THE NEWS. Lewis Havens, of Philadelphia, died sud- denly in a car at Lenoir, N. C. A fire at Dawson City destroyed £400,000 worth of property. Samuel Peter Moyers was hanged at Som- «orset, Pa, I. H. Nicholas, n native of Baltimore, and superintendent of the New York, Philadel phia and Norfolk Raliroad, died in Philadel phia, Brigadier General Charles W. Squires, a prominent Confederate during the Civil War, died in St, Louis, aged sixty, x Judge Wallace, in the United States Court at Albany, concurred with the lower court in refusing to grant a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Captain Oberlin M, Carter, convicted conspiracy against the gov- ernment, May Bebehaus, Philadelphia from opium in a den, Julius Bandmann, an old merchant of San Francisco, is dead. John Klonthan uged seventy-one, Count Boni de Castellane, with his wife, Anna Gould, reached New York, and denied nbeolutely that he had lost anything in spec. ulations, declaring that he had never specu ated in his life, A. P. T. Elder, formerly a publisher in Chicago, plead guilty in the United States Court, that city, to having used the mails to defraud, Clarence W. Robinson was appointed monwealth's attorney in Newport News, Va, to fill the vacaney caused by the death of J. K. M. Newton. Jokn Potter Stockton, United States senator, who was for years attorney general of New Jersey, died at the Hotel Hanover, in New York. William W. Pateh, who during the war saved General Sherman and his staff from apture, died at his home in Galesburg, Ill, Captain William H. Gibson succeeded Cap- tain Sigsbee as commander of the battleship navy yard. of nineteen, died in effects of smoking aged the died at Berryville, Va, enme- formerly Texas at the Brookly: J. Bdgar Walton was arrested in the Chi cago National Bank on a charge of forgery. David Murdoek, assistant roadmaster of thd Maryland division of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Gray's Ferry, Philadelphia, was killed by a train. he loss by the fire at the winter quarters of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, at Bridge port, Ct., is estimated at 00. Many cars were destroyed. Captain Frederick J. lieutenant governor of Idaho, wh C. O'Melveney, was acquitted of Balt Lake. Edward Oswald was { der in the first degree at ( billing his wife and six-year-old The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company began shutting down its coal min. = & 19% § Tio Mills, formerly y killed J, und guilty of ‘amden, N, J hy ide hild. in Pennsylvania. W. J. McConnell, the temperance Cleveland, died lo Philadelphia 180 of morphia, adv of fr cessive a notorious chicken thief, Norfolk, to the peniter John Brown, was sentenced, in tiary for ten years, As the result of a family row in between the Collettis and the Sp as three of the Collettis were kille New York Spineilas were arrested fugitive, The British steamer Sutton, witl tor Philadelphia, was stranded or Island Shoals, near Lewes, Del, the revenue cutter Ono crew. Marshall Waggoner converted to Christianity, burned jection of books on infidelity In of the United Brethren Church at Toledo, OQ. nn his col the furnaces tev. Charles Earl Preston, of Jamestown RK. I... who ran away from his wife, was ar- rested in Troy. N. Y., where he had gone with a young lady of b ok Miss Kate Herbots mer, IL, was acquitted of the murder Salesman, to whom she had been be married. Mrs, Bertha by the death of Y.. made a desperate suicide, The will of i ries is char Princet if Chas hed engaged made despond latavia to Buprecht her husband in attempt Father ( who property to munieated gives his tars, Mrs. Anna George, the won ton murder case In Cleveland cloak model in New York. Seth Low, president of Colun was elected president College. he Baldwin 1 motive W ide ing thirty locomotives for French raliways. A report comes Chicago that as a result of the recent agreements of the trunk fine officials, separate city ticket offices will abandoned in Baltimo Philadelphia and other cities, and joint offices will be substituted, ia ¢ of allege, also Jaroard rus Is bul from be re, The tobacco growers of North Corolina have agreed to sell none of their product to the American Company for five YOArs, AX Van Wickls k Co, 2oal Coleraine, Pa., have advanced their men two per cent, It is reported that fo:ty thon=and miners in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania have decided to strike, Thomas MeDowell, the first mayor of Sae- ramento, Cal, died at S,uth River N. J. aged eighty three, Henry Smith died in ¥a., aged eighty-nine, dants, Captain Charles [. Stesie, of the Eigh- teenth Infantry, died at Fort Bayard, New Mexico, 8 Some Egyptian cotion was received in South Carolina, the first ever sent to that state. Fobacoo miner the wag Rockbridge eounty, He had 262 descen Mr. Ryan made another mova nt Norfolk in the Seaboard Air Line matter, Pranels P. Owings, of Chicago, presented an indebtedness of over five and a-half mil lions of dollars in Chleago, the largest sched. ule for liabilitles for discharge ever known under the national baskruptey ae Deputy Sheriff Alfrod Henry, while feed. ing the prisoners in the Howell county ¢#Mo. jail was dragged into s coll and killed, Al the prisoners in the jall cscaped, At Spruce Creek, Pa. Charles Robinson found John O'Nell in bis house with his wife, and killed him instantly. The American Steel and Wire Company has advanced the wages of ita men at Crown Polut, N, Y., ten per cent, Three men were fatally scalded by the ex- plosion of a boller on the yacht Caperon at Delaware City, Negotiations have been closed in Detroit whieh, it is contended, will be the beginning of the end of the independent talep movemont, ¥ Professor Enoch Howard Vickers, of Wous FHE HOUSE EXCLUDES ME. ROBEDLTS BY LARGE MAJORITY. LEAVES FOR HIS HOME. An Amendment Offered to Expel Him Without Seating Him Declared Ont of Order--Says that He Will Not Seek a Re Election, but Will Face the Future with a Light Heart, Washington, (Special) ~The case of Brig. ham H. Roberts, the Mormon representative. elect from Utah, which has occupied so much of the attention of the House since the ns sumbling of Congress, was decided Thursday by the adoption of a resolution to exciuds him by a vote of 278 to 60, The exact language of the resolution was as follows “That under the facts of the case Brigham H. tive-clect from the Stats of Utah, ought not to have or hold a seat in the Housa of Rep- resentatives, and that the seat to which he was elected is hereby declared vacant, : The amendment to expel Mr, Roberts with. out seating him, offered by Mr, Lacey, was ruled out on a point of order, and the House only voted upon the resolntions of the ma- jority and minority of the committee, The itter--to seat and then expel Mr. Roberts were defeated 81 to 244 of this vote shows 168 Re wiblicans, 9 Democrats and four Popul oted against it, and 71 De ablicans, two Populists and two Sliver le apd circumstances loberts, representa. Au analysis that y vest TON TRS iblicans forit dude Mr. Ie adopted by The majorit "x iberts a vasant---were was divid Dem yoie affirmative vols publicans, 164; yArRis Populists And the negative Democrats, 47; Republicans, 2; Populist, 1, Mr. Roberts wert on his fate be ber ax poi d. erts belleved the be adopted, expelled him wit of first admitting him to his seat, as wos posed by the resolution of the general beliet (nn Jha House Lacey amendment would Speaker Henderson was deterfine report of the maj certs should prevall Mr. Taylor's reason for insist ition should i t thers was not a two-thirds majority iu for expulsion, And yet s that has ever been taken on this matie iid have convinesd him of his err y was not a chance Mr. Hendorsen veral 3! pportunity to deb wi that hi sal from t e House, iestion was put to saat chair H All party J Rep r Re Siive before th convinoed home that he wo ‘kK Mr An, As late as five oe amendment Wot Lacey his amendment hout even Lh saving rity Lo exaiuue ba 1 his fear pressed Was Houses every ove n given rs O ain the SY PORE ines the entire vey of birds, ut Democrats Free Silve pdioans, son tha pr “i The s and pecified tio ex stion as to Mr, Hoberts ire thought, he w He wii $ mn lecide to accept hils [ate, ot bring his case before hreatened, Ape ' shining lHohts of his tle John Hon: huroo, arrive is understood thal tons fron and 1 m Salt Lake, and 8 y have brought him | sureh authorities that the better policy be not to irritates the people of the eon POLY RAN § ade to sues oftha 1 . of Mr. Bobet in fav any farther on the question « f State of lest ¢ Utah bo n From wiil require but little @ LO rescinding hie the present temper Ls ts defian prosise a sentiroent Utah's stainhood, BIG BLAZL IN TEEDONIA I Persons Barcel Death in ¥i Which Started in Hotel. Dunkirk, N.Y 206 000 damage at Fre iia, A throe miles south Dunkirk. Jonides the to buildings, the power-house of tbe kirk and Fredonia Birect Car Company = destroyed, together with all the ears, and a a result tealille botween the two places by ira has boon Two lost in the flames Missa Alice JHTuntingtor was miraed to death Ia the home of Fred W. Case while trylog to save her personal effects, Warren Leopold Bretzokgl, a prin. er, lost his life in the Pan-American Hotel while asleep in his room. The fire start d in the Pan-Ameriean Hotel at threa o'clock from some canse unknown, Mo ey Fire did “ilngo boven % ¥ ANE saapepdad, Hyves wore MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSIONS Reeldonce of a Millionaire diner wne Wrecked nt Leadrille. jendville, Col,, (3peglal. } ~The third of a series of dynamite explosions within the city limits ocourrad, wrecking the handsom residence of A. ¥V. Hunter, the millionaire mine-ownor, and the home of J. C. Ritchey, adjoiniug. The first dynamite explosion oeenrrod on Sanday night at the Carbonate Theatre, wrecking the rear of the building. The see. ond ogearred ia the rear of the Conrthouse, breaking windows. No one has beea lujured Ly the explosions, The police are at a loss to ascribe a motive for these outrages, Soveral suspicious char. acters bave been arrestod Oimolete Cannon. Balls Norfolk, Va, (Special) The schooner Hume satied for Boston with a cargo of ob. solete cannon balls, to be sold there as oid fron, They have been stored in the Bt Ialena magaring for years, and on acconn! of hinprovements ia cannon ars not avaliable, a A AANA Tarpentindis Way Up. Wilmington, N. ©, (Special ) Kot since April, 1885, baa aplcits of turpentine reached a higher mark on a southern waket thar the price at which sales were made Thurs day, viz: Bil curls, vith a firm tone, Iv connection with tue uniform high prices o ter and rosin wile have prevailud for sey. ern] weoks, operators in turpentive are senping a rich harvest and expess good pilons throughout the scason. Bpurits of toi peutine reesipls as the port of Wilming ton Lor the eroy veer to the prowess timo are tn excess uf thus of the wr per td last yom by ver a the casks, i { { i | | | John Morley Thus Bjeaks of the War England Wages He Blames the Government, London, (By Cable, )—John Morley, the former Liberal leader, addressing his con- stituents at Forfar, Beotiand, made little references to the present aspocts of the war in Bouth Africa, confining himself chiefly to un renewal of his indictment of the “policy which led to hostUities," Heo ridiculed “the notion that a few Boer sucoessea ontitled the Transvaal to be de- scribed ns a first-class military power,” and declared that ‘the fact of the Doers sending the ultimatum no more disposed of all other questions than the deflance of the American colonists, in throwing the tea into Boston harbor, disposed of all the questions of the war of Awerlean Independence, “It ls certain,” continued Mr. Morley, ‘that had the Government appreciated the temper of the Transvasl people and foreseen what was coming—what we nll know in these black, gloomy days—there would have been no war, It Is dreadfal, but true, that a want of decent foresight and decent information lod the Government to stumble into war in the dark, “Lord Ballsbury's menacing speech of July 28, it applied to a great power, could only have meant war, It was absurd, if the Gov. ernment really believed in a Dutch conspir- acy, to spend time in negotiations regarding the franchise, The conspiracy was an after- thought of the Government, conjured up to mask a hideous and ghastly blunder,” In conclusion Mr, Morley declined to com. mit himself as to what would happen in the future, but he warned his hearers not to be daped by the idea that the Boers, after do feat, would settle down quietly, AMERICAN VIEWS OF THE WAR St. James Gazette Thinks Captain Mahan in the Minority. London, ( By Cable, )—A recent letter from Capt. Alfred T. Mahan, United Btates Navy, retired, which bas cabled here, has been extensively commented upon. In the letter Captain Mahan expresses sympathy with the English in the war. The Bt, James Cine says: ben advice la good and Is needed in America, While strict neutrality is maintained in the official world and good will for England is fait } betier in. formed, it ts simply misleadiog the publle of “Captain Mahan's y the res ond- England of Amer this country to SUgRest, Bs Some of eats are doing, that antag: m 10 is conflued to a negligible majority feans, “The sympathy of Americans as a whole { fact, no more with England Was OUr J Mr smy pu sf the war with Spain, . AR a matler o oment than y at the outbreak ead. ular atl nited Hiates Alleged Postal Violation. Lyneht Va shal Felts has om tion with the wial regulations at } He br ns ure. Special Deputy Mar x th irth arrest in COR fe alleged violations f the i re 8 uxht here ‘ iN 8 oing business of #50 000 and dealing ia that jew iter with a capital iaestionable books, whereas sald only capital consisted ir iis i a iy wiars, Good Luck Sometimes Kills, Carlisle, | he receipt « rom the Fede very i is Le { ' { Henry Kender, a Civil War veteran, be was 11 invd here & "a Excessive { ¥) back peonsl "res jo 1 iM ialely sn vagrant, Keeler placed good for a &b that he was } k his bed, his yotiey in safe hands, but his ave him suo death result far ax ls knowin y relatives, na Shot the ington, Pa. peeing, is on. of West ed by a Mal 3 eustody, Officer Down. w shot OF 0 young man nemsd Frank ammon bad at and was taki ez xd sheep g him 0 the earing when r threatened ; Squire Walls | MeGee inter him with arrest, The yo u revolver and shot him thro killing bim almost ipstiantly but was Inter captured now in jail, ir A feresl, nud the offic then drew » oy ing an igh the bead, MeGoe fled. by a posse, and is Soldiers’ Bodies from Santiago. Washin General ston, (Special, ) Quartarmaster Ludington Is informed that the transport MeClellan has arrived at New York from Bantiago with tho remains of speventy-aix soldiers, who died from yellow fever in RBantlago Provinces last summer and spring, and a cargo of 370 metalile caskets for the Philippines. These caskets were sont to Bantiago when there was a large force of troops there, and are no longer needed in Caba. FRANCE ORDERS STELL CAS, May be Converted Inte Armored Traine in Case of War, The Tribune Government has given Pressed Steel Car Company, of Pittsburg, an order for 1 0 steel freight ears for the Paris, Lyons and Mediterrancan Rallroad, “Th War Department of Franes is plan. ning to equip the Government roads with steel cars that ean be converted without dif. fieuity info armored ears, “The results obtained in the use of Lheso cars, which will be shipped to France in a short time, will determine the French Gov. ernment’s cours of action in equipping all government Hoes with steel cars, Chieago, (8peeial.) “The French ave to the Death of a Veteran Editor. Btroudsburg. Pa., (Special) Ex-Jodge Kehoeh, the oldest editor in point of active and eontinnous service on one nowspaper in the United States, died nt his home here at the age of eighty-six. Ex-Judge Sohoeh took charge of the Jeffersonian in 1840, and thioe then has been editor and publisher, He enjoyed the best of health up to within two weeks ago, and did work on his paper until quite recently, BIG FIRE IN DAWSON, Kiondike Metropolis Sostains a Loss of 8400,000. Reattle, Wash., (<pecial) Advices from the North received substantiate the report ol a big fire at Dawson, It ocenrred on Jang. ary 11 and destroyed buildings and merohan diese to the value of $40 0.0, The news eama by telegraph from Dawson to Skagway. The fMames burned about 400 fect along the priveipal street, laying in ashes many of the most substantial strue tures In the K ondike metropolis, There was no loss of Hite, but very lit*le of the con. tanta of the buildings were saved, DANGEROUS REVOLT. PLOT OF THE AUTONOMOUS GOVERN. MENT OFFICIALS, THE AMBUSH AT LIPA. Fleven of the Native Officials, Including the President and Several Councillors, Kent to Prison on the Charge of Plotting Treason What the Investigation Shows. Prominent Men Arrestok. Manila, (By Cable.)—Mail advices from Negros bring particulars of the uprising ast month in the southern part of the island, in which Lieutenant A. C. Ledrard, Bixth Io- fantry, was killed, Yostead of being an un- important revolt of pative police, as was al first reported, it appears to have been an attempt to overthrow American authority. The movement was started by the chief offi- cials“of the autonomous government, the men who were elected and innugurated with #0 much evremony last Noyember, Eleven of these officials, ingiuding the president and several councillors, were lodged in jall on charges of plotting treason, Beveral secured their release under heavy bonds, but others remain in prison, General Smith fouud evidence that the Je. volting police were following the orders of the autonomous government, which designed to nse the forces under its control to over. power the Americans, The fulled through being ematurely, but was in oa Two eon Infantry were hurried from foree the garrison at plot started § state of u Negro casiness fora week, panies of the Twenty-sixth livilo to rein Haro The oMelals arrested most prominent Heved that they will island, The escort of Thirtieth Infantry, manding, wi meg J.ieuts 3 Com ih was near Lig of fifty conva- were going am bashed as already fable da. « sisigted § iesopits from the he ho to rejoin the ents hid the and opened fire mpital, w fr in Uj» +13 three sides, The Amerie ties, were co which « , in addi peiled to aban mnsisted of twenty-two horses, with thelr f into inttar fell hands of the who pursued packs, all rizents, retreating escort for three insur along the tiles road. uot] the rood, Americans were reinfe FROM WASHINGTON. In the Uniiad States Sanate Mr, Pritchard, mado & spoeth « nod Mr, ° A res ’ Ya ny was 8 iy juesiion General J Pasrio B betlore the 8 trade He was proba de nt. Ih» Benale minds HAW comaiiilee in with the sland, iry A. Haren, of the Weather Bureau, ¥ faislly hart by a Uleyelk ommities inves! gating bribery charges against Senator Clark Montana, board a number of wits Before the H Weights and Ed se Committees on Coinage, t . t Meaagres Secroisar ¥ sage invor : The Honen passed a int inting reiary Oo gents of the Smithson r of the metric ss sien resciut x -Be ev otiv of jan JTustituti Surgeon brochure on iagae, General Wyman has the history General Merritt has been plased in of the funeral of General Lawton Brigadier Thomas M. was retired under the age limit The Interstate Comm O cided that the Louisville and Nashville thes § the Leheral mmittee ther companies violate intersts COMI erea inw and ordered by discriminating agaiost Savannab, be made, & change ip rates Lo Mr. Hale declared sentiment of the American the B ers, and not with Balfour declared. The House Commiltes on unanimously 19 report the de inn the Sesate that the peonie was wilh Eogiaud, as Mr Labor voted Joint resciuiion signed to prevent government bands, mili. tary and maurice, from competing with civ flan asda, Chairman Payne, of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced in the House a bli 10 extend the United States customs nud nal revenue to Puerto Rico, inter The P nslon Appropriation bill, earrying € 145, 245.200, was passed by the House, alter an attack on Pension Commissioner Evans’ administration, Postmaster General Smith appearsd be. fore the committees investigating the alleged polygamous status of postal appolatees in Utah, An official report of the wreck of the Uni. ted States steamer Chariestof was received from Captain Pigman, FATHER CHINIOUY'S WiLL. His Property, Except His Valoable Library, Left to His Wife. Kankakea, Ill, (Special.})-The will of Father Chiniquy, the excommunicated priest, who died In Montreal last year, was flied in the Kankakee County Court, In the will Pather Chinlquy says he dies in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, His property he leaves to his wife and diughters, except his library, worth 7.00), which he bequeatbs to his son-in-law, Rev, Joseph Morin, who Is carrying on Father Chinlquy's missionary work in Canada, se- eording to the dead priest's directions, A AREAS SAY FOREIGN AFFAIRS. A number of towns along the Rhine, in Germany, ate flooded, sadden thaws causing the river to rise ten feet in twenty-four hours. The French Chamber of Deputies voted confidence in the government on an inter pellation criticizing the government's lode claion in the recent miners’ strike, German parliamentarians say that the fate of the Naval bill in the Reichstag is by no moans assured, The Marquis de Castellane, father of the Count’ denles reposts that his son had failed to meet his obligations, dus to bourse spoe. ulations, but it is stated that the Count was involved in private speculation, and suffered on acoount of the deprossion caused by British reverses in Bouth Africa, Rumors place his losses at 8,070,000 francs, The Empress of China has again vested 1 Hung Citing with vies regu) power, and given him the difficult tank of dealing with the aggression of the Frensh on the southern frontier of China, 4 BURIAL OF LAWTON. Making Arrangements for a Fitting Funeral for the Gallant Soldier. Washington, (Special, According to ar- rangemvuis already made by the War De- partment, the remains of Major General Henry W. Lawton, U, B, Y., who was killed at Ban Mateo, Luzon, December 19 last, will be futerred In the National Cemetery at Ar- Hogton with full military honors, the day after they reach this city. Previous to inter- ment, troops to compose the funeral escort, which will consist of one regiment of infan- try, one regiment of foot artillery, a squad- ron of cavalry and two mounted batteries of artillery, will be assembled (no this eity to escort the remains from the church, where the funeral religious seivices are held, to the cemetery, Major General Wesley Merritt, command ing the Department of the Fast, has been charged with the execution of these orders. General Merritt has been formally desig- nated to command the escort, The remains of General Lawton are on the troopship Thomas, and are expected to ar- rive at Ban Francisco about the Ist of Feb ruary. Mrs, Lawton is 8 passenger on that vessel, and the floal arrangements for the funeral will not made untfi the authori- ties at Washiogton ascertained ber wishes In the matter, It is pettied, however, that the remalas brought to Wash. ington on a special train, io charge of Major General Sifter, who will be by an aide, The tiner: { not be deters 4 Lawton are Known trip will be made so He in state {or a and Iodisnag bor have will accompanied ry the train will the wishes of Mrs, It is probable as Lo permit 4 nu unt sh pe ut Fort iis TRAPPED IN First Mishap to the Two Men Washington, (Spel ward AMBUSIL American Troops Killed. bappening Ign { from General Os ¥. A pack train transporting rations bw wid Nag bry Pablo, Lag: eso ted Jer Lie was am: Alte rrr The { od fut Wily men ur ibirlielh Infantry, ushed Saturday. men were killed, five wounded, and nine are train st. Lieut, ] ¢ men I kilied an 4 Pack thirty-four Tomas with the missing. and re affair is belong Investigated, Doret, with the F the insurgents in yrty-fifth Infantry, Datanges pared lu amt eight, wounded 4 rr iss 10 mew Seven ix rifles three, including one ; ad ual os. ) ighitly unded, (signed, (Oris CROP REFORT FOR 1809, Statistics Showing the Acreage. Value of Wheat, Corn and Oats, 4 pecind, Ihe f Agricuiture h estimates Binge statistic inh of the Departmeust « us made his i producion dhe acreage, nd value of the i values are based on prices on December 1. The wheat =» production 47.3 g319 540 208, Lhe lug 12.8 asl reago L486 bushels 3 Average yield Was is, and the average Docember 1, 55.4 cent The corn acreage fuction 2,075,143, 933 E28 210 110, he ug So per Lashed on was »2 10s Uuslinis, au average vied } vusbieis, abd the average {a rl.3 was i Deoembe The acreage in « production 796.1 B198 per busta « elit 2% 541 bashes, SS 19.943 the Dashes value sore farm Cells, S67 WIS, $0.2 pet average ¥i eing price and the 3 3 t od T : bustiel ou December i Toe bariey crop bushels, the 13 the 4 be the hay crop ai 56,653, is estimated at e crop at 28. 961.741 4i3 1 tshels us lie ckwheat croj potato at 11, p v ot »y - : : crop al 23% 985.051 slives fi 706 ons, RUMORED NAVAL SCANDALS Stories About Commander Very, Boston, Mase, (Special )-A letter ceived from a paval officer at Manila, dated December 12, says that two scandals in the United States squadron are causing genera talk. One is the shooting of a Filipino ot board the Monadnoek by Captain McGowan because the mau climbed the vessel forward instead manded by naval usage, It that the eaptain intended to fire over the man and seare him, but be was hit In the hip, and died soon afterwards, The other subject of comment is the act that Commander 8. W, Very, of the Castine up to the present time, has had every offices on the vessel, with one exception, under sus pension, and one of them has ol jected, Captain McGowan and re over the side of de is maintain of alt. as ANSTILYNCOCHING MEASTI RE. Colored Congressman Proposes to Make It Treason to the United States. Washington, (Special, ) — Representative White, of North Carolina, the colored rep. resentative in the House, Introduced a bill “for the protection of all citizens of the Uni. ted States against mob violenee,”" ote, It provides that ail persons shall be protected from Lelong murdered, tortured or burned to death by mobs known as “iynehing bees ™ whether spontaneous or premeditated, and all parties participating, aiding or abetting in such affairs are made guilty of treason against the United States government, and subject to prosecution in the United States courts, TWO YOUNG LADIES DROWNED, Their Horse Stambled While They Were Yording Cheat River. Parsons, W. Va., (Special. )-Two daugh. ters of Rev, G. N. Day were drowned in Safford Fork of Cheat River, six miles above here. They were about fifteen and eighteen years old, and were crossing the river on borseback, The animal fell down, throwing them from his back. Oae clung to the bridle and the other Ly his tail, and were being thus dragged out when the horse fell a second time, The father saw the accident, but his skiff sank before reaching his ohil- dren, = ed NICARAGUA WILL ARBITRATE. Heady Settlement of Any Trouble With * the Canal Company. Washington, (Special. )~It was stated by officials authorized to speak that there is ab. PEOPLE PANIC-STRICKEN IN MANY MEXICAN TOWNS DISASTER AT COLIMA. At Tenimata Seven People Were Killed, and Sixty Wounded Many of the Honses Being of Light Construction Succumbed to the Shock ~Churehes Were the Prineol- pal Sufferers. Colima, Mex,, (Epecial.)—An earthquake shock began here at s-quarter belore mid- night Friday and sssumed serious propos- tions at Tenimsta, many houses being badly injured, aud some light construction wreck. ed, There was great constersation, and people rushed into the streets, some barely escaping with thelr lives, Boven people wers killed outright and sixty were injured, and are being cared for josal surgeons, IS was reported that the yoleano had burst into erujtion, but it now appears that the phe- nomenon was conflued to suldsrranesn man- {festations, Loeal selentific men believe that the carthquake traveled from under the Pa- eifie and that when news reaches hers from the const there will be interesting detalls, The governor of this state has Sp- pointed a cor sion to inspect the churches and publie edifices, while owners of houses injured in the earthquake will be compelled to put them iu a condition of security, Quiet is restored, and there is little apprehension of a return of the disturbances, Mex, (Bpecial)—At mid- earthquake shock ergscked of the state painos university and the r, the latter one of the most The churches of n Jose were damaged. he handsomest edifions locally known as the guificence of its nment has closed Ba- i ng the dome will fall in. Carmen Barracks were badly damaged, and news {ro Zapotian Narula state thet several houses The shock at Ban Dias, on the Pacifle, ground were heard, re- » rumbling of a heavy ses Meteorologist Conteras of the shocks, . Special, News is arriv- r points affected by the right and Saturday age was dope Lo prop d the City of Colima, the same name, Wee vx periences, O00. I'he City of Mexico crathed, few ae yagh some adobe aod one bridge Church of the in the sub- w closed for re, ists re studying the earth- data now being received from by Ocean, Guadalajara night Friday an hat el and staircase of the here, and Im wers demolished, Ws eredy and jer i cracked quake I interior pe Vera Cruz -The earth untry, resching it Saturday morning. ratively light here auake tray juak ny here § SUMMARILY REMOVED. Macram Dismissed by the State Pepars Has Krager's Letters Promp* Action Taken, fpecial )—The State Depart ved Charlies E. Macrum, re | nt Pretoria, and who was pre n the United States Con he had made & final r» sounts with the gos ment naan srprising news was announced al Department Monday. The point by the department that Mr, Me wotion with the Consular Servier supplanted by young ye Biante Department declares he was A consular offoar who requests { one post and whose d, remains in the Consping formally dismissed, but under the ors surrounding Mr Macrum’s meul would ordinarily have continued as a member of the consular staff and received an appointment 10 some clher post, The only explanation that can be offered for the dismissal of Mr. Macrum is found in the fact that he is bearing & serious propo. sition trom President Kruger, of the Bouth African Republic, to this government, and in the further fact that he is acting sx A mes senger of President Kruger to the President of France, As recently as threo weeks age State Departmen officials were talking with interest of the floal report on the Routh Alrican conditions that would be made by Mr. Macrum on his return to this country, and the presumption there was that be would either return to Pretoria after making the explanation expected of him or be givea a place elsewhere, The summary disposition made of Mr Macrum is concedediy due to the State De. partment’s desire to maintalm a friendly domeanor toward Great Britain, The Brit. {sh authorities have sucosedod in establish. ing & censorship that is practioaliy impersi. ous to all efforts to secure the transmission of either telegraphic or mali matter from the South Afrioan republics. It Is ander stood here that President Kruger, unable to sommunicate with the United States or the rest of the outside world, except through the emi loyment of secret couriers and spies, asked Me Macram to bring to the United States the formal appeal of the Duteh Re pablic for mediation by this government. YAQUIS KILLED, Mexican Troops Defeat a Large Foree of the Indians. Nogales, Avie, (Special News was re soived from the South that General Lorense Torres bad engnged the Yaquis at Masovein on Thursday, killing over 200 and taking 500 prisoners, i Father Beltran and several sisters of char. fty who have been held as prisoners of war by the Yaquis for the last six months, were rescued by the victorious Mexienns, and are now with General Torres, Ss OUR NEW POSSESSIONS. nl CRW on : Gibara, by & Cuban editor named Oa
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