TERRIBLE FATE jfJAlLOOSISTS Big Gas Has Hreaks Away in A Hurricane. MACHINE FINALLY PROFS INTO SEA. Three Prominent Germans Per ish in Waters. Others In The Party Rescued Ry A Tnglwmt Hulloon Blown Ixioxc At Stettin, Germany, Before It Had Been Properly Bullnstod After Dashing Into Telegraph Wifes And Chimney It Ascends ,000 Poet, Then Drops Into The llaltic (tea. Stettin, Germany (Special). The German balloon Pomniern. which made an ascension here, met with a scries of accidents which ended In a disaster under mot tragic cir cumstances In the llaltic Sea. Three men lost their lives, Including the radical member of the Hcichs tag, Werner Hugo Delbrueck. Herr Delbrueck and another member of the party were drowned, a third oc cupant of the car was picked up un conscious and died from his Injuries, while the fourth was rescued In a serious condition. Tho Pomniern, carrying Del brueck, who was acting as pilot; a banker, Herr fiommelhardt; an ar chitect, Herr llonduhn, and a man named Heln, ascended early In the afternoon at the pas works. The wind nt tho time blowing a hurri cane, and the l'ommern broke away before she had been completely bal lasted. A chapter of accidents began Im mediately. The balloon collided with telegraph wires, which broke almost overturning the basket. It then dashed Into the roof of a neigh boring factory, destroying the smokestack. With the basket sway ing wildly, and half of its ropes cut. the balloon soared to a great alti tude and disapeared in the clouds at a terrlfflc speed. Rises 0,000 Feet. Thousands of onlookers. Including a detachment of military, which had assisted in the ascent, ran along the roads, expecting the basket to break away. The balloon, however, was not seen again until it reached Swinemunde, 36 miles northwest of Stettin, over which it passed at a height of 6,000 feet, In the direction of the sea. Tugs followed in its track, and one of them which had outdistanced the others, was almost directly under it, when suddenly the balloon fell Into the sea. The tug steamed to the spot quickly, but the work of rescue was difficult. Al ready Delbrueck and lienduhn had disapepared, but Sommelhardt and Heln were clinging to the ropes, and they were dragged aboard the ves tel. Describing their terrible experi ences, Herr Sommelhardt, when he had been somewhat revived, said: "Our collision with the telegraph lines and the factory roof had the most horrible consequences. Del bmieck sustained a broken leg and a severe Injury of the head. Ben duhn had an arm and leg fractured. Hein received bad contusions of the head. I was knocked senseless, but recovered In a moment to find that I had a crushed knee and chest. "The network around the envelope was torn In such a manner that we leaned every second the gas bag would slip out, and we would dash to tho earth from a height of 6,000 feet, to which we had ascended like a flash. Awaited Their Fate. "Delbrueck, In spite of his awful oondi.ion, vainly endeavored to open tho valve, which had become en tangled. We knew not what to do, but merely awaited our fate. "In the meantime we passed over Swinemunde at a great altitude and soon found ourselves above the sea. We thought possibly that we might land In Sweden, but the balloon was caught In a rain cloud, which drove us down until we were within 150 feet of the water. Delbrueck was Buffering agony, but he succeeded In pulling the ripping cord, and we fell into the water like a log. All man aged to get clear of the basket. I, with Heln, swam and caught hold of the network, but Delbrueck and Ben duhn sank. I rememhered no more until I found myself In the boat which rescued us." Heln died soon after being taken on the tug, and Delbrueck'a body was waHhed ashore. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH FREE HIDES FOR LADYBUGS. Sent To California Farmers To Kill Insect I'pKtH. Los Angeles. Cal. (Special). Mil lions of ladybugs are receiving free transportation on the various rail roads while traveling from the State insectary at Sacramento to the melon fields of the Imperial Valley. Three consignments have passed through Los Angeles on the way to El Centro and other valley points, where they will be turned loose to browse upon aphides and other In sect pests that harm the melon crops. There are on hand In the In ectary at Sacramento 62,000,000 ladybugs weighing In the aggregate more than a ton. These are to be distributed free among farmers who apply for them. In honor of the late Representa tive James B. Perkins, of New York, eulogies were delivered In the House. A House committee began an In vestigation Into the existence of a ship subsidy lobby.. Appointments and promotions of secretaries of the American legations abroad, recently made by the Presi dent, were confirmed by the Ben ate. President Taft nnd members of the Supreme Court attended the fun oral service over the body of the lato Justice Brewer. President Taft notified the Secre tary of the Treasury to give all na tions the benefit of the minlmumu rates of the tariff bill. Tho Department of Agriculture Is sued an order forbidding the bloat ing of oysters. Ferdinand von Stumm, third sec retary of the German Embassy, and Miss Constance Hoyt, daughter of Counsellor Hoyt, of the State De partment, were married at the Hoyt residence. President Taft attended the wedding. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad filed with the In terstate Commerce Commission schedules of Increase In its passen ger rates, due to the advance In wages. Senator Root, in an address In the Senate, defended the adminis tration railroad bill. Some Impor tant amendments were reported by the Committee on Interstate Com merce. President Taft referred to the Civil Service Commission the ques tion whether Chief Deputy United States marshals are included with in the operations of the Civil Serv ice law. Representative Sims Introduced a resolution in the House prohibiting the election of any standing or spec ial committees of the House by a secret ballot in caucus. Mrs. Mary Quakenbos gave a graphic account to the Ilouso Com mittee on Immigration of the meth ods by which immigrants are brought to this country and practically sold into peonage. The wife of Deputy Police Com missioner Rughcr, of New York, who Ib visiting her mothcr-In-law, Mrs. NIcoll Ludlow, was robbed of Jewels estimated to be worth $20, 000. A cablegram from Major General Duvall reported the capture of two Japanese spies making plans of the fortifications of Manila harbor. Capt. Charles R. Howland, record er of tho military court in the Brownsville case, summed up the evidence. Attorney General WIckersham de nied in a letter to Representative Bennett that he ever acted as at torney for the Sugar Trust, as charg ed by Representative Martin. President and Mrs. Taft witnessed the quaint and time-honored custom of rolling eggs on the White House lawn, which was participated in by about 15.000 youngsters. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion reduced the lake and rail rates on flour from Minneapolis, Minn., to Now York City, from 23 cents per 100 pounds to 21 cents. 300 DIE IX FIRE. 300,000 COAL MINERS BO OPT OH STRIKE All Union Men in Eleven States Drop Their Tools. THEY DEMAND AN INCREASE IN PAY. Old Wage Scale Expired March Thirty-First. Hundred Thousand Men Ont In Pennsylvania And 73,000 Out In Illinois Business Suspended At Midnight Tending A Readjust ment Of Wages Miners Ask In. crenso Of Five And Ten Cents A Ton Conferences Are Now On To Adjust Matters. Indianapolis, Ind. (Special). Three hundred thousand miners In the bituminous coal fields of the United States suspended work and demanded higher wages, according to the official statement given out at the headquarters In this city of the United Mine Workers of America. Colncldentally, the national officers of the organization, who had been In secret session here for two days, departed for their respective states to advise the miners in tho district conferences with the mine operators. President Thomas J. Lewis made the following estimate of the number of miners affected by the suspension of work: Western and Central Penn sylvania 10 Ohio 4 Indiana 1 West Virginia 1 Illinois 7 Iowa 1 Michigan Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma 2 Colorado Western Kentucky 0,000 7,000 8,000 0,000 2,000 5,000 3,000 000 5,000 5,000 Freed On Condition Of Exile Florence, Ala. (Special). Dee Bhellon, charged with murdering Lydla Ross by strangulation last August and burying her body under a pile of straw, was given his liberty In the Circuit Court here on agree ing to leave the State forever. Tho Jury In the case stood six for acquit tal and six for conviction. The pris oner, who bad undergone his sixth murder trial, left here thU afternoon. Clgsiritc, And Hulrlde. New Yjork (Special). Excessive cigarette smoking Is given as the cauBe of an attempted murder and a suicide on the East Side. Philip Greenberg, 21 years old, a waiter, shot his brother William and thwi urnl the revolver against himself. William will recover, but Pblllp will mo. I Berlin u4 a anew plow, niountl oa a slx-on 82-boraepower automo- lillo truck, to dig through Its drifted trU the past wiu-Ur Hungarian Dunce Hall Horror Is Started By Lantern. Mate-Szalka, Hungary (Special). Tht village of Oekoerlto and the adjacent districts have been thrown Into mourning by a terrible disaster which occured at the village, and re sulted In the death of between 300 and 400 persons and serious injuries to 100 others. A public ball had been arranged to take place at the hotel of Oekoerlto, the coach house being fitted up as a ballroom. It was a great barn like structure, decorated with tinder-dry June branches left from a previous entertainment, to which were added for the occasion other decorations and Chinese lanterns. While the dancing was in full swing a pine branch caught fire and fell to the floor. It blazed furiously, and almost Instantly the dresses of several of the women burst Into flames, which spread with astonish ing rapidity. A panic ensued, the revellers los ing their heads completely. Many of them, with flames shooting out from their garments, rushed toward the barred exit, where a surging mass were jammed together. Women and men fell and were trampled under foot. NEW WAY TO TREAT RABIES. Total 300,000 The miners, members of the Uni ted Mine Workers of America, de clared the walkout .was not a strike, but merely a suspension of work pending an arrangement between themselves and the operators of a wage scale for another year, the old Bcale having expired with the month of March. The men demand an in crease of pay in some instances of 6 cents a ton and in other Instances more and certain changes in work ing conditions. Confidence was expressed by the operators that there will be no gen eral coal famine, large supplies of fuel having been secured in antici pation of the walkout. While the miners predicted the suspension would be cut short by a prompt signing of wage scales, some of the operators maintained the mines might be kept closed for a month or 60 days or longer. The conditions in the various states were as follows: Illinois Nine hundred mines clos ed and 75,000 miners quit work at 5 P. M.; a Joint conference on wages called for this week In Chicago; op erators say men demand increase of 10 cents a ton, which would mean an annual increase in expenses in Il linois of $14,000,000; possibility of a four-months' shutdown; two months' supply of coal on hand; no immediate coal famine to Chicago In dustries. Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, comprising the South western interstate fields Twenty five thousand miners quit. Early settlement hoped for, but miners as sert they have fund of $400,000 to draw on. Ohio All miners ordered to quit. State leader declaring it is not a strike, but merely suspension. At Lorain, Ohio, one steel plant shut down and threw out 4,000 workmen, the managers announcing a short age of coal. The first victory of the men came In an announcement from Brazil, Ind., the center of the Indiana block coal district, where it was announc ed the men's demands for a five cent Increase would be granted. Reviewing the situation President Lewis said: "WThen the national executive board adjourned we all felt that the prospect was very satisfactory for the miners. In many districts it Is now only a question of the miners and operators sitting down together and talking over business. "In Eastern Ohio it Is reported to us that three of the largest com panies are ready to sign the contract we formulated at our recent meeting in Cincinnati. "In Indiana and the Hocking dis trict of Ohio we will reach a set tlement during the week." KILLED ON WAY TO WEDDING. Takes Less Time And Is Not Ho Dan- genius, Kays Discoverer, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Special). Dr. James G. Cummlng, director of the Pasteur Institute of the University of Michigan, announced the discov ery of a new method for the treat ment of hydrophobia. The treatment, Dr. Cummlng says. eliminates many of the dangers at tending the former methods and shortens the time by one week. Dr. Cummlng uses a virus prepar ed from spinal tissues from a rabid animal. This is Injected into the pa tient. The virus is said to have been used in several cases recently with marked success. Kharkleton For Oook. New York (Special). A plea for a complete cessation of the controv ersy as to whether or not Dr. Cook reached the North Pole was made by Sir Ernest II. Shackleton In bis address at the dinner of the New York Transportation Club, given In honor at the Manhattan Hotel. Sir Ernest gave the impression that be believed Dr. Cook should be given credit for his work In the north, whether or not be reached his goal. 4,000 Miles By Wireless. Nauen, Prussia (Special). The Wireless Station hre says It bas communicated successfully and at length with the Cameroon In West Africa, 4,000 wiles distant. The wireless people assert that they were 16 constant communication with one of the vessels of the Woermann steamship line from the time the stoamer left Hamburg until mha reached the Cameroons. Neither the Alps nor the high Algerian plateaus interfered witn the transmission. Train Strikes Cab Carrying Young Couple. Waverly, Mass. (Special). Charles A. Dryer, of Central Harbor, N. H., and Ernest M. Harlow, a cab driver, were killed and Dr. Bryer's wife, Katherlne, was probably fatal ly Injured when a cab In which they were on the way to a wedding was struck by a train at a crossing of the Boston and Maine Railroad. The wedding, that of Mrs. Bryer's sister, was abruptly postponed whon news of the accident reached the church. Mrs. Bryer is 21 years old and was married only a year ago. Her hus band's age was 28 years. t Plot Against King. Lisbon (Special). A sensation has bcerl caused by the assertion of the "Scculo" that the Govern ment bas discovered that a great number of the sergeants of the regi ments garrisoned at Estremos and Elvas, near the Spanish frontier, are affiliated with secret revolutionary organisations, which are planning to overthrow the monarchy. The paper says that there are sus picions and fears in other parts of the country. Marie Corel 1 1 III. London (Special). Marie Corelll, the novelist, is seriously til at her home. Mason Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon. She Is suffering from pneu monia and her condition has given rise to considerable alarm. Convict Dies Of Berl Bert. Columbia, 8. C. ( Special ). 8am Laborde, one of the twenty-one con vkite sent up from the county chain gang of Charleston, u Serins) with bed berl. died at the st&te peal- tenuary from me disease. One Of Two Men Who Blew Open Kafo In Richmond (Va.) Post ofllro Wanted In Many Cities Makes A Specialty Of Looting Poxtofllres Four Murders Are Charged Against Him Both Prisoners Battle With New York Police And Detectives For Two Hours. ISA "Eddie Fay's" Jobs Net $30, 000, $74,000 and $85,000. SAID TO BE WORTH $300,000 TO $400,000 Also Owns a String of Race- Horses. New York (Special). With the lining up at police headquarters of Frederick Cunningham and Frank Chester, the two men caught while trying to get away with trunks con taining $85,000 in stamps stolen from the postofTlee at Richmond, Va., the detective force stated its belief that It had made one of the most Important captures in years. One of the men arrested for the Richmond burglary, the police be lieve, is Eddie Fay, a much-wanted fugitive, whose picture Is In every rogues' gallery of Importance In the country and for whose apprehension a total of about $20,000 in rewards have been offered in various cities. This prisoner is the one known as Cunningham. He was recognized by Detective Peahody and other old timers, who said that as Eddie Fay he was known as one of the best all-around safe blowers in the coun try. Acocrding to the detective bu reau, Kay is wanted In Los Angeles, Cal., for blowing the safe of the postoffice in 1905 and getting away with $10,738 worth of stamps and X4.UU0 in gold. There is $1,000 reward for his capture for this Job. Five years ago, in Peoria, 111., he blew the sale of the poBtoffice and got away with $30,000 worth of stamps. A year later he again blew the same safe and this time made off with $74,000 worth of stamps. He was convicted and sent to jail in Springfield, III., In August, 1897, but broke out a short time later. He also broke Jail in Janesville, Wis., where he had been sent for safe- blowing. The detectives say there Is a record of four murders against him. Fay, the detectives say. Is worth from $300,000 to $400,000 and owns a string of race horses. The police say they do not know much about the man caught with Fay. Fight Iilke Wildcuts. Both men, while In the custody of the police, fought like wildcats at police headquarters, in the pa trol wagon going down to the Tombs Court, and again on their way to the Federal Building. When Fay was brought face to face with the cam era in the identification bureau head quarters, he made a fight against having his picture taken. Fon two hours he rolled on the floor, twisted his face out of shape, and. despite all efforts, made the taking of his picture impossible. Extraordinary prcautlons to pre vent their escape were taken at the arraignment before a federal commissioner. The police believe that the fight ing in the patrol wagon and in en tering and leaving it were to make possible a concerted rush of confed erates in the street to rescue. A great mob followed the wagon through the streets as the burglars shrieked and kicked at the 10 de tectives who were holding them in. Served Time In Belgium. Neither man had counsel In court and an adjournment of the bearing was asked by the government and granted. Bail was fixed at $20,000, failing which both men were again locked up. Postoffice Inspector Mayer receiv ed during the day an alleged record of the prisoner Fay, whose real name Is given as Richard Harris. He is said to have been .known also as "Dick" Harris, alias "Little Dick" Harris, alias Frank M. Willis, alias Willis James, alals Frank IlolJon, alals James Wilson, alals James Ma son. He Is described as a "bank and Jewelry store sneak and burglar." The record and report reads, In part, as follows: "November 6, 1901, arrested at Denver, Colo., discharged; December 24, 1901, arrested at San Francisco, Cal., discharged; July 7, 1895, ar rested at Ostend, Belgium, with Har ry Russell, George Woodward, alals the 'Diamond Swallower,' and Anna James. Convicted Mai h, 1896, and sentenced to five years In the Bruges, Belgium, prison." Detectives found two more trunks and a satchel belonging to the rob bers, from which they recovered $26, 000 In stamps. In one was what de tectives say Is the most elabrate and highly finished set of burglar tools they have ever seen. Each tool was in a separate case of Russian leath er. Even the rougher Jimmies were wrapped In tissue paper and the drills were of the hardest modern "high-speed" tool steel. With them were a set of lock picks, some of which were eight Inches long and six sets of skeleton keys. Another set. not so finished was Belzed last night. More interesting yet was a manu script showing that the compiler had In mind a wholesale raid on Southern and Western banks. Hundreds of banks were listed and with them appeared the names and addresses of the treasurer, cashiers. Janitors, their habits and their hours. There was a particularly long item about a bank at Nashville, Tenn. Postoffice inspectors later found the fifth trunk nnd in it recovered $17. 000 worth of stamps. This trunk waa found at the Pennsylvania Rail road Station at Cortland t Street and was taken to police headquarters where the other trunks are. This makes $73,000 worth of the stamps that the authorities have recovered out of the $85,000 worth stolen. MF.XELIK ALIVE AGAIN. The Conflicting Reports About The Abyssinian Ruler. Paris (Special). Although the announcement was made to the world on Wednesday that King Men ellk, of Abyssinia, was dead, It now seems possble that the report of the demise of the picturesque ruler Is as false as earlier assertions to the same effect. The foreign office received a dis patch from French Minister Bryce, at Addis Abeba, which was dated yesterday, but made no mention of the death of Menellk. Unofficial Italian advices from Abyssinia even go aB far as to declare that there has been no change probably in the condition of the monarch of late. Minimum Rates For All Nations. Washington, D. C. (Special). President Taft having been satisfied that the United States is not being discriminated against in tariff sched ules by any of the countries of the world, the Treasury Department noti fied customs collectors that the max imum tariff rates of the new law are not to be applied as against imports from anywhere. On the contrary, they were Informed that the mini mum rates now applied are to re main In force. Had there been an imposition of the maximum schedules against the nation they would have become operative April 1. Fruit From A Rose. Berkeley, Cal. (Special). Hugo Lllenthal, a local horticulturist, announces the discovery of an edi ble fruit from the climbing rose. He declares that this fruit will, in course of time, take the place of the loganberry, to which it is allied. Lllenthal succeeded in obtaining the fruit by cross grafting. The fruit, which, he says. Is quite nutritious and has a flavor like a pineapple, may be eaten eltfier raw or cooked. TO ASK FOR A VINDICATION Congressmen Are Accused of Corrupt Practices Special Committee to Investigate the Charges. Washington, D. C. (Special). Charges of corrupt practices by mem bers of the House for the advance ment of foreign or other shipping Interests In connection with ship subsidy legislation will be investi gated by a special committee of five members of the House. From the Committee on the Judiciary Mr. Ster ling, of Illinois, reported to the House a resolution providing for an Investigation Into the charges. Mr. Steenerson, of Minnesota, upon whose Initiative the committee re ported the resolution, expressed dis satisfaction with it as not broad enough to probe thoroughly all phases of the question. He proposed an amendment whlcb provided that if the charges made by the American Flag, the organ of the Merchant Marine League, of Cleveland, O., against himself and others should not be sustained the committee should investigate the question whether the author of the charges in making them public had sought to Intimidate and improper ly control the action of members of Congress in their official capacity as representatives and in violation of their privileges, placing those mak ing the charges in contempt of the House. This amendment was ac cepted by Mr. Sterling for the com mittee and was made part of the res olution. Mr. Kustermunn, of Wiscon sin, "as one of the accussed," said he hoped to see the fullest possible investigation of the charges of mem bers of the House. He was fre quently applauded by Democrats and Republicans alike as be declared his innocence of any connection or knowledge of the corrupt practices. Upon the initiative of Mr. Hughes, of New Jersey, the resolution, as re ported and amended, was recommit ted to the Committee on the Judi ciary, with instructions to amend the resolution further to provide for an Investigation as to the existence and conduct of any lobby affecting ship subsidy legislation, Instead of mere ly Investigating specific charges made against Mr. Steenerson and others. After this change had been made the House, by a vote of 125 to 60, passed the resolution as final ly amended. Human Tooth Worth 9200. New York (Special), Human teeth are worth $200 apiece, accord ing to the valuation fixed In the Municipal Court here. The appraise ment was made In the suit of Yudel Goldberg against Henry J. Benja min, president of the New York House Wrecking Company. In a dispute with Bonjamlu about his wages, two of Goldberg's teeth were knocked out. The Jury awarded him a verdict, and the Court fixed the damage at $400. The Explosion On The Charleston. Manila (Special). The court of Inquiry bas about completed Us in vestigation of the accident on board the United States cruiser Charleston, when eight men were killed and seven others Injured by the explosion of a three-inch gun. The finding will be forwarded to Washington. It is generally believ ed that the explosion was due to broken flrlng-pln, which struck the primer aa the breech-lock was swung to close the breech on the cartridge, and exploded the shell before the block was locked In place. For Better Trade Relations. . Ottawa, Ont. (Special). While the time and the place are yet to be definitely fixed, there soon will be a conference on better trade relations between Canada and the United State, according to a statement made at the Canadian Prime Minister's office. It Is probable that the meeting will take place In May at Washington and will be participated In by President Taft, Sir Wilfrid Laurler and Minis ter of Finance Fielding. Two Dreadnoughts For France., Paris (Special). The Chamber of Deputies voted to lay down two battleships In the present year, de signed to equal the latest type added to the navies of Great Britain and Germany. Mississippi For Income Tax. Jackson, Miss. (Special). The Mississippi Legislature las adopted a resolution favoring the Income tax amendment to the Constitution of the United SUtea. MAY BE INDICTED US GLASS TRUST Federal Authorities After tbe Imperial Company. II CONTROLS THIRTY-THREE PLACES. The Cases Will Be Prosecuted In the iMay Term. After Months Of Investigation, It Is Said Window Glass Corporation Will Re Hauled Into Court At Pittsburg To Answer Charges Of Vloluting The Sherman Law Conducts Operations In Eleven Different States. Pittsburg, pa. (Special). It was learned here that after a three month investigation federal officers are ready to present to a special grand Jury evidence proposed to show that the Imperial Window Glass Company Is a trust in viola tion of the Sherman act. The cor poration, formed under the laws of West Virginia, is said to control 33 large manufacturers of window glass in 11 different states. The company named has factories and offices in Illinois, Indiana, Kan sas,' Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl vania and West Virginia. Many prominent glass manufacturers from these states are said to have been served with subpeonas to appear be fore the grand jury as wttnessess. United tSates District Attorney John H. Jordan has conducted the investigation, and his contention be fore the grand jury will be that the Imperial Window Glass Company has violated the anti-trust laws by maintaining a monopoly of the window-glass business in restraint of trade. A corp of Investigators from the Department of Justice at Wash ington has been assisting Mr. Jor dan, and it is said that a mass of evidence has been prepared. The .grand Jury which will hear the cases is one selected in the Uni ted States District Court. If the government Is sustained In Its con tentions, the cases will be prosecu ted, It is said, in the May term of the United States District Court. EIGHT DEAD OX CRUISER, Breech Block Torn Off And Mow. Down Gun Crew. Manila (Special). The report that a fatal accident had occured on the United States cruiser Charleston was confirmed here. Eight men were killed and sev eral others slightly injured. During practice at sea off Olong apo the breechblock of a three-inch gun blew off, and in its flight across the deck cut through a steel stanch ion and mowed down the men In its path. Seven of the victims were Instant ly killed and the eighth died as the Charleston was hurrying to Cavlte. The cause of the explosion Is not known. Rear-Admiral John Hub bard, commander-in-chief of the Asiatic fleet, has ordered an inves tigation. Tbe bodies will be burled at Cavlte. Peary Done With Polar Trips. Chicago ( Special ) . Commander Robert E. Peary, who arrived here, In an interview declared that he was positively through with Polar explorations for all time. "I am absolutely at the end of my career as an explorer," said he. "Reports that I am to lead an expedition into the Antarctic regions are not true, and I certainly do not contemplate another trip to the North Pole." Woman Fasts 45 Days. Cleveland, , O. (Special). Cora OBek, 22 years old, was arrested after she had fasted, her friends said,' for 45 days. The girl was tak en to the county Jail, where no per suasion could prevail on her to eat. She was so weak that she could not stand upright, but she insisted that she would fulfil an oath of fasting for two months, even if It killed her. Women EligiUe To Office. Lincoln, Neb. (Special). A wom an is eligible to hold the office of county treasurer, according, to majority opinion rendered by the Nebraska Supreme Court. There was but one dissenting opinion, Jus tice Fawcett declaring that the pre cedent would permit a woman to be elected Governor. Earth Shocks At Messina. Messina (Special). Seven slight earth shocks, accompanied by sub terranean rumblings and explosions, have been felt here since Thursday night. No damage bas resulted. ODDS AND ENDS. A web two and a quarter miles long has been taken from the body of a spider. For extinguishing fires the London brigade last year used 11,375,000 gal lons of water. When it come to barley crops, Russia leads, with the United States second. The United States last year broke all records by producing 25,000,000 barrels of salt. Harvard'UnlverIty students 'main tain five wireless telegraph stations, and have made several Important In ventions and discoveries. Ga lamps are made on the lines of the electric lamp, and tbe deceit Is so cleverly perpetrated that few suspect tbe difference. Tbe fur seal will not breed In cap tivity. This does not apply to the hair seals, which are those so readily trained for exhibition purposes. The fruit of tbe African garita tree, which looks llko a chestnut, yields a grease that can be made into soap and candles. While in testing machines a solid wire, weight for weight, would show more strength than a stranded rope In actual ubo, the roveroe ! almost always the case. A German inventor claims to have perfected a process for extraotlng. the ink from old newspapers so that the. paper may be converted Into pulp for printing paper again. A schooner built ' In Amertmry, Ma., In 1805 tid used in the War of 1812 as a prlv&tecr, still la In active service in the Maine coasting trade. ' y COMMERCIAL Weekly Review of Trade and Market Reports. Bradstrcet's says: The week's developments ha been generally favorable. Cole; among these has been the advent of warm spring weather, which, ha stimulated retail trade at all mar. ke's allowed of expansion in tht building trades, the preparation o( the ground In the North for planting the beginning of seeding of gralt and cotton at the South and of oati and vegetables in the middle regloni of the country. The Industrial situa tion, too, has measurably improved In the collapse of the sympathetic strike at Philadelphia, the return of work of many thousands of idle hands there and the submitting of the Western railroad men's demandi to arbitration. The situation is still not entirely clear, however, as th demands of the soft coal miners art yet to be met, and relations between some largo Eastern railroads and their employes are not entirely set tled. In addition, the tendency to ward curtailment in the cotton goojj trade is progressing and there li said to be 10 per cent, of the coun Iry's cotton spindles idle, with mors curtailment' expected; many silk looms are Idle and there are some leather workers, steel workers and paper mill hands still on the strike. R. O. Dun & Co.'s says: The iron and steel trade report! Increased business, whloh Is esnec lally noteworthy in finished mate rials. This gain Is accompanied bj a continued decline in prices for pig Iron. The 10 per cent, revision In prices of bleached cotton begun by Jobbers has extended to agents, and a better volume of new business ti coming forwand. Wholesale Markets. New York. Wheat Spot steady. At the close values were unchanged to c. net advance. May, 122 I23c, closed 123 Vi ; July, 117 117 13-16, closed 117; Septem ber, 114 0114, closed 114. Receipts, 8,400 brls. Corn Spot steady; steamer olc. bid and No. 1. 62, both elevator export basis. Export, No. 2, 65, nominal, f. o. b. Oats Spot quiet; mixed, 26SI32 lbs., nominal; natural white, 26 32 lbs., 4 9 51c; clipped white, 31 42 lbs., 50 53. Butter Firm and higher; re ceipts, 5.105 pkgs. Creamery spe cials, 34c; extras, 3333; thirds to firsts, 26 32; held, common to special, 2532; State dairy, com mon to finest, 24 32. Eggs Easier; receipts, 24,531 Jases. State, Pennsylvania and near by hennery, white, fancy, 23 25c; do., gathered white, 22 23; do., hennery, brown and mixed fancy, 23 23; do., gather ed brown, fair to prime, 22 23; Western, northerly section, graded firsts, 22; Western, ungraded, firsts, 2122; seconds, 21. Philadelphia Wheat quiet but steady; contract grade March, 121 123c Corn Firm, higher; Marci and April, 6364c. Oats Weak and lc. lower; No. t white natural, 5060. Butter Firm; good demand; ex tra Western creamery, 35c; do., nearby prints, 36. Eggs Weak and lower; Penn sylvania and other nearby firsts, f. c, 22 c at mark; do., current re ceipts, In returnable cases, 21 at mark; Western firsts, f. c, 22 at mark; do., current receipts, f. c, 21; duck eggs, 3540; gees eggs, $11.15. Cheese Firm; good demand; New York full creams, choice, 17 a; do., fair to good, 16 17. Live Poultry Quiet; fowls low er; fowls, 19 20c; old roosters, 11 13 broiling chickens, 33 35; ducks. 17 19; geese, 12 13. Baltimore. Wheat No. 2 red spot, 1.19 c; May, 1.19. Set tling prices were: No. 2 red West ern, 1.19: No. 2 red, 1.19; No. 1 red, 1.15; steamer No. 2 red, 1.12; steamer No. 2 red Western, 1.1314. Corn Spot, 63 c; April, 64; May, 66. Settling prices were: Con tract, 64c; No. 2 white, 6614! steamer mixed, 61; No 4, 69. Oats We quote: White No. t, as to weight, 4951c; No. 3, ai to weight, 4850; No. 4, 45 46. Mixed No. 2, 4849c; No. 3. 4747. Rye We quote, per bush.: No. 2 rye, Western, domestic, 86 89c; No. 3 rye, Western, domestic, 81 83; bag lots, as to quality, 70 80. Hay We quote, per ton: No. 1 timothy, $22; No. 2 timothy, $21; No. 3 timothy. $18.5020; choice, clover mixed, $21; No. 1 clover mix ed, $20.50 21; No. 2 clover mixed, $19 20: No. 1 clover, $21; No. clover, $19 20. Butter Creamery, fancy, S3 to S3c; creamery, choice. 31 to 32; creamery, good, 29 to 30; creamery, Imitation, 21 to 23; creamery, prlntJ, 30 to 33. Eggs We quote, per dozen: Maryland, Pennsylvania and nearby firsts, 21c; Western firsts. 21; Weit Virginia firsts, 21; Southern flnu. 20. Duck eggs, 33c. Live Poultry We quote, per lb.: Chickens Old hens, heavy, 18 19c; do., small to medium, 18tt 10; old roosters, 11 12; young, food to choice, 20 22; winters, 1 lbs. and under. 25 28. Ducks Large, 20c; small, 17; Muscovy and mongrel. 16 17. Live Stock. Chk-am. Cattle 8teers, $6,100 8.85; cows. $5 7.50; heifers, $4.l 7.83; bulls, $5.2506.26; calves. $3 9.50; Blockers and feeder. $4 757.20. Hogs Market weak. Chole heavy, $10.85 11; butchera'. $10.80 10,90; light mixed. $10. 10.75; choice light, $10,700 10.80; packing, $ 10.70 10.85: plK. $10.30 10.60; bulk of sales, $10.80 10.90. Sheep Market for sheep 25c hlghen; lambs steady. Sheep, $7.6' 9.20; lambs. $7.75 10.50. Kansas City. Cattle Choice port and dressed beef steers, $7,700 8.50; fair to good, $6.407.; Western steers, $6 8.25; stockef , and feeders, $4.60 0.66; Southed steers. $67.75: Southern co $3.75 8; native cows. $S 5w 6.60; native belters. $4. 60 7; bull 14.25 : calves. $4.859. I Hogs Market 6c. higher. T0 $10.80; bulk of sales. $10,600 10.80; heavy. ; $10.7$ 10.W packen and butchers', $10,600 $10.80; light, $10.20010.70; P' . 50010.
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