THE NEWS Domestic Signs or '.cyanide In the stomach of Col. Thomas II. Swope might have resulted from the mingling of for maldehyde, Injected In embalming fluid, and the natural amomnla In the body, testified Dr. Walter M. Cross In the Hyde trial. On representations that the Uni ted States Life Endowment Company la totally Insolvent, the concern was placed in the hands of the Central TruBt Company, of Illinois, as re ceiver. Seven paspengers were Injured when a Btreet car of the Wllkes Barre and Wyoming Valley Traction Company plunged Into a mine cave in at Wllkes-lJarre, Pa. The American Bible Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South bas received a gift of $500,000 from Mrs. Ruraell Sane. The New York City Federation of Women's Clubs demands the appoint ment of a woman as an assistant district attorney. Frank T. .Minor, a wealthy grain broker of St. Louis was sentenced to the penitentiary for conducting a bucket shop. Three firemen were killed and three Injured In a wreck of a new automobile fire engine at Macon, Oa. A piece of tattooed flesh was ex hibited In a murder trial at Monte sano, Wash. As a test of the constitutionality of the Ohio primary law, a Biiit was filed in Cleveland to restrain the board of election from placing the name of United States Senator Charles Dick upon the Republican ballot. Opt rations of a clever forger, who secured almost $5,000 In cash, have Just been revealed to the Boston police authorities by the officials of the National Shawmut Bank, which lost that Bum through bogus checks. William Randolph Hearst filed ad ditional suits for damages owing to the Hearst-Gaynor controversy, against Adolph Ochs, Henry Water son, Melville E. Stone, Herman Rld der and seven Boston daily news papers. Blue-print charts showing how Helnze made good his famous bet that I'nlted Copper would pass Amal gamated were Introduced In the trial In New York by the prosecution as Its trump card. 11. F. Latlamme told the Men's National Missionary Congress In Chicago that a knowledge of dentistry added to the success of a mission ary In heathen lands. Mrs. Margaret Potter Black, bet ter known us Margaret Horton Pot ter the authoress, was declared In sane by a court in Chicago. Progress Is being made In the ar rangements for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the bat tle of Gettysburg in July, 1913. Will Johnson and Charlie Walker, oegroos, were positively identified by Conductor W. H. BryBon as the highwaymen who shot him and murdered Motorman S. T. Brown In the holdup of an Atlanta street cur a wesk ago. Former United States Senator Wil liam E. Mason, In an Interview giv en out in Chicago, declared that 50 per cent, of the sea'.s in the I'nlted States Senate have been practically purchased. Owing to the great variety of BbaJes which have hitherto been used on tags and sweaters as the Harvard University color, the cor poration has decided on a single offi cial crimson. Mrs. Mary A. Harrlnian, widow of the late E. 11. Harrlnian, will neither deny nor confirm the report that her iai'liter Mary is engaged to Charles Cary ltumsey, of New York. Mary S. Moore, a Boston .dress maker, pli ailed guilty to defrauding the government of customs In the "Bleper'1 trunk caseH, and was fined $600. Tue freight steamer Santurce and the oil tank Ligonler were in collis ion during a fng off Cape Cod. George A Trout, of Cumberland, lid., was awarded a metal by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. The Wesleyan College, acting un on Its own initiative, adopted a reso lution abolishing hazing. Suffragists plan to tour the State Hiatus Steel Corporation amounts to 112,000,000. Suffragists plan to tour the Stast of llli'iois in automobiles. Foreign Several hundred bodies of victims of the earthquake at Cartago, Costa Kica, have been taken from the ruins. The injured number three or four hundred. The American Red Cross has cabled 35,000 for the sufferers. The body of Miss Estella Retd, the American woman who recently was fonnd dead on the beach at Naples, nd the cause of whose death re mains a mystery, wag shipped to New York. King Frederick's University con fened upon Colonel Roosevelt the degree of doctor of philosophy. Mr. L. M. Stevens, president of tho National W'omen'g Christian Ten-.jn-rance Union of the United f.tates, presided at a session of the World's Women's Christian Temper ance Union Congress In Glasgow. King Edward is suffering from a severe bronchial attack and was un able to go to the railway station to meet the Queen on her return from the continent. The prevent friendly relations be tween Russia and Japan Indicate the probability of an agreement affect ing the Far East. Commander Peary presented the British Royal Geographical Society with one of the sleds which be took to th North Pole. Max Beer boh in, the writer and rrltto, and Miss Floronco Kahn, an American actress, were married in London. It , was officially announced that tho second International exhibition of aerial locomotion will be beld In Ports. Earl Grey progued the Canadian rarltmunt and made his farewell speech, preparatory to tearing for Englnnd. Charles Krlswell offers m prize or 500 for the aviator who remains stationary In the air over given nrnt for the space of one minute. Hlxly seconds does not sound a long time, and )ct. If Mr. Frlswell takes the trouble to think It out, It Is Just Irnr. enough to seed the anuulment of sM'tatlon for tho 'eat to be ac complished. Westminster Osteite. There are about 8,000 wedding rvcrv'24 bours. taVlr. the entire ' tctu Into consideration. I.urkno-v beauts of the. Urges: r"ori In tie world without columns t Is bd!t or a kind of c.iaerets. 15 KILLED AND 50 INJURED Y Explosion Lays Waste Conntry for Mile and a Half Aronnd. SAD DISASTER NEAR HULL, QUEBEC. Terrific Rxplntilon At The Plant Of The General Explosives Compnny Of t'nnmla Giant Troon Snapped Off (1oe Anil Barns And Dwell ings Converted Into Kindling Wood Holiday Oowd A Thousand Yards Off Smitten Bodies Fright fully Mangled. Ottawa, On. (Special). An explo sion which wrecked the plant of the General Explosives Company of Can ada, situated a mile from Hull, Que., and four miles from this city, killed fifteen persons and Injured more than fifty others. Tha force of the explosion was terrifying. The coun try for miles around was laid waste and many small dwellings In the city of Hull on the side nearest the scene of the explosion were flattened to the ground. A baseball game was In progress a Bhort distance from the powder works about 6 o'clock. The teams were playing the last Innings and when a fire was seen In one of tho small buildings of the powder plant the crowd began to swarm up the hill to get a better view of the blaze. Warning the danger came to the onlookers In two minor explosions soon after the fire got well under way. A shower of sparks and frag ments of the wrecked building fell among the spectators and there was a scurrying out of what was consid ered the danger xone. Some men in the crowd, aware of the possibilities of the danger when tho main magazine was reached, pleaded .with the crowd to go still farther back and many of them Reed ed the warning. Others, apparently enjoying the element of danger In the spectacle, stood within 1,000 yards of the burning buildings. They were kept on the qui vlve by deto nations which Bent showers of burn ing brands In all directions. The baseball game broke up and, the remainder of the spectators and the players rushed up to join the crowd at the fire. It was then that the main magazine exploded. There were two stunning detonations. Ev erything within a radius of a mile and a half was torn and shattered. Giant trees were snapped off close to the earth; barns and dwelling houses were converted Into kindling wood and even in Ottawa, four miles from the scene, hundreds of plate glass windows wers broken. The scene where the crowd from the ball field stood resembled a bat tlefield. Headless, armless and leg less bodies were lying abount among scores of unconscious forms. To the few who retained a flicker of con sciousness It appeared as though over 100 had been killed. TO TAKE TWO-YEARS' WALK. Rev. Augustin Jones To Travel Through China, Etc., Afoot. Chicago (Special). Rev. Augus tin Jones, pastor of the Fourth Con gregational Church, of Oak Park, a suburb, who takes pleasure walks of from 40 to 60 miles, has resign ed, and after a year's study In Edln burg, Scotland, will start on a two years' walk through Southern Europe, Asia Minor, India and China. Mrs. Jones will accompany him, but she will travel by railroads, camels and other conveyances. Mr. Jones is five feet three Inches tall and ac quired his remarkable pedestrian ability In the Rocky Mountains, where he went for the benefit of his healthy WILL RAISE THE MAINE. Congress Pusses BUI To Remove Wreck Of Battleship. , Washington, D. C. (Special). After twelve years the Ill-fated bat tleship Maine Is to be removed from Havana Harbor, and the bodies which weat down with the vessel will be interred In the National Ceme tery at Arlington. A bill providing for such removal and burial which passed the 1 to use was passed by the Senate. The bill directs the raising of the vessel by the Socrtary of War and the Board of Engineers with "all con venient sneed." The bodies In the ship are to be burled in Arlington and the mast lifted above their graves as a monument. Sits On Hat Tins In Theatre. Los Angeles, Cal. (Special). Per cy Van Dyke, a visitor from New York, entered a motion picture theatre, pushed his way along a row of seats occupied mostly by women, sat down and Instantly leaped Into the air yelling. He bad struck a phalanx of long, sharp hatpins and landed In the lap of a woman in front. Thiu woman's escort immedi ately Jumped on Van Dyke, and there were signs of panic when the police were called. Van Dyke was found to be seriously Injured" and was taken to a hospital. ilSO.OOO Seals This Season. St. John, N. F. (Special). With the last of the Newfoundland sealing fleet safe in port the year's total catch of seals amounts to 320,000, an unusually large number. On Trail Of Cook. Seattle, Wash. (Special). Prof. Herschel C. Parker, of Columbia University, arrived to take charge of the expedition for Seldovla, Alaska, to climb Mount McKlnley and dis prove or verify the asfertlcn of Dr. Frederick A. Cook that be scaled the peak. Tho Fairbanks climbers made the ascent without any special ef fort to end the Cook controversy. Proietsor Parker, however, goes for the express purpose of following Cook's alleged trail. Hark From Palestine. Portland Me. (Special). The barkentlne Kingdom or the Holy Cbost and Us Society of Shlloh, In this state, arrived here from the Mediterranean with Frank W. San ford, the bead of the sect, on board. I tm hollavad that tha ihln brought back the society's colonists st Palestine, many of whom, It Is vld. were In danger of falling Into ..t rha ahln dcks swarmed with fen and women and msnr little chil dren, but none or inera aise-nonraea sed no visitors were allowed CO board. THE DEAD KINO AND ROYAL FAMILY. Horn November 9, 1841, In Buckingham Palace. Was christened Albert Edward, Prince of . Wales. His various titles were Duke of Cornwell, Earl of Chester, Duke of Rothe say, Duke or Saxe-Cobugr-Gotha, Prince of Saxony, Earl of Car rick, Earl of Dublin, Baron Ren frew and Lord of the Isles. Married Princess Alexandra, daughter of King Christian of Denmark, March 10, 1863. Their children were Prince Al- bert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (dead); Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert, Duke of Wales, formerly Duke of York and now King; Princess Louisa Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, Duchess of Fife; Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary; Princess Maude Char lotte Mary Victoria, now Queen of Denmark; Prince Alexander John Charles Albert (dea,). As Prince of Wales, he visited the United States in 1860, stop ping in Baltimore and Washing ton. Traveled extensively and when abroad went under the title of Baron Renefew. Ascended the throne in 1901, upon the death of Queen Vic toria. Was crowned with Queen Alexandra on August 2, 1902. Edward's last words: "Well, it Is all over, but 1 think I have done my duty." THE NEW KING. The new King was born June 3, 1865, and married Princess May of Teck July 6, 1893. They have four children. King George V. has been a sailor most of his life and is very unlike his father. He Is extreme ly ctnmpRtlc. dlslikeB foreigners and r.peaks only the English lan- I guage. TRIBUTES TO KING EDWARD. President Taft to Queen Alex andra: "The profound sym pathy of the people and the gov ernment of the United States and my own personal sympathy and my appreciation of those high qualities which made the life of the late king so potent an influ ence toward peace and justice among nations." Cardinal Gibbons: "The death I of King Edward Is one of the I greatest calamities that could be 1 fall Eneland and all of the Brlt- Ish possessions." Baron ucniaa, Japanese biuubb sador: "The foremost friend of the world's peace." RING EDWARD VII., RULER OF GREAT BRITAIN DEAD His Son Succeeds Him As King George V. Pneumonia, Following Bronchitis the Cause of King Ed ward's Death Woiry Over Political Sit uation Aggravated His Illness England In Gloom. London (Special). King Edward VII. who returned to England from a vacation of 10 days ago in the best of health, died at 11.45 o clock Friday nlRht In the presence of his family after an illness of less than a week, which was seriouB hardly more than three days. The Prince of Wales succeeded to the crown Immediately, according to the laws of the kingdom, without of ficial ceremony. His first official act was to dispatch to the Lord Mayor the announcement of his father's death, In pursuance of custom. His telegram read: I am deeply grieved to Inform you that my beloved father, the King, passed away peacefully at 11.45 to night. (Signed George. Tho physicians soon afterward is sued their official bulletin, which fol lows: May 6, 11.50 P. M., His Majesty, the King, breathed his last at 11.45 tonight. In the presence of Her Ma jesty Queen Alexandra, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Roy al, the Duchess of Fife, Princess Vic toria and Princess Louisa, the Duch epfl of Argyll. (Signed) Laklng. Reid, Powell, Dawson. Cause Of Death. Pneumonia, following bronchitis, Is believed to have been the cause of death, but the doctors thus far have refused to make a statement. Some of the King's friends are con vinced that worry over the critical political situation which confronted him, with Bleepless nights, aggravat ed, if It did not cause, the fatal ill ness. The Intelligence that the end of King Edward's reign had come was not a surprise at the last. The people had been expecting to hear of it at any hour since the evening's bulletin was posted at Buckingham Palace and flashed throughout the kingdom. The capital Deceived it without excitement, but sadly, for the King with his own people was unquestionably one of the most popu lar rulers In the world. They re garded him as one of the strongest forces making for the stability of the peace of the empire. Notifying Other Rulers. Within a few minutes after the death of the King, the Home Office was telegraphing the Intelligence to the heads of other governments and the British diplomats and colonial officials throughout the world. All who knew the King antici pated that his death would be sud den, ,and it would not have occa sioned great surprise If it had oc cured without warning at some social function as a result of heart trouble. Almost to the end he refused to take to bis bed, and was sitting up In a large chair, so the palace stories go, corroborating the description of him as an unruly patient. One of the last utterances attri buted to King Edward was: "Well. It is all over, but I think I have done my duty." He seemed then to have reached a full realization that his end was fast approchlng. The1 Queen and others of the royal family and four doctors have. been constantly In the sick room through out the day. Several hours before his death the King was In a coma tose condition, but be rallied slight ly between 9 and 10 o'clock, and ap peared to recognize his family. Then he relapsed Into unconsciousness, which ended In his passing. PUT CHECK ON ARMAMENTS Roosevelt's Advice to the Euro pean Powers. HE URGES' AJLES OF PEACE. The Colonel's Voice Giving Way Under Strain Of Making Speeches Daily Fails HJm Severn! Times In Ills Address Before The Nobel Prize Committee At UhriMlnnla He Advocated Development Of The Hague Tribunal - Scheme Of In ternational Police Power. KING GEORGE V. PROCLAIMED The Tomb To Be In The Albert Me morial Chapel At Windsor A Poem By The Poet Laureate Of Engaldn The New Queen To Be Designated Queen Mary She Is Likely To Exert Much Influence On The Court Surroundings Mes sages From Americans. HONORS TO THE DEAD. The funeral of King Edward set for May 20, the remains to lie beneath the Albert Memorial chapel at Windsor. I The remains of tho dead mon arch will lie In state in West minster Hall. Services of memorial character beld In St. Paul's and Westmins ter Abbey and other churches In London. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Dean of Westminster, the Bishop of London and the Vicar of Windsor, as well as the Catho lic Archbishop of Westminster pay tributes to the dead king. William O'Brien, the Irish lead er, refers to King Edward as a peace maker in Ireland. -.The Salvation Army, by per mission of the Dowager Queen Alexandra, helJ a prayer and song service on the palace grounds beneath the windows of I the death chamber. The new Queen win be desig nated as Queen Mary. London (Special). The future steps remorselessly on the heels of the past. While the body of the dead King Edward lies awaiting re moval from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle and the hearts of the royal family and the loyal subjects are wrung with sincere grief, official preparations are being made with dignified baste for the installation of his successor, Georve V., Into the great office from which death sud denly removed Edward VII. Practi cally everything Is now arranged for the proclamation of George V., and during Monday morning, with all stately forma and ceremonies band ed down from England's historic and picturesque past, the new sovereign will be proclaimed King and Emper or In the metropolis and the other great cities of the empire. The nation Is yet too much domi nated by its acute sense of the loss sustained by King Edward's death to bestow more than formal well wishes upon bis little-known and diffident son. It was otherwise when Queen Victoria died. Edward, while Prince of Walee, had become known to the people as Intimately perhaps even more so than the Queen her self. He was known to every man in the street and was a popular idol everywhere in walks of life. . Cashier Fonnd Dead In River. Henderson, Ky. (Special). The body of 8. K. Sneed, former presi dent of the National Bankers' Asso ciation, was found in shallow water near the river bank here. He has been missing since Sunday, and is believed to have committed suicide by drowning. He was 72 years old and for HO years was cashier of the Henderson National. Bank. . It Rained Peanuts. Poughkeepsle, N. Y. (Special). An explosion of a peanut-roasting machine, on Market Strtefhere, was followed by freak results. Timothy Nolan, a young man bad one of his J snoes oiown on anu aim itwi uuiy scalded. Edward Clayton, another pedestrian, bad bis watch blown out of his pocket, and an unknown wom an was spattered with gasoline, which failed to burn. It rained peanuts for a time. Boston's Milk War. Boston (Special ) . The second week of the milk war between farm er and contractor began Sunday with both sides repeating their claims of the past week. The contractors as sert that they bave an amply sup ply of milk, while tbe officials of the farmers association declare that tbelr members will stand firm and that more producers than ever have agreed to withhold their milk from tbe Boston market. Up to date the average Boston consumer bas receiv ed bis cusomary n.ilk sup-ply at tbe regular pi'-ce. .. . Must Carry Wireless. Washington, D. C. (Special). Tbe Senate" passed a bill requiring every ocean-going steamer carrying 50 or more persona oa ho nulnnui with wireless apparatus capable of sending and receiving messages over a aisiance oi ai luasi miles, night or day. The provisions of tbe bill dn not annlv tn a. no ti ap plying between ports less than 200 nines Bimri. a una oi not less man 11.000 nor more than 15,000 Is pro vided for the violations of tbe law. Big Strike Settled. Providence, R. I. (Special). When tho whistles blow for work here Monday, the building trades op eration In this city, which bar been disrupted by a strike of 1,600 laborers the past week, will be In nearly uormal condition. Following tbe signing by one large contracting firm of a' compromise wage -agreement nine other firms came to tbe same settlement with their men. One eontractlng Arm remains at - odjt with the union over the matter of ricognttlon. -. ROOSEVELT. No man Is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to Infamy. Something should be done soon as popslble to check tbe growth of armament, especially naval ar maments, by International agree ment. It would be a master-stroke If those great powers honestly bent on peace would form a league of peace, not only to keep the peace among themselves, but to pre vent, by force, If necessary, Its being broken by others. JOHN LUND. But it Is not Norway alone but the entire civilized world which has reason to be grateful to the United States. Millions upon millions from Europe, poor and often down trodden, but capable, have found In the new world that happiness and prosperity which the old world was unable to afford them. In many ways the United States has reached the goal for which Europe is still sighing. Chrlstlanla, Norway (Special). Theodore Roosevelt delivered his address on "International Peace" before the Nobel prize committee here. The former president of the United States entered upon the most difficult field of European politics, and in the conclusion of a carefully worked-out thesis advocated an Inter national agreement that would serve to check the growth of armaments, especially naval armament, and the formation by those great powers hon estly bent on peace of a league peace "not only to keep the peace among themselves, but to prevent by force, if necessary, Its being broken by others." - What Mr. Roosevelt had to say before the King and Queen of Nor way and other representative per sonages constituted the baBls of the private conversations which he Is having with the statesmen ' of Eu rope aa occasion arises concerning the . practical possibilities of collec tive action by the various govern ments for the enforcement of uni versal peace. ' "No man is worth calling a man," said the speaker, "who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong." This principle Mr. Roose velt applied to nations. As he pro ceeded, Mr. Roosevelt's voice plain ly showed the effect of the strain to which It has been subjected by the daily speechmaklng since March 1. It failed him several times, and to ward the close of his h?dros, which was delivered with unJi.jj.1 emphasis, he had difficulty in making himself heard. The whole house arose and stood with bowed heads for a moment when Mr. Roosevelt referred to BJornson, whose death, be said, "leaves a gap In the literature of the whole world." He alluded to BJornson as a man who bad always stood for the right as be conceived the right to be. Ab Mr. Roosevelt proceeded with his ad dress the Norwegians commented one to another upon the resemblance be tween tbe ex-President and BJornson to the same style of public speaking, to the same favorite gesture with the clinched hand. The address was broken by abun dant applause In which .the King Joined. At Its conclusion 'the Queen stood and joined the audience In giving nine short cheers for Roose velt. The Colonel proposed three cheers for Norway and led the cheer ing, but tbe bouse broke away and gave nine, following the Norwegian custom. The audience then sang the Norwegian national anthem and dispersed. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH Secretary Dickinson has designat ed Judge John W. Judd, of Nashville, Tenn., to visit Porto Rico and in vestigate tbe present system of granting franchises for public utili ties on the Island. The 'Federal Grand Jury concluded its investigation Into the New York end of the wire responsibility for the receipt of stock quotations by buck etshops. Secretary of the' Navy Meyer ap peared before the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs and explained de tails of the Naval Appropriation BUI. Ninety-two sail and steam ves sels were added to the merchant marine of the United States during April, according to the Department of Commerce and Labor. A Senate bill providing for the naturalization of allona who serve four years in the Navy or the Marine Corps passed the Senate. Heart specialists attending tbe Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons discussed the effect of to bacco upon the heart. Rev. John Hunter, of Glasgow, Seotland, who Is making a tour of tbe United States, delivered the open ing prayer In the House. The Bureau of Labor submitted to the Senate a report on labor con ditions at tbe Bethlehem ' Steel Works, Bethlehem, Pa. The Spanish Treaty Claims Com mission ended nine years' labor and awarded damages of. 11, 889, 845 on claims. Postmaster General Hitchcock ex pects to save f 10.000,000 during this fiscal year in tbe Postofflce Depart ment, Tbe Senate tasked the bill author izing tbe raising of the Ill-fated Maine In Havana harbor. Tbe House Judiciary Committee ordrd a favorable report on tbe resolution culling upon tbe Attorney General for Informational to tbe set inn taken with reference to cot en gaaibllng. 'S PEOPLE PERISH Earth q ;ahe Destroys Carl ago, in Costa Rica. SEVERAL OTHE.I CITIES ALSO SHAKEN. Hundreds Of Persons Injured By Tho Collapse Of Buildings Panic Reigns As The Shocks Continue Much Suffering And Destitution Among People In The Disturbed Territory Wife And Child Of Guatemala's Representative To Peace Count Killed. San Juan del Bur, Nicaragua (Special). A large part of Cartago,: Costa Rica, was destroyed by a pow erful seismic movement. It is known that at least 500 per sons are dad and many hundreds Injured. Scores of buildings were torn down, among them the Palace of Justice, erected by Andrew Car negie. The wife and child of Dr. Bocanegra, the Guatemalan magis trate to the Central American Arbi tration Court, have been killed. San Joee has also been shaken, some of the buildings being dam aged, but no deaths are reported in that city. Some persons are slight ly injured, Earth shocks also were felt at sev eral points In Nicaraagua, near the Costa Rlcan frontier. Reports reach ing here ntnta that tharo im miiAh suffering and destitution at Cartago, consequent upon the disaster. cartago, the capital of Cartago province, lies at the foot of Iratui volcano, about 14 tnlloa from CAn Jose. It has an estimated population, n .A nnn . ... . . ui iu.uuu, ana is me seat ot tne Central American Peace Court, for, the home of which Andrew Carnegie' donated a large sum. Cartago was the capital of the country until 1823. It has, suffered frequently from earth quakes, finrl wna nnrtlallw In greater part, destroyed In 1723, 1803,' iota, mi, 1B01 and 1864. , On Anrtl 13 lust n nf airih.i quakes, varying in Intensity, swept over Costa Rica, doing considerable material damage, but practically without loss of life. San Jose suffer-', ed most severely, while both Cartago' and Port Llmon felt the force of the disturbance. WIRKLKSS SYSTEM TESTS. U. S. Cruisers Will Try To Com municate Over 8,000 Miles Washington. D. C. (Soeclal) The cruiser Des Moines has arrived at Monrovia, Liberia, to relieve the Birmingham, which will begin a ser ies of tests of the new naval wireless SVfltem tn pnnlimpMnn with yn - ntm L Jl VJ er Salem, endeavoring to maintain constant communication with Brant's noun on me Massacnusetts coast over 3,000 miles of water. The Den Mnlnna wilt ramutr, in. definitely In Liberlan waters, and it Is tbe understanding that her com manding offcer will devote himself in An effort in Imnmv. th. nnl I . I , w -w ....... w .V V LIU )IVIIlLl conditions in the little Republic. Will Not Resign. Washington, D. C. (Special). "If I were disposed to consider the the question of resignation, I would not do SO as lone as thnsa vinlnxa and unwarranted attacks continue against me," said Secretary of the inienor aaiunger in denying the re newed rumor that ha rnnlamnl.t.rl retiring from President Taft's cabl-l net soon arter tne Ballinger-Plnchot: Investigation Is concluded. The Sec retary emphatically denied that he was considering the nnasti nn at oil "I have no intention of resigning,") ue einpuaucaiiy aeciareq.. Victim Of Hookworm. Newport News, Va. (Special). I The hookworm has claimed its first! victim here. In the case ot James i R. Shlppard, 15 years old, who dledi Tuesday, local physicians experienc-' ed their initial defeat in fighting-the, disease. Shlppard bad been suffer ing from hookworm for two years,' and all efforts of the best obtain-', talnable physicians failed to effect a cure. , Local Optionist Beats Prohibltiouist.' Montgomery, .Ala. (Special). Re turns received from 67 counttes show that Emmet O'Neal, local optionist, I was nominated for governor In the Democratic primary beld In this state by a majority of 12,000 over his op ponent, H. 8. D. Mallory. Mallory ran on a statewide Prohibition plat form. Former Prison Warden Sentencea. Jackson, Mich. (Special).. Allen N. Armstrong, former warden of tbe state prison here, was sentenced by! Judge Parkinson to pay a fine of' $5,000 and to serve one year In tbe Detroit House of Correction, for accepting bribe to favor a prls-i on contractor. Armstrong was ar- rested February 8, 1909, and pleaded! guilty. Pension Roll Decreasing. Washington, D. C. (Special). i In less than fifteen . minutes' time) tbe Senate considered and passed the', pension appropriation bill, carrying about 1165,000,000. Senator Scott, I wbo was in charge of the bill, stated' that henceforth there would be a rapid fallln- off In the amount re-1 quired for tbe payment of pensions. He said that 81,000 pensioners bad, died last year. i Minister Hnes Farmer. Nashville, Ind. (Special). Be-' cause John Henson, a wealthy farm-j er, called him an "old bald-headed, molasses thief," Rev. David Graham, 79 years old, brought suit for 15,000 ' damages for slander. - Henson and ' Ave other witnesses testified thati Graham stole the molasses and' when the aged minister came on the stand be said he "took one gallon and three quarts, but Intended to return It," when he cut his sugar, cane. The. Jury found for Henson, and the grand Jury at once began to Investigate the case. Dr. William H. Welch, of Baltl-j more, was elected president of the National A'soctatton for the Study and Prevention ot Tuberculosis. t Tbe government closed down tbe. cement plant at tbe Roosevelt dam' because tbe big engineering project; Is nearly Cnlshed. ! Tbe Preuident sent to the Senate the nomination of General Nelson. H. Kenrv to be surveyor of tho port: Vow York. v. . V . a favorable report wo ordered on I the banker's bill of lading b II. COMMERCIAL Weekly Review of Trade am Market Reports. R. O. Dun & Co's Weekly Revln ot Trade says: "Conditions of business are iuj Irregular, but tbe volume ot trait continues heavy. Certain unfavorabu developments .have apparently bo exaggerated, and tbelr effect udm business sentiment has been out ot proportion to tbelr real significant Much as usual depends this 'yev upon tbe crops." Bradstreet's tomorrow will say "Cold weather, with snow Wej and South, bave checked retail trui. and dulled reorder business In sprio goods, while the reports of crop dan. age resulting from the return of winter have tended to discourage fii) business pending clearer vlewa ot the ultimate crop outcome. "Taken as a whole, the report! from jobbing and wholesale trad lines and Industries point to a slow. lng down rather than a quickening of demand, and the downward tun. dsncy of many commodities docs not seem io nave Drougnt out much new business, the feeling beinir nnnnrpmi. that buying to fill only actual needi is now the part of conservatism pending clearer views of crop and price outturn. "Business failures for the week ended with April 28 were 181 against 193 last week, 268 In tht like week of 1909, 282 in 1908. 161 In 1907 apd 130 In 1906." Wholesale Markets. New Vork.--Wheat Spot weak; No. 2 red, 112c. nominal c. i. f.; No 1 Northern, 1.16ft f. o. b. opening navigation. Corn Spot steady; steamer, 63 He. asked, and No. 4, 60 nominal, both elevator export basis. Export No. 2, 64 He. f. o. b. Oats Spot quiet; mixed, 2632 lbs., nominal; natural white, 26 82 lbs., 45Vs48; clipped white, 34 &'42 lbs., 46H 52. Butter Steady; receipts, 7,280 pkge. Creamery ' specials, 309 30 ftc; extras, 29ft; third to first, 25 29; state dairy, common to nnest, Z329H; process, 23 26; j factory, 2223; imitation creamery, 23H24H. Eggs Firmer; receipts, 32,341 cases." State, Pennsylvania and near by. gathered white, 23 24c; do., fathered brown, 2222H; fresh gathered storage packed selection!, 22 22 hi; do., regular packed ex tra first, 22; do., first, 20 ft 21 ft. Poultry Alive strong; Western fowls, 20c; turkeys, 12 16. Dressed irregular; checkens, 15 21; fowls, 15 20; turkeys, 17 23. Phfliulelphla. Wheat Steady; contract grade April, 109 111c. Corn Steady; April and May, 61 ft 62c. Oats Steady; No. 2, white nat. ural, 49. Butter Firm; extra Western creamery, 32c.; do., nearby prints, 33. Eggs Steady; Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts, f. c,, 22c. at mark; do., current receipts, In re turnable cases, 21 at mark; Western firsts, f. c 22 at mark; do., current receipts, 21 at mark. Cheese Firm; New York full creams, choice, old, 17ft 17 c; d ., fair to good, old, 16 17; do., choice, new, 14; do., fair to good, 1314. s Live Poultry Unchanged. Dressed Poultry Steady; fresh killed fowls, choice, 19 e.; do., fair to good, 19; old roosters, 1514; rousting chickens. Western, 16 21. Baltimore. Wheat No. 2 red Western, 106c; No. 2 red, 1.06; No. 3 red, 1.02. Ths closing was quiet; No.. 2 red spot, 106 c. nominal; May, 1.06 ask ed; July, 1.03 asked. Corn Spot, 61 e.; May, 61 J July, 64. Oats We quote, per bush.! White, as to weight, No. 2, 48 9 49 c; No. 8, 47 48; No. 4, 44(9 45. Mixed No, 2,, 4747; No. 3. 4646. Rye Quote, per bush.: No. 1 rye Western, domestic, 83 86c; No. 3 WeBtern, domestic, 77 73", bag lots, as to quality and condition, 7074. Hay We quote, per ton: Timo thyNo. 1, 0.50; No. 2, $19.50 20; No. 3, $17018.50. Clover Mix edChoice, $19.60 020; No. 1, $19 19.50; No. 2, $17.60 18.60, Clover JMo. 1, $18 19; No. 2, $16.6017.60. Butter Creamery, fancy, 300 30 c; creamery, choice, 28 29; creamery, good, 2627; creamery, Imitation, 21 23; creamery, prints, 30 32. Cheese Tbe market Is unchang ed. We quote, Jobbing prices, per lb.: Old, 17c.; new, 16. . Eggs The market Is steady, with fair demand for fresh stock. We quote, per dozen: Maryland, Penn sylvania and nearby firsts, 21c; Western firsts, 21; West Virginia firsts, 21; - Southern firsts, 20; guinea eggs, 10 11. Live Poultry We quote, per lb.: Chickens Old hens, heavy, 20c; do., small to medium, 20; old roost ers, 12; winter, as to size, 28 32; spring, 1 lb. to 1 lbs., per lb., 89 tv42; ducks, large, 16; do., small, 14; do., muscovy and mongrel, 14; do., pigeons, young, per pair, 25 0; do., old, 26 30; guinea fowl, old, each, 25; do., young, 1 lb. and over, 40; do., smaller, 25 SO. Live fitoclc. Chicago. Cattle Market steady. Fteera, $6.258.65; cows, $4.85 7.25; heifers, $4.26 7.60; bulls. $5 6.76; calves, $8 8.60; stockert and feeders, $4.76 7. . Hogs Market 10 16c higher. Choice heavy, $9.55 9.66; butchers. $9.50 9.66; light mixed, $9.26 9.60; choice light, $9.4566; packing, $9.46 9.66 r pigs. $9 9.36; bulk of sales. $9.60 9.60. Sheep Market steady. Sheep. $7.10 8.26; lambs, $8.859.60; spring lambs, $1015, Kansas City. Cattle Market steady. Choice export and dressed beef steers, $7.60845.;, fair te, guou, i.dvuj i.m; western steers, oifl-v.io;. Blockers and. feeders, T.ftOf Snuthftrn rnwl KA .1, tlve cowa, $4.60 7 native heifers. y.oj; ouus, BQQe.ev; calves, ayjs.ou. ' Hogs Market 6 10c. higher. Top, $9.80 9. 46; bulk ot sales, $9.20 9.36; heavy, $.80f?.45r rockers and butchers, $9.10 9.41 llKht. $8.869.27; 7.S0t X