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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
MUST CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION.
ROOSEVELT TALKS TRUSTS.
In Legislation Regarding
Corporations.

President Roosevelt took notice of
his return visit to Massachusetts by
delivering at Fitchburg a speech on
the trust question. He said In part:
Il am not going to try to define with
technical accuracy what ought to be
meant when we speak OF trust. But
II by trusts We mean merely big
corporation, then | ask you TO ponder
the utter folly of the man who. either
in spirit of rancor or In a spirit OF
folly, says destroy the trusts with.
out giving you an idea of what he
means really to do. | will go with
him If he says destroy the evil In the
trusts. gladly. l will try to find out
that evil | will seek to apply rem.
edies. But IL his policy, from what
ever motive. whether hatred, fear,
panic or Just sheer ignorance. is to
destroy the trusts in a way that Will
destroy all our prosperity, no. Those
men who advance wild and foolish
remedies which would be worse than
the disease, are doing all In their
power to perpetuate the evils against
which they nominally war. because II
we are brought face to face with the
naked Issue OF either keeping or total.
ly destroying a prosperity In which
the majority share, but In which some
share improperly, why, as sensible
men, we must decide that II Is a great
deal better that some people prosper
too much than that no one should
prosper enough. SO that the man
who advocates destroying the trusts
by measures which would paralyze
the industries of the country is at
best a quack, and at worst an enemy
to the republic. Il does not do any.
body any good, and II will do most
of great deal of harm to take steps
which will check any proper growth
In corporation. We wish not to
penali2e. but to reward great cap.
tain of industry or the men banded
together in corporation who have
the business forethought and energy
necessary to build up a great indus.
trial enterprise. Keep that in mind.
A Dig corporation may be doing ex.
cellent work for the whole country,
ana you want, above all things. when
STRIVING to get a plan which will pre-
vent wrong-doing by corporation
Which desires to do wrong. not at the
same time to have scheme which
VIII interfere with corporation do.
ing well If that corporation is handling
itset honestly and squarely. be.
lieve something can be done by Ma.
tional legislation. believe It will
De done. think We can get laws
which will measurably increase the
power of the Federal government
over corporations; but. gentlemen. |
peieve firmly that in the end there
VIII have to he an amendment to the
constitution of the United States con.
ierring additional power upon the
Federal government to deal with cor.
porations. To get that will be mat.
ter OF difficulty and a matter of time" ="
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
COKE INCREASE.
connellsville Production Makes Record
With Shicments Hampered.

Coke production in the Connellsvile
region continues to beat records while
the furnaces are clamoring against
the railroads for not moving the rec
ord-breaking tonnage out of the dis
trict. The detailed report of the oper.
alton and output Of the region for the
week ending Saturday, August 80,
shows IA total OF 2l,5l5 ovens. OF
which 2l.S95 were active and 472 were
idle. The total estimated tonnage was
254,S53 tons. a gain of a little over
100 tons. compared with the produc-
ton of the previous week. This figure
also breaks all previous records of
The region by small margin. There
were no changes reported in the ac-
tive and idle lists of ovens. The ship.
merts from the Connellsvllle region
last week aggregated 1850 cars.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
BIG BANKING COMBINE.
Formed in New York for Business OF
latin-America.

Plans were made at meeting of
the directors of the Mexican Trust
Company bank, New York city. for the
formation of an international banking
institute. capitalized at $4,000 900.
to operate in Latin-American coun.
tries. The scheme involves the con.
Solidation of the Mexican Trust Com.
pany bank and the Corporation Trust
Company. the combination to be
known as tine International Bank and
Trust of America, A majority OF the
stockholders of both concerns have
signifjed their approval 1t is planned
to establish branches at 1G leading
cities in Mexico, also in Havana.
Buenos Ayres Rio Janeiro, Val.
paraiso and other South American
and Central American cities. The
general clearing house will be New
York city. The company's special eff
fort will be to facilitate exchange be.
tween all the cities of tine American
hemisphere and to divert to New York
the very large amount of Latin-Amer.
lean exchange that now goes to Lon.
don, Berlin and Paris.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
GERMAN LEAD SINKS WAR VESSEL
BLACKS BROKE FAITH.
Hsitien Gunboat Sunk for Alleged
Piracy After Being Fired by Her
Own Sailors.

r.. ,,,. cuo,o = .p,o,ro, which
90 T., tha ser,,co Of Tho Eirminist
80. t,.i,J n,as s,,nL M tho ON.
trarc,, -, Eve borhor oc Gonaives Inv
.ha c.,.,,,an a,,nhoat ponther THO
,,rs.r. 90 tha Crato.a .p,errot left her
Sas"ro sha ,yont down The GERMAN
',vn,r., ponthar arr,yad % por, An
5rin"a tiot,i Er,day ond received In.
s,,,,o,i,,aa sra,,, tho cerr,on goyern.
,,,ant ~, ,,o,trra ,ho rirn,inis, T,rhoat
Tra,e.a Got Dp,arrot Sbe ioSt ,r,mediateIv
&c. conairas Tho sca, os tho Eirminist
.,ovarn,,an, T,ho pon,ber sourd the
S,o,a'a' 'IS,arro, In tho barbor of Don.
aivos ana 4ho commorder of tho Ger.
mon g,nho.t informed Admiral T<il.
icL On tbe .a.pIerrot that he
,n,,st rar,ova his crow and SURRENDER
his yossaI In aye minutes Admiral
Knlici, asked that this tjne ho extend.
ad to ~ minntes Tbis reonest was
srantod on tho condition that the arms
and on,r,nrt,ion ON board tho Crete.a.
p;errot should no abandoned when her
crew left nor The CROW of tho crete.
a'piorro, LOFT tbat vessel amid great
d,sordor A, ,ha ana ~ * r,inutes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
SHOCK FELT 20 MILES.
Fort is Demolished, One
Man Killed and Five Injured In
Boston Harbor.

One OF the government powder mag.
azines at Old Fort Winthrop, on Gov.
ernor's island, upper Boston harbor,
blew up Sunday with detonation that
was heard at points 20 miles away.
The cause of the explosion Is not
known. One dead man and five in
jured were brought to the city by the
police boat, and while II Is believed
that this was the extent of casual.
ties, II Is possible that others may be
found suffering from the force of the
concussion. The dead mans name Is
Albert II. Cotton, OF Sommerville. The
missing are Joseph Il. Wakefield, OF
Maiden, and James Ryan, of East Bos.
ton. The Injured are James A. Crow
ley, 21 years old; Christian Knudson.
80 years old; Charles Flanagan. 23
years old; Dennis J. Swanson. "a, and
Paul Barry, 2G, all having flesh wounds.
There are several old wooden build.
lngs at the southerly end of the island.
but the fort itself only little of
which Is visible above ground, Is of
stone, some of the granite blocks be-
ing of immense size. The force OF
the explosion Is shown by the fact
that some of these great blocks were
hurled several hundred yards, while
one of the largest was sent into the
air and carried down through the
citadel In the center OF the fort, max.
ing a hole large enough to drive
team of horses through. All over the
island the effects of the explosion are
visible, while in East Boston, South
Boston and in the city proper. the
concusslon was severe enough to
break windows and shake buildings to
their foundations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
MINE GUARDS RELEASED.
Grand Jury at Wilkesbarre Ignores
Manslaughter Charges.

At the sitting of the grand jury the
cases against f. w. Kinney. Charles
Reynolds and William Watkins, at
Wilkesbarre, were ignored The three
men were employed as special officers
at the Warnke colliery, Duryea, and
when riot occurred two weeks ago
they were arrested and committed to
jail in default of bail on charges of
manslaughter and melting a riot. Sub.
sequently they We're released ON bail
after a habeas corpus hearing. The
action of the grand jury establishes a
precedent in that men employed to
protect life and property about the
coal mines. and who may in the dis.
charge Of their duty shoot and liil
cannot be held for the crime of mur.
der or manslaughter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
HEALTHY TONE MAINTAINED.
Distribution of Merchandise is Heavy,
With Firm Prices-Better
Coke Deliveries.

r. G.. Dun G. Co.'S Weekly Review
OF Trade says: Steady progress is re.
ported in trade and industry. Dis
tribution of merchandise is heavy
and a healthy tone is evident. Prices
are well maintained by liberal con-
sumption which more than neutralizes
the effect OF enlarged facilities for
production. Domestic conditions con-
tinue much better than those existing
abroad and some trade receives more
attention than foreign commerce.
Farm products have appreciated in
value owing to less favorable weather
and producers will be fully compen-
sated for any decrease in quantity
by the higher quotations. Earnings
or railways during August were 3.6
per cent larger than a year ago. and
1873 per cent in excess OF 1900. Bet.
ter deliveries of coke and liberal re.
ceipts OF foreign material have less
ened the pressure in the iron and steel
industries. Domestic demands are
not decreasing, much new business
having been placed, and home con-
sumption will continue to call for i'm
ports on a large scale. Each week
put, the upper and lower Connells-
vile regions together having sur
passed 100000 tons and the holidays
gave the railways an opportunity to
relieve the congestion. New plants
are being added to the productive ca
pacity as rapidly as possible. but in
railway equipment Especially steel
rails) orders are already placed for
much of next years output. Quota.
tions of footwear are fully maintained
at the recent advance. 1t is note
worthy that buying has been heaviest
in the finer grades. Leather sells
freely at the recent advance in quota.
tions, but hides appear to have risen
above the views of tanners, resulting
In quiet market. Advancing raw
material aroused much anxiety among
purchasers of cotton goods, and there
were numerous inquiries for forward
contracts. Wheat is coming forward
freely, though receipts do not equal
the abnormally heavy movement a
year ago. Corn developed strength
because of fears that injury would
be done by frost, and the movement
Is very slow compared with last
years figures.
Bradstreet's says: Wheat, includ-
ing flour, exports for the week end.
ing September 4, aggregate 6.276.29s
bushels, against 5,436,5S0 bushels last
week and 4,406,064 bushels in the
same week last year. Wheat exports
since July l aggregate 44,657 ,596 bush
els. against 61,692.662 bushels last
season and S0,S17,S51 bushels in 1900
Corn exports aggregate 21.196 bushels.
against 1850 bushels last week,
55O,S76 bushels last year and S.162.27l
bushels in 1900, For the fiscal year
exports are SS9,SS9 bushels, against
10.743.Si5 bushels last season and
35.254, $50 bushels in 1900. Business
failures for the week ending Septem-
ber number 1888. as against 140 last
week. and 1863 in this week last year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
LAKE MICHIGAN PHENOMENON.
Waters Recede From the Shore and
Flock Back Aqain.

The lake front at Chicago has been
swept by another seiche. The waters
receded nearly three feet and in
scores of places exposed the sand bars
and shoals far out from shore. The
disturbance was particularly noticea-
BILE along the north shore in the vi
cinity of Evanston. Members of the
live-saving crew took measurements
of the ebb and flow. The crews sloop
was stranded as the waters swept
eastward, and for nearly 100 feet from
the natural shore line the bed of the
lake was exposed. The recession of
the water was repetition of the phe-
nomenon which occurred some weeks
ego. The waters would recede and
in a few minutes would return. The
average time from the beginning of
the ebb TO the flow was about II min
utes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
Three Named to Care for Liabilities Of
American bicycle Company.

Judge Kirkpatrick, sitting at New
ark. n. j., has appointed Colonel Al
bert A. Pope, r. Lindsey Coleman and
John A. Miller, receivers for the
American Bicycle Company. The
company has defaulted the payment
of interest on outstanding bonds
amounting to S225,000. The company
Is said to also owe s150.000 to Bar
ing. Magoun & CO.. $50 900 to the Fed
eral Manufacturing Company and
$4,000 to Smithers & Co., besides
other debts. The company. in addi-
ton owes s9.500,000 as principal on
outstanding bonds. The assets are
given as S7,75l 900. a portion Of which,
however, is considered of uncertain
value.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
CA5tE FLASHES.

The Bulgarian government has ar.
rested General Zontchen. president
nj the Macedonian committee. on
charges of connection with the abduc.
ton of Miss Stone. and has lmpris.
uned him at Sofa.
Al The opening session of the iron
and steel institute at Dusseldorf. Ger.
many. President Whitwell announced
that Andrew Carnegie had been elect.
ed to succeed him at the expiration
Uf his term in May.
The escape OF President Roosevelt
in the trolley accident has universally
called out in the London dailies con.
gratulatory and eulogistlc editorials
and unanimous expressions of Eng.
lands thankfulness that the Preside
was spared to his country.
An trade has been issued at Con.
stantinople repeating the exceptional
measures adopted against the Armen.
ians II the Armenian patriarch would
guarantee that no outbreak would
! follow. The patriarch has therefore
withdrawn his resignation.
Baron Won Mumm Won Schwartzen-
stein, German minister plenipotentiary
at Pekin. formerly minister and charge
d d'affaires of the kaiser ar Washington,
denies the stories which have been
published that he is about to be ap-
pointed ambassador TO the United
States.
A Boxer proclamation has been
posted at Canton. China. melting the
slaughter of foreigners. II is ascribed
to the commencement of work on the
Canton-Hankow railroad, and to the
collection OF funds for the payment
OF the foreign indemnity.
A statue of Emperor Frederick was
unveiled at Posen. Prussian Poland,
IN the presence OF Emperor Frederick,
Empress Victoria, the Crown Prince
Frederick william. Field Marshal
Count Won Buuelow, the Cabinet Min.
listers and many other notabilities.
The trades union congress in Eng
land rejected by two-thirds majority
resolution for submitting to Parlla-
ment bill creating court of COM
pulsory arbitration of labor disputes.
The opposition argued that such
system would kill trades unions. as
there would no longer be any neces.
sity for them.
The rio,ing which occurred at
Agram in connection with a demon
stration on the part OF the Creatlan
students, during which the police
charged with drawn swords and many
persons were wounded, was renewed.
1t was only quelled after the adop.
tion of severe military measures.
Houses were wrecked, shops were
plundered and over hundred persons
were injured.
Prince Henry of Prussia has ex-
| pressed his purpose to visit the United
States again after his naval service is
completed. but more privately than on
the occasion of his first visit. so as to
have better opportunity to study the
country and people.
Captain J. j. Pershing, In command
of the American forces at Camp
Wears, Island of Mindanao, reports to
General Chaifee that several of the
Moro chiefs whose followers have at.
tackled American soldiers have reject.
ed all friendly overtures. and he has
been unable TO reach any understand.
ing with them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
SACRIFICED IN CAUSE OF SCIENCE |
PERlSHED IN MONT PELEE.
Prof. Angelo Heilprin s Life Believed
to Have Been Lost on the Island
Of Martinique.

Friends of Prof. Angelo Heiprin In
Philadelphia and other cities OF the
United States are fearful that he has
perished in the eruption of Mont Pelee
August 30. He set sail for Martinique
on August IL to complete his observa-
lions OF the volcanoes crater. Since
then nothing has been heard from him.
Efforts that have been made to locate
him have met with no success. Prof.
1eiiprin was exceedingly daring,
and II is not likely that he was far
from Pelee. He expected to return to
philadelphia September 8. Castries,
Island OF St Lucia. y. w. l.. Sept A.
Is p. m.)-The Royal Mail steamer
fare arrived at Castries Island of st.
Lucia. b. W. l., from the Island Of
Martinique and brings the report that
a violent volcanic eruption occurred
there Wednesday night and that about
1000 persons have perished. Large
numbers of people are leaving the
island. The ministry for the Colonies
at Paris, France. received cable dis
patch from the governor of Guadel-
oupe. NJ, Merlin, reporting the zone of
destruction in Martinique, resulting
from the recent eruption OF Mont
Pelee. IL says that Morne Capote was
much damaged. and that the flames
surrounded Morne Parnasse but
stopped at the st. James house. Basse
Point Heights were burned. The
minister of the Colonies, NJ Dou-
mergue. in placing 100000 at the dis
position of the governor of Mar
Unique. NJ. Lemaire. to relieve the dis
rress In that island. has urged the gov.
ernor not to congregate refugees at
Fort de France, but to distribute them
In the south, where their necessities
can be most easily supplied.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
STRIKE MAY END.
All West Virginia Miners May Return
to Work.

1t was reported at Charleston. W.
Va. that the Kanawha and New river
strike will be declared off. and that
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad has
ordered all equipment rushed back
into the coal fields. The news that
the strike in the Pocahontas region
has been declared off had a big eff.
feet in the Kanawha and New river
fields. Information that there will be
no blacklist" it is said, will go long
way toward weakening the strike.
Adjutant General Baker reported to
Governor White from Elkhorn that
the strike is over there, and that all
collieries are hiring all the old men
who apply for work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Lieutenant Winchells report of the
oil experiments on the gunboat Mari
posa shows that the trial was graft.
flying success.
Lieutenant General Miles intends to
make an inspection of the artillery
defense along the Pacific coast before
embarking for the Philippines.
Emperor William of Germany. mes
sage to the President dated Posen
said; with all Americans, | praise
Providence that saved your life from
the terrible accident"
A cable to the navy department
shows that Commander McCrea and
the U. s. 8. Machias vigorously pro
tected the commerce of the world
against Haitien belligerents.
Bids were opened at the Office of
the supervising architect of the treas
ury for site for the marine hospital
that is to be built at Pittsburg Seven.
teen tenders. an unusually large mum,
Der, were made, ranging from s2,SOC
to $4,000.
Minister Bowen has forwarded from
Caracas, Venezuela, the plea of Rev
t. s. Pond, senior American mission
ary there, for help for the people i'm
poverished by the civil war Mt
Pond proposes to distribute cooked
provisions only.
Traffic on the Monongahela river as
reported by the engineers in charge
during July amounted to 5,471 ,069 tons
The tonnage movement at the Davis
Island dam for July was 1,123, ,99l tons
The President has accepted the res
ignation of First Lieutenant Grant r
Trent, of the Eighth Infantry, in order
to permit that officer to continue tc
serve as Assistant Attorney General
at Manila.
George E. Cooke. of the First Dis
trict OF Columbia regiment, won the
Presidents match for the military
championship of the United States in
the shooting tournament at Sea Girt
N. j. He scored q total of 1S9 out OF
a possible 210.
Report by cable says Generals Cor
bin, Young and Wood were presented
10 Emperor William at the Marken
dorf parade field, near Frankfort, Ger
many, after the parade was finished
on Saturday. The Emperor gave then
hearty welcome.
Funeral services for William Craig
the secret service man who was killed
while accompanying President Roose
yelt on his tour, were held in Chicago
Saturday. President Roosevelt or
dered a large floral design, and one
was sent by the members of the ma
tional secret service stationed in Chi
cago.
President Roosevelt returned Il
Oyster Bay Thursday, but little III,
worse for his thrilling experience o
the morning. His right cheek wa,
swollen. there is a black bruise undeI
his right eye, and his mouth is slight,
swollen. Otherwise he showed no ef
feots OF the accident
General Chaffee cables from Manil,
that James Foley and Henry C. Carey
Company G. Twenty seventh infantry
were killed In the engagement a
Wears, Island of Mindanao, ON Au
gust ~, and that Otis Van Dorm WA
seriously wounded and Peter Chris
tsnssn slightly wounded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Department Store Failure.

Edgar Veinstein e. Co.. propretors
of large department store at Har-
risburg, Pa. have made an assign
ment. The liabilities are given at
$4,000 and the assets 100000. The
firm has been in business so years.
The creditors number POO. the largest
being in New York and Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Winners at the Taruets.

The Fourth New Jersey regiment
team at Sea Girt, n. j.. won the regl.
mental team match in the interstate
shooting tournament with a score OF
5i5 out of a possible 600, two OF its
members scoring 80 each. the highest
possible. Company A. of the Sixth
battalion of the District OF Columbia
National Guard. won the company
team match with score of 312 out
of q possible $50.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
May Loosen Exclusion Law

1t Is the opinion at the war depart.
ment that Governor Taft's remarks at
the board of trade banquet in Manila
respecting employment of labor on
plantations will form the basis OF a
suggestion to Congress that the act
extending the Chinese exclusion law
to the Philippines be amended.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
viii Not Return FIaqs.

The resolution introduced at the re-
union of members of the old Fourth
Minnesota regiment at st. Paul, Mimi,
to return flags captured from the
Thlrty-hfth and Thirty-ninth Missis.
slppi regiments in the civil war was
defeated after an exciting debate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Major Smylie Killed.

Major Charles A. Smylie. million
aire president of the National Licorlce
Company, was accidentally shot and
killed near Blue Mountain lake. in
the Adirondacks, while on a hunting
exDpdition
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Strike Has Cost sto4. .ooo,o 900.

Secretary Wilson. OF the United
Mine Workers. at indianapolis. Ind.
figures that the Pennsylvania miners
strike. which has lasted II weeks. has
cost the operators S63. .7jO.0 900: that the
miners have lost sl7.493.0O in wages,
and that the business men of the strike
region have lost sli.UUO.OOJ
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Difference to Judge Shiras.

1t Is stated on the authority of the
President that he Is not considering
the appointment of Attorney General
p. e. Knox to position on the United
States supreme court bench in place
of Associate Justice George Shiras,
particularly as Judge Shiras has not
resigned
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
over a Thousand Perish.

The Havas agency, Paris, France
has received an undated dispatch
from Fort-ce-France, Island OF Mar
Unique. announcing that about 1906
persons were killed and that 1900
We're injured as the result OF violent
eruption of Mont Pelee August 80.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Teddy Averaged Well.

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. and the
party of railway men sidetracked in
palace cars between Arlington and
Hetland. S. d.. bagged many birds In
their< first days shooting. Young
RooseveltS was less successful than
some OF e others. but the number
of birds s5kured by him averaged well
with the ryst of the party.