EXPLOSION KILLS MINERS
Workmen's Lives Suddenly Cut
I Off Some Escape.
DEAD TERRIBLY MUTILATED
Parts of the Mine Were Badly
Wrecked and the Property
Damage Will Be Great.
The death list resulting from Urn
explosion In tho Paral mine of the
Stuart Colliery Company In Fay
ette county, W. Va., will not he as
large ns was first feared. Six ..dead
bodies have been recovered, 12 were
.rescued nltve and 12 more are still
In the mine. The latter, no doubt,
liave succumbed to Ihe gas and foul
air which filled the mine for hours
after the explosion, nnd nil hope of
finding any of the nlive has been
abandoned.
The men rescued are: P. Z. Fitz
gould, John Kimball, Robert Pratt,
Krvln RIrrh, Rodman Opinnki, I I.
Zark, Robert Gill, Donald Bell, .luie
Neal, colored, Charles Matthews,
colored; Herbert Calloway, colored;
The dead taken out are: George
MoitIb, Iko Spears, Huns Covia,
Joseph Hunter, Joseph Lumley, one
undlentifled.
All the dead were found cast of the
air shuft, where tho foVco tf the ex
plosion seems to have been the most
severely felt. William Morris, a
gigantic negro, was found with his
body cut in two, the upper and low
er parts being 100 yards apart. Tho
other dead who have been found
were nil terribly mutilated, but were
little burned and easily recognized.
Parts of the mine are badly wreck
ed and the property damage will be
great. Tho Stuart Colliery Compaq
is one of the few companies operat
ing shaft mines in this Held. The
average depth of the mine in which
the explosion occurred is about 7o
feet.
DUN'S WEEKLY SUMMARY
Rush for Structural Shapes Has
Quieted Down, But Wholesome
Conditions Continue.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Re
view of Trade" says: Distribution or
heavyweight wearing apparel, fuel
and other seasonable merchandise
expanded rapidly in response to the
more normal temperature, but one
week's business has not depleted the
accumulation of last month and re
tail stocks of theso goods are still
burdensome. Reports are much more
satisfactory, however, nnd an impetus
has been given to wholesale trade la
spring dry goods and other forward
business depending upon confidence
In continued National prosperity.
Jobbing returns and manufactur
ing statements indicate pttlo lidle
capacity, the leading industrial
plants having added to their already
heavy contracts on hand. Mercan
tile collections are prompt as a rule,
although some extensions are asked.
Commodity prices are fairly steady,
no important variations occurring
'during the past week.
The only adverse development of
the week was the less pacific news
from the coal fields, nlthough a
strike may be prevented by agree
ment any time before April J. Rail
way earnings for January, now fairly
complete show an increaso of lii.r.
per cent, over last year's figures,
while foreign commerce at New York
for the last week made a most strik
ingly favorable comparison with the
same period in I'.M).", exports gain
ing $6,S90,S&S. whllo imports in
creased $2,275,039.
Less urgency to place orders for
iron and steel products during the
past week is a satisfactory develop
ment because it testifies to the ab
sence of speculative operations that
might easily produce unwholesome
Inflation of prices. Yet the past
'week was by no means devoid of new
inquiries, particularly in regard to
structural steel for lake vessel and
manufacturing plants. Seasonably
poor quality ot hides has weakened
the tone, the only firm department
being packer branded hides for sole
leather. New business in boots and
shoes is quiet.
Failures numbered 229 In the unit
ed States, against 25ft last year, and
29 in Canada, with 27 a year ago.
55 DROWNED IN MINE
Becomes Flooded While Men
Are
Engaged at Work.
The shaft of one of the deep mines
at Johannesburg, in the Transvaal,
became flooded, ns the result of heavy
rains.
The water rose suddenly while
workmen were busy in the mine and
55 natives were drowned.
Pension Bill Passes House.
The pension appropriation bill, car- j
,-Tjing $139,000,000 for pensions and j
$1,245,000 for pension administration,
was taken up by the House, debated
and passed without amendment.. The
feature of the bill aside from the ap
propriation made is a provision mak
ing statue law-of the famous "Order
No. 78," of tho President, declaring
age conclusive evidence of disability.
Confeeses Thefts.
A young man who gives his name as
Walter E. Bowen ami who says he is
the son of a former Mayor of Pelham,
Ga., was arrested and later confessed
that he had stolen about $2,000 worth
of goods from trains on the Seaboard
Air Line while he was employed as a
baggagemaBter on the run between
Atlanta, Ga., and Monroe, N. C.
Three earthqunke shocks were felt
throughout the lake copper district of
Michigan. ,
TOWN NEARLY WIPED OUT
Business Section of Littleton, W.
Va., Is Visited by a Destructive
Fire.
Fire broke out In tho business sec
tion of Littleton, W. Va., an oil town
(if about l.tiuo Inhabitants in the
morning, and was not under control
until late in the evening, llnth the
Mannigton and Cameron tire depart
ments wore at the scene. The tire
destroyed the following buildings:
A. M. Crow's store, live dwellings,
Halllmore & Ohio depot, Kxchange
bank, Methodist. ICplscopal church,
Odd Fellows' hall, Commercial hotel,
postofllce, Hank of Littleton, Ander
son hotel. Christian church, Keffer's
hotel, Hell Telephono Company's ex
change, three stores and ID dwell
ings. Several buildings in the path of the
flames were dynamited, but on ac
count of a strong wind the fire leap
ed across the track of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad and consumed all
the buildings on the east side.
There was practically no insurance
on the burned buildings, as the In
surance companies refused to ns
Buine the risk. The loss Is estimated
at $2110,1)1)0. No lives have been re
ported lost.
EMPEROR HOSTILE TO TREATY
He Asks Powers' Protection From I
Japanese.
Douglas Storey, telegraphing from
Ohe-foo, stales that he has obtained
from tho Emperor of Korea, a docu
ment bearing the imperial seal, the
original of which ho says he has prov
ed before the British consul at Che
foo. In this document the emperor de
nied that he signed or approved the I
treaty with Japan Or consented to
the appointment of a Japanese resi- j
dent, nnd "Invites the great powers
to exerctso a joint, protectorate over I
Korea for a period not exceeding five
years, with respect to the control of
Korean foreign affairs."
GREAT ROAD TO BE BUILT
Will Extend Across Ohio and Be One
of the World's Best.
Within n year work will be begun
by 1he National Good Roads Associa
tion on a highway extending clear
across Ohio, from Pennsylvania to In
diana, that will bo one of the finest
in the world. This information was
given by Colonel W. H. Moore, Presi
dent of tho National Good Roads As
sociation. The road will cost $1,300,000. Of
this amount, Colonel Moore says,
$750,000 already has been put up by
certain interests he will not now re
veal and the remainder will be se-!
cured from tho counties through which
it will pass.
PLAN MORE IMPROVEMENTS
Pennsylvania Railroad Will Spend a:i
Additional $5,000,000.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has placed In the hands of con
tractors in Philadelphia specifica
tions for additional big Improve
ments to those already announced for
the Pittsburgh division in the vicin
ity of the Packsaddle. The line will
be four-tracked from Sang Hollow to
Johnstown, grades will be lessened
nnd curves eliminated.
it. Is stated the Improvements as
whole between Bolivar and Johnstown i
will cost $.". 000,0(10 anil emuloy 3.-
mill men for the entire Bunimer. !
BLOOD ON LOCOMOTIVE
In This Manner Death of Two Men
Was Discovered.
While walking nlong the Pennsyl
vania railroad tracks, near Spring
Mill, Joseph Masai and Michael
Augustine, both of Spring Mill, were
struck by the locomotive of a freight,
train and instantly killed. Tho train
crew were not aware the men had.
been killed until they arrived at.
Conshohocken, when the front of the
locomotive was found to be covered
with blood. An investigation was
made and the bodies of the men were
found.
LINK IN BIG PIPE LINE
Standard's System to Extend From
Indian Territory to Atlantic.
The Standard Oil Company has be
gun the construct ion of an eight-Inch
auxiliary pipe line from the refinery
at. Lima, O., to Chicago, cpnnecting
at Whiting with tho Kansas-Indian
Territory trunk line and making pos
sible the handling of oil underground
from the trans-Missouri field through
Ohio to the seaboard, touching refin
eries nt Lima, in Cleveland and
throughout Pennsylvania.
It means the possible purchase of
the great overflow output in the West.
INTERNAL COMMERCE GROWS
Volume for 1905 Largest in History
of County.
According to a report issued by the
department Of commerce and labor
the aggregate volume of Internal com
merce during 19u5 was undoubtedly
the largest for any corresponding per
iod in the history of the country. The
report says: .
"The greatly increased activities in
the lion, steel and copper industries,
were particularly worthy of note, hav
ing caused Iron production, accord
ing to reliable commercial sources,
to advance 40 per cent, and copper
nearly 15 per cent, over similar pro
duction in 1904."
Murderer Confesses.
After maintaining his Innocence
for several days, Charles C. Delgen,
made a signed confession that
killed Randolph K. Lewis, aged 70,
the wealthy farmer and stockman at
West Farmington, O., January 19.
At a meeting of the Illinois coal
onerators at the Auditorium hotel,
Chicago. . it was decided by unani
mous vote to refuse demands made
hv the United Mine Workers " of
America.
MOTHER TURNS ON GAS
Boston Woman Plans Suicide
and Murder of Little Ones.
HUSBAND DISCOVERS BODIES
He Is Unable to Assign Motive; All
Was Well When He Left
Home.
A woman and four children were
found dead in bed at their home, 29
Dennis street, Roxbury district, Bos
ton, on tho night of February 6. An
Investigation by the police Indicates
that the woman, Mrs. Annie I-. Dix
on, had killed the children and her
self by opening three gas jets. The
children were Annie, aged 3 years;
George, 3 years 6 months; Mildred, .2
years, und Marlon, 1 year.
The tragedy was discovered by the
woman's husband, Arthur B. Dixon,
when he returned home from work In
the evening. Dixon found the house
locked and was obliged to break in the
front door. Ho found the bodies of hlg
wife and children in u bedroom.
Medical Examiner A. A. McDonald
decided that Mrs. Dixon had killed
the children nnd herself. Dixon told
the police that he left home at 0
o'clock in the morning to go to his
work. At that time his wife was up
nnd the children were all awake and
he did not notice anything unusual.
Dixon is 31 years old and his wife
was 27. They had been married for
about six years. Of late Mrs. ...ixon
had not been in good health.
BIG BOND FORGERIES
Investigation Shows Extent of Opera
tions of L. W. Prior, of Cleveland.
City Auditor Ashbrook of Canton,
has made an extended Investigation
of the forgeries of Canton Water
Works extension bonds und says he
discovered that $;00.000 hud oeen
forged by the late W. Prior of
Cleveland, Instead of $300,000, ns pre
viously announced. All were found
in the safes of Cleveland banking In
stitutions. Each bond had two cou
pons detached to give the Impres
sion that theso had been paid through
tho banking house of Kountze Bros.,
New York.
Ashbrook took one of the coupons
from each series, giving his personal
receipt for them, and brought them
to Canton. He will send the coup
ons to Kountze ilros. immediately wit"
instructions that no coupons tallying
Willi mem shall be honored.
Prior's forgeries now aggregate not
less than $l.00,0m.
SEVERAL KILLED BY BOMBS
Infernal Machines Explode and Claim
Many Victims.
The Berlin "i,okul Anzelger" print
ed a dispatch from Kattowltz, Prus- j
slan Silesia, announcing that a pti- j
vato hou.se at Silce, across the Rus-
sian frontier, had been destroyed by I
the explosion of n bomb. The bodies
of 12 persons were taken from the j
ruins nnd It Is believed that many j
others were killed. j
At Sosnovlce, Russian Poland,
three men were killed and two were
dangerously wounded by tho explos
ion of a bomb In tho house of a Pole
mimed Sigmund. The latter was
loading the bomb when the explosion
occurred.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
At Sidney, O., W. Rlggs and his
wife were Btruck by a Big Four train
while in a covered wagon. The wo
man is dead ami Riggs will die.
Cyrus Henderson, a Baltimore &
Ohio caglneer of Chicago Junction,
was Instantly killed at Lodl, O., by a
train.
Driven Insane by excessive use of
clgarets J. Sherman McLaughlin, n
young man of Ada, O., was taken to
the insane asylum at Toledo.
The trial of Pat Crowe, charged with
lobbing K. A. Cudahy of $25,000, In
connection with the kidnaping of E. A.
Cudahy. Jr., live yeurs ago, has be
gun ut Omaha.
The Supreme Court of Illinois de
nied a motion for leave to file a pe
tition for a writ to compel Mayor
Dunne of Chicago to enforce the sa
loon Sunday closing law.
The British bark Mobile Bay, which
arrived at Anplng, Island of Formosa,
January 1G from New York, July 9,
was totally destroyed by fire. Her
crew were landed. The bark had 7
000 cases of kerosene on board.
Work on the Kesier tunnel, on the
Co-mile Wabash connecting link be
tween Cumberland and Cherry Run,
was completed February 4, opening
the link and connecting the Wabash
with the Atlantic seaboard.
Sarah Jones, a 70-year-old woman,
was convicted of murder In the first
degree in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer in Philadelphia, for the
killing of her foster-daughter's child
within a few hours after it was
! born.
MeUgar heirs throughout Eastern
j Ohio and Western Pennsylvania are
about to begin a concerted move
ment to secure the vast estate worth
! from $123,000,000 to $128,000,000,
j which the Holland Government is de
I clared to be willing to begin overtures
i to settle.
Runaway Car Demolishes Church.
Through the mistake of a brake
man in throwing a switch on tho
Pittsburg & Lake '.Ea'ie railroad in
West Newton, a car of nlag ran off the
end of a siding, daBhed across a street,
rmaphed a fence around the African
Methodist Episcopal Church and
crashed Into the church building. All
the windows on one ride of the church
were shattered and the structure was
knocked askew. The building may
have to be torn down.
CITIES MAY CONSOLIDATE
Pennsylvania Legislature Pass:
Greater Pittsburg Bill.
Tho Greater Pittsburgh bill passed
both houses of the legislature and
was signed by the Governor.
The senate passed the bill finally
as amended by the striking out of the
Henderson amendment giving Alle
gheny n separate vote and then went
over to the houBe for concurrence.
There was a heated debate in the
house, but the action of the senate
was concurred in by a large ma
jority vote.
The bill enables cities that are con
tiguous or in close proximity to be
united with any Intervening land.
Consolidating and annexing the les
ser city with the greater through an
election.
Councils may direct that a petition
bo filed in court, or 2 per cent, of the
registered voters of either city may
do so, praying for consolidation.
If order of court is made more than
30 days nnd less than 90 days before
the next regular municipal election
such election be held at regular elec
tion; otherwise a special one shall
be ordered.
Annexation to be carried by ma
jority of joint vote of the two cities.
Question cannot be submitted to
voters more than once In two years.
Constituent communities to pay
their own floating nnd bonded Indebt
edness. Mayor of larger city shall he Mayor
of consolidated city and Mayor of
smaller to be Deputy Mayor for term
for which they were elected.
Present departments preserved and
consolidated heads of those of larger
city to remain In control, with heads
of departments of smaller city to be
assistant heads.
CRAZED BY SICKNESS
Mother Kills Infant and Cuts Throat
of Little Girt.
Mrs. U. W. Kavel, of Allegheny, Pa.,
aged 23, .crazed from the effect of
pneumonia following three days after
giving birth to a child, cut the throat
of her new born babe "and of a daugh
ter, Margaret,, three years old. The
babe is dead, the older child Is In a
precarious condition.
Mrs. Kavel is tho wife of R. W.
Kavel, an employe of the Pittsburg
Locomotive Works in Allegheny. They
live at 1(1 Iowa alley. Dr. D. M.
Adams was attending her and he i
found her delirious. Mrs. Kavel was I
In such condition thnt Dr. Adams told
Kavel to keep the children out of her
room. Kavel obeyed the instructions
carefully and his wife seemed to rest
more easily. About C o'clock she
called her husband und told him to
lake, Albert, the oldest child, down
stairs and get. hlni some supper, leav
ing the baby and the little girl In her
room.
Kavel was gone but a few minutes
and on returning found that Mrs.
Kavel had cut the throats of each of
them and then slashed them across
tlie wrists. .
CONVICT WINS FORTUNE
Splits $25,000 Prize With Lawyer in
Order to Insure Getting Part.
The winner of the $25,000 prize for
correctly naming the attendance at
the St. Louis exposition in 1904, was
Frank Cumplxil, a convict In tho Ne
braska state penitentiary, who still
has about one year to serve. Campbell
was convicted of embezzlement.
He will receive only $12,500 as he,
fearing difficulty in securing the
money whllo imprisoned, agreed to
pay a lawyer half in case of success
In securing It. The money will be re
ceived In a few days, but he will bo
unable to use It until his term ex
pires. NINE DIE IN FIRE
Only One Person Escapes From
Burning House In Maryland.
About 3 o'clock In the morning an
Isolated small frame house near tho
village of Curtis Bay, in Anne Arun
del county, Mil., was consumed by a
fire in which were burned to death
nine colored persons. The only in
mate who escaped with her life was
Ella Webster, a woman who man
aged to get to a window and jumped
from the second story to the ground.
According to her story the fire was
caused by one of the younger child
ren, who got up to stir tho fire In the
chimney place and accidentally scat
tered the coals on the floor.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.
A bill for the taxation of all railway
property in Ariz5ha and New Mexico,
according to the plan under which
other property In the Territories is
tuxed, was Introduced in the House by
Representative Hamilton,' Chairman of
the House Committee on Territories.
Mr. Tillman presented and the Sen
ate adopted a resolution calling upon
the Postmaster-General for Informa
tion as to the number of postal clerks
killed In railroad accidents during the
past five years; nlso asking how many
steel cars are now used In Lie postal
service, and whefiier the rataltles have
been so great ns In other cars.
Colombia has renewed her demand
for a recompense from the United
States because of the separation ot
Panama. The amount of damages sus
tained by " tho parent State on ac
count of Panama's secession is not set
down. It Is believed nothing has oc
curred to 'Change the position origi
nally taken by the State Department.
' Army Appropriation Bill.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs concluded its consideration of
thy army appropriation bill nnd on
Monday will report n measure car
rying an approprlatltn of $i0.0ou,e
which lu round numboni i t't"
amount of the lust appropriation for
the army.
The organization of General Wheel
er's cavalry has planned a mcmoria
service when steps will bo taken to
erect a monument at Arlington.
ASKED TO PROVE MERGER
Moody Urged to Take a Hand in
Probing Alleged Combination.
80FT COAL MEN COMPLAIN
Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt Roads
Charged With Acts Violating the
8herman Law.
Attorney Genernl Moody will be
urged to begin proceedings against
the railroads nlleged to control the
bituminous coal traflln on the ground
thnt they have entered into a com
bination In restraint of trade. The
appeal to the attorney genernl will be
mndo by Mr. Townsend, of Mlchlgnn,
one of the authors of the Hepburn
rate bill.
Mr. Townsend will base his request
on the Interstate commerce commis
sion, in icsponse to the Gillespie
resolution und Information furnished
hlni by Logan H. Bullitt, of Phila
delphia, president of the ' Red Rock
Fuel Company.
The hitter's complaint of discrimi
nation by tho Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Company has been presented to
congressional committees and made
public in the Senate by .Mr. oilman,
of South Carolina.
Mr. Townsend Is convinced the
bituminous coal-carrying roads, under
tho dwomlnatlon of the Pennsylvania
and Vanderbilt systems, have forced
a combination clearly obnoxious to the
Sherman anti-trust law. He believes
he can Induce Mr. Moody to take ac
tion without waiting for the further
investigation provided In the second
Gillespie resolution Introduced Febru
ary 7.
Meanwhile Mr. Gillespie will strive
to secure from the House committee
a favorable report on his resolution
requesting the President to direct the
commission to begin an Investigation.
If the attorney general declines to un
dertake prosecution the Gillespie reso
lution will be pressed. Mr. Gillespie
has already had many letters from the
railroad sections offering him evi
dence. Some of them are unsigned,
the writers declaring they fear busi
ness disaster.
DEATH ATTENDS WRECKS
Eight Persons Are Killed in Railroad
Accidents Two Others Missing..
Four persons were killed and ten
were more or less seriously Injured in
n collision between two passenger
truliis on the Oregon Uuilroad &
Navigation Company's line near
Bridal Veil, Ore.
The dead me: H. I . Hinnot, of Port
land, Henry, A. 10. Edwards of
Portland, and an unknown man.
A runaway Northern Pacific freight
train crashed Into n passenger train
on the same line, wrecked it com
pletely' and set fire to it. Four per
sons whoso identity is assured were
known to be dead, with a probability
that two more whose names it is im
possible to learn may have been
burned in the wreck.
The known dead are: J. H. Robin
son, Missoula; Chailes Brickie, con
ductor; J. A. Jessup, express mess
enger; Foster Senegal, merchant of
Elliston. None of the passengers who
escaped with their lives was serious
ly Injured.
The crash of the collision was heard
by persoiiB living in the vicinity, who
Immediately started for the wreck.
When they got there an awful scene
met their gaze. The combination car
was on lire and pinned under a mass
of wreckage was Jessup. He was con
scious, and heroic efforts were made
to release hlni from his situation.
Finally tho fire became so hot that
the rescuers had to give up the task.
Wool Market.
The strong closing of thn London
wool sules and the auspicious open
ing of goods In New York have had
a beneficial Influence upon the Bos
ton wool market. Prices range nbout
us follows: Ohio and Pennsylvania
XX and above, 34 to P.oVac; X, 33
to 34c; No. 1. 38 to 3hc: No. 2, 38 to
40c; fine, unwashed, 25 to 2c; quarter-blood,
unwashed, 33 to 33: three
eighths blood, 33,i to 34c; half blood,
33 to 33'c; unwashed delaine, 28 to
29c; lino washed delaine, 37 to 37c;
Michigan fine, unwashed, 24 to 25c;
mturter blood, unwashed, 32 to 32c;
three eighths blood,- 33 to 33: half
blood, 32 to 33c; unwashed delaine,
27 to 28c.
Missing Man's Body Found.
All doubt as to the identity of the
man found in a woods near Roanoke,
Va., with a bullet In his head was re
moved when the clothing was thor
oughly inspected and found to be that
of Sturley C. Armstrong, the former
cnshler of the Washington National
Dank, of Pittsburg, who had been
missing since January 2.
Progress at Algeciras.
Progress is being nr.ide slowly at
.Meclras, "where ihe delegates to the
Moroccan conference are apparently
more in accord than at. any previous
time. The two nations mot directly
concerned. .France and Germany, still
seem loath to consider the serious Is
sue, the policing of Morocco, though
they have succeeded In satisfactorily
nimsting the auestions of taxation
r".id customs duty.
Big Award to Wistinghouse.
The Vv est ir.p house Electric & Mauu-fact'iiir.-;
company, of Pittsburg, has
! been awarded it contract for trnc
I fien railway equipment at. St. Peters
' br.rt; amounting to tl.C75.ftGQ. The
power for the road will bo generated
at Imntara falls, Finland, and will be
! t:-.T.Fr.5itted 1,020 miles.
! Attorney General Ellis h:is begun
I the u' -I"" ' depositions before!! no
I tary in his suit to oust, the alleged
! bridge tract from Ohio.
COUNTE88 8UE8 FOR DIVORCE
Effort of Lawyers to Effect Recon
cllliatlon Proves Futile.
Countess Bonl de Castellane (form
erly Anna Gould), entered a plea for
dlvorco in the Paris courts. Repre
sentatives of the countess and the
couut appeared before Judge Dltte,
of the court of ilrsl instance, who, in
conformity with the French law, en
deavored to arrange a conciliation
before allowing a definite suit to pro
ceed. It is said upon unquestionable au
thority that Judge Ditte's efforts were
not successful, the countess abso
lutely declining to resume her rela
tions with her husband, and that after
repeated but vain attempt's by. Count
de Cnstellane's advisers to arrange
a settlement the representatives of
the count and countess. left the court.
The suit will proceed.
, Another judicial effort at reconcil
iation will almost certainly be made
before the suit comes to trial in the
ordinary course.
No decision has been reached re
lative to the eventual custody of the
children, but they, being under age,
will for the present remain in the care
of their mother.
BALLOON CROSSES CHANNEL
Aeronauts Go From London to France
In Four Hours.
The baloon Of the Aero .Club, which
left London for France, nnd was sight
ed from Eastbourne pier moving sea
ward, successfully crossed the Eng
lish channel, nnd descended in safety
at Bermottvllle, 20 miles Inland In
Fiance. The entire time consumed
from London to the place of de
scent wan four hours and twenty
minutes.
The occupants of the balloon were
Messrs. Pollock and Dale, who are
members of the Aero Club of tho
United Kingdom. The name of the
balloon Is the Vivlenne III.
A strong A strong northwest gale
was blowing during tho passage
across the channel which was made
In an hour and three-quarters. Once
the balloon ascended to 10,000 feet,
where a snowstorm was encountered,
and the entire airship was eucrusted
with frost.
AFFECT9 10,000 MINERS
Company Closes Mines Pending
Settlement of Dispute.
All mines along . tho Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg railroad
operated by thn Clearfield nnd Jef
ferson Coal and Iron compnny were
'closed), pending the . Settlement of
trouble nt Yatesboro, Helvetia and
Sykosvllle.
A convention of the miners and
sub-district officers was held at
PiinxHtitawney Monday and Tuesday,
and an unsuccessful effort was made,
then to adjust the difficulties at the
abovo places. The convention decid
ed to call mass meetings of all min
ers In tho region to be held at Punx
sntawney and Reynoldsvllle. About
JO, 000 miners nro nffected.
As a result, orders were issued by
the railroad authorities to discontin
ue nil coal and coke shipments. This
move will effect about 2,000 railroad
men besides about COO mechanics in
the shops ut this place.
NEW JERSEY AFTER STANDARD
Majority of Legislators Favor Reso
lution to Annul Oil Charter.
On January 30 there was Introduced
In the Legislature at Trenton, by
Senator Minturn, a resolution di
recting tho Attorney General to begin
legal action against the Standard OH
Company to annul Its charter. Tho
measure is now in charge ot the Sen
I ate Judiciary Committee. It 1b under-
! stood that a largo majority of the
ineuiiiers ui uuiu ocuuie unu Assemuiy
are favorable to the resolution and
that It will be adopted.
As soon ns the questions of assess
ment nnd taxation, now before the
Legislature, are disposed of, the Stan
dard OH case will be taken up and
hearings hud before the Judiciary
Comniitteo. 'Ihat will be in about
two weeks.
Insurance Investigation.
The inquiry into the conditions in
the Insurance department of the
State of Pennsylvania has been con
eluded. The commission which made
the investigation add uncovered pad-
' ded pay rolls and generally loose if
: not criminal practices in the manage
! ment of the department spent con
j slderable time in discussing the re
port which will bo transmitted to the
I Legislature some time. The report
j Is certain to recommend civil and
criminal prescqutlons against George
! B. I ,u per, James H. Lambert and
Israel W. Durham, former commis
1 sionerB of the department.
, Philadelphia Politicians Sentenced.
William J. Wood, and John
, Schwcckler, election officers of the
! Twenty-sixth ward, of Philadelphia:
: who were convicted of substituting a
! ballot box and makine a false return
j at the November election, were sent-
i enced, Schwcckler to two years tm
prlsnnmenr and $200 fine and Wood
' to 15 months' Imprisonment nnd $200
I line. H. J. Starr, another election
: officer who was also convicted, was
i granted a new trial.
I Maryland Also Bars Cigarets.
I The Maryland state senate passed
I a bill Imposing a penalty of $25 for
j the first offense' and $100 for the sec
i oml, upon any person who sells
hirters, gives away or in any man-
I ner disposes of any cigarets.
A bill was passed in the House
' granting a Federal charter to the Car
negie foundation for the advance
1 ir.ent of teaching, tho fnnj consisting
of $10,000,000. the income to furn
j Wh a pension to retired educators.
fOTnWEirCMDW.-
H k. MfOOMALS.
4TT0 RKBT-AT-LAW,
Notary Puhlta, rsal estate ft
933
tn BrnJIeate building, HeynoldaTI
jjr. b, x. noovttn,
REYNOLDS VILLI, FA.
Resident dentist. In tha Bnnmf whm
Jain street. Gentleness In queaJlnf. "
J)R, L. I MEANS.
DENTI81
Offlca on iflnnnrt floor nf Vtrat W
Won! bank balidin?, Main ttrssa.
J)B. B. DEVEHE KINO,
DENTIST.
Offlc on leoond floor ReynoldfrfTS
Real Estate Building:, Main itrCtX
Rnynoldsrille, 1'a,
I
NEST,
p
JUSTICE OF THE PJBA.C9
Aad Real Estate A fen.
Reynolds-? UI,
gMITH M. MoCIt EIGHT,
ATTOBNIY-AT-LAW. !
Rotary Pubtlo and Ksal Batata A(nts. Oatt
tactions will anoolva prompt attention. Ofllaij
In tbs RnynohlaTllls Hardwars Co. BllldlaJ.
Halo treat, KeynoldaTllls, fa.
BIAIIKBTS.
PITT8BURO.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat Nn. 9 red.... . I Ti )
Ky No. 2 r! n
Coru No 2 yellow, ear I) 81
No. !i ypllnw, ahelled 7 49
Mlxmi ear '. 41! 41
Oata No. 3 white Bi m
No. s white SI tn
Flour Winter patent 4 Ki 4 70
Fanny atrnlKlit wlulera 4 oil 4 10
IIuy-No. 1 Timothy M 00 IS )H
t.'lornr No. 1 9 H, 9 75
Feed No. 1 white mid. ton 19 50 NO I
Ilrown mldillinita 19 1)0 17 HO
, llrnn, hulk V (0 10 00
Siraw Wheat 7 Oil 7 60
(Hit 7 01 7 60
Dairy Products.
Butter Elcln creamery I 29 so
Ohio creamery i
Fancy country roll 19 1
Cheee Ohio, new 11 V)
Kew Koik, new 11
Poultry, Etc.
nenfi-per lb $ H
Chliikena ilremed 19 18
Egm-l'a. and Ohio, frenh i!0 SI
Fruits and Veaelablej.
Applea bbl .51 M
l-oiatoearam-y while per bu.... 75 gg
Cabbage per ton 00 is no
Unions per barrel "., .. t oj 220
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent.. $ 5 nj 5 as
Wheat No. St red n') 84
Corn Mixed 51 54
Km" 20 21
butter Ohio creamery t&
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent $ 5 0J 6 1
Wheat No. a red si 85
Corn No. 2 mixed ai 51
tlate No. 8 white gl it)
Muttor Creamery m m
Us' Pennsylvania flrats 20 21
NEW YORK.
Flour Patent I S 01 t
Wheat-No. 2 rod 1 W
Corn No. S 6
Oat No. 2 white '
Hotter -Creamery
Uggs State and 1'enneylTanlu..,. 20 1
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
Cattle.
Extra, 1,4V) to 1,001) Ion. tr S"i IS 50
Prims. l.WXI to 1 ,00 Iba 5 15 B 25
(Jood, l.wOOto l,JMJ lbs 4 91 Air,
Tidy. 1,0X1 to l.iso Iba 4 SO 4 7(1
Fair, HUJ to 1,100 Him .. J 73 4 5(1
Common, TOT to WO Iba 8 25 8 40
Common to good fat oxen 8 00 4 00
Common to (rood rm bulla 8 00 8 50
Common to good fat cows 1 50 8 40
Hollers, 7O0 to I, lliolba 2 7i 4 00
Frenh cows und springers 10 00 50 00
Hogs.
Prime heary bag I S 9S I t 00
Prune medium weights..,., 6 0
Hest heary Yorkera...., 8 05
(iood llxht Yorkers 115
PlK', as to qunllty 6 TO 4 fO
Common to good roughs 4 60 4 90
Biaga .... 8 21 8 74
Sheep.
Prime wethers I i 75 6 0
Good mlxe 1 SX. 660
Fair mixed ewes and wsthors.... 4 25 ft 110
Cullsand common 2 00 4 00
Culls to choice lambs t 00 ' 7 74
Calves.
Veal Calves IS 00 8 50
Ueavy and thin calres ...... 8 50 & 00
. Iowa Preacher's Advertisement.
The Rev. T. J. O'Connor, pastor of
the First Christian church here, be
lieves In modern methods of advertis
ing and in an endeavor to increas
the size of his congregation inserts
the tallowing in the local papers, for
which he Insists upon paying the regu
lar space rates:
"Eternal Life Insurance Company.
"Home Office Heavenly City New
Jerusalem.
"President The Lord Jesus.
"Capital God's Existing Love.
"I am one of the many representa
tives of this great company in. this
community, and will be glad to have
you call on me at the Church ot
Christ on the Lord's day at 11 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m., or at my home any
lime through the week.
"The Arm assures you peace aad
'oy here, and in the next world.
Elnora Correspondence St. Paul Dls
catch. Telegraphing without wires from
tiuantanamo, Cuba, to the Charleston
Navy Yard is really one ot tho great
scientific achievements of the age, de
clares the Boston Transcript. It em
phasizes the fact that Americans are
quick to improve upon European in
ventions. Marconi is fast dropping
behind In the race, and his fellow-foreigners
are already distanced. Wnea
some three years ago the young Iial
'r. opened his Cape Cod station -a
i-iTuised to have his transatlantic
system working for commercial pur
poses la six months. It is not open
yet. Meantime, without boastins, our
own scientists uave o::u ahead and
actually accomplished practical wou
ders.