THE NEWS, tenance of an open-door policy in China, War to a conclusion. that he burned his property to get the insur- ance on ft, President Williams states that the consoli- dation of the Georgia and Alabama, the Bea board Air Line and other lines will be ef fected about January 1. Frederick Hardy, Jr., of Mount Pleasant, Tenn., was robbed and murdered at Key- port, N. J., and his body was thrown the bay. General Funston and the Twentieth Kan- sas Volunteers were given a great reception on their return to Topeka, Kas, Miss Mamie Reting shot and fatally wounded Edward Grafe in Cloeinnati, who, she claimed, had betrayed her, A. A. Wilson, of Philadelphia, committed suicide at his son's grave at Barnetts Chapel, Del, The industrial carnival in Richmond, Va., closed with an elaborate display of fire- works, The private bank of Woodbury & Moulton, in Portland, Me,, failed, Andrew H. Patterson himself in Chicago, Il It is said that General Funston has in- structed lawyers in Topeka, Kansas, to sue Archbishop Ireland and a Catholic paper, called the Monitor, of Ban Francisco, for saying, it is alleged, that Funston had looted Catholic churches, in the Philippines, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company be- gan to operate the Delaware River, the Bal- timore, Chesapeake and Atlantic and the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Rallroads, Sir Thomas Lipton salled from New York for England. He received a rousing send- off by thousands at New York. Mrs. Piligree and her two burned to death by hot apple butter, in Me- Donald county, Mo. John Coleman killed Mrs. Dora Chambers, his sister-in-law, in Wilkes county, N. C and then committed sulelde, Mr. Nonemaker was accidentally shot by his own gun, while hunting rabbits, near New Freedom, Pa. Mrs. Mary E. Williams, widow of the late Dr. 8. H. Williams, of Baltimore, Btephens City, Va. A six-story building collapsed in Chicago. One person was killed and three are missing. Edward Bricker, a telephone linen killed near Mount Holly, Pa, Cadet C. 8. Nott, of New Orleans, Lexington, Va., of typhoid fever. The International n adjourned, at Philadelphia. Vice President H much improved, killed his wife and children were died at a0, Was oRrt was The National Glass Company ness In Pittsburg. The torpedo boat Shubric at Richmond, The Preside bers of his eabinet, and were present. The President made a timed) speech and addressed ¢ tions between Washington A number of eo driven ashore by the furi rtheast gale along the New Jersey and Virginia oe The meadows at Cape May and Atlantie were overflowed, and the wind reaches velocity of sixty miles an hour. also did beaches, The battleship Kentucky storm off the Capes, and The storm about Norfolk and off the coast was very heavy, and much damage was done, The schooner Kate Darlington was wrecked off Ocean View The Pennsylvania Railroad Company's ferry-boat Chicago was cut down as the ves. sel was crossing to the wf Narth River at New York, and sunk by the Savan- nab line steamer City of Augusta, lives were lost, Yiee President Hobart's eo ition slightly improved, but his fami the statement that he will return to public lif heart disease, John Pretiow, aged Southampton county, aged seventy-four, county, Va, The Hackettstown (N. J.) Seminary, owned by the Methodist Church, was burned; oss £300,000; insurance, £100,000; no lives lost, Senator Allison, of lowa, discusses the Philippine situation in the Independent, say- ing the Americans cannot withdraw, Darius Hioaut was seriously injured in Manchester, Va., by being thrown from a vehicle. His skull was fractured, The Webster Hotel, at Montreal, was burned, and four people were killed, and several others were fatally injured. The new administration building of the Sing Sing prison was hall destroyed: loss, £51,000, Charles E Parker, a sporting man, died of paralysis in New Orleans, Col, 1, Battersly dled at Clifton Springs, N. Y., aged eighty. In his proclamation designating November 30 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, Gov, Roosevelt says: “It Is right that we should give thanks for the prosperity that has come to the nation, and for the way in rowds at variou and Richmond. astwise sailing vessels were WE nD damage oreent greas tried in the made good time, was enst side « Reveral i gave ou never be able to a, He is suffering with seventy-six, died in and John CO. Thomas, died in Isle of Wight its mighty manhood, is moving forward to meet its destiny, and to do without flinching every duty with which that destiny brings it face to lace.” The steamer Bertha just arrived at San Francisco from St. Michaels, with 375 pas- sengers, most of whom are from Cape Nome district. The aggregate wealth of the Ber. tha's passengers is placed at over $2,000,000, The miners say the distriot Is far richer than the Klondyke, though not so healthy, The sanitary conditions are reported to be worse than at Dawson. Nine thousand dollars in cash, placed for ' gpafo-keeping in a tin box and hidden in a plano, was stolen from Dietrich von SBoosten, of Third avenue, New York, The polies suspect a young man who has been calling on von Boosten's niece for the last seven months, D. H. Mavs, Democratic candidate for Governor in Florida, has lssued a statement in which he favors the renomination of Bryan in 1900, The le of Richmond gave President Me y an enthusiastic reception, ; Mountain fires caused heavy damage near Romney, W. Va, The engagement of Admiral Dewey and Mre. W. “B. Hagen, of Washington, is an- nounced on the authority of the Admiral, Mrs. Hazen is a sister of John R. McLean, Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio, ASYLUM IN COSTARICA, At Any Rate, Rutherford's Neck is Saved. —— STORY OF A TRAGEDY, Wanted in Jamalea on the Charge of Mur. dering an American— Costa Riea Refuses to Extradite Mim Uniess the British Government Guarantees That Caplial Panishment Will Not he Inflicted. Kingston, Jamalea, (By Cable.) The gov- ernment of Costa Riea has definitely refused to surrender Rutherford, the man charged with the murder of the American citizen Archer, unless the British government guar- antees not to inflict capital punishment, to which the government cannot accede, thus closing the case so far as Jamalea is con- cerned, Early in 1897 an American of the name of Bost Harding Archer arrived in Jamaica for the purpose of taking up land and engaging in fruit cultivation, To all appearances he possessad considerable means, both in ready money and personal effects, Archer secured a property known as Eden Vale, in the parish of Portland, uable place for his purpose, but situated on the very outskirts of civilization and reached by a road that led no farther, Asacompan- ion and partner in his venture Archer se cured the services of a Jamaican Rutherford, 22, 1897, the Ix Archer was found in a pool of blood, The pistol shot wounds, one through and the other through the heart, There was no weapon found, and the flannel under- shirt, shirt and coat were buttoned up s found to be unperforated by the In entered the heart. The body also lay face downward on a pile of broken st the face was not bruised. The effects o deceased were found to have been stole In spite of these facts, the police of t district, after a delay of a week, set up theory of suicide, with which they went be. jury. The was the resident magistrate, reflased such a verdiet on corded verdict a most yal m DRI October in an unfrequented two the brain body showed slit fore the coroner's the evidence, and that ‘the deceased his death from the effects of tw but by whom discharged does not from the evidence, As the oir surrounding the death of the deceased ar BO SURI we appes amstances HS, polices be instructed liant investigation. In January, 1898 the notified the U had Meanwhile Elworthy had kept u lively with anes ha HALGE « What new evi has ne tutherford, w ing of the | island, was loented in was arrested on an extradition the Jamaican government, ward wae CRIME CONFESSED, After Professing Converslon, un Man Says He Burned His Vroperty York, Pa. Adam H. Keener, aged thirt=-ons years, residing on West Col. lege avenue, during a revival service at the Beaber Street Methodist Episcopal Church, after having professed conversion, made a remarkable confession. He stated that he had made two attempts to burn his double frame bullding at the corner of Brooklyn and Special, This was unsuccessful, and on July 3 he again fired the bulldings and de- stroyed them, in order to secure the {nsur- ance, which waa 21.100, of which $550 was in the Ben Franklin Company and #550 in the Erie of Baffalo. He secured the money, He now says, after being blessed, that he was ready to give himself up to the authori- ties, afd, If possible, return the money, Has says that he did not want to burn the build. came over him that He says he tried to or three occasions in foreed him to do so, hang himself on two each time, The chureh and his was confepsiog THE RACE TO MANILA, Heading for the Philippines. Washington, (Special. ) The New Orleans Theres are now four Uni tar for Port Eald; the Marietta, which is somewhere between Porto Delgado and Gi- braltar; the New Orleans, reported as start. ing from the Azores for Gibraltar, and the Newark, which arrived on Oc'ober 25th at Honolulu, The Ranger was put in commis. sion at Mare Island. The intention to send her to Manila, originally formed when or. ders were given the Drookiyn, has been abandoned, and she will be held ready to meet any demands for a warship arising from South American rebellions, ———— usin Decision Against a Combine, Houston, Tex., (Special) In an opinion affirming the judgment of the lower court, which forfeits the charter of the San Antonio Gas Company because that company became a member of a local combine to control the private and public lighting of fan Antonio, Judge W. 8. Ely, of the Fourth State Court of Civil Appeals, said: “If the combination was made and its object was In restraint of trade and to create a monopoly, the statute denounces it, no matter if the immediate re. sult of the combination meg be the tempor ary reduction of prices, BAMPSON PEOPLE INDIGNANT, Their Sentiments Volosd in Crownin- shield’'s Report He Arraigns Congress, Washington, (Bpecial,)—There are three features of interest above all others in the annual report of Admiral Crowninshleld, chief of the Bureen of Navigation, just made public. First is an arraignment of Congress because of the failure to reward the offi cors recommended for advancement ns a result of the battles around Cuba; second, the recommendations for a change in the present kyitem of recelving ships, and, third, the suggestions touching the new system of tralaing landsmen, Under the first head the Adniiral writes: “Another condition of affairs discourag- ing to proud and ambitious oMeers who have risked and accomplished much is the ragged and irregular result that seoms an inevitable consequence of any effort to give permanent or substantial ofMeial recognition to bravery, gallantry or devotion, “Of the officers who served in the North Atlantic waters, three have been confirmed In the recognition urged by the department two because thelr cases were presented aot propitious moments, the other because of » misapprehension. The rest, numbering among them every gallant captain at Sau- tiago on July 3, and all the brave captains of the ever-ready gunboats, numbering among them officers who risked their lives in many desperate expeditions sples, seeking Information, blocking and blockading harbors, scouting numbering among them all those who hesitated not, and including at the head of all the able and de termined officer worked out and executed the ipalgn, and who finally consummated the one victory which was vital to enemy-~he and all the rest have nothing. The among these has pot : which who shared in a vi cable cutting, us who planned, whole « the 3 } w 5 ¢ absoiutoly greatest Was gives pitious hie ur. The number © 3 “Ar Was BOERS BIG VICTORY. The British Forces Led Intoa Gigantic Trap. DEAD AND WOUNDED. Repetition of Majobs Hill Disaster—The Hoyal Irish Fusilears, ns Mountain Hat. tery mand the Gloncestorshive Heglmant, Afior Buffering Henvy Losses In Killed und Wounded, Surrender, London, (By Cable)—~General Joubert commander-in-chief of the Boer army, has completely outgenernled General White, commander of the British forees in Natal, und iofileted a erushing blow upon the British at Ladysmith, History repeats it~ self, and the disaster which bas overtaken the British is a repetition of Majuba Hill, though on a Inrger scale, in 8 movement ordered by General White, with & view to protecting the Jeft flank of his foroes, the Royal Irish Fusiieers, s moun- tain battery and the Gloucestershire Regi. ment was surrounded by the Boers, They fought desperately, a large number were killed and wounded, and forty-two officers and all the rest of the forces of 1,500 to 2,000 men were taken prisoners, The disaster seven-pound guns, which help to the Boers in fleid Lt is reported that we estimates placing thelr logs nt undred in killed and wounded, firmed, press There was 1) British six i of great the will also cost operatl the Boers also lost heavily, se over nine b Joubert he 1 advantage he had nerad continued to gained, fighting at Umbanene, a Ladysmith, and several shells crashed wh, setting hogsos « upled the ol artillery, whily « as having been silences ¢ . The b naval brigad ymbard ms were native born { the wholes : enlisted { * WAY 5 shore, WASHINGTON HOME FOR SCHLEY, Men of the Capital Projeor Take Charge of the ir Admire ss t rurthering © ind board, An autograph al tibited by Miss Smith which roved by Admi iral Bebleoy which through sulmeriptiones should Inside the cover it bears notice to He that Ks pages are for the autogr shall contribute sum Home Fund. phe of #1 or it i= de 4 big tho hotels, the Masonic lodge rooms and the cguniry where sulec rip- received, their and the subweribers autographs in the albums ¢um has been obtained for of the fand, these albums will be Washington and placed in the may place the « tijeots main as enduring evidence of sateom of the people o the love and f the United States to wae of the groatest naval heroes, It was not securing contributions adopted, Hon, John W, Ross was elected permanent shairman of the committee, which it was de. would be Star Advertising Durean, was alected sere. A sub-committees on ways and means, Mr. Berich Wilkins, proprietor. of the Washington Post, chairman; Mr. Isadore Saks, Mr. E. 8. Johnson, Mr. Edwin B. Hay and Mr. W. A. Hungerford, The following wire elected members of the committen of ona handred: Frank B. Noyes, Stilson Hote ching, Dr. Dudley Morgan and Mr, John Shriver, During the mecting all the mom. bers reported that subscriptions had been outlined a pian by which he expects to in- dividually add an important sum to the fand, The Reaboard Extension; Columbia, 8, C., (Special )-Mr. John fke'ton Williams, president of the Seaboard Air Line, was in this city, examining the construction of the new line to connect the Florida Central and Peninsular with the Ses- board's main line, He ls pleased with the progress made, and is confident that the eighty miles of new road will be completed Jannary 1, when the Reaboard’s purchase of the Florida Central and Peninsular become of effect, and that the Beaboard’s Florida trains will be ran without delay, EE ———— a a The British Buying Up Males Charleston, 8. C., (Bpeeial, y-South Caro- Jina mules will probably be used in the South African war. George A. Douglas, of this city, was given a contract by British Consul Coetlogen to furnish 1.5 0 mules, to be de- Hivered either In Charleston or Savannah, The work of securing such a number of mules at this season of the year Is pot an cay tas’, as the market in this State is short of mules. Later on, however, it fs thought that the market will be flooded, and be will likel and retreat, and It is defeat and n y fores Gen- eral White to feared tha General “i & Figantd fal despat escaped with the British tactios, whic} ambush of the ight (iiencoe, Hussars sat and now the loss of two fine regi It i= feared that Bir George White is h for that oer tactios are cones yt that if the RBridish to lead thelr men irther disasters must | thr mente the Boers in FUSS ON THE CAROLINA COAST, No Lives Bepnrted Lost, bat Much Prop erty Destroyed Wilmington, N. O., (Special, Authora tive reports from Wrightsville and Carolina Beach says that the storm wrought to properiy at No joss of life is reported. The trestle of the Wilmington Seacoast Railroad and track, aggregating in extent about threes miles, are wrecked, and the damage is conservatively estimated at from £40000 to £50,000, At Wrightaville Bound, on the main line, about one mile this side of the beach, considerable damage was also done, and this is estimated at several thou- sand dollars. The two large summer hotels on the beach were not destroyed, but were damaged to some extent, At Carolina Beach, near the mouth of the river, there are about twenty-five cottages, boat and clubhouses, and also a Inrge hotel, About eighteen of these were totally de stroyed, and the remainder badly damaged, The loss is placed at from $12,000 to $15,000, Both beaches were, fortunately, deserted on account of the season. A special to the Star from Southport says there was considerable damage along the water front thers by the storm, but no loss of life reported. A small passenger steamer and a tug, the Alexander Jones, wore beached, The damage to the city along the wharves, by reason of the high tide, will approximate about $2,000, Vor a Nations! Sonthern Park, Asheville, N. C., (Special. )--A eall has beon sent out by the Parks and Forestry Commiitiee of the Asheville Board of Trade to all parsons interested in forest preserva- tion and in the establishment of a National Southern Park in the Southern Allegheny Mountains, for an interstate convention to be held here November 22. The purpose of the convention is to form a permanent asso- ciation; to induce Congress to establish a National Southern Park, and to influence legisintion in favor of scientific forestry. has 1 festa those points, Opposed to Congressman Roberts, Indianapolls, Ind., (Bpecial.)—~The In. dianapoils Methodist Ministers’ Association has adopted resolutions calling upon Sena tors Fairbanks and Beveridge and Congress. i THREE DEAD, Collapse of a Big Buliding in Chicago—The CUnuse Is a Mystery. Chicago, (Bpecial. J Three men aro Knows ing, as the result of the collapse of a six at 1089 and 141 West Lake street, Considerable damage was done W adjoining property, and during the axeite. ment it wes reporton want as many as forty Hyves had been lost, About £200,000 damage was done, The dead Doetor, Joseph B., barn foreman for the New England Milling Company, caught in front part of bullding at time of explosion Hanson, Franklin 8., proprietor New Eng body recovered by firemen, badly burned, Hilton, Henry, bookkeeper for New Eng land Milling Company; ender the wreckage, near where that of bis employer waa recovered, The missing: boay Mullens, Charles, sedler, purchasing feed in the salesroom of or ging to reach an Building had ruins of and last secon strog- Leonard fn the have the cit after collapsed and buried the mill; thenght by some WU enon ped, Unidentified woman. said to Le he street, have been nard Bulle uried caught by the ing wall that fe and 1 benenth the det Williams, C. PRESSING THE INSURGENTS General Young is Rapidly Foreing Then in the North Cad i, Ah the Ameri CRVAIry » the in ans rapid urzie Lo insurgents, sists Lhe § HOooRs, LOOKS LIKE MURDER Marks on the Body of Zach Taylor and =» Knife Fonnd Near ty Martinsburg, W. Va tight that Zach (Special, )- It Is now th Taylor, instead of being His body was found along the B. & O, Railroad near Fairmount, iving on his left side wih his right arm across the track, with a part of it cut off by a train, His friends think that be was first murdered and then placed on the track. His throat was ont and his head was badly mangled behind, appearing as if he had been beaten to death, Pittsburg men and Pittsburg capital will soon control the fireproofing hasiness of the entire country. The Pittsburg Terra Cotta Lumber Company is gotting ail important piants, How Flive Carry Contagion, Minneapolis, Minn. , (Special. ) The Amer jean Public Health Association considered Dr. Peter H. Bryce, of Toronto, secretary of the Provincial Board of Health of Ontario, read the report of the committee, an exhaustive review of the progress of scientific investi. gation, Many experiments made to asonr. Dr. Frank W. Wright, health offleer of New Haven, CL, read a paper on “Prevention of rigty-Twan New Lacomntives, The Baltimore.and Ohio Rallroad will been augmented by 12 more. These locomo- tives, when completed, will represent the highest type of heavy Haight power, er rans ARR, A Gunner Accidentally Shot York, Pa. (Special )-Mr. Nonemaker, who resides near New Freedom, this county, was shot in the groin, His life hangs in the balance, Several doctors have beon called in to assist in saving the man's life, Hehad been gunning for rabbis, and accidentally fail, causing the gun to discharge, George Washington Arninaide, Cable.) Agulnaido’s wife THE KEYSTONE STATE. ——— News Gleaned from Various Parts. Latest MURDER AT SCRANTON. Man Who Undersold Government Charged With Robbing Postofice Musked Mob. bers Hold Up Mes, Siuizmosn in Her Home wnt Lebanon ~ Farmers' Wagon Btruek by a Train sta Grade Crossing. While returning from a Bundsy wedding In Old Forge at 7 o'cioek io the evening, Angelo Peloz!, of Moosic, shot nud killed his boarder, Anionic Sgpinsilo, The affair oe- curred in the road between the two tOoWES, and the only wituess of the shooting, Genero FPassero, bad started on a chase for the luge tive murderer before the police arrived. Those who talked with Passero say be told them that Peiozl turned snd shot the boarder without any provoeation, sending flour bul- iets into bis body, said be did not know what caused The supposi- tion is thet be bore him some grudge of other and that bis rage was suddenly nroused by a chanes word ln thelr conversa tion, The slleged murderer is still at large, Passero the deed, Btamp Burgaine Led to Arrest. C.J. was srresied in Wilkes. Barre by United States Marshal Lowry, on suspicion of baviug robbed a postoffior, It Is aileged that Coonelly lo several towns solid large vumbers of stamps st ninety couts for a dollar's worth, The fact that be was discounting the price of Uscle Bam proved to be his downia sitbough while the sale went on he did & reguiar jand office Lusi. ness. The selling of the stamps in large quantities sroused suspicion and Marshal He traced Connelly 0 in an bour’s time, Con- under arrest. When searched about §40 worth of stamps was found on the man's person, They ranged (n value from one cent to the smaller denoming- tions predominating, To Lowry, Connelly purchased the stamps in New a bearing before Com- remnoded for fur Connelly Lowry was notified. Wilkes I} | RLG irre nelly was 15 cents, enid be had York, ined When given ner Habn, be was ther Investigation, Masked Habbers Got $100, Two masked men ransacked the home of Miiton Btuizman, at and Galiford streets, Lebanon, and secured almost $100, The burglars waited until Biutzman left the go to work, and At plstol’s point beid up Mrs. Stulzman, spd prevented alsrmw, then ihe money wWiliel and thelr second house, before daylig then loreed an entrauce they t ber from glvieg «an Tobey searched the house for hey declared they knew 10 be there, finally Tou stcoeselully making CROape, Train Kills Two Farmers, Patrick O'Rourke Creegan, of Windsor Te A Two mers, and jehnel wishig ome { indsor Cromsiog, vo the Erie irom Sgsquebanss, R . jeanne, the Ha n'y al Ha six arnisg from the crossing by a train, air asd in- killed Ure Clrecgan & iy met Genlls su tirond, Raed ¥ Were on slruck the Were Also i when LOSr Wagon Was Doth men were hurled inl tantiv kfiled Ti stantiy killed ilies hotses and the wagon was wrecked, O'R leaves 6 wile and « wile aad six ight children Lilidren. Fell From Swift Express. tk express dus at Reliway Station Bly. t While the New X« the Baitimore & Obic ui 4.58 Jobin A. Cook, vanin avenge, Balti , Chester, bowur, 3 Penosyi- ioff at Fairview, ve mile ny was going nged 3 and mirsculousiy escaped a horrible death, Me, « Le ook fell on bis feet, breaking both legs ow the knee, He the train passed apd Lrougit to the Chester Hospital i was found alter Killed as He Siept on the Halts, Strake, of on his Hazlet early hour ng, Iny « wad track uf later his dead and mane Exwry bone Riera Slorkiop, while way bome [rom the other morn Au be gled remains were J iis body was broken and muangied, 0 atl an ta the ralir LO see, and. in be was Irightiully Stubble Caunsed Dentin, Lewis, n 10-year-old son of Gottileb Lang, died at bis home in Pottstowe, the result of jorkiaw, While playing isst week be fell upon the stump of a stout weed which pene- trated his arm. The wound bealed, but afterward, became ioflamed, causing death, faleide Recnuse of Loss of Children, ne loss of two ehiidren so preyed on the mind of William Fisher, a resident of Nurem- burg, that be commited suicide by firlag the contents of a sbotgun through his head, The one side of bis face was torn away and death wus lostantaneons, News In Brief, Joseph Bmiley, an oid resident of Bristol, was struck Ly a trails on the Pennsylvania laiiroad atihe Lalayeite street crossing some time dering the night, He was found st an early hour in the morning with a frac. tared skull. No bopes are entertained for bis recovery. Albert Keiser, aged 17, had the Angers of his left hand rut off in the machinery at the Williamsport Planing Mill. About two years ago Keiser bad the fingers of bis right band cut off tn a similar manner, The Keystone Structural Works, of Royers- ford, will build a machine shop and temper. tng room, 41 Ly 100 feet in size, and also an annex to the mals btatiding, thus affordiog employment to thirty additional bands, Wililam H. Caiver, a West Bethlehem grocer, made an sesignivest for the benefit | of bls creditors, James I), Faast was named as aesigner, The Habilities are $10,000 and the assets $50,000, While Frank Gerber, aged 88 years, wap passing through the stabie in the Kulckers toecker mines, Shenandoab, oneo! the mules kicked him above the right eye, crushing the skull, : For the first time In the history of the B & G., Brooke lron Company, Birddboro, they nave been compelled to purchase pig iron to keep thelr puddie mill runslog. : Postmaster Graves bas succeeded in have ing tree mall delivery wstabilsbed la Conte vile, and five jersons who pass the civil sorviea examination will be ap riers ut a salary of #50 per mont ater ro torniog from a huntiog trip wes kn i over and discharged, The load of shot