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September Exports.

WASHINGTON. Oct. II. The monthly
statement Of the exports OF the United
States for September. 1901, issued by the
Bureau Of Statistics. shows exports as fol-
lows: Breadstuffs, $40 40. 40, a decrease as
comp8EefS S.rl September. 1900, Of 500, 600;
little and Yogs. $3.50. 200. a decrease of
500. 900: provisions, $4,000. 764. an increase of
81. 10000 cotton, SIG, 49S. 800, a decrease OF
Sc. 100000; mineral oils, $685.. 496. an increase
of $2S0.O00. For the nine months ended
Sept. so. 1901, the total exports of the ar
ticles We're $500. 035, 745, as against $3.50, 65S, 1A
for the corresnondinZ nPrind i'm 100
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TO BE EXECUTED
CAPE COLONY EBEL WHO WAS
CAPTURED EARLY LAST MONTE.
Death Sentence Approved by Lord
Kitchener-SantOs-DumOnt's Ma
neuvers with His Airship.

MIDDLEBURG. Cape Colony. Oct. IL
Sentence OF death has been passed upon
Commandant Lotter. the Cape rebel whose
commando. composed wholly OF rebels, was
captured by Major Scobel, south Of Peters
burg. early last month. Lord Kitchener
has confirmed the sentence. Five Of Lot
ter's comrades have been sentenced to pris-
on for life. one, a youth, has been sem
fenced to twenty strokes with the rod, TO be
followed by Imprisonment until the close
Of the war.
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LIMA. O, oct. u-At the biennial session
OF the Grand Council OF the Lutheran
Church OF North America to-day President
Ransom held that secretaries should be
elected from all the delegates in the con-
VentiOn. The ballots were then prepared
for both corresponding and recording secre-
taries in German. English and Swedish.
The following recording secretaries were
declared elected: English. Or. :. r. Ochsen-
ford. OF Allentown. Pa; German, Rev. G..
O.. B~erkmeyer. of Mount Vernon. y. y,
Swedish. Rev. +. A. Johnston, OF Chicago.
AT the afternoon session the report on
foreign missions was again taken up. par
ticular mention being made regarding the
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STOLEN IN TRANSIT.
Consignment OF 1920 from the Buff
faIO Customs House.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. lit transpired
to-day that a month ago the sum of 3 200.
receipts of the Buffalo customs house, had
been stolen, evidently while in transit from
Buffalo to the subtreasury in New York.
The consignment Of money as sent from
Buffalo contained, according to Cashier
Boyesen, $500. OF this sum $500 was in
paper and the rest I'm gold and silver. The
money stolen was all in paper currency.
The discovery of the theft was made at
New York. Collector Bredel said this
afternoon that he thought the thieves We're
known and that their arrest was but a
matter of a short time.
NEW YORK, Oct. I.-Assistant United
States Treasurer Jordan said to-day that
the money lost i'm transit from Buffalo
had not been found. He said that the whole
matter had been placed in the hands of the
secret-service department.
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OF STEAMERS.

QUEENSTOWN. oct. u.-Arrived: Cam
pania. from New York. for Liverpool.
Sailed: Commonwealth. from Liverpool,
for Boston.
NEW YORK. Oct ARRIVED Lucania.
from Liverpool. State OF Nebraska, from
Glasgow Columbia. from Hamburg.
MOVILLE. Oct. III. Sailed: Anchoria.
from Glasgow, for New York Australian
from Liverpool. FOR Montreal.
SOUTHAMPTON. Oct. II. 49, Arrived.
Gncsser Kurfuerst. from New York. FOL
Bremen. and proceeded.
CHERBOURG, Oct. u-Sailed: Fuersi
Bismarck. from Hamburg. for New York.
HAVRE. oct. ARRIVED: La Cham
payne, from New York.
LIVERPOOL. oct. u.-Sailed: Cevic, FOL
New York.
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H WORCESTER PLAN.
Retail Druggists VIII Attempt to Put
1t Into Effect.

BUFFALO, Oct. U.-What is known as
the Worcester plan was discussed at great
length at to-day's session of the National
Association Of Retail Druggists. Many
speeches were made for and against the
plan. 1t was finally determined to have
the executive committee adopt such por-
tions of the plan as would not interfere
with the workings of the present agree
ment. No date was fixed for placing this
modified Worcester plan in effect, and the
executive committee will select and an
unc it. Under the Worcester plan man
ufacturers and jobbers Of medicine Will
place on invoice and packages printed con-
ditiOns of sale and price, and the retail
dealers are expected to conform to the
conditions. Violations thereof will be re-
ported TO the manufacturers, and they in
turn will be requested not to supply those
detected in violations.
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EXPLOSION i'm a. Mine.

PARAMOUNT, W. Va, Oct. u.-Early to-
day there was an explosion of gas in the
Fairmount Goa Company's New England
mines near here. The gas ignited from a
Shot fired by one Of the miners, and the
loose coal at once taking fire a big blaze
resulted. which filled the mine with smoke
at a point where it prevented the exit OF
the miners for four hours. The flames were
finally shut off by the putting up of brat
tees and the men all came out unhurt. A
mule was killed and a horse crippled, but
no further damage was done.
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banquet to Convention Visitors.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Oct. 1.-One of the
most noteworthy functions of the college
season was the banquet given this evening
by the active chapter and alumni of the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity in honor Of
prominent fraternity members attending
the Indiana Baptist Convention.
After the menu was completed r. A.
Brown, Of indianapolis, presided in his in
imitable way over the toasts. The address
of welcome was by Frank Bachelor and
was responded to by DR.. Carter Helm
Jones, of Louisville, in a way that sus-
tanned his reputation as an after-dinner
sneaker. The other toasts were: The
Alumnus," Frank Martin, of indianapolis;
Spirit Of the Bond" DR.. G.. H.. Hall;
"Prominent Alumni" John G. House. OF
Aurora; The Croat," T.. r. Owens; In
diana Delta" Prof. A. O.. Neal.
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Accused of killing a Girl.

ROCHESTER,, Mimi. oct. 1.-The grand
jury of Dodge county has indicted Charles
c. Hartley. of Dodge Center, for murder in
the first degree. Hartley has been pro-
prietor of the Dodge Center Transfer
House, which was destroyed by fire one
night last June. On that night he met at
the station and escorted to his hotel Miss
Bertha Pelton, a school teacher of kenyon
who was on her way to her home in Wis
consin. 1t is the theory of the State that
Hartley killed the girl and then set fire to
the hotel. Robbery is alleged TO have been
his motive
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FIVE NEW BISHOPS.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED
S1S5. AL. Mrs. Matte Pound, superintendent
of the young peoples department, reported
1850 organizations. an increase of 266 in a
year. Their contributions were S23,353.
Prof. s. w. Fairfield, of Angola, Ind, made
an address on young peoples work.
The afternoon programme included an
address on universal Bible work by Ernest
Wiles, of Michigan, the report of the COM
mittee on India. an address on Our Mis-
sion 10 Young Women by Rose N. Wood
Allen, of Michigan, and a poem by Mrs.
Persis l.. Christian, of Arkansas. The ses-
sions conclude tomorrow and on Monday
the Foreign Christian Missionary Society
meets.
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Killed by His Nephew.

MADISON, Fla, Oct. u.-John J. Pert, a
prominent and wealthy citizen OF this coun-
and a Confederate veteran. was shot and
killed in his home 7ear here by
his nephew, Munroe VILLA. The two
men were talking, when their conversation
led 10 a misunderstanding. Williams i'm
mediately shot his uncle, the bullet break
ing Pert's neck. He expired in a few sec
Williams is twenty-five years of age.
is in Jail. Pert was sixty years of age.
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Lizzie JeHreys Is Alive.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 11.-What was con-
sidered the most important clew to the
identity Of the wOman's body found in the
woods near Royal Oak last Sunday was
destroyed to-day when Lizzie Jeffreys, OF
Appin, Ont, was located in a private hos
pital in this city alive. She had been miss
Ing from Birmingham, the next village to
Royal Oak, for several months, and when
the badly decomposed body was dug from
it's shallow grave efforts were Immediately
begun to identify IL as Lizzie JeffreyS.
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Plan to Increase Taxes.

FRANKFORT, Ky. Oct. 1.-THE State
Board OF Valuation and Assessment to-day
adopted the basis on which it will reach
the franchise valuation Of the life insurance
companies doing business in Kentucky and
nix the amount of taxes each shall pay into
the treasury The basis is to find what per
cent. OF the receipts goes to the stockhold-
ers and 10 the surplus fund, which is esti-
mated at . per cent, and capitalize this at
9 per cent. The attorneys for the life in
surance companies have asked time, and
have been given until Oct. 81 10 submit a
different basis for the assessment.
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SENATOR mATsON DECLINES.
He Decides Not to Become Assistant
City Attorney.

State Senator Frederick r. Matson, VINO
4 reported TO have been offered the position
OF assistant city attorney. said last night
In answer 10 an inquiry: after giving the
matter careful consideration ! came to the
conclusion that the position, though very
desirable. wOul probably be Of no ultimate
advantage TO me. To faithfully perform
the duties OF the Office would require prac-
tically all my time and energy. and would
withdraw me almost entirely from general
practice. and thus might cost me a Client
age more valuable than the Office itself. L
must say. however. hat i arrived at this
decision with not a little regret. for i'm addt-
ton 10 the honor OF the position &c would
give me great personal pleasure to serve
Mr.. BOOkwdlter as "A member Of his eXecu-
tive family He is surrounding himself with
splendid men and his administration Is GER
tain TO attain unusual credit and success
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE con-
gregation Of the Market-street Methodist
Episcopal Church has decided to erect a
500 % church building on the lot recently
given to the congregation by W. E. Haney,
a wealthy resident OF this city. The lot is
located at the corner Of Fifteenth and
Market streets, near the location OF the
present church building, and Is a valuable
one. This congregation has just completed
being not a dollar of Indebtedness against
the Improvement The plans for the new
church building will be decided on at once,
and the work OF construction will be begun
early in the spring. The First Presbyter-
ian Church also viii make material i'm
provsments in its edihce, which is one Of
the finest in the city. A $500 pipe organ
will be Installed soon, the entire interior
Of the building will be redecorated, and a
steam-heating plant will be put in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-12
soft Coni Deal contaminated.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Evening Post
says: Definite announcement OF the much
tslked-of POcahOntas sOft-coal deal which
has been promoted by the United States
Steel interests was made this afternoon.
The new company, which takes over the
properties in the Flat Top Association, Is
pany and is capitalized at $49. 100000, $4,000.
900 Of which is preferred stock, s20,0V. 900
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Shufeltou. IT is probable that the appoint
ment will be announced to-day.
Among the deputies who are spoken OF as
being certain OF appointment are Linn Hay
as assistant city attorney and Oran muir
for the deputvship. City Attorney Joss
viii officially announce the names OF MS as
sistants to-day or Monday. The appoint
ments 10 the minor places In the gift Of the
mayor have not been talked about TO any
great extent and some OF them viii PROD
ably not be announced for several days.
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Mexican Outlaw to Hang.

DALLAS, Tex, Oct. u-Gregorio Cortez,
the Mexican outlaw for whom an exciting
manhUnt was kept up for two weeks in the
lower Rio GTande valley last spring, was
to-day convicted at Kansas City OF MUIR
dering Sheriff Morris, of Karnes county,
and sentenced TO hang. Cortez was re-
Gently sentenced to fifty years imprison-
a member OF Sheriff Morris's posse. He is
still to be tried for the murder Of Sheriff
Glover. OF Gonzales county.
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A
All Ffrst-Day Records at New York
Probably Oke

NEW YORK. Oct. 1--This was the first
day Of registration for the coming munic-
ipal election in Greater New York. That
the voters are deeply interested is shown in
the large number who qualified to cast
their ballots on Nov. 5. The early indica-
lions that all records for the first day would
be broken, il is believed, will be borne out
by the figures, although only a few totals
were obtainable after the places Of regis
tration closed at 10 o'clock tonight.
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NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE appellate d.
vision of the Supreme Court handed down
an opinion to-day, granting a new trial to
William L. Miller, manage OF the defunct
Franklin syndicate, of Brooklyn, which in
duced people 10 invest on promises of 500
per cent. profit per annum. Miller was con-
Victed on April 30, 1900. and sentenced to
ten years at hard labor in Sing Sing by
County Judge Hurd.
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Four Killed and Seven Hurt.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. LIN a ~head-end
collision between a lemon train and a work
train on the Colgrove branch Of the Santa
Monica electric road to-day four men were
killed and seven injured, five seriously.
The accident occurred on a steep grade,
half a mile east Of sherman. The heavy
lemon train was on the down grade n
literally ran over the lighter motor at
tached to the work train. crushing in the
top on the men who were riding inside.
The rails were slippery from a heavy fog.
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Accidentally Asphyxiated.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 11.-Michael f.
Creman, aged t~hirty-six years, and his son
James, aged ten, were ~asphyXiated by IL
Eliminating gas last night at the home Of
Mr.. Creman's brother, where the victims
boarded. 1t is believed the electrical at
tachment to the gas fixture became disar-
ranged, permitting the gas to escape. Mr..
Creman was manager Of the publishing
house of Henry Altemus and a singer OF
soma rPnutp.
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BAY CITY. Mich. Oct. IA heavy
frame work OF girders, supporting the roof
of one of the buildings at the Michigan
Chemical Company's new plant, in process
of erection. fell this afternoon. Frank 6.
Bence. twenty-eight years old and married,
was killed. Frank Campu. David Mitchell
and John Reed were injured. The men
were at work on the timbers and went
down with the wreck.
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The Sultan Generous.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1.-THE Sultan
received in private audience to-day Gen.
Horace Porter, United States ambassador
TO France, and Mrs. Porter. To the former
he presented a valuable souvenir. and upon
the latter he conferred the Grand Gordon
of Chefakat. Later in the day General
Porter and Mrs. Porter took tea in the
YiIdiZ Park.
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Muncie District Mission Societies.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKTON, Ind, Ocn 1.-THE annual
convention Of the Muncie district of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will
convene in this city on the 22d and will
continue over the 23d of this month. The
district includes the counties Of Madison,
Delaware. GranT. Hancock, Blackford and
Jay and has about forty local societies.
Representatives from ali the societies are
expected to be present, and the outside at
tendance is expected to reach 200. Mrs. c.
Y. Wade, of Muncie. will preside. Miss
Harriet Alling. a returned missionary from
Japan, viii address the convention, which
will be held in the First Methodist Church.
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Foreign Missionary society.

FLINT, Mich, Oct. 1.-THE Northwestern
branch OF the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society closed its thirty-first annual meet
ing to-day. The next meeting will be held
in Bloomington. III. The eleven confer
encea within the jurisdiction of the society
ing fiscal wear. A resolution was adopted
extending sympathy to the widow of Pres
ident Mckinley and Miss Stone, the mis-
sionary held for ransom by Bulgarian brig
amdc
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Irrigated Land for Sale.

HELENA, Mont. Oct. 1.-THE great ca
nal system in district No. 4. which COM
prises 5000 acres of splendid land in the
Dearborn valley, Lewis and Clark counties.
has been opened to settlement. The State
acres to actual settlers at only the cost Of
placing water upon the land, giving ten
years for payment in ten equal payments at
s per cent. interest. Eleven thousand acres
are now ready for settlement.
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Town Burned by Incendinries.

DALLAS, Tex. Oct. n.-Insurance men
at Dallas have been informed that nearly
all the town OF Alba, one hundred miles
east OF Dallas. was destroyed by an in
cendiary fire last night. 1t is reported that
only two business houses OF the seventeen
are left. a large quantity OF cotton was
also burned.
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Machine sbops Rurned.

S~COTTDALE. Pa. oct. 1.-The large
machine shop and foundry of Kenney 4
Co. of this place. were destroyed by fire
tonight. The loss viii reach $4,000 and
over one hundred men will be thrown out
OF employment. The amount OF insurance
cannot be learned tonight.
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In Favor of Women Delegates.

CHICAGO, oct. n.-By a vote of 1$S TO
. the constitution adopted by the last Gen
eral Conference. in which was included a
clause giving women the privilege Of send
ing delegates TO the General Conference,
was adopted by the Rock River Conference
at its business session to-day in Evanston.
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Secretary Gage in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. u-Secretary of the
Treasury Lyman j.. Gage arrived here to-
night from his Western trip, and went at
once TO the home OF his son, in Evanston.
Mr.. Gage Will remain in Evanston several
days before continuing his journey TO
Washington.
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Not Due TO MnItrentment.

CHICAGO. Oct. u.-Afser a postmortem
examination of the body of Edward j.
Colby. who died in the Kankakee Asylum,
his opinion to-day that the mans death
was not caused by any maltreatment. The
examination showed that no bones were
siOng
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JUNEAU. Alaska. Oct. !. via Seattle,
Wash. oct. n.-At the Treadwell mine. On
Douglas island. four miners who recklessly
attempted 10 open "A box OF powder with A
pick caused an explosion which killed al
four Of them and seriously ounde a NTH.
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Snow in the Mountnln..

DENVER, Col, oct u.-Snow fell on the
continental divide last night. In the towns
and valleys IL melted quickly but the peaks
covered with snow TODAY.
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North Coast Limited Ditched.

BUTTE. Mont. oct 1.-THE North Coast
limited, on the Northern Pacific. was
ditched at Dempsey tonight Six crowded
passenger coaches LEFT the track. but re-
mained upright. The railroad officials in
slst that 10 one was hurt.
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Porto Rican work. There are four active
workers there-th6 Revs. b. +. Hankey, II.
f.. Richards. G. 5. Swenson and Miss An
nette Wahlstedt.
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SHOWERS N L
Rain and Lower Temperature Pre-
dIcted for Indiana To-Day.

WASHINGTON. Oct. II. - Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Ohio and Indiana Showers and
cooler on Saturday; Sunday fair. except
showers in northeast Ohio; fresh south
easterly winds. becoming westerly Saturday
night or Sunday.
For Illinois-ShOwers and cooler on Sat
urday; Sunday fair: fresh to brisk westerly
winds.
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common stock and 100000 bonds. Names
OF the officers are not given. but IL is un-
d~erstood z. II. Gary viii be president.
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stops the Cough
and Works on the CoIa.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a
. cents
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Local Observations ON Friday.

Bar. Tn. Ri. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
a. m-.$910 81 76 S'east- Cloudy. 600
Up. m..29SS "a So South. PIT. crdy. 600
Maximum temperature. rs; minimum tenn
perature. 50.
Comparative statement of the mean tenn
perature and total precipitation on oct. Il:
Temp. Pre-.
Normal 81 0.OS
Mean 66 900
Departure - -O.OS
Departure since oct. 1............ -13 -0.Sl
Departure since Jan. 1.-.......... SO IL. AZ
'Plus. W. I. BLYTHE, Sec. Director.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-22
William H. Hunt.

Por Ell Gobernador interior.-Arturo r.
Paske. .-Dputado Secretario.