THE NEWS,
Domestic
' Mary W. Snead, the aunt and
mother-ln-law of the murdered worn,
an, Ocey Snead, and the third of the
Bisters charged with connection with
the crime, was placed under arrest
In New York.
Collector Loob, of tho port of New
York, left for Washington, to discus
the sugar fraud scandals with tho
President and Secretary of the Treas
Macvengli. Knpinerr Saab Davis, of tho fieor
plu C entral fast mall, put his hand
through scalding steam to n,.ily the
emergency brakes alter t!.e driving
rod had broken.
Ch'trWM L. Worrinor's trial on the
ohargo of embezzling funds Irom the
Big Pour Railroad was postponed at
Cine-lnt utl to a later (late.
Knur men were arrested in New
York, cha.'g''.l with stealing more
than $100,(100 worth of goods from
freight cars of three railroads.
Tho btisinrsrt portion of Gardiner,
N. I)., was ,hstrood by fire. The
lots amounted to $100,000, about
half covered by Insurance.
Kohers dynamited the vault of the
Bank of Exeter, near Fresno, Cal.,
and secured $7,000 In cash.
Eleven collieries of four coal com
panies were closed at Coal Gate,
Okla., by Chief State Mine Inspector
Totcr Ilanraty, because they had ig
nored his notice that, they must
ceaso maintaining mule stables in
the mlnei.
Charged with funding a Black
Hand letter demanding $10,000, and
threatening death if It was not giv
en, Frank Puras was captured by
state troopers at .tlaltby, I'a., and
lodged in jail to await a hearing.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany, which controls the traction sit
uation In Brooklyn, announced plans
for the creation of a pension system
to be participated in by its 10,000
emnloyes.
Herman Klatzke, a restaurant pro
prietor, of .New York, Is charged with
sheeting Lizzie Shapiro, his former
fiancee, and her companion. Max
Goldberg.
Miss Alice Claypool, aged IS years,
daughter of a wealthy manufacturer,
of Pasadena, Cal., was killed by an
auto plunging over an embankment.
Adelaide Portwood, of Decatur. 111.,
attempted to enlist in the I'nited
States Navy to bo with her sweet
heart. J. P. Morgan & Co. have paid
$8,000,000 for six Independent tele
phone lines in Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan.
Arbuckle Brothers have turned
over to the United States Treasury
$G95,573 due on importations of su
gar. .Mrs. Argyra Hunter, wife of Dr.
E. L. Hunter, of Chicago, routed a
burglar with a footstool.
Thirty divinity students oi MeCor
mlck University hanged their pro
fessors in Hebrew in elligy.
Policeman Kinil 1-2. Kolar, of Chi
cago, was discharged from the force
on charges of cowardice.
The White Star liner Oceanic
arrived, with 5,1 ill sacks of Christ
mas mail.
The big game season in New Ehg
land has cost 34 lives.
Capt. Thomas Franklin. U. S. A.,
former commissary and treasurer at
West Point, who pleaded guilty to
embezzlement and was sentenced to
two and one-half years in the fed
eral prison at Atlanta, was released
from custody under $10,000 bail.
More than l.'iO.dnO depositors,
chiefly of the poorer classes, with
deposits of more than $ 1 D2.oo0,000,
will b affected by an interest rate
reduction of the Bowery Savings
Ban':, the largest In New York.
The breach of promise suit of Miss
Juliette Hero against tir. Anibul
Zelaya, a nephew of President Zilaya,
cf Nicaragua, for SUO.uoO damage-
Is on trial in the Supremo Court of
New York C y.
Miss Bertha Loitau, of Pontine,
Mich., who shot and killed H. .1. Mar
ley when he taunted her with the
fact that he was about to marry
another . timan, was acquitted.
Ktihn, Loob & Co. have purchased
Ki.o't'j shares of Norfolk and West
ern common stock, presumably for
Pennsylvania Railroad interests.
Seven persons lost their lives In
a fir panic in a tenement in Cincinnati.
LEOPOLD SUCCUMBS
AFTER GREAT FIGHT
A .Monarch With a Long Career
Full of Scandal.
THE COLLAPSE JCCURRED SUDDENLY,
Ills Morgan I tic Wife, The Baroness
Ynuglian, Almost Constantly At
His Bedside, While Ills Daugh
ters Were Not Admitted Drove
His Daughter Stephanie Away
From Beddi! Her Mother's Collin
-Ills duel Uule Of Tho Congo
Checked By Intervention Of For
eign Nations Prince Albert Of
Flanders Heir To Tlirono ,
THE DEAD KING.
Leopold Louis Philippe Marie
Victor. King of the Belgians,
born April !). 1 ?,.".
Succeeded to the throne on the
death of his father, Leopold I.,
December 10, 1865.
When 17 years old, in 1 So3, mar
ried the Archduchess Mario
Henrietta of Austria.
The Queen died September 19,
1902.
Three daughters Louise, Steph
anie and Clementine. The two
elder princesses have been
estranged from their father.
Leopold's morganatic wife, the
Baroness Vaughan, was the
daughter of a porter.
THE NEW KING.
Prince Albert, onlv son of Leop
old's brother, the late Phil
lippe. Count of Flanders.
Born April R, 1875; married to
Princess Elizabeth October 2,
1900.
Three children Prince Leopold
aged 8; Prince Charles, aged
6, and Princess Marie-Jose,
aged 3.
The new ruler is one of the most
popular members of the reign
ing house of Belgium.
The man n't -J body of Madame
Gouln, widow of Jules Gouin, gover
nor, of the Bank of France, was found
under a train in Paris. The com
partment in which she traveled was
tpoiten with Moou. tier rings an.!
other jewelry are missing.
A will l as been fe id In which the
late i'.ter.e Sating, t:ie eccentric art
coJIerti ol London, 1. ft his art col
lection valued ut $ 1 .".,000,000, to the
British iii-tion.
Tho Jupam ':( Premier gave assur
ances that, the. death of Prince Ho
will make no change In tho govern
ments poli-.-y toward China or in
Korea.
Tho Ar.i"ric.m-C!ii!can protocol In
viting Kin:; I. d ward to arbitrate the
Also-) claluM dispute- was submitted !
to the Brills' Foreign OTice. !
"Count" Cul.ta and lii.i American '
wife, were convicted In Paris of the
charge of bwIi. ling M. Fontant, a ;
jeweler, out o: $10,000.
Archibald (i or Jon, second son ol '
the Karl of Aberd.cn, died In Lon
don from Injuries received in an
auto accident. I
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mck-lcnbiirg-;-'berln,
and Princess F.liz
aocth of Stolberg-Rossla, were mar
ried In Brunswick, duchy of Bruns
wick. Arthur A. Wider cabled from Hon
olulu to Wi'Hhington his res gnatlon
ns ,'ikb into Justice of tho Supremo
Court of t't.ail.
The G'-r 'iau s'camer Helene Men
cell colli ie 1 w!'h the Swedish steam
er Moi:lo S'rotn. off Rotterdam.
J-'cven hund-'xl and sixty-two min
er lost their Uvea In an accident at
the Otionra colliery, in Japan.
A bomb wail thrown In Lisbon at
the riiuhop of Braganza. The bish
op was uninjured.
Tho ltusln Duma by vote cen
sured U. hatcheplovltoff, the min
ister of Justice.
Ganeral Estrada and his revolu
tionary followers In Nicaragua have
taken couraga at (ho prospect of as
sistance from the United Static.
Tbtt Unfcnd States cruiser Dea
Nolue and Tacoma axe. lying out
side too harbor of BluenVlds.
V. B. Bplllor, an American, has
been expelled from Panama, on the
chars of enticing men to leave their
work on the canal and take employ
ment In South America.
It la expected that some of the
. flaeat art treasure will come Into
-the market through the death of
t George Halting, the art collector la
'London.
Brussels, Belgi'm (Special).
Leopold II., King of the Belgians,
died at 2.3.". A. M., his aged and
wasted body being unable to stand
the strain put upon it. Tho col
lapse occurred suddenly and at a
moment when the doctors seemingly
had had the greatest hopes lor his
recovery.
Throughout the clay bulletins is
sued from the sick room indicated
progressive improvement. The bul
letin posted at C.oO P. M. gave the
King's temperature, pulse and res
piration as practically normal. Ap
parently the drainage of the wound
was perfect, as no fever was pres
ent, and during the day the King
had be-n able to take nourishment.
On Tuesday last the King under
went a serious surgical operation
for intestinal trouble and astonished
the surgeon by his wonderful re
cuperative power. Only a tew hours
after the operation he was able to
sign an Important military bill en
acted by Parliament.
Tho public at large was satisfied
that the King was on the road to
recovery, but within the pnvilion,
where the King lay there was a feel
ing of anxiety, chiefly because, of
Leopold's great age. After a rest
ful day, the patient was able to
Fleep for a brief period early in the
evening, and the night passed quiet
ly. But toward 2 o'clock, alarming
symptoms appeared.
Suddenly the King turned and
called to Dr. Tblrar: ",1'etouffe,
Docteur, j'etouffe" (I am suffoca
ting). Dr. Depage was summoned and the
two physicians did everything pos
sible to prolong life, but without
avail. Th end came quickly, and
after a spell of weakness, peacefully.
BIG SIM VOH V Alt DUPAHTKKXT
Estimates Of Expenditures Will
Carry Nearly $!)(!, 000,00(1.
Washington, D. C. (Special). The
estimates of expenditures of the War
Department for the coming year,
amounting to $94.799,0G7, were fa
vorably acted upon by the House
Committee on Military Affairs, and
the bill is ready to be reported to
the House. The committee, Instead
of making the customary reduction
of departmental estimates, increased
several Items and inserted one or two
new ones, making a total increase
in appropriation over the department
estimates of about $i, 000, 000.
The bill as completed, will carry
nearly $96,000,000, ljust year's
military appropriation was $100,
459,083. The general disposition of
the committee was to accept the es
timates of the department as bf-lng
based upon tho conservative military
needs.
U. I MAY ESTABLISH
A PROTECTORATE
This the Next Probable Move in
Nicaragua.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
One of the projects for the solution
of the Nlcaraguan situation which
has been strongly urged upon the
State Department Is the establish
ment of a protectorate, either singly
by the United States, or Jointly with
Mexico. This may bo regarded as
necessary In tho event that the In
surgents fall to displace Zelaya by
their own efforts, nnd may even fol
low an insurgent triumph which
would leave the country without re
sponsible leaders,
It Is said that precedent for such
action could be found in the cases
of Santo Domingo and Cuba. In the
first instance largo sums of money
were owing to American citizens
which could not bo collected from the
Dominican government (then in a
state of chaos) by diplomatic means.
In tho case of Nicaragua the govern
ment has defaulted In tho payment
of the agreed allotments in the
Emery claim In the case of Cuba
a state of disorder that threatened
the safety of the lives and property
of Americans and ithor foriguers ex
isted that was tho warrant for in
tervention. There is some reason to believe
that a forward movement will be
made by this government In the near
future; perhaps as soon as a suffi
cient number of marines have been
gathered off the Nlcaraguan coast.
Calls Zelaya Arch Criminal.
Washington, D. C. (Special.) In
an address before the Senate advo
cating his resolution that this gov
ernment capture and try President
Zelaya for the murder of tho two
Americans, Cannon and Groce, Sena
tor Iiayner drew a picture of the
dictator of Nicaragua, which for
brilliance of coloring, intensity of
denunciation, sweep ot eloquence and
comprehensive grasp of the grave
questions of law involve d approached
the matchless arraignment of Warren
Hastings by Edmund Burke. Mr.
Hayjier spoke for less than an hour,
but in the brief period of his ad
dress he held the undivided attention
of the Senate', and when lie hail
closeel Senator Lodge, speaking for
the Kepublicnn side, expressed his
indorsement of all that had been
said by Mr. Itayner, and Senator
Ciillom, the venerable chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
to which the resolution was referred,
assured Mr itayner that tho com
mittee would act without, delay and
that he, himself, would then have
occasion to address tho Senate. It
Is the general belief that with per
haps some slight modification the
committee will approve of Mr Ray
ner's resolution, anil that the; Sen
ate', and subsequently the House, will
carry out the purpose of the reso
lution by authorizing President Taft
to use all the military and naval
forces of the government that may
be nee e .-sary to se ize Zelaya. and to
punish him for his crime.
Senator Itayner made it clear at
the very outset of his address that
his resolution was aimed at President
Zelaya himself, and not ot tho peo
ple of Nicaragua. Upon Ze laya alone
lie placed the responsibility for tlin
murder of the two Americans, and
upon him alone', therefore, should
fall the punishment. Mr. Itayner
favors actual corporeal punishment.;
he did not demand an indemnity,
which could come from the pockets
of the unfortunate people over whom
Zelaya has reigned with a rod of iron
for many years, and that they should
be taxed to pay for his crime. He
suggested ' Zelaya's rapture by tho
American forces, and his trial by a
military commission, and he cited
many precedents and opinions in
favor of his position.
10 I'ei'I.sli In Tenement.
Cinc innati (Speclul ). Ten per
sons lost their lives, seven others
were injured, two probably fatally,
and about 50 had narrow escapes In
a fire which de stroyed an old wooden
tenement and lodging house at
Third and Sycamore Streets. The
fire wag started on the second floor
by a keroBono lamp, overturned In
a quarrel between tenants. Four of
the dead were found on tho upper
floors.
Miners Still Buried.
Detroit, Mich. (Special). A spec,
ial to tho Detroit Free? Press from
Negaunee, Mich, says that the four
miners who were entombed lu a
drift at the third level of the Ne
gauneo Mine have not ye t . been res
cueel. Rescuers are working fran
tically to reach them, but have little
hopes of accomplishing the task for
several hours. The mine in which
the accident occurred la owned by
the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
ft7,UOO,000 Stolon In Kiv Yearn.
Montreal (Special). Disclosures
mado in Judge Cannon's report on
civic conditions In Montreal will
cause steps to bo taken at once to
bring to trial the 14 officials and
others, Including eight aldermen,
who are charged .with malfeasance.
According1 to Judge Cannon's report,
a quarter of the city's Income for
tttt last six years, or IT, 200,000 has
hpstii feloniously used by the alder
men. Flayed With Death Near.
New York (Special). While Pan'
Gebauer was In police court await
ing aralgnmcnt for Intoxication and
still half-dazed from tbe effects ol
drink, tils -wife's dead body "was
found In their Oat In Brooklyn. The
woman had been strangled to death
during the nlgbt, and when neigh
bors entered her rooms her five-year-old
son was found playing with 10
feet of clothesline which he said he
bad unwound from around her nock
Gebauer waa held ou a chargo ol
homicide.
Tho proposition to change the date
of tho Inauguration of the President
and Vice President of tho United
States was considered by tho House
Committee.
Conservation of all timber lands ly
ing wib'.iln the Yosemlto National
I'nrK- Is urged bv Mator Forsvtlie.
acting superintendent of tho park.
Representative Hitchcock, speaking
In the House, mado an attack on Sec
retary Ballinger In connection with
the public land frauds.
A scientific Investigation of Immi
gration shows that dosceudenu ol
foreigners eoon become Americanized.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer ex
plained to tbe Hon so Committee his
plans for the reorganization of the
Navy.
Chin Yin Ting, the new Chinese
minister, arrived with bis daughters
and a suite of nrty Chinese.
At Secretary Knox's requost tho
Senate committee temporarily post
poned consideration of the resolu
tion to investigate tbe Nlcaraguan
affair.
President Taft arrived home from
a two-day visit to New York and
New Haven.
Representative Burgess, of Texas,
Introduce a Joint resolution in tbe
House looking toward the giving of
freedom to tho Philippine Islands.
The Each Bill, requiring all rail
roads to report accidents to the In
terstate Commerce Commission, wan
passed by the House.
Former Congressman, Philip B.
Thompson, Jr., of Kentucky, died at
the Emergency Hospital from hemor
rhage of the stomach. . '
Secretary of War Dickinson an
nounced that Major General Leonard
Wood will succeed Gen. J. Franklin
Bell as chief of staff next April.
ZELAYA GIVES
IIP THEjRESIDENCY
His Resignation Submitted to
the Congress.
THE PRESSURE WAS TOO STRONG.
In Ills Message He Declares The
Kevolt And The Danger Of For
eign Intervention Beyond His
Power Of llcslstuncc Tho llffort
To Have Ills Puppet, Dr. Mudrl.,
Named As Ills Successor Failure
Of His Desperate Ffforts To Stem
The Tide.
SOUTHERN TRAIN
JUMPS TRESTLE
Fourteen Killed and Over a
Score Are Injured.
Managua, Nicaragua (Special),
Jose Santos Zelaya has resigned from
the presidency of Nicaragua. He
placed his resignation in the hands
of Congress. Apparently there was
no other course for him to take. The
people were at last aroused. The
guns of the revolutionists threaten
ed the capital. The warships of the
United States lay In Nlcaraguan
ports.
Managua has been seething for
days. The Bpirlt of revolt has spread
even to the gates of tho palace. Ze-,
laya surrounded himself with an,
..... i i. i. ...i i i
ni lucu KUttiu, l. licuci lli'U, me popu
lace have marched through the
streets, crying for the end of the old,
proclaiming the new regime.
Dr. Jose Madrlz, judge of the Cen
tral American Court of Justice at
Cartago, who lias been close to Ze
laya and Is now his choico for presi
dent, Is on his way here. Madrlz
has his following, strong and Influen
tial, even among the revolutionists,
but General Estrada, under . whose
command the great body of fighting
Insurgents now face Va3quez's troops
at Rama, will have none of him.
Estrada's word will bear weight in
the choice of a president.
Zelaya has known, too, that Ma
drlz Is not acceptable to the United
States, and he tins sought to learn
who would be looked upon with fav
or by that government as his suc
cessor, but the American government,
so far as ran be learned, haB named
no man, and the choice probably will
lie with those who have gained the
upper hand.
WRECKS ON THE
SOUTHERN.
October 2, 1904 Head-on colli
sion near Newmarket, Tenn.;
62 killed and 162 Injured.
November 29, 1906 Hear-end
collision near Lawyers Station,
Va.; 7 killed and 11 injured.
President Spencer and promi
nent Baltimorcans among those
killed.
December 8, 1906 Collision at
Danville, Va.; 2 killed and 6
injured.
April 21, 1907 Collision at
Woodlawn, Ala.; 2 killed and
7 Injured.
June 15, 1907 Train plunged
off 13-foot embankment at
Black Branch, Tenn.; none
killed and 67 Injured.
October 17, 1907 Collision at
Rudd, N. C; 3 killed and 37
Injured.
January 7, 1908 Derailment at
Copper Mine Creek, Ga.; 3
killed and 80 Injured.
N. Y. CENTRAL'S FLYER WRECKED.
Many Are Killed and Injured
in Collision.
Erie, Pa. (Special). Tho Twen
tieth Century Limited, the New
York Central fast train en route
from Chicago to New York, collided
with tho rear end of passenger train
No. 10, on the Lake Shore Rail
road, at North East, Pa., 16 miles
east of here, shortly after midnight.
At tho time of the collision the Twen
tieth Century was easily making C2
miles an hour.
Six bodies have already been tak
en from the wreck, and it Is be
lieved there will be manv more fatalities.
A crew of a freight train arriving i
here reported that when they pass-1
ed the wreck scene at North East :
(10 injured had been removed from !
the debris of the splintered cars.
North East Is a small town and
at night is cut off from both tele
graph and telephone communication.
The Twentieth Century Limited Is
due at Erie at 11.45 P. M., and
passed running faster than schedule
time. Train No. 10, also East bound,
left here at 10.05 P. M., and was
scheduled to take the siding at North
East, but it is believed the train did
not reach the siding far enough in
advance of tho fast flyer to make
a proper clearance. The wreck oc
curred directly opposite the North
East Railway station.
Railway officials here refuse to
make public any facts concerning tie
wreck.
Coroner Hanley has been notified
of tho wreck, nnd is preparing his
morgue for tho reception of the pos
sible dead which may be brought
here.
$1)0,000,000 For Wur Department.
Washington, D. C. (Special). The
estimates of expenditures of the War
Department for the coming year,
amounting to $94,799,067 were fa
vorably acted upon by tho House Com
mittee on Military Affairs and the
bill Is ready to be reported to the
House. Tho committee, instead of
making, the customary reduction of
departmental estimates, increased
several Items and Inserted one or
two new ones, making a total in
crease In appropriation over the de
partment estimates of about $1,000,
000. Tho bill as completed will car
ry nearly $96,000,000. Last year's
military appropriation was $100,459,
083. Killed Man Who Tuunteel Her.
Pontlac, Mich. (Special). Miss
Bertha Leltzau, charged with shoot
ing and killing S. J. Morley, at
Bloomflcld Hills, a month ago, was
acquitted.' During tbe trial he tes
tified that she. had bought a revolver
contemplating suicide when sbo
learned of Morley's Intended mar
riage to another woman, and that
she couldn't remember what happen
ed after Morley hael taunted her the
night of the shooting.
Had $02,000 In Her Possession.
Monterey, Cal. (Special). Hold
ing fast to a handbag In which were
$12,000 worth of diamonds and oth
er Jewelry, $20,000 In railroad and
Industrial bonds and Insurance poli
cies for $30,000 on property in Oak
land, a well-dressed woman was
found lying ill In the streol. The
woman could give little account of
herself. She Is about 65 years old.
A letter was found In her bag ad
dressed to Mrs. Ina I. Cummlngs,
628 Twelfth Street, Oakland, Cal.
Sulrlile Kills Another.
' Fassalc, N. J. (Special). AbBent
rolnded Mllda Relnhold was so pre
occupied with her own sorrows that
in committing suicide, she thought
lessoly killed her friend, Fanny
Ke-mlHuk, who vas quite content
with life as sho found It, Both girls
were servants in a small hotel and
shared tho same bedroom. Fanny
tame home cheerful. Milla had bad
news from home and weut to bad
weeping, a'ter talking of suicide, an
tha only escape from hof trlalti.
Greensboro, N. C. (Special).
Local passenger train No. 11 on the
Southern Railway, known as the
Richmond and Atlanta train, due in
Greensboro at 6.40 A. M., was
wrecked at 6.32 o'clock at Reedy
Creek trestle, 10 miles north of here,
falling 30 feet to tho little stream
below, and at 6 o'clock 11 dead
bodies had been removed from the
wreckage.
It is reported that 14 are dead.
Twenty-five Injured are being cared
for at St. Leo's Hospital.
Sluch time was required to remove
the dead and Injured from the debris
and it was 8.30 before the work was
well under way. The Injured were
brought to this city as rapidly as
they could be extricated and placed
In St. Leo's Hospital.
George J. Gould, who with his
son, Jay, was in one of the Pullmans
when the train Jumped the track,
and who was reported dead, escaped
with very slight injuries. He, with
his son. Jay, and friend, R. H. Rus
sell, of New York, former editor of
the Metropolitan Magazine, had just
got out of their berths when the
wreck occurred. Mr. Russell was
badly hurt by coming in contact with
a car stove and is at the hospital.
The derailment was caused by a
broken rail about 200 feet from the
trestle that spans the small stream.
The train was composed of two bag
gage cars, express and mall cars,
three day coaches and two Pullmans.
The engine and baggage, mail and
express cars passed over in safety,
whllo the day coaches and Pullmans
were thrown from the trestle into
the creel; nnd alons the banks, some
20 to 30 feet below.
At the point where tho first coach
le'ft the track the right rail was bro
ken about 18 Inches from a joint.
The rail was broken into fragments
for several feet and torn entirely
from the cross-ties. The truck
wheels ran on the ties until near
rhe trestle, when the outside wheels
went over, allowing the brake beams
and axles to fall on the guard rail of
the bridge.
As the last coach was about on
he trestle tho five coaches toppled
over, broke loose from the mail and
express car and tumbled into . the
mud and water below. The Norfolk
Pullman fell Into tho water, while
the Richmond sleeper, Just In front,
landed only partially In tho water.
The most of the injured ind killed
In the sleepers were in the Rich
mond sleeper, which was totally de
molished. Tho Norfolk sleeper was
not so badly torn up, but fell on its
side in the swollen stream, submerg
ing many of the passengers.
The rnllway had a corps of of
ficials, physlcans and laborers on tho
scene quickly after the news was re
ceived here. Improvised litters were
quickly put Into service as the in
jured were released from the wreck
age. Pullman mattresses and blank
ets were used to protect tho Injured
and the dead were wrapped and
handled as tenderly as possible.
Hero Medal For -Year-Ohl.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Vincent Brennan, the 6-year-old son
of the late Patrick Brennan, has been
recommended for a Carnegie Hero
medal. The little fellow aiding In
rescuing five-year-old Alfred Effer,
who had fallen into Rock Creek, on
December 5. Tho boy Is probably
tho youngest hero on record, and his
name has been sent to the manager
of the Carnegie hero fund, by Com
missioner Macfarland.
IX Til E WOItl JTOF FINANCE.
A consignment of $250,000 goll
was engaged for export to Brazjl,
Bank of England reduced it dis
count rate from 5 to 4 Vii per cent.
All three Goulds and all their
friends including Alvin VV. Kretch re
tired from the Western Union Board
of Directors. They wore succeeded
by T. N. Vale, U. N. Bethel and their
American Telephone and Telegraph
party. A rumor says the Gould party
Is trying to get out of the Missouri
Pacific and all its railroads.
Gross earnings of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
for Ootcber were $11,811,174 agalnBt
$10,692,178 In that month last year.
Although Presldont Oscar G. Mur
ray, of the Baltimore and Ohio, was
re-elected, it Is firmly believed In
financial circles he will resign very
shortly and become chairman of tbe
Board of Directors.
Philadelphia as a port shows up
handsomely. In November tho Im
ports were $7,883,738 against $6,
021,341 last year, while exports, were
$8, 685,066, compared with $7,704,
17 1nl908
Tbe St. Petersburg publisher of
Tolstoi's book, "The Kingdom of
God Is VPh Us." was sentenced to a
year's Imprisonment In a fortress.
Tbe Canadian Northern express
was wrecked 100 miles east of Vln-nl-Ae,
Manitoba, and 40 persons In
jured. .
Tho Belgian Fenato passed the mil
itary servlie bill for the strengthen
ing of 'be tmili.nnl de'enros.
ri'-l f 'itd' rfiieii and other clvie of
" " '". till bo
prosecuted for malfeasance.
PENNSYLVANIA
Criminal I -aw.
Carlisle. Claiming the law under
which James Alexander, a horse
thief, was sentenced by Judge Sadler
to thirty years' Imprisonment as an
habitual criminal is unconstitutional
by taking Into account Imprison
ments previous to its enactment, ex
District Attorney William A. Kramer,
counsel for Alexander, argued for an
arrest of judgment. He- contended
that Alexander's sentence should
have been seven years minimum and
thirty years maximum, and read let
ters supporting; his position from
Charles P. Adams, of the Attorney
General's odlce, and quoting Judge
Von Moschzlsker. Judge Sadler, say
ing the case contained Important new
points, reserved decision.
Sioiy Proves Fatal.
Lancaster. Laughter over a fun
ny story told her by her husband
caused the death of Mrs. Daniel F.
Shlmp, of Epbratn. Mrs. Sliinip. who
had not been In the her. of health
recently, retired early. Her husband
awoke her about midnight and told
her a funny story he had heard. This
caused the woman to laugh heartily
and the exertion proved too much
for her weakened heart. She was
laughing as she died.
Tolmceo lOxpert Dies.
Lancaster. B. Ezra Herr, for
many years president of the Lan
caster County Tobacco Growers' As
sociation, and one of the best known
authorities on agricultural subjects
in the Eastern section of the State,
died sueldenly at his home at West
Lameter. During the agitation over
the tariff on Philippine tobacco, Mr.
Herr was called to Washington fre
quently to confer with the national
legislators. He was 67 y;ars old.
Bunk Clerk Gone.
Lancaster. Harrison I. Martin,
until recently a trusted clerk In a
local barik, and previously a clerk
in the Treasury Department, is
among the missing.
Warrants have been issued for his
arrest on charges of false pretense.
The young man, who is the son of
a rich farmer of near Blue Bnll,
lived high, and a half-dozen local
merchants allege they cashed worth
less checks for him. In addition to
this he is accused of forging his
father's name to notes given for jewelry.
21 Strikers Sentenced.
Newcastle. Twenty-four etrik
Ing tin workers arrested charged
with disorderly conduct were fined
$25 each or thirty days In the work
hojse by Mayor Lusk.
Mother Of 17 Children Dies.
Easton. Mrs. Almlra J. Bobbins,
wife of John W. Robblns, died aged
48 years. She was the mother of
seventeen children, seven of whom,
all boys, preceded ber to the grave.
James Young, Fasten, 'Dies.
Easton. James Young, one of the
best known of the old time Demo
cratic leaders in Northampton Coun
ty, died In his 8'0th year, having sus
tained a second stroke of paralysis
during the night. He served as sher
iff for three years beginning in 1877,
and was postmaster of South Easton
under President Johnson. He was
ono of the oldest Odd Fellows In
this section, having joined the order
sixty years ago. '
Enlarge Automobile Works.
Wllkes-Bnrre. Tho directors ot
the Sheldon Axle Works approved an
Issue of $200,000 worth of bonds for
improvement purposes. .Mont of this
money will be used to erect build
ings and install machinery for the'
manufacture of automobile springs
and ax,les.
Blown From 40-Foot Ladder.
Shenandoah. After August Mc
Demus, a painter, had climbed forty
feet up a ladder and was about to
Btep upon a roof a gust of wind
unbalanced him and he plur.ged to
tbe pavement, his body barely miss
ing shoppers ipassing beneath. Ho
was picked up fatally hurt
Fxpert Killed By Dynamite.
Lansford.- In a premature explo
sion of dynamite at Negauohonlne.
j William H. Bond, nn expert mining
I contractor, was kilL 1 and three la
borers were slightly Injured.
miui'on Hill Postmaster Stays.
Sharon Hill. Postmaster David
Dulton received notice of hla reap
pointment by President Taft.
AsMessmi'nt Of 00 Per Cent.
Pottsvllle. At n meeting of tha
i assessors of Pottsville, It was decid
ed to place n valuation on local prop
erty equivalent to 60 per cent, of
what it will bring In the market.
This rating Is tho highest made any
where lu Schuylkill County, and
Pottsvllle citizens are preparing to
make a vigorous fight.
Loses Ejo Looking At Gauge.
Mount Holly Springs. William
Zug, engineer at the local electric
power plant, had his left eye blown
out by the explosion of a broken
water gauge which he was examin
ing. Augustln Querol, tho Spanish
sculptor, died In Madrid.
White pepper comes from the
same berry as black pepper. White
pepper is the seed only, whllo black
pepper Is the entire fruit.
Since Its introduction from Ameri
ca tbe chlgger has spread for and
wide alone the west coust of Africa
and is now a greatly dreaded pest.
Two blind girls from the Koyal
Normal College for the blind have
given some marvelous exhibitions of
roller skating, including a waltz on
skates.
A terminal Btorage and transfer
elevator under construction at Fort
William has a total capacity of about
10,000,000 bushels. The first unit
of this greut elevator Is rapidly near
tng completion, end will hold 2,800,
000 bushels.
For' tho Anglo-Japanese exhibition
to be held In London lit 1910 the
Japanese Imperial and provincial gov
ernment have voted $1,600,000 for
expanses. ,-... .
Tbe House committee Increftjeil
the War Dcpcrtmeiit estimate to
$n,ooo.ooo. ' 1 '
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
. i Dun & Co" Weekly Review
of Trade says: "eview
and the close of the year naturally
curtails operations in most primari
mrakets, though retail trade is co7.
respondlngly augmented and evVrv
Indication points to a very lar
distribution of merchandise.
"The difficulty experienced by tha
steel mills In making prompt deliv
eries Is the cause for some abate
ment in the demand for flnlshci
products, while the lull in nUt
iron buying is becoming more pro
nounced, production rapidly overtak
lng consumptive requirements. Cotton
" Bieauior, ana larger pur
chases of gray goods have been mad
on contract. The Fall River wa
schedules have been continued on a
basis of 8 per cent, above normal
and the wage agreement will be con
tlnued for another six months. Job
hers are buying In a very limited
way and are taking their semiannual
Inventories."
Bradstreet's says:
"Colder weather and the nearer ap.
proach of the holidays have stiniu
lated trade quite generally through
out the North and West, ami even
helped Southern trade, especi lly in
the western part of the cotton . tatos
As the week advanced there i mei
to be evidence that the r. . road
strike was losing its effective! s as
a trade deterrent, though the . atU
tlcp, of flour output at large . urth
western cities Bhow those ccr.' rs to
have been sharply affected.
Business failures In the Vnlted
States for the week ending wi. i De
cember 9 were 259, against 23 J last
week, 298 In the like week of 1908,
284 In 1907, 220 In 1906 and 226
in 1905.
Wholesale Markets.
New York. Wheat Spot firm;
No. 2 red, 126c. nominal domestic
elevator; No. 2 red, 1.25 ',i nominal
t. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Du
luth, 1.20 Vi nominal f. o. b. afloat;
N'o. 2 hard winter, 1.21 nominal
1. o. b. afloat.
Corn Spot firm; No. 2, 72c. ele
vator domestic, 72 k delivered and
Cti'.i f. o. b. atloat all nominal. Op
tion market was without transac
tions, closing unchanged to Mc net
llgher. December closed 69;8c,
May closed 70 Vi.
Oats Spot firm; mixed, 26 ? 32
bs., nominal; natural white, 2C
!2 lbs., 45 47; clipped white,
C4(&42 lbs., 46to&51. Option
Market was without transactions,
i losing unchanged.. May closed
I7c.
Butter Firm; receipts, 3,480
ackages. Creamery specials,
34 toe; do., extras, 33 to.
Eggs Irregular; receipts, 6,175
ases. State, Pennsylvania and near
by gathered, white, 32(& 40; do.,
hennery, brown and mixed fancy, 38
((40; do., gathered brown, 30 It 37;
Western extra first, 32Q34; first,
B9 4J.31; seconds, 2628.
Philadelphia. Wheat Firm;
ontract graete, December, libjp
118c.
Corn Firm; December c. high
er. December, 63 to & 64c; Jauu
ry, 03 li 63 Vi.
Oats Firm, tolc. higher; No.
Z white, natural, 49S49toc.
Butter Steady; extra WeBtcrn
creamery, 35c; do., nearby prints,
36.
Eggs Steady; Pennsylvania and
5ther nearby firsts, free cases, 32c.
at mark; do., current receipts, In
returnable cases, 30, at mark; West-,
era firsts, free cases, 32, at mark;
do. current receipts, free cases, 26
Q.30, at mark.
Cheese Firm, Vic higher; New
fork full creams, choice, 1 7 Vi c. ;
do., fair to good, 16 to 17.
Live Poultry Dull; fowls and
chickens lower. Fowls, 1 2 1 4c;
Did roosters. 10 to; chickens, 12'4
t?t l4; ducks, 14 15; turkeys, 181"
19; geese, 12 13.
Baltimore. Wheat No. 2 red,
11 4 to for No. 3 red, 1.11 to fr
steamer No. 2 red, 1.07 for steam
er No. 3 red, No. 4 red and stock
rejected, and 1.03 for "can't use"
rejected. Small bag lots, by sample,
sold at 105 112c per bush., as to
Quality and condition.
Corn Western opened firmer;
spot, 63 64 toe; year 63 .
6IV; February, 63 64 to ; March,
04 64 to- Steady demand for
corn In all positions, but trading
moderate. Sales 5,000 January,
61c; 25,000 March, 64; 10,000
January, 64; flva cars new spot,
64 to; car new spot. 64 Vi; 5.noo
year, 64; 10,000 January, 64 V4!
5,000 year, 64.
Oats White, No. 2, as to weight,
47 to I?;-4 8c; do., No. 3, as to welsht,
4 6 ftt 4 7 Vi ; do., No. 4, as to weight,
4 5 tit 4 5 Vi. Mixed. No. 2, 45 Va
4Cc; do.. No. 3, 44 0 44.
Hay We quote, per ton: No 1
timothy, large bales, $17.50 18;
do., small blocks, $17.501S; No.
2 timothy, as to location, $16.50l
17; No. 3 timothy, $ 14.50 & 15.60:
choice ' clover mixed, $1717.j0.
No. 1 clover mixed, $16.60 17.
Butter Creamery fancy, 34
34; creamery choice, 32(5 3-.
creamery good. 30 31; creamery
Imitation, 22 25; creamery prints,
S4 ffj 30.
Eggs Maryland, Pennsylvania
nnd nenrby firsts, 30c; Western
firsts, 30; West Virginia firsts, 30.
Southern firsts, 29; guinea eggB, "
16.
Live .stock.
Pittsburg Cattle Supply Ugh':
steady. Choice. $6.80 7.10; prime.
$6.50tft6.75.
6heep supply light; strong
Prime wethers. $5.10 5.25; culU
and . common. ? b5'
$5.50 8,25; veal calves, $910.
Hogs Receipts heavy; active.
Prime beavles, $8.60 8.65; medi
ums, $8.60 0 8.52 to; heavy Yorkers.
$8 468.B0; light Yorkers, $3 3of
8 45; Pisa. $8.20108,30; rough. V
7.80. . .... ,'
, Chicago. Cattle Market 16 0
25c. lower. Steers, $5.0J8-26:
cow. $3-6005; heifers. $36:
bulls, $3.404.75; calves, , $3
9 25; stockcrs and feeders, $3,76
6.25. , ' '
. Hogs Market firm. Choir
heavy, $8.50 8.60; butchers. $845
. 8.53; . light - mixed. $8 1O08-3O,
, packing, $8.40 8.60; choice llg".
$8. 30'$. 40; pigs. $77.76; bum
Of salea. $8.80 8. 60.; '
. fhoep Market 10016c. hlahr
Suee-v, $4 0 6; lambs. $7.60 0 8 60;
yearlings, $5.60 7. 65.