YELLOW FEVER SPEADING
Many New Cases and a Number
of Deaths Reported.
VICTIMS OF THE POORER CLASS
State Board of Health Issues Quar
antine Against the City of
New Orleans.
The following report of the prog
ress of yellow fever In New Orleans
Is, up to 6 p. m., July 28: New
cases. 21; total cnses to date, 237;
deaths since July 12, 47; new cen
ters, 8; total centers, 35.
The official report of progress of
the disease shows that the entire
quarter above Canal street was free
from a single new case and that the
fever was only spreading in the poor
er habitations of the downtoyn quar
ter. The health authorities continue to
bold that the plague remains an Ital
ian Infection, all but two of the last
26 cases reported being those of Ital
ians. Almost without exception the
victims have been of the poorest
classes, many not long residents of
the United States and unaccllmated.
For several years the planters of
Louisiana have been replacing ne
groes with Italian labor. Many of
the Immigrants have remained in
New Orleans and It. was among these
that the fever first appeared and to
that lack of acclimation and the in
adequacy of their treatment has been
largely due the heavy mortality that
lias characterized the present visita
tion. The Louisiana State Board of
Health finally ordered a quarantine
of the State against New Orleans.
That action became necessary to pro
tect all points In the State from be
ing quarantined against by Alabama,
Texas and Mississippi. Three par
ishes and one town in another parish
were granted communication with
New Orleans.
Havana Holds Steamship.
Acting Surgeon General Glennan of
the public health and marine hospital
service was Informed by Surgeon
White, who represents that service at
New Orleans, that there had been a
death from yellow fever in that city
outside the district in which previous
deaths had occurred. Dr. White also
notified Dr. Glennan that detention
camps would be established at Ken
ner, Avondale, Wayland and Slidell,
on the railroads near New Orleans.
The camps will be supplied with stores
from the government repository at
Fontainebleau, Miss.
Governor Jelks of Alabama issued
an amendment to his quarantine pro
clamation whereby the state of Ala
bama also quarantines against all
places on the Louisville & Washville
railroad between New Orleans and the
Alabama state line.
The steamer Excelsior of the South
ern Pacific Morgan line, which ar
rived at Havana from New Orleans,
brought 27 passengers. They were
all ordered to be detained in quaran
tine for five days. Only Immunes are
permitted to visit the ship, which will
be unloaded by immunes.
MITCHELL SENTENCED.
Convicted Senator Fined $1,000 and
Given Six Months' Penalty.
United States Senator Mitchell,
convicted of using his office of
United States Senator to further the
law practice of the firm of Mitchell
& Tanner, of Portland, Ore., was
sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 and
to six months' penal servitude.
Pending a review of the case by
the Supreme Court of the United
States execution of the sentence will
be deferred. Meantime, Mitchell
will be placed under bail to the
Amount of $2,000.
In pronouncing sentence Judge De
Haven said: "In reaching a conclu
sion 1n this case I have given consid
eration to the age of the defendant,
which may be taken into account in
mitigation of punishment, and the
further fact that he is forever here
after disqualified from holding any
office."
MAN DROPS FROM SKY.
Trainmen Are Startled by Sudden Ap
pearance of Aeronaut.
Trainmen on a westbound Rock Isl
and freight train were surprised to
see a man drop from the sky onto
the train, which was moving at the
rate of 20 miles an hour. The strang
er was assisted in his flight by a par
achute. He proved to be Claude Woods, nn
aeronaut who had made a baloon as
cension in Muscatine, la. After he
cut loose from the balloon the para
chute was over the Rock Island track,
on which a freight train was run
ning. Woods descended gently and was
not even Bhaken up by his adventure.
He left the train at the first stop
and returned here.
Boycott Reaps Results.
The boycott of American goods in
China as a result, of the Chinese pro
test against the exclusion act is de
veloping rapidly. Work at the
Standard Oil Company's new prem
ises at Canton has been stopped, a
boycott committee having ordered
the workmen off the building.
Secretary Hay's Estate.
The will of the late John Hay, Sec
retary of State, was filed for probate
In Washington, D. C. Tbe bulk of
the estate, which is said to be worth
considerably over $2,000,000, goes to
his widow, Clara Stone Hay, during
her life, then to be divided among the
children, Helen Hay Whitney, Alice
Hay Wadsworth, and Clarence Hay,
or their heirs.
Fifteen persons were injured, some
of them seriously, by the crash of
trolley cars at Portsmouth, N. H.
DUN'S WEEKLY SUMMARY
Resumption at Steel Mills Reflects
Confidence in the Future Im
provement Over a Year Ago.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review
of Trade" says:
Commercial tendencies are still in
the direction of improvement, al
though progress is hampered by
some Inflation of prices for the raw
materials of textile and footwear In
dustries. Confidence expands as
the crops are secured each day put
ting a large quantity of grain be
yond danger, and making sensational
rumors of loss loss effective. Evi
dences of faith In the future are in
creasing, more disposition being
shown to provide for requirement.;
beyond immediate consumption.
The industrial situation is in strik
ing contrast to conditions prevaiflng
a year ago, when there was much
idleness, both on account of quiet
trade and labor controversies. Com
plete returns now available for the
leading apartments indicate that the
first half of 1905 made a better com
parison with the corresponding six
months of last year, which naturally
increases optimism regarding busi
ness during the second half.
Foreign commerce! at New Yoifk
for the last week was almost Identical
with the results In 1904. Traffic In
terests begin to feel the pressure of
crops, but facilities have proved am
ple thus far, and railway earnings in
July were 9.0 per cent larger than in
the same time last year. Resump
tion of work at several steel plants
testifies to the brevity of the midsum
mer period of dullness. . Confidence
In the future is so general In this in
dustry that it would be most surpris
ing if expected activity failed to ma
terialize. Prices are readily main
tained. Failures of the week number 214
in the United States against 220 last
year, and 27 In Canada, compared
with 18 a year ago.
EQUITABLE IN COURT
Suit Brought to Have Company Put
in Receiver's Hands.
In the form of an amended com
plaint to a bill filed last April, suit
was begun July 27 in the United
States Circuit Court for the Southern
New York district to throw the en
tire $421,000,000 assets of the Equita
ble Life Assurance Society into the
hands of receivers.
More than 40 policyholders in the
Equitable, representing a dozen differ
ent States, are included as complain
ants In the suit which 'is based in
part upon the allegation that the so
ciety has no funds with which to meet
its enormous losses and is Insolvent.
With J. Willcox Brown of Mary
land as complainant, papers were
filed last April to compel a distribu
tion of the $84,000,000 surplus of the
society, and for tho appointment of
receivers for the surplus fund. Since
the filing of that bill permission was
obtained to file an amended com
plaint, and 44 other policyholders
have Intervened.
In the amended bill there are in
corporated many citations from the
Frick and Hendricks reports. The
bill alleges that the society has been
guilty of mismanagement In syndi
cate transactions; that "unreasona
ble and excessive" salaries have been
paid, and that "large sums of money,
ranging from $20,000 to $.17,000,000,
belonging to the said assurance funds
of the society, were allowed by It to
remain until Invested on deposit in
banks and trust companies, without
adequate interest, in many of which
banks and trust companies the said
officers and directors of the society
or many of them were large stock
holders for the purpose of securing
pecuniary benefit to such officers and
directors individually, and such undue
and unreasonable cash balances exist
ed since at least the year 1900."
Vesuvius Torpedoes Herself.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius tor
pedoed herself near Newport, R. I.
The torpedo instead of making for
the mark made a circle under tho wa
ter and came back and struck the
vessel on the port quarter. The tor
pedo was fitted with a practice head,
otherwise the vessel would have been
destroyed.
WONDERS OF WIRELESS
Naval System Picked Up Messages :
1,100 Miles at Sea.
Lieutenant Kaiser, who had charge
of the wireless apparatus on board the
cruiser Brooklyn on the trip to France
and return, has made a report to Rear
Admiral Massey, chief of the bureau
of equipment, on the tests which
wero made to determine at what dis
tance -wireless messages may be re
ceived aboard ship from shore sta
tions. The lieutenant reported that the
longest distance at which wireless
messages were read during the day
time was 540 sea miles, and at night
1,100 sea miles, while a wireless sig
nal was heard at a distance of 1,780
sea miles. The messages received
at a distance of 1,100 miles could
doubtless have been heard at a Etlll
greater distance.
Nljnl Novgorod Deserted.
The annual fair at Nljnl Nov
gorod opened July 28 with the cus
tomary ceremonies, but the town was
almost empty. A majority of the
shops have been shut, largely owing
to the disturbed state of the country.
Gunboat Bennington Refloated.
The gunboat Bennington is again
afloat on an even keel and will be
towed to the Mare island navy yard
at San Francisco to be thoroughly ex
amined and repaired. Divers are mak
ing an examination of the Benning
ton's hull.
It Is rumored that the naval court
has resolved to recommend to con
gress the reconstruction of the Chilean
navy, to begin with the building; in
Great Britain of four Ironclad of 12,
000 tons each.
MIDVALE PLATE IS TESTED
Withstands Severest Trial at the
Indian Head Proving Ground.
MEANS A 8AVING OF $53 A TON
Famous Krupp Process of Combine
Now Has Strong Rival in the
New Method.
The Midvale Steel Company, of Phil
adelphia, won a great victory in a
battle between a big gun at Indian
Head proving grounds and one of the
steel armor plates made by the com
pany under the first contract awarded
it by the Government in 1903.
The plate, 6 inches in thickness, was
subjected to three shots from a 6-inch
gun, the muzzle velocity of the pro
jectiles being 1,357 feet per second.
There was no cracking of the armor
and none of the shells penetrated as
much as 2 inches, which is said to be
a better showing than has ever been
made by any other armor subjected to
test at Indian Head.
In an official statement given out at
the navy department it is said the
Midvale plate made an excellent show
ing. This apparently settles all doubt
as to the ability of the Midvale com
pany to make armor for the navy as
good as that made by the Carnegie
and Bethlehem companies by the
Krupp process.
Moreover, the Midvale armor is sold
to the Government at a price $53 a
ton cheaper than the armor made by
the other companies. The latter it is
asserted, pay the Krupps for the priv
ilege of the exclusive use of their sec
ret process in this country a royalty
of $33 a ton. The Midvale company
appears to have evolved a process of
armor-hardening of its own that is
as good as the Krupp process.
The plate tested at Indian Head was
made by this new Midvale process. It
was a representative plate from a
group containing 450 tons intended for
the side armor of the battleships Mis
sissippi and Idaho. The 450-ton lot is
due for delivery to the Government
next month and will be the first batch
of the fi,000-ton contract awarded to
the Midvale company in 1903.
The awarding of this contract to
Midvale caused a sensation, as at the
time there was much doubt about the
ability of that company to make armor
of the required standard. A careful
investigation of the facilities of the
concern was made by order of the sec
retary of the navy before the contract
was given to Midvale.
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Rapid Growth of Crop, Winter Wheat
Harvest Almost Completed.
The general summary of the week
ly crop report Issued is as follows:
Favorable weather has caused rap
Id growth of corn and the crop U In
excellent condition. Winter wheat
harvest is nearly completed In the
principal winter wheat states, and
thrashing, which Is well advanced.
Rains have delayed thrashing In Vir
ginia and Maryland, and caused fur
ther damage to grain in shock or
stack in Virginia, Kentucky, Missou
ri, Oklahoma and Texas. Spring
wheat has continued to advance fa
vorably in the spring wheat region,
although black rust is reported from
scattered localities in Minnesota and
tho Dakotas, no material damage is
shown and, with favorable weather
conditions, serious Injury is not an
ticipated. In the principal oat pro
ducing States, harvesting is well ad
vanced, while in the more northerly
districts oats are heading. The,
crop generally Is in promising condi
tion. With the exception of Okla
homa, Kansas and Wisconsin, ad
verse reports respecting apples are
received from all sections. Haying
has been delayed by rains In Vir
ginia and portions of the Ohio val
ley, and considerable damage to hay
is reported from Oklahoma, Missouri
and Southern Illinois. Elsewhere
a good crop is being secured under
favorable conditions.
The Norwegian government has
agreed to a referendum for dissolu
tion of the union with Sweden.'
Hoch Reprieved.
Johann Hoch, Chicago's "Blue
beard" and confessed bigamist, sen
tenced to be hanged July 28 for poi
soning one of his many wives, was
granted a reprieve until August 25 by
Governor Deneen. The stay of exe
cution followed hours of anxiety on
the part of Hoch, who had never
given up hope, and was allowed by
the Governor only after the latter
had been assured that the necessary
sum to appeal the case had been
raised. The amount, $500, was giv
en by an attorney and friend of
Hoch's counsel, who declared he was
actuated purely by humanitarian motives.
Morton Cuts His Own Salary.
Paul Morton has presented $25,000
to the Equitable Life Assurance so
ciety. Exercising his plenary powers
thn chairman has cut his own salary
of $100,000, which was voted him by
the board of directors to $75,000. Mr.
Morton, when the matter was brought
to his notice, refused to confirm or
deny the report. It was stated that
this action was in accord with tbe po
licy of retrenchment 'decided upon
some time ago. '
Fever Report From Isthmus.
The Panama Canal Commission re
cevled a cablegram from Governor Ma
goon reporting that Louis Strand, a
Swedish employe, was taken with yel
low fever at Matachin, July 20 and that
J. C. Sutherland, a Scotch employe,
was stricken at Culebra, July 21. Gov
ernor MagooB further reported that Al
bert C. Berger, an American employe
at Panama, whose home is at Cleveland
O., and who was taken sick on July
19, has died,
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FAMOUS LINE RE-SURVEYED..
Mason and Dixon Boundary Retraced
by Surveyors.
The re-survey of the historic Ma
son and Dlvon line has just been
completed by the corps employed!
jointly by the states of Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
When the legislature of the two
states decided not to allow the fam
ous boundary line to disappear so far
as visible signs of its location were
concerned, they undertook work that
proved very difficult and tedious. The
surveyors were obliged to cut a path
through the mountains and they
found many of . the old markers and
crow'n stones displaced.
In Adams county, Pa., one stone
was used as a doorstep in a dwelling,
another In a church; some were doing
duty in bake ovens and others were
lying miles from their original places.
All were recovered, although not
without vigorous protest on the part
of the persons who were using them.
The work of re-establishing the
line was very carefully done, and the
old stone posts set along its course
after Charles Mason and Jeremiah
Dixon marked It out In 1703 were re
Bet in solid cement bases, and iron
posts were substituted in places
where the old posts have disappear
ed. Long Strike Ended.
The long and disastrous strike of
the puddlers of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Iron, Steel & Tin Work
ers at the works of the Carnegie
Steel Company in Youngstown, Glrard
and Greenville was officially called off
yesterday by action of the Executive
Board of the Sixth district of the
union.
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.
The Shah of Persia, it Is announced,
will pay a visit to the United States
and Mexico.
The Victorian assembly of Melbourne
Victoria, passed a bill granting the
elective franchise to woman.
Secretary Taft and party have ar
rived at Tokyo and are being shown
unusual honors by the emperor of Ja
pan and his ministers.
Six deaths resulted from yellow fever
In New Orleans on July 26, and there
were 165 cases In 19 centers of infec
tion. A fire in Blalrsvllle Pa., completely
destroyed the chief Industry in that
place, a porcelain enamel ware fact
ory; caused a loss of $75,000 and threw
200 men out of employment.
A gasoline automobile driven by A.
II. Stull, of Pltsburg, exploded at Lurt
wlck. Pa. The machine was wrecked.
Mr. Stull and a companion escapeiT In
jury. The machine was Valued at $600.
Gov. S. W. Pennypacker has reap
pointed Gen. Charles Miller, of Frank
lin, commander of the National Guard
of Pennsylvania with the rank of
major general for the term of five
years.
The Costa Rlcan government has
placed the ban on lotteries and a de
cree Just issued provides a heavy fine
for the offense.
Emperor William will visit King
Christian nt Copenhagen when, it is
expected, the vacant Norwegian throne
will be discussed.
More than 200 people are homeless
and destitute as the result of floods
in Aitkin county, Minn., and an appeal
for aid has been sent to Gov. John
son. An autopsy performed on an Ital
ian who died In New Orleans develop
ed the fact that death was caused by
yellow fever.
A plan for the wholesale delivery
of military prisoners confined on Gov
ernors island. New York, was frustrat
ed by a sentry, who shot Frederick
R. Snyder, who, with half dozen others
attempted to escape.
Daniel Thomas, of Warren, O., at
tempted to Jump from a car in Cleve
land, and was killed. Thomas left
Warren some time ago, and was em
ployed in the tube mills at Steuben
ville, O.
At the quarterly meeting of the
United States Steel Corporation direc
tors the regular dividend of 1 per
cent on the preferred stock was de
clared payable August 30. The fin
ancial statement of the quarter shows
net earnings off $30,305,116.
While Sabbatino di Domenico and
his wife were working in their gar
den In Retreat Park, Denver Col.,
three of their children were burned
to death and another terribly Injured.
Otto Bernhelmer, aged 36, a mem
ber of Bernhelmer & Walter, cotton
brokers, and reputed to be wealthy,
committed suicide by shooting in his
apartment at the Hotel Sevlllia, New
York.
District Attorney Jerome, In the
course of his investigation into the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, was
shown the famous "Union Pacific syn
dicate agreement." Mr. Schiff also
gave full information.
While a number of miners were at
work in the Bank Head mine, at Banff,
N. W. T., an explosion of dynamite
occurred, which wrought awful havoc
In the mine and killed three men.
Several others were injured.
After living for 31 years in the
United States August Pfaft, a well
known resident of Cleveland, has been ,
arrested for military service by the
German authorities while on a visit to
his native town, Haecking, Germany.
Ludewig Rosevitz, employed in tbe
Berwlnd-White mines, at Windber, Pa.,
was killed by a fall of coal.
The Very Rev. Augustine F. Schin
ner was installed as Bishop of the newly-created
diocese of Superior, Wis.
Statistics of Bureau of Commerce
and Labor show foreign trade of
United States during past year exceed
ed all records. Exports for first time
passed billion-and-half-dollar mark.
Body of John Paul Jones rests In
temporary crypt In Naval Academy
grounds at Annapolis. Tbe ceremony
was simply, only a prayer being ut
tered. All speeches and pomp were
reserved for the final Interment in the
new chapel, now being constructed.
PORTO RICO'S DEMANDS
Wants Insular Senate and Offi
cers Named by Governor.
WILL MEMORIAL CONGRESS
Complain That the Balance of Power
Still Rests With an Execu
tive Council.
Delegates representing 65 out of the
66 municipalities of Porto Rico, and
of both political parties, assembled in
convention at San Juan to memorial
ize congress with the view of bring
ing about sweeping changes in the
government of this island.
The memorial adopted by the con
vention recites that this is the sev
enth anniversary of the American in
vasion of Porto Rico, and complains
that the preponderance of power still
rests with an executive council com
posed of heads of departments ap
pointed by President Roosevelt.
"These heads of departments," it
says, "arrive here knowing nothing
of the language, customs or needs of
the country, and 24 hours after dis
embarking take their seats In the ex
ecutive council and determine the fate
of the Island."
The memorial calls for no change in
the composition of the house of dele
gates, which consists of 35 members
elected by the. people, but demands
the following amendments to the For
aker law:
"First. The organization of an in
sular senate to be composed of two
senators each from seven districts,
in place of the executive council.
"Second. That the proposed senate
and the house possess the same privi
leges granted to the house under the
Foraker law.
"Third. That the secretary of Por
to Rico, the attorney general, the
treasurer, the auditor, the commis
sioner of education and the commis
sioner of the interior continue in their
present offices under the present titles,
but that they form no part of the exe
cutive council.
"Fourth. That the officials named
be appointed by the governor with the
consent of the Insular senate and not
by the president of the United States."
The memorial was adopted by a ris
ing vote, the delegates cheering for
five minutes.
The convention also adopted a peti
tion for presentation to the Insular
legislature for the protection of the
municipalities and the granting to
them of autonomy. One result of the
convention Is the permanent estab
lishment of an organization Known as
the Porto Rico Municipal league, with
Mayor R. H. Todd of San Juan as
president.
OUTWITTED BANDITS.
San Franciscan Promises Much for
His Life, But Delivers Nothing.
Bound, gagged and at the mercy of
Mexican bandits, B. S. Loomls, a cit
izen of San Francisco, was held a
prisoner in the mountains of Cerro
de San Juan, near San Bias, Mexi
co. A promise of the payment of a
ransom saved his life, for It was the
Intention of the robbers to kill him
after they had stripped him of all his
effects.
In telling of his experience Loomls
writes: "While returning from Te
p'lc I was held up by bandits and
robbed of my effects. I was bound
and gagged and then taken to a nar
row canyon to be killed. I bought
the bandits off with a promise to
pay them $200, the money, to be tak
en to a certain point on a certain
day. They threatened to seize me
on the plantation and kill me at night
If I did not keep my promise. I
did not keep the promise, and instead
of sending money I purchased a rifle
for my protection."
Earthquake Shocks In Michigan.
Great excitement was caused at Calu
met, Mich., by an earthquake shock.
Buildings rocked, plaster was knocked
from the walls, dishes fell from shelves.
Marquette and other points on the
Marquette Iron range experienced a
distinct shock.
Harvester Trust Sued for $600,000.
At Little Rock, Ark., Attorney Gen
eral Rodgers filed suit against the In
ternational Harvester Company for
penalties aggregating $600,000 for al
leged infringement of the anti-trust
law passed at the last session of the
General Assembly. The complaint re
cites that the company is a monopoly
regulating the prices of harvesters and
fixing their output.
Want to Go to Work.
The strikers of the American Steel
Hoop company's plant at Youngstown,
O., after a meeting which was extreme
ly stormy, declared that they were anx
ious to have the strike, which has
lasted for a year, declared off and that
they wanted to be allowed to return
to work. Out of 100 strikers at the
meeting, but one wanted the strike
continued.
Japs Land In Siberia.
Dispatches from Manchuria report
the landing of a Japanese battalion
and the seizure of a lighthouse on the
Siberian coast 700 miles north of Vlad
ivostok, after a preliminary shelling
by torpedo boat destroyers.
Building Falls Killing Three.
Three boys were killed and a num
ber of others severly injured by the
collapse of a two-story cottage at Thirty-second
and Fox streets, Chicago.
The building was being torn down and
the boys were gathering wood for use
at their homes when the crash came.
James White, a policeman, was badly
bruised while rescuing boys pinioned
under the debris.
It Is announced in Copenhagen that
Kaiser Wilhelm will visit King Chris
tian In the near future
EMPERORS MEET
Czar of Russia Holds Conference
With German Ruler.
Emperor Nicholas has returned to
Peterhof from the Gulf of Finland,
where he held a conference with Em
peror William.
The marshal of the court. Count
Brenkendorff, has sent the following
from the Island of Bjoerke:
"At 10 o'clock in the evening of Ju
ly 23 the German imperial yacht Ho
henzollern dropped anchor near the
anchorage of the Russian imperial
yacht Polar Star. Emperor William,
accompanied by Prince Albert of
Schlewlgh Holsteln, and his suite,
was rowed to the Polar Star. Emperor
William was received at the head of
the ladder by Emperor Nicholas and
the Grand Duke Michael, and cordial
greetings were exchanged. The Ger
man emperor reviewed the guard of
honor and the yacht crew and the two
suites wero presented, after which
their majesties retired to the saloon.
At 11 o'clock at night Emperor Nich
olas and Grand Duke Michael accom
panied Emperor William to the Ho
henzollern, where they remained until
1:30 in the morning."
The meeting between the emperors
ended this afternoon with a gala
luncheon on board the German imper
ial yacht, Hohenzollern, after which
Emperor William's yacht steamed sea
ward, escorted for a short distance by
the Russian Imperial yacht Polar Star.
Then imperial salutes were exchanged
and the Polar Star put about and re
turned to Peterhof. A flotilla of tor
peda boats, torpeda boat destroyers
and small cruisers hovered about the
Imperial yachts from the time they
met until they parted.
POTTERY COMBINE
Consolidation of Plants Said to Have
Been Made.
A combination that will practically
control the table ware and china trade
of this country has virtually been ef
fected with $40,000,000 capital.
Newton Jackson of Philadelphia has
been working on the consolidation
since last May, and it is announced
more than 75 per cent of the kiln ca
pacity of all the table ware plants In
the country stand ready to enter the
deal.
Three prominent Philadelphia banks
are backing Mr. Jackson. But one
large plant In East Liverpool, O., tho
Homer Laughlln China Company, with
32 kilns, is withholding from the com
bination, and the Sebrlngs who run
three plants at Sebring, O., are also
out of it.
Parker Has Narrow Escape.
Alton B. Parker Hall, grandson of
Alton O. Parker, had a narrow escape
from drowning while swimming in the
llmlsoi river with his grandfather at
Esopus. lie was rescued by Edward
Fritz, of Poughkeepsle. Judge Parker
was swimming with the little fellow on
his back when the boy became fright
ened and suddenly began choking his
grandfather. Hy the time that the
his grandson released his hold and
fel into deep water Judge Parker was
thoroughly exhausted for want of
breath and could do little to assist
the lad. Fritz Jumped into the river
and rescued the lad. Judge Parker
reached shore without assistance.
Boston Wool Market.
New strength is found in the wool
market. This is partly a result of
the satisfactory opening of the better
grades of men's wear woolens for
spring. Leading quotations follow:
Ohio and Pennsylvania XX and above
3038c; X, 3435c; No. 1, 4142c;
No. 2, 4243c; fine unwashed, 2830c;
,4-blood, unwashed, -blood
3t!c; -blood, 35c; unwashed delaine,
30fi31c; unmerchantable, 3233c; fine
washed delnlne, 3940c; Michigan, fine
unwashed, 2728c; -olood, unwashed
3334c; -blood, 3435c; -blood,
3233c.
WORKMEN STRIKE IN WARSAW
Thousands Are Idle and In Street
Fight One Person is Killed.
Four thousand workmen in the
Warsaw iron works, and 5,000 in the
Dombrowa steel works struck for
higher wages. The striking bakers
destroyed a baker shop In Grochow
ska street and in the disturbance which
followed one person was killed.
TEXAS OIL FIRE BURNS OUT
Eight Bodies Found In Ruins. Com.
pany Suffers Loss at Sour Lake.
The fire in the Texas company's
tanks, at the Humble oil field, is pract
icaly, extinguished. The charred re
mains of eight negroes have been
found, and the search continues.
The loss suffered by the Texas com
pany at the Humble oil field by the
hurnlng of approximately 2,500,000
barrels of oil, was augmented at Sour
Lake, where lightning struck a tank
containing 130,000 barrels belonging
to the same company, and another
tank containing 100,000 barrels, all of
which will be a total loss.
PLOT TO KILL SULTAN.
Impression Created That European
Anarchists Are to Blame.
The commission of inquiry into the
attempt on the life of the sultan of
Turkey, is believed to have obtained
information Indicating that It was a
Turkish plot, but as this would never
be admitted, even if proven, the au
thorities are creating the impression
that the bomb outrage was the work
of European anarchists.
Killed by Explosion.
Three children dead, the mother
dying, two others badly Injured and
the father nearly prostrated, is the
terrible sequel to nn explosion of a
gasoline stove at the home of Levi
Tagress at 725 Wood alley, Braddock,
Pa. A double funeral of twin chil
dren was held in the afternoon, at
which tho father was the sole mourn
er. Fire at Moberly Mo., destroyed the
Missouri Grain company's elevator,
causing a $200,000 loss.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
BLI8S HELD FOR TRIAL.
Manager of National Mercantile
Company Is Given Hearing on
a Charge of Forgery.
After a hearing, Charles A. Bliss,
manager of the National Mercantile
company, at New Castle, was held un
der $500 ball for trial at court upon a
charge of forgery entered by William
Walton. Bliss Is alleged to have se
cured the signatures of many mer
chants to contracts for collecting their
unpaid accounts. A portion of each)
contract, it is claimed, later turned
up in the hands of S. A. McCracken,
a local real estate dealer in the shape
of promissory notes for $25 each.
As the result of what is claimed
to have been a miscarried letter and
a false identification of the party re
ceiving it Postmaster J. L. Malcolm
of Unlontown Is made defendent In a
suit for $937.50, -which sum it is al
leged by the plaintiffs was intended
for them and was paid to another.
The plaintiffs are Michael and Susan
na Palchan of Gllmore's works. The
money, it is claimed, was the pro
ceeds of a salt of real estate In Hun
gary. The money was paid last Nov
ember. In their affidavit of claim
Palchan and his wife charge that
Postmaster Jtfalcolm did not exercise
proper precaution in the payment of
the money order.
Stephen B. Patterson, aged 72 years,
and a veteran of the Civil war, was
found dead in an abandoned field five
miles south of Tyrone, in a kneeling
posture, as if in prayer. Patterson
left hi3 home for Tyrone to have
his pension voucher cashed and also
to visit his son. He had gone but a
short distance when he evidently be
came ill. His family supposed he had.
reached his destination and did not
know otherwise until a search was in
stituted. Physicians believe that he
had been dead three days.
William Griffiths of West Pittston,
a well-known mining engineer ana
geologist, will sail August 1 for South
east Alaska to explore and report for
a company of American capitalists on .
the possibilities of the Matanuska
coal fields being developed to supply
the prospective great Pacific trade
with coal for steam purposes. It Is
said there Is an immense deposit of
bituminous coal there and that It la
of a superior quality.
Judge A. W. Williams sentenced
John Zarkallski, the slayer of Mrs.
Anna Szies and George Sarik, her
nephew, at West Middlesex on May 5,
to 20 years In the penitentiary. Zf
kaljski pleaded guilty to seconded '
gree murder and manslaughter. k
kaliski fell In love with Mrs. SzfV
and when she refused to elope wltn
him he shot her and also the nephew, '
vho was In bed. He also made twb
attempts to kill himself.
A representative of the State De
partment of Agriculture examined tha
cattle belonging to Christian Bender,
a farmer, residing eight miles south,
of Meyersdale, pronouncing the herd
Infected with tuberonlosis, and order
ed that they be killed according to
law. Stock-raisers in the immediate
vicinity are considerably wrought up
over the matter, fearing that the dis
ease germs have Invaded their herds.
D. F. Pincln, while waiting for a
trolley car at Hutchinson siding, a
mile from lAltoona, was set upon by
highwaymen, sandbagged and relieved
of $12. Ils clothes were taken from
him. He was then carried along tha
road and thrown Into a ditch. Pincln
was found wandering around in an
aimless manner. He is seriously In
jured. The principal of the Institute for
Colored Youths at Cheyney, near Phil
adelphia received a letter from An
drew Carnegie, dated Sklbo Castle,
Scotland, in which Mr. Carnegie gives)
the Institute $10,000 for a library. A
summer school for teachers now being
conducted by the institute Is attended
by teachers from nearly all the South
ern States.
An obstinate cow, which stationed
herself on the track and refused to
move, caused a wreck on the New
Portage branch of the Pennsylvania
railroad, resulting In the demolition of
seven cars and causing the death of
one man and fatal injury of another.
Freight Brakeman Frederick Young
of Altoona, was killed while making
up his train at Enola. No one wit
nessed the accident and the dead man
was found alongside the tracks by fel
low railroad men.
The West Penn Railways company,
at Unlontown, has increased the speed
of its car through the borough from
five to 10 miles an hour.
John Montcan. 30. years old, died at
New Castle, from injuries received at
the Atlantic furnace, when his legi
were ground off by a car.
The residence of Daniel Korn. of,
Butler was entered by sneak thievea
while the family was up stairs and
robbed of $23 and two gold rings.
Charles Green, who waa Injured la
the mines at Holsopple, Somerset
county, died at the Memorial hospital
in Johnstown.
John Saylor, of Altoona, a contract
or, fell from the roof of a stable and
was seriously hurt. No bones were,
broken, but he received Internal In
juries. Leo J. Bingham, 19 years old, while
playing ball at Altoona, had his skull
fractured by a pitched ball and may
die.
A 50-page deed wa left for record:
at Unlontown whereby 1,500 acres of
coal land was transferred from the
Johnson Mining company, of Fayette
City, to the Pittsburg Coal company.
The tract is made up of 20 smaller
ones located along the river in Wasn
ington township. The consideration
was $148,900.
David Spahr, 36 years old, was
hanged In the jail yard at Carlisle for
fatally shooting his wife, Gertrude,
on May 21, 1905. Spahr admitted ht
guilt and went to the scaffold without
nlnchtng. His last words were: "God
Mesa you." Jealously is said to bare
prompted the crime.