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THE SUKDAT .'OEEGOKIAN, POETLAND, ' JULY 13, 1902. y FWTr"lI"T""rtP nift 1 rtTrnl XThNT urn $a,n I tK "i " ww a a-ai i Known Dead in Johnstown Accident Number 112t HAY BE SLlGHtlflTlMfcREASED Many Funerals of Victim TookPIaco ' Yesterday Stale Authorities In quiry to Establish Jthe Be sponsibllfty.- y, Saddest of all the scenes of the great . mine disaster at Johnntown. ,Pa-, were tie affecting leavtakiis V the dea'd, which commenced yesfe-da morning-. A day the Croatian. Slav and Greek Catholic churches were filled -with pic turesque throng, who attended the last , sen-Ice for the dead. Knots of women and men stood on the .street corners, weeping and groaning. Many -omn who attended the liirt. rites in the ch8fhes were dicrconW with grief and fell faintine to the. floor. Most of th funerals today werer in St. Stephen's Glovak Church, where both Slavs and Peles worship. At the Greek Catholic Church and the Croatian Chtrfch, where mass was said over many of the dead, "the streets surrounding the build ings were choked -with great throngs olamering for admission. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. July 12. The ex tent of the horrible catastrophe of tho Rolling Mill mine of the Cambria Steel Company, Is now capable of being grasped. Early tonight. In spite of con flicting reports as to the number of dead, a careful and complete compilation by the Associated Press shows that 112 Is the exact number of bodies.. taken from the mine. Up td 6 o'clock this evening, 10S bodies had been recovered, and at 8 o'clock four more were brought to. the surface. To this list future explorations of the mine corridors may add a. few. but It cannot be many. Almost all the employes who could have been Jn the mine at the time of the life-wrecking ex plosion of Thursday are accounted for. Very few inquiries for missing have been made to the authorities or to the mine officials, and this, better than anything else, demonstrates the impossibility of many bodies still remaining In the death trap. Mine officials say there is no use attempting to "estimate the number of dead. They say simply they do not know, andurge the futility of placing the matter on the basis of guess work. They express the belief, however, that all, or almost all, are out of the mine. General Superintendent Robinson came out about 8 o'clock this evening, after an arduous day's exploration. He expressed his conviction that not more than five dead bodies would be added to the 112 al ready known. Day of Funerals. Sunday will dawn upon the populous City of Johnstown prepared to devote Its attention to mourning and obsequies. The Inaugural of -thhi grim programme was given today, when more than a. score of interments took place. As late as 7 o'clock this evening, funeral processions, with bands playing dirges and uniformed escorts at their heads, passed through the streets of the city. After the bringing of the 15 bodies to the morgue at an early hour today, it was commonly rumored that tho nYlne officials were endeavoring to hide the truth as to the extent of the disaster. The developments of the day showed that these suspicions were unwarranted. At 9 o'clock in the morning there was a consultation in the offices at the foot of the runway at the Westmore entrance, participated in by Mine Superintendent Robinson, Mine Engineer Moora and As sistant Mine Engineer Prosser. A large map of the mine was explained to Mr. Roderick. Many of the employes of tho xnlno were called In and quizzed. The In quiry was designed to give. Chief Inspect or Roderick a preliminary impression of the status of things. Inspector Evans said later as to future Investigations: "Those of the company officials whe were in the mine at the time of the ex plosion and have survived will be called on to testify. Until these meri are able to be present at the Inquiry, it will be useless to try to do anything." Asked as to whose duty it was to "take care of the accumulation of gas in the mine, Mr. Evans said: "The fire boss, of course but two or three of the Are bosses were killed by the explosion, and in the presence of death we must be charitable and suspend Judgment." After the consultation at the office, Evans went Into the mine with Robin son and Moore. They did not emerge un til late in the afternoon. The work they did while in the mind was to direct their attention to the damage wrought and more critically examine into the possible hiding places for more bodies. Prying about in the fourth right heading in the Klondike, State Inspector Evans came across rooms 19 and 20, distributed be tween which were the three bodies which were brought out at 2:30 P. M. Evans was alone at the time. The bodies he found were in a bad state of decay. Tho search went on after the three were brought out, and still continues. The Morbidly Carious. All day thousands of men, women and children, drawn thither out of morbid curiosity, lingered about the low frame structures. Their appetite apparently could not be satisfied by the already vast horror. Hundreds stood in a baking sun nearly opposite on the other side of the Conemaugh River, where the cars came down from the mine entry. Most of these were Interested In friends who were pos sible victims. Down below, a quarter of a mile, the streets of Conemaugh City were clogged with funeral corteges. Three deaths occurred during the night at Cambria Hospital. These were among the last living victims who were brought out of the mine yesterday afternoon In an unconscious condition. Another of these is in a precarious condition. Mine Superintendent George T. Robin son today said they would have the mine ready for work by Monday. He said there has not been the .slightest danger from explosion since the original and only one Thursday. The mine, he admitted, especially the section -known as "Klon dlke;" always contained gas. It did not exist In dangerous quantities, he said, and to cause an explosion, some one must have violated the rules as to lights. Every precaution was taken to guard against accident. Superintendent Robinson commends the Johnstown doctors for their bravery that saved the lives of a dozen or more men. "When we made our first dash Into the mine," he said, "we were taking our lives -. In our hands, as none knew what was be yond our course. The doctors came on.' and followed our lead without the slight est tremor." Dr. Frank Taylor, one of the rescuing party, who has made many trips Into the mine, is positive that there are many more bodies in the mine, and that the list of dead will be greatly Increased. A num ber of rooms have not been entered, and In these Dr. Taylor expects many bodies will be found. Following Is a list of the dcacT taken from the mine today: Peter Warcola, John and Peter Sandor, brothers; Mike ani Peter Suppa. Andrew and Michael 1&24&&& tirobsky. Joe Froncho: five unidentified:- Michael Mandlch, aged 40. married, three children; George PraVoVic, K, married, wife and three children; John Lako, "30, married, -wife and tiro children. Seven missing are: George Bsfbelc, 30, married; Paul Overnala, 37. married; An drew Babele. 38, married; Martin Kuberi ko, married ; Michael Cucko, 30, married; Charles Spontac, 23, married; iitriln "Veb Jar, -33, married. It Instated positively tonight by John Retalllck, who was the Are boss of the seventh district, and who was In the Klon dike mine at the time of the accident, that the disaster was caUsecKby blasting setting off the. firedamp. Mr, Retallick, who Is at the Conemaugh Hospital 18 im proving rapidly, and hopes by the first of next week to be able to go hack Into the mine and prove that his statement Is cor rect, j Friends Of the dead miners and employes wno iost tnctr lives xnursaay morning llave been goltfg over1 the list of dead with a view of learning the number of widows and fatherless children here who will be made helpless by the catastrophe. According to tHe most reliable data, there nre C6 widows and 12S children. Of this number. 5 widows and 18 children aro living- In the old country. Five of the widows are brides: df a few nionths, and S widows and 6i children are survivors of American employes of the mine who aro numbered among 'the dead. Ttrd Men Killed In Train Wreck- PEORIA, 111., July 12. Two men were killed, one fatally" Injured and several more seriously Injured In a wreck on the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad (today. Peter Icenogle. of Washington, and J. Taylor, of El Paso, were Instantly killed. Ambrose Pierce, of El Paso, suffered a fracture of the skull and is dying. Xnvy Paymaster Drotvnedi NORFOLK. Vn., July 12. David P. Kro nacher. Assistant Paymaster, United States Navy, stationed on the rigshlp Franklin, was drowned off Ocn View tonight while en route to the launch Madge In a small boat. His body has not been recovered. ROOSEVELT AND TRACY. pfntlonal Guardsman Tells a Story of it Conversation at Oyster Br. . OYSTER BAT, July 12. Colonel Edward Emerson, of tha Venezuelan Army, form erly a member of the President's regiment of Rough Rider, accompanied by James Tracy and John A. Ryan, of the Second Battery of the New York National Guard, called up&n the President this afternoon. They were attired in Rough Rider uni forms. Subsequently to their' call, they told a remarkable story of the President's inter est In the case of the outlaw Tracy in Washington State, who was reported as being the cousin of James Tracy. Secre tary Cortelyou afterwards said that no such conversation as reported had oc curred, and that the name of the outlaw Tracy had not been mentioned. By direction df the President, his official yacht, the Mayflower, has been ordered from the Brooklyn navy-yard to Oyster Bay. No plans for the yacht, while here, have been made. It la likely that the President and his family may take a trip of a day or two In the yacht, but It Is not certain that they will do even that. ROSEHILIS RIGHTS. Government Not Llkelj; to Interfere at Marcos Island. WASHINGTON, July 12, In regard to the report that international complica tions may ensue 'between the United States and Janan as the result of the Japanese taking .possession of Marcus Island, a small guano island about 3000 miles west of Honolulu, and which" Is owned, it is claimed, by Captain A- -A Rosehlll, an American citizen, an Inspec tion of the Government record discloses the fact that in 1SS9 Captain Rosehlll lodged notice of the discovery by him of Marcus Island in the Western Pacific, and claimed the right to exploit It for guano. The State Department Is not required by the law governing guano Island entries to pass upon the sufficiency of any such claim as that made by Captain Rosehlll. The department simply receives such no tice" for the purpose of recording, another section of the law requiring the claimant to a guano island to take outi a bond, the purpose of which Is to see that he docs .not charge an exorbitant price for the guano; that the Island claimed by him does not belong to any other country and that he- will vacate when he has taken away the guano. There is no such thing as a fee simple title for the Island; the Government merely affirms the right of the claimant to tike the guano. Recently. Captain Rosehlll filed the necessary bond in the Treasury. The law requires a proclamation to be issued announcing to the world tho location of the guano plane, but this has not been done In Captain Rosehlll's case, nor in fact his any such proclamation been issued since the ad ministration of Hamilton F"lsh In the State Department, It Is the general Impression that these guano titles are of extremely doubtful force, and it is the further opin ion that it is absolutely necessary to maintain title that the island claimed should bo continuously occupied and ex plored for guano by the claimant, which does not appear to have been the case with Marcus Island. Therefore, If the Japanese aro working the Jslnnd as re ported, it Is improbable that the United States Government will Interfere. TAX ON BANK PROFITS. Internal Revenne Bureau Temporar ily Suspends Collection. WASHINGTON, July 12. The Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue has issued Instructions suspending tho collec tion of taxes on undivided profits of Na tional banks under the war revenue act. The banks fought the contention of the Government that undivided profits were part of the surplus of banks, and the Leather Manufacturers' Bank, of New York, brought suit against Collector Treat to prevent the collection of the tax. The Circuit Court decided In. favor of the Government. Previously It had been the understanding that if the court sustained the Government, the tax would be col lected. Now, however, the bank has ap pealed to the Supreme Court, and the Acting Commissioner today instructed Collector Treat to suspend collection un til the return of Commissioner Ycrks, when general instructions will be Issued to all collectors. Porto RIean Merchants Alarmed. A SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July 12. The merchants, here are alarmed at advices from France foreshadowing the possible imposition of a prohibitive tariff on Porto Rlcan coffee. The Chamber of Commerce has cabled'to Washington urging that ac tion be taken In the matter, as France is the only foreign market open ito Porto Rlcan coffee growers. WASHINGTON, July 12.-Offlcials here express doubt that France would discrim inate against Porto Rican coffee, as it would violate the favored-nation clause of the" existing commercial treaty between the United States and France. The French -Government, It Is pointed out. Is very anxious to have the reciprocity treaty be tween the two countries ratified and this Is cited by Administration officials here as another reason why the alleged proposed discrimination is unlikely. ' "Will Review Neiv Projects. WASHINGTON, July 12. General Gil lespie, acting under the provisions of the last river and harbor bill, has appointed aBoard of Engineer Officers to review all new projects for Improvements, and also surveys representing Improvements. The board consists of t Colonel Alexander Mc Kenzie. Major HTry F. Hodges and Cap tains Edward Burr, Charles H. McKIns ley and William V. Judson. SOCIAL PUNS UPSET fixing op conoxATidx date com- PELS REARRANGEMENT. Kins Edward's Progress I Unlnter ,. rnpted The London. Theatrical Season nt an End., LONDON, July 12. The announcement that tho coronation -of King Edward will Erobably occur between August 8 and 12 as caused a hasty rearrangement of plans in all directions. Visits to the country and to the Continent have been canceled and the season has been auto- matlcally lengthened to August. "While on all sid the middle of sides there Is deep gratification that the King Is well enough to go through the ceremony. It Is gen erally accompanied by an expression of feeling that It will be a relief when It Is all over. Everything, except society func tions, is still at a standstill. These con tinue to be exceptionally brilliant, and In terest In them has never played such a prominent part. At Buckingham Palace the following bulletin was posted at 10 A. M. today: "King Edward Is making excellent prog ress. On account of His Majesty's satis factory condition, bulletins will be issued on alternate days only. "TREEVES, LAKING. BARLOW." AT; THE LONDON THEATERS. Three Co quell fas on One StaRC Sea son nt an End. LONDON.. July 12. The theatrical sea son has pracflcaly come to an end. . The recent heat seriously affected the receipts. Several pieces wlilch it was Intended to run right on have been withdrawn. Bcer bohm Tree's "Merry Wives of Windsor" is one of the few exceptions, and It will be continued until the coronation, with Ellen Terry and Mrs. Kendall in the cart. The appearance this week of the three Coquellns on one stage reaped the success which the novel feature of the Idea mer ited. They confined themselves almost en tirely to Moliere's plays, which were en thusiastically received. The French plays at the Ganick will end July 26. Charles Frohman has arranged for the production In America of nn Elizabethan morality play, "Every Man," which has created a great deal of talk in London. Tho complete English company will go over, with Edith Mathleson In the title role. It will first appear at one of the large halls In New York during the early Fall with the scenery used here. Mr. Frohman has also arranged to star Marie Tempest in London in her new play, and will take her to America later this year. Oscar Asche, who created the part of Meidonado In "Iris," will support Vir ginia Harhed when Mr. Frohman pro? duces "Iris" at the Criterion Theater. Asche will be permitted to go to New York by the courtesy of Mr. Tree. SCfHBIIDT WRECKED THE BANK. Cansc of the Collapse of the Lelp siger Institution. BERLIN, July 12. The ruin of the Lelp stger Bank, that failed about a year ago for nearly 200,000.000 marks, was wrought by the fascinating personality of Adolph Schmidt, according to testimony given at the three weeks trial of the bank's di rectors, now nearing an end. The Grain Drying Company of Cassel, a concern exploiting on an enormous scale a process for drying beer dregs ahd cattle feed, persuaded the back to advance during a number of years sums of money aggre gating 80,000,000 marks. Every member of the apparently well-meaning board of di rectors, -when examined before the Jury, admitted that this colossal business mis take was indefensible upon sound com mercial principles. Nevertheless, they consented because Schmidt made them believe in the amazing possibilities and profits of the process. Schmidt is de scribed as having a quiet manner and simple way of expressing himself in or nate language. Ho talks with a cialm air of conviction, and seems to have believed completely In himself. He Is now In Jail, awaiting examination". RUSTICATION OF CADETS. Agrltntlon on the Subject Gathers In fluential Supporter. LONDON, July 12. To the dismay of the Government, the agitation on the subject of "rustication" of tho Sandhurst cadets, who were suspected by their su periors of being concerned In the recent Incendiary fires at the military college, dally gathers more influential supporters. Winston Spencer Churchill and Lord Hugh Cecil have now enlisted Lord Rose bery, 'the Duke of Northumberland and hundreds of other prominent men. regard less of party, in their endeavors to see that Justice is done to the 29 "rusticated" cadets. The entire Ministry Is In a dilemma, and Lord Roberts has lost more of his wanning popularity. Next week the question is to be the subject of ' a heated debate in the House of Commons. The underlying motive In the movement in behalf of the cadets Is the universal desire to probe the War Office Inefficiency and to make Sandhurst a fit place to train British soldiers, or, as It is frequently said here, to put It on a par with West Point, whose system, the army reformers declare, Is without equal. Herr Dallln's Reputation Increased. BERLIN, July 12. The reputation In Germahy of Albert Ballln, director-general of tho Hamburg-American Line, has been Immensely Increased by tho alliance- with J. P. Morgan. The marks of Emperor William's favor have brought him Into social, and even political, prominence. One of the latest stories Is that the Im perial Chancellor, Count von Bulow, when conversing with Emperor William about Herr Ballln, remarked, "There Is stuff In him for a Minister." Tho Emperor, tapping Count von Bulow on the arm. Is said to have asked with a teasing smile, "Why not for a Chancel lor?" Floods In the Rhone Valley. GENEVA, July 12. The floods In the Rhone Valley-tire subsiding somewhat. A number of b.rldge piers have been cut down, and the dikes have been opened to allow the freer passage of the water, and this step has saved several villages which were threatened with inundation. The postal service -In the south of France is carried on in boats. King; Victor lu Russia. WIERBALLEN, Russia, July 12. King Victor Emmanuel, who left Rome Thurs day for St. Petersburg to visit the Czar, arrived hero this evening. He was re ceived at tho railway station, which was decorated with Russian and Italian flags, by Russian Princen, and the party pro ceeded for St. Petersburg. "Wireless Telephony. BERLIN, July 12. ErnBt Ruhmer, the physicist, has Invented a system of wire-1 less telephony. His experiments have been successful over a distance of three miles. The Invention acts on tho prin ciple of transformation of light waves to sound waves by using the searchlight and a microphone. Colonel Grimm Gets Twelve Years. ST. PETERSBURG. July 12. The Czar has confirmed the sentcpee of 12 years' Imprisonment at hard labor passed upon Colonel Grimm, who was convicted at Warsaw, June 14, of revealing Russian military secrets to a foreign power. Condition of Russian Crops. ST. PETERSBURG, July 12. According to a bulletin Issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, the condition of Winter grain In European Russia was not great; changed during the month which ended J June 23, owing to contlnied cold weather added to the unsatisfactory conditions In the bad districts. In the north and north west the Spring grain was withering from the drouth, and In New Russia and the Lower Valgon Provlnceu It was greatly re tarded and In the northern zone It was a total failure. General speaking, good har vests are expected. Cholera. RbkIbk; In Southern China. .WASHINGTON, July 12. United States Consul McQcadc, at Canton, cabled ,the State Department today that cholera is raging In all towns along the Kwellen River, In Kang SI Province. The Con sul vsays that 3003 persons have died In Pingtoa and over 10,000 in Kwellen. Belfast OrncKenten Celebrate. BELFAST, Ireland. July 12. One hun dred thousand Orangemen participated today in their annual celebration. The entire police force was on duty, and the militia were confined to their barracks, but the proceedlngo up to the time this dispatch was filed wre peaceful. French Parliament Adjourns. PARIS. July 12. The Chamber of Dep uties today, after validating the elections .of several deputies, Including that of Count Stanislaus do Castellane. adjourned sine die. The Senate also adjourned sine die. ARE NOT PROSELYTING. Acting: Governor "Wright Answers Charge Against Teachers. WASHINGTON, July 12. Secretary Root has addressed a letter to persons com plaining that teachers In the Philippines have been proselyting and attempting to convert Catholics to the Frotestapt faith. The letter eaysi "I beg to advise you that July 4, Vlce Governor Wright, Acting "Governor of tho Philippines, was requested to report by cable the facts bearing upon the charge that recently has been extensively circu lated, that officials in the positions of the public school service In the Philippines have ben used for proselyting purposes, and with special reference to an article that had Just appeared in the Catholic Time. , "The following dispatch ha3 now been received from Manila from Governor Wright: " Seetary of War, Washington Refer ring toVthe telegram from your office of the 6th 1nst: The charges made by the Catholic Times are unfounded in every ewentlal particular. It Is untruo that nearly all American teachers are Protest ant preachers and proselyters. The fact Is, one division superintendent was a preach er In the United States a short time; then he became a teacher. Possibly there are two or three similar Instances among the teachers. Bryan, head of the Normal School, was never a clergyman and never occupied a pulpit here or anywhere. There are now two American Catholic teachers In the -echo si ol Instruction (Normal School), and five in the Manila city schools. Thj native teachers In the city, numbering HO. are ull Catholics. It is un true that th' trachers of the Normal Schools are proselyting and that school will graduate only Protestants. It Is ex ceptional that any graduate Is other than Catholic " 'It is untrue that the Filipino Is taught that Protestantism brings enlightenment and Catholicism Ignorance. There Is no reason to suppose that Stone, the super intendent, and Oliver, the principal of the Manila schools, are bigoted or antl Catholic. Both deny It, as the?" do also tho statement f.hat graduates of the Catholic University have been refused a place In Manila and are sent Into' the wild erness. The private secretary of Com missioner Moses is a Catholic; also the private secretary of Atkinson, General Superintendent of Public Instruction; also three division superintendents. " 'I have shown your cable to Rev. Will lam D. McKInnon. a Catholic priest, a member of the advisory board of general Instruction, who confirmo the statement of facts made by mo above. The law to Inaugurate a public school system forbids religious Instruction in the schools or school buildings by teachers, but allows the same three days per week in school buildings, by priests or preachers, oat of school hours, on request of parents. (See section 16. act 74.) This Is Intended as a concession to Catholic sentiment. " There are about 34,000 native teachers In the Islands, all of whom are Catholics. Teachers are selected without reference to religion, ana are not allowed to preach or teach religion In school. There Is no prejudice against Catholic teachers. " 'WRIGHT.' "It Is the purpose of tho Philippine gov ernment to maintain in the archipelago the same kind of free nonsectarlan In struction which exists in the United States, and which has proved to be for the Interest of the Catholic religion and all religions, The government means, so far as It possibly can", to give education to tho people o( the Islands, and It will do this without discrimination for or against any church or sect. It does not mean that any officer or teacher of the public school system shall use his position to build up or pull down any church what ever, whether Catholic or Protestant." A BIsmarcIc In the Tombs. NEW YORK. July 12. Locked up In the Tombs, charged with burglary In the third degree.'is a young man who claims to be Karl von Bismarck, a grand-nephew of the great German Chancellor. He is charged with having entered a Flfty-ninth-street apartment and appropriating tapestries which are said to have been pawned. He says he came to the United States one year ago, Intending to enlist In the United States Army, but could not enter the service. Then he got employ ment earning a precarious living. Hav ing lost his position, and being without funds and hungry, he was tempted, he said, to take the tapestries. Judge New burger fold If the story were true the young man was entitled to some consid eration, and assigned counsel to Investi gate the case. Ncnr Swimming? Records. NEW YORK, July 12. The Amateur Athletic Union swimming championships of 220 and SSO yards were decided today oft Travers' Island, the country home or the New York Athletic Club. Both events were won by E. C Schaeffer, of the Na tional Swimming Association, of Philadel phia. In winning" both events, Schaeffer established new American records as fol lows: 110 yards, 1:19 3-5; 330 yards. 4:53 4-5; 550 yards. 3:21 3-5; 660 yards. 10:04 4-5; 770 yards, -11:51 3-5; 8S0 yards, 13:27 2-5. . PORTLAND-CHICAGO. Seventy hours and thirty minutes (70&) Is the time of the Chicago-Portland Spe cial" from Portland to Chicago. Leaves Portland every day at 9 A. Ml Ticket office Third and Washington, O. R. & N. Co " 1 Brainy Hair Under your loose, thin, falling hair is a brain. Use it. The result? You will use Ayer's Hair Vigor. It checks falling hair, restores color to gray hair, and makes the hair grow. No need of having rough and unruly hair. "At the age of 20 my hair turned gray and soon grew almost white. After I had been in this embarrassing condition for fifteen years, I used Ayer's Hair Vigor, and three bottles of it brought back the old color." M. A.' Knight, Baldwin, Mont. l.M. AIlfcKfbt. J.C.AYERCO.,Lnrt!l.Ms. WILLflGHT IfTO A FINISH BOTH. SIDES DETERMINED IN UNION PAClFIG STRIKE. ' I Five "Weeks of the Struggle, and No Prospect of -an Enrly Settle ment in Sight. OMAHA, July 12. At the end of the fifth week of the Union Pacific shopmen's strike there appears to be little hope for an Immediate settlement. Both sides have shown themselves determined to fight to the end. The officials of the road today made a brief resume of the conditions, stitlng that 63 pef cent of the strikers places In this city are filled. The company Is not hampered, according to tho offi cial statement. In the handling of motive power by reason of the strike. Strike leaders declare there has not been a sin gle defection from their ranks; that the new men at work are not generally skilled mechanics, and thit a long fight Is In prospect which will eventually force the company .to their terms. l Opening Sidney Shops. SIDNEY, Neb., July 12. The Union Pa cific Is preparing to reopen Its shops, and roundhouse, here, which were closed a year ago. A large force of machinists and bollcrmakers have arrived and a large amount of michinery has been re ceived for Installment. MITCHELL GOES ."WEST. Will Arrann-e for the National Con vention of Miners. WILKESBARRE, Pa., July 12. Presi dent Mitchell, of the United Mincworke'rs. loft today for Chicago. Monday he will address tho longshoremen of Chicago, and Tuesday will go to Indianapolis, where ho will, arrange for the National convention of miners which convenes In that city Thursday. f Just as Mr. Mitchell stepped on the triln. Rev. Father Curran handed him a bundle of papers. Since the strike began. Father Curran, on behalf of the miners, has taken an active part In trying to bring about a settlement. He was asked as to the character of the papers he gave President Mitchell, and replied their con tents would ndt be known until the In dianapolis convention meets. He admit ted, however, that they were peace pro posals and might prove very Important In the deliberations of the National con vention. Strlko headquarters here will be closed until tho return of President Mltdhcll. It Is not likely that any of the large com panies will attempt to resume mining pen'dlng the meeting of the convention. Plans of Ambassador Held. NEW YORK, July 12. Whltelaw Reld, American Special Embassador, and Mrs. Reid will pay a week-end visit to the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough at Blenheim, returning Monday for private engagements for several-days, says a Trib une dIApatch from London. They will go to Liverpool Thursday, where the Lord and Lady Mayoress will hold a reception for them and where Mr. Rfcld will make a short speech at the banquet of the American Chamber of Commerce. They will be in Scotland four or five days, vis iting Andrew Carnegie. They will return to London fr Lord Rofiebery's dinner July 22 and are 'how expecting to sail on the 25th. Appeal Against Acquittal. BERLIN, July 12. The State's Attorney of Leipslc has appealed to a higher court agalnt't the acquittal at Leipslc July 9 of Manager Lowenfelt, of the Schiller Thea ter, Berlin, and Eugene Deltrich, a pub lisher of Leipslc, on the charge- of blas phemy in circulating Count Tolstoi's let ter on the holy synod. He explained that the prosecution was necessary to maintain the creed of the established church, for, though Tolstoi's writings were moral and religious. It was plain that the letter was an attack on the Orthodox Church of Rus sia, which was an attack on the principles of the Church of Germany. Hence It could not be overlooked. Strike nt University Building. CHICAGO. July ll Two hundred men, employed on the six large buildings which arc In process of construction at the University of Chicago, have gone out on strike at the command .of the walking delegates of their respective unions. The grievance which the men have is the em ployment by the university of 100 non union colored steamfltters in the construc tion of an elaborate heating plant ad Joining the enmpus. A number of col ored students are said to have been Im ported from Southern Industrial schools, and none could be Induced to Join the local union. Great Northern Strike Settled. ST. PAUL, July 12. Four hundred boll ermakers and helpers on the Great North ern Railway system, who went on strike for higher wages some six weeks ago, will return to work Monday morning. The strike was settled at a conference between a committee of strikers and officials of the company .which ended this afternoon. There were concessions on both sides. Un der the new schedule, the men will re ceive an advance of 25- cerits per day over tho scale In effect before the strike. The company agrees to reinstate all of the strikers In their old positions. "Will Aot Vote for n Strike. SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 12. The United Mlneworicers of Illinois will not vote for a general strike at the National conven tion at Indianapolis next week. Without the votes of tho Illinois delegates, it Is said. It will be impossible to call out the soft-coal men. The attitude of the Illi nois miners was made evident today when the returns of the various districts of the state were received at general headquar ters. Out of all the unions of the state, only one instructed Its delegates to the National convention to vote for a strike. "Will Hold Their Coal. NEW YORK. July 12. At a meeting of the coal operators yesterday, an agree ment was reached that unll the meeting of the bituminous coal miners, to be held July 17, becomes known, the coal operat ors In the agreement will hold- their pres ent stock of coal, and that which they will receive next week, and not sell any in the open market. The operators oay they are Impelled to protect themselves because of the scarcity of soft coal In or near New York, which the consultation disclosed yesterday. Boilermakers' Strike Settled. CHICAGO. July 12. The strike of ' the 500 bollcrmakers on the entire Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bystem. which be gan July 1, has been settled. Flrst-clas3 bollexmakers were receiving 29 cents per hour before the 3trlkc. asked 33 cents, and now receive 32 cents; Hangers were receiving 33 cents per hour, asked 20 per cent Increase, and now receive 3& cents. Time and a half will be paid for Sundays, holidays and ,n!ghtwork. , Santa Fe Shopmen "Walk Out. CLEBURNE. Tex., July 12. The Santa F,o officials put about 20 machinists at work In the places of those who are on strike, and at once tho boilermakers, blacksmiths, shcet-mctalworkera and painters and thelr helpers walked out. There are now about 300 men out. All trains now carry armed guards and the shops here and at Temple, Somcrvllle and Beaumont are guarded. Drove Out Nonunion Men. MARION, O.. July 12. Early today a mob of union men and indignant citizens congregated at the Mclleable Iron Com pany's shops and drove out of town with stones and clubs 26 Poles. Imported from Cleveland to take strikers' places. Forty "IAMFUI Of the Excellent of Pe - (Says. Congressman Geo. E. 1 1 1 IWI raMMMfcrqysMift ' a Jsstsem i ( JJ&KSMAM HARRIS' CnJ Hon. Ceorge E. Harris, of Mississippi, lawyer and author of several law books, was member of 41st and 42d Congresses, after which he was elected Attorney-General of the State of Mississippi. This prominent gentleman writes from 1247 Ninth .street, N. W., Washington, D. C, as follows: "I take pleasure In recommending your Peruna to anjone suf fering with catarrh. 1 am fully aware of its excellent curative quali ties A STRAIGHT BOURSE Pointed Out to Those Who Have Catarrh in Any Form. You have chronic catarrh, have you? You have had It some time? And could not -And a, cure? Well, there are thousands more like vou in this country. If the slightest Yestlge of the; catarrh remains . over aunng me n'Jt weuwur n vw ucb.. to make Itself felt now. If you really want to get cured this Is the way to do It: Get a battle of Peruna and take a tab'.e spoo'nful between each meal and at bed time. When you have continued this for 20 days, sit down and, write a letter to Dr. Hartman, Columbus, O. Tell him ex actly your symptoms; how long you have had catarrh; what effect the medicine has had on you. He will answer your letter prdmptly, telling you what to do further. He will make no chnrge. And If you will continue to write to the doctor you are Bure to get cured. Some cases tako longer than others. Perhaps the average length of time It takes to cure a genuine case of catarrh la three months. Some get cured much quicker than this. Stubborn cases may require longer treatment. Time or trouble ought to be no barrier to one afflicted with this dreadful disease. All people who are Interested in know ing about catarrh can get an Instructively Illustrated 64-page book on chronic ca tarrh in all stages and location, free of charge. J. R. Allen, lock box- 50, Florence, S. C, writes: "Last Fall I went to my physician for treatment. He told me that my nervous more union men of the company went out today on account of the Poles. For n Pure Air Supply. NEW YORK. July 12. New terrors will beadded to life In the Interest of health, li the experiment on which John M. Woodbury. Commissioner of Street Clean ing, is engaged shall prove successful. By means of photography it Is hoped the department will be able to analyze and ultimately regulate the condition of tho atmosphere Just as thoroughly and ben eficially as Is done at present with the water supply. Gelatin plates one foot square have been set up In different parts of the city and left expopeS as traps for the atmqsphere and all It contains. When a trap has been left long enough to have a reasonably large supply of prey. It Is removed to a laboratory, where It will 'be subjected to a microscopic ex amination. Any germs that may be dis covered will be cultured and then photo graphed. Oleomarsparlne Tests. WASHINGTON, July 12. The Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue has Issued instructions covering tests for col oring matter in oleomargarine. Detailed directions are given for making tests. The circular says: "If a sample gives negative results- by both tests for coloring matter. It may be safely concluded that It Is free from artl tficial coloration, if It responds to either test, or If there? Is any doubt as to the results obtained, the sample should be forwarded to this ofllco for analysis." Hail Ontlook for Stockholders. BEAUMONT, Tex.. July 12. The German-American Oil Comrany, of Texas. mM MaMmS m& pure. The critical ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass, however, is so fraught with dread, pain, suffering and danger, that the very thought of it fills her with apprehension and horror. There is no necessity for the reproduction of life to be either painful or dangerous. 'The use of Mothers Friend so preparesthe system for the coming event that it is safely passed without any danger. This &.ww - MUW,ilUl y remedy is alwavs applicdcxternally,and has carried thousands of women through the trying crisis without suffering. S-nd for free book containing information of priceless value to all expectant mothers. The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. LY AWARE Curative Qualities nj - na." Harris, From Mississippi.) GEO. E. HARRIS." system was run down, and gave me some medicine. I received no relief, and It be gan to look as If I was not going to get well. I saw Peruna advertised to be good for nervous prostration (systemic ca tarrh), and bought six bottles. I am 50 years old. and am now heavier than I ever was In my life gaining 12 pounds from the use of Peruna. "J. R. ALLEN." Mr. T. M. Fletcher. Cincinnati, Ohio, wrlteo: "I am traveling for the Regina Music Box Company, of No. 11 East Twenty second street. New York. I have had ca tarrh of the head for the past Ave years until there was hardly a day passed that I didn't have a headache. I tried a great many blood and catarrh medlclnea with out any visible results. Until after hearing about Peruna. I decided to give It a trial. I commenced to use it about four months ago. I now have a fine appetite, and the pains In my head have entirely left me. I certainly have been greatly benefited by Peruna. T. M. PLETCHER." Mrs. Nancy L. Stewart, Admiral, Texas, writes: "I would like to tell you what Peruna has done for me. I had catarrh of the nose, head and throat, and could hardly swallow or get my breath for two months. I tried every medicine available, but could secure no relief. I commenced to take Peruna, and It was like a charm. It not only cured me completely, but I am etouter than I have been for many years. "Every one says, I look 20 years young er. I do not hesitate to recommend Pe runa to my friends. "MRS. NANCY L. STEWART." Address The Peruna Medicine Com pany, Columbus, Ohio. has recorded against all of its property a deed of trust dated April 12. 1902, maturing In six months, to Major T. J. Sterling for J60.000. The company's stock, about one-one-half of which was sold during boom times at 50 cents on the dollar, has de clined to offerings at 10 cents, with no sales, owing to Inability to market Its oil. The capital stock was $2,000,000. The out look for stockholders is not encouraging. Violent Earthqnnke In Venezneln. CARACAS. Venezuela. July 12. At 1 o'clock this morning a violent shock of earthquake was experienced In Caracas. Reports from the interior of the country say the shock -was felt there also. Slight damage was done at Guarenac, Guatier, Valencia and La Guayra. Fltchette Gets Ninety Days. MINNEAPOLIS. July 12. Judge Simp son today gave Captain John Fltchette ("Coffee John"), of the police force, 00 days at the Worknouse. the maximum sentence possible under the law, for his ysale of a police appointment to Patrolman jonn Long. Military Attache nt Havana. WASHINGTON, July 12. First Lieuten ant Matthew E. Hanna, Second Cavalry, has been ordered to Havana for duty as military attache at the United States le gation. Lieutenant Hanna served on the staff of General Wood. Secretnrv of Educational Association MINNEAPOLIS. July 12. The Board of Trustees of the National Educational As sociation today re-elected Irwin Shepard, of Winona, permanent secretary for a term of four years at a salary of 54000 a j-ear. 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