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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-24

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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-24

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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
KILLED IN POLISH RIOTS
Troops Charge Barrlcades Built
by Strikers at Lodz.
SHOOTING HEARD CONTINUALLY
City Is in a Panic and More Trouble
Is Feared-Strike Anitators Are
at Work in Warsaw.

A message from Lodz, Russian
Poland, dated June 90 says: Troops
tonight stormed the barricades erect
ed in the streets by the strikers
Fifty persons have been killed and 200
wounded. Since early this morning
the city has been in a state of panic.
The strike is general and al the
factories and the shops are closed.
Barricades have been erected at many
points. Rifle voleys and revolver
shots are heard continually.
A man carrying bomb was arrest
ed in front of the Malewli police sta
tion at Warsaw. He refused all in
formation regarding himself. Dis
turbances are anticipated in conse-
quence of the shooting of workmen
at LODI.
According to advices received at
st. Petersburg the situation in Po-
land is again exceedingly serious.
Censored dispatches from Lodz,
though giving few details, indicate
that fierce street fighting was in pro-
gress between the striking workmen,
who barricaded the thoroughfares in
various quarters of the city, and of
fered resistance which the troops
met with volleys.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
the CROP OUTLOOK
cors Making Good Psssssss and
Harvesting 10 Under Way.

The following Is the general sum
mary Of crop conditions, as shown by
the weekly bulletin Of the weather
bureau; The week was favorable for
the cultivation Of crops, and this work
Is now in very satisfactory state.
Abnormally low temperatures prevail
ed over most of the plateau districts,
with frosts In some places. Except
in Eastern Missouri and Central and
Southern Illinois, corn has made good
progress throughout the corn belt In
the Southern States, while generally
doing we'll, corn is in need of rain
in many sections. In the Middle At
lantic States, the crop has eXper-
fenced decided improvement.
Winter wheat has progressed under
favorable conditions, and harvesting
is now well advanced In Kansas,
Missouri and Southern Illinois, and
has begun in Indiana and Maryland.
In portions of Wisconsin and Mime
sofa dry weather is needed for spring
wheat, but this crop has generally
made vtrN satisfactory progress
throughout the spring wheat region
and is beginning to head in the
Southern portion. The oat crop has
suffered to some extent from ex-
cessive moisture in Wisconsin and
Minnesota, rust in Southern Iowa,
rank growth in Northern Illinois, and
drouth in Southern Illinois, but in
these States and generally elsewhere
the condition of the crop is promising.
AS whole, the apple outlook Is not
promising, especially in the States
of the Central valleys, but better pros
poets are reported from Kansas,
Michigan, portions of Iowa and in
New England. In portions of Mis-
souri, and Southern Illinois and also
in the Middle Atlantic States, the
grass crop has been shortened by
drought, but elsewhere a good crop
is promised.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
NO ARMIsrlcE WANTED
Russia Beiieves She 10 on the Eve Of
Winning a Great Land Victory.

Kogoro Takahira, the Japanese
minister, called at the White House to
inform President Roosevelt that the
Japanese plenipotentiaries would be
able to reach Washington the first
part of August, If it was deemed de-
sirable for them to be here by that
time. The personnel o. the mission
has not yet been announced.
When the president returned to the
executive offices after receiving Mr.
Takahira, he found Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador, awaiting him.
The information brought by the min
lister was communicated to the am
bassador, who is cabling his govern
ment to find out when the
Russian mission will arrive. When
this is known it will be possible to de-
eide upon a date for the conference.
The general belief is it will convene
about the middle of August.
Japan will not ask for an armistice
insisting that the initiative must come
from Russia. The optimistic reports of
the last few days, received in St.
Petersburg from the front, have great
ly raised the hopes of the Russians
that a land victory is near, and the
war party is opposed to the sending
of request for an armistice at this
time.
Japan is not at all. desrous of a
temporary cessation of hostilities, for
between now and the beginning of
the rainy season in August, Oyama Is
expected to accomplish great
achievements in Manchura. However,
after the plenipotentiaries have been
appointed the informal discussion of
an armistice will be resumed and in
case the president takes an initiative
in suggesting a limited truce, both
belligerents will give the matter SER
ious consideration.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
BANKERS WERE VICTIMS
Death OF a Philadelphia Broker
Reveals Colossal Forgeries.
RAISED STOCK CERTIFICATES
Extent of His Operations Hard to
Estimate and the Losers With
out Recourse.

One Of the most sensational cases of
forgery that has ever been brought
to light in financial circles of Phila-
delphia was disclosed when 1t was
announced that certificates calling
for small numbers of shares of stock
had been fraudently raised to humid
reds of shares, causing loss to GER
tain banks and trust companies of
the city of from S750,000 to 100000
The forgery involves the name OF
Benjamin H. Gaskill, who died four
weeks ago.
Gaskill was the sole member of
the banking and brokerage concern
known as Benjamin II. Gaskill &
Co. He had offices in the financial
district and his cSedh was considered
gilt-edged Gaskill died about four
weeks ago and at the time Of his
death he was believed to be worth
about $500,000.
He left no will and administrators
began to close up his business. A
patron of the firm, bought from the
estate 100 shares of Philadelphia
Traction Company stock and 1O'
shares of stock of the United States
Steel Corporation. He turned his ac-
count over to +. c. Miller & Co.,
which firm sent the 100 shares of
traction stock to the Philadelphia
Traction Company's office to have
the transfer recorded.
The certificate did not agree with
the company's books, and an investi-
cation showed that the certificate had
been raised from six shares to 100.
The discovery was reported to E. c..
Miller & Co., which firm Immediately
notified the stock exchange, of which
Gaskill was member, which in turn
sent out notices to its members not
to receive stock certificates from the
Gaskll estate.
A further investigation brought to
light a surprising state of affairs. II
was found that Gaskill had credited
himself on his own books with 5000
shares of Philadelphia Traction stock
valued at approximately 100000,
while the traction company's books
showed he had only 400 shares.
1t was also discovered that he had
raised stock certificates of the
United Railways of New Jersey from
2 to 200, and the certificates of the
Frankford and Southwark Street
Railway Company, from to 90. The
latter stock is worth $3.50 a share.
Gaskill kept two accounts-one re-
cordng the transactions of his GUS
toners, which was correct, and an
other giving his own transactions.
His books showed that he was losing
from $4,000 to s25OOO a year in his
business. His method of operation
was to obtain certificates of gilt
edged securities calling for one. two,
three or some other small number Of
shares, raise the figures and give
them as securities for large loans.
At least six banks and trust COM
panies Of Philadelphia admit holding
fraudulent securities for large
loans.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
RAILROAD COMPANY WINS.
Charged With Discrimin aticn in the
Distribution of Cars.

The Norfolk and Western Railroad
company is the winner of the suit
brought against it by the Greenbrier
Coal and Coke company of West Vir-
ginia and number OF other coal COM
panies of the Flat Top coal field
charging it with violation of interstate
commerce and discrimination in the
distribution of coal cars.
Judge Keller, in the Federal court
at Charleston quasned the alternative
writ of mandamus issued several
weeks ago. Judge Keller held that
the case could hot come under the
Interstate Commerce commission be-
cause the railroad company is only
charged with violation of a private
contract.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
OHIO RIVER SURVEY
Engineers Given Money to Make
Plans Below the Bio Miami.

The actual work of surveying the
Ohio river with a view to determining
whether it is worth while to put the
"On to Carlo" project into execution
will begin very shortly. An allow
ance of S56,0OO to cover the cost of the
surveys has been made by the army
authorities having charge of the Con-
gressional fund for river and harbor
work.
An assistant has been provided for
Lieutenant Colonel Ruffner, stationed
at Cincinnati, which will enable that
officer to devote a good deal of his
time to the examination of that
stretch of the stream below the mouth
of the Big Miami river. That part Of
Miami has never been surveyed. The
money will be available July l and it
is the purpose to have the surveyors
ready at that time.
The money for the examination is
to be taken from the item of 100000
carried in the River and Harbor Ap-
preparation bill of the last session set
aside for extending the harbor of
Pittsburg to the State line between
Pennsylvania and Ohio by deepening
the pools created by the six locks and
dams between Pittsburg and Beaver.
The deepening is to be accomplished
by putting in eight-foot wickets in
stead of six-foot, as originally pro-
vided, and building up the lock walls
in some of the pools and dredging in
some of the others where the longer
wickets and higher lock walls will not
accomplish the purpose.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
Boston Wool Market.

A quieter tone prevails in the wool
market Many of the new woods are
at hand and higher quotations are not
unexpected. New Territory wools
have sold with some freedom, while
the call for crossbreds has declined.
The old pulled woods have been
practically all sold Foreign woods
are firm. The range in this market
is about as follows: Ohio and Penn
sylvania, Xxx and above, 35@36c; X
93@3ic; No. 1, 41Q42c; No. g.,
42@49c; fine unwashed, 27@2Sc;
quarter blood, unwashed, 35936c; &
blood, 36c; half blood, 35c; unwashed
delaine. 29@30c; understandable,
32@33c; fine washed delaine, $50
39c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
pUN's WEEKLY REVIEW
Season able Weather Has Stimulated
Retail Trade-less Idle Machin-
cry Than Usual.

Seasonable weather in most Sec
tlons n the country has done much
to stimulate tagging retail trade in
light weight wearing apparel and
greatly improved the entire business
situation by accelerating the maturi-
ty of agricultural products. A few
more weeks of favorable climatic
conditions will put large quantities
of grain beyond danger, while late
planted corn and cotton are rapidly
recovering lost ground. These are
the most important commercial in
fluences at this season of the year,
jobbers advance orders being largely
dependent upon local conditions at
the interior, and manufacturers guag-
ing their activity by the outlook for
fall and winter distribution.
In tho leading manufacturing in
dustries there is less idle machinery
than is customary at this time of in
ventories, especially at plants making
textile fabrics. despite the fact that
prices of raw materials are somewhat
inflated. Labor controversies are not
disturbing, several more agreements
having been sisAed, and less than
the usual number of struggles are
threatened for July /.
Building operations are numerous
and involve a greater amount of
capital than at this time in recent
preceding years; railway earnings for
June thus far exceed last years by
81 per cent, and foreign commerce
at New York for the last week is fair
ly well maintained, exports gaining
S33S,27O in comparison with last
year, while imports decreased ST.
172,707. Normal midsummer quiet
in the iron and steel industry is oc-
casioning no anxiety, conditions be-
ing much better than they were at
this time last year. Regularity is
still noted in the hide market. For
eign dry hides continue dull at the re-
cent decline. Although les active
than last week leather is still NOV
ing freely. New England footwear,
manufacturers are receiving a fair
amount of supplementary fall orders
from salesmen in the Western terri
tory and there is also a good de-
mand for spring samples.
Failures this week numbered 1876
in the United States against 227 last
year, and 20 in Canada, compared with
80 a year ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
NO FIGHT OVER MOROCCO
International Conference Practically
Assured.

An international conference for the
consideration of the affairs of Morocco
is now practically assured, as the re-
suit of the conversations between
Premier Rouvier and Prince Radolin,
the German ambassador, and attention
is now directed to defining the scope
of the conference. Details are being
rapidly arranged and the officials eX
pect to be able to announce the plans
for the conference in the course of
four or five days.
Although the acceptance of the con-
ference gives a certain measure of
success to German diplomacy, yet M.
Rouvier emerges from the contro-
versy with the advantage of having
brought Germany to exactly define
the scope of the conference and so to
rid 1t of the objection of being
menace to French interests.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
JAPAN'S PEACE TERMS
Demands Are Said to Be More Moder-
ate Than Expected.

Japan's terms of peace, according
to an interview had by correspondent
of the St. Petersburg Novoe Vremya
with a member of the japanese En-
bassy at Vienna, will prove to be
more moderate than had been ex-
pected and will be based on the
propositions made in the Japanese
note on the eve of hostilities, with an
addition of an indemnity covering the
cost of the war. Japan will not insist
on humiliating terms such as the
cession of the island of Sakhalin, the
disarmament of Vladivostok or the
limitation of Russias naval rights in
the Pacific, but will insist on guaran-
tees against the renewal of the war
for half century at least.
The diplomat is quoted as saying
that Japan wishes to live on terms of
friendship with Russia in the future
and is not disposed to make over-harsh
stipulations.
The war party has by no means sur
rendered. On the contrary, backed by
the military element, 1t is making a
concerted effort to dissuade the En-
peror from concluding peace.
Even with the two armies already
clinching, members of the war party
are filling st. Petersburg and Peter
hof with optimistic views. Lieutenant
General Linevitch and his lieutenants
are reinforcing their arguments with
roseate reports of the strategic situa-
ton. Many Russian correspondents
at the front, evidently inspired from
st. PETERSBURG, are flooding their
papers with dispatches in the same
strain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
Library Dedicated.

The new $4,000 Thompson Memoir
ial library. of Washington and Jeffer-
son college, was dedicated on the
Goth. President J. D. Moffat pre-
sided. The dedicatory address was
delivered by Charles F. Thwing,
president of Western Reserve uni
versity. The money for the building
was donated by w. R. Thompson, of
Pittsburg. His wife donated an ad-
ditional $4,000 for partial mainten-
ance and equipment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
limited TRAIN WRECKED
Lake Shore Flyer Runs into Open
Switch Killing a Score
CRUSHED CARS CATCH FIRE
Huge Engine and Five Pullmans
Plunge Into Ditch Near Cleve-
lsnd-Scenes of Horror.

The Twentieth Century Limited,
eastbound, on the Lake Shore Rail-
road, one of the fastest trains in the
world, ran through an open switch
opposite the Mentor station 25 miles
east of Cleveland, while travelling a
mile minute.
The train dashed into an open
switch at the left of the main track.
The officials are unable to account for
the accident.
The list of dead reached twenty,
including passengers and tralnmen,
and as many more were injured.
Five bodies, horribly burned, were
taken from the wreck. 1t was i'm
possible to identify them at the
scene of the wreck.
d. C. Moon, Assistant General
Superintendent of the Lake Shore,
stated late tonight that it looked as
though the wreck had been caused by
malicious mischief
He said fast passenger train pass
ed over the switch safely three
quarters of an hour before the limit
ed was wrecked.
Immediately after the wreck it was
found the switch was locked open,
so that no train could pass it without
being thrown from the track.
This was the fourth trip of the
flyer on its run from Chicago to New
York on an 1S-hOur schedule. The
train was the pride of the New York
Central system
The train pulled out of Cleveland
with five cars, four Pullman cars be-
hind the buffet car. The combina-
tion car was burned completely and
cooled off at 1870 p. m, so that
rescuers could so to work. About Is
passengers were known to have been
riding in this car, and at least six
of them are dead
The Lake Shore Railway Company
offered a reward of $4,000 for the
arrest or for information leading to
the arrest of the person or persons
responsible for the wreck of the
Twentieth Century Limited at Mentor
last Wednesday night.
State Railroad Commissioner J. c.
Morris with Inspector o. F. Jackson
of Springfield arrived at Mentor to
take personal charge of the investi-
cation into the wreck. "That the
switch was oDen," said Morris, is be-
yond all doubt. The condition of the
roadbed and the rails demonstrate
that the engine did not jump the
track rnt!l it had proceeded so feet
along the siding. That switch must
have been thrown just before the en-
gine reached II "
A bag containing jewels valued at
$4,000, the property of S. c. Beck
with of New York, supposed to have
been stolen from the wrecked train
at Mentor was found. 1t had been
picked up in the wreckage and taken
to the Lake Shore claim agents
Office at Cleveland. Before the
whereabouts of the jewels was known
a search had been started for them
on behalf of Mrs. Beckwith. Mr..
Beckwith died soon after being re-
moved from the wreck
President Newman, of the New York
Central and Lake Shore railroad, said
that the 20-hour schedule of the
Twentieth Century Limited train on
the New York Lake Shore will be re-
stored at once in place of the 49,
hour schedule on which the train had
been running for only a few days,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
Canal Corporation Formed.

The Ohio and Pennsylvania Ship
Canal Company has been organized
and preliminary work is in progress
for the construction of a canal be-
tween Pittsburgh and Ashtabula
This is the Ohio corporation associ-
ated with the Lake Erie & Ohio
River Ship Canal. Company of Pitts
burgh, the Pennsylvania corporation.
James H. Cassidy, attorney and priv
ate secretary to Congressman Burton,
has been elected president and
Charles F. Lang, secretary and treas
urar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
Drowned in Torrent.

A cloudburst swept over Glycerine
Hollow, one mile south of Butler Pa,
Two sons and daughter of Caleb
Hageman, truck gardner living on
Schaffner Bros farm ran from their
home to bridge to see it go out and
amused themselves running across
the bridge as it hung by few timb-
ers.
Suddenly the bridge fell and all
three were precipated into the flood,
The girl and one boy escaped by
clinging to branches of trees, but
Roy, aged 20 years, was swept down
by the stream and his body has not
been recovered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
Hill Must Stand Trial.

Magistrate Eisenbrown of Phila-
delphia held John w. HILL ex-chief
of the bureau of filtration, for court
in the sum of $4,000. Bail was
furnished by Robert X. Balfour.
This action was based on the evi-
dence of Frederick Schaffhauser, a
former field engineer, who testified
that he, personally, at the request of
Chief Hill, falsified records and pad
ded estimates in the interest of the
d. ]. McNichol Company.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
PHILADELPHIA BANK FAILS
GaskiII's Forgeries Wreck City Trust
and Safe Deposit COMPANY.

The City Trust and Safe Deposit
Company, of Philadelphia, for years
rated as a reliable institution closed
its doors and Albert l.. Tabor, state
bank examiner, was appointed tenn
porary receiver. The company will
liquidate, and j. Hampton Moore, its
president, recently appointed, will
probably be appointed permanent re-
ceiver. A new company may be Or
ganiZed.
The failure of the company was the
direct result of the forgeries Of the
late Benjamin H. Gaskill, the bank
losing, according to President Moore,
nearly $4,000 on raised stock certifi-
Gates. The bank also lost during the
brief tenure of Office of President A.
E. Appleyard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
TRUE TO HER CHURCH.
Woman Refuses $4,000 Rather Than
Chance Her Belief

Putting her religion above all price,
Mrs Lucinda Ganson, of Davenport,
Ia, has refused to accept 100000 left
to her by the will of the late Chas.
Simpson, of Sacramento, wealthy
friend of the Ganson family, on con-
dition Mrs. Ganson became a Catho-
lie. In the event of her refusal the
will provides the money shall go to
q Catholic orphanage in Sacramento.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
Train Breaks Record,

What was the most remarkable
railroad run on record was made,
Century train of the Lake Shore and
New York Central railroad arrived at
the station in Cleveland 81 minutes
ahead of time. In the 357 miles from
Chicago to Cleveland the new flyer
arrived at the three terminals so
minutes ahead of schedule time, Is
minutes ahead at Elkhart, 101 miles
from Chicago; Is minutes ahead at
Toledo and 21 minutes ahead at
Cleveland. An average of 65 to 70
miles an hour was maintained.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
SWEDEN FAvORS WAR
Conservative Press Urges Mobilization
OF Troops.

The correspondent Of the London
Standard at Stockholm says the
Swedish conservative papers now
openly advocate war. They urge
mobilization of the troops and de-
mand the cession for Northern Nor
way as compensation to the Swedish
people for the dissolution of the union.
The Norwegian Storthing adopted a
reply to King Oscars letter Of June
13 to NJ. Berner. its President, In the
form of an address to the King and the
Swedish people. The reply adheres
to the action taken by the Storthing in
dissolving the union.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
Americans Robbed.

Theodore S. Darling, of New York,
and several other guests at the Hotel
de L'Europe, in st. Petersburg. Rus
sia, have been robbed of all their
valuables. Mr.. Darling lost a dia-
mond necklace and quite sum of
money. Subsequently the necklace
was discovered in pawn shop.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
ROBBERY. Suspicion fell on a Russian
countess. but when accused, she
threatened to sue the proprietors of
the hotel and no attempt has been
made to prosecute her.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-28
Ex7ects War With Russia,

Gen. Lord Kitchener, commander
in-chief of the British forces in India,
seems to regard as inevitable a great
struggle with Russia for the possess
ion of India, and to believe that the
existing arrangements for the defense
of the Indian empire are altogether
obsolete and ineffective, as is shown
in a Blue Book. The government has
approved Lord Kitchener's plans.