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.