I
MAY INTERVENE
LB.
Outbreak in Chang-Sha, China,
h Rather Serions.
U. S. CRUISER CLEVELAJjD ON SCENE.
Several British Warships Will Land
Men To Irotoct Property- The
Destruction Of Tho Amor lean And
English Missions N'nrrow Es
cap Of Some Of The Missionaries
Indemnity Will lie Demanded
For The Property Itnrned Chi.
nese Offlcaib Supported.
Peking ( Sperlal ) . Intervention
by foreign powers similar to that at
the time of the Boxer uprising in
1900 is believed to be immlneut by
government officials as a result of
the antl-forelgn outbreak in Chang
en a.
Advices frwn there say that the
arrival of a British gunboat and the
sews that three other British war
hips, and tho American cruiser
Cleveland, are on their way to the
scene of trouble have had a tem
porary quieting effect on the natives.
The uprising Is so wide-spread, how
ever, that the government fears oth
er outrages will be committed that
will lead to the foreign occupation
of the city.
Several missions have been de
stroyed, and the latest word being
that the Yale Mission, maintained
by the Yale University, was burned.
The mission had property valued at
considerably more than $100,000.
These missions were maintained by
England and America. These na
tions will demand full Indemnity.
The settlement of this Indemnity Is
likely to prove a delicate matter of
diplomacy, though China Is in no
position to resist a determined de
mand. The gunboats and the cruiser
Cleveland are under forced steam.
The warships all have their torpedo
nets spread, fearing mines In the
Blangklang. The nature of the or
ders that have been communicated
to the commanders of these vessels
bas not been disclosed to the Chi
nese government. This has Irrita
ted the government, which declares
that It it knew the intentions of the
, foreign powers it might take the nec
' essary steps to avoid such a display
of naval force.
Hankow, northeast of Chang-Sha,
is filled with missionary refugees
from the rioting city. Most of them
fled with but few of their personal
effects. These have been lost In the
fires that destroyed the mission
buildings. Those who are reported
to have taken refuge In Hankow are
W. H. Watson, R. Cooper and wife,
J. A. Alexander, C. D. Little, S. Cow
ling, W. O. Oakes, Dr. F. A. Keller
and wife; Miss Tilley, the sister of
Mrs. Keller; Brownell Gage and
wife, E. H. Hume and wife, Mrs.
Lawrence Thurston and William J.
Hall. In addition to these there are
about 100 subordinate workers and
nursese among the refugees.
The Yale Mission, of which Dr.
Keller was the head, was the last
one attacked by the mobs. Fortu
nately the occupants of the mission,
realizing the imminence of attack,
fled in time to escape personal In
jury. Chang-Sha is a city of over 300.
000 population and the scene that
accompanied the destruction of the
property of the "foreign devils" was
such that only one who has seen
an infuriated Chinese mob at work
can appreciate.
Several, of the missionaries had
narrow escapes and only got away
through the intervention of a few
friendly natives, who shielded them
In their hnmeB until darkness per
mitted an escape.
Serious charges against the Chang
Sha officials of conniving with the
rioters has been made to the govern
ment. The punishment of the offi
cials will undoubtedly be demanded
by the powers that seek an indem
nity. All attempts to conceal the fact
that the outbreak Is Inspired wholly
by antl-forelgn hatred have new
been abandoned.
GETS A PARDON
PARDONED 1R2 MURDERERS.
Freed hy Governor as Court Was
Upholding Sentence.
Governor Patterson Gives Liberty To
Former Political Ally While 8n
prcme Court Is In The Act Of
Upholding Tle Lower Court That
Sentenced Colonel Cooper To SO
Years In Prison For Tho Mnrder
Of Former United States Senator.
Robin Cooper Gets New Trial.
Nashville, Tenn. (Special). While
the Supreme Court of Tennessee wae
sonf.rmlng the conviction of Col.
Duncan B. Cooper for the slaying, on
November 0, 1908, In a Nashville
street, of former United States Sen
ator E. W. Carmaok, Governor Pat
terson wrote a full pardon for the
defendant, declaring that, in his be
lief. Colonel Cooper was not guilty.
The Supreme Court remanded for re
trial the case of Robin Cooper, con
victed of the same crime as his
father.
The situation is tense, beoauAe of
allegations by friends of Oar mack
that polities entered into the oase.
It Is probable that Robin Cooper will
never be retried, it Is said. Doth
Cooers had been sentenced, to 20
years' imprisonment.
The Court was divided, both In
confirming the sentence of Colonel
Cooper and In remanding the case
of his son. It waa while Chief Jus
tice Beard was reading a dissenting
opinion in the case of Colonel Cooper
that Gov. Malcolm E. Patterson par
doned the defendant, declaring In
the document:
"In my opinion, neither of the
defendants is guilty, and they have
not had a fair and Impartial trial,
but were convicted contrary to the
law and evidence."
Governor Patterson's pardon of
Colonel Cooper has aroused Nashville
and Tennessee as nothing ever did
before.
Wild rumors of the Governor re
signing, of an attempted assassination
and of a plot to lynch Colonel Cooper
have filled the air since the pardon
was Issued. The effect of the pardon
has been to draw even tighter than
before the partisan political lines in
the state. Apparently, from the dis
cussion on the Htreets, not a hundred
people In Nashville have changed
their views.
Friends of the Governor have a
new call to battle. In consequence,
they are more loyal and devoted than
before. Their admiration for what
they term his courage is given un
bounded expression. On tha other
hand, bis political opponents are
more bitter than ever In their de
nunciation of htm and all of those
close to him. They are aroused to
a pitch that they have never reached
before, not even on the night of the
killing of Senator Carmack.
Jeff McCarn, district attorney,
used strong language In referlng to
the Governor. The Governor's body
guard, a private detective, has been
with him constantly for a week, and
it is feared that some fanatic will
attempt to assassinate him.
BURNED LIKE CAGED RATS.
Record Of Governor Of Tennessee
Young Coojct Files Ilond.
Nashville, Tonn. (Special). Rob
In J. Cooper filed a new bond in the
Criminal Court to appear when want
ed to answer to the charge of mur
dering former United States Senator
Edward W, Carmack. Many believe
that because of the difficulty in get
ting Jury young Cooper will nev
er be called to court.
The pardon of Col. D. II. Cooper
continues to be an absorbing topic
In Tennessee. Political opponents of
Governor Patterson issued a synopsis
of the pardons issued by him. They
number'856, and 152 of them were
given to men convicted of murder.
A Young Wife Shot.
Gladln, Mich. (Special). Mrs.
Clay Armore, the 16-year-old wife of
a farmer In Tobacco Township, was
found dead near her home with a
bullet wound in her breast. Her
husband, to whom she was married
two years ago, is a pensioner about
TO years old. The couple have two
children. An Investigation Is being
made In an effort to determine
whether the woman's death was a
ulcide or murder.
Wood Alcohol Killg 3 More.
Westerly. R. 1. (Special). To the
alreajy long Hat of deaths caused
by the drinking of whisky made with
.wood alcohol and sold In drug stores
in no-lloense towns there were added
three more. They are Daniel T. Sul
livan, of Westerly; Roserlo Pattl. of
Stonlngton, and John McAvov, of
Westerly. This maWs 12 deaths
that on be traced directly to the
sale of whisky mads of wood alco
hol. Fannan's Great Loss.
Paris (Special) A windstorm
truck the aviation grounds at Chal
ons. Three persons were killed and
three others lnjjred. Farroan'i
aeroplane works were ruined and
nine machines were smashed. The
i.ow sheds of Roger Somers, the av
iator, collapsed, and the tent of
Prince Bolotoff, the Russian aviator.
was blown down, exposing bis aero
plane, which was reduced to match
wood. A number of shedsatChalont.
which Is the headquarters of the av
Istors. were destroy.. Fannan's
loos alone Is placed at 100.000 fun
Six Firemen Meet Death In Fire In
New Haven Jail.
New Haven, Conn. (Special).
Caged like rats behind the strong
steel bars at the rear windows of
the New Haven County Jail, six fire
men, after fighting like mad to re
lease themselves, fell back Into the
roaring furnace of flames and met
horrible deaths In one of the most
disastrous fires the state has ever
witnessed.
Besides wiping out six lives, the
flames destroyed property valued at
more than $200,000, leveled the
great chair factory connected with
the Jail, In which tbe prisoners find
employment; burned three houses
nearby and caused serious injury to
other firemen who are now In the
various hospitals.
To Carvo Face On Mountain.
Denver, Col. (Special). Plans to
have the face and figure of the
late Thomas F, Walsh, the Colorado
silver king," carved in heroic size
on the face of an Immense bluff
which overlooks the famous Camp
Bird Mine at Ouray were broached
by admirers of Mr. Walsh yesterday
and may result In what would prob
ably be the most unique monument
on record. Tbe Camp Bird Mine laid
the foundation of the Walsh fortune
and It is pointed out that no more
appropriate place could be selected
for a monument than the one which
nature bas already devised.
Oil-burning Torpedo Boat Launched.
Bath, Me. (Special). Distin
guished as tbe first of the torpedo
boat destroyer fleet to be equipped
with burners for burning oil exclu
sively, the Paulding waa launched by
the Bath Iron Works. No coal will
be carried except for galley purposes.
The destroyer wag christened by Miss
Emma Paulding, daughter of the late
Rear Admiral Paulding, for whom
the craft waa named.
Statue Of Greene At Guilford.
Washington (Special). A bill
providing for a statue of General
Nathaniel Greene, of Revolutionary
fame, on tbe Guilford battlefield In
North Carolina was passed in the
Senate.
Gets SO Years For Murder.
New York (Special). August Ot
to, alias Petersen, who beat his wife
to death on February 2 with a lamp
lighter and burled the body under
tbe floor of their basement apart
ment, in a house of which he was
Janitor, was convicted of murder in
the second degree and sentenced to
20 years Imprisonment. Otto was
arrested in Mobile, whither be fled
after concealing his body. He con
fessed' that he killed his wife In a
Jealous rage.
,11 Killed In Explosion.
East on. Pa. (Special). By a pre
mature explosion in the stone quarry
or the Na&areth Portland Cement
Company, between this city . and
Natareth, 11 men were burled under
ft.OUO tons of rock and killed, and
on other man Injured so seriously
that hs cannot recover., All tbe vic
tims are Hucgsrlans and Italians and
were known about the Quarry only
by number.
Ambassador Hill has secured a
new horn for the United (Ha toe Km
bastty In Berlin.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FEIT IN COSTA RICA
Property Losses Are Estimated
At $1,000,000.
MANY PEOPLE WERE PANIC-STRICKEN.
Government Of San Jose Orders A
Complete Suspension Of Business
Thirty Shocks In 21 Hours
Communication Between The Va
rious Towns Interrupted The
People Ruth From Their Homes
To Tlie Hillside.
San Jos, Costa Rica (Special).
A series of earthquakes, varying In
intensity, has swept over Costa Rica,
doing vast damage, the extent of
which can only now be estimated
at more than 11,000,000. So far
there has been no report of loss of
life, but the people lu the cities are
panto-strickan and are abandoning
their homes for the hillsides.
In all there have been more than
30 shocks, 10 of these occurring be
tween 13 P. M. and 3 A. M. Proper
ty In San Jose to tbe value of several
hundred thousand dollars has been
destroyed, but it is feared that it
will total far more than this, as the
vibrations of the earth have not yet
ceoHed.
The government otidered a bus
pension of general business until
such time as safety is assured. The
banks and public institutions have
been closed and trade and commerce
are at a standstill.
The first Bhocks were of slight in
tensity and caused little alarm, but
later they became much more vio
lent, and even the staunchest build
ings were shaken to their very foun
dation. In several instances weak
er buildings were partially wrecked
and many person sere slightly injur
ed. Communication between the va
rious towns has been interrupted, and
details of the damage done at these
places are lacking.
Costa Rica, which next to Salvador
Is the smallest of the Central Amer
ican States, is very mountainous,
with numerous volcanoes, r.ome of
which are active. San Jose, the cap
ital, has a population of 25,000. It
lies 12 miles west northwest of Car
tage, whose chief volcano, Irazu, Is
freely active. This has given rise
to several destructive Bolsmlc dis
turbances. Earthquakes are fre
quent, and the town of Cartage has
suffered complete or extensive ef
facement four times during the
past century in 1803, 1841, 1851
and 1854.
DYNAMITE UNDER BEDS.
Miner Blows Wife, Daughter And
Himself To Pieces.
Negaunee. Mich. (Special).
Frank Haarinan, a miner, aged 31,
placed a stick of dynamite under
the bed in which his wife and 3-year-old
daughter were sleeping, and an
other under the one where his 5-year-old
boy slept.
When the dynamite was exploded
the man, woman and boy were blown
to atoms. The girl had a miraculous
escape, being found practically un
hurt on the floor of the room. The
three dead were terribly mangled.
Thero is no known reason for the
man's deed. The family had been
here only two weeks.
MRS. ROOSEVELT WEARY.
Tired Of All The Public Functions
Of The Great Tonr.
Berlin (Special). Private advices
have been received here to the ef
fect that it is improbable that Mrs.
Roosevelt and her daughter Ethel
will accompany tbe Colonel to Ber
lin. These advices are to the effect
that Mrs. Roosevelt is not very
strong, and is tired of all the public
functions in which she has had to
participate in Egypt and Italy.
She is anxious, therefore, to avoid
the fatigue which would inevitably
be connected with her husband's roy
al and popular reception at The
Hague, Brussels, Chrlstlanla, Copen
hagen and Berlin. Mrs. Roosevelt
also is unwilling to expose Ethel to
the risk of being spoiled, as was
Alice (Mrs. Longworth) by being too
much in tne umeiignt.
Silver Service For Warship.
Charleston, .8. C. (Special). In
the presence of a large and brilliant
gathering Governor M. F. Ansel, of
South Carolina, presented to the bat
tleship South Carolina the silver
service which the general assembly
voted to the ship. Tbe response to
the Governor's brief address was
made by Captain A. F. Fechteler,
commanding the South Carolina. Fol
lowing the presentation of the silver
Mrs. Bratton, In the name of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, presented a silk state flag, which
was received by Commander Leon
ard, executive officer of the South
Carolina.
Fleeted Life Trustee Of lrinccton.
Princeton, N. J. (Special). The
board of trustees of Princeton Uni
versity, at their quarterly meeting,
elected Parker D. Hanby, of New
York, a member of the class of 1870,
a life trustee. Mr, Hanby is chair
man of tbe graduate council and suc
ceeds tbe late C. C. Cuyler, of New
York.
Officer Kills Prisoner.
Salisbury. N, C. (Special). ln a
desperate struggle Special Officer A.
C, AUaway shot and killed Jack
Johnson, a negro of Ashevllle, N. C,
after Johnson bad subbed the offl
cer, Attaway bad the negro under
arrest, when tbe prisoner drew a
knife and plunged It -into the offl
rer's side. Several wounds were in
flloted by the negro before Attaway
shot him, Attaway is seriously
wounded.
Nine Persons Reported Killed,
Laredo. Tex. (Special). It Is re
ported In this city that, through the
explosion of a locomotive In tbe
,nAm thm K'Atlnnitl Hntlwava If
Monterey, nine persons were klllod
anu several senuusiy injureu. ro
details, as yet, obtainable.
Mayor Horsewhips Editor.
Florence, Ala. (Special). Mayor
Walker publicly horsewhipped H. E
Mooers, editor of the Florence Her
ald, for editorially attacking the
Mayor s veracity iu connection with
tbe gubernatorial campaign.
MR. TAFT IS HISSED
BY THE SUFFRAGISTS
Dares Speak His Mind Before
Convention of Women.
THE UPROAR LASTED FOR A MINUTE.
Executive Had Declared He Could
Not Fully Subsrlbe To The Doc
trine Of The Suffragists, When
A Chorus Of Hisses Like A Broken
Steam Valve Of An Engine Filled
The Hall The President Asks
Women To Show The Restraint
Needed To Govern.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
The President of the United States,
the first chief executive of the na
tion ever to greet a convention of
woman suffragists, braved the dang
er of facing an army of women who
want tbe ballot, had tbe courage to
confess his opinion and was hissed.
So great was the throng that sought
admission to the hall that hundreds
were turned away.
President Taft was welcoming to
Washington the delegates to the con
vention of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. He
bad frankly told them that be was
not altogether in sympathy with the
suffrage movement and was explain
ing why he could not subscribe fully
to its principles. He said he thought
one of the dangers in granting suf
frage to women was that the women
as a whole were not interested in
it and that the power of the ballot
so far as woman is concerned would
be controlled by the "less desirable
class."
When these words fell from the
President's Hps the walls of the con
vention echoed a chorus of femi
nine hisses. It was no feeble dem
onstration of protest. The combined
hisses sounded ns if a valve on a
steam engine had broken.
President Taft stood unmoved on
the platform during the demonstra
tion of hostility for the hissing
continued but a moment and then,
smiling as he rpoke, answered the
unfavorable greeting with this re
tort: "Now, my dear ladles, you must
show yourselves capable of suffrage
by exerclBing that degree of restraint
which is neeessary In the conduct of
government affairs by not hissing."
The women who had hissed were
rebuked. The Piesldent's reply ap
parently had taken hold. There was
no more hisses while the President
continued his address, which he char
acterized as "My Confession On the
Woman."
At the conclusion of his talk the
President was enthusiastically ap
plauded, and some of the leaders
of the convention expressed to him
the sincere regret over the unpleas
ant incidents. President Taft assur
ed them that he had not had his
feelings injured ln the least.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
Both Virginia and West Virginia
filed ln the Supreme Court excep
tion to Special Master Littlefleld's
report ln the matter of the debt con
troversy. The three men accused of killing
Deputy Collector W. A. Anderson in
a moonshine raid in Walker County,
Ala., have confessed.
Briefs were filed in the Supreme
Court ln the ouster proceedings of
the State of Tennessee against the
Standard Oil Company.
The members of the sub-commit
tees of the House are divided on
the Postal Savings Bank Bill.
United States Minister Lyon re
ported his arrival at Monrovia, and
declared that he did not consider
the conditions serious.
Senator Burton submitted a min
ority report on the Rivers and Har
bors Bill, indicating that he will
lead a fight against it.
Agricultural Department statis
tics show a phenomenal growth ln
tbe value of farm products during
the past 20 years.
President Taft has promised to at
tend the unveiling of the Custer me
morial at Monroe, Mich.
Tho Surar Trust was the subject
of a conference at the White House
between President Taft, Collector
Loeb, Attorney Stlnson, Secretary
MacVeagh and Attorney General
Wlckersham.
The action of Quebec In deciding
to prohibit the exportation of pulp
wood into tbe United States waa re
ceived with surprise and regret at
the State Department.
Secretary of tne Navy Meyer re
ported to tho House that the explo
sion on the cruiser Charleston re
cently waa due to a premature dis
cbarge of a three-inch gun.
Tbe personal estate of the late
Thomas F. Walsh, the mining king,
is valued at I3,eoo,ooo, according
to a petition filed by bia executor in
court.
The Senate adopted an amendment
to the railroad bill permitting the
inclusion of complaints ln suits be
fore tbe proposed Court of Com
merce. William S. Kenyon, of Iowa, as
sumed office as assistant 'to tbe At
torney General, succeeding Wade H.
Ellis.
Tbe Supreme Court of the United
States reassigned for reargument
the cases of the United States
against the American Tobacco Com
pany and the Standard OH Com
pany.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
voted to recommend favorable ac
tlou upon tbe nomination of Rob
ert T. Devlin for district attorney
for the northern district of Califor
nia. Tbe Rivers and Harbors Appro
priation Bill waa reported to tbe
Senate from tbe Committee on Com
merce. It developed that Chairman Knapp
and Commissioner Harlan did not
agree with the Interstate Commerce
Commission's decision reducing Pull
man rates.
' President Taft will be the guest of
honor of his college fraternity, Pst
Uputlon, next Saturday, at a ban
quet ln Washington. '
Attorney General Henrv M. ITnvt
of Porto Rico, it opposed to popu
larizing the present lorm 01 gov
ernment of Alaska.
Postmaster General Hltchoock
predicted that by the end of the
present fiscal year tbe posjofnee defi
cit of 117,40,000 will be decreased
over ten milium dollars.
THE CONQUEST
vejM
Of Ml Ifl'XIEY
How America's Highest Peak
Was Reached.
Notes Of The Journey In The Hands
Of The Order Of Pioneer Of Alas
ka The Summits Utterly Unlike
Those Shown In Dr. Cook's Book
An Unnnmed Peak Discovered
Found The Cook Route To Be Im
p amiable.
Fairbanks, Alaska (Special).
The Fairbanks Mount' McKlnley ex
pedition that reached the summit of
the peak, started to follow the route
Dr. Cook said he took, but waa ob
liged to abandon It as It is impass
able. Thomas Lloyd, the leader, de
clared do traces of Cook's camps
were found. .
Lloyd placed his crude notes of
tbe journey in the hands of a com
mittee of the Order of Pioneers of
Alaska, who will arrange for pub
lication. The party took photo
graphs of the summit and of points
along the trail. They also establish
ed the trail so well that it can be
followed by other parties next sum
mer. Aneroid measurements taken by
the men pkace the height of the
mountain at 20,500.
Ten men were ln the party that
left Fairbanks with dog teams in
December. It was the theory of the
leaders that the ascent would be less
dangerous ln early spring than later
when the snow began to melt. This
theory was confirmed by the experi
ence of the expedition.
The expedition on reaching the
base of the mountain went into
camp, waited for better weather and
planned the ascent. All were familiar
with the great mountain. None
of the men has scientific education,
and they took no special apparatus
except cameras and a barometer.
They were equipped for prospect
ing, and traveled as light as possible
and with the food supply of an Alas
kan miner.
When the ascent was begun the
first camp was made at tbe line of
the willows, the second at 2,900
feet, the third at 10,000 feet and the
fourth at 16,000 feet. From this
camp the dash to the top was made.
Four dogs went to the third camp
and one to the fourth. Snow&hoes
were used most of the way and much
time was consumed ln carrying sup
plies to the fourth camp, travel over
the steep ice compelling light loads
and several trips. In several places
crevasses were crossed on bridges
of poles brought from the timbered
slopes below.
The party did not set out to dis
prove Dr. Cook's p.tory, but to climb
the mountain. It found the summits
utterly unlike those pictured ln
Cook's book. On the rock peak it
left an American flag 6 by 12 feet
attached to the 14-foot staff, but
tressed ln rock. The flag was visible
for a long distance on the north side
of the mountain. The view from the
summit was obscured by clouds at
lower levels. The building of the
monument about the flag staff was
difficult because of the rarlfled at
mosphere. The snow was generally firm and
the crevasses that were filled with
snow were easy to cross, except In
a few instances. Later ln the sea
son avalanches and treacherous
crevasses would have impeded prog
ress. The explorers discovered a mag
nificent unamed peak, 16,000 feet
high, and a new pass through the
mountain range which shortens the
distance to the coast 75 miles. The
pass is flanked by majestic perpen
dicular walls.
Murderers Of Officer Confess.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Internal Revenue Agent Surber, at
Atlanta. Ga., has reported to Com
missioner Cabell that the three men
who were arrested charged with the
assassination of Deputy Collector W.
A. Anderson had confessed. Ander
son was killed ln a moonshine raid
ln Walker County, Ala., several days
ago.
Four Killed In Explosion.
Dover, N. J. ' (Special). The in
satiable Lackawanna cut-off demand,
ed more victims. A dynamite explo
sion shortly after 1 o'clock killed
four men outright and Injured four
others so badly that none is expect
ed to recover. Nine men ln the em
ploy of Contractors Walsh & Reese
were working together charging
holes in preparation for a blast when
it exploded prematurely.
Three Killed By Explosion.
Huntington. W. Va. (Special).
A boiler explosion ln the sawmill
of Thornton & McDermltt, on Coal
River, ln Boone County, cost three
lives and injury to several other per
sons. Tbe boiler was a new one,
being fired up yesterday for the first
time.
Fireman Broke Neck At Fire.
Nashville,' Tenn. (Special). One
fireman was killed and three others
injured ln a fire here, which dam
aged the plant of the Bradford
wholesale furniture manufacturing
plant to the extent of about $40,
000. Lieut. John Ambrose's neck
was broken.
Dismissed From The Army.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
First Lieutenant Carlos J. Stolbran'd,
of the United States Engineer Corps,
was dismissed from the Array as a
result of the court-martial held in
this city, which convicted him on
charges of disobedience of orders,
conduct unbecoming an officer and
a gentleman, dereliction in money
matters and neglet of duty. Lieu
tenant Stolbrand was born In tbe
District of Columbia and appointed
from New York to the Military Acad
emy, graduating in 1905.
End Their Live Together.
Knoxvllle, la. (Special). Wll
ilam Crabtree. aged ID, and Mrs.
Charles Slocum, aged 36, committed
double suicide hor A neighbor,
who chanced to enter the home of
Mrs. Slocum. found Crabtree.
Thrown aoross his body, with bor
arms about blm, lay the woman In
tbe agony of death. Blood flowed
' --tf'H gsnh in her throat.
Two halt-empty glasses containing
aut'hu e iuoii tiuarby , Mrs. Sloc
um Is the motner or four children
She and ber husband separated some
week ago after a quarrel over Crab-
tree.
'I
THE STEEL TRUST
TO GRANT PENSIONS
For AH Employes Injured or
Killed In Service.
TO COST MANY MILLIONS A YEAR.
Married Men Injured Will Get BO
Per Cent. Of Wages, Five Per
Cent. Additional For Each Of His
Children And Two Per Cent. Of
Pay For Each Year Of Service
Above Five Years Also Plan To
Pension Old Employes.
New York (Special). Following
an announcement of an increase ln
pay for employes of the United
States Steel Corporation and its sub
sidiaries, estimated at $9,000,000
annually, Elbert H. Cary, chairman
of the executive committee, made
public details of a plan for the re
lief of employes injured at work and
the families of men killed. The plan
will be put in operation May 1 for
a year's test, and if successful the
committee hopes to continue it with
such modifications as experience may
suggest. The cost will be several
millions a year and employes do not
contribute.
For temporary dlablement single
men will receive 35 per cent, of
their wages and married men 60 per
cent., with an additional 6 per cent.
for each child under sixteen and 2
per cent, for each year of service
above five years. For permanent in
juries lump payments are provided,
based upon the extent to which the
injury interferes with employment
and the annual earning capacity of
the victim. Where employes are kill
ed their families will receive a sum
equal to his wages for a year and
a half, with an additional 10 per
cent, for each child under sixteen
and 3 per cent, for each year of serv-
ise above five yeare. In cases of In-
Jury a period of 10 days must elapse
before relief begins. I
Attention Is called to the fact that'
for some years the subsidiary com
panies have been making payments
to men Injured and the families of
employes who are killed in practical
ly all cases, without regard to legal
liability, aeirreeatlne about 11.000.-
000 annually. The new plan", hdw-w
even, is expected to bring addition-,
al benefits. Legal liability, it is stat-'
ed, does not enter into the new ar
rangement. .
Announcement is also made that a
plan for pensioning dlabled or super
annuated employes is under consid
eration, and It is expected that will
soon be put Into practical effect. ,
Apple Standard Bill Rejected.
Washington, D. C. (Special). No
standardization system for the apple
crop of tne united states, which fluc
tuates annually from 26,000,000 to
68,000,000 barrels, will be provided
during tbe present session of Con
gress. Tbe Lafean bill to establieb
standard packages and grades of that
fruit wns adversely acted upon by the
House Committee on Agriculture to
day. $40,000 As Heart Balm.
New York (Special). Miss Alma
Brodorick was awarded $40,000
damages by a jury in an undefended
breach-of-promise suit for $50,000,
brought by her against Jerome
Probst, a lawyer, of this city. Mis
Broderlck alleged that when she met
Probst in Chicago in 1905 he called
himself James Banning, and said h
lived at the Chicago Atjiletlc Club.
Pennsy Orders Eighty Engines.
Philadelphia ' (Special). An
nouncement was made that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company hai
awarded a contract to a Philadelphia
corporation for the construction of
80 freight locomotives. The ordei
Is to be filled at once.
Splinter Caused His Death.
Keyser, W. Va. (Special). Sam
uel Hanlln, 77 years old, died at hli
home at Mount Storm, this county,
of blood poison. He ran a small
splinter ln his foot from the kitch
en floor. It was hardly discernible,
but it caused his death 17 days later,
New Plant For Chtu-leseown.
Charlestown, W. Va. (Special).
The plant of tbe Baldwin Forging
and Tool Company, of Columbus,
Ohio, will be moved to this city.
Tbe Chamber of Comemrce voted s
$10,000 bonus. The plant employ!
between 800 and 1.000 persons.
Poisoned By Three Wives.
Fez, Morocco (Special) It Is re
ported that Grand Vizier Madanl
Glaui has been poisoned by three of
his wives and is in a critical condi
tion. 0j)IS AND ENDS. .
In German cities food prices art
now about as high as in the United
States.
Lavender and rpse perfumes art
credited with the virtue of being
microbe killers.
Traveling cranes are now equip
ped with scales, so that tho load may
be weighed ln transit.
The lead pencil' munufucturers of
Nuremberg use about 700,000 tons
of American cedar annually, state!
Consul Iff t.
Tbe removal of a coat of paint
on a canvas In a church of Wlnkel.
Germany, brought to light a valua
ble painting by Jano Van Eyck's
pupil, Petrus Chrlutus.
Experiments aro being made In
Cuba ln manufacturing paper from
sugar cane fiber. The paper is high
grade and cheaper than It could be
mads from wood pulp.
A bit of primeval yen1 foret about
half a mile square is carefully pre
served In the Uavarlnn highlands
of Onrmany, the tree, onco widely
distributed, having become almost ex
tinct in Europo.
No municipality in tho country Is
growing faster as a manufacturing
city than Is New York. The Increase
of the output averages $120,000,000
each year.
,A model electric engine, built by
Thomas Davenport, a poor black
smith of Brandon. Vt., r.nd operated
on a small circular track in 1834.
probably was the first electric railway
In the world.
Amertcsn sewing machines ' hare
tbe preference over those of all oth
er makes imported Into Slam, and
are the only American raauufaoturod
articles whose Import exceeds that
of other countries.
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
New Jork. Wheat Spot easy
No. 2 r&'i 122c. nominal c. 1. ('
No. 1 Northern, 122 f. 0. b. ope
lng navigation.
Corn Spot easy; steamer, 61 lie.
and No. 4, 68, both nominal ex
port basis. Export No. 2, 62 f.
o. b.
Oats Spot steady; mixed, 26
32 lbs. nominal; natural white, 2
32 lbs., 45 48c. Clipped white
34 (a-42 lbs., 47051.
Eggs Firmer; receipts, 21,900
cases. Western storage selection!
23 24c.
Poultry Alive easy; lowls, 10c;
turKeys, 14 018. Dressed firm;
fowls, 1518c; turkeys, 17023.
Philadelphia. Wheat weak, lc
lower contract grade, April, 116
Corn Dull and lc. lower; April
and May, 61 0 61 He
Butter Firm; good demand; ex.
tra Western creamery, 33 c; do
nearby prints, 35.
Eggs Firm; good demand;
Pennsylvania and other nearby
firsts, free cases, 23e. at mark; do.,
current receipts, In returnable cases,
22 at mark; Western firsts, fre
cases, 23 at mark; Western current
receipts, free cases, 22.
Cheese Firm; New York full
creams, choice, 17 17';ic.; do.,
fair to good, 16 17.
Live Poultry Firm. Fowls, 20
20c; old roosters. 14014.;
broiling chickens, 35 88; ducki,
17019; geese, 12013.
Dressed Poultry Firm. FrcBh
killed fowls, choice, 19 c; do., fair
to good, 19; old roosters, 14
15; broiling chickens, nearby, 18
24; do.. Western, 21022; roasting
chickens, Western, 1521.
Baltimore. Wheat No. 2 red
Western, 1.13c.j No. 2 red, 1.1314;
No. 3 red, 1.09; Bteamer No. 2 red,
1.06; steamer No. 2 red Western,
1.07.
Corn Spot, 6161c; May.
62 62: July, 65.
OatB White, No. 2, as to weight,
49 50c; No. 3, as to weight, 48
49; No. 4, as to weight, 45 46.
Mixed No. 2, 4848c; No. 3,
47047.
Rye We quote per bu.: No. 2 rye,
Western, domestic, 86 89c; No. 2
rye, Western, domestic, 81 83; bag
lots, as to quality and condition, 70
080.
Hay We quote per ton: No. 1
timothy, $21.50 22; No. 2 timothy,
zu.ou0.'zi; jno. 3 umotny, JlSj
19.50; choice clover mixed. $21.
Straw We ouote per ton:
Straight rye straw, fair to choice,
$13.60; straight rye, No. 2, $12.50;
tangled rye, blocks, $9 10; wheat
blocks, fair to choice, $7.6008; oat,
good to prime, $9 9.60.
Butter Creamery, separator, ex
tras, 33 34c; firsts, 31032;
creamery, imitation, extras, 23 24;
firsts, 22 23; creamery prints, 14
lb., extras, 33 34; firsts, 31 32;
creamery .prints, 1 lb., extras, 33
34; firsts, 31 32.
Cheese We quote, Jobbing lots,
per lb., 1818c.
Eggs We quote, per doz.: Mary
land, Pennsylvania and nearby firsts,
21c; West Virginia firsts, 21.;
Southern firsts, 20; duck eggs, 25.
Live Poultry We quote, per lb.:
ChickenB Old hens, heavy, 18 c;
small to medium, 18; young, good
to choice. 20 21; spring, 1 lb. and
over, 3538. Ducks Large, 18c;
small, 17; Muscovy and mongrel, 16
17- .
Live Stock.
Chicago. Cattle Market 10 to
15c. higher. Steers, $6.25 8.65;
cows, $4.857.25; heifers, $4.25
$7.60; bulls, $4.406.25; calves, $3
8; stockers and feeders, $4.75
G.85.
Hogs Market 10 to 15c. lower.
Choice heavy. $10.50 010.60; butch
ers', $10.4610.65; light mixed.
$10.25 10.35; choice light, $10.40
10.45; packing, $10.40 10.50;
pips, $1010.20; bulk of sales,
$10.4010.50.
Sheep Market 1015c. higher.
Sheep. $6.2507.75; lambs .$7.65
9.60; yearlings, $7.5008.35.
Kansas City. Cattle Market
steady to 15c. higher. Calves weak;
choice export and dressed beef steers,
$7. 6008. 40; fair to good, $6.35(9
7. CO; Western steers, $5.65 8;
stockers and feeders, $4.76 6.75;
Southern steers, $5.60 08; Southern
cows, $3.2506.75; native cows,
S3.75 0 6.6O; native heifers, $5
7.25; bulls, $4.2506.85; calves,
$4.5007.75.
Hogs Market 10 to 20c lower.
Top, $10.45; bulk of sales, $10.10
10.40; heavy, $10.35 10.45; pack
ers and butchers. $10.15 10.40;
light, $10010.25; pigs, (9 9.25.
Sheep Market 15 to 25c. higher.
Lambs, $7.5009.35; yearlings, $7
8.75; wethers, $6.5008; ewes, $
7.60; stockers and feeders, $3.50
5.
Pittsburg, . Pn. Cattle Choice,
$8.258.60; prime. $7.9008.20.
Sheep Prime wethers, $6.75
6.90; culls and common, $3 04.60;
lambs, $508.60; veal calves, $8
8.50.
Hogs Prime heavies. $11.15; me
,diums. $11.10; heavy Yorkers,
$U.0511.10; Jlght Yorkeri,
$10.90011; Pigs. $10.75010.80;
roughs. $:O01O.4O.
Cousul General Edward D. Wln
low, of Stockholm, states that tbt
custom duties collected ln the King
dom of Sweden tor the year 1 90
amounted to about $15,000,000, be
ing $326,000 ln excess of 1908.
Tbe value " of French perfumerj
sold to the United States via Nl
writes Consul William D. Hunter,
was $1,038,825, ln 1909, an Increase
of $321,446 over tbe previous year
In European Russia, with a popu
lation of 80,000,000, there were, 1
1907, 93,448 deaths from scarlatina,
75,161 from measels, 61,4 04 from
typhus, typhoid and relapsing fever.
The steamboat Inspection service
of tbe United State passed on 7,961
vessels, launches and barge durlaf
the year ending June 80. last.
Since coffee labels have been f"
quired to tell the truth, there is only
one pound of Mocha coffee sold in
New York where there were balf t
hundred pounds sold before.
The Toyo Klsen Kaleha has repre
sentatives ln Mexico City arranglnf
for an exhibit of Japanese product!
in Mexiou in September.
The largest domestic source of th
salt supply la In New York Stat U
the vicinity of Syracuse. Mlcblgs
tirobably comes next.