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A 1R H-TT VOL..LI. NO. 22G. ROCK ISLAND, 11,1,., FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1902. PRICE TWO CENTS. IS HOT IN FRANCE CHICAGO STRIKE MONKS IN FIGHT THE CROP OUTLOOK BEAR MEAT FEAST ROOK - . t - TERROR OF ME PIT TRACING THAT TRACY Continues to Be a Diffi cult Task in Wash ington. . Torrid Temperature Has Crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Situation Varies as Far as'Freight Handlers' Troubles Are Concerned. Sensational Episode Over the Washington Experts Announce the Conditions on Farms -all Over the Land. Whole Neighborhood Hunts Bruin and Then Eats Meat. Sweeping of Church ? Victims of Yesterday's Pennsylvania Horror Number Hundreds. COLLIERY IS A TOMB Unfortunates in Many Instances Blown to Pieces. Johnstown. Fa., July 11. Eighty eeven bodies had been recovered from the Gambia Steel company's mine up to 8 uVlock this morning, while the heroic work of rescue has not penetrated near the seat of dis aster. Bodies are now piled in con fusion alKiard cars ready to be orought into' the city. A temporary morgue 'has been improvised in the " Johnstown armory, where all will be brought as soon as they can be taken irom the mine. The latest estimates of the number of dead fix it at 200. The effects of the explosion were horrible in many instances. Heads are missing from many bodies, while all are burned almost beyond recognition. Grief-stricken crowds linger about the mine entrances. Up to this time but seven of the dead are identified. It is now believed the victims will numler 175. Of the 47 bodies at the morgue, 21 are identified as Poles. As ' r f ast as identification is completed the bodies are being taken to their houses. Scarrhbia; Party Enters Mine. A searching party entered the mine this morning and penetrated to the , four left headings which they were unable to reach last night. They found In one group 12 bodies and they believed six of them to be liv ing. At their call for medical as sistance, two physicians have just gone in. Johnstown, Pa., July 11. The first four victims Lave been brought to the '- surface from the Klondike section." ' They were William Robinson, who was unconscious when found; John Retal lic, alive and in pretty good shape, and two unknown Slave, both alive, but unconscious. Dr. John B. Low- man, of this city, who came up with the men, said he passed twenty-live dead bodies, some of them in sitting postures. Johnstonown, Pa., July 11. Johns town has again been visited by an ap palling disaster. It is only less fright ful than th eawful calamity of May SI, 1889, in cost of life, but In its terrible consequences it has brought the shadow of sorrow into hundreds of homes, made desolate by a mine ex plosion which took place in the Cam bria Steel company rolling mill mine under West Mont Hill at 12:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon. How many are dead it mar take several days to fully determiue, but that it is a long and shocking list is certain. It may reach 2oo or more men. William Stiblch said that he believed as many as 450 men .were still in the mine. In bis opinion, from all he could glean, not to exceed 150 men had come out. Scores of Homes Bereaved. It was nearly an hour after the ex plosion before any general knowledge f what had happened got abroad. Men who came from the mines, escaping xritii their lives, told the terrible news and soon it spread like wildfire all over the city. In scores of homes there -wns the most pathetic scenes. Mothers, wives, daughters, sons and relatives wrer frantic with grief. Hundreds r.idx1 tn the noint and with Bobbins hearts awaited news that did not come from the. ill-fated mine. s. th niVenlnsr' across the river" from nnin tha Ciimhrla Iron company svvu . ( police stood guard, permitting no one to enter tne mine, iroui uivu uw.w- .,oaaa non -omliifr. It was nearly 4 , riin nil hone of sending rescue parties from the West Mont opening .was abandoned, j-wo men iw tmm th mine Richard Ben nett and John Meyers went back two miles to see what assistance could be rendered, but the frightful damp drove them back and tney reu prosumewuru they finally, after a desperate struggle, reached the outside. Two doctors gave the men assistance and after working svltb. them half an hour restored theoi. Some Bcwnn Pawbabtr Dead. ' . Their story. f the sitna.tipp in V1 MANY DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED Lightning Also Doing Deadly Work lOO at Mar seilles. Paris, July 11. Exceptional heat, accompanied by severe storms, pre vails throughout the southern and southwestern portions of France. A number of deaths from sunstroke and lightning1 are reported. High Temperature at Marseilles. At Marseilles the temperature reg isters KK) degree;. OBJECT TO THE OATH Difficulty In Getting Boer Generals to Subscribe to New Conditions. Bloomfohtein, July 11. Difficulty has arisen regarding the oath of alle giance. Many boer commandants and fiield cornets, officials of the late Free State government, refuse to sign the oath, though few object to the document called "declaration," acknowledging King Edward as sover eign. The oath of allegiance is much more binding. mine' made it clear ' lliat tue rescue work could ' not proceed from the Westmont opening, and then hasty preparations were made to begin that sad mission at the Mill Creek entrance. Soon after the news of the explosion reached the Cambria officials Mining Engineer Marshall G. Moore and one of his assistants, Al G. Prosser, made an attempt to enter the mine. They were followed by Mine Superintendent George T. Itobinsou, but the deadly gases stopied their progress. Mine Foreman Harry Bodgers, his assistant illiain Blanch, and r ire Losses John Whitney, John Ketallick and John Thomas, were overcome by the gases and it is feared that they ierished in a heroic effort to rescue the miners. WHAT THE SCRVIVOIIS SAY Condition Inside the Minn Gives Little Hope for Any Keocues. The mining officials of the Cambria company stated that the explosion was one of tire damp. The catastrophe oc curred lu the section of the mine known among the miners as "Klon dike." The name of the section on the coinixiny's books is the sixth west of the south main heading. It Is about a mile and a half from the main en era i ice of the Boiling Mill mine. The few survivors' who have escaped from the depths of the mine describe the conditions to be frightful in their na ture. Outside of the "Klondike" the mines are safe and uninjured. With in the fatal limits of the mine the havoc wrought by the explosion is such as beggars description. Solid walls of masonry three feet through were torn down as though barriers of paper. The roofs of the mine were demolished and not a door remains ctanding. Ki the face of these diffi culties even the most heroic efforts toward rescue may well seem hopeless. Two young men who were at work In the "Klondike" when the explosion occurred escaped by way of the air shaft beading up through the Kern ville hill from the mine. A fan house. now out of use, stands at the top of this air shaft. This way the young men. sick and dizzy from the nauseous afterdamp, or black damp, reached safety. They told how they had walked across dead bodies to pure air and light. How many they did not know. The stories of the men who escaped are miraculous in their nature. Tom Foster, an assistant foreman In the "Klondike" mine, was among the first to emerge from the Mill Creek shaft. Shortly after Powell Griffith, a lire boss, came up. Foster was in his office when the explosion occurred. Hi orst rnougnt was ror tue safety of the men under bis charge, vt ltn tne neip of Foreman Roberts an effort waa made to replace a few of the shat tered doors. All the while the fire damp was closing around them. They did not falter ror an instant, out straight into the midst of danger they went. The thought "save the men" was paramount. Through galleries, Into headings, warning and helping, the two men went. KoOerts reu. put ros ter statreered on, whither he hardly knew. In the midst of the danger he met Powell Griffith, a lire boss. He had faced what seemed certain death In an effort to save his men. Forward they went, dragging a comrade Into a possible place of safety here, giving a word of warning there, until human endurance could stand the strain no lonc-er. Exhausted, they staggered in to a heading Where the fire damp bad not filtered. There they rested for a moment and then nluii'red forward whrre they did not know until finally they wandered into a water level and through it reached a place of safety. Said loni Foster: "How I escaped I do not know. It seems like a terrible, nightmare Hundreds of times 1 gave up hope, but from sheer instinct I stumbled for ward until I finally reached a place of safety." Mob Law on Both Sides. Tamaqun, Pa.. July 11. The strik ing, miners in the rantuer creeK vai lev are becoming restless and unruly. and the citizens of Lansford, Summit Hill and Tamaqua are preparing to organize' vigilance committees to up Jtold law and order. ..... TEAMSTEES WANT TO TAKE A HAND While Believers in Arbitration are Busy and Hopeful, Too, at Latest Advices. Chicago, July 11. The general railroad managers at 1 this afternoon went into session with the section of the arbitration committee represent ing the team owners of the associa tion. All indications are favorable to an early settlement of the freight handlers', strike. Chicago, July 11. it is autnoma tlvely stated, but not officially con tinued, that the striking freight han dlers and the railroads have signed an agreemeut to arbitrate, the decision of the arbitration committee to be final. A settlement is expected. Chicago, July 11. Late yesterday afternoon It was decided that Chi cago's most prominent business men should take a hand in the attempt to settle the freight handlers' strike. The arbitration committee of the Team sters' union, at the head of which is Harry G. Selfridge, a partner in the firm of Marshal Field & Co., held a meeting at which a preliminary plan of action was adopted. It was decided to hold a meeting at which should be present officers of both the teamsters' and - freight handlers organizations and a delegation of businwss men. Scheme to Secure Arbitration. The officials of the strikers, It was decided, were to bo asked to agree on an arbitration committee whose ac tion would be final with them. Should the strikers accept the same terms were to be presented to the railroad managers. In this way, it was figured, an arbitration committee agreeable to both sides might be secured. The bus iness men who will be present at the meeting will explain to the strikers the immense financial loss certain to follow a prolonged struggle. . The foregoing was the product of a wild day among the strikers. Things were mixed yesterday morning, for in some quarters it was believed that the strike was practically over, while in others the view was that it was hard ly, begun. The latter appears to have been correct, for, after three of the most exciting meetings known to local unionism, the freight handlers decided to reject the terms offered by the rail roads and to continue their strike. Within an hour after the close of the meetings the strikers, by an appeal to the teamsters, had stopped the cart age of goods to a lid from nearly every freight house In the city. The team sters acted as individuals in listening to the appeals of the strikers. By this means they hope to get around the contract made by the union at the re cent strike, which prohibits "sympa thy" walkouts. Teamsters Had Another Plan. Later a committee of ten from the local teamsters' unions decided to call a general meeting of the teamsters last night to decide whether or not a strike should be declared. The plan was to take the matter out of the hands of the officers of the national union. A crowd of freight handlers opened the coercion campaign yester day, when S00 of them persuaded 150 wagon drivers to unload no goods at the Chicago, Burlington and Quiucy freight house. SOLDIERS MOT VET SEEDED Governor Stoae Refuses a Sheriff the Aid of Troops in the Coal Field. Harrlsburg, Pa:, July 11. In reply to a request from Sheriff Gombert, of Carbon county, asking that troops be sent to Lansford and Summit Hill to preserve order. Governor Stone seut a telegram which said: "Your tele gram, stating that strikers are gather ing in large mobs at Lansford and Suummit Hill, in Carbon county, and citizens are attacked and beaten and in danger of their lives, and that you find you are unable to preserve order and protect the citizens, and therefore must call on me for troops, received. "The law under which the National Guard is called out does noi Justify action under the circumstances and conditions which you recite. The Na tional Guard are not police officers. Those conditions are entirely within your own province, and with the aid at your baud you ought to overcome the difficulty without the use of state troops. If there is a condition of riot, mob or insurrection which the civil authorities are unable to suppress the governor will not hesitate to send troops; but under no circumstances will he do so unless the civil authority Is exhausted after reasonable effort on the part of the sheriff and the protec tion of life and propertv demands it." George M. Davis. T. M. Whildin and John E. Lauer. of Lansford, represent ing a committee of CarlKn county clt izens, called upon the governor and explained the situation at Lansford and Summit Hill. The visitors said that the burgesses of these boroughs and the sheriff had exhausted their power in trying to preserve order, and that mob rnle prevailed in both towns. The visitors also stated that the trouble was daily becoming worse, and that It was a question of only a short time when it would be necessary to send troops into the county to preserve order and protect proiierty. The gov ernor promised to keep In touch with the situation, and exr:amea that u ne realized that the presence of troops was necessary to maintain order be would not hesitate . ta . order out the militia. . . .. IN PAR AWAY - JERUSALEM Greek and Latin Priests Involved in Disburb ance. Jerusalem. July ll.--A sensational trial here, the result of the clash be tween Greek and Latin monks In the Church of Holy Sepulchre, surmount ing Christ's tomb, in November last, has resulted In the sentencing of thirty-four Greeks, including twelve priests, to terms of imprisonment ranging from a week to nine months. The most Interesting point which de veloped after the disturbance was the fact, not generally known, that Ger many and Italy, in suuportiuir the claims of their woundeu monks, ob tained an irade from the sultan recog nizing their right to protect their re spective subjects, and that thus ! ranee's claim , to an exclusive protec torate over all the Bo man Catholic clergy in the east is no longer admit ted. - Which Had the night. The dispute between the Franciscans and Greeks arose on the question as to which commnnity had the right to sweep the church. BOTH HELD IN BAIL Mrs. O'Malley and Her Lover Charged Witli Larceny of Jewelry. t-niladelpTila. ra., 'July'- II. Mrs. Aline Ellis O'Malley. wife of Profes sor Austin O'Malley, of South Benuu, Ind., and William J. Hearin, of New- York, Mere yesterday held to bail in the sum of $1.20U for trial on the charge of stealing jewelry valued at more than $1.0iO from Dr. Joseph O'Malley, of this city. Mis. O'Malley's brother-in-law. William A. Ellis, of New York, Mrs. O'Malley's rather, was present and furnished the security, the bond being signed by a local trust company. Mrs. O'Malley's husband was brought to this city some weeks ago suffering from the effects of poi son. He has since been a patient in M. Agnes hospital, but the physicians at that institution decline to state the result of their diagnosis of his case Ills wife, who came from South Bend with liiui. resided at the home of Dr. Joseph O'Malley until the night of July 1, when she ;.vas arrested as she was leaving the house to meet Hearin. The latter was taken Into cus tody while waiting for her at a railroad station. A portion of the jewelry was found in Hearin s possession on the night of his arrest, besides two rail road tickets lor South Bend. ILLINOIS EPWORTH Gathering at Mount Carmel Tor Sev enth Annual Time. Mount Carmel, Ills.. July 11. The seventh annual convention of the Illi nois Epworth League met here with about 500 delegates in attendance, less than half the number expected.- A steainltoat excursion on the Wabash was tendered the delegates in the even ing. President T. S. Marshall, of Sa lem, is presiding. The convention opened with a league concert under the direction of Bev. F. II. Knight, of Mount Carmel. Bev. I. F. Howe preached the league sermon. Fifteen hundred people attended the convention at the first two meetings. The speakers were Bev. Dr. Berry, of Chicago, editor of The Epworth League Herald, who 'conducted the "School of Methods." Bev. Dr. Old ham, of Chicago, spoke oi. "Personal Evangelism In Heathen iJinds." Dr. J. G. Wolfe and Alfred Dixon, both of Chicago, are candidates for state pres ident, VILLAGE WIPED OUT Bear Creek, Wis.. Destroyed and Fire Still stag V. ing. Appleton, Wis., July 11. The vil lage of Bear Creek, 30 mites north west, was destroyed today by lire. .A dozen stores, the postoft'ice, the Chi cago & Northwestern depot and a lumber mill were destroyed by noon and tm5" nre was still raging. The loss will reach $40,000. NEW BANK EXAMINER E. B. Shaw, of West Union, Get a Nice Position In Iowa. ' Washington, July . 11. The comp troller of the currency today appoint ed E. B. Shaw, of West Union, Iowa, national bank examiner for the dis trict of Iowa, vice Henry Meyer, re signed. Telerrmph Operators Raised. Denver, July 11. -T he Denver & Rio Grande railroad.; has agreed to advance the wages of its telegraph operators from $J0 fo $1 per month, according- to positioii. . HOW THE GOLDEN MAIZE COMES ON Eitnation as to Wheat Briefly Stated Also as to Bye, Barley and Oats. Washington, July 11. Preliminary returns to the statistician of the de partment of agriculture on the acreage of corn planted indicate an Increase of 3,520,000 acres, or 3.0 pr cent., on the area harvested last year. Of the twenty-live states and territories with 1, 000,000 acres or upward in corn har cested last year Iowa, Nebraska and Michigan report an increase of 1 per cent.; Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia, and Louisiana, 2 per cent.: Georgia, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Missouri, 3 per cent.; Ohio, Illinois, Mississippi and Indian Territory, 4 per cent.; Kan sas, Kentucky and Tennessee, 3 per cent.; North Carolina aud South Car olina, O per cent.; Texas, 7 per cent.; Alabama, 8 per cent.; Minnesota, 0 per cent., and South Dakota aud Oklaho ma, 11 per cent. Averse Condition of Wheat and Corn. The average condition of the grow ing crop on July 1 was S7.5. as com pared with S1.3 on July 1. 1001; S0.5 at the corresponding date' in llioo, and a ten-year average of S0.' The con dition in Illinois was 01, in Iowa and Indiana 10. The average condition of winter wheat improved during June nine-tenths of 1 point, standing on July at 77, or 11.3 points below the condition on July 1, 1001. It fell off during July 1 point in Illinois aud improved during the same period 7 points in Indiana, and 10 points in Michigan. Special held agents report a decline of 4 points in Indiana and Illinois since July 1. Decline in Spring "Wheat. The average condition of spring wheat declined 3 points during June, su-inling at :2A on July 1 as com pared with !Ci.( on July 1, 1001: .Vi.2 at the corresponding date in 1000 and a ten-year average of ST.S. The de cline during June amounted in Iowa to 3 points. 'Hie condition of spring and winter wheat combined on July 1 was XZAK ns compared with 01.1 on July 1, 1001; a.H on July 1. 1000, and 73.2 at the corresponding date In 1JS00. Wheat in Farmers' Hands. The amount of wheat remaining In the hands of farmers on July 1 Is es timated at about r.'J.HO.lKHJ bushels, or 7 per cent, of the crop of last year. The average condition of the oat crop on July 1 was 0'J.l, as compared with 00.1 last mouth, and a ten-year aver age S7.3. The average condition of barley Is 03.7. against 03.15 one month ago, and a t.-'w-year average of 87.1. The average condition of winter rye is 01.2. as compared with 03.0 on July 1, 1!K)1. and a ten-year average of S0.2. The average condition of spring rye is 80.3. as compared with 03.3 on July 1, 1001, and a ten-year average of S7.0. BETTER BURN THAT PICTURE First Causes a Duel and Now It's a Salt for DamHKes. ' Paris, July 11. An incident which has just occurred in the law courts is causing some stir here. A wealthy widow. Madame de Gast, well known on account of her automobile exploits, being the only female competitor in the Faris-Berlm'. and who entered for the Paris-Yleq, contest, was recent ly the plaiutiflk n a civil action. The defendant's counsel was Maitre Bar boux, who also Is well known. Dur ing the hearing he produced a photo graph of a picture called "The Masked Woman," by Gervex, exhibited at the salon of 1SS, representing a nude fe male, the face alone being concealed by a mask. M. Barboux handed this photograph around the court, declar ing that Mme. de Gast had served as the model. Mme. de Gast made an indignant denial and demanded a retraction. M. Barboux took no notice of her demand, and Mme. de Gast has now brought an action against him. The Figaro says this is the second time the pic ture has caused trouble. When it was first exhibited a jealous husband thought he recognized his wife as the original, and challenged M. Gervox. The latter gave the name of the real model, but the husband was not satis fied .and Insisted ou a duel, in which, eventually, he himself was wounded. His Yard a Gold Mine. Braddyville, la., July 11. Several Jars containing over $0,000 in gold and paper money have been found In the rear of the home of Wesley Farrens, who died recently at the age of 80 years. Farrens had lived on the farm sixty-one years and at the time of his death an elderly daughter was his only companion. Besides the money found he left realty valued at g2.,000. Thone Ciirls Win Their Strike. Des Moines. Ia., July 11. The strike of the operators of the two telephone companies, which has been In progress since June 2(), ended yesterday. The companies concede the minimum scale of ?1 a day. and agree to recognize the operators' union and to restore the strikers to their former positions. The operators had been receiving $3.50 to $3 a week. Beverldge Is Coins; West. Chicago, July 11. Senator A. J. Beverldge, of Indiana, passed through Chicago yesterday en route to- the Itocky Mountains, whither he goes to recuperate for the duties of the coming campaign. With II. CPettit, of In dlanaiiolls; Charles W. Miller, of Goshen, and-Representative Foss he waa a guest of J. C. Shaffer at lunch eon at the Union League club, and while there he talked briefly of legis lation past aud pending and of other mutters of national interest. THE ESCAPE OP THE BEAST Men and Boys Arm Themselves and Then Give Chase. Marion, Ind., 'July 11. A bear hunt, in which every able-bodied man took part, was engaged in at Van Bureu, east of this city, Wednesday night. It ended in the extermination of the brute, and the finale was Thursday night, when the citizens of the place feasted oi bear meat. The fact that a War was loose in the town prevented many from going to sleep, and not un til word came that the animal had been caught and killed did the people of Van Buren close their eyes. The animal was the property of Matthew Doyle, who has a sort of menagerie at his place near Van Buren. Bruin Tseed at Last. The bear escaped eariyin rne even ing, and first made Itself prominent by trying to enter the home of James Duel. Duel heard the noise on his back porch, and when he looked out of the window he saw what he first supposed was a cow; but when he went out to drive the animal away he retreated. The bear raised up his hind foot and made a lunge at him. Within a very short time every man and boy was up in arms, and every available weapon, from a revolver to an old army mus ket, was carried in the pursuit. Bruin was finally treed and a marksman brought him down with a single shot IOWA FLOOD SUFFERERS SLEEP IN SCHOOL YARD Des Moines, July 11. A hundred homeless Hood sufferers spent the night in the school house yards and down town parks without a blanket to cover them. The charitable socie ties and city officials are becoming better organized today and it is be lieved the wants will be generally met. Neither the Des Moines nor Rac coon rivers has receded perceptibly. It- is believed the situation in the flooded district cannot be materially relieved for several days. An estimate of the damage is prac tically impossible. It is expected to reach a million dollars. PARIS HAS BIO FAILURE: AMOUNTS TO 40,000,000 FRANCS Paris, July 11. The tribunal of commerce today declared the "Caisse (lerealle des Families" to be insolv ent. The liabilities are said to le 40,000.000 francs. VATIC N'S REPLY TO TAFT Points of a Document Relating to tha Philippine Church Question. Washington. July 11. The state de partment has received the reply of the Vatican to the recent note from Gov ernor Taft relative to the Philippine church question. The principles which inspire and control the position of the United States are a ppareutly under stood -and accepted bytbe pope and his adviser!. They knowv that there can be no "stale religion" in the Phil ippines. The answer says that tha pope is willing that the schol question in the Philippines be not insisted on now, "but th:j.t he hopes his represen tative in Manila may have an under standing with Judge Taft ou this point. which is of capital importance in a country almost exclusively Roman Catholic. 4 Upon the friar question the Vatican accepts the United States proposal, but declares that It "cannot recall the fri ars within the fixed period." It would submit to force majeure, but none Is In prospect. It promises to introduce gradually the clergy of other nation alities, especially from the United States, and it agrees that the friars shall not return to the parishes they had to leave. To order the immediate withdrawal of. all the friars "would put the holy see in conflict with Spain," the note points out. BIG THING FOR ST. LOUIS Another Bridge. Extensive Terminals, and an Elevated Railway. St. Louis, Mo., July 11. AVorpora tlon composed of St. Louis and eastern capitalists has been organized for the purpose of building a bridge over the Mississippi, river, the erection of ex tensive terminals on the river front, an elevated road to the site of the Louisiana Purchase exposition, and a new station in the heart of the city. It is stated by the incorporators that the total investment In the terminals and elevated road, aside from the cost of the bridge, would reach $10,000,000 at the outset, with a iossible expendi ture of $.".( NtO.OOO later on extensions. He Didn't Notice the Train. Monroe. Mich., July 11. Fred Za reiult. a. I-Jike Shore section' man, was killed by a Pere Marquette engine In the yards at Warner. He, was weed ing in the middre of the track, and did not notice the approach of the Fere Marquette train, as there was a Lake Shore train coming just ahead on the main track. He leaves a widow and six children Suspicions Were Sot Vast I fled. Sioux City, la.. July 11. Mrs. Will lam Pike, charged with attempting to murder her husband last Sundaynight. was discharged at a preliminary hear ing at Rockwell City yesterday. Her son, also under arrest as being impli cated, also was released. SLIPS THROUGH AGAIN A Sheriff and Blood hounds Get on the Trail. Covington, Wash., July 11. Early this morning Convict Tracy slipped like a phantom through the cordon of guards at the mouth of Sluice creek and fought a baMie with depu ties a mile west of here, and escaped into the timber. In the fighting none was hurt. .- Sheriff1 Gets On Trail. Seattle, Wash., July 11. Sheriff Cudihee and Guard Carson with blood hounds and a posse left Auburn park at 0 this morning for Plain, where Tracv was last seen. SELL OUT TO SWIFT Fowler Bros. Liverpool Concern Goes Over to Chicago Finn. Liverpool. July 11. At a meeting of the shareholders of Fowler Broth ers and Fowler & Son company, just held here, resolutions in favor of the adoption of the agreement providing for the sale of their business to Swift Co.. of Chicago, were passed. PLAYER ARRESTED Baseballtst Charged With Obtaining Money Under False Pretense. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 11. George Mullin, pitcher for the Detroit Ameri can League base ball team, was taken from his lerth In a sleeping car on a Wabasli train here at 550 a. m. by detectives of the local police and placed under arrest on a charge of olitaiising money under false pre tenses. Isidor Ma nt her, former president of the Fort Wayne base ball club in the late Western association, prefers the charges. Mullin pitched here last year, and Mautner alleges that the player had signed a contract for this season and accepted advance money, and aft erward signed with Detroit, where he has been playing this season. IOWA WOMAN HELD FOR HER HUSBAND'S DEATH Des Moines, July 11. Mrs. Frank Lavelleur, Of Newton, was today bound over to the grand jury on the charge of murdering her aged hus band. The alleged crime occurred six months ago, the victim having been brained with an ax and his body cov ered with oil and burn'ed. The defendant was released on bail. Union raciflo's Stand. Omaha. Neb., July 11. The Union Pacific Railway company this morn ing gave formal notifications to its striking shopmen to return to work at once or forfeit their positions. Vice President Wilson, of the Machin ists' union, said the notice would have no influence with his men. Klnsr Improves. London. July 11. The king contin ues to sleep well and improve in ev ery respect. HOLINESS CAMP MEETING t'ecnliar Religions Gathering Being; Held . T'nder a Bis; Tent. Sparta. Mich., July 11. A number of men came here a few days ago. erected a large tent, and announced a1 "Holiness camp meeting." The tent stands in the residence part of town, and the shrill cries Of excited women who get the "power," and the hoarsa booming of a huge bass drum, have at tendency to make life for residents anything but eujoyable." The members of the religious band bold meetings on the down town streeta, ahd when a' crowd is secured march to the tent, oc tabernacle, as tbey choose to call it. The preachers exhort, and then fol low weird proceedings in which wo men scream, wave their-arms frantic ally and yell "Glory!" Men wearing bushy whiskers and red shirts dance and twist their bodies into hideous shapes, while the booming of the drum serves as an incentive to more vigorous action. Crowds of curious people come from miles around to witness the exhi bition, and merchants report an in creasing .trade awlnjc.to the thrones. ,