V
Notifies Powers that Uprising in
China is Feared.
THINK SITUATION SERIOUS.
Should Chinese Troops Make Hostile
Move Czar's Troops Will Croc3
Liao River.
Russia's forniiil notification to the
powers of Imminent danger of n gen
eral uprising In Chlnn as a result of
the Japanese; In China, will threaten
nil interests, coupled with general
protest against China's repeal oil vio
lation of neutrality hi connection with
Japanese operations, is really a warn
ing to the powers that Russia regards
the situation its extremely serious and
considers that the tima lias come for
joint action by Hie powers for the
protection of their own interests. For
licrself Russia considers that Japan
has broken the pledge she made with
respect to Secretary Hay's note at the
beghv.iing of the war, and further per
sistence in this course will, she con
siders, absolve her from further obser
vance and leave her free to act for her
own protection.
The present note followed the pre
liminary warnings addressed to the
powers, cne In October and the other
in November, "neither of which was
heeded." It has an c.iiirely different
ring, setting forth breaches of Chinese
neutrality, including the Rycshltelny
case and also the use of the Mi ant no
islands, belonging to China, as a base
for the Japanese fleet; the constant
dispatch of contraband from various
Chine'se ports, the eniploynv.it of Chi
nese soldiers in the Japanese army
and the hiring of Chinese bandits to
attack Rur.sian communications.
Should Gen. Ma or any Chinese
troops now move Russia will f"ol free
' herself to era.-;:', the Uu.i rlvrr into the
neutral zone. As for the powers, Rus
sia believes the situation has heroins
serious ow.'ng to this stimulus f.iven
anti-forcir.n agitation in China by the
fall of Port Arthur. In diplomat in cir
cles great importance is attached to
the note, and in the general opinion
it is designed to induce- Seci-tary Hav
1o initiate steps to bri.ig joint press
ure to bear in order to prevent the ex
tension of the zone of activities.
ORDERS 4,000 STEEL CARS.
Will Be New Equipment nnd Not Re
newals of Old Cars.
It. wi's announced at. the general of
fices of the Panhandle, railroad that,
the company had placed an order for
4,000 steel ears with the Cambria
Steel company and Standard Car com
pany for delivery in February and
March. Ifoij. The order entails an ex
penditure of S-l.5ntl.f00. There will
be l.POO all-steel self-cleaning hopper
cars. 1,500 dron bottom ears and l.Ootl
straight gondola cars. The order is
the largest ever placed by the Pa.i
Tiandle company, and is made in an
ticipation of an enormous traffic dur
ing the coming year. The order Is till
additional equipment, and no renewals
of old cars.
MODIFY INAUGURAL PROGRAM, j
No Sunday Concerts and Parade For-1
mation Will Be Smaller.
The inauguration committee decided i
that there shall be no Sunday concert i
at the pension office building, follow- j
1ng the inaugural ceremony nnd that i
three concerts will be given Monday, i
March C. !
It was stated that, the number of:
troops and civic organizations, com
bined, in the inaugural parade would ;
approximate not more than two-thirds
of the number four years ago; that
all the organizations would be in close
formation, permitting the parade to
pass within three hours Instead of six
hours, as was the ease four years ago.
Plunder of Japanese.
Gen. Nogl reports that the Japanese
captured at Port Arthur 546 guns, 82.
670 shells, 30,000 kilos of powder and
2,226.800 rounds of rifle ammunition.
TAYLOR'S GRAVE NEGLECTED.
Relatives Will Repair it In Case the
Government Will Mot.
J. J. Taylor of Chicago, a relative cf
President Za chary Taylor, has arrived
in Louisville to investigate the condi
tion of the grave of his distinguished
relative. The grave is at St. Matthews
near Louisville.
It Is the intention of Mr. Taylor's
family, tn the event, of the fr.sal o
the government to repair the t,rave, to
expend a sum of money sufficient to
put it in a condition befitting the last
resting place of a president of the
Tnited States.
Five Dead in Wre;k.
A Santa Fe passenger train collided
head-on with a freight train -near Ra
ton, N. M- The known (lend are A.
M. Cochran, fireman, of Raton, N. M.;
O. Greuuberger of Raton: Philip Frein
enseliner of Chicago, barber on compo
site car. A late report from Wagon
Mound states that five persons were
killed, but no additional names were
given. A negro waiter is reported
missing, and several tramps who were
stealing rides on both the limited and
freight, may have been killed.
Russia issues Circular.
The Russian government bus issued
a circular to the powers, calling their
attention to alleged violation of Chi
nese neejhillty, and citing numerous
instances during tho war In the Far
East tending to proviVJthat China is
unable to fulfill her obligations. This
state of affairs, the circular says, is
calculated to bring the country Into
perilous paths, and It concludes by
saying that Russia claims the right to
act In her own interests.
YELLOW FEVER IS BANISHED.
Cuban Health Official Praicea Ameri
cans for Their Success.
The frnture of the formal opening
of the annual meeting of the Ameri
can l'ublic Health association in
Havana, wits the address of President
Dr. Carlos Flnlay, the yellow fever
expert, and chief of the Cuban health
department. Dr. Flnlay paid a tribute
to the accomplishments and sacri
fices of Ameiiean experts, who have
banished yellow fever.
Dr. Benjamin I.ec. secretary of the
Pennsylvania board of health, com
mended Dr. Flr.lay for his service in
liir.rovf ring the mode of propagation
of yellow fever and developing the
theory patiently, despite the calum
nies of hi3 compatriots.
CHADWICK DIAMONDS FOUND.
Customs Of.'icers Get on the Track of
3parklers That Dodged Duties.
07.cials of the customs depart
ment, have succeeded in finding move
than $50,000 worth of imported dia
monds and jewels owned by J.Irs.
Chadwlek on which it is declared no
duty was paid. Most of these valu
ables, it Is staled, are held In Cleve
land as security for loans.
As the sums loaned on them were
gem-rally far below their appraised
value it is believed the present hold
ers will suffer little, if any, loss by
paying the duty, which the local col
lector of customs lias announced they
must do.
BOILER BLOWS UP.
Engineer and Fireman Killed and Cab
Passenger Injured.
The boiler of a locomotive of the
cast bound express on thf Erie blew
up while standing at the Creston sta
tion. Frederick Keller, the engineer,
of (lalion, O., and Fireman Ilalfick,
of Gallon, were killed and Joseph
Newman of Elmira, N. Y., will prob
ably die.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. Aside from the engine, which
was completely demolished, none of
the enuipment was damaged. Traffic
wis blocked for four hours.
Mrs. Clark's Jewels Found.
Buried in a glass jar in West One
Hundred and Fifty-fil'ih street, near
Central avenue, New York, detectives
have found more than $23.no worth of
jewelry, the property of Mrs. Ambrose
Chirk,' daughter-in-law of Mrs. Potter,
wife of Bishop Henry C. Potter, which
were sto!"n from the Clark home on
July 7, 10" 1. Lodged in a cell at
polico headquarters is William Cole
,,.ini, most of whose (10 years of Ufa
l ave been r.per.t in penal Institutions.
Last week detectives saw Coleman
-1 to a la-irk wall in West One Hun
dred and Fil'ty-fii'ih s'reet, where he
began digging la the show. The de
tectives wenl to the place, where ihe-y
discovered the jewels. Coleman was
arrested to-rl.iy, near the ::)ot where:
the treasure was hidden.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Senator Teller Introduced an
amendment to the Statehood biil pro
viding for the admission cf Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one State and
New Mexle'O as another. This amend
ment would leave Arizona a territory.
i"h" resolution granting temporary
oerunanry of n portion of the Wash
ington Monument lot for an American
railway appliance exhibition in con
neetiem with the meeting of the Inter
national Railway Congress was passed
by the House.
As the result of the investigation
and prosecution of the land fraud
cases in Oregon, the President sign
ed an order suspending from office
James H. Booth and Joseph T.
Bridges, respectively register and re
ceiver of the United States land office
nt Rosjhurg, Ore.
The Sonata in executive session
confirmed the following nominations:
Samuel S. Knabenshue, Ohio, Con
sul nt Belfast, Ireland. Postmasters,
Pennsylvania Coleman Smith, Coud
rrsport. West Virginia Benjamin O.
Holland, Logan: Nathan C. McNeil,
Marlinton.
Brazil has finally determined to ele
vate her legation nt Washington to
an embassy, and will send her Minis
ter at London, Mr. Nahuco, as her first
Ambassador to this country.
The senate confirmed the following
nominations: John B. Robinson, mar
shal for the Eastern district of Penn
sylvania: Robert W. Tayler, district
judge Northern e'istrlct of Ohio.
Surrogate Edgar Jackson appointed
Mrs. Roosevedt. v:!l'e of President
Theodore Roosevelt, guardian tif her
children. Kcrniil and Ethel C, in
connection with Ihe legacy of $5,
ooo le-rt. to each of them in the will of
.Taiv.cG King Gracie of Oyster Bay.
S"nator Smoot's friends in the Utah
).e;.'.:is)at,ire have succeeded in nonil
nai:r.g George Sutherland, another
Mormon and a son-in-law of the in
famous John D. Lee, who was o:c
cited for the Mountain Meadow mass
acre, to succeed Senator Kearns in
the United States Senate.
Wants Tariff Revised.
President Roosevelt favors tho
I earliest possible netion looking to a
i revision by Congress of the tariff. He
i so informed the Senators and Rep
I resentatives who were in conference
I with him at. the White House las t
! Saturday, and ho lias made plain ills
I ......!..- in nlliiifa t'ni-a 1 ll t nilflfol-.
(lUJ-ILIWll W Ul in I a nun... umi, wni. "
ence. He will call the Fifty-ninth
Congress into extraordinary session
as soon as the committees have in
dicated that they are prepared to sub
mit a tariff measure for passnga.
Exposition has Surplus.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company hns a surplus, of $998,000,
and $'.150,000 due from a wrecking
company. Out of these sums post
exposition expenses will be paid, and
it is expected a small surplus will be
left to divide among the stockhold
ers. With bowed heads, Port Arthur's
shattered garrison marches out of the
captured fortress on Its w to Jap
anese prisons.
BEEF MUST HIED
Arguments of Attorney General
Before Supreme Court.
CALLED CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY.
No Competition Can Long Endure
Against Those Who Secretly
Hold Monopoly.
Attorney General W. H. Moody re
sumed his argument on behalf of the
government before the Supreme court
of the United States in the case of
Swift & Co. vs. the United States,
commonly known as the beef trust
case. Mr. Moody said none of the
arguments or acts complained of re
late to manufacture or production, but
to commerce. They do not accom
plish fusion of property interests, he
said, but are on the contrary simply
agreements between strangers to each
other's business, affecting their free
dom of action In certain respects.
After charging that an agreement
existed governing the purchase of
cattle, Mr. Moody said:
"it appears that the defendants
have combined nnd conspired arbi
trarily to raise, lower and tlx priceft
of fresh meat and to keep them uni
form os among themselves. This con
spiracy is rendered effective by period
ical secret meetings throughout the
country by the agents and ntlorneys
of the defendants. At tiiese meet
ings uniform prices are agreed upon,
due notice is given of the prices so
agreed upon, and the defendants ad
hero to the prices thus fixed. Thnt
such an agreement relates to and re
strains commerce according to the
well settled rule of this court Is so
plain that I cannot permit myself to
argue it. The only possible question
that ought to be notie-ed Is whether
the commerce which it restrains is
commerce among the States and
therefore within the power of Con
gress and the purpose view of the
act.
"The offense is complete when the
combination is made. The " combina
tion is not cured of its vice, if, per
chance, some agent, sees fit to di
vide the carcasses before they are
soi l. Controlling CO per cent of the
fresh meat industry of the wdiole
country, they sit down at their
slaughtering and packing establish
ments, anil Willi the aid of the tele
graph, through the instrumentality of
countless agents and attorneys spread
throughout, the country, clothing their
transactions and sheltering their mis
conduct by ciphers nnd secret codes,
low "r or raise, and wdien thus lowered
c.t raised, fix, and maintain absolutely
as among themselves, the price of
every pound of one of the great ne
cessities of life, as it enters and fol
lows the channels of Inter-state com
merce. This is an unlawful restraint
of commerce among the States.
"No competition can long endure
against those who are secretly and in
defiance of the law enjoying rates
for the transportation of their proper
ty in interstate commerce which con
stitute a preference over all others in
the same business. No more fruitful
source of monopoly can be found than
Ihe enjoyment of preferential rates.
The history of the country demon
strates this."
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Shipments of Arms and Ammunition
Made to Salon ica.
The active preparations already re
ported to have been made both In
Turkey and Bulgaria for a possible
war this year are fully confirmed by
a private- letter received in London
from a minister accredited to the Bal
kan courts. This minister, who has
just completed a tour of the Balkan
capitals, writes that tho Turkish and
Bulgarian governments are energeti
cally preparing for eventualities.
Large shipments of arms and ammu
nition have been made and recruits
from Asia Minor are arriving at Sal
en lea weekly for service in the Turk
ish army. - The Bulgarian nnd Greek
bands in Macedonia are increasing
daily nnd are fighting each oilier and
the Turks. This three-cornered
guerilla warfare threatens to assume
the bloodiest phase In the spring.
IN3URED FOR $2,000,000.
Romsn Wnnamaker Carries Largest
Life Policy.
By taking out an extra policy of
?1, 200.000, Rodman Wnnamaker, of
Philadelphia, now carries more life
insurance than any other person In
the world. He carried $800,000 pre
viously, so that the Mutual Life
elands to pay $2,000,000 to his heirs
at his death.
Until Mr. Wanamaker took out the
new insurance the largest policy car
ried by an individual in one company
was one for $1,500,000, issued last
April by the Mutual Life to James"
C. Colgate.
Thinks He Has Divine Call.
Count. Pueckler, Germany's most no
ted Jew-baiter, was sentenced in one of
the courts of Berlin to six months in
jail for public incitement to disobedi
ence of laws nnd violence of one class
against another. Count Pueckler in
formed the Court that he had a spec
ial mission from God to lead an anti
Jewish propaganda.
The Russian budget calls for an ex
penditure of over a billion dollars in
1905.
Taft to Visit Philippines.
. If the business of the war depart
ment will justify it, Secretary Taft
will make an official visit of inspection
to the Philippine islands in the coming
summer, probably starting from San
Francisco tor Manila early In July.
The supreme court of appeals refus
ed a writ of error In the case of ex
Mayor McCue of Charlottesville, Va.,
convicted of wife murder and sentenc
ed to hang January 20.
VESSEL IS BLOWN UP.
Survivors Tell of Thrilling Experience
in Mid-Ocean.
Seven survivors of tho Ill-fated Nor
wegian ship Mnrpesia, which was
wrecked at sea on Christmas day by
an explosion of naptha, resulting In
the death of 11 members of her crew,
nrrived in New York on the steamer
Trinidad from Berniunda.
They had been rescued by the Dan
ish steamer Gallia, which happened
by just at the moment when the Mnr
pesia was blown into a shapeless
mass, and tha seven men who survived
the shock were taken from tho sea
where they had sought the only ref
uge that remained to them, after the
explosion. They, were landed at Ber
muda by the Gallia.
The Marpesln sailed from New
York for Cette, Prance, on December
9, with a cargo of naphtha. One gale
succeeded another, and soon the cases
of naphtha began to wash back and
forth and to give way under the strain,
and in a little while the freed naph
tha was floating around on top of the
water in the hold.
Gas from tho. fluid accumulated
steadily, and by Christmas day, the
Marpesla was a loaded bomb. Sud
denly there came a terrillc report,
the forward deck shot up into the air
with a crash and a roar, aud in n mo
ment the entire ship was wrapped in
flames.
These of the IS men on board, who
had not been caught in the first burst,
threw themselves over the side of the
flaming ship into tho sea.
BULLION S0LD FOR LEAD.
Trio Arrested for Theft of Silver Con
signed to Mint.
In the arrest and confession of
William Burroughs. George Rodgers
nnd William Majors, the police of
East St. Louts, have cleared up the
mystery surrounding the robbery of
a bonded car in the railroad yards
there, of $21,800 worth of silver bull
ion consigned from El Paso to the
United Slates mint at Philadelphia,
more than a month ago. The men are
teamsters. Part of the bullion was
recovered the day after the theft, but
the remainder is now supposed to
have been used in a lead foundry,
having been sold at one cent a pound,
in mistake for the baser metal,
Felberbaum, a junk dealer in St.
Louis, lias been arrested, charged with
receiving stolen property. Efforts are
now being made to trace the bullion
which Feiberbaum asserts he handled
for lead.
TON OF DYNAMITE LETS GO.
Every Building in Town Damaged by
Explosion.
Nearly every window in the bor
ough of Christiana, Pa., was broken
by the explosion of 2,000 pounds of
dynamite.
Forty boxes had been packed around
steam pipes to be thawed out for use
in railroad construction. When the
explosion occurred, no one was near,
and as far as can be ascertained, no :
one was injured. The walls of the j
Christiana Machine Company's build-;
Ing were blown In. Every residence 1
and store throughout the town were j
more or less damaged. The green !
houses of William Brinton are demol
ished. FIFTY PERISH IN STORM.
Frozen to Death While In the Dis-
charge of Their Duty. j
Mere than 50 persons were frozen ;
to death In the provinces of East Prus- j
sin, Wcsi Prussia and Posen during
the recent cold period including two
letter carriers, the driver of n post
wagon, n policeman and 15 fishermen.
Nothing has been heard of the light
ship stationed off Borkum reef, Han
over, which broke sway from hef
anchorage Friday night during a ter
rific storm and went adrift. The
government has sent out a steamer
to search for the mlsrlng vessel. The
lightship has a crew of 11 persons.
Nogi and Stoessel Decorated.
Emperor William hns conferred on
Gen. Stoessel and Gen. Nogi the ord
er of "Pour ie Merlte" In recognition
of the bravery of themselves and their
troops nt Port Arthur. His majesty
has asked tho Russian and Japanese
Emporors to authorize Gens. Stoes
sel and Nogl to accept the decora
tions. ACTRESS DIES A PAUPER.
Ellen Cummlngs Had Supported
Booth, Barrett, McCulloiigh.
Ellen Cuminings, nt one time lending
woman for Edwin Booth, Lawrence
Barrett, John Me.CuIlemgh and other
f great actors, died a pauper in a cheap
; Kearney street lodging house at San
Francisco.
For the past ten year?, Miss Cum
i mlngs has 'played character parts
(when her health permitted, having
'' been with Mansfield, Blanche Bates
.and other well-known artists in that
i capacity. She went on the stage in
San Francisco :.. years ago In the
palmy days of the old California and
Bush street theaters. Thespians of
the city gave her a suitable burial.
The Anthracite Fatalities.
From official Information furnished
by the mine inspectors of tho fbur an
thracite districts scattered throughout
the Wyoming valley it is shown thnt
in all 527 men and boys were killed
or injured in and about the mines dur
ing the year 1904. There were 199
fatal and 33S non-fatal accidents in
the four districts, leaving 109 women
as widows and 212 children orphans.
Preparing Fourth Squadron.
The Temps correspondent at Cop
enhagen telegraphs that he Is reliably
informed that Admiral RoJc3tvensky's
squadron will return from Madagas
car and go to the Island of Malta,
where It will await the third Russian
squaelron, which, It Is added, will
leave Llbau at the end of January.
The Admiralty, the correspondent
further announces. Is preparing a
fourth squadron, which will depart
probably In Mv.
DEFENSE Or MOIUHM
Former Senator from Idaho Com
mends Some Features.
NEITHER DRINK NOR GAMBLE.
Mere Respect for Man Who Takes
Plural Wives Than One Who De
serts Them.
Testimony intended to prove that
tho Mormon morale is of the highest
type, and to refute the word of wit
nesses who have declared the con
trary to bo true, was offered by conn-,
sel for Senator Reed Smoot. W. J.
McConnell, formerly a United States
Senator from Idaho, and twice Gov
enor of his State, and Representative
Burton L. French, a member of tire
present Congress and re-elected for
another term, were the day's witness
es. It. was the opening session of the
defense In the Smoot Investigation.
Senator P. C. Knox, a new member
of the committee, attended for the
first time. There is a sentiment In
tho committee In favor of pressing
the investigation to a conclusion.
Both witnesses to-day denied many
statements directed against the Mor
mon church nnd its alle'gcd Interfer
ence In political affairs. Former
Gov. McConnell said that, the Gen
tile members of the Idaho Legislature
have not as high morals as the Mor
mon members, and that if it were not
for questions of geography and knowl
edge of legislative needs, the inter
ests of the State would be better
served by an entire Mormon Le'gls
luture. The examination was conducted by
Waldeniar Vnncott, of Salt Lake, who
Is associated with A. S. Worthington,
of Washington, as counsel for Sena
tor Smoot. Mr. McConnell described
his occupation as former merchant,
half politician and lawyer for his
friends. Ho was a Senator of the
Fifty-first Congress, nnd was Gover
nor of Idaho from IS!):) to 189(1, In
clusive, serving two successive terms.
He is a member of the Presbyterian
church.
The wltriess was asked to describe
the political conditions. Ho said he
had lobbied before the Legislature
when the first effort, was made to dis
franchise (lie Mormons. He declared
that he was prejudiced against Mor
mons, that he found that most of the
Gentiles were practicing "the science,
which in our country is called poker."
He Kiild ho had never known Mormons
to gamble and drink. He followed
this testimony with a review of his
acquaintance with Mormons during
the agitation against the religion In
Idaho. He assisted in bringing about
the repeal of the test oath of citizen
ship and afterward went among the
Mormons on a lecture tour. He had
observed the people, he said, and
their morals were of a high, praise
worthy character.
PILLAGE AND MURDER.
Six Thousand Workmen In Revolt In
Russian Oil Fields.
More than ti.OOft worklngmen are in
open revolt In the Baku petroleum dis
trict. Forty Cossacks have been kill
ed In conflicts with the men and r
hundred severely wounded. The
Government authorities say they have
been Incited by Anarchists. It is giv
en out that some of the men who
struck for better pay and shorter
hours have already returned to their
tasks, while more will do. so to-morrow.
Nevertheless, tho reign of terror con
tinues. The revolting workmen ull
age and murder day nnd night and
many of the mora thun 200 oil welln
they set fire in their rnga are still
burning. The Government has been
utterly unable to suppress the upris
ing, which has taken tho wildest, meist
unrestrained form ever known in Rus
sia. Thirty-two American owners of
wells In the district are sufferers to
a largo amount. The damage already
which will run. up Into millions, has
been done to wells, warehouses, tanks
nnd derricks.
Charges Against Swayne.
The select committee of the House
appointed to draft articles of impeach
ment agaimt Federal Judge Swayne
completed Its work by the preparation
of 12 articles of Impeachment. They
embrace obtaining money by falsa
pretense, using Ihe properly of a
bankrupt, corporation in the hands of
a receiver appointed by himself, and
without making compensation to the
companv; for disobeying the law in
requiring him to live in ills district:
for "unlawfully and maliciously
fining and Imprisoning E. T. Davis
and Simeon Belden, attorneys-at-law.
for alleged contempt, of the circuit
court of the United States; for unlaw
fu!lvonimittliig to prison W. C.
O'Neil on the charge that he had com
mitted contempt of the district court
of the United States."
$180,000,000 for Postoffices.
The House Committee on Fostoffleos
and Post Roads has completed the
postofflco appropriation bill and will
report It to the House, next week.
Tho approximate amount carried is
$180,000,000, which is $10,000,000
greater than the current appropria
tion. An increase' of $5,000,000 is
made for the rural free tlelivery ser
vice. Only $50,000,000.
Directors of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company decided to ask the
shareholders at their annual meeting
March 14 to consider an Increase in
bonded Indebtedness, believed to be
more than $50,000,000.
Andrew Evans, died suddenly at
Johnstown, Pa., from alcoholism. The
coroner's Investigation developed the
fact that Evans had drank two quarts
of whisky and considerable beer short
ly before death.
A HOPEFUL VIEW.
Greater Prosperity Promised Than
Was Even Anticipated at Open
ing of New Year.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review
of Trado" says: Erratic weather pro
duces Irregularity In retail distribu
tion of merchandise at many points
and Southern business Is quiet be
cause of the depression In .cotton, but
tho general outlook Is considered very
bright. Manufacturers report that
confidence is warranted by the num
ber of new orders, while deliveries on
old contracts are of satisfactory vol
ume. '
Tho best news comes from the iron
and steed Industry, while footwear
factories are busy, woolen mills In ex
ceptionally good condition, and activi
ty is assured among cotton spinners
as soon as Mho raw material market
becomes settled. Failures for January
thus far compare very favorably with
last year's returns, railway earnings
Increased 5.8 per cent, over those of
1904, nnd foreign commerce at this
port for the last week shows a gain
of $G.ll,8fi7 in Imports and a loss of
only $9.81,933 in exports.
Although business is distributed
somewhat irregularly owing to local
conditions as to supply of fuel and
other materials, the iron and steel in
dustry Is moving steadily forward.
Statistics of pig iron production and
consumption at the opening of the
year testify to even greater prosperity
than was anticipated. Nor Is stability
threatened by speculative Inflation of
prices as yet, although that is a dan
ger that usually menaces any revival
of Industrial activity. Coke ovens In
the Connellsville region are produc
ing at maximum capacity and tlieTe
is no handicap to progress in Pitts
burg, but storms nnd strikes still ef
fect fuel supply at some other points.
Railways are placing large contracts
for all forms of equipment, and the
demand for billets and bars is so ur
gent that premiums above list prices
are recorded on some transactions.
Thus far the new year has not brought
tho anticipated demand for leather,
but tanners are confident that the ac
tivity will not bo long delayed. Prices
are fairly steady.
Failures this week numbered 221
In the United Slates, against 324 last
year, nnd 28 In Canada, compared with
21 a year ago.
WRECK COUNTY SAFE.
Rcbb'ers E3cape by Stealing a Horas
and Sleigh.
Safe robbers wrecked the safe in the
ofiice of the Fulton County treasur
er, at Wauseo:i, O., nnd secured $5,
000 of (he counly fi.-.ids. The safe was
blown to pieces by the dynamite. The
treasurer had deposited $200,000 tax
money in the banks of the town, which
accounted for so small a sum in the
safe. The looters, four in number,
stole a horse nnd sleigh nnd escaped.
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.
Eugene V. Pebs has planned to build
a monster International labor union
on a socialistic basis.
Both the coal miner nnd mine-owners
throughout the Rhenish and West
Phalian districts are preparing for a
general strike.'
John Blake, a plumber, of New
Florence, Pa,, was struck by a train
east of the Blairsville intersection
and was killed.
The College of the Jesuit. Fathers at
Clenfuegoes, Cuba, hns been destroyed
by fire. Several firemen ware Injured.
The loss is $00,000. No insurance.
James A. Bailey, fourth owner of
the Sells-Forepaugh shows bought the
entire sliow nt public sale for $150,000.
Nearly every showman in the country
was present at. tho sale.
Four men were instantly killed and
two others injured todny at. a shaft
which is being sunk at. Rockland,
Mich., by the Victoria Mining Com
pany. The president sent to the senate
the nomination of David E. Thompson
of Nebraska, to be ambassador ex
traordinary und plenipotentiary to
Brazil.
R. B. Vinson, said to bo the son
of a wealthy Baltimore (Md.) man,
was killed nt Rapid City, S. D. He
was driving, when his team became
frightened and ran away. Vinson
was thrown out. and dragged to death.
Up to the time of his surrender,
Gen. Stoessel believed Kuropntkln wa3
I only 20 miles distant fremi Port Ar
thur with a relief force.
Senator Penrose Introduced a bill
providing for the payment of the.
claims of Kcw York, Pennsylvania
and Delaware on account of advan
ces and expenditures for the war with
Great Britian from 1S12 to 1K15.
Requests by Richard Croker for an
explanation by the Jockey club in
London. England, as to why It Inter
dieted the training of his horses at
Newmarket have not been complied
with.
Levi P. Morton, former vice presi
d"nt of the United States, and form
er governor of New York, is tho giver
of the SOOu.Oou contribution to tho fund
for tho completion of the cathedral
I of St. John the Divine In New York
City.
Two Senators Elected.
Frank P. Flint, Republican, of Los
Angeles, Cal., was elected United
, States Senator to succeed Thomas R.
i Bard.
The General Assembly elected Will
iam B. Bate, to succeed himself as
! United States Senator from Tenne
ssee. The Republican minority vot
ed for Congressman W. P. Browniow.
More Land Frauds Develop.
Colorado nnd South Dakota have
been added to the list of States
where thero have been extensive land
frauds nnd where rigid investigations
will bo mado by the interior Depart
ment. There are now six States In
which Inquiries are being prosecut
ed California, Colorado, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana and South Dakota.
The Pennsylvania presidential elec
tors met at Hnrrlsburg and cast their
votes for Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
KEYSTONE STATE GULLfNGS
WORRY CAUSES A WRECK.
Thinking of Invalid Wife, Telegrapher
Forgets Train Order.
Harry Dunkelberger, telegraph
operator at Weigh Scales, near which
place a fatal train wreck occurred,
said he was thinking of his, invalid
wife and forgot an order to hold the
southbound Pennsylvania railroad pas
senger train at the Scales until an,
unaieacneii noriiinounu locnmenive ar
rived there. Consequently the loco
motive met the passenger train, caus
ing the death of two persons and the
Injury of a number of others.
With a bullet hole In the right tern-
pie and fastened to a tree by a ropo,
the body of a man supposed to bo
Col. M. Ream, aged (JO, late of Bru
bakers, Lancaster county, was found
floating in Wyomlsslng creek, a mile
south of Reading. On his chest was
a revolver and In his pockets were
letters that gave a clue to the Iden
tity. It is supposed ho killed himself.
Ream was formerly a promoter and
insurance agent.
Clerk of Courts Charles Baker, of
Washington, has secured options on
2,000 acres ot com ac Vest Union,
Greene county, the price being 10.)
an acre. Among those who have
given options nre James Dunn, 70'i
acres; Joseph Dunn, 220 acres: Win- ,
inm H. Ely, 225 ncres; Mrs. Lazrar
Day, 200 acres. This coal is on tha
line of the Wabash through Greene
county.
Fire destroyed tho big frame store
house of tho McKees Rocks plant of
tho Pressed , Steel Car Company,
causing a loss approximately of $73,
000 in stock and buiiding, nnd also
seriously interfering with tho opera
tions of the plant for the next few
days. The blaze is believed to have '
been caused by the crossing of elec
tric wires in tho loft of the build
ing. A crusade hr.s bsen started In Can
cnsbnrg and vicinity ngalnst the nu
merous alleged Illegal liquor sellers.
Two women wsre arrested charged
wl'h selling Honor without a licens9
and sent to jail to await trial. It Is
claimed that at Shupetown. a suburb
of Canonsburg, numerous speakeasies
exist, and as a result constant dis
order prevails.
Chief of Police C. C. Horner began
a crusade ngalnst gambling houses
in New Castle, raiding several of
them. Chief Horner announced that
the work will be vigilantly prosecuted
and Mayor Jackson says the owners
F n,l,n Inner, thnli nfftoarlloa
for such purposes will also bo prose
cuted. Upon a petition filed in Common
Pleas court at Philadelphia by coun
sel for the United States Biscuit com
pany, a receiver was appointed for
the" Keebler-Weyl Baking company,
Shuward Haggerty was named for the
office and security fixed at $300,000.
The trade value of the company's
assets Is $250,970.37, while Its lia
bilities are fixed at $251,455.04.
Emrl Tntt, a Slav, lies-in a dying
condition at Adelaide. Emzl Torrak,
a fellow boarder, after a quarrel
went upstairs and heated a poker.
When Tatt went up latter he was met
by Torrak, who plunged the redhot
Iron Into him.
The Sevres China Company of East
Liverpool has purchased the pottery of
the Derry China Company In West
Derry. Orders have been Issued to
have the pottery started In full with
in 10 days, giving work to 300 peo
ple. '
After attending the funeral of his
brother, Warren Kerr, one of the best
known farmers of , East Crawford
County, was found dead In his bed.
Apoplexy Is supposed to have been
the cause of death.
Safe crackers got about $15 at tho
office of the Cleveland and Pittsburg
railroad at Beaver. The safe door was
blown across the office and broken.
The money drawers were taken.
M. C. Armour, engineer of the Car
bon Limestone company, at Hillsville.
Lawrence county, was held up and
robbed by three negroes. His watch
and money were taken.
The Marquis Clny and Limestone
company, of New Castle, has absorbed
the Pennsylvania roreuinei element
company, which is preparing to erect
a $1,000,000 cement plant In the
spring.
Nearly a dozen dental offices of
Johnstown were robbed of gold and
platinum worth hundreds of dollars.
The burglaries were so clever that the
police are? baffled.
John Putt, 81 years old, who lived
alone in a small apartment house near
Altoona, was burned to death, his
clothes igniting while he was trying
to make a fire In a stove.
Tho Republican leaders have chos
en Representative Plummcr as house v
leader at Harrisburg. Ho Is to be
assisted by .Representative Francies,
Esler and Shern.
Fire damaged the general merchan
dise store of George Shaffer, at Al
toona, about $2,000. Roman candles
and skyrockets were touched off, and.'
the spectators had a narrow escape.
At the annual stockholders' meet
ing of the Erie and Pittsburg railroad
tile capital stock was increased from
$2,000,000 to $1,500,000.
John P. Elkins has taken his seat
as associate justice ot the supreme
court-
John T. Jenkins, a trusted empioya
of Kline Bros., of Alientown, has been
arrested, charged with tho larceny of
drv goods valued at $0,000. Goods te
tho amount of $700 have been re
covered. Mrs. Sarah Carnes Is dead at
Sharpsvtlle, from the effects ot a fall
received about three weeks ago. She
Is survived by two sons and two
daughters. f
The 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Hossell fell Into a tub of hot
water at Sharon, Pa., and died from
the effects of Us scalds.