MIDSHIPMAN WILSON UNDER THE KNIFE Operation on Football Successful. Victim HAS GOOD CHANCE FOR RECOVERY. Covering Of Four Vertebra t)f The Neck t ut Away And Covering Of T.e Spliiai Cord Removed Por tions Of Fractured Hone Taken Out T Relieve 1 Tenure On The Nplniil Cord On The 0H-iating Table Tliree Hour. Annapolis, Md. (Special). A most delicate operation was successfully performed on Midshipman Earl D. Wilson, a vertebra of whose neck was broken during a foot ball game here, on October 10, with the Vil latiova tram. The laminae, or outer covering, was nt away from four o the vrtrl i.i in the neck in oi-br to remow tiie pressure upon the sp'tial cord a.t r moved ami the t ord thor oughly inspected. ponies, of the fractured bone, from 'lie fifth verte bra wi re removed, but it was found that tlio greatest injirry to the cord had been occasioned by a dislocation of the fourto vertebra. The cord was found to 1 lnta t. but in a very bad condition ,'it the point of Injury. It Is believed that all the pressure has been reiiumd and that Wilson's chances fer an ultimate recovery greatly Improved. In sueceffully passing taro'igu the niiefthetia, Wil son has at oiiipiished a lot, at this waa one of the greatest dangers con nected with the operation. The op eration lieL-an at about 2 o'clock and was not completed until about noarlv five. Within an hour Wilson had al most completely recovered conscious ness and was talking intelligently. The operation wan performed by Surgeon ('. F. Stokes, assisted by Surgeons .1. II. Iden, E. L. Woods and George F. Cottle, all of those present being members of the naval medical staff. The following bulletin announced the result of the opera tion: "The operation was a success in every way. The laminae of the sixth, fifth, fourth a'id third vertebra were removed, and the pressure Vlue to the fragments of the fractured fifth vertebra was reliev ed. The covering of the spinal cord was removed and the cord inspect ed. It had been dangerously com pressed at the fourth cervical ver tebra, due to the dislocation of that vertebra. The patient left the table !n excellent condition and with his chances decidedly improved). The outcome depends upon the extent of the original damage to the spinal cord." The operation took place after a consultation and with the fnll ap proval of Midshipman Wilson and Ills father, West H. Wilson, of Cov ington, Ky., who i-i here. Two weeks ago it was agreed that Wilson could not stand the anesthetic, but his gen eral condition has been so good that the consulting surgeons agreed that an operation would be justifiable. IIA! IXSAXi: IMPl I.SE TO KILL. Ex-Mayor Shoots Hi Tliree Children And Commits Suicide, Creeusburg (Special). S e 1 z e d with an Insane impulse to kill, Ed ward J. Perry, a former Mayor of this city, shot three of Lis children, wounding one fatally, and then com mitted suicide by firing a bullet into his heart. The tragedy occurred In Perry's bedroom, while the three children were gathered around a crib in which lay their infant sister, 1.1 months old. The baby was not injured. Mrs. Perry died a year ago and since then the children have been I In the habit of visit ir. r their fath ers room in me morning io piay with the baby. A short time before the shooting Perry talked with two other sons and his housekeeper, and apparent ly there was nothing wrong with him they say. HOMES POH COXSl MPTIVF.S. WRECK ON FENNSY IN JERSEY CITY Collision Between Express and Pas senger Trains. Pennsylvania Express Jumps The Track And Crashes Into Engine Four Employes Are Killed Hoth Engineers Meet Death At Their Posts A Narrow Escape For Hundredn More, New York (Special). Four per sons were killed, a score Injured, one fatally, and hundreds of lives im periled In a collision on the elevated tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey City, when tho Philadel phia and New York express, No. 104, leaped from tho rails and "sldeswlp ed'' an engine and tender on the next track. Tho mall car of tho wrecked train carried a consignment of gold said to amount to $1,000,000 trom the Philadelphia mint to the New York Subtreasury, and was closely guard ed by the Jersey City police and rail road detectives. The consignment remained liitact. The express was composed of an engine, tender, mail cur, smoker and four passenger coaches, well filled with commuters and passengers from Trenton and Philadelphia. The light engine and tender were being bneked down trom the Waldo Ave imo yards to the teAuiual on the riv. er front, to be attached to a train bound for Long Branch. As the express train approached the Monmouth Street tower, half a mile from the terminal, the tower man displayed signals Indicating' a clear track, and a moment later the engine crossed from track No. 4 to track No. 3. Suddenly It leaped from the rails to track No. 2 and crashed into the light engine, which was on track 2. The passenger train was running at a rate of H0 miles an hour. It upset the tender of the light engine, smashed the front of the engine and continued east ou track No. 3 for a block and a half. Here the mail car, which was of wood, was crused be tween the tender and the steel smok ing car, which left the tracks, fall ing over on Its side. Had the heavy smoking car not been derailed tho entire passenger train would probably have fallen In to Railroad Avenue at a cost of hun dreds of lives. The derailment of the smoker threw its occupents to the floor and started a panic. The terrified men fought with one an other to escape. CLOSE CALL FOR PRESIDENT TIFI Premature Discharge of During a Salute. Cannon W. K. Vundcrbili Will Ituild Model Tenements In Gotham. New York (Special). Plans were filed for four model six-story tene ments, which are to be used for the accommodation of sufferers from tu berculosis. The tenements will be erected on the upper East Side at an outlay of $i10. uoi), not including cost of sites, by William K. Vander bllt. Hoof gardens, ofen-air balconies and other features designed to com bat the white plague will make the tenements distinctive ami only mod erate rentals will be clwirged. Skill ed physicians will have supervision over the llltlo colojiy. WrightH In I-eglon Of Honor, New York ( Special ). Orville and Wilbur Wright, the aviators, have been presented with the Cross of the Legion of Honor by the Republic of France through Its Consul-General here, M. Etlenne Lnel. The cere mony took place at the French con sulate and was wltneswed only by Miss Katharine Wright and Pliny W. Williamson, counsel of the broth ers. Two Plunge Down Shaft. Scranton (Special). Mrs. Freder ick K. Derby, aged 35 years, of this rlty, and her three-year-old son fell down an elevator shaft In the Dime Hank Building. The mother's neck was broken an J she died. Immediate ly. The boy will also die. Mrs. Derby stepped out of the elevator at the fourth floor of the building. The shaft door wits not. (dosed as the elevator went farther up and the boy fell Into the shaft. The mother stooped to look down, fainted and fell to the bottom of the shaft. IHdn't Know It Was I-onded. Fortatnoutb, (Special). Five min utes after she finished playing and (nglug bis favorite song Miss Bertha Wolf shot and fatally wounded Thomas Fetty at ber father's home In New Boston. The young people bad known each other from childhood and Fetty was a frequent caller. After finishing the song she play fully pointed ber father's shotgun at Fetty. It was discharged, and Fetty Med to death before medical aid arris. Charleston, S. C. (Special). Tho President's stay In Savannah was marred by an accident to two men who wore firing a salute In his hon or. There was a premature explo sion of the charge and one man, a negro, had an arm blown off, and the other, white, lost an eye. Tho President himself witnessed the nclcdent, being only a short dis tance from the cannon, lie was In specting tho Savannah harbor from the deck of tho I'nlted States reve nue cutter and tho cannon was on the pier of the Kourk Iron Foundry. John Rourk, the owner of tho foundry, bears a strikingly resem blance to the typical "Uncle Sam," and Savannah encourages him every Fourth of July to dress up in Undo Sam's clothes and fire off his cannon. The iron foundry proprietor waa on tho pier with the cannon, minus his red, white and blue regalia. The negro and the white man who was injured had fired the can non once and were Just jamming an other charge into It when tho ex plosion occurred. They hadn t swab bed out the barrel, and the heat set the charge off. The explosion drove the ramrod across the bow of the revenue cutter and hurled the negro Into the river. The white man, who was a foundry employee, was knock ed down. The President was standing on the forward deck of the revenue cut ter watching the two men. "Something serious has happen ed." he exclaimed as the flame burst from the cannon's mouth and the ramrod went whizzing past the cut ter. Itourk, the proprietor of the foun dry, was not injured. Third Cae Of Bubonic Plague. Sacramento, Cal. (Special). The third case of bubonic plague con tracted by a human being in this State In tho last three months was reported to the State Hoard of Health. The victim Is Frank Belflls, an Oakkand butcher. He became In fected through eating squirrel. The fatal cases before 'reported also had their origin In the eating of squirrel. Tired Of The Throne. Vienna (Special). The Allge meine Zeltung asserts that King George of Greece still contemplates abdicating and that representatives of the Powerts are endeavoring to dissuade him on account of the In ternational consequences that would follow his leaving the throne. lottery Agents IUired From Mails. Washington, D. C. (Special). On the ground that they have sent cir cular matter through the United States malls exploiting the Hamburg State Lottery, so-called fraud orders have been Issued by the Postoftlco Department against Franz Stein beck and C. Bchweedt, both of Ham burg. Germany. Loewenherz & Co., of the same city, and Louis Gyrard. of Paris, have been placed under the ban of the Postofflce Department be cause of the allegation that they likewise have been using the malls Farewell To Ambassador White. Paris (Special). American Am bassador White, wbo sailed for the Untted States from Cherbourg, was given an impressive farewell at the railroad station. Those who gath ered In honor of the retiring Ambas sador Included, In addition to prom inent members of the American col ony, A. Mollsrd, personal representa tive of President Fallierea; Foreign Minister Plcbon and others of the cabinet; M. Pallaln, governor of the Hank of France; Prince von Rado lin, German Ambassador to France, and other diplomats of Europe and Sou ib America. THE SLAYER OF II CROWN PRINCE Vestera of Austria Died Recently in Denver. A ROYAL SCANDAL IS REVIVED. The Count A Hron'ier Of Countess Vetsera, Whose Ilody Was Found Lying Beside That Of Crown Prince Itinlolph In A Hunting Ixlge 20 Years Ago The Count Lived Under An Assumed Name And Died A Pauper. Denver, Col. (Special). When tho Austrian consul called on Mayor Spcer and asked his aid in finding the body of Count Louis Von Vet- sera, who died here, the consul gave official verification of the story that tho count was the slayer of Crown Prince Kutlolph of Austria, and'hls paramour, Countess Mario Vetsera. This fact was unolllciully known years ago. The consul says his gov ernment has kept Itself informed as to his whereabouts and knows that the count died here October 30. Tho consul has been instructed to find tho body, have it properly Iden tified and he will then be given furth er Instructions concerning It. Austria established the consulate here only about a month ago and the consul has had some difficulty in getting information on tho matter, hence his appeal to the .Mayor. He received his instructions from the consul general at San Francisco. Under the Instruction of Mayor Speer, the police authorities of this city have been tracing the career of Frank Wykoff, They have learned that his real name was Louis von Vetsera, and that he lived a secluded life in this city. He was afflicted with consumption and was penniless In his later days. He died in the county hospital und attendants have learned In some manner that he had served a sentence in San Qucntin penitentiary. Previous to coming to Denver Wy off or Von Vetsera worked several months in Pueblo, Col., as a mail man. Count von Vetsera was the brother of Countess Marie Vetsera, whose body, lying alongside of the Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, In the latter's hunting lodge at Meyerling, Austria, 20 years ago, revealed a tragedy that has since remained a mystery. Investigation was begun upon tele graphic orders from Washington, and grew out of a telegram from San Francisco from an unknown source, requesting funds to bury Louis Vet sera. Various accounts of the tragedy were published at the time, one of them, which was given much promi nence, being to the effect that, the Crown Prince had died of apoplexy. A few days later, however, the ph.VBlcl&n who had been summoned to attend the Prince refused to as cribe thP cause of death to apoplexy, as a bullet hole had been found in the dead man's forehead. While mnnv extVanatlons and theo ries have since been advanced In an effort to solve the mvstery. one that has stood out as being more than probable is to the effect that tho Count von Vetsera having discovered his sister and Crown Prince at the huntlne lodge, killed them both. After the tragedv the Count nnd his two brothers dropped entirely out of sight. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH Dr. Louis Lazo, the minister from Honduras, has assured Secretary of State Knox that Honduras is not violating neutrality by aiding Pres ident Zelayn, of Nicaragua. Oscar T. Crosby, of Washington, D. C, Is a candidate for appoint ment as United States Minister to China. Philip W. Coleman, principal ex aminer of the Pension Office, died at his home in W-ahlngton. The State Department declined a request that it cable American Min ister Egan at Copenhagen, to request of tho University of Copenhagen per mission to examine the records of Dr. Frederick A. Cook. All revenue cutters on the Pacific Coast have been assigned to new sta tions since their return from the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. Secretary Wilson, of the Department- of Agriculture, Is opposed to tho wheat-growing methods of large syndicates in the Northwest. A big reception was given to Mrs. Ememline Pankhurst by tho suf fragettes of Washington. The State Department has ruled that it is for the State Department and not for the Bureau of Immigra tion to decide whether Syrians are entitled to naturalization. It Is believed that Attorney Gen eral Wlckersham will be appointed to the vacancy on the Supreme Bench caused by the death of Jus tice Feckham, San Francisco people are working to get a congressional appropriation for a proposed world's fair. Arguments on the Maryland-Virginia boundary line case waa begun in the Supreme Court. AHdltor Chance reports an In crease of $569,41 In the postofflce deficiency over last year. The military aviators made a number of good flights at College Park. The Prince and Princess Kunl, of Japan, have communicated their thanks to the American 'people for the generous hospitality which they Clarenco Norment 'has been ap pointed chairman of the Committee to raise Washington's allotment of the Aviation Meet Guarantee Fund. Fraud orders were Issued against lottery agents in Hamburg, Ger many. Senor Dr. Don Rololfo Eaplnosa, minister from Nicaragua to the Uni ted States, bas resigned. Mrs. Van Deman, wife of Army officer, la tbe first woman to make an ascension In an aeroplane. Major Andrew 8. Rowan, who car. rled Miles' message to Garcia at the outbreak of the 8panlsb War, Is to go on the retired list. Tbe trend of modernism waa de nounced in resolution adopted by the Presbyterian Synod pf Baltimore, at its session la Washington. BEATS THE RECORD FOR BIG GIFTS John Stewart Kennedy Bequeathes Over $25,000.000. Little-known New Yorker, Who Possessed Estate of $(10,000,000, Gives Over $10,000,000 To Pres byterian Church Nino Colleges To Receive $100,000 Each New York Public Library And Colum bia University Are To Receive Sil!,500,000 Each. New York (Seclal). John Stew art Kennedy, one of America's little known rich men, who died of whoop ing cough In his New York residence left bequests of more than $25,000, 000 to religious, charitable and edu cational Institutions in his will, filed for probate here today. The gift Is the largest single contribution of Its kind ever made and the beneficiaries include educational and church in stitutions, North, South, East and West in the country, and one abroad, CO In all. Nearly half of the $23,000,000 goes to Institutions connected with tho Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Kennedy 'hnu hoop nn active member for many years. Other large beneficiaries include the Ameri can Bible Society, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Pub lic Library, the New Y'ork United Charities, Columbia University, nnd Robert College, Constantinople. Aside from these gifts Mr. Ken nedy left approximately $35,000,000 to his wife, his relatives and a great number of friends and employes. The widow's share will be about $16,000,000. All of the testators's employes receive gifts of from $500 to $2,000 each. . ROY CONFESSES CRIME. Attempted To Extort Money From A Rank President. Danville, 111. (Special). Ben John son, a high school boy, confessed, ac cording to the "police, that it was he who attempted, with throats of murd er, to extort money from C. L. Eng lish, president of the First National nanK. Koscoe Bailey, a prominent Voting man who has tieen In lull fnr several days charged with the crime, was reieaseq. Johnson, bis fact hlnrlrnnot with burnt cork, was arrested near the postoffice. He was waiting for tho return of a messenger, whom he had sent Into the office for a letter which he expected in response to a demand upon English for $200. THE COTTOX CROP. Complete Returns Indicate A Max!- mum Yield Of 0.7N0.000 Rales. Memphis, Tenn. (Special). J. A. Taylor, president of the National Glnners' Association, Issued a bulle tin showing that complete returns lnnicate a maximum crop of 9,780, 000 bales, not Including linters or repacks. Minimum fi cures of n.4Sfi . 000. The heavv fallinir off is nil nvor the belt, except in Georgia and the Carollnas. where there Is n limit aa good a crop as last year on a little smaner acreage. INFANT SAVES HOUSEHOLD. Cries Arouse Eighteen Asleep In. A House In Flames. Milwaukee, Wis. (Special). Tho cries of a 15-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cohen, 740 Seventh Street, probably saved 18 persons from death or injury In a fire "which damaged the, building in which they U 1 lit eu. While everv one nlnn In I ho mn,.i- ed tenement was asleep the little cnna, awaxenea Dy tne smoke, be gan to cry lustily and awakened his mother, who had dropped Into a deep slumber after a restless night. Mrs. Cohen awakened the other families living in the building and all paean. ed. KlHvlul Census Agents. Washington. D. C. (Special). At the Census Bureau It was stated that the estimated number of chief special agents and assistant special agents ior the census of manufacturers for the calendar year of 1909, which will be taken, beginning Januarv 1 next, will be about 30, and of this number at least 10 will be placed In Baltimore City, the remainder be ing scattered throughout the state. Ho Faces Murder Charge. Dallas, Texas (Special'. Sergeant J. D. Manley, who fatally stabbed Louis Relchensteln with a bayonet during President Taft's visit here, was held without ball at a prelimi nary examination on the charge of murder. Manley was one of the lo cal volunteer guard company called cut to honor the President's visit. A Ten-Year-Oid Horse Thief. Ottawa, Ont. (Special). Cyril St. Armand, of Thurso, 10 years old, was sentenced to six years for horse stealing. When eight years old he was convicted of an attempt to wreck a Canadian Pacific Railway train. His youth enabled him to escape sen tence for this and a number of burg laries wblcb followed. Battle la Nicaragua. Managua (Special). Government troops defeated tbe revolutionists in a sharp engagement, many of Gen eral Estrada's followers being kill ed, wounded or captured. The gov ernment lost 15 men, including Gen. Castillo Chammoro. President Ze laya's forces attacked the rebel general Fornos Diaz at Paso Las Lajas, raptured that point which bad been defended by 400 men. The rebels fled In tho direction of Rama and were pursued. Syrians Not Mongolians. Los Angeles (Special). The right of a native Syrian to become a citi zen of the United States was upheld by Judge Hutton, In tbe Superior Court of Los Angeles County, against the efforts of tbe federal authorities. The court ruled that a Syrian was not a Mongolian, but of tbe Ayrlan race and, bence, could not be barred from citizenship. The government will appeal to the federal courts. It was contended that George Bhlshhlm, a Syrian born In Lebanon, owed al legiance to Turkey fend hence should be classed as a Mongolian. LIEUTENANT PEARY TO GEUGJLO MEDAL; National Geographic Society Accepts His Claim. Committee That Investigated Tint Commander's Record Found Them Concliwlve A Subcommittee Ap pointed To Make A Thorough Study In Order To Settle The Questions Of Priority A Medal Also Voted To Ilartlett. -. . . 5 Pennsylvania Washinton; D. C. (Special). Commander Robert E. Peary was voted a gold medal by the National Geographic Society for having reach ed the -North Pole. The board of managers of the society at a meet ing accepted unanimously the report of Its subcommittee of scientists who had examined the explorer's records and. proofs, and found them to be conclusive of his claim that he had reached the Pole. In addition to awarding Com mander Peary a special gold medal, as a token of the highest honor the society can bestow upon him, it was also decided that a medal be given to Capt., R. A. Bartlett, who was de. clared by the society to have display ed .''able seamanship, pertinacious effort and able management" during the Peary Arctic expedition. The society also adopted a reso lution that the question of whether or not any explorer reached the North Pole prior to 1909 shall be referred to a subcommittee of ex perts with authority to send for pa pers or make such Journeys as may be necessary to inspect original rec ords. This indicates that the so ciety proposes as soon as possible to pass upon the records of Dr. Fred erick A. Cook. s Present at the meeting of the board of managers were 15 men, all of whom are prominent In the scien tific world. After the report of the subcommittee was submitted there was a debate lasting more than two hours, but finally the board voted unanimously to accept the report of the three experts, who believed with out any question of doubt that Com mander Peary reached the North Pole, April 6. 1909. Report Of The Experts. The report of the subcommittee of experts before whom Commander Peary appeared with his records and instruments was as follows: The subcommittee to which was referred the task of examining the records of Commander Peary in evi dence of his having reached the North Pole beg to report that they have completed their task. Commander Peary has submitted to this subcommittee his original journal and records of observations, together with all of his Instruments and apparatus and certain of the most important of the scientific re sults of his expedition. These have been carefully examined by your sub committee, and they are unanimous ly of the opinion that Commander Peary reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. They also feel warranted In stat in that the organization, planning and management of the expedition, its complete success and its scientific results reflect the greatest credit on the ability of Commander Robert E. Peary and render him worthy of the highest honors that the National Geographic Society can bestow upon him. Henry Gannett, C. M. Chester, O. H. Tittmann. The resolutions adopted by the so ciety were as follows: "Wheras, Commander Robert E. Peaiy has reached the North Pole, the goal sought for centuries.; "Whereas, This Is tho greatest geographical achievement that this society can have opportunity to hon or; therefore, "Resolved. That a special medal be awarded to Commander Peary. "Resolved, That the question of whether or not any one reached the North Pole prior to 1909 be referred to the committee on research, with instructions to recommend to the board of managers a subcommittee of experts who shall have the au thority to send for papers or make such journeys as may be necessary to Inspect original records, and that this action of the soclcty.be com municated at once to those who may have evidence of Importance." Oonvlct Troopers, Pittsburg. Disregarding the in structions of Judge Cohen, In Crimi nal Court, the Jury which heard the testimony In the case against George Davis and OBcar H. Wolfe, members of the State constabulary, who were stationed at Sclioenville during the tdrike of the workmen of the Press ed Steel Car Company, returned n verdict, finding them both guilty ol atGault and battery. The two men were arrested on charges of assault nnd battery made against them by Hike Karyl, who alleged they as saulted him when he was arresting hliu. Judge Cohen, in charging the Jury, declared thnt, from the testi mony In the case, he did not think the StatP pollen had used undue force or had exceeded their powerB in arresting Karyl or In their treat ment of him in making the arrest. Tho htrv rnmnltiorl nut tionrlv n" hour before returning a verdict find ing both men guilty of assault nnd battery. Judge Cohen announced ihot n tiew trlnl would he Brnnted t once. Money For Missions. Pittsburg. The fortieth annual convention of the General Executive Committee of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church closed here. The next convention will be held In n New England rlty not. yet named. It was nnnounced that there was a sum of $686,476 for use for loretgn mis' slon work during the coming year and appropriations were made to tho branch organizations as follows: New England, $47,871 ; New York, $100,000; Philadelphia, $Co,000; Baltimore, $17,190; Cincinnati, $82,- 865; Northwestern, $155,000; Mln neapolis, $28,050; Des Moines, $70, 000; Topeka, $4 8,500; Pacific, $56,- 500; Columbia River, $15,500 Each of the branches Is responsible for the support of a certain number of missionaries throughout the world. Helen Boyle. Appeals. Pittsburg. Helen Boyle, who Is serving a twenty-five-year term In the Western Penitentiary for her part in the kidnaping of Willie Whitla, of Sharon, Pa., filed an ap peal with the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. She charges that her conviction by the Mercer County Court was Illegal. The papers In the appeal do not mention James Boyle, ' husband of the woman, who was given a life-sentence for his part In the kidnaping. The appeal Is merely the formal paper and asks for a review of the case of the Com monwealth against Mary Doe, alias Anna Mc.Dermott, alias Mrs. Helen Boyle, alias Mrs. Frank Mlor, alias Mrs. Frank York, alias Mrs. Helen Boyle. Drowned As Boat Capsized. Scranton. Former County Treas urer George . Klnback was drowned and Stephen Short, of this city, had a narrow escape from death in Loughran's Lake, some miles from this city. The men were out fishing when the boat they occupied cap sized, throwing both men in the wa ter. Short was rescued as he was sinking for the third time, but Kin back was beyond aid when help came. The body waa recovered. China And Opium Traffic, Peking (8peclal). British Minis ter Jordan, on behalf of his govern ment, has raised objections to th? manner in which China Is suppress ing the opium traffic. The objection Is the result of the success of tbe antt-oplum irlovement in China, which is causing a more rapid de cline In the importations of opium from India than was provided in ffie British-Chinese agreement In 1907, which contemplated a gradual reduc tion of tbe importation. Conse. quently China is now confronted with the prospect of paying for In dian opium that she does not use. Niglit Riders Burn Born. Nicholas, Ky. Opecial). Night riders are aocused of burning the to bacco barn of Thomas Stafford, six mile from this city, at an early hour. Stafford's entire crop consist ing of the product of 26 acres wag destroyed. He had refused to Join tbe Burley pool and the tobacco wai unsold. Tbe loss t about $7,000. IN THE WORLD Of FINANCE . Reading's anthracite shipments lu October were 1,160,000 tons. Bethlehem Steel will spend 16, 500,000 for new construction. llanlk of England discount rate remains unchanged at 5 per cent. In October the average price of pig Iron was $1 34 a ton higher than In September. The Lake Shore will spend $15, 000,000 la 1910 for new tracks and new equipment. Norfolk & Weetern's gross earn ings In September increased 21 per cent, and net profits gained 30 per cent. Operating expenses were cut from 60 to 67 per cent, of gross earnings. The cashier of one of Philadel phia's biggest banks said: "Money Is coming back from the South. Three Southern banks have paid off loans to me this week. Tbe reason for thU Is because cotton is being moved nearly two months soonerj than usual, owing to tbe present very, high price." Stricken While Driving. Conshohocken. While driving with his children to school. Colon C. Wilson, a farmer for Howard Wood, the Ironmaster, was fatally stricken. His children turned the horse and drove rapidly home, but their fa ther expired before tho arrival of a physician. Pulmonary hemorrhage was the causo of death. Waterways Commission. Chester. Former District Attor ney Joslah Smith, chairman of the Chester Hoard of Trade's Waterways Committee, bas appointed the fol lowing members to represent the or ganization at the second annual con vention of the Atlantic Deeper Wa terways Association to be held at Norfolk, Vs., on November 17. 18, 19 and 20: State Senator William C. Sproul, former State Treasurer William H. Berry. John P. Crozer, William I. Schaeffer, Jacob Craig, Jr., J. C. Taylor, John B. Hannum, Benjamin C. Fox and Joslah Smith. Answers By Hurling Iron. Chester. Harry Keys, an em ploye at the Eddystone branch of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, was struck In the face by a ploco of iron hurled at hiin by a fellow workman and knocked unconscious. Ho was taken 'to tbe Chester Hospital, where bis injuries were dressed. KeyB, It Is alleged, had been taunting his as sailant, who would not submit to ad verse criticism. Girl Fatally Injured. Chester. Emily KIrkman, 10 years old, on her way home from school, crossed the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Walaut Stret as an eastbound accommodation train pass ed and, becoming confused, was struck by an extra freight engine. Both legs were broken and ber scalp was badly torn. She is not expected to recover. Salvation Army Romance. Harrlshurg. A Salvation Army romance extending over five years culminated here In tbe marriage of Captain Howard Clark, recently sent here, and Miss Florence Smith. They worked together five years ago, but the captain was sent to Mexico almost on tbe eve of their wedding, and after some exciting missionary work In mining districts was taken prisoner by Indians. Then he was assigned to Western work. As soon as be was brought East again the pair were married. Family Poisoned. Chester- John W. Newton, his wife and daughter, Mary, of Uplaad, all toe'i ptomaine poisoning after eating canned salmon. The former was not badly affected, but bis wife and daughter became violently ill and were in a critical condition for several hours. Mrs. Newton was tak en HI during the night. Her daugh ter arose to administer to ber wants, and while passing from one room to another she missed ber footing and fell down the stairs. She escaped serious . Injury, but shortly after wards she and her father became ill from tbe poisoning. : I Old Man Cmnrlii i.. hit, Snroii.tai,t.t. . it-ii.i yearso.drwhoresld-Vhh8,1:- ' Edwnrrl u.. -i . - lln "is nn dj auuui iwo mile. k" 1 Reeders, met death when tL M in which he slcnt w XL" aged man being cauht in 'OT' th iub names Catches Prisoner Win'. ... - -( lino, 1 LancAntop i,.i i I this clty;Wl..hed7prZJ running down an escaped t,, In an automobile. Elmer M?cZl for net trio- .H.i.. i . '"i-ombeI Hall, was" placed , nde J? ? CM officer. Mccombs. hn ?' H the policeman over and started n J run. Rinnle. rooli; " .V" 0" 4 would get away, jumped ZA automobi e standing .',... "uo tl down his man. n m " Mi the chase. " "u Vlewio Crawls Under Gate To Heath. South Tlelhl. '.. der the Oak 81" "?:' o'.lngfrack,, ....... i.B urwiiaerea at the ainrnal of two trains in opposite dfro ! Alexander Vnnm D.i o- ' klllprf ni,fiY.. u'.. " ypil-9. was "" i'assenger train. Fire In Sliuinoki Shamokln. A fierce fire stared n Luke Fldlor oi.or. , '""'i ... r .1 "'inn, iiwiieu hv Ihft . employees 1(1 P. An soon nn tho i.i th " r. ro"ort a" ..b..uiiK corps battled with th. fin mna uu Joseph C. Henry Dies. Coatesvllle, Joseph C. Henrv , ..... ,toiui-iii 01 mis place died at the home of Ms Bnn.inj i F. Boi rell. He was 80 years old and i bui viveu rjy eignt children. Breaks Ankle Playing Football Colwyn. The first football accl- uem or me local season oceured whet George 3. Drewes, Jr., youngest boh of President of Colwyn Counclli fractured his ankle while playing BuiiinL mu i-en aiar nm eleven. Dies Of Diptbciia At (M. Mt. Joy. John M. Brandt, a lead ing citizen of this city, died after i brief attack of dlptherla, aged 65 years. He had passed through child hood without contracting the disease and was 111 only a few days. Quay Commission Complete. Ex-Senator J. Donald Cameron filed his oath of office and acceptance of membership as a Quay Statue commissioner. The oath was dated November 2. Senator Cameron It chairman of the commission, hot never qualified. The commission can now send in its bills for the statue's erection. Governor Signs Death Warrant. Governor Stuart signed the death warrant of Frank Latampo, to be hanged In Clinton County on Decern, ber 9. Lutherans For Local Option. York. The Lutheran minister attending the York County confer ence of the West Pennsylvania Synod at Shrewsbury again placed them selves on record as opposed to the liquor traffic and in favor of a con tinuation of the fight for local option. Gas Kills Aged Woman. Lancaster. Mrs. .Mary D. Shirt, 72 years old, a well-known resident of this city, was found deud In t chair In her home. She had been overcome by coal gas from a elove. She was fovercome gradually and made no call for assistance. Steel Company's Loan. The Bethlehem Steel Company filed at the State Department notice of increase of bonded debt from $22,000,000 to $29,500,000. The increase Ibsuo is to be used for im provements. Breaks A Rib Sneezing. Reading. F. Sassaman Sappeu. of Mohrsville, this county, broke one of his ribs In a fit of sneezing. Man Killed By Emery Wheel. Heading. tawaru r. run.. - .mninvPA in th rdpaninz department of the Reading Stove Works. M Instantly kitted Dy me uuruu - a n Am&V vtnAAl Several otner workmen had narrow escapes. The wheel, which was tnree incnes iu.v. and eighteen Inches In diameter, making about 3.000 revolutloni minute when It broke. Fireman Futully Injured jersey auore. u"' - . a New York Central fireman, o U place, was probably fatany nj- as bis train was passing e'n. .k. u whrn flue 01 his engine suddenly blew out, torow ing hlra backwards out or u with terrifflc force. HI. . .ku I iractureo, ana it m Inhaled steam and fire. He a en to the Lock Haven riospu.i. To Extend Trolley. w Norrlstown. Town Council passed an ordinance extending privileges or tne oij''" Traction Company in the borough, is permitted to double track ' Street, east from Walnut to the ough line, and to lay a eonotfUM . u c t.nm Mam Spur on Area D"i Pcnn. Kills Woman Coal Picker. Columbia. While P'' the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr. J ry Klse, aged 25 years, was straw j a locomotive. Both legs w.- -r, gled and her back broken. M e ; on tbe pilot of the engine while " , Ing taken to the railroad office. Hurt In Fall From Tree. . vi.. from Media. James v v, , tree which be was trimming an laiany mjurcu. - - - -bts lungs. ,-. . Joke May He !'. Lancaster. Geo. Miller, l P", .. . A..t- In Wal DO? tal as tho result of a Joke ? bayed w a boy friend. Miller and hili tette?. aged 19. were In a .rest" J The latter naa Been !" -- b,i ; Under the Impression that b . taken the shells out of bis gun, , to Have fun., witu ur , tbe gun at him and of?M' throw up his banaa. un -respond and Hostetter pulM ..I-.... a h.i charge ol passed through Miller's hips. i
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