KEWS IN SHORT ORDER. Tto Life! Happening! Condensed (or Rapid Reading. Domestic The Cleveland and Cincinnati ex press ran into a light engine during a dense fog at Portage,. Pa. The pas sengers had a shaking up, but none M leriously injured. Arnold Gundclfingcr and his wife, while guests at the Hotel Dorchester, In San Francisco, were held up in their rooms and robbed of a bag of jewelry. The driver boys at No. 9 Colliery ef the Pennsylvania Coal Company at Wilkesbarre, went on a strike, caus ing the shutting down of the mine. The Republic Iron and Steel Com pany filed a mortgage in the county recorder's office in Cleveland, O., for $10,000,000. The Methodist Women's Home Missionary Society, in session in Kan sas City, adjourned to meet next year in New York. A runaway trolley car dashed into a coal cart at McKecsport, Pa. The rnotorman was killed and the passen gers injured. ' Martin W. Burke, for 17 years the manager of the Itrcvoort Hotel, in Chicago, was found dead in bed at the hotel. Dr. Lewis Bookwalter was inaugu rated president of Otterbcin Univer sity, in Westcrville, O. William Muthart, living near Men ger, Ind., shot his sweetheart and then killed himself. Seven persons in the household of Elisha W. Case, president of a Chi cago pie company, were overcome by moke and carried to the street un conscious by members of the fire de partment The cope stolen from the cathedral, at Ascoli, Italy, has been presented to the Italian government by J. Pier- pont Morgan, who purchased it. George Hall, of Kansas City, was arrested on tne charge of using the mails to defraud. He sent 200 la borers, who had paid him a fee, to Alaska. The body of Alma Stcinway, a tele phone operator, was found on a va cant lot near Cincinnati. She had been brutally assaulted and murdered. Daniel W. Trotter, formerly assist ant treasurer of the Amcri-an Lin- eed Oil Company, was declared in sane in Chicago. Three officers of the Preferred Mer cantile Company of Boston were in dicted on the charge of conducting a lottery. Directors of the various roads affil iated with the Rock Island system met in New York and elected offi cers. A fire in the stationery store on the first floor of the Astor House caused a acare, but little damage. Henry P. ScfTcnfield, of Chicago, sued Mrs. Eva Wood for $25,000 for breach of promise. Miss Eva Booth has been appointed commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, to succeed Booth Tucker, who will return to England. John A. Sheridan, former member of the House of Delegates, indicted for bribery, died of tuberculosis at St. Louis, Mo. The Methodist bishops have select ed the commission on the unification of the different churches in Japan. Four men have been killed and one fatally wounded in personal alterca tions in the Birmingham district. Hayden Y. I.oring, manager of the Loring Hotel, St. Louis, was shot and killed by Norman M. Vanghan. The proposition favoring an eight hour day has been passed by the refer endum of the Typographical Union. The twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Woman', Board ef Missions be gan at Providence, R. I. Two female patients at the City Hospital of Indianapolis died as the result of the mistake of a nurse. A permanent organization was af fected in Chicago of about 40 tornado insurance companies. Adolphus Busch has resigned as di rector of the World's Fair Company. A decree has been issued against the receiver of the Asphalt Company of American to show cause why the pending suits against the promoters hould not be discontinued. Warrants were issued at St. Louis for the arrest of five men charged with using fraudulent naturalization papers. More than 5,000 passengers arrived in New York on three German liners. Foreign. At the trial at Gomel, Russia, of rioters who participated in the anti Jewish disturbances in September, J90J, a captain of one of the compa nies of troops on that occasion ad mitted on cross-examination that he allowed Christian rioters to slip through the military lines. German student at Innsbrick, Aus tria, attacked the Italian students and wrecked the hotels occupied by the latter. Troops charged the rioters, and an artist was killed and many )ersons wounded. The former Crown Princess Louise, divorced wife of the present King of Saxony, has arrived at Florence to facilitate negotiations with the Vati can looking for a reconciliation with the King. The new coastwise ateamer Portia, with 104 passenger, struck on the Penguin Islands, off Newfoundland, at midnight. The passengers took to the boats and reached the mainland. Three thousand Poles, protesting against the mobilization at Czesto chona, Russia Poland, collided with Uie troops, who charged the mob, 6 persons being killed and 20 wounded. C A. Pearson, proprietor of the London Daily Express and other SMwapapers, ha bought the London Morning and Evening Standard. The debate on the Anglo-French treaty concerning Newfoundland, and also involving Egypt and Morocco, wa begun in the French Chamber of Deputies. Daring the last 10 day only one tenth of the witneise in the case of th prosecution of those held to be responsible for the rioting in Gomel, Stiiasia, in September, iqoj, have been beard. Counsel for the Jews is en deavoring to overthrow the indictment 4 the Jewish defendants, leading to prolonged cross-examination. Return from the election in Nova Scotia indicate a sweeping Libera! victory. The liberals have made gain In all the Dominion provinces. It U announced that Germany ha so atirccnut'it with Spain whatever re pecting Joint protection of their in teres! in Santo Doming!. FORTS STILL liOLD OUT Report That Japanese General Assault oa Port Arthur Has Ended. SIX DAYS' OF HARD FIGHTING. One Stronghold Reported Taken, But Abandon edLosses Said to Be Immtnjt-Soldltrs of the Mikado Declare The Must Win In the End Russlao Now Have Greater Slreogtb lu Battleships. Chcfu, China (By Cable). Infor mation was brought here by Chinese that the bombardment anj desperate efforts on the part of the besiegers t; fake the fortress at Port Arthur cca. ed Thursday after six days. The Jap anese took Fort No. 3, but were un- ible to hold it. Their losses are fe ported to be enormous. It is reported that the Japanese killed or wounded in front of Tort Arthur during the last three months approximate 40,000. The Japanese, however, are confident that the end of the Russian occupation of Port Ar thur is fast approaching. They admit that they have been disappointed here tofore, but say thev must finally win. The fact that General Nogi, com mander of the Third Japanese Army before Fort Arthur, has allowed news paper dispatches to leave the front of the base of his operations is looked upon as strongly indicating the con fident spirit of the besiegers. Reported Loss of 75,000 Lives. New York (Special). A London cablegram to the' New York World says: "The attempt of General Nogi to present Port Arthur to the Mikado as a birthday present resulted in dis astrous failure. The Japanese were repulsed with heavier losses than they had previously experienced in a sin gle assault. Nevertheless, according to Japanese advices, the attempt to reduce the fortress continues. "The only reports concerning the birthday assault come from Japanese sources and all admit defeat. The assault did not result in the capture of any of the forts held by the Rus sians, although the Japanese carried many trenches. The Russians still hold commanding positions overlook ing all the approaches to the important inner forts, and until these can be captured the Japanese can do little more than try to make the be sieged force exhaust its ammunition. The larger the force the besieger! send into the zone of artillery fire from the forts the greater must be their losses. The determination of the Japanese to reduce Port Arthur as soon as possible is explained in a measure by official confirmation of the report that Admiral Togo lost his finest battle ship, the Yashima, last summer. She struck a Russian mine outside Dalny and went to the bottom. The news that the ship had been sunk was con tradicted at the time by the Japanese Government. The loss of the Yashima left the Japanese with only four-class battle ships. Ihe Russians have five bat tleships, more or less damaged. In the harbor at Port Arthur. Admiral Rojcstvensky, with the Baltic fleet, now en route to Port Arthur, has fivf battleships. In battleship strength the Russians outclass the Japanese two to one, but Admiral Togo U greatly superior in armored cruiser-, and in skilled fighters on the sea. Horrors of the Siege. London (By Cable). The Daily Mail's Chefu correspondent has ob tained a letter from the Russian in Port Arthur, dated October 27, in which the writer declares that it would need the pen of a Zola or the brush of Verestchagin to picture the awfulness of the siege. The letter continues: "The uncanny part of it all is that men meet death in utter silence. One see the fiercest of fights, but hears 111 sound. One moonlight night, at Etsc Mountain, I watched an assault of a ghostly mass of moving figures through which continual lanes were made by our guns, admitting glimpses of scenes behind. These gaps were closed up as if by rnagic, and the masses surged onward while our men, forsaking the trenches, sought the shelter of the forts. "On they came until, when they were .close up to us, the mines ex ploded and the earth opeed. Bodies were buried high in the air and then sank again to earth. Hands clutched rifles, and in the moonlight the bay onets looked like fireworks shootin? upward and ascending point down ward into the bodies of men. I dream of the sight even now. "All the inventions of military gen ius are not able to daunt the Japa nese, who fight with Titanic energy. Our soldiers are gladiators and great hearted heroes. "The last sortie of the fleet failed because of inability to repair vessels previously damaged. "We have not a single bottle of an esthetics left. Just think what agony the wounded must endure I The food is of the coarsest, and even that is becoming scarce, while disease is rife and sanitary condition are deplora ble. It is impossible to repair the ships with our scant resources, but we are all determined to hold out, come what will, in the hope of relief. For every man we lose our foe bemoan the loss of a hundred." Increase In dinned Cotton. Washington, D. C. (Special). The last of the census bulletins giving the return of its agents on cotton ginned for the present year up to October 18 last was issued Thursday. It show the total number of running bales to be 6.500.1. v. as against 3.830.627 running bales last year. Counting the round bales, included in these total a half bales, the balage for 1904 is reduced to 6.417,804. Lawlessness la Tangier. Washington, D. C. (Special). Con sul General Hodman Philip reports to the State Department from Tangier by mail under date of October 19 that in Morocco, particularly in the north ern portion, here appear to be an increasing tendency toward lawless ness and disregard of authority among the restless tribes. From the South, where the people heretofore have bfen more loyal than in the North, news ha been received of icrious disturbance. THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 24. President Roosevelt Issues Formal Procla mation. Washington, D. C. (Special). The President issued the Thanksgiving Day proclamation, setting aside Thurs day, November 24, "to be observed as a day of festival and thanksgiving by all the people of the United States, at home and abroad." The proclamation was issued from the State Department Tuesday after nocn by Secretary Hay. It is as fol lows: By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation: It has pleased Almighty God to bring the American people in safety and honor through another year, and, in accordance with the long, unbrok n custom handed down to us by our forefathers, the time has come when a special day shall be set apart in which to thank Him who holds all nations in the hollow of His hand for the mercies thus vouchsafed to us. During the century and a quarter of our national life we as a people have been Wesscd beyond all others, and for this we owe humble and heartfelt thanks to the Author of all blessings. The year that has closed has been one of peace within our own border as well as between us and all other nations. The harvests have been abundant, and those who work, wheth er with hand or brain, are prospering greatly. Reward has waited upon hon. est effort. We have been able to do our duty to ourselves and to others. Never has there been a time when religious and charitable effort has been more evident. Much has been given to us, and much will be expected from us. We speak of what has been done by this nation in no soirit rf boast- fulness or vainglory, but with full and reverent realization that our strength is as nothing unless we are helped from above. Hitherto we have been given the heart and the strength to do the tasks allotted to us as they severally arose. We are thankful for all that has been done for us in the past, and we pray that in the future we may be strengthened in the unending strug gle to do our duty fearlessly and hon estly, with charity and good will, with respect tor ourselves and with love toward our fellow-men. In this great republic the effort to combine national strength with per sonal freedom is being tried on a scale more gigantic than ever before in the world's history. Our success will mean much, not only for our selves, but for the future of all man kind; and every man or woman in our land should feel the grave respon sibility resting upon him or her, for in the last analysis this success must de pend upon the high average of our individual citizenship; upon the way in which each of us does his duty by himself and his neighbor. wow, therefore, I, Iheodore Roose velt, President of the United States, '!o hereby appoint and set apart Thurs day, the twenty-fourth of this Novem ber, to be observed as a day of festi val and thanksgiving by all. the people of the United States, at home and abroad, and to recommend that on that day they cease from their ordi nary occupations and gather in their cveral places of worship or in their homes, devoutly to give thanks unto Almighty God for the benefits He has conferred upon us as individuals and as a nation, and to beseech Him that in the future His divine favor may be continued to us. In witness whereof I have hereunto et my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this first day of November, in the vear of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-ninth. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, By the President: JOHN HAY, Secretary of State. THE NORTH SEA INQUIRY. An American and a British Officer to Be on the Tribunal. St. Petersburg (By Cable). Nego tiations regarding the North Sea court of innuiry have not yet been con cluded, ihe terms of the draft of the treaty for the -constitution of the court are now under consideration by .ne iinpcror, wno may uesire some modifications, in which case resub mission of the draft to London will. if course, be necessary, but the uncndmends, if any, are not expected i) be of importance. One of the points already agreed upon is that Great Britain and Russia will jointly propose that France and the United states appoint a high naval officer as a member of the court, which prob ably will sit in Paris. Tlte four officers of the Russian Bal- tic Squadron who, it was originally arranged, were to remain in Tarts un til the arrival of the Admiral Kazna- koff, are coming on to St. Petersburg to present the report of v ice Admi ral Kojestvensky to Jhe Emperor. Keatucklan Shot By Assassin. London, Ky., (Special). While sit ting at the supper table last night Milton Greene, who lives near East Bernitadt, was instantly killed by a itle ball, which was nred troin the street, and passing through a window of his home pierced his heart. No Tresis have been made. Bloodhounds are on the trail of the assassin. FINANCIAL ' There was some talk of Union Pa cific's paying an extra dividend of 4 per cent. Atchison's gross earning in Sep tember roee $285,000 and the net gasn was $109,039. Canada's wheat crop is estimated to be worth $73,000,000 and it -wa grown by some 25.000 farmers. Luckawanna Railroad dock has jumped from 299 to 320. Delaware & Hudson went up 7 point. Sugar (hare rose 5 per cent, and there is a possibility that the divi dend will be increased to 8 per cent. Germany withdrew $5,000,000 from the Bank of England and this had an adverse effect upon British securi ties. They say in London that James L. Hill heads a syndicate that has bought from the Union Pacific all the North ern Securities stock at $13$ the share. Reports from Chicago assert that rlie Pennsylvania will come into pos sesion of the Vandalia by the end of the year. At present there is only 1 traffic agreement 10 MINERS FALL TO DEATH The Bottom Dropped Out of Elevator. Hi: WINGED 700 FEET DOWN THE SHAFT. Were Crushed, Drowned aod Burled Under a Mass of DebrU-llolstIng Engine Said to Have Oottcn Beyond Control of the Engineer One Cage Shot Upwards, Over balancing Tbal of the Miners. Wilkesbarra, Fa. (Special). One of the most appalling mine accidents in the history of the Wyoming Valley for many year past occurred at No. I Auchincloss shaft, operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Company, at Nanticoke, at an early hour in the morning, by which to men were hurled to instant death nnd three seriously injured. The men were upon the mine carriage to be lowered to the workings below. The signal was given to the engi neer, who began lowering the men. The carriage had gone but a few feet when the engineer lost control of his engines, owing to the reverse levers failing to work, and the carriage, with its load, was dashed beyond the Ross vein landing nearly 1,100 feet below the surface, and from there they were piecipitated 300 feet further into a sump. Those who may not have been kill ed outright were without doubt drowned in the sump, which is fully 50 feet deep with water. The victims, who were miners and laborers, all resided in Nanticoke, and most of them leave families. They were Poles or Slavs, with the excep tion of one named John Kemper. There are fully 75 miners and la borers in the mine dragging the sump for the bodies, and it may require two or three days before any of the dead can be recovered. The cage containing the men had all the safety appliances, and it appears that after dropping 1,000 feet the cage caught in the safety fastenings, but it was brought to a stop so suddenly that the bottom dropped out, and the men fell out and landed in the sump, a distance of 700 feet farther down the shaft. LIGHTNING CALCULATORS. Interesting Contest In which Bank Tellers Were Ibe Competitors Chicago, 111. (Special). A money counting and adding contest has been held at the First National Bank under the auspices of the American Insti tute of Bank Clerks. Twelve packages of mixed bank bills of $5, $10 and $20 denominations and aggregating $6,000 each, were car ried into a cage under the guard of 12 special policemen. Twelve repre sentatives from as many Chicago banks sorted the money, "proved" it, counted it into $500 packages, strap ped it up and initialed it under the critical gaze of 700 of their fellow clerks. The first prize of $25 was won by Lemoync S. Hatch, of the First National, in 2t minutes 6 4-5 seconds. Neatness, accuracy and speed were the essential points. Two contestants were placed in each cage under the guard of two judges and two timekeepers. The contest ants were principally tellers. HUMANE ASSOCIATION. Twenty-Eighth Annual Convention Begins at St Louis. St. Louis, Mo. (Special). The twenty-eighth annual convention of the American Humane Association as sembled at the Exposition for a ses sion of three days. President James M. Brown, of Toledo, O., delivered his annual address, which was a gen eral review of the aims and purposes of the association and the work ac complished. The reports of Secretary S. R. Taber, of Lake Forest 111., and Treasurer Walter Butler, of Chicago were read, after which the different committees were appointed. Addresses followed by Albert Lcf fingwell, of Aurora N. Y., on "Our Conflict With Cruelty," and Mrs. Mary Howe Totten, of Washington D. C, on "Cruelty to Children in Fac tories and Needed Reforms." Consumptives Barred. Washington, D. C. (Special). Con sumptives will hereafter be debarred from employment in Government po sitions where the work requires them to come in contact with the public. An order to this effect has been is sued by the Civil Service Commis sion. This new rule applies particu larly to postolfices, and is in line with regulations adopted in nearly all municipalities to prevent the spread of the disease. The order say that hereafter all ap plicants for employment with the Gov ernment must submit to a physical ex amination if the presence of tubercu losis is suspected. Admiral Folger Declined. Chefoo (By Cable). The Japanese consul here, on the occasion of the Mikado's birthday, requested Rear Admiral Folger, commanding the cruiser division of the American Asi atic Fleet and the captain of a Chi nese cruiser to fire a salute. Rear Admiral Folger declined to accede to the request, on the ground that he wa not in Japanese waters. The Chinese captain, however, complied. The incident hat aroused much com ment. Roosevelt to Amador. Washington, D. C. (Special). Pres ident Roosevelt transmitted through the State Department the following cable message to President Amador of Panama: His Excellency, President Amador, Panama: Accept the felicitations of this Gov ernment on the first anniversary of Panama independence. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. One man is dying and seven other were wounded at Port Huron, Mich. the result of a Halloween orack. BOLD RAID ON WESTERN BANK. Four Outlaws, Closely Pursued By Cowboys,' In Attack. Cody ,Wyo. (Special). Four heav ily armed outlaws from the Hole-in-the-Wnll country held up and robbed the First National, Bank of this place and, after shooting and killing Cash ier Frank Middaugh of the bank, had a running fight with cowboys and hunters, and escaped into the Rattle snake Mountains, where they are be ing pursued by half a doz:n different posses'. After a battle with the bandits tS miles southeast of Cody, the outlaws fled into the hills and the posse went to Meetcetse for fresh horses, pro visions, ammunition and gufdes. In the fight no one was hit, although nr less than 200 shots were fired. Dep uty Chapman's horse was shot from under him. The outlaws exposed themselves recklessly. They arc well armed. Posses from Mceteetse basin and other points are hurrying to the scene, and soon the mountains will swarm with the man hunters. Two celebrated Indian trailers from the Crow Reservation and from Pine Ridge have been ordered from Lin coln, Neb., with bloodhounds. Just before the close of the bank a party of four roughly dressed men rode up to the First National Bank, in the heart of the town, and imme diately across the street from the Ir- ma, "Buffalo Bill's" hotel. As soon as the outlaws entered the bank one of them covered Cashier Middaugh, who was the onlv occu pant of the room, and demanded the cash from the vau t. Instead of com plying, Middaugh grabbed a revolver and made a game fight for life and money, firing several shots, but he was excited, and his bullets went wide while the single shot sent from the outlaw's gun passed through the bank er's brain, and he died instantly. The shooting attracted the attention of a party of hunters, who reached' the Irma from the onnositc side of the building, and as these rushed around the corner of the hotel they took in the whole situation and opened fire on the outlaws' horses. But the out laws from the building rushed out. and, under cover of each other's fire mounted their horses and rode down the street, firing in all directions, and escaping, seemingly without a scratch. One of the posses, led by Sheriff "Jeff" Champion, overtook the out laws at dusk 20 miles southwest of Cody, and a battle ensued, in which Champion had a horse shot under him The bandits obtained fresh horses a a ranch nearby and escaped. William F. Cody's private ear, con taining Cody's English friends and In dian scouts and guides and Colonel Cody himself, went west from Oma ha on the Burlington flyer. Excite ment was at fever heat over the man hunt which the party will have at Cody instead of the bear hunts ex pected. -Colonel Cody will take the trail himself as soon as he reaches th( scene of the hold-up. HOLDUP IN A HOTEL. Former Bellboy Qets Away With a Bag of Jewels. San Francisco, Cal. (Special). Ar nold Gundelfinger, a retired merchant, and his wife were held up in their apartments at the Hotel Dorchester and robbed of jewelry valued at $2,500 According to Mr. Gundelfingcr's story he and his wife were dressing in their rooms. He heard a knock or the door, and answering it, he dis covered a former bellboy of the ho tel, James, Gates, at the door. Gate? said he had been sent up to look at the plumbing. He was told that Mrs Gundelfinger was dressing and that he could not come in. He insisted and was allowed to enter the room. He then drew a revolver and demanded that Mrs. Gundelfinger surrender hei jewels. Mrs. Gundelfinger said they were in another room, and at the pistol point Gates compelled Gun del finger and his wife to go into the other room. Mrs. Gundelfinger then handed over a bag containing the jew els. Gates made his escape. Militia Captain $2200 Short. Columbus, Ohio (Special). Assist ant Adjutant General Kautzman filed a report with Adjutant General Critch ficld, charging Capt. Sanford II. How land of Battery D, Toledo, with being short $2200 in his accounts with the Battery. Howland is out of the State, and his exact whereabouts are uti' known. Assistant Attorney Genera! George H. Jones filed civil artior against Howland today in Toledo. Howland resigned about five week ago, but his resignation was not ac cepted, and an investigation was or dered. Fired Oo By Other Kusslau Ships. St. Petersburg (By Cable). It is said that private information received here confirms the Vigo report that the Russian cruiser Aurora was struc! by missiles from the other Russia 1 ships, and that her chaplain's arm was shattered by a shot. The Admiralty, however, declares it has not any con firmation of the report. NATIONAL CAPITAL Al FAIRS. Senor Gonzales Quesada, minister of Cuba, presented to President Roosevelt Antonio Mariani, repre sentative of Porto Riro to the Louis iana Purchase Exposition. Postmaster General Wynne signed a supplemental treaty with the Hun garian government relating to money orders passing between the two coun tries. During the month of October the General Land Office issued 10,000 land patents, the largest ever issued dur ing any one month. The French Arbitration Treaty will be followed by one with Italy. The Postmaster General will sum mon the superintendents of the Free Delivery Service to Washington for a conference. It is probable that the Russian gov ernment will soon recognize passports of Americau Jews traveling in Russia. Regulations of the Civil Service Commission are to be applied to the employes of the Panama Canal Com mission. - The Anti-trust Law of Texas Is In volved in a case before the Supreme Court at Washington. Rear Admiral Charles W. Rae, eo,-gineer-in-chief of the Navy, in his an nual report, says the problem pre sented by Ihe increasing scarcity of engineer officer is becoming a very serious one. ) MAD RUSH OF WATER reservoir of WinstonSalem, N. C. Gives Way. NINE LIVES KNOWN TO BE LOST. Four or five Person Injured Side ol Rtstr voir Tumb.cJ Over, Liberating 800,000 Gal lons of Water Four Housca Wished Sev eral Hundred Yards Traveling Man's Thril ling Experience Couple's Voyage on Bed. Charlotte, N. C. .(Special). A res ervoir of the municipal waterworks, located near the center of Winston Salem, N. C.. broke at o'clock A. M., causing the loss of nine lives and the injury of four or five persons. The north side of the reservoir, which is 30 feet high, tumbled over, falling upon the home and barn of Martin V. Peeplcs. There were about 800,000 gallons of water in the reser voir, and the mad stream rushed northeast to the Southern Railway cut and thence to Belos Pond, a distance of half a mile. Four tenement-houses were washe'd severr.1 hundred yards. D. L. Payne, injured, said he was awakened by the crash, and thought he was being swallowed by an earth quake. "I cannot describe my experi ence while I was floating on the mad, rushing stream of water," said Mr. Payne after his removal to a house near the place where he was found. There were several miraculous es capes. A colored man and his wife, named Davis, after their house was 'turned over, floated upon the stream of water on their bed to the railroad junction, a distance of 500 yards. They lodged upon a heap of rubbish, and walked out without a scratch. The Winston aldermen met nnd made arrangements to bury the dead and care for the injured. The reservoir was built in 1881 by a company composed of 60 citizens Ten years ago it and the entire water plant was sold to the city. Soon thereafter 10 feet was added to the height of the reservoir, which was full of water when the collapse came. The city has just had a large standpipe completed. It is full of water and the town is prepared to supply every dc mand. Th thousands of gallons of watei that flowed from the reservoir formed a pond in the vicinity, and it was thought that several people might have been drowned in this. The city council met and decided to drain the pond in order to recover any bodies that might lie beneath the water. The reservoir was situated aboul five blocks from the center of business district of the city and was surround ed by a number of residences and sev eral small stores. It is understood that the structure had been condemn ed, but the city authorities had failed to remove it. CHINESE WOMEN ARRESTED. v Accused ol Being In' This Country for Unlaw ful Purposes. St. Louis, Mo. (Special). Six Chi nese women who have been connected with a concession on the Pike at the World's Fair were arrested by Immi gration Inspector A. C. Ridgeway on warrants charging them with being in this country for unlawful purposes. Ho Hung, who attempted to end her life last night because she preferred death to returning to China after the World's Fair, was among those ar rested. The arrests are understood to have been caused by the alleged confession of a Chinese woman who was detain ed at San Francisco several months. On the strength of this alleged con fession Lee Toy, concessionaire of the World's Fair Chinese village, and Hyppolic Da Silva, his agent, who went to China after' the girls, were arrested. The girls will receive a hearing be fore Immigration Inspector Dunn. Tbe Castelanea' Debts. New York (Special). Judge La combc, in the United States Circuit Court, signed an order authorizing George J. Gould and Helen Miller Gould, as receivers of the income of their sister, the Countess Castellane, to make stated annual payments to the attorneys who were engaged in s'.raightening out the legal affairs of the Countess when she was in finan cial difficulties. Germany Wants Treaty. Berlin, (By Cable). The German Government is in 'full sympathy with the proposal of the United States for a treaty of arbitration between the United States and Germany, and there seems nrr doubt that a treaty will be arranp-'d at an early date. The For eign Office only received the propos al from the American Embassy a few days ago. Sale Blowers Big Haul Buffalo, N. Y. (Special). A special from Warsaw, N. Y,, says the safe of James L. Blodgctt, at Hermitage, was blown open, and from $25,000 to $30, 000 stolen. Blodgctt has conducted a private bank for the past 40 years. Another dispatch says Mr. Blodgctt declined to state his loss, but it is gen erally believed a very substantial sum was taken. Havoc Wrought By Explosion. Mount Vernon, N. Y. (Special). The explosion of over a ton of dyna mite under the Bond street bridge here at I o'clock P. M. shook the city and the surrounding country within a radius of five miles, probably killed at least one person and injured nearly 40 others, two of whom may die. The man supposed to have -been killed was n Italian in charge 6f the dynamite He was seen at his post of duty just before the explosion, and no trace of him has since been found. 1 100 Lives Lost By CollUloa. Bona, Algeria (By Cable). A hun dred persons .were drowned by the sinking of the French steamer Gi ronde, after having been in collision with the French steamer A. Schiaffi no, near Herbillon, tj miles from Bona. , The Gironde left Bona with 110 passengers, of whom too were Al gerian natives. ' ' The captain and 31 of the crew of the wrecked British steamer Baron Ir.nerdale vere massacred by natives 111 the Kuria Muria Islands. THE KEYSTONE STATE Latest Ncrsof Pennsylvania Told in Short Order. The slow progress in the work at the new Capitol is beginning to cre ate an apprehension in the minds of some members of the New Capitol Commission that the Senate and House chambers and clerks, and com mittee rooms will not be ready for the installation of the furniture on December 1, and possibly the rooms will not be prepared for the meeting of the Legislature in January. The New Capitol Commissioners have been assured at! every meeting for the past year by those in charge of the work that the legislative halls will be ready, James G.- Kennedy of CoatesvilU entered suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for $20,000 dam ages for injuries which he says his wife sustained in Broad Street Sta tion, Philadelphia, last week, by be ing knocked down and tramped or by a crowd of young men. Mrs. Ken nedy, it is said, was severely injured in the crush. Some of the men in volved in the affair, it is asserted, were University of Pennsylvania students Suspected of having thrown vitriol into the face of his wife, George E. Smith, of Chester, locally known as "Texas Jack," was arrested in York and is in jail pending an investiga tion. While Mrs. Smith, who is now in the hospital with her face badly burned, was passing out of her yard into a private alley in the rear of hei house on Halloween vitriol war thrown into her face by a man, sup posed to have been her husband. The husband, according to statements of neighbors, was seen loitering near his wife's home on the night of the deed Smith disclaims all knowledge of the affair. Smith is a circus performer and traveled with a small circus dur ing the summer. The wife followed the same profession until a year ago, when had health compelled her to give up the ring. It is feared the woman will lose her eyesight. Stpehen Horusk, a patient, escaped from the Schuylkill County Insane Asylum, and several pursuers over took him on the top of a hill neat e c-. tt 1 . . ., seven oiars. ne snot ai tne pursuerr with a revolver and then, throwing away the weapon, he hurled clubs and stones at his pursuers. He finally es caped, running down the other side of the mountain. The pursuers are still trying to capture him. The Ministerial Association of th Bethlehems adopted a resolution at its monthly meeting deploring the fre quency of divorces and calling upon the ministers not to remarry any par ties to a divorce except innocent per sons. The association elected the fol lowing officers: President, Rev. Dr. A. Schultze; vice-president, Rev. J. T. Swindells; secretary and treasurer Rev. William II . Erb. While Albert Gordon, of Penllyn was walking through a thicket he was shot in the abdomen by a chargt from a gun intended for a rabbit. , which a party of hunters had chased in his direction. His condition is seri ous. The gunners disappeared. Daniel Harriirgton ,of Conshnhock en, was sent to jail, charged with as sault and battery on his wife and babe. His friends and neighbors were! so indignant that he could not secure, bail. It is said that the infant's cry annoyed Harrington, and that he struck the babe, which was in her mother's arms. For resenting the at tack, Mrs. Harrington says, her hus band assaulted her. While walking along Jackson street, in the outskirts of Norristown, La vina Altemus, 14 years old, was shot by a gunner. A rabbit had been raised and the man behind the gun in his excitement failed to notice the child beyond the cotton tail. The load of shot struck the girl and the rabbit escaped. The gunner ran awsy; and his identity is unknown. Information was made at Allentown . against Mrs. Angelina Delong, charg ing her with infanticide and conceal- . ing the body of an infant ten years ago. The cases are the outcome of a letter received by District Attorney Lichtenwalner from Levi D. Swave ly, who committed suicide in prison. Swavely declared he was an inno cent witness of the entire affair, and stated that worry over the matter caused him to take his life. The woman recently caused Swavely'a ar rest on a charge of burglary. Isaac Newton Henderson, Casper P. Faucett and Charles W. Manley, the supervisors of Westtown Town ship, who were arrested on a charge of neglecting to keep the public high ways of that township in proper re pair, had a hearing before Justice of the Peace Russell, of West Chester. The prosecutor is Henry W. For sythe, of the Property Committee of the Friends' Boarding School, at Westtown. Mr. Forsythe, Miller M Boyd, Egbett S. Cary and several other witnesses testified that the roads are dangerous and unsafe and that the supervisors have neglected to make necessary repairs. The supervisors were held under $300 bail each for their appearance at the January term of Criminal Court. Rev. S. E. Herring, former pastor of the Third Lutheran Church, Han over, and until recently editor of the Wrightsville "Star," has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Lutheran Church, at Manchester, York County. The Abrams Paper Mill, in Upper Merion Township, near Merion Sta tion, on the main lino of the Penn sylvania Railway, was destroyed by fire. The flames were discovered shortly after 9 o'clock. The origin of she fire is unknown. The loss will exceed $15,000. Rev. W. Q. Bennett, pastor of the Methodist Church, Stroudsburg, in hi sermon Sunday morning said: "If I had my way I would (end every lazy man wbo does not support hi wif to New Castle, Del., and have aim put to the whipping post." About midnight the other night Clifford Hawley shot and inslanily Idled Simeon Donohoe and wounded ,William Mordow in the arm, Hawley and Donohoe, who had never met be fore, became engaged in a warm ar-' gurucnt on politics and Mordow step ped between (hem and ordered them to desist. For answer Hawley reached into his coat pockej and without withdrawing' his band front the' ' pocket fired two shot with the result given above. Hawley escaped 4nd is' supposed to be on the way to his home in Addysville, Hsmilton Coun-I ty. o. j
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