MANY PERISHED IN MINE Rumble Like an Earthquake Pre ceded Eruption. OAS OVERPOWERED RESCUERS. Timbers Are Thrown Into the Air and Broken to Pieces at Top of Shaft. From 80 to 60 men lost their lives In on explosion nt mine No. 3 of the Rocky Mountain Fuel nnd Iron com pany, at Terclo, 40 miles west of Trinidad, t'ol. The number of dead may never be hnown, as the, mine. is burning nnd the bodies will probably be consumed. F. J. Foreman, a government stork Inspector, was nt Terclo when the explosion occurred, lie returned, and gave the following account of the affair: "1 was standing about 300 yards from the month of the tunnel when the explosion occurred. It was pro ceded 'by a rumbling sound, resembl ing an earthquake, which startled the whole camp. I looked toward the mine and out of the mouth of the tunnel and two nlr shnits came a 'great volume of smoke and dust. whjch continued for nearly a niinule. "Out of the two nlr slums, each of which Is seven feet In diameter, timbers two to three feet In dlani"ter were shot Into the air nnd broken In to splinters. Hocks were thrown over the camp for a distance of a quarter of a mile. It rained rocks broken timbers and all kinds of deb ris for a minute nnd many people were Injured by being struck with these missies." Tho mine In which -tho accident occurred employs K' men, and It Is believed t lint nt least tirt were In the mine nt the time. News of tho ex plosion brought assistance from the adjacent camps and hundreds of men were trylt.4 to enter the mine. Dead ly fumes overcame the rescuers fre quently, but their places were Im mediately taken by others ready to. risk their lives. It was not thought possible that anyone In the mine could 'escape death. BLAMES FISHERMEN. Rojestvensky's Report Reflects Upon Conduct of British Craft. r"he Russian naval general staff publishes the following two dispatch es from Vice Admiral Rojestvonsky: First Dispatch. "The North sea Incident was caus ed by two torpedo boats advancing to attack without lights under cover of darkness, agnlnst the vessel lend ing tho detachment. When the de tachment turned on its searchlights and opened fire, the presence of sev eral small steamboats, resembling steam Ashing boats, was discovered. The detachment endeavored to Bpare these, and ceased firing as soon as the torpedo boats were out of sight. "The English preBs Is Indignant be cause a torpedo boat, left by the de tachment on the spot until morning, did not aid the victims. Now there was not a single torpedo bout nw the detnehment, and none was left behind; consequently the vessel re maining near the small steamboats was tho torpedo boat which was not sunk, 'but only damaged. The de tachment did not ii Id the fill In steam boats because we suspected them of complicity on account of their ob stinately cutting Into the order of the positions of our vessels. Several of them showed no lights and others only very late." Second Dispatch, "Having met several hundred fish ing boats, the squadron showed them - every consideration except when they . were In company with foreign tor pedo boats of which one disappeared while the other, according to the Ushers' own evidence, remained among them until morning. They supposed It was a Russian and were Indignant because It did not aid the victims, but it was foreign and re mained until morning, seeking the other torpedo boat, its consort, either to repair damage or through fear of betraying Itself to those who were not its accomplices. "If there were also on the spot fishermen Imprudently dragged into the enterprise, I beg In the name of the whole squadron to express my sincere regret to the unfortunate vic tims of circumstances under which no warship, even In time of deep peace, could have acted otherwise." JAPS GOT THE BEEF. Russia Send Second Order to Re place the Cargo Seized. Intended for the use of the Rus sian soldiers lighting in the trenches of Manchnria, a ship load of 2,000, 000 pounds of beof, one-fourth of which was shipped from the Sioux ! City plant of a packing company, was captured by the Japanese oft the coast of Japan, The order was received from the Russian government lute In the summer. The value of the cargo was $200,000. The iRusslan government bag placed xa second order for 2,500,000 pounds of beef, which must be ou Its way within the next 40 days. The order has been divided among three plants at Omaha, Kansas CJty and Sioux City. Bank Cashier Indicted. Capt. Aaron Wagner, cashier ol the defunct Akron Savings Bank, and president of the board of Ohio peni tentiary managers, was indicted on four count in connection with the bank failure. Two count are for per jury and two ore for mui.ing false entries. The report of the grand jury exonerated William Buchtel, presi dent of the bank. It Is stated that his age prevented him from giving close attention to the affair of the bank. DUN'S REVIEW. Labor I Employed, Iron and Steel Mills More Active. Increased Ordera for Pig Iron. R. O. Dun ft Co. 's "Weekly Review of Trade" says: "Mild weather early In the week cheeked the distribution of seasonable goods, but had a per manent vaulo In facilitating the harvesting of cotton nnd late grain. Subsequently the temperature fell, restoring retail trede In wearing ap parel, tuel and similar products to greater activity than was experien ced a year ago. Building operations are actlvo, strengthening the markets for lumber and materials. Manufac turing plants ufe making steady gains, particularly In the leading In dustries, and It Is significant that reluctance to do business hns shifted from buyers to sellers, eliminating largely the concessions In prices that prevented stability. Labor is units unlly well employed, Judging by tho official compilation of the unions. Ra'lwiy frelaht blockni't-s cause some? comp'nlnt. which Is remarkable In view of the restricted grain move ment, nnd earnings In tho three weeks of October were i).2 per cent, larger than In 1903. Foreign commerce at New York for the Inst week exceeded the same nerlod a year uko by $'.58n."! in value of exports and 81,i)4.8til In imports. In the Iron and, w eel Indus try new c:rs and chips are requir ing very large tonnage of plates and pracllealy every department, except steel rails, has aroused from the dull and depressed condition long preva lent. Improvement la emphasized by the large orders for pig Iron, which have caused a mode.r.te advance In prices of Bessemer nnd gray forge, as well as foundry, and there Is less readiness to accept long term con tracts at. current rates. Coke Is strong for the double reason that an increased demand comes simultane ously with reduced output because of a short wnter supply. Textile manufacturing returns are nrn'In Irregular. Eminently satls fnenry reports come from the woolen Industry. Footwear orders for spring deliv ery continue to come lorward. Fail ures this week numbered 233 In the United States, asainst 2."3 last year, and 28 In Canada, compared with 15 a year ago. FIRED ON OTHER 8HIP8. One Bombarded for Two Hours but Not Hit. v A dispatch to the Berlin I.okal Anxclgor, dated fleostemunde, Octo ber 27, says: "The fishing vessel Sonntarr, which arrived here to-day, reported that It had been fired upon for two and a half hours off Dogger bank, lint was not hit." The following Is the story of Capt. Haehner of the Sonntag: "On Octobw 21 we were on the Horn's reef Ashing grounds, on the west, coast, of Jutland. In the fore noon five large Russian ships passed and In the evening nine more.. North of us was a large freight steamer. At 8:30 o'clock p. m. we were lighted by a reflector, and Immediately afterwards, there fell the first shells in our neighborhood. "The Russian vessels fired up to so sliols a minute jn nil directions. Towards !l:1 the freighter approach ed us. drnwln? the fire uiicm it Heir. In the light or the reflector we 'ohj served snells striking close to this steamer. We then observed another refiecior southward, and shells burst lug near the ship which was firing on us. We remained unhurt. After 11 o'clock there were no further shells." The skipper of the Swedish steam er Aldehnron. from Hull, England, which arrived at Ocfle, Sweden, says his vessel was chased in the Skager nck during the evening of Friday. October 21, by a foreign cruiser, ap parently Russian, 'which threw its searchlight on hor. The cruiser, 'in creasing her speed, passed the Aide baron and fired a shot which had no effect. The Aldebaron thereupon hoisted her ling. Tho cruiser again threw her searchlight on the steamer and, a few minutes later hnlled shot ail around the Aldebaron wlthrmt, however, hit ting her. Tho Aldebaron' skipper then ordered the steamer to be stop ped, and with his crew sought refuge below. The foreign warship thereup on disappeared in tho darkness. The master of the Norwegian steamship Skaatol reports from Lon don that he was flrod on by a Rus sian ship on Sunday In the English channel. The firing craped when tho Skaatol hoisted her flag. Soon after wards is Russian, men-of-war passed the Skaatol. Advance Billet Price. '. Tho Steel Billet ' aasociat'ion ' has advanced the price of forging billets $2 a ton. There is nothing significant in tho advance, as the chunge Is sim ply in hnrmony with the action of the billet association at its recent meet ing iu New York. : NEWS NOTES. Archbishop Agius, the papal dele gate to the Phlllpplno islands, will soil for the United States on Novem ber 10. F. S. Colton & Co.; of Boston, brokers, members of the New York Consolidated exchange, ' announced their' suspension. , , , At Philips, Neb, a passenger train struck an oil wagon at a street cross ing and the all, which was thrown over the engine, caught fire. Fire man Lazeur burned to death. "Corpse" Came to Life. George Connors, of Thomas, W. Va., was struck by a Baltimore ami Ohio freight train near Savage, and it was thought he wus killed. Conners wa removed to an undertaking establish ment at Piedmout and It wsb the in tention to prepare bis body for. burial next morning."' About'duy-break the "corpse" cumo to life. Conners pick ed up bis hat and walked to the sta tion, where he bought a ticket for home. ROBBERY STORY DOUBTED County Treasurer Who Claimed He Was Locked Up in Jail. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT Story of How Robber Entered Office and Took Funds Is Doubted. After Investigating for a month, a grand Jury indicted County Treasurer Thomas J. Chase, charging the em bezzlement of $14,500., from the Melggs county, (O.) treasurer on September 9. when he said the trea sury was looted in daylight by two masked robbers, who locked him in a vault. He was unable to furnish $10, oou hall and was sent to Jail. Tho arrest of Chase caused no sur prise In Melggs county, but there Is much excitement over the Indict ments that are expected against other persons. Chase was found locked up on Sep t inber !), by his daughter, who rush ed to a bank nnd thenco to the fair V.ronnds for some one who could open the vault. It was shown to the grand jury that nt least half a dozen men wore? sitting In front of the court house nil forenoon, on September 9, and that none of these men saw the robbers. Hoy I'acknrd, treasurer of Olive township, In his testimony before tho grand Jury, fixed tho time of the clos ing of the treasurer's oillce on Sep tember 9, to wlihln two minutes. Packard came to l'omeroy that morning to draw $300 of school funds for Olive township. After sitting In an adjoining office, that of the county auditor, he wont to a telephone, see lna and snenklng to Chnse as he pass ed. At that time, .lanltor Minlch was I sluing nt tho door. I Packard says hp return) d to the treasurer's office within two minutes alter seeing Chase standing ly thq door and found the door locked. He shook the door and finally kicked It: (letting no response, he asked Janitor Minlch, who still sat nt the door, where Chase had gone. Janitor Min lch said he thought Chase had gone to tho county fair. Fred Radford, assistant cashier of the Middleport bank, ami A. P. Mil ler, editor of the Pomeroy "Tribune Telegraph," both of whom had been appointed by the probate court to make the seml-annniil examination of the books, testified that they were proceeding with this- examination when the alleged robbery occurred. On tho day before the alleged rob bery, Chase repeatedly asked the ex aminers whether they were going to the fair. They replied that they would go the next day. The Investi gation indicated that Editor Miller was the last man in the treasurer's office before It closed on the morning of the alleged robbery. STEEL TRUST PLANS. Will Concentrate Plants of American Steel Hoop Company. Plnns are now under consideration by officials of the United States Steel Company for the removal to Mones sen next summer of the Bcnttered plants of tho American Steel Hoop Company. This move was virtually decided upon over a year ago, but the depression In business caused an In definite postponement of the scheme. Improvement of business and the necessity for further economies In operation have 'brought the plan up again. Concentration of the steel hoop plants at Monessen will enable the Carneglo Steel Company to sup ply Its entire trade In thnt specialty ' from the Monongahela town. The plan la to dismantle the plant ; formerly operated by Lindsay & Mc- Cutcheon,, tho William Clark' Son j Company and the Painters. These ; mills are old and poorly located while the plant at Monessen is eauln- j pod t with the most modern devices nnd In addition has sufficient ground I Immediately about It to enable It to cnlnrgo ten times its present size If necessary. Concentration of the steel hoop industry there would mean the employment of 1,200 more work men. BIG ORDER FOR CARS. Worn Out Rolling Stock will be Re placed on P. R. R. The Pennsylvania, Railroad com pany has placed an order for 6,200 cars, 6,000 of which are to replace damaged and worn out cars on tho lines east and west of Pittsburg, and which, are not looked upon as an ad dition to he equipment. Tho orders for the cars, which Include steel coal . cars, wooifen-slded gondolas, ' colro and box cars, have been about equally distri buted among the American Car and Foundry company, the Pressed Steel Car company, the Standard Steel Car company and the Cambria Steel com pany. The other 200. ordered are steel coke cars, and, with 600 order ed Beveral weeks ago, are addition to tho equipment. ,They will be built by the Cambria Steel company. The value 'of, the 6.200 car order- ...1 I- ft - run rti.A is 9J,tfOM,IIUU. ' The Philadelphia and Reading rail way will also place a large order for cars In a few days. The Panama Canal Commission acted on bids for supplies and a number of other matters Incident to construction work. The award of the contracts for supplying the 2.600,000 feet of lumber, aggregating $30,000, was made to the Belllughnra Bay Company of San Francisco for 2,100,. 000 feet, and the Continental Lumber Company.., QjJiouston, Tox., for 600,- While trying to bonrd a freight train Joseph B. Ellis of Kane, Pa., fell under t.be wheels and wa killed. BALTIC FLEET FEARED ATTACK. Believed Japanese Were Concealed Among Fishing Craft. An official of the Russian embassy In Pnrls said the Russian authorities recently were -Informed that the Japanese spy service was organizing particularly at Stockholm, plans for arming merchantmen and fishing boats for the purpose of torpedoing the passing Russlnn warships. The Russian officers fully expected such attack and therefore were con stantly looking out for floating mines and other destructive agencies. It Is also declared Jnpanese were detect ed prowling near the Russian hospit al ship Orel at Toulon. The Russlnn embassy at Rome ex plains the attack of the Russian Pnclflc squadron upon the Hull fish ing fleet by the stntcment that a re port had been received at St. Peters burg that the Japanese would try to Injure Russlnn ships with explosives thrown from fishing bonis. Indeed, tho ambassador said, he suspected that tho squadron opened flrq only after an attempt had been mode to attack some of tho ships. INVITED TO PEACE CONFERENCE President' Note Dispatched Re public to the South Also Asked. Acting Secretary of State Adco hns dispatched an Invitation from the president to the signatory powers of the orlglnnl Hague treaty to come to gether again to broaden and strength en tho original convention, especially 10 consider means to further miti gate the horrors of modern warfnre and to conserve nnd extend tho rights of neutrnl commerce on the high seas. In addition to the signa tory powers, the invitation goes for ward to four of the South nnd Cen tral American republics. While the president has in his In vl'ntlon suggested The Hague ns a proper meeting place, a majority must determine that, as well ns the date of the meeting. American Murdered In Mexico. Louis Kaiser, American Consul nt Mnzntlnn, arrived nt San Francisco en route to Wn.shlngtnn with a report of the murder of two Americans, Clarence Way and Edward Latimer, nt Aguns Cnilente de Rnca, July 10, 1304. Consul Kaiser will demand re paration from the Mexican Govern ment. Another Tunnel Under Hudoon. The Lackawanna Tunnel Railroad Company of New York City wa in corporated with a capital of $300,000, to construct and operate a railroad from a point In the borough of Man hattan south of West Twenty-third street through one or more tunnels under the waters of the Hudson river to Hoboken, N. J. Among the direc tors of record Is W. H. Truesdale. Dutch Capture Achinese Village. A dispatch from Batavln reports that the Dutch troops have captured Batoebatoe In Achln after aliarp fighting. The Achinese, the dispatch Bays, lost 196 killed and the Dutch captured 20 guns and had three kill ed 'and 11 wounded. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. John Severlus, a bnrber at. Lewis ton, III., died after drinking a qunrt of bny rum. An earthquake shock did much damage to property throughout Si andnnavla nnd Denmark. On board the steamer Slavnnia, which arrived In New York from Trieste nnd Palermo, were 2,003 Austro-Hungarlnn Immigrants. Malcolm R. Taylor, under arrest In Chicago, confossod to having fired the shot that killed Saloonkeeper William H. Xniering. Tho directors of tho Pressed Steel Car company passed tho dividend on tho. common stock, but declared a regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent, on the preferred stock, payable November 23. At Seattle over 30 persons wore Injured, three of theMi perhaps fa- tnlly in two head-on collisions In a fog on tho Benton and University electric lines. The most severely in jured are F. B. Boyd, Columbia: J. L. Colo, Columbia, and F. D. Cleaves, Dunlap. Fire did $30,000 damage to sever al buildings at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Richmond Va. Insurance $11,000. Practically the entire business por tion of Rosevllle, a small town In Tioga county, Pa., was destroyed by fire. The loss Is about $30,000, par tially covooed by Insurance. EXPLOSION AT A MINE. Two Hundred Keg of Powder and a Box of Dynamite Let Go. An explosion at tho Sunshine mine, South Fork, Pa., killed Horatio Noble, wrecked tho tlpplo, weigh office, blacksmith shop, carpenter shop and oil house and caused a loss of $10, 000. Stored in the oil house on tho tip ple were 200 small kegs ot powder and a box of dynamite. It Is said the man whose business It is to watch the oil house propped a lantern and tho oily floor caught fire. Without trying to extinguish the flames, It is alleged, the man fled, and within a minute or two the explosion followed. Noble was standing on a pile of coal under the tipple. His body was blown 200 feet. Great Demand for Wire. 'Wire nail manufacturers declare the production of wire nails at pres ent is greater than ever before In the history of the country. The mills ore producing at the rate of 10,000,000 kegs or 1,000,000,000 pounds a year. The demand for wire products Is also large. Export of wire product con tinue on tho increase. Larache t now besieged by Suliol Kabyle. European residents, fear ing assault, have appealed to the foreign legation for auxiliary farce. England Assured That Repara tion Will Be Made. PUNISHMENT FOR 80ME ONE. Czr Expressed Determination Bring the Guilty Officer to Judgment. to Without waiting the Russian ver sion of the affair, Emperor Nicholas, through Ambassador Hardlnge, has sent to King Edward nnd the British government a message conveying an expression of the proionndest regret Tor the unfortunate affair In the North sea, coupled with assurances that the families of tho victims shall rocelve fullest reparation. The British govornme'nt also shows moderation In the note which Sir Chnrles Hardlnge presented to For eign Minister Lnmsdorff. While It nwnits explnnn'lon for an net which It characterizes ns "unjustifiable, de liberate nnd Inhuman," It makes no threats, fixes no time limit for re sponse, nnd con'nins no demands, specifically staling thnt (Ircnt Brit ain's demands are reserved pending receipt of on explanation. From the diplomatic s midpoint the very fact that Great Britain has not shown her hand strengthens her po si' Ion. Whoever the nulhor of the offense may be. It Is regarded as cer tain that Great Britain will demand, among other things, his punishment, it is also considered certain that fail ure to promptly comply with the do mnnds will be Immediately followed by Ambassador Hnrdlngc's recall, To a member of the court, the Associated Press learns, tho emper or bus already expressed a determi nation to punish whoever Is responsi ble for the error. An unofficial statement made at the Russian admiralty, Is that the govern ment, before the Baltic squadron sail ed, was informed that 20 Japanese had recently reached Hull from a Germnn port nnd were believed to have hoarded the trawler fleet. A dispatch from Hull to the Lon don Times says that the correspond ent, as the result of his Investigation Is of the opinion that the attack on the British trawler by the Russian second Pnclflc squadron was a de liberate act, perpetrated with knowl edge of Us character. DEMANDS REDRESS. British Government Sends Sharp De mand to 8t. Petersburg. Great Britain sent a long and ur gent note to the Russlnn Govern ment, officially detailing the circum stances of the amazing and unex plained attack by the Russian Baltic (second Pnclflc) squadron during the night of October 21 on British fishing boats In the North sea. The text of the note hns not been given out, but It Is officially stated from the Foreign Office that It con tains the significant announcement that "the situation Is one which In the opinion of His Majesty's Govern ment does not brook delay." Special, stress Is laid on the call ousness displayed by the Russians In not going to the assistance of the fishermen. Lord Lansdnwiio. the For dun Secretary, nsks that Immediate redress shall bo made. OLEO DECISION STANDS. Juctlce Brewer Confirms Opinion of . Lower Court. Justice D. J. Brewer, of tho Su preme court of the United States, announced the decision of the court In the oleomargarine case of August Cliff, of Chicago, affirming the decis ion of the United Slates District court, by which Cliff was convicted of violating the portion of tho oleo margarine law aHlxing a tax of 10 cents per pound on oleomargarine artificially colored. In this Instance palm oil was used for the purpose of coloring the substance and the prose cution waB resisted on tho ground that the oil produces n natural and not an artificial coloration. BANKERS' 8PECIAL WRECKED. Train Bearing Speyer'a Party Ditched Near Laredo, The special which left over the National Mexican railroad bearing James Speyer of tho banking firm of Speyer & Co., of New York, while go ing at a high rate of speed, was ditch ed between San Chez and La Jarita, about 23 miles south of Laredo, Tex. Mr. Speyor was uninjured. J. Ft Davis of New York received painful cuts about the face, but Is otherwise uninjured, and Conductor Sharkey wns badly hurt. The wreck, it is said, was the re sult of the condition of the roadbed and the high speed (75 miles an hour) ut which the train was going at the time, It having been the In tention of the railroad officials to en deavor to establish a new record be tween here and Mexico City. Russia Float New Loan. A new Russian loan of $270,000, 000, according to the Brussels cor respondent of the London Standard has virtually been concluded. Half the loan has been reserved to Gar many, and tho remainder to Franco, Belgium and Holland. Initiation too 8evere. Roland Huunewell, of Peterson, Iu., has brought suit for $5,000 against member of the Woodman lodge, Huunewell says thut ho bears on his person the brand of a red hot lrou. Inflicted during Initiation, and avers that he hns never fully re covered from the shock. At Columbia, S. C. Dr. Van Tel bum Hoffman, prominent profession ally and socially, committed auicide after beating hi wife Into Insensibility. STEEL TRUST REPORT. Earning for Quarter Ending Sep tember 30 of $18,773,932. Director of thei United Statea Steel corporation declared tho regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent, on tho preferred stock, payable Nov ember 30. The financial statement for the quarter ended Beptember 30 last, shows net earnings, after the usual deductions for repairs, renew als, maintenance, fixed charges and Interest on bonds, of $18,773,932, which Is below conservative esti mates. Comparison with tho same quarter for three years past follows: 1903, :12.422,!54; 1902, $36,954,488; 1901, $28,663,843. Net earning for the nine months of this year aggregate $51,709,889. In 1903, for the same period they were $94:133,970, and In 1902, $101, 323,004. A striking feature of the state ment s the Item showing a surplus over charge nnd dividends of only $1,312,988, a decrease of $1,464,056, compared with the previous quarter, and of $10,998,707, compared with the corresponding quarter of 1903. Un filled orders on hand September 30 last, amounted to 3,027,436 tons, a decrease of 71.30f! tons over the snmo period Inst year. As an offset to Ibis, however, Chairman Gnry stated thnt tho corporation had hooked nn nverago of 20,1100 tons of new orders per day during tho cur rent, month, nn Increase of 30 per cent. ver the business of last Octo ber. DAN PATCH BREAKS RECORD. Paced Mil on Memphis Track In 1:08 Flat. With a pace-maker carrying a wind shield In front, and accompanied by a runner at hla side, Unn Patch, driven by Horsey, paced the fastest mile at the Memphis trotting park ever mndo by a homo in harness, circling the track In ono minute and fllty-slx seconds flat. The former record, 1:66, wns mail by Dan Pntch, In 1902. The wind shield used was tho same ns that employed when 1 .011 Dillon trotted a mile in 1:58. It consisted of a strip of ennvns about four feet square, at Inched to the Bul ky of the running pneemnker. Another sensational performance wa3 that of Major Delmnr, B. E. Smathers' trotting champion when he trotted a mile to a high wheel sulky In 2:07 fiat. It wns announced by the judges before the trial that the sulky was a non-hnll-baarlng and weighed 51 pounds. It wns also ex plained the vehicle was the same pat tern as that used by Maud S, In her memorable flight against time In 1884. when she trotted a mile 2:08. In NEW CRUISER IS 8PEEDY. Colorado Maintain a Record of 22.SS Knote. The armored cruiser Colorndo, built for the XTnlted States navy by William Cramp & Sons, of Phila delphia, on her official trial covered 88 nautical miles In 3 hours 67 min utes and 7 seconds, maintaining an hourly average speed of 22.26 knot throughout the run, exceeding the speed of 22 knots called for In the builder's contract by moro than a quarter of a knot. This performance rates the Colo rado as the fastest vessel In the ar mored cruiser class, and one of the fastest 1n the navy, the only large American ships that have ever ex ceeded her speed being the Columbia and Minneapolis. CHURCH UNION OPPOSED. Southern Presbyterian, Favor Closer Fraternal Relation. Virginia synod of the Southern Presbyterian church adjourned met In Martlnsburg, w. Vn. the ques tion -of closer relations -and organic union with the Northern Presbyter- Inn church, which was expected to stir up a lively discussion created no bitterness. The Rev. Dr. Ernest Donaldson, pastor of th Presbyterian church at Huntington, W. Va., talk ed In favor of organic union. Vigor ous speeches were made against It by Dr. Fleming of Lynchburg, Va., Dr. Daniel Iewisburg, the 'Rev. Har ris Kirk ot Baltimore and other The Bynod was overwhelmingly against organic union, but favored closer fraternal relations. ROBBED AT SUPPER TABLE. Fourteen Workmen Held Up Dur ing Meal In Boarding House. Fourteen men, two of whom car ried woapons, were held up and rob bed by three masked highwaymen at 8415 Mackinaw avenue, Chicago, All the men are In the employ of the Illinois steel works and were paid off. They board with Mrs. John Sackol at the foregoing number and were seat ed at the supper table. "Throw up your hands!" command ed the loader of tho robber trio. The command wa backed up by a display ot revolvers and was obeyed. One of the highwaymen robbed each vie tim, while the' other two stood guard. Charles Barr, of Beaver Fails, Pa., was filled with shot while out bunt ing with Charles Wilson. They had separated for some birds and when the accident occurred the men were only 30 yards away. Burr' most serious wounds are in the right side and neck. Major Delmar Make Record. Major Delmar, owned by E. E. Smathers, of New jfork, and driven by Alta McDonald, established a new world's murk for unpaced trotters at the Memphis Driving park, when he circled the track in 2.1V. The pre vious mark was 2.1. held jointly by .Major uoimar unit Lou Dillon. John Conley, 15 year old, of Me- Kee Rocks, Pa., was shot by his mother and mortally wounded. Mr Conley mistook her son for a burg- KEYSTONE STATE CULUNGS BOYS IMITATE LYNCHING. Prank of Seven Franklin Lad Cam Near Proving Serious Police Make Arrest. In Imitation of lynching In the South, even boys, In Frunklln, came Bear burning John Haney, 15 years old, alive at tho stake. Tho lads cap- it red Haney and tied him to a P03t, They then poured oil on a pile of loaves two feot from the stake and applied a match. Enveloped In moke, the lad succeeded after a while In breaking the ropo. The prank was reported to the police, who brought the boys before Alderman McVay. On account of their youth they .were not prosecuted, being let off with a reprimand. With tho forehead crushed and throat cut, the "nody of 4-year-old Michael Mnycrskl, who was kidnap- ied near his home In Phoenlxvlllo, 8 miles from Philadelphia, by mon supposed to bo gypsies, was found to day In an abandoned farm house a few miles from Vallew. In connec tion with the crime six gypsies were arrested by Chief of Police Carter, of Phoenlxvlllo, and several consta bles, and after an exciting time the prisoners were lodged in the Jail at that place. The Scottdalo board of health, dis covered thnt some of the streams lending Into the Green Lick reservoir, from which Scottdalo gets Its water supply, were contaminated by typhoid germs. Recent cases of typhoid fev er In town led to an Investigation and several cases of the disease were found In houses above the reservoir. Notices were posted advising every body to boll all water before using It. Joseph Ecltley and wife, of Boll- fonte, have worked hard for several years to get a home. They were to make the last payment of $90 oa it last Tuesdny. Monday night a burg lar entered tho house and secured the money from under the pillow on which Mrs. Eckly was sleeping. Mr. Eckley gave chase, but the burglar escaped into the mountain. Six workmen were severely Injured In a hand car wreck on the Pennsyl vania railroad near Wampum. All were brought to the hospital at New Castle. The worst hurt were for eigners. Ono hand car was following the other closely when the first one Jumped the track, allowing the other to crash Into IL Burglar entered several residence n Sharon andatole jewelry and other booty amounting to several hundred lollars, and then made their escape, leaving no clue. The robber left a lote In the residence of T. J. McCar thy, a follows: "You want to have lomethlng more the next time we some." Robbers gained an entrance to the iome of Jacob Schell, in Altoona, and lecured plunder to the value of $25. fhey then made an attempt to burn the house. Neighbors noticed the bright light in the house and awaken sd Schell and his family in time to prevent any great damage to the prop erty. Self Newcomer, 24 years old, was killed and John Ward, 13 years old, wos severely hurt when the wagon in which they were riding was struck by a Pittsburg, Virginia and Charles ton railroad train at a grade cross ing at Charlerol. One of the horses was killed, while the other animal had to be shot. Edwin Mills, a negro, who made a murderous attack on Emma Love, a sister of Judge John O. Love, of Center county, one week ago on a rood near Tyrone, was sentenced to nine year In the penitentiary. Mills was acquitted of a similar crime last June, the jury disagreeing. He con fessed this time. Surveys have been begun for a rail road from Monongahela to Zollars vllle, to be built by the Pittsburg & Buffalo Company. The road will tap l rich territory and will make connec tions at Ellsworth with the Mononga hela & Washington road. The -paving of the old national pike from the Unlontown borough line to the Fayette County Home has been completed. Typhoid fever Is epidemic in the Ollmore addition to Unlontown. There are about 20 cases. Kerr & Song drug store was wreck ed and three people were Injured by a gas explosion at Mars. The Injur ed are: Perry M. Kerr, proprietor of the store; Mr. Perry M. Kerr and John Wolford. All will recover. The poperty loss Is $5,000. The body of George L. Strothers. aged 28, colored potter, was fished out of the river at the lower end ot East Liverpool, Sunday night He 1 thought to have committed suicide. The bleached bones of an unknown man were found in a clump of wood near the Pittsburg, McKeesport & Oroensburg street railway, two mile west of Greensburg. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany placed 12 additional freight crews, employing 72 men, on the middle division between Altoona and Harrlsburg. The flouring mill of Cavanaugh & Co., of Pittsburg, at Blalrsvllle, Pa., was destroyed by fire. The loss will be about $8,000,' covered by Insur ance. Anna Sweaiingcn, aged 28 years, died Sunday from injuries caused by falling through a railroad trestle at East Liverpool. Her remains were taken to Allegheny City for burial. At Steubenville, Samuel Ashby was found guilty of murder In the second degree for killing his wife on May 28, 1903, at Rush Run. S. El. Smith, a well-known resident of Homewood, wa struck by a train last night and severely Injured. James Sbaw, ot Unlontown, wa run over by a freight train and both leg were out off.
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