1 THE NEWS. Domestic Making the claim that the Laek twanna Stool Company and other concerns at Buffalo are enabled to undersell It because of cheaper fuel, the United Stales Steel Corporation U understood here to have demanded of the Pennsylvania Railroad and other Lake shipping lines that a raise In cnnl freight rates be placed in effect Immediately. Charles Brewer, a farm hand of near Middletown, N. Y., who was run over by cam and killed, claimed to have been Charley Ross. Tho wife of Col. Win. A. Tucker, U. S. A., fainted while testifying agaliiKt her husband bfore an Army retiring lioard at Chicago. Dr. Carroll I). Wright, former United States commissioner of labor, Is setiously 111 at Worcester, Mass. James Barren Angell has resigned as president of the University of. Michigan. C.eroiilino. the nutod chief of the Apaches, died at KorU Sill, Okla homa. The state's rnqe against Carl Fis cher, the New York lawyer indicted for attempting to bribe a witness dur ing a recent trial. In which the lawyer was charged with extorting money from Joseph L'. O'Brien, a Philadel phia decorator, was presented to the Jury. Information regarding the alleged practice, of brokers hypothecating tho securities of clients was obtained by the legislative committee Investiga ting the various exchanges in New York. Miss Elizabeth Liston Cochran, daughter of n Philadelphia banker, and Count Georges Glnoux da Fer mon, of France, were married. The naming of a permanent com mission on the tariff was urged at the first National Tariff Convention, In Indianapolis, Ind. The Cunard liner Mauretanla has broken the day record run at tea by eteamlng 671 knots, or 755 miles. In 24 hours. Leslie Coombs, aged 19, waj electrocuted at Dankemora, N. Y., for the murder of Harry Hoerner. Foreign President Gomez of Venezuela gave a brilliant farewell dinner at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, In honor of V. I. Buchanan, the American special commissioner. Five persons were killed and 78 Injured by the collapse of a floor In a hall In Valencia, Spain, where lots were being drawn for conscrip tion. Tang Shao Yl, special Chinese commissioner, brought his British visit to a close and crossed the Chan nel to Paris. Rescue parties got out 32 of tho 148 miners Imprisoned In the West Stanley mines, near Durham, Eng land. Hllml Pasha, the new Turkish grand vizier, outlined tho govern ment program In the Chamber of Deputies. Tho Agrarian bill which dissolves communal Institutions passed Us first reading In tho Douma. Queen Helena has undertaken the reconstruction of a town on the out skirts of Messina. The officers of i!;e American sup ply ship Celtic were taken to Mount Vesuvius. Heavy earthquakes were felt throughout the Island of Porto Rico. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandro Tltch died in Ft. Petersburg. A larger crowd than usual gath ered at Westminster for the state opening of parliament by King Ed ward, who wbk accompanied by Queen Alexandria. Montreal coal dealers and manu facturers will protest against any Increase in the duty of 60 cents a ton on soft coa! coming from the United States. The Russian Minister of Education Introduced a bill before the Douma providing for the erection of 148, 179 new primary schools within 10 years. Ambassador Grlsoom presented to Queen IVIena 1250.00(1, the gift of the American Red Cross for an or phanage for earthquake victims. An attempt by suffragettes to cause a diversion at the opening of parlia ment by an airship attack was spoil ed by adverse winds. One hundred and thirty-Beven miners were Imprisoned by an ex plosion In the West Stanley coal mine, at Durham, England. A number of people are reported to have lost their lives In an earth quake disaster In Sivas, Asiatic Tur key. It is charged in Russia that Austrn. Hungary Is intriguing with a view of annexing Servia. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH SurReon Francis S. Nash appeared before a general court martial at the Wahlngton Navy Yard for trial for alleged Improper treatment of .Mid shipman H. W. Stephenson. The Indian Appropriation Bill, wblch was passed by the House, transferred to the State of Colorado buildings of the Grand Junction anj Fort Lewis Indian School. A bill introduced by Representa tive Washburn proposes to amend the act of 1890 "to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies." The House directed the Secretary of State to invite Great Britain and France to participate In the ter centenary celebration of the discov ery of Lake Charuplaln. Secretary Straus announced the appointment of Julian L. Brode, of Memphis, Tenn., as a special agent to study the foreign markets of tho , cotton-seed Industry. A rug said to be worth more than $60,000, and claimed to be the finest in the world, was presented to the White House as a gift to the na tion. The establishment of an experi mental rural parcels post tystem Is authorized by a provision of tho Postofflce Appropriation Bill, report ed to the Sena' e. The extra session of Congress will be convened on March 15, this date being definitely se'tled, snd Preil. dent-elect Taft authorizing tbe an nouncettwii The President nominated William C. Telcbmanu, of Missouri, to be con sul at K'.e'tin. Germ.my. Senator Krye. of Maine, has writ ten to frt.m.l at home tr.st be ex pects to have to remain in Washing ton during tbe entire summer. A SHARP GLUSH IN THEVSENATE Soma Bitter Taunts By Lafollette Arouse Penrose. MAKING WAR ON THE "SYSTEM." The Wisconsin Senator Again At tacks The Method Of Hushing Through lllg Hills And Is Him self Accused Of Absenteeism Penrose Charge Him With Using Improper Methods Lnfollctte De clares That The Attack Is Course And Vulgar. SENATORIAL AMENITIES. "It seems to be a part of tho system that these important leg islative acts shall have little con sideration." Lafollette. "I shall not sit here, and I de sire to give such notice to the senator from Wisconsin, and listen to arguments that might better be made by a vendor of a patent medicine from the tail door of a cart In a village of Wisconsin than from a senator of the United States." Penrose. "Against his (Penrose's) coarse and vulgar assault, I put my rec ord since I have been a member of this body." Lafollette. Washington, D. C. (Special). An acrid exchange of words took place In the Senate between Mr. Lafollette, who was criticising meth ods of that body In tbe handling of appropriation bills, and Mr. Penrose, chairman of the Committee on Post offices and Post Roads, who was In charge of the Postofflce Bill, then un der discussion. The colloquy was rendered almost tragic by the angry tones and fiery attitude assumed by the Senator from Pennsylvania as he denounced the Senator from Wiscon sin, who stood quietly at his place on the other side of the chamber Btar lng back at his big antagonist. the day had begun by Lafollette asking that the Postofflce Bill be al lowed to go over, as it had Just been reported from the committee and he had Had no time in which to examine It. Mr. Penrose had resisted this re quest by saying that he would ex plain all amendments which had been suggested by his committee. Mr. Penrose bad moved that the bill be taken up and it was laid before the Senate, the Senator from Wisconsin demanding the full reading of the text of the bill. Later Mr. Lafollette, addressing himself at length to the measure and severely arraigning the Senate for permitting legislation to accumulate until the last days of the session, when, be declared, important bills were rushed through with little or no time for Senators to under stand them. "My observation is that these ap propriation bills get in here about as late for the long session as they do for the short session," said Mr Lafollette. "It seems to be a part of the system that these most im portant legislative acts shall have little consideration." He charged that important legislation was placed on these measures and passed when It could not pass ub a separate bill. He said, also, that the salary in creases for the Judiciary, for the high executive offices and for the Vice President and the Speaker of tho House had been put through in that way, and he lnsls'ed that committees unduly delayed bills which might be reported earlier, so that the Senate would have more opportunity to study and understand them. He de clared that if the Senator from Penn sylvania had attended the sessions earlier his committee might have made a report more promptly. He added that the important legislation of Congress was in the hands of seven committees, while over 50 Senators were not assigned to any committees that have business. He took occasion to say that he hoped the tariff bill would not be put through on a "greased runway." "I do not see," he continued, "tfc;t It would be such a terrible calamity to the country if the discussion of these bills should carry some of them over to an extra sea-Ion. 1 know that if appropriation bills are dis posed of at this t nie there will not be any reorganization of committees at this time, and various important legislation outBlde of appropriation bills must go over to another ses sion of Congress." In the midst of his Bpeech Senator Penrose interrupt ed to ask the Senator from Wisconsin whether "he was delivering his reg ular lecture," adding that he thought he had heard it all before. SNOW HIKIKH 100TOTS. 200 DIE IN THEATRE FIRE ssssssatss Caused By Picture Film-Blaze Communi cated to the Bunting and Whole Structure Goes. ttffXftttttt The I lores Theater Takes Fire, With Over A Thousand Persons Crowded Into It To Witness A Special Performance In Honor Of A Visiting OniciHl Moving-Picture Machine Is Responsible For The Fire Victims Were Klther Hoasted Alive Or Crushed To Heath In Panic In The Narrow Exits. Mexico City (Special). Between 250 and 300 people were burned to death, and marly were Injured In a fire which destroyed the Flores The ater In the City of Acapulco. The news of the disaster reached this capital Monday afternoon, telegraph ic communication with Acapulco hav ing been destroyed Sunday night, owing to the fact that the telegraph office adjoining the theater was burn ed and all wires put out of com mission. The Flores Theater was a wooden structure, and over 1,000 people crowded into It to witness a special performance given in honor of Gov. Damlan Flores, of tbe state of Guerrero, who was visiting the post at the time. One of the numbers of the pro gram consisted of a series of moving pictures. While the operator was exhibiting these a film caught fire and a blaze was quickly communi cated to come bunting which had been used for decorative purposes. In an incredibly short time the flames spread to all parts of the structure. There were but three nar row exits and tbe panic-stricken au dience rushed to them, many falling, to be cruhsed to death, their bodies chocking the way to escape of oth ers. The screams of those imprisoned were terrifying. Owing to the rapid ity with which the fire spread and its Intense heat, it was impossible lo attempt rescue work and those Im prisoned were literally roasted alive as the fire burned with little smoke and few were suffocated. The efforts of the fire department were confined to attempting to save the adjoining buildings and they suc ceeded so that tbe property loss was mall. The telegraph office, postof flce and custom house was damaged, but all of the government records and registered mall was saved. Pitiful scenes of grief are being enacted on the streets of the little West Coast port. Men, women and children are wandering from place to plaoe hunting for relatives or friends. Many of the dead are from the first families of tbe state, the af fair at the theater being a social event of considerable importance and calling out the wealthiest and oldest families for miles around. In some Instances entire families were wiped out of existence. Acapulco, on the west coast of the State of Guerrero, Is one of the three important ports of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Nearly all of the steamer lines make it a port of call and the harbor is accounted the best in Mex ico, i PULITZER, SMITH AND OTHERS INDICTED fflf JURY Newspaper Men Charged With Criml- nal Libel ARE SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON. Federal Government Would Have Ac cused Removed To Washington For Trial Those Libeled Number ed 0 President Roosevelt, J. F. Morgan, Elihu Root, Douglas Rob inson And Others Named. Washington, D. C. (Special). The Federal Grand Jury returned in dictments against the Press Publish ing Company of New York and Jo seph Pulitzer, Caleb M. Van Hamm and Robert H. Lyman, editors of that paper, and the owners of the India napolis News Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams charging libel In publications in connection wltb tho purchase of the Panama Canal. The Indictment againBt the pub lishers of the Indianapolis News charges Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams with the crime of libel in seven counts, and that directed against the World chargeB Joseph Pulitzer, Caleb M. Van Hamm, Rob ert H. Lyman and the PreBS Pub lishing Company with libel in five counts. Tho persons alleged to have been libeled in the different stories re President Roosevelt, .1. Plerpont Mor gan, Charles P. Taft. Elihu Root, Douglas Robinson and William Nel son Cromwell. The Indictments were filed before Justice Gould in Criminal Court No. 1. A certified ropy of each Indictment, accompanied by the bench warrant, was sent to New York, where a hear ing will soon bo held before United States Commissioner John R. Shields for the removal of the defendants to this Jurisdiction for trial. 5.000 TO 0,000 ARK DEAD. Many Hurt, Four Seriously, While Marching Into School. Sanford, Me, (Special). One hun dred schoolchildren were burled In a snowslide as they were marching into the Lincoln school building at Spring Valley, and 50 of them were Injured as a result, while four are In a critical condition. The children, who had been enjey Ing tbelr afternoon recess, formed in line and were marching into the building when, without warning, a ton or more of snow and ice slid from the roof of the building, three stories above, and crashed down over them. The force of the slide knock ed down most of the pupils and bur ied them from sight. Some were able to work themselves out from under the heavy pile, but most of them bad to be shoveled out. THOUSAND HOUSES GONE. Loss Of Life In Turkish Earthquake Not Heavy Though Constantinople (Special). Tbe earthquake in the vilayet of Sivas, in Northern Asiatic Turkey, destroy ed at least a thousand bouses In tbe Susheref District, but few persons were killed, according to more defi nite Information received here. The shock occurred on Tuesday, and early reports gave the number of killed at 3l. .' Flyer Hits A Landslide. Altoona, Pa. (Special). The la bour Oyer on tbe Pennsylvania Rail road, bound from Chicago to New Vr.rU ran lntn a Small lanHsllflA In B deep cut near Newton Hamilton, eatt .tf fr,fru flornlllnir the train hut fnrru- ! nately injuring only one person, H. II. Alll'IC'lB, m unf R(iciiiuu, Ul jt I or j City. The train lift Altoona nearly two hours late and was running at the rate of 46 miles an hour as it approached tbe cut. A heavy fog prevailed at the time and tbe engi neer did not see the obstruction un til too close to stoo bis trin. ' EurtlK'Uukc Of January 2:1 Wus In Pr.v!nce Of Luristan. Teheran, Persia (Special). News was received here that the violent earthquake recorded en January 23 I ut almost every self nunc onservaiory In the world where seismographs aro Installed had Its location in the Prov ince of Lurlsian, In Western Persia. Six'y villages in this district were wholly or partially destroyed, and the resultant loos of life Is placed between 6,000 and 6,000. This Information was conveyed in belated reports to the Government. The districts of lliirujurd and Sela hor. In Luristan province, were tho center of the greatest violence and here the heaviest casualllies occur red. The peasantry lost practically all (heir herds, and It 1b estimated thai frcm 10.000 to 12,000 head of cattle perished. Porto Rico Shaken. San Juan, Porto Rico (Special). Heavy earthquakes were felt through out the Island of Porto Rico. Tho Inhabitants were awakened by the oscillations and their alarm was great. No dumage, however, was done. The vibrations lasted for at least 20 seconds and the movement was from east to weal. l'reM Clippings For Roosevelt. Chicago (Special). President Roosevelt soon is to receive 2,000 press clippings on the world cruise of the 1'nited States fleet. These, which fill two volumes 12 by 14 Inches, are the gift of a Chicago admirer, who does not want his name used. More than a year ago this admirer Instructed a clipping company of this city to gather all editorial comments on the tour. The books are handsomely bound In black morocco. Two fhliurcn Iturnctl To Heath. Scranton, Pa. (Special). The home of Joseph Herzogs, at Lake vllle, Wayne County, was biiraed. His ID-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter perished, and his wife was fatally burned in escaping with her Infant child. Four Men Entombed. Benton, 111. (Special). A shaft of tbe Deerlug Coal Company's mine was choked by an explosion last night and entoni)ed four miners. There Is little hope that they will be found alive TOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN President Roosevelt Recommends Much For Unfortunates. Report of National Conference at White House Sent To Law Makers. Washington, D. C. (Special). Gov ernmental assistance in the care of dependent children was the appeal urged on Congress in a special mes sage from the President. The message embodies the results of the recent conference on the care of dependent children which assem bled at the White House at the Presi dent's invitation. It recommends the establishment of a children's bureau In the Depart ment of the Interior, to investigate the welfare of the young. Infant mor tality, rate of degeneracy, employ ment, and all matters affecting the children of the country. "There are few things," says the message In this connection, "more vital to the wel fare of the nation than accurate and dependable knowledge of the best methods of dealing with children." The President suggests also that Congress set an example to states In enacting laws for the District of Co lumbia and the territories. "I deem such legislation," the President says In closing, "not only important for the welfare of the children immedi ately concerned, but important as setting an example of a high standard of child protection by the national government to the several states of the Union, which should be able to look to the nation for leadership In such matters." With the message the President al so submitted to Congress a letter by the resolutions committee of tbe con ference, containing the recommenda tions of that body. One of the moBt important of these Is that of child caring agencies for a national association. TO HEAD TRKASl'RY. Willis Van Devanter Will Bo Secre tary In Taft Cabinet. Washington, D. C. (Special). Willis Van Devanter, now United Stales Judge for the Eighth Circuit, hnB been selected as Secretary of the Treasury In the Taft Cabinet. ThlB selection completes the Blate, and unless there should be some changes not now expected the official advisers of the next President will be: Secretary of State Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Treasury Willis Van Devanter, of Wyoming. Secretary of War Jacob M. Dick inson, of Tennessee. Attorney General George W. Wlckcrsham, of New York. Postmaster-General Frank H. Hitchcock, of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Navy George Von L. Meyer, of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Bellinger, of Washington. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, of Iowa. . Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel, of Missouri. Judge Van Devanter Is regarded very highly both tar bis ability and for his personality by Mr. Taft and the next Secretary of State, Mr. Knox. He is not quite 60 years of age, hav ing been born on April 17. 1S59. He Is a native of Indiana, was educated in the public schools of that State and at De Pauw University and was graduated from the law school of Cincinnati College. 28 Wounds In Child's Hody. Marseilles, France (Special). The discovery of a revolting crime, recalling In details a rase which oc curred In Paris In 1907, has caused a sensation here. The body of an eight-year-old girl, torn by 28 knife wounds and further mutilated by burns, has been found in a populous quarter of tbe city. It was learned that the child bad been Ill-treated bo'cre being killed. A man who had been living with the girl's moth er, who is a widow, bus been arrested. Wreck Ou A Trestle. Murpheysboro, 111. (Special). Four passengers were killed and 36 injured when an Illinois Central train bound from St. Louis to New Orleans was wrecked on a trestle by running Into a broken rail, six miles east of Murpheysboro. The injured Include Rev. H. M. MoClellan, of Murpheysboro, and 16 members of the Perry Hastlns show troupe, slightly hurt, and Miss Helen Yel lewe. of the show troupe, back in jured, seriously. CAMPAIGN COST THIS SJOR 107,000 Hon. Isaac Stephenson Gave Stacks of Checks. $11,000 ONE ITEM FOR POSTAGE. Had Fifty Thounnd Dollars In One Bank For Use Of Managers And Over Fifty Thousand Paid Out By A Second Bank Eleven Thou sand For Pontage Gave To Churches And Hull Clubs. State of Pennsylvania Madison, Wis. (Special). United States Senator Isaac Stephenson sub mitted to a searching examination extending over four hours by the Wisconsin legislative committee, which started a probe of the United States senatorial primary of last fall. Stephenson told the story of his ex penditure of more than $107,000 during the campaign. The money, he said, was spent through his agents, who called upon him whenever they needed money. Stacks of paid checks were placed in evidence. Checks for sums totalling over $.'0,000 were Is sued to J. A. Van Cleave, of Mari nette, one of his managers, and $50, 000 was placed In a Milwaukee bank for the use of his managers. Pay ments by check for various other email accounts were acknowledged by the Senator "for work done." When the committee met Senator Stephenson stated that J. H. Puellch er, a Milwaukee banker, was em ployed "only as banker," whose duty It was to look out for the money and pay It out to Edmonds. He ad mitted making one payment to Mr. Edmonds direct for $5,000 on July 18, and another $5,000 to Mr. Sack ett, who was associated with ' Ed monds in the campaign. Asked as to checks made out to Van Cleave, cashier of Mr. Stephenson's bank at Martinette, the Senator read off checks dated from June 28 to No vember 28 and totalling $52,571. These checks were made out to Mr. Van Cleave when Mr. Peullcher was away from Milwaukee. Mr. Stephen Bon said he had $50,000 in a bank at Milwaukee, subject to check, and that the Martinette checks were kept apart from this deposit. To the question, "How did you know when meney was wanted?" the Senator answered: "They let me know." He added: "Much oftener than I wanted to know." Three checks totalling $43,700 be tween July 30 and October 10 were issued against the $50,000 deposited in Milwaukee. Senator Stephenson said he prom ised at Oshkosh to give $125 to a base ball club, but he did not know of any consideration in return. He also said that some currency contri butions were made to churches, but he could not give the amounts. His agents, he said, were not under re strictions as to spending money, but they were to be keep within the law. The Senator said the $11,000 Item for postage was used by .different managers; that 30,000 letters were sent out once within two days. He had no idea how the $16,000 paid to an advertising agent was spent, or for what purposes. Mr. Stephenson said It was his cus tom to make contributions to church es whether, or not he was running for office, and that church donations were usually made in currency. 130 MINERS ENTOMBED. Fire Follows Explosion And Keeps Back Rescuing Force. New Castle, England (Special). A terrible disaster has occurred at West Stanley, a small mining town 12 miles distant, in which it is fear ed 136 lives have been lost. There were two explosions at 4 o'clock P. M., In the West Stanley colliery, which employs 400 men. There were 136 men and boys In the pit at the time, and up to a late hour none ol them has come to the surface, al though raplngs have been heard, and it Is supposed that these are from some of the miners, who escaped death from the explosion and the fire which followed It. Almost Immediately after the ex plosion flames hurst through the shaft, scorching the workers at the pit head and blowing out the fenc ing and apparatus at the entrance tc the mine. The flumes spread rapid ly, and it waB Impossible for the res cuing party to descend into the workings. Thousands of anxious people gathered at the mouth of tbe pit, but for hours the fire burned furiously. At midnight it was still impossible to attempt a rescue, and it will be many hours before the entrance Is cleared. An explosion In volving 12 lives occurred at the same colliery In 1882. WIFE MADE LIVI N (JTORCH . Spouse Poured Oil On Her And Set Her Afire, Is Charge. Port Chester. N. Y. (Special). Charged with deliberately pouring kerosene oil over his wife and then setting fire to her, burning the wom an to seriously that sho may die, Michael Hennessy, CO years old, of this city, was arra'gned In court here and held without ball to await the result of his wife's Injuries. The police" fay their Investigation showed that Hennessy, a toolmaker. quarreled with hlB wife when she ob jected to bis attent ons to a young woman visitor. Obtaining a kero sene can, it ti charged, he poured tho contents over his wife's clothing and touched a match to the oil-soaked garments. NEWSPAPERS VP TO 2 CEXTH. Increased Coat Of White Paper Coin- pels Dallies To P.utse Pike. Trenton, N. J. (Special). Begin ning Monday the price of the Tien'.on daily newspapers was Increased from one to two cents a copy, the publish ers having found that It was Imprac ticable to continue one cent payors In fuce of the great Increase In tlie cost of production, particularly the In creased (rice of while paper. Idaho Loral Option Bill Passed. Ilolse. Idaho (Special). The local option bill passed by the Senate last week was accepted by tbe House by a vote of 33 to 13. The bill now goes to Governor Brady, who has an nounced his Intention of signing it, Cannon Sells Laud For K l.OOO.. West Point. Neb. (Special). A transfer of land recorded here show that Speaker Joseph O. Cannon, of Congress, recently sold 1,400 acres owned by him in this county, to L.U.,n,l Vnu.1, frtr t B i AAA rniuiUKitu t.w,w - ' v M , v v v . I ' RILLH WOMAN AND SELF. Youthful Telephone Inspector Shoots IH-Vear-Old Companion, Rending. While speeding along in a tnxlcab here Stella Rocktashel, 18 years old. was shot and killed, and her companion, George E. Knaut, 20 years old, after directing the chauffeur to hurry to a hospital, turned the revolver that killed the girl upon himself and ssnt a bullet Into his heart, dying almost Instantly. Whether there had been a quarrel, or the two had agreed to die to gether, has not been determined. 1ewls Becker, the chauffeur, Is una ble to throw any light on the affair, hut the police believe, however, that It was a case of deliberate murder and suicide. Started For Girl's Home. ' The couple engaged the taxlcab In the business section of the town shortly before 2 o'clock Av M., the young man telling the chauffeur to drive to the girl's home at 617 North Front Street. When the vicinity of the young woman's home was reach ed the chauffeur was startled by a revolver Bhot inside the cab. Simul taneously with the report the front window of the cab was shattered and the driver heard the whiz of a bullet over his shoulder. A moment later Becker declares the man in the cab yelled excitedly, "Drive to the hospital!" Recognizing that something seri ous had occurred, Becker rushed the machine to the Reading Hospital. Just as he entered the hospital grounds there was a second Bhot In side the cab. Halting at tho hospital door Becker summoned the night nurse, and she in turn called the in ternes. Dead On Reaching Hospital. The young woman was found In a heap on the seat of the cab. Her face was covered with blood. There was no pulse, and it was found that she was dead. A bullet wound in the right side of the head, together with powder burns on the flesh, told how she had met her end. Fired at close range, the bullet had passed through her head. A hurried examination of the man revealed that he, too, was dend, hav ing shot himself through the heart. There was nothing the hospital physicians could do, and they imme diately notified the police, who took charge of the bodies. Knaut was a telephone Inspector. Inquiry Into the case developed that Knaut had asked several persons to lend him a revolver, saying he want ed to go to a masquerade ball. As there was no public mask ball here the authorities are of the opinion that the case was one of murder ifnd suicide. Miss Rocktashel was a prepossess ing young woman of lively disposi tion. She and Knaut had been friends for several years. Her fath er Is George Rocktashel, a Reading Railroad engineer, and one of the best known railroad men in this sec tion. Supiosed They Were Engaged. Her mother said: "Why this thing occurred I can not explain. Knaut and my daugh ter had always been good friends, and I understood that they were en gaged to be married. I thought him a fine young man. Where they were I do not know, but I know that they were at no place where they should not have been." From another source It was learn ed that Knaut and the girl were at a social gathering in the evening and that later they were In a saloon. It was from there that they went to a nearby street corner, where the taxi cab was engaged to take them to her home. TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. Farmer Adopts A Sure Method Of Ending His Troubles. Warren. Charles F. Hull, of Grand Valley, despondent and seek ing death, committed suicide by blow ing himself to atoms with the aid of dynamite. He placed 15 sticks of the explosive in a hollow stump, at tached a battery to it and sat on the stump while he touched off the im provised mine. Where the stump was there Is a hole big enough to bury a brick house. . The only portion of Hull's body recovered was found in a tree two farms away. For feme time Hull had been brooding over financial losses. His farm was to have been sold by the sheriff. He hunted out a great box of dynamite which he had saved from blasting last year, and writing a note, he pinned it'to a tree near nis oarn, ; then went to the woods, half a mile j distant, to end bis life in a manner which would leave no uncertainty as ' to the success of his suicide plan. Tbe note which he left reads as fol lows: "On the day of the sale my troubles will be over." The sale was postponed. 6TATE ITEMS. The State Health Department has received word of three cases ot cere brospinal meningitis at Wil Ices-Bar re. They are the only cases of the kind in tbe State. Caught by the coat In machinery which be was watching at Draper Colliery, Gllberton, 16-year-old Oscar Lei big, of Frackville, was mangled to death. At tbetr annual meeting the trus tees of the Free Library of the Beth lehems elected these officers: Presi dent, Prof. J. L. Stewart, or Lehigh University; vice president, Abraham S. Scbropp; treasurer, W. A. Wilbur; secretary, Miss Elizabeth A. Dlnan. " The body of an unknown woman was found in the Lehigh Canal at Easton. In a dress pocket was found a half pint bottle of whisky and a puree with 25 cents in it. The body bad been in the water probably two weeks. - The woman was about 2$ years old. The Appropriations Committee of tbe House of Representatives has be gun a tour of the State Insane hospi tals of tbe State. From Harrlsburg they will go to Danville and thence to Warren and Polk. Prof. George A. Crlspen, for eight years head physical director of the Central Branch, Young Men's Chris tian Association of Philadelphia, has been (elected physical director ' ot the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. COMMERCIAL COLIffl Wholesale Market. New York. Wheat Spot strong; No. 2 red, 118 96 c, nominal, eleva tor; No. 2 red, 118, nominal, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 123, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 120, f. o. b. afloat. Corn Spot steady; No. 2, '72 He., elevator, and 70, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 white, nominal, and No. 2 yellow. 70 , f. o. b. afloat. Oats Spot firmer; mixed, 26 82 lbs., 65 56c; natural white, 26 32 lbs., 65 68; clipped white, 32(7 40 lbs., 6762. Butter Steady to firm; creamery specials, 3232c. (official, 32); creamery held, common to special. 2230. Poultry Alive Western chick ens, 13c; fowls, 13; turkeys, 12 0 18. Dressed steady; Western chick ens. 12 16; fowls, 13 16; turkeys. 1623. Philadelphia Wheat lc. higher contract grade, February, 115 1 1 5 c. Corn Firm; February, 68(7j 69c. Oats c. higher; No. 2 white, natural, 57 !i 68c. Butter Firm; extra Western creamery, 32c; do. nearby, prime, 34. Eggs lc lower; Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts, free cases, 33c, at mark; do., current receipts, In re turnable cases, 32, at mark; West ern firsts, free cases, 33, at mark; do., current receipts, free cases, 3132, at mark. Cheese Firm; New York full creams, choice, 14 15c; do., fair to good. 14 14. Poultry Alive, firm; fowls, 14 15c; old roosters, 10; spring chick ens, 15016; ducks, 1416; geeee, 1112. Baltimore, Wheat No. 2 red Western, 116; contract spot, 116; No. 3 red, 114; steamer No. 2 red, 112; steamer No. 2 red Western, 112. Corn We quote: Graded lots of No. 2 white corn, afloat, at 72c. per bu., and yellow or mixed corn, afloat, at 69c. per bu. Track yellow corn, for domestic delivery, Is worth 70 70 c. per bu. for car lots on spot. Oats. We quote: White No. 2, f.6c; do., No. 3. 6456; do.. No. 4, 53fi 54. Mixed No. 2. 54c; do., No. 3, 5363. Rye No. 2 Western rye, uptown. 84c; bag lots, as to quality and con dition, 75(7280. Hay Timothy No. 1, large bale :, $14.60 15; do., small blocks, $14.50 15; No. 2, as to location $1313.60; No. 3, $10.50 011.60. Choice clover mixed, $1212.60: No. 1 clover mixed, $11.50 12; do.. No. 2, $1011. Butter Creamery, fancy, 31 (fr 31; choice, 29ffx30; good. 23 dv 26; imitation, 2024; prints, Z1v 33. Dressed Poultry We quote: Tur keys Choice hens, 2021c; mixed, hens and gobblers, 19 20; poor, 10 fil2. Chickens Young, choice, 15 to) 16c; old. and mixed, 14 .15. Ducks, 14 16. ive Stork Chicago. Cattle Market eteady. Steers, $4-60 7.15; cows, $3 W 6.50. heifers, $3 5.75; bulls, $3.40 ft 3.90; calves, $3. 50 8; stockers and feeders, $3 6.40. Hogs Market weak to 5c lower Choice heavy shipping, $6.60 6.75. butchers', $6.60 6.70; light mixed. $6.406.55; choice light, $6. 66 6. CO; packing, $6.50 (ft 6.65; pigj. $5.25 6.40; bulk of Bales, $6.45' 0.65. Sheep Market steady to 6c. lower. Sheep, $4.25 5.50; lambs, $6.25 7.75; yearlings, $57. Eggs The market is easier and unsettled. We. quote, per dozen Maryland, Pennsylvania and nearby, firsts, 30c; Western firsts, 30; We.t Virginia firsts, 30; Southern fusts. 29:. guinea egg3. 14 15. Kansas City, Mo, Cattle Marke! for steers steady to 10c. lower. Cowi steady; choice export and dresci-4 beef steers, $5.80 6.60; fair to good, $4.76 6.75; Western steers, $4.50 6.36; stockers and feeders, $3.505.30; Southern steers, $4.60 6.60. Hogs Market steady. Top, $6.65; bulk of sales, $6 6.4 5; heavy, $6.35 -6.55; packers and butchers', $6.20 6.45; lights, $5.806.25; pigs, $4.505.50. Sheep Market steady to strong. Lambs, $7.257.60; yearlings, $5.50 7; wethers, $4.7505.50; ewes, $4. 255.10; stockers and feeders, $34.75. Pittsburg, Pa. Cattle S u pp I j light, steady. Choice, $6.25 6.40; prime, $6 6.20. Sheep Supply light, active, high er. Prime wethers, $5.405.60; culls and common, $2 3.60; lambs, $5 7.90; veal calves, $9 9.60. Hogs Receipts light, active, high er. Prime heavies, $7.15 7.20; me diums, $7.107.15; heavy Yorkers, $7 7.06; light Yorkers, $6.70 6.86; pigs, $6.456.65; roughs, $5.606.35. Women employed In offices make only nine per cent, of tbe brides In Germany. ODDS AND ENDS, The life of a silver dollar In con stant circulation is only four or five years. The blackening of Incandescent lamps is due to the vaporizing of the carbon. Genuine "Morocco" leather Is mads of goatskins, tanned with pure su mach. Radium Is contained in greater oi less amount In every sort of lgneoui rock. In each 223 lunar months, tber are 29 eclipses of the moon and 41 of the sun. Calcutta Is to have a steel watei tank costing $2,800,000. Sand found on the Des Moines River Is deemed suitable for a build-. Ing glass. ' The Island of Anglesey, where gold has been discovered, was the sea ol the Druidlcal pontiff. After passing his hands over a bul lock at Henley-on-Thames fat stock show, B. Neville, a blind inmate of tbe local workhouse, computed Its weight within a pound, and thereby gained the first prize in weight guessing competition. . How many men and women are un employed In Great Britain Is not known. Mr. Keir Hardie estimates the number at 2.260,000; his' col league and chief, Mr. Shackleton, at 1,000,000. The government offers no estimate; but that the figure Is excep tionally high is beyond question. The Navy League of Brazil la thinking of ordering In Europe four sailing vessels of 4,000 tons each, wltb auxiliary screwe, all fitted with every modern Improvement, and des tined fpr the training ot sailors for the merchant marine. Tbe ship will be used to carry Brazilian goods for exhibition In Europe.
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