“THE NEWS. Dewey Day was enthusiastically eslebrated at Wheeling, and erowded the streets to catch a glimpse the Admiral, William H. Jackson and James Cary, hoth colored, wers sentenced to thirty davs in jail in Winchester, Va, for passing counter: feit money. There were simple but monies at the driving of the Delaware General Electric Dover, Del, Wash-a-kie aged chief of the Eastern Kho shone Indians, died in his tepee, on the Wind River reservation, in Central Wyo ming. Organizer George W, Purcell. of the Mine Workers’ Union, accused in Willlamsburg, Ky., of leading a riot, was acquitied. Mr. Wa Ting Fang, the Chinese minister delivered the oration at the celebration of the University of Pennsylvania, The ecoustituticnal amendment to disfranchise the colored voter was adopted by the Virginia Senate, Charlies H. Carleton, wanted in Philadel phia to answer a charge of conspiracy, was arrested in Centredale, BR. L Henry M. Alden, editor-in-chis!l of Har pees’ Weekly, was married to Mrs, Ada F. Murray, of Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Waltons Wilson was gaged and robbed by a couple of Italians in New York The men were arrested, Ibe Virginia House Commiites on Finance reported a blll to pension widows of Conled- erate soldiers, A. T. Dennett, the New York reformer, Was taken to an insane ssyluw in Concord, N. H A man and a woman were asphyxiated ai the Klondike Hotel, Bleecker street, New York. Dr. James H. Smart, president of Perdue University, died at his home in Lafayette, lod. Congressman Overstreet, father of the House ( pominated. Hezekiah Thomas died W. Va., at the age of 11 3 years, [eander J. McCormick, the famous hartesters and binders, Chjcago of pneumonia, Samuel Gompers, president can Federation of Labor, ha a trip to Havana, The national convention of party will be held in Rioux Falls, South Da- kota, on May lst I'he British steamer Restormel sank in the Peiaware Biver. She was loaded with a eargo of wheat, A Ofteen-year-old boy has been banish from Massachusetts by order of the count for forging a check. William H. Beard, York. The Western Union Telegraph Company has bought all the lines of the Deseret Tele graph Company, beretofors owned and oper ated by the Mormon Chureh. Owpers of oyster beds in New York, New Jersey and Connesticut are making efforts to comb ns. The proposed company is to have a capital of $15,000,000, Governor Tyler, of Virginia, coz plained to the Senate that bills wern chapged alles they had passed the Senate ing into his hands, The steamer Taormina, from rived at New York wilk one patient on board. fireman was buried at sea, The Alfa Hotel, at Southern winter resort in North Carciipa, was burned Loss $20,000, All the guests escaped, of interesting cere the first spike ip Raliway io designed o! Indiana, urrency Lili, Was re in Morgantown, manufacturer of died in of the Ameri returned from tha I antiist wd the artist, died in New nd before con Saplos, ar sallow fever bad died and A Piues, a pret imtior with Toe Hapld Trapsit Subway CO Company was incorporated at Albany a eapilal of one million dollars Dan ii, Hanns, of the senator married in Gléhcille te Mr» doa Maud. PF. L. McCarthy, a farmer death near New Brunswick, N. J Frosia tu Florida damaged the strawberry erop and the early vegelablies, The large Ingrabamville Mi tucket, B, 1., was destroyed by fire. Daniel Gotzesdanner diod at his home io Charlestown, W. Va, seastor Lodge's vessrable mother died al ker howe io Boston, Tom (tould, the potorlons New York dive. keeper, died, From the maiomast of the ship Shenan doah, lying at8an Fraselsco, the ashes of Walter 8. Blanchard were soatiered to the four winds Howard BR. Gardoer, of Stroudsburg, Pa. was beid In $1,000 bail in Philadelphia on she charge of using the malls for fraudulent pOarpones, Ges. F. C. Williams, a veléran ol the Mexiean and Civil Wars, died at his home in Chapmsa, Pa. Seven hundred joarnaymen tailors of Cbl fa on was £ CrOF Danis was Ir at Paw. tallors. * Deed was recorded in Norfolk conveying to the Vanderbilts rajiroad properties in Virgiain, The upbolstery mannfacturers in Phila deiphia rejected the semis offered Ly the WORVErS, A squad of pegro soldiers from Fort Bliss raided the police station in El Pason, Texas, to release n comrade, A fight ecosued, in whieh one poliesman apd one soldier were killed, Charles PF. Stell brought suit in Carlisle against persons who remoustrated against the granting of a liquor liesnse to him, charglog that they made libelous state ments, graud jury of the Princess Anne (Va.) Court, oa the charge of committing a felonlons as sault on Fannie Hale, fourteen years oid, Governor Tyler, of Virginia, signed the wii tor the incorporation of the Junior Order of Amerienn Mechanics. The Abbott-Downlng Company, manufac N. H,, made an sasignment, attempted to lynch Mes, C. L. Weeks, was iynohed near Alken, 8. C, Suit was filed in the Federal Court in of the Bankruptoey law, Hoven miners were eaught in a snow slide in Sliver Lake Basin, Colorado, saved but one, President Eliot bas openad Harvard Sum. mer Hehool to ous thousand Cuban teachers free of charge. leyan University, Delaware, Oblo, was shot from ambush, The West Virginia mivers again advanced the price of coal. Prof, William 0. Bumuer, ia Lis remarks. Lie address mado in New Havea, Gt, con tended that only ten per cent. of married realized the (deals with which they married Hin ~ CRONJE AT BAY. SURROUNDED, HE REPULSES HOB. ERTS ARMY OF 50,000. BRAVERY OF THE BOERS. Kitchener Refuses Cronje’'s Request for nn Their Position is Hope- tess, But They Will Not Surrender of Metal Being Hurled Bargher Trench Surrender is Inevitable. Armistice Tons into London, Eng. One of most important War is on, follows By Cable.) the crises of the South African The latest developments Are as Gaon, P. A. Cronje, with a Boer army esti- mated at 8,000 men, has made a determined stand Paardeberg drift, in the Orange Free State, 40 miles east of the Cape Colony border, A lores of Doers from Ladssmith, reported to be under command of Gen. Hans Botha, has arrived to reinforce General Cronje. This fores was attacked and scattered by Lord Roberts, the British commander-in- chief, nt General Buller continues to advance ob Ladysmith, Natal, but is meeting unexpect- edly strong resistance from considerable forces of Doers who remain in that vieipity, I'he bombardment of Ladysmith was heavy up to Monday, the of the last advices from that place, dute The most startling incident of the general situation Is an exploit by Cronje upon which the Bri ish censored dispatches bestow high praise. With his comparatively small foreo he was attacked Inst Sunday by the entire army of Lord Roberts, estimated to have numbered 50.000 men, and he repulsed the attack in what is described as * costliest actions of the war,” Cronje’'s army took up a very strong posi tion in the bed of the Modder River at Paar leberg drift. A detachment of his force held also a kopje, or bill, some little distance {rom the river and paraliel with it. Oa both sides of the is a broad, which can be swept by the loers, who use the The British one of the river there level plain Mausers of the river banks as breast ufantry er position safe mile and a half, ! British artillery could take pe the range of the Boer Mausers river bed, works, fore approach the B ina distance of a could not there F with Lord Eoberts decided upon infantry, which Monday and position, Al met a bios Tuesday be He made a rec shelled inoissance in fores Tuesday afternoos, which hin that he eculd not take the Boer tior without “very heavy Lord therefore decided not nvinced positio loss Roberts to attack with his in fantry again, but to use his cannon upon th Boers shut up ia the river bed, while iofantry and cavalry against the B forcement that arrived from Ladysm other places, Should Boer reinforcements pour ia upon bim in great numbers as is kelly General Roberts, while besieging Crouje, may himsel! basloged, Meanwhile, Cronje’s army shut up in a eramped position, saffers a los of men and material from the incessant is pour of British misalles. Want of food may perhaps limit the period through which re sistance ean continued. Boer pluck bowever, indomitable, and there can be n doubt that Cronje will bold out while his men can handie their rifles, If they can bold wit some longer, they bance of relieved ising ep redn and 24 find * Foen is days have a being by the armi their compatriots that are Sockiag fr sides to ald them fait oR Cronje ssked an armistios of allow him to bury bis dead. Lord } acting for Lord Eoberts, ref the Boer leader must fight t render unconditionally. swer was that he would fight to the death The total British in with Cronje is not known, indicate that it was Boer account of the Boer Joss in the main and one wounded, It also states that tw: were killed and four wounded in another fight in the same vielaity. A Dritish press flapateh from Paardsberg states that Boers confessed to aed, saying that y 8 finish or sur Cronje’'s final at loss Sunday's battle but partial liste The battle states that the fight was one kiliad fully 700 official “the a loss of over 8X men FORTHE CONSYENTION, iamocrats Choose Kansas City and Name July 4-Convention Hall, Washington, (Special. } By a vote of 40 9 the Democratic Natlosa! Committes dr elded to hold the National Convention in Kansas City, Mo, The date of the convention July 4. Until the aftersoon it seemed almost a foregone coneinsion the convention would be held early in June, Aller Kansas City had been seleated as the place the impress | sion was fixed that a date in May or June would be selected because of the weather prevailing in Eansas City during the sum. mer months, The argument was advanced that it was necessary to hold the convention prior to that of the Fopulists, which falls vn May 9, in order to escapes the charge of nominating the Populist candidate, it being assured they will choose Bryan, It was ale desired by many to hold the convention prio: to the Republican Convention, which meets in Philadelphia on June 15, These (deas were advanced at the meeting ef the committee. Committeaman Johnson declared in favor of May §, so the nomios tions by the Popullsts and Demorrats could bo simultaneous, He was, however, the only member who supported this view. Forme: Gaverner Stone, of Missoari, insisted that June 14 was the better date, in which view be was supported by Senator Tilman avd i others, The argument was advanced thal the party failed in tho last national cam paign bérause the convention had been held in July and the time as too short to edu eats the people. The more thme given be tween the meeting of the convention and the slection the greater wera the chances of the anccess of the Demooratic party, MeGraw (W. Va.) and Blanchard (1a. presented the date of July 4 and urged that it be selected. This view was taken by Com mitteeman Campbell, of New York, who | sald it would be much better for the Dem. | oerney of New York to have & late conven tion rather than an early one, Former Senator Gorman then spoke In favor of the holiday, was fixed for ASKS AN INVESTIGATION, Congressman Wheeler Introduces a Heo olution Abont Macrum. Washington, (Special i Representative Wheeler, of Kentuoky, lotroduced In the Housa 8 resolution directing the Committers | on Foreign Affairs to investigate the truth or falsity of the charges made by Charles B Masrum, late Consul at Pretoria, that his official or personal mall was opened, read, supprossed or detained by tne censor of the British Government at Durban or thats telegram sent by him to the Department o' State was delayed by a British censor for npoveral weeks. ROBERTS’ OPERATIONS. Bpencer Wilkinson Says There Is Ne Doubt About the Hellef of of Kimberley. London, (By Cable, )—8pencer Wilkinson, the military expert, reviewing the situation in South Africa, says: “Lord Roberts has begun this eampaign by striking at the prinelpal Doer lorces in the western theater of war-—that of Com- mandant Cronje, covering the siege of Kim- berley, “In a little aver three weeks Lord Roberts had completed the organization of his force, Ho then quietly massed 50,000 men, four infantry divisions and a cavalry divi- sion, near the selected point, renching Mod- der River Station on Friday, He must have put his troops in motion with the least possi ble delay, for on Monday the action began. It was an attempt to turn the Boer position by n march round its left, or eastern, flank, “On Monday General French's cavalry selzed the passages of the Ret River, south- oust of Jacobsdal, and were at once followed up by two infantry divisions, On Tuesday the cavalry moved north, and pelzed the crossings of the Modder River, the infantry following at their heals, The Relief of Kimberley. “On Thursday. when one division of lnfan- try was on the Modder and the other close behind it, between the two rivers, the cav- airy moved forward toward Kimberley, dis- persed the besiegers from the southeastern front, and opened connection with the town, “Tue same day the troops from the oid camp nt Modder River Station opened up communication with Jacobsdal, which had already been taken. Thus Lord Roberts had a semicircle around the Boer position at Magersfoutein, from Kimberley on the north to Modder River Station on the south, and possibly the line was prolonged from Mod. ler Hiver Station to the northwest, so that Generai French might hope, by passing through Kimberley, to complete the circle, and thus enable Lord Roberts to envelop snd capture Cronje's whole foree, “This was the result hoped for. The plan was brilliantly conceived and vigorously ex- souted, But Cronje has been able Lo ev ade the blow, When Gen, French reached Kio beriey it was found that Cro his force, had m apparently Ly A shorter Modder Cronje Left in iaste. SOMO nje, with the bulk of ved off toward Bioem [ontein, by r routs al fe f the laagers and st andnned and od i that ris At * wy a lal Cronje left General Kelly-Kenny's Lrigades was last reported as pursing and guard, General the pursuit, eugaging the Doer Kitebhener is rear superintendiog which may be effective. “Of the first and ninth divisions no men tion bas been made (n the telegrams, and the uference Is that & part of yet undisclosed. Possibly thelr function is 10 complete the circuit to the west. Per haps, too, a force is making to the eastward, south of the Modder Cronje, though, as the mounted Boers cover thirty nn a day, no them. A past of retreated « ud will, “There roileved, and the design is as river, to intercept fies infantry ean eateb the Boer forces may have the northwest, toward po doubt, be pursued rRiy, an ba no d that the hd ihis is 1bt that Kimberiey is railway will soon be ean re val pened. a sur but the more iable result the destruction the Dosr army--has not eannot be sald. in the this is attributable ish geperalship, whiel exeellent Thers are disquieting news, The capt come fro Leen secured It circumstances, that the DPrit Bare oa weakness in sors 10 1 features in ire bv Boers, sald 1 im Colesberg, of a large Brit ay diminish the mobility of the force, and is a proof of the energy of the Boer leaders atimck British post Hensburg shows that the Boers mean to reply to Lord lobortis” adrance by striking nications, 1 sly cOD Firitis} 8 cape 8 JUG : ent a1 iis vigorous of the nt al his commu. the operations around Kimberley Is fully known is © oes 10 specyiata upon move of Lord Roberts, The f40t that Kimberioy bas been relieved and that Cronje bias 10 make a Lasty retreat are to the good side of connt, but the fact util the lssue of it ae. the next the a« that Cronje has not, at any rate up to the date of ihe latest tele. grams, been well besten ina Bght, is a dis appointment. The opision is widespread that the invasion of the Free State will bring the Boer army, or at least the Free State contingent, cut of Natal. SHOT SWEETHEARTS FATHER. flown Young Man Does Murder on His Way to Church Ottuma, Jowa, burn, aged Zi, shot { Special, Leslie East. Jasper Hutton, an aged ing Sutton's abdomen and {ostiant death. Eastburn called at causing almost Sntton’s home to take Sutton’s 18-year-old daagbter Alice to church. The Isther met Eastburn at the door and ordered him away. An alterss- tion ensued and Salton followed Fastburn to the road. Weapons were drawn by both men, Esstburn fired first, the older man falling Lelore he could raise his weapon. SHAFTER SAYS FOREYER. United States Mnst Always Keep Garri- sons in Philippines Buffalo, N. Y.. (Bperinl, )~ Gen. William R. Shafter was at Fort Porter while returning to San Francisco, Interviewed on the Dhilippise sitastion he said: “I regard the insurrection as broken. fo far aa the Tagals are concerned the in. surrection is practically ended, As to what may occur among the other tribesmen over there I cannot say.” “How long will a garrison be necessary in the Philippines?” was asked, “Forever,” he replied, "and by forever 1 mean during your Hfetime and mine,” THE AMERICAN ATTACHE, A NMeport That He Was Missing Contra. dicted In a Despateh from Jacobadal, T.ondon, ( By Cable, Lloyd Weekly News. paper publishes a dispatch from Modder Niver, under dale of Friday evening, saying that the American and Austrian attaches are reported to be missing, Another despateh, dated at Jacobsdal the same day, states that Captain Slocums and the Austrian attache are at that place, A A A New Rallroad Oficial The Louiavilie and Nashville Dallway has sroated the position of “horticultural agent,” The duties of this oficial will be to encourage hortieulture and truck raleing slong the line by means of information ob. tained in the same and other sections of the South. : a CA AAA Mammoth Pacific Liners, Your American steamers designed for the Pacific trade are each to be 780 feet lcog, with a capacity of 22,000 tons, Some of the buliders say the transpacific laoers of the ature will be 1,000 feet long. FIGHT TO A FINISH. ONLY HIGHEST COURT CAN SETTLE KENTUCKY MUDDLE DUAL LEGISLATURE NOW. Two Sessions of Both the House nna Senate in the Capitol. Democrats Meet an Hour Ahead of Opponents With Carter in the Chair Two Presiding Of- cers in Chamber. Frankfort, Ky., (Special, )~ The impression ‘hut the contest over the Governorship will not be ended till it 1s fought to a finish in the courts Is not lessened by the action taken by the Democratic Senators in their session ratifying their former action by which Bena- tor Goebel was declared Governor, The Republicans who spoke for Governor Taylor said that he would not recognize as legal the proesedings just taken, and which was duplicated In the House, but has told them that he looks upon these proceedings as illegal and will not quit the fight uotil the whole matter is passed upon in the eourts of inst resort, Governor Taylor's Position. His position is that, the former proeeed- ngs being vold, the ratification gives them no legal vitality; that the legal presiding ofMicer, Lisutenant-Governor Marshall, bad doclarell the session adjourned when the vole in question was taken, and that the vols should have been taken by yeas and nays, us in the case of a bill or joint resolution. Negotiations to settle the conflilet between Lisutenant-Governor Marshall and Senator Carter over the chair in the Senate still goes on, but no agreement has beon reached so far, There is talk among the Democratic Bena. tors of voting on the ratification resolutions in the Senate by yeas and nays. These reso lutions received the support of 21 Beasiors two more than a quorum oO Two Legisintnres. { the Renate Car y heel REARID srned Sat The Democrats had a session « at 9 o'clock with President ter presiding, and adjourned at 2.30, The Republicans adj urdav, to meet at 11 « rails adopted this thse fro tem clock. and the Demo to got he Nenate ¢ m possession of amber Nrst, FL Both ( licans, nvened Arter a Marshal presided ing Marshall, nd ied bv] recogni {ter prayer, ana, feytenant. left the ball Tue Dern jee " r Marshail, Renators, recogoizing resident Goebel Election Heaffirmed, The Demoeratio Senate then adopled motion by Senator Allen, of Lexington, ratify and reaffirm the former action of the Senate, by which Gosbel was declared Gov arnor. This prevailed on & vive Yoo ¥¢ ie nobody making a demand for the nays. Senator Triplett, anti-Gosbel Dem erat, voted pose of making a quorum. The Democratic Senators adc adopting the Alien resolution [he House convensd at Mr. Hie to aseert Yous RNG with the Democrats for the pur srned, aller im " ding presiding sind 8 roid ence of 8 quorum, ema call [he Repub and re 3 resent answer LO their names 60 Democrats w telensed on Pall, Ky : f Whitley A the Sheriff of Whitley county Frankfort Bpecial J. IL. Sutton "|ho Was LL rested recently on a charge of she co piieity (yoelw] amassination, ight m Louisville and waived ree County was bre A an examinatios Moran, and was ad was the result of the atlorpews for Judge This bet w nen and defense company with bis X. Lister pitted 8 tail al agreement be prosecution the Suatton t . for bome ia Stats ri howe, Death of Judge BH. A. Huekner Ky.. Jgekper, ons lexington ard A iawyers of the Kenta Special of the mn eke bar, He was an Neil War from seeding udge Rich st Dole is dead, aged intone nnG sIanlyY seven : man during the much to keop Kentaoky was Years did He mmonwealth ‘as nttorney, clreuit judge snd war defonted for Congress in [860 H was tha commissioners the Rentusky codes in 1873 and was speager« the Kealucky a1 one of from A Civil Service Amendment, Washington, [Bpeeial, f.arey. of lows, bas introdgced a bill amend ing the civil serviee act. It provides tha! goveroment emploves shail serve vears, with opportunity for reappointment for another five years. Those now In the sorviee shall serve out a term of five years and those who have served hevond that time shall be divided into classcs whose ferms sliall gradually expire, Hop resentalive for five Sees Mis Son Drown, Unable to Ald. Norfolk, Va, (Special. Joseph Griese twentv.seven vears old, fell overboard fron a rowbost between this clly and the quar antine station at Crasy Island wa Arowned, His father, who was accompany jog him in another boat, looking up sudden ly, observed the accident, bul eou'd render no assistance, and St. Charlies College Nurned. New Orleans, (Special, The St. Charles valuable library, was burned, insurance, $8 000, Loss, $50,000 Senator Lodge's Mother Dead. Noston, (Special, d-Mrs, Annis E. Lodge, mother of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, died at her homo in this city. She was seventy nine years of age. FROM WASHINGTON. The House, in committes of the whole struck ont the appropriation for the Civi making a speech that esnced a stir, The House committes submitted a recom: mendation for a constitutional smendment disqualitying polygamists, Secretary Hay and Ambassadors Paunes forts and Yon Holieben exchanged ratifica tions of the Samoan treaty, The House Committes on PostofMees took tavorstie action on the Loud bill, A large delegation of vessel owners frou Maryland onlled upon Secretary Root and Gen, Wilson, ehitef of engineers at the Wa Department, with the view to having thels asslstanes in securing a modifleation of existing law, which prastieaily prohibits th dumping of ashes in any part of Chesspoia Bay and its tributaries, : in the House of Repros natives the, ap propriation for the Civil terddes Commis sion. which had been stiri kon out is com Ee cxarmscenfus secon LIKE DREYFUS CASE. Buresu Atiaches Accoded of Attempling Enle of Information—An Alleged Offer to England, Paris, (By Cable.)--The sensational pewe papers of Paris publish a story with regard to # sub-chief of one of the bureaus of the vaal in French ports, It 1s alleged that in the letter containing his proposal he aaked 25,000 francs in return It is also alleged that formation given through Dr, Leyds, where upon HM. Phiifpp absconded. The Nationalist journals idsinuste that he received timely warnings from the French Government, and was thus enabled to escape Dr. Leyds, however, flenies the part at- ‘ Embassy has issued a formal repudiation of relations, direct or indirect, with According the Journal Des Debats, Philipp has gone to the United States, where tie formerly ved, and where, it is ssid, be became a bankrupt as the result of bis un- fortunate management of his business as 8 to The method by which he was trapped re- He received a letter case of Lieut.-Col, Du Paty de Clam, at a wcii-known cafe, Here, accord. ing to his story, he indiscreetly reveaisd his the departmental commission, to investigate Before action sould be taken, however, Lhe NEW PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS, Meeting -place Wenld Probably Be Located inthe City of Mexican, Washington, (Special There is renewed ik of another Pan-American Congress 1« seid in the near future. The Paris Ex- position will probably prevent any such con vention this vear, although the reassembling sf the « {1800 would not be a very $iffoult undertaking, Secretary Hay bas from representatives of ail the Bor ran countries favorable to the fen, Mr Rockhill, chief of the Bureau of American Bepublies, 8 much interested in the plas, snd sorrespondence with Central and South American Governments regardiog Lis up Jorstood the meeting place would be in he City of Mexioo, as most couvenient sand ac. consibis to 1th delegalies, The arrangement of a program of subjects has received some sitentiop, and a number of the toples discussed in 1800 are still re. garded as important. Those suggested as most pertinent at the present iime are arbi tration, sanitary regulation, weights and measures, port dues and international law. The invitations to this congress will be is sued br the Government where the meeling is likely t= 52 held. This will in all proba blilty Le Mexico ORETEHS « received assurances th Ameri §< is iu it 11 the congress should reassemble ARGUMENT AND A GUN, Shooting AfMrar Retween Kentucky Pali ticians Narrowly Averted. Frankfort, A political ment between ex-Slate Senator Dromaton, of Special.) argu Charies J. Lexington, and Claude Desha, chief clerk of the Senate, cane pear precipi. tating a shooting affray Chesapeake snd Oblo train crowded returning Legislators, Bronston Grombeld men on with is sald to have denounced the revolutionists, esha, 1c vm the remarks were addressed, denom’ nated a Angry words jassod and Senator Bronston drew a pistol Several legisiators stood between them sud prevented trouble, Desha's [riends say be was not armed, Laler both men agreed to drop the matier As wh ronson Lolter, Operators Concedes Another Advyance. Charleston, W. Va At a meet ing of the scale commities of the West Vir ginia Miners’ Association and the hanawhs eoal operators, it was decided 10 sdvkbee the price of mining 6 cents per ton OX screened coal, and § cents 8 ton OB gas, Of soft eoal, The pew scale takes offect Mareh 1. This is the second advances made in this district since April, 1888, and it covers ad. vances recenily made at the lodianapoils ranvention, which are to il in competitive fleids. ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE. offi ser { Re in be alfective Ap General Donmeree, the senior the Frenoh Army, Is 4 vears old Gir John Lubbock's new title, Lord Ave bury, is derived from an estate in Wiltshire which has a Druldical monument said. than Stonehenge Maj. 8. 3. A. Denison, Toronto, has been appointed aide-de-camp on the personal stall of General Lord Roberta, and will be of the Casadian finer, it is OO. tingent. pine Commission, stands 5 feet 10, with the full quota of Sesh for bis height bas bright eves, a healthy glow on bis face abd springy steps, Bishop Potter (Episeopal), of New York, is said to know his Bible so well shat in the sage he requires joss ar a musician’ fingers ean find any key on a plano, The death of the Marquise! Lothian re He bad sat in it for 30 Charles (3, Bennett, of Brookive, the new for many years; He was the Hepublican York distriet, The address at the commensement exer Jane will be delivered by John M., Coulter, Th. D., hoad professor of botany in the University of Chifeago, and formerly presi. dent of the University of ludinnk and of Lake Forest University, Mies Mary Wilkins, the authoress, now pays that she is not one of the committee whish will examine all candidates for mom. bership in the Boston Authors’ Club, Her only connection with the club has been to 1 S.A a AA ————— i KEYSTONE API SAHNI STATE Two Men Drink & Gallon of Lignor at Als leutown, and One Died and the Other May Not Survive Mine Inspector's Res port Shows Great Prosperity in ¥ifih District Youth Wounds His Father, William Bosbel, s tramp, was found dead in the Catasauqua Station-house, and a com- panion, Patriek Murphy, is not expected io survive, The two drank almost s gallon of the poorest quality of whisky. The pro- prietor of a hotel had sent s man named Fryman to a wholesales liquor Scaler for o gallon of whisky. Ox his way to the hotel be met Bosbel and Murphy, whom he treat- od to a drink out of the jug. He then set the latter on the sidewalk temporarily. When he looked for it It was gone; $0 Wers aiso Roebel and Murphy. Later Bosbel and Murphy were found helplessly drunk on the main strest, They were taken to the station house, It is belisved that they had taken the demijohs of whisky to some secluded spot, where they drank the liquor, which was eighty proof. It is said that when the demi- johin was slmost empty 8 boy kicked It out of Murphy's bands, It fell to the sidewalk and was broken and the two men scooped uj the liquor with thelr bands and drank it. Mines’ Era of Plenty. [he annusl report of Mine Iuspector Wil. Ham H. Davies, of the Pifth Anthracite Dis triet, the Lehigh region, shows the total pro- duetion of coal in 1890 to have been 6.1%] - 027 tons against 5,550,450 tons in 1898. The past year was the most prosperous the Le high region has had for a long time. The average number of days worked was 185, compared with 143 in the previous year, The number of fatal sceidents was & comparative decrease, forty-thres persons meeting theds deaths fo and about the In Vourteen of theses accidents were caused by falling cons in the mines, In the mining of coal 2.672 300 pounds of soda powder apd 1,206,368 pounds of dynamite was ines, peed Poured VYitriol in Shoes. James Thompson and John D arrested in Beranton at the tis Philbin and Wil tooka. Pbiibla and defendants irsin were instance of Mar Counery, of Min charged the iam Connery pourisg troy nik yp roseseyt with vitriol into thes shoes while the rs were asioeg, Pilibin is at the Lackawanna Hospital and is seriously injured. His fest were 80 badly burned by the acid that he may be lame for life, Connery tion. Each « $1000 bail, h 8 serious cond wed men was held is not 1a su {the ace Trade Fraught With Death. John West, of Unic pect ntown, met death in # liar manner, while visiting at the home of Nell James, at Wheeler. West and James struck up a deal, his horse for James’ revolver. In passing the weapon West, James asridentaliy discharged it. The bullet entered West's cnusing instant death, West was 50 vears old, and leaves 2 wife ahd five child West trading head ren ‘ Shot for Reproving Sen. Because 19-year-old Harry Kreger, el Reranton, was upraided for kis idieness be drew & revoiver and sent two 35-calibre bul iets into his fathers curred at the Kreger the suburis of Carbondale, The father is dying and 3* son is in Jail, Young Kreger says his i neck, he affair oe hause on attacked him with & chair, but the wiln« say the shooting was entirely UopTrovos 1 i Dug Thelr Way Out of Jail. } A. J. Mandeville and Richard Hanval caped from the county jail at Coudery I'he men dug a hole through their cell] and aller sawiog a bar fron an outsidd dow let themselves down inlo the jai} by meats of & rope made of bed cio They have pot yet bean captured. vilie was awaiting bighws bery and Jlanen was serving a prion leroeny. tried Tor Almshonse Haran Barned., | The big aimshouss barn at Lancy building 20 by #0 feet, wilh jong exte} was destroyed be an incendiary fire with a big lot of bay, graio and farm menis. All the live stock was saved fiend of enttle, This is the fourth alg bars destroyed by an incendiary Bird past twanly years, the isast havin burned in July, 1883. The loss is £10,000, partially covered by insuran Safe-blowers in 8 FPostoMer Durglars entered the postofiice in the mu a about 2 o'clock wrning. bi the safe and took about ens hub eighty dolinrs in cash and postage 88 | News in Briel. A herd of sattie belonging to Will a West Whiteland Towasbhip farm Killed, they having been aMicted wif culosis, i Ritiott Bradley was waylaid | masked robbers near Sharon and be naconsciousness, He was then | #03 and other valuabies, Whaat Is thought to baa econl bas been discoversd on the Philip Hegg, In the German about two miles northwest of Tyro An emetie promptly sdministene John Powell of Chester saved Mrs. Powell mistook todine for park and drank the polson. Daniel Beiteel was caught In the ery at Noldo & Horst's holsery mid § ine. and dashed agaist the cell | jeft arm was broken avd his deeply gasbed, The machine was its fastenings. Sevonteen