SCHEME Of TRAIN WW
THEIR PLAN A FAILURE.
Plunged Four Cr to the Bed of a
Dry Creek In Col
orado. Iljr an act of train wreckers tlio rant.
hound Santa Fo passenger train No.
, the Colorado-Chicago "Flyer," was
derailed nt Aplshapa crook, 35 miles
cast of Pii"llo. Cnl. llrcaking down
tho steel bridge, tlio engine and four
car plunged to tho dry hod of tho
creek, where they wore piled in
niapH of wreckage. Thirty or more
trainmen and passengers wore Injur
cd. Engineer John K. Walker, of La
Junta, was badly scalded and brulHod
and may die. Nono of tho others sus
tained serious injuries. J. F. McOill,
of Washington, and C. llennott, of
liiinaio, were bruised.
At Ptteblo the car Del Rose, carry
ing 18 Eastern hankers, was attached
to the train, which waa running f0
miles, an hour at it approached Apis
hapa crock. At tho wont end of tho
bridge tho tails spread, derailing the
engine, and when It struck tho bridge
one iipan loo feet long wont down.
The bankers' car waa tho only one
thai, waa not derailed.
Investigation showed plainly that
the spikes had been pulled from throe
rails. The motive of tho wreckers Ir
a mystery, as no robbery was at
tempted. MR 8. BOOTH-TUCKER KILLED.
Santa Fa Train Plunges Into Open
Switch Many Injured.
Mis. Emma Hooth-Tuckor. coiihuI of
tlio Salvation Army in tho United
Slates, and wile of Commander llooth
Tucker, met death tniiy Thursday
morning In a rail load wreck on the
Atchison, Topcka & Huntn Fo Kail
way, near IVnn Lake, 90 miles cat
of Kansas City, Mo. Colonel Thomas
Holland, alrto or the 8alvatlon Army,
is nut expected to live. A score of
other persons wore Injured. Mrs.
Booth-Tucker had been on a visit of
inspection in California and waa on
her way to Chliago, where she was to
Join her husband.
When near Doa.l Lake, M,v. the
train was running at a high into of
epped, probably jit mile f an 'iionr,
when it plunged into an open switch.
Tlio locomotive waa thrown from the
tracks and wont crashing Into a big
steel water tank closio toy. The force
of the collision was terrific, and In a
moment the train of Bleeping cars and
day coaches was a hopeless wreck,
the cars piling one on tho other and
ripping each other into p-locoa. Tlio
sleeping passengers were hurled from
their berths and pinned under the
wreckage, many being grievously
wounded.
Fine Oil Strike.
Gallagher & Martin, of Pittsburg,
brought in a Rusher on the Gallagher
1'arm. near Parker. Pa. It Is estimat
ed that, the well flowed 1,200 barrels
the first hour. Wh.m the drill first
struck the sand a heavy pocket of
gas waa found, which forced tlio fluid
several feet in tho aid. The well is
only a quarter of a mile from the fa
mous Rosenherry field of three years
ago. Gallagher & Martin have the
adjoining territory leased and have
on( of tho most promising fluids in
Western Pennsylvania.
Another Wabash Move.
Negotiations nave botn practically
closed for real estate In Youngstown,
O., amounting to $.00,000, which will
result in the Wabash securing its own
entranco Into tho city and having a
direct connection with the steel
plants, rolling mills, furnaces and fac
tories. Messrs. Henry Wick and
Harry G. Hamilton, capitalists, have
Koeured tho old Andrews race track
and a largo amount of realty adjoin
ing it in the southeastern part of the
city. A portion of it will be used by
the Wabash in completing its line Into
tho city.
Burned by Cae Explosion.
An explosion of natural ga at an
oil well just drilled in, three miles
northeast of Monroeville, Ind., result
ed in the Berlous injury of three men,
one of whom died later. Preparation
was being made to shoot the well,
when a stiff wind blew tho heavy vol
ume of gas escaping from the well to
ward the engine, where it ignited, a
tremendous explosion following.
Negress Killed by Mob.
While attempting to secure her hus
band who lived near Jennings, Fla., a
mob of man shot to death Jennie Me
Call, a negress. last night. The mob
surrounded McCali's house, Bnd think
ing ho was inside, fired a' volley into
the house, Instantly killing the wo
man. The murderers arc being pur
sued.' i -
Harrison May Be Candidate.
Mayor! Harrison, of Chicago, has
decided to become a candidate for the
nomination for the presidency on the
Democratic ticket next year. In mak-
I r, rr .Mo Antalnn I t.- . 1 .1 V. n l
tluencej mors by the possibility of
being the nominee In 1908 than be is
lu 1604.
GJrard Avenue Theater Burns.
The Glrard Avenue Theater, of Phil
adelphia, waa damaged by fire, entail
ing a loss of $50,0(10, of which f 25,000
was on the butldlug and the remain
der on the contents. Miller and Kauf
mann were the lessees, and Nixon &
Zimmerman were interested in the
management.
- Delay Suits the Sultan.
The proposed Austro-Russlau joint
control of Macedonia does not meet
with the approval of the German and
Italian diplomats and the porta is ex
pected to utilise the disagreements be
tween the powers In order to delay
action.
Guffey Buys Gate's Interest.
It la reported on trustworthy
au
thority that John W. Gates has sold
his Interest In the Texas Company to
tho J. W. Guffey Petroleum Company
lor HI.OWIW,
STABBED BY A LOVtR.
Young Woman Struck Down Because
She Refuted to Go to Church.
Because she refused to accompany
hJm to church I.uclas E. Mayo fatally
stabbed MIrs Olive O'Noll. daughter of
ex-Postmaster Frank O'Noll, of Steu
hcnvlllc. ()., as she was standing on
tlit veranda at the residence of her
grandfather. Kll Fetrow, the preiient
county recorder. Mayo was forbidden
to comn to tho house, but he had re
peatedly met Hie girl on tho street
and ut church. This evening he saw
her nn the vcmnda and asked her
to aciompany lilm. slm refused, but
lie Insisted, and she mndo her refusal
moro positive. Without further dis
cussion hi? drew a dirk and stabbed
her In tho left breast. As Mayo drew
tho weapon from tho glrl'e body and
rati a stream of blood spurted out onto
the pavement. The victim gave one
shriek anil fvll to tho flour uncon
scious. Several persons run to tho
house and carried tho young woman
Inside. Physicians were summoned
and after a hasty examination pro
nounced tho wound fatal. Mayo es
caped. OIL FIELDS FAILING,
Present Prices Are the Highest Paid
Since 1899.
The Standard Oil trust, through Its
purchasing agencies In the oil re
gions, advanced the price of Peimsyl
van'ia crude oil to $1.74 a barrck, which
Is the highest price Blnco 1893, when
a temporary price of $2.60 was ninde
April 17. Tho total stock of crude
petroleum above ground to-day Is
less than It was in 189.1, there being a
trifle moro of Pennsylvania oil, but
lea of the Trenton rock oils, known
as tb). Lima product, which Is much
Inferior to the so-called Pennsylvania
o'lln.
Tho Standnr:! has l;een compelled
to notify the Independent oil refiners
that it cannot supply their require
ments of crude and some of them
have already Bhut down. West Vir
ginia Is declining rapidly. Ohio is as
badly oil as Pennsylvania. Indiana
has a small output, but tho expense of
getting it Is great, owing to tin; vast
amount of water that comes with the
oil.
Men who have watched develop
ments and are conversant with tho
itaiihtlcal situation say the time is
not far distant when tho distillation
of (-.11 from coal will bo necessary as
in is.ii. when the namo was "coal
oil." and the retail price was $1 a
gallon.
MILLS STARTING UP.
Several Large Plants Resume Work. '
Miners' Settlement.
The rod mills, galvanizing and wire
drawing mills of the plant of the
American Steel and Wire Company at
Rankin, Pa., resumed operations, giv
ing employment to hundreds of work
men. These mills were shut down
several weeks ago for extensive re
pairs, and as a result tho other de
partments of the mill have been only
running single turn, becauso the pro
duct for them to work on was scarce. !
About 400 men went to work at the
plant of the Prosced Steel Car works j
In McKces Rocks. When tho shut
down occurred a few weeks ago tho 1
foreigners employed in the mills went
Iscwhcre for work, and it Is stated
that It will take some time to fill their
places.
Five of tho ten tin mills of-the
American Tin Plato Company, nt Sha
ron, Pa., which were closed down for
two weeks, started In full, making
15 In operation. The remaining live
mills. It Is officially stated, will start
also, and tho entire mill will be run
ning in full for tho first time in sev
eral months. The management states
that the mill will run steadily all win
ter. Tho Jollet plant of the Illinois Steel
Company resumed work in all depart
ments after a shut-down of three
weeks, giving employment to 2,000
men. The Enterprise plant of the
American Steel and Wire Company Is
also in operation again.
Vice President Thomas Lewis, of
the United Mine Workers, has return
ed to Indianapolis from the Kanawha
district of West Virginia, where he
effected a settlement of tho troubles
at Campbell creek, between the min
ers and operators. The operators have
agreed to tho Huntington scale signed
last April. Three hundred miners
were affected by tho settlement.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Russia and Japanese agents are
chartering vessels at high rates in
England and bidding high for Welsh
coal. .
Tho Brlt.'.bh foreign office has Issued
a dispatch condemning the adminis
tration of the Congo Free State and
calling on the powers to remedy It.
The Columbian Congress refused to
remain in session after October 31,
and there were rumors of revolutions.
Cruiser New York Goes East.
The first specific act of the navy
department Indicating that it will util
ize the Asiatic fleet in the event of
war between Russia and Japan is
found In the order to the emitter Now
York, at San Francisco, to proceed
to the Asiatic station 'instead of to
New York as heretofore planned.
There has been a steady movement In
the nuvy department for two months
to get as many vessels as possible
to the east, and among these is the
torpedo flotilla.
Armor Plate Awards.
Secretary Moody decided to dlvldo
the contract for furnishing the lll.ooo
tons of armor plate for the five new
battleships authorized by the last Con
gress between the Mldvale Steel Com
pany and the Carnegie and Hethlehem
Companies. . Dy contracts the Mldvale
company Is to furnish 6.000 tons of
armor for the two 13.000-ton battle
ships, the Idaho and Mississippi. Tho
Carnegie and Bethlehem companies
are awarded the contract for furnish
ing the 10,000 tons fur the three 10.-000-ton
ships, the Vermont, Kansas
and Minnesota
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Attack Made While Driving With His
Wife-Cossacks Kill the
Would-be Murderers,
Prince C.ullfzlu, governor general of
the Cauensun, had a narrow escape
from assassination on tho outskirts
of the town. Three natives stabbed
the governor general thi'ice. They
lied but were subsequently shot down
by CosBacks.
Prlneo Uallttin was driving with his
wile when the would-be assassins
rushed upon tho carriage, daggers in
hand. Two seized the governor gen
eral and attempted to drag him from
the vehicle, while the third man In
flicted two ugly wounds on the
prince's head, and a third cut on the
hand.
A Cossack, who waa in attendance
upon the prime, threw himself upon
the assailants. While a hand-to-hand
fight waa Jn progress the cnrrlago was
driven off at a gallop. Uultlmatcly,
tho assailants fled, followed by a
mounted guard of Cossacks who had
hurried to the scene. Tho Cossacks
chased the fugitives through tho
blush, firing constantly with their ri
fles. They killed one man Instantly.
The other two were shot down and
died soon afterward.
After his injuries had been dressed,
Prince Galltzlu uttended a reception
given by the citizens of Tlflls.
There has been considerable unrest
at Tiffin recently, owing to the trans
fer of the Armenian church property
to tho Russian government, under the
decree of .luno 25. Prlneo (lalltzln
wax charged with having recommend
ed the transfer of tho church proper
ty, and several times his life has been
threatened.
NO CUT IN STEEL RAILS.
Steel Corporation Officials Say Sched
ule Will Be Maintained.
Ofilclnls of the United States Steel
Corporation nnd representatlvea of In
dependent companies state that there
will be no cut in tho price of steel
rails. The present schedule of $28 per
ton will be adhered to, and rail con
tracts for Iflnt delivery aro boJng tak
en at $28 per ton without any agree
ment for drawbacks should the scalo
be changed. The suggestion of some
of the railroads that tho price of
steel rallB bo reduced to $26 per ton
will go unheeded, say the. steel men.
even If the request of the steel com
panies for a reduction In freight rates
on finished products should be re
fused. Tho reduction on rails asked
for by the railroads would mean a
net loss to the Bteel companies gen
erally of $u,0oo,000 a year would have
to bo borne by the United States Steel
Corporation.
STARTED FOR ABYSSINIA.
Consul General Skinner Sills on His
' Visit to Menellk.
The 1'nitod States gunboat Machlas,
having on board Consul General Skin
ner, who will vlBlt Kmperor Menellk
at Adls Abeba, capital of Abyssinia,
sailed for Heruit, Syria, where the
Machlas will meet the flagship Brook
lyn. Hear Admiral Cotton will pro
vide Mr. Skinner with an escort of
20 marines. The Machlas will then
proceed to Port Said and Jlbutll,
French Somallland. There Mr. Skin
ner will land and proceed to Har
rar. where he will be met by repre
sentatives of the Emperor.
Mr. Skinner took with him many
presents for Emperor Menellk," espe
cially different kinds of firearms, a
complete set of. agricultural imple
ments of the latest model, and the in
vitation to attend the St. I.ou'ia ex
position, which la engraved on a sil
ver tablet.
THREE MEN KILLED.
Railroaders Caught in Blowing Up of
Pennsylvania Locomotive.
Three men were killed and one fa
tally injured by the explosion of a
freight locomotive on the Pennsylva
nia railroad near Rohrerstown. -The
dead: Conductor James Rowan, Fire
man Leslie A. Helm, Brakeman Sher
man E. Swlnglvr. Fatally Injured:
Engineer Aaron R. Lutz. The cause of
tho explosion is not known. In his
delirium the engineer muttered: "The
boiler was full of water."
Swlngler was blown a distance of 60
feet into a field along the track. The
locomotive was drawing a westbound
freight train at the time of tho 'ex
plosion. All the victims weie horribly
mangled. The wheels of the locomo
tive remained on the track, though
portions of the engine were burled for
several hundred yards in all direc
tions.
NEW $10 COUNTERFEIT BILL.
Printed on Thin Paper Sheets With
Silk Threads Between.
The secret service announces the
discovery of a new counterfeit $10 Na
tional bank note on the Millers River
National bank, of Athol, Mass., check
letter B, series of 1882, Bruce regis
ter, Wyman treasurer. It is a photo
graphic production, printed on two
thin places of paper between which
silk threads have been distributed.
The bank und treasury numbers aro
colored maroon Instead of carmine,
and the seal is yellowish brown In
stead of chocolate. The fcack of the
note is several shades darker than
the genuine.
Arabs Join Revolt.
It is announced that the military
commandant, Ahmet Pasha, and tho
governor of the provliico of Atrl, ou
tho Red Sea coast of Arabia; were
killed as a revolt of two Arab; tribes
agaiust the imposition of a new cat
tle tax. and that 1,000 Turkish 'troops
were killed or wounded. The test of
the Turkish force was routed, j About
IS battalions of troops have been dis
patched thither. General Hady Pasha
has been appointed commander-in-chief
and governor of Aslr,
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
Attorney Joseph W, Folk announces
that he is a candidate for governor of
Missouri. ,
' President Roosevelt's 4'ith birthday
anniversary occurred on the 27th ul
October.
Ibiibc N. Ross, at Pittsburg, was
Riven a year's sentence for embez
zling government money.
Robbers blew open the bank or
SoroRglns & Wormian nt Hherman,
Ore., and got away wlh $T.opo In toln.
The will of Archbishop Kaln be
queaths all his property to tho St.
lonls dlocexo or the Catholic church.
Three men were ivportcd killed and
live Injured In an accident at the Can
adian Nlagura Power Co.'s plant at
Niagara Falls, out.
Western railroad ofllAabi reports a
marked decrease in volume of freight
and the content situation shows ma
terial decrease also.
The revolutionary movement In
Santo Domingo Is spreading, and Oen.
Moralla has established a provisional
government at Puerto Plata.
A runaway electric car on the Chi
cago & Jollet lino killed a man, demol
ished a bouse and reduced Itflelf to
splinters after a terrific plunge down
a steep Incline In Jollet.
bowleg team and coa h were at
tached In New York by an attorney
for a fee for deftmllng n .lonlt who
was charged with allowing his child
to die for want or medical aid.
Mrs. Catherine Roddy was awarded
a verdict of $50,000 In a suit for $100.
000 damages against the New York
Central railroad. She was badly In
jured In a wreck near Niagara Falls.
Gen. Corbln ubbuiiiciI command of
the department of the East at Govern
ors Island. New York, and Gen. Chaf
fee went to Washington as assistant
chief of the general staff of tho army.
Eire, supposed to havo originated
by spontaneous combUKtlon today
damaged tho establishment of the Cur
ry Woodenware Co., Cincinnati. The
loss Is estimated at from $80,000 to
$100,000.
A. N. Bentley, master mechanic of
the Livingston division or the Louis
ville & Nashville, shot and killed H. N.
Roller, master of trains. The Bhoot
Ing occurred In front of tho court
houso at Lancaster, Ky.
Believing that war between Russia
and Japan cannot long be delayed, the
marines underwriters, of Liverpool,
declino to accept war risks on Jap
anese steamers, even at tho tempting
price of 25 guineas per cent.
A sergeant of the coast artillery on
tho tranHport Kllpatrlck, the captain's
cabin boy, a ship's carpenter and a
man named Frederick Standiford,
were drowned by the capsizing or a
boat lu the harbor of Portland. Mo.
The French Academy of Sciences
awarded tho prize of $20,000 for tho
moat remarkable sc'ientllio work to
Dr. Roux, who continues to carry 011
Pasteur's work, and who accepted on
condition that the money be devoted
to scientific Investigation.
Three men from the United States
transport Kllpatrlck, and Fred Standi
ford, of Portlund, Me., were drowned
in the outer harbor, Portland. Thd
sailor victims were a sergeant of one
of tho companies on board tho ship.
mo captains onuin boy and a ship's
carpenter.
Jesse McClure, a farm hand, mur
dered his two Buns, aged' five and
seven years, leaving their bodies in a
fence comor. While a mob was form
ing to lynch him, McCiuro drove on
a run to Marlon, Ind., and gave him-
seir up. He has been secreted by the
authorities, who fear tho mob.
Gen. Oeorgo L. Gillespie, chief of
army engineers, In his annual report,
says the seacoast defense of this coun
try are more than Co per cent, com
pleted.
Governor Hunt has written a letter
to Santiago Igleslas, president of the
federation of workmen of Porto Rico,
saying ho will not tolerate disorderly
meetings or Insults to the American
flag. The mayors of Porto Rico have
Issued orders forbidding tho flag to be
draped in black except for funerals.
The Cotopaxl volcnno has been ac
tive for the last few days.
Lou Dillon Beats Record.
Lou Dillon, owned by C. K. G. Bil
lings, of Chicago, and driven by Mil
lard Sanders, proved her right to the
title of queen of the truf by trotting
a mile on the Memphis track, under
adverse conditions, In tho remarkable
time of l:&8Vk- The daughter of Sid
ney Dillon was paced by a runner
drtven by Scott McCoy and another
runner followed closely to urge the
mare to a supreme effort.
Redmond Opposes Emigration.
Speaking of Klllarney John Red
mond, the Irish leader, declared the
time had arrived to start a campaign
against emigration. One cause of em
igration that ought to be removed, he
said, waa the exaggerated prospect
held out to Irish boys and girls if they
went to America. He criticised An
drew Carnegie's recent speech at Wa
terford and said the poorest laborers
In Kerry waa happier than the ma
jority of Irish-working men in the
United States.
The board of Phlllppluu commis
sioners has just Issued a proclama
tion announcing the demonetization of
the Mexican dullar on and after Jan
uary 1, 1904. Until that dale the coin
will be accepted at all the government
offices at the usual rato, which is
equivalent to 60 cents American
money.
Anarchist 8ent Back.
After a consultation with Commis
sioner Genoral of Immigration Bar
geant. Secretary of Commerce and La
bor Cortelyou 'issued orders that John
Turner, the Belf-confessed anarchist
under dotontlon in New York, shall be
deported to England, the land or his
origin. This Is the first deportation
under the anti-anarchy provision of
the new Immigration act of 1903.
Twenty-seven roads for third week
of October show an average gross in
crease ot 6.08 per cent.
THREE YESSELS LOST 1H LAKE STORM
BRAVE CAPTAIN GOES DOWN.
One 8ttamer Sank and Another Was
Scuttltd to Extinguish
a Fire.
The steamer W. F. Rauber sprang a
leak ami sunk no miles from Bault
Stc Mario. Captain W. IS. Morris and
Oiler Frank Roblson wero drowned.
Tho crew of 19 men were saved by the
Ptenmer Yale. The lost vessel was
valued at $no.()00. The Sauber sprang
a leak doting a storm which is said
to havo been the worst In 28 years.
After all tho crpw bad been taken
from the ateamor Captain Morris re
mained on deck. An effort was mado
to rescuo him, but he was loBt In the
darkness.
Tho steamer Advance caught Are,
while bound from Montreal to Fort
William and was towed to Sault Hte.
Marie. The vessel had to be scuttled
anil sunk before the flarnos were ex
tinguished. Tho loss will be heavy.
Tho crew was rescued by the United
States revenue cutter Morrell.
Tho barge Grace Whitney, which
broke away from the steamer Slcaen.
was wrecked In the galu near Fort
('.rat rot light at daybreak. The crew
of Ave men reached ahoro after great
harddhlp. The veBsel will be a total
loss.
NO WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
Manchurlan and Korean Disagree
ments to Be Settled.
Official Information from Toklo and
St. Petersburg Is that drarts of the
Russo-Japanese convention have been
approved by the Czar and Count Lams
dorff, the Russian foreign minister.
Only slight alterations In these drafts
are needed to effect a settlement of alt
difficulties by amicable compromise.
Premier Katsura said ho deeply re
gretted tho sensational reports circu
lated In Europe, which were unfound
ed. Ho added: "Tho Japanese gov
ernment pursues Its negotiations In
strict accord unco with the spirit of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance, which alms
at the preservation of pence nnd the
tho status quo. It is only fair to presume-
that Russia la actuated by tho
same peaceful spirit lu which the dual
alliance Is extended lu the Far Eust. I
full to see why the present negotia
tions should not lead to mutually sat
isfactory results. In any enss noth
ing in the present situation warrants
any alarm."
LAND FRAUDS.
Mlso Ware. Formerly Land Commie
eloner, Indicted.
The United States irrand Jury at
Portland. Ore., returned Indictments
against three persons on charges of
forgery in connection with the entry
or public lands lu the Southern Ore
gon district. The persons indicted are
Miss Mary L. Ware, Horace Q. Mo
Klnley and S. A. D. Pnter. The spe
cific, charges are that these three de
fendants forged the names of fictitious
persons to homestead applications and
flnul proofs. Miss Ware was formerly
United States land cominJt jioner at
Eugene, but was removed several
months ago by Judge Bellinger, on
charges of fraud. McKlnley and Puter
are timberland operators, and It Is al
leged that they fraudulently secured
large tracts of timber lands by woik
ing In connection with Miss Ware.
GREAT LABOR STRIKE.
All Workmen in Bilbao, Spain, Join
the Movement.
Martial law has been proclaimed in.
Bilbao, Spain. All the tradeB huvo
joined the strike and 40,000 men are
affected. Railroad and street car
traffic has been suspended. Cavalry
Is protecting the gas Works against
the strikers, whose efforts to stop any
man from working havie led to some
rioting. Tho rioters stoned carriages
in tho streets, shouting "Death to the
bourgeoisie" and "Down wim tho ty
rants." The mob was charged by tho police
and several persons were wounded.
Business on the bourse suspended and
the strikers prevented the loading of
vessels In the harbor. Tho shops
closed and no newspapers are being
published. Reinforcements of troops
are arriving. The strike waa Inspired
by Socialists.
Killed His Partner.
' William A. Seabrlght, a partner in a
saloun and hotel at Benwood, W. Va.,
entered the barroom and with the
words, "Hero you aro, John," fired at
John Luble, his partner, at short
range. Lublc threw his hands to his
face and uttered a low moan. Sea
bright again drew his pistol and fired
at his victim's breast, the bullet en
tering Just below the heart. The
woundod man threw up his bands ant!
with a gasp fell to the floor dead.
After firing the fatal shot the mur
derer turned and went to the city
building. He stated that he had com
mitted the deed and would make 110
effort to escape. The csusyj of the
crime was an ill-feeling that existed
botween tho partners over matters of
biiHlnets.
Married at 76.
United States Senator William M.
Stewart, of Nevada, was married In a
private parlor of the Piedmont hotel,
Atlanta, Ga., to Mrs. Mary Agnes
Cone, widow of Theodore C. Cone, of
Georgia, and for several years past a
resident or Washington.
Four Women Were Drowned.
The crew of SI men of the bark
Savoyard, wrecked near Brest. France,
who were thought to have been lost,
have been saved. Tho captain's wife
and four other women on the vessel
were Urowued.
Lived 102 Years.
Ebenezer Matthews, probably the
oldest man In Pennsylvania, and who
celebrated his 102nd birthday on Sep
tember 23 last, died at bis home lu
Wellsburg, Erie couuty, after a brief
Illness.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Industrial Activity Continues, Not
withstanding Number of Draw
backs, Says Dun's Review.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review
of Trade" says: Industrial' activity
has Increased somewhat, many plants
resuming nnd others preparing to re
open on Monday. Several pending la
bor controversies havo reached nm lia
ble adjustment, adding to tho 0 git re
Kate of wogo earners employed. On
tlio other hands strikes are onlorcd
and somo mills will be closed by lack
or new business, while tho struggle
tor control or tlio copper properties
has thrown thouxnnds out or work.
Whl In there Is evidence or a sot back
In tho steel Industry and some hes
itation In textiles at the East, the gen
eral tenor or these .reports Is encour
aging for a continuance of prosperity,
particularly In tho sections whore ag
riculture Is tho chief occupation. Col
lections ate causing some uneasiness
and financial conditions are unsettled.
Merchandise Is freely distributed and
railway earnings for October thus far
surpass last years by 6.9 per cent and
thoso of 1901 by 13.4 per cent.
Purchases or Iron and steel products
are still restricted to immediate re
quirements as a rule, although the de
cline In quotations appars checked.
In tho meantime plans are being made
to still further curtail the output of
pig Iron. Sumo Increased interest Is
noted In structural materials for of
fice buildings, warehouses and bridges,
but orders aro Insignificant when com
pared with last year's business In this
line. In the sheet market there are
reports of price concessions by Inde
pendent mills nnd small sizes of pipe
aro weak, but largo pipes and tubes
arc in brisk request, order books as
suring activity well Into next year.
There Is a slightly better demand for
steel cars, some Idle works resuming.
For the first time this season it is
possible to record a distinctly better
tono In ho market for cotton goods.
New England footwear factories have
all the business needed for full occu
pation of machinery during 1903 and
the urgency of wholesalers to secure
prompt shipment Indicates that retail
ers aro seeking Immediate deliveries.
Failures this week wro 2G3 In the
United States against 233 last year,
and 15 in Canada, compared with 22
a year ago.
TRIED TO KILL DIAZ.
Released Prisoner Fires Five Shote at
Mexican President.
An uttempt was made to assassin
ate President Diaz, who was a guest
of the state government during the
festivities at Guanajuato. The presi
dent, his staff and guesla were pass
ing by the Coutagor garden lu n street
car when a man named Kills Toscano
approached the car shouting and fired
five shots from a revolver at the car.
None of the shots took effect. Paklo
Escandon, of the president's staff,
rushed out of tho car and caught
the man, wrenching the revolver from
his grasp. Tho police took Toscano
to prison. He has a criminal record
and was but recently released from
prison at Grenadltas, where he bad
served a term for homicide.
Diaz remained perfectly cool. Tos
enno's evil record renders the theory
or a deliberate attempt at assassina
tion probable.
NEARLY 100,000 ARE IN IT.
Stock of the Steel Combine Is Held by
98,626 Persons.
The tenth quarterly dividend of 1
per cent on the preferred stock of the
United States Steel Corporation will
go to 40,128 shareholders of record, as
I against 34.938 preferred shareholders
uireo monins ago. 01 trie new share
hiildsra, 34.300 are employes who
boubbt stock under tho profit-sharing
plan and who have paid for it outright.
Tho present number of common share
holders Is 34,058, which, compared
with 28,987 three months ago, makes
the total shareholders of record In
both stocks 74,086. Counting 24.540
employes who hold preferred stock,
but have not fully paid for it, there
is a grand total of 98.626 persons hold
ing common and preferred shares of
United States Steel Corporation.
BUSINESS BRIEF8.
E. O. Soule, cashier of the Home
Savings bank of Iowa Falls, la., ac
cused of appropriating $30,000 of tbe
bank's funds, was indicted for embez
zlement on three counts by the grand
Jury.
The Union Switch and Signal Co.
has Just received two large orders
which bring the total amount of its
electro-pneumatic equipment under or
der to a larger total than has ever
been the caso before in the history
of the concern.
The bank ot the Chickasaw Nation
at Tis:'homingo the designated depos
itory of the Chickasaw Nation, closed
its doors. The capital stock of tbe
bank was $50,000. The amount of de
posits 'is unknown.
The Columbus and Hocking Coal
and Iron executive committee have
voted to recommend to the directors
tbe declaration of a 1 per cent divi
dend on the common stock, payable
lu four quarterly payments.
The Penn Bridge Company of Bea
ver Falls, Pa., has secured the con
tract for the 900-foot plate girder
bridge across the Rock River at Ster
ling. HI
At a recent Informal meeting of the
directors of the American Car and
Foundry Company it was agreed that
unless business increases So per cent
during the next threo months It will
bo good policy to discontinue divi
dends on the common.
Officials of the Illinois Steel com
.pany have received orders to resume
operations at the steel plant in all do
pnitmeuts. This will give employ
ment to 2.000 mon. The plant Bhut
down two weeks ago under a general
oruer for an Indefinite period.
Sam Parks Convicted.
Samuel Parks, walking delegate of
the Housesmlths and Brtdgtiuea's
union, of New York, waa found guilty
of extortion, after the Jury hud consid
ered the . testimony only four min
utes. The maximum penalty for tbe
crime Is Ave years in state's prison.
The sentence Imposed on his first con
viction was four and a halt years.
WILD C00SE DRIVING.
A Form of Sport Said to Be Peculiar
to Warren County, N. C.
I dewbt 11 there Is another plaoo
erriero wild geese are hunted after lh
method used on tho Roanoke river in
North Carolina," said a New York
sportsman, who bns hunted there. "In
tho first place, there Is no choicer
haunt for wild geese than parts of the
Rotinoko river.
"In Wnrren county tho river Is for
tr.Hea a surceuEli i of falls and rapids,
anj Is unnavlgable except by moans of
the peculiar flat boats the natives use.
Tho river Is a quartor of a mile wide.
"For miles tbe shorei are lined with
oak and lieecti tress and all kinds of
berry bushes and wild grape vines. In
their seasons acorns and beechnuts
and berries and grapes fall Into the
river In enormous cuantities, and as
they are carried down stream, they
lodge In the hollows of the recks. It
Is this accumulation of good and pala
table picking thnt attracts the wild
geese In large numbers to that part of
the rirer.
"But the geese, after tnelr kind, aro
extremely shy, and tho difficulty of
getting about In a boat where they aro
feeding makes gunning for them, ex
cept In one particular way, rather bar
ren sport
"It Is not known who discovered that
while wild geese on Roanoke ' river
would not sit still and wait for a gun
ner to got within gunshot of them,
they could be driven right up to tho
guns, but for time out of mind that Is
the way wild goose have bnnn hunted
In Warren county. N. C. Tho geese
aro driven to blinds wbero gunners are
hidden, something In the way grouse
are driven on tho English moor. If
gooso driving Is practised elsewhere I
havo yet to hear of the place.
"In hunting wild geese on the Roa
nolto river, a blind for two men Is
built on the smallest -rock that will
give them sufficient foothold and well
below some favorite feeding place for
tbe geeso. The nature of tho rocks
and the hollows scatters the flocks as
they pasture, and whllo there may be
hundreds of the fowl In sight tbem ni
rarely be more than twn or threw to
gether. "After tho gunners havo taken their
places In the blind, a third hunter
makes his way In a boat up the stream
until he goto above a lot of feeding
geese. Then he works out Into the
river and drifts down with tho cur
rent. "As he approaches the geeso bo be
gins to whistle shrill and loud. He
may whistle a tune If he knows one,
or he may Just whistle. And he must
be a person of long and strong wind.
"When the geese hear the whlstllnj
they begin to gather Into one flock. As
long as the man in tho boat keeps
whistling, the huddling geese, although
constantly moving along down stream
and ever out of gun range of the boat,
will have no eyes or ears tor anything
else. '
"Tossing carelessly along on the
rapids a skilful driver will have a
hundred or more geese drifting ahead
cf blm, gazing wonderingly at him and
listening to his whistle, by the time
they have drawn near to the blind, all
well bunched and offer a great oppor
tunity to the waiting gunners wltliin.
When the geese have been driven to
within thirty or forty yards of tho
blind tho guns open on them.
"The geese rise in such confusion
after tho first Ore that it U easy to
pick up and use a second gun on them
before they have get out ot range, and
tho driver Is pretty sure to drop a few
as the frightened flocks wing over him
in their flight up stream, in which di
rection they Invariably speed. It is
great sport, this wild gooso driving on
tho Roanoke river, as any ono will
agree who tries it once." New York
Sun.
Restoring the Spire of Chatrsa.
The splro of tho northern clock tow.
er of Chartres Cathedral, considered
by the French as ono of tho finest
monuments ot the kind they possess.
Is being restored. For years past there
bad been considerable anxiety as to
Its safety, intensified when the news
came from Venice that the old Cam
panile of St. Mark's had crumbled to
pieces. The work ot restoration has
been confided to M. Kellmersbeim,
architect ot the diocese of Chartres,
and M. Arm and Mouton, government
Inspector of historical monuments.
This spire springs from a square tow
er, familiarly known as the "clod, or
vieux." dates from the end of the K'-ii
century, and is 345 feet In . height.
When the cathedral was destroyed by
fire in the year 1194 the northern tow
er and facade and the crypt were the
only portions of the building that
escaped. The other tower waa rebuilt
by Jean de Beauco' in too ICtb cen
tury. An Artful Beggar.
An old Parisian mendicant was re
cently noticed to manifest apparent ca
price In selecting tbe objects for his
importunity. He would allow a num
ber of persons to pass unheeded, and
tben attach himself to otners and take
no denial. A bribe ot half a trano
from a curious spectator In
duced him to give hla rea
son. "I have a code of rules, which I
Invariably follow," said ne. "Thus I
never ask alms ot one who baa dined,
as rosblf renders a man selfish, nor of
stout men, as It bores them to stop,
nor of any one putting on their gloves,
nor of a lady alone, but always ot any
one manifestly going to dinner, of peo
ple walking together, as their amour
propre makes them generous, ot on
cers in grand uniforms, and of people
apparently socking favor from tie
government they thins that a gift
will bring them luck." Tho Golden
Penny.