RUSSIAN MINISTER KILLED Assassin Throws a Bomb in the Streets of St. Petersburg. THE A88AS8IN WAS CAPTURED. Minister of Justice 6toned White on Hit Way to Report Hit Colleague'! Death, M. von I'lehve, Rusrvlnn Minister of the Interior, whs assassinated In St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown at 1H carrluge while he wrh di'lv-ing to ttio Baltic station to take a train Tor the palace at Pcteihor, where h wns to make his weekly report to the Km peror. The milliliter s conchmnn was also killed, a ntinilier of pedestrians were woumleil ami thu carriage 'u which Von liehve was riding wan re duced to kindling. As Minister of Justice MaravicIT was (Ir.ivltiK to the Poioihof palace' to' report to L'mperor Nicholas the' assassination of Minister von Pleli-1 ve, stones were thrown at htm u ml his rarringn windows were liroken. The! Identity of the minister's assailants 1 has not yet lieen discovered, j The assassination or .Minister von i Plehve Is helleved to be the outcome ! of a widespread plot, the existence' Of which had been suspected lor sev eral days. Numerous arrests huve already been made, including that, of the nssassiii. a young mini who Is be- liied to be u Mini named I.ckIo, and Who is now In a hospital severely and perhaps fatally .Injured by the explo sion of his own bomb. An accom plice of I.ckIo, nisi; apparently a Finn, but whose miinc Is unknown, bus been arrested. lie had In his pos session a bomb which he I tied throw, hut be was overpowered by the police, jn.-.t In lime to prevent gnat loss of lile. When throwing the b'linl) the assassin shouted; "Long live freedom." Tho minister's death was Install laneous. When the body was un dressed at his residence not n single wound was found on the trunk, but the lower part of the lace was liter ally blown away. A heap of debris from the can Inge, a portion of the cotichman's unifonn, mute and piti able relics of the tragedy were scat tered In the street. The assassin wore a brown over coal and n railroad official's cap. He , stood on the sidewalk Just ns Minis ter von I'lehve's carriage wan ubiiut to cross tho canal bridge near the station. Tho minister was escorted by a number of delect Ives on blcyc.es, and one of them Jostled the assassin, who then rushed Into the road and threw tho bomb after tho carriage. The mlSRllo struck. tho hind wheel and exploded with fearful force, kill ing or wounding over a score of per sons. Minister von liehve and his coachman were killed outright, and an offleer of tho guard was fatally Injured. One of the cyclist detectives arrest ed tho assassin, who endeavored to escape, though wounded by splinters in tho face, arm and abdomen. He made no attempt at resistance, how ever, when seized by the detective and confessed his crime, but refused to give his name. Tho police Immediately after tho explosion arrested a suspicious Indi vidual who took refuge In a hotel op posite tho scene of the tragedy. He carried a bomb similar to that thrown by l.eglo. As soon ns tho police saw the bomb tliey scattered, but an employe of the hotel rushed up be-, hind the accomplice ami pinned his arms. M. Durnovo, who was nsslstant to' M. von I'lehve, Minister of the Inter ior, hns been appointed lo succeed to the office until a new mln!ster Is chosen. i Sloe urn Case Indictments. 1 Captain Van Schnlck. Federal ' Steamboat Inspector Fleming and j former Inspector Lundberg were In-; dieted by tho federal Brand Jury in New York In connection with the (lis- j aster of tho General Slocum on Juno , 16 last when nearly 1,000 lives were lost. Van Schairk n the com. inander of the Slocum. WOMEN WERE ACQUITTED. Their Accuser Arretted and Must Stand Damage Suits. Mrs. Eval'me M. Schopfer and her sister, Aurora Cuppa, who wero on trial at Pittsburg, wero acquitted of the murder of Charles T. Schopfor husband of one nnd brother-in-law of the other woman. J. Henry Jahn, who made tho charge of murder against the women and was the star witness for the commonwealth, is in jail. As soon as tho women were re leased they entered suits against Jahn for $20,000 damages for defamation of character and the annoyance they bad been put to by the charge of murder. CAR STRUCK AUTO. Man and Woman Killed in Accident Near 6idney, O. Arthur Nutt and Miss Amelia Davis were killed four miles north of Sidney, O., by thoir automobile be ing struck by a work car ou the elec tric line. Nutt was un Aon Arbor student borne fur a vacation. Miss Davis was a former student at Ox ford, O. Turks Kill 60 Bulgarians. On S;ui ln y last a deiuchmcnt of troopa ucur Kumanouva surprised a Bulgarian band of S2 men, who were setting lire to the granaries. The band was destroyed, only two of them escaping. ' New Gteel Company Incorporated. ' The Steel Company of America, with ail .'tullioiizeil capital of 13,000. 000, was Incorporated nt Trenton, N. J to manufacture und deal In etcel jnij other niemU. Tho Incorporators are A. 11. Henderson, A. 12. Smith ud E. C. Bjcu'dj, ot Jersey City. STEEL DIVIDEND UNCHANGED. Earnings for Second Quarter 6how In crease Over the First, Tho directors of the United States Steel Corporation declared the regu lar quarterly dividend of 1 per cent and elected Thomas Morrison, of Pittsburg, a director In place of Charles M. Schwab, resigned. No other business was transacted. Among the directors present were J. 1'. Morgan, H. II. Rogers. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., V. K. Corey, O. W. Perkins and John F. Drydon. A flnuncial statement placed the net earnings lor the quarter ended June 31 at ID.4!lil,;:'5. n decrease of $17. 151 .."83, as compared with the same quarter Inst year and an Increase of l'j.L'S1.8:!!l, as compared with the quar ter ended March 31. l'.HH. After appropriating $4!9,425 for sinking funds on bund of subsidiary companies. 3,i5f,ii(l2 Tor depreciation and reserve funds, $.,.S7,1 75 for In terest on I'nlted HtBtes Steel Corpor ation bonds tor tho quarter, $ 1,0 12, i'ii i) for sinking funds on I'nlted States Steel Corporation bonds for the qniirtcd, and $ii,3u4,9l!l for the preferred quarterly dividend, there remained a surplus for the qunrter of $2.777,1144.. This sur plus compares with a deficit for I he llrst quarter this year of 11.8.17,1211. leaving a unpins for the six months ended June 30 of $'.l2i,,'i24. JAP3 LOST HEAVILY. Casualties at Ta Tchc Klao Reported Over 4.0C0. The Japanese loss at Tn Tcho Kino U estimated at from 4,'in.l to u.titlli, resulting chiefly from their attempts lo lake entrenched positions In the I'ac" of heavy urtlllery lire. The Itiiiislan artillery was better di-ipned than l:i any previous llgln. The uiiftcrlc-4 scJentillcally supported each oilier, all ot them being In a position to deliver the most effective lire. tin the Inst day's light, July 14. tile Russians fired 4.olii. flints, n nd I'l' ipii iitly smothered the Japan ese lire and canned them lo slillt their batteries. Colonel I'aschenko, whose battery distinguished liseir, had n maivcioii esiape. He was throw n liod.iy into the air by the explosion of a melinite shell, bui was unharmed mid continued lo fight. SUICIDE OF BANK RECEIVER. Body of W. t. Taafel Found In the Licking River, V. (I. Taal'el, receiver for the New ark. O.. Savings bank, general niana-: ger of the Citizens F.loctiie Light and Power Company. Supreme Secretary of the American Protective , I'nloii, Secretary of St. Luke's Coinniandeiy , j Knights Templar, and a prominent! member of St. Paul's Lutheran Chun h, committed suicide by drown- i ing l-.lmselr in tho north fork of the ! Licking river. A note was found on Mr. Tnal'el's desk, addressed to his wife, saying that he was wholly Innocent ol any wrong-doing nt the defunct savings bonk, and that every dollar ho had In the world was gone. Ho ended by suylng: "l must end tills mis-, cry." I TWO KILLED IN WRECK. j Trains Running Forty Miles on Hour! Meet in Cut. I In a wreck on the Pennsylvania Rnllroud nt Shurpsville. Pa., two men ! were killed and live others wero hurt, j The dead are: James Robinson, or j New Castle, engineer; Charles Me-; Williams, of New Castle, fireman. I The injured weie:, John Baptist, of. F.rie, conductor ot passenger engine,! face, bund nnd legs cut ; H. J. Jones, 1 ot Kr.le, 22 years old. head and hands cut nnd possibly Internally injured;! M. West, of Pittsburg, traveling sales-! man. back sprained body bruises.1 Train No. 217, hauling two passenger coaches und a baggage car, nnd nn engine running extra, met in a cut while running over 40 miles on hour. World's Fair 'Salaries Cut. An order reducing the salaries of nil those employed nt the World'a Fair was Issued by the Hoard of Di rectors through the Executive Com mittee. It Is to take effect on Au gust 1 and will affect every employe who receives a salary over $!i0 a month. VILLAGE DESTROYED. Twenty-Five Killed and Women Taken Into Captivity. The London Dally Mall publishes a : dispatch from Taurus, Asia Minor, faying that on July 13 the well-known j chief, Chelkh Salan, attacked nnd de- ! siroyed the village of Ootchklllssa. j Twenty-five persons wore killed, In- ! eluding a priest und servants uttuch- i ed to a convent. Women wero taken ! Into slavery. The dispatch says that i massacres are expected In the Sand- j jek of Hayazil und immediate help Is urgently culled for. i Connellaville Cokt Report. Of the coke trado of the Connella ville nnd Lower Connellsvllle re- j glons, the Courier, tho official jour- i uui oi mo region Bays; there Is a feeling of easiness In tho coke trado. Demand tins been fuJr for a mid-summer month during tho past 10 days. One of the best indications of pros perous times ahead in the Conuulls-ville-district Is the aotlor. of tho If. C. Frlck Coke Company, representing uio union states steel Corporation, In contracting lor l.Ooo new ovens In this and the Lower Connellsvillo re gion. American Ship Sunk. The Vladivostok gqttadron sunk the American steamer Knight Commander, from New York, off the province of Izti, after transferring the crew of the Knight Commander to the steamer ! Tainan. The Vladivostok Bquadron also captured a Gcuaan vessel, believ ed to be the Arabia, with 30,000 tons ot flour, and aw unknown British steamer, 'fuo two ve8cls were sent to Vladivostok iu c!iuigo (if prize crews. ROOSEVELT WAS NOTIFIED Formal Announcement of Nom ination at Sagamore Hill. PROMINENT MEN PRESENT. Ouestt Were Entertained at Luncheon on the Veranda of Presi dent's House. President Hoosevelt was notified formally on the 27th of his nomina tion for the Presidency by the lie- j publican 'National Convention . The j ceremony took pluco at Ills country homo nt Sagamore Hill, three miles ; from Oyster Hay. In accordance ! with the wish of the President, the ceremony wus made as simple as i possible. ' Tho formal notification ot the ac Hon of the convention was made on 1 behalf of a committee representing every Ma o and tertltcry is tin I'nlied fcttiei. by Joseph (1. Cannon, Speaker of the House of Representa tives, i On arrival at Sagamore Hill, tho committeemen were received by Pres ident Hoosevelt, Mrs. Hoosevelt and National Chairman (lecrge 11. Cortol--you. All of the house guests of tho Pres ident were gathered on the veranda and ns the occupants of each carriage allghled they were welcomed by the President and each was presented to .Mrs. Roost veil. At Hie conclusion of the Informal reception, the ceremony of notillcn Hon began. While the members of the family, I lie house guests and some of the visitors were assembled on the veranda, n majority of those In nlletid mice gathered on the lawn facing the voi amla. Following the nddress. President Hoosevelt held all informal reception and received the congratulations of the committee on his speech. Among the invited guests were Chairman lleorge 11. Coiiiiyou, Gov ernor II. II. odd!. Senator T. C. Plait, Senator John Kean, of New Jersey, former Secretary Hoot, Cornelius N. J'llss and former (iovernor Frank S. Illnck. . ' INDEMNITY WANTED. Formal Protest Against Russian Seizure of the Arabia. Tho Stale Department nt Washing ton hns finally received a formal pro test against tho action of tho Rus sian navy in seizing American goods, and as a result of its preliminary study of the law and precedents gov erning the subject It is prepared to net energetically and promptly. This protest relates to seizure of an Amer ican cargo on hoard tho Hamburg American steamer Arabia, bound I rum Portland, Ore., for Hongkong. China. I'nlted States Senator J. II. Mitch ell, of Portland, Ore., telegraphed tho department a statement ol the condi tions under which the Arabia car lied out this cargo. Mr. Mitchell stated that he represented tho Port land Flour Milling Company, which had shipped on tho Arabia for Hong kong Hs.ooo sacks of flour worth ubout $100,000. He declared that this flour was In no sense contraband, for It wits not destined for Japan, and It was part of tho normal trade of tho company, and was not a war order. Mr. .Mitchell requested the department lo take the necessary steps to secure indemnity and satisfaction for the owners of the flour, nnd also to pro tect legitimate neiilrnl trndo from such serious Interference as these at tacks by the Vladivostok Bquadron. Tho ofllclnls decline to Bay what courso they Intend to pursue save for a declaration that there would bo no Inconsiderate action; that tho whole subject of Interference with American trade by belligerents In the present war will be considered, and each protest that may be forwarded will be part of a uniform and consist ent policy to be followed by tho de partment. CAPTAIN PROTESTS. Complaint Against Russians for Capturing Vessel. The British stchmer Ardova, which was seized by the Russian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk, has been re leased and hor prize crew has been landed. Cnpt. Smith, of the Ardova, has lodged a protest with the.Brttlsh consul against the capture and de tention of the steamer. Vessels arriving at Constantinople report that a British warship Is pa trolling oft Cape Helas, 15 miles south of tho Dardanelles. Sho Is using her searchlight, with the supposed view of Intercepting any British ships which may have been captured by the Husslan volunteer fleet steam ers, If they attempt to pass the Dar danelles. Slave Raldert Active. A cablegram from the governor of Mozambique Btates that the Arab slavo raiders are rampant on the northern coast of Mozambique: Bloody en counters between the Arabs and Por tuguese troops are frequent. A guu boat with reinforcements has beeu sent to the scene. Investigating Americans' Death. Francisco Mallen, Mexican consul at El Paso, Tex., received a telegram from F. Cunado, (lovei'nor of Slnaloa, confirming tho report that two Amer icans were killed at Agus Cal'luntes, by Si'iior Torres, and adding that a "rigid Investigation has been order ed." Joseph I.eydou, a hardware mer chant of West l4ifayette, O., ilrod two shots Into his head. Ill heullh Is supposed to have caused the act. Ills recovery Is doubtful. JAPS OCCUPY NEW CHWANO. Troops Enter Stronghold After Cart Army Take Flight. Special dispatches from the Far Fast confirm tho news of the Japan ese occupation of Now Chwnng, but do not give any further details of the fighting. Tho Japanese occupied New Chwang on tho 2uth. It Ih reported that heavy fighting has oncurred be tween Lino Lang and Mukden. Lloyd's agency nt New Chwang wires that 60 Japanese cavalrymen have entered New Chwang. Tho French flag is flying from all tho ItiiBslan buildings. The town is quiet. It Is reported that tho Japnnese lost 380 In killed and wounded In the lighting which has taken place outside of New Chwang during the last two days. The Itiissiau losses during the engagements are not known. It is reported that the Japanese took the llusslan position at Ta Tcho Klao nt the point of bayonet. CONDITIONS ARE GOOD. All Cropt Reported Progressing All Over tho Country. The weekly crop report of tho Weather Bureau, Is as follows: While rather cool for best results I I the Lake region and portions of the Central valleys, with lack of sun shine nnd too much rain In tho Mid dle Atlnnllc and Central (luir Hlntes, the wcalhcr conditions of tho week ending July 25, ns a whole, wero favor able. Limited areas In the South At lantic States, Tennessee and the Ohio and Upper Missouri valleys and North Pacific coast need rain. With the ex ception or portions of tho Central Missouri Volley excellent weather for harvesting pud thrashing prevailed in tho Central valleys, where lini-vcstlng Is nearly finished mid thrashing lun made rapid progress. Quite generous nnd muiiineeded rains occurred In the Middle and Southern Itncky Moun tain districts, partially relieving tho Biviie unit protracted drought. BIG ORDER. FOR SNAKES. Man Furnishes Many Rattlers for the Smithsonian Institution. Jacob Shilling, of Clover Creek, Illalr county, Pa., has closed anotltcr contract with the Smithsonian Instl tiillim nt Washington to furnish it with 100 riifUeiinakes. Shilling has been engaged in capturing rattle snakes on contracts for u number of years. Every year he supplies the Smithsonian Institution with new specimens. All the snakes are caught with a lorked hickory stick. The poisonous fnngs are always re moved by Shilling before be ships tho snakes, to guard against mishaps nt the other end of the line. It Is os tliunted that he derives nn Income ot $2,000 a year from snake catching. FACES CHARGE OF MURDER. ! Contractor Held for Criminal Court at Parkersburg, W. Va. j Jack Carlln, a wealthy brick con-' tractor, was held for Criminal Court at Parkersburg, W. Va., charged with having murdered Frank McCahe, white, and with shout lug w ith Intent to kill Arch Justice, u negro. Carlln ' fired live shots at Justice a week ugo. ' One went wild, killing McCube, nnd ' another almost fatally wounding Jus tice, for whom It was Intended. I Tho charge against Cniiln Is mur- i dor In the Ilrsl degree, the killing of SleCnbe constituting tills under the circumstances by Went Virginia statutes. . Japanese Lost Eight Hundred. In a daring night attack against a Husslan force, estimated at five divi sions with one hundred guns, General Oku succeeded in dilving the enemy! from their strong line of defense south or Tatcheklao. Advancing on Sunday ! licncrul Oku found a superior force confronting him and that a heavy art H lery lire from the enemy was checking his men. He thereupon decided to hold the position ho then held and to ; attempt a night surprlso. This was Huccessi'iil, the Japanese troops hust ling the Russians Into retreat to Tat- ! rhrklao. The Japanese hnd only SOU casualties. No estimate of the Rin slau losses are given. ; ENGAGEMENT DENIED. Both Ex-Senator Davis and Mrt. Rey nolds Contradict Report. j , Ex-Senator II. O. Duvls refused flat ly to be Interviewed on the subject of his proposed marriage ro Mrs: John. Reynolds, of Shepheidstown, V. Va., but denied the story, and said that there was absolutely no truth in the report. It could be plainly seen that the ex-Senator had been vory much ! disturbed by tho reports coming from Shepherdstown. j Mrs. John Reynolds, of Shepherds town, W. Va., made an emphatic do-; nlal of the report of her engagement' to former Senator Henry O. Davis. Sho said there was no foundation for the report nnd was indignant that such a fulse statement was published. Russia Arming Volunteers. Tho London Times says that six German Bteamers hoe been charter ed to take $1,500,000 worth of war ma terial from Hamburg to Constantino plo. Tho Inference Is drawn, accord ing to tho Times, that this material Is Intended for tho equipment of the Russian volunteer steamers or other Russian warships in the Black Sea. Trampt Kill Operator, h. W. Coxe, of Columbus, O., a tele graph operator on tho Norfolk and Western Railroad, was shot and Ins tant iy killed and Police Officer Otis lii'.cy was seriously wounded by two tramps in the railroad yards at Will iamson, W Va. A posso or railroad men cnuyM tho tramps, who gave their names as Richard Martin and Pcler Douughue, of Kentucky. Riley Is In a critical condition. Threats are being made avnlust the nrlsnners i Japs Compel Them to Retreat to Hal Cheng. FOUGHT 1 HOURS. Huttlant Made the Attack, but Wert Forced to Retreat. Cabling under date of July 24. the tendon "Dally Mall's" New Chwang correspondent describes a 14 hour ilea perato battle, with heavy losses on both sides, which resulted In the Husslan position at Ta Tcbe Kluo be ing rendered untenable, by reason of which they will be compelled to re treat toward Hal-Cheng. "The battlo began at ,fl o'clock In the morning," the correspondent says, "the Russians resuming the attack on I ha .Innntiovo nuttlllitti nil thn tinifflltn east or Tatcheklao. After a few hours tho Japanese left flank from j Taping mountain captured the vll-1 logo of Tanghiiillturn. compelling thei Russians to retreat to Tlenghuiiltuen, ; six miles from Ihelr base. Tho Rus-i slnns, now reinforced, maintained the position until 6 o'clock In tho after noon when tho Japanerg light flunk made a sudden appcunuro on the hills south of Talchckhi'i and by a tremendous Are lo.ccd tho Russians to retreat. "The Japanese firing lino extended 15 miles. After two moro hours of an incessant storm of shot nnd shell, they swept the lust hill and the p!aln elenr of Russians." SPORTSMAN ARRESTED. Charged With Gatting $800,000 by Cctnich-Qulck Scheme. John J. Ilyati, a race horse owner, whose horses Rellab'e nnd Monster won the first nnd third rare at Brigh ton Reach was nrrested ut the Brigh ton Bench track on n warrant charg ing him with larceny by means of nn ajlcgod "get-rich-quick" Rchcmo of which It Is said he was the head. The amount Involved Is said f to be Jsoo.ontl. The warrant for Ryan's arrest was made In St. Louis and the mreft was made by a New York central office detective, who was accompanied by a St. Louis detectlvo nnd tlcnigo Flckcsson, as sistant to Circuit Attorney Folk, nt St. Louis. ROBBERS 8HOOT VICTIM. Restaurant Proprietor Attacked by Four Men In an Alley. V.'illlnm Offmnu, u reslaurnnt pro prietor of Frost burg, Md., was gagged, shot and robbed of $Hi0. Ho was passing through an alley making a short cut home when four men. two masked, pounced upon him. in the struggle be was shot through the hip, tho bullet entering the groin. It can not bo located. Four negroes ure sus pected. At Pugh'H saloon the quartet Inquired about orfuinii und thu amount of money ho usually carried. Off man will recover. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Louis Iliinlis, colored, 33 years old, committed suicide at Johnstown, Pa. H. F. Keith, the New York vaude ville magnate, purchased thu Pros pect Theater at Cleveland. Edward Ritter, n Dycor-old boy, was drowned while, fcwimuiliig In a shallow pond nt Johnstown, Pa. i..p Krupp Company bus received such large indent from Russia for war material that the hops are working oveitlme. Miss Emma Itanno, of New Castle, Pa., has been elected to tho chair of mathematics in Caldwell college, at Danville. Ky. The skeleton of the only man ever hanged In Pol terenuniy, tn.. is to u. px hi hi ted duiiiur the ictueiinlnl cele bration of that county. According to the schedules of the estate of the late Wiliium (!. Whitney, which were Hied, the ektato la esti mated at $21,3.11,101. While bathing In Duck Creek, 13 miles north of Marietta, O., Miles and Walter Coon, 12 and 14 years old re spectively, were drowned. Cyrus P. Wulbrldge, of St. Louis, wus nominated lor Governor cf .Miss ouri on tho Unit ballot by the State Republican convention. The body of a dead Infant was found at Monongahela, Pa. Tho mother of the child has been nrrested and will be held pending the result of the coro ner's inquest. Rear Admiral II. O. Taylor, of the I'nlted States navy who commanded the Indiana at the battle at Suntlago, died at Copper Cliff General Hospital, Sudbury, Ontario. M. Marshall Langhornc. of Lynch burg, Va., hns been appointed consul at Chungking, China, and Frank S. Hannah, of Kvutiston, Ind., as consul nt Magdeburg, Ucrmiiny. Rev. J. I,. Goodnight, T). D., of Lin coln, III., has been offered the presi dency of Waynesburg College, a Cum berland Presbyterian 'institution at Waynesburg, Pa. Two persons were killed by bolts cf lightning, many llron broke out and a number of houses wero btruiis during a hull and rainstorm that swept uiTusj tho city of Chicago on tho 27th. Owing to a disagreement between President Plnza mid Gen oral FUvlo Alfaro, Secretury of War and candi date for tho Presidency of Eeuudor, tho latter has resigned Ids portfolio General Rafael Arellano hug been ap pointed to buccjoJ Genera! Alfaro, A. Kruse, a ncgio striko-brcckcr, who was assaulted by pickets, near tho packing plant of Swift &. Co. at St Joseph, Mo., fired into i c.owd of hlv assailants, wounding five. Kruse was arrested, lie fired but one shor. The weapon was a maijazlne (.hotgiin loaded with buckshot. CONFIDENCE It RETURNING. Trade Conditions Art Said to Be Inv proving Regardlett of the Labor Trouble. The advices received from special agents of the International Mercan tile Agency, at tho leading trnde Con ors of the country, are In the main satisfactory. Coulldenre In n good fall nnd winter business Increases from week to week. Current activ ity In the different industrial lines Is not great, but It Is better than It wiih n year ago, with tho very whole inline Influence of a faith In better things. There hns been good growing weather for the crops, which are ap proaching hnrvest under continued Improved conditions.' Iu the spring wheat section of tho northwest some rust hns been discovered, which will reduce the yield. Harvesting Is In progress In nearly all of the leading winter wheat states, nnd the results are better thnn fnrmers thought they would be two weeks ago. It Is be ginning to be believed, though, that the total yield will leave a sma'J ex portable surplus and that thn prlco of wheat and flour during the next 12 months will be high. The specula tive months are now nt the top prices for this movement, having been help ed b.va war scaro which produced an opposite effect on ((Tocks. Tho returns on wheat In the notith west have stimulated business In that hart of the country. Collections In the St. Louis district have lar ex ceeded thopo of last your. Fall or ders being rerclved aro beyond ex-, pectatlons. Hoots und shoes have been In especially good demand, though clothing Is slow. Dallas re ports bright trado prospects. Thn first symptom of discourage ment that ht!3 been shown p.t Kansas City Is apparent this week In reports of a niaek condition of iia-.le In most lines. Chicago retailers' are said to b" more pesipi!stlr than tney ought to In; In view of at-' Mill events. Tho pnck.lng house strike casts f. shadow over trade there, even With advance orders for clothing, iinnn' furnish Incs. bIioiv, and wearing apparel quite atitlsfnctory. IniMunapolis In dicates sumo Improvements In dry gooda nnd uhocs, though with hard ware behind Inst year. Tho most gratitylug trade state ments of nil nre those from Pittsburg. This in due to the Improvement that has come about In tho Iron nnd steel trade. The tone of business In cer tainly much belter than it has been, mid a sharp revival is not improLablu after election. SYMPATHETIC STRIKE. Allied Trades Quit Work to Aid Meat Handlers. As hns been threatened for some time, the allied trades employed iu the packing Industry nt Chicago quit work when cnlleil on Monday to ns slst tho striking butchers In their ef forts to bring the puckers tu term. In several Instances the men did not wait for the official nollflcutlcn from their lenders to rtrike, hut threw down their tools and quit work of their own volition. Both sides "to t lie- controversy de clared Hint they wero perfectly nt!g. fled with tho present state of affairs, and that they were willing to make It .a fight to a finish to detertniu who shall dictate the terms of a set tlement. Despite tho sympathetic strike, all the plants worked regular time, al though at a reduced capacity. At Armour & Co.'s plant, it was uald that 1.8S0 hogs. 700 cattle and 200 sheep were slaughtered during tho day. At the other six plants a sim ilar amount of work was uccom. pllshcd. and It v.ns predicted by ali that to-morrow there would be a do elded increase in t lie number or ani mals slaughtered. Snake Attacked Child. Mrs. Peter Rollick, of Wllllcm.v burg, Pa., went to Markieab'.irg moun tain to pick berries, inking hor inl'nnt child with her. Swinging a hammock between two trees, she placed the child In It. While gathering berries sue heard piercing screams. Run ning to the child h found a black snake coiled about Its body and limbs. Frantically tearing It lcoso. she killed It. The snnko ineiiMirrd five feet. MORE ARMENIANS MASSACRED. Foarfol Brutalities Inflicted on Christian Women and Children. The "Frankfurter Zcitung" report that Armenian massacres are la lull swlnj again. Tho Turks, the paper usiiiorts, havo plundered ami burned six Armenian villages, Gomer, Blcl, Uuarkor, Kzllaghcdl, Karoudt and Tei'c.ucvar.1:, nil of which aro sltuatod ncur l.akovan. All the males were mnssacred and the women and chil dren tortured and outraged. A similar slaughter ia reported in the neigh borhood of Mush, where from CO ta SO Arn:ci.laii3 have beer, killed every night. 'fho Inhrutonis of Orcrgotink, the paper udds, who had tied ta pluces ot safety, were Induced to return under i promises of protection. The treach erous Tuil'S. however, when they had tho Inhabitants at their l.'.ercy, fell o:i tin ni und killed a incst the entire populutiou. Tho paper coaoiude: "ii.o rone's iu Armenia art strewn with corp.es. Th9 ho.rors of 1S54 and ISSo hv beeu equaled.'1 Ritualittlo PrUcs Wee. In a rltun'isPc piliO couleM held in tho Temp'e of Fraternity, at St. Louis by tho Amr!cuu Inntii'Pueo Vnlon, chpt"ri fiota Ohla. Kcr.iu'-ky, Michi gan and I'tuasylvauia v. re represent ed. PrUcs vero twuteud to finus KallsM. Clorcinndi I., a Benedict, Pootluc, M'ch, and Sylvnor P. Kllde brand, Apollo, p. Thomas T''i'gan of Im'm-iajollt wsa cho'tn ciijiiuim "i til National Dem ocratic commit.-', i KEYSTONE STATE CtMINGS STEVENS FOR JUDGE. Dr. 8wallows Opens Prohibition Cam paign With Large Audienct at Harritburg. A. A. 8tevens, of Tyrone, was nom inated for State Supremo Court Judge by the State Prohibition Executive Committee at a meeting held In Hnr rlsburg, to outline a plan of campaign In Pennsylvania this year. Mr. Stev ens takes the place of Lee M. f) rum bine, of Iiebnnon, who was nomin ated by the resent State convention and declined for personnl reasons. Ir. Silas C. Swallow, the Prohibition candidate for President, opeftt-d the campaign in the court bouse at the largest Prohibitionist gathering ever held In Harrlsburg. Swallow mnde a speech along the lines of his address at Indianapolis formally accepting the nomination. Speeches were a. so made by J. C. Riimmel, Burgess of Shlp pensburg, and Mr. Grumbine. The early dissolution of tho votln? trusteeship of the Reading Company, following the payment ot the semi annual dividend on the first preferred ttock on September lo. Is an assured fact. The payment of that dividend marks the fulfilment of tho condi tions under which the yotlng trust can bo dJssolved, namely: The pay ment for two consecutive years of the full 4 per cpnt dividend on the first preferred stock. Kmma J. Noah, Annes it. PhlHipn, F.vellue H. (Inrrow, .!-(. 8. Fianncgln, T. F. n. Smith. Paul F. B. Smith, Amlla M. Ilirriot, Klla R. Sm;th and James S. I' ichannn, havo begun ac tion nt Washington ngalnst the Pitts btirg, Carnegie & Western Railroad Company to recover Sii.i.t'i. nlleged to bo duo by reason of tho construc tion of the defem'an'-'u ro:y! across the plaintiff's lands. Three railroad wrecks occurred al most simultaneously shortly after mid night Saturday at Atgleii. A shifting engine and draft of ears wnn wrecked, blocking the two main tracks. An eastbound and westbound freight train coming along nt tha same time crash ed intjn the wreck. Twelve cars and three engines were piled in a heap thnt blocked all four tracks. The coal nnd toko worki nt Grace ton, Indiana county, which have been partially closed for repairs. Mill re sume operations In full. A new washer, with which the ramo water can be used several times, hc.s been installed. When put Into success ful operation It will bn the only coal washing machine cf the kind In tho country. The Shenango tin mill of tho Amer ican Sheet and Tin Plate Company re sumed operations after a shut-down for repairs, affecting over 3.000 men. The Gregg Tin Mill at New Castle, the Falcon plant at Niles and the South Sharon plants will start within a few days, affording employment to over 2,500 men. The settlement of the scale brought about the resumption. Superintendent S. C. Long, of the rittsburg division of the Pennsyl vania Railroad, has sent John and Henry Barron, of Johnstown, aged 11 and 14, $10 each for notifying tha division section foreman that a treo had fallen across tho tracks, thus probably preventing a wreck. Miss Emma Campbell, of new Wil mington, has been elected librarian in tho Pennsylvania College for Women In Pittsburg, and has accepted. She is a graduate of Westminister college and was pr.nclpal of the High School ut Canonsburg, Pa., for a number of years. For the purpose of nllowlng his counsel to take his rase before tho pardon board, Albert Troutweln, of Armstrong county, who was to have been hanged July 28, was granted a respite until October 4 by Governor S. W. Pennypacker. The bawling of a- calf tied In his back yard awoko Victor Cayonett, a groceryman, of Butler, In time to see a man cutting the wire screen at the back window ot his store. Baycnett recognJzed the man, and the police are In search of him. John S. Chllds, of Fallston, was killed near the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad station at Roch ester. His body was badly mangled and was discovered after a search, when a brakeman found one of his arms on the track near the station. The Rev. J. H. Hickford, the well known Mdtbodlst preacher formerly of Pittsburg tendered his resignation as pastor of the First Methodist church of Wilkesbarre to accept a call in Massachusetts. Democratic conferees representing Mercer and Lawrence counties, which compose the Forty-seventh Senatorial district, nominated Captain W. F. Harpst, editor of tho Greenville Progress, for State Senate. Hon. George W. McNees, of KIttan nlng, was nominated as tho Repub lican candidate for State Senator from the Forty -first Senatorial district, com posed ot Butler and Armstrong coun ties. The Republican eonference of the Thirty-first Senatorial district, com prising the counties of Mifflin, Junia ta and Perry, on the tenth ballot nom inated William Henry Manbecke. One hundred thousand dollars in South Sharon sewer bonds were sold to p. P. Brlggs & Co., ot Cincinnati, at a good premium. There were 13 bidders. While on his way to get medicine for his child Joslah Mansfl.'Ul, of Manor v'ille, was struck by a freight ttal-i and cut to pieces. Mantileid was C3 years old. Between $150 and $tC0 was stc.len from the otlleo of M. A. McCoruiick. lumber dealer at Faircuance, whlltj the office men were at supper, Carl McKlntry, Harry Lauiluer an J Jesse Bowers, of Apollo, were arrested at Klttunning, on a c'liargo cf break ing into railroad cars. The tobacco crop In York cotiaty will be about 30 per cent le&4 than last year.
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