RUSSIANS HOLD THE FORT
Desperate Attaa by Japs Proves
i Failure.
THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST.
For Six OJys Part Arthur Was Bom
barded, Yet the Fortress Stands
Defiant.
Onr-e mora '-t l'ort Arllmr been
baptized In t-rrilile outpouring of
file from the hrmdreds ol (tuns of the
Japnncsu b"iiegtrs, and jot the fort
res stands d.-nml. bnifllng the Plent
ies General Nog-, wlins" most reeenf
general assault of six days' tlurntlon
ended in f ii";re on Thursday, the
birthday of the Emperor or .Japan.
For six tlay.i the forts, town and bar
lior of Por-. Ar'Vir were u.uler the
most terrific i ombnrdment ; lor six
davs Nogi :ntIy hurled his men In
fruitless sacrifice up slopes and
iiL-nlnNt walls thU be!, lied linnets and
shells hy tho thoiiviti.:: rir six days
the tide 01 hat'.-' wavered; and on
Thursday, when he expected. It Is;
mild, to carry the :nst line or defense, j
the attack fail-l u'terly. I
Thousan-U of .,'apanese bodies si row ;
the hills aliout the positions of the
bravo Hiisihjn d-t'end-'rs. who are
fighting for their very lives, spurred
on by tr. indomitable sim-saol. who.
while making J.ipan pay ihe dearest
price Bha st pii'l tor anything she
secured, kno-vj h U fighting against
odds that n,';s'- sooner or later over
whelm him. The Japanese losses In
this last assault, according to advices
from Chif'i. Iuv, bei-n enuniious.
U Is reported that the number of
Japanese killed or wounded In front
or Port Arthur during the last three
months approximate 40.t"''".
LAL'RIER FORCES WIN.
Liberal 3esp Canadian Parliament
ary E'ec'.ions.
The Dominion parllameulary elec
tions wer held on tho Sd. The re
turns point t. th- re-election of a
l.anrler government with n majority of
between KO ami 7" in the house of
commons, which is composed of 214
members. This Is a Liberal gain or
about 15.
The Conservative leader. It. 1.. Bor
den, was defeated In his own constitu
ency in Novi Scotia. The province
of Quebec. Laui'ltr home, suslained
the premier by returning a large Lib
eral majority.
The campaign wns brief and re
markably fre from political rancor,
the principal issue being the construe
tion of the Grand Trunk Pacific rail
road with government aid. a project
favored by the Liberal government.
YOUNG GIRL MURDERED.
Telephone Operator Falls Victim to
Fieni Who Escapes.
Terrlrly cut anil crushed about the
head, the dead body of Alma Stein
way, a telephone operator, 18 years
old wts found in a vacant lot near
tho Spring Grove cemetery at Wlnton
Place, a suburb of Cincinnati. While
there are large footprints In the trail
where the body was found, there Is
no clue to the supposed slayer.
A bloodstained trail marked a path
along which the body had been drag
ged. Along this trail were found tho
Imprint of heavy boots, apparently
those -of a man.
It is believed the girl was waiting
for a Wlnton road car when attacked.
A Blreet car transfer punched at 9:40
p. m. was found iu her hand.
The girl was a member of the Epls
ropal Church choir at Wlnton Place,
and was highly respected.
Held Up by Lone Robber.
A. masked man, armed with a pis
tol, entered a saloon at Cottonwood.
Cal., and lined up six mm with their
faces to the wall and their hands
over their heads, while he relieved
them of $500 In cash and 11.800 In
checks. Charles Emerson,
men who was held up,
arrested on suspicion of
with the robber.
one of the
has been
complicity
Coke Production.
While the eoko production In the
Connolluvllld region was somewhat
lighter laBt week, the general condi
tions are favorable. Two large plants
were compelled to close down on ac
count of a scarcity of water. The
shipments, however, were nearly 15,
000 tons greater than the week's pro
duction, that amount of stocked coke
being moved. The general conditions
nro considered better from the fact
that Inquiries for 1903 delivery are
plentiful. Foutuirymen seem to fear
that there will be a scarcity of coke
with the adveut of the new year and
have hastened Into the market with
tholr orders. This has had the effect
of boosting prices. Some of the offers
have been tempting and coulructH are
reported as high 11s $l.0 to $t.7(i for
furnace Grade. Coke may reach $1.75,
but under existing conditions Is not
likely to go beyond that.
The ferryboat Columbia of the
Wall street line was run Info and
sunk by tho Norwich liner City or
Lowell. There was no loss of life.
There was a heavy fog on the river
at the time.
One Killed, Many Injured.
The explosion of over a ton of
dynumlte under the Bond street
bridge nt Mt. Vernon, N. Y., shook
the city and the surrounding country
within u radius of five miles, killed
nt leust one person und injured near
ly 40 others, two of whom may die.
The mull supposed to have been kill
ed was an Italian 'In charge of the dy
namite. He was seen at his post of
duty just before tiie explosion, and
no truce of him has since been
found.
STEADY IMPROVEMENT.
Contract for Delivery of Pig Iron Ex
tendi Into Next Year Good
Traffic Reportt.
R. O. Hun's "Weekly Hevlew ,of
Trade" says: Business Improves
steadily and there Is no evidence or
anxiety regarding Ihe future. Pay
menls are more promptly met, tend
ing to stimulate preparations for com
ing trade, and Ihe disposition to llm- j
It purchases to Immediate needs Is;
generally disappearing. Conserve- j
tism during the Hummer and autumn
had a beneficial effect, reducing slocks
to a low point. As demand broadens
this scarcity of xitpply produces pres
sure for ti'iick delivery and prices are
strengthened. Aside from inflation
caused by speculation, there is no bel
ter sliju of commercial progress thnn
advancing commodity markets.
All the leading branches of man t
faetnre are In better position, with
note-worthy activity at Iron furnaces,
woolen mills and footwtar factories.
Truffle reports are satisfactory, rail
way earning In October exceeding
last year's by ". per cent. Foreign
commerce returns at this port for the 1
last week show a gain of $7K!t,27(S In ,
exports, and a loss of $2!7.752 in Im
ports, as compared with limit. Whole-
some progress is recorded In the Iron
and steel Industry, scnllmcntnl Im
provement being succeeded by actual
business. Thus fnr the l;est newa
comes from blast furnaces, contracts
for delivery or pig iron running well
Into next year, with a further sharp
rise In prices. Iluyers who procrasti
nated a few weeks ago are now eager
to arr.vige shipment. Material Is being
sought for railway ears, bridges and
other supplies, even rail mills receiv
ing unexpectedly large orders. This
new business is accompanied by a
good movement of pipe, despite the
higher prices, and also plates for
shipbuilders. Old material has risen 1
sharply.
Commercial failures this week In j
the United Stales are 229, aRainst 2X3 j
last week, 21. the preceding week
and 2 it! the corresponding week last
year. Failures In Canada number
27. against 2S last week, 3ft the pre
ceding week and 22 last year.
MINERS HURLED TO DEATH.
The Shaft Carriage Levers Refuied
to Work and It Fell.
One of th worst mine accidents In
tho history of the Wyoming valley for
many years occurred at No. I Auoliln
closs shnl't, opeiated by the Dela
ware, Ijtrkawannu and Western Coal
company, at Namlcoke, Pn. Ten men
were Ir'tied to Instant death and three
oilier person j were seriously injured.
The liead are: William Ashlon, Jr.;
John Ignotowiu. John Tisarek, Jos
eph Kasslnn. John Konon, Frank
Sytakowlski. Joseph N'ovlck, Hollsh
Oplorsl-.l, John Kemper, Joseph Gops
hen. The injured are; John Knochndale,
Harold Vermont and David Houston,
who were bruised and cut about the
body by flying wreckage, while stand
ing at the mouth of the shaft ready to
descend.
The men were mostly all on the
mine carriage to be lowered to the
workings below. The signal was giv
en to Engineer Fine, who begun low
ering the men. The carriage had
gone but a few feet when the engi
neer lost control of his engines, ow
ing to the reverse lovers failing to
work, and the carriage, with its load
of human souls, in In all, was dashed
beyond the Rn. vein, landing marly
1.1 no feet below the surface and from
there they were pree'ipilaied 3U0 foot
farther into a sump. Had they not
been killed outright they would, with
out doubt, huve been drowned in the
sump, which Is fully .it' feet deep with
water.
No human aid could reach them
and every man on the Ill-fated car
riage has been given up by the
officials as lost. The victims, who
were miners, laborers and company
hands, all resided in Nantlcoke, the
most of whom leave families, many of
whom are in need.
Daniel W. Trotter of Chicago, for
mer Assistant Treasurer of the Ameri
can Linseed Oil Company, has been
judicially declared Insane.
NEWS NOTES.
Cracksmen exploded the safe in the
postofflce nt Negley, O., and secured
$300 in money and stamps.
Evidence Is being adduced to prove
that the whole Jewish population of
Gomel, Russia, was organized for an
aimed conflict, the city being divided
tnlo quarters und arms distributed.
P. F. Smith, general manager of Ihe
WelUville and McKeesport plants of
tho American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company, bus unnouueed his resigna
tion Edwin L. Mitchell, 11 well-known
attorney of Oakland, Md., fell down
htairs ut the Hotel Schley, at Oak
land, last night, und was killed, his
neck being broken.
The deud body of Robert Peet, a
railroad man, running between Hell-
aire and Newark, was tound at Hurl-
, , Am """"them. All are wanted for
murdered. Three suspectn were ar- i ..., . .
rested
The body of Hunt Chamborlaln,
te?:. fo:
ed spot. There was a bullet hole
through his head und a revolver nt
bis side. He bad not been robbed.
Fire has destroyed the entire went
side of the little town of Marion,
Tuscola count y, Mich. Loss. $2110,.
duo. ihe Opera House block, post
5 'dwell-
,e tj(M)i.
onice block, 111 stores and 2
ing were destroyed. Insurance
000.
Fira In a small store iu the roar of
the Waldorf-Astoria holel, ' in New
York, almost cauued a panic among
the gueuts of the hostelry.
At Burke, Idaho, mistaking a can
of lyo for one of cream, Ed. Benja
min, aged 75. drank of the stuff and
diod Iu terrible agony.
NINE DRDWNEQ N DELUGE
Reservoir Bursts Releasing Near
ly a Million Gallons of Water.
i HOUSES WERE WASHED AWAY.
I
I One Couole Float Down Stream 800
Yardi but Etcape Without Serb
out Injury.
A reservoir of the municipal water
works, located near the center" or
Winston Rutem," N. C, broke, caus
ing tho loss of nine lives.
The dead: Mrs. Martin (Peoples,
Mrs. Vog-ler, Mrs. John Poer and 12-vear-old
daughter, Mrs. Southern.
John Southern. Miss Octavla Ilalley.
aged 20; Lucille Malone, colored;
Carolina Martin, colored.
The north side of the reservoir,
which Is 30 feet high, tumbled over,
falling on ihe home and bnrn of Mar
tin V. Per plea. There were about
sno.mn gallons of water in the reser
voir, and the mad stream rushed to
P.elos road, a distance of half a mile.
Four tenement houses were washed
away.
A colored man named Davis and his
wife floated on their hed to the rail
road Junction. distance of 500
yards. They landed on a heap of rub
bish without a scratch.
The water that flowed from
the reservoir formed a pond
in the vicinity and It was
thought that several people may
have been drowned In this. It will
he drained.
The reservoir was surrounded by a
number of residences. It Is under
stood the structure had been con
demned. CZAR'S SHIPS RIDDLED.
Pereiviet an Pobeida Were Each Hit
Five Timet In a Single Day.
The official reports of the Port Ar
thur oneratlons since August 1 form
a recital of almost continuous fight
ing of a desperate nature. Laterly.
alnce the Japanese began running
parallels and traverses and extending
m nes. tho Russians nave been con
stantly making sorties. They rush
Into the Japanese trenches and engage
In ferocious struggles with the ongi
neers and pioneers.
During September 26, the reports
say, tho Japanese bombarded tho Rus
sian fleet. Seven or eight shells
struck Russian warships. August 30
the battleships Persevlet and Pohle
In were each hit five times. The
night of October 2 the Japanese con
tinned to shell the Russian fleet, and
hit Ihe Poltava, Peresvlet and Poble-
da. October 12 and 13 Japanese
shells set fire to the Peresvlet, ap
parently disabling her. They also
set fire to another warship, name un-
known.
October 25 the Japanese guns sunk
a thousand-ton steamer anchored at
the end of the harbor.
ROBBERS SECURE $25,000.
The "David Harum," 0f New York
Town is Made Victim.
Robbed two years ago of $12,000
which he kept in his house, James L.
Hlodgett. of Hermitage, N. Y soon
afterward established a private hank.!
Early in the morning four masked j
men entered Iho bank, blew open tho
sate and escaped with all tho money j
on hand, $25,000. 1
The explosion awoke Miles D.
Smith, "who lives near the bank, audi
I clad only In his night, robe Smith gave
1 pursuit to the robbers. Several shots
I were exchanged, but no damage was ;
j done. The robbers, however. In ord-!
j er to facilitate their escape, dropped
j several of Ihe baps of money, Btnl I
1 Ihese were returned to the bank.
Banker Hlodgett is the "David Har-'
: urn'" of Hermitage. He has been j
1 prosperous and has made considerable
I money, lending, it Is alleged, to those
I who had good security lo offer.
The cope stolen from the cathedral
at Adcoll, Italy, has been presented to
the Iinl'ian government by J. P'erpont
Morgan, who had purchased II.
CATCH ROBBERS AFTER FIGHT.
Officers Exchange 8hota With Crooks
Who Rifle the Postofflce.
At Wheeling, W. Va., Pop Shlpman
nnd Will Murphy, of Martins Ferry,
holh noted crooks; Clyde Hawley,
of Bellaire and James McLaughlin, of
Nllcs, ()., wero arretted at Barton, 0
by the police of Brldgevllle, headed
by Mayor Junklns and Chief of Police
Thompson of that place.
Tho police flagged the Cleveland ex
press train, and after a desperate bat
tle In which all exchanged shots, the
rnbU-rs were taken nnd landed iu the
couuty jail at St. Clalrsvllle.
The officers were notified of their
coming from L'hrlehsvllle, O., where
they robbed a postofflce last night.
Soma of the stolen goods, also about
a pint of nitroglycerin nnd a full kit
of burglar tools, were taken from
scores of
.... r..,-i a,,,!,. i m.
i - s .haf;rnvot
men who have not personally paid
their poll taxes can be challenged and
rejected, although their names aro on
the Treasurer's list.
Pottoffice Robbed.
The postofflce at Chltora, Pa., was
wro('ked and robbed hy sale-wrackers,
1 who escaped. They secured $150 In
MIU llTlTf f.IMI Ullll fl.UI'U in
stamps. The thieves gained entrance
at a rear window, drilled Ihe safe and
exploded a charge of nltro-glycerlne
so great that it forced tho heavy safe
back through the wall of tho building,
blew off Its door and smashed all the
windows and light frame work. The
damage to the building and safe
umounts to $1,000.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Year Closed One of Peace Within
Our Borders and With all Nations.
"By tho President of the United
States of America: A proclamation:
"It has pleased Almighty Ood to
bring the American people In safety
and honor through another year, and,
In accordance wlih tho long-unbroken
custom handed down to us by our
forefathers, the lime has come when
a special day shall he set apart. In
which lo thank Him who holds all
nations In the hollow of His hand for
the mercies thus vouchsafed to tis.
During the century and a quarter of
our National lite wo as a people have
been blessed beyond all others, and for
this we owe humble and heartfelt
thanks to the Author of all blessings.
The year that has closed has been
one of peace within our own borders
as well as between us and all other
nations. The harvests have been
abundant, and thone who work,
whether with hand or brain, are pros
pering greatly.
"Howard has waited upon honest
effort. We have been enabled to do
our rimy to ourselves and to others.
Never has there heen a time when re
ligious and charitable effort has been
more evident. Much has been given
to us and much will be expected from
us. We speak of what has heen
done by this Nation In no spirit o
hoastfulness or vainglory, but. with
full and reverent realization that our
strength is as nothing unless we are
helped from above.
"Hitherto we have been given the
heart and strength to do the tasks
allotted to us as they severally arose.
We are thankful for all that has been
dono for us In the past, and we pray
that in the future we mny be strength
ened In the unending struggle to do
our duly fearlessly and honestly,
with charity and good will, with re
spect for ourselves, nnd with love to
w.ivd our fellow men.
")n this great Republic the effort
to combine National strength with
personal freedom Is being tried on a
alo more gigantic than ever before
In ihe world's history. Our success
will mean much, not only for our
selves, but for the future of ail man
kind; nnd every man and woman In
our land should feel the grave re
sponsibility resting upon him or her,
for in the last analysis this success
must depend on the high average of
our individual citizenship, upon the
way in which each of us does his
duty by himself and his neighbor.
"Now, therefore, I, Theodore
Roosevelt, President of tho. t.'nlted
States, do hereby appoint am) set
apart Thursday, the 24th of this Nov.
ember, to be observed as a day of
festival and thanksgiving hy all the
pt-ople of the United States at home
or abroad, and do recommend that on
that day they cease from their ordi
nary occupations and gather In their
several places of worship or In their
homes, devoutly to give thanks unto
Aimlghty God for tho benefits He has
conferred upon us as individuals, and
as a Nation, and to beseech Hltn that
In the future His divine favor may
be continued to ns.
"In witness whereof t have hereun
to set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
first day of November, In tho year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, and of the Indepenence of
the Cnlted Stales Ihe one hundred and
twenty-ninth."
"Theodore Roosevelt.
"By the President.
"John Hay,
"Secretary of State."
TREATY WITH FRANCE.
Secretary Hay and Ambassador Juss-
erand Affix Signatures.
Secretary Hay and Ambassador
Jusserand signed a treaty providing
for the settlement by arbitration of
any possible disputes between tho
llnlled States and Franco. It is
drawn on the lines of the Anglo
French arbitration treaty.
The treaty Is to bo followed soon
by one between America and Italy,
and there is reason to believe that
some progress already has been made)
in that direction. A similar treaty
with Switzerland will come next, ac -
pnrrilnv lr thn m-i.u n n I nlan unH It Id
that a - whole set of arbltra -
les will be negotiated.
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tion treat
BATTLE
WITH
ROBBERS.
Sheriff's
Horse Snot from
Under!
Him by Outlaws. j
I lie Urst National bank of Cody.
Wy., was held up by two bandit st and
tho cashier. It. E. Mlildaugh, killed.
The robbers rode into town and went
si rnlglu to the bank and dismounted.
One entered the building and the
other he)d Ihe horses outHlde. Cash-
lor Mldilaugh refused tho demand for;
money and was shot and Instantly
killed. Tho noiso of the shooting i
brought a crowd to tho bank, but tho 1
robbers (led without further attempt- j
ing to get money
All available men In town wero soon
In hot pursuit or the fugitives, who
headed for Ihe Hole In tho Wall, tho
famous wilderness rofugo for out
laws. Ono of the posse, led by Sher
iff Jefferson Champion, overtook the
outlaws at dusk, 211 miles southwest
of Cody, and a battle ensued, In which
Sheriff Champion had his horse shot
from under him, but ho himself was
uninjured. Tho bandits secured
fresh horses at a ranch nearby and
escaped. Col. W. F. Cody ("Buffalo
BUI") and his posse are on tho trail
of the outlaws.
Boston Wool Market.
In the wool market this week con
ditions held firm and the demand
continues steady. The prlco of do
mestic wools. In this marknt, as based
on actual sales, Is about as follows:
Ohio and Pennsylvania, XX and
above, 353fic; X. 30aic; No. 1,
35Stic; No. 2, 353c; flno unwash
ed, 2425c; U blood unwashed, 30c;
blood, 3e; unwashed . delaine,
2tf'27c. Michigan X and above. 23
27c; No. 1, 33834c; No. 2, 3334c;
Vi blood unwashed, 29(fJ30c.
JAPANESE ARE REINFORCED
Forces of Oyama Increased by
40,000 to 60,000 Men.
TROOPS FROM PORT ARTHUR.
Second Battle on Shakhe River Places
Russian Commander In Difficult
Position.
According to Russian reports the
army of Field Marshal Oyama con
fronting the Russian forces in the. vi
cinity of the Shakhe river, has been
reinforced by from 40,000 to 60,000
men from Port Arthur and Japan.
Karller reports have indicated that
Oen. Ktiropatkm has received nearly
rnual accessions to his forces, al
though yesterday's dispatches from
Mukden Intimate the contrary and
convey the Impression that the pres
ent moment finds the Russians not
fully prepared to meet a Japanese ad
vance Unit, may bo expected to begin
nnv hour. A Russian advance seems
to be regarded as questionable, ow
ing to the fact that the close of the
battle of shakhe river has been do
votod by the Japanese to a strenuous
prosecution of the work of entrench
ing. The contending armies are with
in close touch and any outpost brush
or reconnaissance may brtng on a
general engagement. There Is much
cannonading of positions on both
aides. Poutlloff (Lone Tree) hill being
a marked storm center.
The latest reports from Port Ar
thur are by no means encouraging.
Oen. Stoessel is making a good de
fense, but the Japanese are approach
ing now by parallels confessedly
close to Important Russian fortifica
tions. While this form of attack Is
less spectacular and less costly in
men than repeated assault. It Is no
less conclusive In ultimate results, do-,
manding a sleepless defense and be
ing almost impossible to frustrate.
CANNOT SELL BIBLES.
Porte Prohibits American Society
From Working.
Serious differences have arisen be
tween the American Legation and the
Porte over the promulgation of an
order prohibiting the work of the
American Bible Bocltjy throughout
Turkey.
Charge d'Affnlres Jay of the Ameri
can Legation has had several inter
views with the Orand Vizier over the
matter. The lutter has promised satis
faction, which has not been forth
coming. Meanwhile the society's
agents are unable to sell a single
Bible. Their agent at Treblzond at
tempted to peddle his Bibles In the
strerl, but was threatened with arrest
It he did not desist.
R009EVELT INJURED.
Horse Stumbled and President
Thrown Upon His Head.
President Roosevelt was thrown
from his horse, Sunday, October 2.1
and had a very narrow escape from
serious Injury. If not death. Hlsj
horse. HleiHtein. stumblc-d while going:
at a moderate gallop and pltchi-a him
over his head on the graveled road
way along which they wero traveling
In Hock Creek Park, north of Wash-
Ington. j
The President was riding alone at i
the time. For a second or two he j
was stunned. Ho had fallen on his'
forehead. When he recovered he
found Ms horso grazing as If noth-i
lug had happened. - '
BANK BUILDING FALLS. j
One Man Is Killed and Several Have
Narrow Escapes. j
Willi a terrific crash the building
occupied hy Iho Continental Savings
ban!;, at No. 1!) Madison street, Mem
phis, Tenn., collapsed, burying a num
ber 01' persons In the wreckage. Only
one, a negro saloon porter, was kill
ed. The other victims wero quickly res-
, nliait iiv tho nro and nolli e dnn.irl
, ments. .losenh Fischer, a tnlh.v who
. .. i ... . l. . .....it . . . , i
j ai, a nuop in inn iiiiiiuiiig, is iiiu omy
, pc.r!i0n known to have sustained seri -
ous injuries.
MILLIONS FOR WAR.
Nearly Four Hundred Will Be Aiked :
From Japanese Diet. j
Preliminary estimates of tho bud-1
get, covering January, February and ,
March, lttu., and the fiscal year com-1
menclng In April next, have been j
completed and will bo submitted to ',
tho diet nt Its meeting November 25. j
The expenses are i-stlinated at $:i8,V i
Oimi.ihio and the ordinary expenses at '
$'10,000.
It Is proposed to provide lor the war
expenses by increasing tho taxation
by $13,000,000 by retrenchment In
the administrative expenses and by
tho suspension of public works to Ihe
amount or $:ifi,0iiO,O00; also to raise
the balance $.105,000,000 by loans, i
World's Fair Receipts.
According to a statement Issued
hy tho Louisiana Purchase Exposi
tion Company covering a period from
the opening. April 110, f October 1,
there was a balance In the trens.
j my at tho latter date of $811,25.1.5!).
The total receipts were $22.ti7a,72l.lU
and the total disbursements, $21,832,
4i!7.fiO.
North 8ea Investigation.
Negotiations between Great Britain
and Russia looking to a settlement of
the North sea affair are progressing
favorably and there Is not the slight
est danger of any friction arising be
tween the two governments. Tho
constitution of the International com
mission under Tho Hague convention
Is on the verge of settlement.
A portion of tho business section of
Brownsdale, Minn., was burned, caus
ing a loss 01 $.10,000,
NORTH SEA VERDICT.
Coroner's Inquest Say Men Wert
Killed Without Cause.
"That Oeorgo Henry Sm'Hh and
William Keggett were, at about li:3t
a. m., on October 22. while out fish
ing with trnwls aboard the British
steam trawler Crane, with hoard of
trade marks exhibited snd regulation
lights burning, killed by shots fired
without warning or provocation
from certain Russian war vessels, at
a distance about a quarter of a mile."
This Is the text of the verdlet at.
the coroner's Inquest on the fisher
men victims of the North sea trag
edy. At Ihe request of the Rrlt.lsn
government, represented hy the earl
of Dysart, solicitor of the treasury!
Ibis conservative award was rendered
by tho first court of Inquiry preceed
lug the sessions of the International
tribunal.
Airship Does Its Work.
After circling In every direction at
a height of 2,00ft feet above the Cas
cades,. In sight of thousands of cheer
ing, enthusiastic spectators on the
World's Fair grounds, A. Roy Kna
henshue, of Toledo, in rommnnd of
Thomas 8. Baldwin's airship, "Cali
fornia Arrow," returned to the place
from which ho started, covering 3V4
miles, part way against an eight
mile wind.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Corinth, Ky.. n town of 400 inhabi
tants, was entirely destroyed by fire,
with a loss of $11,000.
A Northern Pacific passenger train
was wrecked near Llnd, Wash., hy the
spreading of the rails. Several per
sons were hurt.
Tho dead body of Harry W. Messer,
a traveling freight agent of the Penn
sylvania railroad, was found floating
In the water at Boston.
Tho American Sewer Pipe com
pany, of Pittsburg, has been awarded
a $l!t.2fi!) contract for sewer pipe for
the Inthmlan canal.
Tho Ixuilsiana Purchase Exposi
tion Company has reduced the loan
due the I'nlted States Government
to $191.8j0.8l by depositing $.100,000.
Thomas Ijinler. brother of tho
president of Alcorn Agricultural and
Mechanical college, at Ft. Gibson.
Mii., was shot and killed from a,m
bush. Frederick Ikins, a High school stu
dent, Is dead at Akron, O., from
wounds received by tho accidental
discharge of a shotgun, while hunting
at Springfield lake.
Altoona, Pa., Is threatened with a
water famine. A number of depart
ments In Ihe Pennsylvania railroad
shops have been compelled to close
down because of no water.
While Barton Kllngcnsmlth of
West Klttannlng, Pa., and Walton
Clnypoole, of Kittnnnlng. wero out
hunting, the gun of the latter was
accident iy discharged and Kllngen
uniili was killed. The dead man leaves
a wife and four children.
An artillery hoard, headed by Col.
William Ennisln, in a report to the
War department, flxed the responsi
bility upon Sergt. Nelns for tho ex
plosion of mortar No. 4 In tho Ft.
Bank, Mass., navy ynrd, which re
suited In the death and Injury of scv-
ernl enlisted men.
Everett Eaton, of Lowell, Mass.
.shot
self.
and killed his wife and him
The shooting occurred nt North
Chelmsford, where Kuton and his wile
who separated two weeks ago had
met by appointment.
The remains of former President
Kruger of the Transvaal Republic,
who died las! July, have been taken
to Rotterdam for conveyance to South
Afrlcn. Six wreaths from Queen
Wllhelinlnii, the Prince Consort and
former President sieyn covered 1 ho
colTlu.
li 1:0 a matinee was in progress
at the Grand Opera house, Atlanta
(in
a moving picture mnchliio caught
fire, I ii.st 11 n 1 1 y filling the hoiMo with
smoke. A stampede followed, and
while several women fainted and fell
under the feet of the excited people,
no one was seriously injured.
Owing to the disturbed condition of
Morocco, the French Government Is
sending reinforcements to tho fron-
; tier nnd is noting ready two war-
1 Bhlps to go to ports In tho disturbed
I ,nirrts.
Judge Advocate Genera! DavU, of
the army. In an opinion, holds that
there is no authority of law for the
enlistment of colored men for the ar
tillery, nnd that to warrant such en
listments CongrcKs would have to
pass the requisite legislation.
Eleven Wedding Guests Cremated.
At a fire following a wedding In
the poorer part of St.. Petersburg,
eleven of the guests were burned to
death. Five others are missing, and
it is feared that tbey also have per
Isheil.
American Consulate Burned.
Tho Slate department received
cablegram from Amoy, China, an
nouncing the destruction of tho
American consulate there, together
with vuluahlo papers. The message
came from Consul John H. Fesler. at
Amoy. and reads as follows "Consul
ate burned with most of the records.'
Fifty Thousand Miners Affected.
A strike of 800 hoisting engineers
In 240 bituminous coal mines in
Illinois went Into effect on the first
Tho engineers refuse to accept a re
duction of 5.35 per cent In wages,
The strike affects 50,000 workmen
DUEL OVER CHICKEN.
Farmers Fight With Rifles and Both
May Die.
Alfred Anderson and John Bran
nan. of Conowago township, York
county, Pa., became Involved in
quarrel over the possession of
chicken and fought a duel with rifles.
Anderson shot a hole In Braunan's
head and Brannan sent a bullet into
Anderson s abdomen, ltotn men are
likely to die.
KEYST0E STATE CULlluCS
TERRORIZED SCHOOL.
Boy Carries Weapona to School and
la Arrested and Sent to Juvenile
Court.
When ordered to bo quite by a
teacher In the Wylle avenue school.
Washington, Charles Branch, aged 11
years, drew a pair of knucklers from
his pocket nnd made for tho Instruc
tor. Another pupil Interfered and
was dealt a stunning blow. Young
Branch then drow a rator and a, re
volver and terrorized tho entire
school, threatening teacher ami pu
pils with death. Tie was arrested
and turned over to the Juvenile
Court.
Five Italians boarded a car at Bag
gley Sunday evening. One of the men
lowered a window. Conductor An
thony ordered him to close It. Tha
man refused and Anthony ahut It.
While his back was turned the Ital
ian suddenly whipped out a stiletto,
plunged It Into fhe conductor's neck:
and drew it downward, making a
wound morn than a foot long along
the spinal column. Two other
Italians then attacked him. One stab
bed him on tho shoulder and the
other thrust his kntfe Into the con
ductor's abdomen, ripping It open and
almost disemboweling aim, William
McOary of Baggley.was the only other
passenger and he sprang to Anthony's
rescue and knocked two of the men
down. The rioters threatened him
with their knives and he was tin-
ahlo to prevent their escape. An
thony died on the way to the Greena
burg Hospital.
Firo In Johnstown destroyed the
three-story Cobatigh building and the
residence of ex-Mayor I l. WootT
ruff, causing a loss of $44,500, partly
covered by insurance. The losses are
as follows: Crolford, Adams ft Ripple,
on building. $20.oi)0; Barnhnrt ft Co-
plumbers, $R,ono; w. A. Adams gro
cer. $5,000; L. D. Woodruff, $.000;
tenants of second floor of building.
$2,500; Ave secret societies on third
floor of Cobatigh building, parapher
nalia, $3,000. The fire Is said to hare
heen caused by spontaneous combus
tion in the plumbing shop.
Hoy James, IS years old, accident
ally killed himself with a shotgun at
ho home of Mrs. Elizabeth Woods, of
Bakerstown. James and George
Weakland went to the Woods home
last night, to meet Charles Woods.
While ho finished his supper his boy
friends sat down in tho kitchen. A
shotgun was sitting in a corner.
James reached for tho weapon, and
drew It toward himself, muzzle first.
There was a loud report and James
fell to the floor, shot near the heart.
Ho died In five minutes.
Tho First Evangelical Lutheran
congregation of Lccchbnrg. dedicated
their handsome new church. The
dedicatory sermon was delivered by
Or. It. H. Gelsslngor, president of the
Pittsburg Synod. Rev. William J.
Miller, who was pastor of the old
church for 11 years, delivered the
evening sermon. The edifice was
erected at a cost of $30,000. of which
$25,ooo has been paid. Rev. M. U
Swelzing is the present pastor.
A charge of murder now hangs over
tho widow of Frank Beuuo, of Johns
town, who died at the Memorial
hospital, apparently from arsenical
poisoning. Mrs. Beuno is alleged to
have administered the poison In ord
er that she might marry another man.
A hoarder Is the limn for whom the
young wife Is alleged to have com
mitted the crime.
Commissioners of Somerset county
opened bids for tho $250,000 Court
House bond issue. The whole Issue
was sold to Kountzo Bros., of New
York, tho highest bidders, for $266,
1)27.50. Tho bonds bear 4 per cent
Interest and aro in denominations
of $1,000. Four mny be redeemed
each ypr.
P. F. McCann lias heen awarded
the contract by the State Bureau of
Highways for the first stretch of road
to bo Improved In Westmoreland
county under the provisions of the
Sproull bill. The road begins at
Greensburg and extends northeaster
ly four miles. The cost will be ap
proximately $31,000.
The Rev. C. II. Hess, a Dunkard
preacher, dropped dead In the Dunk
ard church at Wrlghtsvllle while de
livering the sermon at the funeral of
Levi Strlckler. Tho Rev. Hess bad
Just made thn remark, "I am ready to
die" when ho fell to the floor and
died. Ho was 65 years old.
At Irwin all tho mines have taken
a spurt in production ana snipping.
The Westmoreland Coal Company last
week made a new record, having
renched an output of 7,000 tons a
day at Its Shnfton, Larimer and Ex
port colleries.
Tho dead body of Mrs. Susan Swan
nager was found in a run, near Rog
ersvllle, Mrs. Swannuger disappeared
on Saturday evening. She was TO
years old and leaves two children,
west of Greensburg.
Emery Watson, 22 years old, was
accidentally killed whilo bunting in
Rockland township, Venango county.
Watson bled to death before a sur
geon could reach him.
A fierce forest fire Is raging la the
Chimney Rock ridge, between Altoona
and Hollidaysburg, threatening great
loss.
Tho United Presbyterian church, of
West Middleton, has extended
call to Rev. J. W. Watson, of near
St. Clairsville, O.
Miss Lizzie Taylor, IS years old,
committed suicide at her home near
Meadville, Pa. Miss Taylor, while her
parents were away from home, swal
lowed carbolic acid and died before a
physician could be summoned.
The First Baptist church, of Ro
chester, has extended a call to Rev.
J. E. Darby, D. D.. of Waynesburg.
Pa. Dr. Darby, formerly preached In
Union City, Unioutown and Pittsburg.
John Purvis, 63 years old, a well
known resident of Freedom, and a
veteran of the Civil War. was killed
by a Beaver Valley traction car.