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No. 37
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AVAL NAMESAKETO BE -
POWERFUL FIGHTING SHIP
for Alaska. Wagon roads and rail
ways will open up the greatest mining-
center of the wor'd.
(Signed.) "WILLIAM L. DISTIN,
"Acting Governor of Alaska,"
ji
liie Cruiser Complete Heflin of Alabama
.3 Too Much, but Colonel Mosby Goes
Bsyoad Him The President and the
Booker Washington Luncheon
Cold for October
Philadelphia. Oct. 7th. Today marks
the coldest October 7 on the records of
the local weather bureau, which have
been kept since 1872. The official ther
mometer registered 37 degrees. The
decrease In temperature was accom
palned by a killing frost.
By THOMAS J. PENCE
7 - ;,--al. The Mr. Roosevelt Is running this govem-r-i
orel t ruiser n,nl n Interest of the Republican
.rill
Mt'i lo aval!.i-
hy pros' pv
k :.b-r 13. The;
The fiscal year ends June 30, and
'usually the reports of the bureau heads
begin to be made pubtic by July 10. Ey
- of lncle Sam"
this time practically all. of them
HmiM huvo Iwmi nrlnl1 ntid distrlb-
. -.: in a private utei;L Tns year however oniy two DU.
lul i!l be rn-rreau chiefs have oeeji allowed to pub
. ihe .ontr.ict ;,;sh the, ,.,11 of the woric m their Jur
isdictions In the last twelve months or
r.- rth The?e ure Eugene F. Ware of the
r-.-r-l tru!er ofjpn!,ion bureau and Miss Estelle Reel.
i n irt.il diplav- superintendent of Indian schools. Mr.
f.--.it armor and , viaTt-s rep0rt undoubtedly was spread
1 f Ar a ve5feI s before the country In crder to make
a v: .! r f. not . ,,,11! captal for the Republicans.
hour. In order Jlljt nowng wa!l one calculated to keep
- t rble..the o;a ?oldler Vote solid. Miss Reel's
- :-..r:,'! In thecon-:had notnlns: in !t that could possibly
-.:r ; t! n of the ve- s . . harm the administration and
- rr-vU: i: : "If the j xrag one no( nkely to cause comment
;-:r-h:r zA trial , from new8papers cr political speakers.
:-o: b it rot below j MarR Lajharn of xorth Carolina has
! ur th vwel l bwi promoted from a $660 to a $900 po
' r is sj-e-1 l on- sUUm in the cmce of the auditor for
: ! r r. "-. thf ; tne post office office department.
of J".'im a i
-y of njel from
. .i! 1 at th rat of:
r k7 ! rs- i-iu y
i .i " - nnrtment has received a letter from a
Vjr-h.ur ree.I trl.u prp;nInent leathcr manufacturer of
-wkn,;t: ,n h'rJ' n.Uadelphla. refusing to furnish the
the d!.-rtio:t cf the ... th .round
r ivy. r- J-ntr- i or .u . . . .n 4,..Ar.. RufTalo to New York were saved from
injury at a wrecK ai raumg oprmjja
Opposed Jo War
Washington, Oct. 7th. The navy de-
Floods Receding
Dallas. Tex.. Oct. 7. Prom reports
received In Dallas today the high
water situation Is rapidly improving,
except in northern New Mexico, where
heavy damage has been sustained by
roads which will require considerable
time to repair. The line of the Mis
souri, Kansas & Texas north of Denl
son Is again open and the water In the
Canadian river Is rapidly receding, so
that no further damage is expected.
The Rock Island lines in the territory
are being repaired as rapidly as'pos-
Train Shooter Caught .
Goldsboro. N. C. Oct. 7. Special, i
The person who has been shooting at
the trains at Falson has been appre
hended and placed away for safekeep
ing until the next term of Duoiln
county suoerior court. Th name of
the guilty party is Falson and he Is
a negro. lie has finished erv;n;r a
sentence In the penitentiary. Ho ad
mits his guilt and can assign no mo
tive for the shooting. He could r.ave
had no ob-Ject In vlw except to klli
some white man. In the present cae
he inflicted a rather serious wund
on the arm a nesro. He failed to ac
complish his purpose and wouM no
doubt try his luck again If given th?
opportunity.
MURDER CHARGED
Case of a Woman Who Died
' In a Sanitarium'
Marlboro, Md., Oct.' 7. After a lapse
of almost a year the authorities of
Prince George county today took' sud
den and decisive" action In the case of
Miss Margaret Hale,, who died in the
Brentmar sanitarium, Brentwood, Md.,
November 24, last year.- The county
grand pury. which has been in session
at Marlboro this week, recalled the
case. Ftate Attorney Magruder gath
ered all the witnesses, and before the
day was out the grand jury returned
an indictment ..charging Dr. Joseph C.
Ohlendorf, head of the sanitarium.
with murder. Detectives Evans and
Bauer of Washington,, who" conducted
the original investigation, were in
Marlboro to . testify before the grand
Jury and they were deputized by the
sheriff to assist in the search for Dr. I
Ohlendorf, who was set free imme
diately after the Inquest a year ago
when the coroner's jury declared that
Miss Hale came to her death as the
result of a criminal abortion, perform
ed by some unknown person who had
a knowledge. of anatomy. Dr. Ohlen
dorf, who was ignorant of the fact that
the case had. been revived, happened
to b in Marlboro on business. The
detectives arrested him.
clsion upon - the ruling of the supreme ;
court In the Nation case, carried up !
from Topeka in 1902. He held that
although the property. dea:royed was aj
nuisance, private citizens had no right
to destroy it. .The defendants gave no
tice of appeal. , They made excited ap
peals to. the la r re audience" for bail
and several people went forward upon
their. . bonds. The women attacked a
wholesale liquor house September 30,
but had only -thrown, a stone through
a window when they were arrested
and lodged In jail.
London, Oct. 8. An . interesting f ea
! y t!.e 5.i-rft.iry .::! th
thing pertaining to it. The manufac
turer is a Quaker.
! "rtl.T ifvit l-'.r th
1 vr 11 !t is to
French-Spanish Treaty
Pari. Oct. 7th. The text of the re-
:: :. !rcl thou-
. ... cently agreed upon treaty between
- i. .vnr France" and Spain Is published by. tbe
jn li .spain wn
CHURCH MISSIONS
Tha Financial Question Con
sidered by the Convention
Boston," Oct. 7. The Triennial Episco
pal convention today met as the board
of missions, the house of bishops and
house of deputies. There was much In
terest In the session because of the
widespread criticism of the apportion
ment plan for assessment of dioceses in
support of the general mission fund.
The report of -the secretary showed
that many dioceSes hald failed to raise
their share of the apportionment. The
total missionary receipts during the
year from all sources save legacies
were $657,000, an increase over the pre
ceding year of $19,000. The apportion
ment for last year was $630,000, and the
receipts to apply on it were $413,000, or
n Visvta mrm nn Thart a t Una nf 1917 AOft.
this morning by the bravery Of th . . . W,.a, nt tVlQ ,n
engineer and fireman In doing r a, I ; debu feut mre,y feU ahort : of that
mey couia ta nra im in.. ramount In it8 requests of the church.
I A large part of the day was devoted
I to a discussion of method of Improv-
Ing the - missionary organization andj
SAVED THE TRAIN
Engineer and Fireman Re
mained at Their Post
Wllkesbarre. Pa., Oct. 7th. Passen
gers on the Lehigh Valley express from
Shot for Woman's Honor
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 7. Rowland C.
Hill, an Insurance agent, was shot and
instantly killed by, Ben Gilliam, a ne
gro, today. .The . latter .immediately
surrendered to the police. Hill, it Is
alleged, had persistently forced his at
tentions upon -Mrs. . Emma Leonard,
who keens a srrocerv store. The
woman, In order to avoid HUi, ieici,-"iC . eastern war news is. me
the store and souffht refuge in Gil- I mention by a correspondent with Gen-
I t m m . .
Ham's yard. -Hill entered the yard, crdl uku 01 a iourtn Japanese array
it is said, with the avowed intention corps as an entity south of. Mukden
e bn ur-.. T onnai-i koxir tn Vior I The strength of this comsni its com
v4. icmiii, C. W V i .w . m y
store. The tiegro secured a shotgun manaer are not mentioned. The corps,
and killed Hill ine lormauon or wmcn was roresnaa
owed some time ago, is believed to be
f-u T i-ujuuacu ui wie iiuopss who nave ueeu
UOff r lagged a I Tain Jlanding for weeks past at New Chwang
Mnnnt r.rrni. t. Ort. 7. A dog and Soing north on the. railway, by the
nrlth n refl H9nr sle-nal between his "aua V" l"e nvur.
teeth stopped a Lehigh Valley passen- Outpost movements ( still seem to be
frer train near here this morning. the "lc um acuve operauons. ine japa-
rra thinbi thr was danger ahead. nese & said to have occupied the
. " " - - ll,iA i i , . . . . .
Tho dne's master. Bernard Dougherty, "sn i :ac oanoaisnisnan, Detwcen
At i,ot r,,t r,,i a t oroaV the Mukden and the Yentai mines. A
dog not seeing him about the house, stream of supplies and ammunition is
started along the railroad as he had of- '" ceaseiessiy nowing -onn.
ten before eone with Douehertv. who According to German reports there is
wan a track walker and had taught his constant communication between Sig
Hoe- to oarrv the flae. The doe entered tau and Port Arthur, and it is believed
C' " 1 A. A. A -9
a shanty, and procuring a flag, proceed- -t en. ivuropaiKin ana Aamirai
oinn tv, in con rrh nf Dnnfh- Alexieff are in .communication with
erty. When the train approached the Chefoo by means of the wireless tele-
Antr atnnA n.-tVi th.flaer In his mouth, e1 P".
v vr Q awv ' . - o -
JAPAN'S FOURTH ARMY AS
YET AN UNKNOWN QUANTITV
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Troops Have Been Landing at Nov Chwang for
Weeks and Going North to Join the Forces
Around Mukden--Nothing to Jleport
Except Outpost Operations
and the absence of the watchman was
discovered.
J:o. peaking
-r Washlng-v-.;.
'A.i.4 iuotel
was seriously Injured internally a:id
re ay not recover.
The train, rounding a curve, saw a
i man touiu nave jumpeu .uu un
themselves, but the train would then
doubtlewi have been a wreck. Th
engineer reversed tho engine and
of thfMw but .oPr lrocco Ploughed through six of the rear cars
.uu, shall be no partition of Morocco. , a i
h ive bn i
government today.
t k recently tween England and France .relative
f li'pre-,to tne letter's jviramrunt control in
FUNERAL OF ?Ml
MERCHANT OR THIEF?
A Cuban and His Young Bride
Arrested
New York, Oct. 7th. Najid Hashlm,
who says he is a dry goods merchant
in Havana, and Louise Kantoos, a
pretty Syrian - girl, were arested late
this . afternoon as they got off a Penn
sylvania railroad ferry boat at the foot
of west Twenty-third street. The
girl's father is dealer in rugs in Chi
cago. , He charges Hashlm with ' the
larcency of $3,000. and also with having
abducted the girl.
Hashlm was taken to police ' head
quarters and locked up. The girl. was
detained as a suspicious person in the
Mercer street station as there are no
accomodations for women, at head-
The newspapers print conspicuously a
statement from Hamburg professing to
give authentic details of Russia's coal
ing arrangements for the Baltic fleet.
It If -paid that eighty German' and Brit
ish steamers, chiefly vessels belonging
to the Hamburg-American line capable
of. carrying ECO,foo ronsj have been char
tered for the supplyin g of coal to the
fleet on its voyage to the far east. The
names of the rendeouzes are given
imposing circumstanth lity.
Barber Discriminated
Pittsffeld. Mass.. OcU 7th Because
William II. Frank, a barber, refused
to shave Frederick C. Gould, a negro.
he wa before he Pittsfleld district
court on the charge of discriminating
because of Gould' race and color and
breaking the laws of the common
wealth. Pittsfleld barbers" usually ask
wm-m m nmhOilllv T-irfr for h!LVin2"
- i'iv. Uky of ap-, .v.- - , t Vi a in
.' . the ticket. th? "kshlre courts. The case was
t I ,y. houever. continued.
1 mm '
f the Hc-j
m ,m. ,f ron- Wrecked bv a Whale
r. i trying!
',- r- o'hr anarchist
! t th- table no
I h u hen don the
"v ! :.:. ! con-
"! tv'Ti. and within!
;: -s- -r. 1 rwrr.orats
..;r f the nation!
: h r
1: ;
4 i..c ucum ? VIHUiai L1IU fiao 11 UIIIOIUUOIV quarters. Hashlm says he had known
11". C'r:Zr .rr. r-i RQnrflPOnf , , I the ?or a time and he came to
iicpi oociuou j jtnjs country some time ago to be mar-
Washington' OcC.iUthough an offl-: rled to her. . When ; searched $3,300 in
cial funeral, the services in: St. John's cash was found on him. He explained
church today over the late Henry C. that on leaving Havana he had sup
Payne, postmaster general, were mark-1 plied himself with $4,000 and that the
embankment and was buried under tho
wreck. The train kept the track and
the passengers were not seriously hurt.
Failure of block signals is thought
to be the cause of the accident.
RUSSIAN BIG TALK
Japan Will Feel the Might o
the Russian Nation
St. Petersburg, Ot. 7th. While not
ed by impressive simplicity. Official
Washington filled the nave of the
church.Brllliant as were the uniforms
of the large representation from the
army, riavy and marine corps, the sol-
53,300 was what he had not spent,
Hashim is forty and the girl is 17.
She declared she w;as over 18 and had
a perfect right to marry whom sha
pleased and displayed a marriage cer-
emnity of the scene was only enhanced j tiflcate showing her marriage to
by the sharp contrast of color" with the
deep mourning of the family and per-
Reperted Damage to Russian Ships
Toklo, Oct. 7. It is reported here that
the fire of the Japanese land batteries
severely damaged "four Russian war
ships in the harbor of .Port Arthur. It
is stated that one-of the vessels; was
wrecked. The names of thei ships werr-,
not; given.
Imagined a Sea Fight
St. Petersburg, Oct. 7. The only reft
erence made to the reported sea flght
off Port Arthur Is contained in a da-'
layed dispatch from Chefoo, which says!
thai on the night of October 5 the sound'
of firing- was heard In the direction of;
Port Arthur and that searchlights wera
seen to be working in that vicinity. It
is thought there may have been a bat
tie, but no confirmation has been re'
ceived. '
The dispatch further states that, in
spite of the tightening of the Japanese,
blockade, junks are still arriving from!
the fortress bearing refugees, who say!
that all the attacks of the Japanese','
have been repulsed and that it will baj
necessary to institute a long siege andA
complete blockade in order to reducaf
the fortress. The blockade,' according
to the refugees, is not completely effeo'
tlve, junks continually arriving with?'
food supplies and munitions for thai
garrison. The Japanese have Instituted
a close palrol over the entire Yellow
sea, stopping every vessel sighted.
British Steamer Seized
Shanghai, Oct. 7. The British steam
er Shishan, from Hong Kong, has been?
seized by the Japanese . off New
Chwang. The Shishan carried a cargo!
of cattle and flour intended for Porri
Arthur. "
Kuropatkin Said to Be III
Vladivostok, Oct. 1. General Kuro
patkin is very ill, it Is reported here.
Since the' defeat of his forces at Llaoi
Tang he has been unable to personally.
direct the operations.
3
Improvement in Trade
Noted Daring the Week
Crops Are Beyond Damage
and Industry Is Reviving.
Foreign Trade and
Railroad Earnings -Are
Increasing
that the yield would probably exceed,
2,300,000,000 bushels.
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 222 against 223 last
week. Failures in Canada numbered,
25 against 18 last week.
f it:.
t!
S .T., rrrmth "T' Tth.-Captaln Jones , fication that "Presidnt Ilooesvelt's
, r hTl " pf the I?r,,,!,h 8leam!,h,I Quermure'!ldea of calling a peace conference to
. I. OJ HI ip- ( 1 1 I.ut,.,. fMin T.I1.-A1-. 1 .........
withholding praise for the American ; sonal friends of the deceased cabinet
spirit of desiring to do things, the! officer
I Bourse Gazette today expresses gratl- Side by side with Mrs. Payne sat the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt, both in
deep mourning. In half an hour the
t!
!w-hirh arrived here today from Liver-' i fnnml nroceRslon was wlndlncr Its way
r.rA . k. - I an Hn.WIll'aiHiiiciii umnuui vri. '
th ;..,.v-lt cam
I .-)' i r:t. hi re- f
f 'tT-xirti. H
th- i.ri-r way
.n th- Terrible
, pool, reiwts that on September 30 he; h aonarentlv been ship- slowly down Pennsylvania avenue, es
-1 1 a 1 . W rtnnl.Vi 'hnnn.F Anna nf I I . ... . 1 n 1 9 U . nU
"We hoDe." the paper says, "that ; of Washington in uniform, to the Penn-
thls will Induce the American journals . sylvanla station, whence the body was
to give up the discussion of unsolicited j i taken this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock on
J t x a irit l mi
intervention In the Russo-Japanese j a special train 10 mmwhukk. me i-
' 4 "eV Praif FlKhted the Danish schooner Anna of
r.. nv-;Marj,tan. flying signals of distress.
r t!; pur- ...ui xam fniml to h sinklne.
The crew of six was taken aboard the
jQuermur and brought to this port.
Hashlm October 3rd.
Captain Christian Madsen of the Anna j ln anv Shane or form It is a terment will be in that city, the home
reports that on bepiemoer
7 tha i ' ... . I . T T.,,M.
when
J. , h,n" e ftKchn''r- Wh,Ch w!fJn, baUt tuckiin the same position as in 1877.
. . ...rTnti a xvh3,e Whlch carred fOUr feCt f thc U-e had the open enmity of A
f 'in'.kl'r.i WIlticai iVeS?e1'9 !and COuld not UPn the frle
Roosevelt's Reply
H"!in incident.
t." rnlte-L States
th- prant time.
:h..t Hettl.rs in-
Brussels. Oct. 7th. President Roose
velfs reply to the protest of the Conga
- KT.g to do Judge n(?forrn Association, taken to
c-- in the north. lngton by D. Merrell. secre
i"h is father t0.lVlA .-nltlftn ar,A nrMntml
Austria
friendship
of Germany. The attitude of Austria
Germany, France and Italy is no
longer cause for anxiety. No one
knows when the war will end. There
will come a time when Japan will be
: confronted with " th mlcht nf thA
secretary OI h , Wusslan Vatlonr thn hm wfl
,lhe organization ana presented io we the fate of Genghis Khan
j president tepiemoer is weicomtu
! U5. the Hfli".!,, Belgium with undisguised enthusi-
.5 cure fpuo-;ajm A1, the newspapers consider it
- ' a step further of R j,crious character to the campaign
1,1 "1'oglxe frtM.a,n,t the government of the Congo
ninner. ti!-
aie-?,l luncheon."
t ..: ofTlcer Is un
n of hi facts or
Th ireM-nt was
ft't that Rookr
. Fatal Explosion in a Fort
THE BAY STATE
Ptmocrats of Massachusetts
Nominats a Tickut
- i n
Boston, Mass., Oct. 7. The Demo
cratio state convention here today
nominated this ticket: For governor.
Antwerp. Oct. 7th. An explosion In
There l no "al-ithe Fort of Salute Marie at-Callao to
ny se n.? of the Nay killed fourteen persons. The fort , tt- Douelas of Brockton: for lleuten
directed the pub-:" considered the prlclpal defense cf ant governor, John C. Crosby of Pitts
: '-"l. for If b had Antwerp. field: for seeretarv of tnt Wnrv T.
r f .ve Wn heard .Over one hundred barrel of powder Schoeffer of Winchester; for treasurer
- thrw his knees inna sixty snens exp:ooea simuiiane- and reCelver teneral. Edmund n. md
i - irident there ou?ly. ripping open tjie whole edifice , ,nan of Boston; for auditor, Francois X.
: -r rr.an on duty atnnd blowing a number of artillerymen . Tettrault of South Bridge; for attorney
ri - hi colored affair MO pieces, aiany otners were injurea. general, John P. Leahy of Boston.
Wtr in the after-The explosion was caused ia moving The platform expressed Indorsement
:r men had long shells into the powder magazine. i of Parker and Davis and professed that
' hat dM the preid-l -ma j their election would mean a speedy re-
j turn to the principles of constitutional
. government. Upon motion of Mr; Ham-
Seattle. Washn.. Oct. 7th. Telegra- ! lin. this resolution was adopted by a
phic communication now has been es-, rising vote:
tablished between Seattle and al! parts. "That the people of Massachusetts
of Alaska. At 4:47 p. m. yesterday ins mourn the death of Senator George F.
v j.. ia l announce-1 following ofiiclai message was received Hoar; in grave crises of our national
-n i of thr fact that
mpany. and still
itii with him.
t h.s private secr
' : :) announcement
it li!iner with him.
Telegraph to Alaska
f t by rpeclul mes
" .. Miatin.. That
i-i "np! learned of
V-.Kton dinner. It Is
!-- straight ns we go
I -r-nt fur months that
here.
"Itka. Alaska. October e.
"The completion of the government
Ute he was able to merge partisanship
Into love of country; an imposing figure
in the national Senate, preeminent for
cable from Valdea to Sitka, making a . honesty, ability and devotion to service,
complete connection by an all Amerl- his death is mourned by the Democratic
can line with forty-six stations in party as well as by the people of the
Alaska, is a beginning of a new era state and nation.
AUTOMOBILE RACE
-
Thrte Hundred Mile Event to
Take Place Today
New York, Oct. 7. Justice Smith, in
the supreme court this afternoon,
handed down a decision in which he
denied the application for an injunc
tion to restrain the automobile race,
the great 300 mile contest for the Van-
derbilt cup, over the thirty mile
course on Long Island which will be
run tomorrow. Many foreign chauf
feurs will drive cars ln the races. They
showed no excitement at the starting
point tonight, but several others who
have not participated in big events
before were plainly nervous. One
hundred and fifty deputies will guard
the track, but there Is still fear that
some spectators may attempt to cross
and be Injured. It Is estimated that
the cars will average 55 miles an hour.
BENNETT WILL CASE
Bryan Wants a Decision as to
the Sealed Envelope
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 7. The first
hearing in the William J. Bryan case
against the heirs of the Phili S. Ben
nett estate for a construction of the
Bennett will came before Judge Wheel
er In the superior court today. Mr.
Bryan, as executor, wishes the court
to determine what shall be done with
the $50,000- bequeathed to him in a
sealed letter which has been declared
part of the will. The defendants to
day submitted arguments praying per
mission of the court to. file a cross
complaint on the ground that all ma
terial facts were not brought out in
the complaint. ,
Counsel for Mr. Bryan contended
that the motion was unnecssary. Judge
Wheeler reserved . his decision. The
case will go to the supreme court.
SALOON SMASHERS
Carrie Nation and Confeder
ates Come to Grief ?
Wichita, Kas., Oct. 7. In . the city
courts Mrs. Carrie Nation. Mrs. Wil
hoit, Mrs. Mountz and Mrs. Mira Mc
Henry, participants ln the joint raid
last week, were found guilty of the de
struction of property and fined as fol
lows: Mrs. Nation $150 and six months
in jail; Mrs. Mountz $o0; Mrs. Wllholt
and Mrs. McHenry $150 "each. Judge
Alexander said that he based his da-
LILY WHITE DECISION
Election Board Rules Out the
Black and Tans
New Orleans, - Oct. 7. The Louis
iana' state electipn board has decided
that the Republican organization head
ed by Frank Williams and generally
known as the Lily White Republicans,
is the genuine and reorganized Repub
lican party of the state and the only
one entitled to representation - on the
official ballot. " The so-called Regular
Republicans,' or Black and Tans, head
ed by Cohen, -were turned down as
having no political "organization and
having no ticket in the field ln recent
elections. The Republican national
convention at" Chicago seated both del
egates as a half vote. The regular
New York, Oct. 7th. Dun's weekly
review of trade tomorrow will say:
With the crops almost beyond dan
ger, prices of securities at the highest
point since Mas', 1903, ana laie ma
chinery resuming at many factories
and mills that have been closed ror
months, the business outlook grows
stpndilv briehter, . . " By far the best
feature of the situation is the confl
dence manifested by an increased dis
position to provide for future require
ments. This is by no means geneiaa,
but it is noticed at pig iron furnaces
and among dealers at widely separated
points, particularly those located in
the agricultural sections. Mercantile
collections are' also more " t prompt.
Railway earnings for the month of
September were 3.8 larger than in the
same month last year, while foreign
commerce at this port for the . last
week shows increases of $1,051,208 In
imports and $410,748 In, exports as com
pared with a year ago. uispatcnes
from the leading cities.' are almost
unanimous in telling of improved, con
ditions. !
Bank exchanges at New York for the
week were 29.4 pef cent, larger than
last year, and at other -leading cities
the'increase was 1.5 per cent. For the
first time in many months it Js; possi
ble to report that sellers of, pig iron
appear to have a, slight advantage.
They have been able to dictate terms
as to delivery in some cases, , and, as
the south, where the miners' strike Is
still In progress, only part of the orders
were filled. Grey forge iron at Pitts
burg is quoted somewhat higher and
Bessemer is firmly' held. The tone is
decidedly better than at any time re
cently. Actual business Jn nnisnea
steel is , still .restricted, but the Im
provement in sentiment is unmistak
able and must be followed very soon
by something more tangible.
Hides have shown unusual activity
at a generally higher level of prices,
and the leather market is also; in a
better position. -
A little better demand appeared In
primary markets for cotton goods, but
it was checked later in the week when
Black and Tans have nominated can-, manufacturers failed to make conces
didates for all offices to be voted for, sions. -
including members of congress and a
full municipal ticket in New Orleans.
Their names can be got on the official
ballot only by petition, and it is doubt
ful if-.tljey can secure enough signa
tures for this. -
Markets for the leading farm staples
have shown more or less indifference
to the splendid progress made by the
crops during the past, week. Wheat
declined slightly. Corn held . fairly
steady, despite dispatches SiiJtoaiinjc
CZAR ASSAILED
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Peace Congress Delegates
Free With Criticism
Boston, Oct. 7. Vigorous attacks were
made upon the czar of Russia at to
day's session of the peace congress be
cause of the Armenia massacres. Thai
discussion began when Houszeau da.
Lahaie of Belgium presented "resolu-
tions on Armenia. They recited the
continuing and increasing woes of the.
people of the country and called upon,
the president of the United States to'
take the initiative in calling for some
means of relief for the sufferers. Fred-
erick Green of England, endorsing
said:
"It is pretty well known that Russia
wants Armenia but without the Arm ex'
nians and the Cossacks will aid in the
extermination of the Armenian people,
The Russian scoundrels are as bad aa
the Turks."
Herbert Burrows of England de
nounced his own government. "I find
that in Turkey the trail of the financier
is over all, "and the theological question
with it," he said. All'despotic govern
ments are to blame and Russia Is the
most despotic of all. The sultan wants
Turkey for the Turks and directed the
recent massacres. The Russians and
Turks in power are savages with a
veneer of civilization. Hiss again if
you want to. England has caused a,
massacre in Thibet."
Lodge Replies to Attacks
Boston, Oct. 7. Perhaps the most no
table incident of the Republican stat
convention today was a striking ad
dress made by Senator Lodge in replyf
to the attacks made upon him by th
leaders of the Canadian reciprocity
movement. . The plank on reciprocity
was not agreed upon until this fore
noon and is in the nature of a comprom
ise with the chamber of commerce com
mittee of one hundred. The only -new?
name on the ticket is that of A. B.
Chapin of Holyoke, who was nominated
for state treasurer; .
Cody, .Wyoming, Oct. 7. FolIowU
the report received here yesterday ot
the killing of two hotel employes by.
grizzly bears, in the Yellow Stone Nat
ional Park, comes 'Information today
of two more victims killed by one o1
the infuriated beasts. The last twt'
were James Wilson and his nephew.
a boy, both visitors to the park from
Pennsylvania,
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