COMMANDER PEARY
NEAREST TO POLE
Arctic Honors Now Go To The
United States.
THE DUKE OF ABRUZZI DISTANCED.
Message Krom C mmande- Peary Re
reived by Herbert I lb-id em n
Sccre ary of the Peary Ar tic Club
Message Was Sent From a Mission
ary Settlcme t.
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SEARCH FOR NORTH POLE.
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1874 Julius Payor 82 " i
1896 Frederick Jackson SI 20 !
1896 Frithjof Nnnsen.. 86 14
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1882 A. W. Greely S3 24 :
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1806 Robert E. Peary.. 87 06
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New York, (Special). The United
States now holds the record of "far
thest north" S7 decrees 6 minutes.
This feat was accomplished by Com
mander Robert E. Peary, of the
United States Navy.
The intrepid Arctic explorer failed
to reach the North Pole, as he had
confidently hoped to do with his spec
ially constructed vessel, the Roose
velt, but he penetrated nearer to the
Polo than the Duke of Abruzzl's ex
pedition, which had held the Arctic
record. 86 decrees 3 4 minutes.
What Commander Peary did and
his experiences during the past year
In the frozen North pre rather briefly,
but certainly vividly, summarized in
a communication received Friday
night by Herbert L. Brldgeman, sec
retary of the Peary Arctic Club. This
communication follows:
A Succinct Narrative.
Hopedal"-, Labrador, via Twillingato,
N F November 2.
Herbert L. Brldgeman :
Roosevelt wintered north coast
Grant Land somewhat north Alert
winter quarters. Went north with
sledge February via Heckla and Co
lumbia. Delayed by open water be
tween 84 degrees and S5 degrees.
Beyond 85 degrees six days. Gale
disrupted ice, destroyed caches, cut
oft communication with supporting
bodies and drifted due east. Reach
87 degrees 6 minutes north latitude
over the ice, drifting steadily east
ward. Returning ate eight dogs.
Drifted eastward; delayed by open
water; reached north coast Greenland
In straitened conditions. Killed musk
oxen and returned nlong Greenland
Coast to ship. Two supporting par
ties driven on north coast of Green
land. One rescued by me In starv
ing condition. After one week recu
peration on Roosevelt sledged west,
completing north coast Grant Land
and reached other land, near one
hundredth meridian. Homeward voy
age incessant battle with ice, storms
and head winds. Roosevelt mag
nificent ice fighter and sea boat. No
deaths or illness In expedition.
(Signed) Peary.
Mr. Bridgeman said that the re
ceipt of any news from the explorer
now was quite a surplse to him, be
cause he had supposed it bad be
come too late in the season for Com
mander Peary f send news of his
venture.
How The Message ( nine.
Mr. Ilridgeman added that the
message spoke for itself and thin
since he did not know more of the
results of Commander Peary's ef
fort to reach the Pole than the public
did, he could hardly comment upon
the dispatch. There was little doubt,
however, he said, that Commander
Peary was coming home. This seenn
to be borne out by the routing of the
dispatch. Hopedule, or Hoffenthal,
is a Moravian mission station on the
east coast of Labrador. Twlllhiga'e
Is a port on the east coast of New
foundland. Mr. Brldgeman said the message
was probably mailed by Commambr
Peary from Ilopcdale. to the most
accessible cable point.
lupaiiese Ruler Of Korea.
Victoria, B. C. (My Cable ) .Mar
quis Ito, resident general for Japan
fn Korea, is to return in December,
and Count Katsura, former premier,
will replace him. News to this ef
fect was given in a letter received
from a Japanese journalist of Tokio,
who is In close touch with the govern
ment. (utiicd sy Frisco Losses.
Merlin ( Py Cable) -The Lokal An
yelger's Hamburg correspondent says
that the Hainburg-Hrcme:i Allge
nioine Reinsurance Company has
gone Into volun'ary bankruptcy.
Tills company is said to have lost
heavily trough the recent San Fran
cisco disaster.
For Illegal Voting.
New York (Special). Six months
In the penitentiary was the ponulty
imposed In I lie Court of Special Ses
sions on Charles Murray for attempt
ing to vote illegally at the primary
election in the Sixth election district
of tho Eighteenth Assembly District.
Edward Walsh, who was convicted
'of voting Illegally at the same poll
lug place, was sentenced to 60 days
In the Tombs. Sentence wa sus
pended on Charles Sklllen, who was
convicted of having voted illegally
In the Seventh election district of thy
Second Assembly District.
Child Killed Ity Auto.
Flushing, L, 1. (Special). Alice
Carter, seven years old, was run over
by an ati'omoblle, and died later hi
the hospital. The child was cross! ig
Main Street when tho car, driven by
Ralph 0. Peckworth, a building con
tractor of New York City, came down
the street. Peckworth was unable lo
check the machine, and the wheal j
passed over her body.
LebbenB Redman Wlltiey, tho new
ly appointed Judge of the United
State Court for China, called on
President Roosevelt.
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic.
A mob attacked the private bank
of An gelt Comptello, Hrooklyn, N.
Y., upon hearing thnt the safes had
been moved and that the banker and
his family were missing.
Papers in the suit for divorce were
served on Mrs. Aurel Hntonyi by her
former husband, J. Burke Roche, of
England, who alleges bigamy as the
ground for his suit.
Mrs. Margaret Ptisan, said to be
well connected In Philadelphia and
once wealthv, was arrested In New
York, charged with obtaining $300
by means of a forged check.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
Itailroad declared a dividend of 3
per cent., which Is 3 per cent, regu
lar and 'i per cent, extra.
The People's Palace, said to be the
largest lodging house in the world,
was opened by tho Salvation Army
In Boston.
United States Senator William A.
Clark, of Montana, says his f-iendij
Insist, he shall again be a candidate.
Two warehouses ut the Standard
Oil Company's plant at Constable
Hook, N. J., were destroyed by tire.
Charles Whitney Norton was ar
rested in Chicago for the federal au
thorities on charge of fraud.
It Is said that Herchall Grlder. of
Columbia, Ky., has been asleep for
1 2 years.
G. Inslee Jones shot and killed
himself on the street in Philadelphia.
All classes of organized railroad
labor has made a demand on six
Eastern trunk lines, Including the
Pennsylvania system, for a readjust
ment of wages or hours.
The Consolidated Rendering Com
pany of Maine has been fined $3,000
for refusing to show its books to a
grand jury inquiring into the sale
of diseased meat.
The Supreme Court of Massachu
setts will pass on the validity of the
will of Mrs. Jennie Chase, who left
over a million dollars.
Frederick Stocking and Hiram Mil
ler, accused of blackmailing Mrs.
Richard Robinson of $20,000, were
sentenced at Racine, Wis.
A band of Clieyennes are moving
to join the rencgrade Utes, now be
ing pursued by United States troops.
William Reynolds, of San Francis
co, author ot 1 lie Sweetest fetory
Ever Told," is dead.
A 36-inch waiter main burst In
lower New York, tearing up tho
street and Hooding houses.
A few selected correspondents were
accorded an interview with Mrs. Ed
dy at Concord, upon whom she cre
ated the impression that sho was
mentally and physically weak, despite
statements to the contrary.
President Samuel M. Felton, of tho
Chicago and Alton Itailroad, testi
fied in a suit charging the road with
discriminating in freight rates that
lie did not know the tariff of the
company.
One hundred and fifteen students
of Lawrence University, Wisconsin,
have been suspended for refusing to
restore property damaged in a class
rush.
Miss Anna Robinson, clerk of the
Art League, which Anthony Coin
stock raided, fainted after leaving
the witness chair.
Former Governor General Ide, of
the Philippines, says tho Islanders
have not had a "square deal" on the
tariff.
Troops are closing in on the hand
of the Ute Indians wandering in
Wyoming, while settlers have thrown
up a rude fort.
An attempt was made to wreck by
an explosion the new Baltimore and
Ohio bridge In Youngslown, O.
The earnings of the United States
Steel Corporation for the past quar
ter were over $38,000,000.
Over 100 Southern cotton milln
have formed an association to deal
with child labor.
Six gunners have been killed in
the Maine woods, the season having
recently opened.
William DeCosta, colored, was ar
rested arter testifying in the trial
of Clifford Hoop, charged with per
jury in connection with tho Hartje
divorce case, anj he will be charged
with purjury.
Foreign.
Marie Sulzer, concert hall singer,
who Is to marry Prince Joachim of
Prussia, desiring to have a title of
her own, paid a baron to marry her
and then give her cause for securing
a divorce.
Professor Burgess declares that
whai !,e said in liis address at Ber
lin I'.ii , er.-iiy about the Monroe doc
trine and protection was not meant
to reflect President Roosevelt's views.
M. Krnstalfff, who was president
of the executive committee of the
Workmen's Council of St. Petersburg
and 11 leaders of that body have
been exiled lo Siberia.
The abolition of the xport duty on
coal from England was the r.lgnal for
tile sailing of hundreds of coal-laden
vessels, bound for foreign ports.
The Wireless T I'-m ,tph Confer
ence in Berlin reached an agreement
upon the principles of free intercom
munication of all systems
Several small steamers were
wrecked by a furious storm which
swept the south coast of France.
Gerschunin, a notorious Russian
terrorist, has escaped from Siberia
In a water cask.
The Czar and family have left Pe
terhof for Tsarkoi-Selo.
The Spanish Cabinet has decided
to introduce a bill with tho object of
ameliorating the conditions of women
and children who are compelled to
work for a living.
Countess Casiellaue's counsel In
opening her vase for divorce In Paris
accused the Count of Infidelity and
ot brutality to his wife.
A French camel patrol, consisting
of one oflicer ami 6o men, was sur
prised and annihilated by n Senor.s
nl force near Lake Chad.
Emperor William has given his
consent to the marriage of Prince
louihlm Albrecht to the actress Ba
reness Llebenburg.
Eight of the identified robbers of
Cashier Herman, of the Russian cus
tom house, were sent to Cronsladt
to be shot.
The Brillsh garrison has been
withdrawn from the Island ot St.
Helena.
The University of Moscow was
closed by order of the rector.
Baron von Aehrenthal, the now
Austro-IIungarian minister of for
Ign affairs, had a conference with
Dr. Wekerle, the Hungarian premier,
and they readied on agreement or
the external policy of the dual nimi
rchy. An attempt was made to wreck lie
Slmplon Tunnel express near Laus
anne. Twenty-three persons were drown
ed by the sinking of the Germa"
iteHiner Hermann, bound from An
twerp to the Mediterranean.
THE TRAIN WRECK
Bridge Tender Had Trouble With
One of The Rails.
FIRST COACH DASHED OVERBOARD.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Slate at Coroner's Inquest That
Reason for Accident Cannot lie
FoundEvidence Train Was Making
Fast Tims.
Atlantic City, X. J. (Special). In
anticipation of startlln? disclosures
an eager audience gathered at the
coroner's Inquest Thursday, which Is
to examine and fix tho responsibility
Tor tho electric railroad wreck of
Sunday. The Pennsylvania Railroad
is represented by Judge Joseph P.
Gasklll. ex-Judge Joseph Thompson
and George A. Bourgeois. The State
of New Jersey's Interests are being
looked after by District Attorney Ab
bott. Coroner Gasklll charged the
jury to discover tho cause of the
accident, whether by the act of God
or man.
Attorney Bourgeois, for tho rail
road company, offered the extensive
resources of tho Pennsylvania Com
pany to assist in ascertaining the
true cause of the accident.
"We don't know," he said, "and
won't know. We have nothing to
hide."
He asked the jury to state in its
verdict whether the electric lino and
bridge. In their Judgment, Is of tho
most Improved kind.
The first witness called was W.
Breimer, station agent. His testi
mony was only as to tho identifica
tion of Walter Scott, the niotorman,
and the speed of the train over the
bridge, which he said should not bo
over 25 miles an hour.
Goerge McCullough, who was
passing on the turnpike bridge, oppo
site the electric bridge, when the
accident happened, said he saw the
electric cars go overboard. The right
hand wheels and the front truck of
the leading car, he said, left the rails
first.
John Williams, a watchman at
Seiners' Lumber Company, corrobor
ated McCullouph's statement with
reference to the forward car being
the first to leave the track.
John E. Kelly, of Chester, Pa.,
said he was in the front car just back
of the niotorman. When the train
struck the draw tho f:ont right
wneels jumped several inches and
threw him off tho seat. The next
thing he knew ho was in the water.
He broke the glass in a window nnd
got out. He said tho air-brakes were
applied as soon ns the jolt came.
Mrs. Elizabeth Drlscoll, 606 Caspian
Place, Atlantic City, was on the wharf
and saw the first car hound and go
over. The train, she said, was'golng
very fast, much faster than she had
ever seen them run, and she had
watched them many times.
Daniel Stewart, the aged bridge
tender, testified as to letting the
yacht Slnbad through the draw. Af
ter the yacht had passed he placed
the red flags, or danger signals. He
said the towerman relocked the
bridge, and then ho (Stewart) went
to the center and relocked the rails,
raising Jhem about an Inch and one
half above the other rails. He said
that the rails were down nnd fast
and he gave the signal: "All is
right," and the towerman pulled the
lever. The only trouble he has had
with the rails, he said, was in ex
tremely hot weather, when they
would leave the groove at the connec
tion. If this happened ho would
hit the rail a blow with a hammer.
He reported this to the company, and
was told to saw off tho section that
nrojected. The bridge previous to
Sunday, he said, had not been open
ed for two days, but on Sunday he
opened It twice.
Mayor Of Marked Tree Shot.
Marked Tree, Ark. (Special).
ifayor N. J. Hazel was shot and ser
iously wounded by "Little Rock"
Norton, a negro, and a posse of citi
zens Is searching the surrounding
territory in an effort to capture the
negro, with the avowed intention of
lynching him. A negro resident of
'Hn place had npueaW to Mayor
Hazel because of the alleged atten
tions of Norton to the complainant's
wife, and when Norton saw the
mnuir aid the negro approaching he
opened fire, the bullet striking Mayor
Hazel and Inflicting a dangerous
wound.
Killed By Poisoned Needle.
New York (Special). Stabbed to
Bath with a needle, which Is believed
to have been poisoned, Gulseppe
Morello. a leading light in the Black
Hand fraternity, lies dead at the
morgue, and Ferdlnando Rnsso, twen-iv-three
years old, of 116 Mulberry
Street, is (barged with Ills murder.
The arrest of Russo followed swift
upon the stabbing, which took place
In front of 114 Mulberry Street, as
the climax of a quarrel over the
possession of a girl white slave.
l ive Meti Injured.
New York (Special). Five men
were blown off the roof of a Stand
ard Oil building at Constable Hook,
liavonne, and badly .injured by an
explosion that threatened the de
struction of the plant. The explosion
was (ansed by a lire that started In
a new three-story warehouse on the
Kill von Kull. Only the warehouse
in which I he fire started was burned
Sheriff Dynamites Trestles.
New Iberia, La. ( Special ). With
dynamite and crowbars, Sheriff
George Henderson opened a 4 5-foot
gap In the t rest 1 : bridge of the
Ihcrlu and Vermillion Railroad over
ho Pelii District Canal in order to
permit a dredge boat to pass. The
allrond Is a branch of the Southern
Pacific. The sheriff acted on authori
ty of an order issued by Judge James
'Imon, of the district court. For
three months the dredge has lain
'die unable to get past the trestle,
while legal controversies proceeded
In the courts.
The French government has or
dered the prefects of police to see
that valuable religious objects are
not removed from the churches be
'ore the application of the Separa
tion law.
In some usually well posted quar
ters It Is thought that tho Western
;nlon Telegraph Company may re
'uco Its dividend to 4 per cent;' it
ow pays 5 per cent., but the stock
ells only at around 8f,
The Isthmaln Canal Commission
as found that labor Is scarce
! roushout tho world.
SURPLUS KEEPS INCREASING
Interesting Feature of United States
Treasurer's Report.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Charles H. Treat, treasurer of the
United States, submitted his annual
report to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and in reference to the more
noticeable transactions said, in part:
"Tho net result of the ordinary
rovenuoB and expenditures for the
fiscal year 1906 was a surplus of
$25,669,322, as compared with a
deficit of $23,004,228 for the pre
ceding year. A continuation of those
favorable conditions is reflected In
tho transactions for the first quarter
of the current flscnl yenr. In which
the revenues were $5,87 1,31 4 in ex
cess of tho expenditures. The avail
able cash balnnce on June 30, 1906,
was $1 SO. 689, 354, an Increase of
$3a, 21 1,862, as compared with that
of 1 2 months earlier.
"The monetary stock of the country
took on a growth during the year of
$186,866,727, of which $1 18,050,777
was In gold, $5,450,396 In silver
and $65,392,554 In national bank
notes, while the treasury notes de
creased $2,027,000. The aggregate
stock of money at the close of tho
year was $3,069,976,591. of which
$2,736,646,628 was in circulation.
"The national bank depositories
have been utilized during the year as
a medium through which the exces
sive accumulation of money In the
Treasury was restored to tho chan
nels of trade. About the first of
April an unusual stlngency in the
money market was relieved by the
temporary Increase of public deposits
with depository banks to enable them
to Import gold. Through this aid
more than $49,000,000 In gold was
Imported. The balance in banks to
the credit of the genernl fund May
5 was $102,708,123. the highest
point reached during the fiscal year.
"The national bank notes pre
sented for redemption during the
year amounted to $296,292,885, as
against $308,298,760 in 1905.
"The national banks have not Is
sued $5 notes to the limit allowed
by law, and thereby forced the Treas
ury the burden of supplying the
smaller denominations required by
the business interests of the counfry.
However, in response to tho appeal
of the Secretary of the Treasury the
hanks have increased the volume of
their $5 notes.
"Tho Treasury holdings of gold
continues to attract the attention- of
financiers, both at home and abroad.
It Is apparent from the continued ac
cumulation that a largo share of the
product of .the gold mines of the
world Is brought to the United States.
The gold coin and bullion In the
Treasury Juno 30, 1905, amounted
to $706,592,399, and at tho close of
the fiscal year, 1906, it had ad
vanced to $807,051,690. By Octo
ber 26 it attained a maximum at
$877,296,238.
"The United States paper currency
Issued amounted to $629,896,000,
and the redemptions were $577,445,
100, a net Increase In the volume
outstanding of $52,450,900.
"The pressure from bankers and
others for larger and more regular
supply of small denominations of cur
rency continued unabated, while the
Treasury is without resources for tho
Issue of small bills to comply with
their urgent requests. It Is to be
expected that Congress will ultimate
ly enact the legislation that. It has
undc.- consideration which will bring
full relief from the existing condi
tions." Family Saved Ily A Dog.
. Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Speciul).
John Dolan, his wife, two daughters
and a son were saved from burning
to death by their dog. When the
animal finally awakened Dolan, their
home was In a mass of flames, and
it was with difficulty that they made
their escape. Dolan was the first
aroused by tho dog's howling, but
told the animal to "shut up," and
went to sleep. The dog next jumped
Into the bed and seized Dolan by the-
arm. This thoroughly awakened
Dolan, and the family gained a place
of safety Just as the roof was fall
ing in.
AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.
The troubles in Cuba have hit the
sugar planters of the island pretty
hard, according to a bulletin of the
Burcua of Statistics.
Plans for the proposed giant bat
tleship were submitted to the Sec
retary of the Navy.
The Supremo Court of the United
States Issued a temporary restrain
ing order prohibiting for 10 days the
City of Cleveland from Interfering
with the operation of tho railway
company's property.
James D. Yoemans, former mem
ber of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, died at his home, In Wash
ington, after an Illness of several
months. He was 62 years old.
Secretary Hitchcock has decided
against trying to Invalidate the
claims of the "Looners" In the Wulk
er Lake Indian Reservation.
Final arguments In the Union
Pacillc-Peavey Grain Company eleva
tor case began before the Interstate
Com m erce Co mnil ss lo n .
Acting Secretary of War Oliver has
ordered that officers and men here
after wear identification tags.
Charges were tiled with tiie Inter
slate Commerce Commission alleg
ing that a number of rnltroads are
discriminating in favor of the Stand
ard Oil Company. .
The Isthmian Canal Commission
desires an appropriation of $25,406,
258.73 to continue Its work on tho
Panama Canal during the next fiscal
year.
A number of complaints were filed
wllh the Interstate Commerce, Com
mission against railroads.
The Department of Commerce hns
been advised that coffee Is being ship
ped to Porto Rico as peas or beans
and reshipped as coffee.
President Roosevelt H preparing
to redeem his promise to establish
a representative government lu tha
Philippines.
The Postofflce Department proposes
to have tho names of cities printed
upon postage stamps supplied those
cities, including Baltimore, In which
stamps are sold In the largest quan
tities. , Secretary Motealf, of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, will
go to San Francisco to Investigate
and make a full report on the situa
tion as affecting tho Japanese there.
The Bureau of Animal Industry ha
has asked the War Department for
the Fort Mcflenry reservation; to be
used as an animal quarantine and In
spection plant.
SHOWS COUNT BOM
UP US II DON JUAN
The Countess Castcllane's Divorce
Case On Trial.
SHE IS A VERY UNHAPPY HEIRESS
Counsel for the Former Anna Gould
Declares That the French Spendthrift
Used Up Eight Millions of Her
Money, and Allowed Her Only Eighty
Dollars a Month for Pin Money.
Paris (By Cable). The first of
the Castellnne lawsuits, so long and
so often postponed, came up for trial
In the Palace of Justice Wednesday.
It not only drew a crowd, which in
cluded many women, but furnished
much sensational matter regarding
the private lift of Count Boni do Cas
tellane. Tho enso at bar vas Countess An
na's nction for absolute divorce. Her
lawyer, Maltre Cruppl, refraining
from mentioning tho names of the
women Inculpated In the serious
charges brought agnlnst Count Ca3
tellane, but otherwise he did not
mince matters or words. The hear
ing was In open court, and It Is ex
pected that all the sessions will be
open.
Maltre Cruppl occupied four hours
In his opening address, and then did
not finish. Consequently the trial
promises to be a long one. It is
understood thai tho lawyers have
agreed not to mention the names of
the persons Involved in the charges
on cither side in either of the coun
tersults If they can avoid it, but as
I he lawyers know just who these In
dividuals are it will not bo regarded
as strange If one of them boiuc day
speaks the real name instead of re
ferring to him or her by a letter of
the alphabet. Maltre Cruppl alone
referred to 11 or 12 women of the
two worlds a3 Mesdames A, C or X.
Aside from the scandal, which
drew the curolus to court, Mritre
Cruppi's revelations of the extent, to
which Count Castellnne had broken
into his wife's fortune aroused the
sharpest attention. Maltre Cruppl,
In a dramatic opening, pictured the
events that led the Countess to seek
divorce. Ho told of the sudden loss
of her Ideals, and of the wasting of
her fortune by her husband. He
described the reception given in hon
or of tho King of Portugal on De
cember 13, 1905, by Countess Anna
In her palnce In the Champs Elysee
nnd said that tho next day the Coun
tess appealed to the courts for" a di
vorce. Such a sever arraignment has prob
ably seldom been heard in this court
room. He painted Count Boni in
the blackest of colors, declaring him
to be rapacious, brutal and licentious,
while the Countess was held up as
tho long-suffering and innocent vic
tim. Nothing was spared nnd noth
ing was glossed over.
In chronological order Maltro
Cruppl recounted the history of the
alliance, which, he said, had been
unhappy from the very honeymoon,
owing to the incredible extravagance
of the husband, who In five years
used up the colossal fortune that tho
daughter of Jay Gould had brought
him.
Count Boni's Inordinate and In
satiable demands for money, accord
ing to the attorney for the Coun
tess, began as soon as the couple ar
rived In Paris, and led Immediately
to 111 treatment and abuse and soon
fo blows.
FIGHT W ITlTTTwDlTS.
Three Officers And One RoluVr Killed
In Pistol Batfle.
Spokane, Wash. (Speciul). Four
men are dead as a result of a fight
near Kennewlck, Wash., between of
ficers and two men, who had robbed
two stores In Kennewlck.
The dead:
Mike Glover, marshal of Kenne
wlck. Jacob Lake, ex-eonvlct.
Joe Holzer, deputy sheriff.
frank Perry, member of a posse:
accidentally shot by a deputy sheriff.
Tho other robber was captured.
Ho is eighteen years old, and gave
his name as Rohert Layton.
A. G. McNeil, sheriff of Yakima
County, Wash., was shot when his
party was ambushed by the robbers,
but he Is not seroiusly hurt.
Marshall Glover nnd Jacob Lake
were killed during the fight, while
Holzer and Perry died next. day.
Holzer and McNeil were both shot by
tho bandit now under arrest.
Alleged Rioter Convicted.
Atlanta, Ga. (Special). George
W. Blackstock, alleged to be one of
the rioters on the Saturday night,
when 16 negroes met their death In
Atlanta, was convicted on the charge
of assault and battery. flne 0f
$300 was imposed. This is the first
conviction growing out of tho rioting,
and there are 159 cases on the dock
et. Blackstock is alleged to have
assaulted a negro woman during the
disturbances.
Asleep Reside Slain Wife.
Now York (Special). Henry
Jackie was arrested nt his home In
Evergreen, L. L, charged with the
murder of his wife Lena. Mib.
Jackie's body was found In her home
with her skull crushed from. a blow
with an ax. Jackie was asleep on
tho floor besldo her body. A hatchet,
which had recently been wushed, was
found In Jackie's house.
Slept Twelve Years.
Columbia, Ky. (Special). A re
markable case has JiiHt couio to light
in Russell County, and the truth of
the case in vouched for by prominent
citizens, who say Herschall Glider,
aged 63 years, of near Roweus, fell
asleep 12 years ago, und all efforts
to awaken hint have proved unavail
ing to this day. During that tlmo
he has been fed on liquid nourirh
ment twice a day. Tho man's pulsu
and physical condition are said to
bo normal.
, , Fire In Columbia, I 'a.
Columbia, Pa. (Speciul). Fire de
stroyed the large dry goods store of
Watt & Shand, entailing a loss of
1110,000 $75,000 In stock and
$35,000 on the building. Several
other buildings nearby caught fire,
but the flames were extinguished bo
fore much damage was done. The
'Irenien wre handicapped by the
"act that the reservoir was empty, it
being In process of being cleaned,
nid they had to depend on water
-uinped directly from tho pumping
station.
PLOT TO DOWN CZAR
A Threatened Revolt of the Frontier
Forces.
St. Petersburg (By Cable). From
a person who has Just arrived hero
from Askhnhad, Asiatic Russia, It
was learned that the proclamation of
a state of "extraordinary security" in
Turkestan, October 16, was due to
tho attitude of the troops composing
the frontier corps. Owing to tho
weakness and Incapacity of their com
mander, Genernl Subbotlch, who was
relieved of his duties as governor
general simultaneously with tho Is
suing of the proclamation, the sol
diers were entirely out of hand and
had been holding great meetings, at
which they discussed a plan for tho
troops to abandon thofrontlor, march
through the empire to St. Petersburg
and replace the Romanoff dynasty
with a military republic The pro
posal was seriously discussed, many
officers being present, nt tho meetings.
Murders of merchants and rlcn
travelers across the border by their
own escorts or patrols were every-day
occurrences.
"Do Not Spare Jlullets."
On the cvo of the anniversary of
fhe publication of tho imperial mani
festo giving a constitution to Russia.
October 30, the prefect of police has
caused the city to bo placarded with
proclamations recalling the late Gen
eral Trepoff's famous phrase, "Do not
spare bullets," warning the public
that In case of disorders, demon
strations or even tho assembling of
crowds, armed force will bo used
with all the vigor permissible under
the rules of "extraordinary security."
Patrols are already on duty in the
suburbs and the house porters began
a two-day special vigil. Tho official
announcement of Te Dennis In the
cathedrals and churches in honor of
the twofold anniversary, the escane
of tho Imperial family from the rail
road wreck at Borkl. In 1 888, and
tho Issuance of tho imperial manifes
to, places emphasis on the first event,
und the order to nrmy officers In
structing them to attend the services
does not even mention the manifesto.
Universities Closed.
The universities of St. Petersburg
and Kanznn, two of the most Im
portant in Russia, were closed Mon
day by order of their respective facul
ty councils on account of the viola
tion by students of the stipulation
that open political meetings should
not he held within the college pre
cincts. The speeches delivered nnd the
resolutions passed nt a great mess
meeting held in the university here,
which lasted from noon until 7
o'clock, WPre so openly revolutionary
and Incendiary thnt the members ol
tho faculty were unable to Ignore this
open defiance of tho administration'!1 1
ultimatum, to the. enforcement ol
which they are pledged. Rectoi
Bnrgman Immediately summoned th
council, which ordered the Indefinite
suspension of the Institution.
The closing of tho university of
Kazan was accomplished by the proc
lamation of n condition of "extra
ordinary securtiy" in the city and
suburbs in order to enable the au
thorities better to cope with the an
ticipated nflermath of disorder. A
further decision by the Kazan facul
ty forbids students to enter the uni
versity campus.
The Emperor has signed n uknse
granting full religious freedom to
the sect known as the Old Believers,
who number several millions and con
stitute tho most prosperous and in
dustrious class of Russians.
TO PRISON FOR I.IFM.
Sentence I'pon Negro Vho Killed
White Man 'In Race Riot.
Atlanta, Ga. (Special). Recom
mended to the mercy of the court
by the Jury which found him guilty
of murder, Alex. Walker, a negro,
who killed OiTicerti Heard, tho only
white man fatally hurt In the recent
raco riot, was sentenced to life Im
prisonment. This Is tho liucond con
viction in the cases growing out. of
tho riot, and 5S other men will have
to answer to the same charge on
which Walker was convicted. The
first conviction was In the case of a
white man charged with assault with
Intent to murder for beating a negro
woman. Ho was found guilty of as
sault and battery only und given a
fine of $300.
Three Killed In A Due).
Yazoo City, Miss. (Special), Ad
vices received hero from L'Argent,
Sharkey County, say Hreveot Rynn
and L. A. Wright, well-known plant
ers, became Involved In a duel with
plsfols following n game of chance,
and both were killed. .1. W. Ureland,
In whose store the shooting occurred,
was shot and killed,while attempting
to separate the men?
Convicted of llnzing.
Marietta, O. (Special). The first
conviction of hasting In the State of
Ohio was secured in the Probato
Court hero when Sidney Colt and
Clarence Tlbhetts were each fined
for attempting to kidnap and haz'j
their schoolmate, Frank Bartlett,
son of a wealthy oil ope-ator.
KIXAV :ai, WORLI).
Crucible Sled. It lu reported, will
sell the Howe-Brown plant to the
Pennsylvania for about $1,000,000.
Bean & Co. paid $100 a shine for
forty-live shares ot Real Kstntc Trust
new preferred stock. The seller was
a prominent banker.
Thirty-six railroads in September
gained 10 per cent, in ki-oku earning'
and 1 0 per cent. net.
Chesapeake & Ohio directors In
declaring the regular dividend of
one per cent, did what the stock
ticker has predicted would be done.
Over 40,000 stockholders will shr.ro
In the Pennsylvania Increased divi
dend, and the extra one-half of one
per cent, declared puts a little over
$1,500,000 In their pockets.
The deal by which the Mexican
Government hns lo purchase the con
trol of tha Mexican Central Railway
has falle-j through.
Philadelphia Nutloiiul Bunk direc
tors declared u somi-unuiiaj dividend
of 6 per cent., an increusc of 1 per
cent., thus placing the slock on si
yearly basis of 12 per cent., and
mukiiig tile fourth local bank that
has taken this action within tho paut
on days. In addition, fhe directors
added $250,000 to surplus, inuklng
its total $2,750,000. This is tho
se'road addition to surplus this year,
$250,000 having been added 'last
May. Tho bank hns paid since its
organization in 1803 $14,644,372 lu
dividends,
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Latest News Gleaned From Various
Parts.
Edwin H. Tavltt, the aged farmer,
ho Is charged with killing his wife,
Kate, aged 60 years, who was found
lead, having been killed with a
latchet In her home In Chester, Sop
ember 13, still maintains his Inno
;once, although he has been almost
:ontinunlly sweated by District Al
orney MacDade, County Detective
3erry and Detective Charles Klett, of
'hllndelphla, since he was arrested.
?avitt occupies a cell in the lock-up
ind Is being furnlBhed food from a
tearby restaurant. He takes his ar
e"t coolly and shows the same Iq
llfference which has characterized
lis actions all during the timo, since
ne wns first suspected of the murder.
The only statement he will make to
'ho officials is that ho is not guilty;
thnt everything will como out in
tho hearing, and he feels positive
that no mun will stand for his con
viction of the crime. District Attor
ney MacDade, who hns been working
on the rase, Is positive that he has
the right man and will present at
fhe hearing sevcrnl witnesses who
have heretoforo not been called.
County Detective Berry, who made
the arrest, refuses to mako any state
ment other than he believes that he
has in custody the murderer.
No date for tho hearing has been
fixed. Pavttt has secured counsel
and ho will probably soon be brought
before the court on a writ of habeas
corpus, when the prosecution will be
forced to present its evidence.
After dreaming twice during tho
night that his father, Richard Ro
land, had died, Marshall Roland
awoke in tho morning to find that
his dream had come true. About
3 o'clock A. M Mr. Roland awoke
from a dream In which he saw his
father cold in death. Unable to sleep
he went to the door of tho room and
looked in. Mr. Roland, Sr., was
lying with hands folded across his
breast, apparently sound asleep. The
sou went back to bed and again
dreamed the same thing. Arising
shortly before 6 o'clock ho again
went to his father's room and was
horrified to find that his aged father
had apparently been dead several
hours. The deceased wns 82 years
of age and was in good heath when
he retired.
ChBrles Ohnmac.hd, a resident of
Carbondale, has brought an action In
trespass ugalnst the Delaware & Hud
son Railroad Company, alleging per
manent disability and claiming dam
ages in the sum of $25,000. The in
jury to tho plaintiff occurred last
March. According to his declaration,
the plaintiff was In a wrecking crow
sent out from Carbondale to Forest.
City to clear a wreck. The steam
crane on the wreck car was in charge
of a young man named Ralph Blair
and the plaintiff avers that Blair had
been kept employed without sleep
for thirty-six hours. While the tank
of the wrecked engine was in tho
air, tho steam in tho crano went
down suddenly, tho tank of the lo
comotive falling across tho legs of
the plaintiff.
While returning to their homc9
from a meeting of tho Women's Re
lief Corps, at Mt. Carmel, Mrs. Thom
as Miles and Mrs. William Kleben
stlne, the latter treasurer of the
corps, were held up by two men and
robbed of their purses containing in
till about $20. Tho robbers then ran
down nn alley and made their escape.
The robbery occurred a squaro and
a -half from the main street.
John N. Rowe, a fnrmer, aged 52
vears, was Instantly killed at a grado
Tossing nt Midvale, near Waynes
boro. Rowo's wagon was Btruck by
a draft of four runaway cars. Rowe
was thown 200 feet. His skull was
'rushed and both arms and legs
broken.
The most Interesting bonfire in the
history of that section blazed up in
the center of Wayneshurg. The fur
nishings of a dozen gambling dens,
confiscated by the county authorities,
were fired and reduced to ashes. Of
ficials from tho District Attorney's
office raided all the gambling houses
In the town Sunday night, arresting
seventy-five persons and confiscating
the furnishings of the rooms. Some
of the resorts raided were patronized
only by wealthy residents and the
furnishings were expensive. The en
tire lot was piled In a heap in the
town square and fired In the presence
of several hundred spectators. The
property burned was estimated to bo
worth between $4000 and $5000.
Hannah R. Godshalk, aged 55
years, wifo of Joseph Godshalk, died
suddenly at her home along the Old
York Rond. Mrs. Godshalk was a
familiar figure to every driver and
autolst who used the Old York
Road. For almost a decade she and
her husband collected tho tolls from
those who used the turnpike. Thurs
day night she left her husband in tho
little office and walked toward the
dining room. As she crossed the
threshold sho fell and died In a few
minutes.
During a fit of jealous rage, Wil
liam VallnBky, a contract miner, of
Shenandoah, become Involved In ft
quarrel with his wife which resulted
In his striking her over the head with
a heavy cane. She was removed to
the Minors' Hospital where she died
without regaining consciousness. Val
Insky was promptly arrested and
committed to prison. He offers no
explanation for IiIb crime other than
saying that his temper got tho best
of him and he was not himself when
he struck her.
Bears, which are numerous In Mon
roe and Pike Counties, are giving tho
farmers no little trouble. A bear wns
soen near Broadheadsvllle and a
posse of farmers formed to capture
him. After an all-day hunt tho ani
mal escaped.
Two large wildcats entered the
cornfield of Fllkitt Itoldosser. a
prominent farmer east of Newville,
and after thrushirfg two dogs at
tacked Mr. Boldosser, who, after an
exciting encounter, managed to kill
one ot the animals. The other fled.
As the result of a father's objec
tion to love at flrBt sight. Adam Bar
bara is dead with a bullet through
his heart" and Michael Lubah Is In
the Northumberland County Jail on
a charge of murder. Lubah attended
a party at the Barbara home. As.
soon as he sa t 10 1 lit Barbara he foil
madly In lovo with her. He asked
Barbara If he might marry the girl
and was given to understand that bis
chances of winning here were not
good. When Ue left tha houso. Bar
bara and there guests followed apd
threw atones at Lubah. it Is said
that ho turned and fired the fatal
shot.