BEARER OF TAFT
MESSAGE IS KILLED
Accident Ends Across Country Auto
Run.
CAR OVERTURNED HEAR READING.
Henry L. Buckley, lleportcr For The
Philadelphia Pre, Carrying The
President's Greeting, In Ilelny
Run From PlilludelpMu To The
Seattle Exposition, Crushed To
Death rieneath Auto.
Heading, Pa. (Special). The
transcontinental autonioblla relay
run from Philadelphia to Seattle,
Wash., under the auspices of the
Philadelphia Press, came to a sud
den and ead end when the first
relay car was wrecked at Robesonla,
12 miles went of here, causing the
death of one of the occupants of the
machine and the serlou- Injury of
several of the other passengers.
The dead man waa Henry'L. Buck
ley, a reporter for the Press, William
Brown, of Philadelphia, was bo seri
ously Injured that he may die, and
William H. Bohn, of the Acme Auto,
mobile Agency In Philadelphia, bus.
talned a deep lacenaton of the scalp.
Clifford It. Ely, the chauffeur, and
Halyard Carter, colored, a valet,
were slightly Injured.
The automobile was going through
Robesonla at a 25-mlle clip when
something went wrong with a rear
tire. The cap upset and Buckley
waa thrown into the middle of the
road, fracturing his skull. Belief au.
tmoobile were Quickly at hand and
the injured were brought to this city.
Buckley died in a hospital.
When the news of the accident reach,
ed the Press the run was Immediately
called off. Tho run promised to be
an interesting affair. The Press had
obtained from President Taft a letter
of greeting to President Chilberg, of
the Alaaka-Yukon-Paclrto Exposition,
and had planned to carry it across
the country by relays of automobiles.
The car wrecked left Philadelphia
at 12.30 P. M., Mayor Reyburn glv.
lng the signal for the start. The
machine was gaily decorated and
was given a ronslng send-off by the
crowd that witnessed the start.
Buckley was the courier bearing the
message. A second car was to have
taken up tho run from Harrlsburg
to Altoona, and a third from that
city to Pittsburg, and so on across
to tho Pacific Ocean. Thirty-two au
tomobiles were to have been used In
the run. ' Buckley was to leave the
car at Harrlsburg and take a train
for a farther point west while a sec
ond courier rode In the machine
nntil he again met Buckley, when
they were to exchange places. Buck,
ley was 24 year- old and a gaaduate
of Lafayette College.
DWEI.MXO DYNAMITED.
Family Of Charles I. Gibson Huve
Remarkable Escape.
Youngstown, O. (Special). The
residence of Charles I. Gibson, gen
eral manager of the StrutherB plant
of the American Sheet and Tlnplate
Company, was dynamited. None of
the occupants of. the house was In
jured, but all of them were thrown
from their beds by the force of the
explosion.
A strike has been In progress at
the mill for several weeks and Mr.
Gibson has been active In his ef
forts to secure the reopening of the
plant under the open shop plan.
While Mr. Gibson has made no direct
charges against anyone, the county
authorities believe that strike sym
pathizers are responsible for the
dynamiting.
The escape of the GlbBon family
from lnjjry was remarkable.
A large brass shell tilled with dy
namite and fitted with a cap and a
fuse was exploded in a cellar win
dow directly under Mr. Gibson's
room. The house was badly dam
aged. The report of the explosion
was heard for miles.
MORE WOMEN TIIAX MEX.
Massachusetts Census Shows Them
SHU In The Load.
Boston (Special). The popula
tion of Massachusetts In 1905, the
date of taking the last state census,
was 3,003. 8S0, of which 1,461,584
were males and 1,542,091 were
females, according to the report of
that census made public by Director
Charles F. Gottomay, of tho Massa
chusetts Bureau of Statistics. This
Is an increase of 198,334 persons
over the figures reported for 1900.
Of the total population for 1905
2,085,636 persons are of native birth
and 918,044 of foreign birth.
The classification by color and race
hows 2.9C6.762 white, 34,041 color,
ed, 2,224 Chinese, 100 Japanese and
653 Indians. More than one-half the
entire population, or 65.54 per cent,
were single, 37.70 per cent, were
married, 6.36 per cent, were widow
ed and about one-fourth of 1 per
cent., or 7,676 persons, were di
vorced. Ilnllcy Comet Pliotograplicd.
San Jose, Cal. (Special). Halley's
comet has been located by Heber
U. Curtis, and photographed with tha
aid of the Crossley reflecting tele
scope at Lick Observatory.
Assaulted With Ifutchet.
Macon, Ga. (Special) . Nicholas
Carehell, an aged Italian merchant,
was discovered by officers mortally
wounded In a little room in the rear
of bis store. A bloody hatchet and
blood-spattered floor and walls told
a story of an awful struggle. Officers
are of the opinion that robbery fol
lowed assault, Whether this was the
prime motive of the attack the police
will offer no opinion. Carthel) had
by common report amaged quite
fortune.
Mount Washington li tbe highest
point In tbe New England States.
Its height Is ,27 feet. Mount
Mitchell Is tbs highest point In
rorth Carolina. 8.710 feet, and a
n amber of other peaks In tbs Black
Mountains of that state are over
s.oo rect above tbs sea. Mount
Cuynt. In Tennessee, Is 6.626 feel
Mgh. The cogroad up Pike's Peak
Is sight and ibres-quarter cities In
length.
The King of Italy U to arbitrate
totwMn tbe' governments of Mexico
and Frsncs as to tbo title of Clip
porton Island.
PELLAGRA 10 BE
GREAT PROBLEM
Dr. Lavlnder Sounds Nota of
Warning.
Situation At Illinois State Hospital
For The Insane Studied Nearly
BO Cases Of The Strange Disease
Found There Cannot Traoe It To
A Corn Diet Has Been In The
Institution For Years.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Expressing a confirmed belief that
'pellagra" 18 likely to become iu
this country a public health problem
of greater proportions thau can at
the present time be realized, C. H.
L,avinl r, passed assistant surgeon,
Public Health and Marine Hosultais
Service, has Just reported the results
or his Investigations of the preva
lence of that disease in the Illinois
Siato Hospital for the Insane to Sur
geon General Wyman. As a prelude
to his report Dr. Lavlnder states that
tne bousing, feeding and care of pa
tients in the institution are above
criticism.
As soon as the strange malady
was discovered in the Illinois Insti
tution and finally diagnosed as pel
lagra, the Public Health and Marine
Hospital Service was requested to
cooperate In the investigation of the
outbreak there. There are In the
neighborhood of 40 or B0 well-defined
cases of pellagra in tbe insti
tution, acocrdlng to Dr. Lavlnder.
He states that the type of the disease
found there differs in soma respects
from the general type he Is familiar
win in the South, but that the dis
ease should vary In different local
ities Is said to be not unustin!.
"The condition Is, however," de
clares Dr. Lavlnder, "definite and
well marked and admits of a positive
diagnosis. Inquiry was made as to
how much corn or its products en
tered into the general diet, and it
was learned that corn Is used spar
ingly, perhaps on an average of not
more than two or three times a
week. The quality of the meal and
hominy which I saw was to all ap
pearances excellent. I am unable to
assign any satisfactory local cause
for the extent of the disease In the
hospital.
"There Is one phase of the situa
tion in this Institution which has
been common in my experience. Here,
as well as elsewhere, when the dis
ease was finally recognized the meSi-
laii sian can recall that the disease
has been in the institution for many
years, and the superintendent told
me that he now realizes, that he has
bad cases ever since the Institution
was opened, eight years ago."
BOY CAUGHT BY I1ALLOOX.
Dangles Hend Down 000 Feet From
The Earth. .
Frankfort (Special). During an
ascension of the Parseval dirigible
balloon, In which Miss Katherlne
right, Bister of Orvllle Wright, waB
u passenger, a boy become entangled
In the loose rigging and was car
ried aloft, ow Tglng head downward
by the legs.
Tho Bhlp bad attained an altitude
ot 600 feet before the pilot could
check Its course and bring It back to
the ground. When the boy was re
leased he was insensible.
SHOOTS HIS DINNER GUEST.
J. F. Boarcher Resents Upsetting Of
Coffee On Tablecloth.
Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Special)'
T. F. Rltzle was invited to eat dln
nor at the home of J. F. Boarcher
and a few minutes after entering the
nouse ne was carried out with five
bullet holet In his body.
He accidentally turned over a cun
of coffee on the table cloth and re
sented reprovat of the act by his host.
HoarchT got his revolver and emp
tied the five chambers In Ritzle's
body, and he Is now at a hospital
in a dying condition. Boarcher
escaped.
TO Bl'ILD TWO DREADNOUGHTS.
Contractu Awarded, But Style Of
Engines Still Undecided.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Acting Secretary of the Navy Wln-
throp olllclally nwarded the contrncts
for the two new 2C. 000-ton battle.
ships Arkansas and Wyoming to Wil
liam ( ramps Sons & Co. and the
New York Shipbuilding Company,
who were the two lowest bidders.
it is not yet decided whether both
these ships shall have Parson's tur
bines, as recommended by the Board
of Construction, or whether one ship
shall be equipped with Parson's tur
bines and the other with a combi
nation of Parson's turbines and re
ciprocating engines.
GIRL MAIL CARRIER KILLED.
West Virginian Hurled Over Precipice
From Carriage,
Elklns, W. Va. (Special). Bea
trice Loughey, of Hannahsvlllo,
Tucker County, mall carrier between
Rowlesburg and Hannahsvlllo, was
instantly killed, when the hor?e Blie
was driving backed off the road over
a precipice along th Cheat River,
hurling her on Jagged boulder in a
deep ravine.
When she failed to arrive within
an hour of the scheduled time her
family became alarmed and a search
wa, begun. Her body waa found
near the banks of the Cheat River.
Big Four To Spend Millions.
New York (Special). James
Stlllman, chairman of the board of
directors of the National City Bank,
" elected a director of the Clew
land. Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis Railroad Company to succeed
James Uarnett, resigned. The direc
tor adopted a resolution for sub
mission to stockholders at the an
nual i meeting providing for an Is
suet of 120,000,000 bonds, the pro
ceed to be used In Improving the
road and equipment.
Million And A Romance
Colorado Spring, Col. (Special).
Mist Marjorle Palmer, millionaire
daughter of the late Geo. William
J. Palmer, wa married to Dr. Hen
ry C. Watts, who restored ber to
health after hope had been aban
doned for ber recovery. More tban a
year ago it was announced Miss
Palmer wa to wed Capt. Arthur
Wellesley, of tbe British Army, and
the went abroad for the ceremony.
The engagement was broken, bow-
er, a month before the date scbed
;ld (or tbe wedding on account of
.'. prospective bride' feeble health.
Y MILLIONS GO
TO MRS. HARRIMAN
Railroad Kins Leaves Property to
His Wife.
AND NO RESTRICTIONS ARE MADE,
E. II. Hurrlmnn's Will, Filed At
Goshen, A Brief Document Dated
June 8, 100.1 His Vast Hold.
fng, Real And Personal, Are Be
qucadicd To Her Absolutely And
She Is Named Executrix Charles
Peabody Is A Witness.
New York (Special). All of Ed
ward H. Harrlman's property, real
and personal, Is bequeathed without
restrictions of any sort to the widow,
Mary W. Harriman. The will was
filed at Goshen. N. Y.. but was made
public in this city. It Is an extreme
ly brief document, dated June 8,
iyiM, and reads as follows:
"I. Edward H. Harriman. of At-
den, In the State ot New York, do
uiaae puuusn ana declare this a
and for my last will and testament,
that Is to say, I give, devise, and
bequeath all of my property, real
and personal, of every kind and na
ture, to my wife, Mary W. Harri
man, to be hers absolutely and for
ever; ana i do hereby nominate and
appoint the said Mary W. Harriman
to be the executrix of this will.
"In witness whereof I have here
unto Bet my hand and seal this
eighth day of June, In the year 1903.
(Signed.)
"Edward H. Harriman."
"Signed, sealed, published and de
clared by the testator as and for his
Inst will and testament in our pres
ence, who at his request and in bis
presence and In the presence of each
other have each of us hereunto sub
scribed our names as witnesses.
(Signed.)
"Charle3 A. Peabody,
"C. C. Tegethoff."
Mr. Peabody Is president of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Mr. Tegethoff was one of Mr. Harrl
man's secretaries. Mr. Peabody,
who made the will public, declined
to make any estimate as to the value
of Mr. Harrlman's estate.
According to a Wall Street poli
tician. "It can be stated on the high
est authority" that Mr. Harrlman's
property amounted to between $75,
000,000 and $100,000,000.
GEN. DIAZ'S BIRTHDAY.
70 Years Old And 32 Years Presi
dent Of Mexico.
Mexico City (Special). Gen. Por
forlo Diaz, President of Mexico, cele
brated his seventy-ninth birthday.
He was the recipient of greetings
from many foreign parts, and hun
dreds flocked to the national palace
to personally present their congratu
lations. The Diplomatic Corps and
consular body were early at the pal
ace, and United States Ambassador
Thompson, on behalf of the former,
and Consul General Drier, of Sale
den, for the latter, presented felici
tations. General Diaz, who Is In
Bplendld health, feelingly answered
these salutations.
A body of workmen who came to
the palace expressed the hope that
Diaz might yet rule Mexico for many
years, and their enthusiasm moved
the President to tears.
President Diaz has occupied the
chief magistracy of tbe republic for
the past 32 years. He has been
again nominated to fill the term com
mencing in 1910 and ending six
years later.
Takaliira May Not Return.
Toklo (Special). It Is stated In
circles well Informed In Government
matters that Baron Kogoro Taka
hlra. Japanese Ambassador to the
United States, who was called home
to confer with the Foreign Office on
matters of importance, will not re
turn to Washington. It Is said that
Yasuya Uchlda, Japanese Ambas
sador at Vienna, will succeed him as
Ambassador.
To Explore Pole By Dirigible.
Kiel (Special). Prince Henry of
Prussia announced that Emperor
William had accepted the protection
of the enterprise named the German
Arctic Airship Expedition, which pur
poses to conduct scientific research In
the unknown polar sAg by means of
a dirigible airship. This project was
lnitated leforo Dr. Cook and Coni
mander Peary reported having dis
covered the Pole. The enterprise has
ample financial resources.
Colton To Take Charge Nov. 1.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
George B. Colton, who will succeed
Regis H. Post as Governor of Porto
Rico, will assume his office Novem
ber 1 next, according to arrange
ments completed at the War Depart
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
C. M. Schwab denies that he has
bought tho Tidewater Steel Com
pany. So-called experts put out very pes
simistic reports on the cotton crop,
and the price advanced.
Pennsylvania Railroad Interests
are reliably understood to be buying
more Norfolk and Western.
Iu February United State Steel
common sold at $41, and Wednesday
it was $84. The market value In
seven months has risen from $208,
000,000 to $426,000,000.
"Just remember," said a cotton
broker, "that America' 11,000,000
bale crop with cotton at 1214 cents
is worth as much as a bumper 13.
500.000 crop when cotton wa but
10 cents a pound."
It is announced that the Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany has purchased from the West
ern Union $16,000,000 of New York
Telephone Company stock. The
American Company already owned
$32,000,000 of the $50,000,000. so
that this deal will give It ail but
$2,000,000 of the share of the New
York Bell system.
Reading paid $160 a share for
145,000 share ot Jersey Central In
1901. At the present price of $317,
for tbe latter stock, Reading's pro
fit I $22,766,000. This Is equiva
lent to a dividend of 22 per cent, on
Reading's common stock. After all,
things ilk this do help tbe value or
Reading.
Weavers Get Increase, (
Fall River, Mass. (Special). The
striking weaver at tbe Iron Work
Cotton Mill have accepted a 5 per
cent. Increase in wages aad return
ed to work.
UNTRUE, WAS PEARY'S REPLY
Again Flatly Deolare Doctor Cook
An Impostor.
So yi Dash For Polo Was His Least
Eventful Trip Little Of Adven-
tore And Few Of Hair-breadth
Escapes Of Earlier Arctic Journeys
Boston (Special). In a wireless
message from Battle Harbor quoted
here, Commander Peary, replying to
an Interrogation as to Dr. Cook's
claim, disposes of It with these
words: "It is simply untrue."
Peary In this message gives fur
ther details concerning his own lash
for the Pole, but not a word as to
why Harry Whitney left the Roose
velt. Nor would the explorer enter
Into any further conversation as to
nis commandeering of Cook s sup
plies or tho proof that he has declar
ed la In his possession that the
Brooklyn physician did not reach the
top of tie earth.
"I have expressed myself clearly
In my dispatches, I think," he con
tinued. "Dr. Cook's attempts to con
vince scientists that he has been to
the Pole will be futile. It was
pretty generally known that our ex.
pedition was In the Arctic regions.
and that we expected to get back
about this time or a few weeks
inter. There was also a busd' :Ion
that we hoped, 'to reach tho Pole this
year and that we had previously
passed all other Northern records,
knew the way North and had prepar
ed carefully for what we hoped
would be the final trip."
"What were some of the chief In
cidents of the Journey?" he was asked.
"It was less eventful than any of
my previous trips. The actual reach
ing of the 90th parallel and being
able to take observations at the Pole
itself was an event of supreme Im
portance' to science, an event which
quite naturally makes us all feel an
exultation which, I hope, Is pardon-
auie; Dut mere was less adventure,
less of the thrilling and hairbreadth
escapes than In earlier days before
we had as thorough a knowledge of
the Arctic Regions as we have now.
Had To Take Their Chances.
"The chief danger was one which
could not be guarded against. We
naa to take our chances and trust to
Providence. Care in the selection of
men and dogs, to Bee that we had
none lacking In strength, courage
and endurance; watchfulness over
the condition of our sledges and how
they were packed; knowledge of the
quantity and kind of food reaulred.
and seeing that supplies were plenti-
iui at certain points all these tend
to lessen what might be called Dre-
ventable dangers of starvation, freez
ing ana necoming lost.
THREE LITTLE CHILDREN
SHOT RT AN ITALIAN
Brutal Crime By a Strange Man In
Utica, N. Y.
Utlca, N. Y. (Special). One of
the crueleat murders that ever shock
ed a civilized community was re
vealed In this city, when three chil
dren, who had been lured from their
homes by a strange Italian, were
found bidden in a thicket of golden
rod In East Utica, one dead, one dy
ing and the third painfully wounded
by a revolver shot In ber left arm.
The child killed on the Bpot was
Theresa Procoplo, aged 7, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Raffaele Procoplo;.
Ferdinando Infuslno, aged 30
months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ercole
Infuslno. was shot through the
bowels, and his sister, Fannie, aged
6 years, was wounded by a bullet
through the left forearm.
It Is supposed that the crime was
committed by some one who had a
grudge against the father of one of
the other of the children.
Little Fernando Infuslno Is at the
point of death at Faxton Hospital.
He cannot live, for a- revolver shot
has torn a great hole In his abdomen.
His sister, Fannie, also at Faxton
Hospital, suffers great pain, for the
bone In her left arm Is shattered.
and In consequence the police have
been able to glean but little from her
concerning the circumstances of the
crime and the identity of the perpetrator.
All day long two bloodhounds
owned by the New York Central
Railroad worked at the scene of the
crime, and finally traced tho scent
of the murderer to a car line half
a mile from the Bpot where the crime
was committed. But despite the ef
forts of 40 police officers and plain
clothes men little apparently has
ueen accomplished beyond the ap
prehension of several suspicious per
sons who were liberated after they
had explained their movement dur
ing the past 24 hour.
The children went out for a walk
on Bleecker Street, and a Bhort dis
tance from their home they were ac
costed by a Btrange Italian. It is
said that the stra-ger assured the
little Infuslno girl that she need not
fear him, because he wa a friend
of her father. The quartet was seen
going up Third Street, but from that
time their movement are unknown.
words can hardly describe the
fiendish cruelty or the crime One
of the victims was but a toddling In-
inm, ana alter ine murderer bad
fired a .38-callber bullet through the
baby's body the little one. still con
scious, was left lying on the ground
to uffer all night. The baby' lster,
nine rannie iniusino, though shot
through the arm, spent the night
sitting beside here little brother, and
when day broke alio called for help.
Hulley's Comet Sighted.
Cambridge, Mass. (Speclcl) Hi.
ley' comet, for which olronomer
have. Veen eagerly watching, ha beeu
seen after an absence of 70 years,
according to a dispatch received at
the Harvard Observatory .from Pro-
ft.uian. Wolff. Of If plHalhnri? Tk.
sight was obtained September 11,
iivii, iu Kiit aoi-uiiHiun q rioutg 18
minutes 12 seconds; declination 17
degrees 11 minutes north. It could
be made out only with a large telescope.
. A Visit Per Aeroplane,
Tournal, France (Special). M.
Paulhan put the aeroplane ta new
use here. Wishing to pay a visit to
the Chateau Talntagnle, tome mile
distant from tbe aerodrome, ha
pointed hi machine In that direction
and new leuureiy cross country, set
tling gently near the entrance to the
Chateau. After chatting for a short
time with his friends, the aviator
remounted the seat and flew back to
t h lArndroma. H waa ahmnt ahAt.t
an hour and a half, and tremendous
eninusiasm greeiea m return.
ORVILLE WRIGHT'S
HIGH FLIGHT RECORD
Excels the Distance Made By
Hubert Latham.
765 FEET IS NOW THE MARK.
Tho Empress Of Germany, Accom
panied By A Large Retinue Of The
Berlin Court, Witnesses The Feat
And Congratulates The Aviator
A Day's Doings In The World Of
Aviation Paulhan Wins A Thousand-Dollar
Prize.
'Berlin (Special). Orvllle Wright,
flying in his aeroplane here In the
presence of tbe Empress, Princess
Louise, Prince Adelbert and Prince
August and a large party from the
court, broke the record for high
flight. He attained a h-lght ot 233
meter (765 feet). The best previous
record for height, 183 meters, was
made by Hubert Latham.
Mr. Wright's altitude was meas
ured by a captive balloon moored
at a height of 183 meters, and it H
estimated that he rose 60 meter
above the balloon. The Empress
and ' her sons congratulated Mr.
Wright on his performance.
Mr. Wright was In the air for 63
minutes, and bis flight was witnessed
by bis sister, Miss Katherlne Wright.
A strong wind blowing part ot the
time made it necessary for the avia
tor to execute the most Intricate ma
neuvers so far witnessed here.
Mr. Wright made another flight of
4 7 minutes and 5 seconds, with a
passenger. Captain Englehardt.
Paris ( Special ) . Santos-Dumont
has received in the last few days sev
eral orders for aeroplanes of the
"Butterfly" model, the small ma
chine on which he flew a few days
ago with remarkable rapidity. He
has ald in reply that he was not
building aeroplanes for money, but
that his patents and models were
held at the disposition of all comers
with the sole object of advancing and
popularizing the art of flying.
Ostend (Special). Louis Paulhan,
the French aviator, flew two kilo
meters (1.24 miles) on the beach
here In 3 minutes 15 3-5 seconds
thereby winning the prize of $1,000
After completing the distance the
aviator, without landing, circled out
over the sea and returned to his
starting point.
St. Petersburg (Special). Russia
is taking an active although belated
interest in aviation. The new budget
contains an appropriation for the
opening of courses In aeronautics in
the Polytechnic Institutes of St. Pet
ersburg, Warsaw. Kiev and Novotch.
erKask.
Kills Woman Who Jilted. .
Forth Worth. Tex. (Special). Be
cause Mrs. Jessie Gabel, a widow of
25 years, refused to marry him.
Charles Eason, 30, shot and killed
the woman, and after drinking tho
contents of a two-ounce bottle of
carbolic acid, sent a bullet through
his brain.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
Roadmaaters warned the railroads
that they are confronted with a
shortage in the supply of timber for
ties.
Assistant Secretary Hays will In
spect the process of turning a North
Carolina swamp Into arable land.
Consul General Skinner, of Ham
burg, says Germany offers a good
market for toys and mechanical devices.
Gen. L. Myer. Department of
Texas, said the Roosevelt riding tests
are a detriment to the service.
Postmaster General Hitchcock Is
attempting to eradicate some ot the
kinks in the money order system.
John T. Tttcumb", a well-known
fishery expert, resigned from the
United States FWli Commission.
Civil service employes need not
return to their home states to take
examinations for promotion.
Surgeon Spear said there were
traces of powder around the wound
in Lieutenant Sutton' head.
Alleging discrimination In favor
of Chicago, Detroit and Toledo by
the Chesapeake and Ohio, the St.
Louis Blast Furnace Company filed
a complaint with the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
United States Consul Fleming, at
Yarmouth, N. S., has telegraphed
the State Department that the reve
nue cutter Androscoggin towed to
Yarmouth the Anne Bile, ot New
York.
The Secretary of State ha post
poned until May, 1911, the meeting
in Washington of the International
Convention for the Protection of In
dustrial Property.
The boundary dispute between
Peru and Bolivia ha been settled,
both countries having accepted the
award made by Argentine as arbitra
tor, v
The Comptroller of the Currency
appointed R. D. Garrett, of Prince
ton, Ky., as receiver. of the failed
First Natiouul Bank of Burnstde.
Charles IL Treat, of Now York,
treasurer of the United States, an
nounced that he bad tendered his
resignation to President Taft.
. Secretary Balllnger withdrew for
temporary sites 13.700 acres ot land
lying along the Klickitat River, in
Washington.1
Another $2,000 wa sent by tbe
American National Red Cross Society
to American Consul Hanna, at Mon
terey, Mexico.
The armored cruiser nuadron
which Is to participate in the cele
bration at Now Orleans when the
President visits that city Is to ren
dezvous at Hampton Roads,
i Government receipts In Cuba ore
Increasing, according to an official re.
port at tbo Stats Department.
Tbs spillway ot tbe Gatun Dam,
Panama Canal, Is said to be the larg.
est ever constructed. .
Announcement u made at the
State Department that Spencer Eddy,
Unltod States minister to Roumanla,
Servla and Bulgaria, bad tendered
his resignation.
Coorge It. Colton. who will succeed
Regis H. Post as governor of Porto
Rloo. will asiume his offlrt Novem
ber I.
Fred W. Carpenter returned to
Washington and resumed blsl dutitn
at the Whits House. 1
Secretary Balllnger. who ha been
suffering with bronchitis, was muei
Improved.
TWO CHICAGO WOMEN
FIGHT LIKE DEMONS
Mrs, Tripp is Dead and Mrs. Silbar
Dying After An Hour's Battle.
.Murdered Woman Has Fifteen Bui
let Wounds In Her BodyThe
Fight Occurred In A Chicago
Apartment House In The Exclu
sive Residence District Jealousy
Is Thought To Have Been Tho
Cause Mrs. Silber Is Unconscious
In A Hospital.
Chicago (Special). Fighting like
demon for nearly an hour while tbe
neighbors, terrified, dared not Inter
fere, two women, sisters-in-law,
wrecked the apartment, tore each oth
er's clothes to shreds, and when th
police finally arrived Mrs. Jullui
Tripp was dead, with 15 bullet holei
in various parts of her body, whll
Mrs. Anna Silber was taken to B
hospital in a dying condition.
It Is supposed she attempted sui
cide after slaying Mrs. Tripp, Th
battle was remarkable for Its feroci
ty. Twice Mrs. Tripp got to the door,
once In front of the bouse and one
on the rear porch, and screamed fot
assistance. The janitor of the build'
lng saw her, her clothes In remnants
her face and body covered with blood
but feared to Interfere. Neighbors
children from the park across th
street and tennis players from adja.
cent courts flocked around the scent
of the battle by hundreds, but nc
one ventured In to save the woman
who was being murdered or the on.
who afterwards inflicted mortal
wounds upon herself.
Mrs. Silber Is still unconscious and
surgeons at Washington Park Hos
pital say she will not regain con
sctouBness. With both participant!
dead, the real motives and causei
leading up to the terrible tragedy
may never be known. The relative!
are sufficiently prominent to have e
police cordon drawn around the
house and ho one Is admitted. Th
residence Is In the exclusive residence
district across from Washington
Park. All witnesses agree that the
women began quarreling about 3
o'clock. The Janitor and one of th.
neighbors admit that Mrs. Tripp ap
pared at both the front and real
doors, blood streaming from many
wounds and her clothing torn off,
shrieking for help. Both admit thej
were afraid to go to her assistance.
The cause of the quarrel could
not be learned during the excite
ment that followed the shooting.
The woman who was killed was the
wife of Julius Tripp, a superintend
ent in the factory of Morris, Mann &
7Aiy, manufacturers and wholesale
dealers In dry goods and Jewelry nov
elties. She was a slater ot Harrj
Morris, the leading member of the
firm. J. P. Mann, of the firm, Is an
active member of the Chicago Asso
ciation of Commerce.
A possible explanation of the
tragedy was advanced by Mr. Mor
ris, who knew nothing of what haj
occurred until told at his. place of
business by Mr. Mann and a repor
ter. The reporter called In the aid
of the members of the firm In break
ing the news as gently as might be.
"The woman who, did the shoot
ing," said Mr. Morris, "was Mr.
Tripp's elster. She came to this
country only a short time ago from
Europe. I do not know her name.
She was separated from her husband.
My sister asked her husband to have
his sister live with them, as she was
alone In the world, and she went
there to live.
"Tbe most Insane and foolish Jeal
ousy . sprung up . in her against my
sister. She was Jealous of Tripp's
affection for his wife. There was
friction, and only yesterday Mrs.
Tripp told me she was afraid the
other woman would kill her."
When the police came they found
tho entire flat In utter disorder, at
If. a. wild flight had progressed
through each room of the place.
Mrs. Tripp was found lying dead In
a- bedroom. The other woman was
found across a narrow, hall outside
this room, lying wounded, shot in'
tho left breast.
TOOK VOW BE.SIDE COFFIX.
Widower Ends His Life To Follow
Wife To The Grave.
New York (Special). Oscar Lels
ner fulfilled a proinlBe made over hit
wife's coffin when he committed sui
cide by shooting himself through tbe
bead. During Mrs. Lclsner's las)
illness tbe husband was frequently
heard to say that he would not live
without her. Thoso who attended
the funeral of Mrs. Leisner said thai
Just before the casket was closed
he knelt bealdo It and cried:
"I don't care, Carrie. I'll be witb
you tomorrow, and o will little Oscar."
Before he shot himself. Lolsnet
tried to find Oscar, bis little son,
and bis failure to do so may have
saved the boy's life.
Sewing Machine Inventor Dead.
West port. Ct. (Special). Carl
Wilcox, of the sewing machine firm
of Wilcox ft Gibbs, New York, died
suddenly ot heart failure at his home
Mr. Wilcox was an Inventor In the
sewing machine f.eld. He was about
03 years oia ana a bachelor.
Here's Another Charge.
Trondhlen. Norway IRnwliii
The Dagposten accuses Dr. Cook of
appropriating tho plans and the
rnnf a fnr rtmrh 1 n n th Va.i t,
--. - i mw (wuu ruiu,
devised by Captain Baumaun, of the
mei rruiu cxi'iu'uoa, ana puoilsbed
In 1906.
Runs Tank-Junks In China.
..Washington, D. C. ('Special). Tb
Standard Oil Company has completed
tho installation at Swatow of the
largest and most modern oil plant
In China. Tbe storage tank has a
capacity of 1,624.438 gallons, the
settling tank. 215,914 gallons, and
the tilling tank 47,000 gallon. Tho
Standard Is now carrying bulk oil
to Inland point In steel tanks of
about 10,000 gallons each, built In
Chinete Junl.s, the low draft of
which permits the economical ship
ment ot otl to tbe Interior of China.
Pellagra In Macon, Ca.
Macon, Oa. (Special). According
to County Physician .William C.
Pumpelly. there arw In this city Ove
well developed cases of pellagra all'
the patients being white. Three r
very prominent persons. living In i
fashionable suburb, and their con.
anion is serious. Tbs countv nhv.
slclan was called In consultation with
Ms attending physician and has been
In constant attendance.' ,
Tbers are 4.000 electric lights In
tbs streets of tbs aaclunt city ot
Damascus. ,
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports. '
Bradstreet's says:
Operations In Industrial line, -.till
expanding, and In some branch!
es of the iron and steel trade recort
outputs are the rule. in fact"!,
ufacturlng, is In the forefront
gards activity, and In some branch
.killed workmen are not S
enough to supply the demand
dustrlal plants that have been ll?l
In sharing In the revival are takii!
on more activity, and wtirkii,. , !
fv1 "J" no' common pu
ly distributive trade has n.IT
tapered off a little at certain u?"
centers, as interior merchant, S.W
lng finished their purchases'"
left for their homes T Stil Um"
trade as a whole Is good, and at s?m5
centers, particularly where f a ,
tlvals are held, purchase 0
goods groceries and staple lino, I
general have really Increased, though
ta I buying from Jobber and whofi
salers has possibly passed Its wnHh
It is obviously too early for renrdi
Indeed, retailers are still
strenuous efforts to work off .Mm
mer stocks while displaying earlv um
goods Wltr-'n another week or ,0
trade in this line probably will .how
expansion. There has been no ten.
dency to overbuy, high prices, Z
one thing, having made for the ei
erclse of caution. M
The earlier gathered crops, such u
wheat, cotton and oats, are beln
moved to market quite freelv, and
the good prices being realized from
the eale of these products win maks
for easier collections and growth In
trade. Building is more active than
It usually is at this season of th
year and the ratio of gain for Au-
gust over a year ago Is the largest
jhown in any month since May.
Wholesale Markets.
New York. Wheat No. 2 red.
106 elevator; No. 2 red 1.04 f o!
?V?,oai: No- 1 Northern Duluth.
1.09 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard
winter, 1.13 f. 0. b. afloat.
Corn No. 2 old, 79 elevator and
80 delivered, nominal; No. 2 new
67 f. o. b. afloat. '
Oats Receipts, 164,700 buah.i
exports, 365. Spot firmer; mixed,
40 nominal; natural white, 40O,
4 3 V ; clipped white, 4 1 a 4 7.
Butter Firmer; receipts, 8.48D
pkgs. Creamery specials, 31 10
3 2c. ; extras, 31; third to first, 25
30; process, third to first, 2427;
Western factory, 21 23
Poultry Alive steady; ' Western
chickens, 1718c; fowls, 17
17 Vs; turkeys, 15. Dressed irregu
lar; Western chickens, 15&20;
fowls, 17 18.
Philadelphia. Wheat Firm, lo.
higher; contract grade, September.
1.011.02. '
Corn Firm, but quiet; No. 2 yel
low, for local trade, 77 6 78c.
Oats Firm; fair demand; No. 2
white natural, 43c.
Butter Firm; extra Western
creamery, 32 a; do., nearby prints,
34.
Eggs Firm; Pennsylvania and
other nearby firsts, free cases, 27c
at mark; do., current receipts, In
returnable cases, 25, at mark; West
ern firsts, free cases, 27, at mark;
do., current receipts, free cases, 21
to 26, at mark.
Cheese Firm; New York full
creams, choice, 16c; do., fair to
good, 15 15.
Live Poultry Firm; good de
mand; fowls, 1617c; old
roosters, 1111; spring chicken.,
1617c; ducks, old, 12gil3;
do., spring, 13 14. ,
Baltimore Wheat Sales of car
goes on grade were made at 99 Ha
per bu. for 3 red and of small bag
lots, by sample, at 82, 88, 95, 1.01
and 1.01 per bu. No. 2 red wheat
afloat was worth 1.02 per bu. Steam
er No. 2 red sold on a basis of 9 8 He.
and steamer No. 3 red and No. 4
red at 92c. per bu.
Corn Western opened strong;
year, 63 asked; January, 62.
Year and January were In good de
mnnd, but spot waa nominal, at
74 c.
Oats White No. 2, as to weight,
42c, sales; No. 3. do., 40&41H;
No. 4, 37 38. -Mixed No. 2,
4041c; No. 3, 38 39.
Ryo Quote: No. 2 rye, Western,
uptown, 7475c; bog lots, new, ai
to quality, .60 70.
Butter Creamery fancy, 31S32;
creamery choice, 29 30; creamer
good. 2728.
Cheese The market is steady.
We quote, jobbing lots, per lb., H
17 c.
Eggs We quote, per dozen, loj
off: Maryland, Pennsylvania and
nearby firsts, 26c; Western flr8t
26; West Virginia firsts, 26; South
ern firsts, 26; guinea eggs, 12 13.
Live Poultry The general market
Is steady and choice stock In fa"
request. We quote, per lb.: Chick
ens Old hens, heavy, 16 c; do.,
small to medium, 16; old rooster.
10; young, 17.
Live Stock.
Chicago Cattle Market gener
ally, 10c. higher. Steers, 5.6O0
8.30; cows, 13.6006.20: helfert.
3.506; bulls, I34.86; calve,
3Q 9; etockers and feeders, 3.7
5.15.
Hogs Market 6 10c. higher.
Choice, heavy, $8.45 8.65; butch
ers', $8.408.65; light mixed, 8-
8.35; choice light, 8.358;50.
packing, $88.16; pig. 15.26..
bulk of sales, $8.10 i 8.35.
Sheep Market steady to strong.
8heep, $45; lambs, $6.507.0i
yearlings, $5 5.60.
Kansas City, Mo. Cattle Mar
ket steady to weak. Choice export
and dressed beef steers, $6.50 W.
fair to good. $4.25 0.25; Western
steers, $3.906.75; Blockers and
feeder; . $3 3.60; Southern steer.
$3.25 4.60; Southern cow, $2.16 Vt
4; native cows, 4.60; native
belters, $3.355; bulla. $2,5044.
calves. $3.607.75.
Hogg Market strong to 60. hign
er Tou. $8.30: bulk of sales, $7.
'8.25; heavy. $3.10 8,20; packf
and butchers', $7.908.80; llsnt,
$7.60816; pigs, $6L7.50.
Sheep Market lOe. higher.
rittxburg Cattle Supply HKh
,nn steady. Choice, $6.606.75.
Sheep Supply fair; steady. Prims
wethers, $4.806.60; culls and com
mon, $1.60$! lamb,, $4.50iJT.60a
veal calves, $9.60. '
Hogs Receipts fair; e'
prime heavies, $8.65 8.67: mu
pms, $8.60 8.60! heavy Vorkers.
$8.40 8.50; light Yorkers. $8.16l
8.30; pigs, $7.808.10; roughs,
$6.6067.40.
Consul General Thomas Sammoas,
of Beoul, states that en March l
1809. there were 172 telegraph a
85 telephone offices in Korea-
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