HARRISON'S WILL. It Practically Disinherits Hi 3 SOD Russell. The Widow In Given H15.000 In Cash and the Interest on 01'25,4M>0 \t 11 r r Iteulli the Kutalf to be III* Id ed lletneru Ills Daughters and Ills >on'a 4'blldreu. Indianapolis, March 20. —The will of Gen. Harrison was filed for probate yesterday. He bequeaths to the Viiion Trust Co., as trustees, if his •wife shall survive him, $125,000 —to be invested —the interest to be paid to her during' her life. At the death of his wife any earned interest not paid to her shall he roine part of his residuary estate. To his wife lie also leaves $13,000; to his daughter Klizabeth SIO,OOO, to be paid to his wife as trustee. When Kliza beth becomes of age or marries she is to have any unexpended balance. If (she dies before receiving it, such unused balance shall goto her moth er. He leaves SIO,OOO to be invested by the I'nion Trust Co. and to accumu late until his grandson, Benjamin Harrison McKee, shall become of age, when he shall have the principal and interest. The trustee is author'/ed however, to vise the interest in the support of the grandson if necessary. If the grandson dies before becoming of age the fund shall become a part of the residuary estate. To each of his grandchildren, Mary Lodge Mc- Kee, Marthena Ha.iison and William Harrison, he leaves $2,500. Item lfi of the will reads as fol lows: "If another child should be born to me of my present marriage I give to such <Wiild SIO,OOO. If a boy shall be born to me he shall bear my name and my sword and sash shall be given to him, instead of my son Russell." He gives to his sisters, Sarah 11. Devin and Anna H. Morris, and to his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Scott Parker, each SSOO. He bei|ueaths to his sister, Hettie IT. Katon, an annuity of S6OO. He bequeaths to his nephew. Benjamin Harrison, son of his brother John, $;.oo. To the Indianapolis orphan asylum he leaves $500; to the Eleanor home $500; to the summer mission for siek children $100; to his secretary. Frank Tibbett, SSOO. He sets out that he has already given to his children, Russell and Mary, the jewelry and other things l»elonging to their moth er. These and other articles belong ing to their mother, he bequeaths to these children. This gift, he says, is not to be taken to include articles of furniture purchased by their mother for the home anil paid for by him. He confirms to his wife all the gifts she has received, all the articles in the house that were purchased within six months before his mar riage with her, and all that have been purchased by either of them since that time. He gives to his wife all horses, ve hicles and stable furnishings. Ho directs that all the personal property left to his wife for her life shall at, her death be divided among his sur viving children, the issue of any that may have died taking the patent's share. His wife is not required to file any inventory of property, nor to give any bond, nor be liable for any loss. He leaves to his wife for the term of her life the homestead. He also leaves to his wife six lots in Her kimer county. X. V. All debts owing to him by his son Russell are remitted and the execu tor is directed to cancel any evidence of such indebtedness. To his son Itussell he gives the portraits of the first Mrs. Harrison, some other portraits and family rel ics. To his daughter, Marv Harri son McKee. he leaves a portrait of her mother. some other portraits and family relics. To his daughter Elizabeth he leaves some family por traits, medals and relics, together with a gold watch chain, silver toilet, set and all bis souvenir spoons. T>? his grandson, Benjamin McKee. he leaves his watch and chain and his shotgun. To his brother Cartor his Loyal Legion badge, and a cane to be selected by his wife. To his brother John his gold sleeve buttons and cane. It is directed that the provisions made for his wife are in lieu of all her interests in the estate as his widow. All the rest of his estate is left as follows: It is to be divided into as many equal shares as lie leaves chil dren. and one additional share for the issue of any child that may have died leaving issue. One such share is given to his son Russell in trust for the children of Russell, to be used for the support of such children: such portion as is not used before shall be turned over to the child on his becoming of age. In the event of the death of any of such children, his share shall be divided among the surviving children. The second equal share is given to his daughter, Mary Harrison McKee. A third equal share is left to his daughter Elizabeth. The will was drawn up April 20, 1800. lflarrl«on'N I'lHlnte Worth S3HO,OUO. Indianapolis, March 22.—tux-Presi dent Harrison left $40,000 in life in surance. The fact was announced last night by the president of the Union Trust Co., which is executor of Gen. Harrison's will. He said: "Gen. Harrison had four policies of SIO,OOO each in force. Our appraise ment of the Harrison estate gives its total value at $380,000." luereasert the Kxruralon Kate. New York, March 20. —The passen ger committee of the Trunk Line as sociation met yesterday and agreed on certain rates to the Pan-American exposition. Several rates so far made by* the association for this evilt were intended t'o be good for May only. This announcement cre ated the impression among the public ut large that, later still cheaper rates would be made. This idea is erroneous. The passenger committee yesterday slightly increased the rate on the ten-day excursion ticket after June 1. LIBERAL TERMS OF PEACE, Ufii. Kiitlm It ejected Tboae Offered t.f Lord Kltrheuer During the Herein Armistice. London, March 22.—The Daily Chronicle, professing to be able to give an outline of the negotiations between Lord Kitchener and Gen. Botha, says: "The chief obstacle to a settlement was Lord Kitchener's refusal to grant complete amnesty to the lead ers of the rebels in Cape Colony. He offered self-government immediately upon the cessation of hostilities, with legislative bodies partly elected by the burghers. "The government agreed to provide £1,000,000 to compensate the Boers for property destroyed and articles commandeered by the Boers, provid ed the signatures of the officers who commandeered goods were forthcom ing. lie also offered to grant loans on easy terms for rebuilding and re stocking farms. "Moreover he agreed that children should be instructed in Kngl»;h or Dutch al the discretion of their par ents. The government undertook to make no claim on church property or funds, nor upon hospital funds, nor private investments. "No burgher of either state was to be allowed to possess a rifle except by special license. "Gen. Botha was generally in favor of these conditions, but lie dis sented strongly from a proposal to give tin' full privilege of citizenship to properly domiciled and registered blacks. He was alsc greatly con cerned about the position .it'wish «• HJ)- italists wo if Id occupy in the country, and was told iliat Jews and Chris tians would enjoy equal rights, 110 distinction being made in the matter of concessions." "It is reported here," says the Am sterdam correspondent of the Daily Mail, "that a company of American volunteers, mostly Bostonians, re cently landed at Kcjbi Bay, Tonga land. crossed Swaziland and joined Louis Botha." A correspondent of the Times, who is near Bloemfontein, gives a report that Gen. De Wet. Gen. Botha and two other Boer commanders, ad dressing a force of burghers at Sen ekal on Sunday, said they were still able to continue the war, but were ready to accept annexation on con dition that the British would guaran tee joint education in Butch and English, liberty to retain sporting rifles 011 license, indemnity to the amount of £3,000,000 for burned farms, no franchise for natives and amnesty for all beligerents still in the field. De Wet, according to the corre spondent, has gone north to the Transvaal, aftur ordering a suspen ion of active operations until his re turn. HE HAS SEEN A NEW LIGHT. [♦lrs. Nation Crura Women to Hegln a Crusade Aj-alum Indecent Picture! In Saloons. Kansas City, Mo., March 22.—Mrs. Carrie Nation, the anti-saloon cru sader, addressing an open meeting of the W. C. T. I'. in this city Thurs day urged the members to begin a crusade against the indecent pictures that hang on the walls of saloons. She told them that they should not be mere "seat warmers," but active workers in the cause of morality and decency. "But. Mother Nation," complained a W. C. T. U. woman, "haven't we taken down these pic tures again and again without suc ceeding in keeping them down? What are we to do?" Instantly came the reply: "If you wash your face one day, does that remove the obligation for the next day? You must wash and wash and clean and clean. You must not rest, you must not tire." While no action was taken several women spoke in defense of Mrs. Na tion's efforts against saloons. Earlier in the day Mrs. Nation had entered a saloon and caused a picture to be removed from the wall. "If I bad my hatchet," she said, "I would go through the place." A police officer escorted her out of the place, 'and upon her promise to do 110 smashing, Mrs. Nation was re leased without being taken to the station. Topeka, Kirn., March 22.—Mrs. Car rie Nation has signed a contract for six lectures to be given in Cincinnati. She will recehv SIOO for each of the lectures and all' her expenses. A PANIC AT A FIRE. Womtn and Children are Trampled on In a Itush to Ksrape Injury Irom Falling Walls. Chicago, March 22.—Fire last night destroyed the warehouse of Ford, Johnson & Co., at Sixteenth street and Wabash avenue. The building and everything inside was ruined. The north, south and east walls of the building collapsed while a num ber of firemen were inside fighting the fire. They were compelled to drop their hose and run for their lives. Several were badly bruised by falling bricks. A panic was cre ated among the thousands of specta tors and in a wild rush to escape in jury by the falling walls many wo men and children were knocked down and trample*! upon. The cause of the fire is unknotn. It was claimed by some that it was started by an explosion, but W. F. Johnson, secretary of the company, declared that the noise mistaken for an explosion was the falling of the automatic trapdoors in the elevator shaft. There was nothing in the building of an explosive nature, he said. The total damage is Estimat ed at $200,000. A message In a Bottle. Galveston, Tex., March 22. —A mes* sage found in a bwttle picked up 011 the beach yesterday says that the schooner Rover, of New York, was wrecked off Cape Horn and that the two writers of the message, Joseph and James Swift, are captives of flie Terra Del Fuegan Indians. it is believed that the schooner Rover, of Baltimore, is missing or lost, for an old treasury department list of mer chant vesselw gives such an ocean-go ing vessel and the namo of the saint! vessel does not appear in the lf»0«J book. CAMERON COONTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1901. A TEKKIBLE DEED. A. Massachusetts Woman Kills Her Six Cbiidron. All Appalling Tr«sed) In u Farmhouse Nur (lie Village of foldbruok nurdxrm Tried to Kud Her Own Lite, but Did Not Succeed. Coldbrook, Mass., March 22.—Mrs. Lizzie Naramore, while in a tit of in- Banity Thursday afternoon, killed lier six children at her home, a farm house half a mile from this village, and then tried to take her own life. The children ranged from 10 years to a babe of ten months, and their lives were taken by the mother with an ax and a club. She laid the blood drenched bodies on the beds, two on one l>ed and the other four on a bed in another room, and then attempted to take her own life by cutting' her throat with a razor. When discov ered she was in the bed on which the bodies of four children were lying. Although she cut a deep gash in her throat and suffered the loss of much blood, it is believed she will recover. Prank Naramore, the husband and father, left his home at the usual hour in the morning togo to his work at a sawmill, and at that time 'lis wife did not attract his attention by acting strangely. It is supposed the crime was com mitted shortly after noon, the discov ery being made by George Thrasher, an employe of a grocery store, who visited the Naramore house about 2:45 o'clock for the purpose of deliv ering groceries that had previously been ordered by Mrs. Naramore. He was unable to get in the house by the door and he looked in a window and noticed blood on the floor, while Mrs. Naramore was lying on a bed. He was surprised also by the absence of the children, whom he was accus tomed to see playing in or about the house. lie returned to this village and told of what he hud seen. A party was made up and a hasty visit was made to the Naramore house. An entrance was effected and the mutilated bodies of the six chil dren were found. Mrs. Naramore was alive, but was very weak from loss of blood. She was removed to the village hotel and at a late hour last night the attending physicians were confident that she would sur vive. During the evening a number of neighbors of the family saw and talked with Mrs. Naramore and to them she told how she killed her chil dren. At the time the party of villagers found Mrs. Naramore she was asked how she did the deed and she said she took the lives in four different rooms, and as fust as she killed one child the body was placed on a bed. The children were three boys and three girls. l>hel, 10 years of age, was the eldest, while the ages of Walter. Charlie, Chester, Bessie and Lena ranged from 8 years to 10 months, Lena being the baby. Mrs. Nainara told her most inti mate friends last night that she first killed Ethel and then followed with the five others, each time taking the next oldest. Five were killed by be ing struck on the head with the back of an ax, while Lena was killed with a clifb. Slie says she fully expected the gash in her throat would cause her death and that when her hus band returned at night he would find all of the bodies in the two beds. She appeared rational last evening and displayed signs of sorrow for the deed she had committed, THE WINTER WHEAT CROP. Heport* trout .flatty Nri'tlons Proml*e a Lurjfo Yield. New York, March 22. —Dun's Review on March 23 will say of the condition of the winter wheat crop: Reports from a large number of correspondents in the winter wheat belt, show the condition of the grow ing grain generally favorable. in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois the acreage is reduced, owing to par tial failure last year, and the mild winter in some sections has been un favorable. Pears are expressed in some quarters that the ravages of the Hessian fly will be serious, espe cially if the present dry weather con tinues. In scattered sections of Illi nois. Kentucky and Tennessee the grain was winter killed and farmers are plowing it under. Dry weather during the fall months caused much damage in Ken tucky, and in Tennessee the change able weather of the early winter and lack of rain caused damage. In Illi nois wet weather is helping grain and it is hoped that a continuation will enable to outgrow the fly. In Michi gan the acreage is less than last year, but damage by the fly will not ma terially reduce the crop. The best reports come from the southwest. In Missouri the grain wintered well and large yield is expected. In Kan sas, Oklahoma and southern Texas there is an increase in the acreage and the condition of the grain was never better. Bis: Kalae In Pis Iron Price*. Pittsburg, March 22. —Bessemer pig iron has advanced again, a sale of 5,000 tons having been made at $16.30 at the valley furnaces. This is equiv alent to $17.25 a ton delivered in Pittsburg. The latest price is $4 a ton higher than was paid by the Car negie Co. for the 150,000-ton contract placed two months ago. A compari son of prices now and in March, 1899, gives interesting results. Sheets are slf> a ton higher; billets $2 higher; plates $lO lower, and bars $2 higher. A Posta 1 Order. Washington, March 22.—Acting Postmaster General Johnson has is sued a general order prohibiting ail renters of lock boxes and drawers at post offices throughout the country from using keys not regularly ob tained themselves from their respect ive postmasters; and directing that after April 1 each postmaster shall inTorm the renters of lock boxes and drawers that all except regular man ufacturers of post office furniture are enjoined from making or causing to be made any key or appliance for opening any lock box or drawer in a post office. RIOTS AT MARSEILLES. "irlkc of Dock 1.»1>.»r« , r» Lradu to Vio lence—< a valrymen ( hurge a .Vlob. Marseilles, March 21.—The situa tion here is very disquieting, owing to the increasiiigly aggressive atti tude of the strikers. During the disorder yesterday the panic spread to the townspeople, and stores, res taurants and cafes were hurriedly closed. It wafc feared that the mob, which was charged by mounted gen darmes and hussars, would attempt to pillage. A crowd numbering 2,000 burst through a cordon of infantry along the dock side. The cavalry charged and drove the strikers back. A vol ley of stones was then thrown in all directions and a brigadier, two gen darmes, a hussar and several infan trymen were injured. One gendarme was stunued, thrown from his horse and trampled upon by the cavalry. The strikers are irritated at the re fusal of the premier, M. Waldeck- Kousseau, to receive the socialist mayor of Marseilles, M. Flassieres, who sought to obtain government pressure to force the masters to ne gotiate, the masters having declined to do so on the ground that the strike was unjustifiable and a breach of a previous agreement. Two hundred women, several with babes in arms, took part in Wednes day's demonstration, in spite of the rain. With the exception of the socialist organs the press shows lit tle sympathy with the strikers. The public recognizes that the strike has already done an immense amount of injury and may completely ruin the port. The government is in an extremely embarrassing position, especially M. Millerand, the minister of commerce, as the socialists demand that the gov ernment intervene in favor of the strikers and are disgruntled at the employment of troops. On the other hand the government is urged to take vigorous measures to secure the free dom of labor, especially in view of the fact that the foreign element, chiefly Italian, which preponderates among the striking dock laborers, is utterly indifferent to the fate of Marseilles. ODELL DEFIES PLATT. Mew York'* Governor Say* He Will Veto tlie Police Hill If tile LcylNlu turc Pa**e* It. Albany, X. Y., March 21.—Gov. Odell lias positively and formally declined to sign any police bill, and repudiat ed the new bill drawn by Senator Piatt and his friends, and said last night that if the bill came to him he would veto it.even if it was made plain that it would be passed over his veto. Frank Piatt, son of Senator Thom as C. Piatt, arrived here last night with the newly prepared bill. It provides for the reinstatement of the metropolitan police bill of 1857, but including some territory contiguous to New York City. It also provides that, without disturbing the present conditions in New York City, the gov ernor shall appoint a commissioner, whose right to the office should be immediately questioned in the courts and who, in the interim, should not interfere with the present police ar rangements in New York City. If the bill was declared unconstitutional then the state should at once assume control of the police. Mr. Piatt told the governor that the bill had been decided upon by those representing the republican or ganization and he desired a decision as to the governor's attitude on the measure. His suggestion was that the governor should send in a mes sage suggesting the passage of the measure. The governor replied that lie could not see the reason for such legislation now. He had repudi ated special legislation in liis annual message, and the party had agreed with him. He had signed a New York City police bill and the party had agreed with him. Finally he said: "I will not send in a message urg ing such a bill. If possible I will re main on friendly terms with Senator Piatt, but if such a bill comes to me T will veto it. If the legislature cares to take the responsibility of passing the bill over my veto, very well, but I refuse to lie a man of clay and I will not stultify myself." A HUGE COAL COMBINE. Illinois nine Operator* Plan to Form a .Tlonater Truot. Springfield, 111., March 21.A move ment is said to be on foot among the leading coal operators of Illinois to consolidate the coal producing inter ests of the Btate into one mammoth combine. A meeting will be held in Chicago soon to perfect plans for consolidation. The object of the en terprise is to reduce expenses of pro duction and to fortify tne operators against the miners' organization, which has gained such a hold of late ns to be able to assume dictatorial position in the matter of wages. The projectors of the plan will endeavor to absorb every mine in the state, either by purchase or consolidation. The project contemplates the for mation of a single company, with a capital of $75,000,000, controlling more than 900 mines throughout the state. The total product of these mines last year was in round num bers 30,000,000 tons and they gave employment to 37,000 men, not in cluding official help. Struck Oil. Huntington, W. Va., March 21. — The first discovery of oil in the south ern portion of this state was made yesterday in a 300-barrel oil well drilled at Milton, this county. Will Give 55,000,000 to Philadelphia. New York, March 21.—The World says: "Another magnificent gift from Andrew Carnegie will be an nounced within a few days. It be came known yesterday that Mr. Car negie has offered $5,000,000 to an other American city for the purpose of building libraries. Philadelphia, it is understood, will be the next re cipient of the iron master's bounty. It is believed that Mr. Carnegie has offered to build libraries aggregat ing $5,000,000 in value on conditions similar to those which accompany his offer to New York." WITH GIANT STRIDES. knit-rlc-tiii .flanufactiirer* Are Itapld- If (.alnlnii Pre-eminence In the World's 71 ark ft*. Washington, March 21.—1n a report to the state department Consul Gen eral Guenther at Frankfort, Ger many, submits a recent publication in which the Frankfort chamber of commerce calls attention to the growing American competition in the markets of the world. The publication says that the har bor authorities of Calcutta advertised for bids on two locomotives. The lowest English fcjjd was $7,;i49 for each one, the time of the delivery to be limited to nine months; the low est American bid was $5,998, the time of delivery to be limited to six months. The American firm re ceived the contract. A recent contract for furnishing a large quantity of cast iron pipes for the Dutch colonies was awarded to an American tirm. whose bid was nearly 25 per cent lower than Ger man competition. Large orders for rails wtl-e placed recently in Amer ican hands from Holland. The Eng lish government has been obliged to g'ive the Americans preference over their own works on account of the extremely low prices and the quick •time of delivery. The state department has received from Consul Ilalstead, at Birming ham, a report stating that the Bir mingham Mail is responsible for the statement that English tube makers by excessive demands at the last bid ding forced the Birmingham gas com mittee to purchase American-made tubing for fittings. The British quotations, says the consul, were so high that an Amer ican firm succeeded in selling tubing "at a figure which no one in England could touch, and not only was the price cheap, but the quality was vastly superior." Although the combination, says the consul, in conclusion, is not so strong this year, "so satisfactory has the American product proved that it will hardly be surprising if the gas com mittee, now ready for a new pur chase, asks for tenders from Amer ica." Chicago, March 21. —After devoting several months to personal observa tion and study of American railroads and the methods by which they are operated, E. Sonokichf and Y. Yama to. respectively traffic manager and mechanical superintendent of Japan's longest railroad, extending from Tokio to the northern extremity of the main island, have started back to the eastern empire. The locomo tives found the warmest spots iti the hearts of the Oriental officials. Mr. Sonokichi said that the American en gines, which cost fully one-third less than those bought in England, did better work with the use of less fuel. CENSUS FRAUDS. Some Finitiheratorft lit .Vlarylund Pad ded Their LUIn with >antc* of Head People, Washington, March 21. —Regarding irregularities in the census enumera tion in Maryland. Director of the Census Merriam said yesterday: "1 am amazed at the irregularities we have discovered. It is too late to change the figures of the tenth cen sus, but it will be the policy of this office to punish the offenders. St. Mary's and St. Charles counties were the districts in which the worst ir regularities occurred. In one coun ty of one of the districts 500 names were wrongfully added by the enu merators. The total population, in cluding the padded names, aggregat ed 18,136. The enumerator, S. F. Abell, was arrested Tuesday and his case will serve as a sample. The penalty is $5,000 tine and two years' imprisonment. The padded names included dead and non-residents. We will press all cases of this sort dis covered anywhere, though it is too late to change the figures." Policeman Abell, the man arrested, charged with making false returns while acting as a Maryland enumer ator, waived examination in police court yesterday and was held for the grand jury in SI,OOO bail. SEALED INDICTMENTS. Reported that Titty Have Been He turned AtfaliiKt Two .Hen for the Itlurder of a millionaire. Savannah, Mo., March 21.—A story is in circulation here to the effect that sealed indictments were re turned by the special grand jury against two men for the murder of Millionaire Frank W. Richardson, who was killed at the door of his wife's bedroom on the night of De cember 24. It is said that the in dictments will not be made public until after Mrs. Addie Richardson, who was recently indicted for murder in the first degree, shall have been tried for the crime. It is alleged that Mrs. Richardson will give evidence against, the two men if she shall be acquitted of the charge for which she has been indict ed. llad the indictments been made public and the two men arrested when Mrs. Richardson was indicted, she could not, it is argued, have tes tified against them without turning state's evidence and sharing in their punishment. Mrs. Richardson is to be tried on May 27. The Thornton'* Trial Trip. Norfolk, Ya., March 31.—The tor pedo boat Thornton, built by the Trigg Shipbuilding Co., of Richmond, Ya., had her final trial trip yesterday over the course at Cape Charles. She showed a speed of 27 knots against a head sea and very strong winds. Blnhop Fowler'* Prophecy. Wheeling, W. \ a., March 21.— T he Washington conference (colored) of the M. 12. church, with an attendance of 200 ministers from Western Penn sylvania, West Yirglnia, Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia, opened its sessions here Wednesday, with Bishop Fowler, of Buffalo, pre siding. Bishop Fowler, responding to the addresses of welcome, said that in 100 years there would be 100,- 000,000 negroes in the United States, even without immigration, and from that number an army of 20,00u,00tt could be raised. m ONLY SHIFTED. War Clouds Still Hanjjf Over t lie Far East. THE CZAR ANI) MIKADO. They are Likely to Engage in a Struggle for Supremacy. WANTS A SLICE OF KOREA. MUKHIU Covet* llie "Hcrmll Kingdom" and Hit- Ja|>» arc Determined to He ■l*l Any Attempt at Land (.rubbing lu that Direction. London, March 23. —The foreign of fice take.s a pessimistic view of the immediate future in the far east, in spite of the settlement of the Tien Tain incident, and entertains grave fears that the relations between Japan and Russia may shortly reach the danger point. Judging from information obtained in.various official quarters in London, Japan has confided to some of the powers her determination to oppose at all costs any secret arrangements made between Russia and China by which the fomer could secure terri torial or oflier advantages contigu ous to Korea. The British government has re ceived no official confirmation that the Japanese fleet is mobilizing, but it would not be surprised to learn that such were the facts. A highly placed British official said yesterday: "All .lapan wants is a free hand against Russia. This she has got so far as England and Ger many arc concerned, and, 112 presume, so far as the United States govern ment is concerned; although 1 do not imagine for one moment that any •of the powers mentioned would be drawn into a war between Japan and Russia. If Japan sees nothing for it but to tight, she would have the moral support of objections commit ted to paper by at least two other powers against secret treaties with China. That is all; but Japan seems to consider it sufficient to provide against interference." Confirmation of the foregoing defi nition of the situation is afforded by the secretary of the Japanese lega tion, who said: "While rejoicing at the fact that. England and Russia have reached a pacific settlement over the minor is sue. the main question —-the integrity of the Chinese empire— remains un settled. In response to pressure brought by Japan upon Russia, it was .announced that Russia s secret trea ties with China had been modified; but the terms have been withheld. Until we see the treaties, we will not be satisfied that the modification does not consist of words merely, ■without alteration in the spirit. In this contention we believe other pow ers will support us." Tt appears that Great Britain would be quite willing to refer the whole Manchurian matter to arbi tration on the lines of the Hague conference. The Tien Tsin siding af fair is not considered important enough io be disposed of in this way, and it will immediately become a matter of diplomatic interchange be tween St. Petersburg and London. The Statist, after editorially dis cussing the possibilities of a con flict between Russia and Japan, says: ""'lt is idle to deny that there is danger of complications. Neverthe less we think peace will be preserved and trust that Russia will give satis faction to Japan in Korea, thus re moving the danger of a rupture." While'holding these views, the Stat ist devotes a column of its financial notes to considering how a Russo- Japanese war would affect the money markets. It says that Rus sian securities would sell in Paris, which would possibly be able to sell a fair amount of them in New York. Russian credit, the Statist says, might possibly fall very low. A New Counterfeit 85 Note. Washington. March 23. —Chief Wil kie, of the secret service, announces the appearance of a new counterfeit s"> note on the National Iron bank, of Morristown, New Jersey. It is a deceptive counterfeit printed on two pieces of paper, between which silk fibre has been distributed. The face of the note is defective in detail. The word "cashier," abbreviated in the genuine to "cash'r," appears in the counterfeit as "cash." KefUNed to <;raiit I'ardon*. Washington, March 23. —The presi dent yesterday denied seven applica tions for pardon and granted two pe titions for the restoration of civil rights, remitted one and granted one pardon on account of ill-health. Among the applications denied was that of Joe Martin, convicted of murder in 1889 and sentenced to be hanged. His sentence was commut ed to life imprisonment by President Harrison. Ashore on French Keel". Key West, Fla., March 23. —The Austrian steamer Styra, from New Orleans for Trieste, went on the rocks at French Reef, 40 miles south of Miami, Fla., on Thursday. Wreck ers have gone to the assistance of the vessel. Two Clilldreu Cremated. Rock Island. Til., March 23.—Fire yesterday in John Rolling's farm house on Big Island, near the mouth of the Hennepin canal, destroyed the house, burned the children to a crisp and injured Mrs. Tfolling and her father. A third child is not expect ed to live. Hl'oad Helent* Corbet!. Denver, Col., March 23. Kid Broad, of Cleveland, put out "Young" Cor bett, of Denver, in the fourth round of what was to have been a tea round fight before the Colorado Ath letic association here last night. 3
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