JAPANESE TAKE MUKDEN
Russians Compelled to Retreat
toward Tie Pass. '
THE LOSSES ARE ENORMOUS,
Vuehun Slid to Have Been Taken and
Kuropatkln Driven Into the Hills
to Starve.
Field Marshal Oyama telegraphs as
follows, under March 10:
"We occupied Mukden ut 10 o'clock
this morning. Our surrounding move
ment, in which we have been engag
ed for some days past, has now com
pletely succeeded. The fiercest fight
hig continues at several places In the
vicinity of Mukden. We captured a
great number of prisoners, enormous
quantities of arms, ammunition, pro
visions and other supplies. There Is
at present no time to Investigate the
number of these."
Fushun was occupied by the Jap
anese last night. The fighthig con
tinues on the heights north of Fu
shun. Gen. Kuropatkln's telegraph on the
10th to the emperor is as follows:
"I am retiring on Tie pass In three
columns, the first along the railway,
the second along the Mandarin road,
the third along a road further east."
The losses lu the operations preced
ing the battle and those In the battle
proper have reached enormous pro
portions, but up to the present, neither
side has attempted an estimate. They
will exceed the Shakhe losses. In
which the Russians alone lost In kill
ed and wounded and missing 67,000
men.
Field Marshal Oyama arranged his
attack so that the Chinese city of
Mukden should not come within the
range of bottle, rather on ensy task,
as the Russians had no positions Im
mediately around the city, as was the
case at Llao Yang, and the Russian
town Is two miles from the outer
walls of the old city. The western Im
perial tombs were tinder shell fire,
but no account has been given of the
damage, If any, that they suffered.
The eastern tombs, around which the
Russians had erected positions, ap
parently did not come within the
range of the Japanese shells.
PEASANT ARMY ON. THE MARCH
Burning and Looting Estates Along
Their Path.
An army of 300 peasants from the
Orlovka district of Russia is advanc
ing southwesterly. Burning and loot
ing of estates is in progress. Eigh
teen estates already have been
sacked. The Mlchailoffsky sugar re
finery, belonging to the Tereschanko
Bros., has been burned and all the
employes have beep robbed. It is also
reported the peasants have burned
the Dorulglnsky refinery, belonging to
the Crown. A strong military force
has been sent to suppress the rising.
J telegram from Ekaterinoslav,
South Russia, says five miners have
been killed and fifteen wounded in a
conflict between mine strikers and
soldiers In the district of Bakmut.
The strikers started looting, fired at
the soldiers aud threw stones at
them, whereupon the troops fired a
volley and order was restored. Revo
lutionary disorders have broken out
at Smolensk, Middle Russia.
Two men fired six shots from n
revolver at the Governor of Kutals
province, but he was not struck.
REWARD FOR BIG FAMILY
President Roosevelt Gives Deed for
160 Acres of Land.
A gift of 160 acres of Government
land is the reward bestowed upon
Mr and Mrs. Jeff Farthing of Dewey
vllle, O., by President Roosevelt.
They are the parents of 12 healthy
children, whose ages range from 2
to 20 years. Mr. Farthing is 45 and
his wife 38.
The parents wrote to the President
and received a letter of congratula
tion and a deed for 1C0 acres where
ever they chose to locate. They have
not yet decided upon their future
home.
COKE SHIPMENTS
Connellsvllle and Masontown Fields
Establish a New Recor.
Last week witnessed the greatest
shipment of coke ever made from the
Connellsvllle region over 267,000
tons. The heaviest gains were made
In the eastern and western shipments,
the stocks at these points having
been greatly reduced during the last
month. The Masontown field, how
ever, did not fare so well. Its ship
ments falling off nearly 2,600 tons.
Notwithstanding this the total of
shipments from the Connellsvllle and
Masontown fields was a record-breaker,
aggregating 321,979 tons.
It is estimated that there are now
over 250,000 tons of surplus coke in
the. yards throughout the region and
the firing of ovens, except at plants
where the yards are comparatively
clear, will be held back until the
greater part of this extra stock is
shipped out.
James W. Fleming, for 20 years
assistant secretary of the Ohio State
board of agriculture and a director
of the National Trotting association
committed suicide at Columbus. '
Death of Senator Bate. . !
Tnited States Senator William
Brimage Bate, of Tennessee, twice
governor1 of his state, a veteran of
both the Mexican and Civil wars, ris
ing from private to major general in
the latter, in the Confederate service,
and for 18 years a conspicuous mem
ber of the upper house of Congress,
died at his hotel apartments in Wash
ington city to-day, aged 78 years.
Death was due to, pneumonia and de
fective heart.
DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW
Confidence Has Become More Gener
al Since Resumption of Out
door Work.
R. O. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review
of Trade" says: "Confidence has be
come more general through the re
sumption of outdoor work, opening
of spring trade and expectation that
the war will soon terminate. Weather
conditions are favorable in most sec
tlciis of the country, and there Is lit
tle Interruption because of labor con
troversies. Some Inconvenience was
caused by the local strike, and retail
trade suffered temporarily, but In the
aggregate the commercial loss was
not extensive. The most gratifying
news of the week emanates from the
Iron and steel Industry, where un
precedented output of pig Iron Is not
productive because of accumulated
stocks. Other leading manufacturing
operations are making steady pro
gress, although larger orders would
be welcomed by cotton mills and
shoo shops. Commodities are in
good demand.
Dun's Index Number advancing
slightly to $101,932 on March 1,
against $101,012 a month previous,
which indicates that the people are
consuming freely. This is also shown
by the largo Increase In merchandise
imported of lute, although for the last
week there was a decrease of $2,9(14,
228, compared with last year. Ex
ports gained $2,071,013. Truffle con
ditions are getting better, few coin
plalnts of delays are being heard, and
railway earnings for February were
only 4.0 per cent, smaller than In
1904. More liberal marketing of cot
ton has tended to make collections
better at the South, and mercantile
settlements throughout the country
are steadily Improving. Trade In
woolen goods Is quiet, but mills
are busy. Hides continue firm, con
sidering the season. Leather Is quiet
and Irregular.
Failures for the week numbered 244
In tho United States against 259 last
year, and 25 in Canada compared with
25 a year ago."
MRS. CHADWICK ON TRIAL
Indictment Charges Her With Con
spiracy in Oberlln Case.
The trial of Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wlck commenced at Cleveland on the
Cth, but she ended the first day's pro
ceedings by fainting, after the jury
had been selected and testimony com
menced. Andrew Carnegie appeared at the
trial and he and the prisoner stared
at each other.
Judge R. W. Tayler announced the
Indictment charging the prisoner with
conspiracy with Beckwlth and Spear
In securing $67,000 by eight cheeks
on the Oberlln bank, by means In
violation of the statutes, the selection
of the Jury began.
Andrew Carnegie was greatly
amused when shown the Chadwick
$5,000,000 note containing Ills name,
and submitted specimens or his sig
nature to a handwriting expert at
Cleveland.
The most Important point made by
the state In Its entire case was
gained when District Attorney Sulli
van after a hard fight with the at
torneys for the defense, secured the
admission as evidence of two drafts,
aggregating $80,000, Issued by the
Oberlln bank In favor of Mrs. Chad
wick, August 24, 1903. On this same
date Mrs. Chadwick obtained from
the bank a certified check for $12,500,
and Receiver Lyon testified that
there was nothing on the books of
the bank to show that at the time of
receiving the drafts and the cheek
Mrs. Chadwick had a cent of money In
the bank or was In any way entitled
to credit. The drafts were entered
on the books of the bank one month
and five days after being issued.
During this time the books of the
Oberlln bank showed that the money
was held to Its credit at the Import
ers and Traders National bank In New
York, while It was. In reality, in the
possession of Mrs. Chadwick.
Annihilated by Somalis.
It Is reported that 9,000 Somalis
have attacked the town of Merkfi on
the Bexdlr coast and have annihilated
the Inhabitants.
HAY FEVER CURE
Has Been Discovered by an Ameri
can In Germany.
Professor William Dunbar, Director
of the Hamburg Hygienical Institute,
born an American but naturalized as
a Gorman, lectured before a Berlin
scientific society on hay fever, which
he has studied for many years.
Professor Dunbar found the germ
of the disease In' the pollen of rye,
maize and certain grasses. He treat
ed horses with these germs and se
cured a serum called pollatin, which
has entirely cured many diseases.
Many Injured in Wreck.
Passenger train No. 6, eastbnund, on
the Philadelphia and Erie division of
the Pennsylvania railroad, collided
head-on with a freight locomotive at
Pittsfield, l'a., and as a result Engi
neer Martin Mclaughlin, of Erie,
will probably din and a score of pass
engers were injured. The accident
was caused, it is alleged, by the stop
ping of the watch of the freight en
gineer, who was on the main track
when he should have taken a side
track. '
Few Changes Will Be Made.
A general policy as to Federal ap
pointments was determined upon by
President Roosevelt and Ills Cabinet.
At the .conclusion of the meeting it
was announced that, for the present,
at least, the uniform policy would be
to retain incumbents in office during
satisfactory service. This policy will
hold, it was stated further, entirely ir
respective of the length of service of
the incumbent. The policy announced
Is to apply generally to all depart
ments of the government.
WERE HURLED TO DEATH
Workmen Returning from Mine
Meet Terrible Fate.
CABLE BREAKS; FOUR KILLED
Three Cars Loaded With Miners Dssh
Down a West Virginia
Mountain Side.
Four were killed and 10 hurt, four
perhaps fatally, by the breaking of a
cable In the Shrewsburg mines near
Charleston, W. Va.
Three cars. In which miners were
coming from work, were sent like a
shaft of lighting, 1.600 feet down the
side of the mountain. The track rises
ut an angle of 45 degrees nnd the
miners were crushed nmld the debris
of the curs ond the tipple at the foot
of the mountain, which they struck
with frightful force. These were
killed: Andrew Hunt, William Mc
Cnrley, John McCurley, Edward Mc
Glothln. Fatally hurt: Herbert Har
rlgan, James Sheets, William Martin,
Charles L. Hastings.
PIG IRON PRICE HOLDS UP
Abandonment of Southern Combine
Causes no Disturbance,
Tho Iron Trade Review says:
"Unprecedented consumption of pig
iron nnd steel on the threshold of the
season always marked by quickened
activity raises the question whether
the pace will be kept under control.
Pig Iron output at a rate of nearly
21,500,000 tons, and metal going Into
melters hands tit something more than
that rate presf.its a situation In which
precedents give little help. Tho
bessemer Industry, going forward
rapidly again after a marked falling
away in 1904, Is a large factor In the
present movement.
"In the last week the foundry n
dustry has been a larger participant
In the market than for weeks, and
the buying of foundry lrci has been
divided among a diversified and grow
ing list of consumers.
"The abandonment for the time of
the efforts to combine the large
southern companies has scurcely
created a ripple In the plgiron market
as prices ore sustained by natural
conditions. Discussion of advances
on southern irons is answered by con
tinued selling of No. 2 foundry at
$13.50 at furnace, am! on northern
Iron the basis of $16 for No. 2 at
central western furnace while aimed
at. Is not maintained. Southern Ohio
iron has sold at $15.75, and In a few
instances nt $15.50. Besemer iron is
less active after recent buying, but
some steel works requirements for
March are yet to be met. Basic pig
Iron at $16, Pittsburg, indicates an
easier condition than has been gen
erally credited.
"The steel market In billets and In
most finished materials continues to
present a record scale of operations.
Independent producers of certain of
the lighter finished materials are not
getting sufficient steel to operate in
full, nnd the prices of their products
as established by the larger Interests
do not warrant Importations of bil
lets and sheet bars at present prices
abroad. These would mean $29.50
for billets delivered at Pittsburg, or
about $27.50 at tidewater.
"The last week has made po large
nddittc-.is to rail business, but in
structural lines the developments
have been encouraging. At New
York 23,000 tons of new erection in
manufacturing lines Is up for esti
mate, and a good tonnage was put
on the American Bridge Co.'s books,
The plnte mills nre In a strong posi
tion. Of about 83,000 cars estimnted
to be now under contract, 21,000 are
to be nil steel, representing 200,000
tons of plates and shapes.'
Decided Against Bryan.
In a decision handed down by the
Supreme, court of Connecticut the
Superior court Is upheld In declar
ing that the sealed letter In the Phllo
S. Bennett will containing a bequest
of $50,000 to William J. Bryan is not
a part of the Bennett will. The case
went up on Mr. Bryan's appeal from
the Superior court decision.
EIGHT KILLED BY BOMB
Explosion in Capital Probably Pre
vented Assassination.
The St. Petersburg correspondent
of the Ixmdon "Dally Mail" telegraphs
as follows:
An explosion in the center of the
city at Vosnacensky Prospect and
Bolchotnnwrskaia, facing the Isaac
cathedral, blew out the Interior of an
apartment house, killing four men
and four women. It undoubtedly was
the . accidentia! explosion of an an
archist bomb, killing those who in
tended to use It."
Decision Costs $5,000,000.
Judge Wheeler, In the United States
circuit court of appeals at New York
handed down an opinion which. If
finally sustained by the United States
circuit court of appeals will cost the
government $5,000,000. , This money
the government will have to refund to
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, for duties paid to it on raw
sugars Imported from Cuba in 1903,
and upon which the company con
tended a . reduction of 20 per cent,
should have been allowed under the
then existing treaty.
Panama Commissioners Critized.
The report of the sub-committee of
the House Committee on Interstate
and Forelgu commerce on the inves
tigation of the affairs of the Panama
Railroad company advocates gov
ernment ownership of the Panama
railroad and says that despite posi
tive instructions to the contrary.
Commissioners Walker, Burr, Grun
sky, Parson and Harrod accepted
fees for attending meetings of the
Panama railroad board.
RUSSIAN FLEET MOVES
Interpreted In London as Meaning
That Czar Desires Peace.
A dispatch to the Paris "iemps"
from Tanauarlvo, capital of the Is
land of Madagascar says the entire
Russian fleet has left the waters of
Madagascar on its return to Jubltlll,
French Somallland.
No confirmation has reached Lon
don of the report that Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky's squadron Is returning
from Madugascar to Jubltll, but should
It prove true It will be regnrded as a
strong Indication of Russia's desire
to arrange terms of peace with Japan
Shipping circles are not surprised
at the return of the Russlun fleet to
the Red sea, since recent events here
Indicate that the Russian government
Is undecided with reference to fur
ther attempts to send tin fleet to
Eastern Asiatic waters.
200 INDICTMENTS
Kentucky Grand Jury's Action Against
Standard.
Tho Grand Jury at Cynthlana, Ky.,
brought 200 Indictments against tho
Standard Oil Company. The company
Is charged "with retailing oil from a
wagon without a license." The fine
in each case varies from $50 to $1,000.
Tho lowest possible pennlty would
reach $10,000. The Indictments are
a sequel to a recent decision by Judge
O'Rear, of the Court of Appeals of
Kentucky, holding the Standard lia
ble for licenses In an Oldhnm coun
ty case.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
Honolulu chemists will report thnt
they found traces of strychnine In
Mrs. Stanford's stomach.
Commissioner Garfield says tho In
vestigation of the Standard Oil Com
pany will be thorough.
An attempt was made nt Jackson,
Ky., to assassinate Deputy Sheriff
Hiram Centers, as he was walking
along the street to the court house.
Because of the disastrous fire In Its
plant at Cedar Rapids, la., the Ameri
can .cereal Company will operate Its
plant at Akron, O., 24 hours a day,
riTiinlug three shifts of men.
The senate decided to give the Snn
to Domingo treaty a speedy hearing.
It will not be made a party question.
With exception of Postmaster Gen
eral Wynne the President made no
changes in the cabinet. George B.
Cortelyou takes Mr. Wynne's plee.
Miss Emma Johnson of New Cas
tle, Pa., was robbed of her pocket
book containing a few dollars, as she
was about to enter her home by an
unknown negro, who escaped.
State Senator Morgan, of Colorado,
says the general manager of the Colo
rado & Southern railroad offered him
$1,500 to vote for Gov. Adams In the
gubernatorial contest.
Speaker Stublis and the lenders of
the Kansas house blocked the Popo
eratlc senate In further anti-trust
legislation.
Ex-Congressman Kyle of Ohio Is
spoken of for fourth assistant post
master general, West Virginians may
seek the place for C. T. Teter.
The Berlin Loknl Anzleger has a
St. Petersburg telegram thnt Wltte
has resigned because the emperor hns
evinced a lack of confidence In him.
Five trainmen were slightly Injur
ed, three cattle killed , and three
freight cars smashed In a wreck on
the Pittsburg, Virginia & Charleston
railroad near Dam ford station.
President Roosevelt was kept from
church by members of his family, who
urged him to avoid appearing In pub
lic while Washington was still swarm
ing with visitors.
The Copper Range Consolidated
mills of Michigan, announced on in
crease In wages of all the 4,000 men
employed. The increase averages 10
per cent.
New York's traction strike causes
great inconvenience to thousands of
peoplo. Both sides to the dispute nre
unyielding. A collision due, it Is said,
to Inexperienced trainmen. Injured 29
people.
Mrs. Isaac Ablauts, aged 50 years,
was beaten to death, and Mrs. Sadie
Chntham, aged 30, her daughter, was
fatally Injured by the younger wo
man's husband, John E. Chatham, 35
years old, a druggist of Chester, Pa.
Ronce Gynn, n negro, was lynched
at Tullahoma, Tenn., by a mob of
masked men. The negro was ehnrged
with larceny.
The will of the late James C. Cart
er bequeaths the sum of $200,000 to
Harvard university. The vnlue of the
estate probably Is more than $1,500,
000. The Missouri senate passed a bill
making all pipe lines constructed or
to be constructed In the state for the
purpose of carrying oil, common car
riers and placing them under the di
rection of the railroad commissioners.
The British steamer Venus from
Cardiff for Vladivostok, was captured
by a Japanese warship March 4 and
the British steamer Aphrodite from
Cardiff for Vladivostok, March G.
Since the war began Japan has taken
possession of 32 steamers carrying
contraband of war.
The Countess Montlgnoso, former
ly the crown princess of Saxony, has
been obliged to give up her villa at
Papinlavo and has taken rooms In a
hotel at Flsole. The countess states
tho change is necessary until King
Frederick Augustus of Saxony, her
former husband, pays her the allow
ance agreed upon at her divorce.
Taft Will Govern Canal Zone.
Owing to the failure of congress
to provide new legislation for the
government of the canal zone. Sec
retary Taft was confronted with the
question as to whether he could con
tinue to administer the affairs of the
cannl zone. This question he today
decided In the afiirmntive. '
An average decrease of 2.18 per
cent, is shown by the gross earnings
reports of 41 railroads for the third
week of February.
KUROPATKIN IS WORSTED
Russians are Hard Pressed by
the Inrtrepid Japanese.
JAPANESE ARE IN HOT PURSUIT
Kuropatkln'a Line Along the 8hakhe
Is Abandoned and Immense
Stores Burned.
Tho U. S. State department is
officially Informed from Toklo that the
Japanese have achieved a great vic
tory before Mukden, and that the
Russian army Is in full retreat. The
casualties are numerous on both
sides.
Advices received at Tokyo Indicate
that Gen. Kuropatkln is badly benten
rn the bloodiest battle of the pres
ent war.
It is officially announced thnt the
Russians began retreating on the
7th. The Japanese armies are pur
suing them.
A message from Mukden, March
8, says: Tho Russlun army Is evacu'
ntlng Its position south of Mukden.
A heavy cannonading . la in progress
northwest of this city, causing the
walls of houses here to tremble. An
engagement is In progress at th Im
perial tombs.
The Japanese are concentrating on
the west front. This may be the last
dispatch out of Mukden, as the tele
graph lino is In danger of being de
stroyed. The battle Is in full pro
gress. For ten days tho Japanese! and
Russian armies In Manchuria have
been engaged In a mighty conflict,
the Issue of which has not yet been
reached. Although the most of the
news from the scenes of the battle
conies through Russian sources and
consequently may be supposed to pre
sent the facts In as ravorable a light
as possible for the Russian arms. It
Is evident that the Japanese made some
gains yesterday.
St.. Petersburg has an unofficial re
port that Gen. Kuropntkin's center
has been broken, and that 13 siege
guns have fallen Into the hands of
the Japanese. These guns, which nre
of six and eight-lncti caliber, were
given permanent emplacement on
the line of the railroad north of
Shakhe station, the fact evidencing
the confidence of the Russians that
tho Japanese could not penetrate
thither.
hesoeraltElw hrdlu etalon taoin du y
That the battle of Mukden will go
down In history with Llao Yang In
the long list of Russian defeats Is the
almost universal belief In pessimistic
St. Petersburg, which has forgotten
the meaning of the word victory.
The war ofllco does not admit that
the Issues of the greot battle, which
already exceeds In magnitude of
operations nnd losses that of Shakhe,
has been decided, although It Is
positively stated In high quarters
that Kuropatkln has telegraphed to
Emperor Nicholas that it will be Im
possible to hold Mukden and that the
withdrawal of the army northward
has already been begun.
Nothing from Gen. Kuropatkln
Inter than Monday has been given out.
but advices to St. Petersburg news
papers and dispatches to the Asso
ciated Press at 8 o'clock last, night,
indicate thnt tho posrtlon of the Rus
sian army after a day of furious nnd
unprecedented fighting, Is desperate,
but not absolutely hopeless, some
Russian correspondents even pre
dicating a Russian victory soon, and
one affirming that the extreme Jap
nneso left has already begun to retire
southward. Everything probably now
depends on Gen. Kuropntkin's reserve.
Inauguration Cost $79,000.
The committee In charge of the in
auguration of President Roosevelt
announces thnt it has paid all ex
penses and hns a surplus of about
$3,000. Treasurer Alles says the to
tal receipts approximate $82,000 and
the expenditures $79,000. The sale of
tickets for the Inaugural ball netted
$4fi,000 and for the concerts yesterday
$11,000.
Collision of farryboats at New York
causes a panic among the passengers
SECURITIES CASE DECIDED
Supreme Court Says Distribution
Should Be Pro Rata.
By a decision of the supreme court
of the United States, announced by
Chief Justice Fuller, the Hill-Morgan
party won a complete victory over
the Harrlman interests in the matter
of the distribution of the assets of
the Northern Securities Company,
dissolved by the court just one year
ago.
The supreme court sustained the
decision of the circuit court of ap
peals for the Third circuit, which re
versed the decision of the circuit
court of the district of New Jersey,
granting an injunction to Messrs.
Harriman and Pierce against the pro
opsed distribution of the assets of
the Northern Securities merger. This
distribution of stock will now go
pro rata, as was proposed by the Hill
Morgan Interests.
Assistant Postmaster General Named.
The presldf.it sent to the senate the
name of Frank H. Hitchcock of Mass
achusetts to be first assistant post
master general.
. To Stop Count's Income.
Former Vice President Levi P.
Morton has brought suit In tho su
preme court of New York, to set
aside a contract by which ho trans
ferred to the Morton Trust Company
the Morton building in Nassau street,
that his daughter. Helen, might, with
her husband, derive a separate in
come after their marriage.
Miss Morton in 1901 wedded the
Count de Talleyrand Perlgord, but
she obtained a divorce from hlra last
July in France.
CALLS FOR $31,000,000
Board of Directors Approves Plans
for P, R. R. Improvements.
Construction nnd equipment sched
ules of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company for 1905, calling for an ex
penditure of nearly $31,000,000, have
been formally approved by the board
of directors. Similar expenditures
last year aggregated $27,028,392.
Among the construction and ex
tension works approved the largest
appropriation was nearly $3,000,000
for the Susquehanna low grade freight
line. The sections from Glen Lock
west to Thondalo, and from Parkers
burg to Atglen will bo ready for use
this year.
The sum of $3,000,000 Is to be ex
pended In the construction of locomo
tive and general water supply sys
tems along tho Pittsburg aud Monon
gahela divisions. A change of the
main line west of Lewlstown Junction
will necessitate tho construction of
two elght-nrch stone bridges over ths
Juniata river, for which $500,roo will
lie silent. Additions to the Altoona
shops will require the expenditure of
$21)0,000.
Tho remainder of ih uu::i nppro
nrl"tPd will b exprnd 'd upon equip
ment. The expenditures do not In
clude New York tunnel terminal cost
for this year nor the estiniatas on the
Lines West of Pittsburg.
ELDER CANNON IS OUSTED
Mormon Apostle Is Accused of Un
christianlike Conduct.
Former United States Senator Frank
J. Cannon has been dlsfallowshlped
by the Mormon church for "unchrlst
lanllke conduct and apostasy."
This action of the church authori
ties followed a hearing In Ogden be
fore the bishopric there, with whom
charges had been preferred against
Elder Cannon, who is editor of the
Salt Lake "Tribune." The charges
were based on editorial utterances of
the "Tribune," Including "An Ad
dress to the Earthly King of the
Kingdom of God."
Mr. Cannon admitted the author
ship. INDIAN DIES AGED 110
Said to Have Been the Oldest of
His Race.
Klathlo Harjo, a Seminole, known
as "Old Fish," said to have been thl
oldest Indian In America, died 111
Oklahoma at the age of 110. He wat
born In the Everglades of Florida,
and fought In the war of 1812
ngnlnst this country, as well as In tho
Seminole wars.
He enlisted as a volunteer soldier
of the United States (luring the civil
war and served with distinction.
Since then he had lived with h!s trlbs
and acquired a reputation as a doc
tor among the Indians.
CAR OVERTURNS; 41 HURT
Accident on Elevated at Chicago.
Woman Pinioned on Tracks.
Overturning high In tho air on tho
Lake street elevated railroad, a
passenger coach with 80 persons
aboard narrowly escaped being
dashed to the granite pavement below.
Miss Marta Stran, of Austin, 111., was
pinioned on the tracks within a few
Inches of the deadly electric third
rail, and though finally extricated
alive, is fatally injured. Forty other
passengers were Injured, but not ser
iously. The upset was cauaed by the
car missing a switch.
BOSTON ACCEPTS
Carnegie and Franklin Money to
Build a "Franklin Union."
The Board of Managers of the
Franklin Fund, an accumulation of
money left to the city of Boston, un
der Benjamin Franklin's will, voted
to-day to notify Andrew Carnegie that
the establishment in this city of a
Franklin Union, on the general lines
of the Cooper Union a-nd the Mechan
ics and Tradesmen's School of New
York, Is deemed advisable.
Mr. Carnegie recently offered to
give an amount equal to that of the
Fianklin fund for the establishment
of such an institution. A suitable
building and location will, It la esti
mated, cost $250,000.
W. A L. E. TRAINS COLLIDE
An Engineer Is Caught Under
Wreckage and Killed.
An empty passenger train on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad col
lided with a double-header freight.
Engineer Tschantz of Massillon was
caught under wreckage and killed.
Engineer George Wise of Canton was
plonloned beneath the first, freight en
gine, which was overturned. Both
his legs were crushed and he may
die. The firemen- of the freight en
gines escaped by Jumping.
The engineer, conductor and fire
man of the passenger escaped with
minor bruises.
Locomotive Explodes.
A Ptsiisylvania Railway Co. engine
that, had been loaned to the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern road
exploded at Mann, O., on the low
grade route, to-day. Engineer Will
iam Reeder, Fireman Clyde Davis
and BraUeman Moreland all of this
city, were Injured, and the last two
are In the hospital. ,. Davis's condi
tion is serious.
Fighting Along Whole Line.
A dispatch from Sakhctun says:
According to reports just received,
tho Japanese have advanced to attack
along the whole" line. Fighting has
been in prngrsss on the light flank
of the Russian army near tho Imper
ial tomb3 since morning, but at this
hour it appears to be lessening und
ths roar of artillery Indicates that
tho fighting 13 gradually sweeping
further and further from Mukden.
KEYSTONE STATE GULLINGS
ENGINEER'S FRIGHTFUL DEATH
Employs of Baltimore A Ohio Rail
road Is Caught In Machine and
Bleeds to Death.
Jacob G. Beck, aged 30 years, a
stationary engineer on the Baltimore
ft Ohio railroad, n.ct a frightful death
at West Mosgrove. While starting an
engine his left leg between the knee
and thigh was caught In the cogs ot
the machinery and partially ground
off, the main artery being severed.
The wounded man got loose, stopped
the engine, dragged himself outside
the building, called for help and bled
to death In 10 minutes. He leaves a
wife and three children.
Two miles of electric railroad run
ning along Market street, Beaver, and
two miles Into Brighton township
have been sold for junk and are being
torn down by the junk dealars' work
men. The road was built two years
ago at a cast of $350,000 by a company
promoted by J. A. West, of Pittsburg:
It runs from the court house, where
it connects with the lines of the
Beaver Valley Traction company to
the Beaver Terrace plan of lots. It Is
understood that $8,000 was the price
paid, this to include trolley wire,
poles, ties and rails. When completed
the road was operated one month.
At Wurtemburg five coasters dash
ed over a bridge into the Connoque
nesslng river. James Copper, who
was guiding the bob-sled, lost con
trol and the sled shot through the
open Iron work and dropped to the
Ice below. James Rutter, who was
last on the Bled, saved himself by
grasping an Iron beam, but the other
flvs dropped and all were badly in
jured, Copper and Harry Kelsllng be
ing seriously hurt. A similar acci
dent occurred near Volant, when a
sled with five occupants dashed
against the Iron pier, of a bridge.
Clarence Potter, who was guiding,
was seriously hurt.
An accident Insurance case was
closed in Judge McConnell's court at
Greensburg, the jury awarding Mrs.
Samuel C, widow of Register S. C.
Stevenson, a verdict of $5,000, the full
amount of the policy and Interest,
amounting to $440. Mr. Stevenson
died while bathing at Atlantic City
In August, 1903. The final decision,
of the case rested largely upon the
rulings of the court on the questions
of law Involved, tho main question of
fact for the jury being whether Mr.
Stevenson died from drowning or
from apoplexy as determined by one
or more Philadelphia physicians.
D. W. Tryon, owner of the Spart
ansburg bank, manager of the Spart
anshurg Oil Company, the Banner
grocery and the owner of consider
able real estate In the village, made
an assignment Saturday to C. H.
Gabriel. Tho village Is In the center
of a thrifty farming and dairying sec
tion, which makes it probable that a
large number of the depositors will
be affected.
Two little caps floating on an ic9
pond at Waltersburg told of the
death of the C-year-old sons of Sup
erintendent Robert DePrlest and
David King, a blacksmith. of the
Kelster Coal Company. The children
had been playing between the two
houses and wandered to the pond,
where Ice cutting had been going
on. The bodies were recovered.
At a meeting of the Westmoreland
county commissioners, It was decided
not to accept any of the recent pro
posals for $1,000,000 In bonds for the
construction of the new court house.
A protest against issuing the bonds
is based on the claim that the great
er part of the money will not be
needed for two years.
Thieves broke into the machine
shop of the Loyalhanna Coal and
Coke company and carried off two
bronze castings worth $90 each. The
castings were so heavy that It requir
ed at least three men to move them.
A roll of cold rolled steel was also
stolen. The thieves used a wagon
In which to carry off their plunder.
The new Roman Catholic Church
of the Immaculate Conception at
Lock Haven, was dedicated Sunday
the festivities being Witnessed by
many priests and laymen from Re
novo, Bellefonte and other neighbor
ing towns. "
An unknown man about 21 years
old was killed by a Baltimore and
Ohio railroad train near Hyndman.
An envelope was found in his pock
ets addressed to Arch Rankin, 1832
North Fourth street, Philadelphia.
Ninety-five persons have applied for
liquor licenses in Blair county, an
Increase of 10 over last year. Five
of the new applicants are In Altoona,
two In Holldaysburg and three In Lo
gan township.
While hauling a. freight train near
Altoona, Engineer Robert Campbell
leaned out of his cab window and was
struck on the head by a stone that
had rolled down an embankment.
Campbell was painfully hurt, but will
recover.
Samuel Rea, 83 yeara old. Is dead
at his home, near Butler, from the
effects of a fall received a few weeks
ago. He was a well-known farmer.
Rev. William H. Fish, Jr., has been
installed pastor of the Independent
Unitarian church, at Meadvllle.
Fire destroyed the residence of Mrs.
Mary Rose, at New Kensington, The
loss Is estimated at about $3,000.
The beard of trade of Butler, or
ganized by electing the following of
ficers: President, William H. Miller:
vice president, Harry B. Snaman;
secretary, John C. Graham; treasurer,
Peter Duffy.
A dividend of 50 per cent has been
declared on tho deposits in tho de
funct' First National Bank of Clays
vllle. The dividend Is payable April
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The cigar store aud barber shop of
George Gibson, at New Castle, was
burglarized, the robbers securing $20
la cash and cigars and tobacco.