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FAVOR THE GREEKS, They Appear to Be Putting Up a Good Fight in Thessaly. THE FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES Touching the Monetary Matter the Greeks Seem to Be Losing Nothing, and This May Stiffen the Powers. GRECIAN WARSHIPS' GOOD WORK SALONICA, April news is received here that on Tuesday, after a fierce battle, the Greeks occupied Karya. Fighting continues all along the line. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 0g- man Pasha, who is to succeed Edhem Pasha as commander-in-chief of the Turkish army in Thessaly, started with his suite for the frontier this evening.

LONDON, April Athens correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says that the Crown Prince Constantine has wired to King George as follows: "The Turks are quiet to-day, owing to our success yesterday (Thursday). We have destroyed the Turkish battery at Ligeria. The Turks have retired from Nezeros and Rapsani. The action of our fleet at Katerina was excellent. I was in the first line of fire yesterday," The Chronicle's correspondent says: "The Turks are greatly dismayed by the destruction of their stores at Katerina and Litochorion.

Commodore Sachtouris destroyed the stores from the coast to the foot of Mount Olympus. Nothing remains, therefore, for Edhem Pasha to carry away but hunger. The coast road being barred, the only remaining road from Salonica is the Verria road, eight days from Elassona. The reports of the injury to the railway line by the blowing up of the bridges and a tunnel are confirmed. Financially everything is going well and the value of paper money has risen.

It is reported here (Athens) that the Turkish troops will be withdrawn from Crete. Private advices from Volo that all the villages between Katerina and Verria have risen. rived here are state that a Among the wounded, who have arnumber of the Greeks wounded at Gritzovali and unable to follow the Greek retreat, were shut up in a small church by the Turks, who set fire to the building and burned them to death. LONDON. April Athens corresof Daily Mail says it is repondent, that the Greek army in Epirus has left a contingent to attack Pentepigavadia, while the main body has proceeded to Plaaka, where fighting is in progress.

dispatch to the Times from Milouna Pass dated to-day says: "Edhem Pasha continues to pursue a cautious policy. His plan seems to be capture in succession a number of small positions held Greeks, but avoid a general engagement. The Turks making a good military road through the pass. The cannonade conare, tinues from the Turks, who are advancing on the left wing, but in the direction of Tyrnavo matters are quiet, the Turks having taken and occupied the town. Large reinforcements are arriving, and the result of the war is beyond doubt.

The Turks treat their prisoners with humanity and kindness. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Larissa says that on Thursday the Greeks attempted to retake Gritzovali. A long fight ensued, but the Greeks failed owing to the superior force of the Turks and their, strong position. The Greeks however, occupy a good position in front of Ligaria, where the correspondent is convinced that they will be victorious. He adds: "I regret to say that the Turks have burned after dering the villages of Ligaria, Karayol and Meralaria, destroying the churches with dynamite." The correspondent of the Daily News at Constantinople saye: It is reported that all telegraphic communication with Constantinople is now cut off except by way of Odessa.

I am assured that Izzet Bey has been received again into the favor of the sultan. CONETANTINOPLE, April Turkish government yesterday evening issued the following statement: "A reconnaissance with a force of infantry, six batteries of artillery cavalry division enabled occupy a position Yashado with light battalions and some field batteries opposite the Greek forces centered south of the Milouna and Siulva passes. "Hakki Pasha, with twelve battalions, advanced towards Neraly, on the plain, in order to threaten the retreat of the Greeks at Koskrena. "Naim Pasha defeated the greeks and occupied the important heights of Karadja and Viran. "Handi Pasha captured the fortified summits of Gordonan and Garbika, commanding the passes." ATHENS, April has been decided to call out several classes of the Landwehr, or militiamen of Greece.

All able bodied males from 21 years of age and upwards are liable to be called upon for military service. The total service is for nineteen years, of which two years (with considerable terms of leaves of abgence) must be passed with the colors; eight and seven years are then passed in the reserve and the remainder of the total term of nineteen years is passed in the militia or Landwehr. PARIS, April number of ladies have offered their services at the Greek -legation here to act as nurses with the Greek army in the field. This has caused the officials at the legation to announce that their services would gladly be accepted, but no funds are available to pay for their journey to Greece. The members of the Greek colony here are delighted at the better news from the Thessalian frontier and are greatly pleased at the proposed motion expressing the sympathy of the United States senate with Greece in her struggle against Turkey.

The Politique Coloniale publishes telegrams from the Sporades and the island of Samoa, off the coast of Asia Minor, declaring that the inhabitants are impatiently awaiting the arrival of the Greek fleet as signal to shake off the Turkish yoke. CORFU, April in Epirue) -The western Greek squadron is bombarding Santi Quaranta and doing great damage to the town. All the government and private buildings have been destroyed with the exception of the Austrian agency. All the stores and I merchandise on the quays have been burned. Fiity refugees who had embarked on ships Saad Eddin been Pasha, landed who been pointed to command the Turkish troops at Janina, in Epirus, started for the frontier from Constantinople with his suite this evening.

April despatch to the Daily News from Larissa dated Wednesday, eays the Greeks are about to assume the offensive against Vigile and Salonica; that the Greeks have occupied Karya, and that the Turks have suffered unexpectedly severe reverses. LONDON, April Athens correspondent of the Times will say to-morrow: "Those in authority here regard situation as highly critical despite the favorable news from Epirus. Fighting continues at Mati. The Crown Prince Constantine has ordered his troops to maintain a strictly defensive attitude. A portion of the western squadron has been detached to bombard the fortress Parga, opposite Pax islands." LONDON, April Times' correspondent in Cannea says that to the insurgents are attacking Fort Izzedin, which is occupied by international troops, in addition to the Turkish garrison, Three warships have.

left Suda and anchored opposite forts. The admirals have gone to reconnoitre in a torpedo boat. He says that Colonel Vassos has written to the admirals to ask whether the powers are in alliance with Turkey. The object of this inquiry is obvious. GRANT MONUMENT.

President McKinley and His Party Will Leave for New York Monday. WASHINGTON, April ments for the presidential trip to New York were completed to-day at a meetbetween Secretary Porter and Messre. Boyd and Steel, of the Pennsylvania railroad. The presidential party will go by special train over the Pennsylvania road, leaving Washington on Monday next at 10.30 30 a. m.

The first car will be occupied by the president and family and Secretaay Porter. The private car of Mr. Frank Thomson, president of the Pennsylvania railroad company, has been made available for the president's use on this occasion. Two Pullman parlor cars will be assigned to the members of the diplomatic corps, headed by Sir Julian Paunceforte, the British ambassador, each foreign representative being accompanied by a secretary and a servant. Another Pullman parlor car occupied by Mrs.

Grant and members of the Grant family and by members of the cabinet and representatives of the supreme court, the army and navy, with their families. Mrs. U. S. Grant has been assigned one of the state rooms of the car, while the other will be occupied Mrs.

Nellie Grant Sartorie, Mr. Algernon Sartoris, Miss Vivian Sartoris and Miss Rose Mary Sartoris. The cabinet party will be made up as followe: Secretary Sherman and daughter, Mrs. McCallum, Secretary Gage, Mrs. Gage and Mrs.

Shumway, Secretary Long and daughter, Secretary and Mre. Alger, two daughters, Private Secretaay Mason and Adjutant General Buggles, Postmaster General Gary, wife and daughter, Attorney General McKenna, Seeretary Wilson, Justice Peckham, of the United States supreme court, and wife; General Nelson A. Miles, commander of the army, wife and son; Admiral Brown, senior officer of the navy, wife and daughter. Secretary Bliss and wife will join the cabinet party in New York. NEW YORK, April United States dispatch boat Dolphin arrived today to join the North Atlantic squadron in port with other war vessels to take part in the Grant monument ceremonies.

News from Cuba. HAVANA, April Colonel Alfen, with the Maria Cristina battalion, engaged the insurgents at Purgatorio, Havana province, his advance guard pursuing them to the Providence farm. Here they were found entrenched, and three hours' fighting followed. The Spaniards captured the camp and important documents. The fleeing insurgents left sixteen killed on the field and had many wounded.

The regulars lost none, but had sixteen wounded. Orders have been given for the expulsion from the island of George Aguirra, a naturalized American. He was captured in a boat near Havana. Enrique Palma and Miseard, Italians, and a French lady, Mariana Flamand, have been lodged jail at Santiago De Cuba on the charge of assisting the rebellion. This Will Be an Interesting Case.

ST. Louis, April E. Thorp, a motorman, was shot by Ira Stransbury in front of the city hall to-day. Stansbury was in a buggy which he was driving on the track." Thorp ran his electric car up behind the buggy and ed the gong. Stansbury was driving fast and refused to turn out and Thorp ran his car up to buggy and bumped it off the track.

Stansbury stopped his horse, lowered revolver the from hood under of the his seat buggy, and drew shot a the motorman through the thigh. When arrested by an astonised policeman, Stansbury W88 perfectly calm. He said he had as perfect a right on the street as a car and that no motorman had any franchise to run him down. Stansbury ie 77 years old and has been a resident of St. Louis for sixty years.

TWO POINTS OF VIEW, Business Outlook as Taken from Several Centres. THAT WAR ON THE OTHER SIDE It Caused a Spurt in Wheat, but Outside of That the Markets Simply Held 'Their Own Weight. A WEEK'S BUSINESS FAILURES NEW YORK, April Dun weekly review of trade to-morrow will say: If either Turkey or Greece had been wholly buried in the sea, markets might have been affected less than by the outbreak of war in Europe. Like a fire in the heart of a crowded city, it raises the question whether a 'general, conflagration may spring out of it. To this possibility, and not to the direct influence the of world's either Turkey or upon money or product kets was due the excitement in grain and stocks.

As the unknown is magnified, American markets were much more flighty than European, where the Dossibilities have been discussed and partly discounted for months. But the uncertainty remains and will affect movements of money and staples until it dieappears, creating a larger demand for American products at higher prices, causing hasty speculative selling of securities at times, but also more continuous buying by foreign investors, and not improbably influencing the attitude of powers on questione important to this country. Wheat rose six cents from Monday to Thursday, and has maintained most of the rise. Since Russia and the Danubian states will be likely to ship wheat scantily, especial needs and much higher prices being possible there, a larger share of the requirements of Western Europe may naturally be drawn from this country, and the chance of a war between great powers has the more influence because supplies held are not large. While western receipts do not yet increase, and in three weeks have been but 5,641,001 bushels, against 5,933,199 last year, Atlantic exports begin gain slightly, amounting to 1,190,329 bushels, flour included, against 1,085,764 last year, and for three weeks have been 3,588,170 bushels, against 3,458,679 last year.

But the great increase is still in corn, of which the price has scarcely advanced, though Atlantic exports were 4,189,146 bushels for the week, and for three weeks bushels, against 2,624,732 last year. Already the for the crop year have been 33,000,000 bushels larger than Atlantic exports of wheat and flour, and may soon exceed the total exports of wheat and flour from both coasts. Cotton had been fected scarcely at all, though government estimates that the flooded districts yielded nearly 500,000 bales, for increased acreage in other sections is generally reported. The past week, like others of late, has witnessed starting of operations by several iron works, especially in black sheets for tinning, and yet prices of pig iron and unfinished products are lower, the demand not yet equalling the supply. Bessemer pig has sold as low as $9.50 at Pitteburg and Steel billets fall to 25 Grey Forge at $5.50 in Birmingham.

and angles to one cent, and wire rods cannot be supplied fast enough at $21.75. Nails are, strong a few more structural orders are pending. Eastern works also have orders 15,000 000 0 0 0 tons of steel rails. Complaint and proof that the demand for products is deficient, blinds many to the that the actual work in progress, largely on heavy orders for beams, billets, rails and sheet bars taken when the pools broke up. is of greater volume than for a long time.

Large sales of copper are reported at cents, with production of 18,283 tons in March. The end of stipulated curtailment has been reached by some cotton mills, and nearly by all, and eince the auction sale some bleached goods have been slightly advanced, but actual buying does not increase and print cloths do not improve. Sales of wool have been largely of foreign, reports being swelled by arrivals of quantities sold some time ago and imports at Boston for the week were 32,000 bales. For the three chief cities sales were 34,036,800 pounds in three weeks, 20,271,500 being foreign, against 100 in 1892, including 7,574,000 foreign. But manufacturers are doing scarcely anything and orders for goods improve very little, though for somewhat better grades of goods.

Failures for the week have been 218 in the United States 238 last year, and 21 in Canada against 44 last year. WHAT BRADSTREET SAYS. NEW YORK, April tomorrow will say: The change in conditions underlying general trade, while slight this week, has been in the direction of improvement. The depression in iron and steel continues and Bessemer pig and steel billets have reacted another 25 cente a ton. The outlook favors an increase in labor disturbances to resist midsummer wage reductions so that the bituminous coal mining industry is worse off than the anthracite, with rumors of strikes, which promise to have an unfavorable influence on other than the iron and steel industries, Trade in wool is quieter, there is less life in the wholesale drygoods trade, and little relief has been experienced, notwithstanding the large auction sale of cotton goods last week, buyers continuing to supply immediate needs only.

The tendency toward more settled weather has stimulated retail demand, more particularly at the northwest, notably for dry goods, hardware and millinery. The general tendency of the Mississippi flood to subside has created la better feeling but not even the cent agricultural department census records all the damage done. Country roadways have begun to improve, which benefits interior merchants. The only large cities reporting an increase in the movement of merchandise are St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Kansas City, where the distribution of dry goods, shoes, hardware and building materials has been more conspicuous.

At almost all other large centers there has been no material change in industrial or commercial lines. New Orleans reports that the sugar lands have escaped overflow thus far. Export of wheat (flour included 88 wheat) from both coasts of the United States and from St. John, N. this week amount to 1,654,658 bushels, against 1,344,000 bushels last week.

There are business failures throughout the United States this week, compared with 195 last week, 240 in the third week of April, 1896, 223 in the corresponding period of 1895, 201 in 1894 and with 186 in the like week of April, 1893. There are twenty-two business failures reported from the Canadian Dominion this week, compared a with 39 last week, 37 in the week a year ago and 32 two years ago. BASE BALL SCORES. How the Games Went in the Big League Yesterday Afternoon. PHILADELPHIA, April again defeated New York to-day in a game which had a most exciting finish.

The score was 7 to 6 against the Phillies in the last inning. Gettig started the trouble by hitting Nash with a pitched ball. Geyer was then sent in to bat in place of Orth, and was given a base on balls. Cooley went out, Gettig to Beckley, moving up the runners. Clements batted in Hallman's place and walked to first, Lajoie singled and Delehanty's grounder was fumbled by Beckley.

Thompson followed with a three base hit. The inning netted six runs. Taylor pitched against New York in the ninth and retired them without a score. Attendance, 5,340. Score: R.

H. E. 0 0030 0 03 0 0 6-12 9 3 New 4 00 0 2 1 0 0- 7 12 3 Batteries Taylor and Boyle; Gettig and Warner. BALTIMORE, April looked a sure thing for Boston in the first half of today's game but good stick work by champions pulled the game out of the fire in the eighth inning. Score.

H. H. E. 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 x- 7 12 3 Boston 1 0 0 0- 5 11 2 Batteries--Pond and Clarke; Nichole and Yeager. WASHINGTON, April the Brooklyns won by a single run.

In the fifth inning the Senators fell upon Daube's delivery to the tune of seven runs. Kennedy then went the box and the locals did not score again. Attendance 2,800. Score: R. H.

E. Washington ...0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0-7 83 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0-8 13 2 Batteries -King, McJames and MeGuire; Kennedy, Daub and A. Smith. CINCINNATI, April Reds again defeated the Colts in an exciting game to-day. Breitenstein was hit hard in the first inning but the Colts were unable to do anything with him thereafter.

Attendance 3,000. Score: R. H. E. 3 1 0 x-4 61 Chicago .........3 0 0 0-3 3 11 2 Batteries Breitenstein and Peitz Briggs and Anson.

Held a Brief Session. HARRISBURG, April short session of the house was held this morning, with original resolutions and bills on first reading as the order. The Orme anti-pluck-me store bill was reported from the judiciary general committee as committed. Mr. Jeffries, of Chester, offered a resolution to place on the calendar a bill abolishing capital punishment, which was negatived by the committee.

The resolution lies over a week under the rules. Mr. Coray, of Luzerne, presented a resolution that theexpenses of the trip to New York to attend the unveiling of the Grant monument be borne by the memberg who take part. The resolution was voted down. A bill making taxes first liens on all property was read the first time.

Mr. Patterson, of Blair, who had it in charge, secured a special order for the measure for second reading, next Wednesday afternoon and reading and final passage Thureday morning. The calendar was cleared of first reading billa and then the house adjourned until Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. More New Postmasters. WASHINGTON, April 23.

-The aggregate appointmente of fourth class postmasters 105. The changes include: Pennsylvania-Cecil, Emil Lipscher, vice W. Pettit. removed. W.

Davis, vice B. J. Doyle, removed. Dinsmore, W. K.

Traux, vice Aaron Buxton, resigned. Good Intent, M. I. Flynn, vice Harry Turner, resigned. Heisterburg, Elizabeth Conwell, vice Levi Harn, resigned.

Houser Mill, Isaac Stauffer, vice Thomas Miller, resigned. Hortons, J. C. Davis, vice G. J.

Reese, resigned. Listie, Miss L. A. Saylor, vice M. W.

Blough, removed. Lower Providence, A. C. Keyser, vice Jacob Truckses, removed. Woodrow, A.

White, vice Julia Buchanan, resigned. Found Dead In Bed. STROUDSBURG, April 23. -Mannassah Miller, an aged resident of this county, was found dead in bed this morning at his home in Tannersville. He was 82 years old.

fifty years he managed hotel at Tannersville and only retired a few weeks ago. He was one of the best known citizens in the county. A large family survive him. Just a Little One. WAMEGO, April small tornado passed over a part of Wabaunsee county, eight miles southeast of here last night.

Henry Miller's 8-year-old son was killed, while Miller and his wife were perhaps fatally hurt. They live three miles north of McFarland. Their home was completely demolished. THE DAY A BIG ONE Altoona Policemen Break the Record Regarding Arrests. THERE WERE THIRTY-SIX IN ALL These Ranged from a Plain Drunk Up to Fellows Who Resisted and Who Will Be Very Sorry This Morning.

THE HEARINGS TAKE PLACE TO-DAY Yesterday was a record breaker in police circles. The best previous record of arreste for any one day was twentyeight, made on show day of 1895. Mayor Barr's force went this record eight better, scoring thirty-six arrests up till 2 o'clock this morning. Twelve of these were suspicious characters supposed to be members of a band of crooks who were traveling with the circus. The remaining twenty-four were drunks of all characters and descriptions.

Chief of Police Foust was advised Thursday night by one of the circus managers that a band of from thirty to fifty crooks were following circus. It appears that the gentlemen joined the circus caravan at Columbus, Ohio, and since that time have been following with it, committing all sorts of depredations. Chief Foust had the incoming trains watched yesterday morning, but about ten of the crooks who were on one train smelled a mouse and jumped before the train came into the depot. During the forenoon the chief and one of the circus managers stood at Eleventh avenue and Tweltth street and the manager pointed out several of the suspicious characters. The chief and Officer Miller instantly the gave chase and finally captured crooks, who gave their names as Lewis and Hartman.

A fellow named Magee, who is supposed to be the leader of the gang, was run down and captured about noon. All of the suspicious characters eaid they had done nothing here and seemed only anxious to away. Lewis and Hartman were sent westward on St. Louis, express last night to get them from the show. The other suspects will simply be held until morning and then let go.

Mr. Al. Beardsley was relieved of a pocketbook containing $10 at the show grounds yesterday. A gentleman, whose name could not per Eleventh learned, avenue had his and watch Twelfth taken street at while the parade was passing. An attempt was made to get into a City Passenger conductor's pocket, yesterday afternoon; but the conductor felt the thief's band and stopped him.

The fellow, thereupon jumped the car and disappeared in the crowd. The police ran in so many suspicious characters yesterday, that they had to loose the hobos arrested the night before, to make room. Sergeant Peters run in Roy Smith, a 13-year-old boy last evening on the charge of running away from home. Elmer Weaver was arrested Officer Baird on the charges of drunkenness and reckless driving. Jack Lindsay, who was arrested by Officer Morrow, resisted badly and will to-day answer the charges of drunkenness, disorderly conduct and assaulting an officer.

Officer Morrow arrested John Bockheimer on the charges of drunkenness, disorderly conduct and vulgarity. A woman who is known as "Red" Connelly was arrested last night by Officer Clymer on the charge of raising a disturbance at Imler's restaurant. MICHAEL KEAGY. Death of an Aged Resident Who Was Much Respected. At the home of his son-in-law W.S.

Lee, 1221 Sixth avenue, last evening at 8.20 o'clock, Mr. Michael Keagy died of diseases incident to old age. He had been ill since last Christmas. The deceased was born at Woodbury, Bedford county, August 17, 1823. Here he resided until several years ago, since when he has been living with his relatives.

In 1845 he was married to Miss Nancy Wertz, of Waynesboro, Franklin county, Pa. She died in June, 1887. To this union ten children were born, seven of whom survive, as follows: Mrs. George Z. Replogle, of Woodbury; Mrs.

W. S. Lee, Mrs. L. Z.

Replogle, William and Mrs. Charles Fluke, of Altoona. He is also survived by his aged mother, now in her 94th year. She lives at Woodbury. Also three brothers, David and J.

of Martinsburg and Rev. Peter Keagy, and one sister, Mrs. Catherine Hoover, of Woodbury. Mr. Keagy was a consistent member of the River Brethren church.

In his religious life he was devoted and conscientious. His manner was unostentatious and his disposition kindly and generous. Short services will be conducted at the residence of Mr Lee, 1221 Sixth avenue, 12.30 p. m. to-day by Rev.

J. F. Hartman, after which the remains will be taken to Woodbury on the 1.50 p. m. train The interment will take place on Sunday afternoon.

Judge Holman's Death Mourned. WASHINGTON, April desk of the late Judge Holman to-day Wa8 covered with a black pall of mourning, upon which were strewn lilies of the valley and hyacinths. The blind chaplain referred feelingly to the loss the house and country bad sustained i in his death. Killed on the Reading. April Mary A.

Davis, aged 60 years, of Plymouth, was struck by a train on the Reading railway at Spring Mill to and instantly killed. Her neck was broken and her skull fractured. BURGLARS IN A COURT HOUSE. They Blew Open the Prothonotary's Vault Thursday Night. EBENSBURG, April night at five minutes past 1 o'clock the door of the prothonotary's vault in the court house was blown off dynamite and entrance secured to the vault, from which about $100 in cash was taken.

The noise of the explosion, was distinctly audible and they many persons in the town. One of parties whose slumbers were disturbed reports having tain house a later, but no seen two men tiptoeing, past, the Mounalarm was raised. Others who heard the report visited the bank and the postoffice, but, finding, that it had not been at either of places, abandoned the search, from beiug the unable sound. to locate, did the direcThey not see suspicious persona on the streets. This morning the discovery that the deed had been committed at the court house was made.

Entrance into the main office of the prothonotary was obtained through a window from the outside, and all gates opening out of the court house yard, were left oper, evidently so that it became necessary to leave in a hurry there would be no fences to scale. Once within the prothonotary's office, the knob on the vault door was wrenched off, and into the opening thus made the dynamite was evidently inserted. An unnecessary quantity was used, it would seem, since the outer of the double doors was blown entirely from its hinges and out into the main office. The inner door, which was lighter, was twisted and bent almost double and hurled up against the roller shelves and boxes of the vault, damaging them considerably and mutilating some of the legal documents stored therein. A radiator was broken by the explosion and the wall of the vault shattered some.

The money obtained was in a little steel box, and represented the fees, received after banking hours by Prothonotary Davis. There were in the box also several judgment notes, but these were not disturbed, nor were any of the legal records and documents, so far as hag been discovered. Many think the burglars were under the impression that they were getting into the treasurer's vault could not in any way have there when they blew open the door." They would be money in the prothonotary's vault. Last evening considerable shooting was heard about the town, and it is believed now that this was done to throw off suspicion in case the report of the explosion might be heard. The officials say this afternoon that they have found a clue which may lead to the arrest of the guilty parties, but as to what it is or along what lines they propose to work they are very reticent.

As a Legislative Committee is Seen. PITTSBURO, April session of the Legislative Committee appointed to inquire into the condition of affairs in the Pittsburg mining district was enlivened to day by the severe arraignment of the committee by J. B. Corey, a wealthy coal operator. When Mr.

Corey took the stand he objected to the legislature, "nosing. into other people's and said the members ought to be investigated. The present investigation he characterized as an outrage and a disgrace to the Common wealth of Pennsylvania. The atmosphere of the room where the investigation is being held, he said, was awful, and he added that the money spent on cigars and tobacco would relieve the distress of the miners. He said his mine was idle because there was no money in the business at existing prices.

He offered to turn over the mine, mules, wagone, locomotives, to the committee for six monthe, and not charge them anything for it except wear and tear, and they can see what money is in the business and find employment for the men who are idle. The witness also denounced labor leaders and organizations, and said he was the father of iron-clad contracts and was proud of it. An Interesting Case. ST. Louis, April J.

Craig, of Catasauqua, is here to try to obtain what he claims is his mother's dower and his own right in the estate of his alleged father, James Craig. If the story he tells can be substantiated, it will digpossess two prominent women of an estate worth $200,000 bring affluyoung, ence to the closing days of life of a WOa man whose eyes have grown dim with fifty years watching for her husbands return from. America. W. J.

C.aig, the claimant, is 64 years of age. He is manager of large iron works in Catasauqua. As he tells the story, he was born in Ireland, James Craig being his father. While he was yet a babe in arms, his father came to America, leaving his wife penniless. When young Craig was 10 years old, his mother sent him to America, and he settled at Catasauqua.

While these things had been happening, an Irishman named James Craig, who said he was a widower, had fought his way to wealth in St. Louis. In course of time be married and had a family of two daughters, who are now middle aged. A month ago James Craig died aged 85. When his will was probated it caused surprise, for the second paragraph read: "I give and bequeath the of $1 no more to my son William John This was the first hie family had heard of the existence of a son.

George McIntyre knew story of the missing father and "wrote to Cata- sauqua. A Little Kansas Tornado. NEWTON, April 23. -A small tornado which passed one mile west of here last night wrecked several houses, injuring their occupants, killed many cattle, uprooted orchards and groves and smashed thousands of panes of glass. The storm has apparently spent itself.

No Ruorum To-Day. FRANKFORT, April fiftysixth ballot for United States senator resulted: Blackburn, 45; Martin, Stone, 1. No quorum. Adjourned..