THE NEWS. Domestic A new series of alleged customs frauds was brought to light In New York with tho arrest of Thomas C. Glddings, a customs weigher, on an Indictment charging him with con spiracy to defraud the government In connection with Importations of figs In 1906. Tho property of tho Rock Island Holding Company Is to be divided, If negotiations now under way suc ceed, and tho St. Louis and Pan Francisco, with Its dependent lines, and the Chicago, Rock Inland and Pacific are to be operated inpendent- ly. The American Tlano Company's suits brought In New Jersey against the Ernest and William Knabe Com pany and all questions In dispute between them have been amicably adjusted. A letter was received by Secre- Club, from Col'. Theodore Roosevelt. who said he was giaci reary discov ered the North l'ole. Wind blew down the chimney op tho home of Charles Herrlek al Lynn, Mass., closing the damper 1 the stove and asphyxiating two per sons. The report of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, showing that he reached the North l'ole, was taken abroad by his private secretary, who wailed on the steamship United States for Co penhagen. Col. J. A. Wylle, fellow of tho Roval Geographical Society of Eng land, said in N-w York that the stories of cruel slave trade In Por tuguese East Africa are not true. Vincent and Joseph Altman, ac cused of throwing a bomb which wrecked the plant of the Standard Sash and Door Company, Chicago, were found not guilty. William F. McCormick, of Chica go, a Bible student, Jumped from a third story window to his death, aft er shouting good-by to his room mate. Monroe Prltz, of St. Louis, after a silence of two months, had his speech restored by an operation and he told of an assault upon him. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt nnd her daughter, Miss Ethel, arrived from abroad on the steamer Koenlg Al bert, docking at New York, The prisoners (n the St. Ixuls workhouse turned down turkey and asked for frankfurters and sauer graut for their Thanksgiving dinner. Governor Patterson, of Tennessee, granted 18 Thanksgiving pardons to 10 white men and 8 negroes. Col. John Jacob Astor Js Btlll at 6an Juan. Porto Rico, on bis yacht Nourmahal. The bequest of John Stuart Ken nedy, the New York millionaire, to the Presbyterian Board of Foregn Missions amounts to $5,000,000, in stead of $1,000,000, as toriginally announced. Herbert Parsons makes the an nouncement that Theodore Roosevelt declined tho Republican nomination for mayor of Greater New York Just beforo the recent campaign. Mrs. Grace Hubbard, of Chicago, poverty-stricken author of at ago comedies, ended her life when Bhe found a manager had stolen one of her plays and produced it. New York City is to build a $50. 000,000 water supply aqueduct 300 feet below the surface of the city to carry the water supply from the Catskllls. Over one hundred and fifty dead were found choking a stairway and piled on top of a ridge of ground in the St. Paul mine at Cherry, 111. Alice Mohen, of New Y'ork. was run down and killed by a chauffeur, who shook her corpse from the wheels of the machine and fled. Leonard Ettltr, aged 13 years, of Pittsburg, died of blood poisoning caused by Injuries received In a game of football. Tho congregation of the Christian Church at Heaver, Okla., has gone to farming to pay off church debts. Dr. L. T. Holt, a dentist of Phil lips, Mo., mistaken for a deer, was shot and killed by his nephew. Mies Florence Bishop, formerly a well known acJresB, was burned tc death at Rochester. N. Y. Foreign The British cruiser Seylla stopped at Ulucnelds presumably to ascertain whether British interests in Nicara gua were In Jeopardy. United State Naval Commander Shipley reports that the revolution Is spreading Zelaya's forces aro hemmed In by the revolutionists Archlo McLaughlin, of Ubrldge, Ont., was charged by a coroner's Jury with murdering bis wife and two children by poisoning them and fir ing their home. In the debate In the House of Lords on the British budget Lord Balfour warned the peers that they were walking into a trap set by their opponents. The American Cor.gresional Ap propriation Committee, which has been Inspecting the Panama Canal, arrived at Havanna, Cuba. The Canadian government pro poses to have the cruisers and de stroyers for the new Canadian navy built In Canada. The remains of Louis Kossuth, the Hungalan patriot, were transferred to a grand mausoleum In Budapest. Chilians are talking of boycotting American goods because the United States la pressing the Also? claim. France Intends to follow the ex ample of other European powers in constructing Dreadnoughts. Luis Montt, a brother of Presi dent Pedro Montt, of Chill, died at Santiago. The theft of the "Sacred Lamp of Mahomet," set with costly Jewels and valued at $500,000, from the ronvent of Eskl Jebtr, rn Constan tinople, was reported. Forty citizens of Corlnto, Nicara gua, are reported to have been shot for receiving with cheers the news of an Insurgent victory. French colonial authorities are trying to Introduce the rebus of Madagascar In the French market as a substitute for beef. Lord Roseberry made an effective speech In the House of Lords, warn ing the peers against rejecting the - budget. The Rlfflan tribesmen at Nadot surrendered to General Marina, gov ernor of Melllla. The German naval budget provides for a total expenditure of $108,600,- 00. THE LIFEBOAT WAS CAPSIZED Three Passengers Lose Their Lives Off Oregon toast. STEAMER ARGO BADLY WRECKED. Disaster To Coasting Vessel In A Heavy I'og While A High Sea Was Running Idfc-savers Take Women Off First, Only For Tliem To Ho IWoMned, As Tho IVoat Up set In Shallow Water, Pinning Them Under It Desperate Bt tie Wltn Angry Waters. Tillamook, Ore. (Special) The coasting steamer Argo went ashore near the entrance to Tillamook Bay and 1 4 of her passengers and crew have been drowned. The life boat from Garibaldi Beach could not take the passengers and crew off on account of rough seas. It was only by almost superhuman efforts that Captain Farley, of the life crew, managed to take on board his boat some of the women. Owing to tho danger of the heavy seas and battered condition of bis boat, he would not take off more than four persons. After quitting the steamer Captain Farley took bis boat some distance up the beach in an effort to make a safe landing, but tho lifeboat cap sized, pinning beneath It the res cued passengers and several of the crow. Two women were rescued, but two others and a member of the life crew were drowned A lifeboat con taining Captain Snyder and 10 other persons also were loet sight of, and It was feared that they were drown ed until the news of their safety came from Astoria. Another lifeboat, containing Mate Johnson and nine others, was saved by the schooner jOshkosh. The Argo showed Indications of turning turtlo and Captain Snyder ordered all on board to take to the boats. Mate Johnson commanded one boat and Captain Snyder another. The two boats became separated in the mist and rough seas. Johnson's boat cruised around and was picked up by the Oshkosh, which had been beating up nnd down the coast In the vicinity of Tillamook Bay, In as ef fort to locate the Argo. The last scene of Captain Snyder's lifeboat was when her crew began pulling toward the shore. A gale was blowing and a terrific sea was running. A BRIDKOHOOM AT 81 YEARS. Illinois Farmer Weds Old Acquaint ance Aged H- Chicago (Special). After scorning the wiles of Cupid for 81 years, Wil liam Tursk's heart was finally pierc ed by one of the shafts from the archer's bow, and now he is living happily with a bride 82 years old on his little farm on the outskirts of Evanston. A romance which dates back for years came to a climax when TurBk and Mrs. Caroline Weese came to Chicago a week ago and were quietly married. Mrs. Weese's first husband died Thanksgiving Day, 1&0R, and shortly afterward Tursk's sister, with whom he had lived many years, died. Night Riders Indicted Again. Union City, Tenn. (Special). In dictments were returned by the Grand Jury here against Bud Morris, Tld Burton, Boy Ransom, Bob Huffman, Sam Applewhite and Kd Marshall, charging thorn with the murder of Captain Quentin Rankin on the night of October 1 8. 1908, near Walnut Log, on Reelfoot Lake. All of those Indicted, except Marshall, have al ready been tried and found guilty. Burton and Ransom were given 20 years in the penitentiary and the others were sentenced to hang. Their cases were reversed by the Supreme Court and sent back for a new trial. Want Two-cent Postage Rate. Washington, D C. (Special). A committee headed by Charles J. Ry berg, of Chicago, acting through the Danish minister, Count Moltke, has asked the Postofflee Department to consider establishing a two-cent let ter postage between the United States and Denmark. Killed Over Street Cur Transfer. Memphis, Tenn. (Special). In a dispute here over a street-car trans fer. Conductor J. II. Lowry shot and killed two negroes. The car was crowded with passengers when Lowry drew a revolver and shot at a negro man with whom he was disputing. His aim was bad and the bullet struck a negro woman killing her instant ly. His second shot killed the negro man. Hookworm Divorce Now. San Francisco (Special). Judgo Graham has divorced Anita Coover from David R. Coover because of the hookworm. "My husband was dull, stupid, lazy, languid, slow," said Mrs. Coover. "He must have been a victim of the hookworm," said the Court. Mrs. Coover ex pressed some doubt as to this diag nosis, but Judge Graham stuck to his opinion and granted the decree. Cyclone Wrecks Homos. Eastman, Ga. (Special). Meager details of a cyclone which passed over Leon, about eight miles from Eastman, has Just been received here. The cyclone struck the town about 4 o'clock A. M., wrecking the homes of W, 0. Causey, J. N. Thompson and a Mr. White. The school building was completely blown away, but no lives were lost. The otorm was accompanied by ball and a heavy downpour or rain, i Bunkers Go To Sing sing. New York. (Special). Col. Ed ward E, Britton and Frederick H. Bchroeder, the convicted officials of the Eagle Savings and Loan Com pany of Brooklyn, were taken from the Jail In Brooklyn to Sing Sing prison to begin aurvlng theld sen tences. They were eouvlcted of em bezzling funds from the company. Colonel Britton received an Indeter minate sentence of from 14 months to 4 years and 8 mouths, and Schroe ,dar was given a term of from 12 -months to 4 year and 6 months. THREE CORPSES FOUND IN ROAD. Husband, Wife and Child Shot to Death. Frontenac, Kan. (Special). A lonely road a mile north of here was the scene of a triple murder and an assault on a woman. Tho dead are Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Bork, both Germans, of Fron tenac, and their 2-year-old son. Mr. Bork was presumably killed whilo trying to defend his wife. The child was evidently slain because the murderer wlBhcd to silence him. Tho Borks were seen alive when they started to drive home from the house of Mrs. Bork's mother, two miles out in tho country. In the morning the Borks' horse and bug gy were found standing In the road way at a deserted Bpot. In the bot tom of the buggy lay the child, dead from a bullet wound In the head. Hastily pursuing their Investiga tions miners who found tho child's body came across the body of Bork In the middle of the road, some dis tance away. He had been shot once In the head and twice In the body. A trail through the dust plainly led to a cornfield, 100 feet farther away. There the wife lay murder ed. She had been assaulted and shot through the heart. Mrs. Bork had fought d sperately against her assailants. Along the trail to the cornfield were the slip pers she had worn. Ribbons from her hair and her cloak were also picked up. It Is supposed that Bork was the first to be killed. The lndcatlons are that he waa shot as he sat In the buggy and that he fell from his seat to the road. Two bullets, evidently, were fired into hla body after he fell. Coroner Dudley, Sheriff Merrl wether and County Attorney Wooley hurried here from Pittsburg, Kan., as soon as thoy heard of the crime. The bodies were brought Into town and an Inquest was held. Bloodhounds were sent for to be used In an effort to trace the slay er. Armed bands of citizens search ed the surrounding country. $04,000,000 WORTH OF PRECIOUS METAL Production of the Gold Mines of the United States. Washington, D. C. (Special). The gold mines of the United States pro duced $94,560,000 worth of precious metal during 1908, according to the United States Geological Survey and the bureau of the Mint, which have co-operaited In preparing an analysis of the reports from private refineries and federal mints and assay offices. The total gold product was 6,374,340 ounces, a net Increase In value of $4,1 24,300. Colorado leads with a productive value of $22,871,000; Alaska was second, with $19,858,800, and California was third with $19 329,700. Porto Rlico wan the small est producer, with a total of only $600. The Philippines show a re markable increase of $219,800, to a total of $284,500. Some states of the Union, usually not associated In the public mind with gold mining, make a showing In the report. In fact, 21 of the states nnd territories, not Including Porto Rico and the Philippines, are pro ducing gold. Texas produced $500 worth In 1908, New Hampshire mined $3,700 worth, and somewhere In the vast grazing country of Wyo ming was produced $7,600. The summary shows a net decrease of 4,073,900 ounces of silver, with a value of $28,050,600. The total pro duction was 52,440,800 fine ounces. Montana leads with a production of 10,356,200 fine ounces. As In gold, the Philippines show a remarkable In crease In sliver production. From 100 ounces In 1907, the production of the islands Jumped to 1,300 in 1908. $500 To- Dine Mrs. Loiiirworth. Pittsburg (Special). Not least in a long list of expenses Incurred in the recent campaign In this county, and filed with the Clerk of Courts by the Republican County Committee, ap pears a bill of $500 for a dinner given to Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long worth at the Duquesne Club. The occasion was the presence here of Congressman Longworth and his wife on a speaking tour of the State. Wrote 0,184 Words An Hour. St. Joseph, Mo. (Special). II. Otis Blalsdell, of New York, who scored a new world's record recent ly for 15 minutes copying on a type writer has Just made a new record for an hour by writing 6,184 words, or an average of 103 a minute. The previous record was achieved Sep tember 30 In New York by Minn Rose L. Fritz, with 95 words. Seven Miners liudy Ilurned. Shamokln, Pa. (Special). In a gas explosion In the Scott shaft, near here, seven anthracite mine work ers were badly burned. Four of the Injured will probably dlo. Among the victims are James Htnch and Andrew Lynch, of Kulpmont. i Chili Deposits $1,000,000. London (Special). One million dollars was deposited with the Roth schilds, to the order of The Hagur Arbitration Court, by Domingo Gana, Chilian minister, to meet the Alsop claim of tba United States govern ment against Chill in case the court finds In favor of the claimants. Sued For Big Oas Hill. Tiffin, Onto (Special). Upon In formation aald to have come first to the company through the deathbed confession to hla alleged assistant In taping a main, Joseph Loudenslager, a wealthy miller, was sued by the logan Natural Gas and Fuel Company for a gaa bill or $3,078.87. Tho com pany alleges that Loudenslager di verted 25,675,000 cubic feet of gas in six years by dlverteing the flow so that only a small portion would pass throuffh the meter. Tried To Kill Sick Man. Goldsboro, N. C. (Special). Owen Ginn, a wealthy farmer of Bnow Hill, Wayna County, entered, the homa of his son-in-law, Samuel Joyner, and opened Ore upon Joy ner aa he lay alck abed. Escaping the few thota, Joyner managed to reach bis pistol, and, returning the fire, killed Glnn Instantly with the first bullet. Earlier In the day Glnn made an attack upon bis wife and shot and painfully wounded his young aon, wbo waa making a val iant defense of bia mother and who finally worsted bis father, A PLOT TO STEAL DR. COOJTS RECORDS Two Men and a Woman Aboard Ship. THE EXPLORER HAS" BREAKDOWN. Plotters Foiled IJy Sending Docu ments Abroad Ahead Of Time While Supposed Custodian Car rles A Dummy Package Ciwik's Health Gives Way Under long Strain He Has Undergone Law yer Accuses Peary. New York (Special). Absolutely reliable Information waa obtained which verified an earlier rumor re garding the identity of the two mys terious men and a woman who are now sailing the high seas, with the avowed intention of stealing Dr. Frederick A. Cook's North Polo re cords before they reach Copenhagen. This Information doubtless will come as a surprise to the explorer's at torney, Lawyer Henry W. Wack. It has been told before how Dr. Cook's records secretly were sent to Copenhagen on "a fast ship" several days ago, Information being given out at the same time that the Bush wlck explorer's secretary, Walter Lonsdale, who sailed on the steamer United States on Thanksgiving Day would carry the records to Copenhagen. Really, Mr. Lonsdale departed for Copenhagen with a portfolio of dum my records, and for the very good reason that Lawyer Wack had got it direct from "a scientist ' that tho two mysterious men and the wom an would make the attempt at theft Tho sending out of misleading infor mation and the secret dispatch of the records on another boat natural ly followed when the proposed theft was learned of. "Dr. Cook's records," runs Law yer Wack's statement, "are In the safe of a transatlantic liner now In mldocean, The large portfolio which Mr. Lonsdale carried aboard the Uni ted States was only a dummy to trap the conspirators, who have resort ed to every means to gain possession of Dr. Ccok's data. I am convinced that an effort will be made to rob him of the package which he has in his possession before the United States reaches the other side." Lawyer Wack confirmed the re port that Dr. Cook was suffering from a nervous breakdown. He said Dr. Cook probably would be up and about in a few days, but would not resume his lecture tour under any circumstances until his records had been examined by the University of Copenhagen. "You see, the Doctor has been simply hounded since he got back, and he has been so worried over the repeated charges, more especial ly by the recent ones Instituted by Chester and drawn up, I may say, on the basis of four forged statements alleged to be by Dr. Cook, that he Is sick and worn out. "A man cannot live on pemmican and blubber for two years In igloos, you know, and not have it react on his physical system. Dr. Cook, after his hardships In the North, was In no condition to undergo a strenu ous mental strain. He hasn't had a minute's rest, and up there at the Gramatan Hotel, where he stayed until he flnallv gave In, he was pes tered continually by Peary's detec tives. The true story of this case has not been written, and when It Is some surprising things will be made public. "I should like to add that a good many people still belfevo in Dr. Cook. Including myself. I should not have undertaken his defense If I had not first made sure that be had ground to stand on. No prac titioner would care to Identify him self with a 'million-dollar fake.' That's evident." WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH There seems to be no doubt that the United States will particplato in the $30,000,000 loan for the Han kow Railroad, China. A report is current that Richard C. Kereub, of Missouri, will be ap pointed ambassador to Vienna. President Taft was notified that the corporation tax regulations arc- complete and ready for the printer. The American Red Cross hus sent $1,000 to Armenia for those niud.i destitute by the massacre. Albert Falck was appointed census supervisor for New Y'ork County. President Taft took a long stroll with Attorney General Wiekersham after heartily enjoying a big Thanks giving dinner. The mastodonlc pie did not materialize. Gen. Fred Grant baa promised Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, of Washing ton, to aid In the latter'! proposed temperance movement In the army, The gold mines of the United States produced $94,560,000 worth of the precious metal In 1908, ac cording to tho United States Geo logical Survey and tho Bureau of the Mint. Chiaf Justice W. J. Mills, of the New Mexico Supreme Court, was ap pointed governor of tho territory, succeeding George Curry, resigned. Benjamin S. Cable, of Chicago, will be appointed assistant secretary of commerce and labor to succeed Ormsby McHarg. President Taft will address the National Rivers and Harbors Con gress In Washington on December 8. Admiral Wilkes' daughter has pre. sented to .the National Museum her father's . gold medal and Jeweled sword. The Fisheries Commission recom mends an International conference with ar view to regulate the killing of seals. No recommendation for new finan cial legislation will be made to the forthcoming Congress by the Nation al Monetary Commission. The Attorney ' General dismissed the Indictments against Eugene D. Scheble and August W. Machen. John W. Kerr, assistant surgeon general, baa made a report on the prevalence of rablea In the United States. J. 8. Armstrong, United 8tates consul at Cork, reports that Ireland la entering upon an era of prosper ity. A delegation of the Railway Busi ness Association discussed railway legislation with the President. James F. Curtla, of Massachusetts, waa appointed assistant secretary of the Treasury. . THE SHAFTS ARE SEALED. Cutting Off of Air Will Smother Mine Fire. All KfTorts To Recover The Remain ing Bodies Of Miners Abandoned Gases Made Work Of Rescuers Dnngerous Water Was Not Reaching The Fire Action Re sult Of Conference. Cherry, . 111. (Special). Details of a meeting held here between the entire state mining board, Battalion Chief McDonald, of the Chicago fire department, and W, W. Taylor, gen eral superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Company's mines, were mado known. Battalion Chief McDonald, after an inspection of tho work being ac complished by his men, iwho had been throwing water In the eaBt bot tom of the mine for more than a week, advised the state mine inspec tors and representatives of the coal company that the water being thrown Into the mine was not reach ing the fire and that ho bbw no use of throwing In any more water, as It was merely filling up the third vein. Bodies of the known dead In that vein are already , Inaccessible owing to the quantity of water al ready thrown Into the mine and to I Increase this amount of water, Mc I Donald said, would delay recovery of tne oodles Indefinitely. Mr. Williams, of the Urbana res cue station, who had been keeping careful note of the gases formed in the mine, reported that the fire had extended to the coal pillar and was forming dangerous gases and mak ing it perilous fcr rescuers to con tinue at work. After considerable discussion and a careful going over of all phases of the situation it was unanimously agreed by the meeting that the only thing that would make possible ultimate recovery of the bod ies In the mine was to seal up both the main shaft and the air shaft and keep them sealed until the cutting off of the air smothered the fire. The shafts were thereupon sealed. Not since the recovery of the first bodies from the depth of the fire wrecked mine have such scenes been witnessed as the heart rending pic ture at the scaled mouth of the mine Thursday. Hundreds of grief-stricken women, with worn faces and fa therless children clinging In fear to their dresses, gathered in groups about the shaft of the mine, sobbing and moaning. Their sacred dead are lost forever. The realization of the horrible end of the great disaster has aroused a frantic grief. Many men in Cherry still cling to the belief that with the sealing of the mine living men among the near ly 200 still missing have been doom ed to death. Mine experts scout the idea and state that such 1b an im possibility. "Nothing can be done until the fire has died out and the extreme danger of entering the shaft Is elimi nated," declared W. W. Taylor, su perintendent of the mine. The dissatisfaction of the miners at the step taken by the mine of ficials was openly voiced. "They are thinking only of sav ing property and don't care about the dead!" exclaimed one gray-haired Scotch miner. "We want our dead. The women want the bodies. The company will never get any service from these miners." The shaft, sealed by steel cross beams and a concrete layer and cov ered by sand, was closely guarded by the state militia. Richard News am, chief mine inspector for the State of Illinois, sent the following telegrom to Governor Dlneen: "Governor Dlneen. Springfield, 111.: "The St. Paul Mine here has been sealed. We were forced to do it. Everything is quiet. (Signed) "Richard Newsam." CHILDREN'S SLAYER EXECUTED. Theodore Rizzo Dies In Electric Chair At Auburn Prison. Auburn, N. Y. (Special). Theo dore Rlzzo, confessed slayer of two little children Theresa Procoplo and Freddie Infuslno at Uttca, was executed in the electric chair in the Auburn priBon deathhouse. Rizzo was officially pronounced dead at 6.15 o'clock. On the evening df September 12 Rlzzo lured ThereBa Procoplo. aged seven; Fannie Infuslno,' aged six, and Freddie Infuslno, aged two years, to an Isolated spot near a cemetery at Utlea and shot them. Only Fannie Infuslno survived her Injuries. Rlzzo was caught after a frenzied search. He confessed his crime. SHOT UP THE TOWN. FORTY SHOT ZELAYA'S ORDER They Had Cheered at News of Insurgent Victory. JUST LIKE ' A REIGN OF TERROR. The City Of Corlnto Under ' A Heavy Guard And Passengers Of An Arriving Steamer Make No Attempt To Land Commercial Tourist Tells Of Arrest Of Ameri cans For Rcufusing To Contribute To War Fund. San Francisco (Special). The steamer City of Para, which Just ar rived here from Central American ports, brought a .report that 40 cit izens of Corlnto were shot to death recently by order of President Ze-lay-a, for having received with cheers the news of an Insurgent victory. Corlnto was under a heavy guard while the City of Para was there, the passengers made no attempt to go ashore. A communication from President Flgucroa, of Salvador, was received by E. Mejia, Salvadorean consul gen eral In San FranciBco, denying that trouble existed there. Reports of disturbances, the President said, were based on the fact that a num ber of citlzenB had conceived the Idea of organizing in Nicaragua a force to invade Salvador. These mal contents, however, were arrested in Honduras, where they are held. New Orleans (Special). A cable from Panama says (hat Edgar S. Harris, of Columbus, O., an Amer ican commercial traveler, who has been touring Central America, de clares that several Americans are in jail at Managua and other places in Nicaragua, having been arrested on orders from Zelaya. Every American in business In Nicaragua who refused to conrtibute to the war fund levied by Zelaya, was promptly arrested and thrown into prison, Harris says. A few of the Americans who were arrested bought their way out of Jail by paying the prices demanded, but a number are still held incommunicado. Harris says it is unsafe for an American to appear in the section of Nicaragua controlled by Zelaya. He was hlm- seir subjected to Jibes and insults at Corlnto and left the place on the first available steamer. Two Cowboys Forced Citizens To Do Their Bidding. Englevale, N. D. (Special). Two cowboys fatally shot Louis Maxwell, a farmer, took possession of Engle vale for 12 hours and finally de parted with armed citizens in pur suit, ine cowDoys, Known as io Gant brothers, have not been found. In a poolroom fight Maxwell was shot by one of tho brothers. The Cants, wbo recently came from Tex as to work on a ranch, then took poB8orslon of the town. Firing vol ley after volley with large revolvers, the two paraded tho streets and forced everyone to do their bidding until long after midnight. They then galloped off much to the relief of the Inhabitants. K deputy sheriff and deputies fear trouble when the Gant brothers are found. Held Up Hla Father, Albany, N. Y. (Special). With a revolver held to bis head George Brooks, of Rensselaer, was compelled to sign a check for $2,200 by bis son, Philip, aged 18, in Mr. Brook's store In Albany. Wben young Brooka presented the check for pay ment at a local bank he was arrest ed, as bis father had notified the po lice and bank officials of his son's actions. Young Brooks has acted strangely of late and will be examin ed as to Ms mental condition. Shoots Wife And Himself. ' Richmond. Ky. (Special). Oscar Osborn and bla wife art in a hos pital, probably fatally wounded by shots fired by Osborn at his wife and himself, In the main street of Rich mond. Robert Rendlck, boon com panion of Osborn, learning of tht tragedy stabbed himself to death. Mrs. Osborn who bad lived apart from her husband for two months, came to town from her country estate to do soma shopping. Os born, wbo is wealthy, met ber and, after a ftw words, fired tba t,wo Managua, Nicaragua (Special). The report that President Zelaya has put many Americans In Jail be cause of their refusal to contribute to the war fund Is untrue. Ameri cans here have been assured by the government that they are perfectly safe. There are no Americans In Jail at Managua, and there has been no request, acocrding to the govern ments statements, tor a contribu tion for war or any other purposes. Business Room Raises Wages. Pittsburg (Special). The Stand ard Steel Car Company announces from its Pittsburg office that, be ginning December 1. Its 3,000 work men employed at the Butler plants will go on a 10 per cent, raise in wages. This is following out a prom ise given the workmen some months since that as soon aa nrriern warrant ed an advance that it would be given the men. There have been received orders for 10,000 steel cars In the last few weeks. The Standard in announcing this advance calls the at tention or tne men to tne fact that another 10 per cent, stands between them and the boom wages of 1907, and that as soon as business war rants this 10 per cent, raise will be made. Almost Lynched, . Lima, Ohio (Special). Blood bounds proved so far unsuccessful In running down the assailant of 17-year-old Myra Smith, who was at tacked In the street, that they came near causing the lynching of the wrong man. They trailed a Strang-, er, called Herbert Harlng, to a box car, where he was found crouching in a corner. Quick work by cool headed citizens saved him from Judi cial examination. He proved an ab solute alibi. The attack on the girl occurred as she was returning from her work In a telephone exchange. Tornado Wrecks Town. Dexter, Mo. (Special). A tornado struck Dexter and demolished IS -houses and wrecked the Stoddard County fair buildings. Including the amphitheater. Two women and two children were injured. The wind cut a path 300 feet wide through town. All buildings In the path of the storm were demolished. The damage la $7,000. Several build ings were damaged in Essex, east of Dexter. Trainmen on the Iron Mountain Road report that a heavy wind caused bavoc near Duley. IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE Lehigh Vallley has orjered seven teen locomotives for quick delivery. Jersey Central's extra dividend will put $290,000 in the Reading's treasury. The decision took In two days $62, 000,000 off the market value of Standard Oil stock. Philadelphia bankers purchased $1,764,000 6 per cent, bonds of the Standard Steel Works Company, all of which Is owned by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. After deducting various charges, Southern Pacific earned in tho fiscal year ended June 30, 10 per cent on the common stock. Gross revenue was $110,846,404. Reports of virtually all the rail roads of America for September are now at hand. There waa a gain of almost 16 per cent, over 8optomber. 1908. In. the New England mill districts woolen manufacturers are oporating now at about 90 per cent, of capacity compared with only 60 per oent. 10 months ago and 25 per cent, at tha worst period of last year. The Baltimore and Ohio's gross earnings for October Increased $GC8, 961 over that month 1908, while net profits decreased $43,677. Expenses Increased $712,538, but why U not made clear In the company's state ment. 4 The London "Statist" In a leading article . severely criticises London banka for tbelr failure to keep In normal times a. gold reserve which would prevent the necessity existing today of bagging gold from the Bask of Franca and which caused tho vio lent advance in discount rate. DEAD IN tACH" OTHER'S flty Fire Starts in Congressman Home at Bntler, Mo. Butler, Mo. (Special). Represen.1 tattve David A. De Armond, one of Ih 'adlnK Democrats in Congress, and his grandson, Monte De Armond were burned to death In Mr hi' Armond'a home here. Neither 'bodV has been recovered, and it is feare they have been cremated. " The fire was discovered at i o clock A. M when Mrs. De Armond heard her grandson screaming h. ruBhed from the house In her nleht clothes and fainted outside. WhYn revived, it was some time before ah. could tell what had happened The first she knew of the fire sh said, was when she heard her gr'snrf son call out that the house was on fire. Mrs. De Armond occupied room on the first floor, while Mr De Armond and his graudson, who was six years old, were sleeping in a Becond floor room in the corner of the house furthest from the front The room was chilly and De Armond and his grandson had taken a hot brick to their room and placed It under the covers to warm the bed It Is supposed the brick was so hot that It set the bed clothing aftre When Mrs. De Armond heard Monte scream she rushed toward the room to save her husband -uid tha boy. She has been In ill-he: 1th and was not strong enough to n ike her way against the flames and smoke Her daughter, Mrs. Harriet C. Clarke heard her scream and ran to : Id her! Mrs. De Armond, when bo' i found it was impossible to enter th room, rim io nei neip. just as stie stepped out of the hoiiBe she falntr . Mrs Clarke still endeavored to n ich her helpless father. It was n t until; she had been severely burned thai she gave up ber effort. James De Armond, a son of the Congressman, who lives across the street, attempted to enter tho house to save his father, but was restrain ed by his wife and neighbors, who saw it meant certain death. The bouse was a two-story frame structure and was in ashes In IB minutes after the lire was discovered. A woman servant escaped unhurt. MANY SLEEPER TRUNK FRAUDS. False Bottoms in Trunks Evade Duties. To Washington, D. C. (Special). Institution of criminal prosecutions against perpetrators of "sleeper trunk" customs frauds with ramifi cations in all parts of the country; the pressing of existing indictments to avoid lapses under the statute of limitations and the customs in vestigation generally were discussed at a conference at the Treasury De partment. Secretary of tho Treas ury MacVeagh, Attorney General Wiekersham, Collector Loeb, of the port of New York, and United States District Attorney Henry A. Wise, of the Southern District of New York, participated. Incidentally Secretary MacVeagh announced that the $2,000,000 which the American Sugar Refining Com pany had paid over to the govern ment on account of evasion of duties was regarded by the government u a complete settlement for all Its un derweighing frauds, but that amount affected no other evasions of duty and in nowise figured as to any oth er matters, and that the government purposed to recover much more mon ey as the result of the frauds the socalled trust has committed. The conference lasted over two and a half hours. At the conclusion Secretary MacVeagh , smilingly refer red to the sugar frauds overshadow ing in interest one of the most im portant phases of the whole Investi gation, the commission of frauds bj importers bringing In the trunks with false bottoms, involving losses to the government of millions of dollars. Collector Loeb explained that whert this had been possible In the past, rules had been adopted under th present regime which would pre clude any such frauds In the future. The sleeper trunk frauds, where by goods are brought into this coun try in trunks with falso bottoms to deceive the Inspectors, stretch to many parts- of the United States, though passing only through the porl of New York in the cases about tc be prosecuted. Beyond the generalization of mil lions of dollars nobody officially can estimate the amount of taxes thui evaded. Most of the violators ol law in this respect are dressmakers. The government has a good deal ol evidence along this lino, and the pro secutions for this form of wholesale dishonesty promises to be of a sen sational character. Collector Loeb expressed the opin ion that the sleeper trunk fraudt could no longer be carried on suc cessfully under the rules be nai adopted. These provide for a new stamp arrangement for trunks ana a limitation of the hours a mini may remain on the docks, instead oi being permitted to stay there long enough to be whisked away aftof nightfall. Instead the government will stow away the trunks In a p c safe from possibility of smuggling off the docks in the darkness, ao honest standard for all 'emf'J employes will be buttressed by w Collector's efforts. This will. be ef fected through tho companies ty an missal of men guilty of bett'n frauds. Some cases alrendy have de veloped in which tho Collector com plained, and tha companies acieo promptly. Lucky Baldwin Not Itich' ' San Francisco (Special). "no estate of "Lucky" Baldwin, popular ly supposed to have been worm $20,000,000, has been found by P" pralscment to amount to $10,500, 000. - This will como as a great . sur prise to local financiers and friend of tho late capitalist. The , PPralw ment has not boon ni?leted. but tha greater part of the rt been done. The heirs In San Frrt Cisco have received a preliminary re port through their attqrno)'. Coins 47 Miles After Water Reading. Pa. ( Special ) .-The drouth U again becoming sarlous ! anthracite coal regions, a nd i . order to keep tha collieries In WJ. ha Philadelphia and and Iron Compauy la hauling wa J to tho min.. In Shamokln rl tbo water la bolntr. carried from i "ream 16 mile, from the coll l.rJ in order to Jtcep tho colllerlci i oj tbo Mabaooy and Shenandoah Va leys working tbo company ! J' paring to aupply them wltb wajjrt from tbo Susquehanna River, taui oX 47 miles.
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