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Examiner Knew Company Prof-
- ' ited, But Said Nothing.
' INSPECTION SYSTEM IS LOOSE
tlo Action Taken on Statement Un
' less Investigation Is Made
State Department In Dark.
Additional testimony as to the
management of the Mutual Life In
, amance Company was adduced before
the heglnlatlve Committee Insurance
Investigation, tending to show that
he roiupony used profits from the
sale of securities to conceal the re
duction of book values of real estate,
or losses, as Charles E. Hughes,
counsel to the committee, called them.
Francis Hendricks, Superintendent
of the State Insurance Department,
when on the witness stand said he had
never heard of such a thing. After
auditors of the Mutual Life had testi
fied to this fact, Chief Examiner Van
derpoel of the department declared
lie had not discovered the matter In
Ills examination of the company last
year when, In his report, lie gave
the company a certificate of "good
character." He said these manipu
lations, were not apparent in the
books.
These transfers of profits to the
debit side of the profit and loss ac--
count were made by the auditors up
on Instruction of President McCurdy
and Vice President tirannls, and the
written Instructions were produced.
They named the figures that adjusted
the accounts. Last year while there
was really a profit of almost $1,500.
000 when the transfers were made no
profit whatever was shown.
Vnnderpoel sMd he had examined
the report of 1004, which showed no
profits from the sale of securities,
although he knew this was untrue he
did not so report it because he did
not think it was necessary.
The same situation existed in the
New Ycrk Life according to Vander
poel, although the practice was not
general. When asked what he did he
eatd. "Nothing."
Vanderpoel said he had examined
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trie Hanover rjann accuuui ui i""
New York Life In 1904 and did not
find the $100,000 that was paid to
Andrew Hamilton.
Vanderpoel never knew of the year
end loans of the Metropolitan Life
to Vermllye & Co. and never knew
now the company handled its col
lateral loans. He said he never In
an examination of a company or went
back to Its ledgers.
The allotment of blocks of stock of
the Lawyers Title" Insurance Com
pany and the Lawyers Mortgage In
surance Companies was taken up with
E. V. Coggeshell, a former President
of the Lawyers Title Insurance Com
pany. Henry 1). Appleton, second deputy
In the insurance Department, testified
as to his duties and detailed legisla
tion that had been advised by the de
partment to control assessment com
panies. Appieton said that no more
attention is paid to the statement of a
New York company than Is paid to
the statement of a company incorpor
ated In any other State. He said no
actual inspection is made of a report
unless an examination is made.
WARN ENGINEER IN VAIN
Train on B. & O. Runs Into Rock
Though Boys Try Hard to
Flag It.
Baltimore & Ohio passenger train
No. Vi, consisting of eight passenger
coaches mid Pullman cars, was
wrecked near Davisvlile, a few miles
cast of Grafton. Engineer Phillips
savs he saw a lot of small boys on
the platform at Davisvlile waving
their hats and arms, but never thought
they were warning him of danger,
nd so passed on at the rate of 40
miles and hour. When the engine
ewung around the curve. Philips saw
a large rock on the track ahead. ' He
.applied the emergency brake and re
versed, but succeeded only in lessen
ing the speed of the train, which
crashed Into the Btone with great
force. The engine was disabled and
the passengers shaken up. The boys
liad seen the rock roll down on the
tracks, and being unable to remove
It, had divided their party and started
tooth ways to warn an approaching
train.
Appointed by President.
Herbert H. D. Pelrce, Third Assist
ant Secretary of State, has been -selected
by the President as the first
American minister of Norway.
Charles Denby, chief clerk of the de
1 partment. has been determined upon
as successor to Mr. Pelrce in the
State department. Official announce
ment also was made that David
Thompson, former minister to Bra
zil, had been chosen as ambassador to
Mexico, to succeed Edwin H. Conger.
Sewer Pipe Works Burned.
By the destruction by fire of the
East end plant of the American Sew
er Pipe company at East Liverpool,
' O., a loss of not less than $50,000
was sustained and about 100 workmen
forced Into idleness. The plant was
originally built by the Knowles, Tay
lor & Anderson Co. years ago, and
was sold to the American Sewer
Pipe company when the combination
assumed the management of all the
sewer pipe plants in the Ohio valley.
"Blue Bell" Palled on Him.
At Steubenvillo. William Owens
was convicted of cutting his lifelong
friend, William Ayres. The testi
mony showed that Owens' only pro
vocation for attacking Ayres was that
be persisted in singing "Blue Bell"
while they were returning' from a
dance.
Peter Brady and a negro woman,
whose life he was attempting to save,
were both killed by an express train
at Cranford, N. J. Bradr was a flagman.
THOUSANDS SLAIN
Machine Guns Cut Down Insurgent
In Moscow.
All reports agree that the fighting
in Moscow Sunday, which continued
until midnight, assumed the- nature of
a butchery by the machine guns of the
artillery, grape and cannlster being
employed mercilessly against the 111
arnied Insurgents.
Atrocious tales are told of the Cos
sncks, who piled with vodka until
drunk, flred down the streets, some
times charging with lances. The In
surgents displayed great stubbornness
In holding barricades, even advanc
ing in a muss to the slaughter where
bombs were thrown from the win
dows. The artillery was summoned and
battered the houses to pieces. The
plan of the Insurgents, it Is stated,
is to hold the outskirts and gradually
enclose the troops In the center of
the city. Leaders announce that an
army of 30,000 Is concentrated at
OrechofTsulff, northeast of Moscow,
and will soon be ready to march to
the city's assistance.
The latest report Is that both sides
were exhausted at midnight when fir
ing practically ceased. The streets
were In absolute darkness save for
searchlights in the towers of bivouacs
behind the barricades.
The number of killed Is estimated
at 5,000 and wounded nt 14,000.
HELD FOR FATHER'S DEATH
Son Defending His Mother Strikes
Other Parent Down. .
Defending his mother against her
quarreling husbund, Joseph Pollock,
aged 22, of 138 West Cumberland
street, Philadelphia, struck his father
In the face, which resulted In his
death.
William Pollock, the husband, was
called to ChrlBtmas dinner by his
wife. He became angry because his
sleep had been disturbed and was In
the act of striking his wife when the
son stopped the blqw. This enraged
the husband, who struck the son and
the latter retaliated by hitting his
father. The elder Pollock fell back
ward and sustained a fracture of the
skull by his head striking the kitch
en stove. He died on the way to the
hospital.
The son lias been arrested charged
with the murder and his mother is
held as a witness.
REBELLION GROWING
Martial Law Proclaimed In Province
of Russian Poland.
The Insurrection In the Baltic pro
vinces has now been extended to
Esthonla, where. In accordance with
resolutions passed nt a convention
held at Dorpat, In Livonia, the popu
lation Is driving out the Russian
officials and electing new local ad
ministrators. The insurgents attack
ed a train bearing a detachment of
rural guards near Taps, but they were
driven off and the train reached Re
val in safety. Immediately after this
occurrence the railroad employes and
other workmen at Reval voted to Join
the Pan-Russian strike.
' A proclamation of the governor
gpneral was gazetted at Warsaw es
tablishing martial law In all of the 10
governments of Russian Poland and
appointing 10 temporary military gov
ernors general.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
The safe in the Corinth Deposit
Bank at Corinth. Ky., was robbed of
$2,500.
Much opposition has developed to
the Joint sta'ehond program in con
gress.
Much Pittsburg money has been ln:
vested In new Cuban railroad to do
velop vast sugar districts.
A heavy earthquake shock was felt
at Baker.ir.eld, Cal.. and several
buildings were damaged.
The official count of New York
vote on mayor was completed, giving
McClellan majority of 3.472.
Two bombs were thrown at the pre
fecture of police, of Moscow, killing
two policemen, end wounding a sol
dier. It was reported In New York that
the Standard Oil Company will In
crease Its capital from $100,000,000 to
$000,000,000.
Eight men were killed by a fall of
1.000 tons of Iron ore from a Blip on
the l.SOO-foot level of the Newport
mine, la Ironwood, Mich.
Judge Gary of the Steel Corpora
tion declared steel demands are In
creasing 10 per cent, and faster than
producing capacity.
Prime Minister Fortls has formed
a new Italian cabinet, with himself
as premier and Marquis San Giullano
as minister of foreign affairs.
Speakership Candidate Merrltt of
New York, accused President Roose
velt of planning to secure control of
party machine in several states.
Wife of the Rev. H. S.,Wannmnk
er of Elyrlo, O., testified in her di
vorce suit that her husband prayed
with her for her own death so that
he might marry another.
B. J. Gibbons, aged 37, of Norfolk,
Va.. after leaving a letter In which
ho admitted he was a bigamist and
expressed undying love for two wives,
put a bullet through his head.
An attempt to steal the cope of
Pope Marcellus II from Gubbio, near
Perugia, lialy, was frustrated. The
cope is five centuries old and was
once stolen from the cathedral of
Ascola.
Dies While Boxing.
Patrick Reynolds, a young man liv
ing In the southern part of Philadel
phia, died suddenly while boxing with
Frank Shanahan, a friend. The men
are members of a club and were hav
ing a friendly bout when Shanahan
struck Reynolds behind the ear.
The latter sank to the floor and be
came unconscious and died before a
doctor could be summoned. It is be
lieved his death was due to heart
disease. Shanahan has been detained
by the police pending an Investigates
by the Coroner.
GENERAL MORALES FLEES
President of Santo Domingo Is a
Fugitive Troops in Pursuit.
CAPTAIN OF THE PORT WAS SHOT
Governor of Puerto Plata Defies the
General Government and Barri
cades Town.
Following the announcement that
the president of the republic of Santo
Domingo, Gen. Carlos F. Morales,
had left the capital for an unknown
destination, troops were sent in pur
suit of the chief magistrate.
Advices received by cable at the
State oud Navy departments from
Santo Domingo Indicate that a serious
condition of affairs exists there. The
captain of the port of Puerto Plata
was shot and killed during an insur
rectionary movement and the govern
or of that province has defied the
general government and barricaded
the town. The Dominican govern
ment had issued a decree removing
the governor. The State depart
ment has determined that this Is an
Internal difficulty and will not Inter
vene at this stage.
The Secretary of War received the
following cablegram from acting
comptroller and receiver of the Do
minican customs, Edwards, dated at
Santo Domingo:
''Carlos F. Morales, dissatisfied with
Cabinet support, left the capital last
night with a few followers. His in
tention is said to be to Join the fol
lowers of Jimlnez in opposition to
the followers Of Horaclo. Conflict
between the two forces is Imminent,
probably In the vicinity of San Juan
or vicinity of Puerto Plata. Carlos F.
Morales may nttempt to establish a
new capital and create a new Cabi
net. Political excitement but with
out disturbance here. Receivership
Is not alfected yet."
The immediate cause of the ruction
Is a desire on the part of Morales to
be President In fact as well as in
name. Under the Dominican Con
stitution Vice President Ramon
Caceras and the members of the
Cabinet exercise the executive au
thority In conjunction with Morales.
The President, before doing anything,
must have the consent of the Coun
cil of Secretaries, which very close
ly resembles the Council of State In
France.
TWO BROTHERS PERISH
Seven Members of Family, Including
Blind Father, Escape. 1
The dwelling of Jeremiah Davis, a
farmer, living near Johnstown, W.
Va., was destroyed by fire. Two
sons were cremated. They were:
Jefferson Davis, 16 years old; William
Davis, HO years old.
Seven members of the family, in
cluding the father, who Is 80 years
old and blind, escaped from the
burning house. The two sons who
lost their lives were sleeping in an
upper room, and It is supposed they
were suffocated by smoke.
All the household effects were con
sumed. There was no insurance. A
spark flying from a wood fire in an
old-style open grate Is believed to
have caused the fire.
LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES
Two Are Killed and Three Others
are Fatally Hurt. "
The boiler of n locomotive drawing
a southbound Lehigh Valley freight
train running between Etten and
Sayre exploded near Van Etten, kill
ing Fireman Frank Morse and Brake
man Leon Dennlson and fatally in
juring Engineer Frederick Swarthout,
Brakemnn Henry and Conductor
Martin Gallagher, all of Sayre, Pa.
The explosion was witnessed by
many people and the deafening roar
was heard three miles away. The
boiler was hurled over 100 feet down
the track. Prompt assistance was
given to the Injured men, several
of whom were tin own in a swamp,
where they were found In 13 Inches of
water. They were horribly burned
and mangled.
Keystone Trolley Scheme.
Plans have been completed to cre
ate n continuous trolley line connect
ing York and Harrlsburg. The link
heretofore missing Is a stretch from
Lewlsberry. York county, to New
Cumberland, Cumberland county, and
the specifications for an extension
covering that ground have Just been
filed In the State Department at
Harrlsburg by the Lewlsberry &
Strlnestown Trolley Company.
Little Girl Cremated.
Mr. and Mrs. George Banger of
Cecil. Pa., left their 11-yenr-old
daughter alone nt home Christmas
eve while they went to do some
shopping. When the parents return
ed the daughter's body was found,
burned almost to a crisp. It is be
lieved that the child attempted to
light the candles on a Christmas tree
and set fire to her clothes.
Report $22,000 In Fees Illegal.
According to the report of the ex
aminers of the Ohio State bureau of
Inspection, more-than $22,000 In al
leged Illegal fees has been collected
by officers of Montgomery county In
IS months ending September 1, 1903.
Killed at Crossing. -
Returning home after gladdening
the hearts of relatives nnd friends
with Christmas gifts Charles H.
Hansen, a well-to-do farmer and his
8-year-old daughter, Edna, were killed
by a Reading railway train at Camp
Hill, near Philadelphia. Father and
daughter were riding In a runa
bout and were crossing the railroad
tracks when the fast train came upon
them. Their view of the approach
ing express was obstructed by a high
embankment.
ANOTHER STEEL COMBINE
Proposed Consolidation of Independent
Plant. . ' .. .i ...
Unconfirmed rumors are current of
the proposed consolidation of Inde
pendent iron and steel interests into
a $150,000,000 holdings company. The
reported consolidation, It Is said, will
embrace the Republic Iron & Steel
Company, the Tennessee Coal, Iron &
Railroad Company, the Sloss-Shefflold
Company and the LaBello Iron Works.
John A. Topping, who retires as presi
dent of the American Sheet & Tin
Plate Company, Is reported as being
slated for the presidency of the new
corporation.
Rumors of the big deal are strength
ened by the absorption of the con
trolling interest In the Tennessee
company by the Republic company
last week and the fact that Edward N.
Ohl has secured options on the con
trolling interest in the LaBelle Iron
Company at substantial figures. The
option has not as yet been exercised,
but it Is believed that Mr. Ohl has
been acting for the proposed consolidation.
WIDOW FOUND MURDERED
Beaten to Death by Robbers Who
Ransack Her Home.
Mrs. Sarah Whltmlre, a widow,
aged 53 years, was murdered in her
home near Muncy Valley, Sullivan
county, Pa. Mrs. Whltmlre lived
alone. .
The crime was discovered by
Charles Flick of Penn township, who
late at night sought Bhelter at the
house from a storm. No one ans
wering his knock, he entered and
found Mrs. Whltmlre lying In a pool
of blood with her head badly batter
ed. The sitting room showed evi
dence of a struggle. Mrs. Whltmlre
was unconscious and died before
medical aid could be summoned.
That robbery was the motive wa9
evident from the fact that every
closet nnd drawer In the house was
open and ransacked.
ALLEGED BLACK HAND THREAT
Rich Man Told to Give $2,400 or
Have His House Blown Up.
Charles M. Grouse, one of the
wealthiest men !n Syracuse, N. Y,
has received two strange letters
from some person who pretends to be
a member of the Black Hand, threat
ening to blow up Mr. Crouse's house
if he did not pJace $2,400 in a cigar
dox on tne euro in iront or nis resi
dence, to be called for In the night.
The letters were turned over to the
police.
The second letter said that dyna
mite would be used on Mr. Crouse's
house and that an attempt would be
made on the lives of his family, If he
did not produce the money.
DOUBLE LYNCHING REPORTED
Two Negroes Taken from Lockup and
Literally Shot to Pieces.
News of a double lynching at Barn
well. S. C, has been received. Sher
iff Creesh has wired Gov. Heyward
that the affair was brutal murder;
that helpless prisoners were butch
ered in open daylight and that the
officers were guilty of dereliction of
duty. H. S. Craddock, a well
known white merchant, was killed by
Frank and John de Loache, negroes,
who were' arrested by the constable
and placed In a lockup. The men
were taken out and shot to death with
guns and pistols Friday.
COAL MEN INDICTED
Leading Fuel Concerns Charged With
Conspiracy.
The Grand Jury returned a Joint in
dictment against representatives of
the leading coal companies In Cincin
nati. The indictment Includes over
20 names. The indictment Is for
"conspiracy In restriction of trade.''
It charged that these companies or
their representatives have associated
themselves together to nx and es
tabllsh prices of coal and that the
price to the consumer was controlled
absolutely by them.
THREE MEN KILLED
Kentucky Shooting Match Ends in
Fight and Tragedy.
At Big Fork. Ky., a crowd of men
congregated at a turkey shooting
match. A dispute over the match
caused a general disturbance In which
John Duff and Jacob Wilson shot and
killed Joseph Wilson and Alexander
Little shot and killed Mack Roberts
a deputy sheriff. Duff and Wilson
wore arrested. Little escnped. At
Goose Creek. James Creech was shot
by Willlum Vnnover In a quarrel.
Many Hurt In Wreck.
Two trolley cars crowded with
passengers collided ut the foot, of a
steep Incline on the line of the
Tamaqua & Lansford railway, near
Tamaqua, Pa. Injuring a number of
persons. George Enels n passenger,
was probably fatally hurt. Bernard
Click, John S. Kike and Mike Sollnsky
passengers, and Martin Reese, motor-
man, were seriously Injured.
Confederate Veteran Dead.
Maj. James C. Lacoste, a Confed
erate veteran, who took a prominent
part in the firing of the first gun at
Fort Sumter, died at Birmingham
Ala., aged 05. He came to this city
from Charleston, S. C.
More Pay for Railroaders.
Philadelphia and Reading railway
yard employes in Harrlsburg, from
engineer down, have been given a 10
per cent, increase In wages. The
men will receive the advance when
about January 10, they draw their
pay for December.
Frightful Slaughter of Tartars.
A dispatch from Constantinople
says that the Turkish consul at
Batoum reports that the Armenians
are massacring Tartars at the rate of
500 0.uy.
I ES PLAN A REBELDUif
Encouraged by Success of Insur
gents in Baltic Provinces.
SMALL BOY THROWS A BOMB
Allowed to Approach Because of
His Youth, and Terrific Explos
ion Follaws.
According to information received
by the revolutionary leaders In St.
Petersburg an armed rebellion on a
large stale hns been planned in Po
land. The Socialist revolutionaries, en
couraged by the success of the in
surgents in the Baltic provinces, and
of the situation at Moscow and in
Ittisnin eenerallv. have decided that
the moment has come to try to cast
off the yoke of the autocracy.
The correspondent or the London
Diillv Teleeranh at St. Petersburg, as
an instance of the ferocity of the
struggle conducted at KharkofT, re
lates as follows what lie calls a
"typical incident."
i'A little hov was seen nnnroacli-
Ing Kennoy square, where a de
tnn'imont nf Cossacks was stationed.
The Co3sacks, however brutal, draw
the line at children, and the boy was
allowed to approach unmolested, un
arriving at the spot he paused, swung
his rlcht hand vigorously and then
turned and ran, a violent explosion
preventing the Cossacks noting nis
further movements.
"The hov had thrown a bomb
which plowed up the ground. Frag
ments of horses were all around and
some of the Cossacks convulsed In the
nirmilps of death, while streams of
blood were flowing along the torn-up
roadway.'
RECORD BROKEN
Heaviest Order for Structural Steel
Ever Booked by Carnegiea.
The "Iron Trade Review" says.
"The Carnegie Steel Company last
week booked the heaviest tonnage of
structural steel of any week In Its
history, in spite of the fact that it
was unable to promise delivery on
any of the material before three or
four months, while In some instances
shipments will be delayed fully six
months. The American Bridge Com
pany expectS to book enough orders
this week to make the total for the
year a new record.
"Sales of rails during the past lu
days aggregate nearly 200,000 tons, a
remarkable total in view of the heavy
orders already on the books. Among
the recent sales were: Erie, 52,000
tons; West Maryland, 5,000 tons;
Florida East Coast, 10,000 tons;
Gainesville Midland, 3,500 tons; Ok
lahoma railroad, 15,000 tons; Trolley
roads 15,000 to 20,000 tons.
"The Eastern bar iron manufactur
ers have reaffirmed their official
price of $30 on bar Iron, but are ex
acting premiums of from $5 to $10 per
ton.
Dividends on Penna. Lines.
The board of directors of the Penn
sylvania Company declared an annual
dividend of 5 per cent. This Is the
same dividend declared In December,
1904. The stock of the Pennsylvania
Company Is owned entirely by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The
directors of the Panhandle railroad
declared a scmi-annnnl dividend of
2 per cent, on the preferred stock and
a semi-annual dividend of iya per
cent on the common stock.
, Boston Wool Market.
High prices continue In the wool
market. In which a fair amount of
business Is done for this season. The
current quotations la the market
were about as follows: Ohio and
Pennsylvania XX and above, 35c; X
33Q34c; No. 1, 3830e; No. 2, 38
39c; fine unwashed. 275 2Sc; quarter
blood, unwashed. 3"V&!-lc; blood,
3 4 34 Vic; blood, 3:l'2f'34c; un
washed delaine. 2930c; fine washed
delaine, 3fi'iffi37c. Michigan fine
unwashed, 20 27c; Vt blood unwash
ed, 32ffi33: blood, 33(534c;
blood, 32Vi33c; unwashed delaine,
8c.
Four Hurt in Wreck.
Four trainmen were seriously in
jured in a freight wreck on the
Pennsylvania railroad at Hartsdale,
Ind. The injured: Edward Manus,
engineer, Internally: F. L. Messer
smlth. fireman; R. C. Berkshire,
hrakeman. and L. Duckwall, student
fireman. Tha injured live at Logans
port. Rich Old Maid Weds Coachman.
Miss Margaret B. Fisher, a leader
In local society and the richest spin
ster in Ithaca, N. Y., owning $100,
000 worth of real estate, has married
her coachman, Patrick T. Kelley, her
junior by 17 years. The marriage
was a complete surprise to the
friends and relatives of both.
Seven Drowned In Shipwreck.
The three-masted schooner Sakata,
of Parsboro. Nova Scotia, has been
wrecked and its crew of seven men
drowned, They Include John Conlln,
managing owner of the schooner, arfd
his son, both of Paraboro; John Cox,
of St. Johns, tho steward, nnd four
seamen.
Death at Holiday Frolic.
A bloody riot among negroes was
reported from Ewlng, a turpentine
camp between Fargo and St. George,
on the Georgia Southern & Florida
railroad. The riot was the result of
a Christmas frolic among negroes,
who had been drinking. A general
fusllade occurred and probably 60
shots were fired. Two negroes were
killed outright, three were mortally
wounded, and died later, while eight
others received bullet wounds.
HUGH WATT CONVICTED
Former Parliament Member Sent
enced to Imprisonment.
The trial of Hugh Watt, the form
er member of the British) Parliament,
charged with inciting; hired agents to
murder his divorced wife, Julia Watt,
and Sir Reginald Beauchamp, ended
with a verdict of guilty. Watt was
sentenced to five years penal servi
tude. The Judge pointed out that the
death of the former Mrs. Watt wouTd
place Watt In exactly the position he
desired, as it would enable him to
legalize his marriage to Lady Violet
Beauchamp, which at present was Il
legal because Mrs. Watt had declin
ed to have her divorce made abso
lute. Her death would also annul the
deed of settlement between Watt
and Mrs. Watt, which Watt desired.
ENDS DANGER OF STRIKE
New York Building Trades Union
8ign Trade Agreement.
No workers were happier on Christ
mas than the 100.000 skilled men In
the building trades In New York, when
It was announced that every union,
with the exception of the housesmlths
and brldgemen, had signed a trade
agreement of from one to three years,
to go Into effect on January 1 next.
By this action the unions have of
ficially repudiated the strike of the
structural iron workers.
In many of the trades the prevail
ing wage will continue for the com
ing year. The wages of the house car
penters, however, will be Increased 30
cents a day, nnd the cabinet makers
will receive on Increase of 22 cents,
beginning next July.
WOMAN FAINTS IN COURT
Mrs. Payton Swoons Under Prose
cuting Attorney' Arraignment.
As Prosecuting Attorney Lowe was
closing a speech against Mrs. Helen
May Payton, on trial nt Fairmont, W.
Va., for the alleged murder of her
husband, she fainted and was carried
to an adjoining room, where medical
aid was rendered. In ten minutes
she rallied and the argument proceed
ed. All through the six hours of ar
guments In the case she had sat with
her eyes fixed on the speakers, but
as the prosecutor wound up his ter
rible accusations she swooned.
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.
The revolt at Moscow Is practi
cally at an end and troops have con
trol of the situation.
From the standpoint of the govern
ment, the situation in St. Petersburg
is much improved.
The Vatican white book, which has
reached Paris, attempts to throw on
us for separation of church and
state on French cabinets.
L. H. Flnstad of Los Angeles at
whose home two Americans were
killed and one wounded at Diaz,
Mex.. has been arrested by the Mexi
can authorities.
President Roosevelt signed the
Panama canal appropriation bill and
Secretary Shaw stated that bonds
would not be Issued at present.
Ex-Gov. Odell of New York charges
President Roosevelt and Gov. Hig
glns with attempting to wreck party
for own ends.
Newton C. Dougherty, the Peoria,
(111.), school board defaulter, has been
given the job formerly held by Ed
ward S. Dreyer, the Chicago banker,
In the record room at the penitentiary,
Isaac Bloom, wh was convicted of
perjury in attempting to secure $25,-
000 damages from the Metropolitan
street railway of New York, was
sentenced to seven years In prison.
The Kitty D, an American fishing
boat seized by a Canadian revenue
cutter on Lake Erie for alleged fish
poaching, is released by a decision
of the Privy Council of Great Britain
At Kalr.mnzoo, Mich., David and
Thomas Fuller, brothers, aged 70
years, died in Thomas' home at
Bronson from poisoning. They ate
meat tainted by standing on a tin
plate.
Twenty-four railway cars were de
molished and all the soldiers In them
were killed or badly Injured when
rebels blew up- a train with troops
sent to quell thp rebellion In Livonia,
near Stockman nskof, a railway sta
tion. ,
MASSACRE CONTINUES
Armenians at Tiflis Continue Their
Fight Against Mussulmans.
The massacre of Mussulmans by
Armenians was still in progress at
Tlflls, Caucasia, and throughout
Caucasia. December 19, according to
a dispatch from Tiflis under that
date. 1 he Mohammedans were being
hunted down like deer, no distinction
being made between Persians, Tar
tars or Ottomans. About 2,000 Mus
sulman families of Tiflis had sought
refuge in neighboring villages. The
Cossacks and other troop continued
to plunder.
DEATH IN PUNCH BOWL
Alleged That Strychnine Was Used
in Drink Served at Banquet.
At Torreon, Mex., nine persons
were poiwonod at a banquet have died
and many others are ill. It Is alleged
that the poisoning was part of a po
litical plot. Strychnine was put into
a bowl of punch. All the dead are
said to have been of one political fac
tion. The members of the opposing
faction who attended the banquet
were not affected by the punch they
drank.
New Pennsylvania Line.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany filed articles with the Secretary
of State at Trenton, N. J. incorpor
ating the Pennsylvania & Newark
Railroad Company, capital $500,000, to
construct and maintain a railroad
from a point in the middle of the
Delaware river at Trenton through
the counties of Mercer, Middlesex and
Union in New Jersey, to a point In
Essex county, near the northern
boundary of Elizabeth and there con
necting with the mala line of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
I M. HsDONAU.
ATTORMY-AT-LA.V.
Notary Pnblls. rsal Mitt snal Fi
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murDU, collections maas proa
In Sradlaat building, Usrtislds
rauroa, collections maae prom
JJR. B, K. HOOVER, ' . i
BEYXOLDI VILLI, PA.
Resident dentin!. In the Hnorrr ktlMUSai
Main etreat. lrtlr,es tn ODratlQf.
J)R. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST
OfflftJI nn CAnnnrl flnnv nf Tflve V.
tional bank building, Main street.
J)R. B. DEVERE KINO,
DENTIST.
Offlc en second floor RevnoldrrftU
Real Estate Building, Main .trail
Bnynoldsville, Pa, .
Jj KEFS',
JUSTICE OF THE PBACM
nd Real Estate A fen I.
ReynoIdTLOj, Ffr,
gMITH M. MoCREIOHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAVf.
rTotary Public and Real Bstat Agents. Oak
Isotrons will Monlre prompt attention. OfBa
In the ReynqldSTllle Hardware Co. Bulldlaa.
sUlh street, Rey'noldSTllle, r.
PITTSBURG.
Grain. Flour and Feed.
Wheat No. red 7 j
Rjo-No.J 71 n
Corn No 2 yellow, ear ill
No. t yellow, shelled 81 1)1
Mliod ear. -14 49
Oats No. fi white SI .11
No. 3 white 29
Flour Winter patent 4 K 4 70 '
Fanny strnlitht winters 4 (M I II
Hay No. 1 Timothy IS no is 50
Clovnr No. I Id m 10 51
Foed No. 1 white mid. ton 19 V) tout
Brown niKliHlngs ft VI 17 m
Bran, bulK 1) r.O 10.00
Straw Wheat TO) 7 5)
Oat 7M 7 54
Dairy Products.
Butter Elgin creamery I fid tl
Ohio creamery H'l i4
Fancy country roll 14 H
Cheese Ohio, new II 11
New York, new 11 U
Poultry, Etc.
Hens per lb I II 15
Chickens dressed 14 H
EKKt-Pa. and Ohio, freah -.'6
Fruit and Vegetable!.
Apples bbl 3 si 550
j uintoes Fancy while per bu.... 73 go
Cabbage per ton u m) is
Onions per barrel 2 2i
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent I 5 n on
Wheat No. red g.j gi
Corn Mixed 53
Egg'' 21 2'p
Butter Ohio creamery y( t
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent t 5 on 6 a
Wheat No. 3 red 81 SS
Corn No. '2 ml led n 51
Oats No. 8 white m 84
Butter Creamery n w
Eggs Pennsylvania firsts 26 29
NEW YCRK.
Flour Patents t S ' J
Wheat No. S red 9-i J
Corn No. II W
Oate No. 9 while 1 , J
Butter -Creamery 4 w
Kggs Slate and Pennsylvania.... 21 a)
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
Cattle.
Eura, 1,450 to 1,600 lbs i 80 t 8 59
Prime. l.HJO to 1,400 lbs, A 0, S 15
(J001I, 1,-sOO to l,m lbs 4 70 4 W
Tidy. 1,0.11) to 1.150 lbs 4 40 4 HO
K11I1, '.KK to l.loo lbs t . Ill)
Common, TOO toJQU lb 8 00 S 40
Common to gntfy fat oxen 8 00 4 00
Common to good fat bulls SOD 8 60
Common to good fnl cows 1 50 8 40
Helors, 700 to 1,100 lbs t 7. 4 00
Fresh cows and springers 16 00 50 00
Hogs.
Prime henry hogs 15 61 $ 5 79
Prime medium weights...., 5 4.1 6 70
Best heavy Yorkers b iVi 6 60
(inod light Yorkers 4 rt 4 80
Pig, as 10 quality 4 70 4 74
Common to good roughs 4 2) 4 50
Sitttfs 8 It 3 74
Sheep.
Prime wethers f S 60 6 73
Good mlxft'l 5 10 5 85
Fair mixed ewes and wethers.... 4 50 4 75
t uns ami common 2 00 4 00
Culls 10 choice lambs 6 00 7 74
Calves.
Vpal Calve $.1 00 7 74
Ueuvy and thin calves 8 oO ' 4 50
An Engineering Triumph.
An engineering triumph will be the
railway now in process of construc
tion between Guayaquil and Quito in
Ecuador. The bridging of the ra
vines In the Andes presented many
difficult problems, all of which were
solved by American genius and enter
prise. The United States Steel Cor
poration will furnish the materiat
for the 100 bridges and the steel
rails, also, will 'come from Pittsburg.
English poachers have adopted
khaki for wear during business hours.
They find It makes the evasion' of
watchful gamekeepers easier.
SCOTCH SCONES.
Thoroughly mix, while dry, one
quart of sifted flour, loosely meas
ured with two heaping teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, then rub into It a,
tablespoonful of cold butter and a
teaspoonful of salt. Be sure t!hat the
buttor is well worked in. Add sweet
milk enough to make a very soft
paste. Roll out the paste about a
quarter of an inch thick, using plenty
of flour on the pasteboard and rolling
pin. Cut Into triangular pieces, each
side about four Inches long. Flour the
si ls and bottom of a biscuit tin and
place the pieces on it. Bake imme
diately in a quick oven from twenty
to thirty minutes. When half doae
brush over with sweet m41k. Some
cooks prefer -to bake them on a flour
ed griddle, and cut them In a round
shape about the size of a saucer, Chen
scarred across to form four quarters.
Murders and homicides decreased!
more than 2,000 ia the United;
States In the pan ten years. Lynch-
Mnes decreased one-ualt. ,