THE NEWS
Domestic
Rx-tiovernor Frank Wen itoTtlns,.
tif Now Hampshire, and bis son,'
Douglas Kolllns, were arrested on the
arrival of the steamship Lualtanta
from Kuglaiicl on warrants Issued by!
I'nlted States Commissioner Shields
charRlng the former Governor, his;
eon and his wlfo Catherine Rollins
with conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment by smuggling In dutiable
Bonds.
The second trial of the civil suit
brought by the I'nlted States govern
ment against Charles F. W. Neely,
in chnrpe of the Bureau of Finance,
In the Department of Posts during,
the American military occupancy of'
Cuba, resulted In a verdict for 1 1 2 ,
901.21 In favor of the government.
Today will be judgment day for
victims of the recent Pittsburg brib
ery dragnet, when ten men. includ
ing leaders In tinanclnl, business and
professional life, will bu sentenced by
Jurtnc H. S. Frazer.
K Is stated on good authority that
the papers transferring the Senator
Clark copper properties to the AmalJ
ganinted Copper Comany will bo'
Signed within :i day or two.
The famous t'leofonte Campaninl
will conduct French opera to be giv
en in Baltimore by the Metropolitan,
IntereRtB next season.
At the foreclosure sale of the.
Metropolitan Street Railway, In New
Vork. no bids were received for tho
property. The foreclosure proceeds
1ngs will now go back to the courts
and Judge Lacombe will set another
date of sale.
Pennsylvania passenger train No.
307 jumped the track at Kensington,
15 miles south of Alliance, O., anil
some, cf the coaches rolled down a
20-foot embankment. Several per
sons were Injured and three may die.
The body of Annie Klncald, who
died In Chicago a month ago, was
exhumed In Teeumseh, Mich., and
the authorities are Investigating tha
cause of her death.
Speaker Cannon, In a discussion
In the Yale News on the value of a
college education, says a college
courso is not necessarily fatal to
success.
Florenco Heynerman, a chorus
girl, died at the Flower Hospital,1
In New York, from the effects of a
dose of poison. ',
Mlsa Dorothy R. Gittings, of Balf-.
tlmore, "christened the torpedo boat
destroyer Storrett when It was
launched at Quincy, Mass.
Twelve persons voluntered to give
lip their blood In an effort to save'
the life of little Dora Blumenthal,!
of New Yo'k'.
Rochester, N. Y., was selected as.
the next meeting place of the Inter
national Association of Chief of-.
Police.
A meeting o: representatives ofj
commercial organizations, held In:
New York, passed resolutions asking
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission investigate the rates and"
regulations of express companies.
A warrant was Issued for the ar
rest of Joseph G. Armstrong, direc
tor of public works of Pittsburg, on
a charge of forgery.
A bronze tablet was unveiled on
the site of the old wigwam. Chicago,!
where Lincoln was nominated in!
18G0.
Rear Admiral Andrew J. KlerntedJ
IT. S. N., died In Philadelphia from'
a stroke of apoplexy.
A sen man was swept overboard and
lost when a big sea hit the steamship
Caronia.
The Mauhanset Hotel, a summer
resort on Long Island, was destroyed
by Are.
Foreign I
Ste-lent 'ardanl, who on Febru- j
ary 2 0 fhot and fatally wounded
Boutroa Pacha (ihali, the Egyptian I
premier and minister of foreign af-
fa'i's, was condemned to death at i
Cairo
The United States cruiser New I
York arrived at Toulon, France, en '
route to the Orient, where she will
pecome toe riagship or Rear Admiral
Hubbard.
In the explosion of a mine In ma
neuvers off the coast of Wilhelmsha
ren five German sailors were killed
and two others Injured.
Mr. Roosevelt donled reports that
he had expressed an Indorsement of
a certain candidate for governor of I
New York.
Earthquakes continue in Costa
Rica und seismic instruments In this
country recorded the shocks.
Colonel Roosevelt continued his
investigation in licrlin of the subjtct
of public dependents.
The expulsion of Jews from Kiev
will bo resumed by the Russian au
thorities today.
The Russian government Is pre-,
paring a favorable reply to Secretarj
Knox's proposal for a permanent
court of arbitral Justice through an
extension cf the J jrirdlctlon of the
international prl.-.o court.
Colonel Roosevelt dolivered his
address "The World Movement" a
the Berlin University beore a large
and distinguished audience, Including
Kmperor William.
Dr. Jamo3 L. Holdrn, of Colum
bns. O.. says l.e exan.lnod King Ed
ward's threat las. .ru:y n Paris and
found that tho King was suffering
from encer.
One fcunlred and thirty-seven
ir.lne.s perished tn an explosion in
the Wellington coal fines, at White
Haven, England.
A ronfllrt between the smiles of
Peru and Ecuador ove. the boundary;
dispute now seems Inevitable.
'neoh Cbnmbrlnin. the Wrtih
tat.s-an. appears to be much im
proved In health.
T'.r Wllilarn Hleglns, the astrono
mer, died li London.
The strlle of the 1,200 miner at
the collieries i f the Canadian Con
solidated Crrapaay at Trank Alber
to "niled In nn advance cf was.
The Atlantic Transport Llaer
Mlnrer.Mia w'1ch went aihnie off
Ut rir'r Islands, was floated. . , i
In no.h Doures of r'irllamcni nl-f.r-fKf
were tde In eulogy of tho
lute King of Eoeland.
forfer President Roosevelt stood
wkii K titer Wllhelm wbon ha re
tiered the German troops. ,
The I'ass'on ray season opened at
Oborsmmergan, J:aarta, with a pub
lic rehearsal.
CtMrajr I'aot Provrs Fatal,
fcattle, Wash. t'Bpoclt!). L. K.
raJer, fpmitr! prominent (o Etata
loi;t !-. tod ti oco time a mornber
of tre l ;::ut jre. after fatting
J-9 days: itadcr b.d bten sjITerlnr
frarn ttotraeh, (rutin, and upon ad
. of a wr"ai lhr-idsn dotlCsd to
tsfc i1 stai'sJon treatment.
KING'S FUNERAL WILL
BE BIG SPECTACLE
30,000 Troops Will ' March In
the L'rocession.
CAMPS IN Loiis GREAT PARKS.
The Floral Display To Be On A Mag.
nlflcetit Healn Exported That
Fully 700.(100 People Will Pass
Through Westminster ITnll To
Iook Upon The Cnfllu Wimien
Of AH (Insses Wearing Mourn
ingA Cruze For Bliuk And Pur
ple Manifest.
London (Special). Court, mili
tary and municipal officials working
fat high pressure for th past few
days have completed tho details of
arrangements for the king's funeral
ceremonies Friday. The. preliminary
obsequies legan Saturday, when the
king's body, after his brother the
Duke of Connaught took his fare
well look, was removed from the
simple deathroom to the splendid
throneroom of the palace.
On Tuesday it was removed with
processional pomp to Westminster
Jlall, where it will He publicly In
state until Friday. Upon tho arrival
of the body at Westminster Hall a
brief religious service was conducted
fby the Archbishop of Canterbury and
Ihe Bishop of London.
The services were attended by the
members of the House of Lords and
'House of Commons. The hall was
inot draped, and the ceremonial was
of magnificent simplicity. The coffin
was rested on a craped catafalque.
LThe only sign of'decoration in the
nclent hall was of a purple cloth
covering the platform of the catafal
que and tho trappings of the bier.
The King and Qun, the queen
mother and the other roval mourn
ers were grouped about the catafal
que during the brief service.
Army Of guilder.
Thirty thousand soldiers will be
brought from Aldershot and other
military camps to line the streets on
Friday, when the procession passes.
As there Is no room to barrack
them over night the soldiers will
Wvouac in the parks and streets.
The city will have the appearance of
an invested town for two days.
Borne of the soldiers will sleep in
tents In the parks, while the re
mainder win lie down beside their
guns in tho streets.
A Wealth Of Flowers.
The flowers alone contributed by
organization and Individuals will rep
resent many thousands of dollars In
value. The most elaborate wreath
has been sent from Windsor, con
sisting of costly white flowers, inter
woven with purple, which Is the
foyal mourning color. The wreaths
contributed by private individuals,
numbering thousands, will be hung
on posts in tha streets.
Fabulous prices are being asked
for seats In the stands along the
line, 125 being tho lowest sum at
which It Is possible to get a place.
The householders overlooking Trafal
gar Square have sent a protest to
the Lord Chamberlain for again
changing the line of march, which
cuts off and deprives theta of eagerly
expected profits.
King Georpe being so closely Iden
tified with the navy, the naval con
tingent will take a prominent part
in the ceremonies. Bluejackets will
draw the gun carriage to Windsor
as they did the carriage which bore
the body of Victoria although on
that occasion they did so because
the horses became restive.
The hymns which will be sung at
the servioe at Windsor are all of
the Queen mother's choice. They
are: "My God My Father, While I
Stray," "Now the Laborer's Task Is
O'er"' and "I Heard a Voice From
Heaven.''
TO MAKE 8,000-MILE TKST RUN.
Automobile Gun Detachment Going
From Cincinnati To Dallas.
Chicago (Special). The automo
bile gun detachment of the North
western Military Academy, at High
land Park, a North Shore suburb. I
arranging for a test run of 3,000
miles from Cincinnati to Dallas,
Texas, between June 15 and Au
gust 1.
The detachment is composed of
automobiles equipped with automat
ic rapid-fire guns ready for action.
The test will be one of the first of
the kind made.
Permission to cross the States is
now boing secured.
lF,CORATIOX DAY PROGRAM.
Grafton Preparing For Its Greatest
Demonstration.
Grafton, W. Va. (Special). This
city is preparing for the greatest
observance of Decoration Day, May
30, in its history. Hon. T. L. Jef
fords, of Harper's Ferry, will be the
peaker of the day. A feature will
be a big parade, in which the boys of
ihe State Reform School will participate.
Corporation Tax Returns.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Total assessments on account of the
corporation tax to date have been
$26,023,879 and collections $224,-161.
Offered Wooden Leg For Fine.
Hammond, Ind. (Special) Joseph
Murphy, a West Hammond man was
arrested for drunkenness in Gary and
fined $5 and costs by Judge Mayo,
in the City Court. Murphy had a
wocdenlcg and unscrewed the leg
to offer it to tbe court in payment of
hit line, saying that It was all bo bad
on earth. He then knelt before the
court and pleaded for mercy. Judge
Mayo told him to screw on his leg,
and gave him money to get out of
town.
Drinking Cups For Ikigs.
Chicago (Special). Ono thousand
drinking cups for dogs will be placed
Id different parts of tha city to les
sen tho danger of rabies during tha
hot months. This unusual method
of combating mad dogs la the scheme
of Dr. John Miller. He obtained the
consent of the Judiciary 'committee
of the city council to place the drink
ing cups. "I believe it will tsnd to
lessen the danger of rabies at least
50 per cent.," said Dr. Miller. "Too
cups will be kept filled with e'ean,
cool water and will be In easy reach
cf any thtrstv dogs. , . , ,
OLD EARTH HAS
A SPRING SHAKE
Seismographs All Over Countrj
Record It,
Vibrations The Most Universal Bver
Recorded At Georgetown Univer
sity Observatory First Felt At
8.20 Friday Morning Disturb
ance Estimated At Over 2,000
Miles From Baltimore Hopkins
University Instrument ShoWs A
Severe Hhock.
Washington, D. C. (Special). An
earthquake, causing tremors lasting
4 8 minutes, was recorded by the
Instruments at Georgetown Univer
sity Observatory, at the Weather Bu
reau and at tbe Coast and Geodetic
Survey Magnetic observatory at
Cheltenham, Md. Tbe tremors of tbe
seismograph were accompanied by
distinct shocks, it was said, at the
Georgetown Observatory. Father
Francis Torndorf, who recorded the
vibrations of the instrument, said
that the tremors were the moBt un
usual ever noted at the observatory
on account of their alternating di
rections. As the motion was prin
cipally east and west, it is believed
that the disturbance occurred some
where In the West, probably along
the Pacific Coast.
The tremors of the instrument be
gan at 3.26 o'clock A. M. The elec
tromagnetic instrument recorded the
first shock just two minutes after
tbe preliminary movement began.
At 3.86 tbe second shock came, last
ing four minutes. The third shock
was at 3.45 and lasted two minutes.
The first shock was by far the heavi
est. It Is not believed, however, that
the earthquake could have been se
vere.
The Weather Bureau Issued the
following bulletin about the quake:
"An earthnuake of moderate in
tensity was recorded on the seis
mograph of the Weather Bureau in
the early morning. The most com
plete record is shown on the instru
ment recording east and west mo
tion. The preliminary tremors be
gan at 3.15 A. M., seventy-fifth meri
dian time, and the principal portion
of the disturbance begpn at 3 o'clock,
26 minutes, 40 seconds.
"The ampltude of the motion was
only moderate during tbe whole dis
turbance, but was prolonged over
the greater length of time than usual
with earthquake? or this aegree oi
intensity. The characteristic phases
of earthquake records are not clearly
defined in the present cose, but it is
estimated that the disturbance was
at a distance of from 2,000 to 2,600
miles. No information is at hand
as to tho direction of the disturbance
from Washington or its probable origin."
Boston (Special). The delicate
needle of the Harvard seismograph
was agitated for nearly throe hours,
the record beginning at 3.05.48 A.
M. and continuing until after 6
o'clock. The experts estimated tbe
origin of the earthquake at about
5,300 miles south or southwest.
, FOUR HUNDRF.D SHOCKS.
Costa I)ia's Series Of Shakes fllnce
April IS.
San Jose, Costa Rica (Special).
Tho earth tremors continue here. In
the month since April 13, 400 dis
tinct shocks beve been recorded.
The volcanoes of the vicinity exhibit
no special activities.
It Is estimated that a force of
2.000 men would be required for six
months to clear the ruins of Carta
ge . Half Hat number of men is
engaged ' under good organization.
Samuel T. Lee, the American consul
at San Jose, is very active in the
work of rescue and the succor of the
survivors.
Port Ltmon. Costa Rica (Special).
Tbe telegraph line between this
port and San Jose suddenly failed.
It is feared another very heavy e .rth
Quake has occurred in the interior.
Tbe last reports coming over tho
wire were that heavy detonations
were heard from the volcanoes of
Poas and Irasu, and that the erup
tions seemed to be increasing in se
verity. Great anxiety is felt here.
BANDITS HOLD VP CAR
Get 92,000 And Jewelry From Pas
sengers In Seattle.
Seattle, Wash. (Special) Between
$1,500 and $2,000 In money and
Jewelry was the booty carried off by
three badnlts who held up a South
Park Street car. Twenty men were
en the car, Incradlng- tbe three ban
dits. Tbo highwaymen remained
quietly in their seats until the car
reached 8pokana Avenue. Tbero
they lined up tbo conductor, the mo.
torman and the passengers. While
two of the men kept tbe victims in
line by leveling revolvers, tbe third
robber relieved each one In line of
bis valuables and ordered him to
march down the aisle.
When the robbers had completed
their work one of them entered tho
motorman's compartment and ran
tho car to Edmonds, a small station
north of Georgetown, where tbe men
got off and entered tho Northern Pa
cific freight yards. It Is thought they
boarded a southbound train which
left shortly after.
Recovered Eyesight On Birthday.
San Francisco (Special). Coin
cident with ' the celebration of hla
eighty-fifth birthday, Prof. George
Davidson, a well-known scientist and
author, recovered his sight For al
most a year Professor Davidson has
been totally blind because of catar
act. Two operations performed in
the last six months proved their suc
cess yesterday when the clouds that
obscured tbe aged scientist'! vision
were partially lifted.
Physicians Under Arrest,
Chicago (Special). Charged with
operating a medical "diploma mill,"
three Chicago physicians were ar
rested by federal officers. Those ar
rested ,ar Dr. Alexander ChltricV
D. N. O. Bon r quo and Dr. J. Nelson
Barnes. All were released on bu .
According to United Stat-s Commis
sioner Mark A- Footo, tho physician!
nro charged with selling diplomas for
$40 and operating under the name
of tho Crescent - Medical ITnlvorslty
md tho Chicago Medical University,
Tho nueclOe. rharcn !'" ulch f-
rosts were mado If using tbo malls
o defraud. ,
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
IN A FUND
Six Girls and Two Boys Drown
While Out For a Frolic
SURVIVORS TELL OF TERRIFIC BATTLE.
Victims Were Member Of The Grad
uating And Junior Classes Of The
Huntington Mills High School,
Near Wilkes Barre, Pa. Boys
Rocked Boats, Then All Went
Overboard Struggling . Students
Pull Over Other Boats That Go
To Their Assistance.
Wilkes-Barrep Pa. (Special).
Six girls and two boys, members of
the graduating and the Junior class
es at tbe Huntington Mills High
School, 16 miles from here, were
drowned in a mill pond near the
school. Four other boys managed
to roach shore and save themselves.
The drowned were all between 16
and 18 years old, and had been busy
during the morning preparing for
the graduating exercises.
The pupils came to the school
from some distance . and carried
lunch. After this had been eaten
at noon, a party of the older ones,
six girls and six boys, proposed going
for a row on the old mill pond.
Thoy embarked in two boats about
1 o'clock. Fifteen minutes after
ward eight of them were dead.
No one on shore saw the party
embarking or witnessed the accident.
The mill pond Is some distance from
the school. The old paper mill there
is abandoned, and a fringe of trees
shuts off the sight of the water from
the road. The pond, though deep.
is narrow. There are several boats
there.
The four survivors, George Dod-
son, Uriah Weitzel, Jay Koons and
Harold Bell, tell a confused story.
They and the victims had often been
out on the mill pond before. They
went down to the water in couples.
At the side of the dam they got two
small rowboats and three boys and
three girls crowded into each.
There was much frolicking and
laughter as the boats were pushed
off side by side. The girls teased
each other and the boys about their
companions. There was mucli
splashing of water with the oars,
and some .of the party used their
hands and threw water on The
otkers. Tbe boats drifted to the
middle of the pond and were several
yards apart.
In one boat where the boys and
girls were having a very Jolly time
a boy got up to change his seat.
Who it was tbe survivors do not ve
metober. They have an idea that
perhaps two or three of the boys
stood up at the same time. The
boat rocked some, tho girls shriek"
and the boys rocked the boat a little
more. It dipped some water and the
girls, thoroughly alarmed, sprang up.
The next Instant the boat overturned
and all six were in the water with
a chorus of screams for help.
Toe other boat, only a few yards
away, reached the six struggling In
tho water with a half dozen strokes
of tho oars. Those in the boat were
apparently as exeited as those In the
water. Every one seemed to be
screaming some direction or shriek-
lug for help. Those In the boat
reached out to get their playmates,
thosn in the wateY selr.ed the side f
of the boat and tried to scramble
in. Tbelr weight on the gunwales
pulled the boat beneath the water
or they upset it while trying to cllmh
in. Whatever happened, happened
quickly, for tho second boat was
barely among those struggling in the
water before its six Inmates were
also overboard.
137 MINERS PERISH.
High Barometric Conditions Cause
Explosion In A Mine.
Manchester, Eng. (Special) One
hundred and thirty-seven miners lost
their lives In an explosion In tho
Wellington coal mine, at White
Haven. Rescue parties succeeded in
saving four men, but fire has broken
out in the workings, leaving practi
cally no hope for those who are still
entombed.
A curious fact is that a colliery
warning was published in many of
the newspapers in tho mining dis
tricts of tho kingdom to tho affect
that unusually high barometric con
ditions rendered firedamp explosions
extremely probable and that all
underground workers ought there
fore to be on the alert.
The Friar Lands Purchase.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
The House passed a series of reso
lutions calling on the War Depart
ment for information as to tho ac
tual purohasars of tho Philippine
friar lands under the guise of tho
Mlndoro Development Company,
which Representative 'Martin, of
Colorado, claims was backed by the
American 8ugar Refining Company.
Bureau Of Mines.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Tbe House, adopted the conference
report on the bill for tho creation of
a bureau of mines and it will become
law when signed by tho President.
It makes provision for a study of
mining explosions and other acci
dents with a view to the enactment
of scientific methods of avoiding such
catastrophes.
Got 10,000 For Politeness.
Boston (Special). The devotion
of a nurse and the politeness of a
bank clerk were found to have been
rewarded when4lthe will of Mrs, An
nie Preston Lincoln .was filed for pro.
bate. Mrs.. Lincoln died Tuesday,
leaving' a largo estate, To Miss Mol
lis K, Mclsaaos, nurse In the fam
ily for some years, was left $60,000.
Otto Zerrahan, clerk in tbe Ktite
Street Trust Company gets $10,000,
because "of his politeness, and lnd
ness In business dealing.''
Postage Stamp Worth $300.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
A postage stamp with a philatelic
valuo of $500 was received by Post
master General Hitchcock from tho
(ntornatlonal Postal Union head
quarters, at Berne, Swltserland. The
stamp bears tbe profile of the late
King Edward VII. It was Issued for
the Strait Settlement and has tho
Mghast fao valuo of any postage
stamp over issued. It lbeautifuily
rlnted in two colors, light orange
ind lilac. Tbo stamp has boen turn.
d over to Stanley I., Black, curator
f tb Postal Museum, to bo pis cod
n exhibition.
FLORIDA GLIDES
DOWN THE WAYS
The Newest Dreadnought of the
Navy Is Launched.
Daughter Of Late Governor Of Flor
ida Breaks Bottle Of Champagne
Upon Bow Of The Big Battleship
Vice President Sherman And Sec
retary Mcyer Among Launching
Party Fully 100,000 Persons
See Vessel Sent Into East River
A Notable Gathering
New York, (Special) The lareest,
fastest and most powerful seaflghter
In tbe American Navy and in the
world, the monster battleship Flor
Ida, was launched at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. The Florida Is the first
naval vessel built at a government
yard since the Connecticut was con
structed at the Brooklyn Yard some
years ago. Thousands of spectators
witnessed tbe launching.
Vice-President Sherman was pres
ent as the official representative of
President Taft.
Tho launching party was one of
the largest and moBt distinguished
that ever witnessed a similar event
In this country. The State of Florida
was represented by a large .official
party. Secretary Meyer and several
of his assistants were on hand to rep
resent the Navy Department. The
Navy Itself was represented by offi
cers of the battleships Michigan, Con
necticut, Nebraska and Rhode Island,
all of which are now in port here.
The contignont was headed by Ad
miral Dewey and Rear Admiral
Schroeder, commander-in-chief of the
Atlantic. Fleet. The workmen of tho
yard were given a half-holiday that
they might witness the launching.
Miss Elizabeth Legere Fleming,
daughter of the late ex-Governor F.
P. Fleming, of Florida, stood on the
launching stand, the christening bot
tle poised for the first move of the
ship. Suddenly there was a rending
sound, the weakened beam gave way
and the giant hull began to move
down the ways. At the game mo
ment Naval Constructor William J.
Baxter, who supervised the construc
tion of the vessel, gave the signal to
the sponsor. Miss Fleming hurled
the bottle of sparkling wine at the
prow and exclaimed in a clear voice:
"I christen thee Florida."
! The Florida Is the heaviest warship
that has ever been launched in the
United States, weighing 9,000 tons
as she gilded down the ways, which
is 1,000 tons more than the Utah,
Her keel was laid down March 9,
1909. She is now 68 per cent, com
pleted, and is expected to be ready
for sea before the summer of 1911.
She is 620 feet leng, 85 feet 3 inches
beam and has a mean draught of 27
feet 3 inches The armor consists
of a belt 11 inches thick amidships
and more than 8 feet wide. Above
this is a second belt 8 feet wide
of an average thickness of 9 inches.
The lower water line belt is contin
uous from stem to stern, while the
upper belt reaches from the forward
to the after turret.
A single broadside from the Flor
ida will be almost twice as heavy as
that of the entire fleet Dewey com
manded at Manila Bay.
Fire At Newspaper Mill.
Saratoga, N. Y. (Special). Fire,
which broke out in a pile of 20,000
cord of pulp wood near the mills
of the International Paper Company,
at, Corinth, threatened the $2,000.
000 plant. The fire Ib thought to
have been set by sparks from a nags,
ina locomotive. Befnrn tha flro was
extinguished 3,500 cords ot wood
were aesiroyea, wun a loss 01 about
$20,000.
FIVE -POLITICIAN AHO
A BANKER JAILED
: , . ,
Six Convictions in PiUsbarg's
Graft Scandal.
THEY GET FOUR TP EIGHT MONTHS.
Sentencing Of G. W. Friend, Xlce
President Of Steel Company And
Son Of Multimillionaire, Is Post
ponedTwo Of Convicted Coun
cilmen Granted Respite On $10,
OOO Bond, But Others Go To Jail
To Begin Terms Witness Klein
Is Accused.
Pittsburg (Special). Of the stx
Plttsburgers who pleaded no defense
to the graft charges and were sen
tenced by Judge R. S. Frazer four
A. A. Vllsnck, once cashier of tbo
German National Bank and a mem
ber of one of the oldest and wealthi
est families In Pittsburg; Morris
Einstein, also wealthy and promi
nent socially; Dr. W. II. Weber, who
got $10,000 in a shoe box for dis
tribution, and P. B. Reams wore
immediately taken to Jail, put
through tbe usual search and are
in cells..
Two others Hugh Ferguson, a
prominent contractor, and Charles
8tewart secured a stay of sentence
through an appeal to the Superior
Court.
Though E. H. Jennings, president
of the Columbia National Bank; F.
A. Griffin, once vice-president of tbo
(same bank; Chas. W. Friend, vice
president or the Clinton Iron and
Steel Company and a business asso
ciate of F. N. Hoftstot, of New York,
and M. L. Swift, Jr. obtained a poetr
ponement of sentence, this does not
mean they will escape.
Vllsack drew tho heaviest penalty,
compared with the others, being
sentenced to eight months in Jail and
to pay a fine of $5,000. Einstein was
given six months in Jail and a $2,
500 fine. Stewart and Ferguson got
each eight months and $500 fine.
Dr. Weber got six months and $500
fine and Reams escaped with a four-
month sentence and $250 fine.
The convicted men presented a
pitiable spectacle. Einstein appear
' ed pale and shrunken. Ferguson
stood with tears in his eyes and
I was led away, stumbling as if blind,
j Former Governer Stone, counsel
I for Stewart, declared that the Dis
trict Attorney promised immunity
to his client, or at least leniency,
; but Judge Frazer retorted that Stew
art had by no means been frank with
the District Attorney, but had tried
to hold back the facts; that immun
ity was intended for th ."petty pup'
pets" only, not for the big promoters
of the "most gigantic conspiracy for
municipal corruption" that had ev
er been uncovered.
ELEPHANT OX RAMPAGE.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
A numerous delegation of Pacific
Coast Senators and Representatives
In Congress called at the Navy De
partment and urged Secretary Meyer
to build all of the four submarine tor
pedo boats, for which bids were re
cently submitted, upon the Pacific
coast.
The cruiser Birmingham, which
has been In Liberlen waters for the
past six weeks, has sailed for Hamp
ton Roads via Cape Verde, after hav.
lng been relieved by the Des Moines.
President Taft and Secretary Dick
inson paid tribute to Pulaski and
Kosciuzko, Polish patriots, ait the
unveiling of monuments in their
memory.
Llewellyn A. Shaver, who was so
licitor for the Interstate Commerce
Commission for tbe past 14 years,
died of acute indigestion, aged 76
years.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the govern
ment chemist, was elected president
of the United States Pharmacopeias
Convention for a term of 10 years.
Senator Piles explained to tbo
Senate how Secretary of the Interior
Balllngnr was appointed Commission
er of tbe Land Office.
In a letter to Chairman Parker,
of tbe House Judiciary Committee,
read by Secretary Bellinger to the
Balltnger-Plnchot Investigation Com
mittee, Attorney General Wicker
sham admits that his summary to
the President of the G'avis charges
was antedated.
Tho Interstate Commerce Com
mission refused to modify an order
issued with reference to elevator
charges despito a decision of a Mis
souri Circuit Court to the contrary.
The House passed tbe resolution
calling on the attorney goneral for
Information with reference to prose
cutions of cotton and wheat pools.
British Ambassador Bryce present
ed to tbe President Sir Walter Ely
Hutchinson, former governor of
Natal.
Dairymen doclaro that the white
plague crusado is responsible for a
great deal of consumption. .
'Tho House Judiciary Committee
reported a resolution calling upon tho
Attorney General o report whether
tho Department ot Justice bad in
vestigated tbo wheat pool In 1009.
Tho Interstate Commorco Commis
sion consented to , act as arbitrator
of the import traffic rate controversy
between tbo Eastern rsllroads, pre
cipitated more than a year and half
ago by tbo Boston and Maine Rail
road, and itggestod that pending
Investigation tbo psesent rates r
main. ,.'' 1
. Tho House passed tho administra
tion railroad bill, with many ot tho
original pre visions atrlokeu out .
Thows Keeper To Ground And
Tramples On Him.
San Francisco, Cat. (Special).
Rajah, one of the biggest captive ele
phants in 'this country, broke away
from the circus grounds and ran
amuck through the streets of Berke
ley. His keeper, Tony Lustano, vain
ly tried to control the elephant,,
which seized him with Its trunk, flung
him to the ground and then trampled
on him. The trainer had two ribs
fractured and was injured internally.
Doctors fear be will not recover.
TRAIN BANDITS MERE BOYS.
Po. se Chases Them Into Desert And
Brings Them To Bay.
Phoenix, Ariz. (Special). It was
two boys, still In tholr teens, who
hold up a passenger train, a mile
from here, and who, after a chase
across the desert, were captured.
Tho boys gave their names as Ern
est Woodson, 18 years old, and Os
car Woodson, 17, and say they were
raised in Oklahoma City, Okla., and
have been in Arizona but a . short
time. Sheriff' Carl Haydon and a
posse arrived here with tbe Mar
copa train robbers.
84, Accused Of Killing Aunt.
Chicago. (Special) Charged with
beating his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth
Shoenwolf, 84 years old, Henry Bau
mann was arrested after a knife fight
with detec.Mves. Until Baunjann's
arrest it was thought by friends of
tbo family that Mrs. Shoenwolf died
of heart disease. According to tha
police, Baumann's arrest resulted
from a statement made by his wife.
W. Gould Brokaw Appeals.
Mlncola, L. I. (Special) William
Gould Brokaw, through his counsel,
filed an appeal from the decision and
degree of Justice Putnam, wherein
be was ordered to pay his wife, Mary
Blair Brokaw, alimony and counsel
fees. This decision was rendered
several weeks ago. Tho appeal
raises objection to tbo entire decltron
of Supreme Court Justice Putnam.
Echo Of Be Janon Cane,
i Philadelphia. (Special) Tho. last
echo of a sensational escapado wai
heard here when tho grand Jury ig
nored a bill ot indictment charging
Ferdinand Cohen, the hotel waiter,
with kidnapping and running away
with Roberta B. Do Janon, the 18'
year-old heiress. Tbo couple, after
being mUslng a week, were found in
Chicago. ,
, White To Attend Inner!.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Henry White, former Ambassador
to Paris and chairman of tbo Amer-J
lean delegation to the Pan-AmerlcaaJ
Conference, will attend the funeral
ot King Edward as a member of the
suite of Special Ambassador Roose?'
velt. Tbo State pepartment In
structed the Embassy In ' London to
present the credentials of those who
will accompany Roosevelt. '
Foreign Trade Increasing.
Washington, D. - C. (Special).
Tho foreign commerco of the United
States In April last shows large" im
ports than in April of any earlier
year, ' and . larger expurti than In
April at any earlior year except 1906,
1907 and 19uS. The total imports
in April wero, $13S "2 '2.;--$62.-680,764
and $71, 21, 975 du
tiable. The total exports' were
$133,089,109. s '
1 t ...
Tho Sraato passed a rctoluton fori
an investigation Into alleged abuses
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade aa(
.-.fljVIarket Reports.
R. G. pun ft Co.'a Weekly ReTln
of Trae';say: , ' . ,
The . unsettled and apprehend
feeling prevailing for sometime.
In tho financial-markets, resulting Q
declining prices', hag, been allayed tt
some extent, although there has bet)
a disappointing check to tho buoyay
movement exiting, in mercantli,
lines at tho beginning of the yw
Tho causes of the financial rec
slon were partly economic, partly
lltical. It Is to- be noted, howevt,
that tho effect upon tho industry
and mercantile j situation has be
slow, and in some patts of the com
try h was hardly noticeable.
Efforts to remove tho obs.tacu
over-production from ': the plg-im
situation are proving ..successful,.
evidenced by retturns coverine tk.
output during April, which show tb
amauest total, with one exception,
since September, 1909. Buyers stir
pursue a waiting attitude and heft
tatlon Is also apparent Jn the marked
for finished materials, consumer .
laying In tho h6po of securing pric,
concessions. In some divisions
larger inquiry Is noted, especially fr.
structural steel, on which more but
ness is In sight, and bids have hu.
opened on 25,000 ton a" of plates ft.
quired for the Panama Canal locU
1
Wholesale Markets.
New Vork. Wheat Spot Dm
No. 2 red. 11 fin fin ml tint a 1 r.
1 Northern, 1.21, f. o. b'., "openlm
navigation.
Corn Spot steady; steamer 65c
nominal elevator export basis; .
port No. 2, 66 nominal f. o. b.
Oats Spot steady; mixed, 268
32 lbs. nominal; natural white, 21
viz ids., 45 ft 48; clipped white
3442 lbs., 46 B2.
Cheese about steady; receipt!
2,107 boxes. State full cream, new!
averaee best. 13c ntnta full
new, common, 10ll.
Poultry Alive quiet. Fowls
17; tnrkeys, 10 IB. Dressei
easy. Fowls, 15 20; Western tur
keys, 17 23.
Philadelphia. Wheat Strong and
3c. higher. Contract grade. Mat
lll113c.
Corn Steady. May, 62 62 He.
Oats Firm, c. higher. No. I
white, natural, 48 4 9c.
Eggs Firm, good demand. Pent,
sylvanta and other nearby firsts, fret
cases, 22c. at mark; do., current n
celpts, in returnable cases, 21 it
mark; Western firsts, free cases, 2!
at mark; ido., current receipts, fret
cases, 21 at mark.
Cheese Steady. New York full
creams, choice, 1717c; do,
fair to good, 16 17; do., chola,
new, 14; do., fair to good, new,
1314.
Live poultry Firm. Fowls 188
19c; old roosters, 1314; broil
ing chickens, 35 38; ducks, 146
15; geese, 12 13.
11. .1.1 TTPI. . T ,
ijaiuiiiui-e. w ueai io. c rec
western, 107c; No. 2 red, 1.07K;
No. 3 red, 1.03,. .
Corn Spot and May, 626
June, 61, bid; July, 56.
Oats White. No. 2, as to weight
4849c; No. 3. do., 46 48;
No. 4, do., 44 45. Mixed No. i,
46 47c; No. 3, 45 46.
Rye No. 2 rye, Western, dome
tic, 8384c; No. 3, do., 7778;
bag lots, as to quality and condition,
7074.
Hay We quote, per ton; No. 1
Timothy, $20.50; No. 2, do., $19.6t
20.00; No. 3, do., $17.00 18.50;
choice clover mixed, $19.50; No. 1,
ao., $19.00; No. 2, do., $17,508
18.60; No. 1 clover, $18.00 19.00;
No. 2. do., $18.5017.50.
Butter Creamery, fancy, 30C
30 a; creamery, choice. 28 29;
creamery, good, 26 27; creamea
imitation, 21 23.
Cheese Tbe market is stead;.
We quote, Jobbing prices, per It
18frlBc.
Eggs We quote, per doien
Maryland, Pennsylvania and nearer
firsts, 21c; Western, firsts, 11
West Virginia firsts, 21; Souther
nrsts, 20; guinea eggs, 10 11.
Live Poultry Wo quote, per lb.;
Chickens Old hens, heavy, 18c;
do., small to medium. 18: old roost
ers, 12;; winter, aa to size, 25 28;
jTlng, llbs. and over, per lh., Si
if? 38; do., small, 3033; ducU
large, 14; do., small, 14; do., mat
covey and mongrel, 14; pigeoni
young, per pair, 2530;.do., oW
do., 25 30; guinea fowl, old, ea&
,25; do., young. 1 lbs. and over
0c; do., small, 25 30.
Live Stock.
Chicago. Cattle Markat hlebtf
Steers, $6.26 8.40; cows, 4-86$
7; heifers, $4.25 7.50; bulls, $?
6.75; calves, $38.60; stocken
and feeders, J4.756.50.
Hoes RecelDts estimated at 8,
Market 2030e. higher.-' Choiot
heavy, $9.65 9.78; butchers', $9'
rn, 9.70; light mixed, 9.65 .
choice llKht. 19. 80(88. 70: nackllX
9.604 9.70; pigs. $9.109.50; bu"
of sales, $9.609.70.
Sheep Market . steady. SbWP'
$6.767.75; yearlings, 7.50
lambs, $7.76 8.90; spring lambs.
$10012.
Uhmu Citv Mn mttla MarW-
steady to 10c. higher. Choice exp
and dressed beef steers, $7.80t"''
steers, $7.75r stockers'and f
rrs. $4 6.60; Southern ste?rs,
117.50: Southern cows. 13.25 (S 5.76.
native cows, $3.50 6.76; natK
heifers, $4.60 7.60; bulls, $4-i'V
6.50; calves, $48.I5.
Hogs .Market 15 20c. hlifher
op, $9.50; bulk of sales, $9.2M
140; heavy. $9.$5i9 60; pacK"
nd butchers, $9.8009.46: IInt
?9.109.S5; pgs, $8.5098-75.
Sheep Receipts- a.000 head. M';
' et strong. Lambs, $6.35 $'
-earllngs, $6.25 8) wethers, l
7.75; ewes, $5 60 ffl 7.60; stocked
f.nd feeders, $t.605.
Pittsburg. Pa, Cattle "f,1;
lltrht; choice, $7.08.16; P'""'
$7.6007.86. "
Bheep Supply fair; prima
rs, $7.00 07,10; culbj and eomw
13.0004.60; lambs, $5.00 6 i"'
veal calves, $8.00 08.60. -' '
Hog Rocolpto light; Pr,,r
Heavies, mediums, heavy and u.
Yorkers and pigs, $10.S3,1 l"
oughs, $.59.00. ,( . ,