THE APRIL SNOWS WORTH MILLIONS Beneficial To The Grain Crops In The Northwest SOIL IN GOOD SHAPE FOR CROPS- While the Fruits That Had Advanced Darin the Warm March Weather Are Damaged by the Freeze, the Loaa I Offaet by the Hm- til or the Snowfall to the Grain--The Railroad Reports. Omaha. Neb. (Special). As a result of the nnprecedentcdly warm weather which prevailed during the greater part of the month of Mnrch and the freezing weather and heavy snowfall of the last few days early fruits, such as peaches, plums nnd cherries, In this region have been injured, but the genernl opinion Is that the damage Is not as great as has been reported. Indeed, many are of the opinion tbat while early fruits have been Injured, and In some lnstnca kill ed, and possibly some of the latter rarletlcs have been hurt, the bene fit resulting to the grain crops from the snowstorm more than offset the damage. "Our reports from points along the lines of our road are not un favorable," aald (i. W. Loomls. as sistant general manager of the Chi cago, Burlington and Qulncy Rail road. "The fruit in the southern part of Nebraska which the unusual warm wenther in March had hrought to an advanced state of development Is reported to have been pretty bad ly damaged, but little or no damage Is reported from points north. The mow. however, did a vast amount of good to winter wheat, and has put the ground In line condition for other farm crops." Similar reports have been receiv ed at the general offices of the Chi cago and Northwestern Railway. "The snowfall was worth millions to the State." Raid C. F. Redlngton. clerk to General Manager Didwall, of the Northwestern. "Our reports do not Indicate that fruit has ban much hurt, so far .19 can now be told. "Our work has to do with weather conditions nnd not to their effect on crops," said Forecaster A. L. Welsh, of the local Weather Bureau, "but from such reports as "have come In I do not believe conditions are as bad as they have been represented. Early fruit hns been hurt, but It Is, I be lieve, far from true that the fruit crop has been destroyed. The record for warm weather In March was bro ken twice during last month, and the average for the month was far above that for the 37 years since the Weather Bureau was established: but the record for April, so far, has been very little below normal." St. Paul. Minn. (Special) .Ac cording to officials of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Rall roadB there have been no snowstorms along these lines In the West for sev eral weekB. particularly west of the Rocky Mountains. The local Weath er Bureau has no record of recent heavy snowstorms, except, in the Canadian Northwest. The heavy snows of the winter throughout North Dakota and Montana ore ex pected to be of great benefit to farm ers of those states, especially In grain regions where there Is only a slight rainfall during the summer l the safe HE KM OF THE WEEK. Domestic. Benedict Otmbel. the Philadelphia millionaire who' was arrested In New York nd later admitted to ball on the double charge cf Improper con duct and attempted bribery of a po lice officer, tried to kill himself In a Hoboken hotel. The Ann Arbor Railroad denies the right of the State of Ohio to regulate the equipment of Its rolling stock, maintaining that only the na tional government exercises control over Interstate commerce. The administration ticket of the Mutual Life Insurance Company has been officially declared elected by the Inspectors of eloctlon appointed for the purpose of counting the votes. Salvatore Cicmoreae. an Italian banker of New York, received an In fernal machine by express from an unknown man who has been demand ing $2,000 by mail. The Supreme Court of Illinois has declared the Muller act, to finance Chicago municipal ownership of street car lines, unconstitutional. The hand wlndowglass plants of Pittsburg, employing over IS. 000 men, are to close down owing to being oveistocked. The northern part of the Island of Luzon was shaken by an earthquake and considerable property was de stroyed. Secret Service ngents are Investi gating a plot among Hazlcton (Pa.) anarchists to assassinate President Roosevelt. Evelyn Thaw says she longs for the simpler life on a Western ranch. Edward A. Nelson, a rai'way mall clerk, confessed stealing a packet containing $10,000 from a pouch en rout, from Wilmington, N. C. to New York. Secretary Taft and his party sailed from San Juan for home, accom panied by Beekman Wlnthrop. the retiring governor, and Mrs. Wln- thtop. The fourth trial In Boston of "Dr." John Sinclair on the charge of caus ing the denth of Annie M. Russell resulted In his acquittal. The new battleship Kansas was put Into commission at the League Island Navy Yard, with Captain Vreel. In command. The Columbus (O.) grand Jury returned a number of Indictments against the members of the Ice TruBt in that city. Two hundred additional suits were Instituted In San Fraiivlsco against insurance companies on account of the big lire. Joseph Bush, wanted for com plicity In the robbery of a Missouri Pacific train, was arrested at Myrtle Pointi Ore. After losing his last hundred dol dars on the races, J. Richmond, of Boston, committed suicide In New York. Floods during March caused the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad a loss of $400,000. Regis H. Post was Inaugurated governor of Porto Rico. The answers of all the defendants In the suit to force the leaders of Christian Science Churches to ac count for the property of Mrs. Eddy as filed not only deny most of the allegations of the plaintiffs, but de clare that the action Is not brought in good faith. John Gunderson, a discharged em ploye of the Northern Express Com pany, Is accused by Clerk Zimmer man of stealing $25,000 from the company's safe at the Union Depot, St. Paul. Minn., by forcing Zimmer man at the point of a pistol to open FAMINE HORRORS OF TWO NATIONS The Suffering Millions of Russia and China. COUNTLESS NUMBERS ARE DYING. Dr. hennnrd Declares This I the Worst Famine Russia Has Ever Known Twenty Million People Cannot Live Without Aid to See Another Harvest Death's Reign in China. A GHASTLY RECORD. Rl'SSIA Twenty million people In the Southeastern povlnces I facing starvation. Hundreds of thousands to whom even the harvests cannot bring relief. Young women prostituting i themselves to obtain food. CHINA Three million actully starving; 10,000,000 more on I verge of starvation. Five thousand dying dally i from destitution. Parents exchanging their chil dren to be eaten; women and children eating the hark and I roots of trees and the green j scum of vegetation from ponds. oaths, Denver, Col. (Special). A sharp drop In temperature followed the snowstorm. 1 4 above zero being re corded by the Weather Bureau In Denver and Pueblo, and fruit of all kinds lu Eastern Colorado, according to reports, was nipped In the bud. At Grand Junction, the center of the more Important fruit region west of the Continental Divide, the tempera ture fell 80 degrees, and tho weath er observer there reported Sunday that the condlton of fruit was grave. The damage to the fruit in this state, according to some estimates, may amount to several million dollars; nearly all other crops will be greatly benefitted by the moisture. Kills Direct Vote BOX Harrlshurg, Pa. (Special). The house bill giving the voters of the State an opportunity to express their choice for United States Senators at the uniform primary elections, one of the most Important political bills before the present legislature, failed on final passage in the senate, the Tote being 22 to 22. A majority vote of the senate, 26. was neres sary to pans the hill. To Reconcile Difference. Washington (Special). Charge Brown telegraphed the State Depart ment from Amapula. Honduras, that the representative- of Salvador and Nicaragua, appointed for the purpose, began a conference, with the ob ject of composing the differences be tween those countries that threaten a renewal of hostilities in Central America. Ills dispatch did not indi cate the result of the meeting. Prayers For Italn In Cuba. Havanna (Special I. Prayers were offered in all the churches through out the Island Sunday for rain, which has not fallen for six months. The country Is parched, many cattle are dying and forest fires are devastat ing various sections. FRANCE HONORS CARNEGIE Given The Cross of The Legion of Honor. Lost Child DM. Tamaqua, Pa (Ipeeikl) The body of John Sobel, aged sir years, who disappeared from Hauto a week ago, and who was thought to have been kidnapped, was found lying beside a mine breach on the Lansford Moun tain. The condition of the child's body Indicates that ho had been dead at least four days, and It Is b lieved that be wandered away and died of hungea sftid exhaustion. It was at first reported that he had been en ticed awny by a strange man. 94S.OOO For Apartment. New York (Special). John W. Gates is the latest of several well knowu men who have selected the New Plaza Hotel, Central Park South and Fifth Avenue, for a residence. Mr. Gates has dosed a contract for the lease of the largest apartment In the hotel under which ho 1 to pay $12,000 a year. John A. Drake and many other men who have been nota ble winter residents of the great ho tols farther downtown will move to the New Plaza when It la opened next autumn. Books and records of the Ameri can Ice Company are missing from the office of the Attorney General of New York. Chief of Police Shlppyr, of Chica go, acknowledges he contributed $100 toward the election of Mayor Busse. C. L. Scruggs was shot and killed by a guard while escaping from the North Carolina Penitentiary. Every vote Hearst received In the New York mayoralty fight cost him $1.25. A committee of the National Pub licity Law Conference is considering a resolution asking that the cam paign contribution books of the last presidential campaign be opened for Inspection. foreign. The British government makes public a part of the correspondence between Rear Admiral Davis and ex-Governor Swettenham, of Jamai ca, resulting in the resignation of the latter as governor of Jamaica. M. Ponomarleff, chief of the gov ernment detectives in the Russian lloitma, is threatened with dismissal because he Invented the story of a conspiracy he pretended to have discovered. The coal miners' strike in the dis trict of Alberta, Manitoba, is becom ing serious, and although President Mitchell has ordered the men back to work, it Is said they will refuse to obey. The Reirhstag discussed methods of exterminating the phylloxera from the vineyards of Germany and the question of experimenting with American stocks. The Emperor of Japan has Joined in the popular welcome of General Booth, of the Salvation Army. A typhoon swept over the Caro line Islands on Good Friday and 230 natives perished. At the annual meeting of the Cunnrd Steamship Company in Liver pool Chairman Watson said that overtures made to that company by its continental competitors for an al liance bad not been considered. Unseasonably cold' weather pre vails throughout Germany. The twenty-seventh session of the Japanese Blot has adjourned after a crisis which weakened the position of Marquis Salojl's cabinet. Fire in a laundry In Montreal caused the death of 3 women em ployes and the Injury of 12 others. French officials say that no naval demonstration Is Intended off Moga dor. Morocco. A bill constituting a court of criminal appeal In criminal cases passed its first reading in the British House of Commons. President Roosevelt, accepting President Weiuya h assurances that the war has ended, has offered with President Diaz to arrange that there wllll be no hostile agitation on the frontier between the forces of Sal vador and Guatemala. Beltsarlo Porras, a lawyer and one of the loaders of the Liberal party, has been appointed the delegate of the Panamanian Republic to Tne Hague Conference. Mrlsa Abbas Khau, chief engineer of the Persian Ministry of Ways and Communications, was shot and seri ously wounded at Baku by revolutionists. London (By Cable) Writing from the Russian famine district. Dr. Ken nard. who was sent by the Society of Friends to investigate conditions among the peasantry, draws an ap palling picture of the suffering. Af ter calling attention to the urgent and Immediate need of funds, he says: "This is the worst famine Russia has known. No less than 20,000,000 people distributed throughout the Southeastern Provinces cannot live without aid to see another harvest, ar.1 1 may Bay that this figure has been not only approved by the Zemst vo organization, but also by the gov ernment Itself. 'The date of the harvest will vary with the latitude, and the famine stricken region is spread over such a wide area (five times the size of France) that more than 10 degrees of latitude are involved. This means that In direct proportion from south to north the harvest will be from July 3 to 23 (new style). Black Dread for Dalies. "It will be seen that funds will be needed to the end of July to feed all these millions, and then the harvest will bring relief; but there are many hundreds of thousands to whom the harvest will not bring relief, for they have neither land nor cattle. The few cows that are In existence are In such a ultlful condition themselves that they are uselesB for milking pur poses. "The result Is that babies and young children are being forced to eat the coarse black bread and the Indigestible young cucumbers, which are luxuries to the adult Russian peasant today, but are death to the baby, or, at any rate, spell disease. TheBe people have sold their all and In most rases have likewise sold In advance all that the harvest might bring them. The Starving Women. "They have sold themselves and theJr work, and from all over the southeastern provinces reporU are coming In of young women and girls forced to prostitute themselves to ob tain food. For theBe suffering people to whom the coming harvest means nothing, relief must be afforded dur ing the whole of the coming year. Meanwhile epidemics of disease add to the terrible conditions obtaining. The difficulties encountered In re lieving these people are made 10 times worse now, owing to the prac tically Impassable condition of the country roads; the winter snows are melting and projecting vast volumes of water In countless Cotaracts to ward Mother Volga, and neither man nor beast can hope to do anything In the way of travel." DEATHS DI E TO STORM. Wind And Hail Do Much Dumuge In Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla. (Special). A severe wind and hall storm struck Jacksonville at 3.30 P. M . doing considerable damage. The tug Annie B. capsized and Captain Sloan was drowned. The driver of a milk wag on was killed by a "live" wire. Glass windows on the west sides of buildings were demolished, and several buildings were unroofed. A dozen or more horses, lashed by the large hailstones, ran away, some of them crashing Into and shattering plate glass show windows and others running into the river. Dixie Land Amusement Park suffered several thousand dollars' damage. Some of the hallstoneB measured one and a half Inches In diameter. Numerous small craft in the river were either beached or swamied. The Wheelmen's Clubhouse was wrecked. New York (Special) Andrew Car negie, Pittsburg's apostle of peace nnd father of the peace congress Just adjourned, had pinned about his neck Wednesday a board red ribbon from which hung the grand cross of the Legion of Honor This was a gift of the appreciative Republic of France. It was at the dinner which was given at the Hotel Astor, Jointly with another one at the Waldorf-Astoria for the entertainment of the dele gates and foreign guests at the peace conference, that the presenta tion of the honor was made. Mr. Carnegie had been sitting in the little box raised above the head of the diners In the main ballroom, calling for speerhes from ambassa dors and dignitaries by the crook of a finger. The peace father was In high feather. About 10 o'clock Baron de Con stant rnme Into the hall with a sup pressed air of having something up his sleeve. Mr. Ely, the secretary of the peace congress, arose and made an announcement. "The Bnron d'Estournelle de Con stant has come over from the other banquet on a mission of importance." he said. "He bears a message from France to this assemblage, and I know that you will all listen to what he has to say." The Baron stepped up Into the little box, and as he prepared to speak he slipped an oblong morocco-covered box from his pocket to the little ledge thnt ran around the Inside of the railing, screened from the view of Mr. Carnegie. Then tho Baron slipped gracefully Into the speech which he had already deliv ered four times before at various meetings of the Peace Congress. "On behalf of tho President of France and as a public testimonial of his esteem and gratification of your act In building tho beautiful Palace of Peace at The Hague I have the honor to bestow upon you the Cross of the Legion of Honor, i Let me attach It myself, Mr. Carnegie." said Baron de Constant, tying the red ribbon from which the cross hung pendant about the Ironmos ter's neck, "and let me hope that as you are a good American and a good Englishman you are now an honored Frenchman, and. in fact, an honor ed citizen of all the world." The Bnron opened the little Moroc co box and took therefrom the broad ribbon with the gilt and silver cross depending. Mr. Carnegie stood with n blank expression on his face while the Baron pinned the token about his neck. Everyone in the room meanwhile had risen, and the diners cheered the donor and the recipient of the gift for several minutes. Mr. Carnagle found his voice when the tumult ceased. When he could be heard Mr. Car negie said: "This honor Is as surprising as R Is overwhelming. None knows so well as I that It is not deserved by anything I have done. But If a heart which growB larger as I grow older, a heart which takes In the boarder view of life and wlBhes for a broader field of activity if that merits the grant of this great honor, then 1 believe I do deserve It. I find that with every year of my life I take a higher and higher view of things, and I think more nnd more of hu manity and have brighter visions of the future. "That this honor comes from France makes It doubly welcome. I remember what France did for this country In her days of need. I know what self-sacrifices France has ever been willing to make to aid humanity I know what France has done In the world of art. I know what the Legion of Honor means. It embraces men of distinction In every field of human endeavor. Urges Asylum For Thaw. Rome (By Cable). The Tribuna has published an Interview with A. Blair Thaw, a half-brother of Harry K. Thaw, who is spending the win ter here with his family. Mr. Thaw said he hoped that the lawyers for the prosecution and the defense would agree in a request that Harry Thaw be sent to an asylum. Michigan Has Two-t'ent Fare, Lansing, Mlcb. (Special). Gover nor Warner signed tho two-cent fare bill, which Is to go Into effect May 1. Upper Peninsular rates are re duced from fpur cents to three cents and lower Peninsular roads under tho $1200 limit can charge throe cents. Other rates are reduced to two cents. Adopts Antl-Cigarcttc Ijjw. Springfield, 111. ( Special ). The House passed the Young anti-cigarette bill making unlawful the selling of cigarettes or cigarette paper in Illinois. IT THE NATION'S CAPITAL Some Interesting Happenings Briefly Told. Infernal Machine To Hunker. New York (Special). After hav ing received several demands by mall for $2,000 and a warning that he would bt J'led unless he paid that amount 1 .he unknown sender of the letters, Salvatore Gemovese, an Italian banker, received by ex press the partB of an infernal ma chlue. Ho took It to the bureau of ombustlhles. where It was opened md found to contain several fulmin ating caps, revolver, cartridge and other materials for making an ex ilqslve machine, but all discon nected and harmless. The Treasury Department has no tified Mr. Floyd Hughes, collector of customs at Norfolk, that 12 addltlotv al Inspectors of customs would be authorized at his port to be employ ed as steamboat Inspectors. The body of George W. Roosevelt, a cousin of the President, who died recently in Brussels, will be brought to this country and Interred at Ar lington National Cemetery. President Roosevelt gave a recep tion to a party of Austro-Hungarl-ans who are making a tour of the United States looking particularly Into the coal industry. Mrs. Donald McLean and tho en tire administration ticket was over whelmingly elected by the Daugh ters of the American Revolution. Governor Hagerman, of New Mex ico, has resigned by request, and the President has appointed Capt. George Curry, now governor of Samar Prov ince, Philippines, to succeed him. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf fin ally signed the plans for the two big battleships, which are to be of 20, 000 tons burden and built on the Dreadnought pattern. The Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual elec tion, Mrs. Donald McLean being again elected president general. Brigadier General Alfred C. Mark ley was placed on the retired list. The lack of searchlights at the Boston coast defenses will prevent night drilling by Massachusetts and other coast artillerymen next July. A similar state of affairs Is said to exist ull along the Atlantic Coast. Dr. Ira Itemsep, president of Johns HopklnB University, was elected president of the National Academy of Sciences, and Dr. W. H. Welch, also of Hopkins was elected a mem ber of the board of council. Individual deposits In the national bunks of the United States have In creased about $164,000,000 in two months. C. A. A. KkBtromer, the Swedish vice consul accused of Impertinence toward tu. President, has received encouragement in hlB efforts to be forgiven. Constantln Brim, minister of Den mark to the United States, has been designated to represent his govern ment at the coming Peace Conference at The Hague. Tho fifteenth annual Conference of Church Clubs of (he United States adopted a resolution of greeting to the International Peace Conference. Two prominent bankers of Nebras ka have been convicted o land frauds Involving a halt million acres. HONORED OEAD . AND MANY INJURED Earthquake's Terrible Destruction at Chiapa. SULPHUR FUMES FILL THE AIR. The Sulphur Fhenomeni an Evidence That the Farthquake Had Its Origin In Some Subterranean Explosion No News Yet From the Volcano Section Shocks Continue. City of Mexico (By Cable). Com munication with several towns In the district most affected by the re cent earthquake. Make It certain that the death list will exceed 100. There are a number of small towns yet to be heard from, but up to date the fatalities at these places have rang ed from 9 to 12 and the Injured from 30 to 40. Through an error made In the transmission of a telcgrrfm from the City of Chllapa, the city In the State of Guerrero which was almost to tally destroyed, the telegram was made to read that 33 bodies had been taken from thp ruins and 779 Injured had been transferred to the hospitals. Later the telegram was corrected to read that 33 pcrsonB were Injured and 779 bulldlngB de stroyed. One peculiar phenomena which has just been made known Is that after the first great shock the air was filled for many miles with a sickening, sulphurous odor. This caused great distress to the surviv ors. There are many speculations as to the cause of this, and some consider It as proof thnt the earth quake had its origin In some sub terranean explosion. For this rea son considerable anxiety will be felt until neWB Is received from the sec tions surrounding the active volca noes of Collma and Jurlllo. The Water Sulphurous. Even the water In the streams was made sulphurous. The tele gram from Chllanclngo says; "In the beginning the eart': movement was oscillating, nnd then changed to trepldatory. Nobody could tell how long It lasted on ar couht of the Intensity of the phe nomena, but It must have been more than four minutes. At the I same time there was a very pro nounced odor In the air. On the fol lowing day almost everybody com plained of headaches. In some parts of the city the odor could be detected when" excavations for water were made. On the night of April 14 the same odor was detected on the road to Acapulca and In the streams as far as Agua del Perro, 61 miles from here. "There are 10 dead, among them being the wife of Inspector of Postal Service Senor Leopoldo Lopez Guerra. and a child of eight years, son of the postmaster,-Senor Joaa Aleman, who also perished, and Mrs. Inez Morales Bonllla. "Up to the present It Is Impossi ble to calculate the amount of prop erty loss because, with the exception of the City Hall and about 20 other houses, tho whole city Is In ruins. "Almost every family lost part of Its furniture, and the business houses suffered serious losses. "The shocks continue at long In tervals, and although not strong, they spread panic among the Inhabi tants. There was no disorder, nor were there any acts of pillage. Everybody is trying to help the suf ferers. The authorities are aiding tho people to the best of .their ability." From Chllapa came this telegram: "The number of Injured in this town is 33. For the most part they are of the poorer classes. A baby was killed by falling wallr. Thirty one houses were destroyed. Seven hundred and seventy-nine houses are partially destroyed. Including the tel egraph office. Losses Over $2,000,000. "The total loss of property, In cluding the Cathedral, the various churches, the city hall and other buildings amounts to over $2,000, 000." "The whole population Is panic ntrlcken and nobody Is thinking of rebuilding the destroyed houses. Since Surfday 25 distinct shocks have been felt." A movement Is under way In the City of Mexico to furnish relief to those who were rendered homeless and destitute In Guerrero. Plans are being made for the gathering of a substantial sum. Vice President Ramon Corral, act ing for President Diaz, has taken an active part In relief measures, and has sent the following message to the governors of the various states: "The seismic movements on the night of April 14, and those that sub sequently followed, have left nearly the entire State of Guerrero In ruins, especially the cities of Chllpanclngo, Chllapa, Tlxtle, Ayutle and Acapulco. "The calamities consist not only of Iobs of property, which may be considered as totally destroyed, ac cording to latest telegrams received from the cities and towns above men tioned, but also a considerable num ber of lives lost and a large number maimed and Injured. "In view of the gravity of the catastrophe, the president of the re public considers that as a national unit wo ought not to leave the State of Guerrero to shift for Itself, but that all states as well as the federal district find it their duty to offer cooperation." DUEL DEA1H OF TWO Girl Watches Snltors Shoot Until One Falls. New York (Special). After a furious pistol battle for the hand of a beautiful artist's model who had promised lo r-cd the victor in the deadly duel, one man was killed In stnntly and the other, whose bullet had plowed through tho heart of his beFt friend and lifelong chum, turned his own weapon ngalnst his breast and died later In the hospi tal. The young woman was one of the many of the participants' friends who witnessed the fatal corn mat, and after she saw -me of her suitors carried away In a patrol wagon to the morgue atid the hur ried dying to the hospital, she walk ed away as unconcernedly ns from an afternoon tea. This affair, which has no match In the police nnnals of Greater New York, and which even outdoes fiction, occurred at Ozone Park, a suburb of Brooklyn. The participants of the duel were Vlncenzo Stcn, twenty eight years old, nnd Antonio Tlan dlno, twentv five years old, who roomed ; gether nt 2777 Ocean Ave nue, East New York. Both men were artists of considerable reputa tion In the best Italian circles of New York. The young woman for whose affe"tlons the two chums fought the duel la Marie Allegretto, a dark-haired girl of twenty, whose beauty had made her famous In the studios of Naples before she came to America and made herself the fa vorite uf the Italian artists of New York. For months both artists had been paving devoted attentions to the model, nnd although each knew thnt Marie's acceptance of the other would be the sealing of his fate, their relations were as friendly as ever, and both vowed that, the man Marie chose for her hushand would receive the blessings of the other. Both had pleaded with the beautiful model, while she was posing for the works thnt have made them locally famous, to decide soon, telling her frequently thnt hei delay was only making It harder for either of them to give her up The light-hearted girl only laughed, nnd sold she loved them both so much It was hard to choose. WARSHIPS IN OUZE OF GLORY Feature of Opening Ceremonies at Jamestown. STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA Latest News Gleaned Frim Various Parts. Ashes Now A Common Fuel. Lewistown (Special). Burton Searer, of thlB city, has discovered the secret of burning coal ashes and his mother made a demonstration before a number of people In the family range, keeping a hot fire In the raiiKe all day. Searer does not ufe coal In his experiments, but treats plain coal ashes with the so lution, reuslug the ashes as they drop through the grate. Searor Is till In his 'teens and says the solu tion Is exceptionally cheap. Wanted For Tweiuy-Flve Murders. New York (Special). Enrico Al fono, said to be wanted In Italy for 26 murders, was one of the pickups in the police crusade against foreign ers who' carry concealed weapons Alfono was recognized by Detective Pei mi Slnl. At headquarters the Ber Urtlon measurements fully Identified him. According to the Italian au thorities, Alfono was leader of a gang of criminals In Naples and fled to this country less than two months ago. He win be held for extradition. Exposition Grounds "(Special). The greatest Illumination ever seen afloat will be that of the fleet of warships that will gather In Hamp ton Roads for the opening ceremonies of the Jamestown Exposition, nnd the display to be made by the fighting craft will be one of the features of tho day. When the sun goes down nnd the lamps on the Exposition ground twinkle there will be a mighty flash of light from over the water, and a half hundred fighting craft of vari ous sizes will be outlined against the western horizon. The fleet will be the greatest that has ever been together at one time. The vessels flying the United States ling will number 43. including croft of every size and ipye, from battle ships to the little torpedo boat, In cluding also hospital and refrigerat ing Bhlps and a transport or two. These vessels ar? now nsstmming. The cruisers Brooklyn, Tennessee and Washington nnd the battleships Minnesota nnd Connecticut are here, as are a number of torpedo oats, and the fleet of Renr Admiral Evans, comprising 21 ships, has niilved olf Cape Henry. The Argentine Republic tr&lBlttI ship Presidente Snrlmcnto passed In the Capes and proceeded up the bay en route to Annapolis, where she will remain until just before opening day, when she will return to Hamp ton Roads. The German cruiser Bremen, which arrived two weeks ago. Is at Newport News undergoing minor repairs. Mechanics Busy. Although Sunday was rainy and disagreeable, a large number of car penters nnd painters were employed In the vnrlous buildings on the ground. There were also a number of vIsltorB to go over the grounds. Owing to the exhlbltB being installed, many of the larger building are closed to outBiders. though the favor ed few who get inside sec that then Is a great deal being done and there will be many things to see on open ing day The government Is going to make an exceptionally good ex hibit in its various departments. Nearly all of the exhibits hnve ar rived on the grounds, and they are being placed by a corps of men who have much experience in that clasn, of work. The exhibit of the War Department will be especially good. In the Man ufacturers' Building 100 or more booths are in various stages of com pletion, and the same Is true of the Food Products Building. In the States' Exhibit Building the work is going on slowly. Three gangs of men, each compris ing more thnn 100, were put on those roads that are yet to bo fin ished One gang with scrapers and steam rollers, prepares the surface, tho second gang lays bed rock and gravel, while tho other gnng gives the road the finishing touches. The other gangs, each 100 strong, are working on the walks, laying a bltu llthlc footway that Is put down rap idly and with but little trouble. IN THE FINANCIAL WORL1X There was no change In the Bank of England'., discount rate. The stock market hi now wholly professional In character, sary all the leading brokers. The Belmont Trust Company is the new name for the recently or ganized State Trust & Security Com pany, of Philadelphia. Wagers of two to one were offer ed on the streot that Pennsylvania's May dividend will be 3 per cent., the same as tho last period. United States Steol huu booked orders for 250,000 tons of steol rails for 108 dollvery, and the Tennes see Company has booked 40,000 tons. In view of the assertions tbat. Cop per metal Is falling In price and the denials from certain quarters, the following direct statement of tbe "Iron Age," which may be taken as un authority, lu Interesting: It la a fact, in iptto of all assertions In the conttrsry. that manufacturers of Copper Wire huvo naked that deliv eries of Copper bo postponed. There hnvo been u number of cuses Involv ing Important quantities. There was another victim added to Its Itst by tho alleged hoodoo motor in the Pyne Mine, near Tay lor, when Michael Gorman was crushed between It and a rib of coal and instnn h killed. Almost from the very hiur that this particular motor was placed In the Pyne Mine It began to figure In accidents, and It became termed "the hoodoo." It figured In a number of minor acci dents during Its early days In the mine, nnd n little more than two years ago, John Tnnnler suffered the loss of a leg and part of his left hand, being knocked down and run over by It. About a year ago, Michael Gorman, victim, was run over by the same motor and was In the hospital for some time. While he was laid up Edwin Watklns, of Hyde Park, was placed in charge of the motor. He was run over by It and killed. Along with these there was any number of smaller accidents In which this motor figured In the past three yearB, and according to the employees of the mine, has rightfully earned the title of being a hoodoo motor. Three tons of coal fell from the roof of the Thropp coal mine, near Mlnersvllle, Huntington County, up on Frank Hnnawalt, aged 61, a well known coal miner, crushing him to denth. Although a sheriff for Delaware County Is not elected until next year, William D. Jons, of Upper Darby, has filed his papers at Media giving no tice that he will be a candidate. A seven-ton traction engine caused a complete collapse of the bridge known as the Wilcox bridge over the west branch of Chester Creek, in Conord Township. The engine Is ly ing In about ten feet of water. The bridge was a frame structure fifty feet long. Anderson Funt, an Adams County farmer, died at his home Henallen Township from an attack of measles. The police In Coatesvillo believe that they have caught the ringleader of all the petty robberies that have been taking place In that town for a number of monthB. Nelson Keith, a negro, who claims he Is from Phila delphia, has been committed to the county Jail In default of $600 ball. N. M. Wood and R. S. Tucker, I Coatesvllle, have been appointed special fish wardens for the coun ties of Chester. Lancaster and Berks by W. E. Meehan, Comlssloner of Fisheries. Bernard Flynn, In making a flying leap from a Reading passenger train near Shnmokln, was hurled headfore most down a steep enbankment, sus taining serious cuts and bruises about the head and body. At Pnlmerton, a national bank with $25,000 capital, is being organ ized. The village of Goodvllle In East Earl Township, Is combating an out break of typhoid fever, of which re cently there have been fourteen cases. Both Cyrus Wltmnr and his wife wore stricken and the former died on Tuesday His wife being in a critical condition, was not apprais ed of her husband's death. His body was removed to the Goodvllle Church without his wife's knowledge and buried from these. Mayor J. Benjamin Dimmlrk ex pects to send a communication to Councils urging that the ordinance Imposing a license tax on the gross receipts of corporations, adopted In 1801, be repealed. This Is for the purpose of placing a reduction in water rates squarely before W. W. Scranton. After an existence of over twenty years the court hns been asked to dissolve the Jenkintown Mutual Storm Insurance Company, incorpor ated by resident of Jenkintown and farmers in the Immediate vicinity for the protection of their real es tate and crops from damage by every thing hut fire. The president is Isaac Michener. Hannah C. Robinson, of Rlchland town, in a suit at Doylestown against William H. Raudenbush, of the same place, to recover damuges for the death of her husband, James R. Robinson, was awarded a verdict of $1250. Raudenbush, it was alleged, on the night of December 3 last, ran down Mr. Robinson, near Rlchland town, with a double team while driving at rapid speed, and he died three days later. John Swelgard, 80 years old. and who resides at Goldsboro. York County, was struck by a south bound train while walking too close to the tracks of tho Northern Central Rall road nnd was badly Injured. The 30 horse power boiler at tho fertilizer plant of H. K. Rhonda, near Pottstown, exploded. Tho holler was thrown a distance of 300 feet and landed In a field. The accident hap pened about fifteen minutes after the engineer, Elmer Shadier, left tho plant to go to his home. Norton Wagner, of Elmhurst, has been arrested on the charge of main taining a nuisance In the shape of a stable In closo proximity to a tribu tary of the Elmhurst reservoir. The efforts of the State Board of Health to clean up the water shod of the Scranton supply will lead to u num ber of other arrests, It Is said. While enjoying a ride on u log wagon belonging to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., Kato Lewis, aged 13 years, of Coaldalc, lost her halunce and fell under wheels. Death wbb Instantaneous. Mrs. Estelle Bucher, of Mount Joy, hes presented to the Columbia Hos pital the medical library and surgical instruments of her husband, the late Frederick C. Bucher. Burglars made a raid on the bour ough of Mountvllle and six resi dences and a cigar factory were en tered, but the booty secured was trifling. Waldron Coe, of Emlcnton, aged 4 0 yeurs, died at the hospital In Oil City from Injuries causod by being struck by a train while crossing the tracks near his home. David P. Thomas, for a quarter of a century an elder In the South Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, died of asthma, lis was 76 years old. W. M. McKeen, of Easton. and as semblyman P. F. Enright havo been named Memorial l)ay orators at South Bethlehem and Salisbury. Dr. E. T. Wllhelm, president of the South Bethlehem Health Board, Is seriously 111 with a complication of diseases. John F. McDermott was re-elected president or (be Water Board of Al lentowu at the initial meeting of tbe new body.
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