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Grand Duke Sergius. Uncle to the
'Czar, the Victim.
BLOWN TO PIECES ON STREET.
Head Severed from Body and Blown
to Atoms The Assassin Was -'
Arrested.
CONSTERNATION AT THE COURT.
The bomb-throwing campaign,
theatened after the St. Petersburg
riot, has begun. The first victim Is
Grand Duke Sergius, toi(cle of the
Czar and Military Governor of Mos
cow. The Grand Duke was assassinated
at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the
17th in Moscow, his murderer hurl
ing a bomb under a closed carriage
In which Sergius was driving. The
carriage was blown to pleceB, me im
perial victim was beheaded and
frightfully mangled, and the horses,
unharmed, bolted.
The sentence of death on Grand
Duke Sergius was contained In a
proclamation issued by the Socialist
Revolutionists of Moscow after the
demonstration of December 11, of last
year, at St. Petersburg was put down.
It read:
"If our demonstration at Moscow
(December 18 and 19) is crushed in
ns bloody a nian-.ier as that of our
brothers of St. Petersburg, then be
the guilt therefore upon the head of
Grand Duke Sergius and General
Trepoff ; and we, the committee, in
that event have foreordained their
death."
Where the Murder Occurred.
The tragedy occurred within the
walls of the far-famed Kremlin palace
and almost underneath the historical
tower from which Ivan the Terrible
watched the heads of his enemies
falling beireath the ax on the famous
Red square, and within a stone's
throw of the great bell of Moscow.
The deed was committed by a
single terrorist, who threw beneath
the carriage of the Grand Duke a
bomb charged with the same high
power explosive which wrought Min
ister von Plehve's death. The missile
was packed with nails and fragments
of Iron, and Us explosion tore the
Imperial victim's body to ghastly
fragments, which strewed the snow
for yards around.
Every wmdow In the great, lofty
facade of the -Palace of Justice was
shattered, and bits of Iron were 1m
beded deeply in the. walls of the arse
nal, 100 yards away.
The assassin belongs to the noted
"Fighting Group" of the Socialist
Revolutionary party, which has re
moved other prominent officials, and
long since passed the sentence of
death upon Grand Duke Sergius.
' . Assassin Attempts to Escape. "
The assassin was thrown to the
ground and stunned by the force of
to escape. His haste and the ' blood
the explosion, but he quickly arose
and ran toward the gate, attempts
streaming from his face where he
had been wounded by fragments
the bomb attracted the attention of
a sergeant of police, who seized him
before he could draw his revolver.
The man did not deny his crinr
but on the contrary glorified In its
success.
THREE OTHER MARKED MEN.
Besides 8ergius the Czar, Trepoff
and Bouligan Doomed to Die.
T,he news of the assassination of
Grand Duke Sergius reached the Russ
ian Embassy in Berlin first through
, a newspaper correspondent.
Travelers from St. Petersburg who
have arrived in the city say it was
common talk there that the Territor
iste had marked four persons for
execution 'the Emperor, Grand Duke
Sergius, Governor-General Trepoff of
St Petersburg and Interior 'Minister
Bouligan.
'HOLE PUNCHED IN BOILER.
Driving Rod Broke While Flyer Was
Running at High Speed.
The Pennsylvania railroad flyer
from Philadelphia arrived here after
having a remarkable eacape fom a
serious accident at Retreat, along the
Susquehanna river. The train , was
composed of five cars, all well filled,
and was running about 40 miles an
hour, when the tire of one of the
driving wheels came off and the right
hand driving rod broke, rendering
the engine helpless. ' It broke . off
short, however, and instead of tear
ing yie cab to pieces, struck the
boiler at each revolution of the wheel
and soon punched' a large hole in It,
through, which the steam escaped so
rapidly that In less than a minute
the train had stopped.
At the point where the . accident
occurred there Is a high bank on one
side and the Susquehanna river on
the other, and if the train had
Jumped the track it would have gone
over Into the river. No one was In
jured. Establish Parcel Post System.
General W. S. Shallenberger, sec
ond assistant postmaster general, and
Assistant Superintendent J. M. Mas
ten, of the railway division of the
United States postoffice department,
returned on the steamer MajeBtic
from a trip to London and Paris,
during which they established a par
cel post system with Great Britain
and France, . and arranged for sort
ing malls at sea on three of the big
steamship lines the White Star,
American and Cunard.
SHARP SKIRMISHING.
Russians Hammering at .General
Oyama's Center, but With No Ap
preciable Success.
The Russians continued to bombard
portions of Field Marshal Oyama's
center and right on Saturday last,
February 11. The Russians continue
the construction of defensive works
on their right, to the southwest of
Mentapan, where they are erecting an
epaulement for a battery of 24 guns.
. The Japanese recently surrounded a
Russian cavalry ' detachment near
Hslenchang, killing three of the enemy
and wounding 11.
A dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkta,
says:
"Early in the morning of February
12. 300 Japanese cavalry attacked a
bridge near Fentsekong and damaged
30 yards of the railroad. Train ser
vice was resumed after some delay.
The Japanese bombarded Poutlloff
and Sekheyan with siege guns Feb
ruary 11.
"One officer, was killed and several
wounded. According to corrected re
turns, Japanese prisoners captured
January 25 to January 29 total 343, of
whom 221 were unwounded."
The war office has no confirmation
of a report from Mukden saying that
the Japanese are preparing to retire
from their positions, on the Sjakhe
river. On the contrary, Gen. Kuro
patkin's official dispatch says the Jap
anese 'continue to bombard Poutlloff
hill.
The mystery surrounding the causes
of Gen. Gripenbergs" sudden departure
from the front has not been cleared
up, and is continuing to be the sub
ject of much Irresponsible gossip.
Gen. Kaulbars has been shifted to the
command of the Second army and it Is
thought Lieut. Gen. Bilderling will take
over the command of the Third army.
News brought direct from the front
is to the effect that the Russian army
is in fine condition and numbers al
most 400,000 men.
COPPER MINES TO MERGE.
Big Arizona Companies Consolidate
Pittsburg Capitalists Interested.
Arrangements have been completed
by Eastern' capitalists, including Bos
ton and Pittsburg owners, for a con
solidation of the mines In the so-called
"Bonanza circle" at Bisbee, Ariz. The
properties to be Included are the
Calumet & Arizona, $2,000,000 capi
tal; Lake Superior ft Pittsburg, $2,
000,000; Calumet & Pittsburg, $2,500,
000: Pittsburg & Duluth. $2,500,000,
an,d the Junction Development Com
pany, $50,000.
At present but one of these prop
erties is producing, the Calnmet &
Arizona, Vhlch produced 31,675,000
pounds of copper In 1904. The com
pany has paid $1,700,000 in dividends
and set aside a $2,000,000 reserve.
The shafts of all the properties are
connected and all are rich in ore.
DEAD AT AGE OF 120.
Possibly the Oldest Man In the United
States Expires in Indiana.
Alexander Furgason, the oldest man
n Indiana, and possibly In the United
States, died in his log cabin home
near the town of Oilman, Ind., at the
age of 120 years. In an old family
Bible, so old that It is bound with
wooden covers, the record Is made
from which his age is computed, but
Mr. Furgason contended that the
Bible record was short six years and
he was really 120 years old. t
He was uorn in Tipperary county,
Ireland, and came to this country 70
years ago, warning from New York
City to Indiana. Ten years later he
settled on 12 acres of land near GU
man and has lived there ever since.
His wife, about 90 years of age, and
four children, survive him.
WRECK DUE TO OPEN SWITCH.
One Killed and Three Injured Cars
1 Roll Over Embankment.
, An open swItcTi caused a wreck at
Roberts -station, on the Somerset &
Cumbria branch of Jhe Baltimore &
Ohio, in which Harry Baxter of Gnr-
rett was killed and V. L. Brandt,
foreman of the work crew; E. B.
Schrock, nssistant foreman, and H. F.
Hoover, a laborer, seriously injured,
i The switch of the siding had been
left open and a coal train dashed into
two camp Cars, hurling both of them
over an embankment.
I
STATE CONTROLS PIKE.
Federal Government Long Ago Re
I linquished Supervision.
i The United States government has
no Interest or control over the old
National pike, according to a letter
Representative Acheson has received
from General Alexander McKenzte,
cplef of engineers of the United
States army, who Investigated the
matter at Mr. Acheson's request. The
United States relinquished all right,
title and interest In that portion of
the pike lying In Pennsylvania to the
government of that State under the
terms of an act passed by Congress
in 1835.
;This 'act was passed after the
Pennsylvania Legislature had adopted
a resolution pledging the ' State to
control the pike and maintain It as a
public highway.
j Aged Woman Burned to Death.
iMrs. Maria Wllley, aged 70 years
was burned to death at her home near
Rocky . Fork, O., her gown catching
fire from a grate. When found her
hand was clasping a pall of water.
I
!. Japs Will Save 50 Ships.
;The steamship Tremont, which ar
rived at Victoria, B. C, from Jap
anese ports, brought news that 50
vessels will be added to Japunese
naval strength as a result of salvage
operations now being conducted at
Port Arthur. Some of the vessels will
be repaired at the Port Arthur docks
which 1,200 workmen are putting In
repair.
Mrs. Lucy Jackson Myrlck, a na
tive of Ve-mont, died at Mlddlevllle,
Mica., agea '.vi years aua 11 muuius
TOIESTOE STANDARD
The House Asks Seretary of Com
merce to Investigate. ,
AN INQUIRY AS Vo CONSPIRACY.
The Move Is Particularly With Ref
erence to the Standard and Its
Control of Market
The House passed a resolution in
troduced by Mr. ..Campbell (Republi
can, Kansas) Instructing the Secre
tary of Commerce and iJibor to In
vestigate the Kansas oil situation,
particularly with reference to the af
fairs of the Standard Oil Co., and its
control of the!, market,
The resolution, which was acted
upon by the House without reference
to a committee Is as follows: .
"Uoknivpil. That, the Becretary of
Commerce and Labor be and he Is
hereby requested to Investigate the
cause or causes of the low price of
crude oil or petroleum in the United
States, and especially in the Kansas
field, and the unusually large margin
between the price of crude oil or pe
troleum and the selling price of refin
ed oil and its byproducts, and whether
the said conditions have resulted, In
whole or in part, from any contract,
combination in the form of a trust
or otherwise, or conspiracy In re
straint of trade and commerce among
the several states and territories or
with foreign countries; also whether
the said prlceB have been controlled
In whole or In part by any corporation,
joint stock company or corporate
combination engaged ' in ' commerce
among the several states and terri
tories or with foreign nations; alBO
whether such' corporation. Joint stock
company or corporate combination,
In purchasing crude oil or petroleum
by any order or practice of dlscrlm-,
Inatlon, boycott, blacklists or lu any
mitnnor rilACrlmlnfLtPS.. Affalnst anV
particular oil field; also to Investigate
the organization, .capitalization, proi
Its, conduct .and management of the
business of such corporation or cor
porations, company or companies and
corporate combinations, If any, and
to make early report of his findings
according to law, to the end that
such Information may be used by Con
gress as a basis for legislation, or
by the Department of Justice as a
hnaln for lfkpnl nrnceedfnflrs." .
A bill providing for the establish
ment of a State oil rennery was
passed by the Kansas House of Repre-
RpntnHvpa tn.rinv hv ft votA of HI to
30. The- bin had previously pissed
tne senate, uov. Hocn win sign tne
measure at once. Under Its pro
visions a refinery will be erected at
Pern.
GEN. WALLACE DEAD.
Author of Ben Hur Passes Away at
His Home.
General Lew Wallace, author, for
mer American Minister to Turkey and
veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars,
died nt his home .in Crawfordsville,
Ind., aged 78 years. ' '
The health of General Wallace has
been waning for several years, and for
months it has been generallly known
that his vigorous constitution could
not much longer withstand the rav
ages of a wnsti'.ig disease.
For more than a year he. has been
unable to properly assimilate food,
and this, together with his advanced
age, made, more difficult) his fight
against death. At no time has he
ever confessed his belief that the end
was near, and his rugged constitution
and remarkable vitality have prolong
ed his life.
General Lew Wallace was 78 years
old when ho died, having been born
in Brookvllle, Ind.. in 1827. He had
been in the thick of political, military
and literary life since the Mexican
War, which he entered bpfore he had
attained his majority and from which
he emerged a young lieutenant, cov
ered with honors.
General Wallace's father, David
Wallace, was cuce Governor of In
diana. He was defeated for re-election
to Congress because he voted
for $30,000 appropriation to build the
first experimental telephone line from
Washington to Baltimore, his con
stituents objecting to such expendi
ture of public money as unpardonable
tMravagance.
Posblbly the least success attained
by him was as a lawyer, which career
he embraced in his early manhood.
After the stirring events of the Civil
War, fit in which he emerged a Ma
jor General, he took, up-;for'a brief t
period the practice of 'the legal profes
sion. But he did not like the law, and
gradually, with diplomatic work in
terspersed, he undertook the work of
a litterateur, in which he has made
If comparisons are possible 1n so well
rounded a life, hie most distinguished
success.. . ' - ' '
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; BUSINESS BRIEF3.
The gross earnings of -. Southern
Railway for the first week in , Feb
ruary decreased $76,578. , , :
The gross earnings of 33 roads for
the first week in February show an
average increase, of, 1.19 per cent.
Gross earnings of Chicago Great
Western for the first week in' Febru
ary decreased $18,789.
The gross earnings of Missouri,
Kansas & Texas for the first week
in February decreased $47,558.
A Wall street estimate gives $8,000,
000 as the steel corporation earnings
for January and predicts about $27,
000,000 for the quarter, which would
compare with about $13,000,000 for
the first quarter of last year.
The Calumet and Arizona Copper
directors declared the regular quart
erly dividend of 15 per cent, or $1.50
per share, and an extra dividend of
S per cent, or 50 cents per share, the
same as In December.
j Y-f THER AFLMf
Low Temperature and Deep ,9new
. .Interfere With Traffic and Check
Revival of Business.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review
of Trade" says: Weather conditions
still dominate the trade situation.
Low temperature and deep snow have
Interferred with, traffic and checked
the revival of business that was well
under . way In most sections of the
country. Retail distribution is not
maintained and the deleterious effects
are visible In all outdoor work, while
the Interruption to movement of
freight has affected manufacturing
to some extent. , t
. Prices of staple commodities at
the exchanges are advanced by the
restricted receipts 'at primary mark
ets. There is a partial offset in the
largely Kicreased demand for heavy
weight wearing apparel . and other
winter goods, which promises to re
duce supplies in all positions at the
end of the season. Meanwhile there
is evidence that confidence In the
future remains unshaken, prepara
tions for spring and summer trade
continuing unabated, except where
fuel and other supplies are tem
porarily blockaded in transit. Job
bing trade In dry gooMs is on a liber
al scale. Railway earnings thus far
reported for February were 1.9 per
cent, smaller than a year ago, prob
ably another result of bad weather.
Forelpn commerce at New York for
the last week made a remarkable
record for Imports, exceeding In
value those of the corresponding
week last year by $4,376,517. Ex
ports decreased $1,804,888.
Dispatches from leading Iron and
steel centers indicate no check in
progress, except the temporary inter
ruption to output and delivery, caus
ed by storms and continued cold
weather. It is possible to trace the
affect of the elements upon receipt
of coke, 'which prevented resumption
of work at several blast furnaces.
Quotations are firm with little fluctu
ation, although in several depart
ments It Is probable that higher
prices will soon be asked, particular
ly for tin plate, which the mills can
not deliver promptly. In the textile
industries the most significant event
or the week was the revival of ex
port buying of cotton goods tor China.
Failures this week numbered ' 258
in the United States, against 28? last
year, and 32 in Canada compared with
20 a year ago. , .
WILL BE NO DELAY.
President Orders investigation of Oil
Operations.
President Roosevelt sent an order
to James R. Garfield, chief of the bu
reau of corporations, to make a thor
ough investigation of the Standard
Oil Company's business and ascer
tain if that corporation is violating
any of the anti-trust laws. The In
vestigation Is to be made at once.
This action Is Independent of the
resolution adopted by the house of
representatives, providing for such
an investigation. It has been con
templated by the president for sev
eral days. Representative Campbell,
of Kansas, who secured the passage
of the resolution by the house, In a
conference with President Roosevelt
today outlined the crisis that has
come to the Kansas oil Industry. On
the spot the president dictated the
order to Commissioner Garfield.
Agents of the bureau of corpora-
Hons are being hurried Into the field
to probe everywhere for evidence
that might show violation of the fed
eral" laws. When Commissioner Gar
field called at the white house later
in the day to confer with the presi
dent he was given specific Instruc
tions to begin with Kansas.
40,000 WORKMEN DISCHARGED.
Twenty-Five Factories Settle With
Their Men and Close Down. "
The manufacturers of Lodz, at a
meeting decided to telegraph full
details of the situation to the minis
ter of finance. Twenty-five factories,
among them some of the largest in
Lodz, paid off their men and closed
their works indefinitely. The men
dismissed number 40,000.
Some other mills which previously
had closed refused to pay the strik
ers, who demanded money ciaimea io
Ka Hiom At nnp mill which
thus refused the strikers spent the
night around tne omces.
CHADWICK GEMS FOUND.
Smuggled Jewels Valued at $60,000
Are Turned Over.
As the result of an order Issued by
the federal authorities, commanding
that all the' smuggled Chadwlck jew
els be surrendered, about $60,000
worth of gems of various kinds have
been turned over . to them. Other.
Jewels' of equal value 1 have been
traced, and are yet to be returned.
.Twenty . United States secret ser-'
vice men have been busy locating the
jewels .since January- ls j)e,-
lleved all -are now accounted - for.
Most "of them are held,' to'- secure
loans, but-are' forfeited tq the govern
ment ynder the' law which makes all
smuggled goods contraband.
According ' to the federal authori
ties,' the matter . Is entirely at ' the
disposition of Secretary of the Treas
ury Shaw. ' It Is probable' that only
the unpaid duty on the gems will be
retained by : the ' government; Per
sons refusing to return jewels known
to be smuggled are liable to Indict
ment. Explosion on a Submarine.
Four men killed and 14 others In
jured were the result of ' two explo
sions on board a British submarine
boat in the harbor at Queenstown.
The killed included Engineer Artifi
cer Chaffee and Lieut. Skinner.
Lieut. H. G. Good, commander of the
vessel, was blinded.
Lila Pearsons, aged 13; Esther
Pearsons,' aged 11, and Leslie Pear
sons, aged 7, were burned to death
at Bprlngdale. A defective flue Is
thoucht to have caused the Are.
WAR S HARVEST FOR YEAfi
it
Official Returns Received at Rusi
sian Capital.
GREAT NUMBERS SACRIFICED.
Exclusive of Port Arthur, 130,439
Men Passed Through Hospitals.
40,000 or 50,000 Killed in Battle.
The official returns to St. Peters
burg for the first year of the war,
not Including the Port Arthur, sta
tistics, show that 130,439 officers and
men passed through the hospitals go
ing north, of which number 1,710 offi
cers were wounded, and 1,308 were,
sick; 53,890 men were wounded, and
72,681 were sick; 4,007 subsequently
died in hospitals, 6,474 wounded and
11,248 sick were invalided, 9,429 re
turned to Russia, and 21,554 are Btlll
In hospitals. Over 77,000, therefore,
presumably returned to the ranks.
These figures do not Include the
numbers of those killed on the field
of battle, nor probably those slightly
injured who remained temporarily In
field hospitals. The proportion dying
In hospitals Is very low, the total loss
to the active army In wounded and
sick being a little over o0,000, of
whom almost half have still a chance
of returning to the ranks. The other
half will be Invalided or returned to
Russia.
The killed In battle are estimated
to have numbered between 40,000 and
60,000.
The departure of Grand Duke Alexis
and Vice Admiral Avellanlc for Llbau
to bid farewell to the Third squadron
on Its departure for the far east, does
not Indicate) that there is any Inten
tion of postponing the sailing of the
squadron.
. A dispatch from Kiel says: "The
postponement of the sailing of the
Russian squadron under Admiral Ne
bogatoff causes wonder, as contrac
tors had placed large supplies of
fresh and other provisions on board
the steamer Marie for transhipment
to the Russian squadron. An order
for 20,000 pounds of fresh meat has
been countermanded."
NEGOTIATIONS ENDED.
Secretary Hay Stops Consideration of
Further Arbitration Treaties.
Secretary Hay has not yet com
municated to the representatives of
Powers here with whom he had ne
gotiated arbitration treaties the ac
tion of the Senate in amending those
conventions, and it is probable that
he will not do so. The conventions
are now 'in the custody of the Lib
rarian of the State Department and
will probably not receive further dip
lomatic treatment.
It has developed that the Powers
are unwilling to accept the amend
ment to the treaties made by the
Senate. There are other Powers,
however, which positively decline to
accept the Senate amendment. The
principal basis of their objection is
that the conventions would be entire
ly one-sided.
Other conventions slmllnr in terms
and scope to the arbitration treaties
just, acted on by the Senate haVe
been in process of negotiation, these
negotiations have now been complete
ly suspended, and the Japanese treaty
signed Saturday morning, will be the
last of the list. '
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.
One Man Killed and Three Injured
in Iowa.
Passenger train No. 3, drawn by two
engines, on the Chicago, Burlington
& Qulncy railroad, was wrecked, 12
miles west of Creston, la. One man
was killed and three are Injured. The
dead E. P. Allen, engineer. The in
jured: E. E. Koesner, fireman; R. C
Peery, fireman, and F. G. Peterson,
engineer.
Both engines left the track and roll
ed down an embankment, being bad
ly wrecked. The passenger coaches
did not leave the track and none of
the passengers was hurt.
IN MEMORY OF MR. HOAR.
House Holds Sunday Session to Pay
, Tribute to- Dead senator.
Tribute to the memory of the, late
Senator. George Friable . Hoar . of
Massachusetts was the occasion of a
special session of the House of
Representatives Sunday. Many mem
bers attended, and the galleries were
occupied Uberallyj " Representative
Lawrence of Massachusetts presided.
. Resolutions expressing the sense of
bereavement and loss in the death of
Senator Hoar were offered by Rep
resentative -Lovering of ' Massachu
setts. Speakers were Messrs. Gillett,
Lawrence,; Thayer, Sullivan, ' Green,
Roberts, - McNary, Powers, Kelllher
and TIrrell, all of Massachusetts, and
Clark and De Armond of, Missouri. ,
' Jewelry' Salesman' Robbed. '
The fire that partly destroyed the
Brevoort house lu Chicago caused a
loss of $100,000, and forced 150 guests
to make a hurried departure. Three
firemen were injured, but none of the
guests was. hurt. Louis W. . Well, a
salesman for a jewelry firm, in New
York, reported to the folice that
$10,000 worth of Jewels, , had disap
peared from hiB room.
Made Strikes Profitable.
Before the Inter-State Commerce
Commission Clarence J. Shearn
counsel for William R. Hearst of New
York In the latter's case against the
anthracite coal-carrying railroads,
charged that the coal strikes of 1900
and 1902 had been transformed by the
railroads into sources of profit, and
that a wage reduction would not be
Justified by the lowering of coal rates
and prices as contended by, one of
the opposing counsel.
MITCHELL AG Al N J N PJCTEO.,' j
New Charge Preferred by Federal
.. Grand Jury. ,.
The United' States grand Jury at
Portland, Ore., returned an Indictment
charging United 8tatcs Senator Mit
chell, Congressman John N. William
son, and Blnger Hermann and others
with having conspired to have cre
ated the Blue mountain forest reserve
In Eastern Oregon, with the Intent of
defrauding the government of public
lands and also of conspiring to obtain
possession of more than 200,000 acres
of public and school lands situated In
several states, of the value of .more
than $3,000,000.
Indictments were also returned by
the federal grand Jury this afternoon
against former United States District
Attorney John R. Hall, Private Detec
tive H. P. Ford, termer, tyaj. H.. T.
Rees, Deputy Sheriff John Cordano,
A. P. Caylor, a local grain broker, and
Saloonkeeper Fred Simpson. The
charge against Hall, Rees, Ford, Cord
ano and Caylor is that they conspired
to defeat the ends of Justice by at
tacking the reputations of District At
torney Heney,
Boston Wool Market.
A feature of the Boston 'wool mark
et Is the noticeable reduction in the
stock of domestic wools. Quotations
in this market on domestic wools are
about as follows: Ohio and Pennsyl
vania XX and above, 35 36c; X
3031c; No. 1, 3839c; No. 2, 39
39c; fine unwashed,'- 2425c;
blood unwashed, 32c; blood, 32c;
blood, 303lc; unwashed delaine,
272Sc; unmerchantable, 2930c;
fine washed delaine, 3737V6c.
Michigan line unwashed, . 2122c;
V blood unwashed, 3132c;
blood, 3132c; , blood, 30c; un
washed delaine, 2526c. .,,
Panama Railroad a Payer.
The members of the House' sub
committee to Investigate the affairs
of the Panama Railroad Company
returned from New York, where they
visited the offices of the company.
Chairman Shackleford said the testi
mony developed that the railroad and
its - constituent steamship : Hae was
an exceedingly well-paying piece- of
property, and that, It has been a, divi
dend payer from Us organization ,
'CURRENT NEWS EVENT8.
Foreign markets await manufac
tured cotton goods from America.
Thousands are turned away from
the revival meetings in London.
The bill giving women the right to
vote for presidential electors was vot
ed down by the Kansas senate, 60 to
29.
A former Hungarian revolutionist Is
received by Emperor Francis Joseph
and outlines the plans of the Indepen
dence party of Hungary.
President Roosevelt will refuse to
submit the arbitration treaties to the
eight European governments for rati
fication.
St. Petersburg regrets the loss of
Ambassador McCormlck, who . has
been promoted to Paris.
Crude oil producers of Ohio and In
diana approve the attitude of the Kan
sas legislature toward the Standard
Oil Company.
The Russian people approve of the
czar's order for an Investigation of the
labor dispute and his declaration in
favor of a land congress.
King Edward opened the British
parliamentary session. Opposition
leaders began attack on government
policy. A heated debate ensued.
St. Petersburg is quiet. All
strikers have returned to work. No
disturbances are reported anywhere
in the empire.
President Roosevelt has killed the
arbitration treaties by declining to
negotiate ratifications.
President Roosevelt delivered a
speech touching upon the race Issue
before the Republican club of New
York City.
Intense cold weather prevails over,
the south and west. Record-breaking
temperatures are reported and there
is much sufferiiig.
A well-known Russian Liberal de
clares autocracy In Russia will be
swept away in two years by a revolu
tion. The Russian committee of ministers
orders the minister , of finance to
frame- legislation to Improve the con
dition of the working people.
Congressmen Hearst and Sullivan
heaped abuse upon each other in the
house of representatives, which caused
a tumult and great indignation among
their colleagues.
State Chairman Penrose Issues a
call from Washington to the Republi
can electors of Pennsylvania for the
state convention to be held In Harris-
burg April 26.
.Four Found Dead.
Charles Heller, Josephine Heller,
his wife, George Nolan, a son-in-law
and May Nolan, wife of George Nolan;
were' found dead In a small house in
Cleveland.' When a neighbor entered
the Nolan house the rooms were
filled with a strong odor of gas. The
only living thing in the house was
a small dog, which was found wrap
ped in a blanket. It was unconscious.
At Edwards, 111., fire in the house
of Manning Harris, a coal miner, fa
tally burned Harris' three small
children. -
Farmer Stricken While Singing.
While singing "Nearer My Home
Today Than I have Been Before,"
Anthony Hiiney, aged 70, a well-
known farmer near Greensburg, Pa.,
received a stroke of apoplexy, dying
a few minutes afterward.
Man Dies at Age of 11$.
Alexander Mead, a colored man.
110 years old, died In Toledo, O.
Mead was born In slavery October
14. 1789, near the Big Sandy river, In
Oreenup county. Ky.
KEYSTONE STATE GULLINGS
WAYLAID AND ROBBED.
two Foreigners Attack Man on Road j
'and Beat Him, Into Insensibility
An assault, whch may end tn niir
der, was made on Thomas Kotler,'
butcher, of Mlllaboro,. While on his
way to West Brownsville, Kotler was
accosted by two foreigners who beat
him Into Insensibility, and robbed hl
of about $80, taking his books and
private ..paper also.. - Kotler wa
found a short time afterward and
medical aid was summoned, but bhi ,
recovery la doubtful. One o( ? th
assailants was captured - in West
Brownsville, and is being held (or sv -hearing,
but the othefr robber' has?
not been apprehended. '
Big Run, six miles east of here, had"
a $10,000 fire, when Justice of th
Peace G. K. Tyson's building was de
stroyed. C. Frank Veil's loss will
be $4,500, his father's loss $1,600 and
Justice Tyson's loss about $3,000,
each Insured for about 50 per cent, of
value. W. J. Handy, the Western
Union telegraph operator, had his
household goods stored In the build
ing. Nothing was saved. The origin
of the fire Is not known.
When the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company changed Its line to extend
Its four-track system Into Plttsnurg,
the course of Brush creek at Larimer
was diverted. Farmers and ' other
whoso properties are situated along
the old fill claim that the water over- i
flows their land, damaging land, crops
and buildings. Numerous suits have ,
been brought, and it Is said, more are,,
to follow. Two have Just been filed,,,
by George and Robert West of Lar
imer, who claim $2,000 damageSi '
The Irwin Coal and Coke Company,'":
composed of Ebensburg " capitalists,'
last week applied' for a charter. It
I
has valuable territory In Dean town- "
ship. Several other local companies ''
are being formed to take' up ana oe-
velop available coal lands in remote
sections of the-county... The work of .,
building the new railroad will be start-
ed as soon as the weather opens. It Is ( '
claimed. , . , ; ';
With his arm torn off , to thu ,
shoulder Thomas Divers, an engineer
at the Hamilton Bottle works, at But
ler, walked to the offices of the works, '
refused to take an anaesthetic' while
an amputation was being made, and ';'
did not lose consciousness nor flinch.
The accident was caused by his sleeve
becoming entangled in the belt and"'
shaft of a blower which he was oiling.
Antonio Guardino. on trial at Hunt- '
lngdon for the killing of BarnadoTet
toxto, was convicted of murtler In the
second degree. The two men worked
In the coal mines at Robertsdale.
Guardino has accused Tettoxto of
having killed a friend of the former's ,
In Italy. He laid In wait for Tettox
to and shot him. ""''
Thomas R. Dodd of Sutervllle, a
flagman on the Baltimore & Ohio rail-"
road, fell from his train at Demmler
and was killed. The day before his
death he told his parents that he had '
dreamed he would be killed, and di
rected that his gold watch be given to-
a younger brother. Dodd . was 23 .
years old and single. ;
Frank P. Ray, member of the Legls- .
lature from Crawford . county, waa
taken to the City hospital at Mead-
ville, when Dr. Hamaker. amputated ,
his right leg above the knee. Mr.
Ray Is suffering from heart trouble,
and, circulation having ceased In the
leg, gangrene was threatened.
Superintendent Amos E. Gillespie,
of the Scottdale furnace, announced a
voluntary increase in wages of 10 '
cents a day for employes. The Scott
dale furnace is operated by Corrlgan,
McKlnney & Co., of Cleveland and
employs 400 men. The' new 'wage '
rate is to go Into effect In March.
The deal by which the Westmore
land Coal Company secures the hold
ings of the Penn Gas Coal Company- 1
gives the purchasing company all of
tihe Pittsburg vein of gas coal In this
field. The output the coming year .
will exceed 3,000,000 tons, and 3,000
men will be employed.
The New York Central Railroad has
started the survey of a proposed new
railroad through the northern part of
Cambria county. It will start at Car
rolltown, 10 miles from here and ex- '
tend northward, circling the county
capital, and then turn to reach Ehren-
feld and Wllmore.
The New York and Cleveland Gas ' '
Coal Company has made arrangement "
to open several mines on the Ringer :
farm, along the proposed extension 1
of the Turtle Creek Valley railroad,
When the mines are opened the- tail-. .
road will be extended to one-halt mile .
west of Delmont. - wt .j ; ...
Hugh Jones of Sharon, who a year
ago was struck by a street car here :.
and suffered a broken neck from which,.,
he finally recovered, has. brought , suit i ,
against the Mahoning Valley Railroad ,,
Company for . $30,000 damages..,, ,
Rev.- John. H. Prugh, D. JX... pastor.,,,
of Grace Reformed church, Pittsburg.,, k.
has accepted an invitation sent by.
Emperor' Williaffl "II., ot Germany, to
participate In 1 the ''dedication of the""
new cathedral In Berlin, February IV.-'"'
The Fibrous' Dork Insole Company,
of Lockport, N. Y., has made arrange-'1 1
ments to remove Its plant to New Cas- 1
tie. ' Two hundred operators will be
employed, the greater -number of--.:
whom will be girls. . '
Clinton Whittling, 39 years old, as
sistant superintendent of the Beaver
Falls street railway, committed sui
cide by cutting his throat at the home
ot his mother in Cochranton. Ill
health led to the act.
The company store of the Pittsburg
and Baltimore Coal Compnny, at Edna .
No. 1, near Adamsburg, was destroyed
by fire to-day. The loss Is about $8,
000, with email Insurance.
James M. Smith, 43 years old.
dropped dead In the Central bote! at
Duo bar. He was section foreman ot
the New Haven and Dunbar railroad.
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