The News Domcstlo Tho trial of Nance O'Nell, the ac tress and her manager, MoKee Ran kin, for alleged Infringement of copyright on the play "The Fires of St. John," 'will proceed this week at San Fninclsco. Senator Forskor published letters from Virgil P. Kline and M. F. El liott showing the nature of hia work for the Standard Oil Company, which ended seven years ago. The United Daughters of the Con federacy, at tbe) final session In At lanta. (Ja., elected officers and de cided to hold their next convention In Houston. Tex. Senator Ste phen B. Elklns makes the positive announcement that no engagement exists hetween his daughter, Mlns Katherlne Elklng, and the Duke de Abnizzt. Harvey T. Wells, emhezzlhig cash ier of a Kenosha (Wis.) bank, who was captured In Boston several months ago, after having tied to Lon don, where he had married, and who waii later returned to this country, was sentenced to five years at na tional prison. The $450,000 turbine steamship Bel ns:, whose construction has been delayed a year by the financial dif ficulties of the Consolidated Steam ship Lines of Maine, has been suc cessfully launched by the Bath Iron Works. Arguments in the double appeal of both complainant and defendant from the final decree of Judge Kohl faat in the case of Cant Oberlln 11 Carter were begun in the United States circuit Court of Appeals. It was announced thr.t a $1,000, 000 order for new Pullman coaches for use between Fan Francisco and Portland and Lea Angeles hn.l been placed by the ofilciala of the South ern Pacific Company. Dr. Azel Ames, formerly of wide fame as a surgeon nnd sanitary en gineer, died at the hospital for the insane In Danvers, Mass., where he had been a patient tor a number of years. Mrs. Mary Wheeler Somerby. of Newburyport, Mass., an aged widow, was declared to be the sole heir to an estate valued at 1106.000 by an order filed In the Chancery Court at Trenton. The suit of the government r.galnst the Du Pont powder Interests, which was cnlled before the special master at Wilmington, was continued until December 2. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion Is to be asked by Chicago merchants to revise the freight rate schedules between Chicago and Chat tanooga and points South. Dr. B. K. Bechtold, aged 63 years, of Kulpsvllle, Pa., a patient in a private hospital In Philadelphia, was burned to death In his room. Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, U. S. N., arrived at New York from Genoa on the steamer Koenig Al bert. Harvey Watterson, a lawyer, son of Henry Watterscn, the editor, of Louisville, Ky., fell from a window In his ofllce on the nineteenth floor of a Wall Street building, in New York, landing on the roof of an ad Joining building nine stories below and was Instantly killed. Judge Taylor, of Cleveland, O., held the Municipal Traction Com pany to be Insolvent and said a re ceiver would be named. Judge Tay lor derided that the franchise of the railwuy company was taken away at the recent referendum election. One man was killed and several persons were injured in a head-on collision between two trolley cars between Now Brunswick. N. J., and Bound Brook during a thick fog. Governor Hughes filled his certifi cate of election expenses with the Secretary of State, giving his total expendifures as $3t9.65. Dr. David D. Thompson, editor of the Northwestern Christian Advo cate, of Chtcago, died in St Louis as the result of being run down by aa automobile. Foreign The Swedish Foreign Office hag in structed the Swedish consul general in New York to make a full investi gation of the reported discovery on the north coast of Labrador of the grave of Professor Andree, the aero naut. Kuan Hgsu, emperor of China, died In the Winter Palace, In Peking. Prince Chun, his brother, becomes regent, and his son In Wei. heir presumptive. Kuan Hgsu reigned 34 years. M. Mllovanovlch, Servian minister for foreign affairs, Informed tin- King of Italy that It was necessary for Servla to protect herself against the "Austrian Invasion." An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob a railroad train in Russia on which was $12,500,000 in Bpecie. Five of the robbers were arrested and one was killed. Russia and England are In agree ment on the proposal for Russian supremacy in the Persian Province of Azerbaijan. M. Khomynkoff, the president of the Dooms, has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election. The International Copyright Con gress has adopted the now text of the Berne convention. Wilbur Wright won the French Aero Club's prize for aeroplanes. Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, a mission ary to the Labrador Coast, does not believe the grave discovered on the Northern Labrador Coast by Captain Chalkes la that of Andree, the ex plorer. The Foreign Affairs Committee of tho Federal Council of the German Kmplre discussed the Casablanca In cident. It was reporteo. that the meeting was called to take steps to prevent the Emperor pursuing an In dependent course In foreign affairs. The building of eight new British battleships and 2 4 destroyers In the Immediate future was foreshadowed in Premier Asqulth's announcement In the House of Commons. Conditions in Northern Persia are said to be Improving and Russia will not find it necessary for Interven tion. John E. Redmond opened in Man chester the campaign of the Irish members of the Commons to arouse English electors to the Importance of the home-rule question. President Castro has completed preparations for the defense of Vene zuela principal seaport, I.aguayra. Preparations have also been made for a blockade by Holland. Although the Emperor of China Is at death's door he will not ac cept the assistance of medical men from other countries. His mind Is attested. Gratid Duke William Alexander of i.uxeuibourg U dying. VECTOR H. METCALF LEWESJHE CABINET Quits Navy Department Because of III Health. MR.T. H. NEWBERRY HIS SUCCESSOR. President, la Latter to Retiring Official, Congratulates Him Warmly on Ills Work for Hia Department Faithful Service and Advice Lauded Man Who Takes Place aNaval KnthuslssL Washington. D. C. (Special). Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Met calf tendered his resignation to the President, to take effect Docomber 1, on account of ill health. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman H Newberry Will bo named as Metcalf's successor For tuoro than a year the fnci that Mr. Metcalf has suffered seri ous Illness has been well known ai the Navy Department. Formerly of vigorous health, his friends expected that he would be able to regain his strength, but constantly recurring Ill ness has Convinced him that the only course for him to pursue is to sever his connection with all active work. President's Letter. The following correspondence rela tive to Mr. Metcalf a resignation, was given out from the White House: Navy Department. Washington, November 13, 1908. Sir: 1 hereby tender my resigna tion as Secretary of the Navy, the same to take effect ou the 1st prox imo. Very respectfully. (Signed) V. H. METCALF, Secrotary. The President, White Housci, Washington, D. C. Tho White House, Washington, November 13, 1908. My Dear Mr. Metcalf: I accept your resignation with real reluctance, and only because you tell me that It Is Imperative that you must go on account of tho Btate of your health. I had earnestly hoped that you would be able to continue with me throughout my term. I thank you warmly for your faithful and effi cient service in both of the depart ments, at thp head of which you have served under me. But, my dear Mr. Metcalf, you have always been more than the head of a department; you have been a cabinet minister up on whose aid and advice and, above all, upon whoso staunch and stead fast loyalty I could rely upon any and all occasions. No President could wish more loyal and hearty support than you have always given me. I thank you for It. I shall miss you when you leave the cabinet, and I wish you well In whatever work you may undertake and where ever your life may lead. With regret, therefore, I accept your resignation to take effect upon the first of December. With all good wishes, faithfully yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Hon. V. H. Metcalf, Secretary' of the Navy. EXPLOSION HI' I ITS ilO. IHU Wrecked As Train Passes One Known To Be Dead. Kansas City, Mo. (Special). A powder mill at Holmes Park, 12 miles south of this city, exploded at 6 A. .M., Just as a Kansas City South ern passenger train was pnssiug, and it Is reported that a number were killed, but so far only one body has been found. Thirty passengers on the train were injured by flying debris, and have been brought here and placed In the Kansas City Southern Hospi tal. The explosion destroyed three houses. Declares Dog Committed Suicide. Evansvllle, Ind. (Special). Mrs. Vernon Shrode gave her favorite bull terrier a whipping, and for an hour the animal lay around the house and refused to notice anyone. Then it walked down to the electric railroad track, and as a car approached de liberately stood In front of It nnd was ground to pieces. Persons who witnessed the death of the dog de clared that It wa3 a deliberate case of suicide. Suicide Bums $2,000. Helena, Mont. (Special). Albert Berger, a former Alaska miner, Just before committing suicide at Canyon Ferry, threw .$2,000 in postofflce money orders, payable to himself, in the stovo, declaring that the money was in the hands of the government and no one would quarrel over It after he was d- -d Minister Should Oct $1,200. New York (Special). That the minimum salary for an unmarried clergyman In the Diocese of New York should be $1,200 and for a married clergymen $1,200 and a suit able place to live was the resolu tion passed amid applause in the annual convention of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of New York. Chinese Drowned Crossing Border. Buffalo, N. Y. (Special). An at tempt to smuggle Chinamen Into this country from Canada ended In dis aster, when all but four of the China men were either drowned or dashed to pieces on the rocks of the break wall near the Buffalo Llfesavlng Station. To K-ep Soldiers CooL Washington, D. C. (Special). It will be a little cooler for the Ameri can soldiers In the Philippines If an experiment the War Department has ordered to bo thoroughly tested proves to be a success. Orange colored underwear and hat lluings are to be worn by 5,000 soldiers In the Islands during the next year, and observations made with a view of ascertaining if the theories evolv ed from experiments In laboratories In Washington are applicable with corresponding results In the field. Shot By Congressman's Hon. Waynesvllle, N. C. (Special).- David Vaughn, a traveling man, of Nashville, Tenn., was shot by James Moody, son of Congressman Moody, of this district. The men had some words a few days ago and meeting on the street Vaughn attempted to apologize to Moody, when the lutter bhot him down. Stock Kxi liunge Heat 475.0O0. New York ( Special ) . A seat on the New York Stock Exchange Bold for $75,000. A week ago a seat tirnusbt $70,000. MORRIS HAAS DIES INSTEAD OF HENEY Man Who Shot Prosecutor Takes His Own Life. San Francisco (8peclal). Morris Haas, who shot Assistant District At torney Francis J. Heney, committed suicide at the county Jail by shooting himself through the head. One report says that the pistol with which Hans shot himself was concealed In his shoes, where he hid It beforo shooting Heney. Another report says the pistol was secretly passed to Haas by a friend since his incarceration. The five surgeons attending Mr. Heney, after their consultation, sta 'od that Mr. Heney was resting easily and thnt his pulse, temperature and respiration were practically normal. The bullet was located in tho muscles of the lower maxillary. EIGHT PERSONS KILLED AND TEN WOUNDED A Day of Rioting In An Oklahoma Town. Okmulgee, Okla. (Special). Eight persons were killed and 10 others were wounded In a fight between James Deckird, a negro desperado, and cfflccrs. The dead: Edgar Ki.pinsch, sheriff of Okmul gee County. Henry Klaber, assistant chief of police of Okmulgee. Two negroes named Chapman, brothers. J. Deckard, negro. Three unidentified negroes. The wounded: Steve Grayson, Indian hoy, proba bly fatally beaten. Victor Parr, chief of police, shot through shoulder. Deputy sheriff, arm broken. Seven others slightly wounded. The disturbance hcan at the St. Louis and San Francisco R.nllrond station, where Deckard engaged In a fight with an Indian boy, Steve Gray son, and beat him Into Insensibility with a rock. Friends of Oraysr.n called the police. When Policeman Klaber went to the station Deckard fled to his heme, nearby, and barri caded himself. When Klaber ap proached the house Deckurd shot and Instantly killed him. Sheriff Robinson gathered deputies In a few minutes and hurried to the Bceno. This party contained several negroes, whom the sheriff commis sioned as deputies. As the attack ing party approached the Deckard house, Deckard opened fire with n rifle, firing as rapidly as he could load his weapon. The sheriff fell first Instantly killed. Then five of the negro deputies were slain. Deckard's house was soon sur rounded by a frenzied mob of armed men. Fire ffll set to a house Just north of Deckard's. Volleys of bul lets were poured Into Deckard's house and he was shot down. He was seen to roll over on the floor, strike a match and set fire to his own house, which was soon a roar ing furnace, in which his body was baked. Deckard evidently had a large quantity of ammunition stored In his house, for many cartridges exploded while the house wns burn ing. 2,000 WITNESSES IN CASE. Peonage Trial Threatens To Continue Forever. New York (Special). Two thou sand witnesses may be called in the trial of the alleged peonage cases before Judge Hough in the United States Circuit Court. Assistant United Stutes Attorney General Charles H. Russell said that the government may call 500 wit nesses, and the lawyers for the four men accused of having lured thou sands of laborers Into slavery in Florida declare they will produce 1,500 witnesses If necessary, MURDERESS SURRENDERS. Tennessee Woman Claims She Shot Mun Defending Herself. Memphis, Tenn. (Special). Mrs. A. W. Bonds, wife of a railroad man, walked Into a police station and sur rendered herself, explaining that she had killed S. P. Craig at Sunset a short time before. She handed the police a revolver, which she said Bhe had emptied at Craig, leaving his body lying in an open field. She said that Craig, who formerly boarded with her and came from Indiana, attacked her and that she shot In self-defense. Northern Women Eligible. Atlanta (Special). After an ex citing discussion, a proposition to ex cise from future membership in the United Daughters of the Confederacy the Northern women who are now admitted by virtue of marriage to descendants of Confederate veterans, was voted down In the annual con vention spf the daughters hero. IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE P. E. Mathos paid $7,500 for a Philadelphia Stock Exchange seat. Chesapeake & Ohio declared Its an nual dividend of 1 per cent. A company to hold all the min ing stock owned by the Guggenheim families is talked of. An Initial dividend of 2 per cent, has been declared on Colorado Southern common. Gross earnings of railroads which have made reports for October show an average decrease of 4 per cent. It Is reported that E. H. Harrlmnn is trying to buy control of the Wells Fargo Express Company and is offer ing $300 a share for the stock. In financial circles In Philadelphia, whore he was an extremely familiar figure, sincere regret was expressed for the death of Silas W. Petit. He was a director in a number of Insti tutions. Nlplsslng last month shipped ore worth $127,000. Tho Pullman Company's income in the fiscal year ending July 31 was $31,620,000, compared frith $32, 1 Re, 000 in 1007, and net profits were $13.S18,482, compared with $14, 797.000. Europe is buying a great deal of American copper at around 1 4 cents a pound. The Turkish Government has just placed an order In this coun try for 10,000,000 pounds of the metal. The price Is now 2 cents above the low level reached during the pant ear. . FRANCIS J. HENEY SHOT DOWN IN CODRT Ex Convict's Revenge on Erisco's Graft Prober. ABRAHAM RUEF'S TRIAL HALTED. Assistant District Attorney. Who Has Been Exposing Municipal Rotten ness In San Francisco, Shot In Head During the Ruef Trial by Morris Uses, a Saloonkeeper. Snn Francisco (Special). Fran cis .). Heney, a leading figure In the prosecution of municipal corruption In San Francisco, was shot and seri ously Injured at 4.22 P. M., In Judge l.awler's courtroom by Morris Haas, a saloon keeper, who had been ac cepted as a Juror In a previous trial of Araham Ruef and afterward re moved. It having been shown In court by Hcnoy that Haas was an ex-convlct, a fact not brought out in his examination as a venireman. The shooting of Heney occurred In the presence of many persons In the courtroom during a recess in the trial of Abraham Ruef, on trial for the third time on the charge of bribery. It wns during a 10-mlnute recess of court and while the jury was out of the courtroom and after attorneys for the prosecution and defense had returned to the room from a short, conference with Judge UtWlflf In his chambers that Heney. having resum ed his customary Beat and entered Into conversation with Chief Clerk McCnbe, of the District Attorney's office, Hans came forward from among the spectators. He approach ed Heney and, placing a revolver against Heney's right check, fired. Instantly the courtroom was the scene of greatest excitement. Sev eral bystanders soiled Haas, while others hastened to the relief of Hen ey, who wus caught by those near est him as he fell forward, the blood streaming from the wound. Medical aid was summoned and Mr. Heney was taken to the Central Emergency Hospital, where it was ascertained thut the wojind was not necessarlly fatal. the bullet having pMtedin der the brain and found lodgment under the left ear. As Heney lay on the operating table at the hospital, he said: "I will live to prosecute both Haas and Ruof." Close examination of the wound showed that the bullet entered through the right cheek, and lodged under the left ear. It barely missed the carotid artery, and all other prlnclpul arteries were not ruptured. There is a slight swelling under the left ear, but there Is no unnatural hemorrhage, and his pulse Is good. It 1b the opinion of the surgeons now thnt Heney will recover. He ney was afterwards taken to the Lane Hospital and placed under the X-rays. When Honey fell, there was an immediate rush for Haas, who was quickly subdued. Dr. H. A. Mlnck was In the building at the time and he rushed to Heney'B nsslstance. Although two bodyguards, who hnve been constantly employed to protect Heney, were within six feet of him, when Hans drew a revolver and fired the shot before anyone In the courroom realized what was going on. News of the shooting spreud rapid ly, and an Immense crowd gathered in the corridors of the court build ing. A large force of police, headed by Chief Blggy, surrounded the building In which court was held and kept he crowd back. A number of arrests were made by the police, who took Into custody men who were sus pected of being there to create trouble. CASUALTIES ON RAILROADS. 3,704 Persons Killed And 08,080 In jured In A Year. Washington, D. C. (Special). There were 3,764 persons killed and 68,989 injured In railroad casualties In the United States during the fis cal year ended June 30 Ust, according to an announcement of the Inter state Commerce Commission. This is a decrease of 1,236 killed and 3,297 injured, as compared with the previous year. In the three months ended June 30 there were 591 killed and 13, 098 Injured, a decrease of 1,752 from the preceding quarter. The 13 passengers killed In train accidents during the quarter Is the smallest ever reported in the quar terly records. The collisions during the quarter numbered 820, and de railments, 1,310. EXPLOSION ON STEAMER. Boiler Bursts, Five Persons Killed And Muny Injured. North Bay, Ont. (Special). The steamer Temiskaming was approach ing the landing at Tomiskamir at 6 o'clock P. M., when tho boiler ex ploded, wrecking the steamer and causing the death of at least five persons by explosion or drowning. Several passengers and crew were hurled into the water by the shock and many were Injured. Owing to the remoteness of the scene of the tragedy details are lack ing. A man named McBrlde, a hunt er from the United States, Is missing, and there is little doubt of his fate. J. Menard and T. Bergouhau, fire men, and two men whose names are unknown, are dead. Six -are badly burned und several may die. DIK1 from FOOTBALL Hi ins. Youth Kicked In Head Huh Blood Vessel Burst. Wheeling, W. Va. (Special). John Murphy, aged 18 years, died from injuries received Sunday while play ing football. During the game Murphy waB kick ed in the head and after a couple of minutes resumed play, talnking he was not seriously hurt. The burst ing of a blood vessel due to the kick he received caused his death. MAN AND CORPSE CREMATED. York, Pa. (Special) John Myites. 65 years old, and Louis Schmltt, 70 years old. two Germans, who lived In a small house In Hellam town ship, near ("rumblings Mill, were both cromated. Myites died Monday. Schmltt, who had -been visiting Wrightsvllle, camo home and found his old friend dead In bed. Ho was very drunk and in some way the bachelor quarters caught Are, and before tbe neighbors could reach the burning building the body of Myites and Schmltt were burned to a crisp. MARINES TAKEN JROJ WARSHiPS tmp rtant Change in Our Naval Establishment Washington, D. C. (Special). The practice of the American Navy since colonial times was overturned by President Roosevelt, who has Just signed an order withdrawing marines from duty on board vessels of the Navy. This order Is the culmination of a long fight waged by the sea going officers against the presence of marines on board vessels. For many years the seagoing officers have objected to the presence of marines aboard ship for several rensons. One of these was the fact that the cus tom of placing marines on naval ves sels was a survival of colonial times, when the crews of the fighting ships were Impressed, and It wns neces sary to have a strong force aboard to prevent them from organizing a mutiny. This duty Is no longer nec essary, and their present work Is police Rnd sentry duty. The seamen object to the presence of marines aboard Bhlp. ami It was :nld by a high naval officer that the order was one of the most beneficial that has been issued In many years The work uow assigned to tho ma rlnen ran, it ts declared, bo done by seamen. Aboard ship there has always been more or less friction between the l amen nnd the marines which has tended to s,:bvcr; discipline. By re moving the marines this difficulty Will be overcome. At present the marine guard of the battleship consists of about CO officers and men, and the intention Is to gradually withdraw these guards from the vcbpcIs and sub tltute for them tbe same number of blue Jackets. Marines litive plenty of shore duty, it is said, which ought to properly occupy their time. It Is no: the plan of the Navy Department to deprive the marines of all sea duty. It is proposed that Instead of each vessel of a fleet having a small marine guard, that a transport with a large force of marines and officers shall accompany each fleet, so that If nec essary for any duty they will be at the command of the commander-in-chief of the fleet with which they are serving. WORLD'S GREATEST WARSHIP AFLOAT THREE HU:iQRE0 MINERS PERISH Worst Disaster in Germany in Many Years. TERRIBLE SCENES AT THE PIT. Fire Prevents Attempts to Rescut Kntombed Men, but the Mine If Flooded The Explosion Destroy One of the Shafts Thirty five In jured Men RemoYod. Hnmm, Westphalia, Germany (By Cnble). The greatest mine disaster In n'.nny years In Germany occurred at the Radbod mine, about three miles from this place. There was n heavy explosion in the mine about t A. M., nnd almost Immediately the mine took Arc. Of 3 80 miners work ing underground at the time only six escaped without injury Thirty five were taken out badly Injured and 37 were dead when brought tc the mouth of the pit. The remaining 302 hnve been given up for lost. The explosion, which was unusual fy violent, destroyed one of the sl'nfts which had to be partly repair ed before the rescue work was begun. In addition, the flames and smoke proved almost Insurmountable ob stacles In the early efforts of the res cuing parties. A special corps, composed of the men who rendered such valuable aid In the terrible mine dlsns:er at Cout; rleres. France, In March, of 1906, arrived upon the scene shortly be foro noon, but were unable to enter (lie mine, being forced to await the result of the determined efforts of the firemen to keep the flames In check. Meantime heartrending scene? were being enacted at the mine, when the dear, and wounded were brought to the surface, and there were similar scenes In the town, when the Injured were transported through the streets to the hospitals. At 1 o'clock the Are had made great head way, and, later In the afternoon, after a consultation of engineers. It was decided thnt any further attempts to rescue the entombed men were In vain, owing to Ihe Impossibility of entering the galleries. At the same time an order was Issued to flood the mine. First reports Indicated that the ac cident was the result of an explosion of coal but the statements of the injured men render this Improb able, and It Is not clear Just what caused it. COMMERCIAL COUM Weekly Review of Trade and Latest Market Record New York. Wheat Roeclpts, 65,800; exports, 646,578. 8ales, I , 600,000. Spot steady. No. 2 red, 1.09 elevator; No. 2 red. 1.09 f. o. b. afloat ; No. 1 Northern Du luth, 1.1 3 t. o. b. afloat; No. 2 tinrd winter, 1.09 f. o. b. nfloat. Corn Receipts, 9,075. Bales, 80, 300. Spot easy; No. 1, 71 nomi nal elevator, and 72 nominal f. 3. b. afloat to arrive; No. 2, 79c. ipot. Oats Recolpts, 63,000. Spot Heady; mixed, 26 0 32 pounds, 52 52; imturnl white, 26 32 pounds. SO 51; clipped white, 34 42 pounds. 52 59. Poultry Alive easy; spring chlck tns. 12; fowls, 11; turkeys, 12; lressed, Irregular; Western spring .hickens, 15S20; fowls, 10 14; iprlng turkeys, 1217, Butter Firm; receipts. 8,054; ;reamery, specials, 29; extras, 18 29; thirds to firsts, 2027; leld, firsts to specials, 24 ft 28; Rate dairy, common to tho finest. !027; Western Imitation croam iry, firsts, 20 21. Eggs Strong; receipts. 10,998. Rate, Pennsylvania, and near-by lelected white, fancy, 46 48; do., lair to choice, 34 45; brown and nixed, fnncy, 3638; do., fair to :holce, 30 35; Western firsts, 32 12; seconds, 29 31. Philadelphia. Wheat Steady; tontract grade, November, 1.02 t.02c. Corn 8tendy; No. 2 new yellow, ?or loral trade, 70 73c. Oats Easier; No. 2 white, nat iral. 53c. Butter Firm; extra Western ireamory, 29 c. ; do., near-by prints, 12. Eggs- Firm; good demand; Penn sylvania nnd other near-by firsts, free eases, 31c. at mark; do., current re :elpts, in returnable cases, 30 at nark; Western firsts, free cases, 31 it mark; do., current receipts, free loses, 29 30. CheeBe Firm; New York, full .reams, choice, 13 c. ; do., fair to rood, 12 13. Poultry Alive, firm and higher; fowls, 1213c; old roosters, 9 10; spring chickens, 12 13; lucks, 1 1 12. Potatoes Firm; Pennsylvania, per bu. 78 80c. ; New York, choice, 72 0 75; do., fair to good, 68 70. LaLnching of the A'l-Big-Gun Ncrth Dakota. Quincy, Mass. (Special). As easi ly us the canoe in the hands of the Indian guide glides Into the lake, tbe 15,000 tons of iron and steel comprising the hull of America's greatest battleship and her first all around big-gun naval fighting ma chine, tho North Dakota, Tuesday slipped Into the waters of Weymouth Harbor. Without a tremor as the last of the shores was cut away, tho great bulk of metal acquired motion. Each instant gave her great er speed, and In leso.than half a minute her huge keel had parted the river surface, and she was cutting her way through the wide sweep of water toward the farther shore. A distinguished gathering of of ficials of North Dakota, together with several representatives of the State of Massachusetts, naval officials nnd three foreign naval attaches saw the launching. The party arrived at Quincy on a special train, which was run Into the shipyard about an hour before the time set for the North Dakota to enter the water. A platform had been erected at the bow of the vessel, and there Governor Burke and Miss Mary Benton, sponsor for the ship, together with Francis Bowles, presi dent of the Fore River Company, took their stand. As the noon whlstleB blew In the yard the work men began to knock away the shores. At 12.27 the last piece was cut, giv ing the vessel motion. At that mo ment a bottle of berlbboned bottle of champagne was swung by Miss uenton against the bow, and she said: "I christen thee North Dakota." Before the conclusion of tho 34 months allowed by the government 1 for delivery, however, the hull Just I launched will present a different as pect. By that time ten 12-inch breech-loading, long-range rifles will have been placed In position, as well as fourteen 5-lnch rapld-flro guns; four 3-pound and a like number of 1-pound semi-automatic guns; two 3-lnch field pieces, two machine guns of 50 calibre; nnd two 21-inch sub merged torpedo tubes. DOINGS AT THE rATIONS CAPITAL President Roosevelt and President elect Taft had a conference upon tho subject of their respective messages to Congress. Judite Taft announced that he would summon an early peels session of Congress. The Secretary of Agriculture issu ed a quarantine order forbidding the Interstate movement of cattle, sheen. swine and goats from the counties I of Columbia, Montour, Northumber land and Union, Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Navy award ed the contract for the construction of the 21,821-ton battleship, tbe Utah, to the New York Shipbuilding Company, of Camden, N. J., at its bid of $3,946,000. Postmaster General Meyer Is now slated 1 to succeed Secretary Root when , the latter goes to tbe United States Senate. The Thatcher Manufacturing Com pany, of Kane, Pa., and Emlra, N. Y., today filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission against the New Yorlr Contraband Hudson River and Pennsylvania Railroads. President Roosevelt has Invited most of tho leaders of organized labor to dine with him at the While House on the evening of November 17. A small appropriation by Con gress will be recommended by Gen eral Allen, chief of tho Signal Corps, in order that he may be in readi ness to purchase any improved wire lees telephone device thnt may be offered during the next year. Nearly 3,000,000 was withdrawn from circulation by various national banks In retiring the three per cent, certificates of indebtedness, call for the redemption of which was issued by tho Secretary of the Treasury Monday. Secretary Root delivered the ad dress at the formal opening of the Army War Colleen ELEVEN CORPSES IN WRECK AFIRE Ex pre s Pfcws Through a Local Train. New Orleans (Special). It was a heavy price in human life that paid for the errors of railroad trainmen whon u Great Northern express crushed Into the rear of a New Or leans and Northeastern local train at Little Woods Station, a fishing and hunting camp on Lake Pontchartrain, 12 miles from New Orleans. Eleven dead und many more lniured, some of them fatally, Is the i jord of tbe wreck, which was attended by un usually gruesome scenes in the fog gy swamps of the Lake Shore. To add to the horror of the situation the wreck caught lire and only the heroic work of the surviving passen gers prevented the cremation of those pinned In tbe debris. Between Slldell and New OrleanB. the Great Northern trains run pvet the tracks of the New Orleans and Northeastern Road. A local train of the Northeastern from Hattles burg and other Mississippi points Is due to arrive In New Orleans 20 minutes before the fast Great North ern train from Covington. Tbe Northeastern train was late and the difference of 20 minutes between the running of the trains was consider ably reduced. When Engineer Blackmnn, of the Great Northern train, took the north eastern tracks at Slldell he was giv en the uBual right of way signal, he says, and proceeded to move his train toward New Orleans nt 45 miles an hour. As Little Woods was approached the Northeastern local suddenly loomed up through the fog. Engineer Blackmnn applied the brakes and r.cmalned at the throttle while the ponderous loco motive plowod its way through the train ahead, leaving behind it a trail of corpses and Injured passengers. No one on the Great Northern ex press was seriouBly hurt, but those aboard the Northeastern loaal were thrown right and left or cruBhed by the express locomotlvo as it tore through the two rear coaches of the local. As Little Woods has no tele graph station, serious delay was ex perienced in getting n message to New Orleans, and it was two hours before a rescue train arrived. In the meantime passengers of the Great Northern train did all they could to rescue tho Injured. Among the sights that greeted the rescuers was that of a small boy apparently unable to extricate him self from the wreckago, which was fast settling down upon- him. A score or more of men made n heroic effort to get the child, but tho wreck ago and escaping steam from the damaged locomotive cut off their way und they were forced to stand Idly by while the child called futllely for help until he died. Dusters For Horses. Chicago (Special). An edict was Issued by the civil service trial board, that hereafter .'allure to clean horses In the service of tho fire department by the old-fashioned curry-comb method would be followod by pun (Bhment. Testimony had been given before the board thut It was cus tomary at some engine-bouses to clean the horses with feather dust ers. One official asserted that he had heard that horses had been "pol ished off" by a rag dipped In kerosene. Baltimore. Flour Firm and un changed ; receipts, 17,764 bbls. ; ex ports, 13,218 bbls. Wheat Dull; spot, contract, 1.01 1.01; spot No. 2 red Western, 1.03 1.04; November, 1.01 i 1.01 ; December, 1.02 1.02; steamer No. 2 red. 98 98; receipts, 33,431 bush.; ex ports, 16,000 bush.; Southern, on grade, 98 98. Corn Easy; year, 66 66; January. 65 65; receipts, 3, 753 bush.; now. Southern yellow corfc, 76. Oats Firm; No. 2 whlto, 53 53; No. 3 white, 52 53; No. 2 mixed. KliaibBS! roreliita 1 tCAA ! bush. Rye Firm; No. 2 Western export, 82 82; recolpts. 3.731 bush. Hay Firmer; No. 1 timothy, 14.50; No. 1 clover mixed, 11.50. Butter -Steady; fancy imitation, 22 23; fancy creamery, 29 30; fancy ladle, 20 21; store-packed, 17 18. Eggs Steady; 29 30. Cheese Quiet; new, largo, 13'' new, flats, 13; now, small, 14. Live Stock. New York. Beeves Receipts, 1,- I 244; seven cars on snle; no trading; feeling steady; dressed beef firm at 7 to 10 c. per pound for native sides; Texas beef at 5 to 7c. Calces Receipts, 162. Market steady; common to good veals, 5.0C to 8.50 per 100 pounds; barn yard calves, 3.50. HogB Receipts. 1,755. Feeling firm; State plga sold at 5.50 pet 100 pounds. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 6, 443; market steady. Sheep, 2.50 tc 4.25; culls, 2.00 to 2.25; yearlings 4.50 to 5.00; lambs, 5.50 to 6.50; culls, 4.00. Chicago. Cattle Receipts esti mated. 5,000; market 10 to 20c. higher. Steere, 4.00 7.50; cows, 3.005.00; heirers, 2.504.60; bulls, 2.50 4.50; calves, 3.00 7.85; Blockers and feeders, 2.50 4.65. Hogs Receipts estimated about 23,000; market 6c. higher; choice heavy shipping, 5.30 6.35; butch ers. 6.20 6.36; light mixed, 5.60 5.90; choice light, 5.506.15; pack ing. 5.856.35; pigs, 4.256.50; bulk of sales, 6.30 6.35. Sheep Receipts estimated, 12, 000; market 10 to 16c. higher; sheep, 4.40 6.00; lambs, 4.75 6.50; yearlings, 3.85 6.25. THIS AND THAT. Blamed For Death Of Eight. New Orleans (Special). As a re sult of the coroner's Inquest In tho wreck last Wednesday at Little Woods, 12 miles from Now Orleans, in which 8 persons loBt their UveB and 23 moro were Injured, the jury brought In a vecdlct, placing tho blamu upon Engineer Wayne Black burn and Conductor A. B. Keyes, of the Great Northern Express. It wus tho express train which tele scoped four couches of the New Or leans and Northeastern local trnlu. from HattlcBburg. London imports 1,000,000 pounds of butter a week from Siberia. The trolley lines of the ' country aro capitalized at $38,000 a mile. Properly used, a government bul letin says, nuts are easily digested. Sarah P. MorrUon has entered the graduate school of the University of Indiana at 76. Tbe maximum load of a Georgia mule la fixed by law at 2,500 pounds. Cummlnton, Mass., Is 13 miles from any means of transportation except a country road. Wesley Yankee, of Kansas City, Mo., and his descendants cast 23 voles for Bryan Tuesday. Tbe phonograph has been Intro duced Into a nlckel-in-the-slot weighing machine to announce a per son's weight orally. A street up a bill In Berlin Is so steep that it is built In steps, wag on traffic being Impossible ou ac count of the grade. England's birth rate bus declined one-fourth in the last 28 years, yet it is the most densely populated coun try In Europe. Tho oldest apple tree In the coun try stunds In Wethernfteld, Ct., where I it was planted In 1638. I A New York man has been granted ! a patent on a combination Ufe-pre-; server and camp stool. Nickel steel will be used to dress a bridge for the flrBt time on the Now Manhattan bridge, New York. Louisiana.'! sulphur deposits have out our importations 76 per cent. i. two years and built up a totally new oxport trade.
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