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Domestic
Thomas McCsnn deliberately net
Are to the house In which his wife
lay sick. Their daughter ruBhed
through the smoke nnd flame and
carried her mother to safety.
William A. Hrwett is held In
heavy ball on the charge ot making
a daring attempt to steal gold bul
lion from an express train In Head
ing terminal.
Officials of the Savings Hank of
New Hrltaln. Ct., expect to recover
the securities stolen bv the treasurer,
William B. Walker.
A Mexican who escaped the massa
cre of a party of II who were am
bushed by Yaqui Indians tells of his
terrible experiences.
After being attacked by a crowd
of Hungarians In Lebanon. Pa., Con
table Dolan shot into the crowd and
killed two men.
Seven passengers were lnjurod
during a collision of sleeping coaches
In Itroad Street Station. Philadelphia.
GUI Rinpilng, head of the greatest
circus combination In tho world,
owning a controlling Interest In the
Barnum and IIal!ey. Foropaugli.
Bells and the Hlngllng Brothers cir
cuses, died In New Orleans of a com
plication of diseases.
Alfred II. Smith, vice president of
tho New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad, accused of man
slaughter as a losult of the wreck
of the Brewster express, In which 2 4
were killed, has boon ncquited.
A wireless message to The Ameri
can from the battleship Louisiana
ays that Admiral Evan9 has an
nounced that tho fleet will return by
way of the Suez Canal.
Frank Wise Miller, son of Rev.
John H. Miller, of Missouri, and a
student at the 1'nlverslty of Penn
sylvania, hanged himself In the door
way of his room.
Acting Police Captain Kubnc. of
Brooklyn, N. Y., was sentenced to
SO days In Jail for alleged failure
to obey a court writ restraining him
from taking Bertllllon measurements
of Banker Frank Jenkins.
William Lanlwm, a New York
broker, was granted c divorce from
his wife, the broker's chauffeur be
ing named as co-respondent.
The chambers of commerce of
Rochester. N. Y.. and Pittsburg, Pa .
want a deeper waterway from Pitts
burg to Lake Ontario.
Thirty-seven pretty glrl3 from Scot
land, who are to marry New Year's
Day, arrived in New York on the
steamer California.
The committee of bankers appoint
ed by Governor Hughes presented a
report urging reform In banks and
trust companies.
Two negroes were electrocuted In
New Jersey for the murder of Mrs.
Edward Homer and Victoria Natoll.
An association to re-establish the
Army canteen has been organized in
Now York.
A mob of 500 union laborers es
corted six non-union men out of
Butte. Mont.
Ida Bell, aged reventeeu years.
waB killed while walking on the rail
road track near Norrlstown, Pa., at
the same spot where her father was
killed.
Theodore Marburg, of Baltimore,
delivered an address before the Chic
Federation, favoring the injection of
more gold Into the national currency.
I. F. Parker, general solicitor of
the St. Louis and San Francisco Rail
road, was found dead In a bathtub
at St. Louis, Mo.
The elght-year-ohl daughter of
Mrs. Mary Perkalls, of Pottsville, Pa., I
found her mother and brother mur- I
dered.
The number of dead brought from
the Fairmont Mine at Monongah, W.
Va., now numbers 334.
Foreign
Tho Btory that Count Hans Ferdi
nand von Hochberg, a member ot the
Pless family, has renounced the title
of count is confiriifd in Berlin.
A Russian police colonel was killed
during a fight following an attempt
to Beach a house In the Basill Island
section of that city.
The J1JI Shlmpo, a Tokio paper,
characterizes the dispatch of the
American fleet to the Pacific as "a
noteworthy undertaking."
Announcement Is made that Prus-
alan Railroad authorities Intend to
make special reductions In freight j
rates on Imported cm!,
Lieutenant General Sto. s;,el was
accused by Col. Gurko of having
shown the white feather under fire on
two occasions.
M Ulerlot, the aeronauts expert.!
nan anoiner narrow escap- .vhe.-i hi,
aeroplane was wrecked.
J. Israel Tarte, former minister of
public works died in Montreal, Can
ada. Minister of Labor Ltttiesy, of
Canada, was tendered a farewell ban
quet at Toklo and w;.'s given the as
surance that Japan will limit the
emigration to British Columbia, but
will not change the treaty
Admiral Rojestvensky, who com
manded the Ill-fated Russian fleet to
the Pacific, says the cruise can be
made safely and he believes It will
have "a high stragetic effect In curb
ing the pretensions the Japanese "
The Japanese financial program in
volves a reduction In the expenses
Of the army and nnvy f,,r the nex'
six years whereby $20ti, 000,000 will
be saved.
Olga Seln. a Rusclan woman
charged with frauds Involving $3110 '.
000, has Jumped her ball and fled
from St. Petersburg.
The English turbine torpedo-boat
destroyer Tartar broke all records
by attaining a speed of 37.037 knots.
. The Chilian Congress has reduced
the import tax on all kinds of sugar
by 50 per rent.
Count Zeppelin's airship and tho
monster houseboat In wbloh It Is
kept, on Lake Constance, have been
badly damaged In a hurricane. The
total loss U estimated at 112,51 0
Russian detectives are making
numerous arrests In St. Petersburg
In connection with the arrest of
Nicholas Tschalkovsky, founder of
tho first revolutionary circle.
Huron Kurlue, the Japan,-- hiii
tetsador to France, has Issued a de
nial of rumors (hat a new Japanese
loan Is about to be Hunted Mere and
in London.
Tho Chinese may boycott the Brit
ish becauso of the patrolling of the
Wet River by British gunboats.
Nlzam-es-8ultan, the governor of
Ispahan, has accepted the task of
forming a new Pe.slau cabluet
MINERS' HEADS BLOWN
OFF BY EXPLOSION
Two Hundred Perish in Pennsylvania
Mine.
WAS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE.
Colliery Wrecked and a Mass of
Flames.
DUST BLOWN ACROSS RIVER.
Loss of Life in Mine at Pittsburg
Coal Company, at Jacobs Creek, Pa.,
Might Have Been 400, but 200 Greeks
Took a Day Off to Attend a Catholic
Church Festival Third Disaster in
the Same Coal Vrln In 19 Dsys, Cost
ing Nearly 6C0 Lives.
MINK DISASTERS OF 1907.
January 14 Explosion at Clin
ton, la ; 7 killed.
January 23 Explosion In Col
orado Ft ;l nnd Iron Company's
mine; 24 killed.
January 2 6 Explosion of fire
damp at Lorenzo, YV. Va.; 12
killed.
January 2 8 Explosion at
Thurmont. YV. Va.; 30 killed.
March 2 Explosion at Taylor,
Ph.; 12 killed
May 1 Evploslon at Leaf
Creek District, W. Va.; S killed.
June 1 8 Explosion at Prlce
burg, Pa.; 7 killed.
December I Explosion at Fay
ette City, Pa.; 34 killed.
December 6 Explosion in
mines Nos. 6 and 8, of the Con
solidation Coal Company, at Mo
nongah, W. Va.; 350 dead.
December 16 Explosion In Zo
lande Coal and Coke Company's
mine at Zolnnde, Ala.; 81 killed.
December 19 Explosion In
mine of Pittsburg Coal Company,
near Connellsvllle, Pa.; 200 dead.
Jacobs Creek, Pa, (Special). An
explosion of gas In ftho Darr mine
of the Pittsburg Coal Company here
entombed between 200 and 250 min
ers, and there la scarcely a ray of
hope that a single one of them will
be taken from the mines alive. Par
tially wrecked buildings In the vi
cinity of the mine and the condition
of the few bodies found early In the
rescue work lndlcute an explosion of
such terrific force that It seems im
possible that anyone could have sur
vived It. All of the bodies tuken out
up to this time are terribly mutilated,
and three ot them are headless.
This Is the third mine disaster
since the first of tho month In the
veins of bltunalnous coal underlying
Western Pennsylvania and West Vir
ginia, for the Naomi mine, near Fay
ette City, and the two mines at Mo
nongah, W, Va., In which the earlier
explosions happened, are In the same
belt as the local workings. Thurs
day's catastrophe swells the number
of victims of deadly mine gaB for the
19 days to between 550 and 600.
That the disaster does not equal
or even surpass In loss of life and at
tendant horrors the one In West Vir
ginia Is due to the devotion to church
duties of a considerable number of
the miners. In observance of the
church tasttval many of the 400 or
more men regularly employed at the
mine did no! no to work. Those who
aseapad through this reason are mem
ber:! of the Greek Catholic Church,
and the suspended work to cele
brate St. Nicholas' Day.
As was the case at Monongah. the
explosion followed a brief shutdown,
the Darr mine having been closed
Tuesday and Wednesday.
It was Just 11.30 o'clock when the
tenth trip of loaded cars had been
brought out to the tipple, and there
came an awful rumbling sound, fol
lowed immediately by a loud report
and a concussion that shook nearby
buildings, and was felt within a ra
dius of several miles. At the same
time there came out of the mouth
of the mine an immense cloud of
dense smoke and dust that floated
across the Youghiogheny River.
Intuitively, everyone In the vicin
ity knew what had happened und nil
started for the one place, the mouth
of the mine. The river separates the
mine und the homes of many of the
miners, so that only n portion of
those who started for the scene were
able to reach It, there being scant
facilities for crossing the stream.
To those who could not cross the
water, the smoke and dust pouring
from the mine's mouth told a story
Of SeetblBg flame! buck la the work
ings, and from this source came re
ports that were persistent until late
in the day that the mine was burning.
The ventilating fans were kept in
operation almost without Interrup
tion, however, the power plant hav
ing withstood the force of the explo
sion, and up to this time the rescuers
have found no lire any place in the
mine. As far as known only one man
who went to work In the morning
est aped.
Joseph Mapleton, a pumper, emerg
ed from one of the side entries short
ly after the explosion. He had left
the part of the mine where most of
the men were working, and was on
his way to the engine room for oil.
"I was near entry 21." said he.
when I heard an awful rumbling. I
started towards .the entry, but the
next Instant I was blinded, and, for
a little time, I did not know anything.
Then I got to the side entry and
worked my way out.''
Funstoii To (Jult Goldficld.
Goldfleld, Nev. (Special) Gen.
1'unston has left Gold field for San
Francisco. Gov. Sparks will also
leave for lis ranch, near Carson City.
About 12,000 worth of high-grade
ore was recov. red In a raid by Con
stable (am ana aud his deputies on a
cabin occupied by a miner named
Roth, A few new men arrived to
work In the mines. They came from
the southern part of the State.
Man Tarred And Feathered.
Wyatt, Ind. (Special). A stran
ger, who said he was C. P. Calvin,
was arrested here charged with mak
lng Improper advances to Dora Fet
ters, a feeble-minded girl. Ho was
arraigned before Justice Markham,
but before the trial could proceed
a mob of townsmen took blm to
the outskirts of town and smeared
bin with tar and feathers. The mob
inarched hliu back to the village,
booting aud yell-lug aud applying
witefcea. He was then ordered to
lve.
THE POWERS ARE
WATCHING PERSIA
England, Russia and Germany Are
Interested.
Teheran (Dy Cable). On behalf
of the nation the Persian Parliament
has Issued a manifesto to the world
explaining tho present constitutional
crisis and appealing for assistance.
The manifesto, which was distributed
to the foreign legations and consu
lates here, fays:.
"When the affnlrs of the empire
had fallen Into a hopeless state the
nation saw Its only salvation In con
stitutional government. The late
Shah granted a constitution, and the
reigning Shah confirmed it, but per
sons who under the deapotlc regime
wero accustomed to oppress the peo
ple misled our young sovereign Into
the belief thst tho constitution was
the cause of the present troubles.
"The nation wants to do nothing
that will disturb pence, but, In view
of the attack of the reactionary mem
liers of the government. It will de
fend the constitution, Its only hope,
to the utmost.
"By means of this manifesto the
Persian nation makes known to all
legations and foreign diplomatic rep
resentatives the actual condition of
tho affairs, and Informs them that
tho sovereign Is violating his cove
nant with the people. It makes this
announcement to all the nations of
the world, convinced that they will
show brotherly love to the 10, OOO.
OOO Persians and not allow their
rights to be trodden under foot."
WAR ON WOOD PULP Dl'TV.
Printing Trades Join Publications In
Fight Against Trust.
Indianapolis, Ind. (Special). At
tho iolnt conference here of heads of
the International unions composing
tne amen priming i rag ui nine,
ca It was decided unanimously thnt
every union organization In the
r w..i nintai wiin-,.- members have
to do with the publishing of news-
.... . i .
papers shall be insirucicu iu "f'"
. iii.iiii,.' the so-called
wood plup and white paper trust.
The allied trndes will act witn tne
V..- - T1Hlt-ihorB' Aoiiorlntlon
of America In an effort to abolish the
duty on wood pulp ana wnue paper.
GAVE DAUGHTER FATAL DOSE.
Oxalic Acid Taken For Epsom Salt
Cuuses Heath.
Bethlehem (Special). MrB. Abra
ham Beldelman went to the family
medlclno chest to procure a bottle
f i. -,.,.,,, cults hut hv mistake cot
hold of a bottle of oxallo acid. Not
noticing the difference, sne aaminis
tered a generous dose to her daugh
ter. Miss Jennie Beidelman, who was
111. The girl suffered excruciating
pains until death came.
She was 22 years old and a most
popular young woman. Tho mother
is In a Btate of total collapse
BURNS $10,000; DIES.
Aged Man Destroys Hoarded Wealth
Then Expires.
Marion, O. I Special). John Gor
don a farmer of this county, burned
$10,000 In bills a short time before)
he died. Gordon whs 85 years old
and In the last tew weeks had grown
childish. He had steadfastly refused
to put the $10,000, the savlngu of
years, Into a bank, but kept the bills j
under his pillow.
Tuesday he amused himself by
setting tire to them and watching
Item burn. He succumbed to heart
disease soon afterward.
MANY MINERS' LIVES
ARE BEING SACRIFICED
Large Number of Disasters Could
Be Prevented.
U. S. GOVERNMENT EXPERTS REPORT.
Cholera Rages fin Ship.
Victoria. B. C. (Special). Mall j
advices from Hong Kong tell of the
arrival of a cholera steamer, the :
Hong Bee, which was quarantined
wltB 1,236 Chinese on board, bound j
from Singapore for Swartow. Thirty- j
Ight deaths bad occurred when the
Bteaemr Shawmut sailed. The quar
antine officers were t-cgrcgating the -Chinese,
who were transfeired to 27 j
junks, chartered foi the purpose.
$20,ooo For Princeton.
Trenton, N. J. ( Special!. Trenton 1
offlrers of the Morcer County Board
of Freeholders have been notified
that Andrew Carnegie propose to I
rpond $20,000 more at Prlncetor.
Ha will Improve thi approaches to :
the $50,000 bridges which he built !
across the lake he gave to Princeton :
Cnlverslty.
"Thank (led. I'm Going."
Reading, Pa. (Special). Frank;
Palmer, aged 36, was convicted of
murder in the first degree here for
killing Mrs. Gertrude Clinton, nls i
infinity," three months ago by cut- i
ting her throat. Palmer thanked the !
Jury when the verdict was rendered
and added: "Thank God, I'm go-
lag,
Another Minplon Tunnel.
Birne (By Cable). The construc
tion of a second Slmplon Tunnel will
be begun as soon as practicable. Tbe
tintlonal council toduy approved the
plan which had already passed the
state council. The construction will
be undertaken b- the administration
of the federal railroads. The first
Slmplon Tunnel was opened in 1906
and cost $14,000,000.
FINANCIAL
The wheat bears have been routed.
A cable report said the Russian
Government will l,uy 1000 locomo
tives. It Is said that Standard Oil peo
ple have been buying a great deal
of Ameriiuu Smelting stock.
Baron Hothrhlld has given to .Stu
recant Fish proxies for his iv.'.o
shares of Illlonls Central st (n
opposition to E. H. Harrlmi.:.
Heading Company directors de
clared the regular semi-annual divi
dend on the common stock.
New York Central's net earnings
for Ibo present quarter decreased
$1,167,800, although there was an
Increase of $2x4,900 In gross earn
ings. There is a fear that the bank rate
In Berlin may go to 8 per cent.
Last year the bulls could see s vast
profit In the anthracite coal lands
and railroad separation. Now the
bears pretend to see In It a great
loss. It requires precious little logic
to uonvluoe some people.
Three Times as Many Miners In Propor
tion to the Number Employed Are
Killed in the United States Than in
European Countries More Enlight
ened Methods Urged.
Washington. D. C. (Special) The
coal mines of the United States are
killing three times as many men per
1,000 employed as those of most
European countries. In the last 17
years 22,804 men have given up their
lives in the mines ot this country.
As many violent deaths have occur
red In the mines during the last tlx
years as during tho proceeding 11
years. The number of fatal accidents
each year Is now double that of the
year 1895. In 1906 6,861 men were
killed or Injured In the mines, the
killed numbering 2,061 and the In
jured 4,800.
These torrlblo facts have been
gleaned by government experts act
ing under orders from Secretary Gar
field, of the Interior Department, to
Investigate the nature and extent of
mine acldeuts, particularly thoso re
sulting from explosions, nnd also to
make suggestion as to how mining
conditions may be Improved and ac
cidents prevented.
The Secretary's request for Infor
mation was sent to George Otis
Smith, director of the Geological Sur
vey, last June, who placed theso In
vestigations under the technologic
branch of that organization. Carry
ing out the suggestions, Joseph A.
Holmes, chief of the technoiogic
branch, Clnrenco Hall, explosives ex
pert, and others made a number of
examinations of the more dangerous
coal mines of Indian Territory. In
addition, Mr. Hall and his assistant.
Walter O. Snclllng, hate Investigated
the nature and causes of a number
of disastrous coal-mine explosions In
several of the states.
The conclusion of the experts are
found in a bulletin just issued on
"Coal-mine Accidents; Their Causes
and Preventions."
The statement of Mr. Holmes In
the bulletin that an increase In the
number and in the seriousness of
mine explosions may be expected to
continue has already proved fateful.
for since the words were written tne
country has been startled with the
news of three mine explosions cost
ing nearly BOO lives. The first ex
plosion occurred in Pennsylvania In
the early part of December, and cost
32 lives. Then followed the Monon
gah mine disaster in West Virginia,
with a loss of nearly 400 lives, and
tho explosion in Alabama tho other
day, with 61 lives lost.
Mr. Holmes lu summing up the
situation says: "The figures given
in this report indicate that during
the year 1906 nearly 7,000 men wero
killed or Injured In the coal mines
of this country, and that the number
of these accidents, caused directly or
indirectly by mine explosions has
been stadlly Increasing. It Is also
Indicated that this Increase has beon
due In part to the lack of proper and
enforceable mine regulations; In part
to the lack of reliable Information
concerning the explosives used In min
ing, and the conditions under which
they can be used safely In the pres
ence of the gas and dust encountered
In the mines, and in part to the fact
that in the development of coal min
ing not dnly Is the number of mlnets
increasing, but many areas from
which coal Is being taken are either
deeper or farther from the entrarce
where good ventilation Is more d'tfl
cult and the dangerous accumula
tions of explosive gas more frequent.
"The Increase both In the number
nnd In the seriousness of mine ex
plosions In the United Stutes during
past years may be expected to con
tinue unless, through Investigations
made In the United States, such as
have proved effective in other coal
producing countries, Information can
lie obtained and published concern
ing the explosives used, the con
ditions under which they may be
used rafely In the presence of coal
dust or gas, and the general con
ditions which make for health and
safety in coal-mining operations.
Such Information, obtained through
comprehensive and impartial inves
tigations, may serve In this, as in
Other countries, as an Intelligent
basis both for legislative enactment
and for agreements among persons
associated with mining operations."
Ill RNK MOXKV TO SAVF. LIFE.
U:ne- I.lghti (I Certificate Ami Stops
Approaching Car.
San Rafael, Cal. (Special). Stew
art Dunbar, a prominent Insurance
broker of Honolulu, while on his
way to meet a party of friends, fell
through a cattle-guard on the nar-row-guage
track of the Northwestern
Pacific Railroad.
Dunbar's foot was caught In sjch
a manner that he would have been
crushed to death beneath tho wheels
of an approaching handcar had It
not been for his presence of mind In
Igniting a Clearing House certificate
and holding it over his head as a sig
nal of danger thus attracting the at
tention of the occupantB of tho handcar.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
Representative Garrett Introduced
a resolution In the House asking the
Secretary of Commerce to report all
the known facts In regard to the pur
chase of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company by tbe United States
Steel Corporation.
The President gave a farewell
luncheon to Viscount Aokl, the Ja
panese amhasndor. snd the Vis
countess Aokl Secretary and Mrs.
Root were among the guests.
Capt. Richmond P. Hohson Intro
duced a resolution In the House
looking to the reference of all Inter
national controversies to The Hague
Court.
The House passed a bill appro
priating $50,000 for the purchase of
seeds for free distribution through
congressional channels.
Justice Gould Issued an order re
quiring Secretary Cortelyou to make
answer on January 8 to the com
plaint of George W. Austin tl New
York, who chnrges that he was dis
criminated against in the allotment
of Panama Canal bonds.
Lieutenant Colonel George W.
Goelhnla, chnlrman of the Isthmian
Canal Commission, and chief engi
neer of the Canal Zone, Just bnck
from Panama, called on the Presi
dent. Justice Gould signed the der-'-o
temporarily restraining the labor
leaders and the Federation from boy
cotting the Bucks Stove Company.
Admiral Dowey celebrated the
seventieth anniversary of his birth
President nnd Mrs. Roosevelt being
among his guests.
Speaker Cannon and Representa
tive John Sharp Williams have com
pleted their committee assignments.
The Senate adopted a resolution
presented by Tillman directing the
Finance Committee to
NOTABLE BATTLESHIP
CRUISE HAS BEGUN
An Inspiring Sight When Big Fleet
Sails Away.
FAREWELL RECEPTION ON MAYFLOWER
A Memorable Day In the Naval History
of Oar Country When the Most Pow
erful Fleet I hut Was Ever Gathered
. t nib r One Command Started on Its
Voyage of 14,000 Mile, in Two Oceans
REASONS ASSIGNED FOR
THE CRUISE.
To demonstrate to the world
America's naval prowess.
To show Congress the need of
a still greater navy. In order to
protect equally the Atlantic ana
Pacific Coasts.
To show Congress the necessity
I of mere nnvy yards and better
nocking facilities on the Pacific
I Coast.
To strengthen the Monroe Doe
I trine by showing our South
! American cousins the power bnck
I of it.
To restore to the United States
I the balance of International naval
I power In the Pacific Ocean.
To promote among the people
1 of the Pacific Slope Increased In-
terest In the upbuilding of the
! Navy.
1 To be ready foi any possible
trouble with Japan.
Old Point Comfort. Vn. (Special)
The President extends to the divis
ional commanders, the cnptalns and
crews of the fleet his appreciation of
the ready appearance presented by
all of the ships and of the skilful
manner In which they were handled,
nnd extends to them his best wishes
investigate 1 for n pleasant and successful voyage
whether it was practicable for the i Into the Pacific with full confidence
federal government to discontinue
liquor permits In local option places.
' The killing of two Italian laborers
In the lumber camp at Chnthamville.
La., was brought officially to the at
tention of the State Department by
the Italian Ambassador.
Secretary Cortelyou has Issued a
signed statement declaring the charge
that he has been treacherous to the
administration to be unqualifiedly
false.
Application was filed In the Su
preme Court by the Waters-Pierce
Oil Company for a review of the ous- j
ter decision of the Texas Supreme
Court,
In the ability and devotion to duty of
one and all. (Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
President.
As the mammoth war fleet faded
out on the horizon Monday after
noon the above message, the laBt of
ficial word from the President, was
flashed by wireless to the big mast of
the Connecticut. Promptly came the
following reply.
The Flagship, December 16.
The officers and men of the fleet
fhank you for the honor you have
done In seeing them off.
(Signed) EVANS.
An Inspiring Spectacle.
Slxteeen hard-hitting, steel-belted
The Senate passed the Dick joint I Americnn battleships, gun-bristling
resolution extending for two years and burly of girth, but sparkling
the time In which the organized mill- j white In their immaculate dressing'
tla can conform to existing law.
of pence, sailed away Monday under
Governor Mniroon pahles thnt the; the dazzling sun of a cloudlets win-
reecnt census of Cuba shows a popu- j ter 8k - on lhelr famous twin-sea ex
latlon of 2,028,282 an Increase f I pcdltlon of 14.000 miles along for-
29 per cent, since 1899. fjn Enores a"d .chnn'n C""T 1(1
. . . . I the west coast of the United States.
A number of changes In Semite j President Roosevelt on the bridge of
committees arranged In caucus were j the cruiser yacht, the Mayflower,
ratified by tho Senate. . personally led the magnificent four-
SecretarleB Cortelyou and Metcalf mile line of fighting vessels during
are both confined to their bed by the : the first stage of the voyage. From
8r'P- j the anchorage gound In Hampton
The Supreme Court of the United t Roans to the Horseshoe Bend of
States affirmed the conviction of f'hesakeake Hay his eagle-crested
Joseph E. Pariso, a Filplno. convict
ed of falsifying a public document,
and sentenced to prison for 14 years.
Comptroller of the Currency Rldg-
ley in nis annual report, after dls-
flng of blue pointed the way to tin-
fleet's new home at tho Golden
Gnte. Then, when the wide reaches
of the sea wero visible through the
wide-swung tapes of Virginia, he
i cussing me financial stringency, sug- turned nsine and coming to anchor
gests a central government bank of ge, reviewed the passing pageant
Issue as a solution. The blue of the sky, the stretch
Alleged fraudulent dealings of cer- of green sea mllos, the glistening ol
tain white men In connection with spotless hulls, the curl of foam-crest-:
the purchase of Kickapoo Indian . ed bow waves, (he cheering of Bailors
! lands were set forth In a report sub-! afloat nnd friends ashore, the breeze
j mltted to the Senate. blown strains of "Auld Lang Svne'
President James J. HIM, of the , floating across the wafers, the blare
ureal .xirwiern. war, on tne stand In of trumpets, (he ruffle of drums tin
the caBe of the lumber men of the flash of signals and the boom of salut
Northwest, who allege diserimina- ing cannon marked the departure of
Hon
the fleet I r , -. t . I i 1 1 I l,i f Via ... .1.,,
Representative Hellin, of Alabama, i watched a spectacle thev will never
introduced a resolution charging that forget and to the world at large th.
he government cotton crop estimate 1 reality of the trimmest, snuggest
IS IBaCC U mte. mnnl hm,,, . At , .
...wv iiiiipii iuorougei
A bill was introduced In Congress
to direct the halo of the Philippines.
A bill was Introduced In Congress
for the creallon of a national tuber
culosis commission.
Senutor William P. Frye, of Maine,
was sworn In as president pro tern
of the Senate.
LF.ADF.K.S IN FIST FIGHT.
Both Williams And l)e Aruuutd Draw
Stood.
Washington, D. C. (Special) Rep
resentative John Sharp Williams. th-
equipped, most mobile and most self
reliant asesmblage of first-class bat
tleships ever gathered In one com
mand. MANGLED BY LION.
Trainer Torn Almost To Pieces R
Enraged n.
Richmond, Vn. (Sfieclal). In a
llfe-and-death struggle with an en
raged lion nt Ferarl's show, nt Idle
wood Pork, Alfred Clarke, a trainer
was torn almost to pieces before the
minority leader of the House of Rep. best was subdued. Clarjte will die.
The lion. "Sutton," sprang at hi
trainer when Clarke first entered the
cage just prior to the night per
formance for the purpose of putting
him through his usuul turn. The
lion caught one of Clarke's arms und
then the other, biting through both
llesh and bone.
Clarke, fighting for his life, but
resenjatlves, and Representative Da
vld A. DeArmond, of Missouri, ono
of the Democratic leaders in the
House, came to blows on tho floor
of tho House ubout Ave minutes af
ter the House had adjourned. The
trouble arose over committee as
signments of Missouri members, Mr.
lJeArmond clnlmlug that Mr. Wll
Hams hud not done as ho had prom-1 wltn both arms crushed, was borne
Fruit (ironers Organize.
Sun Juan, Porto Rico (Special)
The American Fruit Growers of
Porto Rico, representing a total In
vestment of about $4,000,000, ha've
organized to secure relief from al
leged mishandling of their goods In
transit by the steamship companies
running between here und Ameri
can ports. Thousands of boxes of
fruit reached New York in a decayed
ondition during the past few
iniitMhs, and the reason Is declared
to bo Inadequate shipping facilities.
Jups Will Welcome Fleet.
Toklo (By Cable). The sailing of
the American battleship fleet has not
caused the slightest ripple of excite
ment here. Everyone accepts the as
surance of friendship offered by
America and concedes the right of
that nation to send Its warships to
I'm ill.- -bores Such men as Minister
of Foreign Affairs Hayashl; Count
Okuma, leader of the Opposition;
Marquis Ito, former Premier Kutsurg
and Admiral Togo have frequently
suld that the American fleet would
be heartily welcomod by the Jjpaa-
Ised lu regard to placing Representa
tlve Uouher, of Savannah, Mo., on
the committee desired. When the
House met Speaker Cannon announc
ed his committees and grumblings
were heard from tbe locality In which
Mr. DeArmond has his deik. He
protested especially against the as
signment of Mr. Booher to the Com
mittee on Coinage, Weights and
to the floor of the cage, the teeth
and nails of the animal tearing great
gushes in his back and breast.
Col. Ferarl himself was the first
man to recognize the danger of the
trapped trainer, uud he rushed to
the rescue. He sprang Into the cug
nnd quickly tired fifteen blank pi!
tol shots In the lion's face, linnll
driving him Into a corner of the
Measures, rlalmlnir that he hurf vaal. cage, cowed
ly desired a place on the Committee ' Clarke was removed from the rag
on Census.
ITEM! OF INTERES I.
Cartridges are used as current coin
In Abyssinia.
Key West has a salt-water Are and
sanitary flushing system.
Tho banana and potato are almost
Identical in chemica' composition.
A square foot of a Persian rug
means 23 days' work for the weaver.
A pllediiver at Now Orleans Is 108
feet high, tho highest ever built.
The average temperature of the
entire globe Is 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
More than 200 men In New York
City are working to improve automo
biles. In Austria no less than 4 4 out of
every 100 doctors die of heart dis
ease. Grapes are still trodden with the
bare feet In many of the vineyard
of Spnln und Italy.
The market for Japanese beer Is
fast widening In North China, Korea
und Manchuria.
Steel shot oo bard aa to take the
place of diamonds fur oorue kinds of
drilling are made by spraying mol
ten steel Into cold water, ohllllug it
instantly.
rn.ua inij-sicians summoned. He wm
a mangled heap of flesh and bone
Ntarea Bun Bowa By Train.
Pittsburg (Bpeclal). Miss Mr-.i-Earley,
a (rained nurse at the Dlx
mont Hospital for Insane, was killed
by sn express trnln on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
road at Dlxmont Station, near here
Accompanied by several other nur?
es. Miss Earley was coming to Ihb
city to make purchases aud attempte i
to cross the. tracks. The body was
badly mRngled. Miss Barley's home
was at Morgantown, N. C.
Commits Suicide In Guardhouse.
Oswego, N. Y. ( Special). --Georg-L.
Patterson, a private in Company
I. Twenty-third Infantry, U. 8. A.,
I tatlOBad at Fort Ontario, committed
i. ride in the guardhouse, where lu
hnd been confined on a chnrgo of hav
ing been absent without leave. H
swallowed poison. Patterson enlisted
at the Jamestown Exposition and Is
said to have a horns lu Chicago.
A small earthquake was recorded
by the aelauiograph ,,j the W?athcr,
liurvsu.
COMMERCIAL COLUMN .
Weekly Review of Trade and Latest
Market Reports.
R. Q. Dun . Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says:
Commercial reports Indicate little
alteration for the past week, but
greater confidence In marked Im
proroment after January 1. Holiday
trade monopolises attention. In some
sections exceeding tbat of last year,
although aggregate sales do not com
pare favorably with 1906 to date.
Jobbing and wholesale lines are sea
sonably quiet, while manufacturing
operations are curtailed, pending the
resumption of normal demands.
The supply of labor has not In
creased In ratio to the cloned plants.
howoTer, owing to emigration about
double that of last year.
Fluctuations In the raw material
produced some Irregularity In the
tone of cotton goods, but few net
changes occurred In prices. As
neither manufacturer nor buyer
eoems desirous ot establishing a new
basis of quotations the market la
nominally unchanged. The only di
vision of the cotton goods market
that how;, accumulation Is the ex
port class. Certain lines of woolens
for next fall have been oined and
the market canvassed to some extent.
No definite tendency is noted thus
far, however, and many dealers pre
fer to postpone presenting new lines
somwhnt longer. There Is a belief
that the cheaper lines will attract
relatively more attention than In re
cent years, but there exists the same
uncertainty as to which variety of
cheap goods will be popular.
Footwear shipments through Bos
ton are much smaller than a year
ago, yet sentiment has Improved and
wholesalers are expected to operate
freely In the near future. Less fi
nancial stringency helps the tone
and reports from salesmen are unani
mous In declarlug that no surplus
Btocks are held by jobbers.
Wholesale Markets.
Baltimore. Wheat Southern sold
on grade on a basis of 98c. for spec
ial bin No. 2 red, 97 V4 for stock No.
2 red, 94 Vi for special bin Bteamer
No. 2 red, 93 H for stock steamer
No. 2 red, 90 for special bin rejected,
89V4 for stock rejected and 88 for
rejected to go through the drier.
Western opened unchanged; spot
and December, 98c; No. 2 red West
ern, 99; January, 99; May,
105.
Corn Prime Southern In good de
mand. Sales of a cargo white on
grade were made at 60c. for No. 2
white, 56 for steamer, 54 V4 for No.
3 and 52 for rejected. Western
opened steady; spot, new, 60 (g)
60c; old, 66; January, 604
60; February, 60t61.
Oats White No. 2 heavy, 56
66V4c; No. 2, light to medium, 55
55tt; No. 3, heavy, 56 056; No.
8, medium, 5 4f?65V4; No. 3, light,
53 54; No. 4, light to heavy, 514
52. Mixed No. 2. 53 4 54c;
No. 3, 52g 52; No. 4, 49 60.
Butter Market steady. Cream
ery separator, 29 29 4; Imitations,
21 23.
Chee3e Market steady. Jobbing
price: September, flat, 17c; pony
elze, 17; October, flat, 16; pony,
16.
Eggs Quote, per dozen, loss off:
Maryland, Pennsylvania nnd nearby,
firsts, 31c; Western, firsts, 31; West
Vlrglnlu, firsts, 30; Southern, firsts,
2829; guinea eggs, 15 16.
New trk. Wheat No. 2 red,
100 elevator; No. 2 red, 101 f.
o. b., afloat; No. 1 Northern Du
luth, 116 f. o. b., afloat; No. 2
hard winter, 110 f. o. b., afloat.
Corn Spot firm; No. 2, 68 c;
elevator and 64 f. o. b., afloat;
No. 2 white nominal, nnd No. 2 yel
low nominal f. o. b., afloat.
Oats Spot steady; mixed, 26
32 lbs., 54 c; natun.l white, 26
32 lbs., 57 59 4; clinped white, 32
0 40 lbs., 68 fl)65.
Eggs firm; State. Pennsylvania
and nearby fancy selected white,
60c; good to choice, 43 48; brown
and mixed fancy, 40.
Philadelphia. Wheat steady; con
tract grade, Decern be i , 9999c.
Corn unchanged; December, 59
60c; Oats, steady; No. 2 white, na
tural, 5656c.
Butter firm; extra Western cream
ery, 30c; do., nearby, prints, 32c
Eggs firm; Pennsylvania and other
nearby firsts, free cases, 36c at
mark; do., current receipts, In re
turnable caBes, 34c, at mark; West
ern choice, free cases, 35, at mark;
do., fair to good, free cases, 34, at
mark.
.. Cheese firm; New York, full
creams, choice, 15 16c; fair to
good, 15 16.
Live Stock.
Chicago. Cattle Market slow
and dull; steers, 46.30; cowb,
12.76 if 4.60; heifers, $2.50 5.26;
bulls, $2.606 4.90; calveB, $33.76;
stackers and feeders, 12.40 4.60.
Hogs Market steady: choice
heavy shipping. $5.20 5.25; light,
butchers', $5.200 6.25: light mlxotl.
$5.1006.15; choice, light, $5.15
6.20; packing, $4.505.15; pigs,
$4(8 4.75; bulk of sales, $5.1005.25.
Sheep Market steady: sheep,
$3.5005.75; lambs, $6.4006.25;
yearlings, $4.200 4.90
Kaiuas City, Mo. Cattle Market
10016c. lower: choice export and
dressed beef steers, $5 0 5.76; fair
to good, $4 0 5.26; Western steers,
$3.76 04.76; stockers and feeders.
13 0 4.50; Southern steers, $3.50
4.25; Southern cows, $2.2603.25;
native cowb, $2.7606.05; bulls, $3
(I 4; calves, $406.60.
Hogs Market 26c. higher; top,
$5.02; bulk of sales, $4.7506;
heavy, $4.80 (fi 5.02; packers, $4.76
06; pigs and lights, $4.606
PRtsbnrg, Fa. Cattle Supply
light; slow; choice, $5.5005 66;
prime, $5.200 5.40.-
Sheep Steady; prime wethers,
$6; Culls and common. $1,500
2.05: lambs, $4.06 0 8.2$; veal
calves, $7 0 7.50.
Hogs Market excited and high
er; prime heavies and mediums,
$6.5005.55; heavy Yorkers, $5.50
light Yorkers, $0.100 5.25; pigs, $6;
roughs, $4.6004.80.
The school authorities of the city
of Plalnfield. N. J., huve raised the
pay of the teachers from tl per cent,
to 40 per cent, without the least so
in ii.ii inn by the teachers or the superintendent.
it appears that; excluding war
ships, (hero were 460 vessels, of 1,
080,087 tons gross, under const ruc
tion in the United Kingdom ,,i the
close of the quarter ended Seuteru-,-ber
30 last.
Giving him er
a man oa the r
(arted many
almshouse.