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Line of arrow points Indicates the route taken by the Boer cavalry leader in his
invasion of Britisli territory. He first captured Philipstown, Irom which he was
driven westward by Plumer's forte. Krom l'hllipstown to Kameel Drift De Wet's
march was marked by a series of running lights, in which he always eluded capture.
A FARMER'S CRIME.
Killed III* Son, Kurnrd III* llarn anil
Cremated HIIIIMCII'.
Denison, la., March 2.—Henry
Warn, a German farmer living six
miles south of Denison. killed his son
William, cremated the body in the
■house, which he tired; set fire to his
<-attle sheds, corn cribs, barn and
<-very building' on the place and then
nhut himself in the burning barn,
■where his headless and charred re
mains were found by searchers Fri
day afternoon. No motive for the
tragedy is known, and it is supposed
that it was done during temporary
insanity.
Neighbors saw the smoke of the
burning buildings and rushed to the
rescue, but Warn drew a revolver,
drove them away and went on with
his work of destruction. Coils of
'wire were heaped against the hog
house to make sure of the hogs be
ing burned. Wagons were backed
against the barn doors to keep the
horses in. The hydrant of the
farm waterworks was broken and
the key thrown away. The body of
the son has not been found, but the
bouse is so completely burned that
had he been in it. his body would
bave been reduced to ashes.
Af'ruld to llel'nse 1111 tula'* Demand*.
Pekin, March, 2. —Prince Ching and
T.i Hung Chang had a long consulta
tion Friday over the demands of Rus
sia regarding Manchuria, which vir
tually mean absolute .Russian con
trol, while at the same time China
■would be responsible should anything
go wrong there. Both the Chinese
plenipotentiaries fear to refuse these
demands, although recognizing that
compliance means the loss of a prov
ince to China. They also think that
compliance might mean trouble with
other powers, for Russia announces
that only Russians and Chinese will
be allowed to trade there except at
tlie greatest disadvantage.
A Bri-ivorf Combine In Bad Shape.
Baltimore, March 2. —The interest
on the $1,500,000 of bonds issued by
the Maryland Brewing Co., due Fri
day, was not paid and the probability
is that the concern will pass into the
hands of a receiver for the purpose
of foreclosing the mortgage and re
organizing the company. The com
pany was organized about two years
ago by the consolidation of 17 of the
21 breweries then in operation in
this city. It was capitalized at $6,-
300,000 and the bonds were floated at
106. Since that time the company's
securities have declined until the
bonds sold as low as 49.
lie Oro's Walkover.
Boston, March 2. —The brilliancy
which Alfred De Oro, of Cuba, cham
pion pool player of the world, showed
last night in his game witih William
Stubbs, of Canada, took the spirit
out of the contest and gave it the ap
pearance of an exhibition. He took
nearly every chance offered and ran
up a score of 150 to his opponent's
OS in short order.
Hunk Bookkeeper Arrested,
Pittsburg, March 2.—Bank Exam
iner Slack had C. 11. Siedle, individual
bookkeeper of the Third national
bank, of this city, arrested Friday
for an alleged shortage in his ac
counts of $3(5,000. Siedle was after
wards released on bail, pending a
more complete examination of the
books.
Government llecel|>t» Increase.
Washington, March 2.—The com
parative statement of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
that the total receipts from all sour
ces during February, 1901, were $38,-
880,625, an increase over February,
1900, of $1,140,000.
are Too Slow.
London, March 2. —The war office
has made a contract with an Amer
ican merchant to supply 3,000 felling
axes for the liritish troops in South
Africa, English firms being unable to
make sufficiently prompt delivery.
Penitentiary lliirned.
Lincoln, Neb., March 2. —Nebraska's
penitentiary, three miles from this
city, was almost destroyed by fire
early Friday morning. The loss
exceeds $200,000. There was no dis
order among the convicts, who were
guarded by militia men summoned
from Lincoln. One convict, George
Pfieuger, lost his life.
Cartridge Factory ICxplodes.
Fontainbleau, France, March 2.—A
portion of the Cuguy La Genevray
dynamite cartridge manufactory was
blown up last evening, four women
being killed.
ME AGAINST IT.
Cubans Dislike the Senate's
Cuban Amendment.
THEY'RE EMBARRASSED.
Constitution Builders Try to
Find "Where They are At."
WOOD GIVES GOOD ADVICE.
Tlie Governor General I'raies llem
t»ers ol' tlie Constitutional Convention
to Go Slow and Not Take Any Hash
Action.
Havana, March 2.—Senor Capote,
president of the Cuban constitutional
convention, called upon Gov. Gen.
Wood yesterday and informed liim
that the convention felt itself in an
embarrassing position, owing to the
vote in the United States senate. He
said the delegates had not decided
whether to continue the sessions or
to dissolve.
Gen. Wood advised him to urge the
convention not to take any rash ac
tion, but to complete its work as
originally outlined, drawing up the
electoral law.
Friday afternoon the delegates
held an informal meeting and, after
some discussion, agreed to wait until
congress had acted upon the Cuban
amendment.
The full text of the amendment
was received by Gen. Wood Tuesday
night and was given the following
morning to Senor Tamayo, chairman
of the relations committee. Senor
Tamayo said at the time that the
committee had reached its conclu
sions, but he was urged to withhold
announcement of those conclusions
until the proposed amendment had
been considered, in order to avoid the
possibility of radical changes of
opinion if the amendment should be
adopted.
The convention, nevertheless, in
sisted upon announcing its views pub
licly and immediately, before present
ing them to Gen. Wood, who did not
receive them in official form until 20
hours later.
The conservative element feels that
this act, coupled with the conven
tion's ignoring tilie views of the ex
ecutive department at Washington,
has placed the Cubans in an unenvi
able light.
Several delegates on hearing that
congress had adopted this amenfl
ment said this would not affect the
attitude of the convention, as its
members would not agree to the
scheme of relations suggested in the
amendment.
When the attention of Gen. Gomez
was called yesterday to a statement
cabled from New York that he was
very angry over the report circulat
ed in tille United States, that he had
expressed himself against the with
drawal of the United States troops
at present from Cuba, he informCTl
a former staff officer that he had
made the statement, and that any de
nials were immaterial.
Tlie 1110 Janeiro Investigation.
San Francisco, March 2. The fed
eral investigation into the wreck of
the Rio Janeiro was continued Fri
day. Three witnesses were exam
ined. The questioning brought,out
the fact that in the boat drills on
the steamer it was customary for the
men togo to their positions, but the
boats were never taken out of the
chocks. Dr. O'Neill, the sliip's sur
geon, was confident that if the ship
had held up five minutes longer all
would have been saved, as there was
no confusion.
A Smallpox Epidemic.
Pittsburg, March 2. —Eighteen
cases of smallpox among the negroes
employed at Scenery Hill, near Wash
ington, sinking coal shafts for,l. W.
Ellsworth <fc Co., are quarantined in a
small shanty near the camp. Fifteen
or twenty other cases escaped from
the camp anil its feared spread the
disease to adjacent towns.
Signed Willi Cleveland.
Chicago, March 2.- The Record
says that Third Baseman Bradley
and Pitcher Garvin, of last year's
Chicago team, have signed with the
Cleveland American league team.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1901.
RIOTOUS LEGISLATORS.
Disorderly Scenes In the Pennsylvania
House ol' Representatives.
Harrlsburg, Feb. 28#—The most ex
citing scene ever witnessed in the
house of representatives occurred at
the close of the debate last night on
the Pittsburg "ripper" bill. The bill
provides a new charter for the cities
of Pittsburg, Allegheny and Svrau
ton and abolishes the office of mayor
and creates that of city recorder,
who sTlall be appointed by the gover
nor. The opponents of the bill,
among them a number of anti-Quay
republicans, contend that the purpose
of the bill is to give power to the re
publican "machine" in the cities
named. When Speaker Marshall put
the question of whether the "ripper"
section (which section also abolishes
the present offices) shall pass, the
opponents of the bill demanded a roll
call.
Mr. Ilosack, of Allegheny, who sat
directly in front of the speaker's
desk, arose to a question of personal
privilege. Meantime the clerk be
gan calling the roll and the speaker
ruled Ilosack out of order. Mr. Ilo
sack interrupted tin? calling of the
roll with loud cries of "Mr. Speaker,
Mr. Speaker." Mr. Marshall finally
directed the sergeant-at-anns to re
store order. Three assistant ser
geant-at-amis seized Mr. Ilosack and
violently threw him into his seat. In
stantly the house was in an uproar
and Mr. Hosack's friends crowded
about him to protect him from the
officers. A clerk caught Mr. Corny,
of Luzerne county, an opponent of
the bill, by the throat and attempted
to drag him from the hall.
The officers released Mr. Ilosack
and a spectator who had the priv
ilege of the floor caused another out
break by calling to the friends of
the "ripper" to eject Ilosack from
the hall. Several members resented
this and attempted to expel the
spectator from the chamber. Blows
were struck and a general scuffle en
sued "but the clerk proceeded with
the roll call. The "ripper" section
was adopted.
CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
A Lfuder of Hunk Kurjilars Is Ar
rested Alter a Desperate Flight.
Jtiley, Kan., Feb. 28. —Early Wed
nesday morning a gang of supposed
bank robbers walked into a trap here
and the leader, Frank Wharton, al
leged to be an expert safe blower,
was captured after a desperate fight
in the dark. The vault, containing
SIOO,OOO, was untouched. Some time
ago Wharton came to this vicinity
and, it is alleged, planned with some
local characters to rob the Riley
bank. One of the men, named John
son, became frightened and notified
the officers. Sheriff Finney induced
the fellow togo ahead with his part
of the program and Johnson notified
the sheriff that the raid would take
place Wednesday morning.
Finney took two deputies and the
three secreted themselves in the
bank building, leaving the usual light
burning. At 1:30 o'clock Wharton
and his companions appeared, accom
panied by Johnson. Guards were
posted and the leader, with a short
bar, tore the back door entirely otT
the hinges. lie had selected John
son as his assistant. Drills, dynamite
fuses and a full outfit were carried
in and arrangements made to crack
the safe.
The sheriff thought it time to in
terfere and demanded surrender, but
Wharton was not to be taken. His
first move was to smash the light
and in the darkness the four men
fought. The robber used his bar
mid felled the two deputies before
they could get hold of him. The
officers couldn't shoot because of the
danger of hitting each other. John
son finally succeeded in getting a
light and Wharton was overpowered.
He was taken to Manhattan and
jailed. His companions fled at the
first sign of danger and have not
been captured.
THROWN DOWN.
The National League Assists at the
Kurlal ol the American Association.
New York, Feb. 28.—The National
league base ball magnates met again
yesterday. At the close of the ses
sion it was announced that the report
of the committee on rules and consti
tution had been under discussion. A
rule was passed empowering the um
pire to remove from the game, and if
need be from the grounds, any play
er guilty of using improper language
to another player, captain, manager
or spectator. Written proof of the
offense must be submitted to the
president of the league within 24
hours, who may, if the proof be sat
isfactory, suspend the offender from
play.
At the evening session the mag
nates summoned President Charles
Power and W. If. Watkins. The
American association men practical
ly yielded up the ghost in the after
noon. Hefore night most of its
members had left for liotne. "Hill"
Clark, the Boston catcher who was
to have had charge of the Baltimore
club in the association, said he was
out for good. He said the associa
tion had died before it was really
born.
Members of the association bitterly
accused the magnates of failing to
keep promises to give financial aid to
their association and thus causing its
demise. The league was said to have
promised to finance the association
in at least three cities of its circuit.
Lack of funds was the cause conced
ed for the association's death.
Cudaby Itet'uscs to t'oiiipromlse.
Chicago, Feb. 28.— E. A. Cudahy,
the Omaha packer, whose son was
kidnapped »o secure a reward of
$25,006, is in receipt of an anonymous
letter declaring that upon his assur
ance that the kidnapper will not be
punished, all but $5,000 of the ransom
money will be returned to him. The
letter was mailed at Waukegan, 111.,
and sent to Omaha. Mr. Cudahy
was iu Chicago yesterday and re
ceived tin- transcript of the letter by
telegraph."l do not know whether
the letter is authentic or a hoax,"
said Mr. Cudahy. "1 will pay uu at
tention to it."
HANGED AND BURNED.
Tlie HiuUorcr of a School Teacher la
Lynchud by a .Tlob at Terre llutitc,
■nd.
Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 27. —Punish-
ment was meted out yesterday to
George Ward, the negro who mur
dered Miss Ida Finkelstein, the school
teacher, by shooting her with a shot
gun and cutting her throat Monday
afternoon. A few hours after his
arrest a mob battered down the
doors of the jail, dragged the prison
er to the Wabash bridge, several
square* away and hanged him to the
bridge draw. Not content with the
hanging, the crowd cut the corpse
down and, laying it on a sand bar
under the bridge, kindled a tire and
cremated the remains.
Ward was arrested at the car
works, where he was employed as a
laborer, and after being fully identi
fied by two citizens made a confes
sion. His only excuse for the murder
was that Miss Finkelstein called hiin
a "dirty nigger" and slapped him in
the face. Sheriff Fasig communi
cated with Gov. Durbin, but the mob
accomplished its work before the
militia could be ordered out.
At noon the crowd outside the jaU,
numbering several hundred, battered
flown the doors, but were driven l»a?U
by Jailer O'Donnell, who fired over
the heads of the nvob. Deputy
Sheriffs Cooper, Hessick and Leforge
were struck by scattering shot ind
slightly injured, but nobody in the
crowd was hurt. A detail of police
arrived at the jail and vainly tried to
disperse the crowd.
The crowd kept on growing, and at
12:35 o'clock another crowd of irre
sistible numbers attacked the jail,
battering down the outer doors, se
curing possession of the keys and
entering the cell room. A piece of
railroad timber 25 feet long and eight
inches thick was used as a batter
ing rum. The side door was opened
by the crowd inside and the others
were admitted in that way. The
cell was quickly opened and Ward
was dragged forth. lie realized that
no mercy could be expected from the
mob aml he fought with the ferocity
of a beast at bay.
He was dragged out to the street,
still lighting with all his strength,
but a blow from a hammer felled him.
A noose was quickly adjusted about
his neck and the mob started with
him towards the Wabash bridge. The
feeble resistance made by the wretch
ed man after that blow with the
hammer was soon quieted by the
savage blows of the mob. Face
downward he was dragged through
the street to the bridge and across
the rough planking of the driveway
to the drawbridge. Many are of
the opinion that the fellow was dead
before the scene of the hanging was
reached. However, the rope was
thrown over one of the upper beams
and the body drawn up. It had been
swinging in that position but a short
time when some suggested burning
at the stake as the nearest approach
to a proper expiation of the crime.
The suggestion was adopted unani
mously and a fire was kindled on the
bank of the river just south of the
west end of the bridge. Into the
fire the body, bearing no sign of life,
was thrown and faggots were piled
upon it. The stake was omitted.
The fire had barely been started
when* a man arrive)} with a can of
turpentine, which was fed to tlie
flames. After that combustible oils
seemed to flow spontaneously to
ward the fire and the flames leaped
high while the body of the negro was
rapidly consumed.
There was no attempt at disguise
on the part of any of the members of
the mob. Within ten minutes of the
time when the mob reached the
bridge with the victim the people be
gan to assemble in ever increasing
numbers. When the body was taken
down to be carried to the tire, the
bridge west of the draw was barri
caded and the crowd was stopped
there, but the east bank of the river
was crowded with thousands of men,
women and children, gazing at the
awful spectacle of a human body be
ing consumed in vengeful flames.
As the bones began to crumble and
fall apart the fragments were drawn
from the fire and carried away.
MR. VANDERLIP RESIGNS.
An Olilonn Will Take Ills 7'ositioii an
AMIHIUIK Secretary OL tlie Treasury.
Washington, Feb. 27.—The resigna
tion of Frank A. Vanderlip, assistant
secretary of the treasury, was an
nounced at the department Tuesday
to take effect upon the qualification
of his successor, not later than March
8. It is Mr. Vanderlip's intention to
sail for Europe soon in order to make
a study of financial and industrial af
fairs. Upon his return he will be
come identified with a large western
corporation.
It, is understood that Mr. Ailes, of
Ohio, will succeed Mr. Vanderlip. He
is 34 years old and is a native of Sid
ney. He entered the government
service I 1 years ago as an assistant
ljjessenger in the internal revenue
bureau of the treasury department
and since has passed through all the
grades of the civil service. In 1893
he was appointed to a special posi
tion in the customs bureau and later
was made private secretary to then
Assistant Secretary Wike. During
this service Mr. Ailes had opportunity
for acquiring a thorough knowledge
of the treasury department and its
workings, and because of this knowl
edge he was detailed to the secre
tary's office early in the present ad
ministration and later was appointed
private secretary to the secretary of
the treasury.
Lust Their Heads.
Pekin, Feb. 27.—Chili Siu, former
grand secretary, and Tlsu Cheng Yo
were publicly beheaded yesterday.
The street in which the execution
took place was guarded by French,
German and American troops. The
condemned officials wore taken to
the ground in carts, escorted by a
company of Japanese infantry. Chib
Siu met his fate in a dignified man
ner, walking from the cart fearless
ly. Hsu Cheng Yu was stupefied with
opium. They were both dressed in
their Chinese official costumes, with
out the insiirnia of their rank.
SOME HAVE VERY EASY JCBS.
A Congressional Committee Describe*
the Abuses that F.ilit Among; House
(employes.
Washington, March I.—The report
of the special committee of the house
which investigated the employment
rolls was made public yesterday. It
says that "some of the faults ob
served in administration of the af
fairs of the house are attributable to
the persistence of members of the
house in urging upon the officers
the appointment of their constitu
ents to subordinate places, and that
such faults are deeply rooted and
likely to continue under the admin
istration of any political party as
long as such a system is main
tained."
The committee finds nothing to
criticize in the house post office or
sergeant-at-arms' office. Of the of
fices of the clerk and doorkeeper the
committee reports that they "found
in both departments certain abuses
which may be grouped under three
' heads, namely, transfers of employes
from the duties of the positions to
| which they were appointed to other
duties, unjustifiable payments of
I compensation to employes while ab
: sent from their posts of duty and di
visions of salaries."
I'nder such heading the committee
specifies a number of individual in
stances. The committee says that
the amount of absenteeism is con
siderable. It is stated that one em
ploye has not worked over six
months in the nearly four years dur
ing which he has drawn pay and has
not been in Washington for 11 or 12
months. Many cases of contribu
tions by employes of salaries are
mentioned, one of them in the last
congress being $1,600 annually out
of a salary of $3,600. These contri
butions went towards equalizing sal
aries of other employes.
FIRE DESTROYS A TRAIN.
Two Men Killed and Three Iladly
Hurt us the Itesult ol'a 4'olllsiou at
( ual Valley, I'u.
Pittsburg, March 1. —Two men
dead, three badly hurt and a passen
ger train burned is the result of a
head-on collision between passenger
train No. 16, southbound, and a local
freight on the Pittsburg, Virginia &
Charleston railroad last evening at
Coal Valley, I'a., five miles from Mc-
Keesport. The dead are:
Frank White, engineer, of Union
town, horribly mangled.
Milton S. Thompson, mail clerk, of
Brownsville, leg burned off, hurt in
ternally, died on the way to hcspital.
The injured are:
C. Shaver, fireman, Uniontown, bad
ly scalded and bruised.
Charles Stroud, baggagemaster,
bruised and burned.
Michael Kulik, Schoenville, a pas
senger, back hurt.
Immediately after the collision the
passenger cars took fire and were
soon totally destroyed, only one car
escaping the flames. The trains in
collision were the Uniontown express,
southbound, and the local freight
coming toward Pittsburg. The local
was standing on a siding between the
north and southbound tracks deliver
ing freight at the time. For some
reason, as yet unknown, the express,
instead of keeping to the main track,
shot off into the siding and telescoped
the other train. All of the victims
were oil the express train, which car
ried between 50 and 60 passengers.
WILLIAM M. EVARTS DIES.
Fatuous Lawyer, Statesman and P»l«
itlclan Has ( roused the Divide.
New York. March I.—William M.
Evarts, the celebrated lawyer, died at
his home here Thursday, aged 83
years.
In the impeachment trial of Presi
dent Andrew Johnson, in 1868. Mr.
Evarts was the leading counsel for
the defendant, and from July, 1868, to
the close of Mr. Johnson's adminis
tration, he was attorney general for
the United States.
In 1872 he was counsel for the Uni
ted States in the tribunal of arbitra
tion on the Alabama claims at (lene
va, and in the celebrated Tilton
lleecher case, in 1875, he was at the
head of Mr. Beecher's counsel.
He also argued the republican side
of the ease before the electoral com
mission in 1877. Upon the accession,
in March, 1877, of Mr. Hayes to the
presidency, he was made secretary of
state, a position which he retained
until the close of Mr. Hayes' term,
in 1881. From 1885 to 1891 he was
United States senator from New
i ork.
WILL TAKE TIME.
.tlorsjan Syndicate lllay Spend Weeks
ill I'acil) lllfi Dissullslied Stockhold
ers of Companies Absorbed.
Pittsburg, March I.—The Leader
says: An official of the National
Tube Co. says that the Morgan syndi
cate, which is attempting to amalga
mate the great steel companies into
the United States Steel Co. is now
bending its energies to harmonize the
different factions. It will be in the
neighborhood of two months before
all the difficulties are overcome.
Mr. Carnegie was finally retired
from the steel business last week.
He received $22,500,000 in cash and
holds a lien on his stock for 5 per
cent, gold bearing bonds to the value
of nearly $200,000,000. The liens are
to be surrendered when the bonds
are approved or accepted. When
the settlement was made with Mr.
Carnegie, Mr. Morga*i told the steel
king that he was the richest man in
the world.
I.ongshorciiicii Strike.
Marseilles, March I.—Several steam
ers from Algiers and Oran, Algeria,
with early fruits and vegetables, are
unable to discharge their cargoes ow
ing to the strike of dock laborers, 3,-
000 of whom were declared a general
strike on account of the refusal of
contractors to dismiss certain over
seers. The strikers yesterday en
larged their claims. They now de
mand a reduction in the hours of
work and increased pay. The strik
ers arc encouraged by the sympathet
ic attitude of the mayor of Mar
seilles.
CHARREDJIPSES.
Taken from the Ruins of a
Dye Works.
CHEMICALS EXPLODED.
A Fire Disaster in the City of
Rochester, N. Y.
JUMPED FROM WINDOWS.
Two Hen Hade lite Leap In Safety.
but a Third One nan Prolmblj Fa
tall} Injured—Dozens Went Huuii ou
the Fire Fscapes.
Rochester, X. Y., March 2.—ln a
fire Friday which destroyed the
Leary dye works, a five-story brick
structure at l'latt and Mill streets,
two lives were lost,one man was prob
ably fatally injured and ten other
persons were more or less seriously
'hurt. The dead are two unidentified
bodies—a man and a boy, both
burned beyond recognition.
Frank I'dell, brother-in-law of the
vice president of the Seneca Camera
Co.. was probably fatally injured in
jumping from a fourth story window.
The others injured were Edward
Theis, William Boyeink, David VV.
Allen, F. Conrad, Lieut. Martin, of the
hose company, Mary Vincent, Ray
mond lielcon and Frederick Case. The
upper floor of t.he building was occu
pied by the Seneca Camera Co., which
employed 25 men and women. The
fire started in the third floor and is
supposed to have been caused by an
explosion of chemicals stored on that
floor.
At the outbreak of the fire word
was carried to Bridgeford's machine
shop across the way and teu or
twelve of the employes secured sev
eral heavy pieces of canvas and ran
to the scene of the fire. They w r ere
in time to catch two men. Case and
Conrad, who jumped from the fourth
story, but a third, Mr. Udell, missed
the canvas and was probably fatally
injured. In the room in which the
fire started there were two or three
dozen persons. It was impossible
for all to escape by the doors. There
was a rush for the fire escapes and
24 persons are said to have made
their escape that way. The loss on
the building is $8,000; stock $5,0(10.
The loss of the Seneca Camera Co.
is $40,000, with no insurance.
Deserters Etrtpr,
Cincinnati, March 2.—CharTe» Bu
burn, George McDowell and John Jo
seph escaped from Fort Thomas yes
terday after seriously wounding
Guard Ballard. The three men had
been convicted of desertion from
the army and were sent to- Fort
Thomas to serve their sentences.
They were taken out Friday to pick
paper from the lawn, and when they
found several rocks began throwing
them out into the street. Ballard
was not paying much attention to
them and suddenly he was hit on the
head and knocked senseless. The
men seized Ballard's gun and es
caped.
The Defense Kent*.
Peoria, IH-. March 2. —In the Moser
murder trial Friday great interest
centered in the evidence of the de
fendant. He claimed to have no
recollection whatever of the killing
of his wife and children, notwith
standing he related all the facts to a
number of people immediately after
his arrest. Keuben Moser, the
youngest brother of the accused, and'
C. K. King testified to insanity in
the family. This ended the evidence
of the defense and the state will in
troduce evidence in rebuttal to-day.
A Desperate Battle.
Colon. Colombia, March 2. —New*
has just been received here that a
bloody battle was fought February
20, near Maria La Baja, between a
small force of government troops and
500 insurgents, resulting in a victory
for the government forces. The in
surgents lost 30 killed and ten wound
ed, and the government troops eight
officers and seven men killed and
many men wounded.
■ An Kngillsh View ol' the Combine.
London. March 2. —Summing up the
resources of the Morgan steel cont
inuation the Statist says:"lt has
the largest and most perfect blast
furnaces in the world, compared with
which all ours are but as African
pigmies alongside the most splendid
regiment of the guards." Obviously
the prospect, as the Statist sees it, is
not encouraging for British produc
ers.
Cliallec .Hunt Deduce llin Force.
Washington, March 2. —Carrying
out "the policy inaugurated by the
state department when it changed its
military force in China into a lega
tion guard, the war department has
sent orders to Gen. Chaffee to still
further reduce his force. The gen
eral now has under his command
about 1,800 men.
tar Barns Burned.
Chicago, March 2. —The car barns
of the Metropolitan elevated railroad,
with eight- motor ears, were de
stroy by the fire last night. Loss
$30,000.
Constable Kills a Kurular.
Wheeling, W. Ya., March 2. —At
Claysville, l'a., 20 lfjiles east of here.
Constable John Neely shot and killed
one burglar yesterday and captured
another after a desperate tight. The
burglars had entered half a dozen
houses and were finally located in a
store.
Boloinen Surrender.
Manila, March 2. —Twenty-one
rebel officers and 120 bolomen have
surrendered to Lieut. Desque, of the
Forty-seventh volunteer infantry, at
the town of lrocin, in Albay province,
Southern Luzon.
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