FERARFUL LOSS OF LIFE IN GOAL MINE Explosion Wrecks Works Killing Hundreds of Men. FIRE STOPPED RESCUE WORK Women and Children Made Frantic Efforts to Get Near Opening and Resisted Officers. Two terrific explosions, occurring almost simultaneously, at 10 o'clock a. m., in mines Nos. 6 and -8 of the Fairmont Coal Company at Monongah, six miles from Fairmont, W, Vas; en tombed between 450 and 500 men. Af- ter rescuing parties had been at work 12 hours, it was believed the dead would reach the appalling num- ber of 400. ‘With only 43 bodies recovered from | fire broke out pit and to be the Monongah mines, Sunday evening in No. 8 compelled all rescue work abandoned. Women and children have gone mad from the terrible suspense and stand near the mines shrieking for their dead. The pent-up grief of sev- eral days has burst forth in all its fury, and the families of the dead miners are absolutely uncontrollable. The women fight like demons when efforts are made to get them back to their homes. They will not listen to reason, but who are entombed in the mines. The wrecked mines are officially known as Nos. 6 and &, and are lo- cated on the banks of the Mononga- hela river at Monongah, a town of about 1,500 inhabitants. Just what caused the explosion {is unknown, but the opinion prevails generally that a shot put off within the mines blew out, igniting the gas. The force of the explosion, which occurred at 10:30 a. m., was terrible. The entrances to both mines, which are about one and one-half miles apart, are clogged with debris. Al- most every air shaft was destroyed. This made it impossible for many of the men to escape. A large 30-foot fan near the en- trance to No. 8 mine was blown to pieces, and a section of the twist- ed steel and wood carried into the river. Both mines are also filled with debris. The explosion ripped out posts and bracings as if they were made of paper. Machinery weighing tons was torn apart like straw and hurled many yards. Charles Honaker, ; about 15 years old, who was about to enter No. 8 mine at the time of the explosion, was blown 200 feet in- to the Monongahela river. a trapper boy keep crying for those | | especially heavy at Monongah No. 6 and Monongah No. | mines of the Fairmont Company, which were involved the disaster, are among the and best equipped plants of the dis- trict. en machinery is installed in both mines. Electricity is used in excavat- ing coal. Hauling is done by the rope and electric system. er houses and tipples are located at the mouth of each shaft. No. 6 mine is the larger, its daily capacity of 2,500 tons, being 500 tons greater than that of Monongah No. 8. 8, the KING OF SWEDEN DEAD Unique Character Rulers, He was Greatly Loved By His People. Oscar II, king of Sweden, died at 9:10 v’clock Sunday morning. death of the venerable curred in the royal apartment of the palace at Stockholm, where, The latest type of power-driv- | : 2 I p | of the library, exclusive of $205 000 Coal | in | largest | BUSINESS RESTRICTION. Reports of Bank Clearings Show a Decrease of Nearly 30 Per Cent from Same Month Last Year. The extent to which tion of business, caused flurry in the money market late in October, affected payments through the banks is shown by November bank clearings, total bank exchanges at all the cities in the United States for -that month, as reported by R. G. Dun & Company being $9,664,851,522, a decrease of 29.2 per cent, com- pared with last year, and 26.6 per cent under the corresponding month of 1905, °, The full force of the money mar- ket disturbances is here shown and nearly every city reports a decrease as compared with - both preceding years. In many cities the large, Pittsburg, however, exceptionally = small decrease and with one exception makes the best showing of any of the larger cities. The loss is greatest in New Eng- land cities, Middle Atlantic, Middle South, Central West and at Pacific Coast points. At South Atlantic cities and in the far West, there is a decrease, but it is not as heavy as in the other sections. There has been a comparatively small loss each month this year com- pared with 1906, with the excep&on of two months, but this loss was al- most wholly at New York City, and was due to the greatly reduced volume of speculative business in the New York Stock Exchange, and the lower securities values prevail- ing; in November, however, the loss is nearly one-third. The large cities in the United States report a decrease which is New York, Bos- ton, Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans. In the Middle Atlantic States there is a large loss at New York, Phila- delphia and some smaller cities. Scranton reports an increase and there are small gains at Wilkes- Barre and Syracuse. the restric- by the decrease is shows an CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY. Annual Report Shows There Are More Than 1,500,000 Volumes On Its Shelves. The librarian of Congress, in his annual report, shows that the library has 1,433,848 books and pamphlets, and 900,000 third place in size among the libra- ries of the world. This was a gain of over 54,000 | books and pamphlets during the year, | the acquisition be- of works on over 80,000 most celebrated ing the Yudin library Russia and Siberia of volumes. There is no other collection on the subject of such-size in America, and perhaps none so valuable in Europe outside of Russia. There were numerous owner ac- quisitions, including a collection of 9,000 works on Japan, mainly in the Japanese language, selected in Japan by Prof. Asakawa, of Yale. Special attention has been devot- to developing the collection of documents. The expenses ed foreign for printing and binding, aggregateed | $576,000. Extensive pow- | | Engine Crashes The | monarch oc- | lat Jesups, where it had side-tracked sur- | rounded by the members of his fam- | ily, including Queen Gustave, high ministers of state, the able end had been awaited, outside the palace great crowds stood with bared heads and tearful eves long - after the announcement came of the death of their well-loved sov- ereign. The whole country is bowed grief, for King Oscar was something more than a ruler of his people, and had endeared himself to them as an Intimate and personal friend. When inevit- and | j:rear while | —— { Baltimore & Ohio railroad Among European | FIVE KILLED iN WRECK Into Rear of Pas: senger Train on Sidetrack: Five persons were killed and 25 or 20 injured in a rear-end collision be- tween local passenger trains on the at Han- over, Md., 12 miles west of Baltimore. Some of the injured may die. Four of» those killed outright were negro track hands and the other an uniden- tified white man. The first train was 25 minutes late, having been delayed by a broken rail While stand- taking on train came to le* an express pass. ing at Hanover station, passengers, the sccond around the curve and crashed into the: car of the stationary - train, smashing this car and driving it into the next ccach ahead The last car { was divided irto a smcking compart- | was in with | the flag on the palace was dipped to | half mast there was a moan of anguish from the assembled tude and many of them cried, dear old king is dead.” The succession to the Sweden now passes to tave Adolphe, Duke of eldest son of the late King. meeting of the council of state new king took the oath of allegiance under the title of Gustave V., adopted the motto “With the People of the Fatherland.” The prince then took the oath of allegiance and the new monarch accepted the homage of the state officials. “Our throne of Oscar Gus- Vermland, At a Vandyke Masterpiece Stolen. One of Vandyke's great master- pleces, “The Erection of the Cross,” has been stolen from the church of Notre Dame, at Courtral, Belgium. The thieves carefully cut out the can- vas from the frame and carried it away. They are believed to have been experts, as special watchmen employed in guarding the treasures of the church, observed nothing. Lake Traffic Beats Record. Jnofficial figures compiled by ex- perts in the iron ore and coal trade ‘on the great lake show that the movement for the season of 1907 will have been the greatest in the history of the lakes. There was no cessation of traffic during the last month or two, notwithstanding the financial flurry. Chairman New and Secretary Dov-’ er issued the official call for the Re- publican national convention to be held in Chicago June 16, 1908. multi- | | Graw for uegroes. It the deaths oc- ment ani a’ section this ¢ar that curred. Engineer Magner of the rear train claims the signal at Harwood, the first signa! station west of Hanover, showed a clear track ahead. Rural Delivery. The annual report of Fourth As- sistant Postmaster General P. V. De- shows that the extension of | the rural delivery service throughout { year, the country has continued during the but there has been a marked | decrease in requests for new routes, the | and | indicating that the appropriations made by Congress for the extension of rural delivery have equaled the de- mands. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1907, 2,554 petitions were filed, a decrease of 2,133 as compared with the number filed during the pre- ceding year. Of the petitions filed 1,804 were accepted for investigation. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Secretary Cortelyou announced that Panama Canal bond issue will be limited to $25,000,000,. and issue of 3 per cent certificates to $15,000,000. Judge K. M. Landis promptly over- ruled exceptions sought to be taken to his sentence of the Standard Oil Company to pay a fine of $29,240,000. Deaths in the Alps. The season of 1907 was a dark one in the Alps, No less than 75 lives were lost on the mountains and there were 150 serious accidents involving personal injury. Most of the victims were Swiss, and after them come Germans, British and Italians. The central Alps are the chief danger area. Fourteen of the killed owe their death to searching for edelweiss. There are rumors of a concerted action between France, Italy and Switzerland to restrict the climbing of certain dangerous peaks. other articles, giving it | FLOOD OF BILLS IN SENATE Many for Private Pensions. Wide Range of Subjects. SOME RAILROAD MEASURES Inquiry Is Made as to Recent Public Deposits and Allotment of Bonds. December 4 was the first bill day of the Rixtieth Congress in the Sen- ate. More than 800 measures were introduced, making a new record for the opening day. For more than an hour the clerk read bills by titles and the vice president said simply ‘‘re- ferred as indicated,” or ‘same or- der.” Senator Tillman tried to stop the performance, but failed. He read a rule of the Senate, adopted at the last session, that bills coming up for introduction after the morning hour should be handed to the clerk with- out being read. He invoked this rule to stop the deluge of bills, but was reminded by the vice president that the morning hour had not expired and the rule was not applicable. Senator Tillman was persistent and expressed the opinion that the only interest senators had in the bills was to see them in the record, and that purpose could be accomplished quite as readily by handing them to the clerk. Bunt Mr. Tillman went down before the ruling of the vice presi- dent and the reading of bills by title continued. A great majority of the measures were of private character or of local significance, Senator Gallinger (R., N. H.) had the honor of introducing Senate bill No. 1. He also presented about a score of others, including a mail sub- sidy measure; a bill to prevent food adulterations; one to authorize the establishment of a university of the. United States. Mr. Hansbrough (R., N. D.) inlryv duced his bill authorizing a central bank of issue at Chicago. La Fol- lette (R., Wis.) proposed a measure authorizing the interstate commerce commissicn to make an appraisement of the value of all the physical prop- erties of interstate carriers, and Mr. Newlands (D., Nev) one for the na- tional incorporation of railroads. Senator Jeff Davis proposed a bill to prevent trusts pools and combina- tions in restraint of trade. He gave notice that he would speak on the merits of his bill on December 11. Senator Lodge (R., Mass.) offered an amendment to the Senate rules, making a roll call the order af busi- ness in the Serate immediately after the chaplain’s praver at the begin- ning of a new session of Congress. Two important resolutions were in- troduced by Clay and Culberson. Senator Clay's resolutien directs the secretary of the treasury to report the deposits of public moneys in each national bank in 1907. Senator Culberson’s resoultion is along similar lines, asking for a total of deposits of public moneys for Oc- tober 1 and November 1, 1907, and further information as to the allot- ments of Panama bonds and the 3 per cent certificates, to whom award- ed, and the like. Both resolutions went over. Among other bills introduced were the following: > By Senator La Follette:~ Requiring that railroad rates shall be fixed so as only to yield a fair return on the valuation of a road's property. By Senator Nelson: Extending the free delivery service to all towns hav- ing a postal revenue of $8,000. WATERWAYS CONVENTION National Rivers and Harbors Con: gress Addressed by Men of World Prominence. Proniinent officials of the national government, governors of states, rep- resentatives of foreign powers, mem- bers of the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives and leaders in all walks of civil life in America participated in the convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress at Washington. Nearly 2,000 delegates, representing every state in the Union, as well as Alaska and Hawaii, were present. 1t is not expected that any definite or concrete action in promotion of the * projects advocated by the Con- gress will be taken, but it is hoped that the work of the convention will so impress the national Congress, now in session, as to induce it to make adequate appropriations for the im- provement of the rivers and harbors of the country. GIVES GOULD LINES MILLIONS Pacific Express Company Shown to Have Paid for Using Roads. It developed at the investigation being conducted by the Indiana rail- road commission into rates, practices and alleged discriminafion by the express companies in Indiana, that the Pacific Express Company, in or- der to gain the right to use the lines of the Wabash, Southern Pacific and Missouri. Pacific railroads, gave to those roads stock to the amount of $6,000,000, in addition to the regular charges for the use of the lines. Henry O. Havemeyer, president of the American Sugar Refining Com- pany, died at Long Island, of acute indigestion with which he was at tacked after eating Thanksgiving din- ner. Opposed to Exclusion Bill. President Roosevelt is opposed to the bill restricting Oriental immigra- tion prepared by Representative Haves of California. Beyond saying that the President indicated his op- position and also stating. that he would nevertheless introduce the bill and press it to the best of his ability. Mr. Hayes declined to discuss the question. He said, however, that the bill was in accordance with the sen- timent in California, which had be- come universally opposed to Japan- ese immigration LARGE TREASURY SURPLUS Report of Secretary Cortelyou Shows Condition of Treasury for Twelve Months Past. Secretary of the Treasury Cortel- you presented his report to Con- gress.. It was a most voluminous document and by means or many tables of statistics, showed the fina- ncial condition of the Nation to be most prosperous. For the fiscal year of 1907 tal receipts from all sources were $846,725,339.62. The total expen- ditures for the same period, from all sources, were $762,488,753.32. This shows a surplus of $84,236,586.30. In relation to the condition of the treasury, Secretary Cortelyou report- ed the public debt to be $2,457,188,- 061.54. Of this amount $894,834,280 is interest bearing debt and certifi- cates, and notes issued on deposits of coin and silver bullion reach a grand total of $1 160,009,869. The cash in the treasury is as fol- lows: Reserve fund, $150,000,000; trust funds held for redemption of certificates and treasury notes, $1,- 160,009,869; general fund, $192,593,- 810.99; in National bank depositor- ies, $181,700,053.62; in the Philip- pine Islands, $3.723,353.22, making the total cash in the treasury $1,688,- 027 086.83. The total liabilities of the Nation are $1,269,445,649.32, making an actual unencumbered bal- ance on hand of $418,581,438.51. Compared with the fiscal year of 1906 the receipts for the year of 1907 increased $84,338,435. There was an increase in expenditures of $25,- 271,171.31. For the fiscal year of 1908 the rev- enues of the Government are esti- mated at $844,025,58S1.10, and the ex- penditures for the same period are estimated at $802,025,581.10, leaving a surplus of $42,000,000. the to- CONGRESSIONAL Dec. 4—The Senate was in session for an hour and a half, adjourning at -1:30 o’clock until Monday. Senator William P. Frye of Maine, was elected president pro tem, of the Senate Senator Daniel of Virginia, being given a complimentary vote for that honor by his Democratic =col- leagues. Most of the session was taken up by the introduction of bills. The House was in session oly 10 minutes and transacted no business beyond agreeing to make response to the greetings of the new State of Oklahoma. The House also ad- journed until Monday. The annual tax of $1 on every barrel of beer brewed in the United States for the creation of a ‘“perma- nent investment funds’ of $50,000, 000 yearly for the development of the country's waterways is the pro- posal carried in a joint resolution in- troduced in the House to-day by Mr. Acheson, of Pennsylvania. Representative Ollie M. James of Kentucky, introduced in the House a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for detailed informa- tion concerning the resources of all the national banks of the country. A bill providing for prohibition in the District of Columbia was intro- duced by Representative Lamb of Virginia. Mr. Cale, delegate from Alaska, of- fered a bill conferring upon Alaska a territorial form of government. Representative Kipp ‘of Pennsyl- vania, introduced a bill making na- tional bank notes legal tender. Representative. William M. Kitch- en of North Carolina, introduced a bill abolishing all internal revenue taxes on tobacco, raw factured. oi0T AT INNOGENT MEN Insane Man Seeks Governor of Massachusetts with Gun. ONE GETS MORTAL INJURY. and State Scene. Massachusetts Executive Police Quick on Madman Caught. A maniac walked into the ante- room of the executive cnamber of the State House at Boston, and, finding Governor Guild’s door closed, turned upon three prominent labor leaders and fired three shots at them, probably fatally wounding Ed- ward Cohen of Lynn, President of the State branch of the American Federation of Labor; seriously wounding Dennis D. Driscoll of Bos- ton, secretary of the same board, and injuring with the muzzle of his revolver Arthur M. Huddell of Bos- ton, former Presidest of the Central Labor Union of this city. The insane man who was John A. Steele of Everett, and who was re- leased on parole last month from the Danvers Insane Asylum, was over- powered by Private Secretary Charles S. Groves and General J. H. Whitney, Chief of the State Police. Governor Guild was in his office only a few feet away, and, rushing out, assisted in subduing Steele, then knelt by Cohen’s side and subse- quently directed the remouval of the wounded men to the hospital. Cohen was shot twice through the head and was in a critical condition at the Massachusetts General Hos- pital to-night. The third struck Driscoll a glancing blow on the side of the forehead and, making | a long wound over the head, render- ed him unconscious. He recovered consciousness half ‘an hour later. Huddell’s wound was quickly dressed and will probably cause him little in- convenience. The three labor leaders came to the State House to-day to meet the Governor by appointment. They reached the State House shortly after 3 o’clock: and found the Gover- nor receiving a delegation from Rhode Islahd. The three labor men were asked to wait in an ante-room until the Rhode Island men should leave. All three were standing beside a long table conversing, while at the farther end of the room Private Sec- retary Groves was dictating letters. William Reed the colored meéssen- ger of the department, was seated at his desk within a few feet of the labor men. Suddenly Steele appeared at the door of the room from the hallway, and without announcing his mission walked by the doorkeeper and Mes- senger Reed and then glanced toward Governor Guild's room, about twenty feet away and began shooting. EILL TO ABOLISH TRUSTS Drastic Measure, Which, If Adopted, Would Put Them Out of Business. 4 Speaking of the bill introduced by | himself for the abolishment of trusts, | corporation that shall enter and manu- Senator Jefferson Davis said that the bill was the most drastic ever sented in the Senate on that line. It absolutely prohibits any domestic ) into a trust from doing business in any part of the United States and prohibits all | foreign corporations from doing any Senator Beveridge reintroduced his | child labor bill, which prohibits car- | rying over interstate lines ‘the pro- ducts of mines and factories in which children under 14 years of age are employed. : A bill to establish postal savings banks for depositing savings at inter- business at all in this country. The penalty fixed for each violation of the proposed law is $5,000 fine and from five to 21 years’ imprisonment, each day of the continuance of the relationship to a trust constituting a | separate offense. est was introduced to-day by Senator . Carter of Montana. Senator Knox introduced, by re- quest, a bill to provide for an elastic currency by authorizing any holder of gold coin or of United States, State, county or municipal when approved by the Secretary the Treasury, to deposit them to secure for them a new form legal tender government note. and of BANDITS LOOT BANK AT THEIR LEISURE Keep Town at Bay With Guns While Charge After Charge Is Made on Safe. Five men early in the morning succeeded, after firing five nitrogly- cerin shots, in breaking into the coin safe of the Carney Bank at Carney, Okla., and securing $4,000. While two men, time after time, charged the safe the other robbers guard outside and kept up a steady rifle fire in every direction, shooting at any citizen who appeared. Thoroughly aroused a alarm was sounded. general | are good or bad. bonds, | of | stood | Church bells | were rung and the citizens, arming | themselves, were prepared to make a | charge, when the walked down the main vanished in. the darkness. All efforts to trail the man have failed. A large posse with blood- hounds is scouring the some clew, but have utterly failed. It is thought the gang is the same that robbed the Bank of Marshall two weeks ago, and as a result of these robberies bankers in the small- er towns are placing armed guards in bank buildings. street and NO CUTTING OF WAGES NOW Those Paid Steel Workers May Be Adjusted Later On. Officials of the United States Steel Corporation made denial of reports recently circulated that the company had posted notices in Pittsburg and other cities announcing a reduction In wages to be made January 1. It is said that there may be an adjustment of wages later on ‘tn meet new conditions. district for | robbers calmly | { The bill provides that money paid for trust goods can be recovered, and that no collection on trust goods sold on credit shall be endorced. “The: proposition is whether trusts [ say they are bad, and I propose to destroy them,” said Mr. Davis. British turbine torpedo-boat destroyer Tartar has beaten all: re- cords for her class, steaming knots an hour against the tide. The NEW GAS FIELD Open Big Field 16 Miles from Cleve- land—Outwit Standard. A new gas field has been discover- ed in Dover township, 16 miles west of Cleveland. Control over the entire district covered by the field has been ac- quired by anti-Standard Oil interests. which have leased practically every farm in Dover and Avon townships and are rapidly carrying on the work of sinking wells. The Ohio Fuel Supply Company is a Pittsburg con- cern. Nebraska Makes 18.88 Knots. Word reached the navy department that the battleship Nebraska, which has just finished her final acceptance trial on Puget Sound, made 18.88 knots under forced draught for four hours. The Nebraska's contract speed called for 18 knots. It is alleged an anarchist plot on the lives of Emperor Francis Joseph and Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne, has been discov- ered. American Peace Conference. The Central American peace con- ference in session at Washington has agreed upon an international tri- | bunal to be composed of five judges, | one from each of the republics, and which is to meet at the capital of Costa Rica and settle disputes. The conference gives every indication of resulting in an agreement, which, ad- hered to, will prevent wars between the Central American states. One man was killed and four badly hurt when an automobile overturned near Kscanaba, Mich. bullet | pre- 35:952 | FIND OLD FRENCH VILLAGE Panama Canal Engineering Foro® Discovers Buildings and Ma- chinery in Jungle. An entire village built by the French during their occupation of the isthmus and completely buried by the dense jungle growth of 20 years has been discovered at Caimito Mulato, by the engineering force locating the center line of the canal in the Cha- gres division. The village contained nine sets of married quarters, 22 bar- racks and mess halls and a small machine shop. A majority of the buildings were in sufficiently good condition to be worth preservation and are now undergoing repairs. The machinery in the machine shop was in good condition and will be: over- hauled and put into use. Other relics of the French occupa- tion are frequently found. Near Ta- bernilia a large excavator was lo~ cated with a bridge 250 feet long for the carrying of material overhead from the excavator to the dump. In order to afford a comparison of the cost of the building construction by contract as against day labor, pro- posals are soon to be called for by the Isthmian canal commission cov. ering the construction of one more of the commission type quarters on the basis of all material furnished by the government at the site, and all labor being furnished by the contractor. GRAFT IN SAN FRANCISCO Grand Jury Returns 441 Indictments Against 47 Persons. San Francisco’s grand jury submitted its final report after in- vestigating graft charges for 110 days and returning 441 indictments against 47 persons. The report de- clares that it would not be possible to outline even the corruption of the lowest kind, involving the partcipa- tion of former Mayor Schmitz in the profits, and that were it not for the contradictory evidence of low char- acters, much of it undoubtedly per- jured, indictments would have been found for forming a disorderly house trust. It is also averred that every property holder was robbed after the great fire by the connivance of the police. has TEMPERANCE VOTE GROWS Result of City Elections in Massa» chusetts. The collective result of municipal elections held in 13 of the 33 cities in Massachusetts shows a very con- siderable gain in the total of the no- license column. Haverhill voted to go “dry” after ten years of licensed liquor selling. Fitchburg, after two vears of no license, voted to author- ize the sale of liquor by a majority of 544. ‘The opposition to license in other cities was much stronger than in previous years, and in Taunton license was carried by only eight votes, while last vear's majority was 953. Tlie total vote of the 13 cities on the license question compares as follows: 1906—Yes, 36,813: no. 33,- 222. 1907—Yes, 38.687; no, 525 o - ol, SD, CURRENT NEWS EVENTS. Japanese Ambassador Aoki has been summoned home to report on immigration and other questions and may not return. District Attorney Jerome sunreme court's order for a special grand jury to investigate the affairs of the International Trust Company. Mrs. Clara Bloodgood, the actress, committed suicide by shooting, in her room at the Hotel Stafford, Bal- timore. President Roosevelt issued orders to have federal troops held in readi- ness to aid in restoring order at Goldfield, Nev. President Thirkield of Howard Uni- versity announced that Andrew Car- negie had given the university $50,000 for a new library building. J The value of the coins at the mints of the United States during Novem- ber. 1507, was $35,963,260, of which $33,840,060 was gold, $2,002,000 sil- ver and $121,200 minor. coins. Crazed by Wash a negro, ran. amuck . at Ark., shooting seven white people, two of whom were women. ‘I'he ne- gro was finally shot to death by a posse fighting until he fell literally riddled with bullets. Two men were slightly injured in a powder explosion at the plant of the Kings powder mills near ILebanon, 0. The explosion occurred in the giazing mill, a shed isolated from the main building. At Mason, 0. four miles away, windows were broken by the concussion. The monthly statement of the pub- lic debt issued December 2, shows that at the close of business Novem- ber 30, 1907, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $874,479,- 839, which is a decrease for the month of $4,746,795. The receivers of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company have issued a general balance sheet as of October 23, 1907, which shows a profit and loss surplus of $11,610,756. The receivers have taken pains to figure the assets down to a basis as conservative as possible. secured Mussay, Augusta, cocaine, North Carolina's supreme court has arrested the judgment of Judge Long as to the $30,000 fine of the Southern Railway Company for violating the 214-cent rate law. The right of the court to fine or imprison any railroad official for selling at a higher rate is denied. . Mrs. Bradley Acquitted. “Not guilty” was the verdict ren- dered by the jury in the case of Mrs. Annie E. Bradley, charged with the murder of former Senator Arthur Brown of Utah, at a hotel in Wash- ington city on December 8, last. To Construct Naval Base. The plans for the great new naval base at Rosyth, Scotland, have been cecmpleted, and the work will begin early in 1908. The basin is to be practically square, with quay accom- modations for 22 warships although this may be doubled.
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