1 w 1 X COMMERCIAL RECIPROCITY. Th Debate In the National Conven tion Will Afford Him Light on tha Question. Tho National reciprocity convention, which la to meet In Washington on Nn-cmhrr in. nmy hnve nn Important effect upu-.i tho President's rcvnmmcn datlonn lo Congress regarding th" reci procity qucidlun. Tills gathering will lie composed of from "!'' td 4'i 1 f gates fro::i inniv.il'n' t'.i: Ins mid ccr.u merrlnl Interests nil over the United States nnil will discuss comniorclnl reciprocity In Its relations to t It r Spanish-American countries, Canada ami Europe. Tho basis of the dis cussion la to he Hint tho Interests anil businesses represented linvo been built up nml mnlntnlncil liy n protec tlvo tnrlff. nnil Hint reciprocity Is n kindred principle. It la nswil. therefore, that Hie ninniirnetnrlng mid bllsllieaB Interests of tin country should get together nml foniiuliitn their Iclcns nml views upon tho mat ter, ami from tin- tariff standpoint. It It now stated Hint President House volt has not yet definitely decided what lin will r muni-nil to Congress on tliln nitration nml tlint ho will wntrli tin- discussions nml conclusions ,ot thin convention with Interest, re cardln.'t It ns n hoily qualified to throw much light upon tho vexed question of reciprocity, nml will, to it considerable extent, ho guided by tho result of Its deliberations. PAN-AMERICAN DEFICIT. Great Exposition In Buffalo Ended With Immense Discrepancy. Tho Plreilius of the Pan-American Exposition Company ami a number of creditors henrd tho lliinnclnl state niont Thursday. It ahowa tho total llahllltloii lo ho S3.:i2li.ll4.l'i! net. as suming Hint tho assets of $l4ii.4."i4.1( are collectable nt luce. The com pany owes for operating expenses mid on coiiHtruetlon work fr77,'.' IS. 7:1. which Item Ih. embodied In tho figures of total libilitlcs. Tho total rost of the exposition wnB S,Xiiii,T"7.2it. The total receipts from iidinlsfclons after May 1 were $2.4b7.niiii.r8. and the receipts from concessions were $3.01 1,522.79. UNITED FOR STATEHOOD. Oklahoma and Indian Territories Want to Become a State. Three hundred delegates from In dian Territory mid Oklahoma met here at Musgngee, I. T., to urgo upon Congress Hint both Territories be nd mlttcd to the Union ns a single Stnte. An executive commit too wns appoint ed to raise funds for maintaining a delegation of six members, three from each Territory, nt Washington. The resolutions declared "Tlint we nre un alterably opposed to a single State hood between Oklahoma and Indlnn Territory, except upon absolute equal ity as to point of representation, . based upon population. HOMELESS BY FIRE. 100 Families Left Shelterless in - i iiwimms, wesi Virginia. VI.- II, n t-l- Fire Tuesday morning destroyed 79 houses and contents at Thomas, W'. Va Including three hotels. Catholic Church, water station and tanks. 10 stores, four saloons, the postotllce, lock-up and Trainmaster Edward Noon's fine residence. The loss is over $200,000. The Insurance was light. More than 100 families are homeless. Four persons are missing and are believed to be dead. The citizens of Davis, three miles dis tant rendered valuable assistance in caring for the destitute. TO ORDER 4,000 CARS. Pennsylvania Railroard Company Will Get More Accommodations. Tha board of directors of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company have au thorized the construction of 4,000 ad- dltiotuU freight cars. A total of 19,000 Oars are to be delivered to tho company during tho next year. Ow ing to the great demand for freight otr the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany will enlarge the car building plant of the Cambria Steel Company, which It controls. By January 1 the car plant at Johnstown will be able to turn out 20 cars a day. Roosevelt for Civil Service. President Roosevelt has announced that in making civil apjiolntments in the insular possessions of the United States, he would adhere to the prin ciples of the civil service. He de clared this policy to Clinton Roc gars Woodruff, of Philadelphia, of the Na tional Civil Service Reform League. Against an Open 8unday. The managers of the American Sab bath Union in New York have de clared against any less stringent laws against the opening of saloons on Sunday than now exist. They also demanded a more rigid enforcement . of legislation governing the liquor traffic. German Ironworkers Idle. The depression in the German Iron business continues. Thirty-five thou sand Iron- workers In Berlin are Idle, aud the consequent distress is In some cases pitiable. Herr Kuehmemaun, an iron mill owner, advises the aboil ' Hon of the duties on American meat, in order to mitigate the distress. Phlladelphlan for New Portfolio. The commercial Interests of Phila delphia are strongly In favor of the creation of a National Department of Commerce and Industry, with a cabl net officer at its bead. Worked Along Same Lints. ( The cancer Investigations made by Prof. Roe well rtrn, or the Univer sity ot Buffalo, have given results In very way identical wim -most se cured by Prof- Maximilian 8cb.ueller, ot the Berlin university. DISASTER TO ATLANTIC SHIP. Unknown Craft 6ean to Burn Blow Up In Mid-Ocean Idon tity a Mystery. and A terrlhlo ooonn disaster toik placo In the eastward trnok of trnns-At-latille at on in rrnft on tho night of No vomher 7, about l.oiiii nillea off tho conat of tho United Stntoa, A Inrge unknown ntonmHhlp cnmiit fro ntul wan blown to pieces by an explosion soon nlterwnril. Tlio tlnmoH were seen to r limit hundreds of feet above the hinging cin It. which snnk before assistance could bo rendered. The first news of the dlsnster was bnuiKht to Philadelphia WedneBdny by Cap tain Kit I' I nil, of the oiistrnllnn steam ship Etclkn. whoso vessel wns docked at Marcus Hook, while he came up to Philadelphia to report tho dlsnster to his uncut, Alfred Turner. Ho snld on the night of November 7, shortly after midnight, ho snw the glare, of the bit in I tiK vessel, the craft Itself be ing Invisible. The conrso of tho Ktelkn was nt once chunked toward the burning ship. The cargo evi dently caught lire and a terrific, ex plosion took placo, blowing tho ship to pieces and scattcrlnK the burning fragments over tho son for many miles. It wns impossible to Identify tile vessel. TWO MURDERED WOMEN. Had Been Choked to Death Police Art Puzzled, The pollen nre trying- to gnln Infor tunium ns to the deaths of the two women whoso bodies were found near EvntisVlllo, lnd. Iloth hnd been strangled, and each body wns found lying-In a ditch by the rondsido. The police believe tlint both murders were committed by the snme person. Tho body of Mrs. (loot-gin Kalley, a wi dow, was found neur tho public high way, n mile from tlio city. There were linger marks on her thront and her nock wns broken. In another direction, a mile from the city, the body of Miss Lena Henner was found. Deep linger marks were also visible on her throat. WALL PAPER COMBINE. Treasurer Cameron, of Ohio, and H. J, Gilbert Are Officers. A wall paper combination with a capitalization of $in,ono,nno has been formed by I'ennsylvnnln and Ohio men. Tho plnnt or the York Wall Pa per Co. has been acquired by the or ganization nt a cost of over $200,000. It will be enlarged and will form an Important part of the combination. The organizers of tho company are J. II. Kinley, of Cleveland, who Is also Interested In the Liberty Wall Taper Co., of Schuvlersvllle. N. Y.; I. B. Cameron, of Columbus. Stato TroaS' uror of Ohio: II. J. Gilbert, of Sha ron. Pa.; (1. V. Sharp, of Salem. O., and It. N. Chamberlain, of East Pulestlne, O. SERIOUS LACK OF FUEL. Furnaces Are Banked and Shipments Fall Behind. Coko production In tho Connells- vllle region was greater by over 2.IHH) tons last week than it was the previous, week, but shipments fell be hind. There tins been practically no relief In the car famine. Upwards of a score of furnaces have been com polled to bank for lack of fuel. Two of tho Carrie group of furnaces at Pittsburg have gone out of blunt, two of the Carnegie group at Bessemer, the Clinton stack on the South Side and one of the Duquesne stacks. Five furnaces are out for the want of coke at Now Castle, two at Sharpsvllle, one at Sharon and eight about Youngstown. SHOT AT A BEAR. But Monster Porcupine Waa Killed by Girl's Steady Aim. Miss Elslo Barnhart went Into the woods at Port Jurvls, N. Y., to gather chestnuts. She discovered what sho thought was a young bear In tho top of a tree. As she had taken her brother's gun she took steady aim and fired. To her surprise a monster porcupine came tumbling down and fell dead at her feet. Sentinel Fired at Minister Hart A sentinel nt Tequedama Falls, Colombia, on October 24 declined to honor the passoprt ot United States Minister Burdett Hart and fired one Bhot at the diplomat. The minister was not hit by the bullet. The gov ernment has severely punished the sentinel aud Is seeing that the minis ter Is tully protected. Gift of $20,000 to University. Dr. George Woodward, of Philadel phia, has sent a check for $20,000 to the trustees of the University of Penn sylvania, to be used for the establish ing of the Woodward fellowship in physiological chemistry. Million Dollar Dock at Falrport Private parties are to build a new dock at Falrport, O., to cost $1,000,000, which will be one ot the most com plete on the Great Lakes. Railroad facilities will be furnished by the com pletion to tne lake ol the Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling Railroad. Andrew Carnegie Still Giving. Andrew Carnegie gave an addi tional $2,000,000 to Pittsburg. One halt ot this amount goes to the en dowment fund ot the Carnegie Instl lute. ine rest win oe used as an additional endowment of the new polytechnlcal school. Rockefeller Buya Parle Roads. It is reported that a group of American capitalists beaded by John D. Rockefeller and others interested in traction companies, have practi cally secured control In France, of the Paris Compagnle Oeneral da Tracttpn, which owne a number of lines entering Paris. DUO UK TLLLER II DEFftULIER BONDS COVER SHORTAGE. Surviving Partner of His Guilt Con fesses to Peculations Which May Reach $100,000. Oeneral Jeremiah Mcsorolo, Presi dent of the Williamsburg Savings Hank, of New York, announced late Friday afternoon that funds of tlio batik, amounting to between $"0,WM and $100,00(1, hnd been npproprlntcd by two employes, one of whom la now dead. (leneral Mcsorolo states: ilnrry 15. Corbet t, tho tinylng teller of the bnnk, died on November 3, and was burled on November 6, IIHll. Ho had been In the employ of the bnnk for 18 yenrs. Three dnys after Cor belt wns burled (leorge ollinhofer, n receiving teller, who hnd been In the niploy of the bnnk for SO yenrB, con fessed Hint he nml Corhctt had tnken funds of the bank amounting to be tween $.rin,iMin nml $i;o,oiio. The bank has bonds In surety companies cov ering Hie defalcations to tho amount or $140,11110 mid personnl bonds to the amount of $IO,ouo. The bank has been In existence R0 yenrs. nnil $.'140,- ooii.immi have been received on deposit, but this Is the first Hum Hint anything of this Mini hns occurred. Zollln- holer Is In enre or the surety com panies, nml has been temporarily re lieved from doty. DENMARK SEEKS TARIFF WAR. Considering Reprisal for Excessive Charges on Her Chocolate Trade. Tho Dmilsh government In consid ering means of retnllntlon nualnst tho lilted Males should diplomatic rep resentations In bolinlf of Danish choc olate exporters lull. The exporters claim overvaluation of chocolato by thn New York eimloms olllclnls and deny Hint Iienmnrk pnys an export bounty on chocolate. It Is alleged that Denmark will Buffer little by re taliatory duties, ns she sells only $7.ri0.lioo worth of goods to the United Spates, whilo imports from tho United States are valued at $20,000,000. IS ROOM FOR TWO. Brigadier General Robert H. Hall Re- tires Many Candidates. Brigadier Oeneral Robert II. Hall has been placed on the army retired list on account of ago. With tho re tirement of Oeneral Hall President Roosevelt will have an opportunity to promote two ollleers to the grade of Brigadier Oeneral. The other vacan cy was occasioned by tho retirement of Brlgndlor Oeneral Henry C. Merrl nm November 13. The list of candi dates for these two vacancies In cludes all the Colonels of the line, many lieutenants Colonels and sev eral Majors of the line and a largo miinber of stuff officers or tho rank of Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major. COMBINE OF PLATE MILLS. President Schwab Reported to Be Engineering the Deal. It Is reported In trade circles that a consolidation of the steel plate nuns is Doing planned under tho direc tion of Charles M. Schwab, president of ttie United States Steel Corpora- non. 1'onrercncea nave been held In New York, but so far the mutter has not reached a stage at which It could be presented to bankers. LIGHT FROM DECAYED MEAT. Prof. Gorham Thinks He Has Found a New llluminant Prof. Gorham, of Brown Univer sity, Rhode Island, claims be has ex tracted from an overripe porterhouse steak Biitricient illumination to enable him to take ' photographs of labora lory apparatus. He Is seeking to find an artificial light in which neat Is not contained, and believes he la on the road to definite results. Bank Vaults Blown. Robbers blew the vault ot the bank at Trenton, Ky., Tuesday,, and stole tho postofflce deposit box containing $300. Ttiey escaped on a band car. While ollleers and citizens were ex amining the shattered vault an un exploded charge ot nitroglycerine went on and six men were Injured. A Killing Frost In Texas. mere was a Kitting rrost over northern and central Texas Thursday night. The Indications re that It precludes further growth of the top cotton. Spring Lake Bank Robbed. The Spring Lake Bank at Manas- quan, N. J., was entered by burglars Thursday night. The vault and safe were blown open by nltro-glycerine and $5,000 taken. Transport Hancock Ashore. The United States transport Han cock ran ashore Friday on the south side of the Straits of Shlmonoseki, Japan. A German gunboat went to her assistance. . The transport grounded on a sandy bottom. Pierce Commission 8igned. The President has signed the com mission ot Herbert Pierce, of Massa chusetts, to bo tnlrd assistant secre tary ot State. Plague at Russian 8eaport Two deaths were recently certified In Odessa as due to the plague. The health authorities took vigorous pre cautions against the spread ot tne disease and no furtherr cases bave been reported. Boere Capture Yeomanry. The South African casualty list shows that In the affair at Brak spruit, November ' 13, which Lord Kitchener reported Friday, 68 yeo manry were ' captured by the Boon and afterward released. -1 CAT STOPPED THE POWER. Walked Feed Wire Charred Body Short-Circuits Wire Employes Puzzled for Hours. An Innocent cnt wns thn cause of a grent deal of trouble to tho Interim tlonnl Traction Company and the Nia gara Kalis Power Company Tuosdny. Puss climbed a trolley polo on the Bufrnlo ft Doekport Hullway at lloff ninn, a small hamlet west of lck port and tried lo wnlk on tho feed wire. Her tall touched tho parallel wire thut curried the current bock to Nlni:nra Fnlls. Thero wns a flash Hint could be seen fur miles as the 24,00(1 volts of electricity passed through her body. Pussy was burned to a crisp. Her lifeless body fell across both wires and did not drop to the ground. Thla short-circuited tnn current and caused a fuse to burn out at tho Niagara Kulbl power house, and tho power wns Immedlntely cut off friini ail the lines running out of thi power house. It wns two hours before tho cause of thn troiiblo could bo located nnd tho charred remains of pussy removed from the wires. In the meantime nlmost nil the electric railways mid at reel lightning polntB In Western New York were wltnout power. LATEST NEWS NOTES. Thn Spanish Sennte hns pnsscd a bill prohibiting silver coinage. (leneral Santos J. X.olaya has been ro-clected president of Nicaragua. A. Kung and his wlfo committed suicide with y.nn at Union Hill, N. J. Mayor-elect Both Low, ol New York, was the guest or I'leuldent Roosevelt Frldny. A letter written by Captain Kldd hns been unearthed among family heirlooms In Boston. John O. A. Lelshmnn, United States Minister to Turkey, arrived In New York Saturday. Heavy storms in north of Great Britain and Ireland, causing muny dis asters on land and sen. The National Prison Association adjourned nt Kansns City to meet next year in Philadelphia. President Roosevelt bought a span of blooded horses which ho christen ed General and Admiral. Fire caused $100,000 loss In the meat canning house ot tho Cudahy Company at Kansas City. Edwin C. Crane, of Detroit, a musi cian and vocalist, committed suicide in New York, by taking carbolic acid. Rev. Charles II. Brent, of St. Steph- nn'a Episcopal Church, will accept tho Episcopal bishopric of the Fillpiue In lands. Tho Brazilian Congress has voted $25.ooo to Santos-Dumont, tho aeron aut, who has been Balling his balloon In Paris. Tho hearing In the Jane Toppan case In Massachusetts, was for the third time postponed, the data fixed being December 11. George Jenkins was killed and Hen ry Potts fatally Injured by the col lapso of a new power house at Chica go University. The official board ot vlstors to the West Point Military Academy havo filed a recommendation that the aca demy be rebuilt. Conductor Ernest II. McDonald and Brakeman Driver wero killed by a collision on the Southern Railway at Wellington. Va. The transport Buford, with two battalions of the Twenty-third United States Infantry, sailed from Glbral tar for New York. Kentucky Federation of Labor de nounces former Congressman Breck inridge for remarks made in an ad dress ot welcomo. The Havana municipal council voted to award Michael J. Daly the contract to pave and sewer Havana at bis re duced bid of $10,913,858.00. William Hamilton shot and killed himself and his wife at Belolt, Wis, They had recently bpen married after three day s acquaintance. Richard Mayo Smith, ot Now York, professor ot political economy at Co lumbia University, was killed by fall lng from a window or bis study. Power's theater at Grand Rapids, Mich., was destroyed by fire; loss $100,000. Edgar W. Warrenton, an employe, was suffocated by smoke. The Chicago Federation of Musi clans sent out a call asking all musi cianB in tho United States to make fight on music of the rag-time variety. The Irish envoys. Redmond, Mc- Hugh and O'Donnell, addressed large meeting In Baltimore, which , passed resolutions promising sup port. Mrs. John Vanderbllt Waekerman Balled from New York to take charge ot her daughter, the artists model, who Is insane In St. Giles infirmary, London. Postmaster General Smith will ask for an Increase ot the appropriation for the rural free delivery service from the present of $3,500,000 to $0,000,000. A Boer veldt cornet in Brussels on a mysterious mission, declares that 17.000 Boers are still on the warpath with great quantities ot ammunition hidden In Zoutpansberg. The Emperor ot Germany has con sentod to allow Count von Hatzfeldt Wlldenburg, ambassador to Great Britain, to retire from the diplomatic service on the ground of 111 health. Count Wolff von Metternlch will suc ceed bim. The transport Hancock, which grounded on the Inland sea of Japan was floated unharmed and will bring the Congressional visitors to the Philippines to San Francisco. Honry Longbaugh, under arrest St. Louis tor participation in the Great Northern express robbery, has been identified as "lien" Kllpatrlck, a notorious Texas desperado. The decision ot the leading London, England, hotel proprietors to prevent the use of cigarette by ladles in tbelr parlors, corridors or dining rooms created furor In social circle. Ill OFFICERS LURED TO DEATH. Riderless Horse Found at Neighbor's Gate Causes Search to Be Made Bodies Burned. John R. Montgomery, deputy United States mnrshnll pro tern, a respected citizens of Oxford, nnd Deputy United Htates Marshal Hugh Motit- oinory, of Pontotoc, Mississippi, left )xrord Saturday ror tho purpose or arresting Will Muthls, an alleged outiterfelter and moonshiner, who vea 12 miles enst of Oxford. Enrly Hominy morning Montgomery's horse. was round standing nt tho gate or Curdy 1 f nil. a neighbor or Mnthis, nd Mat his' house waa burned to ne ground. Upon further Invent!- ntlon two partially burned bodies were found In the ashes or the burned building, which havo boon Identified as the remains or the two deputy inaiHlials. John A. Montgomery's orso bus not boon found, and It Is itpposed thut Muthls made his es- npe on hint nfter thn men hnd been llled ntul the house not on lire. Muthls wlfo wins her father's, a ew miles from her burned home, and she Kitys Kite mid her husband left homo Saturday, her husband leaving the country. Mnthln was Indicted nst nnmmer for making and pnssing counterfeit money mid wns out on a 2,000 bond. Tho prlncluiil witness ngalnst hi in wns n negro, living In tho sumo neighhiiriiood, who a inouth.ngo wns assassinated. Tho two Mont- gomoryn went out to arrest Muthls lor making Illicit wiilnky, nnd It In supposed that they wore prevailed upon to remain for the night and were shot while guarding their pris oner. A posse of .10 or 40 of the ending citizens of Oxford went out to the scene or the murder and every (Tort Is being niado to capture Muthls. FIFTY BOLOMEN ROUTED. Sixteen Natlvee Killed, While the Americans Lose but Two. Company E or the Nlntn Infantry, Captain F. II. Schoeffel, was attacked by 50 Bolomen and several insurgents armed with rllles nt a point six miles from Tnrangnnn in tho Island ot Satnar. The Insurgents tried to rush the Americans, but falling to ac complish their purpose, they quickly broke and scattered. The men of the Ninth had a corporal and scout killed and ono private wounded. Six teen of bolomen were killed while tho riflemen escaped. PRIZE FOR FIRST TO WED. Secretary Corcoran, of Civil 8ervlce Commission Offers $200. Secretary Corcoran, of the Civil Service Commission, offered $200 Saturday as a wedding prize to the young women employes of tile Civil Service Commission who shall marry provided the marriage Is beforo Jan uury 1, 11MI2. "I do not make this offer with a desire to see any of tno young women leave us." tho secretary said, "but if any one of them is con templatlng matrimony my contribu tion will give her a good start In housekeeping." BANDIT TAKES BALLOT BOX. Alabama Returns Held Up, Const! tutlng Capital Offense. S. W. Peppers, returning officer for Crawford beat, Alabama, while en route to Scale with the ballot box con' talnlng tho returns or the recent elec tlon, waa held up at the point of a revolver and tho ballot box taken from blm. The highwayman wore a maBk. He retreated to the woods nearby, where a search later revealed the ashes and pieces of the ballot box and papers which had been burned. RELIGIOUS WAR IN TURKEY. Christiana and Moslem Fighting In 8yrla and European Districts. Conflicts resulting In much blood shed are reported to have occurred between Mussulmans and Chrlstlons at Bcyrout, Syria. Similar reports have been received from Scutard and Albania. The military commander in Albania has resigned, finding pad flcatlon impossible. A NOVEL FACTORY. Has Already Set a Price on Flying Machine. Gustave Whltenead. flying machine Inventor, Is now backed by New York capital and has 15 mechanics work lng on his new flying machine. In day and night shifts at Bridgeport. Conn He proposes to place flying machines on the market in the spring. One that will seat six people will cost about $2,000. ' Philadelphia' Postmaster. If Senators M. S. Quay and Bols Penrose and Postmaster General Smith cannot agree on a man, Presl dent Roosevelt will appoint a suc cessor to Postmaster Thomas L, HlckB, ot Philadelphia. LI' Memory Honored. The Empress Dowager has Issued another edict eulogizing the late LI Hung Chang and ordering the erec tlon of a memorial arch near bis blrtn place. Burned In a Church. The First Methodist Church ot Car bondale. Pa., was destroyed by tire Sunday, resulting In a loss ot $50,000 Charles Hull, a fireman was caught by the flames in the bell tower and was badly burned. Earthquake In New Zealand. An earthquake In Canterbury dls trlct, New Zealand, devasted the township ot Cheviot. Many people bave been injured. POCAHONTAS MINE HORROR Eleven Known Dead and Twenty-Five Missing Six Rescuere Killed by 8econd Shock. One of the worst disasters In the nlstory of mining In this country, oc curred In the Baby mines at Poca hontas. Went Virginia, Thursday, nix persons aro known to have been killed, 25 missing and 25 were rescued after being more or less burned. The dead arn litils Woolwtnc, John Barn hart, William Montgomery, M. B, Koontz, Stephen Uroco, unknown Hungarian. The Baby mines, are sit uated on the Virginia-West Virginia linn near thn town of Pocohantas. By reason of a defective wire tho gas In tho mine wns ignited, nnd a report like an earthqungo 'shook the ground. Twenty-five men of tne last shirt were known to bo at work In he mine. linns ror rescue were hurriedly in ado and M. It. Koontz called ror volunteers. 1 weiity-llvo men re- ponded and the rescuing party en red thn abyss like mouth or the mine, six men lending tho way. Sull enly they enmn to thn dead body a man. They rushed toward the body, hut beforo It could bo renched second explosion, more fearful than tho first, seemed to literally rend the nrth. Nineteen of the relief tinny nine out, but six of their comrades ever ngnln saw the light. John Inrnhnrt, Lewis Woolwine, M. It. Kooittx, William Montgomery, Hteph- n Uroco and a Hungarian, whose nmo Is unknown, hnd bravely given p their lives for those, of their lm- icrlled fellowmen whose condition wns yet a matter or conjecture. Pity- Idnns were called In by wire from llucflclil and I'ucnhontan and they one everything ponslhle to alleviate ho HtilTeriiigs of the others of the re let party who wi To burned or Injured ly falling slate. The mines were till on flro Friday morning. Every thing that human Ingenuity can sug gest Is being done to succor tho men who are supposed to be Incarcerated n their burning prison. The llaby mine Is one of three hugo operations controlled by the Poca hontas Collery Company. Under ordinary circumstances 5n) men are at work thero after 7 o'clock In the morning and even tho most despond- nt recognize how fortunate It was that the accident aid not occur later in the day. ROOSEVELT'S FIRST MESSAGE. Doclares for Reciprocity, Nlcarao.ua Canal, War Tax Reduction. In his message to Congress Presi dent Roosevelt will ask for leglsla- Ion for the suppression of anarchy. the decrease of tho surplus by war tax reduction, nnd the creation of a shin subsidy. Ho will advise continuous progress on reciprocity. A Depart ment of Commerce headed by a Cab inet minister will be advised. The re enactment of the Geary act and laws barring Anarchists will be urged. Only general reference will be made to the trust problem. The necessity for the highest elllclency In the naval and military establishments will be dwelt upon. The Nlcaraguan canal routo will be favored, also the Hay- Pauncerorte treaty. Tho Irrigation or tho arid lands or the West will be strongly advocated. Cables to our insular possessions are to be sug gested. The progress in the Island will be reviewed at some length. LADY CAREW IS DEAD. Danced at the Ball in Brussels Night Before Waterloo. Lady Catherine Jane Carew. grand mother of the present Baron Carew, died Tuesday at Woodstown. Water- ford, Eng., aged 104. She was a guest at the famous Brussels ball on tho even ing ot the battle at Waterloo, and waa noted beauty at the court of Louis Philippe. Tons of Wire and Nails Exported. The forlegn shipments of the Amer ican Steel & Wire Company's wire and wire nails made througn eastern ports during October aggregated nearly 7.50D tons the record monthly ship ments for this year are nearly 40 per cent. In excess ot the consignments made in September. CABLE FLASHES. Ceneral Pallavlclnl. formerly aide- de-camp to the late King Humbert, ot Italy, died Friday. A rumor of sugar tax In England caused quite a stir among British parliamentarians. A Washington attorney was dis barred tor bis harsh criticism of the late President McKluley. The illness and extreme debility ot the Premier, Senor Sagasta, are causing anxiety In Spain. Four battalions and two cavalry regiments will be drawn from India for service In South Africa. The Bulgarian brigands reduced the ransom demanded for the release of Miss Stone, the American mission ary. Queen Wilhelmlna. ot Holland, was prematurely delivered of a child on November 10. Her condition Is sa tisfactory. Said Pacha, former Grand Vizier, of Turkey, has been appointed Qrand Vizier In succession to the late Halll Rifat Pacha. Andrew D. White, the American Ambassador, has arrived at Berlin. Germany, and resumed his diplomatic duties. It Is reported that a speed ot 105 miles an hour was attained on an electric railway between Zossen and Marienfelde, Qermany. It is expected that Oeneral Weyler, Minister ot War. for Spain, will tern' porarlly replace Senor Sagasta should tne tuner mjuvbh wuuuug, At a mass meeting of Austrian shoe. maker at Vienna, the Burgomaster. Dr. Lueger, spoke against the estab lishment oi1 American shoe shops la Vienna. THIS MARKETS. i PITTSBURG. I Grain, Flour and Feed. WniT-No. 9 red 70 Rj,o-No. 9 6J M Coss No. 9 ynllnw, mr MX 87 No. 9 yollow, shellnd 66f 7 MIximI nr 62 S 0T No. 9 wblto 47 4 No. 8 whltn 4 4 Fkuib Winter pstnnt 70 $ t Fancy Htrnlght Winters 28 $70 nT No. 1 timothy 14 9J 14 60 CloTdrNo. 1 11 00 11 35 Fiid-Nci. 1 whltotniiL ton.... VI BO 22 00 Drown middling IS 60 10 M llrnn, bulk It 75 19 00 RiSAW Whent 00 8 Oat ,7 95 8 00 Dairy Product. CrTTna F.lgln crrnmory. 91 tli Ohloep-amnry Fnnoy country mil 1' " Crekiix Ohio, now 10f 11 hew York, nnw 11 U' Poultry, Etc. f1m rr lb 11 rniriF.m drewed 14 14 tuna l'a, and Ohio, frmh 91 95 Fruits and Vegetable, nun I'.r.i per tni'tml I 7-V? 9 00 1'otatoes Fniii-y wlutu, bliU 9 OJ 9 us ('AiuiAitK pt-r hnrrnl 1 25 1 60 Cuius per barrel V 25 8 60 BALTIMORE. Frnrm Winter Patent $ 8 8 05 Whkat No. 2 rod 73 73W 'nRR mixed 4 fi4 Oats 49 4'J' Foil ! . Sit Ubttxb Ohio cronmory. 24 , 25 PHILADELPHIA. rLnrn Winter patent 9 8 41 Wheat No. 2 rxl 1( t'otiR No- 2 mixed 7 Oath No. 2 white lluTTEit Crenmory, extra tons Pennsylvania lints. .... 4 2i) NEW YORK. Fi.orR Patents ? 49 9 heat No. 2 red. "0 Coax Nu. 2 Oats No. 2 White .... lit TTEn Clownery .... tool State nnd l'ounn 41 17 20 LIVE STOCK. Central Stock Yards, East Liberty, I Cattle. Trlme heavy, l.WOto lC001b...t 5 70? 8 10 Prime, 1300 to MIX) h,i. 6 45 5 K5 Medium, 1200 to 1300 lbs. 6 00 6 ISO Fat heifers 4 00 4(9 lluteher, 900 to 1000 lb. 8 85 4 81 Common to fair 2 50 9 10 Oxen, common to hit 9 50 4 25 Common to good tut bulls oow 1 60 8 U0 Mlloh cows, each Is 0J t 00 Extra mlloh cows, each. 87 6J 60 00 Hogs. Trims medium weights. 8 ft 70 1 5 75 best heavy yorkers uul medium 5 60 1 5 65 Oood to oliolce rinokera. 6 65' 6 70 (I cod pigs and light yorkera.... 6 65 6 60 I'lgs, common to good 6 60 6 60 Prune heavy hogs 6 85 6 90 Common to fair 6 25 5 (0 Houghs 4 60 6 60 btng. 4 00 4 7 i Sheep. Extra, modlnm weight wethers. 8 SO 9 8 40 Oood to choice. 8 10 8 25 Medium 2 60 8 00 Common to fair 1 00 2 00 Lambs. Lambs clipped 2 DO 8 75 Lainbe, good to oholow, clipped 2 60 8 75 Lambs, common to (air, clipped 1 01 2 00 Hprlng Lambs 8 0J 4 65 Calvea. Veal, extra 8 5 00 7 01 teal, good to oaoloo. 8 0i 4 0J eal, common heavy 8 00 4 60 eol, common to fair 8 tJ 4 00 BUSINESS CONDITIONS. Healthy Demand for Merchandise of All Kinds, and a Record Break ing Holiday Trade. R. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: A few months ago In jury to the corn crop aroused fears that the railroads would be seriously handicapped by tne loss of tonnage. yet the season of grain traffic has not only failed to produce decreased earn ings, but there Is such a scarcity ot rolling stock and motive power that numerous Industries are badly de moralized. In so far as these Inter ests are concerned .the reduction In corn freights proves a blessing. A healthy demand is reported throughout the country In all leading lines of merchandise, while sales of winter goods have attained normal proportions and holiday business promises to surpass all records. In manufacturing there was never before such well-sustained activity. Tula is especially true in the case of steel rails and many other products of iron, while in building material, felt, footwear and most tex tile branches there Is little prospect of idleness. Money circulates freely making collections satisfactory in most sections. Bank exchanges in New York for the week were 8.3 per cent, larger than a year ago and 32.1 per cent, over 189. while at other leading cities the gains were 10.2 and 9.2, respectively. Unprecedented conditions In the iron and steel Indus try are shown by the statistics ot pig iron on November 1. Furnaces In blast were producing at the rate ot 320,824 tons weekly, which far sur passes all previous records. With a production of 10.000 tons weekly above tne previous top point It might be ex pected that supplies would Increase, or at least remain stationary. On the contrary, furnace stocks on November 1 were 273,251 ions, or much less than a single week's output aud a decrease of 88,342 for the month of October. Since November, 1900, the weekly In capacity ot furnaces In blast has In creased from 215,304 tons to 320,824. while furnace stocks have declined from 641,4bti to 273,281 tone. Yet there has been on inflation of prices, and the speculative elemeut la entirely lacking, a sign that no disastrous col lapse Is to be feared. While ship ments of footwear from Boston con tinue far In excess ot previous year and factories are well employed, the situation 1 not satisfactory. Price are not maintained at a profitable point owing to the phenomenal strength of raw material and the stub born resistance of buyer. Print cloth at Fall River are quiet, recent unusual event having produced a ten dency to await developments. j r-A
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