UN ANARCHIST PLOT
TO BLOW UP OUR FLEET
Conspiracy Discovered in Rio De
Janoiro, Brazil.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
Ckief of Police of Rio Janeiro Says Iden
tity of the Conspirators Had Been In
dicated in Information Received From
France and Germany Plot Said to
Have Been Organized by Jean Fedher.
Rio Jnnoiro (By Cable). Tho
Brazilian police havr discovered nn
anarchistic riot here having aa Its
object the destruction of part of an
American fleet now lying In the har
bor. The conspiracy, while centering
In Rio Janeiro nnd Petropolls, had
rarrlflcattoes in Sao Paulo and Minns
Q reaps.
An individual named Jean Fedher,
who resided In Petropolls. was the
chief conspirator here, although It Is
understood that foreign anarchists
arc deeply Involved In the plot. Fed
her Is believed to have fled to Sao
Paulo and the police, who know him.
have been sent to that place for the
purpose of apprehending him.
One of the detectives, who was
well acquainted with Fedher. having
ervod on the police force at Petro
polls for sometime, returned from
that place today, alter having made
Investigations there and had a long
conference with the chief of police at
Rio Janeiro. The latter guve It to
be understood later that the Sao
Paulo police are on the track of the
arch-conspirator and expect to arrest
htm soon.
In an official note the chief of po
lice says:
"Sometime before the arrival of
the American fleet at Rio Janeiro, the
Brazilian government received from
Washington an! Pari! advices that
anarchist? of different Mstlonalltlos
Intended to damage one or several
of the sh'.pj of th'. American fleet.
The nameri and nddiesscs of the con
spirators were Indicated by Informa
tion which the poMeo here had re
ceived pMVtonsly from France and
Germany. The police of this district
are worklnr with the police of Sao
Paulo and Minns Ccrnet nnd I am
sure every pr-r.nution will he exer
cised and the most rigorous vlellanre
observed both .m land and at sen to
prevent any Injury being done."
Assurance Of Safety.
The chief of police, after having
made this official statement, said that
he did not feel he should go Into any
further details with regr.rd to the
conspiracy, but he authorized the
statement that the plot was organized ;
by Fedher, and he added that the j
people of the United States could
rest easy as all of the conspirators I
had taken refuge In the Interior.
Eviini' Stntement.
Rear Admiral Evans this evening
said: "I have learned from Brasillan
police authorities, unofficially, that
certain suspected annrchlsts proposed
to make some demonstration, not
necessarily agates! the American Beet,
Kor fear of accident, more than In
tent, the necessary precautions were
taken aboard the vessels to pre n tit
trouble or damage, such as would
have been taken In fact, have been
taken ninny times In our own portp
to meet Jurt s.ich threats. Similar
precautions always will be taken as
long as the present conditions of ef
ficiency In the Navy exist a part of
the routine of our profession, and
nothing more. The nrnzlllan govern
ment has manng' d t ii-- Mttire matter
admirably and has promptly taken
every precaution to preserve the
sanctity of the port of Rio de
Janeiro. Among all the names men
tioned not ono Is Japanese,"
PIPE SMOKERS MMEItOlS.
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They Consume More Tim Half Of
Country's Crop Of Tobacco.
New York (Special). Pipe smok
ers consume more than half of ull
the tobacco grown in the United
States, according to a statement made
bjr Vice President Harris, of the
American Tobacco Company, while
testifying in the Government suit
against the company. Mr. Harris said
the American Tobacco Company nev
r has attempted to obtain a foot
hold In the plug tobacco trade in
Canada, as the Interests now In con
trol of that market appear to be too
solidly entrenched.
Domestic
E. H. Harrlman was directed. In
a decision given by Judge Hough In
the United States Circuit Court of
New York, to answer all questions
propounded to him by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, except those
relating to the purchase of Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific Railroad
stock In connection with the divi
dend 9f August, 1906. Judge Hough
also directed Otto H. Kshn, of Kulin.
Loeb St Co., to answer all questions
asked him by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
One of the two thousand strange
letters received by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
since Harry K. Thaw's trial began,
which was made public, contained an
offer from nn Ohio man to substitute
himself for Thaw and, If necessary,
be executed. The writer imposed tho
consideration that his family he paid
$::. "'" as soon us the proposed
substitution Is complete. His lettor
covered 600 pages.
The bodies of the five young per
sons who were drowned while skat
ing on the .Ilmtown Reservoir, near
Counellsvllle, Pa., were recovered In
12 feet of water.
In a pistol duel Wllllnm Fenker
hauser was klllod in Chicago by De
tective Michael Kern. Fenkerhauser
attempted to rob two men.
Oovernor Hughes appealed to n
large gathering of New York farmers
for support of his effort to abolish
racetrack gambling.
The funeral of Samuel J. Ran
dall, author of "Maryland. My Mary
land," took place at Augusta. Ga.
Announcement is made that there
will be no reduction In the price of
diamonds.
While miners were drilling In a
missed hole" charged with dynamite
at the Winona Mine, at Hancock,
Mich., an explosion occurred killing
Henry LuckOB.SH and John Koski.
Several sailors of the cruiser 8t.
Louis have died at Vallejo, Cal., from
drinking wood alcohol, and two oth
ers are blind from the same cause.
Evelyn Thaw's testimony during
the trial of her husband was fairly
torn Into shreds by the repeated ob
jections of District Attorney Jerome.
Gov. James K. Vardsman. of Mis
sissippi, announced that he would re
enter the Held of Journalism after
his term as governor expires.
Two girls were killed and seven
Injured during a Are In the building
occupied by the Imperial Underwear
Factory in Scranton.
Daniel C. Stover, millionaire man
ufacturer of stoves, windmills and
farm machinery, died at his home in
Freeport. 111.
Evidence of n plot to wreck the
Franklin Building In Cincinnati were
discovered by a clerk.
Following the refusal of the Cun
ard Company to come to terms, the
International Mercantile Marine Com
pany again cut Its eastbound steer
age rates on vessels of the White
Star and American Lines, making
a total reduction In this class of
$11.25 since the rate war began.
Frantic from pain because of an
attack of inflammatory rheumatism,
Mrs. Loulti McClure, a bride of a year
and a mother of two months, ap
parently drowned herself in the bath
tub of her home in Now York.
Two Indictments, charging that
William If. Montgomery, while presi
dent of the Hnmllton Rank, misused
the funds of that Institution, were
returned by the grand Jurv of New
York.
Evidence wns presened at the Thaw
trial to show irrational conduct on
the part of the prisoner and Che
death of two relatives in insane asy
lums. A new type of gas electric car, a
substitute for locomotives, was tried
In New York, developing a speed of
CO miles an hour.
The British ship King George has
arrived at New York from Hongkong
after a fast passage of 107 days.
The Michigan Central Railway Is
laying off as muny employes as bus
iness will permit.
Oakloigh Thorne has been re
elected prosident of the Trust Com
pany of America.
Henry O. Havemeyer left an es
tate in excess of $10,000,000 .
THREE PERSONS KILLED
UNO MANY HURT
Factory Firo Causes Panic Among
Jilris.
ONE G!RL BROKE HER NECK.
One of the Victims Wss Caught in the
Burning Building, While the Others
Jumped From a Fire Escape The
Injured Leaped to the Ground After
Having Been Badly Burned.
Scranton, Pa. 8peclal). Three
girls were killed, 10 seriously Injured
and a score or more slightly hurt at
a fire In the Imperial Knitting Com
pany's Mill, in Dlx Court, in the cen
tral part of the city. The dead are:
Marie Buckley, aged 19 years, neck
broken by jumping from third-story
window.
Catharine Griffith, aged 20 years,
skull fractured by Jumping from win
dow; died in hospital.
Jennie Rntrhford, aged 22 years,
both arms and legs brolten and In
ternally injured by Jumping from
window; died in hospital.
Eighty-five girls were at work on
the third floor when a fire broke out
on the ground floor, where were men
varnishing furniture. It quickly as
cended the elevator shaft and drove
the girls pnnlr-strlcken to the win
dow opening on the Are oErnpe. The
girls on the upper part of the fire
escape crowded those In front. With
the (lames enveloping them half of
them Jumped from the third floor be
fore the firemen arrived.
There was only one exit, a narrow
hallway besides the fire escape, and
this hallway was cut off by the Are
and smoke. Tho fact that many of
the girls fainted further blocked the
narrow Are escape and added to the
difficulty of rescue. Some of the In
jured girls deny that they Jumped,
alleging thnt they were pushed over
the rnlllng by other girls.
The whole Interior of the building
was eaten out by the flames, caus
ing a loss of $75,000 most of which
falls on tho underwear company.
Tho most seriously injured are
Knthryn Manosky, aged 18 years;
Anna Ryan, aged 22 years; Florence
Watros, aged 19 years and Ernestlno
Kohn. These girls Jumped from the
third floor and received Internal in
juries and broken limbs.
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SHOT FIRED AT EDITOR,
Foreign
HOTEL IlLOWN UP,
Night Clark Killed. Several Injured
Anil Much Dnni.ige ( ihim cI.
Joplln, Mo. (Special). An explo
sion of natural gas In tfie basement
of the big Olivia Apartment Hotel
here killed Marvin Reynold.-, aged 20,
night clerk; seriously Injured several
Other persons and caused $S000 dam
ages' to property.
A suit of five rooms occupied by
John E. St'-venu. a wealthy mine
owner, and his wife, was BOmplstsly
Wrecked and both occupants w :
rerely injured Mrs. Slovens will die.
Aged Couple Die Together.
Providence, R. I. (Special ) .-After
having passed the greater part of
their lives quietly und uneventfully
in an old farmhouse here, Jonathan
King and his wife. Abide, died togeth
er. The wife passed away at 8.40
o'clock and a few minutes later the
husband died. In both cases death
was due to old age. Mr. King wa
(4 years old and his wife SS.
Exodus Of Immigrants.
New York (Special). The rush of
emigrants to return to Europe keeps
up, and tho figures (or January will
show an enormous Increase over the
same month last year. Already in
17 days 30,056 steerage passengers
' have left New York, as ugalnst 9,476
last year. During the same period
this year only 7,138 steerufe passen
gers have arrived at this port. The
increase In eastbound steerage tavcl
so far this month Is 210 per cent.,
and tho outwurd flow Is greater by
10 per cent, than the Incoming.
Three Boys Drowned.
Newark, N. J. (Special). Three
boys were drowned und another had
ft narrow escape from death while
trying to cross Klruohgheasners Pond,
on Nineteenth Street, on the ice.
The Ice gave way under the boys'
weight where tho water In the pond
is deepest und the little fellows were
submerged Three w m under the
tee and were drowned. The victims
wore Gustave Hartman. 9 years old;
taOViS Hart man, b years old, and Leo
Smith, 10 years old The hoy win
wri resetted ;. E ivnr 1 H e.- le, 10
years rid.
Chancellor von Bnclov, In tho
Prussian Diet, declared that If rho
eevmnnlzatton of Poland was to con
tinue the bill authorizing the gov
ernment to enforce sale to the Settle
ment Commission of Lands in Prus
sian Poland held by Poles must be
adopted.
The body of a widow, Marie
Kruetza, of Silesia, was found In a
forest near Bremen and the police
suspect Henry Haas, of Clevelnnd,
O., who Is now on a steamer en route
to South America, of having knowl
edge of the murder.
By a vote of 277 to 208 the French
: Chamber of Deputies decided to place
the Income tax measure In the flrst
place on the parliamentary program.
Ti e Court of Common Council In
i London considered the question of
i the American meat trust acquiring
control of the London meat market.
Formal opening of the flrst Swed
I lsh Parliament under the reign of
King Ciiistav took place in Stockholm.
John Redmond was reelected chair
man of the Irish party's forces In
Parliament for the coming session.
The new German cruiser Scharn
horst ran aground near Buelk and
was badly damaged.
English statesmen are disturbed
over Japan's political and financial
future.
General Stoessel protested direct
to the Czar against the exclusion of
witnesses for his defense.
Women suffragists en ated another
scene at the residence of the Pre
mier of England In London.
During the year 1907 Frnnce's Im
ports amounted to $1,209,529,600,
an Increase over the preceding year
of $84,093,400. Her exports amount
ed to $1,10!, 406, 000, an Increase
of $55,064,600.
The Japanese occupation of the
Chentao district in Manchuria and the
annexation thereof by Korea has at
tracted attention in 8t. Petersburg.
United States Ambassador Grls
com presented the King of Italy with
some new American gold coins sent
by President Roosevelt.
The Haytlau goverament has de
clared the ports of Gonalves and St.
Marc, which are occupied by Insur
gents, to be blockaded.
Tho Allan Steamship Company Is
arranging for a new steamship ser
vice betewcru Canada and France.
Inspector Of Police Objects To Crit
icisms Published.
New Orleans, La. (Special). Ed
ward S. Whltaker, Inspector of police,
entered the office of the Morning
World here and fired two shots at
Joseph M. Leveque, the editor.
Neither shot took effect.
The shooting followed several at
tacks upon Whltaker in the editor
ial and news columns of the World.
The head of the New Orleans Police
Department was criticised for "at
tending the rnces dally while draw
ing a salary of $6,000 a year from
the people," and was referred to as
a "blackguard and a bully."
Whltaker, accompanied by several
detectives, entered the editorial
rooms of the World shortly after 6
o'clock and the Inspector started for
Leveque. who wns talking at the time
to a young woman reporter. Blows
were exchanged nnd It was then thnt
Whltaker drew a large caliber re
volver and flred twice.
Accounts of the shooting vary, but
according to eyewitnesses one of sev
eral reporters who rushed to the edi
tor's aid struck the Police Inspector's
arm and caused the shots to go wild.
INCENSED at PREACHER.
He Culled The Girls "A Hock Of
Cackling Parrots."
Tekonsha (Special). The mem
bers of the Presbyterian Church of
this town have for Borne months been
growing restive under the criticism
of their pastor, Rev. William McPhet
ers. The latter has been accustomed
to speak plainly from the pulpit what
was In his rnlnd, and several times
demands by the more hot-headed of
the church have been restrained by
the cooler ones. The last straw came
on Sunday, when In the course of his
sermon he referred to the young
ladles of the congregation as "a flock
of cackling parrots."
This was too much, nnd a meeting
of the congregation wns called at
which Mr. McPheters was dismissed.
He at ono time was In the pulpit of
a large Washington (D. C.) church.
His personal appearance and oratori
cal powers at once gained for him
the sobriquet of a "Second Henry
Ward Beecher," nnd people came
many miles to hear him.
HXOWBALI.K SAVE TOWN.
1't.ctl To Extinguish A Eire And Pre
vent Explosion.
Johnstown, Pa. (Special). Prob
ably the most remarkable manner of
extinguishing Are occurred at Bos
well, a mining town near here, when
hundreds of men, women and girls
saved the town from destruction by
throwing snowballB. The town has
no Are department and water Is
scarce.
The flames had gained much head
way, and a building In which was
stored sufficient powder to blow up
the village was threatened. As a
last resource practically the entire
population began throwing thousands
of snowballB. made from soft, wet
snow, and after a time prevented the
explosion and confined the flames to
a half dozen buildings.
Killed In A Pitched llattle.
Chicago (Special). Two men were
killed, one policeman was wounded
und several worklngmen were Injur
ed in a pitched battle, between three
policemen and thirty Hunguriun rail
road laborers at Gary, Ind. Guns
and revolvers were Ared and knives
thrown, but though they wero out
numbered ten to one the policemen
made seven arrests and stood their
ground until reinforcement arrived,
when thirteen more men were ruptur.
ed.
Is Now Up To Japan.
Mr. Mlyaoka. counselor nnd charge
d'affaires of the Japanese Embassy,
was In consultation with Secretary
Root for sometime. He stated af
terward that the problem of Japanese
immigration to the United States had
been solved so far as this government
was concerned, he thought. .In that
the United States had Indicated to
Japan Its desire to exclude Japanese
laborers, and Japan had agreed to
stop or limit as far as possible tholr
migration to this country'- How this
can he done remains for Jnpan to
work out, he said, but the limitation
or denial of passports will doubtless
ly prove most effective. He was not
In a position to say whether this
limitation would he applied to per
sons mli" at Inc. to Canndn or Mexico.
resident Entertains Diplomats.
The annual state dinner In honor
of the Dlplomntlc Corps wns given
at the White House by the President
snd Mrs. Roosevelt. There were
about 80 guests nnd Included, be
sides the Diplomatic Corps, Secretary
of State and Mrs. Root. Representa
tive and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles, Miss
Carow and others.
The dinner was given In the state
dining-room nnd the sliver service
was used. The decorntionR were or
chids. Roman hyacinths nnd white
carnations. Mrs. Roosevelt's gown
was bine hrocade, with a lace bertha.
Hniley fiets Clialrmnnslilp.
Senntor Bailey (Texas), who hns
been a minority member of the Sen
ate since 1901, has at lnr.t reached
the dignity of a chairmanship, which
honor carries with it not only a room,
but authority to employ a clerk and
messenger. He hns Just been ap
pointed chairman of the Committee
on the Disposition of Useless Paper
In the Executive Departments, n place
made vacant by the death of the late
Senator Pettus. of Alabama. It Is
ope of the few unimportant commit
tees, the chairmanship of which Is
assigned to the minority.
Gives Up His Pen Ion.
Milwaukee, Wis. (Special) Erall
E. MIttag, of Everett, Wash., has
written a letter to Pension Agent Coe
Informing him that he will no longer
draw H a month pension which he
had been drawing from the govern
ment. He says: 'God has convinc
ed me to stop drawing the pension,'
becasue he whs not entitled to It
having himself shot off the two fin
gers of his right hand to escape serv
loe. Mr. MIttag was a member of
the One Hundred and Sixteenth Coast
Artillery.
For A nig Loon To China
The Department of State is In re
ceipt of Information that an agree
ment has been signed by China with
an English-German syndicate for the
loan of 5,000,000 at 5 per cent, for
30 years, for the construction of the
Tlentsln-Chlnklang Railroad. The
ownership and control of the rail
road Is to be entirely in tho hands
of tho Chinese government.
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.
The Department of Justice an
nounced thnt if the coal-carrying
railroads agreed to promptly comply
with the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States on the
constitutionality of the provision of
the Hepburn law prohibiting trans
portation companies from owning and
operating coal properties after May
1st, It will not prosecute such com
panies, pending the adjudication of
tho case by the Supreme Court.
During 1907 merchandise to the
value of $1,423,326,080 was brought
Into the United States, an Increase
of $102,825,108 over 1906, according
to figures compiled by the Burenu of
Statistics. The total of exports for
the year was $1,923,498,434. an in
crease over 1906 of $125,255,000.
President Roosevelt informed Gov
ernor Sparks, of Nevada, by telegram
that he would permit the troops to
remain in Nevadu for such reason
able length of time as would give
the legislature opportunity to organ
ise a force to perform tho police
functions of the state.
The nomination of Regis L. Post
to be governor of Porto Rico was con
Armed by the Senate, as were all the
other Porto Rlcan territorial nominations.
The Senate passed a bill to provide
for the erection of a postofllce build
ing In New York City to cost $3,-
500,000.
Asiatic cholera Is reported to have
mude Its appearance among the sol
diers on the Island of Mindanao.
Secretary Taft explained Panama
Canal matters to the Senate committee.
The Senate ratified tho extradition
treaty with Spain.
Representative Richmond Pearson
Hoi, son submitted to the President
a copy of his bill offered In the House
which calls for an appropriation this
your of $50,000,000 for new battle
ships.
Chairman Scott, of the Senate Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, made a favorable report on
a bill appropriating $3,1j00.O0O for
a post office building In New York
City.
The Senate passed the resolution
providing for the remission of more
than half of the Chinese Indemnity
granted on account of the Boxer re
bellion. Secretary of the Treasury Cortel
you declared emphatically thut he
had not resigned and had no Inten
tion of resigning from the Cabinet.
Senior Dick Introduced a bill for
the establishment In the Department
of the Interior of a bureau of mining
technology.
Bids to build a dirigible airship
for the government were opened In
the office of Chief Signal Officer Gen
eral Allen.
Representative Beale, of Pennsyl
vania, introduced a bill providing for
the restoration of the motto "In God
we trust" to all coins.
In transmitting to Congress the re
port of Provisional Governor Magoon,
of Cuba, President Roosevelt said In
a special message that the Island
would be turned over to the. Cuban
government one yeir hence.
Senator Lodge submitted a favor
able report from the Foreign Rela
tions Committee of his resolution pro
viding for a remission by the I'nited
States of $12,000,000 of the Chinese
Boxer indemnity.
A bill was Introduced In the Senate
to lucrease the pay of officers and
men of the Army and Navy.
Senator Uacon Introduced a cur
rency bill and the House decided
upon holding public hearings.
Senator Culberson Introduced a
resolution to ask Secretary Corteiyou
for info.-matlon which he claimed
would allow that the Secretury had
Issued bonds to lower bidders.
Senator Tillman Introduced a reso
lution, calling upon the Secretary of
the Treasury for Information rsiitlvo
to the administration of Insolvent
bunks.
FIERCE BATTLE
WITH THE MOORS
Three French Officers Among
Wounded.
the
FEARLESS AND DESPERATE NATIVES.
They Return Repeatedly to the Battle,
and After Once Being Routed They
Attack the French From Three Sides
A Column of the Moors Command
ed by Mnlai Hachld.
Tsngier (By Cable). News has
reached here of a terrific 10-hour en
gagement in a ravine near Settat be
tween a French column under the
command of General D'Amade and n
column commnnded by Mnlal Rachld.
one of the chiefs of Mulal Hafld's
forces. The French gained a splen
did victory In the face of heavy odds,
succeeding In dispersing the enemy
and occupying Settat. Twenty of the
French soldiers were wounded, but
many of the Arnbs were killed. The
latter not only offered a dogged and
fenrless defense, but returned repeat
edly to the battle after they hnd been
routed and attacked the French from
three sides.
In the Inter hours of the fighting
Mnlnl Rachld's column was sudden
ly reinforced by the powerful rhaoula
tribe, which figured In the massacres
at Casblnncu and which hnd arriv
ed from the mountains at the very
moment when Mnlal Rachld was
about to retreat.
Under the combined charge of the
now-confident Moors, the French not
only held their ground, but Steadily
threw back the enemy, driving them
eventually In mnd haste to the hills.
he engagement between the French
nnd the Moors followed Immediate
ly upon a 2 5-hour march of Oenernl
D'Amnde's column, and under these
trying circumstances the French
forces are considered to have shown
more than ordinary stamina and brav
ery. The French wounded Include
three officers.
After destroying the camn of the
enemy at Settat. General D'Amnde
pushed forward and occupied Kr.sbah
Ber Rohld.
WALSH FOUND GUILTY
Mtopflcailon $7,000,000 of Banks
Funds.
Chicago (Special). John R
Walsh, a flannnclal and political lend
or of the Middle West, wss found
guilty of wrecking tho Chicago Bnnk
The federal Jury that had spent tw
months hearing the mate of testlmonj
consumed 30 hours in r-gre. 'ng on i
verdict. The verdict wns based 01
45 of the counts on which he wai
tried. On the other 90 counts h
was found not guilty.
The pennlty Axed by the statute!
for tho offense of which the aged fl
nanrb was convlrted Is Imprlsonmen
for nrt lean than Ave years or niori
than 10 for each count upon whirl
his guilt wns established. He wat
relenF"d OH bone1.
This ends the dream of an Iris!
lad. The fulfillment of his vlslot
carried him flrst to America as at
Immlgrnnt. starter! Vilm In buslnesi
as a newsboy, carried him to th
plane of small merchnnt, then poll
tlclnn, banker, rnllroad president
and finally to the throne of the po
Ittlcal and Ananclnl autocrnte of th
second largest city In the United
States.
Pull Of The Master lluilder.
The closing of the doors of tin
Chicago Trust Company and thi
Home Savings Bank, in 1805, wai
one of the financial upheavals of th(
age. Walnh was the master bulldei
of millions. But. by today's verdict
he is eonriotod of uniting Into hit
structure at least $7,000,000 ol
money entrusted to him by othei
people.
MISSION OF THEIig"
FLEET IS REVEALED
Roosevelt's Message to President
of Brazil
FRANCE AND SPAIN FIRM.
Will Hold Morocco Strictly To Terms
Of Agreement.
Paris (By Cable 1. Foreign Minis
ter Plchon, who has just returned
here from Madrid, Is nuthorlty for
tho stntement that there Is perfect
accord between France and Spain re
garding Morocco.
"The Algeciras act will remain in
force," M. Plchon said. "France un
dertook certain obligations which no
change in Morocco can modify, nnd
Morocco undertook certain obliga
tions to Europe which no trnnsforinn
tlon nt the SheriAnn court can niter."
Continuing, the foreign minister
reiterated that France would continue
loyally to observe the Algeciras agree
ment and limit her action to insuring
the security of Europeans and main
taining order in the forts of Moroc
co and along the Algerian frontier.
Advices received by the govern
ment from Morocco Indicate that tho
proclamation of Mulal Hafld as sul
tan has had little effect In the
Chaoula region, whero the work of
pacification continues. General
D'Amade, commander of the French
forces in Morocco, arrived at Settat,
at the head of a column of troops.
At the request of Foreign Minister
Pichon tho interpellation of M.
Jaures, the Socialist loader In tho
Chamber of Deputies, regarding Mo
rocco has been postponed until Janu
ary 24.
Aeronaut Fnrnuui Wins.
Paris (By Cable). Henry Farman,
the French aeronaut, won the
Dentsche-Archdencon prize of $10,-
000 by making n circular kilometre
In an airship heavier than air. The
successful Alght was made In the
presence of an official committee of
the Aero Club The time wna 1 !
minute and 2 8 seconds.
Dropped Dead During l ire.
Oakland, Cal. (Special). Fire de
stroyed the Pnclflr Press Building
here. During the Are W. B. Goldlan,
61 years old, n mining broker drop- !
ped dead from excitement, nnd Fire- j
man Arthur Covens so seriO'Tly
Injured that one of his legs had to
be amputated.
Washington (Special) . Something
more than the usual degree of lm
portance attaches to the felicitous ex
changes between the Presidents ol
America and Brazil over the visit ol
Admiral Evans' fleet to Rio, owing
to the significant expression used b
President Roosevelt In accounting
for the mission of the battleship fleet
The correspondence by cable, Just
made public, follows:
From President Penna:
"Petropolls, January 14, 1908.
"President Theodore Roosevelt
Washington:
"This afternoon 1 had the grenl
pleasure of receiving and becoming
personally acquainted with the nd
mirnls and captains of the American
Aeet en route to the PnclAc Ocean
"I congratulate you on the sue
cessful arrival of so powerful unr!
well-drilled a Aeet at Rio do Janeiro
and I take keen pleasure in Inform
ing you thnt the people of our cap!
tal spontaneously and entlnudnstlcnl
ly Joined the Brazilian naval author!
ties from the very Arst movement it
demonstrations of fraternity and
friendship toward the American sailor;
and the great republic of the North
for whose glory all Brazil utters tht
most cordial wishes.
(Signed) AFFONSO PENNA.
"President of Brazil.'
President Roosevelt's reply:
"The White House, Washington
January 15, 1008.
"President Alfonso Pennn, Rio dc
Janeiro:
"I thank yon for the kind message
whicli you were so good as to sent'
me upon (he arrival of the Amorlcur
fleet at Rio. It has given mo, anc
will give to the American people, tht
liveliest satisfaction. We are al:
very sensible of the courtesy nnd tils
tlngulF.hed hospitality with which tht
government nnd people of Brazi
have received our officers and sailors
The Warships of America exist fot
no other purpose than to protect
peace ngalnst possible aggression anc
Justice against possible oppression
As between the United States one
Brazil these ships are not men-of-war
but are messengers of friendship and
good will commissioned to celebralt
with you the long-continued and nev
er-to-be-hroken amity nnd nititun
helpfulness of tho two great repub
lies. (Signed)
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
CHICKEN BFVEALS GOLD MINK
COMMERCIAL COUEl
Weekly Review of Trade and litest
Market Reports.
FINANCIAL j
Jones & Laughlln once more deny
that United States Steel is going to
buy them out.
A Mldvale Steel Company director
says the 1907 output exceeded that
of 1906, but definite flgures are not
Issued.
BrokerB are almost unanimous in
their belief that short covering has
caused most of tho recent rally In
stock prices.
William M. Bayard, a floor broker
on the Philadelphia Stock Exchungo,
has been suspended for six months
"for actions detrimental to the In
terests o' the exchange."
Pennsylvania and New York Cen
tral were tho market leaders. Cen
tral rose over 4 per cent, and got
above par, for the Arst time In n long
while, and Pennsylvania was up near
ly 2 per cent, to 110 .
The Pennsylvania hns reduced all
track labor on the whole system to
forty hours per week. All shop
hands have also been cut to forty
hours per week. Tho track hands
and the shop hands have been work
ing recently about an average of nine
hours per dav.
It was said that the strength In
New York Central was due to calling
of stock which had been lent for a
long time past. This forced cover
ing of shorts in a narrow market.
The squeeie is likely to be followed
by the delivery of that stock as It
was Bold long ago.
New York trust company deposits
prior to the panic were nearly four
times as large as trust compiny de
posits In Philadelphia, but New York
companion lost $253,000,000 of de
posits at that time, while Philadel
phia trust companies only lost $25,
000,000 between May and December.
A despatch from Pittsburg says
that Iron bar price are lower than
they have been in several years, and
sales have been made an low as $1.86
per hundred pounds. Many of the
largo producers have been endeavor
ing to maintain prices at $1.40, but
there has been considerable under-sailing.
.Metal In Craw Onuses Farmer To 1)1?
Until He Finds Ore.
Shnmokln (8peclnl). Digging tt
n depth of ten feet Henry Dunkel
berger, residing near Seven Points
uncovered what he believes is gold
ore. He will send a sample of It tc
Philadelphia lor nnn',ysis.
Some time ngo lit 1 Died a chlcket
on his land and found a pieco of goU
In Its craw. Thinking there might
be gold deposits on his possessions he
ha.-- dug into the ground at different
pnrts of the farm over since.
Boy Attempts Suicide.
Clevelnnd, O. (Special). While
Jail attaches were preparing to re
lease him and send him homo, Ed
ward Doyle, of Pittsburg. 14 yearc
old. attempted suicldo. The boy was
unconscious when cut down. He
tried to hung himself with his sus
penders. He was picked up on the
street two weeks ngo, begging. He
refused to tell where his home wan
Saturday word wns received from
John Doyle, of Pittsburg, thnt 'the
boy wns his son. The lad will b:
sent to Pittsburg.
Probably Lost With All Hands.
Seattle, Wash. IB pedal). The
British ship HatAold. from Liverpool
to Seattle, Is believed to have gone
down with all on board off the west
coast of Vancouver Island. A wire
less message rop'oits that tho ves
sel's deckhouse and several enipt)
boxes washed ashore. Tho shlp'e
captain is A. S. Anderson, and hit
wife and family probably were on
board. In all, 30 persons were
aboard the ship.
Bradstreet's says:
Financial affairs show further and
marked Improvement, and money It
more plentiful annd easier to obtain,
but the gain In trade and Industry
proper Is still largely one of sentl
nicnt, because business is quiet the
country over, railway earnings and
bank clearings are below n year ago.
collections are slow, though better
than month ago, and Industry Is.
as a whole, on short time, with the
larger concerns reporting a great
number of unemployed.
In trade lines the general report Is
one of backward business. Mild
weather Is still a bar to tho widest
activities In seasonablo goods North
and West, and retailers are stimu
lating lngglng demand by reduction
sales, and Southern trade shows lit
tle more life than a week ago. Some
lines report after-holiday collections
as better than those of December,
and In some cases better than antici
pated, but they In few rases are bet
ter than slow to fair. Some events
if the week In dry goods lines nro
of special Interest. One is the nn
nouncement of revised quotations for
prints and sheetings by leading
agents, the reductions vnrylng, but
being of considerable volume. Anoth
er Item Is thnt some converters who
have overbought gray goods are can
celling and paying something for re
leases from contracts. In tho wool
en goods line tho feature Is the open
ing of woolens for the fall of 1908
at slight reductions from the pre
ceding senson.
Buslnesi failures In the United
Slater for the week ended January 9
number 424,. ngalnst 345 Inst week.
283 in the like week of 1907, 2SC in
1906, 295 In 1905 nnd 315 in 1904-
Who'esnle Markets.
Baltimore, Md. Flour- Quiet ana
unchanged; receipts, 6,301; exports,
8,007.
Wheat Firmer; spot, contract,
1.03 1.04: spot, No. 2 red West
ern. 1.06 1.00 ; January. 1.03
Co 1.04; February. 1.05 1.05 ;
March. 1.07 1.07; May,
1.10; steamer, No. 2 red, 99
99; receipts, 14,402; exports, 8,
000; Southern, on grade, 99
1.04.
Corn Firmer; old spot, mixed,
65 66; new spot, mixed. 644
65 ; old No. 2 white. 65 66;
January, 64 iff 65; February, 63
63; March, 64 64; steamer,
mixed, 60 61; receipts, 62,746;
exports, 86,214; new Southern while
corn. 61 65 : new Southern yel
low corn, 61 65.
Oats Firm; No. 2 while, 56
57; No. 3 white, 64 56; No.
2 mixed, 54 54; receipts, 7,995.
B u 1 1 e r Firm and unchanged;
fancy Imitation, 24 25; fancy
creamery. 31; fancy ladle, 22 23;
store packed, 16 18.
Eggs Stoady nnd unchanged, 28
0 29.
Cheese Firm nnd unehnnged;
large, 14; flats, 14; small,
14.
New York. Wheat Receipts, SO.
000; exports. 126,000; spot, Arm;
No. 2 red, 1.07 elevator; No. 2
red, LOSS f. o. b., afloat; No. 1
Northern Duluth, 1.24 f. o. b.,
afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 1.18 f.
o. b afloat.
Corn Receipts, 44,075; exports,
1,100; spot, steady; No. 2, 75 nom
lnnl, elevator, and 63 f. o. b.,
afloat; No. 2 white, 69, and No. 2
yellow, nominal, f. o. b., nftoat.
Oats Receipts, 76,500; spot,
quiet; mixed, 26 to 32 pounds. 53;
natural white, 26 to 32 pounds, 54
56; clipped, white, 32 to 40
pounds. 55 62.
Rye Firm.
Poultry Alive, ensy; Western
chickens, 12; fowls, 13; turkeys, 14;
dressed, Arm; Western chickens, 13
20; turkeys, 1 6 17; fowls, 10
13.
Butter Firm; creamery specials,
31; extras, 30: thirds to firsts, 21
30; held, second to special, 23
29.
Eggs -Easy; State, Pennsylvania
and nearby, fancy, selected, white,
36 3S; good to choice, 32 35;
brown and mixed fancy. 30 32;
Arsts. 2S 29; Western and South
ern, Arst, 27; seconds, 26 27.
Philadelphia. Butter firm, good
demnnd: extra Western creamery,
32c; do., nearby prints, 34.
Eggs weak nnd lc. lower; Penn
sylvania nnd other nearby firsts, frco
cases, 29c. nt mark; do., current re
ceipts. In returnable cases, 28 at
mark; Western choice, free cases,
29 at mark: do., fair to good, frco
cases, 2 7 (?. 28 at mark.
Cheese firm fair demand; New
York, full crenms, choice. 15)
16c; do., fair to good, 15 15.
Live poultry easier; fowls, 11
13c; old roosters, 9 9; spring
chickens, 11 12; ducks, 13
13; geese, 12ft 13; turkeys, 14
15.
Live Stock.
Castro Auuals A Monopoly.
Caracas, Venezuela (By Cable).
An executive decree Just Issued an
nuls the existing match monopoly and
puts an end to tho concession of tho
National Match Compuuy. This com
pany was capitalized at $1,000,000,
and the shares wero held mostly in
England.
The position of France la Morocco
la dally becoming more difficult.
Japan has Informed China that a
railroad paralleling the South Mnn-
hiirl.in shall uof be Unlit.
Sew York. Beeves Receipts, 1,
957. No trading; feeling steady.
Exports were 3,400 quarters of beef.
Sheep and Lambs Sheep In light
supply and 2fc higher; yearlings
firm; prime and choice lambs full
steady, others less active and gen
erally a shade easier. Sheep sold at
4.50 5.50 per 100 pounds; year
lings, 6.50; medium to choice lnmbs,
7.50 8.12.
Chicago. Cattle Market steady
to strong; steers. 3.90 6.35; cows,
2.754.60; heifers, 2.5005.25;
bulls. 2.85 4.26; calves, 3.00 7. S5;
Blockers and feeders, 2.40 4.40.
Hogs Market steady to 6c high
er. Choice heavy shipping. 4.60
4.60; butchers, 4.50 4.60; light
mixed, 4.30 4.40; choice light.
4.454.66; pigs, 4.004.55; bulk
of sales at 4.40 4.50.
Sheep Market strong to 10c.
higher; sheep, 4.00 6.10; Iambi,
6.757.40; yearlings, 4.006.36.
THIS AND THAT
The Horsoshoers' Union of Denvei
has started a school of farriery.
Cabbages In Cuba grow to sucb
site that a single head often weight
20 pounds.
The crushers -of the Edison ccmenl
works at Stewartstown, N. J., can
crusb a six-ton stone.
Pitch pine, which has been con
sidered almost worthless, Is now Is
demand for cranberry barrels.
Germany does not permit dentists
to style themselves "Atnorican," a
Is the custom all over Europe.