THE NEWS. Domestic Application for the appointment of receiver for th Deschutes Irriga tlou and Power Company, of Port land. Ore., wns made in a suit filed by John G. Doshler, of Columbus, O. Clifford H. Drum, of Washington, Penna , formpr cashier of the Hank of Coal Center, and Frederick W. Ward, a business man of Pitttburg, were found guilty of conspiracy. K. S. I.ovett. vice president of the t'nion Pacific Railroad, was elected a director of the New York, Susque hanna and Western H.illroad, to suc ceed J. N. Hill. The Incendiary who has been start ing a number of fires in Kvunsvllle, Jnd., continued his work, and eight more barns went up In smoke. Alva Carter, und-r arrest at Fres no, Cal., is wanted in Tangipahoa parish, La., for the murder of David Wall, a farmer, eiplit years ago. W. F. Carter, general agent of the passenger department of the New York Cential lines, with headquarters at Toledo, died from peritonitis. John Horvatch was arrested !n South Head, Ind., on Information from the police at Racine, Wis., uho charge him with four murders. It is estimated that the loss ac companying the heavy frost in Mus kegon and Oceana Counties, Mich., will run up to at least 1 1 no, 000. An order making Lionel llaro, of New York, liable for damages ag gregating $62,500 was entered by Judge Wilbur at Los Angeles. Mineral land swindles In Northern Wyoming in two years have taken $400, OuO out of the pockets of resi dents of Eastern Stales. (leorge A. Johnson, who was shot and assaulted by tour rabbets, died at Norrlstown. I'a. Extensive datunce wns done to the tobacco crop of Western Wisconsin by frosts. Mrs. William Condon, wife of a plumber living in Dunton. Long Is land, shot Ir. 1. C. HicUs, a promi nent physician of Jamaica, In t lie leg and then sent a bullet into her breast with the same revolver. The physi cian's wound is not dangerous, but the woman will probably di". Alice Webb Duke, former wife of the millionaire tobarco manufactur er, arrested In Chicago for failure to pay a bill for automobile hire, was held until her mental conditions is Investigated. The Hrotherhood of Railway Train men on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad have refused to handle strikebreakers destined for the Pressed Steel Car Company's plant at McKees Rocks, Pa. Mystery surrounds the finding of the body of Mrs. Alberta Itanta, di vorced wife of former United States Senator John R. Pliipps, In a public park at San Antonio, Tex. Three trainmen were kll'od In a collision between a double-header freight and a construction train on the Huntington and Rroad Top Rail road. The national and local officials of the miners' union in Pittsburg have disagreed and parted In controversy over the use of explosives. Four prominent young men of De troit, JJIeh., were fined and sentenced to the House of Correction for DO days for "Joy riding." The steamer Allegany reached Boston after having been adrift with a broken shaft and a million dollars aboard. Forty-six prominent citizens of Ja pan reucbed Seattle to tour the Uni ted States in the Interest of peace and commerce. The illness of Supreme Court Jus tice William H. Moody Is due to rheumatism, according to lila secre tary. Felix McCloskey. for 4 0 years sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, died In New York. A cloudburst swept away 130 buildings at Sqtiattertown, a settle ment outBlde of Rawhide, Nev. The United States torpedo boat dest.-oyer developed a speed of 33.7 knots an hour. Eight stables and barns at Evans rllle, Ind., were burned by an In cendiary. Dlalville, a small town In Texas, was devastated by a cyclone. Foreign Beckert, the former chancellor of the German legation of Santiago, has been condemned to death by the Court of First Instance. Hie reluctance of the deposed Shah of Persia to cede his estates lu Azerbaijan province to the gov ernment has been overcome. The authorities at Warsaw sup pressed the Society for the Aid of Poor Scholars Btudyiug In Polish schools. Glenn Curtis, now In Paris, de cided to attend the aeroplune meet ing beginning at llreacia next Sun day. (leorge Cabot Ward, the newly ap pointed secretary of Porto Rico, left San Juan for the United States. According to the official forecast made by the agricultural experts at Toklo the rice crop this year will bo seveu-teen per cent, above the aver age of former seasons. The new naval station and dry dock at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, will be completed and reudy to turn over to the Navy Department within 32 months. Captain Samuel O. Shartle, the newly-appointed American military attache at Berlin, wait presented to Emperor William at the autumn re view. A number of the men on strike In Stockholm have received notice to leave their homes October 1 unless they return to work In the mean time. Tho admiral of the fleet, Sir Ed ward llobart Seymour, hoisted his flag at Portsmouth on the battleship, cruiser Inflexible. Kenor Ferer, the man who Is accus ed of being responsible for the recent rioting In Barcelona, has been ar rested. The former chief of the Russian Police Department will be exiled to Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. The British Aatoclatlon for the Advancement of Science, mooting at1 Winnipeg, elected officers. Two French captains fought a fierce duel with swords In Park. The Sultan of Turkey left Constan tinople on hoard the imperial yacht for iirtisa, Asia Minor. The American congressional party In Honolulu inspected the defenses at Fort Kugar. Eight .men were killed In the Kamphauser coalpit sear Saarbru- eke, Germany. DO. FREDERICK A. H ' FINOS NORTH POLE Longed-for Goal Reached American. By An ARRIVED AT POLE APRIL 21, 1908. Intrepid American Explorer Is Now on Uis Way Home, After Achieving th )eetr of Centuries, and Plant ing the Stars and Stripes on the Tola Itstlf-Wonderiul Features of the New Country. Copenhagen (Special). Dr. F. A. Cool;, the American explorer, reached the North Pole April 21, 190S, according to a telegram just received ut the Colonial Office here from Lerwick, Shetland Islands. Dr. Cook is on board the Danish powrnmcnt Bteamer Hans Egede, which passed Lerwick at noon, en route for Denmark. The telegram announcing Dr. Cook's achievement was sent by a Greenland official on hoard the steamer, and reads as follows: "We have on board the American traveler, Dr. Cook, who reached the North Folo April 21, 1908. Dr. Cook arrived at Upernavik (tho northern most Dnnlsh settlement In Greenland, on an Island off the west coast) In May of 1909 from Cape York (In the northwest pnrt of Greenland, on Ruf fln liny). The Eskimos of Capo York confirm Dr. Cook's story of his Journey." Director Ryberg, head c.t tho Greenland administration, said that hp did not expect to receive nny fur ther details of Dr. Cook's achieve ment before the arrival of the llaiis Egede at this port. The vessel will make no stops on the voyage from Lerwick to Copenhagen. Director Ryberg preceded to the American Legation and Informed the minister, Dr. Maurice F. F.gan, that Dr. Cook had reached the North Pole. The announcement caused, the great est enthusiasm throng' "'ut the city, and many Americans called nt the leatlon to congratulate the Minister. Among these was Alexander Kouta, of New York, a warm personal friend of Dr. Cook, who said thnt he had believed the exp'orer had perished long no The legation was over crowded with visitors. The noted explorer. Commander Hovgaard. leader of various Noith Pole expeditions, was convinced thnt the message that Dr. Cook had reached the Pole was true, but. re marked thnt It wns strango that no mention was made In the cable as to whether or not there Is land at the Polo. It is the Intention or the people of Copenhagen, on Dr. Cook's arrival here, to give hira a most en thusiastic reception. FIRST THOUGHT OF TOE. Dr. Cook Hastens To lt Her Know Of Ills Safety. New York (Special). "Success ful, well. Address Copenhagen. Fred." Full of meaning If "successful" were Interpreted to Indicate that he had reached the North Pole, the fore going cnr.ie message exasperating in its briefness, was received in New York from Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the American explorer, whom tho latest cable advices credit with hav ing accomplished what no -man ever did. The message was sent not to any scientific society, nor to any of his associates Interested In his expedition from a scientific viewpoint, but to his wife, who has been counting the days and hours and praying for his safety elnce his departure from this city on July 4, 1907. LIKE A NINEFOLD ADAM. EARTHQUAKE ON THE ISTHMUS OF Canal Has Not Been Affected In Any Way. nuJMliig Were Shaken So Thnt Occupants Hun In Terror Into The Streets, Itut No Serious Damage Was Dune The Itrporta Sny Hint The Canal Mm Not Affected. Asbestos of reported goo4 quality exlsta In large quantity la Kajputaua and In A'ghaniatan, and native company haa tumn formed to work the deposit and SMaufacturo the produnl Panama (Special). The Isthmus of Panama experienced an earth shock extending over a large extent of territory. No damage was (lone, however, nor is it believed that tho canal has been affected In anv way. Lieutenant Coloncn O. W. Goethals gave out the following statement: "The seismographs on the isthmus at 8 o'clock recorded earth move ments at various stations across the Isthmus. Hoowever, they were not sufficiently severe to be generally felt, nor to have any Injurious effects on any of the canal work now in execution or in prospect." The administration buildings of both the government and the canal commission bere and at Ancon were bo severely shaken that the clerks left their desks hurriedly for the street. They soon returned, how ever, when It was seen that no dam nge. had been done and that the first shock 'was not followed by a second. The quake was also felt at, Aguadulce, in Code Province, and at Pncora. in the province of Panama, points more than 100 miles apart. Colonel Goethals has received the following official report of the earth quake from Engineer Savllle, at Cu lehra : "On August 28, nt 11. or, A. M.. the seismograph recorded disturb ances. The Ancon observer reports that, he also was sensible to a move ment, and he believes lie was con scious to a rumbling noise. "At 8 o'clock the seismograph here recorded a severe shock, but the pen was knocked from both the "100 K' Instruments. The shock was noted in several stations across tho Isth mus and nt Alnjuela. In Culebra, It was Independently noted by me and the principal observers." There Is nothing ns yet to Indicate that the Panama Canal was damaged by the quake. Special Inquiries are being pia.o in this direction, and a report from tho canal commission is expected. HOYS TI1Y TO WK1XK TRAIN. Russell Loses That Many Kibs After Shooting IHmself. Philadelphia (Special). One of tho most delicate operations known to medical science was successfully performed at the Homeopathic Hos pital here. Clifford Russell sent a bullet Into his lung. Three of his ribs were shattered and the air entered the cavity rendering breathing difficult Unable to patch up the ribs. Dr. Charles H. Harvey and Dr. H. M. Gay removed nlue of them, leaving only two covering the upper portion of the heart ana the lower floating rib. Tho wound was then sowed up tightly, leaving no cavity for the air to lodge in. Russell responded nice ly and is resting quietly. Ijt 15,000,000 STEAL CHARGED. Railroads And Ferries Said To Have Taken Land From State. Chicago (Special). Water-front land valued at some $15,000,000 1b said to have been taken from the State by railroad and ferry companies of St. Louts, according to reports that the members of tho legislative investigating committee brlug back to Chicago from their trip up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, where these waters border along this State. Tho charges were made by John L. Flannlgnn, representative of St. Clair County. The ground was made by changes of the course of the river, the original meander line being now several miles from the water's edge In some places. I.lner Hit 70-Foot Whale. Plymouth (Special). The steam er Kaiser Wllhclm der Grosae ar rived here from New York. Off the banks of Newfoundland she collided with a 70-foot whalo that was evi dently asleep on the surface of the water. The whalo became impaled on the liner's bows, and all its ef forts to free itself were futile. Final ly the steamer had to go full speed astern to gel ctear o me aying levi athan. Cliikl Kuved From Grizzly Hear. Nyack, Mont. (Speclul). Jamos DoollUle, a homesteader near here, wu probably fatally Injured In res cuing his four-year-old daughter from a gristly bear, wulun had pick ed ber up and taken her some 200 yards away. ' Dooltttle, hearing the child scream; gave chase on horse back. The horse threw DoollUle, breaking his leg. Then the grizzly turned and clawed him In .a fright ful wanner, almost dlaombowellng him and chewing both legs and arrus almost to a paly. Astde from a few watcaea, the baby was uaLnjuxad Four Lnds Say They Just Wanted To See Smash. Ka.ikakee, 111. (Special). An at tempt by four boys to wreck tho crowded Chicago express, south bound, on the Illinois Central Rail road, was discovered by a switching crew In time to prevent an accident. The boys had placed frog blocks and rail braces at a switch south of to'jvn. Werly Smith, Sam and David Ulatt and Clayton Robertson, ranging In age from 14 to 10 years, were ar rested near the scene of the Intended wreck, where they were awaiting de velopments. They admitted placing the ob structions on the track and said that they "Just wanted to see a wreck." fi."S 1 Fatal Accidents. Harrlsburg, Pa. (Special). The State Railroad Commission has com piled statistics of the railroad ac cidents In Pennsylvania during the six montnB ending Juno 30 last. There were in all 651 fatal and 6,427 non-fatal accidents. Of the fa talities 472 were on steam railroads and 79 on electric roads. There were 3,697 persons Injured on the steam roads and 1,748 on the trolley roads. The total number killed on the steam roads was 63 less than in the corresponding period of 1908 and the injured 966 less. Government Testing Concrete. Washington, D. C. (Special). The increasing use of reinforced con crete as a building material has led to numerous investigations of its strength when variously prepared and when subjected to various con ditions. An elaborate test is now being carried on by the Geological Survey. The effort la to bring out the comparative value of gravel, granite, limestone and cinders for use In concrete. Sermon At Itall Game, Minneapolis (Special). Base ball and religious services were combined, for the first time it is believed, when the Rev. G. L. Morrill delivered a short sermon at the American Asso ciation ball grounds prior to the game Sunday afternoon between Minneapolis and Kansas City. The home team won 8 to 0. Woman Welglied 500 Pounds. New York (Spoclal). Elephanti asis was a contributory cause of the death of Mtb. Theresa Habets, wife of a restaurant keeper, who expired In a hospital here, aged 38 years. She weighed 500 pounds, and it will be necessary to construct a special casket for her body. Until three years ago she was of ordinary size. Walter Weilman At Tromsoe. Tromsoe, Norway (Special). Walter Weilman, who recently made an unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole In a dirigible bal loon, arrived here from Spitzbergen. He has left three men to guard the airship at the SpWzbergen camp through tne winter. PLAN GREAT WELCOME FOR Mjp A. COOK Event of National and Possibly Inter national Importance. PRESIDENT TAFT MAY BE PRESENT. Many 'otKl Explorers Expected To Greet ttook In New York Ills FinniMitnl Hacker Talks IX-clarea Car,?ful Preparations For The Inh Were Made Steward Con firm! Statement. New York (Special) Preparations aleardy are afoot here to make the home coming of Dr. Frederick A. Cook an event of national, and pos sibly International, Importance, If the plans outlined by members of the Arctic Club are carried out, the wel come home which Dr. Cook will re ceive In New York will bo an ovation In which city, State and nation will take part, while prominent explorers Cook's former rivals from nil parts of the globe will gather to pay their personal tribute to his achieve ment. Among the most notable of those who will In all probebilitv be here to greet Dr. Cook on his return will be Lieutenant Shackleton, the ln trerpld Englishman, whose recent ex plorations In the Antarctic, during which he succeeded lu pushing near er to the South Pole than had any previous explorer, make him a figure of world-wide prominence. Members of the Arctic Club hope that President Taft may be present fts the nation's representative to wel come Dr. Cook. "Such an hour would be no more than lilting,", one of them declared, "In view of the fact that the explor er has placed tho Stars and Stripes on the apex of the world and added, perhaps, 30.000 square miles to the nation's territory. Among the explorers who are ex pected to take a prominent part in he welcome to Dr. Cook nre the Duke of the Abruzzl, Dr. Frldtjof Nansen, Cnpt. Roald Amundsen, Gen. A. W. Greely, Iienr-Admiral George Melville. Anthony Flnla. of this city, and Capt. Joseph E. lternier. Capt. Ilradiey S. Oshorn, secretary of the Arctic Club, said that the explorer Is not expected for several weeks. "He Is due In Copenhagen In three days," said Captain Oshon, "and if came straight home would arrive In New York about the middle of September, but his friends believe that hp wll make several stops. For one thing, the geographers and scientists of Copenhagen will tender him a welcome. He may go to Chris, tlania to meet Captain Amundsen, the discoverer of the Northwest pan- on ee. It is likely that he will visit Belgium, where ho has been decorat. ed for bis services to science and It Is scarcely conceivable that the Brit ish geographical societies would al low him to pass them by on his way home without an Invitation to Lon don." John R. Bradley, the financial backer of Dr. Cook, takts pains to explain that the Brooklyn explorer's success in reaching the North Pole was not so much the result of chance as the opinions of several polar ex perts would Indicate. This was no haphazard exnedl tlon," he said, "no Intensified Arctic Joy ride undertaken on nerve. We went about our preparations for this thing quietly and without brass band accompaniment, but every imaginable contingency had been provided for. "We studied out the mistakes and misfortunes of other men who had tried for the Pole, hoping to benefit by their errors, and we certainly benefitted by their examples. I am not going to tell what the cost was, but I'll tell you this much: One single item of the equipment was 6,000 gallons of gasoline and another was two barrels of gumdrops. An Esquimaux will travel 80 miles for a gumdrop. His sweet tooth is the sweetest In the world. Now Cook has as much nerve as any man In the world, I guess; but he had something besides nerve to carry him through. I'm not trying to take any of the credit; but I want to say he had the right kind of out- nt to take him through. Cook will prove to the satisfaction of evtry fair man that he has done exactly what he clalmB lie did." IN THE WORLD 6F FINANCE American locomotive Company di rectors auinorizeu an issue of f j.uuu 000 6 per cent, notes. The Pattens of Chicago having made a big killing In old wheat, now predict much lower prices for new wheat. United 8tates Steel will this month smash all its records fn the consump tion of pig iron and In ore shipment. Without doubt the stool trade Is humming. There was an increase during tho week in the number of Connellsvllle coke ovens In blast. "Prosperity in the West is great," said, President Haraban, of the Illi nois Central. There Is already a car famine. Mr. Harrlman's statement that in 1906 he "had a hard time to oonvlnco my associate of the wisdom of in creasing Union PaclQo'a dividend to 10 per cent., shows that he rules that company, lie adds that the fact that Union has come through three bad years, paying 10 per cent. Is an indorsement of hla own posi tion Ui the matter. E. H. WWM SAYS HE IS All RIGHT Promises the Reporters Them Posted. to Keep MKS. SUTTON GETS PERMIT. New Order Has No Restrictions Appended To It. Washington, D. C. (Special). A permit was granted to Mrs. James N. Sutton to have the body of her son, Lieut James N. Sutton, which Is burled in Arlington National Cem etery, disinterred and an autopsy performed. The permit was receiv ed by Mrs. Sutton from the office of the Quartermaster General of the War Department and la the same as the one Issued on August 24, except that it wag Issued by the Secretary of War, and has no long list of re strictions and conditions appended to it. Correspondents Camped At Foot Of Mountain Iteach Financier Through. Special Delivery letter Is Tohl Of Wild Stories Being Circulated Says Ho Will Notify The Newspapers If "Anything Serious" 'Happens. Ardea, N. Y. (Special). Edward H. Harrlman, urged by weary rep resentatives of the press, who have camped about bis mountain home for a week, came out Monday with a statement that be was all right. Though brief, the statement Is straightforward and explicit, with perhaps a touch of patient resent ment at the surveillance to which he has been subjected and requested that the reporters withdraw, not so much for his sake, but for his friends, who have been Intercepted dally coming to and from his-residence by zealous Interviewers eager for the latest bit of Information. It con cludes thus frankly: "If there should be anything uerlous I wiH let the press know, and as I have never deceived them, I ask that the press now withdraw its representatives and rely on me." The message was so characteristic of Mr. Harrlman's affable attitude to cewspnper representatives, an at titude which was marked when ho underwent the Btraln of a lengthy Interview on the day of hlB return, that most of the men who have been here during the scare over his Illness returned to New Y'ork, relying on his word. "Gentlemen: Thanks for your letter of today. The statement be low was made by me over telephone today and published. You see It covers the whole subject. Believe me, yours sincerely, (Signed) "E. H. Harrlman." In the statement Mr. Harrlman ad mitted that there was a consultation between specialists at his house, but that they decided that there was nothing serious the matter with him. Ilnrrlnmn On Himself. The statement Mr. Harrlman dic tated to the press was as follows: "I am pursuing the course laid out before I went abroad and advised by the physicians. I intended taking a rest as soon ns my responsibilities would permit. My treatment abroad reduced my strength and vitality and weakened my digestion. The most expert physicians in Munich advised me to have an examination by sur geons as a matter of precaution. This has been done very carefully by Drs. Brewer and Crlle in conjunction with Dr. Walter James and Dr. Lyle, and the whole result Is that they find nothing serious and renew the .ad vice previously obtained that I should have rest and not see many people at one time, and this I am trying to uo. Hits covers the whole case, and later on. If the representatives of tho press desire and there Is any pur pose to be accomplished, I will see them up nere; but now I ask that the surveillance of the operations of my home be withdrawn, not so much on account of my family or myself, but that the coming and going of my friends may not be interfered with. I appreciate the Interest shown In my welfare by the press and by friends la all sections, and perhaps by some others. If there was or should be anything serious I will let the press know, and as I have never deceived them I ask that the press now withdraw Its representatives and reiy upon me." Moonshine Still In Prison. Pittsburg (Special). Eight guarda at the Western Penitentiary have been dismissed, It is reported, be cause they failed to detect the mak ing of whisky In the big prison. Ac cording to one of the discharged guards, other employes at the pen itentiary are implicated. The whis ky was made from prune juise, yeast and sugar. liltf Mine Cave-In. Bcranton, Pa. (Special). The big gest mine cave-In that has ever oc curred In Scranton took place when the earth settled over a large area In a thickly settled section of the suburbs. Two IH-ud In Grund Trunk Wreck. Detroit, Mich. (Special). A pas senger train wreck Is reported to have happened on the Grank Trunk Railroad near Capac. Fireman Strasson and Brush were killed and Engineer McAarous had one leg broken. Gome Appoints American, Washington, D. C. (Special). James Page, the American chief en gineor of the water and sewer sys tem or ciemugos, cuba, has been ier. manenily appointed to the alace which he formerly held In a tempor ary canaclly uy president Goinet. According to Mr. Deariog, the Ameri can charge at Havana. Mr. Pane was to have been discharged on July iso lust, nut ine American govern ment asked that ho be given 'an opportunity ta prove his innocence of the allegations made against bU ad min lift ration and a committee has completely exonerated him. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH Surgeon General Wyman, of the Marine Hospital Service, was advised by cable of the appearance of yel low fever at Laguayra, Venezuela. An attempt is being made by the Washington Chamber of Commerce to secure the next aviation meet for the capital. Lieutenant Foulols will represent the War Department at the interna tional aeronautical conference at Nancy. Assistant Secretary Oliver, of the War Department, returned to Wash ington from a month s vacation. President Gomez named an Amer ican as head of the water and sewer system at Ctenfuegos. Cuba. Postmasters were directed not to accept for mailing parcels not prop erly wrapped. Brigadier General Murray return ed from inspecting the coast defenses of the Philippines, Hawaii aud Pa cific coast. ' There was a deficit of $7,411,728 In the Treasury Department for Au gust, as compared with $13,103,049 for July. Arrangements have been made for the reception of Prince and Princess Kinlyoshi Kuni, of Japan. Efforts will be made to raise the torpedo supply ship Yankton, off Massachusetts Coast. The Swiss minister's residence will contain rare art treasures collected In the Orient. Cuba's director general of post offices will confer with Postmaster General Hitchcock. Mexico directed that all relief sup plies for the flood sufferers be admit ted free. Royal E. Cabell was sworn In as Commissioner of the Internal Reve nues. Smithsonian scientists found the Roosevelt skins from Africa In good shape. . Only (294,790 was coined by the United States mints during August. A dispatch to the State Depart ment from Tamplco said that a por tion to tho north Jetty and both lights at the entrance of the harbor have been destroyed. Scientists said the Panama Canal Is In no danger from possible earth quakes. The American Minister to Guate mala reported to the State Depart ment that General Jimtnez was suc cessful In Guatemala's presidential election Students with an agricultural trainingand who are tumllla? with laboratory and Held work are waul ed bv the government. Mrs. Consul General Hann, at Montwfey, wrote that the flood dis aster was more terrible than was at Brf suuposed. , i The American National Red Cross appealed to the American people for aid for Monterey aunerors. A LONE ROBBER HOLDS UP HEVRESS TBH Gets 10,000 Lincoln Pennies Instead of Bags of Gold. THE TRAIN CREW WAITS ON KIM. A Pennsylvania Express Halted At Midnight In Lewistown Narrows. Hlghwuymnn Forres Crew Of The Train To Pour Gold Into A Hag For Him Escapes, Hut Drops The Gold During The Pursuit Blood hounds To Start On His Trail Across The Mountains. Lewistown, Pa. (Special). One of the most audacious hold ups of a railroad train in the East for years occurred on the eastern Blope of the Allegheny Mountulns, when n lone highwayman stopped a Penn sylvania railroad express train with a dynamite cartidge, and, at the point of a revolver, compelled the crew to carry thousands of dollars in coin and bullion from an express car to a spot in the wilderness. When the conductor of the train attempted to interfere with the rob ber's plans he was shot in the hand and the bandit succeeded in making good his escape. In the darkness however, he mistook a bag contain ing 10,000 new Lincoln pennies for gold coin, and staggered away with It, leaving the real gold bullion to be recovered by the railroaders. When the news of the robbery reached the railroad and express company officials, they were deeply concerned at Its boldness, and Im mediately ordered every available detective from the East and West to the Bcene. Bloodhounds were also put on his track, but no trace of tho man had been found. Superintendent Preston and other officials of the Middle Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad have estab lished headquarters at the signal tower near the scene, to make as thorough an investigation of the crime as possible. The general super intendent and general manager of the Adams Express Company are also on the ground. The looted train was made up of an engine, three express cars and two sleeping coaches filled with passengers. At about 1.30 A. M., It. was running through Lewistown Narrows, a wild and lonely moun tain gorge through which flows the Iuniata River, when suddenly a dy namite cap exploded, and the englnci driver brought the train to a standi still. When he looked out to see) what the trouble was, he was con fronted by a masked figure holding a revolver in either hand. "Are there any mail cars on thhi train?" demanded the highwayman "No," was the reply of the startled engineer. The engine crew was then forced at the point of the gun, to accom pany the robber to the first express! car, where the messenger look ing out to discover the cause of the! sudden stopping of the train. A re volver was pointed at the messenger's head, and, threatening to blow up the car with dynamite, the robber forced the messengers of the two express cars and the engine crew to carry all the gold and bullion stack-) ed in the first car to the Bide of the. tracks. i Conductor I. R. Poffenberger, of Harrlsburg, Pa., who came up while this work was being accomplished, as ordered back by the bandit, who emptied one of his revolvers at him, one of the shots penetrating his hand and the others grazing his body. Despite the appearance of three passengers, who nad been awakened by the shooting, the robber calmly ordered the crew back on the train, and compelled them to 'Steam away, leaving the bullion beside the track. It was recovered by a posse sent on a special train. When the train was leaving, the bandit called out: "Good by and good luck; I hope to see you again." . It was reported tonght that In addition to the missing pennies, sev eral thousand dollars In currency was missing, but the express com pany officials refuse to announce the exact amount of their loss. The robber Is described as being about 5 feet 8 Inches In height, and was dressed In dark clothing and wore a slouch hat, pulled well down over his eyes. He used excellent English, but bad a slight foreign ac cent. Agent Hamaker, of Lewistown, sent a safe to the scene of the rob bery to receive Blx bags of pennies on which the seals had not been broken, COTTON CONDITION LOWER. Average Of C4.1 Per Cent. Indicates Crop Of 10,500,000 Bales. Memphis, Tenn. (Special). The report of the National Dinners'' As sociation, just made public, gives the condition of cotton up to and Includ ing August 24, as 64.1 per cent. "This is the loweBt condition In a number of years," the report says, "and indicates a crop of about 10, 600,000 bales. An early frost would reduce these figures somewhat, and a late frost would probably Increase the total yield to 11,000,000 bales." Dead In Shiughter Trough. St. Charles, Mo. (Special). The hands and feet bound with wire, the) body of John McNealy, a butcher! was found In a trough In a slaughter house on the outskirts of this city. The bead and face were partly sub merged In six Inches of water. It Is thought McNealy was murdered. Follows Roosevelt Idea. Ottawa, Ont. (Special). The Canadian Government has followed ex-President Roosevelt's suggestion by appointing a commission for the conservation of natural resources. It Is made up of representatives of the, Federal and provincial governments, the universities and men particularly skilled in minerals, timber and other natural resources. Hon. Clifford Sltton Is chairman. ' Texan Caught In Mobile. Mobile, Ala. (Special). J. p. Hamer, a lawyer of Austin, Texas, and wanted there on three charco of forgery and jumping his bond in 1905, was lodged in Jail here by Sheriff O. S. Matthews, of Austin. Hamer was arrested at Fort Morgan on the arrival there of the NorweV gian steamer Harald from Hon duras, in which country he has been a fugitive for th last five years. Becret Service officials found there, was Increased complaint shout cuun-j tertslt notes Imported from Sicily. COMMERCIAL Weekly Review of Trade and Market Reports. R. G. Dun & Co.'b Weekly Rovi of Trade nays: From the principal cities conn such reports as "large fall PttN chases," "active demand," "sales ex ceeding best previous years," "lam number of visiting buyers" and "out. look for very active fall trade." A striking proof of stronger bin ness conditions is furnished by th large rednoed total of business de faults. The improvement In the Iroi and "tecl trade Is steadily maintain, ed with a heavy production of n Iron, a practically full movement of finished products and notably haarr buying by the railroads. The onl department of this Industry wheri' there is room for considerable bail, ness is that of steel rails, but it ii anticipated that next year's protkio. tlon will be much heavier than tbli year. Brad street's says: Trade and Industrial tendi;nclt are still In the direction of lmpror. ment. Impetus is given these mora. ments by the beginning of the eov ton harveet at the South, by the con pletion of the spring wheat harvest in the Northwest and on the Pacifu Coast and by the gathering in of other products of agricultural inte. esta in various sections of the conn, try. In commercial linos jobblni trade still has the center of th stage, and reports are practically unanimous that buyers' excursion! are stimulating fall demand as tht close of the vacation period approach es. Retail trade still largely deal! with the disposal of fall goods, main ly at concessions. Wholesale Markets. New York Wheat Spot easr: No. 2 red, 106 94 c, elevator; No t red, 1.09, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 1.08, nominal, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 1.11 X, f. o. b. afloat. Corn Spot steady; No. 2, 80(4, nominal, elevator, and 81, delivered, nominal, old; No. 2, 62, winter shipment, new. Option market wu without transactions, closing net un changed. September closed 7ffc: December closed 66. Oats Receipts, 250,100 bu. Spot market weak; mixed, new, 40c, nominal; natural white, new, 38 42; clipped white, new, 4147. Butter Steady; creamery, third! to firsts, 2327c; Weetern fao tory, 23 24. Cheese Firm; state, full cream, specials, 1516; do., small or large colored or small white, fancr, 15. ' Eggs Irregular; State, Pennsyl vania and nearby fancy, hennery, white, 30 034; Western extra find, 2425&. Poultry Alive firm; chickens, II 19c; fowls, 17 17; turkeys, 14. Dressed dull and Irregular; Western broilers, 14 20; fowls, 1518. Philadelphia Wheat c. low. er; contract grade, August, 1018, 102c. Corn Scarce and firm ; No. 2 yel low, for local trade, 7980c Oats He. lower; old No. 2 whit natural, 5050c; new No. I Ihlla Tin til rot A 4 Gfi i I 1. Butter Firm; extra Westerj creamery, 31c; do., nearby prints, 32. Eggs Firm; Pennsylvania ml other nearby firsts, full cases, 26c, at mark; do., current receipts in re turnable cases, 24c, at mark; West, em firsts, full cases, 26c, at mark; do., current receipts, full cases, 239 25 c.m at mark. Cheese Firm; New York fuD creams, choice, 1516o.; do fair to good, 16 15. Live Poultry Firm; fowls, 15 HO 16c; old roosters, 10 (fill; cprlil chickens, 16 18; ducks, old, 11 12; do., spring, 13 14. Baltimore Wheat Sales of cal" goes on grade were made at 101 tt& for No. 2 red; 98c. for No. 3 red; 97 for steamer No. 2 red; 92 W Bteamor No. 3 red and No. 4 red; 92 for stock rejected and 86 for "can't use" rejected. Small bag lout, by sample, sold at 96 and Hoc. t bu. Corn Spot, 74; year, 690 60; January, 69 69. Oats White, No. 2, 43 44c; do. No. 3, 4142c; No. 4, 39 40c; No. 2 mixed, 4141c. Hay We quote, new hay, per ton: No. 1 timothy, large bales, J 16.000 16.50; do., small blocks, $16,000 16.50; No. 2, 'do., as to location, 115.50; No. 8, do., llS.OOfl 14.00; choice clover mixed, f 15.00 16.51; No. 1, do., S14.5015.00; No. 3 do, $12.60 14.00. Butter Creamery separator, p pound, 25 27c; imitation, V pound, 20 21c; prints, pound 27 28c; do., one-pound, per potm 27 28c; blocks, 2 pound, P pound, 26 27c; dairy print Maryland, Pennsylvania and glnia, per pound, 16 17c; VirginU and Wet Virginia, store packed, p pound, 2020e. Egga Maryland, Penney!" and nearby firsts, per dozen, 2-' Eastern' Shere,' Maryland and Vif glnla, per dozen, 26c; Western An1 per dozen, 2 So.; West Virginia, P dozen, 25c; North Carolina, V dozen, 23 c. Cheese farket steady. We qt)"1 Jobbing lots, per lb., HiJlHi'i pony size, 17. Live Stock. Chicago Cattle Market Steers, $5.60 7.85; cows, $3.50 6.25; heifers, $3.50 6; bulls, $39 4.85; calves f39; stockers feeders, $3.75 5.1 5. Hogs Market 10 to 20c low Choice heavy, $8.05 03.15; but ere', $88.10; light mixed, $7,600 7.80; cholc light, $7.86 8.06; P lng, $7.607.70; pigs, $$jrT.W bulk of aalea, $7.56 8.05. . SheepMarket firm. Sheep, ff 5; lambs, $6.25 8.76; yearllos. 6.60. I 1 Kansas City Cattle MrH steady. Choice export and dreM beef steers, $6.60 7.80; fair u good, $4. 25 6. 40; Western it"" $3.85 6.25; stockers and feeder $3 6.60; Southern steers, 3.75Cf 4.60; Southern cows, $fc.250d; tlve cows, $2.2$ 5; native ne $36.25; bulls, $2.T63.40; calr $3.608. Hogs Market lOo. lower. T $7.87; bulk of sales, $7.S07-i: heavy. 7.757.85; packer! butchers. $7.65 07.87. Pittsburg Cattla Light, choice, $6.406.60; prim-, $." $.40.
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