GIGANTIC STOCK SHE
Counterfeit Certificates Issued to
Amount of $4,000,000.
A CLEVER SCHEME UNEARTHED
At Present Quotations the Bogus Cer
tificates Would Represent Over
14,000,000
Following the arrest of Charles
Augustus Seton at Turkeylown, Mil.,
Id connection with the counterfeiting
tjf InO-share certiorates of Norfolk &
Western common slock Samuel Hum
phries was arrested for complicity In
that crime in Brooklyn, N. Y. ,
The capture of Seton led to many
startling disclosures. It Is now known
that 600 counterfeit certificates were
struck off, ami that the lit liopr:i
was done unwittingly by the lliimiliou
Hunk Note Engraving & Printing
Company. At the present market val
ue of the Norfolk & Western common
the counterfeits cover $4,300.0110.
It came out that the Hank, Note
company itself disclosed the fact that
the certificates had been lithographed
by It. nfter a conference of Its ofll
cers held In the law offices of I, ester.
Graves & Miles, counsel for the com
pany, Mr. Craves telephoned to the
office of the Norfolk & Western
Company Tuesday asking some one In
authority to come to his office at
once, saying that his presence was
wanted at an important conference.
One of the chief officials of the
railway responded. In Mr. Craves'
office he found President Tonyes of
the Punk Note Company and Mr.
Hemphill, Vice President of the
Guaranty Trust Company, and one of
the transfer officials of the railway
company. Mr. Graves Inrornjed the
railway officials that he had discov
ered that the counterfeit stock certifi
cates had been made by the Hank Note
Company for Seton on what appeared
to be a legitimate order.
When Mr. Hemphill demanded to
know the nature of the order Mr.
Graves said it was In the form of a
letter directed to Seton and signed
"C. B. Franklin". This letter was
typewritten on a sheet of Waldorf
Astoria letter paper and Is said to
have been dictated by Seton himself
to one of the stenographers at the
hotel.
No such man as C. B. Franklin has
ever been President of the Norfolk
ft Western. The railway officials are
.convinced that it was Seton himself
who wrote the letter on which the
Bank Note Company executed his
order.
, GIBBONS IN M. E. CHURCH
Cardinal There Attends Prohibition
Meeting in Baltimore.
Cardinal Gibbons occupied a seat, on
the platform of the Kutaw St reel
Methodist Episcopal church, Bahl
more. In which a public mass meeting
was held under the auspices of the
city committee of the Prohibition
party. The principal address was
made by William H. Berry, state
treasurer of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ber
ry spoke on "Civic Virtue.'' and m ido
a plea for prohibition of Hie liquor
traffic.
The committee found Itself unable
to secure a public hall huge enough
and was compelled to select the
Eutaw-street church. A member of
the committee wrote to Cardinal
Gibbons, who has consented to act as
vice president, and asked him if he
wished to have his name withdrawn.
The cardinal wrote that ''the holding
of a civic meeting In a Protestant
church does not excite any religious
scruple in me." Bishop Luther B.
Wilson of the Methodist Episcopal
church was a vice president.
Flames Damage Windsor Hotel.
A section of the Windsor hotel, at
Montreal, Que., was destroyed by fire
causing a loss of $i;0,00u. The fire
started in the kitchen and destroyed
the center square, which Included the
dining room, grill room, bar and other
public rooms. The guests had plenty
of time to remove their belongings
and at no time was there anything
like a panic.
HADLEY IS SATISFIED
Has Secured Valuable Evidence in
Standard Oil Hearings.
Attorney General Herbert S. Had- j
ley, of Missouri, who Is In New York
conducting the Standard Oil company
hearing for the purpose of securing
testimony to use in the suit to oust
the Standard from Missouri, said:
"I am well satisfied with the results
I have obtained In my investigation of
the Standard control of the oil busi
ness In Missouri. I have secured some
part of what I came here for, and I
did not expect to secure everything.
The testimony given by Mr. Jockel
and Mr. Hardcastle, former employes
of the Standard, and Mrs. Ida M.
Butts, of Marietta, O., establishes to
my mind the connection which I seek
to show as existing In Missouri be
tween the Standard of Indiana, the
Republic Oil company and the Waters-Pierce
Oil Company. . These, I
maintain, are constituent companies
of the Standard Oil trust. The rs
fusals to answer on the part of H. H.
Rogers, E. T. Bedford, Wade Hamp
ton and -others I had examined go
further It seems to me to bulwark
my case than the evidence of my own
witnesses.'
Roosevelt Urges Treaty.
President Roosevelt had a confer
ence with some Americans. A. E.
Coulter, who has resided in Santo
Domingo, and W. H. Parish of Rich
mond, Va., who ' have In Santo Do
mingo property Interests which are
suffering by reason of the revolution
ary proceedings In the island. The
President suggested that they could
promote their own interests and those
of the United States by urging their
senators to assist in the ratification
of the Dominican treaty.
OUTLOOK 13 PROMISING
Payments Being Promptly Met, Mills
Busy and Car Supply Better
Higher Prices for "Steel.
R. O. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review
of Trade" says: Seasonable wenthei
more than offset the effect on busi
ness conditions of Increased strife be
tween labor and capital. Low temp
erature and snow brought out the
backward demaud for heavy-weight
wearing apparel and rubber goods,
restoring the one lagging trade fac
tor, and the other departments of
jobbing and manufacturing continued
vigorously engaged in preparing for
the future, except where a few strikes
produced hesitation. This far these
struggles have not affected any large
percentage of the wage earners, while
in other industries the higher scales
effective January 1 have added to the
purchasing power of many thousand
workers.
Railway blockades cause' complaint
In several important centers, yet
earnings for December were 8.2 per
cent, larger than In 1301. Foreign
commerce returns at New York for
the last week showed an Increase of
$:,23:i,Oii:i over the exports a year
ago, while Imports decreased $1170,
117, a trifling loss after the sensation
al gain of the previous week. Annual
reports are surpassing expectations
In most cases and settlements are
made with desirable promptness.
Several advances in (piotalions of
steel shapes testify to the pressure
that Is felt In some divisions of the
Iron and steel Industry, and it Is
especially gratifying to note that
there Is no evidence of speculative In
fluence In the gains of one or two
dollars per ton for sheets, plates and
wire products. Inquiries In these
departments have merely surpassed
the supply available for prompt de
livery. Conditions show distinct Im
provement. In the textile Industries
business. Increasing as stock
taking is concluded, although
buyers are still somewhat scarce
In the pilmary markets for opt -tons.
The raw material , sittml ion Is
considered n supporting Influence.
Failures numbered :!0! In the United
Slates, against :!2I last year and 51
In Canada, compared with 2S a year
ago.
BATTLESHIPS DAMAGED
Alabama Collides With the Kentucky
in New York Harbor.
While the battleship squadron under
command of Hear Admiral Itobley D.
Evans was proceeding to sea the
battleships Kcarsnrge and Kentucky
run aground In the lower harbor off
the West Bank Llghi New York
harbor.
The Aialmnia and Illinois were fol
lowing next in line, a id before tht-y
could alter their course I he Alabama
collided with the Kentucky, striking
her a glancing blow. The Illinois
just got el -ar of the laugh- and pro
ceeded down I be bay, anchoring out
side the bar with the flagship Maine. ,
The Kentucky was badly damaged.
The Alabama remained by to rend
er assistance to the Kentucky and
Kcnr.-nrge, and wireless messages
were sent to the Brooklyn navy yard
for lugs.
The Kearsarge and Kentucky both
were Moato-l and slutted for sen, ac
companied by the Alabama. The
Kentucky. however, was ordered
back, u!d relumed In Tompklnsvllle
for repairs.
A wireless message was received at
the Brooklyn navy yard from the
Kentucky, slating that the starboard
side of I he vessel above the water
line had been quite badly damaged in
the collision with the Alabuna.
The squadron of battleships was
hound for Hampton Bonds, where the
several divisions of the North Allan
tic fleet now m home waters are to
he assembled under. Bear Admiral
Evans, preparatory to sailing for
West Indian and South American
waters for the annual wlnler maneu
vers. China in a Ferment.
Reports from the South and from i
the Yangtse Valley region show Ihe ;
anil-foreign sentiment to be very j
strong. China undoubtedly is la n j
ferment of political excitement, hut. i
the movement is directed as much i
againt-t the Government as against
the foreigners.
MORALES A REFUGEE j
Returned to San Domingo Wounded
and Resigned Presidency. !
Carlos F. Morales, the runaway
president of Santo Domingo. Is a j
refugee nt the United States legation J
In Santo Domingo, wounded and
noaring oiner evntciiecs or me mis-
fortunes which have pursued him j
since lie fled from the capitnl three
weeks ago. Morales was brought to
the legation under cover of the dark
ness. He Was helpless, one of his
legs having been broken during his
sojourn In the mountains west of the
city. He appealed -to United States i
Minister Thomas C. Dawsou for a
guarantee of safety.
Gen. Morales' resignation as presi
dent of Santo 'Domingo was tendered
and accepted. He will leave this
city on board the United Slates gun
boat Dubuque bound for Porto Rico.
Vice President Caceres. who has
been acting as president since the
time Gen. Morales fled from the capi
tal. Is now, according to the consti
tution, president of Santo Domingo.
The barn belonging to Will' i in
Price, of Snydertown, Pa., was burn 3d
The loss will aggregate $1,200.
Cumings Against Passes.
When the Iowa General Assembly
was called to order Gov. A. B. Cum
ings's bienr,';.l message was read. The
document recommends leglslatloh to
control insurance companies and pro
hibit the issuance of pusses by rail
roads. L. B. Inibodon and J. A. Mill, con
victed of conspiracy to wreck the
Denver Savings bank, were sentenced
to States prison from nine to 10
years at hard labor.
EIGHT DIE IN HOTEL FIRE
Rush of Flame and Smoke Caus
es Panic Among Guests.
MANY LOWERED WITH ROPES
Captain of Firemen Meets Death
While Trying to Save Life of
Aged Woman.
Eight persons dead of suffocation
or of Injuries sustained In leaping
from a "fireproof" hotel building, a
score of persons Injured, and a build
ing damaged $25,000 by lire, smoke
and water Is the loss caused by a dis
aster which befell ihe West hotel,
Hennepin avenue and Fifth street,
Minneapolis, throwing 700 guests and
employes Into a panic.
The dead: Fire Captain John Ber
wln, fell from the fourth floor while
at templing to save a woman's life;.
W. G. Nickels, Minneapolis; Thomas
Siinimervllle, Springfield, Mass.,
salesman; J. 13. Wolf, northwestern
agent for Sperry & Alexander Com
pany, of New York; Clinton B.
I.anime, New York, traveling man; .1.
B. Pelsnlger, New York traveling
man: Mrs. M. E. Hodges, Minneapo
lis: William Black, New York.
The lire was confined to the eleva
tor shaft and the two lop floors In
bin- corner of the building, but a
dense smoke pervaded everywhere
and the wild excitement which fol
lowed the first, alarm hurried people
into halls and out on window ledges
In a frantic at tempt to save them
selves. There was so much choking smoke
that guests, the moment a door was
opened, were compelled to crawl out
the windows h avoid suffocation.
Many were hurt by breaking windows
with lunula or feel.
Cup!.' .foil II Bei win of a hook and
ladder company, having broken open
a window on the seventh floor, which
he had reached by menus of scaling
a ladder, stumbled on to the body of
Mrs. Emellne Barlow, an nged wo
man. He strapped Hi" unconscious
form to his back and slarted down the
ladder.
When midway between .the seventh
and sixth floors the strati broke.
Bending over lo bulunco the body for
u moment, he then leaned, at the
risk of his life, and threw the woman
toward a projecting ledge on the
floor below. Apparently being reviv
ed bv the fresh air or by the shock,
the aged woman grasped the projection
and held on. Ctipt. Berwiu lost, his
balance and fell to the pavement. He
was Instantly killed.
The excitement was so Intense that
.1. B. Pelsnlger of New York and Mrs.
M. E. Hodges of Minneapolis, who
ley, nol being encouraged by the
were III window ledges near the nl
cruwd In Fifth street, leaped from
the seventh floor to the pavement.
Peisniger's clothes caught, fire and he
tumbled, burning, through the air. He
si ruck a railing near the Hennepin
avenue side of the hotel.
DEATH OF DR. HARPER
Wss President of Chicago Unlver3ity
and a Notsd Scholar.
William ItaiiVy Harper, president
of the rnhi rslly of Chicago since Its
inception In 1891, regarded by many
as the foremost Hebrew scholar In
America and equally renowned as nit
educator and business man, died of
cancer of the intestines at his home
on the university campus.. Although
his death was known to lie Inevitable
within a comparatively short, time, the
end of his life, due to physical ex
haustion, came suddenly. He was til
years of age.
Dr. Harper came of Scotch-Irish
slock. He was the eldest of five
children of Samuel and Ellen E.
Harper, and was born In New Con
cord. O.. July 20, I8ii0. He was a
precocious student, and while yet a
child entered Muskingum college, n
United Presbyterian Institution,
wliere he took the degree of bache
lor of arts at the age of 11. He took
a post-graduate course nt Yale from
which he received the degree of Ph.
D.
Dr. Hamnett Honored.
January 10th at Allegheny College.
Meadvllle, Pa., was almost entirely
given up lo celebrating the ninetieth
birthday of Dr. .Tonal linn Hamnett, for
01 years nn Instructor at the college.
In 1S:l,1 Dr. Hamnett, with two other
young men, walked from Pittsburg to
Meadvllle to enter Allegheny Col
lege. He was graduated In 18:19, and
In 1X15 returned to be professor of
Latin language and literature. His
service as professor lias been contin
uous since that date. He Is person
ally known to everv living alumnus of
the Institution.
CAPITAL NEWS NOTES
Senator Fora,ker's bill lo appropri
ate $200,000 to mark the graves of
Confederate soldiers who died In
Northern prisons was passed by the
Senate.
The President nominated John If.
Stover to bo postmaster at Waterville.
O., and Henry H. Hawkins to be
postmaster at Spring Forge. Pa. The
Senate confirmed the nomination of
Glen H. Salkeld to be postmaster at
Perry, O.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Damaged.
During a heavy blow In Hampton
Roads the torpedo boat destroyers
Wordcn und Lawrence of the First
torpedo flotilla, lying off Sewells
Point, came together in collision. The
Wordcn was rammed and Had to be
conveyed to the Norfolk navy yard
by the Lawrence, which was uninjur
ed. At the navy yard it was said the
Worden's injuries were not of a serious-
nature. An Investigation will be
made.
HORRIBLE DEATH
Officer Who Found Body of Woman
Goes Insane.
Mrs. Lena Able, 27 years old, was
murdered at Jior home, 632 Browns
ville avenue. Pittsburg. Her throat
was slashed In HI different places.
Then the dead body was dragged from
the second Hour of her home Into the
cellar and thrown Into a corner. A
kerosene lamp had been smashed be
side the body, which was frightfully
burned.
Andrew .1. Able, 20 years old. hus
band of Ihe murdered woman, was
mtnmluecl to the Allegheny county
lull by Chief Deputy Coroner Hurry
W. Lowe, tin a charge of murder.
Able was arrested nt the morgue,
where he came to view the remains of
his wife. He told so many conflicting
stories about his whereabouts at the
lime of the affair that Lowe was led
lo believe that he knew about the
crime.
Officer .lames II. Boyle, a sub-pollce-niiin
who was mi the beat on which
the Able house Is, helped to carry out
the body of Mrs. Able.- The sight, was
so revolting to him that a few hours
later he was a raving maniac and had
to be taken to the Insane ward of St.
Francis hospital.
CIVIL SERVICE INCLUDED
Governor Pennypacker Issues a Sup
plemnetary Call.
Gov. Pennypacker Issued a supple
mental call for the coming extra ses
sion of the Pennsylvania legislature,
so as tu Include uniform primary elec
tions, a civil service system for state
offices and the regulation of cam
paign expenditures among the sub
jects that may be considered by the
legislature. Ho also amends his pre
vious provision for a bill to permit the
consolidation of Pittsburg and Alle
gheny, so as to enable the legislature
to ml opt a constitutional bill to that
effect.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEF9
The Kentucky Legislature formally
elerled Judge James H. Payiiter to
lb" United States Senate, succeeding
.1. C. G. Illuckbtirn.
After having been unanimously
nominated by the Democratic cau
cus for Slate Treasurer of Maryland,
Murray Vandlver was re-elected.
Mrs. Anthony Morrow sued for di
vorce nt Coshocton, O., alleging' that
her husband, a farmer, tried to s"-ll
her three children for $"0.
Susie Johnson, 00 years old, of HI
Cass avenue, Allegheny, died at the
Allegheny General hospital from
burns received al her home on Jan
uary 3.
The pope, following the precedent
established by the Madrid conference
of 1880, has asked Austria and Spain
to propose religious liberty In Moroc
co at the coming conference at Alge
clras. It. Is announced that the hospital
provided for In Ihe will of the lute
traction magnate, Charles T. Yerkes,
will be built, lit once, and will be lo
cated in the Bronx district of New
York.
Herbert S. Dudley, attorney for the
state of Missouri in the prosecution
of the Standard Oil Company, says a
crime has been committed against, his
slate.
The Stale department has been ad
vised from Nicaragua that the Alhcrs
brothers, Americans, who have been
In prison there, have been pardon
ed. The strike of the chorus girls of the
was t-ndc-d by Director Conried giving
(hem an 'advance In wages, they
agreeing to waive claim lo recognition
of their union.
The Northwestern Hemlock Asso
ciation has decided upon onollier in
crease in the price of hemlock lum
ber. The raise will vary from !0
cents to $l."0 per thousand feet.
All matters relating to the Panama
canal mid the government of the ca
nal zone and the management of Ihe
Panama railroad will be Investigated
by Senate Committee on Inter-oceanic
Canals.
'' Jewelry valued at $10,000, bclong
I Ing to the wile of Dr. A. Bavogll, of
! Clifton, a suburb or Cinclnati, was
! stolen, according to a report made
! by her lo the police.
Negro Weds White Girl.
! William Ilrtiyn, a negro und Frances
j COurter, a white girl, returned to
l WiiHhlngtonvllle, N. Y'., from New
: burg nnd announced that they had
been married. The girl's fath'-r
I knocked them both down und the nn
l gry villagers attacked Bruyn and
I threatened to lynch him. He es-
capted, but later he and. the girl were
: placed in jail. ,
Sentiment Against Chinese.
The Chinese minister at Washington
has telegraphed his government thut
any satisfactory legislation on the ex
clusion question Is Improbable. Ho
says that the majority of the con
gressmen favor greater liberality, but
that the Influence of the laboring
class is ton strong against the Chi
nese. War Ccst Russia $1,050,000,000.
The budget statement for i.i0t,
thows that it will be necessary to
raise $240,500,000 by credit operations
to balance the estimated receipts and
expenditures. The latter include
$202,500,000 for the liquidation of the
expenses of the Russo-Japanese war.
For the first time the total, cost , of
the war, $l,0."0,000.0oo, Is revealed.
FATAL DUEL.
Sheriff Killed by Man He Defeated at
the Polls.
SheriiT W. J. Thompson of La
Plata county, Co!., was killed by Po
liceman Jesse Stensel of Durango, In
a pistol ,duel on the main street o
Durango. Ster.sel Is futally wounded.
There has existed a feud between
uitnien since the late election when
they were both candidates for the
office of sheriff.
IP
After Taking Oath He Reviews
the Parade in Snow Storm.
HE REVIEWS INAUGURAL PARAD
Recommends the Passage of the
Original Brannock Law and Other
Reform Measures.
John M. I'll! Il'ion of Cincinnati, was
Inaugurated governor of Ohio at. noon
January 8, with the gn-utost demon
stration ever witnessed In the state.
Mr. Paulson Is the first Democratic
governor lo be Inaugurated In Ohio
since IsftO. During Hie ceremonies
attending the Inauguration fully 50,-
0110 visitors were at the state capital.
Mr. Paltlson was escorted from the
executive mansion to the executive
olllce by a troop of the Ohio Na
tional guard. At Ibis point Myron T.
Herrlck, the retiring governor, es
corted Mr. Paltlson to the Inaugural
stand In the rotunda ou the capltol,
the men walking arm In arm. Gov.
Derrick then presented Mr. Paltlson
with the governor's commission and
the oath of olllce was administered b
Chief Justice William Z. Davis. Gov.
Palilson then delivered the Inaugural
address In which lie urged economy,
reforms In slate uli'ulis, and made a
strong idea for good government.
During the inaugural ceremonies
Gov. Paltlson was surrounded by a
distinguished coiniuiny. Ills personal
gttesls were seated on a platform set
aside for their use.
After Ihe ceremonies were conclud
ed at the 'capltol Gov. Paltlson and
ex-Gov. Herrlck entered a carriage at
the head of Ihe parade In which about
5,000 marched, Including two compan
ies of the (lulled Slates regulars. On
reaching Ihe reviewing stand, they
alighted and entered the stand, which
was occupied by several thousand
spectators. Gov. Paulson, who Is In
111 health, reviewed the parade from
a glass rage In Ihe reviewing sliind.
He stood on foot warmers during the
greater' part of, (lie time.
The Inaugural ball was held al
Memorial ball and a' smoker was tend
ered by the newspaper men lo the In
coming and outgoing officials. Gov.
Paltlson was unalile lo lake part in
nil the ceremonies. Lletil.-Gov. Har
ris was inaugurated in the senate
chamber immediately alter Gov. Pal
tlson assume;!, olllce.
During lite morning there was a
driving snow slm m In the capital,
about six Inches of snow accumulat
ing. Marching was difficult. The
thermometer reglsier-d IS degrees
above zero.
In his' message. Gov. Paltlson says:
''As the temperance quest Ion was
oho of the issues 111 Ihe last, election
I recommend that the original Britn
nock bill as passed by the house and
amended by the senate, or one similar
in purpose, be enacted.
"President Ituusevelt's efforts for
iHillimnl mpi-rvlsioii of insurance
should have your anprovnl such nat
ional supervision as will surround the
policy hold' r '.villi aildllioiinl safe
guards and lessen Ihe cost of bis
insurance.
"In order
may l et a In
meat, II is
thai the voters of Ohio
a repi c.ii nlal ive govern-uecr-.-Kary
that some pro
vision should I)"
slide. , making It
man's vole lo be
dav, Unit lie sli.i
established, if pos
it condition for a
counted o-i election
I show it cei l ideal e
that In; was present aiul voted al i'ie
priniai'j election piecedllig such gen
eral election.
''There should be some uniform law
in reference to tin- selection of can
didates by all panics and Ibis should
he by piimiuy elections all held at Ihe
same lime. What Is known us Ihe
Dana law. which was passed lo pre
vent the people of the slate from
expressing I heir opinions at Ihe polls,
should be repealed.
While only one of the political
parlies advocates the passage of a law
abolishing railway pusses, this senti
ment Is clearly in accord with the
views of the members of till parties.
Neither tree passes nor free trans
portation should be given to any
one. He al.-o iiisi.tt s upon enfoi cement of
ihe laws for observance of the. Sab
bath; that there should be a strength
ening of the banking laws of the
state In reference to private and state
banks; that they should be mad'?
s( rong. enough to protect the inter
ests of the people.
Want Health Officer in Cabinet.
The legislative council of the
American Medical association form
ally adopted resolutions recommend
ing that a Department of Public
Health lie established with a repre
sentative In the Cabinet, the repeal
of the canteen 1a. ghvernment con
trol of wandering consumptives and
the establishment of sanitariums
where they could be cared for by the
government. (
To Improve Municipal Affairs.
The Municipal Voters' League of
Chicago has issued a call for a con
ference of the various non-partisan
organizations now existing through
out the country for the promotion of
better municipal government by prac
tical participation In city elections.
The conference Is to bo held in Chi
cago January It and 12.
P. R. R. Lets $2,000,000 Contract.
Contracts Involving an expenditure
of about $2,000,000 were awarded by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The work will Include Improvements
at Mt. Union, Newton Hamilton. Ryde
and Vineyard, and will consist of grad
ing, erecting new bridges and straigh
tening the t nicks.
Ben Harris, the negro charged with
killing Polk at Berlngs Mill, Tex.,
was lynched at Moscow, Tex.
REFORM IN NEW JERSEY
Governor Calls for Correction of Law
Which Permit Over-Capitalization.
The Litlth session of the New Jer
sey state legislature opened.Jumiarjr
'I. The most Interest centered In
Hie attitude of the Colby-Fagan Re
publicans In the house, who put up
Attslln Colgate n:i llu-lr candidate for
.penker against Samuel K. Robins,
'be , regular llepubllcau nominee.
Itohlus was elected.
Gov. Stokes in his message ad
vocates the granting of limited fran
chises, urgently recommends, legis
lation lo remedy what he describes
hs tin- evlt of over-capitalization.
Public utlll.y corporations should rtf
poii to some stale alllclnl as to the
cost of constructing and exlcudlng
trolley lines, water, gas, electric
light and telephone plants, or pipe
lilies, und bondd Indebtedness nnd
capltnllzal Ion could then be made up
on this basis.
SHOT AT PEACE MEETING
Feud Breaks Out Again When Prin
cipals Get Together.
A general fight occurred In the
mountains of Wayne county, Ky., be
tween James Bell, his two brothers,
Allied and Wayne, und Levy Dobbs
on one side, and John and Ben Dean
and Porter Price on the other. In
which Wayne Bell was shot and In
stantly killed and James and Alfred
Bell and Porter Price filially wound
ed. Pistols and shotguns were used
by the combatants nnd about 50 shots
were fired.
There Is n feud of long standing
between the Bell mid Dean factions
mid Ihe parties had met to arrange
a settlement when the trouble arose.
Some of the Deans are In the Wayne
county Jail. Efforts are being made
lo keep the survivors from meeting.
FAMILY OF SEVEN CREMATED
Unable to Escape From Second Floor
of Burning Dwelling.
Isaac Saylor, his daughter, Mrs.
Peter Martin, und her five children
were burned to death at their home in
Pleasant View, Juniata ' county. Pa.
Charles Saylor and his wife of Al
bania, who were visiting nt the Say
lor homestead, escaped.
Chaiies Saylor and bis wife occu
pied a room on the first floor, while
the fire victims slept on the second
floor. .Mr. Saylor was awakened by
screams and found the house in
Mniues. He and bis wife escape!
through a window, but were unable
to render aid- lo the seven members
of the family upstairs. The children
who fell victims to Ihe flames -were
Edna, aged 12 years; Earl, 10; Alice,
0: SKila, (5, and Charles, 10 months.
AGED 135 AND SMOKED
Negress Who Remembered Washing
ton's Soldiers Dies.
Mary McDonald, a negress, who
(laiined to be 1:!!5 years of age, Is dead
al the Home Tor Aged and Infirm
Ci lined Persons In Philadelphia.
According lo Mrs. McDonald and
her surviving relatives, she was born
November II, 1770, in a settlement
known as Frogtown, near Valley
Forge, Pa. She often told of the
scenes in and about, the camp of Wash
ington's soldiers at Valley Forge dur-
j ing the winter of 1777-78. Mrs. Mc-
Donald was of robust physique and
i was an inveterate smoker up to a
: short time ago.
CHADWICK APPEAL REFUSED
Little Hooe of Escaping Ten-Year
Sentence to Penitentiary.
The motion for a rehearing of the
appeal for u new trial on behalf of
Mrs. Casslo L. Chadwlck, of Cleve
land, was denied in the United States
court of Appeals at Cincinnati. The
Court of Appeals some weeks ago bus
lai.ied the judgment of the District
court at Cleveland, which found Mrs.
Chadwlck guilty of conspiring to
wreck a National bank nnd sentenced
her to serve 10 years in , the Ohio
penitentiary.
The matter Is closed so far as the
United Slates Circuit Court of Ap
peals Is concerned.
Morgan's Rats Bill.
A new measure for the regulation
of railroad rates was Introduced by
; Senator Morgan. The bill makes It
unlawful for common carriers to de
mand or receive more than a reason
able compensation for transporting
i freight or passengers, or from giving
unreasonable preferences In rates or
; charges or in facilities either to ship
per or passenger or locality, and pro
' vides for the recovery of any such
j unreasonable charges or damages
j sustained as the result of such pref
erences in any United States District
Court.
Seventeen Missing.
Seventeen persons are missing, and
! are believed to have gone to their
death when 13 houses on Rockland
1 street.. Haverstraw, N. Y., toppled
i over into a pit fiO feet deep. Twelve
: of the persons missing were occu
; pants of the fallen houses, five were
: among the rescuers who went to the
I aid of neighbors after the first house
j fell, and were carried down when the
12 other houses went crasntng over
the precipice. The wreckage quickly
caught fire and those who were In
the mass were either crushed or burn
ed to death.
Exclusion Act in Force.
The case of Hong-Wing against the
United States, Involving the Chinese
exclusion act, was decided In favor
of the Unied States in the United
Stntes Circuit Court of Appeals at
Cincinnati; the court holding that the
act of April 7, 1904, continued the
exclusion act In force, Congress hav
ing full power to do so. Attorneys
for the Chinaman maintained that
the exclusion net was void and that
the Chinaman could not be deported.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
WHITE HEIRS WANT LAND
Bring Suit to Recover Property
Deeded to New Castle SO Years
Ago for Wharf Purposes.
A suit In ejectment was brought at
New Castle by the heirs of James D.
White to recover possession of land on
the east side of Water street, between
that street and the Neshannock river.
It Is alleged that the land, when deed
ed to the city 50 years ago, was to ror
vert to the While estate If it was ever
used for other than wharf purposes.
The land Is said to be worth $10,0-w
and has about 400 foot frontagu.
Prof. Henry Felgar Brooks, form
er superintendent of schools at Mc
Keesport and Unlontown, was brought
Into the Fayette county court for sent
ence on a charge of embezzling auout '
$2,000 collected as tut ion while sup
erintendent of the schools at Union
town. The court Btnted tht the evi
dence revealed no mltlgalng circum
stances nnd Hit! condition which con
fronted Brooks sooner or Inter con
fronted all transgressors. The Jiidgt
sentenced Brooks to pay a fine of
$100 unit two years nnd 10 months to
the penitentiary. Attorney MeKe.i-i
then filed a long list of exceptions mi l
announced his Intention of currying
the case to the Supremo court a' once
for final disposition.
The reform board of county com
missioners of Beaver County, has map
ped out a course of rigid economy
and say they will put a stop to
"graft" about the court house. A
rule has been made that, all official
and clerks In the court, house must
make formal requisition for tablets,
pencils and other supplies, which
will only he given out In quantities
sufficient for I ho use of the office. It.
Is alleged thai, almost every Beaver
lawyer has for years supplied him
self with stationery purchased by tha
county.
At Chester, J. Frank Challenger,
secretary of the Delaware County
Trust Company was arrested on
charge of embezzlement. An exami
nation of the books of the company
showed n shortage of $10,000. Chul
lenger confessed. He said his pecula
tions were due to the fact that hi
lived beyond bis Income and that he
alone was to blame. He was held In
$10,000 bull for court.
Just as be wn?i about to leap Into
the Yoiighloghcny river from the
Connellsville-New Haven bridge a
stranger giving his name ns Thomas
Gorden, a glas'sblower of the South
side, Pittsburg, was seized by pass
ersby, turned over to officers and lock
ed up. A ticket was purchased for
him and lie was sent back to Pitts
burg. Because be refused lo obey the'
order of the court, to never again set
foot. In Fayette county soil, George
McBclh of Braddock, convicted at the
December term of attempting to vote
Illegally at the last election in Con
nellsvllle, Is back in the county jail.
The court suspended sentence after
McHulh's conviction.
A branch of t'ie Pennsylvania Statq
Sabbath association was organized In
Butler, Rev. P. ('. Prugh, D. D..
presided, and addres-es were made by
Rev. Iluuli Leith, Xcllrnopln; Rev.
William D. Oiler. D. D. Butler; Rev,
William .1. Grimes. Cnunoqnenesslng;
llev. T. T. Mutf hler, Philadelphia,
and Rev. J. P. Sharp, field secretary
of the association. -
The Rand Powder company has
bought the Charles A. Jones farm of
100 acres, near High House, In. Ger
man township, Fayette county, and
It Is said, will in the early spring be
gin the erection of a plant to replace
the one annihilated near Falrchanc?
by1 tlie explosion of September 9,
i:w."i.
An alleged Incendiary fire at New
Castle, destroyed the two-story build
ing occupied in parr, by tlio "Protestant
mission for Italians. It i-t helierpd
that, religions deferences are responsi
ble for the fire. The loss Is about $3.
."ii0. The warehouse of Grocer James
Rae, adjoining, was nlso destroyed.
Yellow atrophy, a r;.re di-icase,"
from whifb Mrs. Mary Kartley. 22
years old, died at the hospital nt New
Castle, Is described by Uie physicians
as an affection of the liver, by which
the patient is exceedingly jaundiced,
resulting from a withering of the liv
er cells.
Eighty-five foreigners employed on
Ihe pipe line of the Mountain Supply
Water company, near Connellsviiie.
went on strike because the company
wanted to lengthen their day a half
hour.
Ernest E. Hail, of Snowshoe. a
Pennsylvania railroad brakemnn, wa.?
killed by a train at Calitizln. Tit
was 19 years old and bad bee.i rail
roading but a short time.
While Mrs. Jmnes R. Duff of North
Bridgewaler, Beaver county, was'
warming herself ar. on open grate her
dress caught, fire and she was so ba I
ly burned that :-he died.
The heirs of the late William Pat
terson, the New Caatla banker, who
died last summer leaving a L,..Viii.uuit
estate, have fettled their differences
smirably out of court.
At Irwin, acting on Information of
the Civic league, officers raided an
alleged speak-easy and am-s'ed three
men and two women, all colorsd.
The brick plant of Ingram & Co..
me mile south of New Brighton. In
Rochester township, t.js liadly danj
iged by fire. The los.; is about $0.
hio, with S.'.OOO Insurance. Rolvrt
1. Ingrain, of Allegheny, Is the
;ipal o ner.
II. J. Klingtiisiuith, aged 22, a fire
Man on the West Penn railroad, was
instantly killed near West Apollo. He
'ell from the ermine and was cut In
.wo.
Mrs. Elizabeth Berwick of Altormn,
;hot -ber husband. Robert Berwick,
'n the face with a revolver, probably
fatally wounding ii!m.