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FIFTY-XIXTII YJ2AU. rrrrKHKHr00 SOUTH A I 1111 jj IS' f. r. i wl ASfi I flflli 1 Perhaps the case of no American woman has excited such interest as that of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, sentenced for life in Woking prison, England, for the alleged murder by poison of her For eight years efforts to secure her release have been untiring and unsuccessful.

The latest report, that she was already free and on her way to America, is denied. Mrs. Maybrick has always stoutly denied her guilt, and her friends in America and even relatives of her husband believe her. But English justice has a leaden heel and a hard heart. BATTLED FOR LIFE IN WATER.

Ferryboats in New York Har bor Collided Full Loss Is Not Known. 1,000 OR MORE PERSONS WERE ON THE VESSELS. Transport Ingalls Slipped 0ft Dry Dock, Carrying wen to Death. SOME MAY BE SHUT IN HOLD. N' EW YORK, June 14.

The wooden, 8id8-wheeler, Northfleld, which has been In the service of the Staten Island Ferry Company for 38 years, was rammed to-night by the steel-hulled propeller Mauch Chunk, used as a ferryboat by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The collision occurred just off the Staten Island ferry slip, at the footr of Whitehall street, and In le3S than 10 minutes afterward the Northfleld, which was crowded with passengers. sank at the outer end of the Spanish line pier in the East riTer. The Mauch Chunk, which was badly damaged, landed the two dozen passengers who were aboard of her. Over a hundred cf the passengers of the sunken Northfield were dragged out of the water by people along the shore and the crews of the fleet of the river tugs, which promptly responded to tho ferry boats call for help.

Captain Abraham Johnson, of the Northfield, was arrested about midnight on a charge of criminal negligence. He is held without ball and will be arraigned to-morrow. Captain Griffin, of the Mauch Chunk, went to his home in Jersey City not long after the accident occurred. officials of the Jersey Central railroad gave assurances that Captain Grif3a would make his appearance in police court to answer a technical charge of man slaughter. The only person reported missing up to midnight was George H.

Coppers, jani tor of the criminal courts building-. Police Think Lives Were Lost. A of the Northfleld's passengers were hurt In the accident, and the police believe that some lives were lost. Captain Daniel Gully, of the tugboat Mutual, who saw the ferryboats crash to gether, says that Immediately after the collision between 25 and. 30 of the passengers leaped into the water, and that many of these perished.

Captain Gully also declares that he is sure over 100 of the Northfleld's passengers were drowned. The captains of other tugboats," who were early on the scene, however, are inclined to think that the disaster was not eorlnn, aa wmrH IrkftA Ct life. ThUS faj. nQ dead have been TCovered. The wildest excitement prevailed on the Northfleld.

The tug Mutual saed la all about 75 persons from the Northld, aad the tugs Unity and Arrow sadjbet ween them 150 persons. Two poo- "v-Oi tne Old Slip station claim to scu4d nearly 30 people between a As soon as the crowd followed the sinking ferryhoatlonghe river front were able to render any aid they worked with a will and In many instances men sprang into the water to save life. Tug Boats Rescued Many. The greatest service was rendered by the tugboats, which as soon as it was notsible circled around the Northfield. and made a bridge to the Spanish line pier, women clambered over tne th shore.

v. morG tnan two dosen of the en- danKered passengers were able to get the Kits, nn irause the wildest sort of n.rl vhn the hundreds of pas- sengers realized their danger. This was only a few minutes before the Northfield sank to the bottom of the river, and then all who had not jumped to the tags Xjund themselves in the water. The swlft-runnlng flood tide end the question of which boat had the right of way was the cause of the disaster. Captain Abraham Johnson was In charge of the Northfleld, and Captain S.

Griffin was In command of the Mauch Chunk. Each lays the blame for the collision on the other. The Northfleld. with, a lot of passengers. variously estimated at between 800 and 1,200, at 6:01 p.

m. 6tarted out of the west slip at Whitehall street for St. George, Staten Island, and at 5:53 p. tne Mauch Chunk left the railroad slip ax Communlpaw for Whitehall street. Tne latter craft was abreast of the barge or- flee at the battery when the Northfleld came out of the slip.

An exchange or whistles between the boats was followed by the crash. Crash a Fearful One. The blow was a terrific one. and force of it wrecked the steering gear at the forward end of the Mauch Chunk, tore up about 10 feet of the main deck. wrecked the deck house on the port side I and broke through the deck rail and threw down the stanchions on the for- ward part of the Central railroad boat.

As the bumping of ferryboats is not unusual in this harbor, the passengers on i the Northfield did not for a minute or so realize the seriousness or tne cow- sion. When, however, two firemen ran up on deck to save themselves from the -tnflnw rt water, and rh Northfield was btlng driven full speed up the East river instead of down toward Staten Island, and all the time screeching for help, they knew that something serious had happened. Then commenced the panic, which continued until the Northfield went down. At no time was the Northfield more than 500 feet out in the river beyond the bulkhead line, but the tide was running with the velocity of a mill-race, and had the vessel sunk out in the stream only the tugs would have been able to give assistance. While the United States transport Ingalls was in the balance drydock at tne jene oaam.

cuuin isrooiuyn, mis where she was about to undergo extensive repairs, she suddenly slipped from the blocks and capsized. One man is Known to have been killed and many injured. There were about 240 earnentera. map U. S.

STEEL SEEKS ALL? Preparations Reported for Con trol of the Four Largest Competitors. JONES LAUGHLINS SAID TO BE OPTIONED. Local Steel Men Think Such Plan Affecting This Firm is Impossible. SAY COMBINE NEEDS NO AID. CLE 1 LEVELAND, June 14, The Leader" to-morrow will say The United States Steel Cor poration, and Its allied Interests are preparing to control Its four big com petitors and thereby lay the founda tion for a monopoly of the steel indus tries In the United States.

"The Cambria Steel Company, the Pennsylvania Steel Company, the Bethlehem Iron Company and Jones Laughlins. of Pittsburg, will be brought under control before winter. "The manner of obtaining control of these plants will be by utilizing friendly financial powers, such as Mr. Schwab, the Pennsylvania railroad, and other Interests of like magnitude. The United States Steel Corporation in itself finds that the resources of Its projectors have twen about taken up in floating the securities of that organization, hence to control th.es plants, which means an outlay of several hundred million dollars.

It Is necessary to Interest outside capital. Community of Interests Idea. "This will done by talning as aides such powers as have ben suggested, which will establish a community of Interests among the financiers now developing the steel Industry. "Mr. Schwab virtually obtained control of the liethlfhera Steel Company, which he will operate In close harmony with the plants of th United States Steel Corporation.

"Although the Pennsylvania railroad officials deny connection with th sale of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, the denial Is said to bo technical only, and the funds for Controlling the Pennsylvania Steel Company will. It Is said, come from sources near to th Pennsylvania railroad. "Two other syndicates are said to be forming to purchase control cf the Jones Laughlins Company, of Pittsburg, and th Cambria Steel Company, and options have already been obtained on these plants. "The purpose of th purchase is said control the Iron market when the dull season arrives, and by controlling the entlrje output of the Meet manufacturing lants possible ruinous competition will avoided." Report From Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA.

June 14 A meeting of the directors- of the liethiehem Steel Company be held here to-morrow, and It is expected that President IJnderman will announce the purchase by Charles M. Schwab, president of the United State Steel Corporation, of a controlling Inter-et In the company. It Is said that Mr. Schwab paid tlt.ww.CHO for the Bethlehem stock, and that It will be turned over to Vickers S.ns Maxim, but this could not te confirmed to-night. J.

Lowber Welsh, a member of the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, to-day characterised as ahsurb the published stories that an Eng lish syndicate is endeavoring to secure control of all the American steel plants. May Have Trouble in Getting Local Plant. The possibility of a syndicate of capital ists securing control of the Jones A Laughlins, limited, of Pittsburg, has been discussed before In steel circles. The great company Is practically owned by two families and is known as a close corporation, without a dollar's worth or stock In the hands cf the public. For thts reason the success of any secret movement on the part of the United States steel Interests to gain a foothold In the company was said to be out of the question.

The action of the Pennsylvania railroad Interests In. as It Is alleged, securing control of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, was accepted by officers of the Carnegie company, and also officials of the l'nlted Stat Steel Cortwratlon In Pittsburg, as being within the range of possibilities. It was a surprise to these men, however, when the subject was first mentioned this week and the legal difficulties of such a move were explained, the steel men saying' that the only way the railroad Interests could hope to handle the steel mill would be by a corporation of railroad stockholders owning as a separate organization the stock of the steel company. That such a plan was probable, was not denied. The Pennsylvania railroad.

It was said, would not be averse to pro tecting Its own Interests In this way If It was thought necessary. As to the United States Steel Corporation using the railroad company as a lover to work out the control of the Pennsylvania Steel Company for the greater combine, the oniciais never once contemplated as among the possibilities. It was argued by one of them that should the United States Steel Corpora tlon want to secure these Independent concerns, it would have no occasion to go about It in that way. The financiers at the head of the steel combine had demonstrated their ability to handle their own interests without calling on out alders to aid them. SECURED ORE MINES.

Mr. Frlck's Steel Company Buys Val uable Iron Properties. Special to The Pittsburg Post. DITLUTH. June 14.

The Union Steel Company has quietly entered the market here and uomlred a number of valuable Iron properties recently in order to feed the lanre steel plant it Is building in Pittsburg, and In a short time It has made itself independent of the United States Steel Company for Its iron ore. It has snapped up several promising mines that the steel trust neglected to take and its presence on the market has stimulated mine quotations. Henry Frlck and other former Car negie men are back of the company. which promises important opposition to the steel combine, seven purcnases and leases of mines have been made and un developed properties have made large WOMEN WORE MEN'S CLOTHES. SORRY PLIGHT OF 268 PERSONS IN A BURNING HOTEL.

Electric Lights Went Out Amid Con fusion and Excitement All Escaped, but Personal Valuables Were Lost Dressed in" Different Garb by People of the Town. WEST BADEN, June 14- Of the 268 persona who were in the Mineral Springs hotel fire here this morning. It la now believed that every one All the records and papers, including the no-tel register, were lost. The loss on the building is $250,000. with insurance aggregating 10.000.

In addition to this the loss in diamonds. Jewelry and doming belonging to the guests estimated at $50,000. Sixty persons left here this morning lor Chicago. Hut few of them securer their property from the burning building as they fled, and many on the train were dressed 1 plL-ked uu irom mail in the vu.ii.om kitchen under two rows of sleeping rooms, a of whlch were occupied. The night w.tf.hman and clerk ran through the halls, bursting open doors and yelling Fire!" To add to th excitement th eloc trie light circuit was burned out and the panic-stricken guests groped around in their rooms for wearing apparel and per- aJ roprlJ, Amy Ljje, theatrical critic, of Chicago, escaped with nothing but her night robe.

Mlas Leslie traveling wardrobe to-day consists of a night robe, a gentleman shirt, which she purchased at the village store, and h. bath robe. Her little niece was provided for by an old colored worn an, who furnished hr with one of her little daughter's drexses. Miss Sinclair, daughter of one of th proprietors of the hotel, had a narrow escape, losing all htr wearing apparel, diamonds and other per sonaJ property. Fifty or 60 female employes of the hotel.

who were quartered la rooms on the upper floor, esraped uninjured. Colynel Howard, general agent of a life insurance company of New York, barely escaped in his nibt clothing. Many oth ers had narrow escapes. The malve fireproof safe in the office contained in cash, mhlca the guests had deposited for safe keeping. The safe is in the cellar covered with burning da- brU.

Women dressed In their night robes. men's overcoats, hats and shoes mingled In the crowd congratulating each other on their narrow escape. Women purchased men's sweaters, shirts ami other articles of clothing and see mud to con- ten td. PLEADED FOR MERCY. Sensational Court Scene at Closing Session of Mrs.

Kennedy's Trial for Murder. KANSAS CITY, June U. At the aft ernoon session of the trial of Lulu Prince- Kerfnedy for the murder of her husband. tne aliens aemanoea icuuul Attorney Nearing said the defendant had shot KS- nody daring- a condition of hysteria bor dering on Insanity after she had pleaded with him In vain to live with her and cover her shame. Charles E.

Hurnham, for the State, de crying the pie of Insanity, declared that Case Patten, and not I'hll Kennedy, was responsible for the defendant's condition, and alleged conspiracy. I. Jj. Ktmbrell, also for the State, said K.r.ndy had been shot down for daring to appeal to ths courts. "They know." said he.

"that the out rage that had been perpetrated would be laid bare. They did not propose to let Phil Kennedy go Into court and tell his story." At this point Mrs. Kennedy, who had her head on the table, straightened up and shrieked: "Oh, mercy, man; oh, mercy." The prisoner leaned her head upon her father's shoulder, her face contracted In pain. Major Blak L. Woolson closed the argument for the defense, making a stronsr appeal for his client, "a poor trembling jf'rl.

scarcely out of her teens," CORNWALL ORE MINES SOLD. Pennsylvania Steel Company Buys In portant Source of Supply From the Coleman Family. LEBANON, June 14 It Is authori tatively announcil here that the Pennsylvania Bteel Company has purchased the Cornwall Iron ore mines, the Lebanon furnaces and the Cornwall Lebanon railroad. All these properties have been owned ond operated for many years by the Coleman family. No lntl mation is vlven as to the Rmount of money involved in the transaction.

The ore mines are considered to be among- the most important aoourct of supply of the country. They have been mined since 1740 and at the present time there are 63 acres of ore uncovered. It Is calculated that there has been removed in 160 years not much more than half the deposit. The Lebanon furnaces ore well equipped and the plant contains many modern Improvements. The Cornwall Lebanon railroad Is 22 miles In length and runs from Lebanon via Cornwall to Conewaito, where It connects with the Pennsylvania railroad.

RUSSIAN CRUISER BURNED. Fire at Shipyards Destroyed 10,000,000 Roubles Worth of Property and Cost 12 Lives. ST. PETERSBURG, June 14. A fire at the Galleys island shipyards yesterday consumed the sdips, the cruiser Wltjus and other vessels, the government ami other buildings there and a large stock of tim ber.

The flames also leaped the Neva- Fontanka canal, destroying several mili tary warehouses filled with supplies. According to the "Novoe vivmya' 12 persons lost their lives in the flames. The damage amounts to 10.000,000 roubles. NEGROES SAFE FROM LYNCHERS Posse Still Looking for the Foster Murderer. BHREVEPORT, June H.

The funeral of John Gray Foster, the planter, who was killed on his plantation bv Prince Edwards, a negro, on Wednesday last, took place this afternoon and was largely attended. A mong those present were Governor McMillin, of Tennessee, and Mrs. McMillin. a sister of the mur dered man. The score of negroes under arrest charged with complicity in the murder of have been successfully removed to the parish jail at Benton, and there is no further fear of mob violence.

re wards, who did the killing, is still at large unu. a posse continues scouring ine country in every direction to apprehend the Miuruerer. IN1904 Strong Claims Advanced for TV t-1 next Democratic rresi-dential Nominee. SENATORS BACON, MORGAN, BAILEY AND CARMACK. These Names Mentioned as Possibilities by Congressman Gaines.

EAST IS NOT TO DOMINATE. on SPECIAL TO THE riTTSBCRO POST. ASHINGTON, June 14. Representative J. W.

Gaines, ol Ten- nessee contends that the Dem- ocratic nominee for the presidency in 1904 should be chosen from a Southern In I state, so earnest is ir. iu i mis matter mat oe pas utSuu paign with the end in view or crys-j tallizine the sentiment of the uemoo 1 racy. He said to-night: "I am an earnest advocate of a Southern man for tne Democratic presidential nomination in 1904. and I take pride In considering I myself the originator of this move-1 ment. I am glad to be able to say that it is growing in strength and meeting with favorable, response, not only in the South, but in the West and North I believe the movement would be Indorsed bv Mr.

Bryan. I know that years ago he favored the nomination or Southern man for vice president instead of Mr. SewaiL and I predict r.e wouta be found in support of it three years from now. "We should not look to New Tork for candidate. We cannot find there an available Democrat who is not as closely Identified with all the policies to which arc onrxised as If he were a leader of the Republican party.

Argument for the South Why should not the South furnish the very highest typ of President? It a Southern State that furnished the father of this country, and a Southern fctate that gave us the hero of New Orle.in. In every department of the Government, state, war and navy or Interior. Southern men have won and are winning laurels fr their ability and patriotism. Of Jus tloes on the supreme 1ench the Souih furnished 22 before the civil war and since that period. What jusllre has more adorned that bench than Taney, of Maryland, or John Marshall, of Virginia? 'The movement for a Southern man 1 not in advocacy of u-speciilc candidate.

Such a man as Senator Xtucon, of Geor gta. or Morgan of Alabama, Bailey of Texas, or Carmack of TenniMj would fill the executive chair mosworthil Of the younger Democrats there 15 no man ol I greater ability to be found anyhea the Vnlted States than J. W. Bailey. "My own preference would be Carmack.

of Tennessee. He Is a man of great ability. A growing man of mrvclou grasp ihd of the highest characUr. "This agitation fur a Southern candi date will become more forceful and cohe sive. General McCord, or Tennessee, is conducting a systematic ctmpaign.

If it could be so called. tnd I itnd others in public affairs are co-opratirg heartily. I believe It will succeed. It ii not a sec tional movement. It Is an effort to secure just and full consideration of the available men from the Southern States.

Theie will-be no Eastern dumina tin of 'bo next Democratic convention if I and others who believe with me Cdui prevent it. We are beginning this work ia season, and I feel sure we will succeed." MARKSMEN WERE DESERTERS. Heavy Loss of Officers in the Skirmish at Lipa Explained General Cailles' Offer. MANILA, June 14. Colonel Bolanos, with a officers and 41 rifles, has surren dered at Lipa, Hatangas province.

The recent battle with the Insurgents at Upa, in which Lieutenant Springer was aiiieu ana captain Wilhelm r.nd Lieutenant Lee were mortally wounded. was begun tne Americans. The disproportionate number of officers hit Is Baia to ne chargeable to the fact that mere were several tleHerters from tha American army witn trie ames. me insurgent lea lur In La- guna province, nas become more humblj an.l now linirnatert hi willingness to sur- render JOV guns to General Sumner to morrow at wanta Cruz, and to give the remainder in three days. DIVER'S LAST JOB.

up Air Was Shut Off and He Died Under Water Contractor Arrested. Special to The Pittsburg Post. NEW YORK. June 14. Martin An.lf.r- son, a diver, died in the middle, of the rast river to-day, locked up In his diving suit.

ine government In rernovingr a ledge of rock off Twenty-sixth street, and An- derwon went down to clean out some blast noies. wnere it was intended to place dynamite cartridea. While he was workinjr at the bottom of the river, it is alleged, his air connections became tiOKKed, and he was asphyxiated. The men above found that the air pump would not work, and they pulled the diver to the surface, and opened his headpiece as quicKly as pot-Hlble. It was too late.

the man was dead. He was 3j years old. George Rogers, of rittsbursr, the con- tractor In charge of the work, and Robert Ceres, the diver's attendant, have been arrested to await the verdict of the cor oner's jury. HEROICALLY SAVED TWO MEN. Ex-Soldier Dove 62 Feet From Rai road Bridge.

COLUMBUS, June 14. Jack Smith, a former member of the Seventeenth L'nlted States infantry, leaped from a liiK four bridge into the Scioto river, 62 feet, to-day, and saved two men from drowning. Smith was standing: on the bridge when a boat in the river containing two men capsized. Smith hearing their cries for assistance dove from the bridge and saved both men. Getting Ready for Fourth.

Director Eigelow will decide on Monday upon tne arrangements for the celebra tion of the Fourth of July in Schenley park. He will hold conferences to-day and Monday morning with several who have heretofore been ready to contribute funds on occasions of this kind. vr THROUGH IT. a FRANCHISES MAY BE FOUGHT. INJUNCTION AGAINST PHILADEL PHIA RIPPERS TO BE ASKED.

Grounds Will Be Protest of Trades Leaaue and Disregard of A. 1 John son's Offer Mayor Ashbridge Tells Why He Refused to Take the Wan a maker Letter. eprciAt. to THE PITTS BT7RG POST. I cum ADELPH I A.

June 14. Mayor i Ashbridge's signature to all the bills jU3t I ripped through councils, permittinf? a I ranld transit raid by a syndicate com- I posed almost exclusively of leaders ot the I Quay faction of the Republican party or I the city, was fn disregard of ex-Jfostma- ter General Wanamaker's plea and his offer of J2.500.Oju to have the franchises turned over to him, in disregard of the offer of A. 1 Johnson to carry passengers for 3 cents, giving universal transfers, and in disregard of the protest of the Trades league, the greaten commer cial organisation In the city. As a result the Injunction proceedings restraining the operation of the fran chises are now contemplated. The pa-par are said to be ready to be presented into court.

A. S. I Shields, attorney for the Johnson syndicate, is understood to be going to make a fight for the franchises on the foregoing grounds. It was asserted to-day by a number of those Interested that the new com panies will in a few days begin laying tracks, and that it will certainly build every one of the roads for which it has obtained franchises, A bona-fide offer i from several capitalists, non-resident, was made on Monday of this week, prior to the introduction of the bills into select council, it being 15,000,000 in cash for the transfer of the franchises to them after the same had been granted. This offer was refused.

Mr. Ashbridge's Story. A statement was made to-day by Mayor Ashbridge in regard to signing the 14 rapid transit ordinances granting franchises. The mayor said: "As soon as the ordi- nances had been approved I compared them word for word and signed the last om i xv. p.

m. The Incident which took place at the new mint building has Teen grossly dls- torted. As 1 was sitting on the stage a young man rushed up to me. after elbow- lng his way through the crowd, and hand- ed me a letter. I did not know what It was, as It was handed to me upside down.

and I called to him: Who are you? What is "The young man, who may have been Mr. Wanamaker's secretary, walked away rapidly. Without looking at the letter I threw It after him. It struck on the back and fell at his feet. For a moment I thought it might have been another letter from Johnson.

When a reporter picked it up and offered It to me I told him I did not know what It was, and If there were any bonds in it, for him to keep them. "I frequently receive letters on such occasions, but have no time to read them. This was another instance, and there is no more to say about it." 4 WAGE ARBITRAT10NPLAN. Iron Manufacturers' Next Step Following the Continuous Scale Proposition to Be Discussed Tuesday. Special to The Pittsburg Post.

YOUNGSTOWN. June II. Nutt. of the Republic Iron and Stsel Company to-day announced that" the manufacturers in order of effect a speedy settlement of tne wage question would Insist on the submission of disputed points to arbitrators at the expiration of a definite conference limit time. This ia in view of the coming meeting betweea the Amalgamated association and the manufacturers which will be held at Cleveland on next Tuesday, when the continuous scale proposition will come up for settlement.

The association had already adopted it. but the manufacturers have not ugreed to it as yet. The manufacturers. Mr. Nutt says, will not permit the annual settlement of the wage question to stop the mills from being operated even if the continuous scale is not adopted.

ENGLAND'S FIVE BIG CITIES. Only 23 Per Cent of the Population Is in the Country. LONDON, June 14. A preliminary census volume just Issued gives the population of the five largest cities of England, exclusive of London, as follows: Liverpool, 6S4.947; Manchester. 643.969; Birmingham.

522.1S2; Leeds. 423.953; Sheffield. 380,717. The total number of males in Kngland and Wales la 15.721,728; of females, men serving abroad in the army, navy and merchant marine, being excluded. Seventy-seven per cent of the total pop ulation is in the cities, and 23 per cent is in rural districts, as against 75 and 25 I GOING RIGHT ooooooooooo WORKING ON PLANS.

Engineers Have Begun Work on Elevated Railway Lines lor Pittsburg. ELLON ARE MOVING TOWARD NEW SYSTEM. New Charters Secured Bring Them Close to Terminals of New Company. BOULEVARDS ARE PRESERVED AMEKTIN'G of the stockholders and officials of the elevated railway system for Pittsburg I tn Vl i 1 was nelu vesteroay muimus -fU-es of George T. Oliver.

Nothing definite was given out after the meeting and the officials declared their policy for the present wouia ue keep all movements quiet. It was ad mitted that engineers for tne new bj- tem have been appointed anu working on the new routes, as aooa as the plans for the new Penn avenue lines for the eievatea irwus kinsburg and the tunnel line to Belle- fleld have been completed it is ex pected that ordinances will be pre sented in councils, and according tu present outlook will be ready for next meeting of that body, wnicn occurs uu June 24. A statement was made recently that the proposed tunnel line from the Union depot to Bellefield would be too expensive to make it a paylns venture. This was based on the estimate that such a road would cost at least jiii per foot. Engineers Interested In sucn construction said that such a line would be possible for about ier foot under me conditions that existed in mis propose The line would be so far below the street surface, it was said, that there would be no disarrangement or pipes or sewers nor of buildings.

The cutting would be straightaway work and the cost would be at a minimum. About the Consolidated. The new downtown charters taken out in Ilarrlsburg by tne ium. created some surprise yesterday. Rumors that this company had in view some en- eroaenmenis on uip belonging to the Consolidated Traction Company were Quito prevalent.

General Manager G. C. Davison denied this in em phatic terms to the reporter tor i ne l'ost Mr. Davison said that the char ters taken out have in view the perfecting of the general plans of the company. long ago laid out.

The downtown taction la covered more for loop lints to give the Hirmingham lines better terminal iu-cilities. proposed line in Grant Btreet would enable the company to operate the Union depot car lines around a well defined route without the confusion of turning and switching, as is at present necessary. The Water street line will give the company facilities for tne Kxpositlon on the Point. Regarding tho charters in the East End and over the Squirrel hill section, Mr. Davlsou said that the company had sought charters on streets entirely separated from the Consolidated territory.

Not in a single Instance had they crossed the Consolidated lines. There la no Intention of the. Mellon interests doing such a thing. The present route Into tho city Is over thJ Forbes and Fifth avenue lines of the Consolidated Traction Company and is on a lease running for many years. In spite of the statements of the Mellon Interests, it is believed that the "Yellow Car" Company is ligurlng on getting Into close connection with the new elevated system.

One of Its downtown charteis reaches Seventh avenue and close to tho point where the tunnel line is to begin for the Union depot route of the newer system. It is declared that eventually the Mellons will be able to reach every portion of the downtown section now exclusively covered by tho Consolidated lines by using the elevated tracks of the Bigclow-tjaay system. It is also asserted that by the time the new tunnel to Bellefield ia completed the Mellons will be In shape to connect with It in Bellefleld and carry passengers from there over the Squirrel hill route. BOULEVARD TROLLEYS VETOED BY GOV. STONE.

Two Charter Applications by Lawyer Farnsworth Turned Down More Mellon Charters Issued. By a Staff Correspondent. HARKISBURG. June 14. Governor Stone has set his foot down on a proposl- Continued on Fourth Pago.

vc FEATURES OF Page One. Crash of Ferry Boats Kills One and Injures Several, While Dozens of Persons Were Thrown Into the Water Accident to Transport Ingalls in New York. New Rumor That t'nited States Bteel Corporation Will Get All the Big Independent Companies. The South Puts Forth Several Favorite Sons for Next Democratic Presidential Nomination. The Philadelphia Traction Franchises May Be Fought In Court and fe.n fnlunction Asked.

"Women Guests at a Hotel Were Compelled to Wear Men's Clothing, Having Been Burned Out. Engineers Are at Work on Plans for the New Elevated Railway for FiUsburg. Governor Stone Refused to Sign Charters for Traction Lines on the Boulevards. Page Two. Heartless Robbers Beat a Widow Into Insensibility.

Fired the House and Left Her to Be Cremated. Members of the Graduating Class in the Academical Department of the Pittsburg High School. Eastern Syndicate Proposes to Erect a Laundry Costing 11,500,000 In the East End. Page Three. Alvln Theater Crowded at the Graduating Exercises of the Pittsburg Academy.

Great Playing in the Open Golf Championship at Hamilton. Mass. G. A. Ormlston Makes a.

Record In the Golf Tournament. Ex-Governor Atkinson Called Lawyer Merrick on His Purged Letter Charge. Page Four. Editorial. Commencement Exercises at the Free Kindergarten Association.

What Is Going On at Present in the Realm of Pittsburg Society. Page Five. Mine Inspectors and Coal Company Officials Consult How to Recover Bodies. Democrats Get But Three Sure Districts LOCAL NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. James MoOulre.

a canvaiman with a circus showing In Wixids Hun, was badly burned la at night while lighting a gasoline torch. GeorKe Colfxnn, of Graceton, Indiana county, died yesterday at the Homeopathic hospital frcm Injuries caust-d by a fall of earth. The senior class of Washington and JefTer-son collise hflil a picnic at Oak wood park ye-tfrtlay, at which there were about peraons present. At McDenald Sunday the new St. Alphonnus Roman Catholic will be dttdlcated.

IU. Kev. Bishop Phelan is expected to officiate at the services. At the liellevue Methodist Church next Thursday evening a meeting will be held to discuss the pobnlblllty of furmlng a new cen-turv musical society. The First Christian Church, of VVllklnsburg, is to be dedicated to-rnorruw.

Kev, K. M. Kains, of Cincinnati, will have charge of the dedicatory exercises. Recorder Brown and members of council will make thWr annual official visit to the city heme and hoxpltals at Marahalsea on Wednesday, June Andrew Hratburn, a coal miner of Anderson, in at the West I'fnn hospital suffering from burns received by coming In contact wltti a live wire while at work yesterday morning. Uox 87 was run at 8 o'clock last nlcht for a small blaze at 3'7 Mary street, Allegheny.

The explosion of a lamp caused the lire, which was extinguished before any damage was done. The new bridge works of the Marshall-Mc-Cllntic Construction Company in Bradiiock are to be started up next week. The company will employ about ltnt structural steel workers in the plant. Mrs. N.

S. Jackson, of Brighton road, Allegheny, became frightened while on a Woods Hun car lust night because a fuse blew out an.l Jumped, striking her head on the. pavement, tihe was taken home in a carriage. Mrs. Henry Ulttleman, of Fahnestock street, Brushtun, was swindled out of Jlu.io yesterday by a man who represented himself to be an agent of a firm which has charge of a piece of property owned by Mrs.

Littleman. The Wilklnsbun? board of health awarded the contract for a pest house to cost 0O. The buiidl.ng is to be completed next Thursday, will be one story hiBh, ZSxfsO feet, and will stand on ground donated by Jucob Weinman. The school board of the First ward, Allegheny, rejected the bid of E. CJ.

-Lang of for the property in North avenue occupied the old school building- They elalm it la worth $25,000, and another auction will be held. Recorder A. M. Brown received a letter from Mrs. l.lzzie Mocurn, South Fourth Street, Brooklyn, asking for Information con- cerning her nusoana.

ne last she heard of blm was in January, when he was hurt by a i Former Mayor William J. Diehi, as chair man of the Hawkins memorial committee, has called a meeting the members of the committee for this afternoon In select council chamber to take action to have the appropriation of for the Colonel A. L. Hawkins memorial made by the State Legislature. The old rumcr that Lieutenant T.

W. Fitch, formerly head of the Consolidated Stetl and Wire Company, with mills In Braddook, which were taken into the combine, wmilJ be at the head of a new company that trill build a new sbeel and wire plant In the Monori(heia valley, were revived yesterday. It Is said that a site fur a mill has been op- TO DAY'S POST. by the New Congressional Apportion ment. Perry Douds Took the Stand and De nounced Detectives Who Trapped Him Judge's Unusual Announcement.

Page Six. Pittsburg Falls to Hit the Ball and Loses to Boston Drops Into Second Place. New York Again DCeats Chicago and Takes the Lead. Five New Records Made by Junior Ath letes at Buffalo. Ethelbert Is Favorite for To-day's Subur ban Handicap.

Page Seven. John Btddle Convicted of the Kahney Murder and Will Doubtless Be Hanged Brother's Trial Next. Pittsburg Police May Yet Get Alleged Fence, In Detroit. Robert Fife, in Jail for Failing to Pay a fl.OOO Judgment, Is Given Freedom. Proceedings in the Federal and County Courts.

Page Eight. Two Thousand Pennsy Employes Will Enjoy-an Outing at Sandy Lake Park, in Mercer County. Three Good Sales of East End Residence Property Reported. Page Nine. Classified Advertisements For Sale, Real Estate, Help Wanted.

Business Chances, Personal. omclal Notices, Etc. Page Ten. Heavy Buying Needed to Braes Drooping Iron and Steel Markets. New Orders Are Reported Quite Scarce.

Another Good Gusher Comes in the Beau mont (Tex.) Field. Features of the Pittsburg Produce Mar ket. With Latest Quotations. Page Eleven. Bearish Actions Expected to Continue Reactionary Condition of the Market.

New York and Chicago Quotations. Community of Interest Backers Reported to Have Absorbed Large Railroad Hold- Atchison Interests Are Again Becoming Bullish, Advising Purchase on Reac- tlons. LAST TICKS OFF THE WIRE. LONDON. Hazen S.

I'lngree, former gov ernor of Michigan, is here suffering from bad attack of dysentery. Rl'MTER, 8. Frank Winn was killed and Charles Kmlth wounded In a quarrel resulting from a lawsuit against Eddie Edwards. CHICAGO There were three deaths attributed to the. heat of the Last three days.

rank HIakley, John Lang and Carl Klese, WASHINGTON Mrs. McKlnley Is dolns; well and maintaining; ner normal Improvement, having reclined on a rolling chair in her room. CHKYEXKE, Wyo. Sharp Nose, chief of the Northern Arapahoes of the Wind River reservation, the war leader of his tribe, is deatl. WINCHESTER, Tenn.

Fire destroyed the east side of the public miuare, except three buildings; loss l.u,uoo, insurance xizo.oou; one person was injured. WATEKTOWN, N. William 3. Bryan will In Watertown June 25, at the invita tion of Rev. H.

M. Dunning, pastor of the btotie Htreet cresbyterlan Church, and formerly ot Lincoln, men. NE X. The Mountain house. In the mountains nax-k of Cornwall, was de stroyed by fire while being put In order for use as a sanitarium for consumptives, to which the people ot Cornwall objected.

GRANT RA PIT'S, Mich. Five, indictments were returned In the allotted water works scandal agalnnt Thomas K. McOarry, btlleson V. MacBead, Bant K. Kalsbury, Gerrlt Alberts and Henry A.

Taylor, of New York. NEW YORKJustlce Maddox directed that a verdict for be entered for John H. Paul aitalnst the Iwlaware, Urkananiu Western Railroad Company, an action for commission under a contract for the transportation of ndlk. PHILADELPHIA Mayor Ashbrldge signed the ordinance appropriating ISo.Oofj for the expense of a Philadelphia exhibit at Charleston, 8. next winter, and authorizing the old Liberty bell as a part of the display.

ST. JOHNS, N. The Iyland line steamer Assyrian, ashore off Cape Race, went to pieces and is a total werck, and the tug Petrel, forced on the rocks while attempting to assist the Assyrian, has also become a total wreck. NOTES OF NEARBY TOWNS. ROCHESTER.

Temple, 14 years old, was drowned in the Ohio river. YOUNGSTOWN, O. John Barry was caught In a cage at the Ulrard furnace and Instantly killed. YOCNOSTOWN. O.

Isaac Edwards. 14 years old, while washing sheep In the Mahoning river Just above Girard, was drowned. GREENSBCRG, Pa. The corner stone of Chrint Reformed Church at Lntrobe will be laid Sunday. The new edillc will cost I3U.00O.

FAYETTE CITY, Pa. John Winter. 11 years old, was thrown from a wagon by the team running away and his hend was crushed under tho wheels, killing him almost instantly. Bringing Gold From the Yukon. SEATTLE.

June 14. The Yukon is open from end to end, according "to news brought by the steamer Iolphln. which arrived to-day. The ship brought $40,000 In gold dust. The presence of of gold dust in the banks at Uuwson has caused a renewal of speculation us to what the total output of the Klondike will be this year.

Estimates range from to $25,000,000. f- -rut i wuiiuuuiu wii uu rdijO, per cent, respectively, in showings..