“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
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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<year-old William Do
riding on a Newberry freight
one of the brakemen ordered him
Pordman tried to swing himself
instead fell under the wheels,
were crashed,
valualy
sr
Simalipeax Minders Mat Del
Washington, (Special. ) ~The
demic lu West Virginia has cans
able trouble there ith | the t
dishes in its interest,
me.
Theatre 4’ Esales, Paris, in her famous char
acter’ of Mme, Bans Gone was due, it appears,