V r CZAR'S GUARDSJO FRONT The Infant Czarevitch's Honorary Command in Division. FOUR RUSSIAN 8HIP3 DAMAGED. Ja;jnei Land Batteries Said to Have Dona EITectivt Work on Vetael In Harbor. A Bpeclnl dispatch fro in Mukden, dated October 7, says there haa been no change of Importance In the gen eral situation there. The blockade at Port Arthur appears not to have been no effective rocently, as a number of messengers have slipped through. Latest advices stated that the fort ress haa ftttfncient ammunition and provision to enable the garrison to hold jttt nine months. . It Is reported In Tokyo that the fire of the Japanese land butteries severely damaged four Russian war ships in the harbor of Port Arthur. It ia stated thaf one of the vessels was completely wrecked. The names of none of the ships were given. There Is still an aLscnce of serious flighting about Mukden, though the ou I pout skirmishes continue. Okn Is steadily pushing bis advance lines closer to the railroad ami Xodxu's dlvlslins are slowly mnv!: ttnvr.rl the Hun river. Both of these com manders apparently are awaiting word from Knrokl Indies' lug that he Is ready to strike. On. Znrnubaleff l sa.l J to be In command or the Russians now about Mukden, In the absence of Kuropnt kin, who Is said to have gone to Tie pass, (ien. Rennenlnmpft lias lietn In stituted to uncover the Japanese rlRhl wing at any cost, arid Is In th field now with practically nil the Russian cavalry for that purpose. Upon the result of his scout In force wl depend the decision of Kuropat kln as to where he will meet the Japanese a'tack. The first troops of the Imperial Onard left St. Petersburg for the front. They consisted of the Second division of the Finland (luards, of which the Infant czarevitch Is the honorary colonel. Prince Mlrsky, the new minister of llie Interior, has held several consul tatJons with the czar since his return from Odessa In which the internal tinresi In the empire was discussed and the best methods by which It can bo met and overcome were talked over. U is no secret that the numer ous outbreaks are giving his ma jesty and his new minister very seri ous concern, and it is recognized that unless some means can be devised for at least temporarily ending tilt dissatisfaction which has led to these outbreaks, that Russia will be seri ously handicapped in the war with Japan. TO BUILD NEW VESSELS. Steel Corporation Preparing to Handle Ita Own Tonnage. The Pittsburg Steamship Company, the marine wing or the United States Steel Corporation, will place con tracts within the next week for five steel freight carriers for delivery at the opening of navigation In 1905. The United States Steel Corpora Won is preparing to be In a position to handle all of Its own ore and It Is estimated that nine steamers will have to be added to the licet. In 1902 the steel company used 13.000, KtO tons of ore and had a carrying capacity of lO.oOO.Ooo tons. The five new steamers will Increase the ca pacity to 1C,Oimi,(j0O tons. ROBBER IMPRISONS GIRL. Steal $1,700 from Bank and Locka Assistant Cashier in Vault. j A robber walked into Ibo savings bank at Treynor la., and rft the point j of a revolver, compelled the assistant cashier. Miss Frances Flood, to take I f 1,700 from the cash drawer and ! .vault and put the money In a has he j carried. Then he drove the yoius j woman Into the big vault and locked j her in. Later customers heard the; girl's screams for help and released her from the vault.- , MONT PELEE IN ERUPTION. Volcano Emitting Stupendous Black Clouda and Balls of Fire. j The captain of the British steamer filliun reports. that when the steamer! liassed the Island of Martinique on : September 30 Mont Pelce was In rull eruption. The spectacle was witness ed by those on board the Slbttn at I S o'clock In the morning or the day I mentioned, the volcano emitting rtu- peudous black clouds and balls of fire. This accounts for the dust j iouds reported to have been seen throughout the Windward Islands. Early In May, 1902. Mont Pelte j broke Into violent eruption, wiping out the olty of St. rierre and reach- j tng other townB nearby. The loss of j life on that occasion was eHinnateu ai 411,000. FIFTY KILLED BY EXPLOSION. Destruction of an Ammunition Maga zine at Sebaatopol. A telegram from the iRusslan fron tier reports that 60 persons were killed by fire and an explosion of on ammunition magazine at Sebastopul. An Immense amount or ammunition v:us destroyed. Recluse Found Dead. Charles Traylor, who. lived alone upon his rami near Jacksonville, W. Va., was found dead iu his house with a bullet Iu his heud. It is believed he waB murdered. Traylor was CO years old. It was known he had at leant $000 cash und probably more In the house. The money cannot be iound. No clue has been discovered. Telegraphic Briefs. The new battleship Nebraska was launched at Puget Sound, TRADE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER. Beat Feature of th. Situation la a Disposition to Stock Up for Future. With the crops almost beyond danger, prices of securities at the highest point since May, 1903. and Idle machinery resuming at many factories anil mills that have been rlosed for months, the business out look grows steadily brighter. Hy far the best feature of the situation is the confidence manifested by an In creased disposition to provide for lu tore requirements. This 4s by no means general, but It Is noticed at pig iron furnaces, woolen mill and among dealers at widely separated points, particularly those lina:ed in the agri cultural sections. Met-cantlle collections also are more prompt and railways earnings for September were 3.8 per cent lar ger than in the same month Inst year, while foreign commerce at this port for the last week shows In creases of $1,051. 20S In Imports and $41)1.74$ In exports, as compared with a year ago. Dispatches from the leading cities are almost unanimous In telling of Improved conditions. ,For the first time In many months It' Is possible to report that sellers of pig Iron appear to lrive a slight advantage. They have been able to dictate terms as to delivery l.i some cases, and at the South, where the miners' strike Is. still in profits, only part of the orders were filled. II Is more dlifHii'.l to lit! J eliloiica of Increased movement of steel, al though a fair tonnage was taken by the railways. Wire mills will not ac cept contracts for distant delivery on account of a growing belief that bet ter terms will bo secured in the near future. Pipe Is quiet and structural shnpes are hot eagerly sought, but merchant steel Is active and the ton nage of plates Is encouraging. Ac tual business in finished steel Is still restricted, but the Improvement in sent intent Is unmistakable and must be followed very soon by something more tangible. Export trade Is also promising. Coke ovens are resuming and cur rent movement la heavy, but prices are too low to make long-term con tracts attractive to producers. Soft coal also feels the stimulus of In creased activity at manufacturing plants. A little better demand appeared In primary markets for cotton, goods, but It was checked later In the week when manufacturers failed to make connexions. Duplicate orders for men's wear, woolens and worsteds are also coming to mills which are busy making deliveries on old con tracts. Failures this week In the United States are 222. against 223 last week, 223 the preceding week and 239 the corresponding week last year. Fail ures In Canada number 25, against IS last week, 30 In the preceding week and 17 last year. THIRTY LIVES ARE LOST. Estimates Place Damage to Property at One Million Dollars. Reports to railroad officials ut Dal las, Tex., concerning the situation in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, the Tex as Panhandle and New Mexico be cause of floods are decidedly gloomy. Miles of track have been washed out on various lines. Nearly a dozen bridges are gone, and the Rock Island and Santa Fe trains for the far west and the Pacific coast aro being d toured from Kansas City, around by Dallas and Ft. Worth and thenou westward over the Texas and Pacific. Estimates place the damages ut $l,tioo,t.HMi. It will require fully a week's time to make repairs to en- able trains to resume regular row us. ' Reports indicate that not less than S .10 lives have been lost In the Moo i- cd sections mentioned. ! Getting Ready for Winter. The Jnpunese ore bringing u: cuorniot'' quantities of supplies a.) 1 ammunition for the w.'nter campalsa, using the reconstructed railway, tans and junks on the l.lao and Tails.) livers. The railroad traffic is unin terrupted and additional soldiers con tinue to arrive. Outpost skirmishes are confined to the first and fourth armies. Cold weather Is just begin ning. AMISH SCHOOLS MUST CLOSE. Parent Prosecuted for Refuting to Patronize Publio School. As a result of the trial and con viction of the Anilsh father at Troy. Geauga county, O., who refused to send his children to other than Amisli schools, the peculiar people have promised to abolish their schools, in which their offspring were taught to believe that the world was flat, and to hereafter obey the law by sending their sons and darghters to the recognized ( hools. At the close of the trial, R. S. Webb, of Gurreltsvlile, attorney for the Troy board of education, sum moned the Anilsh leaders together and told them they muut obey the law or go to jail; that thulr alleged schools were subterfuges to evade the law and that it was sin ful and unlawful for them to deprive their children of the seiiouls privileges . lurnlshed by the State. They expressed approval and promised compliuuce. ' The will or Daniel Wlllard Flake, who died In Germany, September 17, beiiueailiB to Cornell university at ltluita. N. V., an aggregate or $500, 000, Mrs, Nation Get Six Month. Mrs. Carrie Nation, .Mrs. I.ticy WJlholt, Mrs. Myra McHenry and Mrs. Lydlu Motuitz, who made a joint raid, at Wichita, Kan., recently, were found guilty In the city cwirt or destruction of property. Mrs. Nation was fined $130 and given six months lu jail; Mrs. Mclleury and Mrs,. WUholt were fined $150 each and Mrs. Mounts was fined $50, They gave notice of appeal. FROM THE 1R BELT London Hears that Great Naval FlQht Occurred. 8TOESSEL'S MEN HOLDING OUT. Ruaalan Commander Saye Japanese Lott 10,000 Men During On Week' Fighting. A London news agency Rent out a dispatch dated Toklo. October 6, saying: ''It Is reported that the Rus sian squadron made a sortie from Port Arthur, and that a great naval battle occurred. No details are giv en." . It Is reported that the Japanese advance posts have been driven back all along the line between the Hun river and llenslhtt. Lieut, tien. Htoessel tays the Jap anese b;ej were tO.000 during the attacks on Port Arthur from Septem ber 111 to September 22. He reports that no Incident oc curred from September 23 to 30. excepting outpost skirmishing. The last Japanese attack to which Gen. S ooasti refers was on a rill called High mountain, south of Indian. He gUvs Instances of tfie heroism of the defenders, especially the case of a lieutenant, who threw hand bombs Into Japanese trenches, causing a' panic. (len. Stoessel's dispatch, which was dated September 30, says: "On the night of September 23 the Jnpnnese after being repulsed by Lieut. Poggor sky, fled In panic. They are now working very actively and are ap proaching by a tunnel and entrench ments. The bombardment was maintained both upon the forts and the buildings within the fortress." GROWING CONFIDENCE. Situation In Iron Circle Indicate Increaaed Volume of Buying. . The Iron Age says: The growing confldnce In the general business situation, and In Iron circles In par ticular Is beginning to show Itself In an Increased volume of buying. It Is not very much to brag of yet. but It looks clearly as though we were at last heading in the right direction. The railroads are buying somewhat more freely. Some pretty good or ders for rolling stock have been plac ed, among them one lot of 3,iHM) steel cars for the Erie road. In the aggre gate the orders for steel rails In small lots figure up rather surpris ingly well. The lake shipbuilders have taken five additional vessels, making a to tal or nine ror which the material, aggregating about 30,000 tons, has been placed. It Is understood that the United States Steel Corporation contemplates placing an order ror Tour or five large carriers at an enrly date. The disposition both of sellers and of buyers Is still to proceed very conservatively mit.il the future has shaped itself. Thus, in staple lines like In wire products, the leading in terest will not soil beyond 60 days, and in other branches atslmilar at titude Is maintained. No individual large transactions are reported in any of the finished lines, but there is quite a good In quiry and a fairly large tonnage is being figured on. MAY FORFEIT CHARTERS. Attorney General of West Virginia Brings Suit. A suit which will work the 'forfeit ure or ilia charters or some 12.000 corporations, which are well known and located In every State In the Union, has been brought In the Cir cuit court or Charleston, W. Va., by the Attorney General of West Vir ginia. The suit was Instituted be cause of an alleged deficiency on the part of these 12,000 corporations to make reports and appoint the statu tory attorneys as required by the statute. There is only one way In which these corporations can now save themsalves, and that Is, according to the assistant attorney general's statement, by paying a large lee for tlu settlement. OHIO'S WHEAT CROP. Report Show Product I Short of a Good Average. The crop report Issred by the Slato board of agriculture gives discourag ing figures regarding wheat in Ohio. The report says that the wheat area harvested was the lowest In 23 years with the exception of 1898 and 1900. Of the wheat area seeded last fall, lor the harvest of this year. It Is estimated that 18 per cent, or 338, 128 acres, were plowed In the spring. The wheat crop for 1904 shows only 18.(193.007 bushels. This Is less than onu-hair of a full crop ror the State, the product per acre being about four bushels short or a good average. $3,000 In Diamonds Stolen. Albert 11. Gaines, president or the Jefferson Hotel Company, St. Louis, reported to the police that his room In the hotel had been entered and $3,000 woiili of diamonds belonging to his wile stolen. Mrs. Gaines wit nessed the robbery. Maasachusetta Republican. v Massachusetts Republicans nominat ed the following ticket: Governor, John I.. Hates, Boston; lieutenant governor, Curtis Guild, Jr., Boston; secretary of slate, William M. Olin, Bostuu; auditor, Henry E. Turner, Maiden; attorney general, Herbert Parker, Lancaster; treasurer, A. D. Chapin. Hoiyoke; electorst-large, William W. Crapo, New Bedford, and Edwin U. Curtis, Boston. DEATH OF HENRY C. PAYNE." Postmaster General of the United State Paste Away. Henry C. Paynd, postmaster gener al or the United States, a member of the National Republican committee, a atalwart or his party with the his tory or which, both In his home State nd nationally, he has been Identi fied for many years, died at his apartments at the Arlington hotel, aged 60 years. The end was peace ful. Mr. Payne had been .In poor health for at least two years, but his last Illness covered only seven days, an attack or heart trouble last week precipitating the end at a time, when, after a rest, he seemed to have recovered a small measure of his vitality Impaired by years of ardu ous labor. Death came after nearly six hours of unconsciousness. Htiry Clay Payne was born ' at Ashfleld, Franklin county, Mass., November 23, 1843, his parents be ing Orrln P. and Elir.a Payne. He was educated In his native town and at the academy or Shelburne Falls, where he was graduated In 1859. He entered business lire at once at Northampton, Mass., but In Septem ber, 18t3, removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he had Blnee made his home. Up to the time or his appoint ment as postmaster of the city, he wjts connected with the drv goods Hem if C U Clin l.t,.tti A. f' Ilia! first active appearance In pollt-lcs was In the Orant-tireely campaign of 1872, when he took pnrt in the organization of the Young Men's Re publican club. SOLD HIS AUNT'S JEWELS. Young Man Arrested In Huntington, W. Va., After Long Chase. After working secretly for six months Chief of police Davis of Huntington, W. Va.. unearthed dia monds valued at $0,500, stolen from Mrs. Theodore A. Plnlt at New Or leans last March.. Walter Piatt, a nephew of the owner or the dia monds, disappeared at the time of the theft. The young man was heard of In St. lyouis, then Cincinnati, later In Huntington and word was sent Chief Davis lu April. He secured four diamond rings, the last or the stolen Jewels, while Walter Piatt is locked up. Young Piatt represented himself as the son of a wealthy diamond broker In South Africa, that he brought a number of Btones to this country and was willing to dispose of them at a bargain, as he was finan cially embarrassed. Several 'society leaders purchased stones, thinking they had bargains. All of the diamonds were bought back with money furnished by Mrs. Piatt. The arrest has caused a sen sation In society circles here, where the young man spent money lavishly. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LEGAL. New Hampshire Supreme Court De cide a Caae. The legality of the practice or Christian Sclonce In New Hampshire was .upheld by the Supreme court of the State In a decision handed down In the Bttlt of Mrs. Jennie Spead, to recover damages for alleged Injuries as the result of treatment by Irving W. Tomllnson, a Christian Science practitioner, also of Concord. Mrs. Spead claimed that Tomllnson had failed to cure her of the Illness for which he treated her. and that her cure w-as greatly delayed by the time spent In taking his treatment. The case was decided In favor of the defendant In the lower court, but the plaintiff appealed. The Su preme court now affirms the decision and dismisses the bill. In substance the court holds thnt the practice of Christian Science is legal, and that patients who have resorted to such treatment cannot recover any dam age In case the practitioner uses the Christian Science method of treatment. The plaintiff claimed damages on three grounds negli gence, deceit and breach of warran ty. Crew of Fourteen Drowned.. The Norwegian bark Sir John Lawrence, from London, has struck on sunken rocks outside the harbor at Frederlckslad. and has broken up. The crew of 14 were drowned. Town Without Municipal Tax. It haa been discovered that Barton vllle, 111., where the Slate asylum for incurable Insane Is located, Is the only Incorporated town 4n the United States that does not have to levy a municipal tax. The population of Bartonvllle Is only 3oo, but the town collects $4,000 annually in saloon li censes. On Verge of Starvation, At a meeting of the Manchester city council It was announced that owing to the hard times and depress ion In the cotton Industries between 40,000 and 50,000' peoplo In the poor er parts of the city were practically on the verge of starvation. Similar conditions prevail In London anil other large cities of the United Kingdom. Earthquake Felt in Italy. A strong shock or earthquake was experienced In the south of Italy, ac companied by floods of rain. The greatest force or the earthquake was felt in Calabria. Three houses fell at Soylla and many others were render ed unsafe. Fortunately no one was hurt. Conspiracy Nipped. What the Unlled Slates Customs officials declare is a widespread con spiracy of Chinamen In Philadelphia, New York and elsewhere to smuggle opium Into this country became publicly known through the arrtut of two Chinamen and the seizure of a large quantity of the drug In a laundry at 3707 Spruce street by three local and four New York cus tom Inspectors. THE NAVAL PLOT DEEPENS Work on Clews Has not Led to Identity of Culprits. MYSTERY STILL SURROUNDS IT. Official Report I Made to Navy Department on Attempt to Destroy the Connecticut. After delaying some time in the hope that by working In secret de tectives -might be able to discover the persons who have been making various attempts to damage the bat tlcslilp Connecticut In the New York navy yard, the navy department con cluded to publish the latest report lu the case from William .1. Baxter, the constructor, In charge at New York, feeling that publicity now will make toward the protection of the vessel In the future from a repetition of such attempts. The repurt Is as fol lowt: There were discovered on March 31. In compartment B-87 two rivet In frame 5H.4, connecting the forward frame angle to the keel plate, whose heads had been chipped ofT holes drilled completely through them and the rivets forced down Into the keel block beneath by heavy pressure. On September 14 there was Iound a bolt about W Inches In diameter, which was located about mid-width of the starboard tinder-water way and about half way between the Inter section of the ways with low water and the end. This bolt was driven Into the ways and projected up about six Inches, making an obstruction which would have caused serious in jury during the launch and might have entirely prevented It. After the launch on the 29th, It was found that compartment 13 88 (the port after boiler room reserve feed tank) was leaking. It was de cided to close nil air pipes and drain valves, and let the compartment re main full during the night or the 2!Hli. This was accordingly done and the compartment was Inspected after It was full, and the Inner bottom and sounding frames an$ longitudinals were seen to be absolutely tight, and no damage resulted to the ship. X-RAYS CAUSE DEATH. Constant Application During Experi ment Prov, Fatal. Clarence M. Dally Is dead at his home In East Orange, N. J., from the effects of a cancerous growth result ing from long continued persistence In experimenting with X-ray apparat us In the Edison laboratory at WeBt Orange. For 16 years Mr. Dally was employ ed In the Edison works, where for a number of years continuous exposure to the mysterious power of the rays Induced the cancerous growth on bis hands, which finally caused his death, after intense suffering and the successful amputation of both his arms. He continued his work until four years ago, when he accepted a posi tion In Chicago. There the growth became so painful that he was oblig ed to return home for treatment. Efforts were made .to check the cancerous growth, but It spread over his entire body and finally caused his death. EIGHT SKELETONS FOUND. Remains of Human With Bullet Wound In Skull. Much excitement has been creat ed In the village of Sparta, 10 miles north of Grand Rnplds, Mich., by the discovery or eight skeletons near the town. The discovery was made by three young men who were hunting. They found one skeleton and upon investi gating found three more buried In the ground, and an army of men be gan digging over the premises. Four more were found. A bullet was found in each skull. The region lu which the bodies were found was formerly a wild one and It Is thought thnt the bodies may be those or early settlers killed by highwaymen. Boston Wool Market. A free movement of wool continues in thn Boston market. Some stocks of wool have become surprisingly low for this early In the season. This is especially true of medium grades. Territory wools aro selling actively at firm prices. Pulled wools are steady. There Is little doing In foreign wools on spot. Leading quotations follow: Ohio and Pennsyi vanfa XX and above, 34033c; X, 30 31c; No. 1. 33&34c; No. 2, 33fi 34c; fine unwashed, 2423c; 14. and Vt blood unwashed, 2829e; unwashed delaine, 2t!S27c; fine washed delnine, 3Ba. Michigan X and above, 2:tU27c; No. 1, 3031c; No. 2, 29(30c; fine unwashed, 21 22c, Blockade Effective. Small outpost fights constitute the sum of the activities reported from tho vicinity of Mukden. The Japan ese blockade of Port Arthur Is bo effective that Ges. Stoessel has been unable to Inform the war olllco at St. Petersburg of tho situation there. The report or the arrival or the Russian armored cruiser Bayan. of the Port Arthur squadron at Han chau bay, near Shanghai, has no official confirmation. Portuguese Troops Slaughtered. The minister or marlno announced lu the chamber that a detachment or Portuguese troops, belonging to a col umn operating In Portuguese Weat Africa against the Cuanhitmus, was surprised by the tribesmen while crosBlug the Cunene river. The de tachment, which numbered 499 officers and men,, lost 254 killed, In cluding IS officers and 50 wounded. LOREE RESIGNS. . Rock Island Meeting Result In Disagreement, I.cnor Fresnell Loree, the highest salaried railroad president In the world, suddenly resigned as the executive head of the Chicago, Rock Island ft Pacific Railway Company, His retirement- came at the conclus ion or a aeries or stormy session with the owner of the Rock Island properties lasting . through an entire week, and at which radical differ ences regarding policies developed and failed of adjustment. Mr. Lome's resignation came a a sensational surprise to the railroad world. Nine months ago he was In duced to leave the presidency or thn Dull I in ore ft Ohio railroad by the payment of a cash bonus of $500,000 and a five years' contract at an an nual salary or $73,000. This contract, so liberal In Its terms as to be al most beyond credit, provided that In the event or his leaving the service or the Rock Island his salary should continue during the life of the con tract and that In the event of his death Ms widow should continue to receive It. FIVE PERSONS BADLY BURNED. One Expected to Die a the Result of an Explosion. A terrific explosion took place at the Scottdale, Pa., plant of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company. Five persons were badly burned, one of whom is likely lo die. The Injured are: Mike Simile, a Polish laborer, aged 15; badly burned about the head and body, expected to die. William But ler, foreman, aged 50; entire upper portion of his body burned. August Peterson, cupola man, aged 60; severely burned about the bead and face. William Whiteside laborer, aged 30; face and hands badly burn ed. Nlcholns Andrew, lnborer; hair burned from hend, face cut and otherwise injured. The explosion was caused by water being In the bed under the cupola when, the bottom was dropped after a cast. The coremakers' shed was blown to pieces. CUT IN 8HEET AND TIN PLATE. Steel Corporation Preparing to Go After Independent Mill. The reduction In the price of sheet and tin plate bars In the 'Pittsburg district Is to be met by the United States Steel Corporation, which J getting its Idle tin plants In opera tion to cope wlththe Independent!. At the office of the corporation It was said that the reduction would be made, not only to meet the recent cut of the Independents, but to drive them out of the market. When all the tin plants of the corporation are in operation, the director will be ready to 'cut the price of sheet and tin plate bars considerably under tha present schedule. BIG ORDER FOR CARS. Pennsylvania Railroad Company Needa Rolling Stock. The Pennsylvania Railroad com pany has awarded contracts for 600 steel hopper coal cars to the Pressed Steel Car company and the Cam bria Steel company, each concern to build 300. Eighty passenger coaches will be built in the various car shops In Philadelphia, Wilmington, Del., and Altoona, and at the Meadow shops, In New Jersey. Orders have also been issued for the building at the Altoona shops of 25 powerful freight engines to be used on the lines west or Pittsburg. The com pany is considering a bid for 200 coke cars. The officials of the railroad say they are In urgent need of cars. Exposition Attendance Grows. During the 134 day that the World's fair has been open, up to the) clos.ng or the gates Saturday night, 12,515,511 admissions had been re corded. The attendance record for last week was 722,563. NEWS IN BRIEF. . Three men were killed and a num ber Injured by the wrecking of a stock train near Bismarck, N. D. In succession to Mr. Payne, George Bruce Cortelyou, former Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor and now Chairman of the Re publican National Committee, will become Postmaster General. Richard Cottlngame was fatally shot from ambush on Big creek, four miles from Hazen, Ky. John Morrison, who killed W. T. Floyd Saturday at Kershaw, S. C, was taken from jail and hanged by a mob. The Nlcollette Hotel at Minneapo lis. Minn., has been sold to the United States Realty Company of New York for $400,000. Major General James F. Wade, the retiring commander of the Philip pine division, sails for home on the transport Thomas October 13. Pend ing the arrival of Major General Cor bin, who succeeds to the command ot the division, General Leonard Wood will, act as commanding general. . The suit of the Modern Woodmen or Ameeica to collect $100,000 from the estate of the late E. H. McCutch eon, a banker at Holsteln, la., haa been dismissed. Upon McCutcheon'a death it was found that his bank was insolvent. He was a leading Woodman and had $100,000 of the order's funds in his bank. In the Iroquois Theater trial at Chicago, Business Manager Thomas J. Noonan and Stage Carpenter Jnmea E. Cummlnga have been grant ed a change of venue to another comity. P. P, Maury, representing an Im porting drygoods firm of New York, was found dead Iu the bathroom ad joining his room at the McGee Ho. tel. St. Paul, Minn. Death had been caused by suffocation, the gas Jet In the room being turned on., Maury's death lg thought to have been accidental I KEYSTONE STUTECULLInCS MINERS SHOT FROM AMBUSH. Crfme la a Continuation of Lawless nesa In Upper Meyertdale Coal Region No Arrests Mad. William Kemp and William Button, non-union miners of Meyersdalev while en route to work were shot from ambush. Kemp sustained a wound In the left leg near the knee, while Button was shot In both legs. Their Injuries are severe, but are not considered fatal. Kemp and But ton state that they saw a clump ot bushes rustle as they approached a secluded spot, and that-after they bad passed some yards a niunber of shot rang out. The wounded men were preceded by ifellow workmen, who heard the shots and gave the alarm. Both men had been working; during the present strike at the Sum mit mine of the Somerset Coal com pany, and It Is supposed that Incensv ed the trouble. Two men and a yel low dog were seen near Coal Run In the upper Meyersdale -district. Officers were dispatched In that di rection. Oeneral Manager Brydden. of the Somerset Coal company, has offered, It Is said, a reward of $50O for the arrest of the assailants. . Doc tors pronounced the shots those ot Winchester rifles. By an explosion In the Corning; mill of the Depont de Nemours Powder company's plant, near Peck.- vllle, two men met Instant death. They were: Richard Hashey, of Jessup; leaves wife and one child. Walter Allsworth, of Ollphant; leave wife and two daughters. The root and sides of the building were blown away and what remained of the mill took fire. The employes of the other mills nearby were soon on. hand with fire apparatus and had the flames under control In a short time. This Is the fifth time these mills have blown up In a period of 20 years, and four times within tha last four years, always with fatal results. Frank O'Nell. of Greenville, was scalded to death In a smash-up on the) Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad. The fourth section of freight train No. 36 stopped at the top of Filer hill near Pardoe, to set out a crip pled car. In recoupllng the rear end was jarred loose and twelve cars of ore started down a 50-foot grade at high speed. The cars crushed Into the fifth section coming up the hill. The first engineer and both firemen escaped by Jumping. The second en gineer, O'Noll was caught In tha wreckage and badly scalded. He was taken to Mercer hospital, but died In a short time. The suit against the Pittsburg; Coal Company by Amwell township land owners was settled at Washing ton, when the coal company paid the purchase money for the coal, com prising about 500 acres of the Pitts- . burg vein. W. M. Stewart of Pitts burg had optioned the coal for the Pittsburg Coal Company, and tha company accepted the options but dltt not make the payments. Those In terested entered suit and the company agreed to pay for the coal at $100 an acre. About $41,000 was paid down In cash. William Foster, the alleged murd erer of Blane Whiting, colored, com- -mltted suicide In the attic of his home at Green Castle. Foster was located at his home in the afternoon by Joseph Conrad. The latter gava the alarm and a posse surrounded the house, but before they could enter the dwelling Foster plac ed a revolver to his head and blew out his brains. A reward of $400 had been offered for his arrest. All the rights of way have been closed up for the trolley line between Washington and Library,, which will be built by William Fllnn of Pitts burg nnd other capitalists. It . was given out that $20,000 has already been expended In preliminary sur veys and for rights or way. It Is esti mated that the line will cost $900, 000. ' Two cases or black diphtheria have been discovered In California. Tha board of health has taken prompt action and will close the publie schools If other cases develop. Tha Normal school authorities are not alarmed, but will keep the out-of-town students in the dormitories as a precautionary measure. Pasquale and Domentclo Flnello, by their attorneys, have brought suit against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road company for $20,000 damages for the death of their son. Rev. Carnello Finello, the Connollsvllle Cathollo , priest, who was killed In the Laurel Run wreck. December 26. Joseph Smith, of Scenery Hill. Washington county, accidentally shot his son Charles while handling a 38 caliber revolver. The. boy was shot through the body and lived about an hour. Coroner W. H. Slpe was noti fied. Ground was broken for a $100,000 sanitarium and hotel at Pulaski by Pittsburg capitalists. Mineral water from the Pulaski springs will be piped to the sanitarium. The bouse and store of Domintck Roblo. a grocer, was destroyed by fire at Chewton, Lawrence county, the loss being about $4,000. John Clegora was struck by s Pennsylvania railroad passenger train at Irwin. He was severely Injured, but will recover. The United States Government has placed an order with a monument firm here for the erection of 18 head atones, to be placed on the graves of veterans of the Civil War in Howe's. Easter and Mount Tabor Cemeteries, ConnellBvllle. William H. Patterson, alias "Dude" Patterson, the negro charged with killing William Jackson, also col ored, at Burgettstown Sunday, was captured at Burgeltstown. Edward Sadlor, a Sharon farmer, was swindled out of $500 by a man representing himself t be a thresh ing machine agent j r I ' A
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