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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
ASKS FOR INSIDE FACTS
Mr.. Frick Wants to Know All
About Equitable Company.
A THOROUGH EXAMINATION.
Coke King Promises That All Affairs
OF Equitable Society Shall Be
Made Known.

\ complete record of all the finan-
cial tranactions of the Equitable Life
| Assurance society, its relations tC
other corporations and a full list of
the societys employees, including all
It's officers, together with statement
of the salaries and emoluments re-
ceived by them, is asked of the So
ciety's president, James w. Alexander,
in letter sent to him by Henry C.
Frick, chairman Of the investigating
committee, appointed by the directors
The letter to Mr.. Alexander was ap-
proved at a meeting of the investigat-
ing committee at which Messrs. Harri-
man, Bliss, Ives, ingalls, and Frick
were present. In asking for the in
formation, Mr.. Frick writes that the
committee does not intend to limit its
investigation to the questioning of the
society's officers, but that separate and
independent examinations will be made
by the committee and it's experts.
Among the points on which Mr.
Alexander is requested to furnish data
are the society's holding or interest in
various financial and trust companies;
its loans to its employees, officers, di-
rectors or trustees, together with
statement showing who authorized the
loan. A statement of all dealings by
which any broker sold for or to the So
ciety, any stocks, bonds, securities or
other property, including all the So
called underwritings by the society, is
also asked. a statement as to wheth-
er any one connected with the society
received compensation or benefit of
such stock transaction or underwrit-
ing, together with statement whether
any officer, director, trustee or en-
ploye has received any money or other
thing of value because Cf his relation
with the society is also asked for.
A request is made for a statement
showing in detail the losses, if any to
the society, since January /, 1900, on
any property of any kind purchased
by it, giving the names of the per-
sons who sold the same to the So
ciety; a record of any transaction by
which any officer, director, trustee or
of the society has irregularly
or improperly received money or other
valuable thing from the society out
side of, and not part of his regular
salary; and also a monthly statement
from January 1, 1900, showing the
cash balances of the society and
where the same were, and are deposit
ed, and the terms of each deposit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY.
Output of Furnaces nprecedented-
Healthy coniition in the Indus.
trials

r. G.. Dun & Co. IS weekly Review
of Trade" says: Good news still pre-
dominates in trade and industry
Easter business of large volume, dry
goods, clothing, footwear and all lines
of wearing apparel reporting an IN.
usually good demand, and shipping de.
partments are taxed to their full ca
pacity in many cases. The country
as whole is experiencing more
settled weather, which is reflected IN
a better retail distribution of mer-
chandise. Jobbing trade in goods for
fall delivery is broadening and there
is more inclination to prepare for the
future.
Manufacturers report less idle ma
chinery, the iron and steel Industry
leading with an unprecedented out
put of pig iron, yet the consumption
is also above all records, for there
is no accumulation at the furnaces
Textile mills are also we'll engaged
as rule, aid forwardings of foot
wear from Boston make favorable
comparisons with every year except
1900.
A few labor controversies are
threatened, but none are of sufficient
magnitude TO materially check pro
sress, even if expected settlements
are not attained, for the number of
hands involved is comparatively
small. Reports, are somewhat con
flicting as to the mercantile collec-
tions, but improvement should follow
the liberal distribution of funds in
starting agricultural work. Treasury
shipments Of small change to the in
terror largely exceeded the amount
n transit year ago.
Car blockades are few, owing to
the favorable weather, although traf.
tic is very heavy, as shown by rail
way earnings for the first week of
April, 10.9 per cent. larger than last
year. Prices of commodities declined
~ per cent. during March. Eggs,
larry and garden products, grain and
coal made the most notable declines.
Bradstreets says: Building and
material are active, export
rade displays signs of improvement,
'ailroad earnings show 10 per cent.
gain for March. and an increase Of
Der cent, for the quarter and bank
,learings show continued heavy in
,reases on last year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
OHIO STORM SWEPT
Structures Damaged in Many Parts of
State,

A destructive storm swept over
Southern and Southeastern Ohio. At
Chillicothe the German Methodist
church was unroofed and a part of the
steeple of st. Peters church was
blown away.
Thirty children were rehearsing a
play in Memorial hall when the steeple
from the Third Street Presbyterian
church and pile of bricks crashed
through the roof. None was seriously
hurt, but many were bruised by flying
bricks.
st. Joseph's church, near Somerset,
IL Perry county, was partly unroofed
and two pinlacles from the tower fell
through the remaining portion of the
roof. The damage is estimated at sew
eral thousand dollars. In Somerset the
house of Albert Love was unroofed
and the family had a narrow escape.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
BATTLE WITH STRIKERS
Shots Exchanged Between Rival Fac.
tions at Ore Mines.

1t is reported that 500 shots were
fired and a number of men were
wounded in the riot which resulted in
the death of two miners, Elias Hank
inen and John Eckdahl, at Hibbing,
MINI. The riot followed a strike of
the miners at the Hull and Rust mines,
who were refused wage advance of
20 cents a day. The men left the
mines and forced out the workers at
the Sellers mine, the 700 men at the
Oliver Iron company's mine and the
day crew at the Burt mine. Prepara-
tions were made for the resistance by
the contractors, and many rifles were
sent to the Burt mine. When the
night crew of miners went to work
a body of strikers, armed with rifles
fired on the men. The miners return.
ed the fire Immediately. 1nis sur.
prised the strikers, who hesitated
moment, and then fled, leaving Hank
inen and Eckdahl dead on the ground
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS

Lorenzo Barton, an aged veteran
of the Civil war, was killed in rum
away accident while working on his
farm near Titusville, Pa.
T. e. Hollen, 2S years old, of Terra
Alta, w. Va, a Baltimore and Ohio
brakeman, was found dead on the track
at Deer Park, Pa. Over $40 was found
on him.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
spend $4,000 for Young Mems Chris
tian association building at Cumber-
land, Md, provided railroad men con-
tribute s2,5OO
The grain warehouse of the Horace
lngersoll company, on Thirty-fourth
street, New York. was burned, caus-
ing a s5O,OOO loss.
Arthur Lutchford, secretary and
treasurer of the Mechanics Savings
bank at Rochester, N. Y, committed
suicide by shooting.
Judge w. NJ. Allison, S5 years of
age, once prominent in politics in
Ohio, 1t is said, was run over and
killed by switching engine at Snyder
Okla.
John Behanna years old. fell into
cistern at Buffalo Village, Pa, and
was drowned
Brakeman Frederick Shafer, "a
years old was killed by train on the
railroad at Salem, o.
Robbers looted three houses at
Arden, Pa. A quantity of silver and
jewelry was secured, together with
about 5000 in money.
President w. R. Harper of the
University of Chicago, has resumed
his university work, interrupted by
his recent illness.
The Tennessee State Senate passed
a bill defining and prohibiting trusts,
combines and conspirarcies for the
restriction of trade, and fixing penal
ties for violations.
The house of J. w. Moore, near
Kent, o., was riddled with bullets by
unknown parties. Several members
Of the family narrowly ecaped being
killed. Whether it was the work of
assassins or drunken reyelers is a
mystery.
An explosion of about 700 sticks Of
dynamite in the powder house of the
Lawrence Limestone company, near
Wampum, Pa, shook the country for
miles around. The powder house.
trees and fences were blown almost to
atoms. No one was near enough to be
Injured.
A message from Nossi de Madagas-
car dated March % says that during
the stay Of Admiral Roiestvensky's
feet at that point many of the Russian
sailors deserted. Eight executions
for insubordination took place and
four officers were reduced in rank.
About 400 indictments charging the
Standard Oil Company with failure to
take out peddlers license as required
by the Kentucky statutes, were return
ed by the Franklin county grand jury.
Similar indictments have been return
ed recently in several counties of the
State.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
PANIC IN THEArER
Boy Jumps Through Window and Is
Fatally Hurt.

George Armstrong, II years old, was
fatally injured and a score of persons
seriously burned during a fire in the
Sipe theater, at Kokomo Ind, which
was caused by the ignition of roll
or celluloid films used in operating a
moving picture machine. The machine
operator yelled: Look out every
body, the theater is anre!"
In an instant about 600 people rush
ed toward the exits. That more were
not hurt is largely due to the excel
lent system of fire escapes and exits
in the theater and the department of
the house employees. Young Arm
strong occupied seat in the gallery
and at the warning cry of the machine
operator broke plate glass window
and jumped to the sidewalk, dis.
tance of 40 feet. Both legs are brok-
en-, and he is internally injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
EXPLOSION ON THE SYLPH
The Boiler Tubes en- Presidents S
Yacht Blow Out.
WAS ToWED IN BY MORGAN LINER
Fruit Laden Steamer Was Asked for
Assistance but Proceeded on
Its Way.

The presidents yacht Sylph was
towed into Hampton Roads by the
Morgan liner FL Cid, with her star
board boiler tubes blown out during
storm in the gulf stream off Cape
Hatteras Wednesday afternoon. Two
men w~~N scalded, but they viii re,
cover. They are F. T. Murphy, ma
ehinists mate of the first-ciass, who
was severely scalded about the face,
arms and hands, and J. J. Dalton, a
sea man, badly scalded about the face
and body.
The Sylph at the time of the acci-
dent was on her way to her regular
station at Washington from Florida
waters, where she recently had aboard
Mrs. Roosevelt and her children. Mrs
Roosevelt and party, however, left the
Sylph at Jacksonville and proceeded
to Washington some days ago.
The Sylph, upon sighting the FL
Cid at sea, gave signals of distress,
and the Morgan liner Immediately
came to her assistance and towed her
into harbor. Lieut.. f. c. Evans, COM
manding the Sylph. reports that upon
the occurrence of the accident the
vessel was anchored. and the New
York fleet stood by all night to assist.
He says the United Fruit Company's
steamer Oteri was asked for assist
ance, and signaling eve are not
towboat," proceeded for Baltimore
and apparently did not report the dis
tressed yacht, at Capt. Henry. The
Sylph is not badly damaged
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
Philippine Neutrality Guarded.

A suggestion from Washington
caused Admiral Train of the Philip
pine squadron Of the Asiatic fleet to
send the cruiser Raleigh and several
torpedo boats to the Island of Palawan
to see to It that the Russian feet does
not use American territory as base
for refitting any of its ships before
the expected encounter with the jap
anese force in China sea. The
Raleigh and her torpedo boat consorts
will be expected to patrol the waters
through which the Russian Admiral
is expected to pass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
WOMEN c>NsloER DIVORCE
Miss Anthony Does not Think It an
Unmixed Evil.

Over the bitter protest of Miss
susan B. Anthony, the National Coun-
Gil of Women adopted a resolution
pledging the organization to cooper
ate with church and state to ascertain
what are the chief causes which in
duce or lead up to divorces. Divorce,
the resolution recites, is known to
cause most disastrous results in the
family and state.
81 Go not consider divorce an evil
by any means" asserted Miss Anthony,
who was on her feet before the read
ing of the resolution had been CON
cluded. 1T is just as much a refuge
for women married to brutal men as
Canada was once refuge from bru-
tai masters. | will never vote for
resolution that will cut women off
from refuge from any brutal man."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
TRUE BILLS FOUND.
Four Men Indicted in Beef Trust
Cases at Chicago.

Gases at Chicago.
Four men, three of whom are en-
ployes of Schwarzenschild &c Sulz-
berger meat packers, and one an at.
torney for that corporation, were
named in an indictment returned by
a federal grand jury in Chicago, which
is investigating the alleged beef trust.
1t is charged that the four men OBJ
structed and impeded Deputy Marshal
A. A. Bach in his efforts to serve a
subpoena On Edwin B. Fish, a clerk
employed by Schwarzschild & Sulz-
berger. Fish recently returned from
Canada.
The men indicted are Joseph Weis-
senbach, attorney for Schwarzschild
& Sulzberger; B. S. Cusey, traffic
manager for the company; George D.
Hopkins, auditor for the company;
Leo S. Joseph, employed in the pro
vision department of the concern. The
Indictment alleges that a subpoena
was issued for Fish on March 8 that
this subpoena was given to Bach for
service; that the four men had ar
ranged for the departure of Fish from
the United States to Canada, and as
sisted him in leaving the jurisdiction
of the court.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
SULTAN SETTLES A DEBT
Pays French Claim and Agrees to Buy
100000 in Warships.

A dispatch from Constantinople
says the French ambassador, NJ.
Constans, has received an imperial
trade making a complete and definite
settlement of the French claims.
1t gives an indemnity of $7000,OOO
for the controversy over the Damas-
cus-Nazrib railroad, and ensures con
tinuous French control, giving $320,000
damages to the French company op-
Grating the quays of Constantinople.
The principal feature is an agreement
to use third of loan Of $4,000 ~
for ordering warships and artillery
from French firms.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
400 EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS.
Palace Temples and Residences Lev
eled by the Shock.

Later reports from Mandi, capital
of Mandi state, say that at least 400
persCls were killed in that city by
the earthquake. The palace temples
and residences were leveled. Esti-
mates of the number of people killed
at Sultan Pur vary from 200 to 700.
Lady Curzon, wife Of the Viceroy,
has invited all the Europeans and In
dians injured during the recent earth
quakes who are able to be removed,
to come to the Walker and Hipon hos
pitals at Simla as her guests. Tie
invitation was sent through the lieu
tenant governor Of the Punjab, with
al intimation that the American
vicereine will gladly defray the ex-
penses.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
Loose Henslon Methods.

Commissioner Warner has called the
attention of the board of pensions re-
view to the slipshop methods of that
department Ten members of the
board have been called upon to show
why their services should not be dis
pensed with. The delinquencies were
in connection with the allowance of
claims from members of a Pennsyl-
vania regiment that had never been in
the volunteer service. In 1861 the
company was organized at Erie by a
Col. McLane.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
Boston Wool Market.

On account of the exceedingly
small stocks left trading in the WOO
market is limited. Quotations follow:
Ohio and Pennsylvania Xxx and above
33@34c; X, 3O@31c; No. l. 36@37c;
No. 2, 37@SSc; fine unwashed, 24@
25c; H-blood unwashed, 30@31c; e.
blood, 30931c; 1ablood, 29@30c;
unwashed delaine, 2702Sc; unmer-
chantable, 2S@29c; fine washed de-
laine, 36h@S7c. Michigan fine un.
washed, 22@23c; A-blood unwashed
2993Oc; as-blood, soc; 1a-blood, 2S
029c; unwashed delaine, 25026c
Kentucky, Indiana, etc.-ss and u
blood, 30631c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
BRAKES FAILED TO WORK
Several Passengers Injured in Wreck
in Ohio.

Train No. 43, between Cleveland and
st. Louis, one of the fastest trans on
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
st. Louis railway, was wrecked al
Bellefontaine, o., and seven persons
were more or less seriously hurt.
The Injured: S. Sacks, of Pittsburg
probably fatally. He was riding be-
tween the express and mail cars.
Nathaniel Chandler, Weymouth, Mass
Miss Mary Rankin, st. Louis. w. A.
Wheeler, Union City, Pa; back hurt.
g. H. Broughton, mail clerk. Cleveland.
Charles Bowman, mail clerk, Fortville,
Ind. Charles Quayle, engineer, Cleve-
land.
AS the train was pulling into Belle
fontaine the brakes failed to work,
and the heavy cars ploughed into the
net work of switches.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
no separate church and State

The French chamber of deputies by
422 to as votes, adopted article l of
the bill providing for the separation
of church and state as follows: "The
republic assures liberty and con-
science and guarantees the free exer-
else Of religion, the only restrictions
being those in the interest of public
order" All the amendments were
rejected. The majority in favor of ar
ticle was conridered as showing the
strength OF .he supporters of the meas
ure.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
MORE THAN $4,000 KILLED
Khan, His Uncle, Five Cousins and
Twenty Eight Others Buried
in Ruins

Commissioner Jullandarm reports
that as result of his investigations
he estimates the fatalities resulting
from the earthquake in the Kangra
district at 10000 and in the Palampur
district at $1,000
The total number of persC1s killed
at Dharmsala was 424, besides the
Gurkhas, who were crushed to death
by the falling Of the barracks.
News reached Bombay that an
earthquake had destroyed Fort Bilboo
Ayimroola, the kahn, his uncle, five
cousins and 2S others were buried in
the ruins.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
President Hunts Wolves.

President Roosevelt's wolf hunt be-
gan early Monday morning at Camp
Roosevelt, IS miles southeast of
Frederick, Okla. A pack of 40 dogs.
Under direction of John A. Bernathy.
wolf killer, chased the game. Three
wolves were killed before dinner. the
President being always at the head of
the procession of riders. The hunt
was resumed at l o'clock in the after
noon, with the party of riders reduced
to 10 men. No guns are used.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
GARFIELD AT WORK
Has Begun Investigation of Standard
Oil in Kansas,

j. r. Garfield, Commissioner of
Corporations, started his work of in
vestigating the Standard Oil Com
pany in Kansas, going through the
records in the office of the Secretary
OF State. gathering data concerning
the various oil companies doing bust
ness in the State.
Commissioner Garfield and United
States Attorney Dean will confer. Mr.
Dean has received certain orders from
the Department of Justice in regard to
the oil investigation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
Oregon Land Fraud Indictments

The Federal Grand Jury at Portland,
Ore, indicted IS well-known men of
Oregon and Washington on charges
of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment out Of portion of its lands.
Among those indicted are State
Senator r. A. Booth, his brother
Henry j. Booth Frank d. Alley, of
Roseburg; A. r. and Edward R..
Downs, Seattle; Rev. Stephen w.
Turrnelle, a Roseburg minister, and
ten others.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
MarvIand concerns ousted.

Attorney General P. C. Simons re-
voked the license of six of the seven
surety companies operating in Okla
homa Territory because they have
failed to comply with recently en-
acted law requiring such companies
to deposit $4,000 with the Territory
treasurer. Among the companies af-
fected are: The Fidelity and De-
posit Company, the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company, and
the American Bonding Company, all
of Maryland.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
GIVES SECOND 100000
Rockefeller Tenders Another Contri-
button to Baptist Union.

A gift of 100000 from John D.
Rockefeller to the American Baptist
Missionary Union was announced by
Treasurer Charles w. Perkins.
One-half of the amount was receiv-
ed last Friday and the receipt of the
donation was then made public.
Treasurer Perkins said an additional
100000 from the same source was
given, to be used exclusively for the
construction of mission buildings in
foreign lands. This money has not
been received, but will be available
when required. Both gifts were So
licited by the union.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
KEYSTONE STATE GULL|NGs
DOG GUARDED THE BODY.
Farmer Had Lain on Plowed \Ground
All Day-Was Last Seen Alive
at Breakfast

Samuel Loutzenhiser, a prominent
farmer, was found dead by his dalNgh-
ter in field of his farm west \of
Greenville. His family was away FROM
home and he was last seen alive at
breakfast. He had evidently died iR
the morning and lain in the plowed
ground all day. His team stood near
and his dog was licking his hands and
whining piteously when the body was
found
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
VOTED FOR UNION.
Cumberland and Northern Presbyter-
ian Churches Vote to Join Forces.

Cumberland Presbyterian headquar-
ters announced that the proposal for
union with the Northera Presbyterian
church has received the requisite 5S
votes with other presbyteries to hear
from. The deciding vote was cast by
the Pennsylvania presbytery. It is
said the Northern Presbyterian church
Is voting for union in the ratio of 10
to 1. 1t has already settled the ques-
ton of separate presbyteries for ne
groes.
The general assemblies of both
churches will meet on May II. The
votes will be declared in both assem-
blies. The union will not be perfected
in less than two years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
Cigarettes are Prohibited.

Superintendent Turk of the Ma
hanoy-Shenandoah division of the
Reading railroad, has issued an order
prohibiting smoking of cigarettes in
stations along the system or in the
coaches or smoking cars of passenger
trains. The order is to be strictly
enforced.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
Sultan's Troops Defeated.

A dispatch from Algiers says it is
reported there that bloody encounter
look place Sunday between the troops
Of the Sultan of Morocco and the
rebels supporting the Pretender. The
latter planned taking the strategic
town of Ouida and the Sultan's forces
were driven back
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
Sixty Seven Passengers Injured.

The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
passenger train, southbound, was
ditched near Hardee station, north
of Vicksburg, Miss. Reports state
that 81 persons were injured. A spec
ial train carrying physicians has gone
to the scene. 1t is reported the entire
passenger train rolled down an en-
bankment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
Spies Hanged at VIadivostok.

kilograms from Vladvostok say five
japanese officers, disguised as labor
ers, were caught photographing the
defences there, and were summarily
hanged. Documents found on them
showed they had already sent to
Toxic full information about the de-
fences.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19
eeheading Their Victims,

Confirmation has been received of
the report of fighting on the Moorish
frCntier between troops of the Sultan
of Morocco and rebel forces. and al.
so of timely intervention in behalf of
tne Sultan by French artillery. The
Sultan's soldiers are now engaged in
dccapitating their dend enemies, a
premium of 50 a head having been
offered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-19

The Russian squadron is going to
Vladivostok, according to information
given by a physician Of Rojestvensky's
fleet. Japan has declared the Pesca-
dores islands in state of siege, thus
indicating her intention to make them
her naval base in the impending con
fiict. The Russian hospital ship Orel
has sailed from Saigon to rejoin Ro-
jestvenslty's squadron. There has
been no fight as rumored.