consideration and con sultation in person and by mail with members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, President Roosevelt has abandoned the sugges- tion that Congress be called into ex- traordinarv session in Ortol.er Tl. extraordinary session, which he an- nounccd many months ago would be held this fall will be called, according to present plans, to meet on November 9, which was the date tentatively fixed some time ago. It is not expected that the formal call for the session will be issued until after the President shall have returned to Washington. Notwithstanding the fact that sug gestion of an October session of Con gress came from prominent senators who warmly advocated its adoption, the proposition was not received with favor by members of Congress gener ally. The idea of a session in Octo ber was opposed particularly because it would oblige senators and represen tatives to leave their States and dis tricts in the midst of a campaign which, to many of them and to their party, was of vital importance. No definite agreement yet has been reached as to the character of the fi nancial legislation which may be enact ed at the approaching session of Con gress. Indeed, it is not certain that an agreement can be reached between the iwo urancnes ot Conuress wherehv branches of Congress wherein- ItIV t,t..t'.1 l,..rl 1-. t .'. . ...... I. - - J'l ...... rr,.,i iiKi.-,.u,u 1,111 ui- enaciea. ( It may be that a solution of the prob-I lem, which is alike complex and per-! plexing. will be reached before the con- j vention of the extraordinary session. but even that is by no means assured. Is the National Anth:m. The Navy Department has issued an order declaring "The Star-Spangb Banner" the national anthem, and di recting that whenever that composition is played all officers and men shall stand at attention, unless they are en gaged in duty that will not permit them to do so. It is required that the same respect shall be observed toward the national air of any other country when played in the presence of official rep resentatives of such country. to the Departments. The State Department has received from M. Bcaupre a cablegram summar izing the conditions proposed by a committee for the construction and lease of the Panama Canal. The Postoflice Department was ad vised of the arrest of John R. Jones, late postmaster at Theo, Ga., on the chargn of making false postoflice re turns. Postmaster General Payne defends his course in removing Miss Todd as postmaster at Greenwood, Del. This government has instituted pro ceedings for the extradition of Leo pold J. Stern, the Baltimore contrac tor, who disappeared when indicted by the grand jury for being concerned in the postoflice scandal. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion has made a report oil State reg ulation and taxation of railroads, showing a tendency toward more effici ent control of rates. The annual report of Commissioner of Pensions Ware shows the total num ber of pensions now on the rolls to be 9j.545- Hugh H. Price, surveyor general of Arizona, has been summarily removed from office as a result of charges made. The Agricultural Department is us ing every effort to enforce the provi sions of the Pure Food Act. Dr. Herran, Colombian minister, ad mits that the terms of his government as embodied in the latest bill giving consent to the construction of the Pan ama Canal are exorbitant. A dispatch to the Postoflice Depart ment announces that I-oopold J. Stern, who was indicted several weeks ago for complicity in alleged fraudulent con tacts for furnishing letter-carriers' satchels to the government, has l,.--n located at Toronto, Canada. Because of the high prices of gov ernment bonds, national banks arc re tiring their banknotes, Editor's Homo is Dynamited. Berne, Ind. (Special). The home of Fred. Rollers, editor ol the Berne Wit ness, was almost demolished by dyna mite. The family was extricated from the ruins with slight injuries. Roller's fiaper has been leading an opposition to icensed saloons. Signor Morgari, the Italian socialist leader, announced in the Chamber of Deputies that the socialists would make a hostile demonstration toward the Czaa when he came 'o Koine to visit the King, TRYING TO LIVE ON WATER Tbe Effort Successful for Seventeen t Days. ABSTAIN FROM SOLID FOOD 60 DAYS. And What Is Still More Remarkable, the man Indulging In the Fast Is Hearty, Healty and Works Hard Every Day A Physician Says the Feat Is Phenomenal and Far Surpasses That ol Dr. Tanner. New York (Special). Without solid food for 17 days, Stephen Playstcd.'a muscular machinist, has managed to put in a hard day's work every 24 hours dur ing the entire period without feeling un duly tired when night comes. Playsted, who is 38 years old, and lives at 1875 Myrtle avenue, has started out with the avowed purpose of demonstrating the truth of the theory that "eating is merely a matter of habit." His only diet has been three pints of water taken at the regular meal hours during the past 17 days, but notwithstanding this, his health has not suffered in the least. All of his friends declare that he seems to be in as good condition physically as when he began his fast. Playsted is an athlete with a well- proportioned frame and finely developed muscles and is about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about ido pounds. The idea of fasting occurred to him sometime ago after training for a boxing match. At that time he fasted three week, and as no injurious results came from it he de cided to make a test to sec how long he could abstain from eating without it's in terfering with his strength. He has an idea that he can go 60 days. Dr. John A. Ferguson, of 11R7 Gates avenue, the family physician, has been much interested in the case, and in speak ing of it said : "It is the most remarkable case on record. His muscles are as hard as ever. His heart is strong and works perfectly. He is apparently as vigorous and full of spirit as anyone. He does physical work every day, to say nothing of riding in a Brooklyn trolley car. Tanner's test doesn't compare with this. Tanner lounged in easy chairs and did nothing but smoke cigars and enjoy himself. In this case the faster is constantly drawing on his strength. Of course, you can't get something from nothing, and it's only a question of time when he will give out if he continues. However, in his excel lent condition there is no danger of a i hrcakdown. He will stop before he i rcafn" ,ne a"Kcr P"'nt- '.'. he will probably stand it a cood while vet." The cac is being watched by physi cians all over the country. ADMIRAL COTTON PREPARES TO ACT. Mussulmans and Native Christians Clash, Several Killed. Washington, D. C. (Special). Ca blegrams were received at the State and Navy Departments from Minister Leishman at Constantinople and Ad miral Cotton, commanding the Ameri can squadron, now in Turkish waters, respectively, giving an account of the riot which occurred at Beirut Sunday. It was stated at the Navy Depart ment that ' no new instructions had gone to Admiral Cotton in consequence of these reports. Instructions sent to Minister Leishman contemplate that he keep the State Department constantly informed as to the situation, that the department may know to what extent protection is being afforded American citizens. rlmirr,l r. . ,i;r.,.t, ,in...t - " . " ...1' ' September 7. was as follows: "Violence ;.nd bloodshed between Mohammedans and native Chritians occurred at Ueirut Sunday. Six Greek Christians, two Mohammedans and one Turkish soldier killed: three Gre'; Christians, three Mohammedans and three Turkish soldiers wounded seri ously. Other murders reported. Flag lieutenant and United States consul were present Sunday and Monday in the disturbed quarter and verify de tails of statement. Turkish government willingly afforded facility for their in vestigation and guard; promise lopo more Turkish soldiers. "TurkUh soldiers present sufficient, if properly disposed of, to handle situ ation at Beirut. Well patrolled and all quiet Sunday night. Turkish Governor promises to do all in- his power to re store authority. , Many houses closed and business suspended. "I have prepared to land force for protection of property of American cit izens if situation demands. Will act with caution. Present trouble due to animosity between inimicable and na tive Christians and failure to control crimes." The last portion of Admiral Cotton's cablegram is unintelligible, and the cipher experts at the Navy Department worked all the morning to tran.-latc it. Copies of the report were sent at once to the President and to the State De partment. Constantinople (By Cable). A con sular dispatch from Beirut, received at one of the embassies hire, states that a fierce brawl occurred there between IT arties of Mussulmans and Christians. was a shot fired by a Mussulman upon a Cnristian employed at th. American College. The Christian was wounded. I he fight broke out while the valil was 011 board the United States cruder Brooklyn returning Rear Admiral Cot ton's visit. No further details have been received. In diplomatic circles here the affair is regarded as being seri ous and a renewal of the disturbances is feared. An official version of the Beirut ai fair telegraphed later to the Ottoman ambassadors abroad for communication to the powers says that Christians were the assailants, they having fired upon four Mussulmans. fbot oa the Rosd. Spartanburg. S. C. (Special). Mil ler McKinney, a merchant of Tacapau Mills, S. C, was shot and killed on the public road near Spartanburg by Harry Dean, aged IS years, of Duncans, S. C. Dean surrendered, claiming he shot in self-defense, and saying McKinney attempted to shoot him as the result of a quarrel over a debt of .50 which McKinney alleged Dean owed him. Both Dean and McKinney were num bers of well-to-do families. Incendiary's Torch. St. Louis, Mo. ( Special ).T-With a torch as his weapon, some person, sup posed to he the agent of a secret so ciety, sought revenge upon Joseph Bova, a saloonkeeper, and endangered the lives of 30 persons. Their safe escape was due solely to Carlo Dairaghi, three years old, who, awakening frightened, aroused his mother. The alarm was sounded in stantly and the inmates of the blazing' "iHiuiug rseuycn juji in lime. 1 ne duiicj ing, a two-story structure of wood, was destroyed with its contents. MORE ISLANDS SE1ZID. England Said to Have Mad a Smar Protest. . London (By Cable). The British Foreign Office is said to have made representations at Washington re garding the recent seizure of two or three islands off the northeast coast of British North Borneo by the Unit ed States gunboat Quiros. These islands arc not connected with those off the coast of Sandakan (capi tal of British North Borneo), ovct which the American flag was recently hoisted. The Quiros is stated to have lately visited a port on the northeast coast of Borneo, and to have steamed thence to Darval bay, an important centre in Borneo, 150 miles southward. Therr the seizure is said to have occurred The islands, which have been undci British administration for the last a years, were originally infested by pi rates, who were driven out by the Chartered Company of Borneo. The action of the Quiros was brought te the attention of the Foreign Office, which took the matter up. SET FREE BV LEISHMAN, Natural'ted American is Punished Twice If Syria. Washington, D. C. (Special). Min ister Leishman has cabled the ' State Department that he has secured the release of Abdul Knt'.cr Mathancy, .1 naturalized citizen of the United States, born at Tripoli, Syria, who, soon aitet returning to his native country in 1901, committed an offense for which he was sentenced by the Consulat Court of the United States at Beirut to a term of six months in the Smvrns Jail. In the early part of the current yeai he was arrested at Tripoli and con demned by the local court for the same offense to three and a half years imprisonment. Minister Lcishmnr promptly protested atrainst this viola tion of the rights of an American citi zen. An Alabama Feud. Selma, Ala. (Special). George W Coleman waylaid and shot to death Da vid A. Calvin. The killing occurrec behind Calvin's house. After firinp two shots and as Calvin lay dying Cole man, it is said, reloaded his gun anc' fired a third charge into the prnstratf man. Coleman surrendered, but re fused to talk. The tragedy is said tr be the outgrowth of an old "family feud Calvin was a cousin of Mrs. Coleman Sonic time ago she left her husbanc and made her home with Calvin's fam ily. Recently her husband wanted her to sign a mortgage and to give up thi custody of their children. This shr refused, and Coleman, it is said, charg ed her refusal to the influence of Cal vin. A Fatal Cavc-ln. Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). By a rave in at the Grccntrcc tunnel of the Wa bah Railroad, in Grecntrcc bcrough one man was killed, two hurt and ter or twelve missing laborers are prob ably buried under the ten feet of coal slate, rock and other debris that choke: the tunnel for a distance of rifty-Sv feet. The officials of the Kcncficl Company, the contractors in charge o the work, believe that only one mar was killed. It will be impossible tr tell whether or not the missing an buried until the men, who arc knowr only by numbers, can be rounded ui for rollcall. The dead man's numbei is 556. but his fellow workmen do not know his name. The injured men wil recover. Plague Situation at Marseilles. Taris (By Cable). The official am' unofficial reports of the condition o the plague suspects at Marseilles con flirt. The officials affirm that the sit nation is not alarming, but the unoffi oial versions say 13 deaths have occur red, the last being an infant. Tht causes of the deaths are not definitel; traceable. Marseilles, which is th'f chief commercial port of the Mediter ranean, is suffering considerably frorr the scare. Spanish and other port! are establishing quarantine against ships and goods from Marseilles. Auger Penetrates Neck. Hanover, Pa. (Special). John M Scholl, 60 years of age, a well-knowr farmer of Adams county, met a horribh death by having a post auger pasf through his neck. The unfortunate mar was operating a horsepower post-boring machine, when his sleeve was caught b; the gearing and he was drawn under thi auger, which entered his back, causing instant death. Wreck on the 'f risco. Joplin. Mo. (Special). In a wreck on the 'Frisco, one mile south of Bax ter Spring, Kan., twelve persons were injured, two fatally. A local passenget train ran into a freight train standing "ii the main track. The family injured are an unknown colored woman and an invalid white woman who were travel ing with two small children. SPARKS FROM THi WIRES. While racing at Crosse Pointe. a tire on Barney Oldfield's racing machine burst ami the automobile f.ew off the track, striking and fatally injuriiifl Frank Shearer, a spectator. Other ac cidents also occurred during the day. The steamer Laurentian. which ar rived in New York from Glasgow, re ported having sighted a burning vessel at sea. The crew v.-as rescued. The American Mining Congress, in session'at Lead. S. D., recommended the establishment oi a department ol mines and mining. Mrs. Janic Stewart Brown, of Chica go, who' was wrongfully accued ol stealing goods from i merchant in North Carolina, is dying. Confessions of two sailors in New York indicate that certain tobacco dealers of that city arc engaged in il licit tobacco trade. Near Spring Green, Wis., George Brandt killed his wife and mother-inlay and tried to kill himself. He con fessed. Two girl pickets and a mate com panion attacked the nonunion foreman of a candy factory in Chicago. Sir Norman I.ockyer, president of the British Association for the Ad vancement of Science, in his annual address contrasted the large endow ments of American and German univer sities with the comparatively small pro vision nfade for advanced scientific ed ucation in Great Britain. Boats from the United States war ships Brooklyn and San Francisco have reconnoitred the coast at Beirut to lo cate good landing places for the ma rines, should a landing become neces sary. captain .oyan, me noted insurgent leader, was killed by the Turks in the' fight at Lake Aniatova. ' ; liit KEYSfONE STATE Latest Neivs ol Pennsylvania Told Id Short Order. Patents granted: John J. Bouchard and V. b. Ensor, Bradford, trolley stad; William C. Burgum, Pittsburg brick machine; Teter Campbell, Car rollstown, safety platform for car ends; James E. Cooke, Greenville, locomotive' smokebox; George E. Distellhurst, Pottsville, tension attachment for bed springs; Frank H. Edwards, McKccj Rocks, fluid operated sanderj Louis B. Fulton, Pittsburg, steam reducing valve; Frederick H. Gerwig, Wilkins burg, steam trap; James L. Graham, Allegheny, gas burner; Emmcr F. Gwynee, Pittsburg, gas burner, also fuel burner; William A. Hammond. Oil City, sad iron; Hart Hatch and J. O. Cricks, Tarentum, bottle closure; Mich, ael E. Headland, Butler, sanitary cus pidor; Clarence C. Kerns, Johnstown, switch throw; Abraham Krcps, Free dom, rail joint tie; Jesse D. Lyon, Pittsburg, explosive engine; Stephen C. Mason, Pittsburg, car coupling; Au gustus J. Mayer, Homestead, wrench; William McConway, Jr., Pittsburg coupling; William A. McGuirc and T. D. Cobedcsh, Braddock, wrench; Frank M. Michael and T. B. Scott. Allegheny, curtain pole; William S. Miller, Mev ersdale, washing machine; Benjamin F. Mohr, Mifflinsburg. drilling machine; George Morris, Pittsburg, bottle clos ure; William W. Palmer, Pittsburg, scale; Frank K. Tibbits, Erie, water tube boiler; Joseph R. Van Danker, Philipsburg, emergency automatic air train stop; Bruce C. White, Pittsburg, molding apparatus. At the session of the State Millers' convention a letter was read from Gov ernor Pennypacker, who was on the program for an address, in which he stated he would be unable to be pres ent. He said he was a miller by in heritance and wished the convention success. T. R. Burgner, of Elliotston, read a paper on "Eastern Fields fot Eastern Millers and How Best to Keep and Cultivate them." E. S. Wentz, of Reading, spoke against the purchase of Western flour. H. W. White, of Bloomsburg, thought Pensylvania mil lers ought to produce their own flout for blending. President Ashcr Minei was of the opinion that there were not enough millers to grind all the wheat in Pennsylvania. John D. Draybill, ol Carlisle, said the State organization was of great benefit to all millers. B F. Eisenberg, of Huntington, said an effort should be made to get reduced freight rates. H. S. Kennedy, of Chi cago, read a paper on "The Millers National Federation and how it is Helping the Eastern Millers." Details of the deal by which tht Pittsburg Coal Company will seenrr control of the Monongahela Riv.r Con solidated Coal and Coke Compatry were made public. George I. Whitney has agreed to deliver to the Pittsburg Coal Company an amount of stock not tc exceed 300,000 shares of the commur and 50.000 of the preferred stock in the River Company. For the common the price will be $15 a share and fot the preferred $45. The delivery of the above stock insures full control of the River Company to the Pittsburg Coal Company, both of which properties are now virtually under control of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The total con sideration involved in the deal is $5,. 750,000, on the payment of which the Pittsburg Coal Company acquires con trol of a property estimated to be forth $40,000,000. Pearl Pulaski, a pretty Polish girl. R-ho recently came to this country, wa.' nearly the cause of a tragedy at 'Shen andoah. Her beauty has attracted many admirers among her fellow-countrymen. Charles Lucko was so fervk' in his love-making that it angered Jo seph Dubowski, who drew a rcvolvet and threatened to shoot his rival. Lucko fled from the house and cansec" Dubowski's arrest. At a hearing be fore Justice Shoemaker, the accuser' man said it was a toy pistol he show ed, but Lucko said it was a dangerous weapon. The girl was present at tht hearing, but refused to testify. Du bowski was held for court. The family of Alderman M. II Hartman. of the Sixth Ward, Lan ca,stcr, had a narrow escape from death by asphyxiation. Mrs. Hartman was awakened at an early hour by a chok; ing sensation, and she found her baby in a serious condition. She manager to drag herself and child to the bath room, where she collapsed. The Mag istrate was awakened by the noise of his wife's fall and hurried to her assist ance. She and the babv were quickly placed out of danger. The trouble war caused by gas from the kitchen range Eustratios Barelitzi, a Greek of Read ing, instituted suit for divorce from hit wife Helen. He charges his wife with desertion, dating from the day ol their marriage, on March it, of last year. He says the marriage was ob tained by fraud, force and coercion. The couple were employed in a Greek cigarette factory prior to- the marriage . and the husband alleges that his em ployers forced him into the marriage under threat of discharge and arrest, and that after the marriage his wife wai taken away by one of his employers and he has not met or seen her since. John Dean Patterson, ex-Mayor o! Harrisburg, died at the home of hi' son-in-law, W. I. Koiler, in York, aged 62 years, after having been in delicate health from a complication of disease.' for a year. While examining a pistol, Edward Donis Shiniski accidentally shot An tonio Shiniski in their bedroom at West Conshohocken. The injured mar fell to the .floor with a bullet through his abdomen. Edward then fled. Un der the suposition that it was a case sf attempted murder, the police were notified to apprehend him. Shinisk--as taken to the hosoital. where it was reported that he has slim chances ot recovering. Judge Marr, in charging the Grand Jury at Pottsville, said he did not be lieve there is a secret organization in that county which fosters and perpe trates murder, ' as has been reported The number of crimes in Schuylkil' county is not great, he said, when it is remembered that the- county has iSo, 000 population, made up of many dif- terent nationalities. Andrew Cabbo, aged 37 years, whe was employed at the Plymouth Chemica1 Works, near Norristown, died nt Charity Hospital during the night from ,.ijuries received at that place. y f A strng of runaway freight.' carl crushed into a freight train in the Ta maqua yard, piling the wreckage man; feet in the air. Coroner Kane, in investigating the sudden death of Joseph Murphy, th Upper Merion farmer, who was found with a broken neck upon his farm, bai come to the conclusion that death was due to natural causes. Mabel Shillings, jj years, of Sharon, made an unsuccessful attempt to kill her self by swallowing laudanum. It is said she was disappointed in love. - t . - Wounded in the foot by a rusty nail, Lewis Mahoney, a 17-year-old boy, of Chester, will probable die from tetanus,
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