tAf Est news BY TELEGRAPH Domestic An automobile containing Mrs. . alter Boreman. of the Island of Tencrlffo; Lady Sutton and Herbert Ataley. of London, turned turtle near Boston because their chauffeur was forced to sneeze. Fire of unknown origin destroy ed the plant of the Greater New York Metallic Bed Company In the bust nets section of Philadelphia, entail ing a loss estimated at 150,000. Two dwellings In Philadelphia col lapsed as the result of an explosion which occurred several years ago. One person was killed and soveral were Injured. The cruiser Yankee, ashore on Hen and Chicken shoals. Is being bat- IMLIOOH SHIR mSH IN THE AIR Two American Aeronauts Fall About 4,000 Feet SAVED BY THEIR PARACHUTE. Great Britain, France, Germany, tbo United States and Othsr Nations Re presented in F.vent at Berlin 80.000 People Horror -frirken When the American Balloon Conqueror Bursts. Berlin (By Cable). The interna tional balloon race, which startod Sunday from the suburbs of Scbmar gendorf, was the occasion of a thrill ing accident, two American aoro nuuts having a narrow escape from death. Tho American balloon Con queror, the only American built craft tend by heavy seas and It Is now ,n conte.t. having on board A. 1 i ' v 1 1 i 1 1 it . will uu imjwv save her. Workmen at the Shonango Mills, at Newcastle. Pis., may resent the Holland Forbes and Augustus Post, less than two minutes after the start, burst at an altitude of 4,000 plan of tho Steel Corporation to t For 2,000 feet It shot down . . . i in ....... ,. .... ..... t11n mil in me mill uuru uuiu . Greer 11 Ills. The federal building and a num ber of other buildings at Carrabelle. Fla.. were destroyed by a fire, the loss being estimated at $100,000. The wireless telegraph station on Russian Hill. San Francisco, was In uninterrupted communication with Honolulu, 2,200 miles distant. Regist ration in New York City for the first three days shows a marked falling off as compared with that of four years ago. The Pittsburg Buffalo Coal Com pany closed what is said to be the largest coal contract ever made, with the M. A. Hannn Company. Tho commute of tho International Tuberculosis Congress awarded a number ( prizes to Maryland insti tutions. Tha South Mountain Iron Com pany's stove manufacturing plan' at Pine Brow, Pa., was destroyed by Are. Tho bones of five bodies were found In the ruins of the elovator that was burned Friday in Ulchford, Vt. Sixty well-developed cases of measles have been reported to the health department, Chamborsburg. Pa. Tho Water Works Department of Augusta, G., Is fully restored for the first time since August 26. Re. John Costello has been plac ed In charge of St. Mary's Episco pal Church at Waynesboro, Pa. At Delta, Pa., William Bennington killed his wife with a shotgun and then committed suicide. A negro was lynched by a mob at Younker, Ga. He had committed a series of murders. There Is no promise of early set tlement of the shoe lasters' strike at Lynn, Mass. Five new cases of cholera are re ported In Manila. To perpetuate the memory of the 51 patriotic women of Edenton, N. C, who first defied the mother coun try in October, 1774, by declining to use any more tea, a bronze tablet was dedicated to them by the Daugh ters of tho American Revolution. While riding on a Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad freight train at Nlnety-tlrst Street, Chicago, Garrett Kelly, a locomotive fireman, was killed almost instantly by a shot, fired aimlesbly in the dark, it Is be lieved. Angered because of a news Item printed in the Morrill News, Perry Rover, marshal of Morrill. Kan., shot and killed J. H. Schmucker, editor of the News, and then committed su Iclde. Judge Heaton. of the Superior Court, at Fort Wayne, Ind., holds that the letters "O. K." written on the back of an order for money and having a signature under them mean "all right" and are equivalent to an Indorsement. Judge Pike, of Reno, Nev., refused to grant a divorce to Virginia Harn ed, the wife of E. H. Sotliern. A contest over the million dollar estate of Joseph F. Greenough, of Boston, claimed by three women, has been settled out of court. Mrs. Flora Avery, of South Dako- llke a bullot. and then the torn silk assumed the shape of a parachute, ' and tho rapidity of tho descent was checked. Coming closo to earth, i however, the basket smashed Into the roof of a house, but the two men oscapinl with but slight injurios. The race In which 23 balloons i participated, representing Oreut Brlt lan, France, Germany, the United States, Italy, Belgium and Spain, . started at 3 P. M. in the presence ' of at least 80,000 spectators. The . sunshine was brilliant and the heat i was that of summer. Amid the trains of "America" and a volley of cheers, tho first balloon was sent 1 sway. It was the America II., under command of James C. McCoy, who was accompanied by Lieutenant J Voghmann. The balloon was decorat j td with the Stars and Stripes, and ' It sailed away to the southeast at a rapid pace, the aeronauts waving their hats. A representative of each of tho other nations followed the American balloon In succession, at Intervals of two minutes, the national hymn ot I he respective countries ringing forth as the ropes were cast loose. A Cry Of Horror. I The second batch of eight balloons was led by Forbes, in the Conqueror, j which was started with some dlffl , culty, owing to a gusty wind and too much ballast. But eventually it shot up and reached a high altitude in an . Incredibly short period, tho basket ! swaying violently. Then, almost in stantly, a cry of horror arose from I the crowd, who saw the silk collapse , and shouted: "The balloon is rlp ' ping up!" The thousands who had gathered , there stood for a moment petrified. 1 Some turned away, fainting, as they saw tho balloon falling with llght nlngllke rapidity. At the same tlmo showers of sand and appurtenances of the balloon shot downward with ! equal rapidity and then daylight was seen through the envelope, great ragged edges of the silk showing on either side. "They are killed," went in a hush ed whisper through tho crowd, but I Bhortly the remainder of the envelope : appeared to take, first, a triangular ; shape and then was transformed Into ; a Bort of parachute at tho top of the j not and the progress of the wrecked balloon was considerably arrested. It came down slower and slower, meanwhile being swept by the wind, ! far to the southeast, and finally dis appeared from view behind a block of houses. The suspense among the : crowds was terrible. But a few minutes later a telephone message j was received from Friedenau, which 1 announced that the men had landed and had not boon seriously injured. I A sigh of relief went up and people threw their hats In the air for Joy. I The other balloons were 3enl up, after a brief delay, without further accident. Forbes' .Story. A. Holland Forbes who appeared BIO GMUN ELEVATOR IS BLOWN IIP Roof Sails Skyward and Firebrands Rain on City. Rtchford, Vt. (Special). WKh a concuslon which shook the entire village, a large grain elevator, hav ing a capacity of 600,000 bushels, exploded, causing tho death of 11 workmen and 2 women. The ex plosion blew off the entire roof of the building, scattering Umbers In all directions, and almost distantly flames burst out all over the struc ture. Twenty-one men wero employ ed In the building, of whom 11 are missing and undoubtedly periahod. All lived In Rlchford. Mrs. John Jellfore. who was walk ing with a companion along the Ca nadian Pacific Railroad track close to the elevator, and an unknown woman who (was with hor, were burned to death. The elevator was owned Jointly by tho Canadian Pacific and Boston and Maine Railroads, and was occupied by the Quaker Oats Company, of Chicago. The amount of grain it contained was very largo. Tho flames, which are supposed to have been startod by spontaneous combustion oia SIM ON THE EVE OF HER WEDDING Horse With Shoe Missing Key to the Mystery. TWO BULLETS IN GIRL'S SKULL. Ora Lee Found on Road With Two Bullets In Her Head -Was to Wed Guy Rasor-Uorse, With Shoe Gone, Found la Stable of Rssor Police Bold Him. Wadsworth, O. (Special). With unusual energy the police authorities are endeavoring to unravel the mys tery of the murder of Ora Lee, 21 years old, a handsome factory girl, whose body, pierced by two bullets, was found on the road between WadBworth and the hamlet of Cust ard Hook. Guy Rasor, the man whom Miss Lee was to have married. Is detain ed by the police pending develop ments In an Investigation. Rasor denies all knowledge of the tragedy, and In support of his denial exhibits a marrlaaje license procured at Woos-ter. The body of the young woman was found bv Charles RaBor. n cousin In tho dry rust of the grain, spread of Guy RMOr, as he passed along so qmcKiy tnat me umitea uro ap aratus of the village was of no avail. Nothing could prevent tho entire destruction of the elevator and Its contents. Tho heat set fire to a flour shed RATE LAW UP TO . THE SUPREME COURT Government Awarded Right To Ap peal Its Case. Philadelphia (Special). Judges Dallas. Gray and Bufflngton, of the United States Circuit Court, handed down an order allowing the govern ment to appeal from the decision of the court In the suit of the United States in the matter of constitution ality of the "commodities clause" ot the Hepburn rate bill. Counsel for both the government and the defendant coal roads will pe tition the Supreme Court of the United States to give this case prece dence over all other on account of lis great Importance. The assignment of errors upon which the appeal was allowed are about 10 In number and were filed by L. Allison Wllmer, Bpecial as sistant to Attorney General Bona parte, and by District Attorney J. Whltakcr Thompson. It Is contended that the Circuit Court erred In holding that the "clause" Is not a valid exorcise of the powers of Congress under the Contitutlon, as to the regulation of commerce, and that the measure or uuy ivusur u- mm ' would deprive the railroads of their the road In the early hours of the ,. ... . . , ,., day. Two bullets had entered the girl's skull, one piercing the fore-! head, while the second crashed through between tho eye and nose. No nositive motive for the mur- neHr me elevator anu toe snea, io- jer of the pretty young woman nas get her with 75 freight cars standing near it, were burned. Tho wreckage and flro blocked the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Rail road completely for many hours, so It was necestary for trains to make a detour by way of Sherbrooke. Que. The total lose Is estimated at $400,000.. ONE KILLED, EIGHT INJURED. yet come to light. The band ot farmers, led by Marshal Brlcker, that hurried to the scene of the murder as Boon as word of the tragedy was received, met Guy Rasor on the road walking toward Wadsworth. The police theory Is that Miss Lee was killed while riding in a bug gy with a male friend. The princi pal clew that led to the detention of Guy Rasor Is the fact that along the road where the murder was corn- Walls of Burning Elevator GollapHo mitted are plainly seen the tracks In Buffalo. ' of. a horse with one shoe mlsBing. I An examination of the stables at the Buffalo, N. Y. (Special). One fire- Rasor home disclosed the fact that man was killed and eight injured one of Rasor's horses has a shoe In the collapse of the burning walla missing from one of its front feet. , it , , i . , Rasor refuses any explanation con- of a small grain elevator on Broad- featJe ofl the He way. The elevator and a flour and declares he can prove an alibi. feed mill, owned by A. Nowak & Another police theory Is that a 17 .VJLT a a Tif . "-"8 rival tor inc anecuon m n m power to regulate commerce between ui uuuui ti,u. itiav have shot t ie c r on learning . ,. . , vi.i. i - . . , , in, nmirs, i-iim i mw nuiiii iimum property without due process of law. It Is aUo contended that the court was wrong In declaring the law dis criminative and a prohibition, and not a regulation of interstate com merce. Judge Bufflnglon filed his opinion dissenting from the decision of Judges Gray and Dallas, who declared the commodities clause to bo unconstitu tional. Judge Bufllnglon quotes and Indorses tho words of Chief JiiBtlce Marshall, who In an opinion said: "The question whether a law be void for Its repugnancy to the Con stitution Is, at all times, a question of much delicacy, which ought seldom, if ever, to be decided In the affirma tive in a doubtful case." The opinion says that the prior ac tion of any state in authorizing car riers to own manufactories or mines can In no way detract from the pow er of Congress to thereafter regulate interstate commerce. "Manifestly," he says, "such purchase under state authority created no obligation or contract on the part of Congress that It never would, In pursuance of Its MSIKOSERIIUON THE BRINK OF WAR Turkey Sends Four Warships to a Greek Island. WAR DEMANDEO WITH AUSTRIA. Remsrkable Realignment In Europe as the Result of Vthat Is Declared to Be a Secret Conspiracy Interesting Game of Diplomatic Strategy De monstration of Servians. marriage to me dead fireman was Joseph 0f ner appronching ociieuuamraer. Rasor. The elevator burned fiercely for Miss Lee left Wadsworth ostenBi- over an hour before the firemen got Dlv to prepare for her wedding. When the upper hand. Then two compau- the bodv was found the hands were ies were sent through the windows folded over her breast and the legs on the third floor to drench the straightened out as If the corpse had Bmoulderlng Interior. The last man been carefully arranged after death, had no more crawled off tho ladders The girl's suitcase was on the ground when the oposlte wall collapsed, hurl- beside her. Her handbag was still restrict carriers from the Interstate carriage of their own products. In effect, it would place In each stnte a veto on the power to regulate con ferred on the United States. Vienna (By Cable). War between Austria-Hungary and Servla Is a re cognized possibility, although It is believed here that It will be averted. King Peter Is in a difficult position on account of the clamor of tho Servians for war, particularly since his tenure on the throne never has been very safe. The Austrlans, on their part, have a new feeling of national enterprise on account of the forward movement in the annexation of Bosnia and Her zegovina, and would be more ready for further adventures now than they were a week ago. That the government recognizes tho possibili ty; the military precautions In Hun gary show. All the bridges over the Save and the Danube near the Servi an frontier are strongly guarded by patrols, and four Danube River mon itors were concentrated at Budapest. The government explains that this maneuver was planned sometime ago, but the Austrlans would have Bel grade at the mercy of their guns If that were necessary. The newupapers contain warnings to Servla. The Wiener Tagblatt says: "The next few days will b!iow whether official Servia Joins In this game of bluff. If It wishes to make a declaration of 'bankruptcy, that can Boon be managed. The people of Belgrade must not forget that when once the mischief has begun there can be no pardon." The Die Ziet says: "Servia seems to be drifting Into nn ndventure, it cannot be warned loo strongly against this error. Servia can, under certain circumstances, lose Its Inde pendence." Other Vienna papers Bay thnt the sleepy days of Goluchowskl hnve gone und that Von Aehronthal is not to be trifled with. Berlin ( Ry Cable). A special dis patch to the Lokal Anzeiger from Budapest says that four Austrian monitors proceeded down the Dan ube. All passengers coming from Fervla by railroad are compelled to show their passports at tho frontier before entry into Austria. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH ing the entire two companies to the ground In a mass of shattered tim bers. Schellhammcr was taken out dead. Willed $50,000 To Dry Party. Chicago (Special). The Prohibi tion national party Is to receive $50, 000 to carry on its work against the liquor traffic, according to announce ment made from the Chicago head quarters. The fund probably will not be available for this campaign. The bequest was made by Dr. Charles E. Latimer, of New York, who died at Palm Beach, Fla., Sep tember 20. on her right wrist, and In her left hand she clutched a handkerchief. There was no evidence of a struggle A hundred yards from the body tracks In the duBt Indicated where a horse and buggy had been hitched to the fence. Rasor apparently Is bowed with grief. He declares the last time he ELEVEN PEOPLE PERISH IN TENEMENT FIRE Incendiary Reaped Grim Harvest in New York. ta, who had not seen her daughter to be little the worse for his ex--for Id years, met her in court in perlence except that he was Buffering New York City. somewhat from shock, gave a thrlll- Bartels, Thelen & Co., of Boston, ! Ing account of the accident, and Chelsea, made an assignment, I "We had some difficulty." he said, with liabilities between $400,000 "in getting away, but once wo left und $500,000. ' the Bround everything seemed right. ni! mouu'eu aim"1 pei p'-uun uui i iv to an altitude of 4.000 feet. As I looked at tho recording Instrument The Chicago and Alton Railroad has ordered 1.000 cars rrom the Standard Steel Car Company, of PittBburg. E. H. Harriman Is to rinirganlze the Gould Interests in Pittsburg and place L. F. Loroe in control. FUty studen'B were hurt In a class niBh at tho Bennett Cotlagf of Modi cine and Surgery , Chicago. J . M. Brown and sister, of St. Earl Of Ilosslyn Weds Again. London (By Cablo). The Earl of Rosslyn, who last year was di vorced by his second wife, who was a Miss Anna Robinson, of New York, Thursday entered upon a third mat rimonial venture. He was married in a registry office to Vera Bayley, the daughter of an ex-offlcor of Lancers. FINANCIAL New York (Special). Eleven per sons were killed, more than a dozen saw his fiance was Wednesday night. Injured and 30 more escaped death when they went driving. BATTLE WITH RIFLES. American Fishermen And Canadlun Officers In Combat. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (Special), i A fight with rifles between Ameri can fishermen and Canadian officers is said to have taken place on Lake Superior, opposite Whlteflsh Point. Boats arriving at the Canadian Soo tell of seeing the trouble at a dis tance. Local Canadian officers ad mit hearing of the affair, but decline to discuss it. Americans are said to have been fiBhlng In Canadlau waters at this end of the lake for some time and soveral days ago of ficers weit to the scene to" make a seizure. It Is reported that the fish ermen escaped. by the narrowest margin In the Incen. diary fire which wrecked the tene ment house at 71 Mulberry Street. That a deliberate attempt was made to destroy the house and Its occupants as well, the police and fire men do not doubt. Three barrels stuffed with rubbiBh soaked with oil j were blazing fiercely In the lower UU1., V I, l llllf. U1L lilt (,DI.UtC W 1 lll. GO or more persons who were sleep ing on the upper floors. Some of these died in their beds overcome by smoke and then caught by the flames. Others, who had been arous ed too late, fell unconscious before they could reach a window and were burned to death, scarcely an arm's length from safety. Many were In jured by Jumping from upper win dows to the street or by being crush ed as they fought for positions of safety on the choked fire-escapes. Louis, wero lost In th of Mexico for two days. mountains 1- oreign The Paris Temps expresses the hope that Great Britain will give Russia satisfaction in the matter ol the Dardanelles. Reported In Rome that the Abr iz- zi-Eikius engagement is off, owing to Mian Hiking' refusal to change her rallgtan, M. Geraslmoff, a socialist member of tho firs. Douina, was arrested In St. I'otersburg, charged with endeav oring to organize u strike by the employes of the city street car lines. The couctltutlouality of tbo law prohibiting corporations from con tiibutlng lo campaign lunda Is being I. sled In the United States Dis.rict Court In Honolulu. to make a note of the altitude, I heard a peculiar swish and said to Post 'that sounds dangerous.' Im mediately I enw that tho envelope was rapidly deflating, tha gas escap ing in clouds. Instantly I throw the appaodlx cleur of the basket and the ropes, and, drawing my Jacknlfe, cut. the ropes that were attached to the 19 hags of sand hanging around tin' basket. "PobI in tho meantime threw over every thing portable. We could see. DOWQVar, that we were falling more rapidly than some of the ejected articles. But later, when the descent of tho balloon was checked, we ob served one bag of sand fall Into a baby carriage, which war. smashed to pieces, bu', unfortunately, the nurso snatched out the baby and !iaved Its life." i 'miM-d By A Sneeze. Lenox, Mass. (Special I. Because j tholr chuuffour was forced to sneeze i und lost control of h:s machine, an ! automobile party, consist lug of lira. ! Wulter Boroman. of the Island of Tenerlffe; Lady Sutton end Herbert Al.iley, of London, who were en route from Lenox to the villa of J. Mai- The cholera situation is reported i colm Forbes, of Boston, shot over a he under' control In St. Peters- i Ihreo-foot embankment at Palmer. in 'Inc tu rn.-'l turtle und tlie The 1 sea u d i rom rerlous accident because the machine Hhot clear of the embankment to burg. Only 72 new rases and 37 dea'.hs from rholera were reported In St. rotcrburz for the past 24 hours. At a stockholders' meeting of the rn ml Trunk Railroad the managi -maul of the company waa nevorely a. tacked. Tho torpedo supply ship Solace sal ltd from Honolulu for aiuoa on By, having been delayed by Uro iu ber coal buukers. Twenty-live uvruons wore drowned 1 the West V rgiuia. Maryland. Pennsyl t.j (lie result of the foundering of j vautu and South Dekota, with tor ta French fishing schooner Juniata 1 pedo ties' royers Terry, Preble, Stuart ci the Uraad Bauku. I rnd Hull will arrive here Tuesday ti, 'n.rfL.. Pyift Ttaiiwuv I.. ''he Teuuessafl. Washington and ,.,, ,,! i, ... ,.r ,h.. , .,' '"Hlfornla. w'th the Truxton. ... mWh..lc. ud dluhsrd th. kins ond Whlnple. are threo dayr vtrtkesraaksrs. behind, and will arrive Fr( lay Pacific Fleet lie turning Honolulu ( Uy Cable). A wlrolesi teleyruin ha.i boon received hero fron' near Admiral Sxlnburne, command ing tbo Paclflc fleet returning Trow its cruico to Samoa with torpedo boat i cVotroyerB In tow, announcing that I ., . , . ,: 1 , W I .. I I, I London has sold this week about 175,000 shares of American stocks Nlplsslng's output now has climb ed well above $100,000 a month. Ten years ago the average freight train on the Reading carried l'J'i tons. Last year the average load was 4f7 tons. Last year the Pensylvanla Rail road paid In taxes $3,979,000 and the New Haven & Hartford $3,593, 000. A committee of three shareholders has been appointed to audit the books of the Monica Mines Company and to prepare a plan of roorgaulzation. Railroad officials say tho number of idle cars Is steadily decreasing. Tho chief demand for cars comes from the West. The great Roosevelt drainage tun nel at Cripple Creek is in 3,500 feet and progressing at tho rate of eleven feet a day. Twenty-seven railroads have re ported an average gain of 1 per cent, in net earnings for tho last week of September. The three metals silver, copper and lead show little or no tendency to advance. Indeed, lead Is on tho decline and has boon for some time. Owing to the strained situation In Euro pa, the fact that tlie Bank of K n gland did not Increase its discount rata, was looked upon as encourag ing. Output of the Nevada Consolidated of My In August was 800,000 pounds of copper and of tho Cumberland Ely 100,000 pounds. September output tor the two was 1,300,000 pounds. Northern f'aciflo directors declar ed tho regular quartorly dlvldond of 1 per cent. There has been a good dt ad af gosjlp recently to the offoct that an extra dividend would bo paid. Speculation in the Nevada mining s'ocks is dull. Some brokers say It will not Improve much until somo "f tho compuoies begin to pay dlvl dunds, If that tlmo over comes. Tho numbor of dlvldond payors In Tono- nah. Ooldfltld, Searchlight, Rhyollte, flawhlde and Manhattan is very small, ludeed. Northern Pacific earned last year 12 per cent, on Its raplal stock, ir orLrnlngs this year are no larger, ajtd tboy procilue to be smaller, the mm .earned will not much oxcoed 7 per cent., owing to the Increase iB the capltbl stock. James J. Hill used to say that 60 per cent, of fross earnings was enough to pay for operating expen . Northern Pacific last year re quired 5$ por cent. This is far .ielow the ratio of most Eastorn altroads. But Mr. Hill's method is not to charge oven small Improve ments to oreraUons Irefers Death To Bride. Philadelphia (Special). Rather than marry the young woman of his choice, though arrangements had been completed and the license ob tained, John Fitzpatrlck tried to end his life with gas, but his chance for recovery Is said to be good. The marriage was postponed a year ago, from time to time, because Fitzpat rlck believed he did not love the young woman well enough to be come her husband, until he finally became despondent. Wild Demonstration At The King's Palace Becomes Threatening, Belgrade (By Cable). Tho clamor for war with Austria-Hungary be cause of the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is growing here constantly and scenes of wild en- huslasm are being witnessed on the streets of Belgrade. A mob of demonstrators forced Its way to the precincts of the palace and demanded to see King Peter. The attitude of the crowd was so threatening that troops and gen darmes finally had to be called out. They surrounded tho palace and had o charge several times before the war-fevered patriots would disperse. Great crowds again surrounded the paluce at night, shouting for war and calling for the King to appear. i'lnnlly King Peter, accompanied by the Crown Prince, came to the bal cony and Implored the people not to cause disturbances. Ho Bald: "Trus; me and my government. Both will do their duty." The crowd cheered the King, but continued to shout "War with Aus tria!" Boy Kills A Bear. Winchester, Va. (Special). After a lively fight 'with a big black bear on Massannuten Mountain, u spur of the Blue Ridge, In Shenandoah County, Linden Allen, a young man of Mount JackBOU, killed the beast with a shotgun. Allen was squirrel hunting when the bear Bprang out of the undergrowth and attacked him, after knocking over his dog with ono of Its paws. The bear was almost on Allen when the boy fired both barrels Into its body. It weighed nearly 200 pounds. hlain In Philippines. Manila (By Cable). Charles H. Trotter, an American, and Vlncento Toledo nnd Jose Canyan. Spaniards, wore killed near Lubao. In the Prov ince of Pampagna. by a party of Filipinos. The men were murdered with bolus and tholr bodlou mutila ted. Fired On The New Flag. Constantinople (By Cable). Ono ot tho boats of a Bulgarian company which runs a steamship line botween Constantinople and Varna, narrowly escaped serious trouble as a result of flying the now Bulgarian royal flag, which la unknown umong the nations of the world. The stoamer attempted to enter'tho Bosporus, and tho obsorvers in tho forts, not know ing hor nationality, fired two blank shots across hor bow. Thereupon the steamer turned around and departod Railroad Slips Into River. Now Orleans (Special). Seventy five thousand dollars' worth of rail road property slid Into tho Mississip pi ltlver whou u section or earth 300 feet long and about 200 feet wide caved In between Washington Ave nue and Fourth Street, carrying along ssyob freight cars and four lines of railroad tracks. Undermin ing the bank by high water was the cause. The cars and two of the tracks belonged to the Illinois Cen tral Railroad and the other two tracks belonged to Ine Puhlic Belt Railroad. TO ISSUE CHRISTMAS STAMPS. Red Cross Will Sell Them To Swell Tuberculosis Fund. Washington, D. C. (Special). In an effort to increase its fund for fighting tuberculosis the National Red Cross Association will issue a special Christmas stamp for use on holiday mall. The stamp will have, of course, no carrying power, but will be used simply as a Christmas greeting. A special design has already been prepared by Howard Pyle. Beneath a wreath of holly will be the Inscrip tion, A Merry Christmas and a Hap py New Year." The stamps will sell for 1 cent each or In little book of nine for 10 cents. The Idea originated In Denmark where the stamps were sold by the government. The first experiment netted ? 2 0,0 00. A Rumored Conflict. Vienna (By Cable,. A telephone message received hero from Budapest says Servians killed three Austrian gendarmes on the Bosnian frontier whereupon gunboats bombarded the Servians. No confirmation of the story has boon received here. $7.1,000 Fire At WilllnmsporC Wllllamsport, Pa. (Special). The cutting mill of the Wllllamsport Nail Works was totally destroyed by fire Involving a loss of $75,000 to $100,- 000. City Hall In Hack Yard. West Point, Ga. (Special ).- -Mayor Ceorge W. Howard, of Lnuett, Ala., locked up the Council chamber and rofused to deliver the city property to the newly elected Mayor, J. B. Rutland. Rutland took the oath ef office at 5. SO o'clock A. M. In the street la front of the City Hall four hours later he and his counsel were Bworn In by Judgo Jordan. The first Council meeting was held In the back yard of the City Hall. Two Americans Strickoa. Manila (By caoie). Ten new aaaaa of cholera were reported fo the last 24 hours. The list Includes two Americans, C. O. Hardough, of the Civil Sorvive, and Charles Itldge way, known as the "Blind Poet. Tolstoi's Health Hcbtorod. Bt Petersburg I By Cable). - The health of Count Leo Tobtoi is com plotely restored. He has resumed his long walks and rldci In the conn try round Yaanava Pollana and hard at work st his books. SERVIANS DEMAND WAR. KILLED I WRECK. (irent Northern Passenger Train Jumps Track In Montana. Butte. Mont. (Special). Two men were killed and one injured in a wreck of a Great Northern passenger train at Marias River. Tho dead: William F. Ramscheck, fireman. Unknown engine wiper. Engineer Charles McCllntock was severely Injured. The train while traveling at high speed struck a soft stretch of road bed, the engine rolling Into the ditch followed by the baggage and smoking cars. Kiunsctiecu and the wiper were burled under the wreckage. Tho passengers were severely shaken up Can Go Home To Vote. Washington (Special). It was announced nt the White House that the President would not consider It pernicious political activity on the part of an employe in the classified Bcrvice In going to his home lo vote nt tho coming election. The Pres tdent said It was the pnlrlotlc duty of every employe of the Government, who Is entitled to vote, to go to his home and cast a ballot. tThlna Legalizes Mexican Dollar Peking (By Cable). An edict Just issued established the Kuping Tael as the standard coin of the empire The tacl and the half tael will b 9;1 per cent, fine, and the smaller coins SS per cent. The Mexican dol lar has been legalized, ponding Ihe preparation of the Kuping coins. Thrust Ramrod In His Eye. Staunton, Va. (Special). -Cadet Savage, of the Staunton Military Academy. Is lying at a hospital here with a serious Injury which hp re ceived in a singular manner. While he waa asleep in his room at the academy a fellow-cadet in an adjoin Ing reom thrust a stool ramrod through the wall and. It ran Into his eye by accident. Young Savage is from New York and hlB father was summoned hare at once. He may lose his eye. Attorney General Bonaparte has announced that James H. Wilkerson, of Chicago, a special attorney for the Department of Justice, hnd been of fered the position of atslstant at torney general, to take the place va cated by Alford W. Coolcy, but had refused to accept. Bidding fair to rival the cotton seed industry of America, the palm oil and nut Industry of West Africa only awaits Improved methods of cul tivation and preparation for the mar ket, says Consul W. J. Ycrbey, of Sierra Leone. The records In the case of Cap!.. Solomon Avery, Jr., of the Coast Artillery Corps, stationed at the Presldo, of( San Francisco, Cal., are now under consideration at the War Department and will bo transmitted to the President for bis action in a short time. A special train loft Washington for Fort Smith. Ark., carrying 100 prisoners,, transferred from the Uni ted States Jail to the Fort Smith penitentiary, because of the crowded condition In (he Washington institu tion. Orders were issued to the cruiser Charleston, now at Bremerton Navy Yard, to proceed on October 26 to the Asiatic station via Honolulu and Guam to, become the flagship of tho third squadron of the Pacific fleet, replacing the cruiser Rainbow. The greater portion of the world's tonnage for several months has re mained unproductive, reports Consul General DlSrlCh, of Antwerp, in fur nishing statistics concerning tho de pressed condition of the world's ship ping trade. Postal savings banks and parcels post were both wnrmiy indorsed by First AsniBtnnt Postmaster General 'tunics P. Granfleld In bis address to the convontiod$Df fourth clasB post masters at Des Moines, Iowa. Comptroller of the Currency Mur ray has announced that he will put nto immediate action a plan for the formation of 1 1 districts of national bank examiners with a chairman ex aminer In charge of each. The Navy Department has Invited the various wrecking companies to submi: bids for salvnging the cruiser Yankee, wrecked off Spindle Rock, at the entrance of Buzzard's Bay, about two weeks ago. The commandant of the naval training station at Newport, R. 1., Informed the Navy Department today of the death of Warrant Machinist George L. Peary from heart failure. The proposed arbitration treaty between China and the United States has been signed at tho State Depart ment, Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese minis it, acting on behalf of the Chinese government. Mrs. Donald McLean announces that she has arranged for a $200,000 loan to complete the Continental Hall for tho Daughters of the Revo lution. To abolish all grade crossings on railroad lines in Belgium, says Con sul Johnson, of Liege, would cost approximately $(50,000,000. That the United States government may be sued and enjoined from in fringing the patents of the Fried Krupp Company, of Essen, Germany, in tho manufacture of SprlngllelJ rifles and other Army ordnance, was decided by the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia In an opin ion by Associate Justice Robb. More than ever Impressed with the fact that an efficient army Is tho surest guarantee of peace, Major Paul E. Straub has refirrned to Washington from Germany, where he witnessed the workings of the Germnn"1 medical department. The importance of India's grow ing northwestern port of Karachi has led to tho establishment of an American consulate there. W. A. G. Clark, at Rrtubalx, says that "-while tho great. English wool manufacturing industry is steadily Increasing, the United States and Germany are rapidly forging ahead and Italy beginning to Bt niggle for a plaoe among the leaders. The Departmont of Justice will re move from the District Jail 100 pris oners nnd transport them to an In dian prison' at Fort Smith, Ark. The National Conservation Com mission has caused the first compre hensive attempt at a census of the standing timber in the United State ever undertaken. ElbrUlge Henry Gobs Dead. Melrose, Mass. (Special). El bridge Henry Gobs, author nnd bank er, died hero of pneumonia. He wai 78 years old. Mr. Goss had been (reasurer of the Melrose Bank for 24 years and was tho author of num erous historical works, the best known of which Is a life of Paul Revere, which he wrote in 191. Thousand Rush For Homes. Dallas, S. D. (Special). Thou lng rush to register for the land lot sands of persona joined In the open tory in which Uncle Sam will give away 828,000 acres of tho Rosebud Indian lands. Registration opened here and at Gregory and coutluuui until October 17. The drawing be gins October 19, but uotiflcatlon ot. the suoccssful ones will probably nut be until next March. Heavyweights In Aeroplane. Le Mans, France (By Cable). Wilbur Wright, the American aero plauist, modo two short flights with passengers Monday. One was with M. ho Hi--, who weighs about 216 pounds, and the other with M, Pol iter, vice president of the Aero Club of the fiarthe, who weighs 176 pounda. These demonstrations of the machine's ability to carry wetght were entirely satisfactory". Experts say Pennsylvania's anthra cite aoal will last 100 years more, her bituminous four times as long. Gnests Flee From Hotel. Ebensburg, Pa. (Special). A fire, which, for a time, threatened the total destruction of the town and eaused guests in two hotels to lies for their lives, was finally extinguish ed by the ose of dynamite and assist ance given from adjacent towns. The loss Is about $76,000. The firs, started in a grocery store from an unknown cause and quickly spread, to the Central Hotel, Blulr House and six residences, all of which uer destroyed. KUls Two With Ax. Johnson City, Tenn. (Spoclal). William Bales, 35 years old, went to the home here of his brother-in-law, Burney Bayless, and split onen Baylcsn' head with an ax.. Tbt murderer then followed his fleohil wife, who was visiting ber sister, 10 the yard, and struck her with " ax, Inflicting a fatal wound. Bal was taken to Jail, fighting iu modi rage, bound with a rope, and 1VU left tied la his cell. He freed him self aad oommltted suicide by 'isnf ing himself with the rope with wh'U1 he bad boon bound.