ha ItnillOIH IHUL CASTRO'S TERMS. Notifies Washington of Acceptance of Arbitration-Namee Return of Hla Fleet Condition. President Castro, of Venezuela, "nns telegraphed from l.a Victoria hla ac ceptance of tho proposal to submit all pending differences to tho arbi tration cf The Hague tribunal, sub ject to certain roivlltlon. which In clude co8d.it I jn of the blockade and the return to Venezuela of the Hoot seized by the allied powers. Presl dent Castro's acceptance has been transmitted to llio YVnxhlngton gov ernment, from which the proMsnl enmnat-'d. Tlie President hns not determined whether to accent or de cline tho req'ici't cf Cenr.any. Kng land and Italy that he serve n arbi trator of tho Venezuela dispute. In view of the virtual assurances of tho allies In their formal Invitation to Mm that thev an not unfriendly to tho President's suwetion that the case bo referred to The llnjtue trlli unal, correspondence with tnoni on this phase of tho n"gotlntlotis lm.i been ronpened by Secretary ll.iy, who is, of course, acting under the Presi dent's direction. .Mr. Roosevelt has not noglc-tcd the opportunity offered to him of a;',aln urirlni? a reference to the permanent court of arbitration, and telegrams and iii'itrjictlons to make representations of that, charac ter were sent by Secretary Hay to tho American embassies in London, Her lin and Iloni". In tho opinion of the administration, the rnat danger of tho present situation lies in tho In r".nslii? chance with every day's de Jay in a settlement that sonielhiiii? may occur which will compel the United Sties f "Pinment to define! more clearly the se.ipo of the policy and rlr.hls whb'h il assumes under tho Monroe doctrine. No i!oubt Is felt at the White House thnt the time is rapidly npproaehlim when this defini tion trust be Riven and, onco for mally made known, be adhered to by the United States. Until thnt timo arrives, the President Is unwilling to render any interpretation of the famous doctrine beyond that which Monroe enunciated. Thousands of Cattle Starving, Thousands of cattle are reported to be starving on tho range In North western Colorado. The Humane So ciety appealed to the owners to res cue their stock, and they have replied that they arc powerless to do so. Tho cattle aro siuwel In on the high range In Routt and Rio Blanco coun ties, without pasture and without water. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL. President Roosevelt received from Berlin and London the ofllclnl re quests io arimraie trouoie wun Vene zuela. The ladles of the cabinet presented Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt with a gold moshed puree as their Joint Christ mas gift. The Costa RIcan legation warns tho public against the Loterla de la Beneficlenza, alleged to be operating at Carrlllo. The officials say that no such concern exists. , . First Lieutenant James F. Edwards, assistant surgeon in the regular Army, has been relieved from duty In tho Philippines and assigned to tho department of Missouri. According to Senator Burrows, of Michigan, It cannot be known until after January 8 whether or not the Cuban reciprocity treaty now before the Senate Will be ratified. A now oil painting cf President P-oosevelt now decorates the private (lining room at the White House. It Is lifo size and shows the President In his rough rider's uniform. Tho Sigma Alpha Epsllon frater nity In session at Washington grant ed charters to the following chap ters: University of Wisconsin, Uni versity of Chicago, University of Kansas, Virginia Military Institute and the Colorado School of Mines. Commander Thomas B. Howard, now on duty at the Naval Academy, has been selected to command tho Monitor Nevada, which is to go Into commission about February 1 next. Miss Retecca Knox, daughter of the attorney general, will go In a few days to California to be one of the party of her uncle, Dr. Knox, which will sail from San Francisco January 3 for Japan and China. . Adjutant General Corbln received a 4 cable message rrora General Davis Manila saying that Captain Robert McGiegor, corps of engineers, dife.l in, the. Manila hospital on the, 23d iufctant of acute appendicitis. Commander John E. Roller, i for mer, commander of the old gunboat jnoaooacy, n-as reached this country from the Asiatic station, having been ordered, borne by Rear Admiral Jvans, commanding the station. , ! Secretary Root decided that it was impracticable for General Chaffee. General Smith and other officers to go o Manila ' to testify before ' the Glenn court-martial, as the purposes of the Investigation can be fully sub gerred. IV securing their depositions. ' There are C5 vacancies In the grade of assistant surgeon in the army and little proepect of filling them. The next examination to be held In Wash lngton will occur some time In April, and an. examination Is now being con ducted In the Philippines to nil aome of the places. England and Germany bave made protect to tho United States against what they declare to be the failure to maintain "an open door" In the Philippines. The case in point in volve the export duty of 17.60 a ton qa Manila hemp and fiber, which Is Imposed upon the product shipped to flngUnd and Germany, but wblck Is rnUUd on Ut which U fent tJ the OAR UNWELCOME CHINESE. Bertlllon't Famous System of Iden tification to Be Used by Trees ury Department. Bortlllon famous system for the Identification of criminals will bo utilized by tho United States govern ment In the enforcement of tho Chi nee exclusion laws, and after Its adoption there will be an end to the system of aiibstll7itlon'gVnorally adopted by clever Chines labor pro viders. Tho system will be estab lished and maintained at the porta of entry nt tlie beginning of tho fiscal year If the recommendations of Sec retary Shaw in this nuard are adopt ed by Congress. The secretary of, tho treasury has suggested that the appropriation for tho administration of tho Chinese exclusion laws bo In creased from $2on,nim to $500.noo, and thnt as much of the amount as Is necessary bo available for tho estab lishment of tho Ilertlllon method of Identidcslion. Since the enactment of the Chlno.ee exclusion laws tho Im migration officials have experienced the RientcHt dl:llculty In their admin istration. As the Chinese are such adepts In the art of counterfeiting it lias been comparatively nn easy matter for them to forge certificates, which were the means of socttrlng entry to thousands of Immigrants In violation of law. Thero Is such a striking resemblance between nil Chinese thnt It would be an easy mat ter for tho entlro population of China to palm themselves oil as twin broth ers, and this curious fact hns been a great stumbling block to tho Iminl 3rntion olllclnls, MRS. GRANT'S WILL FILED. Left Her Children an Fstate Worth $194,005. Tho will of Mrs. Ulysses Grant was tiled In Washington, 1). C. Tho estate is to be divided Into four equal portions. It also provides that a me mento presented to her by' tho em press of Japan, said to bo 1,000 years old, shall go to tho museum of arts. New York. Mrs. Grant named as executor "Tho trustees to be selected by my three sons, a mnjorlty of the survivors of them." In a petition to admit the will to probate General red D. Grant explains that his mother left surviving her n9 heirs at law and next of kin In addition to himself, Ulysses S. Grant, Ellen W. Snrtoris and Jesse II. Grant. Tho deceased died possessed of house at 2111 Massachusetts avenue, of tho value of about $40,000; money amount ing to flO.ntio; stocks, bonds and other lecurities of-the v.-luo of 118, 000, and household ar.d kitchen fur nlturo of the value of $4,000. DECISION FOR RAILROADERS. Dauphin County Court Reverses the Decision of Alderman. Tho Dauphin county (Pa.) court heard argument an tho appeals taken from the Judgment of a Harrlsburg alderman in tho suits brought by railroad employes whoso wages had boen attached In West Virginia to recover the amount so attached from the persons who assigned claims to the West Virginia agency for the purposo of having tho same collected in that stato. The court roversed the alderman and entered Judgment In favor of tho defendants on the ground that the wages attached In the West Virginia proceedings had not been paid over by the railroad company or received by the person who had sued out the attachment. WILL INVADE GERMANY. Plans to Repeat English Success In Land of Kaiser. Privy Councilor Rathenau, one of the leading German financiers and po litical economists, has resigned his position as chairman of the directory of the Allegemolne Electrlcitats Ges ellschaft to devote all his energies to the formation of a German electrical trust, which shall have among Its primary objects the elimination of American competition In this branch of Industry. Alarm la created by the fact that the Schukert Company Is considering overtures made for the sale of Its Immense plant and fac tories to the Westlnghouse Company of the United States. Tho Westing house Company Is now convinced that with determined resistance and adaption of the German market It ran duplicate In Germany the success made in England. WILL DEMAND MORE WAGES. Coal Operators Have no Reason to Refute, Says Ryan. W. D. Ryan, secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of Illinois In a statement says that the miners of tho United States will make a de wand for a material Increase in wages at the National convention, at Indianapolis, on January 19. Mr. Ryan says that the operators are re celvlng a larger price for coal than ever before, and 'they cannot make the excuse that the mines are not pay lug expenses. Mr. Ryan says that the convention will produce figures to show the total cost of mining a ton of coal and give the public an Idea of the profit being reaped by the oper aiors. Ties Up New York Subway. Four hundred employes of the American bridge works at Trenton, n. j., aid not report for work Decern. ber 23 becausj one of their number was discharged for refusing to work overtime without extra pay. The company posted notices that the men who bad quit work might con alder themselves discharged. Inter national Delegate Fltzpalrlck, of the Bridge Workers' union, reported thai be bad tied up work done by the company on the subway In New York. SULTAN'S AW IIS DEIWZD ROUTED BY PRETENDER. Two Thousand Moortah Imperial Sol diers Killed or Wounded In Battle of Taxa. The complete rout at Taza of the Moorish Imperial army by rebels un der the leadorsih'tp of tho pretender to tno throne, which was reported December 23, has been olftclally con- firmed. The imperial forces abandon ed their guns, rides, ammunition. cuts and beasts of burden and lied 'roclpltntely to Fez. In a dispatch from Fez tho correspondent says ho believes the situation to be rriticnl. 'I am leaving Fes Immediately." Mr. Harris, tho correspondent, is said to bo a confidential advisor of tho sul tan. Another correspondent wiys: 'I gnt nwny from Fez lust In time. I arrived with tho first news of tho disaster. Tho rebels arc reported to bo marching on Fez, which Is incapa ble of defense for more than a few dai.a, owing to Its position, the abso lute lack of provisions and tho ruin ous state of tho town walls. The population will remain loyal only na Dug ns tho sultan can protect and feed them. A few days of sedge menus starvation. The sultan ntny attempt to escape, but In thnt rasa Fey. will nsknowledgo tho pretender. Tho sultan's troops were disastrous ly routed; tho remnant fled to Fez aibandonltig everything, artillery, cuts, rub's, ammunition, money and stores. Practically tho whole army was routed, and comparatively few troops wero left In Fez. On Do De cember 22 0,(KIO Bhcrccflan troops, commnnded by n brother of tho sul- tnn's minister of war, received or ders to concentrate and take tho :f fcnwlvo against the pretender nt Taza. ltivl'oro tho fthrrcc nnus moved upon him tit pretender attacked thorn -with irgo bodies cf cavalry. Tho Im perial army wan surrounded, com pletely routed and fled In disorder to ward Fez, abandoning all material of war. No deaths of the Imperial losses "nave yet been received, but It Is un officially retportod that 2,000 of the sultan's soldiers wero killed or wounded. NEW YORKERS FEARFUL. Governor Odell Threatens a General Quarantine of Cattle. Governor Odell, of New York, has protested against tho removal of qtiarn.ntli! on Connoctlcut cattlo. Socretnry Wilson received a tele gram from him saying thnt the Now York authorities wished to act In harmony with the Nationnl govern ment, but would bo obliged to quar antine everything coming Into New York Stato unless absolutely assured of protoction by tho Federal govern ment. Secretary Wilson wired the following reply: "There Is no dis ease In Connecticut. Federal quar antine remains on In Vermont, Mas sachusetts and Rhode Island, Stato cf Connecticut, has also rigid qunr- antlno against Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Work of killing af fected herds well advanced." FAIR FIGHT NOT ILLEGAL. Capital and Labor Have Equal Rights to Combine. The court of appeals at St. Louis, Mo., granted an Injunction to pre vent tho Master Plumbers' Associa tion from refusing to sell supplies to Joseph E. Walsh because he Is not a member, but refused to dis solve the assoclntion, as Walsh hod ".sked. Judge Bland In rendering his decision said: "Capitalists have a right to do as they please with their money so long as they do not become public charges. A man without cap ital may labor or refuse to so long as he keeps out of the poor bouse. Capitalists have tho right to com bine capital in productive enter prises and by lawful competition drive Individual producers and small ones out of business. Laborers and artisans have tho right to form unions and fight this competition of capitalists by lawful means." M'KINLEY MEMORIAL LEAGUE. Patriotle Movement In Memory of the Late President Launched. The Carnation League of America Is the name of a new patriotic move' ment proposed to the trustees of the McKlnley National Memorial asso ciation. The Idea originates with Louis O. Reynolds, a business man of Dayton, O.. and it will 'be submitted to the trustees at their coming meet ing in Washlngon. In referring to the proposition, Mr. Rl'.chlo, secretary of the McKlnley Monument association, said: Mr. Reynolds proposes that the league shall have a creed framed from some notable words of Mr. Mc Klnley and that it shall be a peren nial memorial to bis honor, states manship and patriotism. He pro posed to bave every member of the league wear a carnation, McKlnley s favorite flower, on each recurring 14th daytf September, the anniversary of the late President's death Trigg Company In a Receivership. The William Trigg Shipbuilding Company, of Richmond, Va., was plocod In the hands of a receiver upon a bill filed by 8. H. Hawes & Co., coal dealers, for t-()48. Judge Orannan appointed L. T. Myers, vice president of tlie company, receiver, . Wages Advancsd. Tho H. C. Frlck Coke Company posted a notice announcing a volun tary Increase dating from January 1, 1903, of 8 per cent to their 20,000 em ployes. The advance will add St, tiOO.OOu annually to the payroll. Turned Out In Sleeping Garb. The Maxon block, containing a ho tel and an adjoining building' also used as a hotel at Schenectady, N. Y., vu burned out. - The arueata cot out LATEST NEWS NOTEa. Bread riots aro threatened In blockaded ports of Venezuela. Ooorgo llunduhl shot and killed Caroline Mochn ht Crookston, Minn. Cold Ih pinching people In Philadel phia and New York and fuel famine Impends. Natural gas has been discovered 13 miles west of Douglass, Wyoming, in nn oil well. Negro and his wife were lynched near Greenwood, S. C, for killing their employer. Operator blames tho dispatcher for causing the Gnand Trunk railway wrock In Canada. American Economic Association discussed powers of Interstate com merce commission. East Liverpool, O., mayor will leave his office In the spring, so ho can do vole his time to horses. Henry Phlpps, Jr. sent chock for $10,000 as Christmas present for Education Alliance of New York, Greenville (III.) contractor took strange aversion of pretty bride and twice attempted to kill himself. Dew Academy, at Franconla, N. II., named for the late Moses A. Dow, of Charlestown, Mars., has burned. Three sailors from ship frozen In Lake F.rio crept over tho Ice to se cure aid for imprisoned comrades. President and Mrs. Roosevelt havo planned unustui.l number of ofllclal society f unci Ions during tho season. Humbert family en routo from Ma drid to Paris as prisoners were hoot ed by French crowds at tho frontier. W. L. Elkins, of Philadelphia, haa decided to build a homo for orphan daughters of Masons costing $1,000, 000. Dr. Arthur Flint, In New York, an nounced that Cornelius Vanderbllt, who Is ill with typhoid fever, will re cover. John Doylo, a wealthy mine owner, of San Francisco, Cal., has been mus ing for two weeks. Foul play Is sus pected. Commander Schroeder, U. S. N., governor of the Inland of Guam, re ports lulnnri in need of financial as sistance. l.nko Superior ore rglons this year swelled production by 7,noO,llOO tons to 2S.oi)(i,ooo, tho most notuble record in history. Tho resldenco of Walter Legally at Cuero, Tex., was destroyed by fire and Mrs. Legally and two small chil dren ore dead. Tho Cornell university register shows 2,908 students, a gain of 1TC over last year, and 380 instructors, ap increase of 20. Prof. Jacob Forney, of the Alabntna State university, was accidentally killed at Springvlllc, Ala., while t-hootlng sparrows with a parlor rllle. General Francis Vinton Green wa3 appointed police commissioner in Now York city In succession to Colonel Partrldgo, whose resignation takes effect January 1. Tho general council of Louisville, Ky., has appropriated $100,000, with which a Bite for the $250,000 Car negie library will bo purchased. President Donovan, of the Troy (N. Y.) Steel Production Company, announced the sale of the company to tho United States Steol Corpora tion. Nearly all the Independent coko concerns of the Connollsvllle region will meet the wage advance of tho Frlck Company, adding $1,300,000 to the pay of 1903. Sophia Mintus and Mattlo Leslie wero fatally hurt at St. Joseph, Mo., by Jumping from windows of ChaBe & Son's candy factory while the building was on lire. District Judge Booth, at Salt Lake City, Utah,, rerused a new trial In tho cases of James Lynch and R. L. King, under tentence of death for the mur der of Colonel Prowse. Tho 8,000 railway freight handlers of Chicago, whose strike last sum mer Interfered with the Industries of that city for three days, are pre paring to demand more pay. The Marconi station at Glace Bay, N. 3.. continues to maintain daily communication with Cornwall, with constantly Increasing efficiency and facility. Tho Interborough Rapid Transit Company, of New York, Is back of a schome to build an underground rail road and an elevated railroad in Chi cago at a coat of $55,000,000. While setting out applo trees David H. Dlx, a farmer, residing near Victor, Fayotte county, West Virginia, found an old locust wagon hub, In which was $10,000 in gold and silver. News has reached Seattle, Wash., that John H. Rouse starved to death in the wilds of Central Bolivia in June, 1900, while on an exploring trip. But nno man out of a party of 30 es caped. Reports that the Pennsylvania rail road has bought a controlling Inter est In Brooklyn Rapid Transit and that proposals had been made for the absorption of the Cambria Steel Com pany by the United States Steel Cor poration were officially denied. The governor of Indiana has Is sued a requisition on the governor of Arkansas for George Ryan and J. H. Ashmore, indlctod at Petersburg, Ind on a charge of helping swindle Frank C. Lorey, the "Klondike King," out of $03,000 In a foot race. GeongH Grlswold, 31 yoars old, son of John, N. A. Grlswold, of Newport and Now York, was Instantly killed by a train on tho suburban branch of the Now York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. Austrian manufacturers bave de cided to advance the price of shoes 10 per cont on account of the higher cost of leather, wnicii is due to ex tnnBlve purchases of bides In the European markets by Americana. Bishop Conaly. rector of the Cath olio university at Washington, will nrobably be recommended for cp polntment as bishop of Los Aniieles. KlCfD MUCH MONEY tiJRNED. Andljan, Russia, Selirrlo Disturb' snce Provee Far More lieaetroua Than at First Reporad. V Even tho worst of the earll'i? re ports of ths recent earthquake dis aster at Andljan, Russia, quite un derestimates the appalling loss of life. A telegram from the scene of 'lie catastrophe December 23 puts tio number of victims in the native quas ter of the town at 4,000. Already 80l corpses had been disinterred from the ruins. The work of excavation progresses slowly. Tho state treas ury, containing 6,000,000 rouble Is In the ruins, and excavations to get the mnnoy are carried on under tho rupervlslon of a strong ronbm of po lice. Tho water In the wells hns disappeared, and a general subsi dence of the site of tho town Is feared. Ijargo numbers of laborers aro being sent to excavate. Sappers have arrived and are expected to uinko more rapid progress. Tho rhocks continue with Increasing vio lence. The nrea of seismic disturb nnces comprises 200 square versts. Tho Russian population Is ramping at the railroad station, where 500 ears aro placed at the disposal of tho populace. Tho engineer officers nt Andljan who are superintending tho excavations being made with tho view of recovering tho burled treas ure at the sites of the nrmy depart ment, stato treasury, postoflle, etc., and the erection of sheds to shelter tho olllclnls and other homeless peo ple, reports that although tho work Is progressing ns rapidly ns possible a month must elapse before even tho civil and military authorities will bo housed. Tho railroads are aiding in tho work by all posslblo mentis, fur nishing freo transportation for pro visions nnd materials, and conveying tho Inhabitants freo of charge to towns In tho government of Ferg hana. Tho cash remittances in aid of the destitute peoplo have thus far been ver small. HIGHWAYMEN IN CALIFORNIA. 8lngle-Handed Held Up a Coach. Reaped Rich Harvest. A lone highwayman held up the Reddlng-Weavervlllo, California stage ns the big four-horso outfit was climb ing tho steep grade near the divldo, four miles above Shasta. With an ex ceedingly sman revolver me nign- wttyiuuii c(iiiiff ueu Bi'vi-u unniKiB to donate their coin and valuables and the driver to hanC over the Wells Fargo strong boxes. The mall sacks were not molested. Just how much money tho highwaymen Becured is not known. He took from tho pas sengers about $120 nnd two watches, besides somo rings and brooches. DROWNED IN A 8WOLLEN RIVER. Canoe Upset by a Girl. Two Com panions Met Their Deathe. Whllo attempting to cross Cumber land river, near Galnesboro, Tenn., in a canoe, Miss Verdi Rich, Miss Mattle Rose and Walter Rich were drowned, while Itufus Bailey and Alfred Crow der had narrow escapes. The canoe was overcrowded, and when the cur rent of the swollen stream struck it the frail craft swerved and rocked. One of the frightened girls Jumped Into the water, causing tho canoe to capsize and throwing all of the oc cupants Into the river. FOREFATHERS' DAY. New England Society of Pennsyl vania Celebrates Event The Now England Society of Penn sylvania observed "Forefathers' Day" December 22 by giving the an nual dinner at Horticultural hall. Philadelphia. Assistant Un)ted Stales Attorney General James M. Beck, president of the socloty, acted as toastmaster, nnd ho was surround ed by a large circle of distinguished natives of New England. Senator Hoar answered the historic toast "Forefathers' Day." Former Post master General Charles Emory Smith told of Now England men in the presidential cabinet; Senator Foster, of Washington, responded to the toast "New England In tho West." Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, spoke on "New England In the Sen ate," and Congressman Llttlefield, of "New England In the House." Pioneer Lumberman Dead. George Russel, probably the oldest lumber merchant In the United States, died at bis country home In Merchantville, N. J., at. the age of 93. For 70 years he had been ac tively engaged In the lumber business and waa formerly Interested In build ing tho flr3t steam saw mill in Penn sylvania. Mrs. J. C. Freemont Dead. Mrs. Jossle Denton Freemont, wlfo of the great "pathflnodr, General John C. Freemont, died at Los Ange les, Cal., Docember 27." For threo yoars before her death Mrs. Freemont had been extremely feeble as the re sult of a fall, In which 'she aufferod a dislocation of the hip. During that time the accident bad prevented her from walking. Will Protect the Negroes. Governor I.onglivo, of Mississippi, issued a proclamation offering $50 ro ward for the arrest and conviction of any person who forcos a negro to leave any of the counties of IJneoln, Amite, Franklin or Pike. Accuses the Treasurer. Francis J. Meeker, of the Newark, N. J., Firemen's Relief association, was arrested, charged by Assistant Flro Chief William C. Astley, presi dent of the association, with embei clement The epoclno charge Is $500, BUSINESS IS HAMPERED. Coal Scarce In the Northwest Mora Than 100,000 Tons Needed to Meet the Demand. J. H. Wahlmeyer, representing the" chamber c;f commerce at St. Paul, Minn., Is In the East trying to arrange a deal whereby the people of the northwest may secure coal to moot the urgnt dtnands for fuel In that sec tlon. Mr. Wahlmeyer says that the situation In tho northwest Is serious. The people have tho money to pay for fuel at reasonable rates, but are unable to get It. "In the district con tiguous to St. Paul the demand for fuel was never greater than at tho present time. If It Is posaiblo to ar- tange for tho shipment the amount uf coal required for Immediate use l upwards of 100,000 tons. Tho re cent strike In the east Is directly re pponslblo for the scarcity of coal In the northwestern states this winter. When tho snthraclto mines wero shut down and th great cry for fuel was raised among the Industrial con sumers in tho r?st nil tho coal ob tainable was shipped In that direc tion. The northwest was entirely forgotten nnd depplto most strenuous efforts en tho part of the people In that district It was utterly Impossible to Imleco the rallroTMls nnd coal com panies In Western Pennsylvania BDd Ohio to fill tho orders. The business was diverted almost exclusively to tho cant. By the time '.he demand from Hint nection had been Oiled and the anthracite strike ended, the lake navigation had closed for tho season. Wl(h the lnlto frame ended there wero little hop'iS for getting coal In the northwest. About that tlmo tho grat freight congestions In all parts of the country were confronting the railroads, nnd any appeal to them proved absolutely fruitless. As a re sult the shipments to tho northwest cnosed entirely, and little hope re- w;!ns for getting tho traffic diverted in that direction for the rest of the winter. Business in most of tho bl? cities wroro Industrial Interests deny Inate Is new nt a standstill for tiu want cf ccrl. The plants have been shut down, ond tho prospects for ro sumption In the near future nre de- rldedlv discouraging. In fact, tho coal shortage Is so great that real dence fuel Is equally as much In de mand, and unless nn arrangement can be made to secure shipments of coal there will be considerable suffering among the peoi lo during the winter. CABLE FLASHES. The Imperial Diet resembled at Tokyo, Jnpan. Tho House of Repre sentatives wr.s iinmcdlntelv dissolved by Imperial orders. Elections have been fixed for Fenrttary. The courts at Paris, France, have awarded Mrs. Viola Falconer, on American, $K( dnmages against Red' fern, the dressmaker, for unjustifl nblo arrept nnd the seizure of goods for a bill. Several alleged anarchists, wio were refused 'Omission Into the Unit ed StaieK, have arrived at Genoa, Italy, on the way to their homes. They hate lecn placed under police surveillance. Tho TrIVuna. at Rome, Italy, says the Pope has ordered the archbishop of Manila to excommunicate all per sons who endeavor to promote the creation of a national church in the Philippines. The appointment of Vice Admiral Ccrvera. who surrendered to the American fleM olT Santiago do Cuba, to the post of chief cf stsff of the Spanish navy has been published In the otllclal gazette. Tho third annual moetlnj of the Russian Young Men's Christian asso ciation was held nt St Petersburg, Among those present were Prince Plato Ohelensky, Senator Taganstey, E. L. Nobel and Franklin Oaylord. Count Tolstoi, at St. Petersburg, Russia, has sent a personal appeal to the papers asking them. In view of his advanced age and illness, not to publish any further reports of his condition, as they cause mm pain. A bomb filled with scrap Iron was explodoj, supposedly by anarchists. at the entrance to St. peter s cam edral. Geneva, Switzerland. It was so clumsily placod that it only slightly shattered the door. It Is roftorted from Constantinople that tho Greek steamer Parthenon having on board a crew of 22 men and six passengers have been lost The Parthenon was last reported at NovorosslBk, November 28, from Taganron. The police at Paris, France, seized tho papers of Jean de la Mar, man ager of the Klondike Mining Com pany. He Is suspected of Irregular proceedings. The company Is a Paris concern, and all the parties Interested are Frenchmen. Governor Taft's energetic expres sions looking to tho suppression ' of ladronl&tu in the Philippines have produced unusual activity. Numer ous munlclnal presidents in the pro vinces of Cavite and Rlzal are assist ing the native constabulary In run ning down the bandits. A dispatch from Seoul says that when the Korean cabinet was recon structed Yl was appointed minister of tho treasury, In compliance with tho wish of Russia, but on Japan pro testing ngalnBt tho appointment, YI boarded a Russian gunboat and baa determined to remain on board, pending a clearance of the situation. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain nd Mrs, Chamberlain, who left Portsmouth, England, Novomber 23, on board tho armored cruiser Good Hnpe, landed at Durban, Natal, and received a warm welcome from large crowds of poople. Advices from Kingston, Jamaica, roperts largo numbers of Haitlen ex iles are preparing to return to Haiti under the amnesty decree which, it Is expected, will shortly be issued. The leaders who fought for Flrmln believe that a period of peace will fol low General Nord's election to the presidency. THE MAHHETB, PITTSBURG. 'Grain, Flour and Feed. Wb'st-No, l red.,. M J ( Nn. t et l Corn-No. WtHlow. rur 6! Vt ha No. 2 r "I low, (hollcd '! " Mix ml nor M M Ot-Ho. I whits - 7 PO. 9 Willi 'O Flour Wlninr pment S VI rnrj Mrnlvhi winters . JJ Uer-No. Itlmotbr " n 17 w rlovnr No. 1 .IS SO M0 fenl-No. I while mid. loo "0 Brown ml.lillingi n w " " ran. hulk...... ..19 Blrw-Whe - f . fj Ual J 79 w Dairy Products. fiutlr-Klgln croanery a 1 14 M vino urrainarr "J Kmih-v i nunlr. v.ill SJ VI Chrran Ohio, new H 1H fiiw York, new " Poultry, Eto. Hn-por lb 1 uloktiie fipKft4 . . . , Id 14 ttn-t-m. and OoloJ freah Fruits and Venetablee. Orn Dean per baa ..J1 M tr Potatoes Fane; wblte par Uuk W (X) C'aouaife er bbla 1 Oil 1 ift Onloni-par barrel W BALTIMORE. Flour- Wlntor 1'atent I7J 81 Wheal No. !l red 70 Tl ( (nu-iuliej , 40 Kltira 0 II butler-Ublovreumerr " PHILADELPHIA. Flour Winter l'atenl ......... 3M 411 TO TlM . M ,3 ,.-- M ...... SI J Hi W Vt teat No, V red ... t'oru No. 2 mixed Ohio No. a while . Butter Creamery, extra.. UkSa l'euuaylvaufa lirata.. NEW YORK. Flour f'atenta S3 SI 4 91 .. , , ; ) OV 04 Wheat .No. a nil... corn o. 2 Date No, 2 W hile SI- butter Creamer? Hi" w KgKa-OtataaiiU reuutrlvanla - LIVE STOCK. Central Stock Yards, East Liberty. Pa. Cattle. Prime lie. vv irio... iijio !H a kro 7J 6 4H 6 14 4 HO 4 41 2 4 2'. 4 0) 80t bo lid l'riino. Imi u 141u Itm '. n J aiHUruill, UUU to J3UU llB 4 I t ut hellen 4 fiO liutihi-r. MO to 1000 ll - lit Common u fair : ISO Oxen, common to fal . SIM common UkooI tat hulls and cows 2 V) Mllib com, eai h ISQ) iltm milch to, each 1HiJ Hogs. Frlmenearr hoira l HOT I'rtiiie medium weights C 40 beat heavy yorkera ami medium... 0 V I, cod to choice imrkera 0 1 tood plsaaiid light yorkera Ill rlga, CKiutnnn togood .... t 2- Comniou lu lair 6oO Kougha 6 S btaga Am Sheep. Kxtra, medium wether I )? "owl to choice s 1 lelluml .. .... th Common to (air IN Lambs. Jamba clipped b on Lam be, good to choice, clipped . 4 71 Lamlia, common to fair, clipped.. '" "Wing Law be 001 Calves. 70 !' b 10 20 OiM 6 10 o-J 400 1 'I it S'i tii b 40 10 4 & s a V eal, eitra J raj, good to ctaoloe aal, common heavy Veal, common to fair f-y SJ ... oi too 500 6 W REVIEW OF TRADE. Holiday Business Main Feature In dustrial Trade Interrupted by Annual Stock Taking. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Trade and specula tion experienced the customary holi day quiet, except in Christmas goods, which sold freely, many packing and shipping departments being still en gaged on this class of work, which could not be completed at the speci fied time. Industrial undertakings are Interrupted In many cases by the taking of inventories while other plants are closed because fuel cannot be obtained. Orders still come for ward freely, and the new year will open with more business on the books than ever before. Prices of commodi ties are firmly held by the steady domestic demand, and there Is a good ' export movement of" tov leading staples. Railway earnings )hus far reported for the month of ifccember surpass last year's by 5 per ctnt, and those of 1900 by 11.6 per centV Quiet condition In the Iron and srvel In dustry, unaccompanied by any sign of weakness, testify to tho healthy fjpnti nnd suggest a bright outlook for tho coming year. Furnaces and mlllB 'will extend the season of idleness beyond the usual time, not because orderswe lacking, but In order to accumulate a moderate supply of coke. The aqua tion In regard to shipments from Connellsvlllo has not Improved. ) A very large amount of business will' ' carried over Into next year, probJ mere than In any previous seal New contracts bave come foaf ' more slowly of late, mainly becafuso of uncertainty as to date of delltery, j although there are prospective pur chasers who still anticipate b -tter terms In 1903. Foreign pig Iron i j of fored slightly belcw domestic q iota ttons, but neither Imported nor h .mo raado iron is available for lmmei Hate uso in large quantities. Independent steel mills claim that they are Vtn able to pay present prices for bllles, wnicn cose Sdi, or more, for eary nhlpmeut Reports from the Soul. ahow a large increase in production1 as cumpared with any preceding year. The strongest department, V this Industry appears to be Isteel bars. New England shoe factories are In full operation and have liberal orders on hand. Quotations art firm. Leather dealings have been restfrictsd loss than usual by the holidays! shoe manufacturers coming into tbV mar ket for large quantities of hknnlock sole. An unexpectedly favorable ' fea ture has appeared in the maimet for cotton goods. After a long swason of stagnation in the export division, the demand for China suddenly becanid considerable. Domestic trajde is lim ited to immediate requlreonents. In woolen goods there is a good de mand, i Woolen and worsted dress goods are quiet but steady. Failured for the week numbered 209 lu the United States, agaiust 250 last year, and 21 In Canada, compared with 23 a year ago. Bradstreet'a says: Wheat, includ ing flour, exports for th weok end tag December Si aggregate 3,860,484 lushols,
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